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Monitoring Times 2000 INDEX
AMERICAN BANDSCAN
/ ANTENNA TOPICS / BEGINNER'S CORNER
/ BELOW 500 kHz / BRIGHT IDEAS
/ CLOSING COMMENTS / COMPUTERS & RADIO
/ DIGITAL DIGEST / EASY ACCESS RADIO
/ FEATURES: / GLOBAL FORUM
/ LAUNCHING PAD / MILCOM / ON THE HAM BANDS
/ OUTER LIMITS / PLANE TALK
/ PROGRAMMING SPOTLIGHT / QSL REPORT
/ RADIO RESTORATIONS / SATELLITE RADIO GUIDE
/ SCANNER EQUIPMENT / SCANNER LOGS
/ SCANNING REPORT / SERVICE SEARCH
/ SHORTWAVE EQUIPMENT / THE FED FILES
/ TRACKING THE TRUNKS/ / UTILITY WORLD
/ VIEW FROM ABOVE / WASHINGTON WHISPERS
/ WHAT'S NEW / [ROTATING GUIDE]
Broadcast:
Antenna Law -- APR
Canada's Regional Stations -- OCT
DXing the AM BC Band (MW) -- FEB
Far Eastern Rendezvous -- SEP
Guide to Addresses - Asia, Pacific -- SEP
Guide to QSL Addresses - Africa -- OCT
Guide to QSL Addresses - S Am -- DEC
Independence and Innovation VOA -- MAY
Leo Sarkisian: Music Man of Africa -- OCT
Listening in on Africa -- OCT
Listening In on South America -- DEC
Regional Music - Asia, Pacific -- SEP
San Francisco's Radio Heritage -- DEC
Somalia on Shortwave -- JUN
Summer DX Challenge (Baseball) -- JUN
TWR on AM from Bonaire (MW) -- MAR
Using Music to ID SW Stations -- FEB
Visit to Spanish National Radio -- NOV
VOA Cuts European Services -- APR
VOA Special English -- MAY
WCPE: FM Radio for 2000 -- JAN
WINB Surviving on Shortwave -- MAR
Miscellaneous
Antarctica Communications Today -- JAN
Index of Articles 1999 -- JAN
Moonbounce -- NOV
Satellites
Amateur Radio Survives in Mir -- JUL
Decoding the Russian Navsats-I -- FEB
Decoding the Russian Navsats-II -- FEB
Phase 3D -- JUL
Primer on Satellite Groundstations -- JUL
SatCom North Arctic Expedition -- AUG
Space Action on AMSATs -- JUL
Scanning:
Crisis in North Carolina (ham radio) -- FEB
Developing "The Ear" for Radio -- NOV
Field Trip for the Scanner Listener -- JUN
How Far is "Line of Sight"? -- MAR
NASA/Space Shuttle Guide -- JUL
Roadtrip! Scanning I-35 -- DEC
Scanning Salt Lake City -- MAY
Scanning Profile of Chicago -- OCT
Understanding Handoffs Comms -- AUG
Technology
and Technical:
Bluetooth: New World of Wireless -- SEP
Budget FM-DX Antenna -- MAY
DX Lifesaver: MiniDisc Recorder -- SEP
There are antennas and Antennas -- APR
Extending the Range of Quad Loop -- APR
20th
Century Nostalgia
Ice Cold Radio: The Byrd Exped -- JAN
Forbidden Signals fm Ancient TXer -- MAR
Jasper's Antique Radios -- JUN
MaritimeMuseum for Monitors -- MAY
Monitoring with Vintage Ears -- OCT
The Radio War over Vietnam -- APR
Voice of Tomorrow Clandestine -- AUG
Waiting for the Go Code -- JUL
Utilities:
ALE: HF Comms in New Millennium -- JUN
Ham Radio Special Event Stations -- SEP
Monitoring Pacific Ocean Flights -- AUG
North Atlantic Crossing -- AUG
JAN -- Propagation by Groundwave
FEB -- Mailbag: AM Radio Log, WTIR Orlando, Slinky
antenna, new 690/940 occupants, FCC auctions 5 stations
MAR -- X-Files Radio - oddities and possible
causes; 690/940 occupants IDed; applicants for 740; federal use of TIS
APR -- Low Power FM
MAY -- Reference Aids
JUN -- More Low Power FM; new 3-letter stn in
Canada; daytime DXing; more on Slinky antenna
JUL -- Popularity Contest (radios used by DXers);
new X band stn; skip and other unusual receptions
AUG -- That Spotted Ole Sun (solar flux and MW
reception)
SEP -- It's Back(CBC powerhouse stations); First
LPFM filings (esp Atlanta area); MW database websites; deceptive logging
OCT -- Timesharing and End of WMAQ
