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April 2002, Volume 4, Number 04
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Welcome to Vol. 4 Number 04 of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter. Previous issues of this newsletter can be found at www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/ [right here! — Ed.].
Hello to everyone. It seems that the concept of a survey question attracted a lot of attention last month, with 49 people responding. Another question is awaiting you in this month's Newsletter, together with the results from last month.
Our Monthly Special Zone this month features some rather unique events for the month of April. Although none of the major holidays fall in the month of April, we do take a look at some more unique events being held this month, including the switch to Daylight Saving Time. As a result of the time change, remember to make the adjustments for all your favourite broadcasts which might be affected by the time change. Keep in mind though that UTC time does not change. It is constant.
A special thank you to the 49 people who took the time to respond to last month's survey. Here are the results:
Which Internet Browser do you use?
34 votes for Internet Explorer
12 votes for Netscape
3 votes for Opera
Which is your favourite search engine?
33 votes for Google
5 votes for Copernic
4 votes for Yahoo
3 votes for Altavista
2 votes for Dogpile
1 vote for MSN
1 vote for Sympatico
What is your most important website; the one that you could not live without?
There were a wide variety of sites mentioned here, to many to list them all out. There were a few trends appearing though. The type of sites that received the most mentions were news-related sites, such as CNN, Drudge Report, Indy Media, The Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and the BBC.
Several radio-related sites received multiple votes including Glenn Hauser's World of Radio, Hard Core DX, Strong Signals, Radio Amateurs of Canada, the American Radio Relay League and QRZ.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate.
The Internet has made is simple to access radio stations from around the world. It has also created thousands of unique, on-line radio stations which are not available on conventional radio. This month's question is a two-part question.
Do you use the Internet to listen to radio?
If your answer is yes, what is your favorite station to listen to on the Internet? If it is an on-line radio station, please give us the details of the station, with its URL, so that others may listen.
Please send in your response, including "Survey Response" in the subject line, to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com. The results will be published next month.
There you have it. Now, on to this month's batch of websites. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks to everyone who submitted material. Let's here from a few more of you over the next 30 days. Your input is always appreciated.
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webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
Via: Bill Westenhaver, Montreal, Quebec
The first weekend in April here in North America saw the majority of us switch over to Daylight Saving Time. Wonder why? This site answers all the questions.
www.earthday.net
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
You'll find Earth Day 2002 events everywhere. Together, they send a message loud and clear that our common home is precious, perishable, and belongs to all of us. Register your event for Earth Day 2002. Get on-line tips on how to organize an excellent event.
www.april23rd.org.uk
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The purpose of this site is to bring awareness to the people of England that St. George's Day is celebrated on April 23rd. Too few Englishmen and women do not know, let alone celebrate, our Patron Saint's day. This site is designed to raise public awareness, and to campaign to the powers that be, that like other countries, we should acknowledge our Patron Saint.
www3.mistral.co.uk/whitedot/turnoff.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The TV-Turnoff was first proposed by Marie Winn in her 1977 book, The Plug-In Drug. The idea was taken up in earnest by the non-profit group TV Free America, and made an international event by the Media Foundation in Vancouver (publishers of Adbusters magazine), the Society for Ecology and Culture in Bhutan and Ladakh, and by White Dot in Great Britain. Aside from anti-television campaigns, the TV-Turnoff is endorsed by a large number of health, education and social organisations.
library.thinkquest.org/2886/apr.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A list of official and often bizarre days celebrated in the month of April.
