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From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  Hand-held frequency counter recommendations sought
Date: 9 Sep 92 13:58:18 GMT

I've got questions about these hand-held freq. counters. I've read
magazine articles about them that say that they need to be very close
to ordinary utility-type transmitters to get a reading, like within a
few feet of a handi-talkie someone is using. But what about using them
to identify the towers of far-higher-powered commercial broadcasters?

I often wonder what station is coming from a radio antenna tower I
see from a highway or street. While the tower is clearly visible,
it may be a mile or more away. Is it possible to fit these frequency
counters with some sort of directional antenna, so you could aim it at
a tower from the window of a car as you drive by, and read the frequency
of transmission from that tower?

If you could do this, what happens when the tower actually has multiple
antennas on it, transmitting simultaneously at different frequencies?
Would the counter just read the frequency of the strongest signal, a
frequency derived by some mixing product of the various signals, or
what? Is it possible to make a very directional antenna, so you could
aim the counter at specific antennas in an antenna array, and pick out
the frequency used by one and then another, say by sighting through a
"window" or using crosshairs? Or is that impossible to do at RF?

I'm sure equipment to do this must exist for the use of spies,
electronic surveillance agencies, people like FCC monitors, etc. But can
you do it for cheap with something less than a van-full of gear?

Regards, Will
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil
From: gt4824a@prism.gatech.EDU (Paul Beker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Question:  Which are the better SW radios around?  (<$300 US)
Date: 15 Sep 92 22:33:29 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Hello,

Please pardon this broad question (I couldn't locate a FAQ for r.r.s, so hope-
fully I'm not repeating material already talked to death).  My question is
simple:

I am looking for a good quality shortwave receiver for under $300 US
(obviously, the lower the better =).  Features are nice, but good reception
is definitely the key for me.  If you could follow-up or e-mail with a few
of the radios you consider superior (and ones to avoid if you wish), it would
be greatly appreciated.  Also, any especially good places to buy them would
be helpful.  

I will summarize any information I get to the net.  In advance, thanks very
much for your help!!

Paul
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From: horak@convex.com (David Horak)
Subject: pro2006 birdies every odd MHz..HELP!!
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 04:50:10 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.



It has been some time since I saved this file. Well, now I bought the 
PRO-2006 and have the same problem mentioned here in this file I saved:
  
> Another problem is that a channel 21 TV station (we have one here) will
> leak into the first IF, and form an image that appears every odd MHZ +
> 750 KHz throughout the tuning range of the scanner. This has not turned out
> to be a big problem, and just now testing it I didn't notice the problem.

We have a channel 21 but it is pretty far away. However, channel 23 is 
only a few miles away and I suspect it. I receive dead carriers every
odd frequency + 760 KHz.
  
> On my 2004 (at home) and 2005 (in my car), I put an FM broadcast trap
> in line with the antenna. This restored the sensitivity and I am quite
> happy with the scanners and do recommend them.
  
An FM trap? Don't you mean a UHF TV trap? Please clarify this for me. Do
I need to get a UHF TV trap for channel 23 to rid my scanner of the problem?

> John Moore NJ7E, 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85253  (602-951-9326)
> ncar!noao!asuvax!anasaz!john john@anasaz.UUCP anasaz!john@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
> "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth 
> part..." B. Franklin   - Standard Disclaimer Applies -
>  - - Support ALL of the bill of rights, INCLUDING the 2nd amendment! - -

Any help would be appreciated.

David Horak N5OFQ
From: tk@ai.mit.edu (Tom Knight)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR
Date: 14 Sep 92 21:05:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: wheat-ch.TK.92Sep14170517
	<1992Sep10.043357.27121@unixland.natick.ma.us> <1566@adpplz.UUCP>
	<1992Sep13.035013.7219@omen.UUCP>
	<1992Sep13.092319.365@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu>
	<1992Sep14.092329.370@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu>
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
In-reply-to: jerry@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu's message of 14 Sep 92 14:23:28 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.092329.370@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu> jerry@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal) writes:
   From: jerry@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal)
   Date: 14 Sep 92 14:23:28 GMT

   > It was Saturday night in Northeastern Massachusetts and WWCR was coming in
   > fine on my Sony 2010.
   I may have to modify this and my apologies if I was wrong, but better to tell
   the truth than get people confused.

