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April 2003, Volume 5, Number 04
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Welcome to the April 2003 edition. The focus of the world's attention is squarely on the Middle East as the coalition forces continue to move deeper into Iraq, attempting to secure control of the country and drive the Saddam Hussein regime out of power.
I want to thank everyone who took the time to contact me, thanking me for the Special Iraq War edition of the Newsletter sent out to everyone a few weeks ago. Those comments appear in the "Comments Zone" If you are a new subscriber and missed it, you can find it, together with all previous Newsletter editions, at the archive site mentioned above.
There will be two Special Zones this month; the first with some additional war-related sites, and the second with sites relating to Passover, April 16; Easter, April 20; Earth Day, April 22; Eastern Orthodox Easter, April 27; and Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 29.
What a very strange reaction to last month's survey question. To refresh your memory, here is last month's question: What is your vice?
Well, I guess you people are willing to share a lot with fellow subscribers to the Newsletter, but not when it comes to your personal vices! I think this was probably the lowest turnout every. I guess we have to stay away from matters of a personal nature.
We had only 11 responses, including my own, and only two duplicate answers. Here are the results:
Smoking: 2
Pro Wrestling: 2
1 each for Nascar, B-movies, hot curry, curling, CDs, women and tea.
With everyone obviously to shy or embarrassed to participate in last month's survey, let's resort to a topic that not one single person in our group should have any hesitation about answering. Let's see if we can set a record for the number of responses this month. Millions upon millions of people, around the world, every single day, enjoy movies.
This month's survey question is really quite simple: What is your all-time favourite movie?
Everyone has one, I'm sure, so let's hear from you. This should be interesting, I hope, but then I thought last month's would be fun also. Please send your response, by e-mail to hfnewsletter@yahoo.com.
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Thank you to the following 18 contributors who took the time to share some information with others this month.
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www.fas.org/irp/world/iraq/index.html
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
The Federation of American Scientists takes a look at the various groups, organizations, installations, etc., in Iraq, including military information and a section on the infamous Republican Guard.
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/iraq_wmd/Iraq_Oct_2002.htm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
From the unclassified files of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), this documents details Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction program. There are numerous photos and links to other files available.
www.iraqbodycount.net
Via: Robert Ellis, Beaconsfield, Quebec
This is a Human Security project to establish an independent and comprehensive public database of media-reported civilian deaths in Iraq resulting directly from military actions by the USA and its allies in 2003. Results and totals are continually updated and made immediately available on this site and on various IBC counters which may be freely displayed on any website, where they will be automatically updated without further intervention. Casualty figures are derived from a comprehensive survey of on-line media reports. Where these sources report differing figures, the range (a minimum and a maximum) are given. All results are independently reviewed and error-checked by at least three members of the Iraq Body Count project team before publication.
inlet.org/wade/
Via: Jerry Brookman, Kenai, Alaska
Wade Hudson is an Iraq Peace Team delegate, currently in Baghdad. This site presents periodic journal entries prepared by Mr. Hudson, with his observations from inside Iraq.
www.militarycity.com/iraq/
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Military Times Media Group is the source for military news and information, a service members have trusted for over 60 years. This is their look at the war in Iraq.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2375.htm
Via: Mark Azar, Montreal, Quebec
The Main Intelligence Directorate (Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye, or GRU) is the all-seeing eye of the Russian military. Everybody in the West knows about the KGB but the GRU has always been Russia's primary and most capable intelligence agency with thousands of agents all over the world. This massive intelligence organization among other means of gathering intelligence is involved in all types of electronic reconnaissance operations, including communication intelligence (COMINT), electromagnetic intelligence (ELINT), radar intelligence (RADINT), television intelligence (TELINT) and infrared reconnaissance.
www.msf.org
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Médecins sans frontières (MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation. MSF was founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people supersede respect for national borders. It was the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and publicly bear witness to the plight of the populations they served. Be sure to check out their latest information on the situation in Iraq.
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This is a collection of links and information on the subject of Easter, including the story of Easter.
www.sfakia-crete.com/sfakia-crete/greekeaster.html
This site offers up information on the holiday, traditions and customs of the Orthodox Easter celebrations.
