=========================================================================== Radio West, 98.5 FM, San Diego Schedule for 12/05/93 to 12/12/93 ------------------------------------------------------------------- This schedule is subject to change. Radio West will be pre-empting it's normal broadcasts this week in order to bring you live NASA Space Shuttle Mission STS-61 coverage. During periods of inactivity, background information on the mission and the Hubble Space Telescope (mission objectives, science terminology, etc...) will be played back. At various times throughout the day, Radio West will replay it's highlights of the previous days EVA (space walks) as they were originaly heard on NASA Select. Other replay items include STOC watch and our own commentary. For More Information, Call the Radio West Info Line at +1 619 898 8750 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio West operates a part-15 broadcast station, fully legal. finger argarg@netcom.com for more information. =========================================================================== Issue # 5 of the Radio Resistor's Bulletin is now available. RRB contains articles and information of interest to those concerned about the state of non-commercial radio. #5 features information about developments in micro broadcasting as well as a letter cautioning enthusiasts about the limitations of micro as a tool for change, a story about the struggle volunteers at Columbia Missouri's KOPN-FM face in fighting off the growing tide of "professionalization" at their station, as well as opinion pieces, reviews and more. Issue #5 of the Radio Resistor's Bulletin is avaiable free for a legal sized SASE with first class postage or with in the US just send us your address and a 29 cent stamp. Comments and articles representing all points of view are welcome. Next issue is due some time in February. Frank Haulgren Radio Resistor's Bulletin PO Box 3038 Bellingham, WA 98227-3038 =========================================================================== In article <2f4ul4$or3@cyberspace.com> fnord@cyberspace.com (Brandon Thomas Mullins) writes: >1> Is there an easy method for finding pirate radio stations? I'm in Indiana. Unfortunately no there isn't. Listings are occasionally published here as well as postings from people who say they heard this or that station in a particular region or city. Just keep your eyes and ears open and if you don't think your community has a micro power radio station, start one! =-) >2> What is needed to start a pirate radio station? Not much actually. A simple transmitter and amplifier (these are easier to construct or purchase kits for than you might think), a microphone if you want to talk on the air, a mixer if you want to do smooth transitions between talk and music and some sort of music playing device like a turntable, CD player or cassette tape machine. In addition, you'll need a simple transmitting antenna. >3> Is there an alt.pirate.radio FAQ? and where is it located? There is a FAQ but I can't remember the name of the site you have to connect to to get it. =) I'm sure someone will send you some email, after reading your post, telling you where it is. The FAQ that exists was done by Mycal and it is largely concerned with the BA1404 stereo transmitting chip and the Ramsey FM-10(A) stereo broadcasting kit. If nobody has any qualms or objections, it was suggested to me last night that I create a more general FAQ covering political issues, legal issues, technical issues etc. I should have it done by the end of December. In addition, I'll be doing a newsletter and a club for the micro power radio community. If you send me your name (can be a psuedonym) and an address (can be an anonymous address like a PO Box or friend's house) I'll send you the first issue free along with a subscription for subsequent issues. It'll be pretty inexpensive...like $0.50 to $1.00 an issue although the lower figure isn't likely since it would not allow many pages since postage would tae up most of that price. It'll probably be like $0.75 an issue once monthly. Pretty reasonable. Anthony =========================================================================== ************************************ FM KITS FROM FREE RADIO BERKELEY ************************************ First, a word from our legal department: For educational purposes only. These kits are offered for the furtherance of one's knowledge regarding radio frequency design and principles. At all times during operation the assembled unit must be connected to a dummy load. Part 15 of the FCC rules prohibits an antenna being used with these units. All responsibilities for the ultimate use of these kits are born solely by the builder and/or operator. KITS AVAILABLE NOW ! All kits are complete and come with professionally manufactured, drilled and tinned PC boards. All coils are pre-wound. Each unit, unless specified, requires 12 volts for proper operation. Full instructions and diagrams included. 5 Watt FM Transmitter - $45 An improved version of the Panaxis 5 watt design with a much more rugged output transistor capable of producing 5-6 watts. Oscillator is a stable FET based VFO. It is mono unit that accepts line level input (i.e. an audio signal from a tape deck, mixer, etc.). A fine frequency adjustment control makes keeping on frequency an easy adjustment. Requires 12 to 14 volts DC at 3/4 to 1 amp for operation. 6 watt RF Amplifier - $25 Uses the same output transistor as above. It is designed to boost low wattage transmitters to a bit higher output power and will produce 6 watts for 1/2 watt input drive. Easy, quick assembly. Requires 12-14 volts DC at 3/4 to 1 amp for operation. 15 watt RF Amplifier - $40 Uses a very high gain (14dB, power gain of at least 25X) RF transistor to boost a 1/2 watt input to 15 watts. Easy, quick assembly. Requires 12-14 volts at 2 amps for operation. 