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.1.1Hot-/anta" By Michael Martin and Roger Cravens

July 19th to August 4th, all eyes and ears will be on Atlanta for the run-ning of the Centennial Olympic Games. If you are one of the thou-sands of visitors expected to vis it Atlanta and the other venues in the Southeast, welcome to the best scan-ning you have ever experienced!

Although sensitive communica-tions such as security for athletes and dignitaries will be using scrambled circuits, probably 110 daily activity around the region will be "routine" during the Olympics. So that you won' t miss a minute of monitoring, we've prepared some extensive fre-quency lists so you can program your scanner for your favorite agencies - beginning with your arrival at the airport.

Our cover shows An

Reviews:

Readers have expressed a great deal of curiosity about the Radio Shack DX-394 shortwave receiver. How does this tabletop. priced under $400. slack up against the classics? Sec Magnes review on page 98 for the bottom line.

Parnass revisits the Uniden BC9000XL T (p. 100) to pass along to readers some additional mods and tips acquired over a year of operation.

Addressing a number of common reception requi rements. the Grove TUN-4A is not only an antenna preselector/ampl ifcr. but provides .. a complete antenna system control unit." See page 96 for the review.

DEPARTMENTS

Letters ................................................ 4 Communications ................................. 6 Grove Expo Update .......................... 18 Beginner's Corner ........ ..... ................ 28

Going Down (LF) Scanning Report ............................... 30

Scanning on Line Utility World ..................... ...... .......... 34

FBI on HF Shortwave Broadcasting .................... 38 QSL Report ................... .... ................ 42 English Lang SW Guide ..................... 43 Club Circuit ....................................... 67 Propagation Conditions ..................... 68 Below 500 kHz ................................. 70

Surfing for Longwaves American Bandscan .......................... 72

Exotic TV DX Outer Limits ...................................... 7 4

Micro Pirates Widespread On the Ham Bands ............................ 76

Amplitude Modulation Special Events Calendar ..................... 77 DeMaw' s Workbench ...... .................. 78

Tune a Random-Length Antenna Plane Talk ............ ............................ 80

Reader's Corner

Federal File ..................................... 82 Federal Surveillance Freqs

Satellite TV ....................................... 84 Satellite Broadcasting Guide

Experimenters Workshop .... .............. 86 Cool Ways to Design Circuits-I/I

Skylink ............................................. 88 Wireless Computer LANS

Computers & Radio ........................... 90 Message Tracker

Net News ......................................... 92 Audio on the Internet

What's New ..................................... 93 Review: Grove TUN-4A

Magne Tests ..................................... 98 Radio Shack DX-394

Scanning Equipment ........................ 100 Mods & Tips for BC9000XLT

Antenna Topics ............................... 102 The Kite-Supported Antenna

K.l.S. Radio .................................... 106 CB- Ultimate Frugal Radio

Ask Bab ......................................... 108 More on Current Flow

Stock Exchange .............................. 110 Closing Comments .......................... 112

The State of the Union

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Herr Wul lenweber was kid-napped hy the Ru~s i ans at the end o f WW I l and. w nsequcntly. they also have Wullcnweber sites.

ww1 I was certainly not the heyday of NA YSECGRU. It wasn' t even put in place until the 1950's. We had about 10.000 personnel in SECGRU in the 1970' s. In the late 1980' s. one site (Rota, Spain) had almost 2000 people at it. The current NA YSECGRU is a shadow of its former se lf.""

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Colorado. addsthi~ inforniat ion: considerable informat ion is available about the Wullenwcber antenna and anci llary equ ip-ment. much of it from the US Navy. About ten years ago. I was able to obtain the fo llowing publications from the Naval Se-curi ty Group Training Facility at Corry Station. Florida (all

'-Okinawa

Ed Schwartz spied this photo in the Chicago Tribune, and says, "Check what .l"tands behind the man in the photo (taken in Okinawa). I 'II be only we radio junkies would know what it is!" nu mbers pre fa ced by

NAYELEXO IOI ): The Wullenweber Unveiled

As expected. April"s tantal izing but ad-miltedly incomplete story on the Wu lien weber antenna did elic it some additional in forma-tion and further reference sources from our readers. The fo llowing message from Dave Rogers of Plano. Texas, fi lled in a lot of gaps. 'The Wullenwi:ber antenna was stationed at various NA YSECG RU (Naval Security Group) Bullseye (Wullenweber) sites around the world. The antenna is for HF (shortwave) use only. There arc two separate arrays which are concentric. The Lo-band array covers 2-10 MHz and has 40 elements, while the Hi-band array covers 8-30 MHz and has 120 elements. The arrays are backed up by a ground screen which improves directi vity.

"The key clement in the design of the antenna system was the goniometer. which is a mechanical rotati ng switch used to switch the input from one antenna to the nex t. Know-ing which an tenna is currently selected al-lows one to point the array in a particular di rection for OF (direction fi nding). Gonios have since been replaced by electronic switches.

'"There were far more than 14 antennas built by the Navy. The USN had 25 sites worldwide al one time. Also, the Air Force Security Service has a similar antenna system which is a th ree-band design at other loca-tions.

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108 Naval Security Group Elements: 102 Naval Communication Station Design; 103 HF Radio Propagation and Facility Site Selection; 104 - HF Antenna Systems (contains considerable engi

neering information on Wullenweber arrays). Further. information about thi: equipment

used at Wullcnweber sites is found in the following Naval Rate Training Manuals: 0500-LP-06801 10 - Electronics Technician 1 & 2 0500-LP-070-2000 - Electronics Technician 3 & 2 0500LP-075-01 10 Radioman 1 &C (Chief) 0502-LP-051-1 41 0 Radioman 3 & 2 0502-LP-051- 1610 - Cryptologic Technician M, 3 & 2 0502LP-051-17 60 Communications Technician 0, 3

&2 0502-LP-051 -2500- Principles of Radio Wave Trans

mission 0502-LP-05 1-2550 - Cryptologic Collection Equipments

'As for 'very interesting reading.' prob-ably the more salient would be The Pu::.::.le Palace by James Bamford. published in the i:arly 1980' s:

Credit Where Credit is Due The fo llowing is excrpted from comments

by Sheldon Harvey of Greenfield Park. Que-bi:c. on the March cover story about Radio Canada I ntcrnational .

" I would li ke to thank M o11i1ori11g T imes for once again giving front page prominence to the plight or Radio Canada Inte rnational. I

am pleased to see that you obviously believe that it is an issue worthy of such coverage.

.. First. it is important to give credit where credit is due. The figures re lating to costs of operating other international broadcasters. as well as the nu mber of international broad-casting organizations worldwide. were quoted from a 1995 study conducted by Radio Aus-tralia.

"Second. if not for the formation and sub-sequent lobbyi ng of the Coalit ion to Restore Full RCI Fund ing. the issue of RCI would have been a dead one five years ago. The overwhelming media coverage throughout Canada and worldwide. combined with the outpouring of support in the way of letters. faxes, e-mail. etc. to the Canadian govern-ment from supporters and believers in RC!. surprised everyone. including the Coalition members. The efforts of the Coalition had succeeded in drawing domestic and interna-tional allention to a matter which five years ago. hardly anyone wanted to talk about.

' Past history leads us to believe that, come December 1996. we ' ll be back to the drawing board. The government has indicated that they hope to be able to meet with various groups throughout the balance of th is year to fi nd alternate sources of funding for the ser-vice. but the time is short and money is difficult to come by.

11 is most disturbing to hear current RCI Executive Director. Mr. Terry Hargreaves. te ll ing listeners to a Mont real talk show that i t isn t my job to lobby to save Radio Canada Inte rnational.' The government continually hands the operations of the service back to CBC. resulting in the placing of CBC execu-tives al the helm of a service which they don t believe in.

The Coalition would like to see a sepa-rate. protected bud get , somewhat like Canada' s contri bution to the United Nations.

'"On behalf of the Coalition. we wish to publicly thank everyone for thei r conti nued support."

