Zenith TRANS-OCEANIC H500 Operating Manual

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of

and

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Your Zenith

110 Volt

AC-DC

Super

Trans-Oceanic

current.

superheterodyne radio,

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megacycles

8

tion tuning

bands,

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condenser

to

and

150

mum sensitivity and

stations

controls

mounted,

audio system

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on the

for its use

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in

the top

snap

to

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different

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up, which,

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tubes

3

by

on

permanent magnet,

provides

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tone

provides

constructed

front cover

the

windows of

on

stations

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when

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with a

selectivity.

a new

the broadcast

finer

tone than

Zenith

portable

continuous

tuned

speaker

radio

Freedom

automatic

"RADIORGAN''

combinations.

trains,

reception

buildings. This

with

of the

fully

in

and a

automobiles,

greatly added

cabinet allows

extended,

selenium

standard

short-wave

seven

frequency

volume

band, A

conjunction

in

before.

ever

tone

The built

standard

special

planes,

volume

provides

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operate on

will

rectifier

broadcast,

coverage

tuned

from

Deluxe

control

planes,

extension

circuits,

stage

blasting

control

removable

in

automobiles,

Wavemagnet

trains,

turning

WAVEROD

a

increased

and is

foreign

insuring

on

circuit

Alnico

with an

permits

cable

etc.

the knob

battery

a

5

domes-

from

and a

3

maxi-

powerful

which

rubber

5,

improved

selection

WAVE-

boats,

located

is

provided

is

To

Antenna

pick

up for

or

tube

to

2

sec-

bring

on

Two

marked "A"

These

connecting

previously

volume

ay(omatically connected

is

when

The

means of

most

SPREAD,

terminals have been

and

are for

and

the

suitable to

use in areas

external

an

impossible to

clarity of

operator presses the

band

selecting

which

selector

the

means

for

antenna and

local

buttons

standard

the

time

that

provided at the

external

extremely

of

the

are

proper

obtain

broadcasts.

to

band

on

broadcast

day.

of

stations

antenna

low

ground

in

This

selector

the

Each

are

left

and

signal

these

to

many

standard

front

cases

external

buttons.

panel provide an

(BC)

shortwave

separated

rear of the

ground

strength. By

terminals,

received

antenna and

shortwave

or

or the

shortwave

band

from

each other to

chassis

connections.

merely

signals

with

the

ground

circuit

easy

band

electrically

is

a

degree permitting

great

ease of

tuning. A calibrated

been incorporated in the top edge of the

wave

stations

All parts

other climatic

because of

the receiver

and

the world Power

When

U.

No.

220

S. A.

where 110

S-15715

volts DC to

to

conditions. Variations

seasonal or

the receiver is to be used

must be used.

operation of the

accurately logged and easily

be

are

fully

treated

against

in

geographic changes

will

operate

consumption

volts

AC/DC is

110 volts

receiver.

This

AC or

its maximum

at

the electric light line

on

usually

ballast adaptor

110 volts

the

in

second

dial face. It

relocated.

moisture,

performance

held to a

are

efficiency

areas

not

outside of

available,

permits

temperature,

of

ballast

reduces 220 volts AC

necessary for

DC

scale has

short-

and

receiver

the

minimum,

throughout

is 10

continental

watts.

adaptor

proper

or

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BATTERY

DRY

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power

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1. PREPARING

A.

OPEN

REAR

provided.

B.

Place

the battery

I. —

THE

DOOR

pack

View,

Rear

Back

RECEIVER

OF

CASE by simply

into

the compartment

Cover

Open.

FOR

OPERATION

pulling on finger grip

provided below the

receiver chassis

vided for

pack

be

on battery.

positive

and

to

insert

When

only Zenith

use

battery

making

cable

plug

replacement

built Z985

into

battery

receptacle

battery

the

of

pack.

pro-

BATTERY

2.

A, INSERT

on top rear of

Figure

OPERATION

—

Insertion

CORD

chassis.

LINE

2.

PLUG

(See

Line Cord

of

into

Figure

Plug

the

2.)

