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Welcome to Vol. 5 Number 02 of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter. Previous issues of this newsletter can be found at www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/ [right here! — Ed.].
Welcome to the February edition of this newsletter. It has already been a very eventful month, what with the shuttle Columbia disaster, the U.S. perched on the edge of war with Iraq and ongoing conflicts in countries such as Venezuela, Cote d'Ivoire, and others. Hopefully a few of the items in this month's edition can help to take your mind off some of the serious matters facing our planet.
This month's Monthly Special Zone features a few items about the shuttle accident, plus Black History Month and St. Valentine's Day, including the famous massacre.
Bring up the subject of food and you get an immediate reaction! Thanks to the 41 people who responded to last month's question that asked for your choice of favourite national cuisine. The choices again were: Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Lebanese, Greek, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican, or other (please specify)
The overwhelming number one choice, with 16 votes, was Italian. Chinese came in second with 5, Mexican and Japanese tied for third with 3 votes each, then Vietnamese, French, Indian, English and Thai with 2 votes each. Finally Canadian, Greek, Polish and Lebanese each received one vote.
Let's go back to the subject of traveling this month. We discussed, a few months back, where in the world you would most like to travel. This time let's find out where you've already been.
The question is this: How many different countries have you visited in your lifetime (including the one you live in)?
a) 1 to 5
b) 6 to 10
c) 11 to 20
d) 21 to 30
e) 30 or more
Feel free to tell us where, if you like, but it isn't compulsory. Please send along your response by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com.
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Input is up a little this month. Thank you to those who took the time to share your finds with others.
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See all the latest detailed information on the Columbia space shuttle disaster.
science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html
The Kennedy Space Centre's website of information on the Columbia space shuttle.
www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm
Welcome to the Black History Month free resource site. The publishing company Gale has assembled a collection of activities and information to complement classroom topics. Within this site, teachers and students can: Read biographies of significant African-American individuals; take a Black History Month quiz; follow a timeline of events that helped shape African-American heritage; enjoy activities taken from the Black History Month Resource Book; and explore African-American literature
www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm
Explore the origin, the history and the customs and traditions of February 14th, St. Valentine's Day
More on the history and traditions of St. Valentine's Day, including a link to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
www.btinternet.com/~dreklind/threetwo/valentine.htm
With the age of telephone and radio communication dawning as it was during the Jazz Age, it spawned not only convenience for everyday life, but for the organizing of crime syndicates as well. Chicago's bloody history during the Jazz Age is testimony to the failure of the prohibition laws introduced in 1919. The St. Valentine's Day massacre is not noteworthy for its uniqueness of gangland murder, for these syndicate 'hits' were common throughout the 1920s, especially in Chicago. What makes the murders so special on this occasion was the effect it had on the entire Unites States public, and the outrage that followed emphatically pronounced that something had to be done.
Yaesu FT-2800 2-Metre Mobile Transceiver
Yaesu is pleased to announce the new FT-2800, the much-anticipated, cool and quiet, 65W transceiver. The most ruggedly-built 2-metre transceiver ever uses a new ultra-high-dissipation heat sink design that eliminates the need for a cooling fan.
The key features of the FT-2800 mobile include
Plus much, much more. You can find full details and specification of this radio at www.yaesu.com/amateur/.
- MIL spec design (MIL-STD 810)
- 4 selectable power output levels 65/25/10/5W that can be stored in memory
- Direct keypad frequency entry with a backlit MH-48AJ6 microphone that includes a nine-memory, 16-digit DTMF Autodialer and 4 user-programmable "soft" keys
- Excellent receiver performance that features Yaesu's renowned Advanced Track Tuning RF input filtering
- Huge alpha-numeric channel display
- Unique ergonomics deliver unmatched ease of use with rugged design
- Advanced and convenient VHF/UHF operation including CTCSS, DCS Encoder/Decoder circuits built in and Smart Search
- Versatile Scanning features a choice of scanning-resume option along with a "preferential" scan list
- WX channels with "Severe Weather" alert along with up to 10 Weather memories
Contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on this model and all other Yaesu products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.cosmosradio.com
Via: Warren Cosford, Toronto, Ontario
This page lists all known sites on the Internet that publish information about broadcast radio stations, including stations that broadcast through the internet.
www.radiotower.com
Via: Warren Cosford, Toronto, Ontario
On-line radio stations, streaming live audio from around the world, presented by RadioTower. We make it easy to listen to over 1300 webcasts — simply click the PLAY button for a station. You can search for stations by station, country, or category.