In recognition of those who have worked so hard over the past fi ve years. we acknowl-edge the hard-working member~ of thi s com-millee. who are: Woj tek Gwiazda, Maggy Akcrb lo m, Da niel Black . Willi am Westenhaver. and Sheldon Harvey. You can contact the Coal ition at 1250 de la Visitation, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L 3B4 (5 14) 52 1-3082 fox: or send your support for RC! to the Rt. Honorable Jean Chretien. Prime Min-ister. House of Commons. Ouawa, Ontario. Canada K I A 0A6. (6 13) 957-5556 fax.

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lt "s hard to believe, but ham radio opera-tors arc being told not to bring their radios to the Olympics in At lanta this summer. Leave your hand held radio al home -you won l be allowed inside the gate. says Andrew Funk, KB7UV and a member of the Olympic Broad-cast Frequency Coordination Committee.

According to Funk. all RF radiating de-vices will be strictly controlled at the event. In fact. according to \\lor/dradio. all RF gear. including broadcast equipment. will be re-quired to pass a separate Olympic certifica-tion inspection in addition to the normal FCC cert ification.

On The Road Again No sooner had the United Kingdom s

Radiocommunications Agency-the equiva-lent to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - settled into their new offices in London s dockside region. than the facility was damaged by a bomb blast. No one was injured. but the RA was forced to pack up and once again go on the road in search of a new home. At press time, it was not known when or where it wi ll be relocated.

800 MHz System Works Not all is doom and gloom when a new 800

MHz radio system comes to town. says reader George Beard - at least not to the people who use it as pan of thei r job.

"lnteresting notice in the paper about the 800 MHz system of thl.! Kansas City. Kansas. Fire Department." says Beard. According to the report, the new system has given the department stale-of-the-art communications. 'The new radio service has given us capabili-ties we have needed for some time ... says Fire Chief John Bergman. Not one whimper about blackouts. dead spots. or other complaints that sometimes accompany the installation of these high-tech systems.

The Kansas City. Kansas. story is in con-trast to the adjoining Kansas City. Missouri . Fire Department 800 MHz system which re-portedly docs not work well . Kansas City. MO. is about three times larger in population than Kansas C ity. KS.

In Portland, Oregon. trouble cominued to nag the system when a misa ligned micro-

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wave dish and rain combined to take that 800 MHz trunked system off the air. One month earlier, a windstorm froze the system. forcing pol ice and firefighters to use cellu lar and wired te lephones to contact their dispatchers.

Keeping Track According to FCC officials. the total num-

ber of (licensed) radio stations in the United States is 12.034. That" s up from I 1.987 last September. AM stations added on ly one new stat ion since the last figures came out in late 1995. That brings theirtotal to4.909. Whereas. thirty-two new FM stations swelled the ranks of facilities using freq uency modulation to a total of 5.306.

Porno Jammer According to newspaper reports. pol ice in

Vancouvl.!r. Canada. have been harassed by a "radio amateur" who jammed their radio traf-fic with the ~ound of a couple having sex . It"s extremely dangerous. Vancouver police In-spector /\I Forbes said - referring to the jamming. not the sex. The tleshy blasts. be-lieved to be fro111 the soundtrack of porno-graphic movie. followed the police from chan-nel to channel as they attempted to avoid the jammer.

"They obviously know all the frequen-cies ... said Forbes. In emergencies, police could be heard over the interference. although the grunting was a distraction. Inspector

Er, you might ought to repeat that last tra11smissio11, captain. I copied yo11 up to the part where you said, ''oooooh, aaaaaaalzh , more, more!"

Forbes said it"s unlikely the radio pervert will ever be caught.

Beware the Motor-Mouth Anyone who has ever watched the person

in the car in front of you l weave J as he or she ta lks on a ce llular phone [Oops! Off on the sho11/der again I I already knows this story .

Researchers say that people with a cell phone in the car have a 34 percent higher risk of having an accident than people who do not have cell phones. What"s more, people who use their cell phones a lot (50 minutes or more a month) arc fi ve times more likely to crash than motorists who talked less.

The CellularTclcphone Industry dismissed the study. sayi ng. "It has glaring research shortcomings: We wondered. what about those other people who use radios in their cars? Researchers ignored the question of 2-meter and CB users.

Satellite Saves Driver Truck driver James Foster was not particu-

larly happy when they installed a satellite tracking device in his rig. An invasion o f pri vacy. sniffed the driver. Some time later, Foster. who has diabetes and high blood pres-sure. collapsed in his truck after leaving Or-lando. Florida.

Transcontinental Refrigerated Lines. Foster's employers. used the global position-ing system to locate Foster"s tmck and then called local paramedics. When the EMTs arrived. they reportedly found Foster only hours away from death. There is no mention of whether the event has changed the driver's opinion about the device.

On the Move CB is. admittedly. a low priority wi th the

FCC these days. There' s too much money to be made auction ing off frequencies for the so-called emerging technologies. CBer Danny Lee Coffield managed. however. to get the FCC's attention.

What makes Coffic ld" s run-in the with feds interesting is that he was nai led. not for high-powered operation but for out-of-band operation. Agents of the FCC' s Los Angeles office discovered Danny Lee operating a modi-fied Cobra on 27 .7744 MHz in September of 1993.

How he was nai led is also interesting: The FCC said that modification of a CB to trans-111it out-of-band voids the radio's type accep-tance (that sil ver st icker on the radio"s back) and thus invalidates anyone's authority to use the radio.

Coffield was fined $2,000 but has man-aged to avoid paying based on several legal maneuvers. Many, including industry-watcher Fred Maia. sees no indication that the FCC is cager to collect CB fi nes. Says Maia, .. despite the cla im of Commissioner Susan :--Jess that ... the Commission is no paper tiger; FCC rules must be obeyed, and noncompliance wi ll draw meaningful sanctions,' we are skep-tical that most CB ... violators wi ll be forced to pay anything in the end."

Tube Resurrection Amazing. Tubes arc mak-

ing a comeback. Driven by hoards of audiophiles who say that solid state equip-ment simply can't hold a candle to lllbe- type rigs. AT&T's Kansas City Works is gearing up to once again

begin production of the glowing orange won-ders!

Atlanta e ntrepreneur Charles Whitener. Jr .. is using the facility to bring the tubes back to life. In fact, Whitener will even employ some of AT&T' sold tube vets to work at the plan t.

AT &Tclosed the operation in 1988. Since then the lllbe market has fa lle n into the hands of the Russians and Chinese. Full scale pro-duction at Kansas City is scheduled to begin next month. The initial output of the fac tory, some 30.000 Westrex 300B tubes, is already spoken for!

Current ly. an original AT&T Westrex 300B goes for $700 and up. Whitener plans to offe r his for $350.

Radio Ruckus in LA Radio stations in Los Angeles were stunned

when the latest Arbitron ratings came out. The number one station turned out to be KL VE-FM.

What's the problem with that? KLVE is a Spanish language station. How the station suddenly gained a 40 percent increase on ratings 10 land in the # I slot is being hotly debated. but the finger is being pointed at the Arbitron ratings company.

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According to Arbitron. these steps were taken "because Hispa nics do not panic ipate in surveys to the same extent as the popula-tion at large." In Los Angeles. 36. 7 pe rcent of the population 12+ years of age is Hispanic.

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Atlanta 41996

Hot Listening

in "Hot-lanta" By Michael Martin

Frequencies by Roger Cravens

Celebrating the I OOth anniversary of the modern Olympic Garnes, the XXYith Olympiad will bring 16 days o f the hottest monitoring we ever expect to hear, beginning wi th the gala opening ceremony July 19 in the newly-constructed Ol ympic Stadium and culminating in the closing ceremony A ugust 4th. The communications networks wi ll not be dismantled until after the Paralympics (Aug. 16-25) . Three areas w ill host the majority of events: the Ol ympic Ring, Metro Atlanta, and the Southeast United States.

The Olympic Ring is an imaginary circle w ith a 1.5 mile radius extending o utward from the center of Atlanta. Within the ring are venues for20 sports competitions, the Main Press Center, and the International Broadcast Center. The Olympic Ring and Stone Mountain Park, 16 miles cast o f Atlanta, are the sites for most of the sessions of the 1996 Games. But soccer, kayaking. rowing, yachting, etc. w ill be held in locations around Georgia and the southern states, presenting a mon itoring and reporting challenge.