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www.kb2ytf.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Scott Brown of Fresh Meadows, NY, created and maintains this site of radio related information and links. Sub-sections include Scanning, Ham Radio, Shortwave, and related web ring links.
www.edisonresearch.com/12-24Summary.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A presentation from the Edison Media Research Group, this study looks at the relationship between radio and the 12 to 24 age group and the steadily dropping rate of listenership to radio among members of this group.
ibiscom.com/vofrm.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A selection of audio files of famous radio broadcasts, available in Real Audio (requires Real Player).
hearitnow.umd.edu
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Hear it Now is a pilot project to provide researchers and the general public access to historic broadcasts in early radio journalism. The recordings are part of the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries' collection.
www.ipass.net/~whitetho/
Via: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec
Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, concentrating on the United States in the period from 1897 to 1927. The site includes many historical references, feature articles, documents and extracts, government regulations, and a whole lot more.
www.infinetivity.com/~jstearns/SFradio.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Science fiction has been around on the radio since the 1930s. This site will link you to many spots on the Internet where you can find classic science fiction material from early radio days. You'll also find links to other science fiction audio programmes and series.
members.tripod.com/morse_telegraph_club/
Via: Ed Muro, Long Island, New York
The Morse Telegraph Club is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the knowledge and traditions of telegraphy and American Morse Code. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the history and technology or the telegraph. For more information about the MTC and subjects relating to the telegraph, just follow the links.
www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html
Via: Ed Muro, Long Island, New York
This is an interesting one. Build your own wireless network antenna out of a Pringles can.
groups.yahoo.com/group/RailHams/
Via: Ed Muro, Long Island, New York
This Yahoo Group is targeted at ham radio operators and others interested in railroad radio. All messages should relate to both railroad and radio. Some of the topics discussed include frequencies used by various railroads and ham radio operation while railroad mobile. There are close to 200 members in the group.
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www.mcny.org/9112001.htm
Via: Yahoo Picks, March 31, 2002
The Museum of the City of New York presents a bit of history and a wellspring of emotion inspired by the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Learn about the construction of these skyscrapers, then see how New Yorkers reacted to their fall with spontaneous memorials at nearby Union Square Park. Some of these tributes are simply reflective, such as a schoolteacher's poetic query about normalcy after 9/11. Others are more evocative, like the quilt that depicts bombing in Afghanistan or the painting where the Stripes of the U.S. flag morph into gashes or wounds. Still others look to the future, such as a letter about the symbolism behind Japanese paper cranes.
208.184.24.125/DefaultNewsEmergency.asp
Via: Ed Muro, Long Island, New York
Detailed information on the new U.S. Homeland Security Coded Advisory System, set up in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
www.thehungersite.com
Via: Rachel Baughn, Brasstown, North Carolina
Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger. 75% are children. You can make a difference. Visit The Hunger Site every day and donate cups of food for the world's hungry -- at no cost to you. When you click on the "Give Free Food" button on the home page of The Hunger Site, funding is generated for the purchase and distribution of staple food to those in need. Funds are paid by site sponsors. In 2001, daily clicks yielded almost $900,000 for the frontline hunger relief organizations working to provide food and hope to the hungry around the world. That's over 1 million pounds of food made possible by people like you, who simply took a moment to click a button each day.
www.yendor.com/vanished/falklands-war.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Yes, it has been 20 years already since the war in the Falkland Islands (the Malvinas), between the British and the Argentinians. This site chronicles the history of the islands, together with a day by day synopsis of the 1982 war. Shortwave radio fans will remember the psychological warfare that took place on the airwaves with the famous Argentine Annie and Radio Atlantico del Sur transmissions.
www.rootsweb.com
Via: Larry Dolan, Pierrefonds, Quebec
RootsWeb.com is the oldest and largest free on-line community for genealogists. The site contains extensive interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories. On RootsWeb the site's WorldConnect Project contains more than 181 million ancestor names. The RootsWeb Surname List consists of a registry of nearly one million surnames submitted by more than 225,000 on-line genealogists. RootsWeb also boasts approximately 24,000 mailing lists and 175,000 message boards.
webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/huron/
Via: Jerry Proc, Toronto, Ontario
This site is dedicated to all those men who served in HMCS HURON G24/DDE216 in both wartime and peacetime. Former shipmates are encouraged to show honour to their ship by writing something of their service for inclusion in this site. The site features the history, stories, the crew, and a collection of photographs of this vessel.
