Listener's Guide - 1999 - The Listeners Guide

now. My only trace of rebellion these days is to sit meekly in restaurants wearing a smallbadge that reads:"Red wine with fish"Some examples of stations affected by pirate activity:6211KHz: Northern Seas Supplementary Distress.6215KHz: Marine Distress.6224KHz: Thames Control.Many Sunday Pirates have moved to the 75 Metre band.6300KHzRussian number station. "Golly, Control, you don't think they are at it again?"No, we don't. The modulation quality suggests some very old plant is just being given anairing. They tell us the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, so you never can tell...6622KHzShannon ATC. Secondary calling on 8831. A cause for concern and a sad reflection onamateur radio. The average modern ham radio set is so highly developed it can beinstalled and forgotten about. This lack of intervention from the user was supposed tofree him from technical responsibilities to enjoy open communication. Not so.Modifications to allow equipment to work outside the ham bands are the new currencywith dire consequences for other users. This new allocation for air traffic control sits inthe middle of a range of frequencies "taken over" by European pirates using modified andtherefore illegal, ham gear.7000KHz40m Amateur Band lower limit. Another ham radio tradition. The lower part of theallocation is CW, these days including AMTOR and computer packet modes, the upperpart being telephony albeit on the lower sideband.As this band gets you into Europe, watch out for some undiagnosed cases of acutexenophobia as night falls.7100KHzThe lower limit of the 41m Broadcast Band. Across Europe and into the States in theearly mornings.7265KHzSudwestfunk, Baden-Baden, Germany. Real radio as a public utility. Nothing but a richmix of pop and rock from albums, news, weather and travel information. Listen for thepulse of RDS data that switches over a million German radios to this network for thelatest update.7325KHz: BBC World Service, Skelton and Rampisham.7860.5KHzArmy Signals. "That man there! Absolute shower!"Terry-ThomasThe 8Mhz Marine and Air Traffic Control Band.Including:8228KHz: Ostende Radio.8291KHz: Marine Distress.8634KHz: Ships Survival Craft.8737KHz: Cyprus Maritime Radio Service.8764KHz: Portishead Radio. Traffic and Weather on the hour.8825KHz: North Atlantic Control.8846KHz: New York Radio. Secondary calling on 6577.8864KHz: Shannon ATC.8879KHz: Shannon ATC.8891KHz: Shannon ATC.8957KHz: Shannon Volmet.9032KHz: RAF Flight Watch and Gibraltar Forward Relay.9251KHz: "The Lincolnshire Poacher". Classic English number station.9400KHzThe WRAC 92 lower limit of the 31m Broadcast Band. Granted a recent extension toallow the out-of-band broadcasters above some protection, this band is the great allrounder;9410KHz: BBC World Service from Skelton, Rampisham and Woofferton.9535KHz: Swiss Radio International. Remember Swiss Short Wave Merry-go-round?9575KHz: Radio Medi 1, Morocco. East meets west in this excellent commercial venture.