THE RADIO H.F. INTERNET NEWSLETTER VOLUME 3 NUMBER 005 MAY 2001 Edited and Distributed by Sheldon Harvey Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada Copyright 2001 Radio H.F. Publications E-MAIL: hfnewsletter@yahoo.com WEBPAGE: http://www.total.net/~radiohf 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. 3 Number 005 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 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY I think you'll really enjoy this month's edition. We have a great selection of web sites covering a wide variety of subjects. I added a couple of sites to do with Mother's Day and one about May Day, a holiday not celebrated that much here in North America, but recognized much more overseas. There are some great old time radio sites, plus some excellent choices incorporating sights and sounds. I'm sure you'll find some unique and helpful information again in this issue. Thanks to all the contributors. Without your input, this Newsletter does not exist. So, if you find something of interest on the web, please send it along. Your comments on the Newsletter are also appreciated. The e-mail address for all contributions and comments is: hfnewsletter@yahoo.com Please tell your friends about the Newsletter as well. If you know someone who would like to be on the distribution list, simply have them e-mail me with their request. Remember that all contributors are entitled to a 2% discount on their next purchases from Radio H.F. Be sure to check the amateur radio fleamarkets and hamfests calendar in the Publicity Zone, for events in your area. If your group has an event scheduled, please send me the details and I will gladly include the event on the list. Let's get on with it. WARNING! It's going to be a long one this time. CONTENTS THE COMMENTS ZONE THE CONTRIBUTORS ZONE THE RADIO ZONE THE GENERAL ZONE THE FUN & SERVICES ZONE THE PUBLICITY ZONE THE COMMENTS ZONE TIM GERCHMEZ, Renton, Washington: Hi Sheldon, I have to admit a greatly diminished interest lately in radio and H.F. topics, having recently subscribed to broadband cable Internet access (the Net seems to be having a detrimental effect on the hobby in more ways than one). However, I still appreciate the newsletters, as they remind me the hobby still exists and should I find the time, my radios are still sitting there, waiting to be turned on. Thank you. I appreciate the time you take with the newsletter, and am sorry to hear you get so few responses. Please keep me subscribed, as I read about every second or third issue... and especially appreciate the list of web sites. STEWART MACKENZIE, Huntingdon Beach, California: Just received your current edition. It was full of information and it amazes me just how much work you must put in this project. Keep up the good work for the hobby. Happy Easter Holiday! DICK PEARCE, Brattleboro, Vermont: Your HF Newsletter is super. I spent 2 hours there yesterday, printed 16 pages of references and am not done yet! Take care. GEOFF GEDULD, Willowdale, Ontario: Thanks for your, as usual, interesting and valuable newsletter. I have been a regular reader since Feb 2000 and keep it close by(!) for reference. Keep it going without changing anything - sorry you plan to drop question and website of the month. My only regret is that I can't remember all of the interesting looking sites which I have not bookmarked. THE CONTRIBUTORS ZONE Larry Dolan, Pierrefonds, Quebec Charles Guerin, Cote des Neiges, Quebec Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois Dick Pearce, Brattleboro, Vermont I. Plumber, Owen Sound, Ontario Jerry Proc, Toronto, Ontario Bill Sparks, Indianapolis, Indiana Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia Ron Walsh, Kingston, Ontario Michael Willems, Oakville, Ontario Tony ???, United Kingdom Yahoo Weekly Picks Yahoo Daily Wire THE RADIO ZONE INTERNATIONAL RADIO http://www.csi.ukns.com/radio.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec This site has been featured in the Newsletter last year, but there are many updates and additions to it, so I thought I would list it again. Check out on line radio services from around the world. TALK RADIO ROUNDUP LIVE http://www.talkradioroundup.com/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Listen to the Best of Talk Radio Roundup 24-hours a Day. See what's on the air live, hour by hour, and link into the live audio of talk radio from around the world. INTERNET RADIO LIST http://www.internetradiolist.