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From: kevin.jessup <kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Subject: Clandestine VHF/UHF broadcasts?
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 20:54:37 GMT

Speaking of clandestine radio stations (as I did in my previous post)...

While I have not SWLed in over 15 years, I understand that finding and
listening to clandestine short-wave broadcasts is a very challenging
and interesting hobby.

Do such broadcasts exist in the VHF/UHF (scanner) bands?  I have never
heard it mentioned on the net.  I'm not talking about short duration
broadcasts by illegal users of the business bands but long-term (over
10 minutes) programming targeted at multiple listeners.

I expect it would be too easy to catch the broadcaster given the short range
of VHF and UHF frequencies.  Has any out there heard such broadcasts?

-- 
Kevin Jessup, kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com

        "Friends don't let friends run DOS."
                          -- Microware
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: DOC Freq
From: palmer@med.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 11 Nov 1992 09:46:57 GMT
Reply-To: palmer@med.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
NNTP-Posting-Host: blade.wcc.govt.nz

Can anyone in NZ give me the DOC frequencies?



From: ron@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ron Miller)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:51:14 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Best of Transmissions......
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner

Re: jail time for scanning


Just goes to show that after 200 years of lawmaking on the Federal level
and 100 or more of lawmaking on the State, County, and City levels,
you'd have to admit that ignorance of the law is INEVITABLE!!!!

Freedom- what a concept!

Ron
Xref: sparky alt.radio.scanner:2646 misc.legal:19782
From: gak@n5abi.hou.tx.us (Gene A. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,misc.legal
Subject: Re: Best of Transmissions......
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 16:52:59 CST
Organization: Ham Radio Operator, Houston Tex.

ron@zooid.guild.org (Secret Mud) writes:

> 
> They are coming up with better technology--and I can't wait to hear the
> whining when cellular goes digital.  (Followed by heavy business in
> descramblers, and the justification "they should have used a GOOD algorithm i
> they'd wanted privacy...")

 The technology is "on the shelf" today, no imporvement needed. 
Just ask those who have tried to "break" the DES systems used by 
government agencies (like the FBI). The problem with this law is 
that it makes some older TVs, a lot of test equipment, and many 
scanners now in service technically illegal to use all because the 
cellular companies don't want to pay for secure technology but 
still want to "claim" security to their customers that isn't 
there. If a cellular company went totally encrypted tomorrow, few 
of the scanner owners would care, there is more than just cellular 
in those ranges.

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From: mycal@netronix.com (Mycal Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: BA1404
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 18:20:55 GMT
Organization: Netronix, Inc.


Has anyone found a souce for BA1404s?  Ramsey sells them for $12, but that
is a little much.  Rolm distributers have a 160 pc min purchase.  It may be
possible to arrange one of these purchases if enough people want to pay
2-3 bucks a piece including shipping, less in quant of 2 or more.

Let me know if there is any demand.

mycal


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From: jagged@wkuvx1.bitnet
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: FM-o
Date: 8 Nov 92 22:14:14 CST
Organization: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

There have been numerous versions of power amps and antena's give on
here for the fm-10, could someone please send me the most current info
on amp design and antenna make up. Only the most current and tried
please. Thanx 
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From: brenckle@scsuc.ctstateu.edu (BRENCKLE,NICHOLAS)
Subject: Of Phones, FM10s and Antennas
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Southern Connecticut State University - Computer Center
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:43:00 GMT


I Understand the above configuration. However, I need to pump audio into
as well as accept audio out of the phone line. If I build two circuits and
use one for into a channel on the mixer and one from an output on the mixer
back into the phone, won't I feedback? (Thats where I get confused. I still
can't figure out why it doesnt feedback now..)

Now, the FM10 question. The last set of instructions for the 70mW amp used
a 220 ohm resistor off the +12v line. The set I had (an earlier version) had
a 110 ohm resistor. Whats the scoop?


Lastly, I was planning on using a 5/8 wave dipole mounted at 45 degrees. The
problem is it will only be about 6 " above my roofline (the roof is about 
45 degrees as well)  Will the roof interfear with my radiating pattern?
The antenna is [will be] mounted on a PVC pipe mount about a foot off the 
side of the house raised to around 6" to 1 ft over the height of the roof.

Nick
BRENCKLE@SCSUC.CTSTATEU.EDU
From: Scott.Davis@f408.n250.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Scott Davis)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: FM transmit.
Date: 5 Nov 1992 14:16:37 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


 WLB> Reply-To: cd651@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Wally L. Blume)

 WLB> I have a small book containing the plans for a simple transmitter
 WLB> that will transmit anywhere along the FM band. The plans are FCC
 WLB> legal but if I'm not mistaken the book does go into detail about
 WLB> what not to do. i.e. don't remove R1 and don't reconnect C23 to 
 WLB> L12 then don't connect T3 to output because this would be illegal...

