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CONTENTS THE UK's SCANNER SPECIALISTS

4 The Age of the Valve BLACK JAGUAR MkIII
The new Mark III is probably our most
popular handhold scanner with 16
6 Data File ,aCassa channels of memory and a sensitive
receiver. Selectable AM or FM reception
14 DX-TV Reception Reports and the facility to power the set from the
moans or car using one of the many
accessories now available
20 ATV on the Air Frequencies 28-30 MHz. 50-88 MHz,
115-178 MHz. 200-280 MHz. 360-520 MHz
21 Network 934
£199 NEW LOW PRICE
23 Hams : Ancient and Modem Black Jaguar Accessories
(suitable for all models, BJ200, Challenger etc )

24 Short Wave News Mobile Mount . . .

Rnse Mount .. . . £5.95
£6.95

BJ1 Car Supply ( Mk III version only) £ 14.95

26 Amateur Radio World BCA6 Mains Slow/Fast Charger. £ 14.95
Airband Rubber Duck Antenna . £6.00
SA7 UHF Stub Antenna .. . .. £4.95
27 Advertisers Index
We are the UK Distributors for Bearcat Scanners
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Bearcat 55 XLT £99.00
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31 Free Classified Ads Bearccrt 200 XLT ( including 900 MHz) . • £249.130
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34 Advertising Rates and Information Bea:I-cat 210 XLW £179.99
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recorder; features include full-scale deflection in four ranges, eleven
AOR 2002 RosP with full coverage £487.00
electronically controlled chart speeds between 10mm/per second
AOR 3000 New Broadband Base Model P. O. A.
and 0.1mm/per minute, and acommon- mode rejection ratio of 100dB
SAB9 MW and Airband Handheld £19.95
minimum at dc and 90dB at 50 to 60MHz. Available from Reltech £249.95
Sony Air 7 Handheld - Auband
Instruments. Tel: ( 0480) 63570 £349.95
Sony Pro 80 Handheld - Wide band .

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 THE AGE
OF THE VALVE
Ian Poole takes a nostalgic look at the advantages
and performance of valves and circuits
Like the passing of the Steam Age, around, it was necessary to be very while and watching the valves glow blue,
valves are missed by many people. careful. Most old-timers will have a few it still worked perfectly well with the
Although the performance of the small good stories of receiving nasty shocks or correct voltage afterwards.
multi- legged devices which adorn our seeing sparks fly after dropping a Valves were also very resilient to being
equipment today is better, valves will screwdriver into the works. overloaded when used in receivers. In
never be properly replaced. The ' atmos- receiver front ends their intermodulatio-
phere' generated by listening to a large, Advantages nal performance was much better than in
warm receiver is unique. The dull red Not everything was that bad. Many transistors; it was a long time before
glow of the valves and the gentle odour people look back on those days and semiconductor design could compete
from the dust on hot glass contribute to remember the advantages of valves. with valves in this area.
the fond memories of many amateurs. Basically, they worked well. It is a Another advantage was the ease with
Unfortunately, many of today's amateurs sobering thought that in spite of all the which a faulty valve could be replaced.
have had little or no experience of advancements made with semiconduc- As it was so easy to swap valves around, it
valves, so their advantages, even today, tors and ICs, many valve receivers was common practice to do some ' bottle
may not be recognised. In fact, many compare favourably with today's equip- swapping' and change some valves to
people will look up in amazement if the ment. see if it made any difference.
idea of using valves is ever put to them. One of the first advantages was the Whenever there was a problem with
Some may look back at the old valve robustness of valves. This is particularly valve circuits, it was usually a wiring
days and breathe a sigh of relief. The true when they were used in PA stages. error which could be easily resolved.
thought of all that metalwork was Unlike today's transistors which are There seemed to be fewer problems with
sometimes enough to deter amateurs prone to sudden death from exceeding circuits oscillating, but if they did there
from constructional projects. A large their ratings, valves were capable of were a few standard fixes' which
hole had to be cut in the chassis for each enduring quite a lot of punishment. invariably worked.
valve, and then all the other holes had to There are many stories of people
be cut for tag strips, etc. excessively loading valves, hearing them Building circuits
The voltages which were used were groan and, after removing the load, The circuits which had to be used were
another disadvantage. The HT ( high finding that no damage was done. There often more complicated than some of
tension) line had about 250V in areceiver is astory of someone putting 1500V on a today's simpler transistor circuits.
and higher voltages were used in pair of 807s in a linear amplifier ( their Valves with screen and suppressor grids
transmitters. With voltages like these maximum is only 600V). After using it for a were popular because they offered

Fig 1a, b and c

4 please mention RADIO & ELECTRONICS WORLD when replying to any advertisement APRIL 1989
 THE AGE OF THE VALVE
higher gain, better stability and gen- how quickly it went. Some projects even which had slightly higher ratings.
erally an improved performance. Using looked like works of art with the resistors Of course many other valves will also
extra grids meant that more resistors and and capacitors all neatly bent into be remembered. For example, the
capacitors were needed over the basic position and the wires properly loomed. ECC81, 82 and 83 series. They must be the
triode circuit as shown in Fig 1. The use A very different technology to that used equivalent of the BC107 as general-
of dual gate FETs over the more usual today and far more labour intensive, but purpose devices. They were very often
single gate devices is probably today's even so it worked well. used as low level audio devices,
equivalent. although they found their way into many
Apart from the extra grids, the heater Favourite valves other circuits as well. Other familiar
circuit also had to be taken into Many people will be able to look back valves included the EF80 and EF91.
consideration. The wires had to be and remember some of their favourite These general-purpose pentodes were
routed so that they did not induce hum valves. Probably most people will think of reliable work- horses and could be found
into sensitive areas. This often required their transmitter PA bottles. The trusty in all types of circuits.
twisting the two wires and occasionally 807 must be the most famous. This was a The age of valves may have passed and
running the heaters off a 6.3V supply development of the even more well- the semiconductor era may be with us for
earthed via a centre tap in the transfor- known 6L6 which was first made in the a long time to come. In spite of this,
mer. This meant that the heater supply late 1930s. In fact, the 807 was manufac- valves earned their keep for over sixty
was effectively balanced. tured before the Second World War. years, enabling radio technology to be
The main hurdle was always the However, it was during the war that avast where it is today.
metalwork. Fortunately, for some major number of 807s was produced. Many of
projects such as the G2DAF transmitters them went into the legendary 19 sets.
and receivers, it was possible to buy a After the end of the war these valves
ready- drilled chassis. This made tackling
The May issue of
flooded on to the surplus market. This
a difficult project far more tolerable, means that almost every radio amateur Radio and
especially for anyone without workshop must have built atransmitter using one of
facilities. After completing the metal- these valves. They were cheap, reliable Electronics World
work, all that was left to do was bolt and produced a useful amount of RF.
everything on and methodically finish Other valves eventually usurped the will be on sale:
wiring the circuit. position of the 807. The 6146 was
The wiring may seem to be amammoth introduced and used in many designs.
Thursday
task by today's standards, but when
tackled stage- by- stage it was surprising
First it was used in its basic form and 13 April 1989
later the improved 6146B was introduced,

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 DATA FILE
Ray Marston looks at acoustic alarm generator circuits in the latest part of his
power control mini-series
In last month's edition of ' Data File' we
looked at a variety of practical dc
lamp/LED flasher, switcher, and bright-
ness- control circuits. This month we
continue the dc control theme by looking
at a selection of dc- powered acoustic
alarm generator circuits.

Bell/buzzer alarm circuits

One of the easiest ways of activating a
self- interrupting audible alarm device
such as a bell or buzzer is via an SCR;
Figs 1to 9 show aselection of circuits of
this type. All of these are designed
around the inexpensive and readily
available type C106 SCR, which can
handle mean load currents up to 2.5A,
needs a gate current of less than 200gA
and has a ' minimum holding current'
value of less than 3mA. Note in all cases
that the circuit's supply voltage should
be about 1.5V greater than the nominal
operating voltage of the alarm device
used, to compensate for voltage losses
across the SCR, and that diode D1 is used
to damp the alarm's back emfs. F7g 1: Multi- input, non-latching alarm circuit
Fig 1shows the circuit of asimple non-
latching, multi- input alarm which acti-
vates when any of the Si to S3 push-
button input switches is closed, but stops
operating as soon as the switch is
released.
Fig 2 shows how the above circuit can
be converted into a self- latching, multi-
input ' panic' alarm ( which can be
activated by the owner if he feels
immediately threatened while at home).
This is done by simply wiring R3 plus
normally-closed reset switch S4 in
parallel with the alarm device, so that the
SCR's main-terminal current does not
fall below the 3mA ' minimum holding'
value when the alarm self- interrupts.
Once this circuit has latched, it can be
unlatched again ( reset) by briefly open-
ing S4.
Note that both of the above circuits
pass typical stand-by currents of only
0.1A when the- alarm is in the off
condition, and can thus be powered from
battery supplies. Also note that the S1 to
S3 switches pass activating currents of
only a few mA, so can be safely Flg 2: Multi-input, self-latcning panic' alarm
connected to the alarm circuit via
considerable lengths of cable. 0.5mA ( via R1) when powered from a 6V signal and then passes it on to the gate of
Fig 3 shows how the self- latching supply, and that Cl acts as a noise- the SCR.
circuit can be converted into a simple suppressing capacitor that ensures that
burglar alarm system, complete with the the alarm will only operate if the S1 to S3 Water, light and heat alarms
'panic' facility. Here, the alarm can be switches are held open for more than a The basic SCR- driven alarm circuit can
activated by briefly opening any of the millisecond or so, thus enhancing the be used to indicate the presence of
series-connected, normally closed S1 to circuit's reliability. excess water, light or temperature levels
S3 burglar alarm' switches ( which can The stand-by current of the burglar by driving the SCR gate via suitable
take the form of microswitches activated alarm circuit can be reduced to a mere 'detection' circuitry; Figs 5 to 9 show
by the action of opening doors or 1.4A ( at 6V) by modifying it as shown in alarm circuits of this type.
windows, etc), or by briefly closing any of Fig 4. Here Q1 and Q2 are connected in The Fig 5 water- activated alarm uses
the parallel- connected, normally open the Darlington mode and wired as a 01 to effectively increase the SCR's gate
'panic' switches. Note that this circuit common emitter amplifier which inverts sensitivity, and activates when a resist-
passes a typical stand-by current of and boosts the R1-derived ' burglar' ance of less than about 220k appears

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across the two metal probes. Its opera-
tion as awater- activated alarm relies on
the fact that the impurities in normal
water ( and many other liquids and
vapours) make it act as a conductive
medium with amoderately low electrical
resistance. Hence, this causes the alarm
to activate when water comes into
contact with both probes simul-
taneously. Cl is used to suppress
unwanted ac signal pick-up, and R2 limits
Q1's base current to a safe value. By
suitably adjusting the placing of the two
metal probes, this circuit can be used to
sound an alarm when water rises above a
pre-set level in a bath, tank or cistern,
etc.
The operation of- the Fig 6 light-
activated alarm is very simple. The LDR
and RV1 are wired as a light-sensitive,
voltage-generating potential divider that
has its output buffered via Q1 and fed to
Fig 3: Simple burglar alarm system, with panic facility the SCR gate via Rl. This output is low
under dark conditions ( when the LDR
resistance is high) but goes high under
+4V5 to 15V bright conditions ( when the LDR resist-

I
CI
ance is low) and thus drives the SCR and
alarm on. The precise light-triggering
S7
point of the circuit can be pre-set via
(Roset)
0 54 1,,S5 10 58 RV1, and almost any small cadmium
IN 4001
o lO lo
sulphide photocell can be used in the
R4 LDR position. This circuit can be used to
11 •70R
2N3908
sound an alarm when light enters a
normally dark area such as a drawer or
wall safe, etc.
1,2 Temperature-activated alarms can be
2N3906
used to indicate either fire or overheat
R2
ÇDSCR conditions, or frost or underheat condit-
18
C108 ions. Figs 7to 9 show three such circuits;
RI in each of these designs TH1 can be any
4M7 ntc thermistor with a resistance in the
R3
18
range lkO to 20k at the required trigger
temperature, and pre-set pot RV1 needs
a maximum resistance value roughly
double that of TH1 under this trigger
condition.
F7g 4: Improved burglar alarm circuit The Fig 7 over-temperature alarm
operates as follows. R1- R2 and TH1-RV1
form aWheatstone bridge in which R1- R2
+4V5 to 15V generate a fixed half-supply ' reference'
voltage and TH1-RV1 generate atemper-
ature-sensitive ' variable' voltage, and Q1
R1
is used as abridge balance detector and
1M
Cl SCR gate driver. RV1 is adjusted so that
47n D1
1N4001
the bridge is normally balanced ( giving
equal reference and variable voltages) at
R2 a temperature just below the required
Trl trigger value. Under this condition, Q1
3k3 2N3906 base and emitter have equal voltages
and 01 and the SCR are thus cut off.
When the TH1 temperature is below this
R3
220R
® SCR balance value the TH1-RV1 voltage is
C106 above the reference value, so Q1 is
reverse biased and the SCR remains off,
but when the TH1 temperature is
Meta probes ¿ R4 significantly above the balance value the
lk
TH1-RV1 voltage is below the reference
value, so Q1 is forward biased and drives
the SCR on, thus sounding the alarm. The
precise trigger point of the circuit can be
if/ OV
pre-set via RV1.
Fig 5: Water- activated alarm The action of the above circuit can be

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reversed, so that the alarm turns on when
4V5 to15V
the temperature falls below a pre-set
level, by simply transposing the TH1 and
o
RV1 positions, as shown in the frost or LDR
under-temperature alarm circuit of Fig EL D1 SI
These two circuits perform very well, 1N 4001 ( Reset)
but their precise trigger points are Tr 1 R3
subject to slight variation with changes 2N3904 47OR
in Q1 temperature, due to the tempera-
ture dependence of the Q1 base-emitter
junction characteristics. Therefore,
these circuits are not suitable for use in ® SCR
precision applications, unless 01 and C106
TH1 operate at equal temperatures. This
snag can be overcome by using a two- 470k
transistor differential detector in place
of Q1, as shown in Fig 9.
The Fig 9 circuit is wired as aprecision
over- temperature alarm. It can be made
to function as aprecision under-temper-
ature alarm by simply transposing the
RV1 and TH1 positions. Note that the
circuit is shown without a latching Fig 6: Light-activated alarm
resistor, since sensitive circuits of this
type are usually required to sound the
alarm only if the TH1 temperature is
beyond the pre-set limit.