Battery

Into

Saver

Switch

Socket.

socket

B. Turn

When not in

the

left

Proceed

C.

D. If used

battery

LIGHT

3.

(110-1

Remove

A.

this

of

vents battery

B. Plug

receiver is

noise

or

direct

On

C.

receiver

the

control

as

an

will

SOCKET

Volts

25

the

plug

line

the

when

ON

always

use,

knob

instructed

average

give

DC

line cord

automatically

drain

cord

operation

in

operating

current

fully

of

approximately

or

while

into

reverse

rotating

by

make

under

to

3

counter

paragraphs

4

the

certain

clockwise,

hours a

150

OPERATION

AC

plug

—

from

trips

operating

any

try

on

to 60

25

CHANGE

the

convenient

reversing

alternating

plug if

the

control

left

power

that

10,

day

—

hours of

cycle

Battery

light

off

light

plug

the

current.

the

knob

is

until

11,

30

operation.)

OVER

Saver

socket

set

a

12,

hours

service.

socket.

Switch

socket.

for

does

clockwise.

off

click is

and

turning

by

heard.

13.

a week,

Removal

and

operation.

After

minimum

operate

not

the

pre-

the

hum

after having been turned

will operate ONLY with

ON.

the

plug

DIRECT CURRENT the set

On

in one position.

Supply

This

the right

receiver

Voltage Switch

equipped

is

corner of the

rear

SEE

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o

with

a

chassis.

INSTRUCTION

BOOK

H

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Figure

supply

3.

voltage

if)

o

>

switch, which

at

is

This supply

If you

volts;

105

are

loosen

volt stamping,

WARNING

position

volt

volts.

110

tions

or

the

early

voltage

hours of

ing

voltage

with the

materially

It is

day since

evening

switch

hours

the

voltage switch is preset by

in an area

holding

the

—

unless

Operating the

switch

shorten

possible

voltage, the

low

switch

that

more electricity is

hours

has

small

of

must then be

where the

screw

refasten

Do not

are certain the supply voltage is

you

receiver

105

in

their

the

when

been set

supply

demand.

factory at

the

supply

and

holding

voltage

slide the

screw.

switch

lower than

is

move line voltage switch

under high supply

volt position

life.

supply voltage can change

usually

demand is greatest. If the

the

in

moved

volt position for

105

voltage may exceed

this

If

to 117

can

being

situation

volt

voltage condi-

burn out the

used

occurs,

position.

117

expose the

to

from 117

throughout

during the

supply

evening

the

volts dur-

110

the supply

volts.

110

below

tubes

220-240

Volts DC or

AC

—

25

to

60

cycle

operation.

E.

If the

receiver

220-240

should

be

your local

ballast

tube

Volts

used.

Zenith

socket.

to be

is

AC

This

distributor

used in

or DC

ballast adaptor

locations

available,

is

and need

(See

Figure

assembly

4.)

where a

ballast

can

only be

current supply of

adaptor S

obtained from

be

plugged

15715

into the

Figure

Loosen

1.

2.

Move

220

current on which the

the

screw

switch

the

volts DC or

4.

—

Ballast

holding

on

the

volts

220

set is

the

AC

to

Inserted in

switch

position

operated.

be

Adaptor

ballast tube to

Socket.

positioning

either

to

110

conform

(See

plate.

volts

to the

Figure

AC-DC,

type

5.)

Figure

5.

Ballast

—

Tube Switch Positions.

(See

brated

the

Figure

in

white

shortwave

located

Read

case

on

with the

may

6.)

kilocycles

bottom

bands

upper half of

the

upper

be.

Study

with

scale

are

dial

the

zeros

the

indicated by

or

and

the

lower

spread

half

carefully.

deleted

the lower

calibrated

scale

dial

half of the

The

broadcast

for

half

in

and two

pointer

band

convenience.

pointer.

the

of

megacycles,

lower

the

in

whichever

is

This is

four

half.

cali-

The

are

the

THE

555M to

75M

150Mto

16M

19M 25M

31M

(M

CONTINUOUS

5.