June 1996 MONITORING TIMES 9

THE OLYMPIC R IN G

For these few days Atlanta will be hosting the world 's fi nes t ath-letes. Runners. swimmers. basket-ball players. arche rs- you name it. and they' ll be the re. Also here will

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the state s Department ofTransportation. Plans call for continual radio broadcast of traffic conditions. 4 1 changeable message signs. touch-screen kiosks at the airport and hotels, anti a way for drivers to get up-to-date infor-mation by telephone. ~ This system has employed numerous video j cameras mounted atop tall poles around the J; Metro At lanta area expressways which are all j hooked together by a fiber optic network back

Among the more familiar venues is Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, home of tile Atlanta Braves, 1995 World Series Champions.

to DOT headquarters in Atlanta. From their headquarters, DOT can monitor hundreds of mi les of highways coming into anti out of Atlanta.

I The Who's Who of Law Enforcement What agencies arc involved in the Olym-

pic games that will be using two-way radio communications? More than you can imag-ine: police, sheriff, Georgia State Patrol, GB! (Georgia Bureau of Investigation). fire. EMS (both pri vate and county services). mili tary (it has been reported that soldiers will be driving the shullle buses for the athletes, as well as providing special security; even approximately 350 United Nat ions soldiers wi ll be here), Secret Service (for all those out of town" dignitaries), BATF. DEA. FB I. Central Intel-ligence Agency. National Security Agency, Department of Defense. park rangers. airport police (Hartsfield International Airport is the second busiest airport in the world). Depart-ment of Transportat ion. the media. Georgia State Department of Transportation and pri-vate traffic services. and many more ABC through XYZ government and private ser-vices.

An opportunity for pre-Olympic listening was provided April 16- 18. as our government flexed its muscles during a U.S. Security Exercise. The exercise was planned to cover a possible hi-jacking scenario at Hartsfie ld Airport and a terrorist attack at the Olympic Vi llage located in the centra l part of Atlanta.

Prior to the event , a report in the New York Post quoted unidentified sources familiar with the preparations as saying this army of FB I. CIA. Defense Department. and Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco. and Firearms forces was to hold mock allacks on the Olympic Village and stage hostage negotiations including bomb disposal drills. Although the Games will be patrol led by as many as 20.000 guards. 10.000 soldiers, and thousands of agents from the FBI. CIA, Secret Service. and Georgia State Patrol staff, the story reported that some ex-perts believe authorities are still inadequately prepared for a biological warfare incident.

Hospitals are another group that will be pressed into service. ACOG (Atlanta Com-mittee forthe Olympic Games) has announced

12 MONITORING TIMES June 1996

that six hospitals will be providing medical care for Olympic athletes. The communica-tions between the EMS and the hospital could be interesting. Also the security guards will be quite active on their radios when the media shows up at the ambulance.

Speaking of the media. journalists and news crews from around the world will be covering thcir home town" athletes. Although 1he media has been warned not to bring in their own two-way equipment without prior approval. we suspect all one will have to do is set hi s scanner at 30 MHz on the low end and set the top end to the limit and let it scan! One can throw out prior notions of frequency allo-cations: If you normal ly hear your local police on 460.150 MHz. it could be used by a wrecker service in Australia. a fast food restaurant in Switzerland. and even a Taxi service in Ghana! Of course. the FCC (with help from Motorola) will have its hands full with the interference from all of these sources. (Sec last month s fea ture on coordinating RF at the Olympic Games.")

Amateur radio frequencies should also be very active during the Games. Amateurs from other countries will be visiting and bringing their equip-ment with them. Call signs that you only sec in magazines or on another amateur s wall wil l be heard. In some in tances. amateurs will be assisting in communications for some event~.

I Coordinating Traffic of Different Kind

Also assisting in this role arc the traffic reporters both in the ai r and on the ground. Four hl!l irnpters (one Jet Ranger and three R22's) as well as a Cessna 172 anti multiple ground units will be patrolling the interstates (Table 4).

Atl anta is served by three airports. The major t:ntry to At lanta is Hartsfie ld Interna-tional Airport. A plane either takes off or land about every 30 seconds here. All international traffic is handled through Hartsfield. Every-thing from Lear Jets to the newest Boeing 777 can b

of smaller traffic. The Brown Field also handles traffic for the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) trav-e lers. North of Atlanta in Marietta is the very busy Dobbins Air Reserve Base. All branches of the service (USAF, Army. USN & USMC) use thi s fi eld, and DARB would be a good target to monitor for military transports from other countries (Table I).

There arc a multitude o f other agen-cies that will be involved in the At lanta O lympic Games, but the re is not enough space to cover every one of them. We hope that with the above information and the fo llowing frequency tables. anyone with a scanne r should be able to wear out more than one set o f batteries and cause some serious wear and tear on earphones.

I The Frequencies to Monitor The lntemational Horse Park in Conyers, Ga., is the site of the equestrian and bicycle

Roger Cravens has compiled an out-venues.

standing sta rt to listening in and around Atlanta. Georgia. The frequency listings are not all-encompassing, but should give visi-tors to Georgia and the southe rn states the best idea o f where to sta rt , and to have as many frequencies as possible " in hand" on arrival. (A less ab rid ged li s t is a vai la ble at www.grove.net/mthmpg.html). He re are some comments fro m Roger on the following tables.

The freque ncies listed are for local and state agencies providing logisti c.: and public service support during the O lympics. As of November 1995. Atlanta switched to 800 MHz tru nking (though because of the excep-tiona l need for communications, it 's likely the 460 MHz frequencies will be pressed back into use as we ll ). If you are entering 800 M Hz trunked frequencies, be sure to enter them in reverse sorted order, since the Motorola sys-tems roll from high to low. You cause your-selfunnecessary difficulty and stress in trying to li sten to trunked frequencies if you don ' t.

It would be imposs ible to provide every known federal agency located in Atlanta , even those planned for use during the Olympics. Hopefully , you 've bee n fo l lowing John Fulford' s "Federal File'' column , and you should a lready have an excellent idea of what agency is located where. But just as a re-minder, if you' II conduc t a serious search between 162.000-1 74.000,400.000-406.000. and 406.000-420.000 MHz. you wi ll almost certainly find more than you ever thought poss ible in one c ity .

The U.S. Army wi ll be playing a major role in the Olympics . The only two Army posts

wi th in the A tlanta area a re Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem. Fort McPherson is located just south of Atlanta and is the Headquarters for U.S. Army Forces Command. Fort Gillem is located further south of Atlanta, and is primarily a reserve post, but even so it sees a lot of acti vity.

Dobbins Ai r Force Base is located just northeast of Atlanta in Marie tt a. With the number of high-leve l of U.S. Government YlPs visit ing the Olympics, an exce lle nt bet is that they will be landing at Dobbins . Past Presidents have always landed here , includ-ing other important dignitaries.

Because so many people will be traveling to Atlanta from lite rally all parts of the planet, I have provided the most interesti ng and ac-tive frequencies for Hartsfie ld International Airport. To a lesser extent. the two smalle r airports. C harlie Brown Fie ld and Peachtree-DeKalb airpo11s, w ill al so be exceptionally busy with he licopte rs and smalle r fi xed wi ng aircraft. Peacht ree-DeKalb already handles several federal agencies ( like the DEA), while Brown Field handles most ly smaller U.S. Army and other military (generall y non-U.S. Air Force) aircraft. Coke Cola's main hanger is a lso located there.

Frequencies are included for MARTA, At lanta' s publ ic trans portation system which uses both bus and rail, and also supports handicapped riders. Due to the extreme traffic condition s and d owntown stree ts being blocked off, MARTA wi ll be the only reason-able method of transportat ion in or around Atlanta. Even if you' re not interested in lis-

tening to trains, you should make sure you poke these frequencies in and li sten for a sho11 time.

The largest li sting is for the State of Geor-gia. If it 's happening in Atlanta or o ther Georgia Olympic sites, the State of Georgia will have people there to monitor the action. Please note especia lly the Georgia Bureau of Investigation frequencies and the statewide "Metro Fugiti ve Squad." T hese freque ncies, in combi nation with the State Highway Pa-trol, should provide enough fascinating lis-tening to keep you up 'ti! all hours.