Piezo electric alarms

Piezo electric transducers are widely
used as sound generators in toys, clocks,
watches, calculators, electronic games,
and in many other applications where
space and operating efficiency are at a
premium. They consist of a thin slice of
electro- constrictive ( piezo) ceramic
material plus two electrical contacts, and
act as super-efficient electric-to- acous-
tic power converters when operated in
the 1kHz to 5kHz frequency range. They
give typical power conversion efficien-
cies of 50%, compared to about 0.5% for
conventional loudspeakers. Hence, they
are excellent ' sound makers'.
Piezo electric transducers are avail-
able from several manufacturers. The
Toko PB2720 is fairly typical of the type. It Fig 7: Simple over- temperature alarm
houses the actual transducer in a small,
easy-to- use plastic-moulded housing,
and its two input terminals appear to the
outside world as asimple capacitor with
a static value of about 20nF and a dc
resistance of near infinity. The most
effective and cheapest way to drive the
device is to feed it with square waves, but
in this case the driver must be able to
source and sink currents with equal ease
and must have a current- limited ( short-
circuit proof) output. CMOS drivers fit
this bill perfectly.
Figs 10 and 11 show two inexpensive
ways of driving the PB2720 ( or any similar
device) from a 4011B CMOS astable
oscillator. Each of these circuits gener-
ates a2kHz monotone signal when in the
on mode, is gated on by a high ( logic- 1)
input and can use any dc supply in the
range 3to 15V.
In the Fig 10 design, 1C1a-IC1b are
wired as a2kHz astable that can be gated
on electronically or via push-button
switch Si, and IC1c is used as an Fig 8: Simple frost or under -
temperature alarm

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inverting buffer/amplifier that gives
single-ended drive to the PB2720. The
signal reaching the PB2720 is thus a
square wave with a peak-to- peak ampli-
tude roughly equal to the supply voltage,
and the rms signal voltage across the
load equals roughly 50% of the supply
line value.
The Fig 11 design is similar to the
above, except that inverting amplifiers
IC1c and IC1d are series-connected and
used to give a bridge drive to the
transducer, with anti- phase signals
being fed to the two sides of the PB2720.
The consequence of this drive technique
is that the load ( the PB2720) actually sees
Fig 9: Precision over- temperature alarm asquare wave drive voltage with apeak-
to- peak value equal to twice the supply
voltage value, and an rms voltage equal
to the supply value, and thus gives four
times more acoustic output power than
the Fig 10 design. This action can be
understood with the aid of Fig 12, which
shows the waveforms applied to the load
from the bridge circuit when it is fed with
a 10V pk-to-pk square wave input signal.
Note in Fig 12 that although wave-
forms A and B each have peak values of
10V relative to ground, the two signals
are in anti-phase ( shifted by 1801. Thus,
during period 1of the drive signal, point
B is 10V positive to A and is thus seen as
being at + 10V. In period 2, however, point
B is 10V negative to point A, and is seen
Fig 10: Gated piezo-electric monotone alarm with single-ended output as being at — 10V. Consequently, if point
A is regarded as azero voltage reference
point, it can be seen that the point B
voltage varies from + 10V to — 10V
L
S on) between periods 1 and 2, giving a total
14
voltage change of 20V across the load.
ICI. ICI. 4011 Similar changes occur in all subsequent
waveform periods.
Thus, the load in a 10V bridge-driven
7
circuit sees a total voltage of 20V peak-
to- peak, or twice the single-ended input
voltage value, as indicated in the
IC% IC1d diagram. Since doubling the drive vol-
tage results in a doubling of drive
current, and power equals the V- I
product, the bridge- driven circuit thus
P•2720
li
00V produces four times more power output
than a single-ended circuit.
Fig 11: Gated piezo-electric monotone alarm with bridge-drive output

Fig 12: A pair of amplifiers connected in the bridge-driving mode gives apower output of 2V2/RW, ie, four times the power of asingle-ended circuit

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Alarm circuit variations
VI/
Gated CMOS oscillator/driver circuits
can be used in a variety of ways to
produce useful sounds from the PB2720. la

A few variations are shown in Figs 13 to

15. Fig 13, for example, shows how the Sc, • 40010

basic bridge- driving circuit can be

modified so that it can be gated on by a Gate
«Out
o

low ( logic 0) input ( rather than by a high

one) by simply substituting a 4001B
CMOS IC for the 4011B type.
Fig 14 shows how to use asingle 4011B
i,
to make a pulsed-tone ( bleep- bleep) 6
tgeer cud

alarm circuit with direct drive to the T. P1127-

40

PB2720. Here, 1C1a-IC1b are wired as a 00.1

gated 6Hz astable and this is used to gate Fig 13: Alternative version of the gated bridge- driving circuit
the 1C1c-IC1d 2kHz astable on and off.
This circuit is gated on by ahigh input; if
low- input gating is wanted, simply swap
the 4011B for a4001B and transpose the
positions of Si and R1.
Finally, Fig 15 shows a warble-tone
(dee-dah-dee-dah) version of the gated
alarm which generates asound similar to
a British police car siren and has a
bridge-driven output. Here, 1Hz astable
1C1a-IC1b is used to modulate the
frequency of the 1C1c-IC1d astable; the
depth of frequency modulation depends
on the value of R3, which can have any
value from 120k to 1megohm.

Loudspeaker alarms
The basic CMOS alarm- sound gener-
ator astable circuits of Figs 10 to 15 can Rg 14: Gated pulsed -tone (6Hz and 2kHz) alarm with piezo output
easily be modified to generate acoustic
outputs via loudspeakers, thus giving
greater sound levels. Fig 16, for exam-
ple, shows how the Fig 13 4001B gated
astable can be operated at 800Hz and
used to generate such an output. Here,
the astable's pin 4 output is fed to the
base of pnp common emitter ' driver'
amplifier Q1 via R3, and 01 uses the
speaker and current- limiting resistor Rx
as its collector load. The output of the
4001B astable goes high when gated off,
and under this condition the pnp transis-
tor is cut off and consumes zero current;
when the astable is active, Q1's output
switches on and off at an 800Hz rate and
generates an acoustic output via the Fig /5: Gated warble- tone alarm with bridge-driven ptezo output
speaker.
Note that the 4011 13 version of the
gated CMOS astable ( see Figs 10 and
11, etc) gives a pin 4 output that is
grounded when gated off, and this output
must thus be fed to the input of an npn
driver stage ( with agrounded emitter) if
a speaker output equal to the above is
required.
The basic Fig 16 circuit is meant for
low- power applications and can be used
with any speaker in the range 312 to 10011
and with any supply in the range 5to 15V;
note that Rx and the speaker form a
series combination with a total resist-
ance of about 10012, thus keeping Q1's
power dissipation within acceptable
limits. The actual output power level
depends on the individual values of
speaker impedance and supply voltage Fig /6: Low -power 800Hz monotone alarm with speaker output

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Fig 17: Medium-power (025W to 11 25W) booster stage Fig 18: High-power ( 18W) booster stage

used, but is usually of the order of only a transistor and provides base drive to a available output power varies from
few tens of milliwatts. Using a9V supply, one or two- transistor booster stage, and 250mW when a2511 speaker is used with a
for example, the output power to a 1511 the alarm's power supply is decoupled 5V supply, to 11.25W when a511 speaker is
speaker is about 25mW, and to a 10011 from that of the booster via R1 -Cl. Note used with a15V supply. The Fig 18 circuit
speaker is about 160m W. that protection diodes are wired across is designed to operate from a fixed 15V
If desired, the output power of the the speakers of these circuits to prevent supply and uses a311 speaker. It gives a
above circuit can be greatly increased by the speaker back emfs from exceeding mean output power of about 18W. Note
modifying its output to accept the power the supply rail voltage. that, because of transistor leakage
booster circuits of Figs 17 or 18.In these The Fig 17 booster circuit can be used currents, these circuits pass typical
circuits, R2 is wired in series with the with any speaker in the range 51/ to 2511 quiescent current of about 20 /LA when in
collector of the existing Q1 alarm output and with any supply from 5V to 15V. The the stand-by mode.

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SAA500A 3.50
HAI322 1.05 TA71379 1.00 TBA8109 1.65 TDA2600 6.50 UPC20002H B9A PCB 0.4.5 3.50
SAA 1025 7.25
HA1339A 2.95 TA71469 1.50 TBA820M 0.75 TDA2610 2.50 1.95 B9A PCB thin 0.93 UX4 chassis 1.98
SAA1251 4.95
HA13138W 2.73
HA1406 1.95
SAA5010 5.35
SAA5020 8.73
TA7176AP 2.55
TA71939 3.95
TBA8200 1.45
TBA890 2.60
TDA26I1A 1.96 UPD2114LC
TDA2540 3.50 2.50 ZENER DIODES B9A chassis 0.95
B9A chassis shockproof 0.50
UX5 chassis
UX7 chassis
1.95
2.95
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SAB32I0 3.30 BZX61 Series 0.15
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SAO 05608 1.73 BZY88 Series 0.20
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PLUGS
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SA580 2.88
LA4101 0.95 SA8590 2.78
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LA4I40
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2.95
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8.45
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TA72289 1.95
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0.66
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LA4400
LA4420
3.50
3.50
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TA7313AP 2.95
TA73149 2.95
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0.50
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5.45
6.35
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Dacca 2230
8.25
8.25
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Decca 1730
6.95
6.33
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Grundig 5010-6010
15.45 TOP
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CAPS 0.75
GEC 2040 5.45
2225011-6011 13.45 Others on application
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ITT CVC20 8.20
AC127
AC128
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0.25
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0.09
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BC184LB 0.09 Ph.i.psG9 8.95 4CX2500 military sor.koif in nn
50379 0.45 119F477 14.95 2N1100 6.50 Philips G0.5501 6.95
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Pye 691/697 11.50 CATHODE RAY TUBES
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50438 0.75 0C28 5.50
Pye 731/25 8.50
RMBT20A 12.40
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AC187 0.25 BC213 0.09 BFT42 0.36 203053 0.40 Rank A774 6.35
AC1137K 0.28 BC2131. 0.09 80510 0.95 EIFT43 0.35 0C29 4.50 2N3054 0.59 Rank Murphy T18A 10.00 carriage per tube
Rank A823 6.95
AC1813 0.25 BC214 0.09 130518 0.75 8FWIO 0.55 ) ,C..„
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1 32 36 Rank 1206 6.95
AC188K 0.37 BC214C 0.09 BD520 0.65 BFW11 0.75 1 1! 202702 0.12 Rank Murphy A640 5.50 3BP1 24.00
Siemens TVK76/1 4.95
80534 •, BFW16A 1.16 Flank Murphy A823 11.50 12CS94 35.00
AD142 2.50 13C2141 0.09 2143703 0.12 Siemens Europa 7.50
Tandberge 90 11.15 10746 45.00
AD149 0.70 13C23713 0.15 50535 0.45 BFW61 0.80 Os' 43 "XI 2143104 0.12 Thorn 1500 5.45
50575 0.95 Brw92 0.66 Telefunken 711A 11.15 1396P 95.00
AD181 0.50 BC238 0.15 0 '
7'79 9,00 2143705 0.20 Thorn 1600 5.45
Thorn 1500 ( 15KV) 15.45 1424A/G1 85.00
AD162 0.50 BC239 0.15 80587 0.95 BFX29 0.30 0071 0.75 2N3706 0.12 Thorn 3500 7.95
Thorn 1590 4.50 30780 95.00
AF106 0.50 BC251A 0.15 80 588 0. 95 BFX84 0.26 0072 2.50 2143708 0.12 Thorn 8000 6.95
Thorn 3500 ( EHT) 9.50 95447Gm 75.00
AF114 1.93 BC252A 0.13 130698 1.50 BFX85 0.32 0075 1.50 2143733 0.50 Thorn 8500 7.15
Thorn 8000 23.50 AL13.36 65.00
AFI21 0.60 BC258 0.25 1.25 BFX86 0.30 0081 1.00 2N3773 2.75 Thorn 9000 8.50
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Thorn 8500 17.50 CM E822W 7.00
AF124 0.65 BC258A 0.39 80702 1.25 EIFX813 0.25 00841,50 2143792 1.35 Thorn 9600 8.50
Thorn 9000 19.50 mF1521W 950
AF125 0.65 BC284 0.30 80707 0.90 0F718 1.33 0C139 12.50 2144427 1.95 TV11 Stick 0.90 CREI 400 29.50
TV13 Stick 1.25 Thorn 9800 22.40
AF126 0.65 BC300 0.30 BDX32 1.50 BFY50 0.32 0C171 4.50 ECR35 33.00
0C200 4.50 2N4444 1.15 TV18 Stick 1.10 Thorn Mains
AF127 0.63 13C301 0.30 BDX53B 1.65 BFY51 0.32 09.110GH 45.00
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AF139 0.40 13C303 0.28 BF115 0.33 BFY90 0.77 0,2,1 D10.210GH 45.00
0C205 10.00 2145296 0.48 010230GM 45.00
AF150 0.60 BC307B 0.09 EIFII9 0.65 01748 1.76 2N5298 0.60
VIDEO HEADS
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BF154 0.20 BRIO1 0.49
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2SA715 0.55 It in doubt please phone quoting your model D14.181GM 33.00
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BC107B 0.11 BC461 0.38 BF158 0.22 89739 0,40 92540 2.48
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007.32 55.00
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December turned out to be quite a 22/12/88: TSS R1 UIET test card at 1225 news programme, while on the 22nd,
pleasing month with many different followed by the news; TVR ( Rumania) on Upstairs Downstairs was noted on the
propagational modes present. There was R2 received with logo and clock at 1653; TVE -1 network. Increased meteor-
ahint of F2 activity on several mornings, TVE - 1E2, E3 and E4 children's program- shower activity around the 14th provided
mainly confined to channel E2. mes at 1759; TVE -1 E3 cookery prog- many signals in Band Ifor Simon. Among
On the whole, Band Iwas alive and well ramme at 1836. those countries identified were
with Sporadic E providing excellent 28/12/88: NRK E4 ' NORGE TELEVERKET' Czechoslovakia, Poland and Sweden.
openings, some of long duration, on PM5544 at 1040. Bertrand Prince of France took advan-
several days, notably later in the month. 29/12/88: DR E3 programme at 0850; CST tage of the many tropospheric openings
Tropospheric activity was reasonable R1 test pattern and PRAHA caption in during December. On many days UK and
with reception from mainly the Low colour, at 0920; unidentified close- down distant French stations were observed
Countries and West Germany. flag on channel R2 at 2220. but on the 19th and 30th, DX from further
30/12/88: TVE - 1 on channel E2 with afield was present. Around noon on the
DX-TV log for December 1988 programmes in colour at 1132; SVT-1 E2 19th Bertrand logged the Swiss FuBK
This month we are featuring the and E4 with the PM5534 test card in test card on channel E7 with the
reception log of Bob Brooks in Wirral. colour at 1205; ATP ( Portugal) on channel inscription '+ PTT SRG1'. Later, an
13/12/84: OAF ( Austria) on channel E2a E3 identified by the ' RTP' logo at 1218. unknown West German station was
displaying the ' OAF FS1' ( PM5544 at 1453; 31/12/88: West Germany on channel E8; resolved on E8. On the 30th the ' SW3
TSS ( USSR) on R1 with news programme France ( Canal Plus) on L9 and RTE- 1 BADN' FuBK emerged on channel E41
at 1500; unidentified news programme on (Eire) on channel H via enhanced and E56 during the early part of the
R1 at 1533; MTV- 1 ( Hungary) on Al tropospherics. afternoon. Other reception around at the
radiating the multiburst test pattern at time included RTL Television on L21, the
1605; CST ( Czechoslovakia) on Al identi- Reception reports *hr3 FFTM' FuBK from Hessischer Rund-
fied by the ' PRAHA' logo followed by a Simon Hamer also noted Sporadic E funk on E54, the SW3 BADN' FuBK on E55
feature film at 1640. during the month. Strong Spanish sig- and the ' TELE 21' PM5544 from Belgium
21/12/88: CST Al radiating the * RS-KH' nals emerged on 19 December on (2nd network) on channel E60.
EZO test pattern at 1243. channel E2, identified by the ' Telediario' Many interesting DX signals were

