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Welcome to the May 2003 edition. It seems that things are moving in a more positive direction with the Allied troops making short work of the Iraqi army. We can only hope that some sort of stability comes to the area quickly and that life can begin to return to normal for the people of the region. Let us hope that tensions in other areas of the planet do not materialize into major conflicts in the weeks and months ahead.
There is some big news at Radio H.F. to report this month. I have recently acquired access to an extensive catalog of nature-related publications. As a result, the Radio H.F. Nature Division is now officially in operation. Look for complete details of the books available in the third "Radio H.F. Publicity Zone" in this Newsletter.
This month's Special Zone will feature Mother's Day (May 11) and the American Memorial Day (May 26).
Last month's survey question was a simple and straight-forward one. What is your all-time favourite movie? Still, with such an easy question, and one that practically everyone should have had an answer for, we received on 33 responses. To top it all off, we received 32 different answers. In other words, the title of only one movie came up more than once. That movie was Gone with the Wind. There were many other classic films mentioned, including Ben Hur, The Godfather, Casablanca, The Third Man, American Graffiti, Dracula, Braveheart, to name just a few. Thank you to all who participated.
Perhaps what I should be asking this month is whether or not we should continue the monthly survey. With as simple a question as we had last month, and with over 1200 subscribers receiving the Newsletter, to have only 33 responses brings up a lot of questions as to the relevance of the survey. We'll give it one more try this month and then make the call.
Let's focus on transportation this time. If money were no object, which specific vehicle would you own? Would it be a luxury car, SUV, sports car, monster truck, vintage collectors' item, etc.? Let us know. Please send your response, by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com.
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All the way down to only 5 contributors of websites this month. What's happening, folks? Surely some of you would like to share some of your favourite sites, or some unique find that you stumbled on to on the Net. Thanks to those who took the time to contribute this month.
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www.holidays.net/mother/index.htm
A collection of things for you, your mom and your family, including stories to read, some music to enjoy, some pictures for the kids to color. You can also read about the history of the holiday.
This site was created to help promote the return of the original intent and meaning back to Memorial Day, to be a central point for finding information on the day, and to provide an on-line community for people to share their feelings, pride, respect and honor for those that gave their all. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in the month of May.
New — Icom IC-T90A Tri-Band Portable
Here is the new, surprisingly compact, full featured tri-bander with wideband receiver! Lithium ion battery for longer talk time and splash resistant construction keeps up with even the most demanding of users. Providing a full 5 watts of output power on 6m, 2m, and 440 MHz. The all new T90A's wideband receiver keeps you on top of what's happing covering 0.495–999 MHz (inclusive). 555 Alphanumeric memory channels and 50 programmable scan edges along with the Icom exclusive Dynamic Memory Scan system give you greater control over your scanning lists.
For a full copy of the brochure, in PDF format, please visit Icom's website (www.icomcanada.com/whatsnew/whatsnew.htm).
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.radio-list.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The site you are about to enter is one of the biggest on-line directories on the net. It's not a search engine. It's simply a directory with one target: helping you to find everything that concerns Internet Radio, from music stations to history channels, jingles, news & media, personalities, tributes, international broadcasters, production services, guides and more! Every entry in this directory was reviewed before posted, to help maintaining the quality of this directory. All the sites and stations are sorted in categories to help you find whatever you like easily.
www.jazz-radio.fm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Based in the Costa del Sol, in Spain, Brian Parker, station owner, produces a weekly programme of jazz for listeners on the net around the world.
www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/2941/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This site, created by Dennis H. of the Netherlands, is dedicated to the world of FM and television DXing.
www.thebest.net/wuggy/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Providing a "pretty good set" of resources and ideas for the crystal radio enthusiast.
www.sparkmuseum.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This site is created and maintained by Mr. John Jenkins. He writes "Welcome to my 'virtual' radio and scientific instruments museum where I display the radios and other items I have collected over the past thirty years. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I'm always interested in early wireless, radio, scientific and other electrical items up to about 1900 (including books and other publications) so feel free to drop me a line if you have anything you might want to sell or trade."
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9178/radios/dials.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This site features a look back at various styles of dials used on radios over the years, plus gives some insight into the design and layout of them.
microvoltradio.com
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
A collection of aeronautical information for the U.S. northwest, including frequencies, live streaming air traffic control, flight tracking, and many links for the aero buffs.
www.tvtechnology.com
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
For anyone interested in the various aspects of television technology, this site will be for you.
www.synergenics.com/el/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
EchoLink is software which allows Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, from computer to station, or from computer to computer. There are more than 82,000 registered users in 131 countries worldwide!