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC Search through over 2000 stations on the Internet. The site features stations and categories. Stations are arranged by various types, formats, etc. BITBOP TUNER http://216.133.226.100/index.html VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC Bitbop Tuner searches thousands of Internet Radio Stations to help you find just the music you're looking for based on your preferences. You can actually monitor in real time what's being place on thousands of stations. Bitbop then lets you RECORD your favorite tunes and add them to your own playlist which can be listened to whenever you want. BILL SPARKS AUDIO, NEWS & INFO LINKS http://www.billsparks.org/ VIA Bill Sparks, Indianapolis, Indiana Welcome to Bill Sparks' Audio, News and Info links directory. Browse by category or search for a particular station, city, or state. Feel free to submit your own link to add to the database. These links go directly to the audio file a lso known as the 'listen' link. Over 2,600 links to listen to. IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES http://www.ips.gov.au/index.html VIA Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois IPS is a unit of the Department of Industry Science and Resources, part of the Australian Government. IPS provides the Australian radio propagation and space environment services. Check sections on HF radio and space weather, satellites, HF activities in Australia, New Zealand, North Atlantic, North America, Europe and Japan. Also sections on various solar observatories. XM SATELLITE RADIO http://www.xmradio.com/have.asp VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec XM Satellite Radio will use direct satellite-to-receiver broadcasting technology to provide programming to listeners across the continental United States. Learn all about this new system. BBC DIGITAL RADIO http://www.bbc.co.uk/digitalradio/text/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Confused by all the talk about digital radio? So am I! Here is some information on digital radio prepared by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Be sure to read the "Information" and "FAQ" sections for excellent, easy to understand explanations. THE JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER http://www.jsc.mil/ VIA Larry Dolan, Pierrefonds, Quebec The Joint Spectrum Center (JSC) serves as the DoD center of excellence for electromagnetic spectrum management matters in support of the Director for Command, Control, Communication and Computer Systems, Joint Staff (J6), The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (OASD/C3I), the Unified Commands, Military Departments and defense agencies. The JSC supports the Information Protect missions of Information Warfare (IW) as they relate to spectrum supremacy. MOTOROLA: WARRIOR COMPUTER/RADIO SUB-SYSTEM http://www.motorola.com/GSS/SSTG/ISD/ws/warriorcrs.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec The Land Warrior EMD program is the Army's revolutionary program to develop and field a totally integrated Soldier Fighting System. This system will use advanced technologies to provide unparalleled lethality by providing an improved capability to detect, acquire, locate and engage targets at greater ranges, day or night. The system can link the individual soldier to the digitized battlefield for improved communications and situational awareness. TRUNKED RADIO INFORMATION HOMEPAGE http://www.trunkedradio.net/ VIA Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec All the latest news, information, reference material, updates, etc. on trunked radio systems, including history, developments, equipment, trunk-tracking, etc. NORTH FLORIDA AREA SCANNIST'S PAGE -- OTHER SCANNING RELATED LINKS SECTION http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanner/scnsites.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec This is a links page from the site of Todd L. Sherman, who maintains this page predominantly for North Florida area scanner enthusiasts, but his links page has some excellent links to sites of great interest to scanner fans anywhere. EXTREME WORLDWIDE SCANNER RADIO http://members.eisa.net.au/~stevep/scanning.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec On this site you will find police frequencies, general frequencies, scanner radio information and more for the scanner and shortwave listener. The site is split into 3 sections which are comprised of the following areas. Country specific - Non Country specific - General information (for everyone worldwide) and On this page TONE & SIGNALING FORMATS http://westpascanner.terrashare.com/tones.htm VIA Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec Descriptions and details of the various tones and signaling formats used in radio communications. BIGYUN 2000 COMMUNICATIONS PAGE http://www.bigyun2000.co.uk/ VIA Tony, U.K. For those with an interest in scanners, amateur radio, CB, shortwave listening, aviation, decoding and weather imaging. DX 2000 WEB PAGE http://www.users.fast.net/~k3pd/ VIA Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec One of the largest sources of amateur radio related files and links, created and maintained by Pietro de Volpi, Jr., K3PD, of New Cumberland, PA. Just the amateur radio