THE RADIO H.F. INTERNET NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 NUMBER 011 DECEMBER 1999 Edited and Distributed by Sheldon Harvey Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada Copyright 1999 Radio H.F. Publications E-MAIL: WEBPAGE: http://www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html DISCLAIMER: The content and comments included in the websites featured in this newsletter are those of the individuals, groups or organizations responsible for each website. They do not necessarily represent those of the editor, unless specifically noted. TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE DISTRIBUTION LIST OF THIS NEWSLETTER, SIMPLY CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL. THE DISTRIBUTION LIST IS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. Welcome to Vol. 1 Number 11 of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter. Previous issues of this newsletter can be found at the following URL: http://www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html Let me begin by wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous holiday season. This month we will have a few sites related to the holidays, Santa Claus, etc., plus the usual wide variety of sites relating to radio, communications, internet, other media, aviation, military, etc., plus some useful tools to aid you in your Internet surfing. If you would like to submit material for future editions of the Newsletter, simply e-mail me with your name, location and the URL of the site, and include a brief description of the site. Having your name on the contributors' list entitles you to a 2% discount on your next Radio H.F. purchase. We welcome a number of new subscribers this month, some in some far off places, such as India, South Africa, Australia, to name but a few. Thank you to all the regular contributors, as well as a few first time entries. Be sure to check out the new information in the Publicity Zone relating to the Montreal DX Listeners Net on 2 meters here in the Montreal region, as well as information on some interesting information on the Radio Canada International website. Let's get going with this month's selections. CONTENTS THE COMMENTS ZONE THE CONTRIBUTORS ZONE THE RADIO ZONE THE GENERAL ZONE THE FUN & SERVICES ZONE THE PUBLICITY ZONE THE COMMENTS ZONE RICHARD NAGY, Dorval, QU: I'd like to thank you for the wonderful Newsletters. They are just SUPER! Lots of neat sites indeed. The time and effort you take to put together this information is most appreciated. In fact I have my students working with a lot of the info in our radio studies course in class. FRANK MERRITT, Nanaimo, BC: My thanks for presenting the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter. Many of the offerings are of little interest to me BUT in each issue I have found GEMS of great interest to my tastes. Thank you and keep up the good work. HARUKA NAKAMURA, JAPAN: Thanks for sending me a nice newsletter including my home page. The contents of the Newsletter is very informative. JOHN WATSON, Thunder Bay, ON: Please add me to your mailing list for the newsletter. I was sent three copies by another ham and right away I knew I had to get on your list. THE CONTRIBUTORS ZONE Marco Bruno, Rivalta, ITALY; Eric Cooper, Mission Viejo, California; Chet Copeland, Washington, DC; Al Dudley, Washington, DC; Wilhelm Eilertsen, NORWAY; Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec; Joseph Frielink, THE NETHERLANDS; Howard Gontovnick, Chomedey-Laval, Quebec; Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec; Vernon Ikeda, Pierrefonds, Quebec; Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec; Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec; Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois; Robert Preston, UNITED KINGDOM; Cor Van Soelen, THE NETHERLANDS; Solution Broadcast Media Group; Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec; William Westenhaver, Montreal, Quebec; Yahoo Daily News THE RADIO ZONE SHORTWAVE WORKBENCH http://www.inter.nl.net/hcc/Shortwave VIA: Cor Van Soelen, The Netherlands, via Worldwide Utility Network This all purpose shortwave site comes from the Netherlands, with information on propagation, maritime CW, software, HF techniques, RTTY, frequency guides, LF beacons, Navtex, etc. SHORTWAVE CITY