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It 's a true story and one of today's most popular movies. Now read the story of a woman who lived Robin Williams' onscreen role - without half the laughs. Maryland's Mai Lan tells her story to Monitoring Times.
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One of the world's most troubled nations, Mozambique is home to a disintegrating society. Its system of broadcasting,
long sought after by US DXers, is fading fast. Robert Rian tells you how to catch it before it's gone.
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Europe's aero communications center helps pilots with their transatlantic crossings. Shortwave listeners can use it for
up-to-the-minute weather broadcasts from 26 European cities! A fascinating look at this often overlooked station,
complete with frequencies.
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You 're flying a high altitude combat mission high above Tehran. Suddenly, a light flashes in your cockpit. You 're being
tracked by enemy radar! The gig is up! Or is it? Not if you've got radio's hi-tech cousin working for you.
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A trip to the mountains is supposed to be relaxing, right? For one scanner listener, however, th e whole trip was for the
birds. And how did that woodpecker get inside the radio? A delightful sto1y by MT's Bob Kay.
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Ron Smith
Birmingham, Alabama
I want to put my few cents worth in
about cellular censorship. Ladies
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la nd, what the cellular radio companies are looking for is full co ntrol
of the whole spectrum of radio freque ncies. 800 MHz was just the fi rst
s te p. Eve ntually, the cellular laws
will steal the ham band s fo r longra nge reception.
Go MT, Go!
I have been with Monitoring Times
since it was a monochrome,
unstapled tabloid. I have seen
several cha nges in the past few years:
going color, getting staples, adding
Larry Mill er to the staff. A nd now,
MONITORING TIMES
I Like Ike
I've been reading your "On the H a m
Bands" column and wante d to tell
you how much I li ke it. You' re giving
interesting
information
in
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common-sense way, making a
positive impression on the reader.
There's no ego-tripping, no axegrinding, or orher baloney sausage.
As one who came into Amate ur
Radio from the shortwave listening
hobby, I'm glad to see a good ham
radio column in Monito ring Times .
Thanks for spread ing the word.
Kay C ra igie KC3LM
Section Manage r
Ame rican Radio Relay League
Eastern Penn sylva ni a Section
Devon, Pe nnsylvania
I think you've got a real winner in
Dave Jones and his Federal File
column. It's a very good addition to
MT.
Bernie Wimme rs, Jr.
Vienna, Virginia
Radio Tai/in_
Who Said It's Gone?
In a recent issue of M onitoring Times
I see that you qu o te [The Radio
Netherland s DX program] "Media
Network" as saying that Radio
Tall in [E stonian SS R'I is back on
shortwave after a 16 year abse nee
and with only 20 minutes of
broadcasting a month!
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The Dayton Hamv~ntion ..;.; largest convention of radio enthusiasts in the world is scheduled for April 29th through May 1.
Over 29,000 people are expected to attend
the event, located at the Hara Arena and
Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. The
shortwave listener's forum part of the convention, to be held on Sunday, May 1st
between 9:00 and 11:30 AM will feature
Bob Grove, publisher of Moniton11g Times
and president of Grove Enterprises. AJso
on the agenda is former MT scanner columnist Norm Schrein and Jcinathan Marks
of Radio Netherland's Media Network
Challenger Center
for Space Science
. Education Needs Support
Sayingthat "asking generous people like
you for money is still difficult for me,~ Dr.
June Scobee, widow of former astronaut
Dick Scobee, is continuing to seek support
for a program designed to promote space
sciences in schools. Already some $300,000
has been raised at such events as a gala
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B.ox 90077, Washington, DC 20090.
HCJB to Announce
Plans for Second Site
O fficials of mega-power shortwave station HCJB say that they'll be making an
important announcement in April. Jim
Allen, special assistant to HCJB president
Ron Cline, says that th e station will be
announcing a new transmitter site. "It will
be," says AIJen, "a joint effort, where HCJB
and of the other stations will work
together." Station officials, however,
declined to say anything more.
Oddly enough, while these same station
officials at the Miami headquarters were
busy being evasive, printed literature
distributed by the station had already confirmed the details: HCJB, together with
FEBC, will install "one or more 500 kw
transmitters" on the island of Saipan.
FEBC is one of four shortwave stations
comprising the "World by 2000" project, an
effort to produce and broadcast the Gospel
in 63 languages not now covered by
international broadcasters.
The story that HCJB might be looking
at a new transmitter site was first broken in
Mo11iton'11g Times about a year ago. At the
time, however, station officials denied the
story. Saipan, apparently won out over
Hawaii - the state cited in the original
art icle - although another station official,
who asked not to be identified, said that
"Hawaii still is not necessarily out of the
picture.'' Joe Springer, a member of
HCJB's Mission Representation Group,
said that station management is "praying
about the Hawaii option." Continued
Springer, "If the time comes when we are
given the frequency and ability, I think we'd
probably move into that a rea."
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McDonald's Frequencies
In our March column we correctly
pointed out the new frequency used by
McDonald's fast-food takeout window
intercom (154.600 MHz), but incorrectly
listed one of the frequencies in the
alternate pair (35.02/154.570 MHz). ..
These are only three of over one dozen
frequencies set aside by the FCC for
"itinerant" purposes, a general catch-all for
low-power business needs where multiple
coverage (store chains, branch offices) or
changing locations (road shows, sports
events) preclude the use of fixed ealJ signs
for a licensse.
Other itinerant and low-power frequencies included 30.84, 33.12, 33.14, 33.40,
35.04, 43.04, 151.490, 151.625, 158.400,
451.800, 464.500 and 464.550 MHz.
If you want a Wll challenge, try loading
these into your scanner and try to figute
out who's doing what, where!
(Radio World)
April 1988
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MON1TORING TIMES
A Vietnamese Girlhood
"Radio is very importa nt for people who live
in a war-torn country like Vietnam.
Pa rticularly back in the '50s and early '60s,
every house in Vietnam had Lo have radio. [It
was] the main source of entertainment and
escape," she says. The oldest of four children
in a Saigon family, Mai Lan remembers
"hoping to live a vicarious existence through
the events radio brought in."
H er father was a diplomat, her mother a
t raditional Vietnamese housewife. The couple
lived in Thailand 10 years owing to her
fathe r's job. Mai Lan remained in Vietnam
but visited them frequent ly during school
holidays, and her tie in Bangkok gave her an
exposure to the world tha t many you ng
Vietnamese lacked.
Although Mai Lan spoke Vietnamese, Thai,
and French as a child, she was inspired a lso to
learn English after hea ring a song she loved
but could not understand on a Bangkok radio
station. It was Elvis Presley singing "Love Me
Tender," she says, that inspired her to take up
the founh tongue, the language she would use
as Mai Lan.
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MOZAMBIQUE:
DXing a Troubled Land
by Robert Rian
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Ofte ntimes, the woun ds ca used by th ese socall ed "l ow-inte nsity" connicts run dee pe r
in suc h na ti o ns beca use life and growt h a nd
gain is a co nsta nt stru ggle a nyway. Frag il e,
cssent ially weak eco no mics ca n, like pieces
of blown glass, be sha tt e red beyo nd re pair
by th e s light est wrong move, however
uninte ntional.
M ozamb ique has becom e such a p lace.
He re , despair b la nkets th e la nd like a bu ri al
shroud.
Troubled land,
Troubled neighbors
Moza mb ique (o ffic ially, the People's
Repub lic o f M oza mbique) sits on Afri ca' s
southeast co ast, its face to t he I ndian
Ocean, its feet at South Afri ca's door and
various oth e r pa rt s of it s geogra phi cal
anatomy touc hing Z imbabwe, Zamb ia,
Swaziland and T a nza nia.
The fam ous P o rt uguese expl ore r Va sco da
Gama discovere d Mozamb ique in 1498 .
From th at time onwards th e cou nt ry's sto1y
has followed th e sa me script as that used a ll
over Africa, La tin America, a nd Asia. First
there we re the trade rs a nd the go ld, silver
and ivory th ey c hased, fo llowe d by a rebe llion and a mi lit a ry ca mpai gn fr o m out s ide
to put it down . Eventu ally, the country
wa s mastered a nd co lonized .
The Marxi st M ozambique Lib e ratio n F ront
(Frelimo) bega n fighting aga in st th e
Portugu ese a nd thei r ad mini strat io n of
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Ap1i l 1988
yea rs.
Broadcasting:
Deteriorating if not destroyed
Mozambique's infr astructu re - its ro ads,
bridges, railways - even its broa dcasting - is
being dest royed or is steadily deteriorating.
The wa r has displaced about ten percent of
M ozambique 's fo urtee n milli on peop le and
h alf of the population is believed to have
been hit by the war in one way or another.
Portuguese exodus
F o r its troubles, Mozambique was repea tedly buffeted by ret ali atory raids from
Rhodesian and So uth African forces.
MONITO RI NG Tll'v1ES
No private broadcasters
Unl ike pre-independence days, there are no
private broadcasters in Mozambique. The
old Radio C lube de Mozambique is long
go ne (it wa s South A frican-owned and
evolved in to what today is the SABC's
Radio Five service). Also gone is the catholic station, Radio Pax.
T he government's Radio Mozambique
operates three services which, in theory
anyway, can still be heard on shortwave.
The main home and regional service,
broadcast entirely in Portuguese, is
Emissao Nacional. This is scheduled at 0255
to 2205 on 7240; 0255 to 0530, 1500 to 2205
on 4865; 0600 to 1400 on 6115; 0430 to 1745
on 9618; and 0500-1045 and 1130-1630 on
11818. Of these 6115 and 11818 were not in
use at last report. E missao Nacional has
been heard recently from 0255 sign-on on
3210 and 4865.
ISLANDS
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Shortwave listeners
can tune in
comprehensive
weather reports for
23 main European
airports.
Getting technical
In 1982 t he enti re installat ion underwent a
major technica l ove rh aul. New anten na systems for both receiving and transmitting
were
insta ll ed at
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Urlanmorc. Single channel Philips and tunab le Dansk air-gro und receivers were
installed at Ballygirreen. Antennas are
matched to the receivers by Rcdifon multicouplers wh ich can feed 24 individu al
receiver outputs at minimal signal loss.
The P h ilips receivers are kept remote from
the operating consoles - which have con trol
of only the RF gain, antenna and a
"clarifier". The t unable Dansk receivers, in
contrast, are accessible at the operating
positions and arc there to serve as a backup
shou ld a P hilips receiver fail. Transmitters
arc remotely controlled from the operating
consoles.
There are four such operating consoles,
each accommodating two operating positions. As nea r as can be learned from the
available information, each console is also
termed a "family" and accesses on ly certain
of t he enti re group o f Shan non ai r-groundair shortwave frequencies (sec chart).
Activity at Shannon Ai radio and its associated installations never stops. There are
always aircraft in night which need looking
ou t fo r - a job superbly done by Shannon
Airad io for some 52 years.
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Day -- 5640, 8957, 13264
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Family B - 2899, 5616, 8864, 13291, 17946
Family C - 2962, 5649, 8879, 13306, 17946
Family D -- 2971, 4675, 8891, 11279, 13291,'
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Microwave Technology:
Communication for
by David G. Ewing
Christian Doppler observed that the frequency of waves appear ~o chan~c whe~ their
source and receiver arc in relative mot10n to
Microwaves
The microwave band covers from 1,000 to
300,000 MHz (although some consider the
lowest frequency to be 300 MHz) .. The
approximate wavelength at 1,000 Mhz 1.s 30
centimeters, and at 300,000 MHz 1s 1
millimeter of length. As the frequency
increases, the dimensioning tolerances and
higher loss in materials prevents the use of
standard Yagi antennas, but there arc
alternat ives.
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Jamming
S ignale
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beam
Most coax cable and connectors that are utilized on the short wave bands won't work
well at higher microwave frequencies. A lowloss alternative to normal coax for
microwaves is to use waveguides which are
hollow, usually rectangular or cyl indri~al
met al tubes. Waveguides of the proper size
will pe rmit propagation of the waves. 1:he
antenna problem can then be solved by using
reflector-type antennas (such as "dishes")
which can be fed by waveguide structu res.
April 1988
Radar
MONITORING TIMES
Electronic Warfare
There has been an increase in the technical
research on this subject in order to reduce
the reflected radar echo from an aircraft (or
other targets). One technique of "stealth" to
reduce the RCS is by modifying the object's
contour, using non-metallic composite
materials and special paint that can reduce
microwave reflections.
No Place for Alligators
Electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems
can't be all mouth and no ears. The radar
warning receiver (RWR) must detect an
enemy radar beam before any countermeasures can be initiated. Generally, frequencies
between 2 to 20 gigahertz are the prime territory of electronic warfare.
As the aircraft's ECM system generates a
jamming or deceptive signal (see figure 1) to
confuse the radar, the enemy's radar cou ld
attempt a counter-counter measure (ECCM)
by varying the radar's transmit frequency.
The ECM control logic (see figure 2) must
determine the optimum signals to transmit
toward the hostile radar to confuse it. The
aircraft may also release active decoys which
contain a radio transmitter to draw the attention of the enemy's radar away from the aircraft.
Proce1111or lE
Control
Logic
Microwave
Signal
Generator
Radar
Warning
Receiver
Microwave
Power
Amplifier
Tranemit
Antenna
Research Continues
Microwave technology is still in a developmental stage, as its applications from deep
space to electronic warfare seem to indicate.
New materials, such as gallium arsenide
{GaAs), will probably replace silicon in many
of the solid-state microwave components of
the future.
Still, there will be a limit to the capabilities of
microwave technology. But we are certainly
not near them yet.
I
Sources:
G. Leonard Tyler, "Radio Propagation
Experimefll in the Outer Solar System with
Voyager," Proceedings of the IEEE. pp. 14041431, vol. 75, no. 10, October 1987.
GG1y K Lewis, et al., "GaAs MMIC's for
Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM)
Subsystems," Tmnrnctjom on Microwave
Vieory and Techniques. pp. 1477-1485, vol.
MTT-35, no. 12, December 1987.
MONITORING TIMES
Ap!il 1988
21
by Bob Kay
As I pulled the gear shift lever into first, the
transmission growled in protest. After a brief
moment of hesitation and a slight belch
through the carbu retor, the old Jeep
reluctantly began the descent into the valley.
Just ahead, a pond silently glistened in the
morning su n. Two fields away, several deer
were nervously leaving the security of a thick
clu ster of low hanging pines. To my left,
squirrels were busily scurrying about the
forest in search of breakfast.
Looking over at the passenger scat, my two
companions were actively scanning. The Pro
2020 was programmed to the sheriff and state
game warden frequencies. The Bearcat was
search ing 49-50 MHz for possible reception
of the FM headsets that were being used by
dirt bikers in the area.
Suddenly, a loud tapping sou nd filled the
inside of the Jeep. Leaning my head out the
window, the noise started again: ratatatatal.
But wait a minute, t hat was a woodpecker!
And you could hear it in the woods and 011
1he scm111e1:1 Looking down at the Bcarcat, it
had locked on 49.8 MHz.
The engine and the Pro 2020 were turned off.
In the silence, the sounds of singing birds
could be heard coming from the Bcarcat. In
disbelief, I brought my car closer to the
spcakcr--ratatat atatat! The unexpected noise
of the woodpecker made me jump in my seat.
What was happening? H ow could a scanner
lock onto a bird? Then as suddenly as it had
all begun, it sto pped. The Bearcat was
searching again. The noisy woodpecker had
gone silent.
That evening, sitting by the fireplace, the
woodpecker was still on my mind. 'Thinking
about the woodpecker?", my wife gently
teased. Before I could a nswer, Betty, who
had invited us to her mountain home, quickly
interrupted.
your woodpecker!"
It was mid-after~
noon o n the fo llowing day before I
could get away to do some additional woodpecker scanning. Once again, near the
bottom of the valley, th e Bcarcat locked on
to 49.8 MHz.
After parking the Jeep, I entered the woods
to the left of the road. It was in this direction
that the woodpecker had been hea rd the day
before. Accompanied by my hand-held Pro
30, I began tracking o ne of the most bizarre
signals that I had ever encountered.
Less than 50 yards into the forest, I stepped
from behind a group of pi ne trees und
discovered a small cabin. My knock on the
front door was answered by an elderly
gentleman who listened quite intently to my
woodpecker story.
"So, you heard that woodpecker too?", he
began. 'Tell me, can you hear anything on
that radio of yours now?"
"Sure, listen for yourself." I then turned the
volume up and the old guy leaned toward the
speaker.
"Hear the birds singing?" I asked.
"Sure do", was his respo nse. "I hear the m
birds every morning."
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Aptil 1988
MONITORING TIMES
t
"OK, I'll take a chance on you. But first, you
have to give me your word that you won't tell
anyone about my little secret."
"What secret?"
"First give me your word."
"OK, you got it."
"Will you shake o n it?"
After shaking hands, the old gentleman led
me down a narrow path to the springhouse.
As the lock was opened, I suddenly became
very conscious of my situation. H ere was an
old man, concerned if I was a policeman,
about to show me something that he had
Jocked in a springhouse! I wasn't sure if I
wanted to discover his "secret"!
