SP8WJT/HF8V - RED ARMY RADIOTELEGRAPH SIMULATOR - SP8WJT/HF8V ===================== LIVE STOCK BROADCASTS ===================== ORG: Z-101 OVERVIEW: These transmission took place in 1920s and 1930s and was made by Post Office Department Air Mail Radio Service. All transmissions was made on Poulsen transmitter what is not simulated yet (planned). Since I havent got original code book I assigned 2 letter codes to all products, regardless what stock it was and what form (or press) was used and random prices are generated. I think details are not so important but just recreaction how such broadcast sounded. As a preamble serial number of broadcast is sent which is simple day of year and date in american standard. Comma is sent as AAA what was standard at the time. At the end of bcst another forgotten code is used, NM, what means: no more. Since some transmission were at the same time you will be heard little beat QRM but this is specific of RARS, in reality LF Poulsen transmitters had local ranges, this was a kind of VHF of these times. For additional info see: [1] SKED TABLE ======================================================================================= |UTC C/S FREQ BROADCAST TYPE | ======================================================================================= 0000 KDHM 75.0 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK PRESS 0030 KDHM 75.0 OMAHA LIVE STOCK PRESS 0115 KDHN 100.0 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK PRESS 0130 KDHN 100.0 OMAHA LIVE STOCK PRESS 1330 KDHM 75.0 LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS FORM 42 1300 KDEF 120.0 LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS FORM 42 1330 KDQC 75.0 LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS FORM 41 1400 KDHN 100.0 LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS FORM 42 1430 KDEJ 100.0 LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS FORM 42 1500 KDQC 75.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1500 KDEK 94.0 LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS FORM 42 1500 KDEF 120.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1600 KDHM 75.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1600 KDEF 120.0 OMAHA LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1700 KDQC 75.0 CINCINNATI FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FORM 61 1700 KDHN 100.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1700 KDEF 120.0 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1800 KDQC 75.0 CINCINNATI GRAIN FORM 40 1800 KDEJ 100.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK FORM 20 1800 KDEF 120.0 GRAIN FORM 40 1900 KDEK 94.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK FORM 20 2000 KDQC 75.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK PRESS 2030 KDQC 75.0 ST LOUIS LIVE STOCK PRESS 2030 KDEF 120.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK PRESS 2100 KDHM 75.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK PRESS 2130 KDHN 100.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK PRESS 2200 KDEJ 100.0 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK PRESS 2230 WWX 120.0 GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK FORM 43 2300 WWX 120.0 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FORM 60 2300 KDEF 120.0 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK PRESS 2330 KDEF 120.0 OMAHA LIVE STOCK PRESS ======================================================================================= TRANSMITTING STATIONS: KDEF OMAHA KDEJ ELKO KDEK RENO KDHM NORTH PLATTE KDHN ROCK SPRINGS KDQC CINCINNATI WWX WASHINGTON Products codes: SP CD MN BC QW GR Grain (type 1) PS Grain (type 2) HM Ham BF Beef NI WU GN DG AK CC SG OL LC CP NJ FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (WWX, KDQC) BA Banana (UFC) CN Corn SR New Jersey sacked Irish Cobbler potatoes CW PT Potatos GR Grain (type 1) PS Grain (type 2) JO WG OA Strawberries XV HO BE BL DF TH PK KD DR MK SOURCES: [1] Radio For Everybody, Austin C. Lescamboura REMARKS: If you have additional info pls send to: h f 8 v @ i n t e r i a . p l I think code books can be found in US archives, so these bcsts can be made more realistic.