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             TOPICS RELATING TO SW LISTENING AND AMATEUR RADIO

             


                                  Ham Radio Info
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                                    contact #'s

73 AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINE
Forest Rd. WGE Center
Hancock, NH 03449

Amateur-Ham Radio Clubs
Portage Tr.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
(216) 929-4267

Amateur Radio Center
1117 W. 36th St., Baltimore
(410) 889-5214

Amateur Radio Information
Fulton Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 483-3293

Barry Electronics Corp.
512 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(212) 925-7000

Communications Electronics Inc.
PO Box 1045
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1045
(313) 996-8888
(800) USA-SCAN [orders only]

Eagle Rock Amateur Radio Club
E 49th N.
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
(208) 523-3584

EBB (Electronic Equipment Bank)
323 Mill St., N.E.
Vienna, VA 22180
[$1.00 for catalog]

Gateway Amateur Radio Club
Cleveland, GA 30528
(404) 865-5679

Ham Radio Outlet
2620 W. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92801

N 4 E D Q Amateur Radio Sales
Highway 19A
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
(904) 589-0222

QST MAGAZINE
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111
(203) 666-1541

Ramsey Electronics
793 Canning Parkway
Victor, NY 14564
(716) 924-4560
(716) 924-4555 fax
{ A good source for amateur radio kits, both for Hams and SWL's } 

Steel City Amateur Radio Club
McMichael Rd.
Carnegie, PA 15106
(412) 787-0777

Phone HAM-TALK in the Baltimore, MD area to find out about what is happening
locally in Ham Radio.

The ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League) likely will have a contact number in
your area.



Every serious shortwave listener should sooner or later get a hold of the 
catalog of SWL supplies, radios, books from    Universal Radio
                                               6830 Americana Parkway
                                               Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
                                               (800) 431-3939 [orders]
                                               (614) 866-4267 [info]

Send for their free 100 page catalog that is informative as well as 
entertaining. 




                              "PIRATE" STATION INFO
                               



 'pirate' bands:      1610  -   1630 Khz
                      6200  -   6325 Khz
                      6800  -   7000 Khz
                      7350  -   7530 Khz  *** best band
                                9900 Khz
                               13560 Khz
                               14975 Khz
                     15000  -  15050 Khz
                               25500 Khz

Notes:

1) Weekend and holiday evenings/nights are the most active times for pirate 
   stations.

2) Most pirate stations transmit AM.

3) Many pirate stations do send out QSL cards (listen for their mail drop 
   addresses to send reception reports to).

4) Listen at 7.240 Mhz @ 10:00 a.m. EST Sunday mornings for the ANARC SWL 
   listing of pirate reports. 

5) It is *ILLEGAL* to operate a pirate radio transmitter, but it is NOT 
   illegal to listen to one on your receiver.



THE ACE
PO Box 11201
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-0201
[$2 for sample issue]
This is a special interest magazine about pirate stations.

MONITORING TIMES
PO Box 98
Brasstown, NC 28902
($18/yr. subscription)
This magazine covers all shortwave broadcasters, including pirate stations.

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POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS
76 N. Broadway
Hicksville, NY 11801
($19.95 /yr. subscription)
General interest about SW listening.




A 32-page printed monthly newletter with info for all shortwave listeners:
SHORTWAVE NEWS, published by the Danish Shortwave Clubs International.

Get a free sample issue by sending 2 IRC's to:

DSWCI
Tavleager 31
DK-2670
Denmark




For information about construction old-style crystal radios, shortwave and 
related topics contact:

                       The Xtal Set Society
                       c/o Phil Anderson, W0XI
                       RR1, Box 129A
                       Lawrence, KS 66044

They sell kits, booklets, and publish an informative bi-monthly newsletter 
($8.00/yr). 
