30 Years of BBC Colour TV You're Live In Five!

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30 Years of BBC Colour TV
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You're Live In Five!
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Vol. 55 ISSUE 9, SEPTEMBER 1997
ISSN 0037-4261
ON SALE AUGUST 28
Next issue on sale SEPTEMBER 25 1997
EDITOR: Dick Ganderton, C. Eng., MIEE, G8VFH
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Kevin Nice, BRS95787, G7TZC
NEWS AND PRODUCTION: Zoe Crab Contents
ART EDITOR: Steve Hunt
PAGE LAYOUTS: Paul Morris, Paul Blachford
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DSP Blaster by K6STI
Following Mike Richards' mention of Brian Roberts Radio
Beezley K6STI's DSP Blaster program in his Competition
August 'Decode' column, Mike Le Ves Conte Winner
has tested it and reckons that it's the 'bee's The lucky winner of
knees', giving reasonably affordable DSP to the Roberts Radio
those with a 486 and SoundBlaster card (it will R861 Competition, in
not work with other cards). He reckons that the January and
it's as good as many of the 0004400 February 1997 issues of
hardware units and works a treat in real time SWM was Terry Baker
with RadioRaft, Hamcomm, JVFAX, ModeMaster of Mid -Glamorgan. He
and for cleaning up signals before analysing was presented with his
with a program such as Spectrogram, also Roberts R86I radio by
recently mentioned in 'Decode'. Following John Hencher, Area
discussions with K6STI, readers may be Sales Manager for
interested in the following information, Roberts Radio, at the
particularly those without Internet or E-mail local Leeke's store who
access. stock the Roberts
The cost of DSP Blaster is $125, or Radio range. Our picture shows a very happy Terry Baker on the right receiving his prize
equivalent, and Brian will supply the program from John Hencher with Dick Ganderton, Editor of SWM on the left.
on diskette, although updates go onto the
Internet, so they will eventually become
'dated'. He accepts Visa, MasterCard, from Bloomberg Television, utilising a unique Added Noah Samara: "WorldSpace's high -
Discover, International Money Orders, format that broadcasts programmes in 30 - quality, direct broadcast capacity will bring a
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name' and 'callsign' ready, to save on the development of WorldSpace's satellite digital world."
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Brian Beezley K6STI, 3532 Linda leaders Hitachi Ltd., Panasonic (Matsushita), York, is an information services, news and
Vista Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069 Sanyo and JVC announced agreements with media company with 75 news bureaux
USA.Tel: [phone]. E-mail: WorldSpace to develop and mass produce a worldwide and encompasses Bloomberg
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enterprise was founded in 1990 to provide licence will cost each company around £30 million over the period. One of the losers in the
direct satellite delivery of digital audio application round - 'MKTV' is challenging the government's decision in their selection
communications services to the emerging and procedure for the winning groups.
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Mitsubishi Electric has announced that TDC
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products, Basingstoke nased TDC is a
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Leicester Radio Society is one of the oldest
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After The Event Finding the right computer fair has just got a (Sterling) and can be obtained using a
Back on the 11 May 1997, 90 Windmill, whole lot easier as search engine supermos Mastercard, Eurocard or Visa credit card. The
Watermills, Wind/Water Pumps, Spade Mills, netXtra launch their latest tool. A Society intend that this modest outlay is
etc., were activated at locations around comprehensive database of computer fairs, recovered very rapidly as bookings and
Great Britain, the Republic of Southern shows and radio rallies is being compiled by consequent savings are made.
Ireland, Holland the Republic of South Africa. the Suffolk based company, which is using The new website for the LRS is now well
The Society for the Protection of Ancient software based on its award winning under way and contains details about the
Buildings (SPAB) in London each year hold a Accommodation Search Engine to produce the Society and its members and what they are
National Mills Day and this year, Mills outside new search system. hoping to achieve. An order form for the
Great Britain joined in and helped to make a Visitors will be able to select events by discount card is included and can be printed
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in W. Yorkshire, are the official organisers of cost advertising space available if they wish to http://www.foobar.co.uk/dialin/silver/Irs
this event and with the help of local clubs promote individual fairs or exhibitions. The The Leicester Radio Society are not a
and individual amateurs throughout Great system has been designed for quick and easy commercial company, they are a reputable
Britain, the Republic of Ireland, Holland the use and incorporates a map so that there is no amateur radio society with ideas for the
Republic of South Africa, their individual mill need to enter specific towns or counties. future. LRS seeks to further amateur radio in
was promoted. netXtra believe their new system is the general and all monies raised will be used to
The history and the location of the Mill, most thorough and comprehensive in its this end.
together with the events taking place at the sector and with a massive increase in Internet Find out more from John Alexander,
Mill on the day were reported over the activity, it will soon become the natural way to LRS, Gilroes Cottages, Off Groby Road,
airwaves to the countless amateurs who look for event information. Leicester LE3 9QJ or E-mail at
filled the bands. This benefits not only the The search engine is on
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LAR Still Open
disabled visitors). Admission is £1, under 14s
free of charge if accompanied with an adult. Tom and Hazel from the
Talk -in on S22. Leeds Amateur
More details from Mike GOPRQ, Rally Radio
Organiser, on [phone]. Communications
Centre in Leeds have
advised us that their
franchise agreement
with Lowe Electronics
has now been
Free Catalogue discontinued.
Now available from Waters & Unfortunately, some of
Stanton Electronics, free of their customers have
charge, is a new and been led to believe that
enlarged 48 -page MFJ the shop in Leeds has
catalogue. Contained closed. But this is not
within are many new the case.
radio related products, The shop is still
including transceivers, open under their own
kits, antennas and name LAR
Morse and data Communications
products, Centre, who are
To get your new approved dealers for
catalogue, write to Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu
Waters & Stanton and many other
Electronics at Spa amateur radio products.
House, 22 Main Road, It's now 21 years since the shop was opened and Tom and Hazel
Hockley, Essex S55 4Q5 would like to thank all their customers and friends in the trade for
or telephone on (01702) their good wishes and continued support.
206835 or FAX on (01702) The Leeds Amateur Radio shop can be found at LAR
205843. Communications Centre, 12 Station Road, Crossgates,
Leeds LSI5 7JX, Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone] or
E-mail at
RALLIES AND BANDSCAN
Greg Baker
PO Box 208
Braidwood
Australia NSW 2622 Australia
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