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November 1999, Volume 1, Number 10
Edited and Distributed by Sheldon Harvey
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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.
Welcome to Vol. 1 Number 10 of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter. Previous issues of this newsletter can be found at www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html (right here! -- Ed.). Lots of interesting sites again this month with a little something for everyone, hopefully. We have some great sites relating to scanning, amateur radio, GPS, and many other specialty areas.
If you would like to submit material for future editions of the Newsletter, simply e-mail me with your name, location and the URL of the site, and include a brief description of the site. Having your name on the contributors' list entitles you to a 2% discount on your next Radio H.F. purchase.
Welcome to some first time contributors this month as well as all the regulars. I thank you all for your continued support of the Newsletter. All subscribers' e-mail addresses are kept private and confidential. To remove yourself from the distribution list of this newsletter, simply contact Sheldon by e-mail at ve2shw@yahoo.com.
Let's get going with this month's selections.
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dialspace.dial.pipex.com/mike.dean/index.html
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
A collection of radio station links, live radio on the Web, a QSL gallery and more.
www.comfm.fr/sites/rdirect/indexa.html
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
Links to live radio feeds. Click on the flags of over 100 nations and you will see call letters, city, station format and type of player used. There are also 44 live TV links and fire/police live links.
www.mediaradio.com
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
The home of live radio on the web. Sign up for their newsletter as well.
www.radiosurfer.com
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
A radio news site covering U.S., Canadian and UK radio. It is a weblog, a rather large index of links to two days worth of stories, updated throughout the day.
www.radiofreeworld.com/page14.html
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
An interesting "alternative" internet radio website for news and music, California based. It includes many links to shortwave services as well as domestic services.
radiox.com
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
Internet-only radio stations on the web, with a search by category of station, with worldwide links.
www.newscript.com
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
Provides creative suggestions and ideas to radio news reporters, writers and anchors. Interesting links section also.
www.thepublicradiostation.com
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
The world's first PRI public radio station is now on-line, offering a variety of public radio programming from the U.S. and around the world.
www.fas.org/irp/doddir/usaf/33-217.htm
Via: Jeff Haverlah, Coastal Texas, via Worldwide Utility News
An explanation of the assignment and usage of the various callsigns we hear being used in U.S.A.F radio communications.
www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/6110/air.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois via Worldwide Utility News
General information on H.F. aeronautical frequencies in Australia.
www.amrg.org/communications/hfssb.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
This site describes the Rescue Group, the radios and the H.F. frequencies they use.
www.designawards.org.au/1997-entries/043/ADA043.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
A look at an H.F. radio transceiver suitable for use in the Australian outback and developing countries. It is currently used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and School of the Air.
www.246.ne.jp/~abi/ransu/ransu-e.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois via Worldwide Utility News
Describes the numbers stations on H.F. coming from North and South Korea, including audio files, frequency and time lists, etc.
www.worldcom.nl/worldcom/congo.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
In the Congo, one company makes connections to the Internet over H.F. radio, since no landline Internet Service Providers (ISPs) exist. See how it works.
www.idrc.ca/acacia/studies/ir-jens.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
Information on H.F. data networks in Africa and how H.F. long distance radio networks are being used for Internet access.
www.nsrc.org/wireless/HF-radio.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
A detailed listing of what digital data modes are used in which countries for sending e-mail over H.F. radio.
rover.wiesbaden.netsurf.de/~signals/DIG_intro.htm
Via: Al Dudley, Washington, DC, via Worldwide Utility News
A collection of .wav files of various digital modes which you will run across on in the H.F. spectrum.
www.halcomm.com/clover2000.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois via Worldwide Utility News
Information on this advanced digital modem waveform & protocol.
www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/bck1/phon.full.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois via Worldwide Utility News
A listing of phonetic alphabets used in various countries around the world.
world.std.com/~reinhold/morsechart.gif
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois via Worldwide Utility News
A neat little tool for helping to learn Morse Code.