As he opened the door he invited me to look
inside. I stood back, hesitant and a little on
guard.
"Boy, it's just a springhousc. It don't bite!"
"Maybe so, but why were you so concerned
about me being a policeman?"
"If you just take a peek inside, you can see for
yourself."
As I stepped cautiously toward the door, a
squirrel started chattering on a nearby
branch. The noise startled me and the old guy
started laughing. "Man, I have never seen
nothing like this in all my life! Don't be
scared. The meanest thing in there is
probably a field mouse."
Peering into the open door, I saw a pool of
crystal clear water surrou nded by a concrete
wall about six inches high and four inches
wide. Along the top of the wall were quite a
number of corked glass bottles. Right next to
the door was the Fisher-Price transmitter.
''This is where that woodpecker was
yesterday", the old guy began. "He probably
sat right on top of this springhouse, pecking
away, looking for bugs in the wood."
111.at explains how I picked up the sou nd on
my scanner. The transmitter inside just sent
the pecking over the air! "
"It got so bad up at the house that I turned
the electric off until the darn bird flew away."
"Is there a switch in you r place th at controls
the power out here?"
"Sure is. Had a buddy of mine run an electric
line from the house to here. That way, if I do
hear something, I can turn a light on inside
the springhouse."
"So yesterday, when you turned the electric
this
electronic
MONITORING TIMES
Introducing the 'Woodpecke~--If you have a story of how radio has played a part In
your life or the life of your community. send It to
Monitoring Times. ti accepted for put>llcallon, we'll
send you $50.00. All stories should t>e true, real Ille
events. Manuscripts should l>e approximately 1,000 to
1,500 words and must include at least one
photograph.
Ap!il 1988
23
International DX Report
As postal rates go up and phone rates go down, it's more
and more fas h ionab le to contact stations by phone.
Australia, Austria, Finland and Netherlands are among the
outlets publicizing answer-phones (meaning you can speak
into a recorder instead of a real human being). Now, other
stations are getting into the act. Radio Vilnius, Lithuania,
invites calls to 66-05-26 (William Westenhaver, DX Listening
Digest)
It's safe to say that Greenland radio engineer H enrik
Jorgensen wasn't expecting a call from a Canadian DXer,
but when he did hear fro m Werner Funkenhauser, he kindly
verified a report from fellow DXer Ron Hopkins, which had
been languishing for two years in the "pending" file (DX
Ontario) . Azad Kashmir radio may be next, since Rowland
F. Archer has noted a string of phone numbers o n their
letterhead: 2015, 2245, 2234, 2150, 3042, with a new one
typed in: 2570. (DXLD)
If you find yourself in Beijing, and would like to tour
Radio Beijing, just ca ll them a t 86-85-81, Ext. 2760; if no
answer, the newsroom is manned 24 hours at 86-26-91.
24
April 1988
Number," is like social secu rity. Here's a rarity, BBCSingapore on the second harmonic of 3915--Ed Lac ro sse in
California heard 7830 with English by Radio until 1200
(World of Radio)
Radio Tashkent runs a "DX C lub" which you can join
merely by applying--if you have a call-sign. If not , you have
to send in ten separat e reception rep orts. (Kraig Krist,
DXLD). Dear Hank: Arc you st ill selling call-signs you
make up? Think I'll make one up myself. ..
Soviet Georgia has a new outlet on 4875, first reported by
Bob Hill in Massachu setts, January 1 at 2000-2200 relaying
Mayak. At other times it carries Tbilisi Program 2.
Add another station to the 22-meter band: Radio Liberty
scheduled in April on 13690 in Russian from 0700 to 1400.
Ever notice how RFE/RL share many frequencies with
WYFR? It 's no accident, since they also share a frequency
manager, Stanley Leinwol l. It 's advantageou s to keep "his"
frequencies occupied as much of the day as possible.
Colleague George Jacobs picks frequencies for many other
American stations, inclu di ng WHRI o n 9870 at 0000-0300.
Unfortunately, Radio Au stria International is on its own,
also picking 9870 at the same hours to repl ace heavily
interfered 9550. It may work in the WHRI skip zo ne (like
Kiev did on 7400) but nowhere else.
Radio Caroline, the Nort h Sea pirate, resumed sho rtwave in
early March, when 6210 with 5 kilowatts was heard as far
away as Wiscon si n between 1500 and 1800 (Media Network).
Radio New York Intenational vows it will be back on the
air th is spring (John Demmitt, PA)
WCSN carefully separates its religious programming from
news. April's revised schedule for the latter is: MondaySaturd ay 1600-1800 on 21640; 1800-2200 on 15390; 2200-2400
on 15300; Tuesday-Friday 0000-0400 on 9850; 0400-0600 on
9870; 0600-0800 on 9495 . And via KYOI, Saipa n: MondayThursday 2000-2200 on 9495, 2200-2400 on 15405; MondayFriday 1000-1400 on 11900; Saturday only 0000-0200 on
15405.
Montreal's private shortwave station CFCX, 6005 kHz, along
with it's AM and FM companions, has been sold off by
CFCF-TV (Finan cial Post via Doug Copeland, WOR). This
could mean a new format , or even re-evaluation of the
value of co ntinuing shortwave.
Aren't there enough gospel hucksters on the radio already,
especially shortwave? A Nashville AM station think s not
and plans to go on shortwave July 1 as WWCR with 100
kilowatts. They're also trying to work out re lay deals with
ideologically acceptable fore i~n stations to be put on a
high-angle (read:domestic coverage) antenna. (Media
Network)
High Adventure (KVOH) is proceeding with a Far East
site, either Philippines or Palau (Belau) (Media Network).
Some free advice from USAF Capt. Gerry Bishop, familiar
with both countries: It's grossly ignorant to even consider
going int o the Philippines under present circumstances;
there's not enough power avai lable on Palau . And do all
those people who se nt money for their previous idea, a
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April 1988
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0445
0505
0520
0525
en
0540
0540
en
0550
0600
0626
0632
0729
0745
0746
0915
1015
1055
1102
11 21
1135
1210
MONITORING TIMES
April 1988
27
Chit-Chatting
About Government Secrets
April 1988
Cordless Confusion
Police in Madison, Wisconsin recently discovered what MT
has been warning it's subscribers about fo r months-that cordless phones could be monitored with a scanner.
Officials in Madison used taped cordless conversations as
evidence to obtain a wa rrant that allowed them to confiscate
illegal drugs and other drug related parapherna lia.
However, three appellate judges dismissed the charges
against the defendant. The judges said that cordless phone
conversations were protected under current Wisconsin wi retapping Jaws. The Jaw states: "Any communication made by the
aid of wire, cable, microwave or othe r 'like connection' that is
inte rcepted without a permit cannot be used as evidence at a
tria l."
The court stated that cordless phone conversations came
under the "other like connection" clause.
The Wisconsin decision to protect cordless phones is in
direct conflict with federal Jaws that specifically exclude cordless phone transmissions from protection in federal cases.
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MONITOR IN G TIMES
Affordable Encoding
Until recently voice encoding was an expensive method of
preventing the monitoring of sensitive conversations. One of
the more familiar encoding systems was developed by Motorola
and is commonly referred to as DVP (Digital Voice Protection). Although DVP is a crack proof way to add security
to any radio conversation, the units were generally bulk)' and
added about $1,000 to the cost of a radio .
Extrema Systems Iot ernatjonal is introducing a new voiceencoding system. Primarily directed toward the UHF listening
spectrum, the EEI system needs fewer bits to code a signal.
As a result, it yields higher quality signals with more information and less noise.
The compact EEI encoder comes on a PC board or in
chips. It can be tailored to suit the individual customer and
the price is right, less than $300 per unit.
According to Extrema Systems, the encoder rivals Motorola
DVP in every way but price.
FREQUENCY LIST
The following list of frequencies for Little Rock, Arkansas, and the surrounding area were submllled by Dave Rocker, N5JVP, and Dave
Montgomery, KA5SKU.
Lillie Rock P.O. primary channel
Little Rock P.O. secondary channel
Little Rock Fire Department
Little Rock Fire Department
North Little Rock P.O.
North Little Rock Fire Department
Highway Police
Ambulance
Office of Emergency Services
453.150
453.2
453.7
453.9
453.050
453.8
151.010
462.950
158.745
44.62
154.785
158.790
155.940
155.340
151.385
151 .175
453.550
37.540
159.210
155.610
156.210
37.260
37.360
154.845
37.280
146.940
147.060
146.670, 147.150, 147.3
d1ive1~
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April 1988
29
Utility World
Listening to the Mystic Star
No, Mystic Star doesn't refer to radio in outer space o r a new
brand of herbal tea. Mystic Star is a defense communication
agency managed air-to-ground HF radio communications seivice
for use by high-level governmenta l and military officials. The
system consists of single-sideband voice channels and a fullduplex 75 baud teletype channel called 'India-Oscar' which is
maintained continuously for each VIP mission. These channels
arc also used for coordination of o ther communication links.
Frequencies for this network are chosen from a list of over
400 throughout the shortwave spectrum and are given foxtrot
designators. The designators do change from time to time.
Most Mystic Star communications are in lower sideb a nd, and
aircraft communicate with Andrews, sometimes called 'Andy'.
5820
6757
6830
7690
7997
8967
9017
9043
9320
10530
11118
11249
11 466
11596
13201
13247
13485
14715
15046
16320
17993
20053
25578
3046
4721
5700
6683
6760
6916
7735
6040
6992
9018
9120
9956
10583
11176
11407
11464
11615
13204
13412
13565
14902
15091
16407
18027
20154
26471
3067
4731
5710
6715
6790
6927
7765
8060
8993
9020
9158
9991
10881
11160
11413
11488
11627
13214
13440
13710
14913
15687
17385
18218
20313
3071
4742
5760
6738
6812
6993
7813
8162
9007
9023
9160
1011 2
11035
11210
11441
11 498
12324
1321 5
13455
13823
15015
16080
17460
19047
22723
3116
4760
5800
6756
6817
7316
7858
8170
9014
9026
9270
10427
11055
11226
11460
11 545
12317
13241
13457
13960
15036
16117
17972
20016
23265
AIRCRAFT
NUMBER
12668 VC-135C
Boeing 707
12671 VC-135C Boeing 707
24125 VC135B Boeing 707
24126 VC 135B Boeing 707
24127 VC135B Boeing 707
24129 VC135B Boeing 707
24130 VC135B Boeing 707
26000 VC137C Boeing 707-302B
27000 VC137C Boeing 707320B
30600 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
31681 VC9C
McDonalct Douglas DC9
31682 VC9C
McDonalct Douglas DC9
31683 VC9C
McDonalct Douglas DC9
60165 VC12H
Beechcraf1 Super King
60166 VC12H
Beechcraf1 Super King
67943 VC6A
Beechcraf1 King JIJr
86601 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream 111
86602 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86603 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86604 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86605 VC20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86606 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86607 VC20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86608 VC20A
Grumman Gulfstream Ill
86609 VC-20A
Grumman Gulfstream 111
86970 VC-1370
Boeing 707-153
86971 VC-1370 Boeing 707-1 53
86972 VC-1370 Boeing 707-153
86601-86609 replaced the VC140B aircraft bureau numbers 1248812493,
24199-24201, anct 24197-241 98.
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TYPE AIRCRAFT
MONITORING TIMES
t-tooked on MARS
Andy Gordon in Connecticut 1s 10 orbit over MARS. No, not
the planet but the Military Amateur Service sponsored by the
Navy. Andy sent several pages of Navy MARS ship intercepts
he has recently monitored. Based on Andy's notes the primary
sh.ip hailing frequency in the 14 kHz range is 14441.5 kHz. In
around two months Andy logged 68 Navy ships. Other frequencies he noted traffic on include: 14467.0, 14470.0, 14477.0, and
14818.5 kHz. All voice communications on Navy MARS are in
upper sideband.
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Utility Loggings
11243.0 Ranger with short 3 letter/ number/time/authentication message
repeated 3 times at 1505. (Rod Pearson, St. Augustine, FL)
prosecute working raindrop at 1507. Female operator was laugh
Ing quite hard over the air. Wish I could have heard the joke.
(SAC channel Alpha One)
11267.0 9JL/E9K/E7F/2NN working each other at 1748 In USB. E9K and
E7F went Into the green (scrambled mode). Navy Hlcom channel.
11282.0 San Francisco ATC working Japan Air 61 at 0028 In USB. Aircraft
told to contact Honolulu ATC on 118.5 mhz. (David Kammler,
Ridgecrest, CA)
11300.0 African "'3ro stations booming In this evening, some of the action
as noted In USB. Khartoum ATC working Jeddah ATC at 2140.
Jeddah working Addis (Ababa) at 2155. Khartoum ATC working
speedblrd 56 (Boeing 747) and AJr France 625 at 2203. Cairo
ATC working Luxalr 181 and Zimbabwe 530 at 2224. (Rod
Pearson, St. Augustine, FL)
11474.0 KKN44-US State Department, Washington, D.C. with a CW ORA
marker at 2124. Marker Indicates the station was transmitting
markers on 4-7-11-17 mhz.
12743.0 NRV-USCG Apra Harbor, Guam with a CW ca marker at 2159.
Very weak.
12775.0 XFU-Veracruz radio, Mexico, In CW with a ca marker at 2154.
12797.0 UDK-Murmansk radio, USSR, at 2152 with ship traffic In CW.
12803.0 UDK-Murmansk radio. USSR. with ship traffic at 2150 In cw.
12823.5 CTP-Portugal naval radio, Oelras. with a DE CW marker at 2147.
12824.2 GYU-Royal naval radio, Gibraltar, at 2146 In CW with a DE
marker.
12858.0 FUE-French naval radio, Brest. France, with CW V marker at 1733.
12877.5 EAD-Aranjuez radio, Spain at 2134 with a strong CW signal transmitting a continuous DE marker
12988.5 3BM5-Maurltlus (Blgara) radio with a ca CW marker. Had to listen
to this one for several minutes as LPD88 was dominant on the
frequency. Finally got an ID during a LPD88 silent period
between marker transmissions. First station from this African
country I have heard at 0420.
13078.0 VIS-Sydney radio, Australia noted with callslgn only followed by
ARO Idler al 2121 .
13080.0 HEC-Berne radio, Switzerland with a calislgn only ID and ARO
Idler at 2114.
13103.9 GTK52-Portlshead radio, England working the ship 'Star Dancer' at
2335 In USB. Ship heard on 12333.1. (David Kammler.
Ridgecrest, CA)
13113.2 NAY-Coast Comsta Guam In USB at 2130 giving high seas
weather Information. (David Kammler, Ridgecrest. CA)
13138.0 vcs-canadlan Coast Guard radio, Halifax, NS noted with marine
weather broadcast. Gave weather forecast, gale warnings and
temperalure reports for the Grand Banks and Northern Banks
areas. Transmission ended at 1623. (Gayle Van Hom, Orange
Park. FL) (Thanks for the log Gayle, check In anytlme-ed)
13282.0 Tokyo Volmet radio with weather Information for various airports In
Japan and other countries close by at 2112 In USB. (David
Kammler, Ridgecrest, CA)
13737.0 Spanish numbers station Female transmitting 5 number groups al
2100. (Rod Pearson, St. Augustine, FL)
13937.0 ONY27-Rouveray, Belgium In CW with traffic for ONY24 at 1455.
This Is a Belgium Army network.
14441 .5 Noted several navy ships on this MARS halling channel working
staleslde stations In USB. AJI slalions callslgn began wtlh NNNO
. . . (Andy Gordon, West Hartford. CT)
14470.0 USS Brunswlck(ATS-3) NNNOCYQ working NNNOZLI at 2200 In
USB. The Brunswick was returning to Peart Harbor. HI from the
Western Pacific. (Andy Gordon, West Hartford. CT)
14595.2 Unidentified stations In Spanish, women talking menlioned radio
Echo several limes. Also heard Washington and Mexico mentioned. Slalions moved up In frequency lo 14660.0 al 1523.
14712.5 Radio Free Europe, Holzklrchen, West Germany. Feeder station
using lndependenl sideband, noted ID al 1530.
14618.0 Y7A60-Bertln. East German embaSSy stalion with a CW V/ORA
marker at 1534.
14616.5 USS Cape Cos (AD-43) NNNOCOH working NNNONSO (San
Diego) with phone patch traffic In USB. (Andy Gordon, West
Hartford. CT)
14900.0 CFH-Csnadlan military, Halifax, Nova Scalia noted at 0200 in
ATTY 75/425. (Bob Grove. Brasstown, NC)
15035.0 CHA-Trenton military radio, Canada at 2236 giving fllght wealher
Interested
writing?
Ill
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GEITING STARTED
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GETTING STARTED
MONITORIN G TIMES
T o paraphrase tax specialists, that is a loophole you can drive a truck through. In my
interpretation, that phrase means if it is
unencoded, you can listen to it. Period. In
fact, even if it is encoded, so long as you do
not attempt to decode it without authorization, you can listen all you want. You are not
intercepting the "communication" if you do so
- you are only intercepting the transmission,
which is something the ECPA does not
address.