  I've just spent a week ransacking the Metro Toronto library system
looking for such information.. I've read over 900 pages of radio
theory and general electronics SHLOCK.  I'd really like to get a copy
of the schematic, if not the whole book.  Can you post the book's name,
and relevant information for me and the fellow users, here..?  

  Want to do a little trade, Wally?  My money, for your book, for
a little while..?  

Thanks for a quick reply..
Scott.
 
PS - I don't know if my email address actually works.  I'm posting via a
fidonet gateway, which is a little sporadic.  Might be best to respond
publically, as in, in the newsgroup!


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From: carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Carter Bennett)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Phone/Audio Line Facts
Date: 12 Nov 92 03:30:48 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

There seems to have been a recent rush of people wondering about 
connecting phone lines to audio lines.  I'm suprised nobody's chimed in
yet.  Phone line interfacing is a snap!  I'll skip the bulk of the theory 
and get into the meat of it.

You will need:  20Kohm - 600 ohm telephone line transformer 
		capacitor, value not critical - 0.001 to 0.010 uF 60-70VDC
		potentiometer (5 or 10 kohm perhaps)
		hookup wire
		switch (optional)

  The transformer is really the only critical part, and the impedance ratings
above are generalities.  As long as the step up ratio is in the same
neighborhood, there should be no problem.  Radio Shack sells transformers
specifically rated for telephone/audio connections.  One of those will work
fine.
  The capacitor is not of crucial value.  It's main purpose it to allow the
AC audio information to the transformer without presenting a short to the
phone line (which essentially makes the phone line unusable).  However, the
working voltage of the capacitor should be higher (with room to spare) than
the "ring" voltage on the line.  Ring voltage varies, but get a capacitor
with a rating of higher than 60 Volts.  You can't go too high, but you can
go too low on capacitor voltage ratings.
  The potentiometer (actually being used as a rheostat here) is adjusted to
a compromise level between sound level and phone-line drop.  It should be
adjusted for a good level on the line.  Be aware, though, that if set too
low (audio level higher), then other phones on the same line may not get
enough power to drive them.  At worst, your circuit will appear as an
"off-hook" to the telco equipment.  Be sure that you get a dial-tone when
you pick up the another phone on the line!
  Here's the hookup:
                                               -------------
                  -------B#                    | rheostat (potentiometer)
20Kohm side of xfmr      B#       capacitor    V
running to audio line    B#C---------||-----/\/\/\/
                         B#C                         connected across phone
                         B#C          /              line in parallel
                  -------B#C---------/  .--------------------
				   switch

   With this setup, the audio can be piped into or out of the phone line.
Earphone-jack levels work well for driving audio down the phone line, and
high-impedance microphone levels will work well for pulling the audio off
the line.  I know it's hard for some people to believe, but an amplifier
isn't needed for this.  The levels on the phone line and expected by or
from your audio equipment are more than powerful enough.

   See?  Simple!

Enjoy!

Carter R. Bennett, Jr. - Scientist | "Oh my God!  I _AM_ a nerd!!!"
carter@scilab.lonestar.org - home  | - C. Bennett, Sept 25, 1992, after
carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org - work  | realizing he had been talking about
KI5SR          | market availability of "preconfigured" Toll-House cookies.
From: mycal@netronix.com (Mycal Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: mixing
Distribution: world
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 19:37:58 GMT
Organization: Netronix, Inc.



A few weeks ago, Radio Shaft had there top of the line mixing consoles on
sale for $60 bucks so I bought one.  It makes life so much easyer.

What have the rest of you done in this department?

Is anyone actually running right now?  What kind of studio are you running?

I know some people that mix up tapes and play them, but don't go live, and
others that have the bare min and don't sound very good.

Also has anyone tried call-ins?  I've heard stories about people using
phone loop pairs, but how about using phone booths connected to a full
duplex radio.  Some pirates give out there home phone (I know this is
dangerous) and I have heard at least one time that.


Mycal Johnson                          _
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From: mycal@netronix.com (Mycal Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: BA1404 
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 17:19:56 GMT
Organization: Netronix, Inc.


