THE RADIO H.F. INTERNET NEWSLETTER VOLUME 6 NUMBER 002 -- FEBRUARY/FEVRIER 2004 Edited and Distributed by Sheldon Harvey Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada Copyright 2004 Radio H.F. Publications E-MAIL: hfnewsletter@yahoo.com WEBSITE: http://www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf DISCLAIMER: The content and comments included in the websites featured in this newsletter are those of the individuals, groups or organizations responsible for each website. They do not necessarily represent those of the editor, unless specifically noted. TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE DISTRIBUTION LIST OF THIS NEWSLETTER, SIMPLY CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL. THE DISTRIBUTION LIST IS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. RADIO H.F., CANADA'S SPECIALIST IN SHORTWAVE, SCANNING, AMATEUR RADIO, ANTENNAS, ACCESSORIES AND PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1995, BRINGS THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOU, FREE OF CHARGE. CONTACT RADIO H.F. AT: MAILING ADDRESS: RADIO H.F. P.O. 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Montreal has just gone through one of the coldest months of January on record, with weeks of consecutive days of minus double-digit temperatures Celsius. I hope it has been better where you are. We move into February with hopes of spring on the horizon. We have an excellent selection of material again for you this month, including some information on digital audio broadcasting. We welcome any new subscribers to the Newsletter. We invite everyone to participate by sending contributions for future editions of the Newsletter. **************************************************** Our Monthly Special Zone for February features sites about St. Valentine's Day, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and, finally, Mardi Gras & Brazilian Carnival. *************************************************** THE MONTHLY SURVEY Last month's survey question was: Who would be your choice for 2003 Person of the Year? There didn't seem to be too much interest in this question. Only 20 people responded and only two names received more than one vote each. They were former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien with 4 votes and U.S. President George Bush with 3 votes. THIS MONTH'S SURVEY Let's make this month's survey an easy one with a simple "yes" or "no" answer. There is a lot of talk in the radio industry about satellite and digital audio broadcasting. New equipment is already available on the market. Even some new portable digital receivers are now available. I have included a few links to sites about DAB in this month's Newsletter. So, our question this month is this: Will you (or have you already) purchase a digital broadcasting capable radio receiver? If you have already, let us know what equipment you are using and how you like it. Please send your response, by e-mail, to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com CONTENTS THE COMMENTS ZONE THE CONTRIBUTORS ZONE THE MONTHLY SPECIAL ZONE THE RADIO ZONE THE GENERAL ZONE THE FUN & SERVICES ZONE THE HAMFEST/FLEAMARKET AND SPECIAL EVENTS ZONE THE RESOURCES ZONE THE COMMENTS ZONE Leo Lalonde, Montreal, Quebec: I do appreciate the newsletters you keep sending me. There is always something interesting to read. THE CONTRIBUTORS ZONE Thanks to our 11 contributors for the month of February. Let's hear from more of you next month. Wilhelm Eilertsen, Oslo, Norway Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Ricky Leong, Brossard, Quebec Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Quebec Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia Don Thornton, New Jersey Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec Ron Walsh, Ottawa, Ontario Ted Wright, Montreal, Quebec ***************************************** THE MONTHLY SPECIAL ZONE HISTORY CHANNEL PRESENTS THE HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/main.html Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE http://www.gambino.com/bio/valentinesday.htm Learn about the gangland activities behind this black day in history. THE 31ST ANNUAL ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE http://my.net-link.net/~rowan/sca/valday/main.html Want to see the odd things that some people do on St. Valentine's Day? Check out this activity from Kalamazoo, Michigan! MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/ No one celebrates Mardi Gras like New Orleans. Here is the official site for this year's events. BRAZIL CARNIVAL http://www.brazilcarnival.com/ Carnival in Brazil is one of the world's most famous celebrations. Learn more about it here. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ **RADIO H.F. PUBLICITY ZONE** KENWOOD TS-480 HX and TS-480 SAT HF/50 MHz Rigs The new TS-480HX HF transceiver raises the bar on portable performance. Despite its compact dimensions, it delivers an astonishing punch: 200W with a DC 13.8V supply. Yet its separate control panel is perfect for base station use. Sharing virtually all the same powerful features is the 100W TS-480SAT, except that it boasts a built-in antenna tuner. Whichever model you choose, you can be sure of enjoying the best of both worlds - first-rate communications at home and on the trail. For more information on this radio, please refer to: http://www.kenwood.net/indexKenwood.cfm?do=ProductDetails&ProdID=5025&Group=5 This radio and other fine Kenwood products are available from Radio HF. Please contact us for complete details on pricing and availability. