[NJARC] NJARC Digest, Vol 170, Issue 21
Alan Wolke
alan.wolke at gmail.com
Sat Jun 16 15:14:10 EDT 2018
I’ve also come across some “Golden Age of Radio” programs occasionally on
5890. Old variety programs, comedies, etc.
Alan
On Friday, June 15, 2018, <njarc-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> 1. Re: Short Wave Listening (Pete)
> 2. Re: Short Wave Listening (TrainBee)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 21:10:26 -0400
> From: Pete <pmalvasi at aol.com>
> To: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
> Cc: NJARC at MAILMAN.QTH.NET
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Short Wave Listening
> Message-ID: <A1F52DD9-37E3-48B7-BD06-EB5CDFE8C52D at aol.com>
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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> 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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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:37:43 -0400
> From: TrainBee <trainbee at aol.com>
> To: ark at ar88.net, NJARC at MAILMAN.QTH.NET
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Short Wave Listening
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> Hi Al,
>
>
> Thanks for bringing this up. I found WRMI last year when tuning
> around on my Zenith TO. They have an assortment of programming. The Rock
> programming is generally on in the evenings from Friday to Sunday. A few
> weeks ago they went dark for a few days. If you don't hear them from time
> to time, keep trying. They have a pretty good website and are always
> looking for QSL reports.
>
>
> I'm sure you know this, and have done it, but one of the things that
> can be fun for everyone is to send a QSL (Reception Report) to the station
> you are listening to. WRMI prefers that you do this on their website, but
> you could send them a card to see what you get back.
>
>
> A thought on that is a Club QSL card from the listening station at
> InfoAge.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Joe Devonshire AB1YO
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
> To: NJARC <NJARC at MAILMAN.QTH.NET>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 15, 2018 8:34 pm
> Subject: [NJARC] Short Wave Listening
>
> 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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