Kenneth Vito Zic/ii is a Geneml Practice allorney admitted to practice in both Federal and
State couns in Michigan. He is a graduate of
the University of Michigan Law School, and a
member of the Michigan Bar and Livingston
County Bar Association, as well as the Amelican Bar Association and the Association of
Trial Lawyers of Ame1ica.
April 1988
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FEDERAL FILE
Dave Jones
430 Gam or Drive
Suffield, OJI 44260
Su mmer Preview:
New Way to Monitor the Sky
Warm weathe r, to the sca nne r enthusiast, means airshows. And
new techn o logy, in th e form of a sca nner called th e Black Jagu a r,
makes truly p ortable listening of all activiti es at an airshow possible.
Recommended Reading
Wh at makes the Black Jagu a r ( BJ200) speci al is that it is a sixteen
chann el ha nd-held capa ble of receiving portions of the UHF military a ircraft b and. The owner's manual indicates that coverage of
210-260 MH Z (AM or FM ) with wider receiv ing ranges possible,
depe nding on factory a lign ment of the PLL (Pha se Lock Loop) circuit ry . One sa mple showed reception in the lower-to-mid 300 MHz
range. It's an especia lly interest ing scanner for airsh ow fans and
UHF milita ry ai rcraft mon itors. (Inquire with E .E.B . of Vienna,
Virgin ia , for more det ails) .
The U nited States A ir Force Thunde rbirds and the Unit ed States
Navy Blu e Angels air demonstra tion teams perform at many
airshows th roughout th e country each year. They are breathtaking.
Their m aneuve rs require split second timing and communicati o ns
for successful execu ti on.
The communication aspect is very import a nt to the safe ty and success of those ind ividuals and equipment involved as well as the
ge neral pu b lic watchi ng the a irshow. Pilots co mmunica te quite frequently during ma ne uve rs, especia lly when precise coordination is
required. A lso, shou ld techni cal problems arise during a demonstrat ion, the pilot can info rm the oth e r pil ots as well as th e ground
support crew . Turn o n a sca nner at a n airshow, and you'll be the
second biggest a tt racti on at t he site -- next t o, o f course, the plan es
in the a ir.
Table one li sts the fre quen cies and designators utilized by the
U .S.N. Blue A ngels and ta bl e two th ose used by th e U .S.A .F.
Thunde rbirds a nd t he U .S .A. Go lden Knights Parachute Team.
Blu e Angel freque ncies are al l confirmed (with input from Johnny
Autery of Dixo n Hi lls, A labama who a ttended the Pensacola Air
Show in November of 1987). Neithe r of the tables are comp lete
Mailbag
An interesting lett e r was forwarded by Bob from J a mes Webb of
Leesburg, Virgin ia. J a mes moni tored the "TMARS" - Tidewater
T-Cap Mutual Aid Radio System ne t on a reported frequency of
469.600 MHz during a communications check o f the network. The
actual frequency of the TMARS network is 453.800/458.800 MHz
and what James prob ably monitored was an image from a receiver
with an IF (Int e rmediate Frequency) of 10.8 MHz. Add 10.8 to
458.800 (th e input to the network repeater) and the frequency of
469.600 is derived a nd monitored. As a note to a ll when a rare or
quite int e resting cat ch appea rs to be at ha nd on a n unexpected frequency verify if it is an image being monitored.
I have several of th ese ra re ca tches in my log book from time past.
The IF for all late model Bea rcat receivers is 10.8 MHz and for
Table One
Table Two
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U.SAF. 1TIUNDERBIRDS
120.450
123.400
140.400
14 L.850
236.600
413.025
Reported operations
Common airshow 'Control'
Air-to-air Tactical
Air-to-air Tactical, Primary
Air-to-a ir
Ground support (NBFM), Low Power
MONITORING TIMES
Operations
Air coordination
Airs/row acrobatics will delight and fool tire eye (photo by Steve Holcomb)
INSTANTLY DISPLAYS
broadcaster time and
frequency schedules.
UNATTENDED recorder
control in six scanning
modes.
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Table Three
Table Four
TMARS NET
FEMA NET
Alexandria PD (VA)
Arlington PD (VA, County?)
D.C. Metro PD (D.C.)
Fairfax City PD (VA)
Fairfax County PD (VA)
Falls Church PD (VA)
Ft. Belvoir-Military Police (VA)
Ft. Bclvoir-MDW ( ?)
Loudoun County Sheriff (VA)
Manassas PD (VA)
M aryland State PD-College Park
MSP-RocJ...-villc (MD)
DC
MD
MD
MD
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
Washington
Andrews AFB
H yattsville
Olney
A rlington
Alexandria
Falls Church
Fairfax County
Fairfax City
Ft. Bclvoir
Lorton
MONITORING TIMES
KC! 618
KC f 626
KC T 617
KG O 204
KCI 615
KCI 616
KCI 621
KCI 614
KCI 627
KC! 612
KC! 624
Net Control
April 1988
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Paul Swearingen
3132 SE lrvingham
Topeka, KS 66605
More Low-Power
Stations at Night
More and more stations arc coming on the
air with low-p ower night authorizations so
the channel you gave up on may now begin
to yield regional DX, especially on upperband frequencies where skywave is more
prevalent. The FCC recently approved
lim ited night operation at reduced power
for many former daytime-only stat ions, and
although some a re scoffing at such powers
as 29 watts, others immediately began programming.
Some sma ll-t own stations have found the
authorization adequate to blanket their
town and into the countryside with local
programming, including high school sports.
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April 1988
Stereo AM
Available figu res indicate that over 12
million C-QUAM receivers and only
200,000 to 300,000 Kahn receivers have
been sold. And we're no closer to solving
the problem than we were five years ago
when four systems were st ill being broadcast, unless quality multi-system receivers,
especially boom boxes for teenagers, are
placed on the market.
In response to my offer to serve as an
intermediary for passing on your old frequency guides to third-world countries,
Roger Giannini of St. Louis sent on a box
of nine WRTHs and Mrs. Leslie Edwards
of Doylestown, Pen nsylvania, responded
specifically with a check to cover the cost
of a new 1988 Passpon to World Band
Radio to be forwarded to the Belize DXer
I mentioned in the December col umn.
Thanks fo lks, and may the recipien ts get
the enj oyme nt out of radio liste ning that
Mrs. Edwards does: "Shortwave radio what a n invention! The ionosphere was
always th ere! O ne stands in awe. It is an
education along with a hobby - and
unive rsal caring for people and our dear
world." And that's what it's all about ,
isn't it?
Mike Riordan of Goleta, California, was
excited over hi s FM DX catches -- all rare
E-skip, which rarely see ms to get into the
SoCA area. Mike was using a GE
Superadio II and Panasonic RF 2200, ne ither of which have digital readouts, and
had to estimate the frequencies, but by
using my "FM Atlas" and his descriptions, I
susp ect that his three catches were KZIN96.3 Shelby, MT; KENB-96.1 Worland,
WY (which may simulcast KWOR,
explaining why he heard those AM calls on
FM), and KOLL-96.9 G illette, WY. Mike
says that these are th e best FM DX catches
in his life.
An ano nymou s MT reader from Milwau kee sent me a page from the venerable
Milwaukee Jo11111al, and I had fun reading
about the days of border radio when the
likes of XER/XERF and XERB blasted
the ai r waves o n this side of the Mexican
border. The excerpt was from Bill
Crawford and Gene Fowler's book Border
Radio: Quack, Yodelers, Psychics and other
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KGDP-660 in Orcutt-Santa Maria, California, may be on the air by
now, as IRCA member Jim Hilliker phoned them and confirmed
that their power will by 10 kw days, 1 kw nights. That night allocation seems a little strange, conside ring the strength of KTNN at
50 kw from Window Rock, AZ which sends nearly all of its signal
at California and on to Asia, where DXers there report it with
boring regularity. But then the same situation exists on adjacent
670 kHz with KWNK, Simi Valley, CA and 50 k-w KBOI, Boise, ID
which gives "Va lley Radio" fits. But apparently this planning will
co ntinue to be the rule on "clear" channels and not the exception.
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PLANE TALK
Jean Baker
213 W. Troy Ave. 4C
Indianapolis, IN 46228
Mid-Air Emergencies
It happened only a few months ago, December 14, 1987.
A winter storm was building and the weather in South-Central Indiana
was closing in rapidly. The worst of the storm was centered above the
Morgan-Monroe State Forest, where, a mere half a mile above the
tree tops, a student pilot was flying a small Tomahawk Piper aircraft
through the dark, snow-swept skies. Panic had begun to set in as she
rea lized her situation: she was hopelessly lost.
Landing at Bloomington, the airport nearest to her, was impossible
because only instrument-rated pilots were being a llowed to come in
with the assistance of navigational aids. And the re was no other field
nearby where she could attempt a VFR landing in the blinding snow
storm. The only chance that she had was to try and outrace the storm
to Indianapolis International Airport and complete a landing there
under the guidance of the radar controllers.
John R. Rec!, a veteran controller of 35 years, was appraised of the situation.Over the next few hours, he would pour all of that experie nce -both as a controller and as a qualified p ilot - into the microphone.
He knew that his steady, strong voice was the only thing standing
between the terrified pilot - known to him only as "November Six-four
-- and disaster.
Reel's first act ion was to make the pilot familia r with his voice, help
get her mind off her predicament, and then reassure her that the situation could be controlled if they worked together. Reel had used this
strategy in three previous "talk downs." Unfortunately, when he
attempted to get pertinent information about the Tomahawk's airspeed, direction, and altitude, the tension the pilot was under gave way
to sheer panic. At times, it was virt ually impossible to understand her
as she screamed into her microphone for assistance.
Reel fina lly got her calmed down by givi.ng her clear, concise-but
simple-directions in regard to watching her airspeed, keeping her
wings straight and level, repeating them over and over until she
regained her composure and was able to answer him in an even, almost
steady voice. The cont roller praised her over and over and continually
reassured her as to her position.
Time seemed to pass like centuries for the two as both pilot and controller worked to keep the plane on course. Every move had to be
smooth, every turn gradual. Again, Reel's main concern was to keep
the student watching her airspeed and making sure that her wings were
level as she corrected her course a nd attempted to stay on the heading
he gave her as he brought her closer to Indianapolis Int ernational.
The next few moments were quiet , but the a ircraft was traveling at the
front edge of the snowstorm and began to pick up ice in the instrument
used to measure speed! Nine miles from the a irport, the instrument
fa iled completely. The pilot told Reel: "Airspeed indicator says zero!"
By then, Reel had a nother controller, one who was fam iliar with the
cont rols a nd design of the Tomahawk Piper, working with him.
Together, they told her not to worry, but the pilot, still in the clouds,
needed some idea of her motion. "Can you tell me what my airspeed is,
sir?" she asked. "Yes," replied Reel, calmly, "you're doing about 90 on
both a ir and ground speed. Does that make you feel better? Just
keep it level and the speed will take care of itself. You are now at 80
knots."
When she was five miles out, the other controllers held off all incom-
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ing and departing flights as Reel sent her int o one final turn, then he
told her that she was cleared to land. Controllers in the tower notified
Reel in the radar room as she touched down. T ogether, they had
outraced the storm!
The identity of the pilot was withheld pending FAA investigation.
Even John Reel only knew her as November Six-Four; however, he has
seen her. A few hours after the flight, she was at the Indianapolis Airport Authority Safety Office where she had been taken after her
unnerving experience.
Reel walked across the lawn from the terminal radar facility to the
office. Whe n he saw the young woman, he introduce d himself as just a
controlle r who wanted to check on her condition. She didn't recognize
his voice and he didn't tell her who he really was.
There arc others, of course, who are not so lucky as the student pilot
in the Tomahawk. This was contributed by Rolf Kohler, who monitored it as it happened on the seventeenth of November, 1987, on
3016 kHz:
A Lufthansa Airlines captain picked up a mayday call on the international dist ress frequ ency of 121.5 at 2340 UTC. It was from the pilot of
a Cessna Centu rion (a single-engine aircraft ), at the position of
49001 '6" N and 170347" W (over the Atlant ic Ocean).
T he pilot of the Cessna who was flying from St. John, Newfoundland
to London, was completely lost a nd had no idea of his position. He
reported that he was at 14,000 feet with fu el for 2 hours, and was on a
heading of 0900. The Lufthansa pilot reported this mayday transmission to Santa Maria and after a while, Santa Maria confirmed that the
Cessna was actu ally flying to Santa Maria, and not to London after all!
A few moments later, the Cessna pilot reported that he was descending to 9,000 feet due to icing.
After another 10 minut es, the Cessna requested the cloud base at St.
Maria (which was 1,600 feet) and at that ti me, Shanwick suggested give
them a callup on 132.25 VHF. Then St. Maria asked the Lufthansa
pilot to tell the Cessna to press his mike button so a satellite could
eventua lly locate him, a nd also, did he have an ELT (emergency
locator transmitter) on board ?
Yes, there was an ELT on board, answered the pilot; however, it was
installe d in the very back of the plane and could not be reached during
flight (Editor's note: If he had been able to reach it, he could have set
it off by banging on it. Such devices are usually activated by impact of a
crash under normal- if that word can be used in this context - situations.)
At 0010 UTC, the Lu fthansa flight was at the p osition of 49~ and
2403ow, a nd the captain suggested that the Cessna should be in a
radius of 300 miles, due to the propagation of his VHF transmitter.
0025 UTC: T he Lufthansa flight reported the position of 490N and
250w and relayed from St. Maria the instructions to the Cessna pilot
(on VHF) that he should descend to as low an altitude as he could
safely assume in order to save on fuel. H e was also told to try St. Maria
on the VHF freqs of 135.0 or 118.l.
A t 0033, St. Maria called the captain of the Luftha nsa flight to ask the
Cessna pilot his true airspeed, his heading, and remaining fuel on
MONITORING T IMES
(sec photo). The horizontal radarscope is utilized mainly for approaches, while the vertical
scope is used for departu res. However, they
Worldwide
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Control
All worldwide aeronautical HF voice communications are upper sideband and are
authorized every 3 kHz in the following
ranges:
2851- 3019
3401- 3497
4651- 4696
5451- 5475
5481- 5676
6526- 6682
8816- 8960
10006-10096
11276-11396
13261-13357
17901-17967
21940-21997
Worldwide Search and Rescue
(Scene of Action)
3023 5680
MONITORING TIMES
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Notes of Interest
Novice News
The ARRL is looking for Novice hams to
serve in their field organization. Novices
a re eligible to fill positions as assistant
section manager, official bulletin station,
net manager, technical coordinator, assistant technical coordinator, affi liated club
coo rdinator, official relay station, state
government liaison, public information
officer a nd public information assistant.
If you are interested in filling any of these
slots in you r area, contact your section
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OUTER LIMITS
A pparent Iy l h e
ceive, especially in would constitute bad behavior?
the
mornings.
Cubans do not believe they have
While the selec- ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' enough of an audience to be a
tion of 5038 might be a coincidence, that is threat. However, seve ral years ago it was
report ed that the isl and was flooded with
not likely.
cheap shortwave sets provided by the
Russians in the hopes that residents would
lmpacto a CIA Front?
tune in Radio Moscow.
The Sandinista government in Nicaragua
has long claimed that lmpacto was a CIA A search of the medium wave band reveals
front. Regardless of whether this is true or a considerable amou nt of hostil e Cuban
not, Impacto formerly carried extensive act ivity. A jammer on 1142 kilohertz has
programming produced by ARDE (Alianza long been believed to be a im ed at WQBA
Revolucionaria Democratica), the Contra Miami, a Spanish language, often antiorgan izati on which operated primarily from Castro station on 1140 kHz in Miami .
northern Costa Rica . At present ARDE is Demm itt offers the possibility that the now
no longer a major force in the Contra 5,000 watt jammer may actually be seeking
movement, but Impact o still carries HRQN in Honduras (1145 kHz) and that it
programming which is ant i-Sandin is ta and is really on 1143 kHz . Perhaps its ultimate
purpose is to provide some harassme nt to
also anti-Castro.
both stations.
Impacto's presence on 5030 does not
appear to be an attempt to jam Rebelde, In DX South Florida Terry Krueger reports
but it wou ld seem to be aimed at giving the the presence of what seem to be Cuban
Cubans some anti-Marxist compet1t1on. jammers on both 960 and 1360 kHz.
L isteners tuning in Rebelde might easily Krueger states that ferrite bearings point to
a location in the west-central or central part
come across Impacto.
of the island. The 960 jammer has been
While you will find political co mmentary on heard here, and similar bearings rend to
Impacto, it is for the most part rather low confirm Krueger's findings. From his
key. There is a considerable amount of Pen nsy lvania location Demrnitt has also
pleasant music. The station is not th e monitored both of t hcsc frequencies. The
easiest to verify, but repl ies are sometim es mystery is what is it that the Cubans are
received. If you want to try, the address is seeking to block. There would seem to be
Apartado 497, 2050 San Pedro de Monetes no hostile traffic on either frequency.
de Oca, Costa Rica . A prepared card and, if
The situati on on 710 kH z remains as it has
possible, a Spanish report are suggested.
for quite so me time. At least in much of
44
April 1988
MONITORING TIMES
The Mailbag
We have a nice varity of mail this month.