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE RADIO ZONE BROADCAST NORTH AMERICA http://www.broadcastnorthamerica.net VIA Wilhelm Eilertsen, Oslo, Norway This is a site dedicated to providing News and Information about the radio industry in North America UNITED KINGDOM RADIO STATIONS ON THE INTERNET http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia The most up to date listing of U.K. radio stations simultaneously broadcasting on the web. RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL http://www.rsi.com.sg/ VIA Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Quebec The official site of the shortwave service of Singapore, the site also provides a very good source of news for southeast Asia. @MEDIUMWAVE http://www11.brinkster.com/dxer/mw/content.html VIA Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Quebec A collection of links to useful information for the medium wave DXer. TV DX PHOTO GALLERY http://members.aol.com/tvdxer/gallery-home.html VIA Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec 30 years of TV DX in photos; an impressive accomplishment DIGITAL HOME CANADA http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/ VIA Ricky Leong, Brossard, Quebec This is a site dedicated to news, product reviews, feature articles, etc. relating to digital technology in Canada. The Forum section includes a discussion board about digital radio in all its forms. Other forums on that site discuss digital (cable/satellite) and high definition television. DIGITAL RADIO CANADA http://www.digitalradio.ca/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec All you need to know about developments in digital audio broadcasting in Canada. The site has general news and information, info on new products, coverage area maps, station finders, etc. KB2LJJ RADIO MODIFICATIONS DATABASE http://www.kb2ljj.com/ VIA Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland The KB2LJJ radio mods database offers approximately 12,000 Radio Mod's, circuits and manuals and is the premier online site that stores many radios modifications that you can search and download for free. AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS HEARD VIA ISS http://www.ariss.net/ VIA Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland This site documents Amateur Radio data digipeated by the International Space Station. THE AMATEUR RADIO LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY http://www.arlhs.com/ VIA Ron Walsh, Kingston, Ontario The only society devoted exclusively to Maritime, marine, and ham radio; lightships and lighthouses ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ **RADIO H.F. PUBLICITY ZONE** NEW DIGITAL SCANNERS FROM UNIDEN BC-296-D and BC-796-D Uniden, the leader in scanning equipment, is proud to announce the arrival of two new digital-capable scanners to their line: the BC-296D Portable, and the BC-796D Mobile. The BC296D digital handheld scanner is APCO 25 capable with 1000 channels, 10 banks, 10 priority channels and continuous band coverage from 25 MHz. to 1.3 GHz (excluding cellular). More information is available on the following web page: http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_productpop.cfm?prd_code=BC296D The BC796D digital capable mobile/base scanner is APCO 25 capable with 1000 channels, 10 banks, 10 priority channels and continuous band coverage from 25 MHz. to 1.3 GHz (excluding cellular). More information is available on the following web page: http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_productpop.cfm?prd_code=BC796D These and other Uniden scanners, accessories and other products are available through Radio HF. Please contact Radio HF for pricing details. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE GENERAL ZONE AMERICAN DAILY http://www.americandaily.com/index.php VIA Don Thornton, New Jersey A conservative news and commentary website. BUSH FLASH http://www.bushflash.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia Web master Eric Blumrich writes of his site "Somewhere in the middle of March, moved by the anger and frustration I felt at the unelected government that currently runs the show here in the United States, I created a little piece of flash called antiwar2. Within days, it had been featured on Buzzflash. The next thing I knew I was getting hundreds of e-mails, and my web server was overloaded to the point that I had to move it to a new host. Since then, I've been creating further animations, and building a new site to house them." SPACE WEATHER CANADA http://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec The Canadian Space Weather Forecast Centre in Ottawa is operated by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), with support from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). It is a Regional Warning Centre (RWC) of the International Space Environment Service (ISES, formerly IUWDS). The ISES global network monitors a variety of parameters that help to characterize the conditions on the Sun, in space between the Sun and Earth, and on the Earth. The data are used by Regional Warning Centres and others to develop Space Weather warnings and alerts. NOTE: This is a bilingual site. SPACE TODAY ON-LINE http://www.spacetoday.org VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec This site covers space from Earth to the edge of the universe, with sections on shuttles, space stations, satellites, astronauts, deep space, and lots more. Originally a magazine started in 1986, it migrated to the Internet in 1994. SATELLITE TRACKING THREATENED SPECIES http://sdcd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ISTO/satellite_tracking/birds_home2.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec This interesting site, connected with NASA, shows how satellites are being used to track animals, birds, etc. DRIVE ON MARS http://www.driveonmars.com/ VIA Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec If you are running a Windows PC with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher and ActiveX components enabled, you can visit virtual Martian locales and drive the Martian rover over them. THE I.E.E.E. VIRTUAL MUSEUM http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/index.php VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia A virtual museum created by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) doesn't sound very interesting. Surprisingly, it is. Learn all about the evolution of sound recording as music and as part of movies. The interactive exhibit has demonstrations to visualize difficult concepts. Listen to how multi-track sound recording influenced popular music like the Beach Boys. There are exhibits on electricity, microwaves, the history of women in the electrical revolution and more! U.S.D.A. - MAD COW DISEASE http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bse.html VIA Ted Wright, Montreal, Quebec It's all over the news, almost every day, but do we really know what it's all about? This page will give you answers to some of your questions. SNOW ON THE LABRADOR HIGHWAY http://www.edu.gov.nf.ca/snow/photo.htm VIA Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland If you think your winter has been rough, take a look at this collection of pictures taken this winter on the Labrador Highway as they tried to open the road recently that had been closed all winter. MONTREAL HISTORY LINKS http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/montreal.htm VIA Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland Hundreds of links to sites about the people, places and history of the city of Montreal. OLD MAPS http://oldmaps.free.fr/ VIA Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec The history of road maps in Europe, primarily France, from 1820 to the present. Trains, wagons, trams, bicycles and autos are covered. Loaded with photos of map covers and maps. Even oil company maps are included and searchable by country. Site is in French with a clickable alternative in English. It never fails to amaze me what people will collect with such zeal. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ **RADIO H.F. PUBLICITY ZONE** NEW FROM THE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE: ARRL Periodicals 2003 on CD-ROM ARRL's popular journals are available on compact, fully-searchable CD-ROMs. Every word and photo published throughout the year is included! • QST The official membership journal of ARRL • NCJ National Contest Journal • QEX Forum for Communications Experimenters SEARCH the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs, names--almost any word. SEE every word, photo (including color images), drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements. PRINT what you see, or copy it into other applications. WEB LINKS appearing in any article can be used to launch your existing Web browser to view additional information (feature available for versions beginning with 1996). System Requirements: 2003, Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5, Windows 2000, or Windows XP; Macintosh PowerPC, MAC OS software version 8.6(*), 9.0.4, 9.1, or OS X(*) *Some features may not be available due to OS limitations AVAILABLE NOW! - $27.95 Canadian The ARRL Operating Manual for Radio Amateurs - 8th Edition The most complete book about Amateur Radio operating. This book is designed to help you increase your enjoyment and skill. - Rules and Regulations -- updated and including 60 meters - FM operating -- including repeaters, EchoLink and IRLP - VHF and HF digital -- with new emphasis on sound-card based operating modes and APRS - Other VHF/UHF modes -- including meteor scatter and weak signal software applications - DXing, Contesting and Award Hunting -- and featuring ARRL's Logbook of The World - Emergency communications -- updated for the post-September 11, 2001 environment - Traffic Handling - Image Communications -- including innovations using sound cards - Satellites ...and many additional References © 2003, published by American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ISBN: 0-87259-913-2) #9132 -- $34.00 Canadian AVAILABLE NOW! Details of new ARRL and RSGB publications can be found at the ARRL website at: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?category=What%27s+New All A.R.R.L. publications, as well as those of the Radio Society of Great Britain, Radio Amateurs of Canada, etc. are available from Radio H.F. Please contact Radio H.F. for complete details, by e-mail at radiohf@sympatico.