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Welcome to Vol. 5 Number 03 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 March edition of the Newsletter. Our Monthly Special Zone features a number of events, including the Winter SWL Festival, Mardi Gras and Carnival, and believe it or not, Shrove Tuesday!
As we head into March, the world watches closely as we come closer to war in the Middle East. I have included a few sites dealing with the subject in this month's General Zone. Should a full-scale war break out between regular issues of this newsletter, I will look at compiling and distributing a special edition newsletters [as he did in September 2001 — Ed.] featuring websites dealing with the war. All I can say is that I hope I don't have to do this.
Welcome aboard to any new subscribers joining us this month. Feel free to contribute material from time to time. Thank you for joining the group.
Note: The Radio HF publications catalog has been completely updated to 25 February 2003. Please feel free to browse through it. I am sure you will find some books, CD-roms, or other materials that will be of interest to you. The catalog is available on-line at the following URL: www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/Cat2003Feb.html.
Finally, you may notice that one of the regular items which has been appearing in the Resources Zone is no longer there. A few weeks ago, after almost 10 years of being net controller, I have given up the weekly Montreal DX Listeners' Net on the two-metre band here in Montreal. I would like to thank all of those who participated in the net over 10 years helping to make it successful; approximately 500 different amateur operators and countless shortwave listeners and DXers who participated through the gateway services. It was a wonderful experience which I will remember fondly, but it was time to move on to other things.
Thanks to the 35 people who responded to our question from last month on traveling. We wanted to know how many countries, including the one you live in, have you visited in your lifetime. Here are the results:
a) 1 to 5 countries: 11 people
b) 6 to 10 countries: 9 people
c) 11 to 20 countries: 10 people
d) 21 to 30 countries: 3 people
e) 30 or more countries: 2 people
OK, everyone, let's talk about vices. All of us have at least one! A "vice," in the dictionary, is defined as "a moral depravity; evil; an immoral action, trait; a habitual, trivial, failing or defect; shortcoming." Sounds pretty sad, doesn't it? It might be good or bad for you. It could be hot fudge sundaes, addiction to the Internet, Godzilla films, watching Wheel of Fortune, whatever. It might be embarrassing and you may hate to admit to it, but now's the time to come clean, with all your friends worldwide, here in the Newsletter.
I'll even go first and tell you mine. Since I was a young kid and, believe it or not, still today, I am an addicted fan of professional wrestling. Yes, that's right! Go ahead and laugh. My mother was a huge fan and I was brought up with it, and it stuck. It's nothing more than frivolous entertainment for me; an escape from the real world. There, I feel better now. A weight has been taken off my shoulders.
So, what is your vice? Keep it to just one, please, even though you may have many of them. Take this all in the spirit in which it is meant and have some fun with it. I can't wait to see the responses. Please send along your response by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com.
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Kulpsville, Pennsylvania is home each year to the largest gathering in North American of shortwave listeners, DXers and scanner enthusiasts. The Winter SWL Festival draws people literally from around the world to this annual event. An excellent program has been put together again this year. The event takes place on March 7 and 8. Come and join in the fun!
March 4 is the kick-off of Mardi Gras. Experience it all from this website, with live cams from Bourbon Street, videos, background information, news, chat rooms, etc.
Although Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world, no one does it like New Orleans — the City that Care Forgot! This site will introduce you to the major participants of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, provide updated parade information, the truth about our Mardi Gras traditions, the best places to get your Mardi Gras beads, masks, and king cakes ... and more!
www.ipanema.com/carnival/home.htm
This is also the time for the world's most spectacular party, Carnival, in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.
www.lfcc.lt/publ/thelt/node18.html
In honour of the beginning of Lent and Ash Wednesday, here is an interesting site about the origin, history and traditions of Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), this year being celebrated on 04 March.
homepages.tesco.net/~derek.berger/holidays/pancakeday.html
Here's another look at Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday), including some recipes.
www.marvelicious.com/stpatrick.html
Everything you need to know about the celebration of the Irish, with plenty of historical information and an excellent selection of links to other related pages.
