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August 2002, Volume 4, Number 08
Edited and distributed by Sheldon Harvey
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Welcome to Vol. 4 Number 08 of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter. Previous issues of this newsletter can be found at www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/ [right here! — Ed.].
Welcome to the August 2002 edition. Sorry for the delay again this month. We've had almost two solid weeks of temperatures in the 30s Celsius and it has literally been too hot to work in the shack. In a few months from now we'll be complaining about the cool temperatures I guess.
The Monthly Special Zone actually features an early September event, Labour Day. For those of you with children around the house, this also means Freedom Day, as the kids head back to school!
Welcome to another batch of new subscribers this month. I think you'll find some really interesting and fascinating material in this month's edition. Please feel free to contribute to future editions. As well, your comments about the Newsletter are always appreciated.
Well, either I made a whole lot of people feel guilty, or a lot of people found last month's question to be particularly interesting. The question from last month was:
Which is your preferred method of obtaining news?
a) Radio
b) Television
c) Newspaper
d) Internet
e) Other (please specify)
I received no less than 78 responses to this question, with some very interesting results. Here is the breakdown:
a) Radio — 29 votes
b) Television — 23 votes
c) Newspapers — 15 votes
d) Internet — 10 votes
e) Other — 1 vote (magazines)
There were a number of interesting comments, and some obvious trends. In the radio category, people liked the immediate and timely nature of radio news reports. They also showed the interest in AM radio here over FM. Those primarily using television cited the visual aspect of events being important to them. Newspaper fans preferred the more in-depth reports on stories offered in the press. The big surprise to me was the low response for the Internet. People appreciate having it as an additional resource, but we're obviously not ready to abandon the old standards.
Let's hope we can keep the interest rolling in the survey questions. I personally find them to offer very useful and revealing. This month, we'll focus on radio formats. There are many different popular formats on commercial radio stations, both AM and FM. The question is: What is your favourite radio format? Feel free to specify your favourite station, and where it's located, if you wish. Please choose your ONE favourite only, and e-mail your response to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com.
a) All News
b) Talk Radio
c) All Sports
d) New Rock Music
e) Classic Rock Music
f) Alternative Rock Music
g) Pop/Dance music
h) Easy Listening/Light Rock
i) Country
j) Jazz
k) Classical
l) Urban/Rap/Hip Hop
m) Public Radio (NPR/PRI/CBC etc.)
n) Campus/community
o) Christian/Religious
p) Other — please specify.
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www.geocities.com/Heartland/Creek/9369/project7/labor.html
The history of the holiday is explained here, in chronological order. There are also many links to other sites dealing with Labour day in Canada and other parts of the world.
www.ffm-montreal.org/en_index.html
One of the world's major international film festivals takes place each year in Montreal. This year's edition, August 22 to September 2, promises to be another outstanding event, drawing films, stars and film buffs from around the world to Montreal. This fully bilingual (English and French) site will keep you up to date on the films being presented and the celebrities attending. Another great event for one of the world's greatest cities.
Icom — The Old and the New
The old: Icom has announced the return of one of its most popular dual band portable radios, the IC-W32A. This popular unit was discontinued several years ago, but now, due to popular demand, Icom is re-releasing the radio. With 5 watts output, V/V, U/U and V/U functions, the unit is also ready for IRLP and for cross-band repeating. It has 200 alphanumeric memories and CTCSS encode/decode with tone scan.
The new: In the new category from Icom, look for the IC-T90A portable. The multi-band FM handheld covers the 6- and 2-metre and 70 cm bands and is equipped with a wide band receiver (0.495–999.990 MHz) with AM/FM/WFM modes. A lithium-ion battery pack provides high power 5W output in all bands. All this capability is packed into compact body, measuring only 58 x 87 x 29mm.
For details on all Icom products, visit their website (www.icomamerica.com/amateur/index2.html). For pricing and availability on both either of these units, plus any other Icom amateur radio equipment, please contact Radio H.F. (Complete contact information above.)
