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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 08:50:40 GMT
Reply-To:     "Stark, Jens C." <K794820@CZHRZU1A.BITNET>
From:         "Stark, Jens C." <K794820@CZHRZU1A.BITNET>
Subject:      DEUTSCHE WELLE SHOW

In article <1992Aug10.080358.8674@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
lieser@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Ed Lieser) writes:

>
>Can someone please send a schedule for Deutsche Welle broadcasts?  A
>few weeks ago (on a weekend), there was a 10-question quiz broadcast
>where you had to ascertain 10 words, whose first letters then spelled
>a keyword (which you could send on a postcard to DW in Koeln for prizes.)
>Anyway, it was good language practice, but I did not note its time.  I
>hope it's a regular feature (it sounded like it was.)

Yes, you're right, there is a show called "Deutschland-Quiz". It is broadcasted
 every FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH at 0631, 1031, 1431, 1821, 2231 and 0231 UTC
("Weltzeit").
You may obtain a PROGRAMM SCHEDULE in German (or English) called "Ihre Welle-
Deutsche Welle" published monthly. It's free of charge, so what the heck. Write
 to the following address (preferably in German):
      Deutsche Welle
      Postfach 10 04 44
      D-Koeln 1
      Germany
From: PER_CUNNING%ODNVMS@OHSTPY.BITNET
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Location of antennas
Date: 16 Aug 92 14:17:00 GMT
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About 15 years ago, I lived in a third-floor (top floor) apartment in a large
apartment house, and had no way to put up an external SW antenna of any sort.
I persuaded the resident manager to let me cut a small hole in my apartment
ceiling and feed a length of coax up to the attic, which ran the full 80-foot
length of the building.  I assembled a multi-band dipole antenna in the
apartment, then hauled it up to the attic and attached the end of the coax to
the center of the antenna as a lead-in.

All in all, the effort was well worth it, at least compared with my previous
attempts to use an antenna restricted to the size of my tiny apartment.
Though it certainly wasn't as sensitive as an outside antenna, it performed
better than I expected it to.  I have some real fond memories of the DX I was
able to pull in with that antenna.  The antenna happened to be most sensitive
to signals coming from Latin America, which luckily was my chief listening
interest at the time.

The only problem I had was electrical noise from the other tenants in the
building.  I learned to give up trying to listen whenever a tenant down the
hall used her hair dryer; then there was the fellow with the tropical fish
tank with the faulty aquarium heater.... in that case, when all other methods
of persuasion failed, I bought him a new heater with a quieter thermostat.
Actually, the attic dipole improved the noise situation a bit compared with
my in-the-apartment random longwires.

Hope this information helps,

--73's
--Larry Cunningham
From: C058SJLX@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Inexpensive SW radio for beginner??
Date: 20 Aug 92 16:49:01 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo


     I would like to buy a portable  sw radio.  I am a novice
  and I would like to get an inexpensive radio to start with.
  Could someone recommend a good begginers radio at around $100?,
      Please post or e-mail
 
 
            Thank you
                             Eleazar Puente
From: vspicer@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX-390 vs. DX-440
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:50:01 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

how does the new DX-390 compare against the Sangean 803A/DX-440? the 
ergonomics and design are of course much nicer, but do the guts do
better (and by how much) in terms of audio quality, sensitivity or
selectivity than an 803A? 

PS. are the processor whine and "click-click" tuning chuffing still a
"feature" :) ??

 


------
vic spicer, recent PERL convert/ data systems,instrument electronics and
software person with the Time of Flight Mass Spec. Lab
at the University of Manitoba Dept. of Physics
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher)
Subject: Re: Lousy Radio Shack Service
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 01:35:39 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

1) Does it fail only when using your power supply?
2) Do you normally operate it right next to any other electrical
appliance (computer, welding machine, etc.)?
3) Is your apt. air conditioned? (I ask this because it turned out,
after two frustrating visits to a Sony repair center, that my 2010
was sensitive to heat! If the ambient was more than about 90 Farenheit,
the sidebands would stop working. No shit.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: gerry@bluemoon.rn.com (Gerard M. Foley)
Subject: RTTY-NAVTEX-SITOR
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 18:16:26 EDT

In response to a listing labelled "RTTY" I mistakenly
characterized the NAVTEX mode used on 518 KHz.  The
NAVTEX is receivable by AMTOR mode B  that is FEC,
not ARQ.  I think I was correct in advising LSB 
reception if RTTY mode is not available on the 
receiver.  Sorry for the slip.  Gerry K8EF

 This is from
     gerry@bluemoon.rn.com
who doesn't have his (or her) own obnoxious signature yet
From: kipper@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kip Ingram)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: A really neat idea
Date: 13 Aug 92 21:01:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: ut-emx.77660
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

Hey, here's a thought guys.  Build a mixer that mixes any 5 or 6 MHz slice
of the shortwave spectrum you like (say, 5-11 Mhz) up to a TV channel that's
vacant in your area.  Now record that channel on a VCR all night long.  

