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October 2003, Volume 5, Number 10
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Welcome to the October 2003 edition. We welcome aboard a number of new subscribers this month from around the world. We're glad to have you on board.
The temperature is dropping into single digits overnight, the leaves are changing colours and the bird migration has begun, with several flocks of Canada geese passing overhead here. The autumn period is my favourite time of the year. It's great to get out and enjoy the crisp fall air. I hope that all is well in your part of the world.
Our Monthly Special Zone for October features sites on Canadian Thanksgiving, Columbus Day and Halloween. Remember that, generally, Halloween, and the days surrounding it, is one of the busiest periods of the year for pirate radio broadcasters. Be sure to check out all the usual "haunts" to hear what you can.
Important Notice
I wish to advise everybody of some changes at Radio H.F. I have a new URL for the Radio H.F. website and a new e-mail address to accompany it:
New Radio H.F. website: www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf/
New Radio H.F. e-mail: radiohf@sympatico.ca
The e-mail address for the Newsletter remains the same. The changes only affect my business, Radio H.F.
Also, many of you will be receiving a special e-mailing from me in a day or so. Several new radio publications are scheduled for release in October. I will be sending out a special pre-publication offer on these books, namely:
Passport to World Band Radio 2004
National Radio Club AM Radio Log 24th edition
FM Atlas 19th edition
ARRL 2004 Handbook 81st edition
ARRL 2004 Handbook CD-ROM
ARRL Antenna Book 20th edition
Special pre-publication prices will be made available initially to Canadian Newsletter subscribers. If you are in Canada and do not receive the special e-mailing, please let me know and I will send it to you.
If you are elsewhere in the world and would like to get a price quotation on these, or any other publications, please send me an e-mail to the Radio H.F. e-mail address radiohf@sympatico.ca.
As usual, we welcome any new subscribers to our group. We encourage you to participate by sending along a contribution or two for future editions of the Newsletter. Let's get down to business for this month.
Well, I guess I need to keep the questions really simple. No less than 89 people responded to this question: How old are you? What do the results prove? They prove that our membership is pretty evenly spread out between 36 to 66+ years old. Here is the breakdown:
a) 18 years old or under: 0
b) 19 to 25 years old: 2
c) 26 to 35 years old: 9
d) 36 to 45 years old: 19
e) 46 to 55 years old: 19
f) 56 to 65 years old: 20
g) 66 years old or older: 20
What else have we learned from this? It does please me to see that so many people 56 and over are actively involved in computers and the Internet. Given the popularity of the Internet and computers with the younger generation, it is a little surprising to see that we have so few people under 35 years old. Thanks to all of you for taking part.
Seeing that we all have computers, and due to the nature of this Newsletter, most of us are big fans of the Internet, let's look at the tools that we use to surf the Net. Our question this month is: What search engine do you use most frequently to search the Internet?
a) AOL SearchPlease send your response by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com.
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Alan Barker, Greenfield Park, Quebec: "Thank you for the very interesting Newsletter. Among the many interesting articles/links, I particularly enjoyed the 9-11 articles."
Gilles Letourneau, St. Michel, Quebec: "I am really glad to receive this precious newsletter every month. Boy, I found so many new websites of great interest! Thanks to you and to everyone who send in their contributions. Yes, I do feel guilty in not sending many sites, especially, since I am in the Computer Repair business. Continue the good work."
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We have a healthy list of contributors this month! Many thanks to those making their first contribution this time around. Keep it up and keep them coming!