PHOTO FILE • PHOTO FILE • PHOTO

Fig 1: Part of the Spanish animated opening Fig 2: Final part of the opening sequence - the F7g 3: Caption seen via the Nederland- 1 TV
sequence face is formed! network

Fig 4: Weather map radiated by Doordarshan Fig 5: Doordarshan TV feature film preview Fig 5: The new Danish TV- 2 network as
TV (India) caption received on channel E30 from Hedensted

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observed by Chris Howles of Lichfield affected by F2 propagation but there
during the course of the month. The 11th were instances of channel E3 reception
was fairly dramatic when the Swiss '+ PTT when the muf rose high enough. Trans-
SRG1' FuBK was resolved on E7 during a atlantic reception was possible under
tropospheric lift. Evening viewing paid these circumstances and the best
off too when a cartoon was received via observations took place during Decem-
Sporadic E on channel IA. Chris com- ber 1979 and 1981 when signals were
ments that this sounds very much like an available over several consecutive days.
Italian private station because there was It became a daily ritual watching the
no on-screen identification. The state 'Canada AM' breakfast news programme
service, RAI, normally displays ' RAI while eating lunch!
UNO' in the corner of the picture African signals were numerous con-
throughout its broadcasts. sidering the small number of Band I
F2 reception was noted at least twice transmitters in operation. Signals were
by Chris. On the 23rd it was observed not as strong as their east- west counter-
between 1010 and 1015GMT on channel parts but to compensate they seemed
R1, but on the 29th strong signals were more mysterious and exotic. Openings
present on both channels E2 and R1 from from the south occurred at unexpected
0930 until 0950. The E2 reception con- times of the day and even as late as 1800
sisted of a play or drama programme to 1900, which suggested that trans-
while on R1 an Asian- looking female equatorial rather than F2 layer propaga-
presenter or newsreader was visible for tion may have been the cause.
much of the time. Fig 1: Sketch of David Glenday's proposed Many European TV transmissions
Bob Brooks of South Wirral had an Band III aerial found their way into other continents
active month with plenty of Sporadic E during the height of F2 activity. Not
openings to swell his logbook. 13 efficient aerial system for Band Ill will surprisingly, due to the low transmission
December was a particularly good day soon emerge. frequencies involved, signals from the
with an opening around the middle of the BBC- 1 Crystal Palace transmitter on
afternoon. Countries identified included F2 story continued channel 1 (41.50MHz sound and 45.00MHz
Austria, USSR, Hungary and Czechoslo- There were well over 150 days of F2 vision) were regularly received all over
vakia. The 22nd provided excitement too activity between October 1978 and March the world.
when Rumania was identified from the 1982 when TV signals were detected in
logo and clock caption on channel R2. the United Kingdom. At times channel R1 1988 spectacular
was jammed solid with transmissions Looking back through the logs of 1988
Grid arrays from mid and eastern areas of the USSR shows that it was aspectacular year— not
Many enthusiasts are using grid arrays and China. Unfortunately, positive iden- in terms of quantity but certainly in terms
for UHF DX reception. They are relatively tification was extremely difficult at of variety and exotics. Even we notched
inexpensive, compact and cover all UHF times, not only because of the problems up a few firsts after two decades of
channels with very little gain variation imposed by several signals being simul- DXing! Sporadic E excelled itself espec-
throughout channel groups A to C/D. taneously received but also because of ially in early June on the 5th, 6th and 7th.
Their response seems to extend some- the multiple images and general distor- In fact the opening was more or less a
what beyond the normal TV channel tion of the image. In many instances continuous serving of exotics. The dates
allocations and thus provides a useful signals were as strong as one would are worthy of mentioning in some detail
level of gain at the 70cm ATV band just expect to encounter via Sporadic E since these are events which are unlikely
below channel 21. Triax, Kathrein and propagation. to be repeated.
WISI are some of the manufacturers Reception is more favourable when
producing grids of this type. In fact the noon falls roughly at the mid- point Diary date 1
'Colour King', originally manufactured between the transmitter and the recep- On 5 June 1988, shortly after noon,
by Wolsey, is still available from some tion site. Consequently, many of the Simon Hamer resolved a picture just
suppliers. transmissions present around 0800GMT above the channel E4 vision frequency
David Glenday of Arbroath is so were from areas with atime difference of but with an unlocked frame. Adjusting
impressed with the results obtained at +8 hours GMT or more. The location of the vertical hold produced a steady
UHF using asingle wideband grid aerial, channel 0 just below E2 meant that picture with reduced height confirming
that he is contemplating making a Australian signals were easy to identify the presence of a 525- line signal from
scaled- up version, or variation, for Band provided they weren't blasted off the across the Atlantic. Signals from RUV
III reception. Unfortunately, the dimen- screen by the numerous USSR forward Iceland were also present at the time, not
sions for ascaled- up grid are rather large scatter communications networks only on the usual E3 and E4 channels but
(the reflector grid measures 5ft x8ft) and operating in this part of the band! also on E2. The latter, low- power relay of •
so it is doubtful whether the chimney Receiver systems with reduced IF band- RUV is no longer listed but obviously it is
stack will be the ideal place for installing widths and high selectivity were the still in operation.
such a creature. David has sketched an order of the day for such challenging However, the best was yet to come.
alternative design that is seriously being reception. On occasions there were as While tuning through Band Ill Simon
considered. It comprises the following many as three different Australian trans- became aware of a PM5544 around E6
features: two ' X' dipoles; a large, effi- missions staging an ionospheric battle! and E7. At first RTE- Eire was suspected
cient reflector screen ( similar to the Signals from the Middle East and the but as the signal improved the initials
Triax grid or ' Short- Backfire' design); closer time zones of the USSR were 'RUV' could be clearly seen. According
smaller reflectors in front of the dipoles mostly received during the late morning to the WRTVH, the E6 transmitter at
forming acavity resonator ( similar to the period, although transmissions on chan- Vadlaheidi has an erp of 490kW while the
Short- Backfire; some ' X' directors ( simi- nel R1 were sometimes noted well into E7 outlet at Hafell is 1100kW!
lar in style to the Triax Unix arrays). the afternoon.
Whatever the outcome, we wish David It was mainly the TV channels below Diary date 2
luck with the project and hope that an 50MHz, such as E2 and R1, that were Towards midnight on 6 June 1988, US

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and Canadian signals were received Service information while they are undergoing tests before
over much of the UK on A2, A3 and A4. For Spain: Before the TVE opening logo being brought into service. Sometimes
a time 525 line pictures on channel A5 appears, the GTE test card changes to an details about the channel and transmit-
(R3) were noted here in Derby. The A4 animated PM5544 which assumes various ter location are shown.
signals were stronger and clearer than positions and performs strange acts with Poland: The vertically polarised chan-
those on A2 and A3. The latter two were arolling ball before finally emerging as a nel R1 TVP-1 transmitter at Siedlce has
very indistinct and distorted because face complete with hat! finally been abandoned in favour of a
several stations were present on each China: A Chinese- built telecommunic- move to UHF. For many years now the
channel thus making visual identifica- ations satellite is now in orbit and will be TVP-1 broadcasts have also been ai red at
tion virtually impossible. Fortunately, used to expand telephone links and UHF on channel R52 from the same
sound was present. television broadcasting in remote areas. location.
On A4 there were two stations at times Tunisia: RU- 1radiates standard colour Czechoslovakia: A five-minute summary
— an English-speaking channel and bars prior to the FuBK test pattern. of the CST teletext is now aired on
another with French accents. The former West Germany: The mystery blockboard weekdays over the CST- 1network at the
was predominant and an ' ntv' globe and test pattern received in the United end of the morning programme ( 1200-
caption were regularly shown. A flick Kingdom last September/October on 1300 CET) and at the start of the
through the World Radio TV Handbook channel E36 is used by many of the cable afternoon programme ( 1500-1600 CET).
suggested this might be CJCN-TV Grand TV networks operating throughout West A new electronic test pattern is now
Falls in Newfoundland, a relay of CJON- Germany. Technically it is known as the being aired over the CST- 1network and
TV St John on channel A6. 'Heucke Test Card No 979' and on the carries the identification 1SR-P which
Monitoring the sound via a D-100 occasion mentioned it originated from stands for Správa Radiokommunikaci
converter eventually confirmed it was the 20kVV Düsseldorf/Burscheid trans- Praha' ( Radiocommunications Admi-
CJCN-TV, when an address in St John mitter which relays RTL+ material via the nistration Prague). This will eventually
was announced during the adverts for a satellite downlink. It is sometimes be used on both the 1st and 2nd
record promotion. A recording made of generated locally and fed into the networks.
the A3 sound contained references to network when the normal test patterns The FuBK test pattern is screened for
New Burlington, Vermont. In all probabil- are not available. Normally the PM5534 or fifteen minutes before programmes
ity, the programme originated from the PM5537 test patterns are shown. The commence with identification alternat-
WCAX-TV outlet which is part of the CBS latter is also of ablockboard appearance ing between 1 PROGRAM' and ' DDK 3'
network. with the identification ' RTL+ KÓLN' just every eight seconds! The identification
French-speaking stations were also below the centre. Sometimes the satel- '2 PROGRAM' is displayed on the CST-2
received in the Netherlands on A2 and lite test pattern can be seen which network.
A4. These could have originated from the consists of colour bars with the lower Denmark: The TV- 2 transmitters at
Quebec area — there are at least four A2 half blank featuring the ECS/F4 TRANS- Hadsten ( channel E26) and Thisted
French channels, although the A4 sig- PONDER 1' inscription. (channel E28 with vertical polarisation)
nais probably originated in New Bruns- The Heucke test pattern is also aired are now on test. The PM5534 displays the
wick. over other transmitters, such as SAT- 1, identification ' TESTUDSENDELSE'.