I listened in the Boston area, and Signals came in at S9 +4db with
essentially no noise for the whole program.
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Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 05:21:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Jack Mor <usr8563a@TSO.UC.EDU>
From:         Jack Mor <usr8563a@TSO.UC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: VOA Europe on Shortwave

Viv,
From your description of the transmission time UTC -5.5 hours, you were
receiving VOA Europe on shortwave with replacement with the regular VOA
broadcast on the same frequency at 10:00 UTC, when VOA Europe stop
broadcasting on shortwave.
VOA Europe is located in Munich Germany broadcasting to Europe with
500KW, it look like India in on the same directional line, I tried to
receive them in Cincinnati, Ohio this morning (8:30UTC) without any luck.
The description of 1992 WRTH world radio is: VOA Europe, a 24 hour
English-language service of contemporary music, news, and features, is
available on cable systems and FM stations in many stations in Europe. For
more information, listeners in Europe may write to VOA Europe, P.(O. Box
221 200, 8000 Munich 22, Germany. VOA Europe can also be heard in some
parts of Europe via medium wave and shortwave transmitters.

Here is a copy of the official VOA S92 long schedule:

ENGLISH VOA Europe
0600-0800            1197(Mo-Sa)
0800-0900            1197(Mo-Sa)  1260(not Tu/Th)  11740  15160  15195
                     21455  21570
0900-1000            1197(Mo-Sa)  11740  15160  15195  21455  21570
1000-1200            1197(Mo-Sa)
1200-1600            1197
1900-2000            1197
VOA Europe is also available 24 hours a day on cable systems and
FM stations in many cities of Europe.  For more information,
write to: VOA Europe, P.O. Box 23333, Washington, D.C. 20026.

I hope this explanation helps you.
Jack Mor
usr8563a@tso.uc.edu
From: bk233@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jack W. Weinmann)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Armed Forces Radio Information request
Date: 7 Sep 1992 07:45:08 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bk233@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jack W. Weinmann)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


My son said that there used to be an Armed Forces Radio program on 6035
Khz. a few years ago in the evenings and heard here in Cleveland, Ohio.

Does anyone know if Armed Forces Radio currently broadcasts anything on
shortwave?

Please respond to my son at  gt0247e@prism.gatech.edu.

His name is Bobby.
From: John.Cosimano@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (John Cosimano)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: NEW TO RADIO COMM
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 22:10:51 -0500

I'm interested in getting involved in HAM radio, I think.  My real problem at
this point is that I'm not sure what kind of equipment to get.  I mean I'm
probably going the take the licensing class offered by the ARRL, but I'm not
sure what kind or radio to get:  (1) CB - this obviously should be eliminated
because of the short range and other limitations.  Besides, this is what piqued
my interest in radio.  (2) Single side band ? SSB?  I'm not too sure what this
is, but should this be something that a newcomer consider?  (3) An amateur radio
is what I really want (I think), but I'm not too sure I want to make that much
of an investment.

How did some of you get started?  I'm really interested in doing this and have
been stuck to my cheap CB for about two years now, wanting something more
powerful, but not knowing what to get.  I'd appreciate any help anyone has.

