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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE KIWI RADIO WEEKLY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==================  Year Two - 1998  ==================

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Editor:   Graham J Barclay            Email:  kiwiradio@xxxxxxxxxxx      
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Assistance kindly provided by:
SRS NEWS, Sweden.  http://www.lls.se/jal/index.html                   
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# 56
		VOLUME  FOURTEEN - NUMBER TWO

February 8th 1998

Welcome to another edition of the KRW.

First off this week is the RSMI debate.

We have had "reliable" information about this from someone
"In the know" who has sent us this message:
[ Anyway to put the record straight for all.  YES it did come from San
Marino on the coast by the sea. YES it is off the air due to problems
with the San Marino government and postal authority and it has suspended
transmissions until further notice, and YES I do know someone involved
with the station. I have also been told that some 300-350 letters have
been received so far ]
 Also this was received: [ Accompanying note states "Due to excessive
reaction of the San Marino government and postal authority, RSMI is
forced to stop it's broadcasts until further notice.  We hope to return
on the air as soon as possible.  We are working also for a new internet
web site and e-mail address.  Thanks for your interest." ]

It goes on to say ["Radio San Marino Intl is the first radio station
broadcasting from the territory of the Republic of San Marino on
shortwave.  The "unoffical" station, not connected with any other public
or private station, is born as a Italian / German / San Marinean joint
venture to give an international voice to the small Republic and to
activate a really "new country" on the world of radio.  This is a big
event, even if Radio San Marino Intl is a hobby station.  The coverage
was good all over Europe and all around the world, thanks to the
transmitter's power .3 kw, and the used frequencies."

Will still verify report sent only to Mainz Germany address for 2
IRCs/$2 US in Europe and 3 IRCs/$3 outside Europe.]

So as far as we here at the KRW are concerned  Unless something
dramatic happens re RSMI - the debate IS over!!!.- Ye Editor.

Now onto other news received over the past week:

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NEW FREE RADIOSTATION IN ARGENTINA: RADIO PASTEUR
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"THIS IS RADIO PASTEUR, the first free college radiostation of
Argentina".

On February 8th 1998, RADIO PASTEUR will be heard on 6965 KHz. -LSB
mode- at 0130 UTC time via Andino Relay Service from somewhere South
America. You will listen a special programme 
about the AIDS with excellent songs of Argentine rock music,  
the group Los Ratones Paranoicos (The Paranoid Mouses), 
who sang on concerts at Rolling Stones in Argentina tour on 
february 1995. The transmission will be in spanish and english. 
60 minutes programme.

You can contact Radio Pasteur and get the QSL card. Send your letters,
reception reports and ask for other details to:

RADIO PASTEUR / Claudio Morales
Casilla 1852
Correo Central
1000 Buenos Aires
Argentina

Our E-mail address is: morales.arg@xxxxxxxxxx
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NEW PIRATE STATION:

A new Flemish shortwave pirate station will come on the air next 
weekend.  The station is called Xtreme and will play all kinds of 
music.  The schedule is as follows:

Sunday Feb 8, 1998: 14.00utc on 5830 kHz (via Ozone Int'l)
Sunday Feb 15, 1998: 14.00utc on 5830 kHz (via Ozone Int'l)

An own transmitter is being bought so Xtreme will soon broadcast from 
own Flemish soil.

Address : c/o SRS, Ostra Porten, S-44254 Ytterby, Sweden
e-mail : xtremeradio@xxxxxxxxxxx

Xtreme will soon also have a webpage.

Please tune in !
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AUDIO DX SERVICE.

Here is an excellent service for all, especially those who have impaired
vision, but have an interest in the hobby of Radio.

You can read about the club on the web at:  http://wcoil.com:80/~gnbc 
or they can write for information to: Fred R Vobbe <gnbc@xxxxxxxxx>

This service is highly reccommended by us here at the KRW.
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SRS IN REAL VIDEO MODE:

SRS Webpage now also with REAL VIDEO!

If you have the Real Audio Player 5.0 (free), you can now view all the
QSL's in the QSL Gallery via Real Video. Approx. 1 minute with QSL's!