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE FUN & SERVICES ZONE THE HELP WEB -- A GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED ON THE INTERNET http://www.imagescape.com/helpweb/welcome.html VIA Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Quebec Here is a website for the beginning internet surfer, a guide to navigating the worldwide web. GRAND ILLUSION http://www.grand-illusions.com/index.htm VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia Welcome to Grand Illusions, the site for the enquiring mind, with optical illusions, scientific toys, visual effects, and even a little magic. FUN TRIVIA http://www.funtrivia.com/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec The world's largest and oldest trivia website, running as an online community since 1994, Fun Trivia has over 400,000 trivia questions in 3,300 categories, created by over 10,000 different visitors to this site, from over 100 countries around the world. Over 290,000 registered members and 3,000,000 guests have played a quiz. We have served up over 160,000,000 trivia questions in just the last couple of years. Fun Trivia is large. FONTIFIER http://www.fontifier.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a computer font that you can use in your word processor or graphics program, just like regular fonts such as Helvetica. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ **RADIO H.F. PUBLICITY ZONE** WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK -- 2004 EDITION This respected annual includes: schedules, frequencies and addresses of shortwave broadcast stations, organized primarily by country. Also includes a frequency listing of international shortwave broadcast stations. This is THE publication for every listener. Changes for 2004 include: adding more US MW and FM stations, a new Clandestine and other target broadcaster section, and a new series of articles on setting up a receiving station. 58th edition, 688 pages. - $40.00 Canadian NOW ACCEPTING ORDERS. For complete ordering information, please contact Radio H.F. at: radiohf@sympatico.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE HAMFEST/FLEAMARKET AND SPECIAL EVENTS ZONE Each month we list upcoming events, including hamfests, predominantly in Canada. NOTE: All times quoted are local. (Compiled by Vernon Ikeda VE2MBS, Pierrefonds, Quebec, and Radio Amateurs of Canada) Saturday, February 7 Niagara Peninsula Amateur Radio Club Big Event 26 - St. Catharines, Ontario Location: Canadian Auto Workers Hall, 125 Bunting Road, St. Catharines, ON Vendors 7 AM - Public 9 AM to 1 PM Admission $6.00, Tables $20.00 (includes 1 admission) Talk-in: VE3NRS 147.240 (+) For tables please call Dave Wilson at 905-262-5588 E-mail: ve3bbn@rac.ca For all other information call Ron Counsell at 905-688-8137 or e-mail: ve3ndi@rac.ca Website: http://www.qsl.net/ve3vm February 28 Northern Vermont Winter Hamfest - ARRL Vermont State Convention - Milton, Vermont Location: Milton High School, Route 7, Milton, VT Time: 8 AM to 1 PM Vendors: Early Vendors Entrance (via rear door) 6:30 Regular Vendor Entrance (via main door) 8 AM Admission: $5.00. Under 18 years, free. Canadian money accepted at par from Canadian residents, exact change only. Cash only, no cheques. Talk-in: 145.150 (-) WB1GQR. Pre-recorded information and announcements on 146.67 MHz on the day of the hamfest. Information: (802)-879-6589 E-mail at: w1sj@arrl.net Website: http://www.ranv.org/milton.html Saturday - February 28 Burlington Spring Fleamarket - Burlington, Ontario Location: Royal Canadian Legion - 828 Legion Road, Burlington, Ontario Vendors 7 AM; Public 9 AM to Noon Admission $6.00; Tables $10.00 Talk-in VE3RSB 147.210 (+) Information and Table reservations: Ken Robinson, VE3WN at 905-637-0772. Mail reservations and cheques to Ken Robinson at 1389 Olga Drive, Burlington, ON L7S 1L1 E-Mail: va3wn@rac.ca Website: http://www.barc.ca Saturday, March 6 UMS Annual Fleamarket - Montréal, Quebec Location: Centre Roussin, 12125 Notre Dame E, Montréal, QC Time: Vendors 7 AM - Public 9 AM Admission: $5.00 Tables $10 Talk-in VE2RXW 146.700(-) Reservations: 514-521-7765 E-mail: hamfest@ve2ums.ca Website: http://www.ve2ums.ca RADIO HF WILL BE THERE Sunday, March 7 Burnaby Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet - New Westminster, British Columbia Location: The Royal Westminster Regiment Armories, 530 Queens Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. (Corner of Queens Avenue and Sixth Street) Vendors: 8:30 AM Public 10 AM to 2:30 PM Admission: $5.00 per person. Tables: in advance $20.00 plus admission Talk-in: VE7RBY 145.350 Mhz (-) Information and reservations: Bob Kungl VE7KW, 604-524-9177 or e-mail: VE7KW@rac.ca or Lou Beaubien VE7CGE, 604-291-1569 Website: http://www.qsl.net/ve7bar/ Saturday, March 20 HAMEX 2004 - Brampton, Ontario