Diary date 3
Around lunchtime on 7 June, several TV Transmitters in Estonia
French-speaking FM stations were Transmitter Channel Network Transmitter Channel Network
heard via Sporadic E which were subse-
quently identified as being from Tunisia R3 CT- 1
Tallinn R2 Eesti-TV Haapsalu
by Chris Howles at his Lichfield location.
R3 Leningrad-TV Járvakandi R10 CT- 1
Scrutinising the lower end of Band Ill
R12 CT- 1
revealed an Arabic programme on chan- Kunda R1 CT- 1
R28 CT-2
nel E5 which was later identified as Jggeva R5 CT- 1
Algeria. Upon checking the band here at
Tartu/Valgjárve R6 Eesti-TV Veiru R3 Eesti-TV
Derby, the same Arabic programme was
also resolved, at reasonable strength, on R4 CT-2 R27 CT- 1
E7. The subsequent monitoring of chan- R30 CT- 1 Pólva R5 CT- 1
nel E6 showed that an FuBK test pattern Ruhnu R5 Eesti-TV
was emerging and although it didn't Kohtla-Járve R11 Eesti-TV
R29 CT- 1 Kuressaare R31 CT- 1
remain for long, the Tunisian ' RTT'
identification across the centre was R5 Leningrad-TV Kárd la R34 CT- 1
clearly visible. Further monitoring on R1 CT-2 Viljandi R22 CT- 1
this channel produced the Libyan FuBK
Póltsamaa R1 CT- 1
test pattern from the 20kW transmitter at Párnu R4 Eesti-TV
Tripoli. R9 CT- 1 Vbhma R11 CT- 1 •
F2 conditions returned towards the Sarve R8 Eesti-TV
end of the year giving many enthusiasts a Orissaare R11 Eesti-TV R41 CT- 1
taste of what's to come over the next year R22 CT- 1 Kallaste R3 CT- 1
or so. Moving on to tropospheric recep-
tion, the new Danish TV- 2network at UHF Valga R10 Eesti-TV
Paide R8 Eesti-TV
is putting in extremely good signals in R7 CT- 1
R39 CT- 1
many parts of the UK. So is the Narva R4 CT- 1
Nederland-3 service, much to the R2 Leningrad-TV
Rakvere R3 Eesti-TV
annoyance of many enthusiasts who are
R27 CT- 1 Sillamáe R3 CT- 1
finding that it blocks the channels for the
more distant DX! So there we have it, Planned station: Kihelkonna R24 for CT- 1
some of the more memorable DX events
CT- 1 = USSR 1st Network CT-2 = USSR 2nd Network
of 1988. We wonder if 1989 can beat it!

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On Monday evenings between 1830
and 1900GMT, MTV-2 transmits regional
test cards from the various studios:
Pécs: EBU bar with ' MTV PECS' iden-
tification and PM5544 with ' MTV' at the
top and ' PECS' below. Main transmitters
are on channels R22, R32 and R35.
Budapest: PM5544 with ' MTV-2' at top
and ' BUDAPEST' below. Main transmit-
ters use R24, R26 and R36.
Szeged: Colour bar test pattern with
'MTV SZEGED' identification on R7, R23
and R32.
Iceland: The private network Stad 2 is
using the same type of encryption as TV-
2 in Sweden occasionally uses. There is
now a discussion about introducing a
third TV station in Reykjavik, ie asecond
private one. This might be called ' Stad 3'
and use the E12 allocation currently
assigned to Stad 2. The latter station
would then move to UHF.
This month's service information was
kindly supplied by Gasta van der Linden
(Rotterdam, Netherlands), the Benelux
Fig 2: The major transmitter locations in Estonia DX Club ( Netherlands), Dalibor Frkovic
(Yugoslavia), Bertrand Prince ( France),
Estonia: The new Tartu transmitting Details of the main transmitter loca- Duncan Fraser ( New Zealand) and Tho-
mast at Valgjárve was opened on 8 tions are shown in Fig 2. mas Graf (West Germany). The photo-
December 1988. The TV transmitters in Hungary: Cable TV in Pécs uses the old graphs were supplied by Lt Col Rana Roy
this part of the USSR are shown in the Marconi Resolution Chart No 1with ' KTV' (India) and HS Publications ( Derby, UK).
table. identification.

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In the hobby side of amateur radio and any effect on the picture, nor was it fazed According to Crofton, considerable
video, firms tend to come and go. Some by bright lights shone straight at the time and effort was put into design
stand the test of time but others CCD-sensor. The picture was the cris- parameters and overall specifications at
disappear after a while, when their pest Ihave ever seen from a black and the drawing board stage, so the product
owners ( presumably) follow other, more white camera. could be accepted world-wide regard-
profitable pursuits. One name that has The size of the camera is little larger less of line standard or mains frequency,
been around for some time is Crofton than some C- mount lenses (which it and thus interface with almost all video
Electronics; they have been involved in takes) and the only other projection is signals without the need for hardware
the video field now for twenty years. the BNC socket on the rear. Power ( 12V changes. This has been achieved and it
dc) is fed on a separate pair of wires, allows production lead times to be based
Live on TV though it should be possible to modify purely on sales demand, rather than on
The firm's entry into the market place the camera so that the power can be fed the differing video standards of custom-
began after their small CCTV camera along the coaxial video line. As the unit ers. This is a truly big advantage as it
design was demonstrated on the BBC-TV requires no tube change and has no user allows sales to be pitched at the world
programme Tomorrow's World back in replacement parts it can literally be rather than just Europe. Availability, at
1969. This little camera was actually installed and forgotten, thus making it an present, is only amatter of days for small
hooked up to the transmitter and obvious choice for many applications. numbers and only three weeks for large
produced live pictures over the air, and The price competes favourably with all orders ( hundreds).
although there was some trepidation at of the more conventional CCD cameras
the time, everything went smoothly. It currently available on the market. The Diverse uses
was, Crofton believes, the first time ever specifications are in the table below. The applications for this product are
that the BBC had allowed anon-standard extremely diverse and range from a
video source to do this. Versatile video ident simple time/date insert generator for
The second product is atime/date and video signal chains, to an event timer, a
Back to the future message generator with stop-watch message generator for airport/hotel or
Crofton Electronics are probably best facility. Known as the TDMS1, this other public places, and avideo editing
known now for the very competitive generator is an all British designed and ident signal, to name but a few. (What
CCTV security packages they sell manufactured video overlay unit, which about TV repeaters too? Time and date,
(cameras, monitor and switcher) and also incorporates a stop- watch function input signal strength, confidence quo-
they also have a range of computer that may be locally or remotely control- tient of a decent tropo inversion within
peripherals at discount prices. The firm led. It is available in two basic forms: seven days, etc). The price ( starting at
still develops products in-house, though, 1. Basic PCB ( OEM version) which allows around £ 120.00) has been kept to an
and supplements these with miniatu- other firms to build it into their own absolute minimum to allow its incorpora-
rised CCD cameras and AM and FM video equipment. tion into equipment produced by the
transmitters, with or without sound for 2. Boxed free-standing unit complete original manufacturer ( OEM), and good
normal and covert surveillance applica- with mains transformer, input and output quantity discounts are available.
tions. The latter equipment is so small BNC sockets and setting push buttons. The PCB alone measures just 148mm x
and light that it may be mounted in a This product has been designed and 86mm, whilst the boxed version mea-
briefcase for portable use, or indeed produced to seriously compete with sures a modest 173mm x 150mm. In its
carried on one's person. similar Far Eastern designs and yet, boxed version the user controls have
The upshot is that the firm has not unlike them, it incorporates up-to-the- been kept very simple and comprise just
forgotten its early roots and still supplies minute technology and has a far wider two push- buttons. These buttons allow
both the serious amateur as well as the and more flexible specification. the user to set up all stored and
professional markets. Lately two rather The TDMS1 has been designed round a displayed data from an automatically
tasty new products have been released single chip micro, and all the functions accessed on- screen menu, as well as to
from the Crofton stable, which the firm offered within the specifications are position the inserted data anywhere on
hopes will create interest in the pro- under software control, thus making the screen.
fessional security and surveillance mar- tailor-made versions a reality. Once set the data, as well as time and
ket, as well as the industrial process
control market. One is aCCD camera the
Pick-up element: 0.5in CCD image sensor
size of amatchbox, priced very definitely
in the professional bracket, but the Pixels: 500 x582 CCIR
second of these might also be be in the Line standard: 625/50 or 525/60
price range of amateurs ( TV repeater Image size: 0.5in image pick-up chip ( 6.5mm ( h) x 4.85mm ( w)
groups, perhaps) with aspecific applica- Output: 1.0V p- p into 75 ohms
tion. Synchronisation: Internal
Resolution: Horizontal 450 lines
Tiny camera Vertical 350 lines
The miniature CCD solid-state tele- Signal to noise ratio: More than 46dB ( AGC off)
vision camera is known as the model Sensitivity: Standard — 400 Lux at F4
CCD2. It is described as the smallest Lens mount: Standard ' C' mount
video camera available on the market Power supply: 11-16V dc
today. The resolution capabilities are far Operating temperature: 14° to 118°F
better than the average vid icon camera, (-10 to 45°C)
and its sensitivity goes down to — 3 Lux. Dimensions ( whd): 5.7 x 5.7 x 4.8mm
When Ihad aplay with it, it was clear that
Weight ( less lens): 140 grams.
rapid changes of light level had barely

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 ATV ON THE AIR
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The brightness control could be brought
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with either monochrome or colour the separate regulated dc supplies of allowed for.
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As promised, this month starts aseries

masthead PA and preamplifier as it also
of reviews of second-hand goodies incorporates a remote- controlled relay

NETWORK
which may turn up in the small ads and at switch, allowing you to change from an
rallies. First in line is a preamp, omnidirectional collinear antenna to a
something most stations could do with. beam. This saves the expense of two
feeder cables or a separate remote

934
The problem defined switch. The PA is designed to give 8W out
On our 32cm band every watt of signal for 3W input: the sort of power you are
counts, especially when you are trying likely to have left after feeder losses.
desperately to make a marginal contact The equipment supplied comprises
during a rapidly fading opening. We are
allowed an effective radiated power Andy Ernmerson G9BUP the masthead apparatus and a control
switch for use in the shack. The
(erp) of 25W but only 8W may be applied masthead gear is in a compact, sealed,
to the aerial. Most of the rigs on the diecast box 5in x 3in x 2m; it is provided
market produce only half of this output DX call. The beamwidth of such a high- with aclamp and U- bolt for easy fitting to
level, and by the time this reaches the gain array is very narrow and it will masts up to 2in diameter. The control
antenna afurther half of this signal may present a considerable windload during box, which goes next to the rig, is a
have been spirited away in feeder losses. the January gales. plastic grey and white Verobox with ared
Thus as little as 2W may actually be A better solution would be amasthead pilot lamp and a small switch for
applied to the aerial! This is rather asorry amplifier system; this would boost the selecting between beam antenna and
state of affairs and the cable losses apply transmitted signal and apply afully legal collinear or what have you. The rig
equally to received signals. 8W to the antenna. It would also amplify should not be used when the switch is in
received signals to compensate for any the centre- off position but Idid so. This,
Solutions attenuation or losses between the aerial of course, will not do your rig any good
Despite all this there is a healthy and transceiver. Surprisingly it has taken even though it is so easy to do; Iwould
activity on 934MHz, with many contacts a while for such adevice to materialise; prefer anon- centre- off switch to remove
made daily — and nightly. However, most the technology has been around for a the possibility. The masthead unit is
operators would improve matters if they while but higher power transistors for fitted with three ' N' type sockets and
could, if only to get out further and to do the 900MHz band were expensive. We ample dc power cable is supplied.
better when the trops open. Some try to have the mass market of cellular radio to The instruction leaflet points out that
compensate with aerial gain, using up to thank for bringing the price of these the masthead unit is to be mounted with
four long yagis stacked and bayed, but transistors down and Crestbyte of Mil- the N sockets facing downwards with an
this route has its problems. Apart from denhall for producing the first masthead adequate coating of silicone grease over
(sometimes) being against the terms of power amplifier. This is out of production the joints to protect against rain and
the licence ( and all that metalwork in the now but turns up now and again. condensation. My own choice would be
sky does rather advertise itself!) you now 'Coax- Seal', a pliable type of ' goop on a
need a rotator and to be beaming in the What It does reel' available from Tandy shops. This
right direction to hear that elusive CO- The APT- 605 is in fact more than a stuff has excellent sealing and lasting