73´s
Jonny @ SRS
SRS-World Wide Information
 http://www.lls.se/jal/
 e-mail: srs@xxxxxxxxx eller jal@xxxxxx

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ANTENNEX:

The February 1998 issue of antenneX, our 10th monthly publication, is
now published at:   http://www.antennex.com/

Here is a list of the fresh articles:
1. The W5QJR HF Link Analyzer
2. ARCTIC YL DX-peditions Part 2
3. The ISOLOOP Antenna
4. A Kilowatt Mobile Mast
5. Propagation Aids
6. The Hairpin Monopole Condensed
7. Using Commercial Manual Tuners

Hope you enjoy this new issue!

Thanks and 73, Jack
E-mail: jack@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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RADIO MIAMI INT - WRMI:

There will be a program with a interview with Allan Weiner, who is the
latest person to receive a construction permit for a shortwave station
in the United States.  Weiner recently visited the WRMI transmission
plant in Florida, where we recorded the interview.  This edition of Viva
Miami will air at 0430-0500 UTC Wednesday, February 11 on 9955 kHz.

Here now is the new program schedule for WRMI, effective February 9,
1998:

WRMI Schedule - Feb. 9, 1998
All broadcasts on 9955 kHz
Times are UTC

MONDAY-FRIDAY
1100-1400       La Voz de la Fundacion  Espanol
1400-1415       Words of the Spirit             English
2245-2300       Words of the Spirit             English
2300-2330       Contacto                        Espanol
2330-0000       30 Minutos con el CID   Espanol
0000-0030       La Colmena              Espanol
0030-0045       Noticiero de Kol Israel Espanol
0045-0100       Words of the Spirit             English
0100-0200       Hour of the Time                English
0200-0255       Debate                  Espanol
0255-0300       Alpha y Omega           Espanol
0300-0315       Juan Antonio Monroy     Espanol
0315-0330       Caribe Llama Cuba (l/mi/v)      Espanol
0315-0330       CMM Harvest Time (mar)  Espanol
0315-0330       Radio Vaticano (jueves) Espanol
0330-0400       Presencia               Espanol
0400-0430       La Voz del Escambray    Espanol
0430-0500       Jack Van Impe (Monday)  English
0430-0500       Religious programs (Tu, Wed) English
0430-0500       Viva Miami (Thursday)   English
0430-0500       Wavescan (Friday)               English
0500-0515       Herald of Truth         English
0515-0530       Words of the Spirit             English

SATURDAY
1100-1400       La Voz de la Fundacion  Espanol
1400-1430       Alternativa             Espanol
1430-1500       30 Minutos con el CID   Espanol
2000-2100       Foro Militar Cubano             Espanol
2100-2130       Con Frecuencia          Espanol
2130-2200       Miami al Retorno                Espanol
2200-2215       Caribbean Magazine      English
2215-2230       Showers of Blessings    English
2230-2300       Wavescan                English
2300-2330       Battle Cry Sounding             English
2330-2345       Tree of Life (1st/3rd Sat)      English
2330-2345       Light of the Gospel (2nd Sat)   English
2330-2345       Caribbean Echo (4th/5th Sat)    English
2345-0000       Standing in the Gap             English
0000-0100       Full Disclosure Live            English
0100-0130       Contacto                        Espanol
0130-0145       Voz de Juventud Evangelica      Espanol
0145-0200       La Verdad Para el Mundo Espanol
0200-0300       Radio Revista Lux               Espanol
0300-0330       Junta Patriotica Cubana Espanol
0330-0400       Presencia               Espanol
0400-0415       Noticiero Kol Israel            Espanol

SUNDAY
1200-1300       Radio Revista Lux               Espanol
1300-1315       Standing in the Gap             English
1315-1330       Old Paths Broadcast     English
1330-1400       Kindle the Flame                English
1400-1430       Universal Life          English
1430-1500       Battle Cry Sounding             English
1500-1600       Foro Militar Cubano             Espanol
1600-1700       Puente de Jovenes Prof. Espanol
1700-1800       Iglesia Alpha y Omega   Espanol
2100-2130       Jack Van Impe Presents  English
2130-2200       Wavescan                English
2200-2230       Vida Universal          Portugues
2230-2300       Viva Miami              Espanol
2300-2330       Radio Roquero           Espanol
2330-0000       Contacto                        Espanol
0000-0030       Universelles Leben              German
0030-0100       Vida Universal          Espanol
0100-0115       Noticiero Kol Israel            Espanol
0115-0130       Truth for the World             English
0130-0200       Wavescan                English
0200-0215       Caribbean Magazine      English
0215-0230       Christ Gospel Broadcast English
0230-0300       Con Frecuencia          Espanol
0300-0330       Junta Patriotica Cubana Espanol
0330-0400       Presencia               Espanol

EN ESPANOL:  

LA COLMENA - WRMI tendra un programa nuevo sobre la salud a partir del 9
de febrero.  Sera presentado por el Dr. Fausto Losana Pelaez de la
compania La Colmena, basada en Miami y conocida alrededor del mundo por
sus productos organicos.  "La Colmena" se transmitira en vivo de
0000-0030 UTC martes-sabado.