Dave Allingham, Campbellton, New Brunswick
Alan Barker, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Mickey Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Wilhelm Eilertsen, Oslo, Norway
Bob Eldridge, Pemberton, British Columbia
John Fisher, North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Marty Hornstein, Laval, Quebec
Erik Koie, Holt, Denmark
David Moore, Morro Bay, California
Bob Paknys, Montreal, Quebec
"Squeak" Porray, AD7K, Las Vegas, Nevada
David Ross, Hamilton, Ontario
Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Paul ???, Portland, Oregon
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www.annieshomepage.com/canadianthanksgiving.html
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated earlier than the U.S. holiday which is late in November. This page looks at the holiday, from a Canadian perspective.
www.mahuffer.com/happythanksgivingcanada.htm
You'll enjoy this light-hearted page of Thanksgiving Day greetings from Sloppy John's Pub in Indian Shores, Florida!
www.theholidayzone.com/columbus/
Sharing October 13th with Canadian Thanksgiving Day is the U.S. Columbus Day. Columbus Day honors the explorer Christopher Columbus, who first landed in the New World on October 12, 1492.
www.illusions.com/halloween/hallows.htm
Explore the history and origin of Halloween, the jack-o'-lantern, trick or treating, and other matters related to the spookiest of days. The site is complete with the scary music!
The kids will love this one, with an opening scary movie, then links to all sorts of scary stories.
www.jack-o-lantern.com/index2.html
This is definitely the most comprehensive home of jack-o'-lantern history, techniques, tools, free patterns and information on the World Wide Web. This site will help you create your own "spooktacular" versions of Halloween's most famous icon.
Kenwood TM-D700A/E VHF/UHF FM Dual Bander Data Communicator
Just as the Internet has ushered in a new era of computing, APRS has added a new dimension to radio communications. And you can experience it all with Kenwood's new TM-D700A/E. One of the greatest pleasures of exploration is being able to communicate each new discovery. And Kenwood's TM-D700A/E Data Communicator allows you to do just that. This FM dual-band mobile transceiver harnesses APRS, GPS and SSTV technologies to provide world-class communications.
For further details and specifications on this Kenwood radio, please visit their website (www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/tm_d700ae.html).
Kenwood products, including the TM-D700A/E, are available from Radio H.F. Contact Radio H.F. for pricing and availability on this model and all other products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.blackcatsystems.com/radio/pirate.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
With Halloween notoriously being one of the most active days of the year for pirate radio stations and broadcasters, this website offers up many links and resources to help you track down these unique stations.
www.radiodirectory.com
Via: Wilhelm Eilertsen, Oslo, Norway
RadioDirectory is an index of radio-related Internet resources designed for the radio professional, now with over 6700 links. It is routinely upgraded and growing steadily with new links added daily. This site disappeared offline for some time, but now it is back, bigger and better than ever.
www.music-radio-list.com/index.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is a great collection of links related to various aspects of radio, the radio business, broadcasting, news, related music subjects, personality and station tribute pages, plus lots more.
wrko.org
Via: John Fisher, N. Chelmsford, Massachusetts
This is a great site for those who remember when Boston's WRKO was a top 40 rock station. Great photos, history of the station, airchecks etc.
wolf1490.net
Via: John Fisher, N. Chelmsford, Massachusetts
A nice site for those in the Syracuse NY area who remember WOLF-AM as the big rocker. I used to spend a few weeks each summer as a kid in the late 60s visiting my grandparents and cousins in Syracuse, This was the station we listened to … brought back memories. The site has station history, lots of sound checks, pictures etc. It's worth a visit.
www.okom.com
Via: Paul ???, Portland, Oregon
NBC radio's old NBC Monitor is on the air, followed by the great WNEW ex-DJ Jim Lowe, with his new syndicated program via streaming from Cable Radio in Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania on Friday evenings. Monitor starts at 10 p.m. Eastern Friday with a one-hour clip from the old program. One of the personalities there you might hear is the selfsame Jim Lowe. Following that, Jim Lowe & Company, is a contemporary program and is on Cable radio from 11 p.m. to midnight. The latter show has Jim sitting on a piano stool and interviewing Broadway type guests before a live audience. One of his best programs was recently with Charles Osgood of the "Osgood Files" on CBS/Westwood One radio and CBS-TV's Sunday Morning.
www1.dr.dk/pubs/nyheder/html/programmer/kortboelge/QSL.html
Via: Erik Koie, Holt, Denmark
A collection of QSL cards and letters issued by the PTT, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and others. The QSLs are from my own collection, the collection of the Committee to Preserve Radio Verifications, the Adventist World Radio Collection and some private collectors.