resources page of links can certainly keep someone occupied for days! OAKVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB http://www.oakvilleamateurs.net VIA Michael Willems, Oakville, Ontario This amateur radio club, in southern Ontario, has a brand new website and would like everyone reading this newsletter to visit, and please feel free to sign the guestbook. CANADIAN ANTIQUE RADIOS SCHEMATICS SERVICE http://www.justradios.com/schematics.html VIA Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec If you need a radio schematic for an antique tube radio that was Made in Canada, you have come to the right place. We carry a complete set of RCC (Radio College of Canada) schematics. RCC is the Canadian equivalent of Riders. We also carry a good selection of original factory electronic circuit diagrams, tube data and service notes for brands such as RCA, CGE (Canadian General Electric), Rogers Majestic, Marconi, DeForest Crosley, Philco, Westinghouse, Stewart Warner, Electrohome and Northern Electric. RADIO DAYS -- OLD TIME RADIO http://www.otr.com/index.shtml VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC This site was previously featured back in the first year of the Newsletter, but there have been hundreds of updates and additions since them. Pay particular attention to the "Links" section which has a search feature, connecting you to literally hundreds of sites for old time radio material. RANDY'S OLD TIME RADIO SHOWS http://www.n8elq.com/index.html VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC 423 Old Time Radio Show Titles with 14,614 Episodes available for immediate download; over 99 Gigs of shows available! This is a non-profit site, and is here for your enjoyment and your use, but I can not keep the site going without the support of those who use it. Although my original intentions were to make this site totally FREE the cost of software, hardware, access and licenses makes that impossible Full download access is available for a donation of $4.00 per each 1 GB of download. One GB of shows is about 142 (+-) hours of playing time when downloading MP3's. WAYBACK OLD TIME RADIO http://wayback.net/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC A Canadian collection of old time radio material, including recordings from the Radio City Playhouse. All material here is free; nothing being sold. There are files in MP3 and Real Audio versions, plus there are extensive links to OTR related sites. THE GENERAL ZONE MOTHER'S DAY ON THE WEB http://www.holidays.net/mother/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec A celebration in honour of all mothers. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7214/mother.htm VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec The history and traditions of the holiday MAY DAY ON THE WEB http://www.mayweek.ab.ca/index.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Created in 1998, this site celebrates May Day, the international working class holiday. Read about the origins of May Day, events scheduled around the world and a links section. ELECTRONICS TUTORIALS http://www.electronics-tutorials.com VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC In-depth theory and practical designs on: Transistor Amplifier Design, LC Filters, and Oscillators. A lighter look at Receivers, Transmitters, and Test Equipment. GREENLAND TOUR DIRECTORY http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/4466/gldirect.html VIA Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois Lawrence Rodrigues, with the U.S. Air Force, got to live a life-long dream to spend time in the Arctic. Listed on his site are 13 "chapters" with stories and pictures about my year in Greenland, including details of the Thule Air Force Bace. THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec A look at the 7 historical wonders of the world, of which only one remains today. Also some links to modern day wonders of the world. THE N.I.S.T. TEST WALL http://stonewall.nist.gov/ VIA Yahoo Weekly Picks, April 30, 2001 The stone test wall was constructed to study the performance of stone subjected to weathering. It contains 2352 individual samples of stone, of which 2032 are domestic stone from 47 states, and 320 are stones from 16 foreign countries. Over 30 distinct types of stones are represented, some of which are not commonly used for building purposes. There are many varieties of the common types used in building, such as marble, limestone, sandstone, and granite. This site presents the existing data and pictures for each particular stone. SKYSCRAPERS.COM http://www.skyscrapers.com/public/ VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec 63 editors offer tens of thousands of buildings, facts and figures. You can search for buildings in your own city as well. GREAT BUILDINGS COLLECTION http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec The gateway to architecture around the world and throughout history. Find 3D models, photographs, drawings, commentaries, etc. on some of the world's greatest buildings. OVER THE HORIZON RADAR http://www1.etl.noaa.gov/othr/index.html VIA Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois I wasn't sure where to put this entry; in the radio or in the general category. Any experienced shortwave listener will have been exposed to the sounds of over the horizon radar, perhaps the most famous, or infamous, being the Russian Woodpecker. The technology of the Cold War has been adapted for other uses. In this case, as the site indicates: "We need better ocean-monitoring systems to help us understand the ocean's role in shaping the world's weather and climate. NOAA works with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy to exploit the unused ocean-monitoring capabilities of their Cold War early-warning radar systems. Our tests show that ground-based radars can remotely monitor ocean-surface winds and currents over data-sparse ocean areas that would otherwise require thousands of widely dispersed in-situ instruments. This page shows some results of those tests." THE WEATHER OFFICE http://www.weatheroffice.com/ VIA Ron Walsh, Kingston, Ontario The new environment Canada web site is great. All kinds of Canadian weather data, radar, satellite etc. It also had an e-mail service which will send you the forecast for up to three areas up to three times a day. TRAFFIC.COM http://www.traffic.com/home/html/traffic.html VIA Yahoo Daily Wire, April 23 America's best, most accurate traffic information - Now time really is on your side! Experience the breakthrough in traffic information with the TrafficPulse(SM) Digital Sensor Network introduced in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia! It's driving your way too! TIME EXHIBITS http://www.time.gov/exhibits.html VIA Robert Lajoie, Longueuil, Quebec International websites concerning time, including the history of timekeeping, calendars, an explanation of Daylight Saving Time, clocks, and watches. MOLECULAR EXPRESSIONS -- IMAGES FROM THE MICROSCOPE http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/index.html VIA Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois The Molecular Expressions Website features our acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. We are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"). MY STARS LIVE http://www.mystarslive.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC When you visit the site, all you have to do is choose your location, time, and view, and My Stars Live will generate a star map of the skies above your home. The chart identifies stars, planets, constellations, and galaxies and even warns you about upcoming events like eclipses, asteroids, and meteor showers. LIFTOFF TO SPACE EXPLORATION http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/ VIA Dick Pearce, Brattleboro, Vermont Information on NASA updates, spacecraft, astronauts and the human journey into space, details of the universe, fundamentals of science & engineering, and a useful tool for tracking satellites and spacecraft. THE ENTERPRISE MISSION http://www.enterprisemission.com/ VIA I. Plumber, Owen Sound, Ontario This site looks at space exploration and discovery over the past 30 years and details some of the findings, from a unique perspective. The mission statement of the site says "Public understanding of major achievements of the Space Age over the past 30 years -- carried out by both the former Soviet Union and the United States -- increasingly seems to have been nothing more than a carefully constructed 'version' of a much more extraordinary truth." CHRYSLER AIR RAID SIREN http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/hall/8729/jump.html VIA Jerry Proc, Toronto, Ontario For post war baby boomers - remember the threat of attack by Soviet bombers during the height of the cold war? Civilians would be warned by siren if attack was imminent. Most of these air raid sirens were simply disposed of when they were rendered obsolete by more advanced warfare. One person on the US west coast decided to one such siren from the scrapper with the intent of restoring it. Developed in the 1950's, this is said to be the most powerful air raid siren ever built - it's powered by a Chrysler V8 hemi engine!!. Loudness Rating: 138 dB at 100 ft. ELECTRIC OPERA http://www.wku.edu/Music/Kallstrom.html VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Michael Kallstrom is a member of the Canadian International DX Club. So are a lot of other people, but Michael Kallstrom is an active composer and performer, and the creator of ELECTRIC OPERA, a series of four, solo vocal works with electronic tape, puppets and videos that have been performed more than 100 times in the United States and Canada for colleges and universities, festivals