First of all, Mike Adams reports that he
teaches at a vocational-technical center in
North Florida. The school has established a
monitoring post, and recently he and some
of the students logged their first pirate. It
was Radio Free Will with its announced
"International Music Service" on 7415-16
kHz. The station was heard at 0835 UTC
and featured mostly banjo music.
Several months ago California's Carl Smith
informed us of a pirate wh ich had been
operating in the Fresno area until shut
down by the FCC. It was FM station Zoom
Black Magic on 100.5 MHz, which was
aimed primarily at a b lack audience.
Recently station operator Walter Dunn,
known as the Black Rose, has reactivated
his transmitter, although he plans periodic
moves to avoid another FCC bust. If any of
our readers are able to log this station let
us know. Dunn plays all kinds of black
music including rap, soul, and gospel.
OUTER LIMITS
State Department's KN39 Out of 0613, 4380 at 0614, and 8150 at 0744. has found some
German numbers were found on 7045 at configurations.
Band
0300 UTC.
We have received another report of an outof-band transmission by State Department
CW station KKN39. This one comes from
David Cohen of Maryland who wonders
why the State Department cannot keep
these things in band. That is a good
question.
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April 1988
45
ON THE AIR
Meet the BBC Twenty-Four Hours Team
John Eidenow
46
April 1988
Nick Worrall
to the audience?
Then there are the limitations: Can the
m aterial be assembled in time? Is there an
expert willing to be interviewed? Can he or
she come to the studio? Is the quality of the
telephone line good enough?
It goes without saying that producers are
not expected to develop all their ideas on their
own. Reverting to the timetable, by 8:30 the
day's producer is joined by an editor so that by
9:15, when ideas are formally proposed at a
meeting with representatives from other
World Service current affairs programs such
as Outlook, The World Today and
Commentary, a good deal of discussion and
planning has already taken place.
And more help is at hand. By 10 o'clock
the tea m is joined by the day's presenter, one
of a regular group of journalists and specialists in international affairs whose voices are
familiar to regular listeners. David Lay has
extensive knowledge of the Arab world; John
Eidenow specializes in European and British
politics and can also be heard regularly
presenting People and Politics at weekends on
the World Service.
Nick Worrall bas traveled and reported
widely in Africa. Kathryn Davies takes in the
Far East and South-east Asia, as well as the
Middle East. Tudor Lomas is also involved
with Developme111 '88. John Hooper is an
energy specialist with contacts in the financial
world. Oliver Scott is also closely involved in
international business affairs and Geoffrey
Stern specializes in Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union. All add their expertise,
offering advice on contributors and
suggesting lines of questioning.
Having invited guests LO rhe studio - sometimes an easy task, often an extremely timeconsum ing one ("Is no one in Oxford answering their phone? Why didn't you tell me it
was a national holiday in South Korea?") the
only tasks remaining are to conduct the interviews and prepare them for transmission.
That is not as simple and logical a task as it
at first seems. News changes rapidly.
Material recorded at 10:30 might well be out
of date by 12 noon or even by 10:45. While
concentrating on an incoming line from
Dacca, a producer could well receive a call
MONITORING TIM ES
Geoffrey Stern
from a contributor invited to take part in a discussion on the nuclear arms negotiations,
want ing to know who else would be involved
and expecting a full briefing.
.....
The tension rises as the deadline
approaches: "How arc the scripts coming
along? Have we heard from Dr. So-and-So
yet? Shall we take the Gulf live?" Until at
1309.l 5 the measured tones of the World Service newsreader cues: "... and that is the end of
the News from London." Then follows the
fami liar 20 minutes of news-related analysis
that has taken six hours, 20 phone calls, as
many cups of coffee and much nail-biting fo
assemble. And at 1329.10 comes the knowledge that it all has to be gone through agiiinat
the same time tomorrow.
Meanwhile, colleagues are preparing a similar enterprise for 2009, when listenersin
Europe, Africa and Latin America can receive
a better signal. While that is beingbroadcast,
the night shift producers (one of whom Will
p resent the early morning edition) arrive to
continue the cycle.
Twenty-Four Hours is a program with. a
relatively small staff, a huge list of
internat ional contacts and a wide, influential
audience. Contributors tell of having the
remarks they made during interviews in
Twenty-Four Hours repeated to them :and
discussed during subsequent visits to
Government officials and academic c-01leagues around the world.
Foreign embassies in London frequently
offer the program interviews with distingu ished visiting personalities, and there. are
daily requests for transcripts from students of
politics and international relations.
For a program which has been on the .air
uninterrupted for more than 15 years, and
which counts among its former presenters the
present managing director of E xternal Broad-
casting, John Tusa, we believe Twenty-Foi1r
Hours is a vital source of authoritative
comment and speedy analysis for a world
audience hungry for reliable information.
- Bill Kendal/Jr.
frequency I
MT
Monitoring
Team
EAST COAST:
Greg Jordan,
...
Frequency Manager
1855-1 Franciscan Terrace
Winston-Sa/em, NC 27127
Last month, many stations changed frequendes for the spring. St/II others are to
make their changes this month. As well, some countries changed over to daylight
savings time last month, others wil do so this month. Whlle eve!)' effort Is made to
predict the effect of these var/ables on station schedules, changes In the /Isl are
Inevitable. Your assistance, in the form of loggings, directed to frequency manager
Greg Jordan, will be appreciated.
I0000 UTC
00000015
0000-0030
00000030
00000030
00000030
00000030
00000030
0000-004 5
0000-0050
00000055
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
00000100
0000-0100
00000100
0000-0100
0000-0100
00000100
9693
5965
6175
9515
9915
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
7462
Radio Berlin lnt'I, Easl Germany
6080
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
15575
M Radio Norway lnl'I. Oslo
9605
S, M WINB, Red Lion. Pennsylvania
15145
WYFR. Oakland, Gallfomta
5950
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
15115
Radio Beijing, PR China
9665
6030
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
All India Radio, New Delhi
6055
11715
CBC Northern Quebec Service
6195
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
6130
CBU, Vancouver, Brllish Colombia
CFCF. Montreat. Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
6160
CBU, Vancouver. Brilish Colombia
CFCF, Montreal. Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver, Brlllsh Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Onlario
6070
FEBC, Manila, Philippines
15445
11938
5975 6005 6120
6195 7135 7325
9570 9580 9590
11945 11955 15435
9435 9845
9730
9625
6085
15160
9770
15345
7215
11745
9625
T=Tuesday
A Saturday
9535
151 10
9910
0000-0100
(US) Far East Network. Tokyo
0000-0100
KSDA. Guam
0000-0100 TA KVOH, Rancho Simi, California
0000-0100
KYOI, Salpan
0000-0100
Radio Australia. Melbourne
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Baghdad, Iraq
Havana Cuba
Luxembourg
Moscow. USSR
0000-0100
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
0000-0100
Radio for Peace, Cosla Rica
0000-0100
Radio Thailand, Bangkok
0000-0100
SBC Radio One, Singapore
0000-0100
Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid
00000100 TS Superpower KUSW, Utah
0000-0100
Voice of America, washlnglon
W= Wednesday
If there Is no entry, the broadcasts are heard daily. ti, for example, there Is an
entry of '.M." the broadcast would be heard only on Mondays. An entry of
M,W,F" would mean Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. "MF" would .
mean Mondays through Fridays. "TEN' lndlcales a tentative schedule and "TES'
a test transmission.
Listings followed by an asterisk (*) are for English lessons and do not
contain regularly scheduled programming.
Bill Brinkley, CA
11715
The first four digits of an entry are lhe broadcast slart time In UTC.
The second l our digits represent lhe end time.
In the space between lhe end time and the station name Is the broadcast
schedule.
M=Monday
F Friday
WEST COAST:
9680
LEGEND
S=Sunday
H n Thursday
Joe Hanlon, PA
We suggest that you begin with the lower frequencies that a sfallon . Is
broadcasling on and work your way up the dial. Remember that there Is no
guarantee that a slatton will be audible on any given day. Reception condltto.ns
can change rapidly, though. and If It Is not audible one night, It may well be on
anolher.
3910
15125
9495
15405
15140
15395
61 10
6090
6090
5915
6130
7185
12050
17880
15150
7375
9655
5010
6125
11665
5995
9775
11740
6015
9850
7400
7355
9505
6195
15435
5910
9870
7235
9570 11820
9925
HOW TO USE
THE PROPAGATION CHARTS
Propagation charts can be an invaluable aid to the DXer in
determining which frequencies are likely to be open at a
given time. To use the propagation charts, choose those
for your location (the are divided into east coast, midwest
and west coast of North America). Then look for the one
most closely describing the geographic location of the
station you want to hear.
Once you've located the correct charts, look along the
horizontal axis of the graph for the time that you are
listening. The top line of the graph shows the Maximum
Useable Frequency [MUF] and the lower line the Lowest
Useable Frequency [LUF] as indicated on the vertical axis
of the graph.
While there are exceptions to every rule (especially those
regarding shortwave listening), you should find the charts
helpful in determining the best times to listen for perticular
regions of the world. Good luck!
MONITORING TIMES
March 1988
47
frequencyI
0030-01 00
0030-0100
0030-0100
0030-0100
00350040
00450100 A
00450100
00500100
I0100 UTC
s
3295 4890
6020 6040
9520
6150 7315
Vatican Radio, Vatican Cily
0100-0110
All India Radio, New Delhi
6055 7215
01000115
1171 5 11745
RAI, Rome, llaly
9575 11800
01000120
01000125
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
7462 9435
0100-0130
9720 11775
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
010001 30 TA Radio Budapest, Hungary
6025 6110
9835 11 91 0
0100-0130
Radio Japan, Tokyo
15280 17810
01000130
Laotian National Radio
7113V
01000145
WYFR. Oakland. California
5950 7440
Deutsche Welle, west Germany
0100-0150
6040 6085
9565 11 785
Radio Baghad, Iraq
0100-01 50
6110
01000200
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030 15345
0100-0200
BBC, London. England
5975 6005
7325 9515
9975
01000200
C BC Northern Quebec Service
6195 9625
01000200
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
0100-0200
CSU, Vancouver. British Colombia
6160
01 00-0103
MHz.
01 00-0200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000200
01000200 T S
01000200
5985
6140
9605 11780
9535 9910
15110
9845
11910 15155
9520 9585
17635 17845
9555
6145
9680
9545
6120
9590
6175
9915
01 000200
Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta
WCSN, Boslon. Massachusells
01000200
WINS, Red lion, Pennsylvania
01000200
WHRI. Noblesville. Indiana
01000200
WANO. New Orleans. Louisiana
0100-0200
01000200 TS WYFR Salellil e Nel, California
0130-0140 TS Voice of Greece, Alhens
7345
11990
9420
Middle East
East Europe
MHz.
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15425
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5.00
0100-0200
01000200
01 00-0200
6005
6030
6130
6080
6070
3910
15445
9495
15405
151 60
15395
17750
6140
6090
5915
6130
7215
15455
15130
15150
7375
5930
9630
9655
5010
6005
6125
11665
5995
9650
11 580
17735
21540
9680
9850
15145
7400
7355
9505
7430
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5960
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01 00-0200
CFCF, Montreal, Ouet>e.;
0100-0200
CFCN. Calgary, Alberta
0100-0200
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
01000200
CKWX. Vancouver, British Colombia
0100-0200
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
01 00-0200
(US) Far East Nelwork, Tokyo
01000200
FEBC, Manila. Philippines
01000200 TA KVOH. Rancho Simi. California
0100-0200
KYOI, Salpan
01000200
Radio Australia. MelbOurne
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Radio AUstr1a ln1'1, Vienna
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
Radio Berlin ln1'1, East Germany
Radio Verltas Asia, Phlllpplnes
Radio Berlin lnl'I, East Germany
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
WYFR, Oakland, California
01300155
01300200
01300200
01300200
0145-0200
01450200
0145-0200
I0200 UTC
9670
9720
6060
15305
6125
7275
5950
3965 5950
7125 9650
6025 6110
9635 11910
5975 6005
BBC. London. England
02000230
7325 9515
9915
7185
0200-0230
Burma Bcasllng Service, Rangoon
0200-0230 M Radio AUstrla lnl'I. Vienna
9870
6200 7165
0200-0230
Radio Kiev. Ukrainian SSA
13645 15180
5965 6135
Swiss Radio lnl'I, Berne
0200-0230
12035
4910.4
0200-0230
La voz de Mosqullla, Honduras
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15145
0200-0230
Radio Berlin lnl'I, East Germany
0200-0245
6080 9560
Deutsche Welle, West Germany
0200-0250
5995 6035
9690
0200-0250
Radio Bras, Brasilia, Brazil
11 745V
02000255
Radio Bucharest, Romania
5990 6155
11810 11940
02000255
RAE, Buenos Aires, Argenllna
9690 11710
0200-0300
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030 15345
0200-0300
CBC Northern Quebee Service
6195 9625
0200-0300
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
0200-0300
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
02000300
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alber1a
02000300
6030
Radio France lnl'I, Paris
Vatican Radio, Vallcan City
Radio Budapest, Hungary
02000210
0200-0215
0200-0225
6055 9790
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Galro, Egypl
Havana Cuba
Korea (Soulh), Seoul
Luxembourg
Moscow, USSR
02000300
0200-0300
02000300
02000300
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
9520 9585
6120 6175
9590
7400 11790
9725 9665
7265 9615
9510 9570
02000300
02000300
02000300
0200-0300
02000300
02000300
0200-0300
0200-0300 TS
6070
6130
6060
3910
6230 9720
9495
17865
15180 15240
17750 17795
9475 9675
6140
7275 15575
6090
5915 5940
6070 7115
7250 7310
11770 12050
3955
7375
15150 17705
6095 6135
9525 1181 5
9580 9615
9655 11905
5010 5052
6005 9720
11665
5995 6130
9740 9775
15205
7285
5950 5985
9755 11 740
15345
6045
9850
7400 9870
7355
5950 7440
9505
East Coast To
East Coast To
East Coast To
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
11775
15320 17715
6000 6045
7150 7215
9580 9635
13665
7145 7270
15120
11730
11940
15425
7205 9650
9815 11 580
7445 9555
11745 11860
9680
MHz.
30.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
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10.00
10.00
10.00
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5.00
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0230-0245
0230-0300
0230-0300
0230-0300 TA
02300300
Radio Sweden. Stockholm
0230-0300
Radio Tirana. Albania
0230-0300 S,M WINB. Red Lion. Pennsylvania
AJI India Radio, New Deihl
0240-0250
02500300
I0300 UTC
30.00
Radio
Radio
Radio
WINB,
Netherland, Hllversum
Cairo, Egypt
Japan, Tokyo
Red Lion. Pennsylvania
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6010 6045 9545 9605
9700
9445 17760
9645 9770 1171 5 11980
15455
6175
9660
4860 4880
5990 6110
7295 9550
11870 15305
13645 15180
4895
6120
9610
9895
9705
0300-0356
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
5930 7095
9625
5975 6005
6120 6155
7125 7160
7325 9410
9660 9915
15380
6110 9520
11910
6165 9590
9675
17825 21610
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
6050
6175
7185
9515
11740
9585
9895
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
6095
9525
Radio RSA. South Africa
9580
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver, Brilfsh Colombia
6160
6005
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolfa
6130
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
CFRB. Toronto, Ontario
6070
3910
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HCJB. Quito, Ecuador
6230
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9495
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4820
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11945
15395
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7375
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61 15
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5960
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5915
6045
7165
9580
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5930
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7115
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9655
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SBC Radio One, Singapore
5010
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6005
9815
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Trans World Radio, Bonalre
9535
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6135 7145
11815 15120
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0300-0350
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5985
6140
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11790
7165
4890
6040
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0300-0310
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0430-0500
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0450-0500
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11850
6230
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0530-0545
0530-0555
0530-0555
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0600-0700
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0600-0700
0600-0700
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0600-0700
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0615-0700
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0630-0700
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0630-0700
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0630-0700
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0630-0700
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0645-0700
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Radio Bucharest, Romania
0645-0700
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11780
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13750
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6130
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6005
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3910
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6130
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11835
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6215
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17780
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5995
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6130
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2310
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2325
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11720
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5990
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7205
11935
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6120
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5975
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0730-0600
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11685
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9700
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6055
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0700-0800
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0700-0800
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7345 9505
5990 6010 6020
6065 6100 6140
7140 7150 7160
7280 7295 9610
15235 15250 17705
7200
5960
6050
71 10
7250
11 850
Porl Mresby, Papua New Guinea
09000910
3295
6020
9520
09000910
Voice of Lebanon, Beirut
6548
17595
09000925 M-F BAT, Brussels, Belgium
FEBC, Manila. Phlllpplnes
11 850
09000930
KTWR, Agana, Guam
11805
09000930
Nippon Broadcasting Corp.