www.fmdx.com
Via: Doug Solomon, Alisa Craig, Ontario
I found this "ultimate source for European FM and TV Media Information" Some other readers of the Newsletter may enjoy surfing it.
www.monitoringpost.com
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
This site is dedicated to Radio Shack's Pro-2006 scanner. Information includes hardware, software and publications available.
www.trunkedradio.net
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
This is an exceptional source of information about trunked radio systems.
www.rigpix.com
Via: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec
An individual's collection, professionally presented, of pictures of radio and television, transmitters and receivers, specifications, tubes, RF gadgets and so on. Select by category or search site. This is a very easy site to view and navigate. The large database covers sets of the 1940s to the latest handhelds; a commendable work in progress.
www.radioblvd.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is a great collection of vintage radio equipment and memorabilia covering 1910 through the 1950s. The museum is based in Virginia City, Nevada.
memory.loc.gov/pp/mdbquery.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Over 200 links to photos and prints on the subject of radio. Many deal with vintage radio material. (Note: type "radio photographs" in the search box.)
www.fifteenforty.com
Via: Morris Sorensen, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Anyone who remembers WPTR-1540, Albany NY in their days as a great rock station in the 60s and 70s should check out the unofficial tribute site. There is plenty of interesting memorabilia, including some old QSL cards.
pumamouse.com/springbokradio.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is an interesting site dedicated to the first commercial radio station in South Africa which went on the air in May 1950. You'll find historical information and links to many of the people who made the station famous.
www.pharis-video.com/p1173.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
A collection of old radios, microphones, radio photographs, links to historical and other radio related sites.
www.rogergiannini.com/aradio.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This is a handy listing of links to sites about various aspects of radio, including some very good antenna sites.
www.radiolovers.com
Via: Howard Gontovnick, Chomedey-Laval, Quebec
This site offers hundreds of vintage radio shows for you to listen to on-line in mp3 format, all for free. When TV become popular in the 1950s, most of the popular radio shows went off the air, but they now live on at websites such as this one and on weekly nostalgia radio broadcasts worldwide.
histv2.free.fr/cadrehistory.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The original site here is in French, based in France. There is also an English version, but it not as complete as the French. Whether you understand French or not, I think you'll enjoy this history of the medium.
groups.yahoo.com/group/VLF_Group/
Via: Shawn Korgan, ???
The natural radio VLF group is a discussion group dedicated to those who enjoy monitoring radio frequencies in, and slightly below, the VLF radio spectrum (3-30 KHz). We listen to the amazing "radio" sounds created by planet earth such as whistlers, chorus, tweeks, risers and hiss on simple VLF receivers. Listen to beautiful bird-like sounds created by the northern lights while watching them at the same time; an oncoming solar flare impact our planet's ionosphere and magnetosphere live; distant lightning ring during night time hours. Study sprites and jets! Discuss VLF receiver designs. Become a member by sending a blank e-mail to (VLF_Group-subscribe@yahoogroups.com) The group currently has 278 members.
www.uhf-satcom.com/uhfsatcom/index.htm
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
There has been a lot of activity on news groups and e-mail mirrors regarding satellite communications, be it UHF, Inmarsat, Skynet, Luch, USAxx and other interesting satellites. Searching the Internet for information on these types of satellites normally produces many websites, but they don't really offer much content for those of us with a more technical interest. This site aims to provide facts and easy to construct projects that will enable most relatively technical people to construct a good quality ground station for whichever type of satellite they are interested in.
www.qsl.net/bb62/index.html
Via: Ben Loveless, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
The mission of the Battleship New Jersey Amateur Radio Station (BNJARS) is to provide an educational and recreational organization whose purpose is to support the Home Port Alliance in providing technical expertise, skills and volunteer manning to promote attendance by the public, communications education for the public and worldwide publicity for the USS New Jersey through Amateur Radio.
www.schoechi.de/qip.html
Via: Ben Loveless, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
This is an archive for QSL logs from broadcasting radio stations on shortwave, mediumwave, longwave and FM. It is very useful to see if the exotic station you want to send a reception report to actually responds to them and in what matter and in what time frame.
New — Icom IC-R5 Compact Wideband Portable Receiver
While retaining the basic features of the popular IC-R2, the R5 has a new more user-friendly design and improved button layout combined with Icom's superior technology at a very competitive price.
- Covers 495 kHz to 1309.995 MHz
- A total of 1250 memory channels
- 6 character alphanumeric display
- Ultra-compact size
- Drip resistant construction
- Built-in ferrite bar antenna
- External DC jack
- Multiple high speed scan functions
- CTCSS, DTCS tone squelch built-in
- Cloning capability via USB cable
For more information on this new model, please visit: www.icomamerica.com/receivers/handheld/icr5main.html, then contact Radio HF for pricing and availability.