There are othe rs li sted as well, not all identified. Besides the Motorola dig ital sys-tem, every available frequency is expected to be used for Olympic s upport. but you may encounter some unexpected uses. especially with so many international visitors. I strongly recommend yo u bring a good frequency counter, since the action ~ould pop up any-where.

We hope to see you here in the Peach State. because "Hot-lanta' is where the action is! So, sit back, turn on the scanner, and let the games begin !

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Qse9 TABLE 1: Military Monitoring Atlanta~ 1996 Generally, you will find military in the following ranges - 150.5750 Post Operations - probably 158.3100 AFB/Lockheed transportation disp

medical units 163.4875 Security Police 30.000 - 30.560 US Government 150.6750 3d Military Police Group (CID) 163.5000 Security Police 32.000 -33.000 US Government 163.0375 902d Military Intelligence Group 164.9625 disaster preparedness 34.000 -35.000 US Government 163.5875 Military Police 165.0125 maintenance dDock 1) 36.000 -37.000 US Government 165.0350 Post Building Maintanance 165.0600 AFB/Lockhee security 38.000 -39.000 US Government 165.0375 Post Civil Engineering/building 165.0600 330. 125 AFB/Lockheed security 40.000 - 42.000 US Government maintenance 165.1000 maintenance 138.000-144.000 US Government 165.0625 Military Police/Security ("Blue 165.1125 grnd ctrl, ramp vehicles, tower 148.000 - 150.800 US Government Knight") 165.1375 ANG maint cntrl 162.025 - 174.000 US Government - Some Military 165 0625 Police Dispatch 165.1625 "Dapper Dan" National Guard 225.000 - 400.000 US Government - Military Aero 165.0825 Fire dispatch 172.3000 disaster preparedness (AM) 165.0850 Military Police 173.1500 disaster preparedness

165.0875 Fire and Military Police 173.4125 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air Fort Gillem 165.1875 Military Police alternate 173.4375 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 030.0900 Explosives and Ordnance Disposal 165.1875 Military Police/Security ("Blue 173.5875 Fire & Crash

Teams Knight") 229.300 Military air 030.4500 Nuclear Accident Crews 166.9000 Frequency in use-purpose not 233.700 VR-46 ops Navy C-9 transports 0363000 Nuclear Accident Crews determined 234.500 700 TAS air-to-air/c-130 038.3000 Nuclear Accident Crews 172 .3000 3d Military Police Group CID 239.000 Military air 038.5000 Nuclear Accident Crews 406.9375 3d Military Police Group CID 239.900 Peach operations/11 6 TFW 041.5000 Army ai rlields 406.9750 3d Military Police Group CID operations 049.7000 Explosives and Ordnance Disposal 407.4750 3d Military Police Group CID 242.400 Air to Air (mohawks)

Teams 407.5750 3d Military Police Group CID 253.500 Marine Air, Channel 7 (Georgia 049 8000 Explosives and Ordnance Disposal 408.4250 3d Military Police Group CID wide)

Teams 412.8250 3d Military Police Group CID 255.400 Marine Air, Channel 17, flt svc sta 119.5000 Airport control tower 412.9000 3d Military Police Group CID 257.800 Marine Air, Channel 6 (listed as 119.6500 Aircraft Terminal Information 412.9500 3d Military Police Group CID "Civ")

Service tATIS) 413.0250 3d Military Police Group CID 261.200 Military air 122.5500 Aircraft erminal Information 41 3 2250 3d Military Police Group CID 264.200 VM0-4 sqdn operations

Service (ATIS) 413.2375 3d Military Police Group CID 266.300 Military air 122.9500 Helicopter Operations 413.4250 3d Military Police Group CID 271.600 ATIS 139.0000 Explosives and Ordnance Disposal 413.5250 3d Military Police Group CID) 276.400 Marine approach

Teams 413.5250 Base Operations 277.500 Marine Air, Channel 12, 139.1750 Explosives and Ordnance Disposal 423.5250 3d Military Police Group (C ID) "Skywatch"

Teams 279.200 Military air 141.0750 902d Military Intelligence Group Dobbins Air Force Base/Naval Air Station 285.100 VA-205 sqdn maintenance 142.9500 902d Military Intelligence Group 030.5000 AFB/Lockheed tac sec test 295.100 Military air 143.0550 902d Military Intelligence Group 030.5100 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 300.900 Marine Air, Channel 14, "NEST 2" 148.9250 902d Military Intelligence Group 030.8400 AFB/Lockheed operations air 301.200 Marine Air, Channel 19, "TAC 1" 149.8000 902d Military Intelligence Group 031.2000 AFB/Lockheed operations air 302.000 GCA 163.0375 902d Military Intelligence Group 036.8500 "Blue Night" Navy Air Force 303.100 Marine Air. Channel 14, "NEST 1" 163.5600 Research and Development 047.0000 National guard 309.200 approach

Operations 049.9500 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 309.200 Military air 163.5625 902d Military Intelligence Group 119.3000 381.650 Approach/departure 311.300 Military air 163.5625 Research and development 120.7500 397.200 AFB Tower 312.400 GCA

operations 120.7500 397.200 Tower primary 320.000 Military air 165.0375 Rail Operations 121.0000 385.500 approach/departure 326. tOO Military air maintenance 165.0825 Fire dispatch 121.8000 Res Trn fac-grnd con air 333.300 Military air 165.0850 Military Police 123.3500 AFB/Lockheed experimental flight 333.550 165.0850 Military Police (supports Fort test 340.200 Naval Air Station opns pilot to disp

McPherson) 123.5500 AFB/Lockheed primary flight test 342.500 Marine Air, Channel 16. "Metro 165.0875 Military Police (supports fort 125.3000 275.800 ground control Weather"

McPherson) 125.3000 275.800 ground primary 343.600 Marine Air/Atlanta Center 165.1875 Military Police alternate 126.0500 302.000 AFB Rapcon 346.800 GCA

126.0500 312.400 GCA 356.450 Marine Air, Channel 1 O Fort McPherson 134.2000 302.000 GCA 359.100 Military air 139.3500 Post Operations 138.0250 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 360.200 Naval Air Station gnd, Marine 141.0750 902d Military Intelligence Group 138.1000 309.200 GCA Channel 15 141.3250 3d Military Police Group !CIDl 138.3600 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 372.200 Operations pilot to dispatch 142.3250 3d Military Police Group CID 138.9500 AFB/Naval air mainVfire/security 375 800 ground control 142.9500 902d Military Intelligence Group 138.9600 "Blue Night" Navy Air Force 381.300 command posV?OO tac air sqdn 143.0550 902d Military Intelligence Group 139.5450 "Blue Night" Navy 381 600 Marine Air, Channel 5/Atlanta 143.3750 3d Military Police Group (CID) 140.8950 "Blue Night" Navy Center 148.5750 Paging 142.2000 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 382.600 AFB/Lockheed primary flight test 148.5750 Post pagers 148.1000 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 384.800 Military air 148.7000 3d Military Police Group (CID) 148.5250 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 385.500 Air Traffic Control 148.7000 Base Operations 148.5500 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 396.100 Military air 148.7000 Miltiary Police 149.1500 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air 462.275 AFB/Lockheed security. fire, crash, 148.9250 902d Military Intelligence Group 149.4750 Security Police & Naval Crash med 149.7500 Fire dispatch 150.0900 "Blue Night" Navy Air Force 462.625 AFB/Lockheed facil ities eng & 149.8000 902d Militaf?: Intelligence Group 150.6600 "Blue Night" AF/N Ground Air maint 150.5500 3d Military olice Group (CID) 151.9550 AFB/Lockheed operations air NEST' Nuclear Emergency Search Teams 150.5750 Other/Unknown 153.3200 AFB/Lockheed in-plant page/tone/

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Qse9 TABLE 2: Atlanta Area Airports Atlanta~ 1996 Hartsfield International Airport 118.350 Arrival South 119.100 Tower rwys 9127 (L & R) 119.500 Tower rwys 8126 (L & R) 119.650 A TIS - arrival-automatic terminal info 120.500 Gate Hold

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121 .650 121.750 121 .900 123.850 125.550