http://www.geocities.com/kb6vpi/shortwavecity.html VIA: Eric Cooper, Mission Viejo, California This is an introductory level page of shortwave information, with basic subject matter on clubs, programming, propagation, etc. VASILY STRELNIKOV WEBPAGE http://www.mtu-net.ru/strelnikov VIA: William Westenhaver, Montreal, Quebec Listeners to Radio Moscow, now Voice of Russia may recall a show called Vasily's Weekend. The host of the show has his own webpage, including photos from his "good old days" at Radio Moscow. BBC TICKER http://www.bbc.co.uk/inform/ VIA: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC Have the latest news, sports, weather, travel, business and financial headlines direct from the BBC on your computer screen, daylong, anywhere on your desktop. Follow the installation instructions direct from the site. DK8KW LONGWAVE STATIONS http://home.t-online.de/home/dk8kw/beacons.htm VIA: Marco Bruno, Rivalta, Italy, via Worldwide Utility News A list of LF stations in the 100 to 150 kHz. band including details on services, formats and power. IK1QFK RADIO WAVES BELOW 22 KHZ. http://space.tin.it/scienza/rromero VIA: Marco Bruno, Rivalta, Italy, via Worldwide Utility News A listing of sounds below 22 kHz such as earth sounds, radio science observations, etc. This site is maintained by Renato Romero in Italy. LIVE RADIO & CONCERTS http://www.gananoque.net/phobia/radio/index.html VIA: Howard Gontovnick, Chomedey-Laval, Quebec Browse through Canadian, European and Australian live concerts and hard to find recordings, from videos, concerts, bootlegs, from the Oldies 50s, Cool 70s and Retro 80s BROADCAST LIVE http://broadcast-live.com VIA: Howard Gontovnick, Chomedey-Laval, Quebec Radio and TV live feeds from around the world, listed conveniently for easy access. There are sections on music, news, sports, international, multilingual, and newspapers. LIVE 365 http://www.Live365.com VIA: Solutions Broadcast Media Group The leading source for the creation and broadcasting of personal online radio stations. Listen to stations created exclusively for the Net, or create your own. 2000 RADIOS http://www.2000Radios.com VIA: Wilhelm Eilertsen, NORWAY A portal of over 2000 radio stations around the world, by country and by category. Also has a link to live TV stations. I CRAVE TV http://www.iCraveTV.com VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec The first live 24 hour a day free internet TV companion. Paste your favourite TV show in the corner of your computer screen while you work on other things. This Canadian innovation offers 17 over the air live TV stations for you to choose from. NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS http://www.nativetelecom.org/nac.html VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec A national distribution system for Native American programming to tribal communities and a general audience. It includes AIROS, the American Indian Radio On Satellite service. RADIO NEDERLANDS COMMUNITY RADIO LISTINGS http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/community/index.html VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec A listing of community radio stations worldwide on the Net, organized by Radio Nederlands. FREESPEECH INTERNET TELEVISION http://www.freespeech.org/ VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec Billed as the first and only audio/video webcasting site created entirely by its members. There are many audio & video archives to explore here. RADIO SPY http://www.radiospy.com VIA: Yahoo Daily Wire, November 18/99 This site locates, sorts and connects with hundreds of audio feeds & streams. It also offers Radio Spy DJ tools so you too can be a DJ. It connects with thousands of broadcasters, plus offers built in chat rooms & bulletin boards. ACHIM'S FREE RADIO DISASTER http://members.xoom.com/frifffr/english.htm VIA: Wilhelm Eilertsen, NORWAY Explore the world of European pirate radio with QSLs, mp3 sound files, station information, etc. QUESNEL HAM RADIO Y2K BALLOON EXPERIMENT http://www.caribooweb.com/y2kballoon/ VIA: Joseph Frielink, The Netherlands, via Worldwide Utility News This British Columbia amateur club, using special callsign, VC7YTB, will be launching a balloon on New Years Day 2000 with amateur equipment aboard. This site gives you complete information on the project including the balloon