This

75

portable

meters)

The

men

Atlantic

to

Broadcast

tion

well as

ing.

and

the

of

These

188M

to 38M

75M

indicates

and

continuous

others

Coast,

proper

Schedule

book)

this

predicted

weather

SEVEN

STANDARD

WEATHER WEATHER

SHORTWAVE

SHORTWAVE SHORTWAVE

SHORTWAVE

Meters;

continuous

has

4

to 8

coverage

operating

Gulf

frequency

of

(Weather

they

weather

reports

BAND

BAND BAND

indicates

Kc

COVERAGE

coverage

megacycles

band

boats

Mexico

at the

will be

reports

scheduled

Broadcast

able to

vitally

are

RANGES

BROADCAST

Kilocycles;

Mc

BANDS

from

to

(75

in the

and

for the

38

can be

used

Great

Caribbean

time as

Schedules

obtain

areas

important in

indicates

to 4

2

meters).

by

Lakes,

Sea areas.

listed

are

exact

in which

ARE:

540Kc to

4Mc to

2Mc

17.5Mc to l4.9Mc to

11.6Mc to

9-4Mc

Megacycles.)

megacycles

sportsmen,

in the

in

up-to-the-minute

they

continuing

1600Kc

to

18.lMc

15.5Mc

12.0Mc

to

Pacific

By

back

the

are

8Mc

4Mc

9.8Mc

(150

yachts-

Coast,

tuning

Weather

por-

operat-

plan-

or

to

as

ning

U.S.A.

meter,

49

a cruise in

4

6,0

to

The

either

megacycle

8

Mc to

the

inland

continuous

6.2

Mc International

or

off-shore

coverage

Short

waters of

band

also

Wave Band.

continental

includes

the

6. SPLIT-SECOND

This feature

assure

ease and accuracy

Example; A

on

the

tuning

second scale, which

7.

RADIORG AN

The tonal

preference

nation

possible

above

8.

In

to

headphones

ance

your

connect

vided.

jack

of these four buttons

each

HEADPHONES

trains,

operate

Zenith

these

(See Figure

automatically

is

provided

station

band

characteristics

by means

tonal

combinations.

button,

dormitories,

the

receiver

is especially

Headphone

dealer,

headphones

disconnects

heard

plus

in this

of

is

easily

7.)

SCALE

in

the upper

in logging

at

9.55

the

number

case

the

of

the

four

in

The

hospitals

without

helpful

Kit,

part

adaptable

place

Plugging

the

and

megacycles

of seconds

would

receiver

tone

either

be

may

buttons

of

portion

or

schools,

disturbing

for airplane

number

to

the

earphone plug

the

headphones

speaker.

outer

relocating

edge

would

occurring

24

seconds (i. e,:

regulated

be

below

their

of the

the chassis of

two positions

tonal range

etc.,

nearby

travel.

S-18631,

the

of

the foreign

dial

be logged at

on

to

the

dial

The

it may

persons.

Special low

available

into

be necessary

The

the

receiver.

the

socket

the

face to

stations.

9.5

the split-

+

9.5

24).

listeners

combi-

offers

is

shown

use

imped-

through

To

pro-

earphone

16

of

Figure

7.

—

Headphones

Connected

to

Receiver.

9.

TUBE

COMPLEMENT

TUBE TYPE

1

1 1

1

SELENIUM

1

See

Figure

1U4

1L6

1U4

1U5

3V4

212-5

for

8

RECTIFIER

location

RF

Converter

IF

Amplifier

AVC,

1st

Power

Rectifier

of tubes

USE

Amplifier

2nd Detector

Audio

Amplifier

on

chassis.

and

loo

ol

10.

B.

C.

Figure

STANDARD

(Normal

Use the

factory.

mal

conditions.

tion

of a station

position

property

trical

Press The

devices.

Turn the

advanced

has

been

Conditions)

receiver

It

is

of greater

is also

Band

set

position

tuned

8.