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www.archives.ca/05/0533/053302_e.html
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
Being from Montreal, and spending one of the best summers of my life in 1967 at Expo 67, this site really was a pleasant surprise. You'll enjoy flashing back to this memorable time in the history of Montreal, whether you were here as a part of it or not.
www.projectblack.net
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Steve Douglass operates this website which evolved out of his newsletter, Intercepts, whose subscribers included intelligence operatives at the CIA, the National Security Agency and Lincoln Labs, and scientists at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Douglass' extensive know-how in the field of military monitoring made him the subject of a Wired magazine article in addition to taped segments on NBC's Unsolved Mysteries, CBS News, and filmmaker Michael Moore's acclaimed TV Nation. He has also appeared in seven black project related TV shows that have aired on the Discovery and Learning Channels. In 1998 Dreamland, author Philip Patton's exposé on Area 51 was released with an entire chapter devoted to Douglass. Douglass also helped Patton fact-check Dreamland.
www.nasawatch.com
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
This is not an official NASA website, it is a private group taking a look at the goings-on and stories related to the U.S. national space agency, often with a very different viewpoint.
www.nuforc.org
Via: Larry Dolan, Pierrefonds, Quebec
The National UFO Reporting Center, located in Seattle, WA, was founded in 1974 by noted UFO investigator Robert J. Gribble. The Center's primary function over the past two decades has been to receive, record, and to the greatest degree possible, corroborate and document reports from individuals who have been witness to unusual, possibly UFO-related events.
www.robgendlerastropics.com
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
You might enjoy seeing high quality images of the universe, do take a look at this link for some of the best ground-based photos ever taken by an amateur astronomer! This guy is a Real Pro! I hope you share these images with everyone who would be interested in seeing a different view of our home, the Universe.
oneword.invisibleland.tv
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
This site's concept is amazingly simple — it presents you with one word each day and asks you to write about it for 60 seconds. "That's it?" you ask. Well, it might not seem like much, but words like "tarnish," "reach," and "sin" often compel the writer to pen strange and obscure prose. After you've finished writing, make sure to see what others have shared — it's an interesting lesson in writing and perception.
www.crecon.com/vintagevegas/
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
Take a stroll down the Strip and look at casinos gone by with the help of relics carefully catalogued on this site. What's the best little souvenir from Las Vegas? Matchbooks, of course. These free mementos remind you of the Tropicana and its spectacular Folies Bergere or the excitement and luxury of the Riviera. Relive the Old West at the Boulder Club or indulge in tiki chic at Castaways. Or check out historic postcards for some more images from the past. The glittering neon of Fremont Street in the late 1940s is a classic, as is the image of Rat Pack-era Sands. The early '70s Stardust sparkles, and the Las Vegas Club of the early 1950s promises jackpots. Even though the vintage '60s Aladdin and '50s Moulin Rouge casinos are no more, their swanky style lives on.
www.feralchildren.com/en/index.php
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Ever since the legend of Romulus and Remus — the twins, brought up by a she-wolf, who founded Rome — people have been intrigued and fascinated by tales of children brought up by wild animals, away from normal human contact. This website is intended to provide light reading for those with a passing interest in feral children, with references to other sites and published works that provide more thorough and academic treatments of the subject and the issues that it raises.
Alpha Delta —Limited Space High Performance Antennas
As our world get smaller and our cities and town become more crowded, finding space to install receiving or transmitting antennas has become more and more difficult.
The Alpha Delta Company offers a line of limited space antennas for shortwave listeners and ham operators. For a look at the various models available, please see their website (www.alphadeltacom.com/pg1.htm), then contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on any Alpha Delta products.
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www.searchsystems.net
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
This is the largest and most comprehensive collection of links to free public record databases on the Internet. We were founded as Search Systems in 1990 and added our Internet services in 1997. We provide over 10,000 links to free public record databases around the world to help you locate businesses, people, and the information you need to make important decisions.
searchenginewatch.com
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
Search Engine Watch provides tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines. The site was created by Danny Sullivan, an Internet consultant and journalist who continues to maintain the site for internet.com. He is assisted by associate editor Chris Sherman.
www.nd.edu/%7Eafreddos/bookmark2.htm
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
The following is an extensive listing of useful web sites prepared by Alfred J. Freddoso, a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. You'll be sure to find a number of helpful links here, in numerous categories.
users.swing.be/navels/
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
Is it possible to create a site that fetishises a part of the human anatomy without crossing the line into adult-oriented material? The answer from Belgium is a hearty "Yes!" Armed with nothing more than a digital camera and some gumption, the Navel Maniac patrols the streets of Brussels asking strangers if he can take pictures of their belly buttons. The resulting site is an ode to innies and outies alike, as we see a wide variety of very tastefully displayed navels. Some are pierced, some are pasty, and others are tanned and taut. This photo-laden devotion to all things bellybutton won't make your stomach turn. In fact, it will probably prompt you to ponder more than your own navel.
www.urban75.com/Mag/useless.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Be prepared to waste away vital hours with urban75's growing collection of useless games, pointless distractions and Flash games!