Take another mixer that shifts the video output of your VCR up to a suitable
slice of spectrum that's within the range of your receiver.  Now as the tape
plays you can tune around and hear the signals you recorded the night before.
You recorded *everything* that happened all over that part of the spectrum
and can listen to it during more convenient hours.  Not to mention that you
can fast forward, rewind, and so forth.

Will this work?  Could a pair of mixers, a VCR, and some sutiable switches
really be all it takes to pull off such a coup?

I have a feeling that this will be of interest to a lot of people, so post
your replies if you will.  

Take care,
Kip Ingram
kipper@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
From: gong@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (jiechen.james.gong)
Subject: Sony PRO-80 and ICOM-R1
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:22:13 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: Information Wanted

Hi,

I am thinking to replace my Sony PRO-80 with ICOM-R1 for
the ICOM-R1's wider coverage.

Is ICOM-R1 a good shortwave radio? (compare to PRO-80)

Where can I get it from?

Thanks,
James
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: hadden@src.honeywell.com (George D. Hadden)
Subject: bearcat 160 mods
Organization: Honeywell Systems & Research Center
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 18:25:50 GMT

hello, 

a friend of mine owns one of these and is interested in finding out if
any mods exist.  can any of you help?  

please respond directly, and i'll summarize if there's enough
interest.  

thanks,

-geo
---
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      *** Where "Research" is our middle name! ***
3660 Technology Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55418 -- (612)782-7769
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Attention List Moderator--Closed Account
Date: 19 Aug 92 01:34:09 GMT
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: olle@astro.uu.se (Olof Morell)
Subject: Equipment advice: SONY SW55
Organization: UDAC, Uppsala, Sweden
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 08:22:52 GMT

Sorry if this is not the correct group, I'm posting this for a friend:

He's in chile for an observation trip and will pass an airport where
a SONY SW55 might be purchased. Before he falls for this temptation,
could any of you experts warn him of any serious problems with this machine
by sending me an e-mail? (I have already too many groups to follow...)

Thank you very much,

*** Olle ***
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From: Risto.Kotalampi@iphase.UUCP (Risto Kotalampi)
Sender: FredGate@iphase.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: New station on 5020 kHz?
Date: 16 Aug 92  10:03:56 EST

Organization: Tampere University of Technology

In article <1992Aug15.135051.1@cstp.umkc.edu> rdale@cstp.umkc.edu writes:
>
>	I was listening on 8-15 at around 0600 UTC, 5020 kHz.  I heard
>English, so I stuck around.  It sounded quasi-religious, but I couldn't
>be sure.  I think it was a new transmission, because he was talking about
>frequencies, target areas, and time zones.  He mentioned 11530 kHz and
>6280 kHz (!) being in operation, but I heard nothing on either of these
>frequencies.  He also mentioned FM outlets, but I couldn't catch them due
>to a high noise level.
>

Both 6280 and 11530 are used by King of Hope - Wings of Hope from
Lebanon. At least 11530 is usually very strong here in Finland,
6280 a bit weaker.

-rko
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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:07:55 -0400
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Could the List Moderator cancell subscription to SWL-L for
BILANIUK@BARIUM.MEMS.CMU.EDU.
My real name is Mroslawa Bilaniuk and my account will be closing in two weeks.
I am going off the net for 3 months.
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: crisp@netcom.com (Richard Crisp)
Subject: Re: ICOM R-1
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 05:47:57 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: na

In article <26545@life.ai.mit.edu> mhcoen@ai.mit.edu (Michael H. Coen) writes:
>I'm glad there has been some discussion of the ICOM R-1 because I have been
>wondering about people using it for SW listening.  Doesn't its AM mode have only
>only one filter with a 15kHz bandwidth?  How do you use this radio for shortwave
>(or even AM) listening?  And if you somehow manage to use it here, wouldn't it 
>basically be useless for shortwave overseas?

I have used mine time and again for SW listening. It isn't too good but
it does sometimes surprise me with the results. To wit: I can regularily
get the BBC on 5975khz here in silicon valley if I go outdoors. I have
picked up a number of the stronger stations here including the Voice
of Nigeria (7255). When I was in Tokyo, I was able to get All India Radio
The Voice of Islam from Bangladesh and Sri Lankan Radio fromt eh 36th floor
of the New Otani with a rubber duckie! I did have to stand right next to the 
plate glass window though.