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members.shaw.ca/radiovibes/
Via: Radio Vibes Webmaster
The site is based out of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and is focused on activities taking place in the Lower Mainland, but also includes Victoria, and Seattle, since these markets are close to one another. Of course this does not mean anything is limited to these areas only.
www.veteransvoa.com
Via: John Vodenik, Delano, California
The mission of the Veterans' Voice Of America shall be to raise funds to rehabilitate and maintain the original Voice of America facility and grounds in order to establish a museum and memorial park dedicated to the unique history of the Voice of America and to memorialize and support our veterans and our heroic civilian emergency response organizations.
www.alan.gale.clara.co.uk/files/hunter.pdf
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
If you've ever explored the longwave radio spectrum, you have no doubt run into a number of CW markers. These stations are predominantly navigational beacons. Alan Gale has put together this handbook of beacons, including everything you need to know about these stations. The file is large, 57 pages, and you will need Adobe Acrobat to load it as it is in PDF format.
ve7rz.tripod.com/world.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
Terry Klassen, VE7RZ, has put together this useful listing of frequencies used internationally in various types of emergency communications. There are many of particular interest to Canadians, but this list can really be used by anyone, anywhere.
www.spynumbers.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Anyone who has done any amount of shortwave listening in their life has run across one or more of the mysterious spy number station transmissions. These stations have remained one of the life's great mysteries. Chris Smolinski has compiled this site dedicated to the number transmissions. You'll find background information, history, frequency lists, station names, audio samplings, etc. Lots of fun. Everyone loves a mystery.
www1.passur.com/lax.html
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
On this site, you can monitor air traffic control radio communications out of Los Angeles, selectable from 6 to 96 miles out from the airport.
www.worldofradio.com/nets2you.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
Nets to You!, produced, edited and maintained by John Norfolk, is a list of amateur radio voice nets and bulletins below 30 MHz. It first appeared in its original form in the early 1990s in the print publications Review of International Broadcasting and DX Listening Digest, and in the late 1990s in Review of International Broadcasting On Line Data, all edited and published by Glenn Hauser. It now appears as an exclusive public service on the World of Radio web site, and cannot be reposted, reproduced, E-mailed, folded, spindled or mutilated without the consent of Glenn Hauser.
www.rfcomm.harris.com/support/PDF/hfradio.pdf
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
Here is another PDF Adobe Acrobat file, 53 pages long, on HF technology, written by the Harris Corporation. Well worth reading for both the novice and the professional.
www.k5kj.net/meteor.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
This page is intended to help anyone who might be interested in setting up a receiving system to monitor meteor radio echoes.
Legendary Performance From R.L. Drake
A long-trusted name in shortwave receiving and amateur radio equipment, the R.L. Drake company returned to manufacturing top of the line equipment several years ago. Today, when serious DXers and shortwave listeners are looking for high-end performance in a table top communications receiver, the choices are limited. R.L. Drake leads the list with one of the most popular high-end communications receivers on the market: the Drake R8-B. A complete, all-mode HF receiver with all the latest technical developments incorporated.
To view the specifications and details of the R8-B, check out the following website (www.rldrake.com/swl/R8B.html).
Radio H.F. offers this unit to you for the price of $2149.00 (CAD). Contact Radio H.F. for further details. (Complete contact information above.)
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www.thememoryhole.org
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
The Memory Hole exists to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known. This includes: government files, corporate memos, court documents (including lawsuits and transcripts), police reports and eyewitness statements, congressional testimony, reports (governmental and non-governmental), maps, patents, websites, photographs, video, and sound recordings, news articles, and books (and portions of books). The emphasis is on material that exposes things that we're not supposed to know (or that we're supposed to forget).
www.calle.com/world/
Via: David Guretski, Caronport, Saskatchewan
This is a directory of 2 880 532 of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town. It includes latitude, longitude and altitude information for each town as well as maps and weather information.
www.militaryink.com
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
A single source comprehensive listing of books published each month on topics regarding the military.