New Releases from the A.R.R.L.
ARRL Periodicals CD-ROM 2002 for Windows and Macintosh
ARRL's popular journals are available on a fully searchable CD-ROM. Every word and photo published during 2002 is included!
QST The official membership journal of ARRL
NCJ: National Contest Journal
QEX Forum for Communications Experimenters
Search the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs, names — any word. See every word, photo (most in color), drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements. Print what you see, or copy it into other applications. Web links appearing in any article can be used to launch your Web browser to view additional information. CD-ROM, requires Microsoft Windows or Macintosh. 2003, published by the American Radio Relay League, Inc. #8802 — $31.95 Canadian. Now Shipping!Digital Signal Processing Technology — Essentials of the Communications Revolution by Doug Smith, KF6DX
A complete, readable presentation on Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in communications technology. The work is sufficiently analytical for those skilled in math to fully understand DSP and its applications, while simultaneously affording those less mathematically inclined an understandable picture of this exciting technology. Presented from an engineering perspective, the material achieves a balance between theory and practice. Smith gives a complete discussion of contemporary DSP technology, with special emphasis on applications of DSP in communications.
Contents:
Introduction to DSP
Digital Sampling
Computer Representations of Data
Digital Filtering
Analytic Signals and Modulation
Digital Coding Systems for Speech
Direct Digital Synthesis
Interference Reduction
Digital Transceiver Architectures
Hardware for Embedded DSP Systems
DSP System Software
Advanced Topics in DSP
2001, published by the American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ISBN: 0-87259-819-5) #8195 — $71.95 Canadian.Antenna Compendium, volume 7
Hooray for antennas! This is the seventh in the very popular ARRL Antenna Compendium series. Inside, you'll find articles covering a very wide range of antenna-related topics:
30, 40, 80 and 160-Metre Antennas
Measurements and Computations
Mobile Antennas
Multiband Antennas
Practical Tips
Propagation and Ground Effects
Quad Antennas
Special Antennas
Stealth Antennas
Tuners and Transmission Lines
Vertical Antennas
VHF/UHF Antennas
Wire Antennas
Yagi Antennas
This volume includes even more articles on low-band antennas and operating, and great designs for operating on the road-from cars, vans or motorhomes. 208 pages. First edition, 2002, Catalogue #8608 — $39.95 Canadian.Contact Radio HF for pricing and availability. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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Note: all times given are in local time. Check with the local contact person for any last-minute changes or corrections. For obvious logistical reasons, only Canadian events, or those of particular interest to Canadians (e.g., Dayton Hamvention), are listed. Compiled by Vernon Ikeda, VE2MBS, Pierrefonds, Quebec.
Milton, Vermont, Saturday 22 February 2003
Northern Vermont Winter Hamfest — ARRL Vermont State Convention Milton Hamfest. Location: Milton High School, Route 7, Milton, VT. Time: 08:00–13:00. Vendors: early vendors entrance (via rear door) 06:30, regular vendor entrance (via main door) 08:00. Admission: $3.00 U.S., under 18 free. Canadian money accepted at par from Canadian residents, exact change only. Cash only, no checks. Talk-in: WB1GQR 145.150-. Pre-recorded hamfest information and announcements on 146.670 MHz on the day of the hamfest. Information: phone: (802) 879-6589, before hamfest day, or via e-mail w1sj@arrl.net. Website: www.ranv.org/milton.html.
Montréal, Québec, Saturday 01 March 2003
UMS Club Annual Fleamarket. Location: Centre Roussin, 12125 Notre Dame E. Montréal. Time: vendors 07:00, public 09:00. Admission: 5.00$ Tables 10.00$. Talk-in: VE2RXW 146.700-. Reservations: (514) 521-7765, e-mail: hamfest@ve2ums.ca. Website: www.ve2ums.ca.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Burlington, Ontario, Saturday 01 March 2003
Burlington Spring Fleamarket. Location: Royal Canadian Legion, 828 Legion Road, Burlington. Time: vendors 07:00, public 09:00. Admission: $6.00 tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE3RSB 147.210+. Information: Chuck Wilson VE3IUO, (905) 333-5785, e-mail: va3iou@rac.ca. Website: barc.burlington.on.ca.
