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From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Hurricane Andrew Recovery Radio Station?
Date: 3 Sep 92 20:11:41 GMT
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

On the US evening network news on Sep 2 1992 (sorry -- I'm not sure which
network, as I jump from channel to channel during newscasts), there was a
short item about an Army-operated radio station set up in a tent in
the middle of the Hurricane-Andrew-devastated area in Florida. I *think*
I caught a bit in which an announcer on that station said they were on
1040 kHz AM, but I may well be totally wrong about this. I also think
I heard the figure of "400 watts" as the power, but again I may be
wrong. Did anyone else catch this news item and get the details more
accurately and precisely? Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention and
the item was over before I realized I should have been, and that the
info would have been of value to DXers and the radio community.

Regards, Will
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil
From: v076n3w7@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Gandalf the Grey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Need frequency(ies) and time(s) for a BBC radio program...
Date: 26 Aug 92 20:05:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Hello all,

My mother asked me to ask if anyone knows when and where (the frequency of the
broadcast) Alistair Cooke's "Letters From America" BBC program is.

Please reply via email.

Thanks,
Chris Kalisiak
V076N3W7@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
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Date:         Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:11:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Jack Mor <usr8563a@TSO.UC.EDU>
From:         Jack Mor <usr8563a@TSO.UC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: rtty neophyte questions
X-To:         SWL-L@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU

Martin,
I have the same questions that you have, my reciver is Drake R8,
if and when you recive a reply to your question, please forwerd
to me.
Thanks, Jack Mor
usr8563a@tso.uc.edu
From: jon@Turing.ORG (Jon Gefaell (KD4CQY))
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Amateur in need of Answers
Date: 23 Aug 92 20:05:24 GMT
Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.

In article <175qg8INN9v@agate.berkeley.edu> swade@ocf.berkeley.edu (Wade Shen) writes:
>I just got, as a gift, an "el-cheepo", Ultra-power pocket shortwave radio nad have some
>questions about the hobby.
>
>I've been trying to pick up stations during the day but have had no luck.  It seems that
>I can only tune in at night.  Is this normal?
>
>Secondly, At night I can pick up BBC on SW2 ~ 7.15 but it disappears after ~12:00, why is this?
>
>Third, Is there an Irish SW station that I would be able to receive? If so what
>is its frequency and Band.

OK, what you need is a book on SWL. Passport to World Band Radio is a good one.
what you are experiencing is RADIO. Propogation, or the movement of radio 
signals from their source to your receiver is variable depending on a large
number of factors, including the season, the solar cycles, the weather, and
more...

Get the book, you'll learn more, quicker, than you could here. Then, when
you've got the basic RTFM'ing, this forum will be very useful to increase
your knowledge and pleasure.
From: bbs-hrick@jwt.UUCP (Rick Harrison)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio Recovery
Date: 3 Sep 92 22:24:42 GMT
Reply-To: bbs-hrick@jwt.UUCP
Organization: The Matrix

The US military is operating a temporary radio station in
the Homestead, Florida area.  "Radio Recovery" operates
on 1610 kHz from 0600 to 2200 Eastern Time.  they broadcast
information to victims of Hurricane Andrew in English,
Spanish and Creole.  Some of you DXers might want to try
and tune it in.  Anybody know how much power they're using,
or what type of antenna?
From: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (steve hix)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Hurricane freqs
Date: 26 Aug 1992 20:11:58 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: concertina

In article <7829@public.BTR.COM> grady@public.BTR.COM ( ) writes:
>Why not just use the telephone?

Sometimes telephone service is knocked out for extended
periods, that's why.

>People who rely upon Amateur Radio
>and it motley crew of irresponsible
>and unprofessional "emergency operators"
>are misinformed or negligent.

Or unable to get access to other communications.

Calm down...

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From: PERAINO@GMUVAX.BITNET
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Looking for a source ofDrake r8 controller software
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:59:00 GMT
Reply-To: PERAINO@GMUVAX.BITNET
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
Original_To:  JNET%"swl-l@ohstvma"

Does anyone know of an internet/bitnet source for the shareware windows
application for controlling a Drake R8 receiver? Thanks.

Bob Peraino
peraino@gmuvax
peraino@gmuvax.gmu.edu
From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  SIGNALS
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:49:58 GMT

I just wonder what good "retransmission" will do... I am hearing this
obnoxious RTTY or whatever noise on WWCR's 7435 kHz transmissions
*every* time I tune in over recent days. What good will it be to 
retransmit last week's program if the interference makes it 
unlistenable again? 

I wonder if Signals could get an hour on WRNO in addition to their hour
on WWCR? That would help by providing alternatives to both the time and
frequency.