www.pinetreeline.org
Via: Al Solway, Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec
The Cold War, managed to last for close to fifty years. Many of us who were employed during the 50's and the 60's are quite familiar with terms and acronyms such as the North America Air Defence Command (NORAD), the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, the Mid-Canada Line and the Pinetree Line. This website is dedicated to the many thousands of men and women who spent a part of their life on the Pinetree Line. I have often wondered exactly how many people actually worked at the radar stations that formed the Pinetree Line. We have to remember that these radar stations were operational from coast to coast and that some of the Pinetree Line radar stations were operational for close to forty years.
www.archive.org/movies/bytitle.html
Via: Jerry Proc, Toronto, Ontario
This is a one-page list (long!) of all films currently residing on the Internet Moving Images Archive site. This list is here to enable browsing, searching and serendipity, and will be updated whenever new films are added. The films on this list all come from Prelinger Archives. All are available for stock footage use. For information on stock footage licensing, visit this site. As of January 8, 2002, there were 956 titles available. All films are available for streaming in 450kb/sec (DSL/Cable) or 220kb/sec (Dialup) Real Movie format. All films are also available for download. There are 1128 downloadable .mpg files (some are broken up into multiple parts) and 931 .avi files.
www.epanorama.net
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
A site dedicated to offer information on electronics found from the web. Every link in this site is carefully chosen and handpicked. ePanorama.net was originally born from Tomi Engdahl's Electronics Info Pages. All the information found from there can now be found here. The content of this site is continuously renewed so that new and useful information is available to electronics professionals students and hobbyist.
At the moment we have broad scope of users from several countries. Users are professionals, hobbyist and students. Over 1.300.000 pages are downloaded from this site every month.
www.junkscience.com
Via: Eric Freeman, Underhill Center, Vermont
"Junk science" is faulty scientific data and analysis used to further a special agenda. This site gathers junk science and presents it as "All the junk that's fit to debunk."
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www.tinhat.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Tin Hat aims to provide useful privacy and security information to Internet and mobile phone users, with the minimum of jargon. Also added is lots of information about viruses and computer bugs and other technical stuff.
www.thedictatorship.com
Via: Yahoo Picks, March 24, 2002
Who was the nastiest, most despised, and fearsome dictator of the 20th century? Names like Castro, Duvalier, Hitler, Mao, and Marcos spring to mind. And hey, don't forget Pol Pot, Mussolini, and Kim Il Sung -- they were pretty bad hombres, too. This tongue-in-cheek site dissects infamous deeds and atrocities and pits autocrats against each other for the ignominious title of Dictator of Dictators. We won't give away the outcome, but there are no Cinderella stories in the final round. While you're poking around, stop by the "Who's Hot and Who's Not section" -- Slobodan Milosevic continues to slide, while Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe remains red hot.
138.251.140.21/~josh/flags/intro.html
Via: Yahoo Picks, March 10, 2002
As a national symbol, a flag is much more than a piece of fabric. It represents patriotism, nationalism, and territory wrapped up in a distinctive banner. However, not all flags are created equal. The site's creator and sole judge pokes holes in the national fabric of many countries by using comical criteria to assign the flags numeric and letter grades.
www.quantumpicture.com
Via: Fred Van Driel, Calgary, Alberta
Quatum Picture is working on developing an image recognition system that can be used as a Web search engine for images. They are currently testing their system by using it to control a pet door to prevent the cat from bringing prey into the house, or unauthorized animals such as skunks from entering. Includes a record of today's activity!
www.miserablemelodies.com
Via: Yahoo Picks, March 3, 2002
A collection of over 100 songs recorded and released, but probably never should have been. Songs by Burt Reynolds, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Bridges, Kathy Lee Gifford and many, many more. Hear clips of the songs and learn more about them. WARNING: This could be very painful! As the site indicates, "These were recorded with good intentions, but with bad results."
www.deansplanet.com
Via: Dan Wagner, New York, New York
A collection of strange, odd stories on all types of subjects; features on celebrities, pictures, interviews, reviews, profiles and lots of other material. There's stuff here for Howard Stern fans, fans of pro wrestling, and other off the wall subjects. WARNING: Some material here may be offensive to certain people.
www.backyardartillery.com
Via: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec
How about a rubber band machine gun, or the amazing catapult wristwatch, or the complete line of Tru-Shot slingshots. This is the place for you. Send away for a free catalog.