OTROS CAMBIOS Y PROGRAMAS NUEVOS - A partir del 2 de febrero, La Voz del
Escambray se cambiara de 1400 a 0400 UTC de lunes a viernes (martes a
sabado UTC).  A partir del 8 de febrero, la Iglesia Alpha y Omega en
Miami presentara su servicio dominical los domingos a las 1700 UTC por
una hora. 
A partir del 9 de febrero, Alpha y Omega tendra tambien un segmento de
cinco minutos a las 0255 UTC martes a sabado.  Tambien comenzando el 9
de febrero, un nuevo programa cubano -- "Debate" -- se iniciara a las
0200-0255 UTC martes a sabado.  Ver arriba para nuevos horarios del
popular programa DX "Con Frecuencia" con Ruben Guillermo Margenet.

WRMI is a commercial shortwave radio station, so programming changes
frequently without notice.  We send these e-mail schedule updates
periodically by e-mail. 

Jeff White
wrmi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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USA FM PIRATE INFO:

There's a new pirate in New Haven, a 104.5 running Spanish-language
music under the name "Radio Musica."  
Meantime, "Praise 105.3" in Hartford remains on the air without benefit
of license.  The FCC, the pirate station's owner, and several licensed
broadcasters will reportedly meet later this month to discuss ways to
close down the station.

( via NERW 2/6/98 )
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PUERTO RICO FM PIRATE CLOSED:

REPORT CI 98-1 - COMPLIANCE AND INFO ACTION - UNLICENSED RADIO OPERATION
IN PUERTO RICO ENDANGERING AIR SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AT SAN JUAN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SHUT DOWN BY FCC.   
Swift action by the Federal Communications Commission, in conjunction
with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto
Rico, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, resulted in the closure
of an unlicensed FM radio broadcast station in Puerto Rico that was
causing severe interference to air traffic control frequencies at the
San Jan International Airport.  News Media Contact: David Fiske (202)
418-0500.  CIB Contact: Pamera D. Hairston at (202) 418-1165.

( via Fred R Vobbe )
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RADIO 101 WEBSITE:

radio101.de   ist da!   (mit oder ohne www.  davor, muesste beides 
funktionieren)   

Falls jemand Leute kennt, die gerne eine Homepage im Internet haben 
wollen, radio101 bringt sie in Internet.  Webspace unter der Adresse:

radio101.de/Kundenname    (näheres unter radio101.de/info.htm) 

( via Chris )
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RADIO 510 - SWITZERLAND:

Please note that Friday and Sunday evenings have been dropped!! Our
newschedule reads like this:

SATURDAY  13.00 - 15.00 CET ON 7120 Khz
SATURDAY  20.00 - 22.00 CET ON 3985 Khz
SUNDAY    15.00 - 17.00 CET ON 7120 Khz (random repeats!!)

If you miss the first two hours at 13.00 CET, you can pick them up again
in the evening at 20.00 CET. Don't forget that RANDOM is up to the
computer. Whatever is picked up will be played.It doesn't mean it plays
yesterdays programmes!!

INFORMATION

Radio Middle East will be heard this Saturday at 13.00 CET.Check out DJ
Nathan Morley with an excellent show of music and talk.He would love to
hear from you!! Please send all reception reports to the following
address:
	       Radio Middle East,
                    c/o Nathan Morley,
                    P.O.Box 582,
                    Ayia Napa,
                    Cyprus

Check out his very interesting web page:
 http://www.smiley.cy.net/budz/nathanmorley

You can also FAX him at:003573723858 or
EMAIL:nradio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Also,next Saturday you can hear Europe's best known free radio
station,Transatlantic Radio with the coolest DJ around since the
invention of frickendella!! DJ Harry is in good form - well why not when
his wife is expecting another baby!! - and playing some great songs
too.Listen out to the mailbag show.It's always great to hear your name
read out.