Location: Brampton Fall Fairgrounds, Heart Lake Road corner of Old School Road, Brampton, Ontario Time: Vendors at - Public at 09h00 to 13h00 - Seminars 1300-1800 Talk-in VE3PRC 146.880 (-) Admission: $6.00 - Tables $25.00/$30.00. Information: ham-ex@sympatico.ca or 905-453-6096 Website: http://www.peelarc.org Saturday, March 27 Hamfest Laval-Laurentides 2004 - Laval, Québec Location: (New Location) Polyvalente Goeorges Vanier, 3995 boul. Lévesque Est, Saint Vincent de Paul (Laval), Quebec. Vendors: 7 AM; Public 9 AM Admission: $5.00 Tables: $10.00 Talk-in: VE2REL 147.315 Mhz (+) Information and reservations: (514)-708-8033 E-mail hamfest@ve2crl.qc.ca Website: http://www.ve2crl.qc.ca/hamfest.htm RADIO HF WILL BE THERE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *****RADIO H.F. PUBLICITY ZONE***** The complete ARRL, RSGB, Radio Amateurs of Canada, Radio Amateurs du Quebec Inc. catalogues, and hundreds of other specialty radio communications publications, CD Roms and software are available from Radio H.F. A complete book catalog can be viewed by going to the Radio H.F. website at http://www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf, under publications, or go directly to the catalog at: http://www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/Cat2003Feb.html Don't forget the new Radio H.F. Nature Division. Hundreds of books in the fields of birding, animals, plants, etc. are now available. Contact the Radio H.F. Nature Division for a complete listing of the titles currently available. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE RESOURCES ZONE The following is a listing of clubs, groups, and radio broadcasts that I am actively involved in. THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DX CLUB CIDX is Canada's national radio monitoring club, serving radio hobbyists since 1962, entering our 42nd year of operation. Our monthly newsletter, Messenger, covers all aspects of the radio monitoring hobby. Our February 2004 edition is now available. Sample copies are available for $2 each, in Canada or the U.S., or $3 overseas. Membership is open to radio hobbyists worldwide. Visit the CIDX website for complete information, as well as special features and website profiles, or for a membership application. http://www.anarc.org/cidx/ THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO REPORT The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet on RealAudio, live streaming, and on the airwaves of CKUT, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern (1530 UTC). Celebrating 16 years on the air, co-host Bill Westenhaver and I present a weekly half-hour of news, information and developments in radio broadcasting. Visit the Radio McGill website for full CKUT programming: http://www.ckut.ca You may listen to archived editions of the programme through the Radio McGill website, and thanks to the initiative of Ricky Leong, of Brossard, Quebec, you can find the most recent edition of the programme archived at: http://members.fortunecity.com/crazyaboutradio/ Send your comments or questions to the International Radio Report, by e-mail, to radioreport@yahoo.com RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL'S MAPLE LEAF MAILBAG You can hear my bi-weekly "CIDX Report" on The Maple Leaf Mailbag, on Canada's international shortwave broadcaster Radio Canada International, with host Ian Jones. Find the times and frequencies on the new Maple Leaf Mailbag website at: http://www.rcinet.ca/Scripts/default.asp?s1=Programmes&s2=ProgrammeLangue&s3=15 SPECIAL NOTE TO RCI MAILBAG FANS: A new Yahoo Group for fans of the RCI Maple Leaf Mailbag programme has just been formed. By joining up, you can share information and comments about the programme, plus chat on-line with other members, and even the hosts of the show! The URL is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mapleleafmailbag/ When you travel abroad, take Canada with you, with Radio Canada International on shortwave. http://www.rcinet.ca That is all for this month. Radio H.F. is a mail order, telephone and on line business, with great products, great prices, and personalized service, serving the radio community since 1995. Be sure to check out the Radio H.F. website at http://www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf Please feel free to submit any information for the Newsletter by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com. All previous editions of the Newsletter can be found at: http://www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html CONTACT RADIO H.F. AT: MAILING ADDRESS: RADIO H.F. P.O. Box 67063-Lemoyne St. Lambert, Quebec J4R 2T8 HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM (Eastern) CLOSED Sunday TELEPHONE & FAX: (450) 671-3773 TOLL FREE IN CANADA ONLY: 1-800-463-3773 E-MAIL: radiohf@sympatico.ca WEBSITE: http://www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf Best wishes and 73 from Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW Owner - Radio H.F. - Canada's specialist in radio communications http://www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf President-Canadian International DX Club Canada's national radio monitoring club since 1962 http://www.anarc.org/cidx/ -- 30 --