Depart Clearance Ground rwys 9/27 (L & RJ Ground rwys 8/26 (L & R) Tower rv{'J 91/27r ATIS - departure-automatic terminal info

127.250 127.900 t29.270 129.370 131.250 131.450

Arrival north Arrival south of V-18 Ramp #3 Ramp #4 Ramp #5 Ramp #1 Delta ground ops

131.850 154.190 257.600 348.600 463.025 464.100 464.525

Ramp #2 Delta company freq. Primary (TAC-1 ) Tower see 119.1 & 119.5 Ground see 121 .75 & 121.9 Med-2. hosp/ambulance Security WNPR718 Maintenance WSD698 lie. to Delta, KNJL861

Atlanta Police at Hartsfield 853.9875 Airport Police 853.4625 Airport Police 852.9625 Airport Police 852.4625 Airport Police 851 .9625 Airport Police

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport 119.3000 Atlanta approach/departure 120.0000 Tower (tower-nights) 120.9000 CTAF (tower-days) 120.9000 Tower 121.6000 Ground control 122.9500 UNICOM 125.2000 Clearance 128.4000 ATIS 381.6500 Atlanta approach/departure 464.6375 Dekalb-Peachtree Air

Charlie Brown Field 118.5000 CTAF/tower 119.0000 ATIS 119.5000 Airport/facility control tower 119.8000 Atlanta approach/departure control

120.7000 121.0000 121.7000 122.5500

122.9500 122.9750 123.0500 123.7000 141.3500 149.7500 254.2500 255.4000 257.8000 348.6000 464.9250

Tower Approach/departure control Ground control Aircraft terminal information service (ATIS) UNICOM/helicopter operations Army aviation CT AF/UNICOM Clearance U.S. Army FORSCOM VIP Operations Army aviation Aircraft approach/departure comms Flight service station Control tower Control tower/ground control Lockheed representative

Q99 TABLE 3: Atlanta Area Public Safety/Law Enforcement Atlanta ~ 1996 City of Atlanta 860.4875 154.9050 Sheriff's intra-county statewide net 860.4625 154.9350 Sheriff's inter-city statewide net 860.4375 155.3400 Atlanta/Fulton County EMS 860.2375 155.3700 Police/Sheritt statewide intersystem 859.9375 155.7000 Detectives (Primary) duped w/460.4250 859.7625 155.8500 Detectives (Alternate) 859.4875 156.0450 Detectives (Alternate) output from 859.4625 151.1300 (i-85 common) 859.4375 156.0500 859.2375 156.0650 858.9375 156.0800 858.7625 156.0900 858.4875 156.1100 858.4625 156.1250 858.4375 156.1400 858.2375 156.1550 857.4875 156.1700 857.4625 156.1850 856.4875 156.4500 Detectives (Alternate) 856.4625 158.9025 853.1125 158.9100 851.7375 158.9175 158.9625 MARTA 158.9700 452.3750 158.9900 452.4250 159.0000 452.4750 159.0050 452.6375 159.0350 452.6625 159.0500 452.6750 159.0650 452.6875 159.1100 452.7125 453.2500 Channel 10 (com-net) Special Opns (Red 452.7375

Dog Sqd) 452.7750 453.3625 Public Works (input to 458.3625) 452.8250 453.4375 452.8750 453.6625 453.2875 456.4875 Usage unknown 453.6375 457.1000 Atlanta Housing Authority 453.6625 458.2500 Channel 10 (comnet) Special Opns (Red 453.6875

Dog Sqd) 453.7000 458.4375 453.7125 458.6625 453.7250 460.0250 Zone 2 dispatch NE (now 800trunked) 460.0750 Zone 3 dispatch SE (now BOOtrunked) 453.7375 460.1500 Zone 5 dispatch Downtown 453.7750

(Ambassador Security) (now 800-trunked) 453.8750 460.2000 Inquiries/SWAT (Atlanta wide)(TAC-1 ) 453.9250 460.3000 Zone 1 dispatch NW (now BOO-trunked) 453.9500 460.3500 Zone 4 dispatch SW (now BOO-trunked) 457.3750 460.4250 Detectives/Administration (F-8) (echos 457.4750

155.7000) 457.6375 460.4750 Zone 6 dispatch E Central (now 800- 457.6625

trunked) 457.6750 460.5250 Police tactical (TAC-2) Red Dog/Special 457.6875

Ops 457.7125 460.5500 Police mobile data/phone patch (TAC-3) 457.7375

CH 12, split 465.5500, handitalky dup 457.7750 461.0250 Atlanta Housing Authority 457.8250 462.9500 Atlanta/Fulton County EMS 457.8750 462.9500 Atlanla/Fulton County EMS 458.7000 462.9750 Atlanta/Fulton County EMS 458.7250 464.8000 Atlanta/Fulton County EMS 458.7750 466.0250 Atlanta Housing Authority 458.8750 860.9375 Police & Fire 458.9250 860.7625 Police & Fire 458.9500

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F-1 north-south train Avondale & College Park yards F-1 Police MARTA MARTA F-3 Police MARTA MARTA MARTA F-2 police/East-West train College Park yard F-5 train maintenance Miscellaneous/Mobile Operations Miscellaneous/Mobile Operations Miscellaneous/Mobile Operations Miscellaneous/Mobile Operations F-2 A-Div. buses: Eastside Miscellaneous/Mobile Operations Georgia. State of City-Wide Voice & Emergency Miscellaneous/Mobile Operations F3 BDiv. buses; North & West F-4 CDiv. buses; Central & West F-6 Supervision/Maintenance vehicles F-5 buses; Citywide and digital signaling

462.6250 462.7000 467.6250 467.7000

Miscellaneous Operations Miscellaneous Operations

Fulton County Frequencies 153.7850 153.9950 156.0900 173.3900 451.8250 456.8250 458.5500 458.5750 859.3875 858.4125 8583875 857.4125 857 3875 856.3875 855.7375 855.4625 855.2375 821.0000 453.5750 462.6750 854.5625 854.5375 154.3250 154.2800 855.6625 154.2350 155.3400 155.3250 155.2350 901.0000 154.9350 155.3700 856.4125 854.5125 155.4150 158.7750

468.0000 463.0000 462.9750 467.9750 468.0250 463.0250 468.0500 463.0500 468.0750 463.0750 468.1000 463.1000 468.1250 463.1250 468.1500 463.1500 468.1750 463.1750 462.9500 467.9500 855.1875

Emergency Management Emergency Management Fire (simulcast) Fire (simulcast) Fire dispatch Fire mutual aid (statewide) Fire/EMS Fireground Fulton County EMS Fulton County EMS (F-1) Fulton County EMS (F-2) Fulton County Housing Authority lntercounty Law Net (Statewide) lntersystem Law Net (Statewide) Phone patch Phone patch Police Dispatch (North Fulton) Police Dispatch (South Fulton)/County Services (MED-1 Ambulance) (MED 1 Hospital) (MED10/Coordinating Chan Hospital) (MED 1 O/Coordinating Chan Ambulance) (MED-2 Ambulance) (MED-2 Hospital) (MED3 Ambulance) (MED-3 Hospital) (MED4 Ambulance) (MED-4 Hospital) (MED5 Ambulance) (MED5 Hospital) (MED-6 Ambulance) (MED6 Hospital) (MED-7 Ambulance) (MED? Hospital) (MED-8 Ambulance) (MED-8 Hospital) (MED-9/Coordinating channel hospital) (MED-9/Coordinating channel ambulance) Sheriff's Office