rada.webjump.com/rk4cwa.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois via Worldwide Utility News
Website of a major Russian amateur radio club with lots of links to various Russian amateur sites.
www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pktf.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
An overview of packet radio from the Virtual Library, with sections on APRS, GPS, spread spectrum, packet organizations, FAQs, etc.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~VQ3H-NKMR/satellite/index-e.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Take the tour of this site, based in Japan, with how to, sounds, pictures, equipment, antennas, and other details about satellite monitoring.
www.911scanner.8m.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Lots of general scanning information, including sections on frequencies by Canadian provinces and Canada wide, plus U.S. by state and nationwide. There are special interest categories and a full RealPlayer audio section.
www.angelfire.com/sc/ScannerNet/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Frequencies, accessories, tips, links, laws and issues, questions, antennas, jargon, club info for North America.
exo.com/~rbarron/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Neat little site with useful tricks for scanners plus general information. Subscribe to their on-line newsletter of tricks & check out the archives.
solar.uleth.ca/solar/www/realtime.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
A map, updated every 30 minutes, showing the MUFs for 3000 kilometre radio signal paths. It also indicates the current location of the auroral ovals, sunrise/sunset terminator & the regions of the world where the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon (gray-line corridor).
www.ips.gov.au/asfc/usa_hf/
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
Daily, weekly and monthly reports of space weather conditions, and warnings & alerts of significant events such as solar flares, etc.
www.total.net/~ve2js/license1925.jpg
Via: Joe Ship, Cote St. Luc, Quebec
For nostalgia purposes, here is a 1925 Canadian radio receiving license which should bring back memories to oldtimers, and offer a history lesson to the younger ones.
snopes.simplenet.com/radiotv/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A listing of nostalgia based legends from radio and TV.
www.ipass.net/~whitetho/index.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Articles and extracts about early radio and related technology from 1900 to 1927, compiled by Thomas H. White.
home.luna.nl/~arjan-muil/radio/museum.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A virtual museum of the history of radio. This site is from the Netherlands.
www.mtr.org/welcome.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Tours, exhibitions, seminars, radio broadcasts, etc, from the New York City and Los Angeles museum.
marconiusa.org
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Tour this museum dedicated to Marconi, located in Bedford, New Hampshire.
mindspring.com/~cacutts/radio/radio.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Check out the radio collection, boatanchors, image gallery, news and events, the Garage Radio Shop.
www.netfeed.com/~jhill/page.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Photos and write ups on hard to reach sites, with a pictoral glimpse of the ongoing battle to keep communications stations on the air.
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scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/
Via: Yahoo Daily Wire
Images and information from over 7000 ads printed between 1911 and 1955 in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines, sorted into five major categories; radio, TV, transportation, beauty & hygiene, and World War II.
www.thepaperboy.com
Via: Chris Brand, British DX Club via Glenn Hauser Review of International Broadcasting #398, Enid, Oklahoma
On-line newspapers; close to 3000 papers from 112 countries worldwide.
gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/audio.htm
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
A compilation of links to audio & video services for monitoring current events, focusing on news and public affairs.
www.benton.org
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
The Benton Foundation works to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest use of communications.
www.broadcastingcable.com
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
Breaking news, daily briefings & industry related information. Designed primarily for those in the industry. Some information is available only to registered subscribers.
www.bridge.de/~tom/garmin.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Lots of general information on GPS, including equipment, satellite info, general info and many GPS related links.
www.tscm.com
Via: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec
The leader in the field of surveillance, signal intelligence, telecommunications, communications, counter intelligence.
www.datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm
Via: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec
The industry standard information source for new computer viruses, hoaxes and false alerts.
www.windows.umich.edu
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
An educational site on Earth, the solar system, the universe, myths, space missions & more. Lots of photos and graphics. You can ask scientists questions on-line. There is also a teacher resource section.
mercury.spaceports.com/~persewen/illum_index.htm
Via: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec
A non-religious, non-political collection of items on alien and human origins, politics, mind control Y2K, surveillance, secret societies and other oddities.
