SHORT WAVE MAKES COME BACK 

IN THE AGE OF SOPHISTICATED COMMUNICATIONS, ONE "OLD" TECHNOLOGY MAKES A DRAMATIC RETURN.

SHORT WAVE RECEPTION, THE SAME KIND YOU REMEMBER FROM YEARS AGO, WITH ITS STATIC, 'FADING' AND DIALING COMPLICATIONS, IS BACK -- BUT WITHOUT MANY OF ITS FORMER DRAWBACKS.

THE MICROCHIP, WHICH HAS AIDED SO MANY OTHER DEVICES, HAS ALSO WORKED WONDERS FOR EXOTIC SHORT WAVE RADIO RECEPTION. TODAY WITH AN AFFORDABLE, MODERN MULTI-BAND SHORT WAVE SET, EITHER STATIONARY OR PORTABLE, THERE AREN'T TOO MANY PLACES ON THIS PLANET OR BEYOND WHERE YOU CAN'T RECEIVE WITH A STANDARD ANTENNAE. SOME NEW EQUIPMENT EVEN ALLOWS "ELECTRONIC ADJUSTING" TO MAKE THE 'LENGTH' OF YOUR ANTENNAE FIT THAT NECESSARY FOR PARTICULAR WAVEBANDS. 'TOUCH-TONE' PHONE DIALING, NOW SO FAMILIAR, HAS ALSO SHOWN UP ON THE NEW SHORT-WAVE SETS. TODAY ANYONE CAN BECOME THE LOCAL SHORT-WAVE WORLD 'AUTHORITY' VERY QUICKLY.

ONE DIFFICULTY STILL TO BE OVERCOME, HOWEVER, IS FINDING QUICKLY AND AT THE RIGHT TIME THE STATION, COUNTRY AND FREQUENCIES REQUIRED FOR INSTANT CONTACT WITH AFGHANISTAN, LONDON, MORATUWA OR THE VATICAN. THIS CAN NOW BE DONE BEST THROUGH THE NEWEST, 400-PAGE, EDITION OF "PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO" BY LAWRENCE MAGNE. FOR C$19.95, IT IS THE STEAL OF THE YEAR!!

"PASSPORT" LISTS 161 COUNTRIES THAT ARE OFFERING SHORT-WAVE BROADCASTS TO THE WORLD. IT EXPLAINS, IN A SIMPLIFIED MANNER, THE BEST TIMES TO EXPECT THE BEST RECEPTION FROM THOSE 1,100 CHANNELS OF NEWS, MUSIC, SPORTS, PROPAGANDA AND RELIGION AVAILABLE FREE FROM SUCH SOURCES. THAT APPLIES TO THE TINIEST STATION IN NEPAL AND TO THE LARGEST BROADCASTERS IN THE WORLD. A CONVENIENT CROSS-INDEX OF MAJOR STATIONS, LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY COUNTRIES, WITH AT-A-GLANCE SCHEDULES IS INCLUDED.

NOVICES IN THIS FIELD NEED NOT WORRY. A DOZEN ARTICLES AND PROGRAMMING TIPS WILL QUICKLY ALLOW YOU TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS FASCINATING HOBBY THAT MAY TURN INTO ONE OF YOUR BEST EDUCATIONAL MEDIA. IN "THE 1988 BUYER'S GUIDE TO WORLD BAND RADIO" ,"PASSPORT" PROVIDES THE EQUIVALENT OF A "PASSPORT SEAL OF APPROVAL", LISTING DOZENS OF HIGH-TECH PORTABLE AND TABLE-TOP WORLD-BAND RADIOS.

MORE INFORMATION: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICES LTD., BOX 300D, PENN'S PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 18943. TEL 215/ 794-8252.

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