Are they real, or not? Find out all about Ireland's national fairy.
New From Icom — The IC-V8 2-metre Handheld Transceiver
5.5 full watts of power, military rugged, and easy to use. The IC-V8 VHF transceiver is a tough all purpose VHF amateur transceiver. It is supplied with a 7.2 volt 600 mAh Ni-Cd battery pack and charger. Optional 7.2 volt Ni-Mh, 1050 mAh pack or "AA" pack are also available. The V8 is durable with a tough polycarbonate and aluminum die-cast chassis.
Brief summary:
Dimensions: 2.2 (W), 5.2 (H), 1.4 (D), 12.3 oz
5.5 watt output with included Ni-Cd Battery (0.5 W selectable)
107 Total Memory Channels
Great Audio: 300 mW output (at 7.2V DC)
CTCSS/DTCS Encode/Decode with Tone Scan
16 Button DTMF Keypad with Standard Encode and Optional Decode
Fast Scanning: 40 channels per second
Backlit Alphanumeric LCD
Auto Repeater
Drop-in charger included
Optional PC Programming
Reversible U/Down and Rotary Selector
Military Rugged Construction
Attractive Forest Green Polycarbonate Front PanelFor more detailed information on this new radio, please click on: www.icomamerica.com/amateur/2mhand/icv8.html. For a .pdf version of the brochure on this radio, please click on: www.icomamerica.com/support/documents/brochures/ic-v8.pdf.
Contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on this model and all other Icom products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.radiointel.com
Via: Ulis Fleming, Glen Burnie, Maryland
While there are many excellent SW & MW DX websites out there, there are very few that are designed to be used while tuning around and being connected to the Internet at the same time. Let's be honest... there are tons of excellent DX websites out there. This isn't one of them. But we love to talk about radios! How about you?
www.radioenthusiast.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A very nice, concise, all purpose radio site, created by James Tedford. A collection of interesting articles, links, reference material, etc., covering all aspects of the radio hobby.
www.simonmason.karoo.net/page30.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is a website based on the publication "Secret Signals" dealing with the mysterious and complex world of spy number stations in the HF radio spectrum. You'll find an on-line version of this book, now out of print, plus hundreds of links to related material on the net.
radio.unitednerds.com
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
This program has over 750 pre-tuned Internet radio stations from around the world. The stream information provides artist, song title, and the quality of stream. With 750+ stations, you may want to create a list of favorite stations, and this capability is included.
www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/ww2/main_txt.htm
Via: Bill Westenhaver, Montreal, Quebec via David Onley in Glenn Hauser's DX Listening Digest
The Miller Nichols Library Department of Special Collections created this site. The project focuses on World War II and will be based on 100 rare and fragile transcription discs (16 inch glass or acetate discs) from the Arthur B. Church-KMBC Radio Collection. The nucleus of the project will be the unique archival sound recordings supplemented by manuscript materials, including still images and oral histories, to showcase how WWII was experienced in Kansas City through the popular media — KMBC radio — the local NBC affiliate station.
www.tvradioworld.com/default.asp
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
TvRadioWorld is an informational directory dealing with radio and television broadcasters worldwide. We also depend on many people around the world to help us keep the TvRadioWorld listings up to date. Some of the features you will find on our site include listings of local radio and television stations on the web, in depth listings of local television broadcast stations throughout North and South America, including contact information. Also featured are broadcast networks, cable networks, satellite networks and service providers (i.e. cable companies, DTH, etc.), as well as a growing list of links to sites that deal with the broadcasting industry, such as community broadcasters, shortwave radio, Internet broadcasters, organization trade publications and more.
www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/sites.html
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
This National Telecommunications and Information Administration page links to other internet sites with spectrum management–related information from the United States and other countries.
tesla.liketelevision.com
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
LikeTelevision — The Broadband Media Network, is a recognized leader in delivering video applications over public (Internet) and private networks. In 1999, the company developed the IGS process, which creates high quality video files at very low data rates. To demonstrate our technologies, we created this web site, which contains thousands of video clips encoded using the IGS process. This site is an functional example of convergence, a melding of the Internet and Television mediums.
www.radioamateur.ca
Via: Pascal Villeneuve, St-Amable, Quebec
La mission de Radioamateur.ca est de promouvoir la radioamateur dans le but précis d'améliorer l'image projetée par notre confrérie — l'ensemble de la population canadienne, démystifier ce passe-temps ainsi que d'établir sa distinction par rapport aux autres services.