www.maritime.org/hnsa-guide.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
Thirty-five years ago, a group of individuals representing a number of former naval vessels established the Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA). Its purpose is to facilitate the exchange of information and provide mutual support among those who are working hard to physically and financially maintain their aging vessels. The ships of HNSA are located not only in the nation's coastal seaports, but on lakes and rivers far from the sea, in the midst of the United States, as well as in Canada, western Europe and Australia.
www.computerhistory.org
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
The mission of Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age. As such, the Museum plays a unique role in the history of the computing revolution and its worldwide impact on the human experience.
www.ology.amnh.org
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
Ology means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's Ology website, you can study and explore many cool ologies. What's your favorite ology? If you're fascinated by spiders, then you're into arachnology. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then volcanology is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love astronomy.
www.songtitle.info/index.htm
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
Sometimes the music behind TV commercials is more memorable than the commercials themselves. This site features listings of what songs and artists have been featured in recent commercials, with audio clips.
www.digitalballparks.com
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
A fascinating photo journey through the nation's ballparks, you are invited to walk through the turnstiles and into stadiums large and small. You won't find the standard shots of ballparks you've already seen; instead you'll view large, clear digital photos taken from a variety of prime ballpark locations. From the storied Wrigley Field scoreboard to the famed Baltimore warehouse, spectacular major league sights are represented. A labor of love for super fans Eric and Wendy Pastore, the site isn't limited to photos of parks in the majors. Click around and enjoy the comfort of minor league parks, quaint older stadiums like Finch Field, home of the Highpoint Hi-Toms, or newer stadiums in places like Newark and Rancho Cucumonga.
Comet Antennas
If you are looking for a wide variety of affordable amateur radio antennas for your portable, mobile or base station, Comet Antennas offers a complete line of models. They also offer a high quality line of duplexers, triplexers, plus a unique selection of mounting brackets, bases and supports, as well as various cable assemblies.
Visit their website (www.cometantenna.com) and explore the complete line of products which Comet Antennas has to offer. If you see something you like, contact Radio H.F. for pricing and availability. (Complete contact information above.)
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www.kartoo.net
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
Search engines are everywhere on the Internet but Kartoo is quite unusual. It's a meta search engine that displays results on a map in the form of a ball. The larger the ball, the more relevant the result. As you mouse over each result, site descriptions are revealed. If all that sounds confusing, the explanation is more complicated than the service itself. Just try it.
www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Ref.html
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
One of the web's best-kept secrets. A highly personal web directory with more than 25,000 pages maintained by Jim Martindale, self-professed "old man of the net — over 23," inventor, scientist, and tireless cataloger of interesting and useful websites.
www.language-museum.com
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
The Language Museum is a linguistics website which offers samples of 2000 languages. Most languages are living, but some are extinct. Each sample includes 4 parts:
1) an image sample;
2) an English translation;
3) the statistics of speaking countries and populations; and
4) the linguistic classification of the language's family and branch.
The Language Museum is constructed and maintained by Zhang Hong, a network engineer and amateur linguist in Beijing, China.
www.tipping.org/TopPage.shtml
Via: Eddie Muro, Long Island, New York
Ever wondered just how much to tip, or even if to tip at all? This site will help you with those questions and much more about tipping.
theimaginaryworld.com/page4.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
Collections of food packaging, cereal boxes, store displays, fast food, newspaper ads, gum card art, etc.
www.make-stuff.com
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
For crafters, hobbyists, entrepreneurs and for people who just like to make stuff.
www.emf.net/~estephen/facts/lefthand.html
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
Do you come at things from a different angle? Is the world biased towards right handed people? This site is designed with the left-hander in mind.
akweathercams.faa.gov/wxcams/map.php
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
Perhaps where you are, you're sitting in the sweltering heat and humidity of the dog days of August. Take a look at some of these camera shots from various locations throughout Alaska. It just might cool you down some.
www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.htm
Via: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois
The Speed Trap Exchange is a site where visitors can post what they believe are speed traps. There are sections for U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
August 2002 Feature Product — Workman Electronics
More and more of today's new radios are converting over to SMA connectors for their antennas. This is leaving many people with a collection of various BNC-style antennas which will not fit the new radios. Also you might have a favourite mobile antenna which you might like to use with either your mobile rig or a portable.