Find out about Earth Day events and activities, eco-information on the net, and more. Earth Day is April 22 this year. This site is available in English, French, Spanish and other languages. Earth Day Network is an alliance of 5,000 groups in 184 countries working to promote a healthy environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world.
Learn more about Earth Day activities in Canada from this website. For our French-speaking subscribers, the web link to Jour de la Terre is www.jourdelaterre.org.
This site, sponsored by the Jewish Post of New York, presents a multimedia remembrance in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Ha'Shoah, marked this year on April 29th.
New — Icom IC-703 portable/mobile HF transceiver
Icom has announced a new transceiver, designed in the style of the popular 706 series of equipment. The IC-703 is a portable/mobile HF transceiver that will be similar to an IC-706 MKIIG, but without the VHF and UHF bands. It is equipped with a built-in automatic antenna tuner, low power consumption circuit design, and large external battery for field use as a portable HF QRP unit. It appears that this unit has been designed as a competitor to the popular and successful Yaesu FT-817. For complete details on this new unit from Icom, please check out their website (www.icomamerica.com/amateur/hf/ic703main.html).
Contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on this model and all other Icom products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.ssvc.com/bfbs/radioaboutframe.htm
Via: John Batty, Queensland, Australia
BFBS went on air at the end of 1943 when an experimental Forces radio station was opened in a harem in Algiers. Since then, its two networks have broadcast from 20 countries and 67 radio stations to a total of 200 million listeners around the world. Click on "Worldwide Frequencies," then on "Operation Telic" for the latest shortwave frequencies being used for troops in the Middle East.
www.radiosawa.com/english_sp.cfm
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
Radio Sawa is a service of U.S. International Broadcasting, which is operated and funded by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an agency of the U.S. Government. You can listen to the station, broadcasting in Arabic, on-line, or click on the "Frequencies" link to locate them on the radio.
site.voila.fr/SWLCONTEST/
Via: Frank Parisot, France
This website provides information on an upcoming shortwave broadcasting contest.
www.chace-ortiz.org/umc/
Via: Al Dudley, Washington, DC
This is the World Wide Web's premier information source for listeners of non-broadcast "utility" radio communications using digital transmission systems rather than voice to send messages. The Information section features stations operated by the world's military, diplomatic, commercial, government, humanitarian, intelligence and other organizations, monitored from the UK and USA between the frequencies of 10 kHz and 1 GHz.
members.cox.net/aafradio/
Via: Jerry Proc, Toronto, Ontario
The collection on the 'flight deck' includes MF, HF, and VHF communications suites and LF navigation receivers used on Navy, AAC, and AAF aircraft from 1939 to 1945. Also located on the flight deck is an overview of the common and not so common surveillance, analysis, and jamming equipment used in US aircraft during the war.
www.gka.btinternet.co.uk
Via: Robert Maskill, Peterborough Cambridgeshire, UK
This site is dedicated to the hundreds of radio officers who worked at Portishead Radio, the world's premier maritime radio station — they served with pride.
www.angelfire.com/pa5/kb3fgl2/
Via: Bryan Smith, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A gigantic collection of links, many with radio- and weather-related material.
users.imag.net/~lon.jbcumming/
Via: Skip Arey, Beverly, New Jersey
"The South West Ontario QRP Club is devoted to the enjoyment of low power radio in Southwestern Ontario. Membership is open to all hams who enjoy operating and constructing QRP equipment. Through meetings, nets, newsletters, and mini-forums we hope to bring QRP enthusiasts together in our part of the province. We will work with other QRP clubs in Ontario on province-wide initiatives."
Drake R-8B Communications Receiver
The choice of high-end tabletop communications receivers has diminished greatly over the past few years. In most lab tests and written evaluations of high-end receivers in the last few years, one radio continues to score high marks in overall performance and value for the dollar. That receiver is the Drake R8-B. For a look at this popular performer, please click on: www.rldrake.com/swl/R8B.html.
Contact Radio HF for pricing and availability on this model and all other Drake products. See Radio H.F. contact information for mailing address, telephone or fax numbers, or e-mail address.