3925
09000930
Radio Beijing, China
09000930
9700
Radio Berlin lnt'I, East Germany
09000930
21540
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
21485
09000930
09000930 A.S Radio Prague, Czechoslavkla
11685
Deutsche Well, West Germany
6 160
0900-0950
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
09001000
2310
ABC, Katherine, Australia
09001000
2485
0900-1000
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325
0900-1000 s Alventlst World Radio, Portugal
9670
09001000
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030
09001000
BBC. London. England
7180
9750
09001000
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
0900-1000
CFCN, 1Calgary, Alberta
6030
0900-1000
CHNS, Halltax, Nova Scotia
6130
0900-1000
CKWX, Vancouver. Brlllsh Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
09001000
0900-1000
(US) Far East Network. Tokyo
3910
0900-1000
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
6130
King of Hope, South Lebanon
0900-1000
6215
KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska
09001000
6150
KTWR, Guam
11805
0900-1000
21810
15350
11 755 15440
17840 21705
17780 21650 21680
[ML]
[ML]
9530
9410
11860
9720
Midwest To
Midwest To
Midwest To
Far East
Southeast Asia
9740
.-~~~~~~~~~~~~-.-,
: : , MUFi ..... !
25.00
25.00
20.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
15200
5990 6010 6020
6065 6100 6140
7140 7150 7160
7280 7295 9610
15235 15250 17705
4890 5960 5985
6040 6080 6140
utc
MONITORING TIMES
16
20 24
12 16 20 24
UIC
12. 16 20 24
urc
March 1988
57
frequencyI
09001000
0900-1000
09001000
0900-1000
Radio Japan. Tokyo
09001000
Radio Moscow, USSR
0900-1000 s Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
09001000
Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
0900-1000
SBC Radio One. Singapore
Trans World Radio, Monte Carlo
0900-1000
0900-1000
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
0900-1000
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
0900-1000
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
09150950 MA Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia
All India Radio, New Delhi
09300935
1000 UTC
6 135
4450
5995
9710
11 8 40
5905
6055
7165
5010
7105
7270
7255
7355
9615
5960
6050
7110
7280
15235
5960
9725
9835
21525
6120
6160
11805
9700
9630
5995
6055
6010 6020
6100 6140
7160 7250
9610 11850
17705
177 10 17780
15245 17860
11755 15440
15390
7180 9725 11955
7345 9505
10001030
10001030
10001030
10001030
7225
6130
9365
15650
4450
9735
9745
11 700
17635
6085
17765
11925
15485
17685
1543 5
2 1600
15640
21625
17720
10001030
10001030
10001030
10001030
10001030
1000-1030
1000-1055
10001100
1000 1100
10001100
10001100
10001100
1000-1 100
1000-11 00
1000-1 100
1000-1100
10001100
1000-11 00
10001 100
10001 100
1000-11 00
10001100
1100-1 200
11001200
1000 11 00
10001 100
1000-1100
1000-11 00
1000-11 00
100011 00
10001100
1000-1 100
1000-1100
10051010
1030-1040
10301055
10301055
9700
9590
21730
Radio Tanzania. Dar es Salaam
7165
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
9560
Voice of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
9560
Voice of Vietnam. Hanoi
9840
Trans World Radio, Monte Carlo
7105
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310
2485
ABC, Katherine. Australia
ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia
2325
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
6030
All India Radio, New Delhi
11 860
17387
BBC. London, England
6195
CBN, St. John's. Newfoundland
6160
CFCF, Montreat, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
60 30
CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
CFRB. Toronto , Ontario
6070
(US) Far East Network. Tokyo
3910
KNLS. AnchOr Point, Alaska
6150
KTWR, Agana, Guam
11805
KYOI, Satpan
11900
Radio Australia, Melbourne
9580
Radio New Zealand, Welllngton
9540
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
6055
SBC Radio One, Singapore
5010
Superpower KUSW. Utah
6135
Voice of America, Washington
5975
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
7270
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
7255
WHAi, Nobtesv1t1e, Indiana
7355
WYFR, Oakland. Calllornta
5950
Radio Pakistan. Islamabad
15606
Voice of Asta, Taiwan
5980
Radio Austria lnl'I, Vienna
17870
Radio Budapest. Hungary
9835
2 1525
11755 15440
15180 15235 17780
9885 17830 21695
12020
(ML]
[ML]
6125
9590
15120
17660
11910 1771 0 17780
Midwest To
Midwest To
Midwest To
Pacific
South America
MHz.
30.DO
25.00
25.00
25.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
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10.00
10.00
10.00
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5.00
5.00
0.00
0.00
58
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20 24
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12. 16 20 24
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0.00 ...........___._~~~__._~~~~
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UTC
frequencyI
1030-11 00
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
1030-11 00 M-F Radio Budapest, Hungary
103011 00
1030-11 00 A,S
1030-1100
1030-1100
1040-1050 H
1100-11 10
11 925
9835 11910 15160
9650
15120 17850 [ML]
17865 21605
7115 9695 9725
15355
15630
7345 9505
1100 UTC
1100-1105
1100-1105
61 30
9585
15220
6020
7165
11 835
15435
5985
11895
11645
6055
7105
1100-1115
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
1100-11 20
Radio Pakistan, Islamabad
1100-11 25
Radio Nelhertand, Hltversum
1100-11 30
HCJB. Quito, Ecuador
1100-11 30 TES Radio Caroline, Offshore. Europe
1100-11 30
Radio Japan. Tokyo
1100- 11 30
Radio Mozambique, Maputo
1100-1 130
Radio Sweden lnl'I. Stockholm
1100-1130
SLBC, Colombo. Srt Lanka
1100-11 30
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
1100-1130
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
1100-1150
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
1100-1155
Radio Beijing, China
1100-1200
ABC. Allee Sprtngs, Australia
1100-1200
ABC. Katherine, Australia
1100-1200
ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia
6090
3295
6020
9520
3295
6020
9520
9540
15606
6020
6130
5955
5990
9525
6065
11 835
9885
7430
6576
9665
2310
2485
2325
7290
4890
6040
5960
6080
5985
6140
4890
6040
5960
6080
5985
6140
11780
17760
9650
11925
6120
11818
9630
15120
11935
9732
9600
7210 17810
11835
21690
17850 [ML]
15570 17830
11735
[ML]
[ML]
1100-1200
1100-1200
6030
5965
15070
1100-1200
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
1100 1200
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
1100-1200
6030
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
1100-1200
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
11 00-1200
CKWX. Vancouver. Brilish Colombia 6080
1100-1200
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
11001200
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
1100-1200
KYOI, Salpan
11900
11 00-1200
Radio Australia, Melbourne
5995
9580
11705
1100-1200
Radio Korea. Seoul, South Korea
15575
1100-1200
Radio Moscow. USSR
6000
15225
17755
1100-1200
Radio RSA, Soulh Alrica
1100-1200 A,S Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
7165
1100-1200
Radio Zambia. Lusaka
11880
1100-1 200
Superpower KUSW, Ulah
9850
1100-1200
Voice of America. Washington
5975
6160
Voice of Asia. Taiwan
11001200
5980
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
1100-1200
7270
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
7255
1100-1200
WHRI. Noblesville, Indiana
5995
1100-1200
11 00-1200
WYFR, Oakland, California
5950
1110-1120 M-F Radio Botswana, Gaborone
4820
Radio Berlin lnl'I, East Germany
1115-1200
15445
1115-11 25
Radio France lnl'I. Paris
61 75
11700
15300
17850
111 5-1 130
Radio Korea. Seoul, South Korea
7275
111 5-1 130
Vatican Radio. Vatican City
11 840
11 15-1 145
5005
Radio Nepal, Kathmandu
11 15-1200
Trans World Radio. Bonalre
11815
1115-1200
11790
Voice of Islam ic Republic Iran
1130-1200
15410
Deutsche Welle, West Germany
s
s
Midwest To
West Coast To
Central America/Caribbean
East Europe
MHz.
30.00
..-~~...,.-.....,...-.,.--,--,,..-.,..-..,.--....,....~_,-,
MHz.
30.00 ,-..,..........,........,......,...__,.--,__,,........,.._..,...........,--,-""""""'
25.00
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r~~ ~ ~i u
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20.00
20.00
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15.00
15.00
'
25.00
'MUF 1 i ! :
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j l 1 j ~ l ~ ~ 1
6125 15430
6195 11750 11775
6060
9645
11800
10.00
5.00
5.00
0.00 L-'-_._...__.__._....__.__..._...__._.......
D 4 8 1z. 16 20 24
0.00
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7215
9770
West Coast To
Western Europe
MHz.
30.00
,-.,-..,...........,--.,-.....,...-..,.--,~:--.,--..,...........,-~
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10.00
6080
9710
10.00
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12 16 20 24
UTC
MONITORING TIMES
0.00
ufc 16
March 1988
20 24
59
frequencyi
1130-1200
1130-1200
11301200
11 30-1200
11 301200
11351140
11740
5990
5995
17605
9655
9480
6065
11850
6248
5995
6055
I1200 UTC
3295
6040
BBC, London, England
3915
12001215
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
6100
12001215
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
15190
12001215
9693
12001215
Voice of Kampuchea, Ptmom-Penh
Radio Bucharest, Romania
17720
12001220
9565
12001220 M-F Radio Budapest, Hungary
15220
11945
1200 1225 M-F Radio Finland, Helsinki
Radio Polonia, Warsaw. Poland
6095
12001225
12001230
Radio Austria lnl'I, Vienna
6155
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
12001230
5995
17605
Radio Somalia, Mogadishu
12001230
6095
12001230
Radio Tashkent, Uzbek, USSR
5945
11785
12001230
Radio Thailand. Bangkok
9655
12001230
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
11680
1200-1235 MA Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia
9615
12001236
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
6075
12001250
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
9600
1200-1255
Radio Beijing, China
7335
9770
30.00
25.00
7210
15560 17575
9610
9675
11740
9505
MHz.
6120
9715
21480
11905
11855
7110
15320
9645
7180
7345
9540
9600
11905
[IRRI
12015
9555 11735
9530 9635 9665
11600 11715 11755
2310
2485
2325
17890
6030
5965
11 775
CBN, SI. John's, Newfoundland
6160
12001300
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
12001300
1200-1300
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
12001300
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
12001300
12001300
CFRB. Toronto, Ontario
6070
3910
12001300
(US) Far East Network. Tokyo
HCJB, Qullo, Ecuador
11740
12001300
11900
KYOt, Salpan
1200-1300
Radio Australia, Melbourne
1200-1300
5995
7215
9770
12001300
6000
Radio Moscow, USSR
13790
15420
15540
17620
1200-1300
Radio RSA. South Alrlca
21590
7165
1200-1300 A.S Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
12001300
SBC Radio One, Singapore
5010
1200-1300
Superpower KUSW, Utah
9850
t 200-1300
Trans World Radio, Bonaire
11 815
Trans World Radio, Sri Lanka
t200-1300
11920
t200-1300
Voice of America, Washington
61 10
12001300
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
7270
12001300
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
7255
12001300
WCSN, Boston, Massachusetls
5960
1200 1300
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
5995
12001300
WYFR, Oakland, California
5950
12001300
WYFR Satellite Net, camornla
13695
12151300
Radio Berlin lnl'I, E. Germany
15445
1215 1300
Radio Cairo, Egypt
17675
12001300
12001300
1200-1300
12001300
12001300
12001300
7205
9710
11 670
151 50
15475
15595
11900
15225
15490
17655
5052 11940
9760 11715
15120
11715
6175
6185
East Africa
MHz.
30.00 ,.-.,.........,.-...,--.....,.......,.........,.--,---,,--,..-.,.-..,.......,..,
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20.00
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15.00
15.00
10.00
10.00
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6080
9645
Middle East
.. , MUF !
6060
9580
11 705
7135
15140
15460
15585
West Africa
15.00
15115 17690
West Coast To
i,r,rt 1,,1 .
0.00
6125 15430
6195 9740 11750
12095 15070 18080
West Coast To
20.00
5.00
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20 24
Jrc 16
20 24
frequencyI
1230-1235
1230-1245
1230-1255
1230-1300
1230- 1300
1230-1300
1240-1250
1245-1255
1245-1300
1300-1305
1300-1315
1300-1325
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
1300-1330
1300-1330
30.00
11 915 15320
6195 9635
12040 15270
17695
9695
9725
11 845 15155
15315 15365
11 785 t5170
11300 UTC
MHz.
3905
9565
15120
7275
6155
6125
9660
15390
11750
15190
5985
11895
9805
15195
21620
9665
15240
Cairo. Egypt
Finland, Helsinki
Ghana, Accra
Norway lnl'I, Oslo
5980
6140
17720
7160
9760
15070
15170
21700
1300-1330
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
1300-1332 A,S Trans World Radio, Bonalre
13001350
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
1300-1355
Radio Beijing, China
1300-1400
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
1300-1400
ABC, Katherine, Australia
1300-1400
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
1300-1400
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
7270
11815
9325
7335
2310
2485
2325
6030
15430
1300-1400
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
1300-1400
CBU, Vancouver. British Colombia
6160
1300- 1400
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
1300-1400
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
1300- 1400
CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
1300-1400
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto. Ontario
1300-1400
6070
1300-1400 s ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia
11830
1300-1400
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
1300-1400
11850
FEBC, Manila, Phlllpplnes
1300-1400
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
11740
1300-1400 M-A KYOI, Salpan
11900
1300-1400
Radio AUstralla, Melbourne
5995
9580
1300-1400
Radio Jordan. Amman
9560
1300-1400
Radio Moscow. USSR
6050
9830
12040
15540
17820
1300-1400
Radio SPLA (Sudanese clandesllne) 4666
1300-1400 A,S Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
7165
5010
1300-1400
SBC Radio One, Singapore
1300-1400 s Superpower KUSW, Utah
9850
1300-1400
Voice of America, Washington
6110
11715
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
7255
1300-1400
1300-1400
WCSN, Boston, Massachusetls
5980
1300- 1400
WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana
9455
1300- 1400
WYFR, Oakland, California
5950
15170
15115 17890
6060
6080
7205
7135
11670
13625
15585
7185
11840
13790
15595
9820
11900
15225
17655
9550 1171 0
5052 11 940
9455
7230
11790
6010
13695
6175 11580
West Coast To
Central Africa
South Africa
Indian Ocean
MHz.
30.00
MHz.
..--~-~-~~~
30.00
MUF!
25.00
20.00 11!1ui
20.00
15.00
15.00 .
15.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
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20.00
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9760
15120
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25.00
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6125 15330 15330
West Coast To
...-..,......,.........,..._,.._,.......,.....,~,..-..,........,--:-....,...,
9345
9530 11600 11755
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16 20 24
61
frequency I
1300-1400
13051315
1315-1325
Voice of Lebanon, Beirut
1330-1355 MA BRT, Brussels, Belgium
1330-1400
BBC, London, England
1330-1400
1331)-1400
1330-1400
1331)-1400
13321400
1345-1400
1400-1430
1400-1430
MHz.
