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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
W O R L D R A D I O T V H A N D B O O K WRTH2005 Updated with the help of some of the world’s leading DXers and BCLs, we are proud to present the 2005 edition of the bestselling directory of world broadcasting on LW, MW, SW & FM 688 pages full of information: • National and International broadcasts and broadcasters by country with frequencies, powers, languages, station addresses, email, web, phone and fax, leading personnel, QSL policy, and more • Clandestine and other target broadcasters • MW frequency listings by region • International and domestic SW frequency listings • International SW broadcasts in English, French, German, Portuguese & Spanish, listed by UTC. • Equipment reviews, and articles on Ancillary Equipment, Managing the HF Spectrum, World Music Radio, and more • TV by country • Reference section with Transmitter Site Location Table, Standard Time & Frequency Transmissions, DX clubs, Internet Resources, and much more Available December 2004 SOME COMMENTS ON WRTH 2004: Again this year, I can recommend serious DX-ers to buy this ”DX-ers Bible”! I have all Editions of the WRTH since 1961 in my collection and I am pleased to say that the 2004 Edition is the best! Anker Petersen, Danish SW Club International I just got WRTH for 2004. It is so well done, I can’t believe it! As I flip thru, picking various stations and countries - it’s all there. I thought last year’s WRTH was the end of the line, it could not get any better - this 2004 is superb! H Ragan, USA The WRTH 2004 is super! J Slavik, Czech Republic WRTH is excellent as usual L Reeves, USA I highly recommend the World Radio TV Handbook as a convenient place to look up addresses - and much else. I often grab my copy and find stuff fast Glenn Hauser, DX Listening Digest WRTH 2004 is the first world class radio directory I ever came across M Nanayakkara, Sri Lanka The bible for DXers is very, very good P Bouças, S.Tomé and Principe A great reference work for all radio hobbyists – the World Radio and TV Handbook 2004 Adrian Peterson, AWR Wavescan Excellent publication J Easterly, USA
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