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QX9 TABLE 4: State of Georgia Frequencies Atlanta ~ 1996 045.2400 045.5600 047.3200 047.6200 806.0000 (new in 1995-paired with 614.0000-use 458.6250 Congress Center (exact use unknown) 151 .0250 151.0850 151.1150 151.1720 unknown) 155.4600 Governor's Mansion (general ops/security-151.2200 151.3550 151.4600 153.7400 158.8950 Clayton Co (F-2) Sheriff/State of Georgia trunked?) 153.7850 153.8150 153.8450 153.9050 154.8600 Cobb Co/State of GA Joint Task Force 151.0700 Highway Department (engineering) 153.9200 153.9350 154.0250 154.0550 153.8600 Department of Education 047.2400 Highway Department (metro atlanta) 154.0850 154.1000 154.4150 154.6800 453.2250 Dept of Natural Resources (Statewide Ops) 047.3000 Highway Department (statewide) 154.6950 154.7250 154.7850 154.8000 160 2000 Dept of Transportation (Trucking & Multi- 047.3400 Highway Department (statewide) 154.8900 154.9650 155.0250 155.1000 Use) 047.4000 Highway Department (statewide) 155.1 300 155.2050 155.2350 155.4300 122.9500 Dept of Natural Resources/Air Coordination 151.1000 Highway Department (survey & construe-155.4450 155.6100 155.7450 155.7600 151.1450 Forestry Commission (District Administra- tion) 155.8950 155.9250 155.9400 156 0000 tion) 453.7250 Marta City-Wide Voice & Emergency 1560150 156.6500 156.8000 158.7450 151.2800 Forestry (District Administration) 156.2250 Metro Fugative Squad (Wants & Warrents) 158.7600 158.8050 158.8350 158.8650 151.3700 Forestry (District Administration) (M-Channel) 158.8800 158.9250 158.9400 158.9550 151.4000 Forestry (District Administration) 158.9850 Metro Fugative Squad (Wants & Warrents) 159.0000 159.0450 159.4200 159.6000 151.2050 Forestry (State Administration) 047.4600 National Red Cross/Georgia Coordination 159.8250 159.9300 160.1250 452.1875 151.4750 Forestry (State Administration) 155.0550 State Cap Sec & Bldg Authority (security 453.0625 453.0875 453. 1500 453.3375 121.7000 Fulton Co Airport (Ground Control) dispatch)(old channel) 453.4750 453.5125 453.6250 453.6750 154.8150 Georgia Bureau of Investigation/State Patrol 156.1800 State Cap Sec & Bldg Auth (capitol security-453.7500 453.7625 453.8375 453.8500 (F-2)(mobiles) simplex)(old channel) 453.9250 453.9750 458.0375 458.0500 155.5050 Georgia Bureau of Investigation (F-1 ) 896.0000 State Capitol Security & Building Authority 458.0625 458 0875 458.1875 458.3375 155.5500 Georgia Bureau of Investigation (trunked) 458.4250 458.4750 458.5125 458.5500 155.7900 Georgia Bureau of Investigation 868.8500 SCS&BA (trunked) 458.6750 458.7250 458.7500 458.7625 159.0750 Georgia Bureau of Investigation 868.6000 SCS&BA (trunked) 458.8375 458.8500 458.9000 458.9250 159.7950 Georgia Bureau of Investigation 868.0750 SCS&BA (trunked) 458.9750 460.0125 460.0625 460.2250 159.9750 Georgia Bureau of Investigation 867.0375 SCS&BA (trunked) 460.4625 460.5000 460.6250 464.9750 159. 1200 Georgia Dept of corrections/Metro 866.6500 SCS&BA (trunked) 465.0125 465.0625 465 2250 465.3625 Correctional Inst 866.5125 SCS&BA (trunked) 465.4625 465.5000 469.1000 469.9750 039.5800 Georgia Emergency management agency 866.0125 SCS&BA (trunked) 867.6250 867.2625 853.4625 852.4375 045.1200 Georgia Emergency management agency (f- 155.4750 State Patrol (Nationwiide Law Enforcement 823.6000 823.0750 822.6250 822.6000 2) Net)/GBI 822.2625 821 .6500 821.5125 821.0125 155.1600 Georgia, Supported Georgia K-9 statewide 042.0200 State Patrol lntersystem (statewide)/GBI 808.4625 807.4375 rescue 154.9050 State Patrol, intrastate coordinating (F-3)/1 151.4450 (new in 1995-use unknown-prob GBI) 453.4875 Georgia State Patrol (mobile extender-hit to 154.9350 State Patrol, Intrastate Coordinating (Metro 153.9650 (new in 1995-department of health ?) vehicle) Fugative: TAC-2)/I 153.9950 (new in 1995-use unknown) 458.4875 Georgia State Patrol (mobile extender-hit to 155.9100 State Patrol, Main Dispatch (Metro Atlanta)/ 155.1 450 (new in 1995-use unknownl vehicle) GBI (mobile input 155.1900) 155.7300 (new in 1995-use unknown 155.1900 Georgia State Patrol/GBI relay (base @ 155.3700 State Patrol, Statewide lntersystem (all 159.7500 (new in 1995-use unknown) 155.9100 output) police agencies)/GBI 453.5750 (new in 1995-Georgia/Fullon County EMA) 453.0500 Georgia State University Police (including 453.0375 State Vehicle Repeaters 458.5750 (new in 1995-use unknown) public call boxes) 453.1375 State Vehicle Repeaters 614.0000 (new in 1995-use unknown) 453.6000 Georgia State University Police (campus- 453.1875 State Vehicle Repeaters 867.6000 (new in 1995-use unknown) wide maintenance) 042.1800 Statewide Alcohol & Beverage Control 821.0000 (new in 1995-paired with 806 0000-use 458 2250 Georgia World Congress Center {exact use 154.2800 Statewide fire coordination network

unknown) unknown) 122.9000 UNICOM (also listed as 122.9500)

QX9 TABLE 5: Venues Outside Atlanta Atlanta ~ 1996 SAVANNAH: Chatham County Tennessee Air National Guard 042.5600 Dispatch F-3 155.3400 Chatham County Emergency Medical Serv. 138.1000 Command Post 154.7700 Drug Task Force 153.8000 153.9650 154.2800 154.3850 163.4875 Securi~) 1588350 Emerg Mgmt-Opns 154.4300 154.6500 154.7400 154.9050 163.5875 Fire & rash 155.4450 Environmental 154.9350 154.9650 155.0100 155.1300 165.1125 Security 159.3000 Environmental 155.1600 165.1625 Job Control 042.2800 Executive Channel 155.3700 155.4750 155.9100 156.0000 0427400 Input to C-8 156.0300 156.1500 158.9100 458.0250 The actual fun will be held in Polk County, so try thes for 155.3700 Intercity 458.0750 458.1250 458.1750 458.2750 public service support activities. Other support agencies 072.0200 Mtn Radio Links 460.5000 463.0000 463.0250 463.0500 such as the Chattanooga, TN, Sheriff's Dept may be using 072.3000 Mtn Radio Links 463.0750 463.1000 463.1250 463.1500 their own frequencies. Also check Forest Service 072.3800 Mtn Radio Links 463.1 750 468.0000 468.0250 468.0500 frequencies. 072.5800 Mtn Radio Links 468.0750 4681000 468.1250 468.1500 072.7800 Mtn Radio Links 468.1750 859.4625 858.4625 857.4625 Polk County 072.8000 Mtn Radio Links 154.7550 072.8600 Mtn Radio Links 856.4625 853.6375 154.8600 451 .5500 Mtn Radio Links Port Wentworth 156.01 50 451.6000 Mtn Radio Links 154.4000 155.0550 156.0900 452.2500 Mtn Radio Links City of Savannah 155.2050 Ambulance to Base 452.2750 Mtn Radio Links 045.0800 045.2400 045.3600 045.4000 155.3400 Ambulance to Hospital 452.4500 Mtn Radio Links 153.8300 153.8900 154.1750 154.3100 155.2800 Hosp to Hosp Net 460.4000 Mutual Aid 154.9950 158.9550 453.2500 453.3250 037.2600 Sheriff Ofc State Net 155.4750 Nat'I Law Net 453.4000 453.8750 453.9250 453.9625 462.9500 Special Emergency 154.9050 Portable Extender 458.2500 458.3250 458.4000 458.8750 462.9750 Special Emergency 037.9000 State Rescue 458.9250 458.9625 460.0250 4602000 154.6650 Surveillance 460.3250 460.4000 460.4750 465.0250 State of Tennessee 154.6800 Surveillance 465.2000 465.3250 465.4000 465.4750 042.5600 155.4600 Surveillance 465.5000 860.9875 859.9875 8589875 045.6200 045.5800 Tactical F-5 857.9875 857.7625 856.9875 856.7625 072.7800 045.6200 Tactical F-6 928.3935 952.3935 155.4300 045.6600 Tactical F-7 City of Tybee Island 460.5250 045.7000 Tactical F-8 154.1000 154.4450 154.7100 460.5500 155.4300 TN Bureau of Inv

155.6550 Dept of Correctons 460.5250 TN Bureau of Inv TENNESSEE 156.2100 Dept of Correctons 460.5500 TN Bureau of Inv Depending on which dignitary wants to visit this site. the 158.7750 Dept of Correctons 045.3600 TN Emerg Mgmt F-1 Air Guard should be on alert for this exercise. Here's a 042.2600 Dispatch F-1 045.4400 TN Emerg Mgmt F-2 short listing that was mailed to me. 042.4200 Dispatch F-1

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American Airli nes has been named the officia l airlines of the 1996 Grove Communicatio ns Expo. Expo attendees will be able to get spec ial round trip rates from American by using a special registration numbe r and toll free tele-phone number.