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www.crikey.com.au
Via: Diane Bernard, Chomedey-Laval, Quebec
"From Australia, Crikey will point out theft, corruption, deception and collusion whenever and wherever it can. It is our self-appointed task to take a long thin spike to the bloated egos of political, media and corporate Australia and to take clear black and white snap shots of the men and women who have their fingers in the till or who simply get paid too much for doing shoddy work. We will at all times try to have fun, respect the laws of our country in as far as they make sense and to fill the gaps the Australian media seem unable or unwilling to fulfill."
www.spaceweather.gc.ca
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
The Canadian Space Weather Forecast Centre in Ottawa is operated by Natural Resources Canada, with support from the Canadian Space Agency. It is a Regional Warning Centre of the International Space Environment Service (ISES, formerly IUWDS). The ISES global network monitors a variety of parameters that help to characterize the conditions on the Sun, in space between the Sun and Earth, and on the Earth. The data are used by Regional Warning Centres and others to develop Space Weather warnings and alerts. Note: This site is also available in French.
radar2.usask.ca/index.html
Via: Richard Sim, Goose Bay, Labrador & Newfoundland
The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is an international collaborative network of HF radars that monitors ionospheric plasma convection over the majority of the northern and southern polar regions. SuperDARN currently is comprised of 9 radars in the northern hemisphere and 5 radars in the southern hemisphere.
www.airchive.com
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
From the glory days of jet travel through the mergers, recessions, and bankruptcies, something about airplanes continues to appeal to many. Plane-spotters will delight in the timetables, maps, and ads from over 30 mostly domestic airlines displayed on this high-flying ode to air travel. Site creator Chris Sloan recounts the tragic tale of Pan Am as well as that of the legendary TWA, which stopped flying after 75 years in the air travel business. Sloan also covers lesser-known regional carriers, such as St. Louis-based Ozark Airlines and sunny National Airlines. The three incarnations of Braniff between 1953 and 1992 get their due, alongside memorabilia from a few airlines still in the biz, such as American. Catch sight of flashy British tails at Heathrow and enjoy plane-spotting in Nepal. Don't miss the vintage and scrapped planes, including the very first Boeing 747 and a graveyard of decapitated, blind, and stripped planes. This site makes the skies look pretty friendly.
www.airshows.org
Via: John Collmer, Niles, Michigan
A comprehensive schedule for air shows this season is available at the International Council of Air Shows website. This site has (in excel format) a spreadsheet, which can be downloaded, listing the many air shows taking place this year. You will also learn more about air shows, conventions, and participate in an air shows message board.
www.warships1.com
Via: Alex Vegh, Beaconsfield, Quebec
If you're interested in warships, battleships and other sea vessels, this site is for you. You'll find lots of information and photographs of various warships.
www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
It has been nearly 30 years since the last large-area near-infrared survey of the sky was carried out. The Two Micron Sky Survey (TMSS; Neugebauer & Leighton 1969) scanned 70% of the sky and detected ~5,700 celestial sources of infrared radiation. Since that time there has been a revolution in the development of infrared detector technology. New, large format, sensitive array detectors can now detect astronomical objects over 100 million times fainter than those detected in the TMSS.
2MASS has uniformly scanned the entire sky in three near-infrared bands to detect and characterize point sources brighter than about 1 mJy in each band, with signal-to-noise ratio greater than 10, using a pixel size of 2.0". This has achieved an 80,000-fold improvement in sensitivity relative to earlier surveys.
www.pyongyang-metro.com
Via: Yahoo Weekly Picks
The closed society of North Korea has been in the spotlight lately due to plenty of sabre rattling from the bouffant-blessed Kim Jong Il. This glimpse into the metro system running under the city of Pyongyang provides an interesting look at a culture that remains largely invisible. The statistics section delves into the history and construction of the rail line — describing secret government tunnels and stations that double as massive military bunkers. The maps and trains sections both offer educated guesses on how many stops there are and what types of trains are in service. You'll also see rare pictures of little-seen underground landmarks, including the "Great Leaders" who grace the inside of every train. At your final stop, you can "enjoy" the government-sanctioned music forcibly piped into each station.
Garmin Rino Series GPS-Integrated FRS Radios
The Rino 110 and Rino 120 are hybrid units combining a Global Positioning System unit with a Family Radio Service two-way radio communicator. For complete information on these unique products, please visit the following websites: www.garmin.com/products/rino/ and www.garmin.com/products/rino120/.