New Westminster, British Columbia, Sunday 02 March 2003
Burnaby Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet. Location: The Royal Westminster Regiment Armories, 530 Queens Avenue, New Westminster. Time: vendors 08:30, public 10:00–14:00. Admission: $5.00 per person (children under 12 free), tables in advance $20.00. Talk-in: VE7RBY 145.350-. Information: Bob Kungl VE7KW (604) 524-9177, e-mail: VE7KW@rac.ca; or Lou Beaubien VE7CGE (604) 291-1569, e-mail: VE7CGE@rac.ca. Website: www.qsl.net/ve7bar/
Brampton, Ontario, Saturday 22 March 2003
HAMEX 2003. Location: Brampton Fall Fairgrounds, Heart Lake Road corner of Old School Road. Time: vendors 07:00, public 09:00–13:00. Talk-in: VE3PRC 146.880- or VE3MIS 145.430- (103.5 Hz PL tone). Information: e-mail: ham-ex@sympatico.ca. Website: www.peelarc.org/.
Laval, Québec, Saturday 29 March 2003
Hamfest Laval-Laurentides 2003. Location: (new location) Polyvalente Goeorges Vanier, 2995 boul. Lévesque E., Saint Vincent de Paul. Time: vendors: T.B.A., public: 09:00. Admission: 5.00$ per person, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE2REL 147.315+. Information: (514) 708-8033 e-mail: hamfest@ve2crl.qc.ca. Website: www.ve2crl.qc.ca.
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Aldergrove, British Columbia, Sunday 30 March 2003
Langley Amateur Radio Association Radio and Computer Swapmeet. Location: Aldergrove Elks Hall, 27309 Fraser Highway, Aldergrove. Time: vendors: 09:00, public: 10:00–12:00. Admission: $4.00, tables $18.00 including one admission. Talk-in: VE7RLY 147.380+. Reservations: Wayne Muster (604) 556-7810 e-mail: VE7CKV@rac.ca or Larry Thompson (604) 539-2489. Website: www.langleyamateurradio.com.
Publications Available
The complete Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC, www.rac.ca), Radio amateur du Québec (RAQI, www.raqi.qc.ca), American Radio Relay League (ARRL, www.arrl.org), and Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB, www.rsgb.org) catalogues, and hundreds of other specialty radio communications publications, CD-ROMs and software are available from Radio H.F. The catalogue can be viewed by going to the Radio H.F. website at www.total.net/~radiohf/, under publications, or go directly to the catalogue at: www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/Cat2002Jan.html.
You can see details of the new releases from ARRL, plus other ARRL products such as RSGB publications, on the ARRL website (www.arrl.org/catalog/?category=What%27s+New).
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The Resources Zone:
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The following is a listing of clubs, groups, nets and radio broadcasts which I either operate, present, or am actively involved in.
CIDX is Canada's national radio monitoring club, serving radio hobbyists since 1962. This year marks CIDX's 40th year of serving its members. Our monthly newsletter, Messenger, covers all aspects of the radio monitoring hobby. Sample copies of recent issues are available for $2.00 each, in Canada or the U.S., or $3 elsewhere. Membership is open to radio hobbyists worldwide. Visit the CIDX website (www.anarc.org/cidx/) for complete information, as well as special features and website profiles, or to get a membership application.
The Resources Zone:
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The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 MHz FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet on RealAudio at www.ckut.ca, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern time (1430 UTC Apr.-Oct., 1530 UTC Nov.-Mar.). Now in its 15th year on the air, co-hosts Sheldon Harvey and Bill Westenhaver present this weekly half-hour of news, information and developments in radio broadcasting. Check out the CKUT website for the station's complete list of unique programmes.
You can also listen to recent International Radio Reports whenever you like. Thanks to one of our longtime listeners, Ricky Leong, archived editions of some of the programmes are available on demand at members.fortunecity.com/crazyaboutradio/. Also, you can send your comments to the International Radio Report by e-mail to radioreport@yahoo.com.
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Every Sunday evening, on the West Island Amateur Radio Club (www.PubNIX.Net/wiarc/) 2-metre repeater, 146.910 MHz (-600), following the Swap Net at 20:00 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. Now in its 9th year, it has had over 500 different participants. The net is operated by Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW. Please feel free to participate. The Swap Net begins at 20:00, 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 20:20 or 20:30 Eastern, and runs to approximately 22:00.
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