Thanks for you time.Updated web page will be rerady next sunday!!

73's
Stevie  <stevie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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EMAIL ADDRESS:

International Music Radio can now be reached at::

                     <wechlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
(  via Radio 510 )
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PRESS RELEASE TDP SW-98
TDP TRANSMITTER DOCUMENTATION PROJECT:

For the 5th year now, detailed information is available about
transmitters used by shortwave radio stations around the world.

TDP SW-98 -- the "Transmitter Documentation Project" -- has just come
off the press in its fifth edition. TDP is the result of more than 15
years of research by Belgian DXer Ludo Maes, with the cooperation of
well-known radio personalities, international organizations,
publications, DX clubs and programmes, transmitter manufacturers and the
radio stations themselves.

TDP is an 80-page booklet listing shortwave broadcast transmitters
worldwide, arranged by country. Each listing indicates the name of the
station, transmitter site, geographical coordinates and call-sign. It
also shows the number of transmitters at the site, their power,
manufacturer, type number and year of installation and year out of
service.

To celebrate the 5th edition, the TDP is printed in full colour and
includes several full colours advertisements from companies in the
shortwave business. As usual, the latest shortwave transmitters that
have been installed are included and the hard to obtain details about
transmitters in Central and South America have been expanded.

This informative publication also contains a list of shortwave
transmitter manufacturers and their headquarters, plus statistical
breakdowns of the number of shortwave transmitters in use around the
world, grouped by power level, country and manufacturer.

This year's articles include "HF Transmission : an evolutionary market?"
by Jeff Cohen from World Radio Network, "Antennas for the Shortwave
Broadcaster" by Richard R. Greene from TCI, Technology for
Communications International and "History of Energy-Onix" by Bernard
Wise.

TDP is read year after year by radio stations, transmitter
manufacturers, radio consultants and engineers, as well as by the
dedicated radio hobbyist.

To order a copy of the TDP SW-98, send 5 GB£, 10 IRC's, 10 US$, 15
DEM,15 AUS$, 15 CAN$, 300 BEF or 1250 YEN¥ to TDP c/o Ludo Maes, P.O.
Box 1, B-2310 Rijkevorsel, Belgium or to one of our distributors. More
info is available on our website at http://www.ping.be/tdp.
-- 
     TDP c/o Ludo Maes            Tel : +32  3  314 78 00
     P.O. Box 1                   Fax : +32  3  314 12 12
     B-2310 Rijkevorsel              E-mail : tdp@xxxxxxx
     BELGIUM                 Web : http://www.ping.be/tdp
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FREE RADIO SERVICE HOLLAND:

On Sunday February the 22nd the Free Radio Service Holland will have a
transmission from 08:50 utc untill 12:00 utc on 6245 kHz / 48 mb.

The complete programme schedule is: ( times are UTC )

08:52 opening and ID's
09:02 FRS magazine / Peter Verbruggen
09:45 FRS Golden show with a guest apperance of .....
10:30 FRS goes DX
11:15 The Short Shortwave parade / Joop ter Zee
12:00 Closedown 

===> New !! You can send your votes for our FReSH parade to:
FREAK55@xxxxxxx All records can be voted, though not older than one year
!!

During this broadcast, the winners of our 17th birthday competition will
be anounced. Tell us in  which programma you heared your name and you
win  a quality recording of Radio London RSL.

So, B sure to tune in !!

A FReSH edition of our newsletter will be out in March. 

A sample copy costs DM 3.00 / GB pounds 1.00 /  Fl. 3.00 / or 
US $ 2.00

For more details, the site address mentioned above !

Joop ter Zee ( on behalf of the FRS-H crew.)
E-mail: FRSH@xxxxxx
Homepage FRSH: http://home.pi.net/~freak55/home.htm

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DESERT STORM TROPHIES ,&  JCMEC:
                 By Bill Howard,& Dennis Starks

[ The following was originaly published in "The Military Collector Post"
an Email daily magazine devoted to the preservation of History & The
Radio's that made it.]