and payload specifications, frequencies, beacon information, and live tracking details. LANARK COUNTY ARES http://www.perth.igs.net/~ve3gws/Stress.htm VIA: Vernon Ikeda, Pierrefonds, Quebec This document was set up by the Lanark emergency services group and deals with coping with post disaster stress disorders. They also have an on line stress test. RX3DIN HAM PAGES http://www.stack.serpukhov.su/~victor/hamradio/ VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec A collection of information on Russian ham radio activity, including helpful lists of prefixes, territories, oblasts, etc. KA9FOX'S CONTEST AND DX WEB PAGE http://www.qth.com/ka9fox VIA: Vernon Ikeda, Pierrefonds, Quebec ŒScott Neader's site is a wealth of information for amateurs interested in both contesting and DXing. CONTESTING ONLINE http://www.contesting.com VIA: Vernon Ikeda, Pierrefonds, Quebec The ultimate resource for amateur radio contesting news, articles, information, scores, tips and reviews. The site also includes several amateur related mailing lists. RADIO DIRECTION FINDING - BMG ENGINEERING http://members.aol.com/BmgEngInc/ VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Lots of useful and interesting information on direction finding, with homebrew articles, tutorials, Doppler theory, equipment lists and FAQs. INTERCEPTEUR http://altern.org/intercepteur/ VIA: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec A French language scanner site, with discussion forums, emergency services info, frequency lists by category, equipment lists, retailer lists in Quebec, Ontario, the U.S. and Europe. QUEBEC FREQUENCY PAGE (FRENCH) http://le-village.ifrance.com/suburban/ VIA: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec Frequencies, codes, decoder information, plus special features on Canada's CSIS and the U.S. CIA. APB NEWS - CRIME, JUSTICE & SAFETY http://www.apbnews.com/ VIA: Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec Live police feeds from Boston, Chicago, Dallas, LA, NY, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle Washington DC and St. Louis. There is also a news centre, safety centre, crime solvers. This site is designed to inform citizens about the criminal justice system, with news, info, data to make you and your community safer. PROPAGATION http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/propagation.html VIA: Al Dudley, Washington, DC, via Worldwide Utility Network A collection of information on propagation gathered from different sources, including current solar indices, forecasts, flare details, NOAA reports, sunspot info, auroral activity, grey line and MUF maps & current solar images. CHROMASOUND http://www.siliconpixels.com/csnd/csnd.htm VIA: Al Dudley, Washington, DC, via Worldwide Utility News ChromaSound is a general purpose audio DSP program that provides noise removal, notch filtering, bandpass, low and high, automatic gain control MUSEUM OF BROADCASTING COMMUNICATIONS http://www.mbcnet.org/ VIA: Chet Copeland, Washington, DC Visit this museum online located in Chicago, with information, schedules and a link to the Radio Hall of Fame. GERARD'S VIRTUAL RADIO MUSEUM http://www.cs.ruu.nl/people/gerard/radios/ VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec A collection of old radio equipment including tabletop, portable and pocket radios with photos and specifications. There are also restoration tips. THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE http://fohnix.metronet.com/~nmcewen/ref.html VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec A tribute site to Morse telegraphy and keys. Read about the history of various codes, view the photo galleries, and view the online collection of keys. Maintained by Neal McEwen, K5RW. THE GENERAL ZONE MARS POLAR LANDER SITE http://www.sgi-mars.com/msp98/index.html VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec December was to be an exciting period as the U.S. Mars Polar Lander was to descend to the polar region of Mars. As you are probably aware, there has been no contact with the lander since it reached the planet. Learn all about the mission on this site. D-NET: CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE http://www.dnd.ca/eng/index.html VIA: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News All the latest news, features and events from the