oldradio.onego.ru
Via: Wilhelm Eilertsen, Oslo, Norway
This site features a gallery of Soviet era radio equipment from the 1930s through 1960s.
web.mit.edu/jbelcher/www/anim.html
Via: Bob Paknys, Montreal, Quebec
Magnetic Dipole Radiation from a Dipole. For you antenna guys, a nice AVI or QuickTime movie of a dipole launching electromagnetic waves.
www.911net.org
Via: Marty Hornstein, Laval, Quebec
Leonard Signoretti, Jr, N2LEN, has been involved in the radio hobby since September 1976. He has been a ham since January 2000. Len was the first person to introduce the NYC metropolitan area to internet linking. On September 12, 2001, Len installed his own repeater system in NYC. It has been serving the NYC metropolitan area since. Offering communications throughout the world via internet linking, Len has become world renowned. He was also the first person to experiment with cross linking using his repeater system as a main hub to allow different internet linking systems to communicate with each other. Len's experiments with internet linking have been documented on many websites for free download.
www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/gray_dxped.zip
Via: David Ross, Hamilton, Ontario
DXing from the Left Coast: The Grayland DXpeditions in Sound and Pictures, a 5.5 Mb downloadable zip file of a PowerPoint presentation of Grayland DXpeditions by Guy Atkins. Get an inside look at the antennas and receivers used in Grayland, complete with DXer photos and sound samples of famous DX catches over the years. See also a panoramic view of the site. NOTE: You will need MS PowerPoint to view this file.
www.antentop.bel.ru
Via: Bob Eldridge, Pemberton, British Columbia
An interesting e-magazine by RK3ZK from Russia, devoted to antennas and amateur radio, sensibly arranged so that the reader can download (or not download) the articles listed in the contents, the contents document being only 340KB or so.
www.cityfreq.com:81/
Via: John Fisher, N. Chelmsford, Massachusetts
A good, quick-reference site for some of the major scanner frequencies, listed by state and cities.
www.radiomods.co.nz
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
This site is for CB and ham radio mods, add on boards, alignments, projects and reference information such as circuit diagrams, component data sheets, PLL pin outs, transistor charts, kits to buy and projects to build such as bleeps, mike amps, and frequency expansion add-on boards.
New From AOR — The AOR AR-One
When you want complete, uninterrupted frequency coverage, from 10 KHz to 3.3 GHz, with ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1ppm), computer control, triple conversion super heterodyne, the AOR AR-One is the right choice. For complete information on this revolutionary new receiver, as well as a down-loadable owner's manual, please visit the AOR website (www.aorusa.com/arone.html).
All AOR products and accessories are available from Radio H.F. Contact Radio H.F. for pricing and availability on this model and all other products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.orca-live.com
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This site is part of the larger Nature Network, a labor of love inspired by Dr. Paul Spong, the man who established OrcaLab in 1970. The idea of OrcaLive is to relay live imagery and sound from cameras set up in the big, blue beyond. This site features webcams and underwater microphones placed off of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, allowing you to observe the movements of orcas using RealPlayer (300K or 56K). If the whales don't cross the path of the webcam while you're watching, check out the highlights from years past, thrilling moments that are sure to delight. Next, drop by the OrcaLab and learn about the day-to-day activities at the observatory. And finally, visit Hanson Island, home to OrcaLive and bursting with geographical and orca-related information.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
A great collection of NASA's daily astronomical pictures.
www.spaceref.com
Via: David Moore, Morro Bay, California
All things space related, with space news, as it happens.
www.aerofiles.com/home.html
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
The Internet's most comprehensive, non- commercial, free-access website dedicated to the aviation history of North America and the airplanes that have graced our skies for 100 years. There are no ad banners, pop-ups, Java scripts, Frames, Applets, cookies, music or sound effects, or animations between you and 160MBs of data and information.
www.jmccanneyscience.com
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
This website is for those who do not believe that comets are dirty snowballs. Enter here to find out what they really are.
www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
We add some culture to the Newsletter this month with this official site of the Louvre museum in France. Be sure to take the on-line virtual tour.
www.cbmusic.com/core.html
Via: Dave Allingham, Campbellton, New Brunswick
This is the gateway to Cape Breton music on the Internet.
www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/
Via: "Squeak" Porray, AD7K, Las Vegas, Nevada
Take this on-line quiz and see how many you get right..