The airline is offering a five percent dis-count off American 's lowest discount rate to Expo goers. This rate is subject to availability and all fare ru les and restrictions apply. Thi s discount may not be used in conjunction with other d iscounted type fares (i.e.-Senior. Child. Military/Government. Companion, etc .)

Allendees desiring to travel coach wi ll get a I 0 percent savings on thei r round trip ti cket purchase and those trave li ng first class can get a five percent discount.

Some rest rictions do npply to get the spe-cial rate. Travel is to and from At lanta (round trip only) . Travel must originate and end in the continental United States. Hawaii . San Juan, St. Thomas. St. Croix, Bermuda. or the Balia-mas. Coach tickets must be purchased seven days in advance. A $50.00 administrati ve charge applies for re issue or refund.

To make reservations and receive the spe-cial rates mentioned above. attendees must use the American meetings services desk toll free number - 1-800-433-1790. Make sure you use the special American Star Number S2406MC when confirming your reserva-tions for the Expo.

The Grove Expo has also selected A vis as the offic ial Rent A Car for the 1996 Expo. Special rental rates arc available tu attendees one week be fore and after the Expo.

rate from A vis. you must use the assigned Meeting Di scoun t Nu mbe r -J627344 - by calling the special to ll-free 800 num-ber: 1-800-331-1600.

the software market? MTs John Catalnno will review and demonstrate the latest logging database, radio con-trol, and data decoding pro-grams at 2: 15 p.m. on Satur-day afternoon.

I Specialty Topics New to thi s year's Expo

is a series of talks loosely defined as the computer/

Anything we do in space wit h sate llites requ ires

AmericanAirlines* knowing how to track them, and most applications today

technology track. At 9:00 a.m. Saturday morn-ing, John Fulford will kick it off with a Begin-11er.1 Guide to Bug Hunts. Regular attenders know that the two bug hunts conducted during the Expo have become a very popular part of the program each year. John' s forum (which will also address direction-fi nding techn iques in general) wi ll he lp anyone who might be hesitant to join in on the fun .

When do you say "good buy" or "good-bye" to used equipment? Old timers hold o ld equipment in high esteem. But are there really bargains in the flea market? Find out at I 0: 15 a.111 . Saturday morning during Bob Grove 's Used Equipmellf - Bargain, Bust, or fll vest-111 e /If fo ru 111.

People in the radio hobby have an overrid-ing interest in communicating. The Internet has gotten rid of the static and distance prob-lems of radio. and has enormously increased the nurnberof people communicat ing and shar-ing information. During Bill Grove s lnremer and rhe Radio Hobbyist forum on Saturday at I :00 p.m .. learn how the two hobbies cross over and how you can benefit from adding this new capabili ty to your skills.

What is avai lable for the radio enthusiast on

require fast. accurate pre-dictions. Dr. TS Ke lso of the Sa1ellire Times staff will cover the basics of satellite tracking and review various soft ware programs avail-able to make th is task easy and fun during his forum Saturday afternoon.

Sunday morning will feature three more specialty/computer/technology foru ms. Bill Grove will return to the podium al 9:00 a.m. to explore the world of space and cyberspace.

FMrrV DX ing is a specia lty area a lot of hobbyists arc interested in exploring. What equipment and what antenna do you need? What are E-skip, tropo, and the more exotic modes of propagation like aurora and meteor scalier? Find out as MTcolumnist Doug Smith challenges you with FM/TV: 1000 Mile TV Receprio11 - You Can Do /1.

You know they arc up there. but just what do you need to know to be able to watch the U.S. Space Shutt le or Russian Mir space sta-tion track across the sky? Dr. TS Kelso's Visually Ohservi11g Earth Sarellires forum will close out the specialty forums at 11 :30 a.m . Sunday . This seminar wi ll go beyond knowing where the satellites are . to knowing when they will be visible and discuss ing some simple projects to test your skills.

Complete detai ls on the Expo 96 arc available at the Grove Internet home page on the Internet. Point your web browser to URL address: http://www.grove.11et/hmpgexpo. html for the latest information and Expo updates. You can also regis-ter for the Expo and get additional information by sending e-mail to the fo llowing address: expo96@ gro,c.nct. An automatic Expo in-formation service is available by sending e-mail to: ex po96-info@grove.net.

Shou ld a lower qualify ing rate become available, Avis will honor a fi ve percent discount on that rate . You must re turn the vehicle to the same renting location or additional charges will app ly. Weekend dai ly rates arc avai lab le from noon Thurs-day through Monday at 11 :59 p.m. Rates do not include tax. optional coverages, or gas refue ling charges. Renter must meet Avis minimum age. driver. and credit requi rements. State imposed surcharges are addi-tional.

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If you are interested in electronic communications. the Grove Communications Expo is your event of the year! Expo "96 in Atlanta, to be held Oct. 18-20. unites you with hundreds of li ke-mi nded communications enthusiasts who assemble to

exchange information, introduce new products, and offer technical help. This is an outstanding opportunity for you to move into the information age! This year's expanded program includes over SO seminars, forums, demonstrations and events in the following areas:

~ Computers and the Internet ~ Shortwave and scanner monitoring ~ Satellite communications ~ Radio astronomy

As in recent years, the Expo will feature exhibits by top-name vendors, a hands-on listening post, club booths and

prizes. Tours will be conducted to the Delta Communications Center, Atlanta Fire Comm uni-cations, Atlanta/Fulton County Communications Center and more.

Keynote speaker at this year's banquet will be Ron Parise, NASA astronaut and astronomer. Parise, WA4SIR. has made two trips into space aboard the shuttle and operated the shuttle s amateur radio experiments (SAREX). Several special workshops, forums and exhibits will be sponsored this year by the Society of Radio Astronomers (SARA), which will be conducting their fa ll conference in conj unction with the Expo!

This year's scheduled exhibitors include AMSAT, Bcarcat Radio Club, Cellular Security Group, Computer Aided Technology, Dallas Remote Imaging Group, E lectronic Distributors (EDCO), Grove Enterprises, OptoElectronics, Radio Astronomy Supplies, Radio Progressive, Satscan Electronics, Scan Master, Signal Intelligence, Sony, Swagur Enterprises, Transel Technologies

Atlanta Airport Hilton October 18-20, 1996

Registration is $55 per person (take $I 0 o ff if you bring a first-time registrant with you). Rooms at the Airport Hilto n available at the conven-tion rate of $76 per night, single or double occupancy. Call 1-800-Hilto ns.

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1-800-438-8155. or fax us at 1-704-837-2216.

Mr. Taye Teferra, European coor

Reporters Sans Frontieres (reporters with-out borders) was founded in 1985 and has seven branches (located in Belgium. France, Germany, Italy. Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) as well as members in 83 countries around the globe. It is an inde-pendent organization that defends impris-oned journalists and press freedom all over the world. Once a year. in coopera-tion with UNESCO (United Nations Edu-cational, Scientific. and Cultu ral Organi -zation), they publ ish a report te ll ing about the state o f press freedom in different countries on all continents.

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I The Interview We talked to the European co-

ord inator of Voice o f Oromo Libera-tion-or Sagalee Bilis11111111aa Oromoo (SBO). as it is ca lled in the Oromo lan-guage- Mr. Taye Teferra. in Berlin . Germany, about how it all began and what their broadcasting activities are all about. (Though the fo llowing is largely verbatim, his comments have been ed-ited for c larity .)