Canadian department. NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND http://www.peterson.af.mil/norad/ VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Learn about NORAD in Canada, Alaska, the United States, with news releases, photos, satellite info and fact sheets. Take a virtual reality tour of a CF-18 fighter, and don't miss the tour of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Centre. LANDINGS http://www.landings.com/ VIA: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News The busiest aviation hub in cyberspace. If you are an aviation buff, you will want to thoroughly explore this site. MILITARY WWW/FTP SITES LIST http://home.swipnet.se/~w-19277/mil_www_.htm VIA: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News A collection of aviation, FTP, WWW, space, navy, army, general military, miscellaneous, military schools by Alexander McClearn of Dalhousie University in Halifax PERISCOPE http://www.periscope.ucg.com/index.shtml VIA: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News A collection of international armed forces and military databases. WATSON'S MILITARY PAGE http://canopus.lpi.msk.su/~watson/militair.html VIA: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News Collection of modern Russian aviation, Russian missile weapons, Imperial Japanese navy, WWI fighters, WWII aircraft museum. U.S. ARMY SIGNAL REGIMENT ONLINE INFO SYSTEM http://www.gordon.army.mil VIA: Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois, via Worldwide Utility News Information on the system, bases and installations, training info, plus government and military links. GPS WEB TOOL http://www.realestate3d.com/gps/ VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Find latitudes and longitudes of U.S. and world cities, U.S. airports. This works with Java based maps. Also a good links section. DEAD MEDIA PROJECT http://griffin.multimedia.edu/~deadmedia/frame.html VIA: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec A virtual library dedicated to past forms of media in a timeline from pre-1599 to present day. See features on Kodak Super 8 cameras, Pet computers, floppy diskettes. Also includes some items on the "endangered species" list, such as the personal cheque. POWER REPORTING http://www.powerreporting.com VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec Thousands of free resources for journalists. Find people, companies, data, check facts, newsroom training courses and info. Be sure to check the reference links. BLETCHLEY PARK HOMEPAGE http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ VIA: Roger Preston, UK, via Worldwide Utility News Once called Britain's best kept secret, this site explores the history, events and location of Britain's code breaking headquarters, where work was done on cracking the German codes in World War II. STREAMBOX http://www.streambox.com VIA: Yahoo Daily Wire, November 24/99 Your guide to streaming media on the Internet. Find sources of music, film, live events, TV, radio, sports, news, books, business, entertainment, and "the weird". THE FUN & SERVICES ZONE TRACK SANTA http://www.noradsanta.org/ VIA: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Starting December 6, trace Santa's trip from the North Pole to deliver his gifts to children around the world. There is Santa data and digitized imagery, in 5 languages. This site had 28 million visitors over the 1998 Christmas season alone. AN ISLAND CHRISTMAS http://www.gov.pe.ca/go/christmas VIA: William Westenhaver, Montreal, Quebec The Prince Edward Island government added this seasonal twist to their website. Find hundreds of Christmas recipes, lyrics to Christmas carols, tips on celebrating the season, electronic greeting cards, contests to win PEI gift items and a complete Island Christmas dinner. YEAR 2000 INFORMATION CENTRE http://www.year2000.com VIA: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec A collection of resources for information on the Y2K Year 2000 potential problems. COMPUTERWORLD http://www.computerworld.com VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec News, resource centre and features on all things computer related. Includes a section on Y2K issues I TOOLS: RESEARCH IT http://itools.com/research-it/ VIA: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec Your one stop reference desk for