and concert series, public schools and churches. This will give you an idea of the diverse world that shortwave listeners and Dxers come from. SOUND POLAROIDS: REMAPPING THE HIDDEN SOUNDS OF THE CITY http://www.radioescapade.com/bnw/scanner/ VIA Charles Guerin, Cote des Neiges, Quebec Scanner (aka producer Robin Rimbaud) in collaboration with graphic designer Tonne. (approximate length: 45 minutes.) Cutting edge digital mixology using pictures and samples taken from the Montreal area. Includes the use of software that actually turns the images into sound. Recorded October 16th at the Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media as part of a special week long Brave New Waves web-cast. This link is to another project by Robin Rimbaud: http://www.dfuse.com/scanner/ THE FUN & SERVICES ZONE THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA ON LINE http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC The Canadian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work on all subjects relating to Canada. Current 'features' include: An introduction to the life of Pierre Trudeau (former Prime Minister), 100 Canadoian Originals - biographies of outstanding individuals; The 100 Greates Events in Canadian History - Read about the events that shaped Canadian history over the past 10,000 years and much more. TOP 5000 SITES http://www.top5000sites.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC There are currently about 43,000,000 Web sites, or destinations, on the Internet but 75% of the traffic goes to less than 5,000 destinations. The remaining Web traffic is spread among 42,995,000 or so sites, meaning that they receive very little traffic and are probably not of particular interest to the general public. At Top5000sites.com, we have made it easy for you to navigate to the 5,000 or so sites everyday people find most interesting and entertaining (we have excluded pornographic or adult-oriented sites). Our site is designed to make getting to major Web destinations quick and easy, usually in three mouse clicks or less! Other sites like Yahoo! Or GoTo.com are much more useful when you are searching for obscure or special interest information. We suggest that you use our site in conjunction with those successful search engines. FAST FACTS http://gwu.edu/~gprice/handbook.htm VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC A search tool of various almanacs, fact books, statistical reports and related reference tools. ALL THE TESTS http://www.allthetests.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC What's your IQ? You can find out at AllTheTests.com. It's your online guide to online tests. You'll find IQ tests, language tests, personality tests, tests for kids and more. Go ahead. Take a test! ZEAL http://www.zeal.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC The distributed knowledge of the web also makes it difficult to navigate. Zeal's community-driven web directory, with its ratings, reviews, and detailed information about websites, makes it easier to discover and identify the best sites. Not only does Zeal provide a place for web surfers to find the best information, Zeal also provides tools that allow each user to benefit from the experience of other members of the Zeal community. SHENZHEN HAIMEI ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LIMITED http://www.haimei.com/index.htm VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec Just look at the radios being produced by this firm out of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. I guess if you want any of these little "gems," you'll have to find their distributors and retailers in your city or town! Just look at some of those novelty radios. THE COMPUTER RADIO http://www.smdistributor.com/collectibles/computer_radio.htm VIA Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec How about one of these little gems? Everyone is saying that the computer and Internet is taking over from the radio hobby. Well, how about getting two in one. So, what do you think? Single, double or triple conversion! RETROFUTURE http://www.retrofuture.com/ VIA Elmer Standish, Courtenay, BC The Retrofuture is a concept based on a simple question: what happened to all that futuristic stuff which was supposed to change our lives by the year 2000? Stuff like rocket belts, flying cars, food pills and inflatable homes. MUSEUM OF DEPRESSIONIST ART http://www.dearauntnettie.com/museum/index.htm VIA YAHOO Weekly Picks, April 9 Some say genius borders insanity. This tongue-and-cheek collection plumbs the alter egos of the world's great "artists," exploring the motivation and circumstances behind their masterpieces. Who knew that Claude Moanet's famed "Under the Waterlilies" was a result of an argument over American Jazz? We were equally shocked to find that the stark simplicity of Mark Rotko's "The Big Bruise" was inspired by a simple household accident. Of course, paintings such as "Whistler's Overbearing Mother" and "Genetically Engineered Pear" will be recognizable, but we don't recommend looking for these pieces in any museums. 