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 NETWORK 934
qualities and is not nearly as messy as design appears to be original and does ment BLV93 is, the answer is £ 19.75 retail
silicone grease. It is best to do the fitting not rely on the one in the Mullard data from LMW Electronics. However, with
on a dry day to avoid getting moisture sheet. A slab of steel and the box lid care you should not need to know this.
trapped in the system. Use the best serve as heatsink. Three Omron G4Y
quality ' N' connectors on your cable and relays are used for switching between The verdict
take care not to strain any cables or antennas and bypassing the preamp on The unit is robustly made and does all
joints. transmit; these relays are very good at that it claims and does it well. My only
900MHz and are used in most cellular gripes are the scruffy instructional and
Do you need it? radio sets as well. The RF- switched the distinctly tatty plastic stickers on the
It is worth going into a little detail to preamplifier is atwo-stage device with a two units — completely inappropriate on
see what use this PA will have. It is, as I quoted gain of 20dB minimum, which expensive equipment and belying the
said, designed to bring 3W up to 8W, so seems excessive but would be necessary quality of the electronics inside the
under what circumstances will you have with Reftecs, which have very deaf front boxes. When new, the price was £ 179.95
3W at the antenna? The length of most ends. Ijust hope you don't intend to use it which is expensive, right? Well, not
people's feeder is around ten metres; if near aVodafone site! The active devices really if you consider that without a
this is RG-58 (' bootlace') coax you will are bipolar, which the designer finds masthead PA you may be throwing away
lose three-quarters of your signal in it. So more robust than GaAsFETs for mast- half the performance of your rig which
if you have atransceiver giving, say, 5W, a head use. Helical bandpass filters help cost a lot more. What's more, for your
mere 1.25W will reach the antenna! With ensure that the preamp does not also money you get amasthead switch which
the standard half- inch coax ( UR-67 or amplify out- of- band signals or noise. another supplier charges £60.00 for, a
RG-213) the loss is a more acceptable Construction quality is adequate but preamplifier (£140.00 from the same
40%, leaving 3W to hit that antenna. If you not exemplary — there is a lot of flux supplier) and the PA to boot. Our sample
invested in H-100 you should be left with residue left and rather more solder used came from Selectronic ( four years ago!).
3.62W. Thus in all these cases the than I would like to see. Equally the Many thanks to Mike Machin for his
Crestbyte PA could do things for you. constructor has not yet discovered end assistance. IJ
If on the other hand you have a cutters for trimming miniature coax, as
massaged Reftec poking out 6W, or a the braid on the ends is rather ' frizzy'.
Uniace giving the full 8W, the picture is Judge for yourself whether these are
different and you should keep your valid criticisms — the main point is that MANUFACTURER'S
wallet in your pocket. Again, if your the thing works!
coaxial cable run is shorter you will have SPECIFICATION
less loss to overcome and amasthead PA ...and performance
will not be required. The Crestbyte instruction sheet gives Operation:
one graph showing power output while
12-14V dc
Construction... the Mullard data sheet gives another!
The masthead unit is made in a high- Ignoring both Imade my own tests and
quality diecast box with rubber 0- ring got 9W out for 3W in, 11.5 for an input of 4, Consumption:
hermetic seal, as used on alot of German and just under 13 out from 5W in. From
amateur gear. Unlike those devices, 0.1A receive, 1.5A transmit
this you can deduce that ( i) my sample lay
however, there is no pressure equalisa- halfway between the two predictions and
tion hole for getting rid of water vapour, (ii) that the law of diminishing returns Transmit gain:
but Jeffrey Smith, the designer, says he applies to drive levels above 4W.
has no trouble with prototypes which In fact, hitting a PA such as this with approx 5dB
have been in service twelve months. more than 4W will not do it any good; it
Paper guarantee seals warn of dire will produce undesirable harmonics and
Receive gain:
consequences if you break them — your could even fry the power transistor to
reviewer put curiosity first and avoided destruction. A more desirable level is at least 20dB, typically 24dB
guarantee second! 3W, and the instructions make it clear
Inside I found a glass-fibre printed that a minimum of five metres of RG-58,
circuit board liberally sprinkled with chip Noise figure:
ten metres of RG-213 or fifteen metres of
capacitors, high-quality sub- miniature H-100 must separate the transceiver and better than 1.5dB
trimmers and other exotica. A Philips PA to avoid overloading. In case you're
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 Hams : Ancient and Modern
by David Laze]]
Genuine radio enthusiasts are inter- operator in Adelaide to turn on the lights United Kingdom
ested in new advances in the hobby, of a house in New York! Private radio/TV museums have been
keen on testing the latest equipment, but around for some years, of course, and
at the same time fascinated by the old America Britain has not been slow to follow suit.
radio gear, much of which has found its In the USA, anything worn-out is There has always been an exchange of
way into museums across the world. considered a possible antique. The news and views between the British
diverse museums and showplaces Vintage Wireless Society and the Amer-
Australia devoted to radio and early video/TV are ican Antique Wireless Association,
Australia, a radio pioneering nation if now anational resource. One of the best which began its own museum facility
ever there was one, opened its amazing is the Museum of Broadcast Communica- many years ago. The Antique Wireless
Telecommunications Museum in Ade- tions in Chicago. Association has many former industry
laide over twenty-five years ago, thanks Many museums rely on initial funding professionals and radio hams among its
to the efforts of Mr V F Reeves, the from benevolent people with a special membership, so the displays are likely to
Assistant Director of Engineering for interest in the museums' exhibits. A evoke deep sighs from those who visit
Telecommunications. benefactor in New York donated a the museum at East Bloomfield, New
South Australia was the first Territory generous sum of money to the Chicago York.
to use telephony over long distance wire Museum, and New York's Museum of This museum exhibits five amateur
in 1878, as well as publicly demonstrate Broadcasting began with a donation of radio stations including several from
wireless telegraphy within a building in $1.5 million from William S Paley. before the first world war. Marconi
1897 and to establish astation-to- station The Museum of Broadcast Com- exhibits include examples of his military
link in 1899. It was also the first to munications was the brain-child of Bruce and communication equipment going
calculate the longitude of a portable Du Mont, a well-known Chicago back to the Civil War. Personally, the
station at Port Augusta, from Adelaide to broadcaster. He realised that valuable mid- 1920s style radio store is the most
Melbourne. material was gathering dust on studio endearing exhibit; similar to premises
Australia had its first telegraph line shelves and that it would eventually be from the same period in Britain. As
from Melbourne to Williamstown in 1854, discarded. Although the original con- someone who worked in radio retailing
only nine years after Samuel Morse's ception was as a resource centre, the for some years, Ican only say that it
first US line. This achievement owed museum is now far more than that. exudes an air of tranquility which rarely
much to Samuel McGowan, Deputy Starting a museum is, as they say, exists in Britain today. Well, not unless
Postmaster General of Australia, who a test of character financial influ- you are selling satellite television!
was a good friend of Morse. ence. Strangely, Britain has yet to open its
By 1906, while the British Government In 1982, Bruce Du Mont suggested own national radio or broadcast com-
was still hoping that the rumours about establishing a radio/TV museum to munication's museum, though the
wireless were false, the Australians were celebrate the broadcasting traditions of Museum of the Moving Image ( MOM I) in
pressing ahead. the mid-west while attending a meeting London, which opened in 1988, is an
The Australian Prime Minister, Alfred of the National Academy of Television excellent step in that direction.
Deakin, observed, Wireless telegraphy Arts and Sciences, Chicago chapter. The next eye-catching project must be
seems likely to transform the future Sympathetic to the idea but hardly the Kodak Museum, which is due to open
economic, political and war- like pro- knowing how to proceed, the Academy's at the National Museum of Photography,
ceedings all over the world'. Despite this committee voted a small sum for Film and Television, at Bradford, in
warning, the British were slow to see the expenses and suggested that he see spring 1989. Over 1,000 square metres of
advantages of military radio communica- what could be done. It was a tough displays will reflect the story of popular
tion, although the Royal Navy had done assignment, but in 1983 WLS-TV, Chi- photography over the past 150 years. The
some good work by the outbreak of the cago, donated $5,000 to the museum's first gallery devoted to the hand camera
first world war. fund in honour of a city broadcaster, includes a handsome Edwardian room
The first Australian radio communica- Flahey Flynn and an ABC News anchor- setting, and was among the first galleries
tion, station-to-station, was made in 1906 man, Frank Reynolds. When this news to be completed in 1988. The exhibition
over a distance of 175 miles. Hams were reached Rance Crain, publisher of involved some four years' work by the
eager to push for radio broadcasting Advertising Age magazine, he donated curator, Roger Taylor. Does this exhibi-
services in Australia,- just as they were in another $5,000 to the fund. tion bring us any nearer to our own
the USA from the early 1900s. However, The original site for the museum was national museum?
a radio broadcasting service did not abandoned because of committee prob- Bradford may decide that acelebration
begin until 1923, when a commercial lems at city authority level. Fortunately, of radio, hams included, could be the
station ( 2SB, later 2BL) was set up in after various fund raising events an next logical step, though some people
Sydney. option on a large site in South Wells say that the Government's recent white
When Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Street, River City in Chicago, became paper on the future of broadcasting
made his transatlantic flight in June 1930, available. could turn the BBC itself into a sort of
he carried a short wave transmitter and The A C Neilsen Research Centre at museum! ffl
asked hams world-wide to listen for his the Museum of Broadcast Communica-
callsign, VMZAB. Incidentally, the RSGB tions in Chicago, includes an audio-
arranged for 200 hams to listen in.
In 1976, the Telecommunications
visual broadcasting library; a $400,000,
ninety-nine seat theatre, and anews and
Radio and
Museum moved to Electra House, King documentary archive. It is impossible to Electronics World
William Street in Adelaide, the former list all its attractions but full details are
home of the Eastern Extension available from: The Museum of Broad- May issue
Telegraph Company. Among the many cast Communications, River City, 800
exhibits in the museum is an South Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois
on sale 13 April
experimental transmitter used by an 60607.

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 Short Wave News for DX Listeners
by Frank A Baldwin All titles in UTC, bold figures indicate the frequency in kHz
Shortly entering into the Trabajador del Bismuto, but is Radio Riberalta, Riberalta, 2200 to 0200 ( Saturday and
period which provides good on the air irregularly from has changed channel from Sunday until 0600) with a
chances of hearing the sig- 1030 ( Sunday from 1200) to 4723 to 4731.3 and transmits power of 5kW.
nals radiated from Latin 1300 ( Saturday until 0330), from 1130 through to 0200. The Our review of Bolivian sta-
America on the tropical from 1500 to 1700 and from power is 0.5kW. tions which are currently
bands, the attention of DXers 2100 to around 0330 ( Sunday Radio Mamore, Guayar- active on the LF bands will be
is drawn to those stations until 0120). The power is 1kW amerin is, at the time of continued in the next issue.
located in Bolivia. and this station is rarely heard writing, varying from 4735.5 to
Some Bolivian stations are by European listeners. 4735.7 having changed from ON THE AIR
apt to be less than reliable Another Bolivian station 4739.6. Its 1kW transmitter Listed below are some of
with respect to frequency transmitting irregularly is reportedly operates from 0930 the stations logged during
stability, often wandering Radio Camargo, Camargo, on to 1000 and from around 2145 the month prior to publica-
during a transmission and 3390.2. At 1kW, it is scheduled to 0200. tion. Tuning some of the
displaying day-by-day varia- from 2230 to around 0200, and frequencies specified at the
tion. In addition to these is seldom heard far from its 60m band time stated, should result in a
variations, Bolivian transmit- signal source. The rarely heard Radio successful outcome provid-
ters are noted for changing to Guanay, Guanay, is on the air ing the prevailing conditions
a channel far removed from Out of band from 1030 to 2300, although it are good.
that on which they were Radio Melodia in Bermejo is sometimes heard around
immediately and regularly is on the air from around 1100 0130. At 0.5kW on 4765.3, it AFRICA
reported by DXers who are to 1800 and from 2100 to 0100, identifies itself as La Voz del Cameroon
nearer to the signal source power unknown. The fre- Minero Aurifero, the fre- Radio Garoua on 5010 at
than those residing in quency is 3420.4. quency varying to 4764.5. 0534, English language lesson
Europe. Sometimes appearing in Radio Los Andes, Tarja, with French translations. The
Programme languages are European listener reports, operates irregularly on 4774.8 Home Service in French and
Spanish, Quechua and the Spanish programming from 1000 to 0300, sometimes vernaculars is scheduled
Aymara, the folk music is Radio Padilla, Padilla, mostly 0400 ( Sunday until 2300). The from 0425 to 0800 and from
typical in that the cumbia on 3474.5 transmits from 2300 power is 3kW. 1610 to 2315, with Radio
style is often heard. The to around 0200, but has lately On 4795.9, the often Yaounde newscasts in Engl-
sounds of the marimba and varied its frequency from reported Radio Nueva Amer- ish being relayed at 0530,1800
wooden xylophone are a fea- 3474.2 to 3475.3. The power is ica operates from studios in and at 2100. The power is
ture of such presentations. 0.5kW. the de facto capital city of La 100kW.
With one exception, Radio Radio Movima, Santa Ana Paz, Sucre being the de jure
Tezulutlan, Coban on 4835, de Yacuma, is on 4472 at 1kW, capital. At 10kW, it transmits Djibouti
Bolivian stations are not that the schedule is from 1030 to on weekdays from 1000 to 1310 Radiodiffusion TV de
easy to receive, being mainly around 1900 and from 2200 to (varying to 1810) and from 2200 Djibouti on 4780 at 1847, OM
low- powered and subject to sign- off at around 0230. This (varying from 2000) to some- with chants in Somali, some
near or co- channel interfer- Bolivian station is regularly time around 0400, Sunday monotonous music, announ-
ence. Nevertheless, reports reported by European DXers. from 1000 to 2245. The power cements and then the Nat-
of reception do appear from A new station recently is 1kW. ional Anthem predominated
time- to- time in the European reported is Radio Nuevo Hori- The 1kW Radio Libertad, by orchestral drums. Also
short wave listener- oriented zonte in Riberalta, working on Centro Minero de Santa Fe, heard at 0302 with recitations
press, representing a real DX 4530, it closes at 0400. The on 4810.4, has recently been from the Holy Quran, but the
achievement for the operator power is unknown. active, reportedly heard when signal suffered interference
concerned. On 4540 Radio Galaxia, signing off around 0240 and from co- channel La Voz de
In this review, only those Guayaramerin, has been on another occasion at 0445. Carabobo, Venezuela. Dji-
stations believed to be cur- heard by DXers located near Radio Grigota, Santa Cruz bouti is on the air with the
rently active are featured, the station at various times de la Sierra, varies in fre- National Service in Somali,
being presented in their fre- between 0145 to close at 0300. quency from 4829.9 to 4834.8, Afar and Arabic from 0300 to
quency order for ease of The power is unknown. the schedule being from 1000 0800 ( Friday from 0500 to 0900)
reference. A Bolivian station heard or 1030 to around 1830 and and from 0900 to 1900 with a
regularly throughout our from 2200 to 0030, times are power of 20kW.
90m band spring and summer periods is variable. It has been reported
Radio 9 de Abril, Planta Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana programming in German on Mali
Industrial de Pu lacayo ( power de Yacuma, on 4449. With a Saturday from 2230 to 2300. Bamako on 4835.7 at 2400,
unknown) has reportedly power of lkW it operates from The power is 5kW. OM with the station iden-
been heard from 2310 to sign- 1100 to 1800 and from 2100 to The Bolivian station Ihear tification in French followed
off at 0300 on 3200.3, this 0200 or 0300 and sometimes to regularly is Radio Tezulutlan, by a martial music- style Nat-
represents a frequency 0400. The frequency can vary Coban, on 4835. The schedule ional Anthem. The schedule
change from 3198.1. to 4648.5 on occasions. is from 1100 to 1500 and from is from 0600 ( Sunday from
Radio San Miguel, Riber- Radio Paititi, Guaraya- 2100 to 0230. The prime period 0700) to 0800 and from 1800 to
alta, operates from around merin, on 4681 with apower of for logging this one is after 2400 with an English prog-
0900 to 1700 and signs on at 5kW, is on the air from 1000 to 2400 when the co- channel ramme timed from 1830 to
any time between 2000 and 1900 and from 2130 to 0300, all African station at Bamako, 1900.
0200 to a final close at 0300. I times are variable. Mali, closes, leaving a clear
should warn you, however, Radio Abaroa, Riberalta, is channel for the signals from Morocco
that there is an alternative on, or around, 4719.8 from Radio Tezulutlan. Rabat on 17595 at 1610, an
channel — that of 3320.3. The 1000 or 1100 to 0400 with a Radio Fides, La Paz, on English programme entitled
power is 1kW. power of 0.5kW, and is often 4845.2, identifying as La Voz Spectrum, on this occasion all
Radio Cumbre, Tazna on heard by Dxers living in Catolica de Bolivia, operates about local marriage cus-
3380.3 identifies as La Voz del Europe. from 0900 to 1730 and from toms, then OM with the sta-