New Publications from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
2004 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, 81st edition.
The standard in applied electronics and communications since 1926! Inside this comprehensive RF engineering reference you'll find:
- Fundamental Theory
- Practical Design and Projects
- Construction Techniques
- Operating Practices
- Wireless Technology (pagers, cell phones, etc.)
... and more!
Revised annually, the 2004 edition includes:
- Updated and comprehensive information on AC/RF sources (oscillators and synthesizers)
- Revised and comprehensive information on digital s ignal processing (DSP) technology
- A new commercial-quality, high-voltage power (plate) supply
- A high-performance easy-to-build passive CW filter
- Revised and updated information on cellular technology.An updated handbook address list with URL information
Hardcover Edition: #1972 — $69.95 Canadian
Softcover Edition, #1964 — 49.95 Canadian
CD-ROM version #1980 — $55.95 Canadian
Available worldwide October 20th. Pre-Order Now!The ARRL Antenna Book, (with CD-ROM) 20th edition.
The ARRL Antenna Book is the source for current antenna theory and a wealth of practical, how-to construction projects. Extensively revised, and featuring antenna designs enhanced by the latest advances in computer modeling. 944 pages. In-depth coverage of antennas, feed lines, and propagation. Design, build and install any imaginable type of antenna. Bundled with this edition is the fully-searchable book on CD-ROM and additional software utilities.
The CD-ROM supports Windows and Macintosh systems. At your command is the entire book — every word and every page — PLUS pages of band-by-band propagation tables for locations around the world. Uses Adobe Acrobat Reader software (included) to view, navigate, search and print from all chapters. Thousands of propagation tables, propagation forecasts for more than 150 QTHs around the world for all portions of the solar cycle are included on the CD-ROM (PDF format). The CD-ROM included with this book includes three updated and improved programs (for Windows):
YW — Yagi for Windows
TLW — Transmission Line for Windows
HFTA — HF Terrain AssessmentIn addition, some still valuable DOS programs from previous editions are included:
AAT — Analyze Antenna Tuner
SCALE for converting Yagi antenna files to different frequencies or element tapers for YW
GAMMA for computing gamma matches
MOBILE for computing mobile whip parameters
MAKEVOA to convert HFTA output files to VOACAP antenna files.*Some supplementary software utilities included are for Windows and DOS only.
944 pages, softcover book with CD-ROM. 20th edition, 2003, (ISBN 0-87259-904-3) #9043 — $55.95 Canadian. Available worldwide October 20th. Pre-Order Now!
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etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Keeping with the spirit of Halloween, this site consists of an electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records.
witch.drak.net/tempest/witchery.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The webmaster of this site explains it with the following quote: "This site is intended to be a guide for Seekers to discover their own path and find direction. It is not everything I, or those within the Tradition believe, but hold many of the concepts we teach to all. It is meant to be a resource and a guide, but not THE end-all, be-all, and you are encouraged to go beyond the net to do your own research."
www.hauntedhouses.us
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
An on-line listing of haunted houses and various haunted attractions throughout the United States, on a state by state basis.
www.phrasefinder.co.uk
Via: Alan Barker, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is the largest database of English-language phrases and sayings available on the Internet. This writer's resource uses a unique intelligent search function to locate phrases from a database of over 12,000 entries. Enter a word and it will generate a list of phrases and sayings related to that word — often including interesting selections that you may not have anticipated.
www.worldbeardchampionships.com
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This is pretty much self explanatory. The competition takes place in Carson City, Nevada on November 1st!
