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Passport 2005
With hobbyists in the midst
of the DX season, it’s nice to have
a reliable reference companion at
your listening post. Passport to
World Band Radio, entering its
twenty-first year of publishing, continues
to appeal to the casual program
listener and advanced DXer.
The opening features, Thailand-Radio
Active and Laos: Radio
Under Fire will appeal to those
interested in their respective radio
scenes. I found both features fascinating
and of interest even to the
casual listener.
For the beginner, Compleat Idiot’s
Guide to Getting Started is an
excellent intro. World times, finding
stations, best times and frequencies
for 2005, and
finding the right
radio will set you
in the right direction.
Now you’re
ready for the Ten
Easy Catches and
Ten of the Best Top
Shows or What’s On Tonight for
program listeners
A large section covers How
to Choose a World Band Radio.
Radios covered include shortwave
portables, table tops, and antennas
in many price ranges. Trust me, you
will find a plethora of receivers to
add to your “want list.”
The Addresses Plus sections
contains by-county listings of addresses,
key contact personnel,
website addresses, and verification
policies.
Passport’s “blue pages,”
contain listings of stations in
by-frequency order, a plus for
bandscanning. Because of routine
seasonal frequency adjustments,
no reference guide can remain a
definitive source. To compensate,
Passport includes frequencies
that contributors have previously
observed being active. This should
assist the listener.
Passport 2005 continues to be
an excellent reference to hobbyists
for advice, receivers, and seasonal
frequencies. Passport to World
Band Radio is available through
Grove Enterprises (7540 Hwy 64
West, Brasstown, NC 28902) at
http://ww.grove-ent.com (or)
1-800-438-8155 for $22.95.
- Gayle Van Horn
The Sports Radio
Play by Play
Directory
Edited by Charles B. Montgomery
If you are a dyed-in-the-wool
sports nut and like to listen to
your favorite team on radio, then
we have found the book for you.
Charles Montgomery and Montgomery
Publishing has recently
released his first publication – The
Sports Radio Play by Play Directory,
1 st Edition.
This unique directory contains
listings for AM-FM radio
stations in North
America that carry
play by play broadcasts
for Major
and Minor League
sports teams in the
following sports:
Baseball, Basketball,
Football, Hockey, Soccer and
Lacrosse.
The user will find listings by
sport, then by league and team.
There are two cross reference listings,
(1) sorted by state and city and
(2) a by-frequency listing for both
the AM and FM broadcast bands.
Individual listings in each of the
sections include station call sign,
operating frequency, city/state of
each station and Sport Team broadcast
being carried. A random check
of the listings found the directory
to be accurate and up-to-date.
This comprehensive directory
is available in two formats, print and
Adobe Acrobat electronic portable
document file (or PDF). The printed
version is $19.95 plus $5 shipping
in the United States. The electronic
version, which is the same as the
printed version, is only $14.95 and
can be emailed at no extra charge. If
you want the electronic version on
CD-ROM add $5.
For more information you can
contact Montgomery Publishing
via email at: orderinfo@mont
gomerypublishing.com. Order
forms are available at: http:www.
montgomerypublishing.com.
You can also reach the company
through their mailing address at:
2311 North Millbrook Ave, Fresno,
CA 93703.
- Larry Van Horn
2005 Tower Site
Calendar
You missed getting for the best
radio hobbyist calendar under the
tree for Christmas, but you’re still
in time to order one for yourself
for 2005. Now in its fourth year,
the calendar features full-color pinups
of broadcast transmitter sites
throughout the US and Canada. The
pictures are all distilled from photos
taken by Scott Fybush, creator of
Tower Site of the Week http://www.
fybush.com/featuredsite.htm and
NorthEast Radio Watch http://www.
fybush.com/nerw.html
In addition to tower photos,
each monthly page includes significant
dates in radio and television
history, as well as civil and religious
holidays and major industry trade
shows and events.
To order your copy of the
Tower Site 2005 Calendar, send
$16, postpaid ($17.32 includes sales
tax for New York State residents)
by check or money order payable
to Scott Fybush to 92 Bonnie Brae
Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618; or
orders can be placed by credit card
at http://www.fybush.com
Ease the
Strain
Thinking about erecting a wire
antenna? MFJ has a new line of Ceramic
Strain Insulators for Constructing
Wire Antennas. The insulators
come in three sizes to accommodate
different wire diameters from 3/15
to 5/16 inches and can be ordered
separately or in packs of three. Prices
range from $1.95 each to $3.95.
MFJ has lots of other nifty accessories
like 12 pairs of Anderson
PowerPole connectors for $10.49
(yes, the kind “Bright Ideas” keeps
touting) and the Anderson PowerPole
crimping tool for $9.95, 100 feet of
14 Gauge Copper Strand Antenna
Wire for $11.95, or a 6-pack of the
above bone-insulators for $3.95.
To order, get a free catalog, or
for your nearest dealer, call 1-800-
647-1800; or write to: MFJ, 300
Industrial Park Road, Starkville, MS
39759; or go online: http://www.
mfjenterprises.com; or fax to: 1-
662-323-6551.
Utility CD to be
Released
The World Utility Network club
is celebrating its 10th anniversary
by releasing a new version of their
CDROM. The previous two versions
of the CDROM were widely recognized
as exceptional products, including
all the WUN newsletters and
WUN’s special topics reports, many
info files, sound samples and pictures
as well as several radio related computer
programs. The last edition was
released in 1999. The new edition is
expected to be released before the
end of 2004 and will reflect 10 years
of utility loggings. Check the website
at http://www.wunclub.com for
price and availability. The CD is also
available from Grove Enterprises
http://www.grove-ent.com
Monitoring Times
2004
The anthology of all Monitoring
Times issues for 2004 is now
available in full color, searchable
PDF format. If you’re a current subscriber,
this $19.95 CD can be yours
at the discount price of $14.95. Take
advantage of active links, printable
pages, and all the benefits of owning
the entire year contained on one
CD. Call 1-800-438-8155 or email
order@grove-ent.com to order or
visit http://www.grove-ent.com
74 MONITORING TIMES January 2005