30.00
9500 11985
9550 11 710
15085
T
5985 7115
11895 15355
14001450
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
6576 11735
Radio Beijing, China
11600 15165
14001455
2485
1400-1500
ABC, Kalherlne, AUslralia
1400-1500
ABC, Perth, Australia
9610
7275
1400-1500
Advenllst World Radio, Italy
9545 11810
1400-1500
All India Radio, New Delhi
6 125 15330
1400-1500
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
1400-1500
BBC, London. England
5995 6195
11705 11 750
14001500
CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
6160
1400-1500 MA CBU, Vancouver, Brlllsh Colombia
1400-1500
CFCF, Monlreal, Quebec
6005
1400-1500
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
1400-1500
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolla
6130
1400-1500
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
1400-1500
CFRB, Toronlo, Ontario
6070
1400-1500 s ELWA. Monrovia. Liberia
11830
1400-1500
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
1400-1500
FEBC, Manila, Philippines
9670 11 850
1400-1500
HCJB. Quito, Ecuador
11740 15115
1400-1500
KYOI, Salpan
11900
14001500
Radio AUstralla, Melbourne
5995 6035
7205 9580
14001500
s Radio Canada lnl'I, Monlreal
9625 11720
17820
Radio Japan. Tokyo
1400-1500
5990 7210
1400-1500
Radio Jordan. Amman
9560
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
9570 9750
1400-1500
14001500
Radio Moscow, USSR
5905 5920
6050 6095
7135 7185
9530 9830
13790 15225
15595 17655
17820
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1450
7275
9540
9600
12020
7275 11 740 15575
11400 UTC
14001405
1400-1 425
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1430-1500
Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade
1445-1500
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1445-1500
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1500 UTC
1500-1505
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1500-1525
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5955 11 735 13770 15560
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Radio Verilas Asia. Philippines
9770 15215
1500-1530
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1500-1545
5950 6175 11830 151 70
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1500-1550
7225 9735 17765 15135
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9820
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6576 7290 9325 9640
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11600 15165
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6160
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6005
1500-1600
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6030
6130
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6070
11830
3910
9670
11740 15115
6280
11980
11900
5995 6035
7205 7215
9555 9625
11955 15315
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9560
5905 5920
6050 6095
7185 7315
11705 11840
15475 15585
9655 15125
5010 5052
9850
9000 9760
7165 9560
11790 15150
6100
4950
7255 11770
13760
15105 21640
11965
5950 6175
15170
15375 17612
13695 15375
11850 15185
6115 7295
11865 15325
3905 3925
7160 7412
6060
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11915
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21700
5980 6020
6165 7135
7345 11670
11900 13790
17755 21590
11940
15205
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1530-1600
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1530-1600
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1530-1600
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1540-1550 M-A '\/olce
1545-1600
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1545-1600
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1545-1600
Vatican Radio, Vatican City
1550-1600 H-S KTWR, Agana, Guam
1600 UTC
1600-1610
1600-1610
1600-1610
1600-1625
1600-1625
1600-1630
1600-1630
1600-1630
13695
9730
4860
9545
6160
9950
1600-1630
Radio Polonia, Warsaw. Poland
1600-1630 M-F Radio Portugal, Lisbon
1600-1630
Radio Sweden, Stockholm
1600-1630
SLBC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trans World Radio, Swaziland
1600-1630
1600-1630
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Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
1600-1630
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15510
11780
7345
11990
21505
21810
11915
9605 11665
151 10 13715
11835
15430 17830 13685
7445
11645 15630
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11810
9780
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4800
5010
6110
15160
6055
11685
15110
11830
9660
7365
11625
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15245
6065
6075
5055
5980
9840
9820
15325
5052 11940
9585 9835 11910
7345 9605 11665
11990 15110 13715
17705 21505
11850 11870 15310
9465 9785 11615
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9540
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9720
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7445
12020
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1600-1645
1600-1645
1600-1655
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
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1600-1700
1600-1700
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16001700
1600-1700
1600-1700
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1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
1602-1700
1610-1615
1610-1620
1610-1625
1610-1650
1630-1645
Trans World Radio, Swaziland
1630-1700 MA ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia
1630-1700
Radio Nelhertand, Hllversum
1630-1700
Radio Peace and Progress. USSR
1630-1700
Radio Polonia. Warsaw. Poland
1630-1 700
SLBC. Colombo, Sri Lanka
1630-1700
Swaziland Commercial Radio
16301700
Voice of Africa. Egypl
1630-1700 M-A Voice of Namibia (Angola)
1640-1650 s Radio Free Europe. Munich*
1645-1700
1645-1700
1645-1700
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7245
11730
7295
2310
9610
2325
9700
15460
5975
7180
11705
15260
9625
6160
6160
6005
6030
6130
9535 11955
15320 17865
9570 11 715 15130
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15330 15430
5995 6195 7105
9515 9605 9740
11820 12095 15070
15400 17885
11720
6080
6070
3910
11740
11735
5995
7205
15130
9625
17820
6175
9560
5975
3380
5905
6050
71 15
7345
11840
9705
9684
9580
15225
9575
154 10
17785
6100
7255
21640
15105
11965
11830
21525
21615
13695
15295
6248
3356
15325
9745
15510
5055
11830
6020
9470
9860
7125
6075
6155
15255
11955
5985
11895
6195
3300
7285
15115 17890
6035
7215
6060
9580
6080
5980 6020
6165 7105
7150 7315
9565 11670
9720
9645 11740
9525
15570
9490 9515 9760
11980 12030 12050
9525 11840
7115
15355
7180
9525
9695
9605
9725
1700 UTC
1700-1705
Radio Uganda, Kampala
1700-1715
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
1700-1715 M-A Voice of Namibia (Angola)
1700-1725
Radio Netherland, Hliversum
17001730
Radio Auslralia, Melbourne
4976 5026
9385 9640
11955
6020 15570
5995 6060
9580
17001730
Radio Berlln lnt'I, East Germany
6115 7260
1700-1730
Radio Japan, Tokyo
5990 11815
17001730
Radio Norway lnt'I, Oslo
9655 15220
1700-1745
BBC, London. England
5975 5995
11820 12095
15400 17885
1700-1750
Radio Pyongyang, North Korea
7290 9325
1700-1755
Radio Beijing, China
7295 9570
17001800 F ABC, Alice Springs, Australla
2310 [ML)
1700-1800
ABC, Tennant Creek. Australia
2325 [ML)
1700-1800
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
9700 15330
1700-1800
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625 11720
1700-1800
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
17001800
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
1700-1800
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
1700-1800
CFCN, Calgary. Alberta
6030
1700-1800
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
1700-1800
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
1700-1800
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
1700-1800
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
17001800 A,S KCBI, Dallas, Texas
11735
1700-1800
Radio Havana Cuba
11 920
17001800
Radio Jordan, Amman
9560
1700-1800 M-F Radio Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
9553 [ML)
1700-1800
Radio Moscow, USSR
5920 5980
7115 7135
7315 7345
9565 9740
12050
1700-1800
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9705 9720
1700-1800
Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
9684
1700-1800
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
9580
1700-1800
5052 11940
SBC Radio One, Singapore
1700-1800 A.S Swaziland Commercial Radio
6155
1700-1800
Superpower KUSW, Utah
15225
1700-1800
15255
Voice of Africa. Egypt
1700-1800
Voice of America. Washington
6110 9575
11920 15410
15600 17785
1700-1800
Voice of Kenya. Nairobi
6100
1700-1800
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
11770
1700-1800
WCSN, Boston, Massachusens
21640
1700-1800
WHAi. Noblesville, Indiana
15105
1700-1800
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15295
1700-1800 S-F WMLK. Bethel, Pennsylvania
9455
1700-1800
WANO, New Orleans. Louisiana
15420
1700-1800
WYFR, Oakland. California
11580 11830
15170 17612
1700-1800
WYFR Satellite Net, California
13695 15375
171 5-1730
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
9870 15575
1715-1745
BBC. London. England*
3975 6185
1715-1800
Radio Berlin lnl'I, East Germany
9665 15145
1718-1800
Radio Pakistan. Islamabad
6210 11570
1725-1740
Radio Suriname lnt'I, Paramlbo
7835v
1725-1800
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
11780 15150
1730-1735
All India Radio, New Deihl
4840 4860
7412 9950
1730-1800
7355
KNLS. Anchor Point. Alaska
1730-1755
Radio Bucharest. Romania
7105 9530
11940
1730-1800
Radio Australia, Melbourne
5995 6035
7205 9580
17301800
Radio Berlin lnt'I, E. Germany
6115 7260
1730-1800
Radio Polonia, Warsaw. Poland
6135 9540
1730 1800
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
9605 11685
9925 11585
6080
7205
9730
15310
9515 9740
15070 15260
9640
9977
15430
6020 6165
7150 7260
9470 9490
9760 11840
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9645 11760
15445 15580
17800 17870
13695 13760
17845
7165
15255
4920
6160
9685 11790
6060
6080
9730
11695 11990
65
frequency I
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1734-1800
1745-1800
1745-1800
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1800-1804
1800-1805
1800-1815
1800-1815
1800-1825
1800-1825
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1845
1800-1845
1800-1850
1800-1850
18001856
1800-1900 F
1800-1900 F
1800-1900
1800-1900
18001900
1800-1900
18001900
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900 A.S
1800-1900
1800-1900
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900 M-F
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900 M-A
1800-1900 A.S
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1900 S-F
66
13715 15110
7245 9560 11735 15310
5980 6100 7240 11735
15345
11760
9515 9740 12095 15070
15260 15400
11800
11 760
11940
3970 4750
5010
SLBC, Colombo, Sn Lanka
11800
Radio Prague. CzechOslovakla
9605 11685
15110 21505
RAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15345
BBC, London, England
9740 11820
15400
4835 5995
Radio Bamako, Mall
Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal
15260 17820
Radio Mozambique, Maputo
3265 4855
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
5930 7345
Radio Sofia Bulgaria
7245 7155
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
3985 6165
Voice of Africa, Egypt
15255
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
9840 12020
Radio Abidjan. Ivory Coast
7215
Trans World Radio, Swaziland
9525
Deutsche Welle, West Germany
7225 9745
Radio Bras, Brasilia, Brazil
15265
Radio RSA. South Africa
17880
ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310 [ML)
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325 [MLJ
All India Radio, New Deihl
11935 15360
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
9700 15330
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625 11 720
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU. Vancouver, British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
CKWX, Vancouver, Br1tlsh Colombia 6080
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
KCBI, Dallas, Texas
11735
KNLS. Anchor Point, Alaska
7355
Radio Australia. Melbourne
5995 6035
7205 7215
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya
15450
Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea
15575
Radio Kuwait, Kuwait
11665
Radio Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
9553 [ML)
Racllo Moscow, USSR
5920 5980
7150 7195
9565 11 840
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
11780 15150
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9705 9720
Radio Tanzania. Dar es Salaam
9684
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
9580
Superpower KUSW, Utah
15225
Swaziland Commercial Radio
6155
Voice of America. Washington
9700 9760
15445 15580
17800 17870
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
6100
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
11770 15120
WCSN, Boston, Massachusells
21515
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
13760 15105
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15295
WMLK, Bethel, Pennsylvania
9455
March 1988
4795
4850
11990 13715
12095 15070
9618
9700
9535
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
WYFR Satellite Net. Galilornla
1805-1830 A.S Radio Austria lnt'I. Vienna
1815-1825
Voice or Lebanon. Beirut
181 51900
Radio Bangladesh, Dhaka
1830-1855
Radio Austria lnl'I, Vienna
1830-1855
BAT, Brussel s, Belgium
Radio
Polonia, Warsaw, Poland
1800-1855
BBC, London, England
1830-1900
1830-1900 A.S Radio Canada lnl'l, Montreal
Radio Havana Cuba
1830-1900
1830-1900 MWF Radio Mozambique, Maputo
1830-1900
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
1830-1900
Radio Sweden, Stockholm
1830-1900
Radio Tirana, Albania
1830-1900
Spanish Foreign Radio. Madrid
1830-1900
Swiss Radio lnl'l. Berne
1830-1900
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
1840-1850 M-A Voice of Greece, Athens
1840-1900
Radio Senegal, Dakar
1845-1855
Radio Naclonal, Conaky, Guinea
18451900
All India Radio, New Delhi
18451900
BBC, London, England*
1845-1900
Radio Berlin lnl'I, East Germany
Radio Ghana, Accra
1845-1900
1855-1900
Africa No. 1, Gabon
1900 UTC
15420
11380
15566
13695
5945
6548
6240
5945
5910
5995
9525
9740
15260
9670
3265
6020
11 845
7120
7275
9885
15185
11 645
4950
4833
7412
6070
9665
6130
4830
7125
119200 15255
15475
11 785 13790
1900-1903
19001915
1900-1915
1900-1925
15430
6060
6080
9580
711 5
7260
7135
7345
11760 15410
15600 17785
21485
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Budapest, Hungary
15475
6240
9684
6110
11910
1900-1925
Radio Netherland, Hllversum
6020
1900-1930 F ABC, Alice Springs, Australia
2310
1900-1930 F ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325
1900-1930
Kol Israel, Jerusalem
7355
9845
1900-1930
Radio Afghanistan, Kabul
4760
1900-1930
Radio Berlin lnl'l, East Germany
9665
1900-1930
Radio Japan, Tokyo
9505
1900-1930
Radio Kiev. Ukraine, USSR
6010
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9590
1900-1930 MF Radio Portugal, Lisbon
11870
1900-1930
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria
7245
1900-1930
Radio Yugoslavia. Belgrade
5980
1900-1930
Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid
7275
1900-1930
Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi
9840
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Radio Beijing, China
6860
1900-2000
All India Radio. New Deihl
7412
19002000
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
9700
19002000
BBC, London, England
6180
12095
19002000
CBC Nonhern Quebec Service
9625
1900-2000
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
1900-2000
CBU, Vancouver. Br111sh Colombia
6160
19002000
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
1900-2000
CFCN. Galgary, Alberta
6030
1900-2000
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia
6130
1900-2000
CKWX. Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
19002000
CFRB, Toronto, Ontar1o
6070
19002000
(US) Far East Network. Tokyo
3910
19002000
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador
11790
1900-2000 A.S KCBI, Dallas, Texas
11735
1900-2000
KNLS, Anchor Point. Alaska
7355
1900-2000
KYOI, Salpan
9495
19002000
Radio Algiers, Algeria
9509
1900-2000
Radio Australia, Melbourne
6035
7215
7505
7220
9585
9835
6090
9590
15250
9560
7240
9765
12020
9470
11620
15330
9410
15400
11720
6165
15230
7170
11 735 15310
9620
11840 15375
11935 15360
15430
9740 11820
15270 17790
frequencyI
1900-2000
Radio
1900-2000
Radio
1900-2000
Radio
1900-2000 M-A Radio
1900-2000
Radio
Ghana. Accra
Havana Cul>a
Kuwait, Kuwait
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Moscow, USSR
1900-2000
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
1900-2000
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
1900-2000
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1900-2000
Radio Zambia, Lusaka
1900-2000 M-A Superpower KUSW, Utah
1900-2000 A,S Swaziland Commercial Radio
1900-2000
Trans World Radio Swaziland
1900-2000
Voice of America, Washington
1900-2000
Voice of Ethiopia. Addis Al>aba
1900-2000
Voice of Kenya, Nairobi
1900-2000
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
1900-2000
WCSN, Boston, Massachusetts
1900-2000
WHAi, Noblesville. Indiana
1900-2000
WINB, Red Lion. Pennsylvania
1900-2000 S-F WMLK, Bethel, Pennsylvania
1900-2000
WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana
1900-2000
WYFR. Oakland, Gallfornla
1900-2000 M-A WYFR Salelllle Net, Gallfornla
1910-1920
Radio Botswana. Gaborone
1920-1930 M-A Voice of Greece, Alhens
1930-1940
Radio Togo, Lome
1930-2000
ABC, Katherine, Australla
1930-1955
Radio Finland, Helsinki
1930-2000
Radio Beijing, China
1930-2000
Radio Bucharest, Romania
1930-2000 M-F Radio Ganada lnt'I, Montreal
1930-2000
Voice of Republic of Iran
1935-1955
RAI, Rome, Italy
1940-2000 M-A Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia
1945-2000
AJI India Radio. New Deihl
!2000 UTC
2000-2005 S-F
(ML)
7150
9565
7195
9580