John Cosimano
Laurel, MD

CompuServe: 71165,1554
Internet:   john.cosimano@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org


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From: dold@unislc.uucp (Clarence Dold)
Subject: Re: Need reviews of DAK DMR-3000 and Station Stalker..
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 01:33:02 GMT

From article <lah3agINN5q0@zugros.usc.edu>, by vaishnav@zugros.usc.edu (Hirendu Vaishnav):
> As the title says, I need some expert opinion on DAK DMR-3000 as I 

I ordered a DAK DMR-3000 on a Tuesday, and had it in my hands on Saturday.
The standard whip picked up nothing on SW from San Jose, CA, even at night.
I attached about 20 feet of 20 guage wire that I have lying on the floor,
and now reception is pretty good, at night.
The "scan" mode never seems to find stations, regardless of the DX/Local
switch, although stepping through is easy enough.  I haven't noticed any
crosstalk, or bleed from out-of-band, although I do get some adjacent bleed
from strong stations.  The "direct" mode is a little cumbersome.  I wish it
were a switch, rather than a one time use button.  I am constantly hitting
memory stations, as I think I am keying in a frequency.
It would be nice if the clock and freq were separate, as I can't see the
time, while I am searching the included radio guide for a program.
It is not as good a radio as my 20 year old Grundig, but I'll never go back
to an analog dial.  For under $100, I think it's great.

The clock gains at least two-three seconds a day, and requires separate
setting for the two zones (local and GMT).

The bands covered miss some things that I wanted, like the Florida action
noted on these pages a few weeks ago (14735 ?).

I'm not sending mine back.


-- 
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Clarence A Dold - dold@unislc.slc.Unisys.COM
               ...pyramid!ctnews!tsmiti!dold
From: C058SJLX@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX-370 review needed repost
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:43:04 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo


    I posted this request last weekend, so I do not if it was
discarded before people were able te read it.  Sorry.
 
      I would like to have your comments/review on the
  Radio Shack  DX-370.  I know it does not have a plug
  for an external antenna, and there is a gap in the
  frequencies covered.  Is there a simple way to add
  an external antenna to it?.  Thank you in advance
  for your help.
                  Eleazar Puente
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: troach@netcom.com (Tom Roach)
Subject: 5.6 to 6.6 MHz signal hunt
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 16:50:37 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Keywords: SWL ALMA-ATA CW military UTE

I am conducting a survey of the signals present between 5.6 to 6.6 MHz
from 1330 to 1430 UTC. I'm located in San Jose, CA and would be
interested in comparing results with other hobbyists.
 
I have only been doing this for a few days but the results have been
very interesting. I have Kilingenfuss Guide to Utility Stations (Tenth
edition) and the Confidential Frequency List (8th edition). Almost none
of the USB voice signals I have been picking up are listed in either book.
Neither are the RTTY, or numeous CW (probably tactical military) nets
I've heard.
 
There is an unlisted (at least not in my 1992 Passport to World Band
Radio or 1992 World Radio TV Handbook) Chinese (I think) AM station on
5600.07 kHz, and several non-listed USB stations.
 
I would love to compare results of this search with other interested
parties. I'm making recordings of most of the signals. I plan to post a
complete rundown of results when the project is completed.
 
Tom Roach
 
INTERNET: troach@netcom.com
Compuserve: 76347,1025
 

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From: MSUORANTA@finabo.abo.fi (Mika Suoranta Tkkk)
Subject: E-mail and broadcasters
Organization: Turku School of Economics, Finland
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 23:22:35 GMT
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        I have never seen Internet E-mail addresses for 
        international broadcasters. Is there any way to
        use e-mail to contact them? I don't like the idea
        of snail-mail or fax...
 
        Info about such stations as BBC, VOA and DW etc. would
        be appreciated.
 
                                73 Mika OH1NZQ


   ______________________________________________________________________
    Mika Suoranta, Leirikatu 11, 20360 Turku, Finland, tel 358-21-382637
    Internet e-mail MSUORANTA@finabo.abo.fi    Ham Radio Operator OH1NZQ
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From: vaishnav@zugros.usc.edu (Hirendu Vaishnav)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Need reviews of DAK DMR-3000 and Station Stalker..
Date: 5 Sep 1992 03:34:56 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: zugros.usc.edu

As the title says, I need some expert opinion on DAK DMR-3000 as I 
hardly know much about shortwave radio. I have already bought one from
the local showroom and need to decide soon if I need to take it back.
I compared it with RadioShack DX-380 and they seem almost identical
in functions and operation. Only difference being that I can get DMR-3000
for 50$s while DX380 is 180$!. That is also the reason I am so concerned.
I feel that (And I hope I am wrong!), If they are selling it so cheap there 
must be something wrong with it. Can anyone throw some light on this?