24 please mention RADIO & ELECTRONICS WORLD when replying to any advertisement APRIL 1989
tion identification and NORTH AMERICA this channel from midnight to conditions for reception of
address for reports. Canada 0230, from 0530 to 0730 and the area are favourable.
RCI Sackville on 17820 at from 1200 to 1700 with relays
Mozambique 1919, OM with some of the Radio Beijing Minor- Kampuchea
Maputo on 3210 at 1708, OM announcements followed by a ities Language Service in Phnom- Penh on 4910.1 at
with a talk in Portuguese, music programme transmit- Kazakh timed from 0100 to 1520, high-pitched YL voice
choir with some songs. Emis- ted in English, intended for 0125 and from 1400 to 1425. with a song in Kampuchean
sao Nacional, Maputo, oper- Africa and timed from 1800 to Guangxi PBS on 5049.7 at followed by some announce-
ates in Portuguese from 0250 1930. 1526, YL with a talk in Viet- ments, four low-pitched tones
to 0600 and from 1730 to 2210 namese. This Chinese station at 1530, OM with a newscast
with apower of 100kW, but it is USA radiates in Vietnamese from complete with place names.
not easily received owing to VOA ( Voice of America), 1000 to 1600, the schedule
near and co-channel utility Washington, on 17710 at 1725, includes a relay of the Radio CLANDESTINE
interference. OM with news comments in Beijing Foreign Service in Radio Caiman ( Alligator) on
Spanish to South America Vietnamese timed from 1300 9966 at 0225, YL with apolitical
South Africa and scheduled from 1700 to to 1400. The power is 50kW. talk in Spanish followed by
RSA Johannesburg on 1730, the station identifica- Radio Beijing on 17700 at some music and a song. This
17755 at 1956, the interval tion is in English, then sign 0736, play theatre during the clandestine is thought to be
signal, a time check of six off. Chinese schedule for north- located in Guatemala.
pips, OM with the station WHRI, Noblesville, on 17830 west China timed from 0218 to Voice of Unity on 12230 at
identification in English fol- at 1921, OM with a religious 0800. 0212, OM with atalk in Pushto,
lowed by a news bulletin in talk in the English programme but jammed by a programme
Portuguese. for South and Central Africa, Lebanon overlay with the two- letter
RSA has also been heard on timed from 1800 to 2400. King of Hope on 6280 at Morse identification ' UR'.
17795 at 1914, OM with some 1515, OM with a religious talk This clandestine was also
announcements and then SOUTH AMERICA in English followed by some heard at 1521 on 11490
news comment on both local Guatemala hymns. This station broad- (without jamming), OM with a
and world affairs. This English Radio K'ekchi, Las Casas, casts in avariety of languages talk mentioning Pakistan,
transmission is directed to on 4844.4 at 0132, OM with a to the Middle East and south- Islam and Pushto, and also at
East Africa and the Middle talk in K'ekchi, some accor- east Europe from 1430 to 2300. 1518 on 15685, this transmis-
East from 1900 to 2100. dion music, folk songs and sion being jammed by a
more music, then OM with the Mongolia programme overlay with the
Zaire station identification. At 5kW, Choibalsan, Eastern Aimak two- letter Morse identifica-
Radio Candip, Bunia, on Radio K'ekchi is on the air in Province, on 4995 at 2348, OM tion RP'.
5066.3 at 0435, OM with atalk K'ekchi and some Spanish with atalk in Mongolian. The
in French. The Home Service from 1000 to 1500 and from Home Service 1in Mongolian NOW HEAR THESE
is in French, local vernaculars 2200 to 0300 weekdays, Sun- is scheduled from 2200 to Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet,
and Swahili and is radiated day from 1200 to 1500 and from 1600, this includes relays of on 4750 at 0001, YL with atalk
from 0330 to 0600 and from 2100 to 0200 but reportedly the Moscow Foreign Service in Chinese. At 50kW, the
1300 ( Saturday from 1000) to sometimes closing as late as in Mongolian timed from 0600 schedule of the Home Ser-
1945 with power of 10kW. 0530. to 0630, 0930 to 1000 and from vice in Chinese from Lhasa is
1200 to 1245, the exception from 2230 to 0200, from 0350 to
CENTRAL AMERICA Venezuela being a Russian programme 0650 and from 1000 to 1445;
Costa Rica Radio Tachira, San Cristo- which is broadcast on Tues- this schedule includes Engl-
Faro del Caribe ( Light- bal, on 4830 at 0355, OM with day and Friday from 1130 to ish language lessons from
house of the Caribbean), San the station identification in 1200. midnight to 0030 and from
Jose, on 5055.2 at 0305, an Spanish followed by an 1400 to 1430, Tibetan language
interview in English followed orchestral/choral rendition of Pakistan lessons from 0100 to 0120 and
by a religious talk. The Engl- the National Anthem and the Islamabad on 17640 at 0740, from 1200 to 1250.
ish language schedule is from State Anthem at sign-off. The OM with atalk in the Burmese San'a, North Yemen, on
0300 to 0400, making the power is 10kW and the sche- transmission for south-east 4853 at 0300, OM with the
station identification a dule is from 1000 to 0400 but Asia, timed from 0715 to 0815. station identification in Ara-
relatively easy matter. At 5kW, irregularly around the clock. Islamabad on 17660 at 1101, bic, an orchestral rendition of
Faro del Caribe operates in OM with an English news the National Anthem, some
Spanish ( except from 0300 to ASIA bulletin mainly dealing with announcements and then
0400) from 1030 to 2000 and Bahrain internal events. recitations from the Holy
finally from 2300 to close at Relayed via the facilities of Quran.
0600. Radio Kuwait, Bahrain was Taiwan
logged on 15505 at 1137 when Voice of Free China on 9955 NOW LOG THESE
Cuba featuring a talk and some at 2229, OM with a talk Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana
Radio Rebelde ( Rebel), local- style music in an Arabic followed by the station iden- de Yacuma, Bolivia, on 4649 at
Havana, on 5025 at 0309, OM programme timed from 1130 tification. The English prog- 2304, OM with prayers in
with a talk in Spanish having to 1230. ramme is directed at Europe Spanish having many men-
several mentions of Angola. from 2200 to 2300. tions of Santa Maria, con-
Radio Rebelde is on the air in China gregation with responses.
Spanish from 1000 ( some- CPBS Beijing on 3815 at SOUTH EAST ASIA Radio Santa Ana is on the air
times from 1100) to around 1858, YL with atalk in Chinese Indonesia from 1100 to 1800 and from
0400. The power is 50kW. and some orchestral music RRI Bukittinggi, Sumatra, 2100 to close at 0200, on
with announcements. This on 4910.9 at 1540, OM with occasions at 0300 or 0400. The
Guatemala was a transmission in the announcements in Indone- power is 1kW.
Radio Tezulutlan, Coban, Taiwan Service 1 in Chinese, sian, then some low-toned Radio Satelite, Santa Cruz,
on 4835 at 0002, OM with atalk Amoy and Hakka, the sche- stringed instrument music. Cajamarca, Peru, on 6726.5 at
in Spanish followed by the dule being from 0955 to 2400. Now at 5kW ( previously 1kW), 0154, announcements, OM
station identification. This Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, on the schedule of Bukittinggi with folk songs in Spanish.
station has recently been 4330 at 0103, OM and YL with a varies but is heard here in the Radio Satelite is on the air
putting agood signal into the discussion in Kazakh. The UK from around 1530 to close from 2200 to 0300. The power
UK. Home Service in Kazakh is on at 1715 when the prevailing is unknown.

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 AMATEUR RADIO
WORLD
Compiled by Arthur C Gee G2UK
Amateur radio has always been intim- is the chromosphere which is a few four HF beacons are now switched on
ately involved with the sun; propagation thousand kms thick and in which the and all have been reported in action by
of radio waves being determined by solar temperature rises to about 10,000K. listeners. They are not very strong and
activity, not only the longer radio waves Above the chromosphere is the corona, the 7002kHz one is likely to be obliter-
such as those used for long distance where the gas is ionised and reaches ated by the inevitable bandedge DXer
radio transmission, but also the shorter temperatures of a million degrees K. hogging the edge of the band. Reports
ones used for TV and FM broadcasts. The corona extends for millions of are coming in of interesting propagation
As the central body of the solar system kilometres and becomes the solar wind, effects such as sub- horizon signals
and the nearest star to the earth, the sun which is a flow of charged protons and appearing up to twenty minutes before
has fascinated mankind from the begin- electrons which is ejected outwards VHF signals.
ning of time and has been worshipped by throughout the solar system. Near the Reports on these beacons would be
many civilisations as historical records earth, these particles are moving at great welcome, especially on any transequato-
show. It has a very important effect on speed though they are only present in rial signals which may show up. Send
many aspects of life on our planet. As very small numbers, something like eight reports direct to the University of Surrey
more and more information about even particles per cubic centimetre of space. Space Centre, Guildford.
the smallest changes in the amount of Re-entry of Oscar 9 is predicted to
heat radiated from the sun becomes The SOHO mission occur sometime towards the end of this
known, it seems that even major climatic The SOHO mission is designed to year. It has been losing orbital height
changes on earth may have their origin in answer a number of questions. For quite noticeably recently and the latest
changes in solar radiation. instance, what is the sun's inner struc- prediction for its demise from the
ture made of? Why does the solar corona Greenwich Observatory is early October
Solar plasma physics exist and why is it highly irregular in this year.
Although the processes which take shape? Where and how are the solar The UoSAT-Data Booklet is available
place on the sun have been studied wind streams accelerated? from the University of Surrey or from
extensively from the earth, much more SOHO will be a three- axis stabilised AMSAT-UK. It contains everything you
can be learnt from spacecraft sent to spacecraft; an important feature as it will want to know about the two UoSAT
study it at close quarters. Such aproject make it possible for the instruments to spacecraft: history; spacecraft sub- sys-
is being planned by an international be pointed continuously at the sun. It will tems; modulation; data formats; decod-
team of unprecedented scope. The be a very bulky spacecraft 3.7 metres in ing algorithms; telemetry equations, etc.
European Space Agency and NASA are diameter and 3.6 metres high, weighing Details from the University of Surrey or
setting up two related missions: SOHO, 1350kg. Its solar panels provide about AMSAT-UK.
the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory 750W of power. The payload consists of
and CLUSTER, made up of four telescopes and spectrometers, some of Microsats
spacecraft to study solar plasma physics. which are the size of telephone boxes! In These miniature satellites were
ISAS, Japan's Space Agency and the order to make continuous observations announced and demonstrated at the
Institute of Space Research of the Soviet of the sun, SOHO will be placed in an AMSAT-UK Colloquium last year and the
Academy of Sciences will also take part. orbit around the sun where it will move in first of them is due to be launched in
The sun produces energy in its core by a parallel track inside the earth's orbit June of this year on the SPOT 2mission, a
the conversion of hydrogen into helium. where the gravitational attractions of the replacement for the SPOT 1 Imaging
The sun is made up of approximately ten sun and the earth are equal and opposite. Satellite, from an Ariane launcher. At the
parts of hydrogen to one part of helium In this way SOHO will remain fixed on the same time, Six amateur radio satellites
with a trace of heavier elements. The earth- sun line about one and a half are going into asun- synchronous orbit of
transformation of four hydrogen atoms million kilometres from the earth. roughly 98° inclination and 815km alti-
into helium is known as nuclear fusion. In tude. There will be two UoSATs and four
this process about four million tons of its UoSAT-1's beacons satellites from other countries.
mass are converted into radiated energy UoSAT-1, or Oscar 9 as it is also
every second! Despite this tremendous designated, has four beacons in the HF Amateur Satellite Report
loss of mass, there is no fear of it ' burning bands. These transmit on 7002, 14002, The newsheet ' Amateur Satellite
out' just yet! The sun's estimated 21002 and 29510kHz, and were intended Report' produced by the American
lifespan so far is about 10,000 million to be used for propagation studies. They AMSAT organisation is to be replaced by
years and during that time it will have transmit telemetry in 12wpm Morse code. a new publication edited by Joe Kasser
used up less than athousandth of its total Due to the non- deployment of the gravity G3ZCZ/W3. ' ASR' ran to 188 issues, when
mass. gradient boom, their performance was it became acasualty of the rapid advance
This energy produces the heat and not as good as had been anticipated and of satellite and data technology in recent
light which is so vital to the earth. But, in only the 21MHz beacon has been in years; packet radio and bulletin boards
addition, it also emits ' particles' — mainly intermittent operation in the past. As a are taking the place of the printed word!
protons and electrons. test, the 14MHz beacon was switched on AMSAT news items became so readily
The visible surface of the sun is called afew months ago and recently the 29MHz available from these sources that many
the photosphere. Immediately above this beacon has also been switched on. All satellite users questioned the value of