Please note that the version of these units sold in Canada does not include active GMRS service frequencies, which are currently not approved for use in Canada. A comparison chart on the two products is also available.
For further information, pricing and availability on these units, please contact Radio H.F.
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www.twistedtunes.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
From the Bob Rivers Radio Show comes this collection of Twisted Tunes. They are really funny and creative. Be sure to click on the latest twisted numbers from the Iraq War, then check out the Vault on the left-hand tool bar. There are hundreds of their song files there.
www.grouchyoldcripple.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
My apologies for anything you might find offensive here, but I think this is pretty funny stuff!
www.wordspy.com
Via: Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec
This website and its associated mailing list are devoted to recently coined words and phrases, old words that are being used in new ways, and existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance. These aren't "stunt words" or "sniglets," but new words and phrases that have appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, press releases, and websites.
www.saugus.net/Computer/terms.shtml
Via: Elmer Standish, Courtenay, British Columbia
This page is meant to serve as a guide to the vast number of computer terms and acronyms in common use for the casual computer user. It is divided into two main sections, the first is dedicated to the basics and is meant more for beginners, while the second is meant to be used as a reference. In reality many of the terms in the second section are still quite common, the first section was deliberately kept as short as possible.
www.lares.dti.ne.jp/%7Eyugo/storage/monocrafts_ver3/03/index.html
Via: Dick Pearce, Brattleboro, Vermont
Here is a very unique on-line time clock.
www.designegg.com/insertmonkey/clock.html
Via: Dick Pearce, Brattleboro, Vermont
Here's another page with a very original method of supplying you with the accurate time.
www.allteas.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
Everything you would want to know about tea, tea accessories, etc.
www.truetea.com
Via: Janice Laws, Dorval, Quebec
Here's another website all about tea. Now you know who answered last month's survey question by saying that "tea" was her vice!
New Releases from the A.R.R.L.
The ARRL Repeater Directory — 2003–2004 Edition
Updated listings for thousands of repeaters across the United States and Canada! Features:
Repeater listings from across the U.S., its insular territories and Canada
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and now including IRLP (Internet linked) nodes.32nd edition, (ISBN: 0-87259-891-8) #8918 Price: $15.00 Cdn. Order now! Shipping early May.
Hints & Kinks for the Radio Amateur, 16th edition
Hints & Kinks for the Radio Amateur is the first place hams turn for information about new modes, new projects, and the latest tips. You'll find something on every page to solve problems, improve your operating, and simply have more fun on the air:
176 pages, 2003, The American Radio Relay League, (ISBN: 0-87259-892-6) #8926 Price: $24.95 Cdn. Now in stock!
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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.
LaSalle (Montreal), Québec, Saturday 12 April 2003
Montreal Hamfest and Fleamarket. Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 (LaSalle), 7771 Bouvier corner of Shevchenko. STM Bus 109 at the door. Time: vendors 07:30, public 08:30–12:00. Admission: $4.00. Talk-in: VE2RED 147.270+. Information: James R. Hay VE2VE, (514) 697-7205 e-mail: ve2arc@rac.ca. Website: www.marc.qc.ca/fest/fest.html.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Oshawa, Ontario, Saturday 12 April 2003
Whitby Hamfest. Location: Jubilee Pavillion, 55 Lake View Park, Oshawa. Time: vendors: 07:00, public 09:00–13:00. Admission: $5.00, tables $10.00. Talk-in: VE3WOM 147.150+ or VE3RPT 147.060+. Information: Betty Huider, 87 Thickson Road, North Whitby, ON LIN 3P7 or (905) 579-1800, e-mail: ve3blh@rac.ca.
Iroquois, (west of Cornwall) Ontario, Saturday 19 April 2003
Iroquois A.R.C. 8th Annual Flea Market. Location: Iroquois Civic Centre. Time: vendors: 08:00, public: 09:00–12:00. Admission: free, tables $10.00. Talk-in VE3IRO 145.290-. Information: Gord VE3UGW (613) 657-3640, e-mail: ve3ugw@recorder.ca. Website: cc.recorder.ca/~ve3ugw.