With an external antenna it will do even better, but not in crowded band
conditions as the IF selectivity is too wide.

I really don't think of it as a SW receiver, rather I think of it as a 
scanner with limited HF capability. I also had the Raycom Mod done to
mine in the summer of 91 which helped the selectivity somewhat.

I understand Raycom no longer offers this filter mod. They are in 
England and it took 6 weeks so it was quite a hassle anyway.

-- 
Richard Crisp           Cupertino, Ca.           crisp@netcom.com
(415) 903-3832 wk     "No more new laws"       (408) 253 4541 fax

We have entirely too much complexity in our laws, codes, and regulations.
Even the IRS cannot understand their own regulations. I propose that we
pass a constitutional amendment that requires two laws to be eliminated
for every new one that is passed. Ok guys, pass all the ones you want, 
but you better pick them carefully.

Xref: sparky rec.radio.shortwave:6307 sci.electronics:14438 alt.radio.pirate:430
From: jdc3538@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.D. Cronin )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,sci.electronics,alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Another FM stereo transmitter kit
Date: 16 Aug 92 13:31:22 GMT
Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: na
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Originator: jdc3538@ultb


On page 60a73 of the September 1992 Radio Electronics magazine, there
is an ad for a stereo FM transmitter kit from "D. C. Kits."  It uses the
BA1404 chip, and uses a 38 khz crystal. 

Has anybody tried this one out?  Any idea of how it compares to the
Ramsey FM-10?  At $19.95 it is $10 less than Ramsey, and you don't
have to go looking for a separate 38 khz crystal.

Any opinions?

Thanks...Jim
From: maton@jester.usask.ca (Terry Maton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: BBC World Service
Date: 18 Aug 92 22:09:24 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Originator: maton@jester.usask.ca

Please could someone tell me what wave bands BBC world service might
be found on here in Saskatchewan, Canada?

Please email me - maton@jester.usask.ca

Thanks!

Terry

-- 
Terry Maton
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

INTERNET:   maton@sask.usask.ca   or   maton@herald.usask.ca
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1992 13:42:07 -0500
Reply-To:     dube@CPDVAX.CSC.TI.COM
From:         dube@CPDVAX.CSC.TI.COM
Subject:      Re: Grove....
X-To:         swl@cpdvax.csc.ti.com

Nick has a valid point from the customer's standpoint.  When you buy some-
thing touted as new, you expect to receive a new something.  Opening a box
and finding an apparently used item makes you wonder right away; and if
there's no warranty information, you immediately suspect you've got a
demo unit.

Three scenarios:  (1) No warranty information, and no warranty disclaimer.
Such was Nick's case.  This leaves the dealer and manufacturer open to the
implied warranty provisions of the Universal Commercial Code, and these are
very broad.  I wouldn't want to stand on these as a dealer a manufacturer.
(2) In order to limit liability, a manufacturer normally includes a warranty
provision with the product.  This may relieve it of some of the provisions
of the UCC.  (3) A manufacturer may include a warranty disclaimer which may
or may not be acceptable in all locations.

Grove did the right thing by honoring the "undefined" warranty, and exchanging
the radio.  However, the Grove agent might better have explained to Nick
simply that they were sorry that he was not satisfied with the radio he
received and that they'd exchange it immediately.  That's not only good
customer relations, but the smart thing to do under the circumstances.  Then
it should have, in my opinion, gone immediately to the manufacturer and
insisted that they include warranty information in every unit, so as to
avoid unnecessary liability to either or both parties.

Finally, since I've only used up one and a half cents of my two cents:  I
think perhaps Nick was a mite premature in broadcasting his problem with
the dealer.  Every dealer/retailer knows what it's like to sell a defective
or otherwise unacceptable item to a customer.  If he's reputable, he'll do
all he can to make it right.  If he does so without hesitation, the
problem should not be aired as such.  If the customer has to practically
pry it out, then there's room for complaint.

Dube Todd              <dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com>
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:37:56 EDT
Reply-To:     "Joseph O. Nattey" <JNATTEY@KENTVM.BITNET>
From:         "Joseph O. Nattey" <JNATTEY@KENTVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Scanners...