404 RESEARCH LAB http://www.plinko.net/404/ VIA Bob Margolis, Chicago, Illinois The 404 Research Lab is committed to improving the internet experience through the systematic eradication of ugly and confusing '404 Not Found' errors. The Lab acknowledges and respects the importance of 404 to the web, and works to actively improve the quality and helpfulness of 404s throughout the world. THE PUBLICITY ZONE RADIO H.F. CANADA'S SPECIALIST IN SHORTWAVE, SCANNING, AMATEUR RADIO, ANTENNAS, ACCESSORIES & PUBLICATIONS, SINCE 1995. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE NEW RADIO H.F. WEBSITE AT: http://www.total.net/~radiohf *****RADIO H.F. GIFT CERTIFICATES***** Radio H.F. gift certificates are now available. If you would like to get someone something from Radio H.F., but you aren't sure what, you can order gift certificates, for any value, good for an unlimited period of time. Contact me for complete details. 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 MAY 2001 ICOM IC-2800 New dual band mobile $ 749 ICOM IC-207H Dual band mobile $ 469 KENWOOD TH-22AT 2m portable $ 199 KENWOOD TM-261A 2m mobile $ 259 YAESU NEW FT-1000M-KV Base $4699 YAESU FT-1000D HF base $6299 YAESU FT-1000MP HF Base $3899 YAESU NEW FT-817 5w QRP 160m-70cm $1199 YAESU NEW FT-100D Mobile $1749 YAESU FT-2600M 2m mobile $ 329 YAESU FT-3000m 2m mobile 70 watts $ 649 YAESU FT-7100 New dual band mobile $ 739 YAESU FT-90R New dual band mobile $ 549 YAESU NEW FT-1500 2m mobile $ 319 YAESU VX-1R miniature HT $ 269 POPULAR AMATEUR FAVOURITES A.D.I. AT-201HP 2m 5W portable $ 199 A.D.I. AR-147 PLUS 2m mobile $ 269 ALINCO DR-605TQ Dual band mobile $ 549 ALINCO DR-140TQ 2m mobile $ 299 ALINCO DJ-V5EH w/800 cellular coverage $ 449 ALINCO DR-610TQ Dual band $ 779 ALINCO DX-70TH HF & 6m base $1299 ICOM IC-756 PRO HF transceiver $3949 ICOM IC-706MKIIG all mode mobile $1629 ICOM IC-910H all mode $2449 ICOM IC-746 HF/6m/2m base station $2299 ICOM IC-718 New HF base $1149 ICOM IC-2100H 2 meter mobile $ 299 ICOM IC-T81A 4 band portable $ 459 ICOM IC-T22H 2m portable $ 389 ICOM IC-T2H 2m portable $ 249 ICOM IC-W32A dual band portable $ 449 ICOM IC-T7H Dual band portable 6 watts $ 349 KENWOOD TS-2000 HF/6m/2m/70cm base $3499 KENWOOD TS-570SG HF/6m base station $1899 KENWOOD TS-570DG HF base station $1699 KENWOOD TS-50 HF mobile $ 999 KENWOOD TM-461A 70cm mobile $ 499 KENWOOD TM-V7A Dual band mobile $ 699 KENWOOD TM-D700A Dual band mobile $ 979 KENWOOD TH-D7A data communicator $ 549 KENWOOD TH-G71A mil-spec Dual portable $ 349 YAESU FT-920 HF/6m base station $2199 YAESU FT-840 HF base station $1049 YAESU FT-600 HF mobile $1249 YAESU FT-847 HF, 6m, 2m & 70cm $2399 YAESU VX-5R New Triband portable $ 499 YAESU FT-50RDH portable $ 399 YAESU FT-VX150 2m portable $ 239 Other models of Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu, Alinco, A.D.I. plus accessories for all brands are also available. RECEIVERS & SCANNERS ALINCO DJ-X10 Wide band receiver $ 599 ALINCO NEW DJ-X2 wide band receiver $ 449 ALINCO NEW DJ-X2000 wide band receiver $ 849 A.O.R. NEW AR-8200 Mark II receiver $ 999 DRAKE R8B communications receiver $1879 GRUNDIG YB-300PE Portable SW $ 99 GRUNDIG YB-400PE Portable SW w/SSB $ 229 GRUNDIG SATELLIT MILLENNIUM 800 $ 779 ICOM IC-PCR100 PC Receiver $ 349 ICOM IC-PCR1000 PC Receiver w/SSB $ 799 ICOM IC-R2 tiny wideband receiver $ 369 ICOM IC-R3 wideband receiver NEW $ 899 ICOM IC-R10E portable receiver $ 699 SONY ICF-SW07 Shortwave portable $ 699 SONY ICF-SW7600G Shortwave portable $ 299 SONY ICF-SW40 Shortwave portable $ 190 UNIDEN SC-180 100ch portable $ 319 UNIDEN SC-200 200ch w/CTCSS $ 379 UNIDEN BC-245XLT Trunktracker II Port. $ 449 UNIDEN BC-780XLT Trunktracker mobile $ 599 YAESU VR-120 compact receiver $ 399 YAESU VR-500 wideband receiver $ 529 YAESU VR-5000 general coverage base $1499 YUPITERU MVT-7100 receiver $ 549 YUPITERU MVT-7300 receiver $ 599 YUPITERU MVT-9000MKII receiver $ 899 Other models of shortwave receivers and scanners available from AOR, Drake, Lowe, Grundig, Sony, Sangean, Uniden, Welz and Icom. FAMILY RADIO SERVICE (FRS) **SPECIAL NOTE: Prices reduced on many FRS models this month. We now have a good selection of these popular units available. Here are the models and prices currently available from Radio H.F. COBRA FRS-220CH 14ch CTCSS $ 69 FRS-250 14 ch, CTCSS $ 99 FRS-310WX 14ch, Weather $149 CHEROKEE FR-460 14ch, CTCSS $ 99 KENWOOD UBZ-AM14 14ch CTCSS $ 75 UBZ-LH14 14ch CTCSS $ 88 MIDLAND 75-515 14ch, CTCSS $ 99 MAXON TK14-1C 14 ch, CTCSS $ 59 TK14-2CAS CTCSS, Compass $119 UNIDEN FRS-1400 14ch, compact $ 99 ICOM IC-4008 14ch, CTCSS $149 MOTOROLA FR-50 14 channels $ 69 FR-60 14 ch, CTCSS $ 79 T289AA 