In their latest 1995 Report the figures for Ethiopia are not looking very encour-

( 580: We started around 1988. Aher the creation of a coalition of all opposition

The flag of the Oromo Liberation Front, which groups in Ethiopia in 1991 we stopped for stands behind the Voice of Oromo Liberation. a while. But as soon as we understood that

aging: Dozens of journalists were arrested, setting a record in Africa . On the other hand, a certain degree of free speech exists: over 200 press titles are officially registered. But the working conditions for journal-ists are very tough , and there is a high degree of censorship of non-governmental media.

"The permanent pressure on the private press refl ects the high tension between the ruling coalition- the EPRDF, dominated by the presidents's Tigre People's Liberation Front-and the increasingly radical opposition, made of groups such as the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), the Amhara People's Organization, and the Ogaden National Liberation Front," the report concludes. This is not only true fo r the press , but also for the broadcast ing media in this country: Radio Eth iopia strictly represents the views of the present gove rnment.

I The Voice of Oromo Sounds Again At the end of last year, a station reappeared on the ai r that has been

active from Sudan in the past. but which left the air at the encl of June 1992 fo llowing the change o f government in Ethiopia and the im-provement of relations be tween that government and that o f S udan. Voice ofOromo Liberatio n was fi rs t noted back in 1988 as transmit-ting from a location inside Sudan as the mouthpiece of the Oromo Liberation Front. which started its acti vities in the mid-70's .

After leaving the air, it came back for a short while last year. when its programs were trans mitted via the facil ities of WHRI. a p1ivate shortwave broadcaster based in Indiana. USA. S ince late 1995, they have been on the air three times a week via what seems to be a transmitter in one o f the republics of the former Soviet Union. It is said to be located in the Ukraine .

!'~t:

Besides Radio Ethiopia, Radio Fana also uses a shortwave outlet.

it was impossible to go with the present government, we pulled out from the coalition and we went bock to the old position. And we started broadcasting again, this time from the state of Indiana, USA. However, the transmission was not that successful for different reasons, so later on we started again from Southeast Europe during July 1995.

MT: Where are the studio facilities? 580: We hove a very nice professional studio in Addis Ababa itself (or finfinne, as we coll it in our Oromo language). We also hove some studios in Germany, about wh ich I don't wont to go into detail. And we hove some studios in neighboring countries in Africa.

MT: Why do you think that there is a need for such on operation? 580: As you know, Ethior:iio hos 52 million people, including Eritrea. The O romos ore well over half of these 52 million-about 30 million. This governing regime is very devastating to our people. Tha t is why this time we ore motivated to do our own thing by ourself, including this station .

MT: Starting in 1988, Voice of Oromo Liberation was broadcasting via facilities in the Sudan. Why did that end in 1992? 580: Well, I'm sure you know African politics: It changes with the weather. The Sudanese people ore very kind and the Sudanese government was also very kind . But ofter the foundation of the coalition, they told us this coalition was going to be fine, and that the broadcasting agreement should be stopped fo r a while. That's why we pulled bocl

Voice of Revolutio11ary Ethiopia took over the facilities of former religious broadcaster Voice of the Gospel. Later they cha11ged their name to Voice of Ethiopia ... a11d more recently to Radio Ethiopia.

station in Ethiopia. But if you toke the latest schedules of Rodia Ethiopia or Radio Fono, both based in Addis Abobo, they hove programs in the Oromo language and some other national languages. Don't you think it would be o good step to try ta ger access ra these programs in rhe Oromo language rather rhan broadcasting into rhe country From abroad? 580: To be frank, whose interest is going to be reflected in this Rodia Fane? This government opposes everything that the mc:ijori~ soys. They oppose everything some others wont to soy, even the minonhes, let olo.ne .the O r?mo majority. Please try to ask the O romos, if you .get the opporlun1~ in Addis Ababa, what they think. That is why nobody listens to their rod10.

Our radio, ofter all, is not the radio of immigrants from abroad. That's the reason I'm so interested in the thousands of letters we ore getting from Addis Ababa. They tell us that our radio should reflect exactly the nee.ds of our people. That' s why Fane or other media in the country cannot fulfill our needs.

MT: In Moy of 1995 you hod elections in Ethiopia. How was the media situation during the election campaigns? Did oil parties have access to the media for presenting their views to the public? 580: Not at oil, it was very one-sided. Not only did we not have access to the media, we were not even allowed to print our own pomphl~ts. On the one hand they say, there ore opposition papers printed in Addis Ababa. That' s true. But their number is limited to Addis Ababa and they ore not allowed to print the quantity they need. And even during that time journalists were harassed and some also imprisoned. So, we didn' t hove any access to the media at all.

MT: How's the situation of ;ournalisls ond media in Ethiopia in general? 580: If you are someone who is against the party of the government you ore incredibly harassed. You hove no chance. To the outside world, they soy Ethiopia is democratic. Please go and see yourself! And tolk to thes~ journalists. Ask how many times they were imprisoned; how many times they paid money to get out.

MT: And there ore no opposition media allowed at this time? . 580: No, we ore not allowed. That is why we ore now forced to comp~:11gn in this form from abroad. We ore very much interested to operate w1th1n our own country, we wont to operate it from Addis Ababa. But as I said, we ore not allowed. The freedom of press, the freedom of speech, freedom of organizing yourself is not there.

MT: Do you have contacts to other opposition woups .in Ethiopia and do you know about any other plans of seffing up a radio station like yours by one of these groups? 580: We hove contact, but whether they hove a facility like ours, I don' t know. We do reflect not only the interests of the Oromos, but also the interests of other ethnic groups like the Amhoros, the Sidomos etc.

MT: What kind of programs ore you broadcasting? . . . 580: News in our language oboul world events and happenings in this .. geographic oreo. We ore especially inter~sted in the work of the. oppos1t1on, like the Oromo Liberation Front, Sidamo L1berohon Front, Somalis, etc. But people are very uninformed if they think that we are only br~dcosting politics. Politics barely tokes up five minutes of our pro9.romm1ng:

We really emphasize health. AIDS hos been spreading so quickly all over Oramoland over Ethiopia. This government is not responsible for that. But they don' t do anything about it. Ge~der issue~, women' s question~, fomi!y questions, family planning ... Ecolog1col work 1s among the ma1or issues in this radio.

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And then olphobetizatian. The majority of our people ore ~ot educat~d. They con neither read nor write. The big catastrophe of the Third World 1s that people cannot read- people cannot understand, people cannot grasp what is going on in our world. They connol understand the message you are passing to them. . . .

The human rights question is another very 1mportonl ISSUe 1n tho! area. Another program issue is culture, of course, and the history of the Oromo people. Al the moment we ore broadcasting only in the Oromo language, but in the near future we want to include Amharic in our program as well. A 30 minute program, two limes in o week in Amharic is planned.

MT: What's your main forget area? Is it ;usl Ethiop_ia or do you ols.o want to reach Oromo people living in other regions of Africa and maybe in Europe, too? 580: Really our main target is our homeland. As I said, this program is intended to serve the Oromo people. So, our target will be the Horn of Africa .

MT: What ore your sources for the program? Do you have correspondents inside Ethiopia? . . 580: We have daily correspondence with some of our people 1n Ad~ 1s . Ababa. In foci, we produce our program mainly at home. And here 1n Berlin we coordinate the entire thing, using modern tech~ology. In Canada t~ere ore many Oromo intellectuals who produce motenols far us-concerning health, for example.

MT: How do you know that the message is really geffing through? Do you get any response to your programs? 580: I'm fortunate lo be able to show you o lot of letters we have received from Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti . We are. getting hundreds of letters in o month, doily aver 20-30 letters from Addis Ababa alone.

MT: And you're also getting letters from shortwave listeners around the world. What do you think about that? . . 580: Thal is very interesting to me and I'm on amateur when 1t comes to this hobby. I learned that there are people who do not understand my language, but they wrote to the radio Voice of Oromo Liberation. Since we br~c:kast only in our longua9e, I wonder who translated the nom~ for them? I m very much