NOV -- SRS and SSS (skip techniques); new Xband
stn in Idaho; station sold on ebay; WLS nostalgia site; WTFDA concention
DEC -- New AM Station licenses; LPFM news;
receivers for MW DXing, freq swap in Phoenix
JAN -- Antennas and the new century: above HF,
trends, in HF antenna work
FEB -- Vehicular Antennas - I
MAR -- Vehicular Antennas - II
APR -- Antenna Design Programs
MAY -- Multi-Band Antennas
JUN -- Some Antenna Tests and Measurements
JUL -- Building Your Own Antennas (dipole)
AUG -- A Legendary Multiband Antenna (multiband
dipole)
SEP -- Groundplane Antennas
OCT -- Survey of Antenna Directivity
NOV -- Antenna Books: ARRL Handbook, ARRL Antenna
Book, HF Antennas for all Occasions, W6SAI Antenna Handbook, Practical Antenna
Handbook, Aerials series
DEC -- Noise - The Arch-Enemy
JAN -- How House Wiring Works
FEB -- File Box Fun
MAR -- Of Dropped Shoes and the Future of Ham
Radio
APR -- Spring Reading(Pssport, Crystal Bldg, AM BC
Antenna Systems, Inside Amateur Radio)
MAY -- The Science Fair Crystal Set
JUN -- Join the Club
JUL -- A Great Tale (DeMaw's Tuna Tin 2)
AUG -- Reasonable Recycled Receivers
SEP -- New Beginnings for the Beginner's Corner
OCT -- Only SWL Antenna You'll Need
NOV -- Finding the Perfect SW Receiver
DEC -- 10 Meters Makes Commuting Fun!
JAN -- Beacons Alive and well; identifying new
signals
FEB -- Prime Time- selected DX beacons; visit to
Hammond museum of Radio
MAR -- (Building) A Natural Radio Receiver
APR -- Buttoning up the Natural Radio
MAY -- The Great Outdoors (DXpeditions)
JUN -- Catching Up: loggings, log prog; souped-up
loop, Loop Antenna Handbook
JUL -- Summertime Tips; BeaconFinder Updates
AUG -- Tuning in to NAVTEX; DGPS news; Web updates
SEP -- Longwave - Many Hobbies in One
OCT -- Season Opener (antenna, receiver checks),
publications, experimental station, video project
NOV -- News,Tips, & Loggings: LW websites,
manuals, Litz wire; Canadian postal abbreviations, Scrapbook requests ,logs from
BeaconFinder
DEC -- Prime Season - Chasing Euros; Beacons;
Lowfers; going lower
JAN -- Get Organized
FEB -- Lost and Found
MAR -- Understanding the Incident Command System
APR -- Leashing the Internet
MAY -- Getting Geared up for Summer
JUN -- Service Search Scanning
(discontinued monthly titles)
JAN -- A Scanning Hall of Fame, guest ed by Robt
Wyman
FEB -- Millennial Musings
MAR -- Abolish Morse Code Before It's Too Late!
(Fond Memories and Harsh Pragmatics)
APR -- LPFM: Democracy on the Airwaves
MAY -- Do citizens have the right to listen to
public service? Guest ed by Chris Boyd
JUN -- New Senate Bill Could End Scanner Use!
JUL -- You'll find me in the flea-market! (Dayton
Hamvention)
AUG -- Markey Gets His Due, and, Will There Be a
Digital Scanner?
SEP -- The Internet: Get used to it, it's here to
stay!
OCT -- The Radio Hobby on the Rebound
NOV -- A Domestic SW Service - Pro and Con
DEC -- Holidays Greetings from staff
JAN -- TalkPCR by QROSoft
FEB -- Plugging & Trunking with WinRadio: WR
XRS plug-ins, WR Trunking Option
MAR -- Can software Simplify the AR-8200? AR8200
Workshop; ARC8200 ToolBox by BuTel; ScanCat 7.50 SE
APR -- Handheld Computer Market and GPS for Palm
Pilot
MAY -- Tune up that whistle with DSP: Swezey
Digital Filter Prog; GNASP1
JUN -- More DSP Filter Progs: Chromasound, SR5
Spectrum Analyzer V2.0, Analyzer 2000, Spectrogram, Spectran
JUL -- Software for the Ten-Tec RX-320: Ten-Tec
utility,Dxtra, GNR, KF5OJ
AUG -- More Programs to control the RX-320:
AT/SWL99, ERGO, N4PY v 1.04
SEP -- When is a PC-Controlled Radio, Not?