20 -24 watt RF amplifier - $95 $95 might sound a bit steep, but for those who do not wish to do an extensive amount of soldering and tuning, this is kit is for you. It uses a broadband high gain, RF power module which will put out a 20-24 watt signal for only a 100 to 200 milliwatt input. Kit requires less than 20 solder connections to complete, including a 5 element filter. Since the module is broadband from 88 to 108 Mhz no tuning is required, plug and play as they say. Requires 12-14 volts at 3 to 4 amps. 25-30 watt RF Amplifier - $45 Will produce full power with an input drive of 3-5 watts. This unit works very well with the 5 watt transmitter kit. In fact, next to the 5 watt kit, it is our most popular item. Easy assembly. Requires 12-14volts DC at 4-5 amps for operation. 1/2 to 1 watt Amplifier - $20 1/2 to 1 watt output for an input power of 10 mw. Great for boosting lower power VFOs and low power FM kits Output Filter Kit - $7.00 A seven element low pass filter, composed of 4 coils and 3 capacitors, to flatten those harmonics. Specify cutoff frequency desired, 94 Mhz, 100 Mhz, 104 Mhz, 108 Mhz. The cutoff should be about 2 to 4 Mhz above the frequency the transmitter is set for. COMING REAL SOON ! By the middle of January, 1994 1/2 - 1 watt Stereo Broadcast Transmitter - $40 A vast improvement over the Ramsey FM-10. It uses the BA1404 IC as a stereo modulator only to modulate a FET vfo, buffer and amp chain. Better audio input filtering and bypassing. IC voltage regulation for the 2.5 volt supply for the BA1404. A very rugged output stage and collector voltage bypassing make this unit stand out from all other transmitter designs using the BA1404 chip. Stereo Audio Processor - $Price to be determined A combined stereo generator using the BA1404 coupled with compandor ICs for limiting of audio signals If you have any other particular requirements please let us know. Custom design and fabrication services are available including PC layout and production. Full CAD services as well. Proceeds from the sales of these kits go to the furtherance of micro power broadcasting, bringing a voice of empowerment to every community. Please add $3.00 for handling and shipping for each kit. Add $1.00 for 2nd day mail service for each kit. Payment to be made out to Free Radio Berkeley Free Radio Berkeley 1442 A Walnut St., #406 Berkeley, CA 94709 Voice mail: (510) 464-3041 Net mail: frbspd@crl.com =========================================================================== Ok well lots of stuff has been discussed with some friends and here's what I've come up with: 1. I'm not going to do the newsletter on paper. People who have sent me their addresses can be assured that the data will be deleted and overwritten. I'm STILL DOING THE NEWSLETTER, but I'm going to post it weekly or every two weeks to this newsgroup. I'd rather that folks spent their money on transmitters than on a newsletter that I could give them for free. Also this will insure, more than I could, your anonymity. I became very concerned about the anonymity of the mailing list and how I could reasonably have people pay for the newsletter. Basically, I don't want to hassle with sales tax issues, profit issues, etc. So the newsletter will be FREE and you can FREELY distribute it to your friends or bulletin board systems! The only thing that I ask is that you leave credits, etc intact so they'll know where it came from. It'll be posted HERE on alt.radio.pirate and, hopefully, available via FTP!!! It'll have the same quality as the paper version would have and the same variety. Again, if you sent me your name and address I guarantee that it will be deleted and overwritten so that it can never go past me. I value your freedom as much as my own and don't want to get into any issues involving privacy should someone attempt to force me to turn over the mailing list. 2. The first issue of the newsletter should be posted on January 1st, 1993! It may be a little small but the next issue will be much larger I think. It'll most likely include an article on how amplifiers work, a couple amplifier schematics that have not previously appeared here or in other literature, some editorial stuff and, probably, an article on how to build a good 3 meter yagi, including tubing diameters and lengths etc. 3. I appreciate all the letters I've gotten and ESPECIALLY those from people who have changed my mind on various ideas and issues. I appreciate ANY evidence that is well-reasoned and calls into question something I've said. I'd rather have a friendly person point out a flaw in an argument of mine and have time to correct it than to find out one of my arguments is flawed when discussing these issues with people who aren't so friendly. =-) 4. In addition to the newsletter project, I would also like to get a project started officially to trade tapes of pirate/etc broadcasts. What I'll do is get a PO Box, publish its address on the net and ask that folks send tapes there. Then, I will periodically post a listing of what I've got. If you want a tape, ALL you have to do is send me a blank tape and enough postage to get the copy back to you! I will NOT be charging one red cent for this service!!! That's in the works as soon as I can come up with a decent double cassette deck or another decent cassette deck so I can make relatively high quality dubs. 5. Also, I would like to produce some original material concerning micro power radio (spots, tag lines, etc) that you can use during your own broadcasts. I'm not sure whether this'll fly but I'm considering it. That's it. Again I'm still doing the newsletter, but I'm going to post it here so you can get it anonymously and absolutely FREE!!!! Anthony ===========================================================================