www.snopes.com
Via: Mickey Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Urban legends are a specific type of folklore, and many of the items discussed on this site do not fall under the folkloric definition of "urban legend." We are following the more expansive popular (if inaccurate) use of "urban legend" as a term that embraces not only urban legends but also common fallacies, misinformation, old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumours, celebrity gossip, and similar items.
www.iliveonyourvisits.com/sp/
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What is the best sandwich? Is it something as simple as a bacon sandwich, or do you prefer something more involved? The sandwich project's aim is to collect the world's favourite fillings between two pieces of bread (open top sandwiches are fine as well). This is the place to compare what you like in a sandwich with the rest of the Internet.
New Publications for the Avid SWL and DXer
Passport To World Band Radio, 2004 edition, by Larry Magne.
The 20th Anniversary Edition. A must have book for every world band listener, with everything you need to know about when and where to hear the world; hour by hour, country by country and frequency by frequency. Also includes numerous reviews on shortwave radios including portables and tabletop models. An expanded station address section is also featured. Passport is the world's number one selling shortwave guide. An indispensable reference!
Sceduled for 21 October 2003 release. Pre-order now: $32.00 Canadian.FM Atlas and Station Directory, 19th edition by Bruce F. Elving.
This book covers FM broadcast stations in North America. Maps are included for each state (and Canadian province) showing station call and location. You also have lists by call letters, city of license, format, coverage, stereo capability, SCA and even translator information. It also includes station listings by location and frequency. 256 pages. Now available: $29.00 Canadian.
National Radio Club's AM Radio Log, 24th edition by the National Radio Club.
The most accurate and comprehensive guide to American and Canadian medium wave (AM) stations available. Organized by frequency, with call sign cross reference. Includes addresses and phone numbers for all stations plus formats, network affiliation, day/night power and antenna pattern type! Printed on 3-hole punched sheets for storage in a 3-ring binder. A must for every medium wave DXer. Now available: $36.00 Canadian.
Contact Radio H.F. for pricing and availability on all publications. 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 and Radio Amateurs of Canada.
Ancaster, Ontario, Saturday 18 October
Hamilton Amateur Radio Club Hamfest 2003. Location: Merritt Hall (Ancaster Fair Grounds) on Highway 53 (Garner Road) between Southcote Road and Kittymurry Lane. Times: vendors 07:00, public 09:00–12:00. Admission: public $6.00, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE3NCF 146.760-. Reservations: Mardy (905) 648-0187, e-mail ve3dc@rac.ca. Website: www.hwcn.org/link/radio.
Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Saturday 18 October
Annual Greenwood Flea Market. Location: 14 Wing Community Centre, Church Street. Times: vendors 08:00, public 10:00–14:00. Admission $2.00, tables no charge. Talk-in 146.058, VE1WN 147.240+. Reservations: Guy Campbell VE1NC (902) 825-6151, e-mail ve1nc@rac.ca.
Longueuil, Québec, Saturday 25 October
Hamfest de Rive-sud de Montréal. Location: Place Desaulniers, 1023 boul. Taschereau. Times: vendors 06:00, public 09:00–15:00. Talk-in: VE2RSM 145.390-. E-mail: hamfest@ve2clm.ca. Website: www.ve2clm.ca/hamfesta.htm.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Markham, Ontario, Saturday 01 November
27th Annual York Region Hamfest. Location: Markham Fairgrounds, McCowan Road at Elgin Mills Road East. Times: vendors 09:00. See website for more information, tables by prepayment only. Talk-in: VE3YRA 145.350-. Information/Reservations: The York Region Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 28590, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 6S6. Website: www.yrarc.on.ca/hamfest.
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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 www3.sympatico.ca/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).
Don't forget the new Radio H.F. Nature Division. Hundreds of books in the fields of birding, animals, plants, etc. Contact Radio H.F. Nature Division for a complete listing of the titles currently available (they are not yet in the on-line catalogue).
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The Resources Zone:
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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 is CIDX's 41th 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 on 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.
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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