DID TEURS

Element 4:
1) True-In a series of experimental transmissio ns during November,
1980. Mor e SSTV broadcasts may ta ke place this year.
2) True- Aren't they thoughtful!
3) False-WYFA and KGEI, among others, are privately owned.
4) False-They're commercial stations transmitting business or
safety traffic.
5) True- Rad io energy from the giant planet ca n be detected at
those frequenc ies with the proper receiving gear.
6) True- Ironic, isn't it?
7) False- East Berlin.
8) False-Like most international broadcasters, the VOA transmits
in dozens o f languages.
9) True- 25.600- 26.1 00 MH z. Just below you-know-what.
10) True-Peacef ully progressing towa rd what?
11) False-It's Finnish for Radio Finland.
12) False-ll's a reception report form, similar to the amateur RST
system. The letters stand for: Signal, Interference, Noise, Propagation,
and Overall merit.
13) False-It's the term applied to the upper end of the U.S. AM
broadcast band w here many rcw-powereo stations are grouped.
14) True-This is especially true in many eastern European countries
where SWLs must obtain a certain number of amateur
aSLs before they're allowed to transmit. So answer those SWL
QSLs!
15) False-Amat eur, mariti me, experimental, and a few other types
of stations aren't listed, but just about everyone else is. The ITU
publishes it.
16) True-You can write them at PO Box 97, Calumet City IL 60409.
17)True-As a matter of fact, most countries slap a fee on radios
and TVs-a way of raising revenues to subsidize government
broadcasting.
18) True- Great code practice.
19) True-Confusing, isn't it?
20) False- One hundred and seven channels, but more are on the
way as soon as the FCC can add more by pushing existing statio
ns closer together.
Element 5:
See Illustration 2A.
Next month: ARRL
Illustration 2A.
SCORING
Element 1:
Twenty points for the completed puzzle, or 112 point for each question
correctly answered.
Element 2:
One point for each station you matched to tt s QTH .
Element 3:
One point for each word unscrambled.
Element 4:
One point for each correct answer.
flement 5:
One point for each correct definition. Give yourself 10 extra points if
you deciphered the message.
Rate your SWL skills as follows:
'-20 -You listen to shortwave o n a radio purchased from a sidewalk
vendor . Can sometimes hear Radio Moscow.
21-40 - You write weekly letters to " OX Mailbag" and are deeply
thrilled when you hear your name announced on the air.
41 -60 -You monitor Rad io Warsaw while working Novices on 40.
61-80 - You log countries by the dozen and are the object of extreme
envy from your peers.
80-100 + -A real pro. You 're probably interviewed by Dan Rather fo r
your interpretation of foreign broadcasts during world
crises.
HAM HELP
tor's manual. If anyone has an
operator's manual, please co n­
tact me. Thank you.
Edward L Gafford
221 Royer Court
louisville KY 40206
also like to know of any modili·
cations done on the rig. I'll pay
for copying. Thanks.
John S. Lee KA4EPR
17401 NW 20 Ave.
Miami FL 33055
I am try ing to locate teem
22As, 215s, or similar radios-In
working condition-that can operate
just above and just below 2
meters (for MARS and si milar
applications).
Jim McCallum WB61NJ
10051 Perdido St_
Anaheim CA 92804
I need some help learni ng to
speak Nyno rsk, the "other language"
spoken in Norway. I
have some books and can get
along fairly well in Rtksmaat,
and now it 's t ime to learn
Nynorsk.
Perhaps there are a mateurs
living in the USA who speak th is
language or one of its dialects. I
would like to arrange a weekly
sked on 75 or 40 sse to he lp get
t his pro nu nciatlon strai ghtnot
to mention the grammar.
Dro p me a line and we'lI work up
asked.
rusm takk og paa gjensyn!
Nils R. Bull Young WB8IJN
920 Greenheart Drive
New Carlisle OH 45344
I need the manuals for and
any details on converting the
Heathk it HW-29A and Lalayette
HE45a 6m rigs to FM . , would
al so like to convert a Gonset IV
to FM. I will pay for all expense
of copying and mailing.
Richard McCubbin
535 Church St.
Portland MI 48875
My ho bby is listening to shortwave
radio and DXing. I need
help because I recently purchased
a used He tncra t te rs
model SX·110 receiver, but have
been unable to obtain an opera-
I am interested in hearing
from Field Day 2 owners about
what kind of results the unit
gives with less than perfect
code, sloppy code, QSe, QRM,
etc.
Berand Kirschner WBIYCQ
4439 Jupiter Drive
Rinrside CA 92505
I am looking fo r a crveter-ccntrolled
CB rig which has 4 t0 6 or
more channels and separate
crystals for transmit and receive,
in LA or Orange counties.
AI Gordon
1726 Spreckels Lane
Redondo Beach CA 90278
(213)-372-8560
I need inlormation and a ser·
vice man ual for the Heathklt"
DX-100 transmitter, and would
I'm looking for Info rmatio n on
a Northern Radio Co m pa ny,
Inc., F.S. d iversity converter, c irca
1956. It is a type 174, model 1,
serial 160. 1believe that this is a
terminal unit for RTTY, has a
variable freq uency shift, and
was used in the Ai r Force. I
would really appreciate any help
o n this.
Gary L Young N3AlL
Box 129
Wise's Grove Road
New Brighton PA 15066
Does anyone have any mtcrmatron
on building test and
calibration equipment for the 2-4
and 3.7-4.2.QHz ranges? Also,
what would be the lowest possible
cost?
Lamar Evans II
Rte. 1, Box 87C
Anacoco LA 71403
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