Will
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: jfd@cbnews.cb.att.com (james.f.daly)
Subject: freqs for Ireland
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 13:57:08 GMT


I will be visiting Ireland in the next two weeks and would like to know
what is going on over there and also what the weather is.  
If you know the frequencies that I could monitor here in the states,
please let me know via e-mail.
.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: huopio@lut.fi (Kauto Huopio)
Subject: Re: SCDX Bulletins
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:01:23 GMT
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed below are writers own.
Peruutus: Mielipiteet ovat omiani.
Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

In article <2SEP199211075808@europa.aero.org> xberri@europa.aero.org (Jason E. Berri) writes:

> I have been in contact with George Wood and he will be posting the latest 
> SCDX bulletins directly from this point forward (I guess he mails them to 
> swl-l, which in turn gets posted to r.r.s).  I will continue archive the 
> bulletins in my vmsserv archive but will not post them anymore, unless 
> George misses one some how.

Actually no. George uses a intelligent mail->news gateway operated by
FUNET in Helsinki. One can send messages to newsgroups via it using
normal e-mail. You can't READ newsgroups, only send mail. So if anyone
has something to comment to George, please use e-mail. 

--Kauto
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From: DPS@cup.portal.com (David E White)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Re: Looking for Drake R8 Control Software
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 09:39:38 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>;Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
>;Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 1992 09:48:00 EST
>;From:         PERAINO@GMUVAX.BITNET
>;Subject:      Looking for Drake r8 control software.
>;Lines: 10
>;
>;The Drake control software is somewhat, shall we say, lacking. After
>;speaking to Drake about various things, I was told that there is
>;shareware out there for controlling the r8, possibly a windows application.
>;Does anyone out there know of a source of alternate control software
>;for the r8? And for those of you that have a an r8 AND an Hp48sx calculator,
>;I will be writing control software for that, if I ever figure out how to
>;get the two to talk to each other. Thanks in advance..
>;
>;Bob Peraino
>;peraino@gmuvax

If you are looking for a control program then you should look in the SWL 
section of the hamnet forum of Compuslave(serve).  There will will find
grasshopper,the control of your Drake R8 reciever in both windows and Messy
dos that you desire. I find that I want to control both my PK232 TNC for
decoding RTTY and Fax and the R8 and these programs were not for me.  
Hopefully there will be the one real program that will give me true
enlightenment.

PS I am sorry but I am watching a old episode of Kung FU!

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:David White  (606)371-5533    DPS@portal.com   Fax (606)371-3729 Video Rules: 
    
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From: qozer@leland.Stanford.EDU (Marcos Montes)
Subject: Advice needed on a Shortwave receiver
Followup-To: marcos@mensch.stanford.edu 
Summary: Is the Grundig RK-709  a good buy at $160?
Keywords: Grundig RK-709
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 23:21:07 GMT

Greetings-
 I do not generally read this news group but I was wondering if anyone out 
there is familiar with the Grundig RK-709 World Band Receiver. I am interested
in receiving various world news that is available only on shortwave, and I saw
an add in the OMNI magazine advertising the Grundig RK-709 for $160. Some of 
the main points seem to be that it is small and (3.5"x5.675"x1.25") and light
(14 oz.). It runs on 3 "AA" batteries (did not mention wall power). The bands
it can receive are FM,MW,LW, and 75,49,41,31,25,22,19,16 and 13 meters. 

My questions:  Is anyone familiar with this model? Does it have good reception?
               Does it have an external antenna jack? Is it a good buy?
	       Can it take wall power? 
               Are there similarly priced receivers you would reccomend?
               If you one do you have any other comments?


If you can help me, please send email to 

	marcos@mensch.stanford.edu  .

Thanks in advance for your help.

Marcos Montes

 


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it was not given to us by our parents:  |qozer@leland.stanford.edu
it was loaned to us by our children.    |marcos@mensch.stanford.edu
From: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Scanner shootout: PRO-43 vs. 200XLT
Summary: Radio Shack Scanner Worries
	 In-store policies worry me
Keywords: scanner radio comparison chart
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 12:46:17 PDT
Reply-To: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us



I own the Bearcat 200XLT and have owned R.S. handheld scanners in the past.
Albeit not the PRO-43. But after a trip down to the local Shack and my
past experiences, I have two observations. First, the Bearcat is much
tougher over the long haul than any of the R.S. PRO series I've experienced
(hence my switch-over to the Bearcat)...I made one small mod to the
interior of the Bearcat Antenna connection to stabilize it, it would shake
loose from the considerable vibration it got as I carried it on my
motorcycle and bike, but not now! The radio shack stuff on the other hand
looked good on the way out of the store but after two years would "age"
considerably with minor malfunctions, etc. ---I wound up giving most of
it away to newcomers. Toughness counts. Secondly, and not to run this into
the ground, I'll take the Grove service on my Bearcat to the experience
I've had with R.S. anyday...I was in consumer electronics for 7 years
and I swear I can't see how they get away with it...just my 2 bits.