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Note: all times given are in local time. Check with the local contact person for any last-minute changes or corrections. Note that for obvious logistical limits, only Canadian events, or those of particular interest to Canadians (e.g., Dayton Hamvention), are listed.
LaSalle, Quebec, Saturday 13 April 2002
Montreal Hamfest/Fleamarket. Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 (LaSalle), 7771 Bouvier corner of Shevchenko. STCUM Bus 109 at the door. Time: vendors 07:30, public 08:30–12:00. Admission: $4.00. Talk-in: VE2RED 147.270+. Information: James R. Hay VE2VE (514) 697-7205, e-mail: ve2arc@rac.ca. Website: www.marc.qc.ca/fest.html.
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Iroquois, Ontario, Saturday 13 April 2002
Iroquois A.R.C. 7th Annual Flea Market. Location: Iroquois Civic Centre. Time: vendors 08:00, public 09:00–12:00. Admission: tables $10.00, public free. Talk-in: VE3IRO 145.290-. Table reservations/Information: Gord VE3UGW (613) 657-3640, e-mail ve3ugw@recorder.ca. Website: cc.recorder.ca/~ve3ugw.
Summerland, British Columbia, Sunday 14 April 2002
Summerland 8th Annual Flea Market. Location: the Summerland Seniors Drop In Centre, 9710 Brown Street. Time: vendors 09:00, public 10:00–13:00. Admission: $2.00, tables $15.00. Talk-in: VE7REE 145.350- (IRLP Node 115). Information/reservations Gerry Ryan or Dan Sutherland (250) 494-4010, e-mail: VA7GER@rac.ca. Website: beam.to/oreo.
Whitby, Ontario, Saturday 27 April 2002
Durham Region Amateur Radio Hamfest. Location: Iroquois Park Recreation Centre, Corner of Victoria Street and Henry Street. Directions: Brock Street (exit #410) off of Highway 401, south to Victoria and then west on Victoria to Henry Street. Time: vendors 07:30, public 09:00. Admission: $6.00, tables $25.00 (includes one admission). Talk-in: VE3SPA 147.375+. Information: Peter Henry (905) 436-9236 after 12:00 and before 21:00, e-mail: va3pwh@idirect.com. Website: drhamfest.tripod.com.
Ste. Therese, Quebec, Saturday 27 April 2002
Laval Laurentides Hamfest. Location: Polyvalente de Ste. Therese, 401 Blvd. du Domaine. Time: vendors 06:00, public 09:00. Talk-in: VE2REL 147.315-. Admission: $5.00, tables: $10.00. Information: (514) 708-8033, e-mail: hamfest2002@hotmail.com. Website: www.ve2crl.qc.ca.
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Stittsville, Ontario, Saturday 04 May 2002
Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club Fleamarket. Location: Stittsville arena. Time: vendors 06:30, public 09:00–12:00. Talk in: VE3TWO 147.300+. Admission: $3.00, commercial tables $15.00, public tables $7.00. Information: Jake (613) 253-3732 after 10:00 and before 15:00, e-mail: va3tqx@rac.ca. Website: www.ovmrc.on.ca/flea_market.htm.
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Saturday 11 May 2002
18th Annual Smiths Falls Amateur Radio Fleamarket. Location: Smiths Falls Youth Centre, corner of Cornelia & Elmsley Streets. Times: vendors 07:00, public 09:00. Admission $3.00, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE3RLR 147.210+. Table reservations: Baxter Smith VE3BFX, 8 St. Lawrence St. Smiths Falls ON K7A 4K5, (613) 283-7852 baxsmith@falls.igs.net or ve3bfx@rac.ca. Pierre Lemoyne VE3FLO, 262 Wood St. Smiths Falls ON K7A 5H2, (613) 283-2762, ve3flo@rac.ca. Website: www.falls.igs.net/~rlarc/.