The simple and easy way to deal with these and other similar problems is through the use of connectors and adapters. Workman Electronics offers a complete line of high quality RF connectors and adapters, used in both amateur radio and wireless applications, providing the highest quality connectors and accessories, all at very affordable prices.
For a complete listing of the models, all available through Radio H.F. of course, check out the Workman Electronics connector and adapter website (www.workman-elect.com/products/connectors/). Then contact Radio H.F. for prices and ordering. (Complete contact information above.)
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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. For obvious logistical reasons, only Canadian events, or those of particular interest to Canadians (e.g., Dayton Hamvention), are listed.
Lindsay, Ontario, Saturday 24 August 2002
Victoria-Haliburton ARA Hamfest 2002. Location: Manvers Arena, corner of Hwy. 35 & 7A. Times: vendors 07h00, tailgaters/public 09h00–15h00. Admission: $5.00, vendor & tables $10 includes 1 admission & continental breakfast, tailgaters $5 includes 1 admission. Talk-in: VE3LNZ 147.195+. Informaton/reservations: Mark Tekauc VA3IFQ (705)-799-6959, e-mail: va3ifq@rac.ca. Website: www.lindsaycomp.on.ca/vhara/home.htm.
Carp, Ontario, Saturday 31 August 2002
Ottawa Amateur Radio Club 6th Annual Hamfest. Location: Carp Agricultural Fair Grounds, 3970 Carp Rd (at Falldown Lane). Times: vendors 08h00, tailgaters 09h00, public 10h00–13h00. RAC Forum and Technology Update 13h00–16h00. Costs: general admission 5.00$, tables 10.00$ plus admission, tailgaters 5.00$ plus admission. Talk-in: VE2CRA 146.940-, also on APRS. Information: Greg Danylchenko VE3YTZ (613) 236-9291, e-mail: fleamarket@oarc.net. Website: oarc.net/fleamarket.
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Pointe-Claire, Québec, Saturday 07 September 2002
West Island Amateur Radio Club (WIARC) Hamfest and Auction. Location: Saint John Fisher Church, 120 Summerhill. Times: vendors 07h00, public 09h00–15h00. Costs: vendors, tables $10.00 (includes 1 admission), public $5.00. Talk-in: VE2RWI 146.910-. For information and/table reservations call Janusz VE2ZHP (514) 366-6035, e-mail: ve2zhp@rac.ca. Website: shell.pubnix.net/~wiarc/hamfest.htm.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Barrie, Ontario, Saturday 07 September 2002
Barrie Fleamarket. Location: Shanty Bay Community Center, Ridge Road. Times: vendors 07h00, public 09h00–13h00. Costs: vendors & tables $10.00, public $3.00, tailgaters $5.00. Talk-in: VE3RAG 147.000+. For information and/table reservations call Brad Ford (705) 456-3656, e-mail: ve3gcb@rac.ca. Website: www.bconnex.net/~barc/hamfest.htm.
Shediac, New Brunswick, Saturday 07 September 2002
Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club Fleamarket. Location: Louis J. Robichaud High School, Main Street, Shediac. Times: vendors 07h00, public 09h30–12h30. Costs: tables $5.00, public $2.00.Talk-in: VE9SBR 147.225+. E-mail: ve9mca@rac.ca.
London, Ontario, Sunday 22 September 2002
London Amateur Radio Club 25th Anniversary 2002 Fleamarket. Location: Western Fair Grounds, Special Events Building. Times: vendors 07h30, public 09h00–13h00. Costs: tables $8.00, public $6.00. Talk-in VA3LON 147.060+ (ctcss 114.8). Information: Jeff Peacock VE3IOS (519) 294-6623, e-mail ve3ios@servers.ca. Website: www.larc.on.ca/flea_2002.htm or www.boomspeed.com/dogxray/LARCHAMFEST2002.doc.