Also DAK sells something called Station Stalker for 30$. Does anyone have
it? If so, how useful is it?

Thanks a lot.

-Vaishnav
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Hurricane Andrew Recovery Radio Station?
From: rdale@cstp.umkc.edu
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 20:34:09 GMT
 <1992Sep11.153517.17296@unx.ucc.okstate.edu> <1992Sep12.120155.3363@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>
Organization: UM - Kansas City, Computer Science

> I heard Radio Recovery last night on 1610 with fade-ups at 0115 and 0125 GMT
> with the usual continuous information program.  Reception was poor on a 2010
> with the built-in loop, and the station was only audible when Caribbean Beacon

	I have an extremely tentative logging of them -- I hope.  The only
way I can tell anything's there is with the BFO on.  Around 0700 Eastern
is my best time.  I hear male and female voices, and possibly some little
musical "stings", but that may be splatter from 1600.

	I won't count it as confirmed, but I'd like to build a loop and
see if it's them.  I use a DX-390 with no external antenna.
From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  Panasonic Radio
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:30:13 GMT

The RF-4800 was the table-model counterpart to the "portable" (actually
"luggable") RF-2800.  I have a currently-non-working RF-2800 myself (which
I bought new when it first came out).  It's an analog-tuning set with a
digital display which indicates the frequency for shortwave tuning only,
and I think the 4800 works the same way.  A year or so later, the RF-2900
and -4900 came out, with a blue display that read all tuning modes. 

I like these radios. They combine the ease of bandscanning of an analog set
with a digital display to help tune accurately. No "chuffing" or other 
digital-tuning artifacts. Not as stable as an all-digital set, but quite
good enough for SWBC listening.

Will
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: joe@netcom.com (Joseph Jesson)
Subject: Re:  spectrum display integrated with computer software?
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 15:32:33 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

 Spectrum Display software can be found for two new and low cost receivers,

 the AR3000 and the NRD535.  Other receivers, such as the WJ commercial
 receivers Richard Crisp mentioned are nicer since a wider, real-time
 view of the spectrum is displayed...


  --joe
From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  Hand-held frequency counter recommendations sought
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:13:16 GMT
Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb

slr@cco.caltech.edu (Steve L. Rhoades) writes:

> In article <9209091400.AA25468@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.M
> >...
> >I often wonder what station is coming from a radio antenna tower I
> >see from a highway or street. While the tower is clearly visible,
> >it may be a mile or more away. Is it possible to fit these frequency
> >counters with some sort of directional antenna, so you could aim it at
> >a tower from the window of a car as you drive by, and read the frequency
> >of transmission from that tower?
> 
> I've had sort of the same thought.  My idea would be for the manufacturers
> of these hand-held counters to have some type of switch that would cut in 
> a low-pass/high-pass filter of some type.  Most of these counters cover
> the 1 Mhz - 2000 Mhz range.  It would be nifty to be able to filter out,
> say, the FM Broadcast band (88-108 Mhz), and the TV bands (54 Mhz-88 Mhz
> & 174 Mhz - 218 Mhz).  Or maybe have a series of filters, in 100 Mhz
> increments.

Optronics advertizes something like that but they're way too proud of 
it. Around $1000.


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Lyn Kennedy    packet radio | K5QWB @ N5LDD.#NTX.TX.US.NA
               pony express | P.O. Box 5133, Ovilla, TX, USA 75154

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Date:         Mon, 7 Sep 1992 02:19:00 GMT
Reply-To:     "Thomas R. Sundstrom" <0002446376@MCIMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Thomas R. Sundstrom" <0002446376@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Request for mailing?

I understand from a file posted on GEnie that I might be able to subscribe
to rec.radio.shortwave through this address at Columbia.  If this is the
case, I would appreciate very much being placed on the distribution
mailing list.

