[NJARC] Short Wave Listening

[Al Klase]

Hi Pete,

Yes, Havana Cuba is alive and well on shortwave.  I heard them on a 
crystal set a couple of months ago.

I got a chuckle out of your FBI story.  Back in the same era, some of my 
friends and I discovered that you could send a note to the major 
space-program suppliers, and get nice pictures of their products.  I 
remember one really vice piece on the X-15 rocket plane.  One of our 
guys got carried away.  He had a short form letter set up as a 
post-card-size rubber stamp, and mailed a bunch of them.  Sure enough, 
the FBI came around to see what was going on.

Good listening,
Al

On 6/15/2018 9:10 PM, Pete via NJARC wrote:
> Just remember
> Reply = Poster
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>
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
> Radio Havana Cuba has been a mainstay for years and easy to hear on 6 
> mhz every night till midnight.  Arnie Coro CO2KK does a short 10 
> minute too on ham radio topics. And still good old fashioned communist 
> propaganda and Anti American commentary bring back memories of Radio 
> Moscow.
>
> Speaking of which when I was 15 or so I was visited by the FBI asking 
> why I was writing so many letters to communist counties - Hungary, 
> East Germany, Russia, Czechoslavkia,  etc.  they even had reply 
> letters to me which they opened.
>
> My father was not pleased with that. He was pissed at me and not the 
> Feds.  But he was really pissed later on when FCC knocked on our door 
> at 11PM when I was bootlegging CB.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 15, 2018, at 8:33 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net 
> <mailto:ark at ar88.net>> wrote:
>
>> Just remember
>> Reply = Poster
>> Reply All = Everyone
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Folks,
>>
>> SWL has been an important influence in my life all the way back to 
>> about 1958 when I had the first opportunity to play with my Uncle 
>> Donald's Hallicrafters S-20R.
>>
>> I recent years I've been bemoaning the demise of short-wave 
>> broadcasting, but recently I resolved to stop complaining and do some 
>> listening.
>>
>> It's not like the old days, when you could tune down the band with a 
>> Knight Kit Ocean Hopper, and easily hear most of the world, beaming 
>> in your direction in English.  A quick listen can make you thing that 
>> there nothing left but religious broadcasters.
>>
>> There's still SWL'ing to be done here in the 21st Century.  Digital 
>> receivers are really helpful to get to the desired freq, and memories 
>> are quite helpful.  And, there are a lot of helpful resources on the Web.
>>
>> Here are some suggestions.  I'm listening to former pirate radio 
>> operator, Alan Wiener, who went ligit and operates WBCQ (7490) as I type.
>>
>> •WWCR - 9350
>> –Rock 23:30Z
>> –Brokered time to foreign broadcasters
>> •WRMI – 9395
>> –Rock 23:30Z
>> •WTWW – 5085 (evenings)
>> –Watch for Ham Radio related programs.
>> •WBCQ – 7490 (evenings)
>> –Rock music and other secular stuff. – Especially Weekends
>> •Radio New Zealand Int. – 13,840
>> –20:51 - 23:58Z (except Saturday?)
>> •CFRX 6070 Toronto
>> –SW outlet of CFRB - News Talk 1010
>> –1 KW 24/7
>> •R. Romania Int.9370
>> –00:00-00:57Z & 03:00-03:57Z
>>
>>
>> And some links:
>>
>>
>>
>> •SHORT-WANE.INFO
>> –http://www.short-wave.info/index.php
>> •Prime Time Shortwave
>> –https://www.primetimeshortwave.com/
>> •Shortwave AM
>> –http://shortwave.am/
>>
>> If this floats yo boat, we can discuss further here.  Let us know 
>> what your listening to.
>> I can even set up a webpage to support our activities.
>>
>> TURN YOUR RADIO ON!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Al
>>
>> -- 
>> Al Klase – N3FRQ
>> Jersey City, NJ
>> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>>
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Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
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