14ch, CTCSS $159 T289NiMH Same w/Nmih bat. $199 Spirit GT 1 watt GMRS $299 STANDARD HX625ABL 14 channel $ 75 FEATURE PRODUCT - MAY 2001 NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM A.R.R.L. This month brings 5 new titles from the American Radio Relay League. These, and all other ARRL publications, are available from Radio H.F. Here are the details: REPEATER DIRECTORY 2001/2002 - The new edition of this popular annual publication is now available, in its usual handy pocket-sized format. There are thousands of updated listings of North American VHF and UHF repeaters - PRICE: $13.50 ON THE AIR WITH HAM RADIO - This new publication is designed to provide recent hams with all they will need to get active on the ham bands. The book includes a handy info guide that features useful reference material. THE excellent book for the novice ham, offering basic introduction into all aspects of amateur radio - PRICE: $27.95 N0AX'S RADIO PUZZLER - A collection of the Test Your Knowledge articles from QST Magazine and other challenging word and logic problems. The book includes quizzes, puzzles, word problems, humorous articles and cartoons - $12.50 ANTENNA ZONING FOR THE RADIO AMATEUR -- described as "everything you and your attorney need to know to obtain a permit for your antenna support system." The book is designed to help the ham understand the legalese regarding ordinances, bylaws and restrictions regarding antennas. A CD-ROM comes with the book containing sample letters, details of legal cases and studies - $77.50 YOUR INTRODUCTION TO MORSE CODE -- CDs/CASSETTES -- Available on two cassettes or two audio CDs, these products take you through the proven ARRL Morse code teaching system, and uses the new standardized procedures adopted by examiners - $23.00, cassettes or audio CDs. BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS & CD ROMS NOTE: A new, updated book catalog is now available from a link on the Radio H.F. web site. ARRL NEW- 2001/2002 REPEATER DIRECTORY $13.50 ARRL NEW- YAGI ANTENNA CLASSICS $26.95 ARRL NEW- HINTS & KINKS-15TH ED. $22.50 ARRL NEW- STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO $22.50 ARRL NEW- OPERATING MANUAL-7TH ED. $37.50 ARRL NEW- MORE WIRE ANTENNA CLASSICS $21.00 ARRL WIRE ANTENNA CLASSICS $21.00 ARRL 2001 HANDBOOK $48.00 ARRL 2001 HANDBOOK - CD ROM $59.95 ARRL ANTENNA BOOK-19TH ED. $45.00 ARRL ANTENNA BOOK- CD ROM $59.95 ARRL ANTENNA COMPENDIUM #6 w/CD ROM $29.95 ARRL HF DIGITAL HANDBOOK -- 2nd Edition $22.50 ARRL APRS- TRACKS, MAPS & MOBILES $22.50 ARRL DXCC LIST OCTOBER 2000 EDITION $ 4.50 ARRL PERIODICALS CD ROM- 2000 EDITION $29.95 ARRL NCJ CD ROM 1973-1998 $59.95 ARRL QEX CD ROM 1981-1998 $59.95 RADIO AMATEUR CALLBOOK 2001- CD ROM $74.95 RAC NEW BASIC STUDY GUIDE $38.00 RAC ADVANCED STUDY GUIDE $53.50 RAC OPERATING MANUAL $28.50 2001 ED.- PASSPORT TO WORLDBAND RADIO $29.95 2001 ED.- WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK $37.95 NEW- A FAMILY AFFAIR-THE R.L. DRAKE STORY $44.95 NEW- GRUNDIG SATELLIT(c)WORDS & PICTURES $29.95 NEW- TUBE TESTERS & CLASSIC TEST GEAR $38.95 SHORTWAVE RECEIVERS PAST & PRESENT $37.95 NEW- KLINGENFUSS 2001 GUIDE TO UTILITIES $59.95 NEW- KLINGENFUSS 2001 SHORTWAVE FREQ. GUIDE$52.95 NEW- KLINGENFUSS 2001 SUPER FREQUENCY CDROM$44.95 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. Radio H.F. is a Canadian distributor for the complete line of Schiffer Books. This company specializes in books on antiques and collectibles, arts and crafts, plus an extensive selection of military publications. You can browse their complete catalogs at: http://www.schifferbooks.com The new Radio H.F. books and publications catalog has now been updated for March 2001. Visit the Radio H.F. web page and follow the link to the updated list. http://www.total.net/~radiohf MAILING ADDRESS: RADIO H.F. P.O. Box 67063-Lemoyne St. Lambert, Quebec J4R 2T8 HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM (Eastern) CLOSED Sunday TELEPHONE & FAX: (450) 671-3773 TOLL FREE IN CANADA ONLY: 1-800-463-3773 E-MAIL: radiohf@total.net WEBPAGE: http://www.total.net/~radiohf THE PUBLICITY ZONE - HAMFEST/FLEAMARKET CALENDAR NOTE: All times quoted are local. Saturday, May 12 Annual Spring Hamfest and Fleamarket - Skywide Amateur Radio Club Location: Westway United Church, 8 Templar Drive, Etobicoke (Toronto) Ontario Time: Vendors 8 AM; Public 9 to 11:30 AM Talk-in: VE3SKY 146.985(-) Admission: $5; Tables $12 Reservations: Derrick Poulter, 416-247-7728 Information: Murray Smith, 416-621-1233 E-mail: murray.smith3@sympatico.ca Web: http://webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/sarc/fleamar.html Saturday, May 12- 17th Annual Smiths Falls Fleamarket Rideau Lakes Amateur Radio Club Inc. Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre, 150 Beckwith St. North, Smiths Falls, Ontario Time: Vendors 7 AM; Public 9 AM Admission $3, Tables $10 Talk-in VE3RLR 147.210 (+) Information: Baxter Smith VE3BFX at 613-283-7852 E-mail: baxsmith@falls.igs.net Web: http://www.falls.igs.net/~rlarc RADIO H.F. WILL BE THERE May 18-20, 2001 - Dayton Hamvention World's largest amateur radio event Website: http://www.hamvention.org Sunday, May 27- Hamfest de Quebec Aurel Racine Curling Club, Tracy, Quebec Time: Vendors 6 AM; Public 9 AM Admission $5, Tables $15 Talk-in: 145.370 (103.5 tone) Information: Denis, 450-746-0814 e-mail: ve2cbs@hotmail.com Web: http://www.ve2cbs.qc.ca RADIO H.F. WILL BE THERE Saturday, June 2- The Down East Ham Radio Fleamarket Loctation: Halifax Forum Multi-Purpose Room, Windsor & Young Streets, Halifax, Nova Scotia Time: Vendors 6:30 AM; Public 9AM - 3 PM Admission: $3. Tables: private:- $6 per 8 ft table; commercial: $20 per 8 ft table. Information: Dave McHattie, VE1RCN e-mail: ve1rcn@rac.ca Web page: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/HARC/fm2001.html Saturday, June 9- Central Ontario Hamfest Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Clubs Fergus, Ontario Location: Fergus & District Community Centre, 10 km north of Guelph on Highway 6. Time: Vendors 6 AM; Public 8 AM Admission $5; Indoor Tables $20 Tailgater spaces $5. Talk-in VE3ZMG 145.210 (-) and 146.520 simplex Information: Mike Peleschak, VE3OGE 519-822-3552 e-mail: info@hamfest.on.ca Web page http://www.hamfest.on.ca Sunday, June 10- Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club Swapfest - Pitt Meadows, British Columbia Location: Corner of 227th & Dewdney, Maple Ridge B.C. TIME: Vendors 8 AM; Public 9 to Noon Admission: $1; Vendors $5 Talk-in: VE7RMR 146.800 This Swap Meet will happen only - Weather permitting. Information Terry Goodwin at 604-465-5710 e-mail: tagoodwin@home.com Web page: http://www.qsl.net/ve7rmr/ Friday, June 15 - Sunday, June 17 Central Alberta Radio League Annual Amateur Radio Picnic and Fleamarket Red Deer, Alberta - Central Alberta Radio League (CARL) Location: Burbank Campgrounds, approx 15 km north of Red Deer. Registration 5 PM 15 June 2001 - Family weekend pass 25.00$, Single weekend pass 12.00$, Day pass 6.00$, Supper and breakfast $8.00 (children under 12 free). Talk-in 147.150 (+) Information E-mail: ve6one@rac.ca Web Page http://www.carlclub.ca/picnic.htm Saturday, June 16- Kingston A.R.E.S. Fleamarket - Kingston A.R.E.S. Location: Glenburnie United Church, 1028 Unity Road, Kingston, ON Time: Vendors - 7:30 AM; Public - 9 AM to Noon Talk-in: VE3KBR 146.940 (-) Admission: $2; tables $5 Information: Roy Clarke at 613-384-5900 e-mail: ve3vjf@king.igs.net RADIO H.F. WILL BE THERE 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 May 2001 edition is now available. Sample copies are available for $2 each, in Canada or the U.S., or $3 overseas. Membership is open to radio hobbyists worldwide. Visit the CIDX web site for complete information, as well as special features and web site profiles, or for a membership application. http://www.anarc.org/cidx/ CIDX also has a Yahoo On Line Club Room where members and guests can meet, post news items and discuss items in the chat room. To join in, go to the following URL http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/cidxclub 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, live streaming, and on the airwaves of CKUT, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern (1430 UTC). Now in our 13th year on the air, 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: http://www.ckut.ca You may also listen to the International Radio Report when you like. Archived editions of the programme have been posted on the web, thanks to the initiative of Ricky Leong, of Brossard, Quebec. Several previous editions of the programme are available on demand on the following web site: http://members.fortunecity.com/crazyaboutradio/ Send your comments or questions to the International Radio Report, by e-mail, to radioreport@yahoo.com THE PUBLICITY ZONE - MONTREAL DX LISTENERS NET Sunday evenings, 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, 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 is in its 7th year, and has had close to 500 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 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. http://www.rcinet.ca That's all for this month. Radio H.F. is a mail order, telephone and on line business, with great products, great prices, and personalized service. Be sure to check out the Radio H.F. web site at http://www.total.net/~radiohf Please feel free to submit any information for the Newsletter by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com All previous editions of the Newsletter can be found at: http://www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html Best wishes and 73 from Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW Owner, Radio H.F. President, Canadian Int. DX Club -- 30 --