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ASR as a means of disseminating amateur radio recently, who deliberately alternatives to SYLEDIS but so far
satellite news. Joe Kasser will be break the amateur radio code of conduct without success.
remembered as the editor of the original which over the years has been one of the
'AMSAT newsletter'. outstandingly pleasant features of our The CEPT licence
hobby. Perhaps those who continue to Those who wish to operate amateur
Radio amateurs fined jam repeaters, use excessive power and radio in other European countries will be
Radio Communication for February work in sections of the bands which have pleased to hear that at last the CEPT
reports in detail the case of four licensed been agreed by common consent to be licence is now a reality. Since 1January
radio amateurs who weré prosecuted by used for special amateur radio activities, this year, the CEPT licence permits
the Radio Interference Service for etc, will take heed from the knowledge operation of amobile or portable station
offences against the 1949 Wireless that their activities are being observed in the following countries: Austria,
Telegraphy Act. The offences included: by the authorities and that retribution Belgium, France, Germany ( Fed Rep),
communicating with unlicensed per- will eventually come their way. Holland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
sons; failing to maintain a logbook Monaco, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
correctly; transmitting from a captive SYLEDIS and Turkey.
helium balloon; interfering with US Navy The same issue of Radio Communica- You must operate within the terms and
communications; inciting others to com- tion also reports that SYLEDIS — one of conditions of the countries you propose
mit illegalities, and listening to various the ' location determining' systems used visiting as well as within the terms of your
frequencies, inciting others to listen to by the oil and surveying industries, which own licence. It is therefore wise to write
them, publishing lists of them and has been causing so much interference to the licensing authorities of the
disclosing information heard on them. on 430MHz — has been banned from countries concerned to get a copy of
One of the culprits was running a operating within 100km of the UK their regulations. Identification when
broadcast station on 6MHz! coastline from 1January 1989, by an edict operating abroad is simply to use your
It is good to see that the four chief from the Ministry of Defence. home call with the added prefix of the
offenders were realistically dealt with — This did not please the surveying country you're in, ie, if in France I'd use
equipment worth over £ 10,000 being operators at all who fought it tooth and F/G2UK. You must only use bands
forfeited and fines of £400.00 plus £ 140.00 nail! A compromise has now been authorised in the country you're visiting.
costs being imposed on some of the reached. As of 1 February, the main The DTI is producing an information
others. An unlicensed person involved SYLEDIS frequency has been moved to sheet which will contain all the informa-
was eventually fined £ 1.150. 438MHz. However, there is a sector on tion you should need to know about
It is also agood thing to see that areal the south-east coast where 432MHz will using this facility. It is entitled: ' Amateur
effort has been made to clear out some of still have to be used for a while longer. Radio Information Sheet No 9 — CEPT
the rogue operators who have come into The DTI says it is trying to find Amateurs ( UK Licensees)'.

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 enthusiast this is one aerial design that is
very tolerant of design imperfections.
Here's what you need to do to put your
own Beverage aerial together and to put
it to the test.

Location:
Unfortunately, the Beverage is a big
aerial, but it doesn't really need much
space and it can often be a ' secret' aerial
erected unobtrusively. Ideally, you need
to have a large field or woodland at the
back of your house but a long straight
fence can be used to support the wire. If
you have lots of space you have the
freedom to choose the beam direction
but if you are just taking advantage of

by Steve Whitt local geography, then you may have to

accept the limitations imposed on you. A
bearing ( from true north) of 280 to 320° is
good for North America, 250 to 280° for
Central America, and 220 to 260° is best
The Middle East Iran: IRIB; 1400-1500hrs on 702kHz and for South America. If you lack any
The Middle East is adistinct region of 1930-2030hrs on 1404kHz. significant space at home a good
the world that encompasses anumber of Israel: I
BA; 0500-0515, 1100-1130, 1500-1505 alternative is to find some open land
neighbouring countries and societies and 1800-1815hrs on 576 and 1458kHz. nearby.
closely linked by historical tradition and Jordan: R Jordan; 0500-2200hrs daily on
modern allegiances. The common 855kHz and local FM stereo. Wire:
denominators linking many of the Middle Kuwait: R Kuwait; 0500-0800 and 1800- Hard- drawn copper wire is best for a
Eastern countries are a belief in Islam 2100hrs on 1341kHz. permanent aerial since it won't break,
and a common language, Arabic, of Lebanon: Voice of Free Lebanon; 0830, but it is not cheap and is quite heavy. I
which several dialects exist. Another 1230, 1530 and 1700hrs on 963kHz. Radio tend to use 7/0.2mm multi- stranded
factor that is common to many of the Voice of Lebanon; 0900, 1315, 1815hrs on insulated wire for temporary DXpedition
countries is their oil- generated wealth, 872kHz. type aerials. A continuous barbed wire
which has enabled radio stations to be Qatar: QBS Doha; 0300-1100 and 1400- fence ( galvanised steel) is all right also,
set up to carry the voice of Islam to the 1830hrs on 1233kHz. so long as it's not too rusty to make good
rest of the world. Saudi Arabia: BSKSA Jeddah; 1000-1300 electrical connections. If you want to put
Over the years, as more and more and 1600-2100hrs on 1485kHz. up acheap and disguised aerial, use thin
stations have appeared on the MW band UAE: Voice of United Arab Emirates; 0800- transformer wire ( eg, 40 gauge) which
competing for a limited number of 1100hrs on 810kHz. you can lay along a hedgerow. Whatever
frequencies, the average power of All times are UTC. wire you choose, you'll need to be
transmitters has been steadily increased prepared for breaks and repairs; ' choco-
in an attempt to override interference. DIY Beverage aerials late block' connectors are very useful
Today, looking at a list of stations on the In this column in the past I have accessories when working with Bever-
MW band reveals that the vast majority of mentioned DXpeditions to remote loca- ages.
super-power stations are located in the tions in Anglesey and north-west Scot-
Middle East; indeed, there are eighteen land, and referred to the Beverage Supports:
stations in this area alone using power of aerials used to winkle out the DX signals. Garden- style bamboo canes ( 4-6ft tall)
1000kW or more. Just compare this with However, you certainly don't have to plan are cheap and good for the job. Just cut a
the maximum power of 500kW in use in a full-scale DXpedition to try out a slit at one end with a penknife or junior
the UK ( by the BBC World Service on 648 Beverage type aerial and if you are hacksaw to hold the wire. Lightweight
and 1296kHz) or even the 50kW upper fortunate to live in or near open wire ( eg 7/0.2mm) needs asupport every
limit in North America. countryside, experimenting with this fifteen metres. If astraight hedgerow or
Some of the more readily heard sort of aerial should be relatively easy. fence runs in the desired direction you
stations are: 621kHz, Egypt — 2000kW; The Beverage, developed by Harold can dispense with the bamboo canes;
702kHz, Oman ( BBC) — 1500kW; 900kHz, Beverage in the 1920s, is one of the likewise it is possible to support wire in
Saudi Arabia— 1000kW; 1134kHz, Kuwait- oldest aerial designs around. In fact, an trees or bushes as long as a reasonably
1500kW; 1413kHz, Oman ( BBC relay) — aerial of this type, 12km long, was used by constant height ( between 4 and 10ft)
1500kW; 1449kHz, JRT Jordan — 1000kW; Beverage in 1922 for the reception in the above ground can be maintained.
1481kHz, Dubai UAE — 1500kW; 1512kHz, USA of some of the first low frequency
Saudi Arabia — 1000kW; 1521kHz, Saudi (approx 1.2MHz) transmissions from Earth stake and terminating resistor:
Arabia — 2000kW. Europe. If aBeverage is operated just as along
At first sight much of Middle Eastern For a Beverage to be reasonably wire it will be directional but will pick up
broadcasting seems to be influenced by effective it needs to be between one and signals from both ends of the wire.
the local dominance of Islam. However, ten wavelengths long, which on the MW However, if the end of the wire furthest
the Koran is not the basis for all band implies lengths between 200 and from the receiver and nearest the target
programming and you may well be 5000 metres. The longer it is relative to reception area is terminated in a non-
surprised to find out the extent to which the wavelength of interest, the more inductive ( eg carbon) resistor equal in
English programmes are aired. The directional the aerial becomes. Remem- value to the aerial's characteristic impe-
following should make good hunting for ber that the Beverage has its maximum dance ( usually about 500 to 600 ohms),
the DXer and be of interest to the signal pick-up along its length and that the aerial becomes unidirectional ( Fig
traveller heading to this part of the world. the aerial should point along the great 1). For best results it's a good idea to
Bahrain: Bahrain Broadcasting Station; circle path towards the desired recep- experiment with the resistor value but
1300-2100hrs on 1584kHz. tion area. Over the last half- century even a fixed resistor of, say, 560 ohms,
Egypt: ERTVU; 0500-0700 and 1000-2200h rs considerable research into the Bever- connected between the aerial and the
on 558kHz ( foreign language channel age has been conducted and detailed ground stake will do the job. One good
includes English). design rules exist, but for the radio way to produce the terminating resistor

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 MEDIUM WAVE DXING
is to solder in series adozen 1/2W 47 ohm My experiences last few months have witnessed a
resistors which are then encased in Recently Ierected a Beverage on a phenomenal increase in solar activity as
either heat- shrink plastic tubing or self- piece of wasteland not far from my home. the sun progresses towards the peak of
amalgamating tape. The use of many low- To find the location Idid alittle browsing solar cycle 22. Indeed, the rate of
value resistors makes the whole com- through local OS maps and then sur- increase has been so great that some
bination less prone to moisture affecting veyed the sites by driving around the scientists are predicting the most active
the total resistance value. Do not forget neighbourhood. Iguess Iwas lucky but I sun since records began. This has clearly
that for best results agood earth stake is only needed to visit four locations before had a marked effect on radio propaga-
needed at both ends of the aerial, one for Ifound an almost ideal site allowing an tion in general, and in particular, high
the terminating resistor and the other for aerial of 330 metres on a 290' bearing. solar flux and an almost consistently
the receiver. Furthermore, the site was derelict and unsettled, active geomagnetic field
deserted so Iput up a simple piece of seem to have wiped out all high latitude
Receiver: wire slung through the bushes. The MW DX signals. Conditions since Christ-
If you aren't operating from a perman- receiver end terminates on afence post mas have been particularly disappoin-
ent home installation, or planning a full with some large nails to which Isimply ting at my listening post in Suffolk. If
scale DXpedition from, for example, a connect the receiver with crocodile conditions are directly attributable to
farmhouse, you'll need portable equip- clips, whilst at the other end Iinstalled solar activity, the prospects for the next
ment. One good portable receiver that the terminating resistor between the few years don't seem very promising.
performs very well with Beverage aerials aerial wire and a copper earth stake However, there may be a glimmer of
on the MW band is the Sony ICF2001D. driven deep into soft earth in aditch. In hope for the coming months around the
This radio can run off its internal my case a good ATU is essential since I equinox. In the past, the best DX
batteries but, alternatively, an SW/MW have an MW transmitter on 1170kHz not conditions have tended to appear
communications receiver that runs off far from the aerial, making DX on around the spring and autumn equinoxes
12V could be used. To make the most of frequencies 1150 to 1190kHz impossible. and often an extended period of poor
the 2001D ( and many other receivers) it is Despite this problem, limited tests MW conditions known as the Mid- Winter
advisable to place an aerial tuning unit already show the aerial performs well. Anomaly has arisen. So, there is no need
between the Beverage and the radio; this For instance, one night in January at yet to get discouraged by propagation
should avoid overload problems caused 2300hrs, Iwas able to sit in the car hooked conditions and there is still time for
by strong local signals. Just imagine the up to the Beverage and tune in the springtime DX to make amends for the
simplicity of driving up to your aerial, Caribbean Beacon from Anguilla on poor show this winter.
parking in alay-by off the road, and then 1610kHz with 100% word-perfect recep-
all you need to do is pass the aerial wire tion, whereas back home using the usual Reports and news
through the car window, connect it to the loop aerials all Icould make out was a Keep those dials tuned to the medium
receiver and you are ready to go! With a weak carrier without any recovered waves and why not tell everyone what
bit of ingenuity and afew simple bits and audio! you've been hearing? You can send your
pieces you could be DXing with your own logs, reports or news tips to me care of
Beverage aerial; you certainly don't DX file Radio & Electronics World. Till next
need to own several acres of land. As you may have heard elsewhere, the time, good DX.