Uniden Digital Scanners
The new generation of scanners is here from Uniden/Bearcat. For complete details on these digital-capable scanners, please visit the websites indicated:
Uniden BC-250D Digital Portable Scanner
Uniden BC-785D Digital Mobile/Base Scanner
Uniden BC-i25D Digital Accessory CardThen contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on these model and all other Uniden/Bearcat products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.ags.uci.edu/~tmheaney/SNA/index.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This web resource for aviation enthusiasts includes news, plane spotting information, air traffic control, flight simulator links, and more.
www.pedalinghistory.com/default.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Have you ever wondered how the bicycle came about? What was the first machine that started it all? Explore the history of the American bicycle on this site. We cover the antiques through the classics to modern bikes. We cover social, design, manufacturing, marketing, and sport influences. Check it out!
www.geocities.com/movie_hobbysite/
Via: Michael Greenly, Webmaster of site
This is the home of the Internet's best movie resources. Find out everything you want to know about movies.
www.timetravelinstitute.com
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
The Time Travel Institute is dedicated to the research and exploration of the temporal sciences. Through the contribution of hundreds of experts in the field around the world, we are getting ever closer to our goal of controlling and manipulating time.
sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Stay up to date with the latest information on upcoming lunar and solar eclipses, plus other related information.
www.cbv.ns.ca/dictator/default.html
Via: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Created by the Glace Bay, Nova Scotia high school students, this site sets up links to sites on the net focusing on famous dictators from the 20th Century.
Radio H.F. Nature Division — A New product line from Radio H.F.
Radio HF has opened up a new division featuring books and publications for the nature lover. The Radio H.F. Nature Division stocks books on birding, animals, insects, flowers, trees, and other nature-related subjects. Our catalog will include some of the most popular titles in the field, including:
National Audubon Society Field Guides
National Audubon Society Picket Guides
Sibley Field Guides to Birds
Willow Creek Press books and calendars
Willow Creed Press Pet Owners' Guides
Peterson Field Guides (birds, plants, mammals, insects, reptiles, fish)
Peterson Audio Cassettes and CDs
Storey Books (birds, cats, dogs, butterflies)These, plus many other nature related publications are now available through Radio H.F. If you are interested in any of these subjects, please contact Radio H.F. Nature Division for a complete catalog. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
The Radio H.F. website will soon be expanded to include the listing of publications available through our Nature Division.
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threestooges.net/default.asp
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
It seems that you either love them or hate them, but still today, decades after they made their last movie or television appearances, the slapstick trio still has a legion of fans worldwide. This site, dedicated to the life and career of the Three Stooges is full of great sounds, photographs and background information.
www.optillusions.com
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
Your eyes will be playing tricks on you as you surf through some of these famous optical illusions.
www.museumofhoaxes.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A collection of Pranks, Stunts, Deceptions, and other wonderful stories contrived for the public from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium. This is a companion website to a book.
.infiltration.org/index.html
Via: Jerry Proc, Toronto, Ontario
Infiltration offers a mix of the practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage. This site is the on-line companion of the paper zine about going places you're not supposed to go, the latest issue of which came out in March 2003.
New Releases from the A.R.R.L.
YASME — The Danny Weil and Colvin Radio Expeditions by James D. Cain, K1TN
This is the history of three travelers spanning the birth of YASME — the boat that carried young sailor Danny Weil on his first voyages beginning in 1954 — and the lives of famed ham radio DXpeditioners Lloyd and Iris Colvin. The Colvins' worldwide adventures continue to be recounted in ham radio circles, epitomizing the spirit of international friendship through Amateur Radio and their 30-year association with the YASME Foundation. Commissioned by The YASME Foundation and published by ARRL.
320 pages (ISBN: 0-87259-893-4) #8934 Price: $38.50 Canadian. Now Shipping!
The ARRL DXCC List May 2003 Edition
The official source of DXCC information. Record the DXCC Entities you've worked and QSLed. This new edition includes a complete listing of DX Century Club rules including the latest changes and clarifications. It contains information about each entity on the DXCC List, deleted entities, and the latest additions. Also included are a prefix cross-reference, the list of international call sign series, and much more. Descriptions of all DXCC awards are covered, and information about how to get numerous DXCC items, such as pins and plaques. This is a "must have" for every DXer.