PCR-1000, PCRPilot3C, RX-320 Controller
OCT -- What to look for in a computer for radio
monitoring
NOV -- On-Line Freq Files and Databases: SPEEDX;
ADDX Kurier; Prime Time SW; WWW SWL Guide; LI Area Scanning Resource; PeCon;
Airport Guide, WW Airport Path
Finder; FCC; ILGRadio; conversion programs?
DEC -- Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? [Radio
Max 5.4, Scanner Wear 2.5, ScanStar 7.62, Scancat 7.5 SE]
JAN -- Digital Beginner's Freqs
FEB -- Something for Everyone: more beginner's
freqs; ALE update; Utility Monitoring Central
MAR -- Voice Frequency Telegraphy Systems
APR -- More on VFT and French Forces
MAY -- Differential GPS
JUN -- Ecoutez vous Francais? (French diplo
channels)
JUL -- Got Sync? (IDing signals you can't decode);
decoders update
AUG -- Russian Intelligence-Gathering on HF
SEP -- Aid Agencies on HF Radio
OCT -- ALE Networks Update
NOV -- Digital Meteorology
Dec -- Digital Utilities: Where to Listen, what to
log; new ALE net
JAN -- Sony FRS U-ceiver
FEB -- Sharp Wizard OZ-750
MAR -- Palm IIIe
APR -- Pryme's PR-460 GMRS HTs
MAY -- Alinco’s Clear DJ-V5 Dualbander
JUN -- What's New with CB? Cobra and Cherokee
JUL -- Drake Minitalk 99 FRS radio
AUG -- GE Sedona FRS
SEP -- Sangean DT-300VW Wx,MW,TV radio
OCT -- no column
NOV -- no column
DEC -- no column
JAN -- Campaign 2000 (federal protection freqs);
168-168.9875 allocations
FEB -- National Interagency Fire Center;
169-169.9875 alloc
MAR -- Mysterious Data Signals in New England;
Wildfires in the Southeast; 170-170.9875 alloc
APR -- NASA Trunked Systems; 171-171.9875 alloc.
MAY -- Intl Boundary and Water Commission; Wash DC
freqs; 172-172.9875 alloc.
JUN -- SHARES on ALE; FBI aircraft, FEMA freqs;
173-173.9875 alloc.
JUL -- Postal Inspection Profile; 29.9-30.550,
32-33 alloc.
AUG -- Feds in the Civilian Aircraft Band;
hurricane season resources; Canadian Fed Freq resource; 34-35, 36037, 38-39
alloc.
SEP -- Gov't Trunking Systems; 40-49.974 alloc.
OCT -- New Federal Bandplans (Itinerant, common
use, interagency; Gov Hydro Freqs, Wireless Mics
NOV -- Scanning the Wild, Wild West; Houston, DOE,
Idaho; AZ, CO, NV, NM, OR
DEC -- Federal Freqs in Alaska; NASA Comms; Pisgah
Natl Forest; Fed UHF land mobile service alloc
JAN -- All is not well at VOA
FEB -- Digital Radio Mondiale
MAR -- Latin Am Music Styles Web Page
APR -- This Month's Headlines
MAY -- FEBC Dropping English; DX the Internet; RHC
on 1700?