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 SPECTRUM WATCH
by John Andre-
ws

Super transistor created Whether this will stimulate a revival of now use fibre in their networks, in
Researchers at the American interest in nuvistors is not clear, but it systems ranging from a few miles up to
Telephone and Telegraph's Bell Labor- proves there is nothing new under the 500 miles. Electrical concerns have
atories in New Jersey have demons- sun ( and this report is not dated 1April)! switched from microwave to micro-
trated anew transistor which can switch wave/fibre-optic hybrids or all fibre-
on and off 140 billion times asecond, or Dish wars? optio networks faster than gas and water
twelve times faster than transistors used Being overtaken by events is one of the utilities, mainly because they own rights
in current supercomputers. Even if this is hazards of writing a column that takes a of way along pylon routes and it is easy to
an American billion, that's some going. couple of months to appear in print. That string fibre between the pylons. The
Present-day transistors of this type, said, it looks as if a price war may be same is happening in Britain.
known as bipolar, are typically made of starting in the provision of satellite
silicon and can operate at 12 billion receivers for the Astra bird. Dixons are Radio telescopes enhanced
operations a second. quoting £ 199.00 but are only taking A new radio telescope is to be built at
AT&T says the device may be useful in orders; the actual equipment was not Cambridge and, when linked with others
integrated circuits and ultra- high-speed available off-the-shelf at the time of elsewhere in Britain, will form the
electronics for optical fibre communica- writing, nor was the precise specifica- world's most powerful telescope for
tions systems, among other things. The tion. Now Sir Clive Sinclair's Cambridge observing radio waves from the sun and
new transistor is made of indium phos- Computer company has entered the fray other stars. It will become part of the
phide and gallium indium arsenide, with a flat square antenna, reminiscent MERLIN network, MERLIN standing for
rather than silicon. High-speed elec- of BSB's ' squarial' but intended for the Multi- Element Radio- Linked Interfero-
trons are used to relay signals in the Astra satellite. Prices quoted are £149.95 meter Network. By taking simultaneous
transistor, travelling across the device at for the basic 60cm aerial and indoor readings from anumber of dishes across
half of a trillionth of a second in a new tuner/receiver, £179.95 for aversion with the country and combining the measure-
fashion. Unlike the multiple collisions of an armchair remote control unit and ments, scientists can build a composite
electrons in silicon transistors, in the £229.95 for the deluxe version with stereo result equivalent to one received from a
new device the electrons move quasi- sound, graphic equaliser and other bells dish the size of the sum of the individual
ballistically, colliding with only one or and whistles. Up to now I have con- ones. The larger the array of dishes, the
two atoms in the semiconductor crystal. sidered products at these low prices to finer the details of radio sources MER-
The new transistor's test-speed is only be no more than vapourware, so let's see LIN can resolve.
the tip of the iceberg, according to if they can be sustained! The contract is worth £3million, half of
Richard Nottenburg, a member of the which will go ¡to British firms. It will
technical staff at Bell Labs. At 140GHz Microwave frequencies run out enable MERLIN to resolve radio details
these new transistors are operating at The growing use of private radio links as small as 0.01 arcseconds in width,
less than 50% capacity. He says, ' We are and the increase in the amount of voice equivalent to a few millionths of the
cracking a new frontier in which we will and data traffic over them is causing width of the full moon and ten times
be able to operate at frequencies never problems for Britain's gas, electricity better than the world's current best.
before envisioned'. and water utility industries. First located In the USA, scientists and engineers
around 460MHz, many of these links then from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
And a vacuum transistor... moved up to 1500M Hz to allow better use and the National Radio Astronomy
Vacuum tube devices are bouncing of the 460MHz frequencies for mobile Observatory ( NRAO) are to link their
back! The US Naval Research Laboratory radio. Microwave radio is more appropri- radio telescope systems in similar
(NRL) is developing a radically new ate for the telemetry data and internal fashion. This will couple the twenty-
vacuum microelectronic device, which is telephone calls sent over these links, but seven radio telescopes of the NRAO's
reminiscent of a miniaturised vacuum the 1500MHz band is now virtually full in Very Large Array to JPL's Deep Space
tube ( valve), yet is thousands of times many parts of the country. Network to enhance communications
smaller. New and replacement radio systems abilities for the flypast of Neptune by
Dr Henry FGray, aresearch physicist at are now being installed on 7.5GHz, Voyager 2which is scheduled for August
NRL, states that the vacuum device is previously used only for trunk links. The of this year. A new X- Band receiver
beams at this frequency are narrower, system is being built, using liquid helium
superior to the solid type with respect to
saturation velocity and associated tran- reducing the risk of mutual interference, cooling to minimise internal electronic
sit time, yet it has the size and cost and more bandwidth is available for the noise in the circuitry.
advantages of solid-state technology. It growinelevel of traffic. The size of these 'antennas is stunning.
A report from the Utilities Tele- The dishes at the Deep Space Network
is also ultra- fast, ultra- radiation- hard,
temperature insensitive and very effi- communications Council in the USA says site in California are 112 and 230ft in
cient. It can be used for analogue ( eg that because of the shortage of radio diameter, while the twenty-seven at the
medium and high- power millimetric frequency spectrum in some regions NRAO's Very Large Array ( Socorro, New
wave amplifiers) and digital ( eg ultra-fast there, various large utilities are replac- Mexico) are each 82ft across. The sites
signal processor and computer) applica- ing all or part of their private microwave will be interlinked by satellite, whereas
tions in both normal and hostile environ- networks with fibre- optic systems. those in the British MERLIN system use
ments, says Gray. Seventy-five municipal and state utilities normal terrestrial microwave. ffl

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STICK ON CABINET FEET 30/el
51mm Modules 9x41256-15 New £36 PCB PINS FIT 0.1" VERO 200/el ON HEATSINK TYPE
10 watt 39R, 18OR 40p each
CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR TO- 220 micas + bushes
TO-3micas + bushes
10/150p 100/E2
10/el
25 watt 833, 1R2, 185, 4R7, 258. 1008 50p each
1.8342MHz 2/£1.50 50 watt 3R3, 5R1, 188. 27R EiCip each
PTFE min screen cable 10m/el
SIL RESISTOR NETWORKS Large heat shrink sleeving pack PHOTO DEVICES
8pin 10K 22K 5/C1.00 CERAMIC FILTERS 6M/9M/10.7M 50p 100/£20 BPW50 Infra red photo Diode 31E1
9pin 22K 5/£1.00 TOKIN MAINS RFI FILTER 250v 15A £3 Slotted opto -
switch OPCOA OPB815 £ 1.30
10 pin 68R 18OR 22K 5/£1.00 IEC chassis plug rfi filter 10A £3 2N5777 50p only
Potentiometers short spindles values 2k5 10k 25k 1M 2M5 Photo diode 50p • £2
SURFACE MOUNTED TRANSISTORS newvalue
MEL12 ( Photo darlington base n/c) 50p
BCW31 BCW72 NTAV70 152836 min 50/type 100/£2.50 RPY58A LDR 50p ORP12 LDR 7Gp
500k lin 500k log 5/
4/£1
C1
GREEN or YELLOW 3or 5mm 10/£1 100/£6.50
TRANSISTORS 40Khz ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS EX-EOPT NO
FLASHING RED OR GREEN LED 5mm 50p 100/£35
BC107 BCY70. Pre formed leads full spec DATA £1/pr LEDS assorted RD/GN/YW + INFRA/RED 200/£5
20/£1 100/£4 10001£30 PLESSEY INVERTER TRANSFORMER 11.5-0-11 5V to
240v 200 VA £01£31
SUB MIN PRESETS HORIZONTAL
POWER TRANSISTORS Op amp LM10 CLN £2.90
1K 4K7 10K 22K 47K 1M 10M 15/el 100/£5
POWER FET IRF95318A 60V P channel to 220 2/£1
Powerful small magnets 3/el WIMET MULTI TURN PRESETS
2N3055H RCA House numbered 5/£2
12 Volt CO- AX relays similar to RS349-686 with short BNC
2SC1520 sim BF259 3/£1 100/£22
Tails. Change over contracts CO lOR 2OR 100R 20OR 25OR 50OR 50p
TIP141, 142/146, £ 1ea, TIP110. 125,426 2 £1
Sonnerschein dryfit batteries 12 Volt 20 A/HR 2K 5K 10K 22K 50K 100K 200K 2K2 2K5 47K 500K 2M2
TIP3513 £ 1.30 TIP35C £1.50
SE9302100V 10A DARL SIM TIP121 2/£1
£20 (£ 3.50 carr) IC SOCKETS6-pin 15/£1 8- pin 12/£1; 14- pin 10/£1.00:
Multicore cable 12 core 7/0. 2mm screemed 18/20- pin 7/£1; 22/24/28 pin 4/£1 40 pin 30p
2N3055 Ex eqpt tested 4/£1
Plastic 3055 or 2955 equ iv 50p 100/£35
Cl for 3 metres
TRIMMER CAPACITORS 5/50p
2N3773 NPN 25A 160V £ 1.80 10/£18 ZENERS Grey larger type 2to 25pF 5to 50pF, 2 to 22pF Transistors
BD132 5.6V IW3 Semikron 49K available £25/1000 50p
Supressor OF606 120V BI Directional Zener in 3amp W/E Feed Thru Ceramic Caps 1000pF 10/£1
QUARTZ HALOGEN LAMPS
A1/21624v 150w £2.25
package 5/£1.00 SOLID STATE RELAYS NEW 10A
H1 12v 55w ( car spot) £ 1.50
DIODES Lk RECTIFIERS 250v AC
NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES 1N4148 10CM£ 1.50 Zero voltage switching Control voltage 8-28v DC
40A 250V AC Solid State relays
£2.50
£ 18
7.2 Volts 1.8 A/hr C Cells in packs of 6 £5 P&P £ 1 1N4004/SD41A 300V 100/£3
Miniature relays suitable for RF 5 volt coil 1 pole
1N5401 3A 100V 10/£1
ZIF SOCKETS BA158 lA 400V fast recovery 1001£3
changeover
12 volt coil 1pole changeover
£1
£1
TEXTOOL single inline 32 way. Can be ganged for use with BA1591A 1000V fast recovery 100/£4
any dual inline devices 2/C1.50 120v 35A stud 65p POLYE.STF-R/POLYCARB CAPS
12 FL10 12A 200V small stud 41£1.50 100/£25 luF 100v lOmm SIEMENS block polycarb 10k available
MISCELLANEOUS BY1271200V 1.2A 10/£1
1000/£80
BNC to croc clips lead 1metre £1 ln/3n3/5n6/8n2/10n 1%63v lOmm 100/05
BY254 800v 3A 8/£1
Small Microwave Diodes AEI DC1028A 2/£1 2a2 160v rad 22mm 100/e10
BY255 1300v 3A 6/£1
Moulded inductor 470uH size of a 1watt film resistor 5/£1 33n/47n 250v AC X rated rad 15mm 10/e1.00
To- 220 Heat Sink sim RS 403-162 10/2.50 6A 100V Similar MR751 4/£1
lu 600V Mixed dielectric 50p ea
lA 800v bridge rectifier 4/£1
D.I.L. Switches 10 Way £1 8 Way 80p. 4/5/6 Way 50p
180 Volt 1watt ZENERS ALSO 12V 20/£1 4A 100V bridge 3/£1 STC PITC BEAD THERMISTORS
6A 100v bridge 50p G22 22OR G13 1K G23 2K G54 50K G25 200K G16 1M
Olivetti logos calculator keyboard ( 27) key plus 12 Digit
Res@ 20'c directly heated type Cl each
flourescent display on driver boad ( le calculator less case, 8A 200V Bridge 2/£1.25
FS22BW NTC Bead inside end of 1" glass probe res @ 20'c
transformer and printer) £1.30 10A 200v bridge £1.50
2008 £1.00
Plastic Equipment case 9x6x1.25" with front and rear 25A 200v bridge £2ea 10/£18
panels containing PCB with eprom 2764 - 30 and ICS 7417 25A 400v bridge £2.50 10/£22 BEAD TANTALUM CAPS
6UB 25V, 47U 3V, 2U2 20V, 10U 10V 12/£1 100/£15
LS30 LS32 LS74 LS367 LM311 7805 Reg, 9way D plug, push
button switch, din socket £1.90 SCRs MONOLOTHIC CERAMIC CAPS
VNIOLM 60V 1/25ohm TO-92 mosfet 4/£1. 100/E20 2P4M equiv C106D 3/£1 100/C20 lOn 50V 2.5mm 100/£4.50
MIN GLASS NEONS 10/£1 MCR72-6 10A 600v SCR Cl 100n 50v 2.5mm or 5mm 100/£6
RELAY 5v 2 pole changeover looks like RS 355-741 marked 35A 600v stud £2 100N 50V axial Shortleads 100/£3
SIC 47WBO5T 2/£1 TICV106D .8A 400v SCR 3/£1 100/£15 100n ax long leads 100/£6
MINIATURE CO- AX FREE PLUG RS 456-071 2/£1 MEU21 Prog. unijunction "/£ 1 100n 50v RAD 0.3" centres 100/£10

diacs 25p STEPPER MOTOR 4 PHASE 2

MINIATURE CO- AX FREE SKT RS 456-273 2/£1.50
STRAIN GAUGES 40 ohm Foil type polyester backed balco TRIAC.S
grid alloy £ 1.50 ea 10+ Cl NEC Triac ACO8F 600V TO 220 9v WINDINGS
DIL REED RELAY 2POLE n/o CONTACTS £1 5/£2 100/£30 £3.50. 10/£30

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