I operate the Pinelands RBBS telephone BBS, one of the largest SWL-
oriented systems in the country, and write a column for the Journal of
the North American Shortwave Association.

Thank you very much.
From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  Glenn Hauser's World of Radio and Let's Talk Radio
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:25:02 GMT

|From:         Christine K Paustian <ckp@CUP.PORTAL.COM>
|Actually, it's my understanding that Glenn suspended his shipments to
|Let's Talk Radio without any prior notification.  No one seems to know
|why - not the folks at LTR who provided the programming slot, nor The
|Radio Collection, which funded the weekly Airborne delivery of the tape.

I had meant to respond to this last week, after hearing Hauser discuss
this very issue on the World Of Radio aired 4 & 5 September, but the
holiday and other things caused me to forget about it, until this last
weekend when listening to WoR again reminded me.

Glenn deliberately stopped sending tapes to LTR without notice for several
reasons. One was that he wanted to see if they would ask him why. But
they didn't. No one from LTR has ever contacted him.

Another was that the response to WoR over the satellite was just about
zilch. He said he had gotten less than five ("less than could be counted
on the fingers of one hand") responses that could be traced to people
listening to his program via satellite radio. It wasn't worth it.

The last was that LTR never returned his tapes. All the other outlets
which carry WoR return the tapes so he can re-use them. Since this is
all basically done for no money, the tape is an important expense to
him. LTR was "a black hole", as he put it, sucking up tapes and never
returning them. If LTR returns his old tapes, he'll consider resuming
shipments to them.

As to the funding from the Radio Collection for the tape delivery, that
is something he didn't mention. I hope that he will be using whatever
funds they provided to ship tapes to the other outlets RC funds delivery
to, so that there is no appearance of impropriety. I hope gh contacts
the Radio Collection directly about this.

Regards, Will
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil
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From:         PACER@CITADEL.BITNET
Subject:      Handheld Radio's

I just picked up 4-GE MPX4B radio's from government surplus. I was wondering
where could I get some info on the these radios. Also, I need a battery
charger. Any info will be GREATLY appreciated!
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: MSUORANTA@finabo.abo.fi (Mika Suoranta Tkkk)
Subject: E-mail and international broadcasters
Organization: Turku School of Economics, Finland
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 23:40:49 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

        I have never seen Internet E-mail addresses for 
        international broadcasters. Is there any way to
        use e-mail to contact them? I don't like the idea
        of snail-mail or fax...
 
        Info about such stations as BBC, VOA and DW etc would
        be appreciated.
 
                                73 Mika OH1NZQ


   ______________________________________________________________________
    Mika Suoranta, Leirikatu 11, 20360 Turku, Finland, tel 358-21-382637
    Internet e-mail MSUORANTA@finabo.abo.fi    Ham Radio Operator OH1NZQ
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From: mathur@iastate.edu (Sanjay R Mathur)
Subject: Re: BBC Bush House was on fire
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA.
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 20:17:46 GMT


    I heard this too around 0700 UTC although I didn't stay awake long
enough to hear them come back with regular programming. A similar
situation occured a few months ago when Bush house was evacuated as
the result of a bomb threat.

    One reason why it sounds so mysterious at the time is because I
think the tape they play is recorded in advance just for such
situations. So the announcer just keeps referring to "a problem"
without specifics and leaves us to wonder about what exactly is
happening.

--

Sanjay Mathur                                              mathur@iastate.edu
Iowa State University                    137 Town Engineering: (515) 294-5539
Ames, IA                                   300B Westgate Hall: (515) 294-4573
From: vaishnav@zugros.usc.edu (Hirendu Vaishnav)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: All India Radio
Date: 5 Sep 1992 03:20:42 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: zugros.usc.edu

In article <2aa6c5d0-12d0rec.radio.shortwave@vpnet.chi.il.us> akcs.mcj@vpnet.chi.il.us (Martin Jose) writes:
>Has anyone been able to tune into All India Radio in the Chicago
>land area?  If so, what freq. and time is it on?

What about Los Angeles Area?..

-Vaishnav



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