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la création d'un nouveau réseau sur HF. Celui-ci aura lieu tous les mercredis de 19h30 à 20h30 à la fréquence 3772KHz en LSB à compter du 12 mars 2003. Les QSO sur ce réseau seront alimentés par les participants sous forme de questions d'ordre technique ou reliés directement à la radioamateur. Nous vous invitons à vous présenter au réseau afin de participer aux discussions.
www.k7on.com/scan-swl/index.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is a small, but useful, site of information on scanning and shortwave radio, created by Brian Short of Tempe, Arizona. Click on either scanning or shortwave listening and find many useful links.
New — Icom IC-R5 Compact Wideband Portable Receiver
While retaining the basic features of the popular IC-R2, the R5 has a new more user-friendly design and improved button layout combined with Icom's superior technology at a very competitive price.
- Covers 495 kHz to 1309.995 MHz
- A total of 1250 memory channels
- 6 character alphanumeric display
- Ultra-compact size
- Drip resistant construction
- Built-in ferrite bar antenna
- External DC jack
- Multiple high speed scan functions
- CTCSS, DTCS tone squelch built-in
- Cloning capability via USB cable
For more information on this new model, please visit: www.icomamerica.com/receivers/handheld/icr5main.html, then contact Radio HF for pricing and availability.
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www.strategypage.com/iraqwar/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Strategy Page, covers armed forces world wide as well as up-to-date reporting on wars and hotspots, wherever they may be. This part of the site provides analysis of the situation with Iraq.
www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/iraq.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The Federation of American Scientists' Military Analysis Network presents its look at the Iraq crisis.
www.debka.com
Via: Diane Bernard, Chomedey-Laval, Quebec
DEBKAfile is a self-supporting Internet publication devoted to independent, investigative reporting and forward analysis in the fields of international terrorism, intelligence, international conflict, Islam, military affairs, security and politics. DEBKAfile comes out seven days a week in English and Hebrew with additional language sites planned.
www.internalmemos.com/memos/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The Internet's largest collection of corporate memos and internal communications, with the text of close to 1300 different memos from all sorts of companies, organizations, groups and more.
www.earth-info.org
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The earth-info website is an exciting new Internet resource that provides anyone with a computer access to a world of imagery, maps, and other information. The earth-info site makes it easy to find, view and obtain geographic information available through government and commercial providers with a simple map based interface. You will be prompted to download a small program to properly navigate this site.
www.solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
With the recent space shuttle tragedy, many people are questioning the need for space exploration when the risks seem far greater than any potential payoff. This excellent site presented by NASA makes the case for the importance of exploring our celestial neighborhood and outlines the goals of the program -- from satisfying our quest for knowledge to gaining insight into our origins.
www.franksingleton.clara.net
Via: Al Dudley, Washington, DC
This site's main purpose is weather related information for sailors & what not. He has a lot of good, simple information about GMDSS & NAVTEX plus good links. The site caters towards Europe & surrounding areas but also includes information for North and South America.
users3.ev1.net/~black_ops/video/AC130_GunshipMed.wmv
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Check out the deadly accuracy with which the US can carry out a raid on suspected enemy targets. This is over 7 minutes of video which will require Media Player.
www.afa.org/default.asp
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
The Air Force Association (AFA) is an independent, non-profit, civilian organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. We invite you to browse our website and discover all that AFA offers. On afa.org you will find AIR FORCE Magazine, our highly regarded aerospace journal with a monthly circulation of more than 148,000. Some information is freely accessible here, but other material is for members only.
www.af.mil
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Read, hear and see all that is going on in the United States Air Force with this on-line air force news service, including written stories, as well as links to Air Force radio and television reports.
www.news.navy.mil
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
The mission of the Navy NewsStand is to serve as U.S. Navy's official internal news Website. While not precluding the posting of internal news stories on individual command Websites, internal Navy news stories are submitted when appropriate.
