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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 9 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.). Another great batch of websites this month which I hope you will find of interest. I have a special selection of sites dealing with propagation which I think will be of use to all of us.
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.
Once again we welcome another group of new subscribers to our distribution list this month. 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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www.radio-portal.org
Via: Ary Boender, The Netherlands via World Utility News
This new site is a search engine for worldwide wireless communications.
www.provcomm.net/pages/joe/introvlf.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
By Joseph Cooper, VE3FMQ, this article introduces you to LF & VLF frequencies, services, stations and more.
www.makelainen.com/dx/dxpedit.htm
Via: Mika Mäkeläinen, Finland, via Hard Core DX & Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #396, Enid, Oklahoma
Learn all about those crazy Finnish DXers, with descriptions and photos of their DXpedition spots, plus check out their loggings from each trip.
www.dxing.co.uk
Via: Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #374, Enid, Oklahoma
Andrew King's page of U.K. radio news, DXing, site reviews and links.
members.home.net/rnewell/
Via: Colin Newell, Victoria, British Columbia, via Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #371, Enid, Oklahoma
Personal reviews of receivers, antennas, and other related radio equipment, plus features on propagation, e-skip, etc.
www.cjms.dynip.com
Via: Gilles Michaud, St. Laurent, Quebec
The Montreal region's newest AM radio station has set up their website, claiming to be the one and only French country radio station in the world. Check them out on RealAudio as well.
onelist.com/community/cothen
Via: Lindsay Blanton, ??, via Worldwide Utility News
This is a mailing list for those who enjoy looking for transmissions relating to the work of the U.S. Customs, Coast Guard, DEA, Navy, Air Force, etc. You must subscribe to the mailing list to join in.
www.hurricanecity.com
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
This is the perfect combination of the Internet and radio. The operator of this site is a storm chaser. For example, during the recent Hurricane Floyd, you could log in and tune into direct radio broadcasts from the Bahamas, Florida and the Carolinas. In addition, he has live webcams set up in affected areas, plus from time to time, he goes on-line, live, with his own special programming from storm areas. Very entertaining & informative.
www.bluetooth.com
Via: Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #394, Enid, Oklahoma
Explore everything wireless, the equipment and the technology in 2.4 GHz wireless products.
publicradio.org/servlet/RadioScout.MainPage
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Search public radio files to find out what has been on and what's coming on. Linked to National Public Radio, Public Radio International and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
www.mediahistory.com/radio.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Sections on museums and institutions, general broadcasting history, stations, networks and companies, programs and pioneers, international radio, and technologies.
www.mbcnet.org
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Based in Chicago, tour the museum archives, exhibits, and the Radio Hall of Fame.
www.lofcom.com/nostalgia/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Sections on the Gotham Radio Players, The Old Radio Show of the Moment, Friends of Old Time Radio, Old Time Radio Forums, Radio & TV series episode logs.
www.otr.com/new_index.shtml
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Audio files of radio news, mysteries, Private Eyes comedy, science fiction, featuring audio clips of broadcasts from the 1920s to 1950s.
otr.uwsp.edu
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A radio service which operates 24 hours a day with radio shows from the 1920s to 1950s, broadcast via the Internet, C-band satellite, cable and low powered AM & FM stations.
www.iquebec.com/ve2vga/
Via: Tom Sundstrom, Vincetown, New Jersey
Frequencies, audio samples, documents on various aspects of radio monitoring and scanning. Much of this site is in French, as the site originates in Quebec.
www.425dxn.org
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
An Italian web resource for amateur radio DXers with DXpedition news, DX spots, software, photos from DXpeditions, IOTA notices and country lists.
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1641/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Mike d'Alto's site dedicated to all aspects of amateur radio DXing, with basic information, resources, links and reference materials.
top.monad.net/~k1bv/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A listing of short term amateur radio DX awards for 1999 and 2000, presented by Ted Melinosky, of Spofford, New Hampshire, publisher of the DX Awards Directory.
www.wwdx.com/college/
Via: Thomas Giella, Plant City, Florida, via Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #371, Enid, Oklahoma
Welcome to the Propagation College. If you want to learn more about the phenomenon of propagation and to study it in real time, you have come to the right place.
sunspot.nosc.mil
Via: Thomas Giella, Plant City, Florida, via Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #371, Enid, Oklahoma
The Propagation Division (now part of the Electromagnetics and Advanced Technology Division -- Ed.) conducts R&D in ocean acoustics and atmospheric electromagnetic, electrooptical (EM/EO) propagation in support of SSC San Diego's mission in surveillance, communications, command and control, and navigation.
www.ieeeaps.org
Via: Thomas Giella, Plant City, Florida, via Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting #371, Enid, Oklahoma
Experimental and theoretical advances in antennas including design and development, and in the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
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www.sacmuseum.org
Via: Gary Watts, ??, via Worldwide Utility News
Located in Ashland, Nebraska, this site includes information on the museum, exhibits, events, plus a selection of photographs.
www.warships1.com/index2_USairwings.htm
Via: John ??, Niagara Falls, New York, via Worldwide Utility News
Complete details of the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic fleets, with links to each, where available.
www.scramble.nl/usn.htm
Via: John ??, Niagara Falls, New York, via Worldwide Utility News
Scramble Magazine's overview of the U.S. Navy with orders of battle, maps, squadrons, badges & photos.