May 2003 edition (ISBN: 0-87259-894-2) #8942 Price: $6.50 Canadian. Now Shipping!
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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.
Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario, Saturday 10 May 2003
Skyward Annual Spring Hamfest and Fleamarket. Location: Westway United Church, 8 Templar Drive, Etobicoke. Time: vendors: 08:00, public 09:00–11:30. Admission $5.00, tables $12.00 (includes one admission). Talk-in: VE3SKY 146.985- or simplex 146.520 MHz. Table reservations: Derrick Poulter VE3JNK (416) 247-7728, e-mail: dmpoulter@sympatico.ca. Website: webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/sarc.
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Saturday 10 May 2003
19th Annual Smiths Falls Amateur Radio Fleamarket. Location: Smiths Falls Youth Arena (behind 150 Elmsly Street North). Times: vendors 07:00, public 09:00–12:00. Admission $3.00, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE3RLR 147.210+. Table reservations contact Baxter Smith VE3BFX, 8 St. Lawrence Street, Smiths Falls ON K7A 4K5, (613) 283-7852, e-mail: baxsmith@falls.igs.net. Website: www.falls.igs.net/~rlarc/.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Trotwood (Dayton), Ohio, Friday 16 May – Sunday 18 May
Dayton Hamvention. Location: Hara Arena, 1001 Shiloh Springs Road, Trotwood (Dayton), Ohio. Website: www.hamvention.org.
Saint John, New
Brunswick, Saturday 24 May 2003
Loyalist City ARC Fleamarket. Location: Gondola Point Recreation Centre. Times: vendors: 08:00, public: 10:00–15:00. Admission: $3.00, tables free. Talk-in: 147.270+. Information: Wayne Sabean (506) 832-0998, e-mail: ve9sab@rac.ca. Website: personal.nbnet.nb.ca/ve9sab/.
Tracy, Québec, Sunday 25 May
Hamfest du Québec. Location: Curling A. Racine et Centre Culturel, Place du Centre Civique, Tracy. Exposants/vendors 06:00, public 09:00–15:00. General admission $5.00, indoor table $15.00 including 1 admission, outdoor table $7.00. Talk-in: VE2RBS 145,370- (tone 103.5 Hz). Information and reservations: Denis VE2DSH (450) 746-0814, e-mail: ve2cbs@hotmail.com. Website: www.ve2cbs.qc.ca or www.hamfest.qc.ca.
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Amherstburg, Ontario, Sunday 01 June
Amherstburg Radio Club 1st Annual Fleamarket. Location: Scout Hall at Victoria & Simcoe. Times: vendors: 07:30, public: 09:00–13:30. Admission: free, tables: $5. Talk-in: 145.290-. Information: Carey Collard, (519) 736-7694, e-mail: va3trl@rac.ca.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saturday 07 June
Downeast Fleamarket. Location: Annex to Halifax Forum, corner Young and Windsor Streets. Times: vendors: 06:00, public: 10:00. Admission: $3.00, tables: free. Talk-in: 147.270+. Information: David VE1NN, (902) 462-3945, e-mail: dnimmo@accesswave.ca. Website: www.halifax-arc.org.
Fergus, Ontario, Saturday 07 June
Central Ontario Fleamarket and Hamfest. Location: Fergus & District Community Centre, 10 km north of Guelph off Highway 6. Times: vendors: 06:00, tailgaters: 07:00, public: 08:00–12:30. Admission $5.00, inside tables $10.00 plus admission, tailgater spaces $5.00 plus admission. Talk-in: VE3ZGM 145.210- & 146.520 simplex. Information: Mike Peleschak VE3OGE, (519) 822-3552, e-mail: info@hamfest.on.ca. Website: www.hamfest.on.ca.
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Sunday 08 June
Maple Ridge ARC Hamfest. Location: 12460 Harris Rd. Times: vendors: 07:30, public: 09:00. Admission: $3.00, tables: $18.00. Talk-in: 146.800- (tone 156.7). Information: Mike Rossner, (604) 466-2957e-mail: meham@telus.net. Website: www.qsl.net/ve7rmr/.
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 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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The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 MHz FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet 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.
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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.).
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