The AOR AR-One Communications Receiver
Monitor any frequency from 10 KHz to 3.3 GHz with this new high-end super wide coverage receiver. Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1ppm) Surveillance operations are enhanced. Monitoring multiple frequencies is easier and faster. Computer control gives you maximum flexibility and unleashes the many features found in this advanced technology receiver. The AR-One is the right choice for the new world we now monitor.
For a full data and specifications sheet and photograph of this new receiver, please check the AOR website (www.aorusa.com/arone.html), then contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on any AOR products.
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www.ipmonster.com
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
A collection of diagnostic tools, plus everything you've always wanted to know about how IP addresses work.
www.searchsystems.net
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
This site provides over 10,000 links to free public record databases around the world to help you locate businesses, people, and the information you need to make important decisions.
naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/coneyisland/index.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This interactive educational site covers the history of Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It features timelines, historic articles and photographs, interactive maps that when clicked on show historic views, and lists of movies filmed on Coney Island's streets, beaches and amusement parks. Coney Island was considered the world's largest and premier amusement area during the first half of the 20th Century. It was a beach resort that provided carefree entertainment and thrilling amusement park rides to the millions of residents that lived in New York City. It featured three huge amusement parks; Luna Park, Steeplechase and Dreamland, and countless other attractions along the Bowery, Surf Avenue and its numerous side streets.
www.weirdlinks.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
DISCLAIMER: Some material on this site may be offensive to some people Weird Links is run entirely by a single carbon-based entity known "Link Digger." Link Digger is devoted to his followers and aims to please them with his weird and bizarre discoveries. He gets gratification out of anything that is "out of the ordinary" on the Net. To him, "out of the ordinary" is as precious as GOLD and MUST be shared! Thus, Weird Links was born upon the land on October 19, 1999.
members.aol.com/oddwonder/index.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Oddities & Wonders contains something for everyone from the smallest children to the most serious adults. Use this information in your own reports, articles, presentations, books, homework, catalogs, letters and conversations, to add sparkle, genius, wit and fun. Use it as food for thought to launch your own great ideas and overcome writer's block. Or, just enjoy what you read!
New Releases from the A.R.R.L.
Experimental Methods in RF Design by Wes Hayward W7ZOI, Rick Campbell KK7B, and Bob Larkin W7PUA.
Immerse yourself in the communications experience by building equipment that contributes to understanding basic concepts and circuits. Explore wide dynamic range, low distortion radio equipment, the use of direct conversion and phasing methods, and digital signal processing. Use the models and discussion to design, build and measure equipment at both the circuit and the system level. Laced with new unpublished projects and illustrated with CW and SSB gear.
Contents:
Basic Investigations in Electronics
Chapters on Amplifiers, Filters, Oscillators, and
Mixers
Superheterodyne Transmitters and Receivers
Measurement Equipment
Direct Conversion Receivers
Phasing Receivers and Transmitters
DSP Components
DSP Applications in Communications
Field Operation, Portable Gear, and Integrated Stations
This work is successor to the widely popular Solid-State Design for the Radio Amateur, published in 1977.
Includes a CD-ROM with design software, listings for DSP firmware, and supplementary articles.
512 pages. 2003, published by American Radio Relay League (ARRL). (ISBN: 0-87259-879-9) #8799 — $79.95 Canadian.Contact Radio HF for pricing and availability. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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Note: all times given are in local time. Check with the local contact person for any last-minute changes or corrections. For obvious logistical reasons, only Canadian events, or those of particular interest to Canadians (e.g., Dayton Hamvention), are listed. Compiled by Vernon Ikeda, VE2MBS, Pierrefonds, Quebec.