www.thetrip.com/usertools/flighttracking/0,1325,1ª1,00.html
Via: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC
If you like to monitor air traffic, this site will give you arrival & departure times, or the next closest city, if in flight. You can also just check out random flights.
www.cam.org/~hill/dorvalairport.html
Via: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec
Created by David Hill, this site offers general information, news, spotting areas, a photo gallery with current and historic photos. It also links to a site about St. Hubert airport, near Montreal. There is some information on radio frequencies included.
ipcress.com/writer/area51/index.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Uncovering the military and governmental secrets. Sections on Groom Lake Base, special projects, agencies, special/elite forces, aircraft projects, contractors, test facilities, extra-terrestrials, and new technologies.
acca.nmsu.edu/~wbaird/Mine/stealth/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Sections on in service aircraft, projects, rumored projects, cancelled projects, and past completed. Listed are the aircraft names, their role, nation of origin, manufacturers, and photos.
www.intrescue.org
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News
This group is an independent U.N. registered disaster rescue service working worldwide. They are based in Scotland. Check out all the various mission which they are currently working on.
www.rnw.nl/realradio/features/html/timor.html
Via: Kurt Brandstetter, Vienna, Austria, via Worldwide Utility News
From Radio Nederlands website, this page focuses on the situation in East Timor, combining general information and related radio communications.
www.un.org/peace/etimor/etimor.htm
Via: Fabrizio Magrone, Forli, Italy, via Worldwide Utility News
All the news, press releases and briefings, audio visual, and fact sheets on the U.N. mission in East Timor, including sound clips of Unamet Radio.
www.zoltan1.com
Via: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec
A useful site for searching for a reporter, researcher, broadcaster, voice talent, web page designer, dance/theatre or audio producer. There are also links to radio and TV stations, and to newspapers.
www.y2kchaos.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
Providing information you need to become efficiently informed about Y2K. Take the tutorial and start with "Understanding Y2K in 5 Steps."
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www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
Learn the basics of the Internet with an Internet tutorial, web tour, 10 things to do on the web each week. Also available in French, Spanish and Italian.
www.refdesk.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
This research tool labels itself "The single best source for facts on the net."
ccr.ptbcanadian.com
Via: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec, via the National Post Keyword column
This site compiles a list of television show references to Canada, including any show that has mentioned Canada in some form. It also provides a link to more than 1000 Canadian actors, their places of birth and filmographies. There are also links to Canadian locations where films and TV shows have been shot.
wwlia.org:80/dumb.htm
Via: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec, via the National Post Keyword column
This is a list compiled of the dumbest things ever said in court. For example, a lawyer asked, "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?" To which the very honest doctor replied "All my autopsies are performed on dead people."
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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.
Look for Radio H.F. at this upcoming hamfest:
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Icom IC-T81A 4 band portable | $ 679 |
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Icom IC-2800 dual band mobile | $ 899 |
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| Icom IC-T8A/HP 6m/2m/70cm HT | $ 479 | |
| Clearout | Icom IC-706 MkII HF/6m/2m mobile | $ 1499 |
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| Kenwood TS-570SG HF/6m base station | $ 1999 | |
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| Kenwood TM-261A 2m mobile | $ 359 | |
| Kenwood TM-V7A CoolBlue 2m/70cm mobile | $ 749 | |
| Icom IC-2710H dual band mobile | $ 799 | |
| Icom IC-W32A 2m/70cm portable | $ 489 | |
| Icom IC-T2H 2m portable | $ 289 | |
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| Yaesu FT-847 HF/6m/2m/70cm | $ 2649 |
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| Special | Icom IC-PCR100 PC receiver | $ 299 |
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Grundig YB-300PE portable SW | $ 99 |
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| Sony ICF-2010 top shortwave portable | $ 579 | |
| See note 1 | Sony ICF-SW7600G shortwave portable | $ 299 |
| Sony ICF-SW40 shortwave portable | $ 190 | |
| ALINCO DJ-X10 wide band receiver | $ 699 | |
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A.O.R. AR-8200 0.5 - 2040 MHz handheld receiver | $ 999 |
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| Welz WE-2000E portable scanner | $ 599 | |
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Uniden BC-245XLT trunktracker II portable scanner | $ 450 |
Note 1: The price of the Sony ICF-SW7600G was incorrectly shown in previous newsletters as $399. Corrected 7 Aug. 1999.
Other models of shortwave receivers and scanners available from AOR, Drake, Lowe, Grundig, Sony, Sangean, Uniden, Relm, Welz and Icom.
A trusted and reliable name in power supplies, DC-DC converters and inverters, Astron Corporation of Irvine, California offers a wide selection of rugged, dependable products, built in the USA. Radio H.F. is an authorized dealer for the full line of Astron products. The most popular units come from the RS-A, RS-M and RS-S series of power supplies. The VS-M and VRM-M variable models are also very popular. Astron has recently added a new line of switching power supplies, the SS series.
Astron carries many other unique products in DC to DC converters, DC to AC inverters, plus their new line of SmartCharge battery chargers. You can see complete details and specifications, together with photos of all Astron products on their website (www.astroncorp.com/main.shtml). Contact Radio H.F. for pricing and availability on all Astron products.
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R.A.C. Basic Study Guide | $ 36.00 |
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ARRL DXCC List | $ 4.50 |
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ARRL Antenna Compendium #6 | $ 29.95 |
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ARRL Net Directory | $ 6.50 |
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FM Atlas | $ 29.95 |
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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 October edition is 56 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 (1430 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.
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.
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
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