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Whitby, Ontario, Saturday 26 April 2003
Durham Region Hamfest. Location: Iroquois Park Recreation Centre, Victoria Street corner of Henry Street. Time: vendors: 07:30, public 09:00–13:00. Admission $6.00, tables $25.00 includes 1 admission. Talk-in: VE3SPA 147.375+. Information: Peter Henry VA3PWH (905) 436-9236 e-mail: va3pwh@idirect.com. Website: drhamfest.tripod.com.
Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario, Saturday 10 May 2003
Skyward Annual Spring Hamfest and Fleamarket. Location: Westway United Church, 8 Templar Drive, Etobicoke. Time: vendors: 08:00, public 09:00–11:30. Admission $5.00, tables $12.00 (includes one admission). Talk-in: VE3SKY 146.985- or simplex 146.520 MHz. Table reservations: Derrick Poulter VE3JNK (416) 247-7728, e-mail: dmpoulter@sympatico.ca. Website: webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/sarc.
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Saturday 10 May 2003
19th Annual Smiths Falls Amateur Radio Fleamarket. Location: Smiths Falls Youth Arena (behind 150 Elmsly Street North). Times: vendors 07:00, public 09:00–12:00. General Admission $3.00, tables $10.00 Talk-in: VE3RLR 147.210+. Table reservations contact Baxter Smith VE3BFX, 8 St. Lawrence Street, Smiths Falls ON K7A 4K5, (613) 283-7852, e-mail: baxsmith@falls.igs.net. Website: www.falls.igs.net/~rlarc.
Radio H.F. will be there!
Trotwood (Dayton), Ohio, Friday 16 May – Sunday 18 May
Dayton Hamvention. Location: Hara Arena, 1001 Shiloh Springs Road, Trotwood (Dayton), Ohio. Website: www.hamvention.org.
Tracy, Québec, Sunday 25 May
Hamfest du Québec. Location: Curling A. Racine et Centre Culturel, Place du Centre Civique, Tracy. Exposants/vendors 06:00, public 09:00–15:00. General admission $5.00, indoor table $15.00 including 1 admission, outdoor table $7.00. Talk-in: VE2RBS 145,370- (tone 103.5 Hz). Information and Reservations: Denis VE2DSH (450) 746-0814, e-mail: ve2cbs@hotmail.com. Website: www.ve2cbs.qc.ca or www.hamfest.qc.ca.
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Publications Available
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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:
Top of this section | Canadian International DX Club | International Radio Report | Radio Canada International
The International Radio Report, on CKUT-FM Radio McGill, 90.3 MHz FM in Montreal, is available via the Internet at www.ckut.ca, Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Eastern time (1430 UTC Apr.-Oct., 1530 UTC Nov.-Mar.). Now in its 15th year on the air, co-hosts Sheldon Harvey and Bill Westenhaver present this weekly half-hour of news, information and developments in radio broadcasting. Check out the CKUT website for the station's complete list of unique programmes.
You can also listen to recent International Radio Reports whenever you like. Thanks to one of our longtime listeners, Ricky Leong, archived editions of some of the programmes are available on demand at members.fortunecity.com/crazyaboutradio/. Also, you can send your comments to the International Radio Report by e-mail to radioreport@yahoo.com.
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You can also hear Sheldon Harvey on his bi-weekly "CIDX Report" on Radio Canada International, Canada's international shortwave broadcaster, on the Maple Leaf Mailbag show, with host Ian Jones. Check out the Radio Canada International website (www.rcinet.ca) for complete details of times and frequencies. RCI also has a free e-mail news service available which issues daily bulletins of news and information from and about Canada. See the instructions on the RCI website if you wish to subscribe. When you travel abroad, take Canada with you, with Radio Canada International on shortwave.
That's all for this month. Radio H.F. operates as a mail-order, telephone, and on-line business, with the many products, great prices, and personalized service.
Your input is always welcome. Please feel free to send along your comments about the Newsletter, as well as any material you have to contribute, to me by e-mail at hfnewsletter@yahoo.com. Remember that you can find all previous issues of this newsletter at www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/index.html (right here! — Ed.).
Best wishes and 73 from Sheldon Harvey, VE2SHW
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