—Top View

BROADCAST

with

not

necessary

A loop

not

is

helpful

Selector

"On"

with

and

in.

of

Chassis

the

antenna

to

antenna

satisfactory,

signal

and

in

eliminating

Button

the

reset

n

remove

is,

least

left

knob.

to

the

—

Showing

in

position

the

naturally,

rotate

interference.

noises

Marked

Turn

desired

—

Tube

Location.

as shipped

Wavemagnet

directional.

the

entire

caused

Broadcast.

this

volume,

receiver

The directional

control

after

by

under

local

XX

from the

nor-

If recep-

for the

elec-

a

to

well

a

station

D.

Tune

scale

E. Adjust

with

on

the

dial.

RADIORGAN

right

hand

for

knob

desired

and

tone.

read the

standard

broadcast

F.

When

volume

desired

hunting

control

level

after

for

knob

a station

distant

to an

broadcast

advanced

has

been

or

shortwave

position.

tuned in.

Turn

stations

it back

set the

the

to

11.

STANDARD

(Steel

A. In

by

position

to

prevent

B.

Open

cord

C.

Snap

Wavemagnet.

and

cord

two

Structures)

steel

structures

turning

on

back

and

suction

one

place

into

remaining

off

their

end

the

this

BROADCAST

and

the

thumb

the

inside

loss.

of

the

case,

cups.

the

of

Remove

plug

socket.

on

Wavemagnet

vehicles,

of the

and

remove

screws

front

remove

Wavemagnet

the

(See

plug

other

already

end

Figure

snap

RECEPTION

the

Broadcast

which

extension

9.)

buttons.

cover.

the

in

of the

Snap

hold

Wavemagnet

the

Wavemagnet

the

Wavemagnet

the

Wavemagnet

Replace

cord

on

thumb

the

Wavemagnet

suction cups

in

screws

extension

broadcast

socket,

extension

on the

Figure

D.

E.

9.

—

Rear View

Moisten the

a

to

comer

Experiment

tion

and

minimum

suction

of a

with

of Receiver

cups

window.

various

noise.

with

the

Wavemagnet

and apply

(See Figure

positions

on

the

10.)

the

Extension

Broadcast

window

Cable

Connected.

Wavemagnet

for

best recep-

Figure

10.

—

Detachable

Wavemagnet

in

Position

on

a Window

Glass.

Antenna

rear

of

ground

antenna

ated

ficult

Figure

in

to

and

the

may

and

areas

receive

11.)

ground

receiver

terminals

chassis,

be connected. It

ground

with

a

connections

extremely

desired

signal

to

is

only

low

on the

have

which

necessary

when

signal

been

provided

in

an external antenna

to

use

these external

the

receiver

strengths

standard

is to

where

Wavemagnet.

the

left

and

be oper-

it is dif-

(See

Figure

11.

—

ANTENNA

Antenna

AND

and

GROUND

Ground

TERMINALS

Terminals.

12.

SHORTWAVE

RECEPTION

(Average

A. Raise

B. Turn

(See

Conditions)

cover to

Waverod

Figure

12.)

upright

button

position.

and extend

Waverod

the

to

its

full

length.

Figure

Press

C.

D. Turn

Tune the

E.

scale

13.

SHORTWAVE

(On

areas

An

A.

rear of

antenna

these

to be

is

it

is

12.

desired

"On"

set

set with

according

to

2

with

antenna

the

and

external

operated

difficult

—Waverod

shortwave

rotating the

by

the

band

to

megacycles

8

extremely

ground

and

receiver

ground

antenna

in

receive

to

Must Be

band

right

Extended

selector

left

knob,

button.

RECEPTION

continuous

signal

low

terminal

chassis,

may be

and

areas

a

(See

ground

with

desired

Figure

connected.

extremely

signal

Shortwave

for

button.

knob

tune

clockwise.

very

coverage

strength)

have

been

11),

It

connections

low

on

slowly,

provided

to

only

is

signal

standard

the

Reception.

and

marine

which

necessary

when

strength

read

bands,

in the

external

an

to

receiver

the

where

Waverod.

dial

in

left

use

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Weather

issued

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BULLETINS

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time

and other

of code

in

6-hour

the

issue of LAFOT

PERIODS

at Midnight

a. m.; at Noon

m.