languages, libraries, maps, telephone numbers, financial info, postal codes, discussion groups, etc. THE INVISIBLE WEB http://www.invisibleweb.com VIA: Yahoo Daily Wire, November 24/99 The search engine of search engines, this is a directory of over 10,000 databases, archives and search engines, with information on traditional search engines and more precise and specific tools THE QUOTATIONS PAGE http://www.starlingtech.com/quotes/ VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec A catalogue of quotations of all kinds WEB OF ONLINE DICTIONARIES http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html VIA: Beta Wayne, Dorval, Quebec 800 dictionaries, 160 different languages, thesauri acronym, synonym and rhyming dictionaries. THE PUBLICITY ZONE RADIO H.F. CANADA'S SPECIALIST IN SHORTWAVE, SCANNING, AMATEUR RADIO, ANTENNAS, ACCESSORIES & PUBLICATIONS, SINCE 1995. ALL PRICES QUOTED HERE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL PRICES ARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS. U.S. PRICES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AMATEUR EQUIPMENT SPECIALS FOR DECEMBER 1999 ICOM IC-W32A dual band portable $ 449 ICOM IC-T22A 2 meter portable $ 399 ICOM IC-2710H dual band mobile $ 699 ICOM IC-207H dual band mobile $ 579 KENWOOD VC-H1 SSTV Portable $ 349 KENWOOD TM-261A 2m mobile $ 319 KENWOOD TS-50 HF mobile $1099 NEW YAESU FT-2600M 2 meter mobile $ 349 YAESU FT-3000M 2 meter mobile 70w $ 599 YAESU FT-840 HF $1079 YAESU VX-1R miniature HT $ 329 YAESU FT-11 2m portable $ 299 ALINCO DJ-V5EH w/800 cellular coverage $ 449 POPULAR AMATEUR FAVOURITES KENWOOD TS-570DG HF base station $1749 KENWOOD TS-570SG HF/6m base station $1949 KENWOOD TM-V7A CoolBlue 2m/70cm mobile $ 739 ICOM IC-T2H 2m portable $ 289 ICOM IC-746 HF, 6m, 2m $2699 ICOM IC-706MKIIG mobile $2299 YAESU FT-8100 dual band mobile $ 699 YAESU FT-847 HF, 6m, 2m & 70cm $2449 YAESU FT-90 New Dual band mobile $ 649 Other models of Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu, Alinco, A.D.I. and Standard, plus all accessories for all brands also available. RECEIVERS & SCANNERS ICOM IC-PCR100 PC Receiver $ 399 ICOM IC-PCR1000 PC Receiver w/SSB $ 699 ICOM IC-R2 tiny wideband receiver $ 369 ICOM IC-R10E portable receiver $ 699 GRUNDIG YB-300PE Portable SW $ 99 GRUNDIG YB-400PE Portable SW w/SSB $ 229 SONY ICF-2010 Top Shortwave portable $ 579 SONY ICF-SW7600G Shortwave portable $ 299 SONY ICF-SW40 Shortwave portable $ 190 ALINCO DJ-X10 Wide band receiver $ 699 A.O.R. NEW AR-8200 receiver $ 999 YUPITERU MVT-7100 receiver $ 649 YUPITERU MVT-9000 receiver $ 999 UNIDEN BC-245XLT Trunktracker II Port. $ 450 Other models of shortwave receivers and scanners available from AOR, Drake, Lowe, Grundig, Sony, Sangean, Uniden, Welz and Icom. SPECIAL: WINTER STORMS & Y2K NOTE Be ready for any winter power outages, or any Y2K disruptions, or simply break free from the need for batteries to run your radio or lantern. Baygen Freeplay windup/solar powered radios are available from Radio H.F. We have just received the new Global AM/FM/shortwave model, as well as a good supply of the AM/FM model, in various colours, plus the Freeplay Lanterns, also in various colours. We ship anywhere. Freeplay Global AM/FM/SW $130.00 Freeplay AM/FM $ 99.00 Freeplay Lantern $ 95.00 FEATURE PRODUCTS - DECEMBER 1999 MFJ ENTERPRISES INC. For anyone involved in radio, the name of MFJ will be well known. This Mississippi based firm offers hundreds of products for the ham, shortwave or scanner fan. From their webpage, you can find their complete catalog online with descriptions and photographs of the products: antennas, tuners, analyzers, books, cables, clocks, code practice products, computer interfaces, dummy loads, filters keyers, packet, power supplies & chargers, receiver kits, shortwave, software, antenna & TNC switches, transceivers and watt/SWR meters. There are also links to Ameritron, Mirage and Vectronics products also available from MFJ. Check the webpage at: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/ All MFJ products are available through Radio H.F. Simply contact us with the model number of the items you are looking for and we will gladly quote you the price and availability of the items. You can order a free catalog of all MFJ products directly from MFJ through their website. BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS & CD ROMS ARRL NEW- HF DIGITAL HANDBOOK $22.50 ARRL NEW- DXCC LIST $ 4.50 ARRL NEW- 5TH EDITION-SATELLITE ANTHOLOGY $22.50 ARRL NEW- ANTENNA COMPENDIUM #6 w/CD ROM $29.95 ARRL NEW- NET DIRECTORY - 1999/2000 $ 6.50 ARRL ON4UN'S LOW BAND DXING $41.95 ARRL WIRE ANTENNA CLASSICS $21.00 2000 MILLENNIUM CALLBOOK CD ROM $74.95 ARRL HANDBOOK 2000 $48.00 ARRL HANDBOOK 2000 CD ROM $59.95 2000 ED.- PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO $29.95 NEW JOE CARR'S LOOP ANTENNA HANDBOOK $29.95 NATIONAL RADIO CLUB AM RADIO LOG-20TH ED. $29.95 NATIONAL RADIO CLUB LOOP ANTENNA DESIGN $19.95 FM ATLAS- NEW 18TH EDITION $29.95 GENUINE PLASTIC RADIOS OF THE MID CENTURY $58.95 CB MODIFICATION SECRETS $31.95 HARUTEQ SCANNER BOOK - QUEBEC/MARITIMES $24.95 HARUTEQ SCANNER BOOK - ONTARIO $24.95 Radio H.F. is the Canadian home for all publications of Radio Amateurs of Canada, Radio Amateur du Quebec, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). We also have Canada's largest selection of books on vintage receivers such as Heathkit, Zenith, Philco and Hallicrafters, plus books on repairing and restoring old radios. All of these books are available by mail order from Radio H.F. Recently added to our catalog is a wide selection of CD Roms from ARRL, RSGB and others. Many titles are in stock, on display, in our showroom. Our complete book catalog is now on line, with information on ordering by mail. Please check out: Visit us at 110 Churchill Blvd., Greenfield Park, Quebec J4V 2L9 HOURS OF OPERATION: Tuesday to Friday, Noon to 8 PM (Eastern) Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM CLOSED Sunday & Monday TELEPHONE: (450) 671-3773 FAX: (450) 671-3775 TOLL FREE IN CANADA ONLY: 1-800-463-3773 E-MAIL: ve2shw@yahoo.com WEBPAGE: THE PUBLICITY ZONE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DX CLUB CIDX is Canada's national radio monitoring club, serving radio hobbyists since 1962. Our monthly newsletter, Messenger, covers all aspects of the radio monitoring hobby. Our December edition is 68 pages. Sample copies are available for $2.00 each, in Canada or the U.S., or $3 overseas. Membership is open to radio hobbyists worldwide. Visit the CIDX website for complete information, as well as special features and website profiles, or for a membership application. THE PUBLICITY ZONE INTERNATIONAL RADIO REPORT The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet on RealAudio, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern time. I, and co-host Bill Westenhaver, present this weekly half-hour of news, information and developments in radio broadcasting. Visit the Radio McGill webpage for full CKUT programming: THE PUBLICITY ZONE MONTREAL DX LISTENERS NET Every Sunday evening, on the West Island Amateur Radio Club Repeater, 146.910 MHz., following the Swap Net at 8 PM 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. This net has been running for over 6 years, and has had over 450 different participants during this period. The net is operated by Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW. Please feel free to participate. The Swap Net begins at 8 PM, 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 8:20 to 8:30 PM Eastern, and runs to approximately 10 PM. THE PUBLICITY ZONE RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL You can also hear my bi-weekly CIDX Report on Radio Canada International, Canada's international shortwave broadcaster, on the Maple Leaf Mailbag Show. Find the times and frequencies on the Radio Canada International website: When you travel abroad, take Canada with you, with Radio Canada International on shortwave. The new edition of the RCI schedule is now available, free at Radio H.F. NOTE: Check out the What's New section of the RCI website indicated above to see the new transmitters and antenna farm at Sackville, New Brunswick. That's it for this month. Your input is always welcomed. Please fee free to send along your comments about the Newsletter, as well as any material you have to contribute. Please submit any information along by e-mail to All previous editions of the Newsletter can be found at: MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR and Best wishes and 73 from Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW Radio H.F. President, Canadian Int. DX Club -- 30 --