In article <721074055snx@netronix.com> mycal@netronix.com writes:

  > 
  > 
  > Has anyone found a souce for BA1404s?  Ramsey sells them for $12, but that
  > is a little much.  Rolm distributers have a 160 pc min purchase.  It may be
  > possible to arrange one of these purchases if enough people want to pay
  > 2-3 bucks a piece including shipping, less in quant of 2 or more.
  > 
  > Let me know if there is any demand.
  > 

I have been told that D.C. Electronics sells them for two bucks a piece,
there number is 1-800-467-7736.

this is a great price.

mycal
From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: FM antenna polarization?
Date: 9 Nov 1992 20:20:03 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center and Reptile Farm
NNTP-Posting-Host: grissom.larc.nasa.gov

In article <chbeck-091192102638@chbmac01.el.anl.gov> chbeck@anl.gov (Chuck Beck) writes:
>I thought that the correct polarization on FM was vertical, although
>others have said that commercial stations broadcast in horizontal,
>just like their TV brothers. What is correct?

It used to be that everybody used horizontal polarization.  However, in a
lot of urban areas, stations went to circular polarization (horizontal and
vertical with a 90' phase shift between the two) due to the multipath problems,
and the majority of stations still use circular.  There are some stations that
are using vertical polarization only since the majority of radio listeners
today are using car radios which have vertical receive antennae.
--scott
From: ac94691@dunix.drake.edu (The Dark Kitty)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Of Phones and Antennas
Keywords: antenna, phones
Date: 10 Nov 92 23:08:01 GMT
Organization: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

In article <10NOV199211402449@scsuc.ctstateu.edu> brenckle@scsuc.ctstateu.edu (BRENCKLE,NICHOLAS) writes:
>a pair of headphones. I had done it this way since I didn't really figure out
>how to avoid feedback from either end. Anyone can give a better explination
>and some diagrams? (Not necessarily schematics, just a in-amp-out kinda thing)
>

Hmmm...well I'm just starting as a DJ for my campus radio station.  It
has a phone patch, but the engineer disconnected it because of crank
callers and the fact that we don't have a way to do a delay of any kind
to avoid filth being spewed over the air.  And, of course, they won't
let
me reconnect it.  *sigh*  SOoooooo...I'm going to semi-solve both
problems when I do my show.  I'll connect a radio shack recording 
controller to the phone line and record any conversations on the phone
(mentioning that the call is being recorded for air time if the caller
permits)...then if I want to put it on the air...I just pop it in the
cassette deck.  That way I can avoid filth AND still have sort of live
callers on the air.  =-)

Tony Scott - KDRK Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
From: cd651@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Wally L. Blume)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: FM & AM x-mitter info
Date: 7 Nov 1992 02:16:11 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: cd651@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Wally L. Blume)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In response to the interest generated in the book I mentioned here
a few days ago here is the info

   The title is '49 More Easy-To-Build Electronics Projects' by Robert M. 
 Brown and Tom Kneitel it's published by TAB Books and the ISBN number is 
 0-8306-1347-1 cost $6.95. It also has plans for a VERY simple AM x-mitter
 with the instructions not to boost the power or hook to a long wire since
 you would be heard for a long way off. Hope this helps.                  
 
-- 
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 /_/_/ /_/ /  / __/   | cd651@cleveland.freenet.edu | -- Albert Einstein
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: ser@netcom.com (Steve Rubin)
Subject: Re: Help needed
Keywords: New station
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 23:46:24 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.111800.21217@csd.uwe.ac.uk> r_voisey@csd.uwe.ac.uk (R Voisey) writes:
>In article <1992Nov4.033311.209@netcom.com> ser@netcom.com (Steve Rubin) writes:
>>Forget about not getting caught.  My school was running a pirate station
>>for about 6 years.  And it was finely shut down today.
>
>Your school was running it???   As opposed to somebody running it _from_ your
>school without the school's knowledge?   That must be one hip school.

Yes, well.. it was fun while it lasted.


-- 
___________________________________________________________________________
Steve Rubin			    ser@netcom.com
KARA/KLIV, KJCC		            In search of a job.....
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: graham@cs.montana.edu (Jonathan Graham)
Subject: Re: ?: Connecting phone to Radio.
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, MSU, Bozeman Mt 59717
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 18:12:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov8.191855.1@acad.drake.edu> aar001@acad.drake.edu writes:
>
>	About Phoneing into the radio...   
>
>		Technically, I think it requires a device called a
>	WATER BOX or something like that.  This is a phreaker device
>	that inputs a phone line and outputs a phone line and a small
>	audio plug of your choice.  I think it takes a 9 volt battery.
>

	Radio Shack sells these (not sure of the P/N).  My friend
bought one and it has the phone in and outs and a small headphones
type jack (for which one could easily aqurie adaptors).

					-Jon

Jonathan Graham 				     Computer Science
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Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: nanook@eskimo.celestial.com (Robert Dinse)
Subject: Re: FM antenna polarization?
Summary: Polarization
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 06:36:06 GMT

In article <chbeck-091192102638@chbmac01.el.anl.gov>, chbeck@anl.gov (Chuck Beck) writes:
> I thought that the correct polarization on FM was vertical, although
> others have said that commercial stations broadcast in horizontal,
> just like their TV brothers. What is correct?