Hello,
    Are there scanners that cover cellular and cordless telephone
frequencies? If there are, please send me some brand names.
                 Thanks
                jnattey@kentvm.kent.edu
From: heacock@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Doug Heacock)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Another FM stereo transmitter kit
Date: 17 Aug 92 14:20:21 GMT
Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1992Aug16.133122.2214@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, jdc3538@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.D. Cronin ) writes:
> 
> On page 60a73 of the September 1992 Radio Electronics magazine, there
> is an ad for a stereo FM transmitter kit from "D. C. Kits."  It uses the
> BA1404 chip, and uses a 38 khz crystal. 
> 
> Has anybody tried this one out?  Any idea of how it compares to the
> Ramsey FM-10?  At $19.95 it is $10 less than Ramsey, and you don't
> have to go looking for a separate 38 khz crystal.
> 
> Any opinions?
> 
> Thanks...Jim

I bought one at a hamfest, put it together in an evening, and it
worked fine.  My only complaint is that the tuning capacitor is so
small (it's a very small-value trimmer) that it is very difficult to
make fine tuning adjustments.  Not much of a problem unless your
receiver is digitally-tuned, in which case it's hard to get the thing
right on frequency.  The quality of the signal (that is, my subjective
impression of how good the thing sounds) is excellent.
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: New internal software for Drake R8
Organization: Are you kidding?
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 02:01:08 GMT

In article <Bsttsx.ArA@math.uwaterloo.ca> sgingras@neumann.uwaterloo.ca (Sylvain Gingras) writes:
+On my R8, I find that the up/down tuning buttons are pretty useless
+since they tune in 100KHz steps.  I always wondered why they did not
+tune in 5KHz steps (usual steps in the SW broadcast band).
+This would make it less of a pain to scan a band for stations.  

Since the R8 is a "General Comm Rcvr", they probably did not think of
those buttons in terms of SW Broadcasts, but usuable for a lot of stuff
(inc. VHF option, LW, utilities, HAM stuff, etc.).

Perrsonally, I do not have  a problem with it.  But, it would
be ideal if those buttons were programmable.  Why not write to them
& suggest it.  It may find it's way into their next receiver
or even into their next PROM release if it's doable there & they
have another release.

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 1992 16:30:50 EDT
Reply-To:     IQC109@URIACC.BITNET
From:         IQC109@URIACC.BITNET

I recently purchased a Sony 2010 from Grove after asking people on this
list for advice. Thanks, you were all very helpful.
 The 2010 works like a dream. I punch in the frequency and I get the
listed station (I use WRTH handbook). The only surprise I had was when
I hooked it  up to my external antenna (65 foot wire at 25 foot height).
There was absolutely no change in the signal! I knew the antenna was OK
because I regularly use it on my antique (1934 Stewart Warner) and it
produces a dramatic boost. Later, I discovered the problem. When I used
the antenna with the Sony, I was listening to the BBC which was already
coming in perfectly (clear, loud, and a 10 on the the LED S-gauge). There
was no room for improvement. Yesterday, I tried again and found that on
weaker stations I got a boost of 2-5 numbers on the LED gauge. Also, areas
which displayed just static with the whip antenna suddenly delivered clear
(though sometimes weak) stations with the  outside antenna. Works great!
I listen through my Radio Shack stereo headphones and it  sounds fine too
(yes, I hear sound in both ears).  What do I like best about the radio?..
the way you have so many options to clean up a signal and hear it at its
optimum and of course the digital tuning & memory.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Fybush)
Subject: Re: A really neat idea
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 00:53:05 GMT

kipper@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kip Ingram) writes:

>Hey, here's a thought guys.  Build a mixer that mixes any 5 or 6 MHz slice
>of the shortwave spectrum you like (say, 5-11 Mhz) up to a TV channel that's
>vacant in your area.  Now record that channel on a VCR all night long.  

>Take another mixer that shifts the video output of your VCR up to a suitable
>slice of spectrum that's within the range of your receiver.  Now as the tape
>plays you can tune around and hear the signals you recorded the night before.
>You recorded *everything* that happened all over that part of the spectrum
>and can listen to it during more convenient hours.  Not to mention that you
>can fast forward, rewind, and so forth.

>Will this work?  Could a pair of mixers, a VCR, and some sutiable switches
>really be all it takes to pull off such a coup?

I'll take a stab at this and say it will not work.  A VCR does not actually
record a full 6 MHz signal.  Instead, it demodulates luminance, chrominance,
and sound signals and records them separately.  This yields a bandwidth
of about 2 MHz, I think (a little more on S-VHS, ED Beta, and Hi8 formats).

I suppose it might be possible to thoroughly overhaul a VCR to record
a 2MHz swath of band, which might be enough to cover, say, one SW band or
a small chunk of a VHF/UHF band, but I suspect that it would be far more
trouble than it's worth.  On the other hand, I'm surprised that there's
not some easier way to accomplish this project.  It sounds truly interesting.
I'm sitting here considering the possibility of a single T160 tape
archiving the entire MW band from say 11 PM to 7 AM.  None of us would
get *any* real work done if we had one of these things! :-)

Scott Fybush -- fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us
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