-- 
Brett Breitwieser / KC6UPU @ N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA / grid CM86XX
lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us   (...netcom!cruzio!lancelot)
425 Ninth Ave., Santa Cruz, CA. 95062-3915 / (408)475-9156 voice
"Volo ut syntaxis mea splendescat in litore, veniente aestate."
From: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SIGNALS
Summary: SIGNALS and Synchronous Tuning ;@}
Date: 30 Aug 92 05:15:07 GMT
Reply-To: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us

>>From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
> I just wonder what good "retransmission" will do... I am hearing this
> obnoxious RTTY or whatever noise on WWCR's 7435 kHz transmissions
> *every* time I tune in over recent days. What good will it be to 
> retransmit last week's program if the interference makes it 
> unlistenable again? 
> Will

I haven't listened to SIGNALS in a month or two (slap my hand, it's
a great show, I promise to listen to it again tomorrow!) but I 
picked up the same obnoxious digital signal on the carrier every
time I listened to the show, but managed to pick it up just fine
by using the synchronous mode on my SONY 2010, I tell you synchronous
tuning is the greatest thing since cherry pie and the 2010 is
a heck of a lot of a receiver for the money...


-- 

Brett Breitwieser / KC6UPU @ N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA / grid CM86XX
lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us   (...netcom!cruzio!lancelot)
425 Ninth Ave., Santa Cruz, CA. 95062-3915 / (408)475-9156 voice
"Volo ut syntaxis mea splendescat in litore, veniente aestate."
From: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: spectrum display integrated with computer software?
Keywords: spectrum display, software, on computer screen
Date: 2 Sep 92 04:25:12 GMT
Reply-To: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us


Do any of the software programs used to drive the top  of the
line SW receivers (NRD-535D, Drake, ICOM R-71, Grove SW-100 ;@},
etc.)) have a spectrum display for specified frequency range around 
the currently tuned frequency? I'm thinking of something like the
beautiful display in the Freeware Program HamComm by Django DL5YEC.
Thx...
-- 
Brett Breitwieser / KC6UPU @ N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA / grid CM86XX
lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us   (...netcom!cruzio!lancelot)
425 Ninth Ave., Santa Cruz, CA. 95062-3915 / (408)475-9156 voice
"Volo ut syntaxis mea splendescat in litore, veniente aestate."      
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Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 03:25:31 -0400
Reply-To:     S72UMIL@TOWSONVX.BITNET
From:         S72UMIL@TOWSONVX.BITNET
Subject:      Spanish Foreign R. Program Guide?

Hello SWLers,

Does anyone have the current Spanish Foreign Radio Program Guide?  I will write
the station but a reply will take some time.


Thanks in advance,
Ian, N3CVA

Towson State University,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Xref: sparky rec.radio.shortwave:6584 rec.radio.swap:2286
From: klg@panda.mc.duke.edu (Kim Greer -- rjj)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: Radio Upgrade Help
Keywords: Synchronous, Exalted Carrier, Recommendations
Date: 31 Aug 92 10:31:56 GMT
Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: usa
Organization: Duke University, Nuclear Medicine

In article <1992Aug31.075749.14879@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:

>2) There is a certain type of fading that causes the carrier to fade
>at a different time (phase) than the sidebands.  Your AVC uses the
>carrier dor strength info.  When the carrier fades, the AVC raises the
>gain, over amping the audio until it distorts.  Not a common tye fading,
>but it exists.  Since synch does not use the carrier, it is immune from]
>this problem.

  I was under the impression that synchronous detection absolutely requires
the carrier.  Otherwise, it would work with SSB transmissions, which I don't
think it does, at least on a unit I have (Kiwa).  (Perhaps it does on the
R8 or other receivers?)

-- 
Kim L. Greer                       
Duke University Medical Center		 klg@orion.mc.duke.edu
Div. Nuclear Medicine  POB 3949		 voice: 919-681-5894
Durham, NC 27710  		         fax: 919-681-5636
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: cradle@wam.umd.edu (Dave Eisner)
Subject: Fischer vs. Spassky on shortwave?
Originator: cradle@rac2.wam.umd.edu
Organization: University of Maryland at College Park
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 19:04:26 GMT



Does anyone know if the Bobby Fischer / Borris Spassky chess match
(which starts tomorrow in Yugoslavia) will be covered on shortwave
radio?  

If so, what are the times and frequencies?

Thanks in advance.