        Part I,      Our Story Begins;
        Part II,     Early History of JCMEC
        Part III,    JCMEC Today;
        Part IV,   Some Specific Examples; From England
        Part V,     Some Specific Examples; More From England
        Part VI,   Some Specific Examples; From Italy & Germany
        Part VII;  From France
        Part VIII; From Russia & China
        Part IX;   Conclusion
        On the state of Iraqi/Arabian Comm Gear, Desert Storm/Shield;
                By Ed Zeranski

>>>.Continued from last week:...

Part VI,Some Specific Examples; From Italy & Germany

>From Italy PRC-638;
The most common set of it's type to be brought home by U.S.
troops is the PRC-638 Built in Italy by Iret. Basically their 
equivalent of our PRC-77, it would be deployed to perform 
the same roles. Though it is of high quality design, manufacture, 
& boast several advanced features over it's U.S. counterpart 
(then 25 years old). It is not as robustly built as the U.S. PRC-77, 
but far less complicated to operate & service than our PRC-119
(which is by all accounts,"a nightmare").
References do not list the PRC-638 as ever being used by the 
military in it's country of origin(Italy) in any quantity, from this we 
can deduce two things, #1 it was not the best design available, 
#2 it was most likely intended for the export market. 
Most if not all examples of this radio coming here from the Gulf 
War, have all their panel markings in Arabic, one of only two 
radios known to be customized as such. This tends to further 
support deduction #2 above.
Virtually every account from the original owners of these sets 
said the same thing,"I picked it up out of a ditch, they just threw 
them there when they were running away". 
The below description is taken from Ref;#4.
PRC-638;
Non-US,Back-pack VHF,FM transceiver.The PRC-638 is built in 
Italy by IRET,& is intended to perform a similar role as the US 
PRC-77.It can be combined with various ancillary equipment 
to provide backpack, vehicular,or simi-fixed station operation.	
Features digital synthesis,with four rotary knob selection of 
frequency.Modular construction for easy field service by 
replacement of sub-assemblies.And an automatic antenna 
tuner operates in the receive mode with either 1 or 3mtr whips.	
Ops 30-76mc in 25kc steps for a possible 1840 channels.RF 
power output is a selectable 4 watts high(optional 2 watts),or 
100mw low. Requires 11vdc (100ma max rec),1.5amps(trans 
high),400ma(trans low) as supplied by nicad batteries or 
vehicular accessories.Size 202mmH x 140mmW x 80mD(with 4ahr
battery),3.5kg(with battery pack).  Known accessories include 
PAL-30 30 watt vehicular RF power amplifier (VRQ-109), 
CU-14 vehicular antenna tuner,CV-3TA optional vehicular 
antenna tuner,2.75 mtr vehicular antenna,PU-66 24vdc fixed 
station power supply,PU-64 12vdc fixed station power supply.
Note the VRQ-109(vehicular variant)was announced in 1980 
aimed at the export market.
The PRC-638 though produced for the Italian Armed forces,it 
is known to have been exported to a number of countries. 
Quantities of these radios were brought to the US as war 
trophies from recent "Desert Storm" activities.	Ref;#2,#4,#5,#7

PRC-439,
Marketed to appeal to military & police organizations, the 
PRC-439 appears to be a smaller & cheaper alternative to the 
PRC-639. As with it's big brother,the PRC-439 is built by IRET 
in Italy, is of early 1970's technology & is similar to the Racal 
TRA-967 in size, & concept.Normally carried in a canvas bag 
from the operators shoulder, it does not seem to have had the 
ancillary equipment available to allow it's use in various other 
roles, like other equipment of it's type. 
Below is an extract from Ref,#4, 
It should be noted that examples returning here from Desert 
Storm have panel markings in Arabic, a frequency spread of  
40-49.975mc, & resemble a smaller PRC-639. 
Errors exist in Ref,#2 that confuse some descriptions PRC-439; 
Non-US, back-pack portable VHF,FM transceiver.Built in Italy by 
IRET,the PRC-439 appears to be a low cost alternative,tactical 
set for combat troops.It features small size, light weight, extreme
simplicity of design & use,and is completely self contained to 
include a 220vac battery charger built into it's battery box.
The radio and all accessories are combined in a single canvas 
bag,provided with a strap for shoulder carry.  
Additionally it is provided with both carrier & 150cps tone 
squelch, built in battery test function(indicates battery condition 
with audible tones),& an antenna connection that accepts either 
a short steel tape antenna or any 50 ohm type.
Ops 40-50mc in 25kc steps for a possible 400 channels
(optionally any 10mc segment from 30-80mc).RF power output 
is a selectable 300mw or 3 watts.Requires 12.5vdc normally 
supplied by 10ea "C"cell rechargeable nicads contained in it's 
battery box.Size 244mmH x 154mmW x 62mmD, 4kg(complete). 
Ref,#2,#4,#7
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>From Germany:

SEM-52A,
Some debate has arisen over whether or not this radio is a 
Desert Storm Trophy. As it stands, the set has a mysterious past 
that deserves further investigation. Questions have been 
presented in the past via this forum that have yet to be 
answered, & I hope to present them again in the future. 
It is included here because some evidence exist that place it in 
the Gulf.
Built by Standard Elektrik in Stuttgart Germany,the SEM-52A is 
a design of early 70's technology, & it is a very tough & simple 
radio of high quality construction. Configured much the same 
way as the BCC-349 for carry, operation & physical layout, but 
is much smaller & lighter. As with most equipment of German 
origin, the quality of this radio is excellant, the only failing that 
can be observed is also common with ALL equipment of 
European origin. This is the substandard synthetic materials 
used in the sets accessories,I/E fragile plastics used in the 
construction of audio accessories, the elastic used in straps for 
harnessing & audio acc is very poor, canvas used for harnesses 
& bags is very thin & of poor quality, & the vinyl used in the 
construction of the carry case is very stiff & brittle usualy haveing 
badly frayed edges.
Though this radio was used by it's parent counties defense 
forces, it too was obsoleted in the early 80's & replaced by an 
almost identical, but much more advanced synthesized design.  
Janes 1979/80 does not list the SEM-52(A), it does list the 
SEM-52, & other letterdesignations including N,& E. 
We can surmise that this letter designation is used to identify the 
frequency range this radio will cover, in much the same way as 
the Canadian & Dutch CPRC-26. It is known that the "E" suffix is 
associated with a cheaper variant, the "N" is high frequency
split, & the "S" is the later model synthesized version.
The SEM-52A is a crystal control, six channel radio that can be 
set up for operation on any six frequencies between 47 & 57mc. 
Though other frequency splits of 39-80 were also built, only the
47-57mc version has been incountered. 
The RF power output is rated at 300mw from a6-9.9vdc power 
supply. Several different battery types are known to have been 
available for this radio, but the most common is that which utilized 
descrete "AA" cells. It uses a vinyl covered tape antenna that is 
similar in length & contruction to US variations, but a BNC 
compatable antenna connection suggests that other antenna 
types could have been used. One last accessory worthy of 
comment is that the headset supplied with the radio  is most 
unpopular with both it's original & current users. Though it is 
known that an optional handset was available, none have ever 
been found.
The pair of SEM-52A's in my collection were aquired by me early 
in 1995, & were reported to have been removed from an Iraqi
/ Russian tank. In mid 1996, the US government sold  via sealed 
bid over 1100 of these sets in a single sale but in separate lots. 
It is unkown where these examples came from, other than all 
these example show signs of German use & storage. Currently 
Fair Radio Sales has quantities of them for sale. An east coast 
dealer has advertized a couple of these radios for sale, & 
professes them to be NATO surplus, but as this dealers 
promotional reteric is normally false, this claim is highly suspect. 
It is however of the utmost interest to the authors to find out 
where this large stock of radios came from that the US 
Government auctioned off, & what their intended purpose was. 
Ref;#1,#2,#7
Dennis Starks	Bill Howard
miliary-radio-guy@xxxxxxxx	wlhoward@xxxxxxx

References;
#1) the Authors personal collection
#2) Janes Military Communications
#3) Associated equipments manuals
#4) Military Radio Data;Vol.1,PRC Designated Equipment, By Dennis Starks
#5) From the Collection of Pat Lumbarti
#6) From the Collection of Mark Gluch
#7) a source that prefers to remain anonymous
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...To be continued next week..

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See you again next week - Good Dx, especially to those at this weekends
New Zealand Radio DX League 50th Anniversary Convention being held at
Herbert, just south of Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand. I bet they have
been reeling in some great DX Catchs. GOOD LUCK DXers.

73's
Graham J Barclay
KIWI RADIO - NEW ZEALAND
Email:	kiwiradio@xxxxxxxxxxx
WWW:  http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9885
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