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www.shareware.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
From CNet, a search engine to over 250,000 files of shareware programs, by category and platform. Sign up for the free newsletter & check out the What's New and What's Hot sections.
www.almanac.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
Published since 1792, this is North America's oldest continuously published periodical, now with the Millennium 2000 edition.
www.britannica.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
Under development, Encyclopedia Britannica will offer full free access to the entire text of the encyclopedia, on-line. Keep checking this site out for official start up.
www.beatlebrunch.com
Via: "The Market Report", Solution Broadcast Media
News, audio, features, photos, etc. about the best known rock/pop group of our time.
www.sightings.com/politics4/darwin99.htm
Annual awards, given posthumously, to people who through their dumb activities, have voluntarily helped to weed out the gene pool!
www.useless-information.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This site calls itself "The place to find nothing you want." Check it out for lots of fun.
home.nycap.rr.com/useless/contents.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Over 60 fascinating true stories to choose from including Antarctica's Red Light District, The Foot Thingy, and Kitty Litter, plus lots more.
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Radio H.F. has been Canada's specialist in shortwave, scanning, amateur radio, antennas, accessories & publications, since 1995. Note that all prices quoted here are subject to change without notice and all prices are in Canadian dollars. U.S. prices available upon request.
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Icom IC-T81A 4 band portable | $ 679 |
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Icom IC-2800 dual band mobile | $ 899 |
| Icom IC-707 HF base | $ 1099 | |
| Icom IC-2710H dual band mobile | $ 749 | |
| Clearout | Icom IC-706 MkII HF/6m/2m mobile | $ 1499 |
| Kenwood TH-D7A Data Communicator | $ 599 | |
| Kenwood VC-H1 SSTV portable | $ 399 | |
| Kenwood TH-G71A dual band portable | $ 399 | |
| Kenwood TM-261A 2m mobile | $ 329 | |
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Yaesu FT-2600M 2m mobile | $ 369 |
| Yaesu FT-847 HF/6m/2m/70cm base | $ 2499 | |
| Yaesu VX1R miniature HT | $ 359 | |
| Yaesu FT-VX5R triband HT | $ 529 | |
| Yaesu FT-11 2m HT | $ 339 | |
| Alinco DJ-V5EH w/800 cellular coverage | $ 449 |
| Kenwood TS-570DG HF base station | $ 1749 | |
| Kenwood TS-570SG HF/6m base station | $ 1949 | |
| Kenwood TS-50S HF mobile | $ 1199 | |
| Kenwood TM-V7A CoolBlue 2m/70cm mobile | $ 739 | |
| Icom IC-W32A 2m/70cm portable | $ 489 | |
| Icom IC-T2H 2m portable | $ 289 | |
| Yaesu FT-8100 dual band mobile | $ 739 |
Other models of Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu, Alinco, A.D.I. and Standard, plus all accessories for all brands also available.
| Icom IC-PCR100 PC receiver | $ 299 | |
| Icom IC-PCR1000 PC receiver w/SSB | $ 799 | |
| Icom IC-R2 tiny wideband receiver | $ 369 | |
| Icom IC-R10E portable receiver | $ 699 | |
| Grundig YB-300PE portable SW | $ 99 | |
| Grundig YB-400PE portable SW w/SSB | $ 229 | |
| Sony ICF-2010 top shortwave portable | $ 579 | |
| Sony ICF-SW7600G shortwave portable | $ 299 | |
| Sony ICF-SW40 shortwave portable | $ 190 | |
| ALINCO DJ-X10 wide band receiver | $ 699 | |
| A.O.R. AR-8200 0.5 - 2040 MHz handheld receiver | $ 999 | |
| Yupiteru MVT-7100 receiver | $ 649 | |
| Yupiteru MVT-9000 receiver | $ 999 | |
| Welz WE-2000E portable scanner | $ 599 | |
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Uniden BC-245XLT trunktracker II portable scanner | $ 450 |
Other models of shortwave receivers and scanners available from AOR, Drake, Lowe, Grundig, Sony, Sangean, Uniden, Relm, Welz and Icom.