Drummondville, Québec, Saturday 28 September 2002
14th Annual Hamfest Centre du Québec. Location: College St. Bernard, 25 Avenue des Frères. Times: vendors 07h00, public 09h00. Talk-in: 146.625-. Information: Jacques Genereux VE2WJG (819) 478-2847, e-mail: jacques@9bit.qc.ca. Website: www.9bit.qc.ca/~ve2crd/hamfest.html.
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Aldergrove, British Columbia, Sunday 29 September 2002
Langley Amateur Radio and Computer Swap Meet. Location: Elks Hall, 27309 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove. Times: vendors 09:00, public 10:00. Costs: tables $18.00 (before Aug. 15th $15.00, one helper per table), public $5.00. Talk-in: 147.380+. Information: Wayne Muster VE7CKV (604) 556-7810 or Mike Holley VE2AVM (604) 534-6466, packet: ve7avm@ve7kit.#vanc.bc.can.noam, e-mail: mholley@quik.com. Website: www.langleyamateurradio.com.
New Publications Now Available
The ARRL Image Communications Handbook by Dr. Ralph E. Taggart, WB8DQT. $41.50
Explore the possibilities of using Amateur Radio to see and talk with other hams! With home computers, widely available software, and gear many hams already own, it's easier than ever to enjoy the imaging modes: Narrow-Band Television (NBTV), Amateur Television (ATV), Slow-Scan Television (SSTV), and Weather Satellite Imaging (WEFAX). The book includes CD-ROM with software utilities. Published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
RF Components and Circuits, Joseph J. Carr, first ed., Elsevier Science Ltd. $60.50
A comprehensive introduction to designing and understanding RF circuits. RF Components and Circuits covers the practicalities of designing and building circuits, including fault-finding and use of test equipment. Joe Carr demystifies the RF design process, presenting real-world design principles, tips and rules-of-thumb with a minimum of mathematics. By explaining how different circuit types work, and how they can be modified, Joe provides a master-class for electronics experts and newcomers to RF design alike. 416 pages.
RSGB IOTA Directory, edited by Roger Balister G3KMA, 11th ed. $25.50
This book is an essential guide to participating in the RSGB's Islands on the Air (IOTA) awards program. It contains everything award participants and newcomers need to know to enjoy collecting islands for this popular worldwide award. The Directory lists thousands of islands, grouped by continent, and indexed by prefix. It also details the award rules, and includes application forms and loads of information and advice for the island chaser. This eleventh edition builds on the extensive data revision in year 2000. New for this edition: a listing of accepted operations from the 500+ rarest IOTAs; 1,018 of the 1,200 IOTAs now numbered; hundreds more islands added; illustrated in color; articles on major DXpedition activity in Russia, China and Indonesia; a report on one of the most ambitious IOTA operations ever mounted; a fully updated list of Most Wanted IOTA groups (with notes of operations in the last 2 years). 128 pages, paperback, published by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).
The complete 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) catalogues, and hundreds of other specialty radio communications publications, CD-ROMs and software are available from Radio H.F. A updated book catalog can be viewed by going to the Radio H.F. website at www.total.net/~radiohf/, under publications, or go directly to the catalog at: www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/Cat2002Jan.html.
You can see details of the new releases from ARRL, plus other ARRL products such as RSGB publications, on the ARRL website (www.arrl.org/catalog/?category=What%27s+New).
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The following is a listing of clubs, groups, nets and radio broadcasts which I either operate, present, or am actively involved in.
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.
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Top of this section | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | Montreal DX Listeners' Net | Radio Canada International
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.
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Top of this section | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | Montreal DX Listeners' Net | Radio Canada International
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.
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Top of this section | 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, with host Ian Jones. 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.
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
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