JUN -- Vietnam Gets Canadian Relay
JUL -- Behind "Chiapas, the World
Speaks"
AUG -- Radio Verdad QSLs
SEP -- ZimbabweClandestine
OCT -- American Forces Network on SW
NOV -- Yugoslavia Expelled from SW Site
DEC -- Silent Countries Now Webcasting
JAN -- Four Best Kept Secrets: Lyngemark satellite
charts, SBCA e-Newsletter, Professional Satellite Repair, smallear.com
FEB -- SWLing with Pictures! Panamsat 5; DXing
with a small dish
MAR -- NSS 806 Intl Sat Workhorse
APR -- The LNBF Advantage
MAY -- TVRO Time Machine: YUSA
JUN -- Sat DX Equip for Tight Spaces and Budgets
JUL -- Tuning in SCPC Radio Broadcasts
AUG -- Easy Satellite Service Tips
SEP -- Your Satellite TV Q&A's
OCT -- The ST-6600 MPEGII Rx
NOV -- Int'l TV Viewing and Q&As
DEC -- 4DTV Saves the Day (Maybe)
JAN -- Military Trunking Systems: Camp Pendleton,
Fort Huachuca; Motorola mil systems; Fed trunking standard groups
MAR -- Air Show Season 2000
MAY -- HILL AFB Trunking; Buckeye State (OH)
Milair; Armed Forces Day
JUL -- New Blue Angel Freq; Mil Sat Freqs; 113th
Fighter Wing/121st Squadron, 201st Airlift Squadron; Monitoring the Military
guide is back
SEP -- Eglin AFB; US Army trunked systems
NOV -- San Antonio Fed Trunk Sys Update; Ft Lewis,
Wash; Camp Pendleton; VHF Military Land Mobile Service
JAN -- Hello, Y2k; Onelist web site; 80 metre
direct conversion receiver schematic
FEB -- Intro to ten Meters - signals, antennas,
gear
MAR -- Restructuring (a personal perspective)
APR -- What? Still no computer?; ARRL asks
reconsideration on restructuring; RS HTX 10; band report
MAY -- NOGAnaut transmitter; Amateur Radio 101;
Sporadic E skip
JUN -- Beacon Peekin'; summer activities
JUL -- QRP versus QRO; Flight of the Bumblebees;
Final Final (Ike's last column)
AUG -- Tried the New Mode in Town? PSK31 (LVH)
SEP -- Welcome to HF Operation
OCT -- The Courtesy of QSLing; CQ WW DX contest;
GoldenClassics of Yesteryear; www. tubesandmore.com; QSL Cards by W4MPY
NOV -- The Cult of K2
DEC -- All I Want for Christmas (Dec contests)
JAN -- How to Pirate and Clandestine BC; NASWA and
Winter SWL Fest; Cichiguaz maildrop
FEB -- Pirate Radio programming, Low Power FM
MAR -- DXing Clandestine Radio Stations; pirate
addresses at Schoech site
APR -- Mixed Reactions to LPFM; Mexican
Clandestine?
MAY -- WHYP most active NA pirate; Euros on 19
Meters
JUN -- Clandestine Web Sites Reinvigorated; New
ACE publisher
JUL -- Peruvian Broadcaster Invades Pirate Band;
Pirates Going Legit
AUG -- Mobilization Radio Targets Washington
SEP -- Current Pirate Radio Programming
OCT -- Pirate DX Season; WCPE offer; new web sites
NOV -- Pirating with Cumbre on the Air
DEC -- Best SW Radio Site, Clandestine Radio Com;
Holiday Pirates
JAN -- Bern Radio; More from BWI
FEB -- Navigational Aids; Ramp rats and related
activities
MAR -- Potomac area TRACON; Aero websites; airline
info; software updates (AirNav Lite, Xavius)
APR -- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
MAY -- Continental Airlines Cruisin’;
Minneapolis ARTCC freqs
JUN -- Chicago, and the Funnies
JUL -- A Visit to Minneapolis ARTCC
AUG -- Dallas Ft Worth ATC; France's Friendly Skies?;The State of Aviation in Australia
SEP -- Baltimore-Washington Intl update and
airline co freq list
OCT -- Welcome to Bay and JFK
NOV -- New York to Kansas
DEC -- Bound for the Northwest: Seattle, Portland
airports; ARINC HF freqs; Weather Processors Products (ATC)
JAN -- Charting a Future for SW BCing - II
FEB -- The Best SW Media Programs
MAR -- RNZI Loses Sport; BBCWS Loses Mind
APR -- Don't Overlook These Gems!
MAY -- Things learned at the SW Winterfest
JUN -- The BBC (Yes, Again!)
JUL -- Europe's Summer of the Arts
AUG -- The SWL's "National" Sports
SEP -- Live from Australia: 2000 Olympics
OCT -- So much for that firewall (VOA)
NOV -- Ruminations of a Blocked Writer
DEC -- Half Full or Half Empty?(RN Media Network
& R Australia)
JAN -- QSLing Mediumwave