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Etobicoke, Ontario, Saturday 11 May 2002
Skyward Annual Spring Hamfest and Fleamarket. Location: Westway United Church, 8 Templar Drive, Etobicoke. Times: vendors 08:00, public 09:00–11:30. Admission $5.00, tables $12.00 (includes 1 admission). Talk-in: VE3SKY 146.985- or simplex 146.520. Table reservations: Derrick Poulter, VE3JNK, 26 Poynter Drive, Etobicoke Ontario M9R 1L1, (416) 247-7728, e-mail dmpoulter@sympatico.ca. Website: webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/sarc/.
Tracy, Quebec, Sunday 26 May 2002
20th Anniversary Hamfest du Quebec. Location: Aurel Racine Curling Club, Tracy, Quebec Exit 181, Highway 30. Times: vendors 06:00, public 09:00. Admission: $5.00, tables $15.00. Talk-in: 145.370. Information: Denis Chouinard (450) 746-0814, e-mail ve2cbs@hotmail.com. Website: www.hamfest.qc.ca.
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CIDX is Canada's national radio monitoring club, serving radio hobbyists since 1962. This year marks CIDX's 40th year of serving its members. Our monthly newsletter, Messenger, covers all aspects of the radio monitoring hobby. Sample copies of recent issues are available for $2.00 each, in Canada or the U.S., or $3 elsewhere. Membership is open to radio hobbyists worldwide. Visit the CIDX website (www.anarc.org/cidx/) for complete information, as well as special features and website profiles, or to get a membership application.
CIDX has a Yahoo On Line Club Room where members and guests can meet, chat, and post news items. To join in, go to clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/cidxclub.
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The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 MHz FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet on RealAudio at www.ckut.ca, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern time (1430 UTC Apr.-Oct., 1530 UTC Nov.-Mar.). Now in its 14th year on the air, co-hosts Sheldon Harvey and Bill Westenhaver 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 listen to recent International Radio Reports whenever you like. Thanks to one of our longtime listeners, Ricky Leong, archived editions of the programme are available on demand at members.fortunecity.com/crazyaboutradio/. Also, you can send your comments to the International Radio Report by e-mail to radioreport@yahoo.com.
The Publicity Zone (other):
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Every Sunday evening, on the West Island Amateur Radio Club (www.PubNIX.Net/wiarc/) 2-metre repeater, 146.910 MHz (-600), following the Swap Net at 20:00 Eastern, tune in for the "Montreal DX Listeners Net," a net featuring news about all aspects of radio, shortwave, AM/FM, utilities, scanning, amateur radio. Included are listening tips, developments in broadcasting, reception reports, HF and scanner frequency information, special topics, questions and comments. Now in its 8th year, it has had over 500 different participants. The net is operated by Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW. Please feel free to participate. The Swap Net begins at 20:00, followed by a calendar of events including upcoming hamfests, amateur radio contests and special events amateur stations, plus a list of local events and meetings. The DX Net usually begins around 20:20 or 20:30 Eastern, and runs to approximately 22:00.
The Publicity Zone (other):
Top of this section | Hamfests & Fleamarkets | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | Montreal DX Listeners' Net | Radio Canada International
You can also hear Sheldon Harvey on his 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. RCI also has a free e-mail news service available which issues daily bulletins of news and information from and about Canada. See the instructions on the RCI website if you wish to subscribe. When you travel abroad, take Canada with you, with Radio Canada International on shortwave.
A reminder to check out the RCI Action Committee website (www.geocities.com/rciaction/), to find out what you can do to help save Radio Canada International from drastic budget cuts.
That's all for this month. Radio H.F. operates as a mail-order, telephone, and on-line business, with the many products, great prices, and personalized service.
Your input is always welcome. Please feel free to send along your comments about the Newsletter, as well as any material you have to contribute, to me by e-mail at hfnewsletter@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
Owner, Radio H.F.
Canada's specialist in radio communications
www.total.net/~radiohf/
President, Canadian International DX Club
Canada's national radio monitoring club since 1962
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