     Many FM and TV stations are going to circular polarization these days
because it helps cut problems caused by multipath, ie, ghosting in television
and the yucky noise that you get on FM that isn't due to lack of signal but
rather intermodulation between two components arriving at different times.

     Circular polarization has both a vertical and horizontal component with a
definite phase relationship between them.  A left-circular polarized antenna
won't effeciently pick up a signal transmitted by a right-circular polarized
antenna and vica-versa.  A reflected signal has it's polarization flipped in
this regard and so is attentuated which is why circular polarization can reduce
multi-path problems.

     FM stations that don't use circular polarization will generally put a
portion of their transmitted power into veritical polarized signal and a
portion into horizontal.  The reason for this is that car radio antenna's are
usually vertically polarized (ie, a rod sticking up out of the fender), except
for the dipole in the window types.  These work best with vertically polarized
signals.  But your typical home yagi is or dipole is usually going to be
horizontally polarized.

Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Pirate list?
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:37:45 GMT

Does anyone have a list of pirate radio stations online?

Rich
From: r_voisey@csd.uwe.ac.uk (R Voisey)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Help needed
Keywords: New station
Date: 5 Nov 92 11:18:00 GMT
Organization: University of the West of England, Bristol

In article <1992Nov4.033311.209@netcom.com> ser@netcom.com (Steve Rubin) writes:
>Forget about not getting caught.  My school was running a pirate station
>for about 6 years.  And it was finely shut down today.

Your school was running it???   As opposed to somebody running it _from_ your
school without the school's knowledge?   That must be one hip school.

Bob

-- 
  Robert J. Voisey  :  r_voisey@csd.uwe.ac.uk
         -- Probug Software Developments --
162 Staplehill Rd, Fishponds, Bristol, Avon, England
From: cdmorgan@unccsun.uncc.edu (Charles D Morgan)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: BA1404
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:13:42 GMT
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte


 GMT
Reply-To: cdmorgan@unccsun.uncc.edu (Charles D Morgan)
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
Subject
Keywords: 

Would someone tell me what a BA1404 is. I assume it is an IC chip. Thanks
From: hackler@spud.kludge.com (Don Hackler)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: BA 1404 chip used in fm-10 kit
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 20:10:19 PST
Organization: T.T.L.F.  San Francisco, CA

Does anybody know who makes the BA 1404 FM transmitter chip
used in the FM-10 (and other) stereo transmitter kits?

Any good schematics for use with it? i.e.
stable (crystal) oscillators, PA's, etc?

Sorry if this is a FAQ, I just found this group.

donh@shakala.rahul.net

Don Hackler

hackler@spud.Kludge.COM (Don Hackler)
Tater Tot Liberation Front, San Francisco, CA      +1.415.255.8340
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: brenckle@scsuc.ctstateu.edu (BRENCKLE,NICHOLAS)
Subject: Of Phones and Antennas
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: antenna, phones
Organization: Southern Connecticut State University - Computer Center
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:40:00 GMT

  Re: Vertical vs. horizontal

  Which would give better overall performance? I had thought that the
verticle antennas were directoinal and would go out in two directions as
opposed to the verticals that were circular in radiation. Or would some 
combination give a btter radiating pattern?


  Also, concerning the phones, if anyone could explain this I'd appriciate
it. Right now we have some unknown system connecting the phone to the mixing 
board at WOWL. (I haven't disassembled the equipment far enough yet since
we are still using it to be on the air...) Right now we use that along with
a mixer for our remote broadcasts. The mics & mixer go into one amp and into
the mic part of a telephone handset while the ear part has another amp and
a pair of headphones. I had done it this way since I didn't really figure out
how to avoid feedback from either end. Anyone can give a better explination
and some diagrams? (Not necessarily schematics, just a in-amp-out kinda thing)


  I am going to NACB on the 20 and 21st of this month in RI. ANyone else?

Nick
BRENCKLE@SCSUC.CTSTATEU.EDU

Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: weaver@kuttner.sfc.sony.com (Eric Weaver)
Subject: Re: FM antenna polarization?
Organization: SONY Advanced Video Technology Center San Jose, CA USA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:13:52 GMT


The primary polarization for FM broadcast is horizontal.  Broadcasters
are permitted to add an equal vertical component at their discretion.

-- 
Eric Weaver  Sony AVTC  677 River Oaks Pkwy, MS 35  SJ CA 95134  408 944-4904
& Chief Engineer, KFJC 89.7 Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA 94022
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