Brampton, Ontario, Saturday 22 March 2003
HAMEX 2003. Location: Brampton Fall Fairgrounds, Heart Lake Road corner of Old School Road. Time: vendors 07:00, public 09:00–13:00. Talk-in: VE3PRC 146.880- or VE3MIS 145.430- (103.5 Hz PL tone). Information: e-mail: ham-ex@sympatico.ca. Website: www.peelarc.org.
Laval, Québec, Saturday 29 March 2003
Hamfest Laval-Laurentides 2003. Location: (new location) Polyvalente Georges Vanier, 2995 boul. Lévesque E., Saint Vincent de Paul. Time: vendors: 07:00, public: 09:00. Admission: 5.00$ per person, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE2REL 147.315+. Information: (514) 708-8033 e-mail: hamfest@ve2crl.qc.ca. Website: www.ve2crl.qc.ca.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Aldergrove, British Columbia, Sunday 30 March 2003
Langley Amateur Radio Association Radio and Computer Swapmeet. Location: Aldergrove Elks Hall, 27309 Fraser Highway, Aldergrove. Time: vendors: 09:00, public: 10:00–12:00. Admission: $4.00, tables $18.00 including one admission. Talk-in: VE7RLY 147.380+. Reservations: Wayne Muster (604) 556-7810 e-mail: VE7CKV@rac.ca or Larry Thompson (604) 539-2489. Website: www.langleyamateurradio.com.
Quesnel, British Columbia, Sunday 06 April 2003
Quesnel Amateur Radio Club Fleamarket. Location: The Native Friendship Center, 319 North Fraser Drive, Quesnel. Time: vendors 09:00, public 10:00—16:00. Admission: tables $5.00. Talk-in: 146.970-. Information and Reservations: Mike Standbridge (250) 249-5942, Bill Llewellyn (250) 992-9719, or George Thompson (250) 992-1548. E-mail: ve7mst@rac.ca.
LaSalle (Montreal), Québec, Saturday 12 April 2003
Montreal Hamfest and Fleamarket. Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 (LaSalle), 7771 Bouvier corner of Shevchenko. STM 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/fest.html.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Oshawa, Ontario, Saturday 12 April 2003
Whitby Hamfest. Location: Jubilee Pavillion, 55 Lake View Park, Oshawa. Time: vendors: 07:00, public 09:00–13:00. Admission: $5.00, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE3WOM 147.150+ or VE3RPT 147.060+. Information: Betty Huider, 87 Thickson Road, North Whitby, ON LIN 3P7 or (905) 579-1800, e-mail: ve3blh@rac.ca.
Iroquois, (west of Cornwall) Ontario, Saturday 19 April 2003
Iroquois A.R.C. 8th Annual Flea Market. Location: Iroquois Civic Centre. Time: vendors: 08:00, public: 09:00–12:00. Admission: free, tables $10.00. Talk-in VE3IRO 145.290-. Information: Gord VE3UGW (613) 657-3640, e-mail: ve3ugw@recorder.ca. Website: cc.recorder.ca/~ve3ugw.
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Whitby, Ontario, Saturday 26 April 2003
Durham Region Hamfest. Location: Iroquois Park Recreation Centre, Victoria Street corner of Henry Street. Time: vendors: 07:30, public 09:00–13:00. Admission $6.00, tables $25.00 includes 1 admission. Talk-in: VE3SPA 147.375+. Information: Peter Henry VA3PWH (905) 436-9236 e-mail: va3pwh@idirect.com. Website: drhamfest.tripod.com.
Publications Available
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. The catalogue can be viewed by going to the Radio H.F. website at www.total.net/~radiohf/, under publications, or go directly to the catalogue at: www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/Cat2003Feb.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 Resources Zone:
Top of this section | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | Radio Canada International
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.
The Resources Zone:
Top of this section | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | 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 15th 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 some of the programmes 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 Resources Zone:
Top of this section | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | 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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