7260
9865
15150
7345
9720
11770
17830
9530 11755
7480 9440
6105 7145 7195
7235 11945 15325
9770
7290
11790
11 860
9575
2000-2005
Radio Zambia. Lusaka
2000-2005 M-A Vatican Radio, Vatican City
2000-2010
2000-2010
2000-2015
2000-2015
2000-2015
2000-2025
2000-2025
2000-2030
2000-2030
6130
9670
11665
9553
7115
7290
11840
11780
5930
9705
9580
17715
6155
3205
9700
15445
17870
9595
6100
7255
21515
13760
15295
9455
15420
13695
17845
13695
3356
7430
5047
2485
6120
6955
5990
5995
17875
9022
7275
9575
9755
Radio
Voice
Radio
Radio
Trans
Radio
Radio
KNLS,
Radio
Zambia. Lusaka
of Kenya, Nairobi
Togo, Lome
Ulan Bator, Mongolia
World Radio, Swazlland
Beijing, China
Bucharest. Romania
Anchor Point. Alaska
Australia, Melbourne
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2045
2000-2045
MONITORING TIMES
2000-2100
ABC, Katherine, Australia
2000-2100 M-A ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2000-2100
2485
2325 [ML)
6005
9410
15070
2000-2100
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
2000-2100
CBU, Vancouver. British Colombia
6160
2000-2100
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
2000-2100
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
2000-2100
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
6130
2000-2100
CKWX, Vancouver, British Colombia 6080
2000-2100
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
6070
2000-2100
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
3910
2000-2100
Radio Kuwait, Kuwait
11 665
2000-2100
King of Hope, Southern Lebanon
6280
2000-2100 M-F KVOH, Rancho Simi. California
17775
2000-2100
KYOI, Salpan
9495
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
2000-2 100
9875
2000-2100 M-F Radio Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
9553
2000-2100
Radio Moscow. USSR
5905
7195
2000-2100
Radio New Zealand, Wellington
11780
2000-2100
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9705
2000-2100
Radio Zambia. Lusaka
9580
2000-2100
Superpower KUSW, Utah
17715
2000-2100
Voice of America, Washington
9670
15445
17870
2000-2100
Voice of Turkey, Ankara
7130
2000-2100
Voice of Nigeria. Lagos
11770
2000-2100
WCSN, Boston, Massachusetts
15390
2000-2100
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
13760
2000-2100
15420
WANO. New Orleans, Louisiana
2003-2100
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
15295
2005-2100
9950
Radio Damascus, Syria
2010-2100 A.S Voice of Kenya. Nairobi
6100
2015-2100
ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia
11830
2015-2100
Radio Cairo. Egypt
9670
RA!, Rome, llaly
2025-2045
7235
Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland
2030-2055
6095
Radio Australia, Melbourne
2030-2100
9580
Radio Beijing, China
2030-2100
6955
11790
2030-2100
Radio Korea. Seoul, South Korea
6480
2030-2100
9540
Radio Netherland. Hllversum
2030-2100 M-F Radio Portugal, Lisbon
7155
Radio Sofia Bulgaria
2030-2100
7115
2030-2100
Radio Tirana. Albania
9480
2030-2 100
Voice of Alrica. Cairo, Egypt
15375
March 1988
7115
7840
151 50
9720
7150 7185
9735 11840
7215
9445
17830
11625
9575
7285
9620
7480
9710
9440
9745
7550 15575
9715 9895 11 740
9740
7155 9700
11 835
67
frequency I
2030-2100
2030-2100
2040-2100
2045-2100
20452100
2045-2100
2045-2100
2045-2100
2045-2100
2050-2100
2100 UTC
9840
7275
15230
7412
1171 5
6100
5965
5975
9625
11830
17612
6190
12020
9765
15300
9550
9910 11620
6125
11700 11760 15120
13695 15170 15566
17845
7250 9645
11625
6155 7205 9655
7130 11945 15325
7160
7230 9635
15270 17790
11880 11945 15150
17820
71 15 7155
6125
13695 17612 17845
2200 UTC
9950 11625
3345 6165
6190 7250
6100
6100
5945 6155
6955 7480
11790
5990 6105
Radio Bucharest, Romania
2100-2125
2100-2125
9540 9715
Radio Nelherland, Hllversum
2100-2130
Radio Bertin lnt'I, Easl Germany
5965 6125
2100-2130
Radio Japan, Tokyo
5965 7140
6480 7550
Radio Korea, Seoul, Soulh Korea
2100-2130
Radio Moscow, USSR
7150 7195
21002130
Radio Sweden. Slockholm
6065 9700
21002130
Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid
7275 9765
2100-2130
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne
9885 12035
21002130
2100-2 t35
11830
ELWA. Monrovia. Liberia
2100-2140
15230 15300
Radio Havana Cuba
Radio Cairo, Egypt
9670
21002145
9852 11905
WYFR. Qakland, Gallfornla
21002145
1761 2 17845
Deutsche Welle, West Germany
7130 9765
21002150
21002150
9875
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
7215
21002150
Voice of Turt<ey, Ankara
21002155
Radio Beiji ng, China
6860 9470
2100-2200 MA ABC, Alice Springs, Auslralla
2310 (ML]
ABC, Katherine. Australia
2485
2100-2200
2325 (ML]
2100-2200 MA ABC, Tennant Creek. Australia
2100-2200
9550 99 10
All India Radio, New Deihl
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV 15330 15345
2100-2200
3995 6005
BBC, London, England
2100-2200
7325 9410
9625 11720
CBC Northern Quebec Service
2100-2200
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
21002200
CBU, Vancouver, Brillsh Colombia
6160
21002200
CFCF, Montreal. Quebec
21002200
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
2100-2200
6030
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2100-2200
6130
CKWX, Vancouver. Brlllsh Colombia 6080
2100-2.2 00
6070
CFRB. Toronlo. Onlarfo
21002200
3910
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
2100-2200
King of Hope, Southern Lebanon
6280
2 1002200
2100-2200
KSDA. Agal, Guam
11965
17715
2100-2200 MA KUSW, Salt Lake City, Ul ah
17775
2 100-2200
KVOH. Rancho Simi, California
9875
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
2100-2200
9552.5
2100-2200 A.S Radio Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
21()0-2200
7295 9580
Radio RSA. South Africa
9580
2100-2200 A.S Radio Zambia. Lusaka
Voice of Africa. Cairo, Egypt
2100-2200
15375
Voice of America, Washington
2100-2200
6040 6045
15410 15445
17800 17870
15120
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos
2100-2200
WCSN, Boston. Massachusetts
9495
2100-2200
WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana
9770 17830
2100-2200
2100-2200
WINS, Red Lion. Pennsylvania
15185
68
15420
9950
5945
5995
5965
6030
11790
5995
15325
6070
11830
5965
11830
11830
March 1988
9645
9585
9440
9870
9745
7145 7195
9895 11740
7280 17835
15575
11840
15570
15340
2200-2210
22002210
2200-2215 MA
2200-2215 MA
22002215
22002215 MF
2200-2225
22002225
2200-2225
2200-2225
2200-2230
22002230
2200-2230
13695 15170
22002230
22002230
2200-2230 MA
22002230
22002230 s
22002230
2200-2245
2200-2245
2200-2250
2200-2255
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300
22002300
2200-2300
22002300
22002300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
22002300
22002300
9860
11715
15430
6175 6180
15260
22002300 M-F
22002300
2200-2300
11900
22002300
2200-2300
9700 11 760
15580 17785
MONITORING TIMES
2200-2300
22002300
22002300
2200-2300
22152230
2215-2230
3993 11830
3925 4890
6020 6040
9520
Radio Damascus. Syria
9950 11625
Radio Sierra Leone, Freetown
5980
ABC, Alice Springs. Australia
2310 (Ml]
ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia
2325 (Ml]
BBC, London, England*
5965 7160
Voice of America, Washlnglon
9640 11740
17730
BAT. Brussels. Belgium
5910
Radio Flnland, Helsinki
6120 9670
RAI, Rome. Italy
5990 9710
Vatican Radio, Vallcan City
6015 9615
ABC, Katherine, Auslralia
2485
All India Radio, New Dei hl
9550 9910
BBC, London, England
5975 6005
99 15 15260
CBC Northern Quebec Service
9625 11720
KGEI, San Francisco, California
15280
KUSW, Salt Lake City, Ulah
15580
Radio Berlin lnt'I. E. Germany
15965 6125
Radio Norway lnt'I, Oslo
9605 9525
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
6055
151 85
WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
13695 15170
WYFR, Oakland. California
9875
Radio Baghdad, Iraq
RAE. Buenos Aires. Argnetina
6060 9690
6030 15345
(US) Armed Forces Radio and TV
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
6160
CBU, Vancouver. British Colombia
6160
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
6005
CFCN, Calgary, Alberta
6030
CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scolla
6130
CKWX, Vancouver. British Colombia 6080
CFRB. Toronto, Ontario
6070
(US) Far East Nelwork, Tokyo
3910
King of Hope, Soulhern Lebanon
6280
KVOH, Rancho Simi, Galtfornla
17775
Radio Australia. Melbourne
15160 15240
17795
Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal
9760 11945
Radio Havana Cuba
6 165
Radio Moscow. USSR
5915 5945
711 5 7195
9515 12050
SBC Radio One. Singapore
5010 5052
Voice of America. Washington
15120 15185
15320 17740
Voice of Free China. Taiwan
7355 9955
WCSN, Boston, Massachusens
9495
WHAi, Noblesville. Indiana
9770 17830
13760
WANO. New Orleans, Louisiana
BBC, London. England*
11820 15390
Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade
5980 7240
5960
6080
5985
6140
15120 15160
11800
11830
11620 11715
6175 7325
11860
17612 17845
11710
15430
15320 15395
6045 6200
7310 9490
13665 15455
11940
15290 15305
11805 15370
9620
2230-2300
2230-2300 A.S
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2230-2300
2245-2300
2245-2300
2245-2300
2245-2300
2248-2300
5975
9410
9625
7355
9815
3985
7245
6110
5995
6070
7215
6100
6190
9840
6055
11715
3366
15150
13695
15145
6005 6175
9915 15070
11720
7462 9010
9845 11655
6165
11815
7325
7125
7270
6135
11720
9480
9435
12020
7215 9535 9910
11745
4915
17705
15170 17612 17845
I
2300-2315
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2330
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
2300-2345
2300-2350
2300-2350
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
5975
6195
9915
9755
6110
6070
6045
6200
11860
15145
11735
7135
6055
11715
6030
9625
6005
7325
15260
11730
11720
9695
7165
13645
6120
9515
6175
9590
2300-0000
CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland
2300-0000
CBU, Vancouver, British Colombia
2300-0000
CFCF, Montreal, Quebec
2300-0000
CFCN, C&lgery, Alberta
2300-0000
CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2300-0000
CKWX, Vancouver, Bnllsh Colombia
2300-0000
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
2300-0000
(US) Far East Network, Tokyo
2300-0000 M-A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah
2300-0000
KVOH, Rancho Simi, C&llfornle
2300-0000
Radio Australia, Melbourne
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2315-2330
2315-0000
7400 11790
6160
6160
6005
6030
6130
6080
6070
3910
15580
17775
15160 15240
17795
7235
7280 11800
15300
5915 6045
7215 7310
15425 15445
13665
15150 17705
9655 11905
6045
9495
9770 11770
13760
9660 9680
17612
11820 15390
5975 6005
9515 9590
15435
6055 9630
15575
6200 7065
9840 12020
9395 11645
3915 6080
15145
15320 15395
15195 15280
7115 7150
11770 12050
15170 15440
6175 7325
9915 11955
9762
13650
7160 9445 17760
7215 9535 9910
11745
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0215
0230
0230
0235
0250
0300
0300
0300
0309
0315
0330
0340
0345
0400
0430
0445
0450
0500
0500
0509
0510
0530
0530
0535
0545
0550
28902.
0600
0600
0600
Sunday
0630
0645
0000
0000
0009
0015
0030
0030
0050
0053
0100
0100
0102
0130
0200
0200
0209
70
Marr/1 1988
0700
0709
0730
0745
0750
0800
0809
0815
0900
0909
0915
0945
1000
1002
1015
1030
1100
MONITORING TfMES
2200
2209
2220
2225
2230
2230
2240
2245
2245
2300
2300
2309
2315
Monday
0000
0000
0009
0015
0020
0030
0050
0053
0100
0100
0102
0130
0130
0145
0200
0209
0215
0230
0230
0300
0300
0309
0315
0330
0340
0400
0430
0445
0450
0500
0500
0509
0510
0530
0530
MONITORING TIMES
(See 0230)
0545 BBC: Recording of the Week
0600 BBC: Newsdesk
0600 Vatican Radio: The Pope, The
Church, The World
0630 BBC: Six Cities
0700 BBC: World News
0709 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours (News
summary)
0730 BBC: Ca11 Communism Cope? (except
4th: Why Should This Happen to
Me?)
0800 BBC: World News
0809 BBC: Reflections
0815 BBC: Augustus Cwp Esq By Hi111self
(except 25th: Behind the Walls)
0830 BBC: Anything Goes
0840 Voice of Greece: News
0900 BBC: World News
0909 BBC: British Press Review
0915 BBC: Good Books
0930 BBC: Fi11a11cial News (except 4th:
Through My Window)
0945 BBC: Peeble's Choice
1000 BBC: News Summa1y
1002 BBC: Six Cities
1030 BBC: The Vi11tage Chan Show
1040 Voice of Greece: News
1100 BBC: World News
1109 BBC: News About Britain
1110 Radio Botswana: News
1115 BBC: Tech Talk
1120 Radio Botswana: University of
Botswana
1115 BBC: Health Matters
1130 BBC: Album Time
1200 BBC: Radio Newsreel
1215 BBC: My Word!
1235 Voice of Greece: News
1245 BBC: Spans Roundup
1300 BBC: World News
1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours (News
summary)
1330 BBC: Anything Goes
1400 BBC: News
1405 BBC: Outlook
1445 BBC: Canne1y Row
1500 BBC: Radio Newsreel
1515 BBC: Six Cities (except 4th:
Sp01tsworld)
1540 Voice of Greece: News
1545 BBC: Ca11nery Row
1600 BBC: World News
1609 BBC: Commentaty
1610 Radio Botswana: News
1615 BBC: Squaring the Triangle (except
4th: A Joumey Round My People)
1630 BBC: Big Bands - The Singers
1645 BBC: The World Today
1645 Radio Botswana: Around the Wodd
Today
1700 BBC: Wodd News
1709
1745
1800
1830
1840
1900
1902
1910
1932
1945
2000
2000
2005
2009
2020
2030
2030
2035
2045
2100
2100
2102
2112
2115
2120
2130
2130
2200
2200
2205
2209
2225
2225
2230
2230
2235
2240
2245
2300
2300
2309
2310
2315
2315
2330
2330
2335
2350
Tuesday
BBC: World News
KVOH: World News
KVOH: Point of View
BBC: News about Britain
BBC: Radio Newsreel
Vatican Radio: A Many Splendored
Thing
0100 BBC: News Su111111a1y
0100 Deutsche Welle: News
0100 KVOH: World News
0000
0000
0005
0009
0015
0050
March 1988
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0102
0105
0120
0130
0130
0130
0200
0200
0205
0209
0215
0230
0230
0235
0250
0300
0300
0300
0309
0315
0330
0340
0345
0400
0445
0450
0500
0500
0509
0510
0530
0530
0535
0545
0550
0600
0600
0600
0630
0645
0700
0709
0745
0800
0809
0815
0830
0840
0900
0909
72
BBC: Outlook
0915 BUC: 7/Je Wodd Today
KVOH: Our Daily Bread
0930 BBC: Financial News
KVOH: Spo1tscast
0940 llBC: Spom Roundup
BBC: Siron Sto1y
1000 BBC: News Summa1y
KVOH: Wodd News
1030 BUC: Spo11s ltrtemational
Voice of Greece: News
1040 Voice of Greece: News
BBC: Wodd Ne ws
1100 BBC: World News
KVOH: Wod d News
1109 BBC: Ne111s about Britain
KVOI-1: lliglr Adventure's Hall of
1110 Radio Uotswa na: News
Fame
1115 BBC: Waveguide (Listening tips)
nnc: Com111c11tr11y
1125 BBC: A L etter fmm Scotland
IlBC: Network UK
1130 BBC: Citizens
BBC: Spo11s l111emationa/
1200 BBC: Radio Newsreel
Radio Netherlands: Wodd Ne111s
1215 BBC: Multitmck I (Top 20)
Radio Netherlands: Ne111s/ine
1235 Voice of Greece: Ne111s
Radio Netherla nds: Research File
1245 BBC: Spo11s Roundup
1300 BBC: Wodd Ne111s
(Science)
UUC: Wodd News
1309 BBC: Twellly-Four flours (News
Deutsche Welle: News
summary)
Voice of Nicaragua: Nicaragua Today 1330 BBC: Netwolic UK
(News)
1345 BBC: Recording of tire Week
BllC: News about B1itain
1400 BBC: World N ews
BBC: Tire Worfd Today
1405 BllC: Outlook
BBC: John Peel (Progressive rock)
1500 BBC: Radio Newsreel
Voice of Greece: Ne ws
1515 BBC: A Jolly Good Show
Voice of Nicaragua: Nicaragua Today
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summary)
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1715 BBC: Citizens
BBC: New Ideas (British products)
1745 BBC: Spo1ts Roundup
Radio Netherlands: Wodd News
1800 BBC: Newsdesk
Radio Netherlands: Ne111sline (See
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0235)
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BBC: Tire Worfd Today
1900 BBC: Ne 111s Summary
Radio Netherlands: Research File
1902 BBC: Outlook
(See 0250)
1910 Radio Bot~a n n: Ne ws
BBC: Ne111sdesk
1939 BBC: Stock Mmket Repo11
Vat ican R11dio: A Many Sp/endored
1945 BBC: Repo11 on Religion
Tiring
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Voice of Nicaragua: N icaragua Today 2000 KVOH: Worfd Ne ws
(News)
2005 KVOH: Our Daily Bread
BBC: Rock Salad
2009 BBC: Twenry-Four Hows (News
Voice of Nicaragua: Nicaragua Today
summary)
(News)
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BBC: Worfd News
2030 BBC: Me1idian
BBC: Twenty-four !lours (News
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summary)
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BBC: Netwo1* UK
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BUC: Worfd Ne111s
2100 BBC: News Summary
BBC: Reflection s
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Voice of Nicaragua: N icaragua Today
(News)
llBC: News about Bn'tain
BBC: Th e Worfd Today
BBC: Business Matters
Voice of Greece: N ews
Voice of Nicaragua: Nicarogua Today
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BBC: Reflections
BBC: Financial News
BBC: Worfd N ews
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BBC: Twenty-Four flours (News
summary)
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BBC: World News
BBC: Reflections
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BBC: Multitmck 3 (Pop music)
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BBC: Sp011s Roundup
BBC: Worfd Ne ws
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summ ary)
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BBC: Good Books
BBC: News Summmy
BBC: Album Tim e
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BBC: Radio Ne wsreel
BBC: Sp0111vorfd
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BllC: Worfd Ne ws
BBC: Comme111my
BBC: Spo11Sworfd
BBC: News Sw11111r11y
BllC: Spo11s1vodd
BBC: Spons Roundup
BBC: Newsde.~k
Voice of Grelce: News
llBC: News S11111111my
Radio llotswana: News
BllC: Worfd News
KVOll: U. S. f>1l?sidc11tial Message
BBC: Twenty-Four I fours (News
Summary)
KVOll : Teen Scene
BBC: Melidirm (Arts)
KVOH: Childm 1's Bible Jlour
BBC: World Ne111s
KVOH: Wmid News
BBC: People and Politics
KVOH: Spo11scast
KVOH: New ll01izons
llBC: World Nc 111s
KVOH: World Ne1vs
BUC: From Our Own Correspondent
KVOH: U.S. Presidential Message
llBC: Book Choice
BBC: New Ideas (New British
Products)
KVOH: Spo11scast
BBC: Reflections
BBC: Spo11s Roundup
BBC: World Ne ws
KVOH: The Pat Boone Show
llBC: Commemmy
BBC: Nature N otebook
HBC: A ny1lring Goes
Voice of Greece: N ews
March 1988
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ASK BOB
A.