Daiwa is well known in the amateur radio field for their fine line of products including power supplies, SWR/power meters, coaxial switches, linear amplifiers, antenna tuners, and other related products.
Daiwa's popular CN series of SWR/power meters, for home or mobile use are some of our best selling units, with models for HF, VHF and UHF application. Also Daiwa's heavy duty, diecast metal coaxial switches, 2 or 4 position models, are some of the best on the market. Daiwa's various models of power supplies are rugged and compact, with connections on the front, for easy access.
Unfortunately, Daiwa does not seem to have their own webpage, but I was able to find an outlet in New Zealand which has a page devoted to pictures and specifications on Daiwa's products: www.radioinfo.co.nz/daiwa.htm. Contact Radio H.F. for Canadian pricing and availability on all Daiwa products.
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| 2000 |
Millennium Callbook CD-ROM | $ 74.95 |
| 2000 |
ARRL Handbook | $ 48.00 |
| 2000 |
ARRL Handbook CD-ROM | $ 59.95 |
| 2000 |
Passport to World Band Radio | $ 29.95 |
| 20th ed. |
National Radio Club AM Radio Log | $ 29.95 |
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R.A.C. Basic Study Guide | $ 36.00 |
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ARRL DXCC List | $ 4.50 |
| 5th ed. |
ARRL Satellite Anthology | $ 22.50 |
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ARRL Antenna Compendium #6 | $ 29.95 |
| 1999-2000 |
ARRL Net Directory | $ 6.50 |
| ARRL ON4UN's Low Band DXing | $ 41.95 | |
| ARRL Wire Antenna Classics | $ 21.00 | |
| 18th ed. |
FM Atlas | $ 29.95 |
| Genuine Plastic Radios of the mid-Century | $ 58.95 | |
| CB Modification Secrets | $ 31.95 |
Radio H.F. is the Canadian home for all publications of Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) (www.rac.ca), Radio amateur du Québec (RAQI) (www.raqi.qc.ca), American Radio Relay League (ARRL) (www.arrl.org), and Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) (www.rsgb.org). We also have Canada's largest selection of books on vintage receivers such as Heathkit, Zenith, Philco and Hallicrafters, plus books on repairing and restoring old radios.
All of these books are available by mail order from Radio H.F. Many are in stock, on display, in our showroom. Our complete publications catalogue is now on-line, with information on ordering by mail. Recently added to our catalogue are a wide selection of CD-ROMs from ARRL, RSGB and others.
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CIDX is Canada's national radio monitoring club, serving radio hobbyists since 1962. Our monthly newsletter, Messenger, covers all aspects of the radio monitoring hobby. Our November edition is 52 pages. Sample copies are available for $2.00 each, in Canada or the U.S., or $3 overseas. Membership is open to radio hobbyists worldwide. Visit our website (www.anarc.org/cidx/) for complete information, as well as special features and website profiles, or to get a membership application.
The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet on RealAudio at www.ckut.ca, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern time (1530 UTC). Co-host Bill Westenhaver and I present this weekly half-hour of news, information and developments in radio broadcasting. Check out the CKUT website for the station's complete list of unique programmes.
Note: We will be celebrating our 12th anniversary of the show on November 28, 1999.
You can also hear my bi-weekly "CIDX Report" on Radio Canada International, Canada's international shortwave broadcaster, on the Maple Leaf Mailbag show. Check out the Radio Canada International website (www.rcinet.ca) for complete details of times and frequencies. When you travel abroad, take Canada with you, with Radio Canada International on shortwave. The new edition of the RCI schedule is now available, free at Radio H.F.
That's it for this month. Your input is always welcomed. If you come across an interesting site on the net, please send it along to me by e-mail at ve2shw@yahoo.com. Remember that you can find all previous issues of this newsletter at www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html (right here! -- Ed.).
Best wishes and 73 from
Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW
Radio H.F.
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