                                           --Dave Eisner
                                             cradle@wam.umd.edu
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Organization: Junior, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 14:38:13 -0400 
From: Edward Lee Leventhal <el10+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: French Broadcasts


Hi -

   Could someone please e-mail me (or post) a schedule of Radio France
Internationale ?

I am interested in listening to French broadcasts, but preferably those
FROM France (I'm concerned with listening to a French accent - - as
opposed to a Canadian French accent, etc.).

    Thanks a lot,

         ED

Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Radio Upgrade Help
Keywords: Synchronous, Exalted Carrier, Recommendations
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:50:21 GMT

In article <4990@news.duke.edu> klg@panda.mc.duke.edu (Kim Greer -- rjj) writes:
+In article <1992Aug31.075749.14879@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
+
+>2) There is a certain type of fading that causes the carrier to fade
+>at a different time (phase) than the sidebands.  Your AVC uses the
+>carrier dor strength info.  When the carrier fades, the AVC raises the
+>gain, over amping the audio until it distorts.  Not a common tye fading,
+>but it exists.  Since synch does not use the carrier, it is immune from]
+>this problem.
+
+  I was under the impression that synchronous detection absolutely requires
+the carrier.  Otherwise, it would work with SSB transmissions, which I don't
+think it does, at least on a unit I have (Kiwa).  (Perhaps it does on the
+R8 or other receivers?)

I am not 100% sure about the tech details of my post.  It may be the 2 sidebands
going out of phase with each other that the sync "fixes".  I do remember an
article somewhere about the ALC aspect & I know that the ALC is triggered
by the carrier, so I would assume that possibly the ALC works different
(or is not needed?) in synch mode.  While the details may not be perfect,
I am sure about this type of fading problem that has phase differences
that sync fixes.  I hope that there is a sync expert out there so
we both (all!) can get the details perfect.

____________________________________________________________________________
	You're never too old to become younger -- Mae West
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 10:37:36 -0400
Reply-To:     "Glenn C. Lasher" <GL8574@BROCK1P.BITNET>
From:         "Glenn C. Lasher" <GL8574@BROCK1P.BITNET>
Subject:      QSLs and antennae

THIS IS A MULTIPLE-RESPONSE POSTING.

Robert White <rcw@SCICOM.ALPHACDC.COM> writes:

>This seems like a real basic question, but I've searched the WRTH, Passport,
>and the rec.radio.shortwave FAQ to no avail.  There was some mention of
>the SINPO code, but it went on to say that SIO is now used, or you can
>simply "describe a transmission".  I'm assuming you would use then when
>trying to get a QSL card.
>
>So what do you say when you send away for a QSL?  How much detail is
>enough detail, and what kind of detail does a station want to have?

The SINPO and SIO codes are fairly simple ways of rating your
opinion on how a signal came in.  Each letter refers to a single
digit, in SINPO they are:  Signal (5=booming, 1=none), Interference
(5=absent, 1=useless), Noise (5=absent, 1=useless), Propigation
(5=solid, 1=too unsteady) and Overall (5=perfect, 1=unusable).  In
the case of the SIO code, the noise and propigation figures are
dropped and the numbers range from 2 to 4 instead of 1 to 5.  So,
for example, if you have absolutely faultless, solid reception, the
SINPO would be 55555 and the SIO 444. You should be able to intuit
the rest.

As for what to say, tell them specifically that you want a QSL card,
and include some notes about the programming you heard, so that they
can verify that you really were listening to them.

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"Terry A. Conboy" <tconboy@USWNVG.COM> writes:

>Chaim R. Dworkin (chaim@linc.cis.upenn.edu) wrote:

[MULTIPLY-INDENTED STUFF DELETXED]

>Roofing nails are, maybe about 2 inches long?  That would be a half
>wavelength at around 3 GHz!  Probably won't affect your UHF or lower
>signals much...

Yes, but how close together are they?  if the space is smaller than
the wavelength, won't that become shielding?  I don't know myself,
just asking.

73's to all
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Xref: sparky rec.radio.shortwave:6609 alt.radio.scanner:1728
From: phn@dde.dk (Per H. Nielsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Additional modifications for PRO-2006 ?
Date: 1 Sep 92 07:08:26 GMT
Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S

VasRat@cup.portal.com (John F Braun) writes:

>If you are into scanner modifications, then you'll probably enjoy the Scanner
>Modification Handbook and Scanner Modification Handbook, Volume 2.  They focus
>on mods for the RS PRO-200X series.  For more info, contact:

>CRB Research Books, Inc.
>P.O. Box 56
>Commack, NY  11725

Does anybody have a list of modifications offered by these publications
or did anybody do a review of them sometime.
-- 
Per H. Nielsen                                 Telephone:  Int +45 42 84 50 11
Basic Applications                             Fax:        Int +45 42 84 52 20
Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark     E-mail:     phn@dde.dk