Q. Could
a VCR be used to
A.
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April 1988
A.
For listeni ng, yes, but not for transmitting. The Hidden
Antenna System is intended for use with receivers only, not
with transmitters. The TUN-3 MiniTuner which is part of the
syste m is a passive preselcctor--a tunable filter, so to speak-designed to extract one narrow portion of the spectrum at a
t ime and present it to the receiver; this prevents receiver
overload from off-frequency p owerhouses which interfere with
desi red reception.
Ap1il 88
77
Lawrence Magne
Eel it or-in -Cir i ef
Passport to World Ban d Radio
The Grundig
Yacht Boy 215 Portable
S ix month s ago, if you a sked the avera ge
shortwa ve liste ner nbout a G rundi g,
chances arc he'd give you a blank stare,
pause for a moment, and say, "Isn't thnt a
German dish made out of cow tongues?"
Savvy travelers to Europe, however, ha d
a lready caught o n and ma ny bro ugh t back
G rundig radios. Wo rd spread and a few
independent retail out lets in Canada and
the U.S. would quietly impo rt them for
resale over here. But t hese few sales
weren't a uth o rized by Grundig. What thi s
meant wa s that there was no factory warranty or assurance of parts a nd service.
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April 1988
MONITOR I NG TIM ES
Multiband Coverage
smoothed out as it can be with more elabo ra te uni ts. As you wou ld expect , singles ideband and CW can't be demodu lated
with th ese inexpensive models.
FM perfo rma nce is a dequate for a small
set. It uses au tomati c frequency control
(AFC). Thi s makes accurate t uni ng easier,
but a lso makes listening to weak station s
difficult or impossible if they're located
alongside powerfu l stat ions.
The '215's audio, while it 's hardly hi-fi or of
Sa te llit seri es ca libe r -- ma inly, bass
response te nds to be th in -- is quit e reasonab le fo r such a sma ll radio. Audio power is
fa irly healt hy, as well. So the '215 tends to
sound pretty good -- a positive characterist ic found in virtu a lly a ll G rundig world
band rad ios, and one reason they're popular with th e general listening publi c. This is
a plu s whet her you're liste ning to FM from
down the road or to a n exotic broadcaste r
from ha lfway around the world.
MONITORING TIM ES
Contact your
local chapter.
American
RedCross
April 1988
79
EQUIPMENT
Kenwood TS-1408
General
Coverage
Transceiver
A Feature-Filled Package
But what the new Kenwood rig does offer is
impressive by itself: 100 kHz-30 MHz general
coverage receiver; AM./FM/SSB/CW transmit and receive modes; 10 Hz increments for
frequency tuning, plus infinite signal
resolution with RIT (receiver incremental
tuning--fine tuning); wide or narrow IF filter;
fast or slow AGC (automatic gain control); 31
scannable memory channels which can be
scrolled and which store frequency, mode and
selectivity; 10 memories which hold splitfrequency information for transmit and
receive; dual noise blanke r; S-meter which
shows output power and ALC (automatic
level control) during transmit; full or semi
break-in for CW; VOX (voice-operated
transmit); IF shlft for adjustable adjacenichannel interference
rejection; speech
processor for SSB transmit "talk power"; nonvolatile operating system (memory won't be
lost during power dropout); a nd a bright blue
fluorescent display which shows frequency,
mode, VFO or memory choice.
Talk Power
Output power is rated at 110 watts SSB, 100
watts CW, 50 watts FM, and 40 watts AM..
With a decent antenna system, this is
adequate power for nearly every contingency
in ham radio. The measurable difference
between 110 watts and 500 watts is only about
one S unit on an S-meter!
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April 1988
MONITORING TIMES
.next area
45.055 MHz and a second IF of 455 kHz. This
should allow for a generous selection of
optional filters on the aftermarket.
Bu t the filters provided a rc qu ite good for
SSB--2.2/4.4 kHz @ -6/-60dB (2: 1 shape
factor); acceptable fo r AM (but without AM.
na rrow)--6/18 kHz @ -6/ -50 dB; and
reasonable fo r narrow band FM--12/ 25 kHz
@ -6/-50. The IF shift allows the receiver
passband to be moved 1.28 kHz either side of
cen ter carrier during SSB/CW reception.
Audio power is 1.5 watts full ou tput at 10%
ha rmonic distort ion 8 ohms) and will
accomodatc a speaker or headphones with an
impeda nce of 8-16 ohms.
Operating power of the transceiver is 12 VDC
at 1.5 A receive, 20 A transmit; an optional
AC power supply is available. The rig
measures 10-i / 2"W x 3-3/4"H x 10'1/2"0 and
weighs 14 pounds.
Kenwood's recommended amateur net price
is $929.95, but it is avai lable from some MT
advertisers for under S850.
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WHAT'S NEW?
82
April 1988
Sneak Preview of a
Carefully Guarded Secret
Imagine, if you will, a rece ive r , slig htl y
wider than a general cove ra ge shortwave radio, with enormous frequen cy
range--from below the AM broadcast
band to above the upp er reaches of a
sca nne r. A tuning dial a ll ows fast or
slow control of th e entire frequency
range, a cri s p display rev eali ng the
precise fr eque ncy of the received s ign al
to four decimal places (100 Hz).
On the left s ide of the panel, a green
line on the face o f a cathode r ay tube
displays a wid e chunk of r adio spect rum
g raphical ly, up t o JO MHz wide. As a
signal comes on the ai r a nywh ere in that
chunk of spec trum a "sp ike" appears on
the lin e, alerting the listener who may
immediately tun e to that frequency
wit hou t waiting for th e laborious
search o r scan process that scanner
owners are so familiar with.
A bargraph sig n al st ren gth indicator
s how s r e lative sig n al stre ngth s while a
center frequency
indi ca t or visua lly
acknowledges perfect tunii1g.
Specia l filters and signa l processors
invite you r adjustments for optimum
recepti on. Frequencies of interest
may be s tored in any one of one
hundred m e mory s lot s for instant
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re ca ll.
Longwave, s hortwav e, VHF, UHF;
domestic and internati o nal broadcasters; SSB, FM, AM, and CW
communica tor s; continuous frequency
cove ra ge in all reception modes; and a
spectrum display as well. That's the
new S R-1000 spectrum su rveillance
receiver from Grove Enterprises. See it
at the Dayton Hamvention, booth 333.
Available lat e summe r.
WHAT'S NEW?
DAYTON HAMVENTION
fo r obtain ing th e required QSL cards
a r e ca refu lly o ut lined.
Specia l modes--RTTY , packe t s, FM
and repeate rs, VHF / UHF, sa tellites
and image modes (TV, FAX)--are all
given t h ei r own chapters--fat, informativ e chap t e rs. Do you know how to
handle traffic in an emergency? Read
chap te rs 14 and 15; you will never be in
the dark agai n.
Each chapter of this book was written
by an expert in the field of that top ic
and it belongs in th e hands of everyo ne
who uses r adio, ham or SWL. The price
is SIS plus h andli n g direct from the
ARRL or th rough your local dealer.
Each year more than 20,000 stalwart hams, SWLs, scanner enthusiasts, electronics
experimenters, and computer buffs storm the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio, to
participate in the world's largest amateur radio convention. Acres of indoor exibitor
space and outdoor flea market vendors boggle the mind of even the most veteran
attendee.
This year the convention, to be held April 29, 30 and May 1, will have even more to
offer the listener. A forum on monitoring the spect rum will begin promptly at 9AM
Sunday morning, May 1, hosted by the Association of North American Radio Clubs
(ANARC).
.
Featured speakers and their topics will include MT's Bob Grove (you ask the questions;
Bob will provide the answers); ANARC's own Bob Horvitz (the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act); Radio Netherlands' "Media Nefll'ork" host Jonathan
Marks (world broadcasting); "Mr. Scanner" Norm Schrein (trunked communications
systems); and consummate SWL Don Moore (slide presentation on Central and South
American broadcasters).
All motel rooms in the area are booked, traffic is horrendous, parking is an experience,
and admission tickets are $10, but the pilgrimage is worth the sacrifice.
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April 1988
83
HELPFUL HINTS
Scanner Models:
the Numbers Game
~IT
by Bob Grove
Major manufacturers are fond of model
numbers; a casual glance at an MT
advertiser's merchandise list will prove the
point. But what happens when the same
radio comes out with two different
numbers? That's when the fun begins.
While Uniden advertises their newest
models
the BC200XLT, BC580XLT,
BC760XLT --identical-appearing look alikes,
the BC205XLT, BC600XLT, BC950XLT,
are hawked by various vendors and
importers. Cobra's SRlO, SR12 a nd SR15
look suspiciously similar to Bearcat's
BC70XL, BC lOOXL and BCIOOXLT. Are
they the sa me?
We posed that question recently to a
Uniden engineer.
Even he seemed
confused, but ventured the following
information to help clear the issue.
While Cobra is a Uniden competito r, Cobra
does buy their radio hardware from
Unidcn ; the customer can expect the three
models listed above to have idcnt ical
performa nce to their Bearcat coun terpa rt s.
Similarly, the BC760XLT is identical to the
BC950XLT--including the microprocesso r
chip-- a nd wi ll accept t he same CTCSS
decoder, preamplifier and switch assembly.
Both models have cellular coverage
defeated at the fact o ry, but re storab le by
the procedure outlined in last month's MT.
While th e long-awai ted BC200XLT ha s not
yet arrived, Uniden's spokesman says that it
has been delayed aga in unt il at least June
and that it docs have the same
microprocessor as the BC205XLT, so
cellula r restoration capability is expected
o n both models.
The BC580XLT has the same basic design
as the BC600XLT, bu t will not accept the
preamp or CTCSS decoder of the latter.
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Electronic Warfare
on the Highways:
New Police Radars
Operate on Unusual
Frequencies
by Jeffrey Krauss
Ju st when you th ought it was safe to venture
ou t on the highways, the police have
escalated thei r elect ronic warfare. Two new
police radars have recently received FCC
Type Acceptance. Not only arc they
undetectable by current radar detectors,
but to add insult to inj ury they take your
picture as you speed byl
The t raditional poli ce radar frequencies arc
10.525 GHz (X-band) and 24.125 GH z (Kband). The new uni ts operate at 13.45 GHz
and 34.3 G Hz 1 At th ese frequencies, today's
radar detectors arc blind, deaf a nd dumb.
The 13 GHz a nd 34 GHz t echno logy is
practically identical to 10 Gl!z and 24 GHz.
The radurs use Gunn diodes to generate RF
energy; th e same Gunn diodes which, when
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ANTENNA TOPICS
by John McDonnell
GJDDP
Points of Note
The capac itor must be of high quality; use
heavy wire o r braid t hroughout and secu re
connect ions to insu re the lowest possible
o hmic losses. All exposed connectors, and
the free end o f the coax, must be t horough ly
wat e rproofed to avoid serious degradation
of t he signal due to moistu re .
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April 1988
87
TECHNICAL TOPICS
Play it Again
My piece, "EM?" in the February issue was a
bit of a 'Oyer' as it didn't pertain to
monitoring as such. It definitely was a
technical topic though. And my mail runneth
over. It seems a lot of you have firmly
established yourselves as the electronic genius
of the family, perhaps even up-grading your
position in old Uncle Bill's will by doing the
things I outlined. That's what I love to hear. I
forgot one thing, however.
On Dolby
If you have a cassette deck with Dolby B, or
preferrably C, always record with the best
Dolby you have. Then, on playback, turn the
Dolby OFF. This gives you an upward
'swing' of up to 15 dB from about 4 kHz. If
you use good quality tape, the hiss isn't all that
bad. If it is a nnoying and you recorded in
Dolby C, Dolby B will generally eliminate it
on playback while still giving you a n edge.
On Being Profound
You know, when I write something that I
subjectively feel is profound, it usually draws a
blank as far as reader feedback goes. Then I
rip off a liLLle diuy and the crowd goes wild.
That's why your input is so important. If you
have a comment that doesn't require an
answer, an SASE isn't needed. Let me know
what you're interested in hearing about - it
really helps me but more importantly, you. So
don't be shy. Beginner or expert, drop me a
line and let me know what you want to sec in
future columns.
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April 1988
Speed up
I get many requests on how to increase the
scanning speed on older units. This can be
done by changing the value of a capacitor.
There's an important point though. The
industry is very competitive and usually the
scan rate is set as fast as the unit can reliably
go. Increasi ng it almost always causes ~he set
to miss the weak ones, so it isn't advisable.
The newer scanners, while scanning like a
maachine gun, can have the speed increased
as has been covered exhaustively in the last
few issues of MT. I suggest you leave you r
1970 vintage Regency or Bearcat alone, as it's
doing about as well as it ever will. "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it."
The DX-300
In the J anuary issue, I advised you to snip the
brown wire from the Al termin al and wrap it
loosely around the jumper or capacitor going
to the coax jack, Feedback shows the jumper
or capacitor isn't always there. If not, just
solder a wire from Al to the coax jack and
you'll be in fat city.
The FRG-7000
This was probably the first really good digital
SWL receiver. I had one a nd ou tside of
replacing the 3SK51-03 (it's usually a 3SK40)
1st RF transistor with a good old 3N211, it
was a real hummer. These th ings come in
bunches: I've received several leuers
complaining that the dial read-out has
become inaccurate. The culprit is the fifth
overtone crystal, X-01 (63.2 mhz) in the BPF
unit. These things arc 10 years old now and
are starting to go south. A replacement can
be obtained from Yacsu at 9070 Gold Park
Drive, Hamilton, OH 45011, or from any of
the large U.S. manufacturers (International,
Savoy, Sentry). After doing this, it's
advisable to tighten eve1y screw in the radio as
they are usually loose and can cause problems.
This applies to every radio from the Orient.
They're assembled by lovely liLLle girls in
white bandannas who believe when the screw
stops, they stop.
Negative light
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EXPERIMENTERS WORKSHOP
Experimenting with RDF Loops
by Bob Grove
One of the most pronusmg areas of home
experimentation is in the field of radio
direction fi nding (RDF). For the two-meter
ham it is a productive method of finding
repeater jammers; for the SWL it is an
excellent way to determine the source of
interference. For Civil Air Patrol it is an
excellent project to find emergency locator
transmitters (ELTs).
At VHF and UHF frequencies, small Yagi
and log-periodic "beam" antennas are good
for fixed locations, but they are large and
awkward
to
use
in portable/mobile
applications. Below 3...4 MHz circular loops
have been used with success by maritime
interests for decades, often in the
configuration known impressively as the
"Bellini-Tossi fixed-loop, bala nced bridge
goniometer"! Large Adcock arrays work well
in the HF (3-30 Ml1Z) spectrum to counter the
fa lse readings resulting from downcoming sJ...-y
waves.
tuned,
output,
design,
shield
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9uality Antennas
A Word on Construction
Both loops are constructed on an Amidon R33-075-1200 ferrite
core 12 inches long a nd 0.75 inch in diameter (permeability of 800).
Use number 10/44 Litz wire to wind the antenna. Plastic covered or
enamel wire can be used; however the Q will be lower and more turns
will be required to tune the same frequency range. The capacitor
specified is a 10 to 500 pF unit. If a smaller capacitor is used (i.e. 10 to
365 pF), again, more turns of wire will be required to tune the same
range, perhaps as many as 40.
When constructing the reversed winding loop, it is important to
remember to wind each coil in a different direction; if the left side coil
is wound clockwise, the right side must be wound counterclockwise.
Model # 3
Figure 3 illust rates the reversed wound loop mount ed in a Faraday
shield to minimize stray capacitance and improve DFing accuracy. Be
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Please don't support Citizen Band (CB) or
the so-called "pirate" stations. They are a
waste of time.
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J ackson, Tennessee
Support CB
(We thought you would like to meet tire Osgood
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March anicle ''The Day tire Baby Stopped the
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Ladson, Sout h Carolina
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Windsor, Ontario
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Bob Forrester
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert R. Covington
Baltimore, Maryland
By their very 11ature, shomvave radio signals are
very u11predictable. Theoretically, a statio11 can
be on the same frequency as Qllother, at the
same time, but beaming to different target
areas, and not interfere with one a11other. But,
being unpredictable, theory is not the same as
reality and interfere11ce does often occur.
Further, although the intemational broadcast
bands are nominally govemed out of Geneva,
Switzerland by the lntemationl Telecommunications Union (ITU), the results are far
from impressive. For now, such frequency pileups are just pQ/1 of shortwave's "chann. " ed.
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