5

p.

time

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THIRDS

Lakes

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broadcast.

troughs,

and

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of wind velocity

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winds below

and

occasionally

30%.

being

the

example,

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as "DD" would

example,

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Second

late

First

Second 87310.

forecasts

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First

lake

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with light

Jate evening.

Michigan:

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Eeriod

econd period, wind

should

and

the

03

Table for

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1

East

2

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3

4 South

Southwest

5

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6

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7

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8

Variable

9

LAFOT

of

18347

87240

evening.

99113 becoming

of above bulletin

at

12

period, wind

and

northeast

and

LAFOT

of

Forecast

by this Office;

Cleveland,

UNITED STATES

WEA1HER

BULLETINS—

herein

figures

The SECOND

broadcasts

be the elements

for two

Noon

to time

issued

to

supply

facilities,

together

same

order

of

hours each,

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in

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in Lafots

will

be

divided

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synopsis

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code figure

word

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wind

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west half

12-hour

the next day.

northeast to

28 mph

variable

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(LAFOT)

copy

Ohio

or to any other

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11193 middle

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north

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mariners

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with

radio

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wind

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or telegraph

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will

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cover

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the location

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weather

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the

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forecasts

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in.;

and

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observations

follows

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moderate

weather.

shown in

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application

station

in

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figures are

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located

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LAKES

Chicago,

the forecasts

cover

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areas

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moderate

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temperature falling

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snow end

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the

individual

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end

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of

the lakes

within

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movement

pressure,

the

location

usually

as

predicted.

the

"DD" will

table

code

"D" figures

below.

different,

directions;

will

be encoded in

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and

snow west half

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of

entitled

to U. S. Weather Bureau

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15,

are

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are

Lakes.

reduced

lakes

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divided

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transmitted

divided into

600

miles of

hours prior

of

in

inches,

and

run

high

or less)

as

20%

first

two

be given in

printed

are

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each

for example

mile

mile or

falling

second

in

or less)

to 15 by

shown

the

middle

period,

"Great Lakes

Wavelengths",

Lakes port.

1952

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to a

always

into

period

about

period.

the

to

the

pressure

of

period

high

as

and

figures,

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will

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mi/hr;

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to 15 by

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of

AND

GREAT

WEATHER

LAKES

BULLETIN

MARINE

WEATHER

(LAWEB)

WAVELENGTHS

FORECAST

BROADCAST

March

(LAFOT)

SCHEDULES

15,

1952

Great

Forecast

ing the

their

cated

Lakes

Center,

navigation

schedules,

the

in

Channels

Kilocycles

a.m.

5:02

a.m.

5:12

5:20 a.m.

a.m. WAS

5:25

11:02 a.m.

1:12

1

1 1 :20 a.m.

1

1:25

a.m.

Weather

Chicago,

frequencies

which

table

LAFOT

forecasts

Illinois are

season.

United States

follows.

30

2550

WAAI

VV fVY 1

WLC

WBL

WMI

WLC

WBL, WAS

WAY

BULLETIN

(Coded

( LAFOTS)

weather

and

All

WBL,

BROADCASTS

Lake Forecasts)

issued by

,

broadcast by

Radiotelephone

forecasts included

schedules are

39

2514

WAY

WLC

the United

radiotelephone

given in Eastern

60

4282.5

WAY

VY /A 1

WLC

WBL

WAS

WMI

WAD WAD

WAS

WAY

WAS

Stations

in

each

States

6470

Weather

every six hours

transmitting LAFOTS,

broadcast are

Standard

20

Time.

10

85o5

WMI

WMI WMI

wtc

Bureau

dur-

indi-

p.m.

5:02

5:12 p.m.

p.m.

5:20

5:25

p.m.

:02

1 1

11:12 p.m.

1

:20

1

1 1:25 p.m. WAS WAS

Station

WAD

WAS

p.m.

Port

Duluth, Minn.

WAY Chicago,

WBL

WLC

WMI

Buffalo,

Rogers City, Mich

Lorain,

WMI

WLC WAS

WBL

WAD WAD

WMI

WLC WLC

WBL

Location

Washington,

III.

N. Y.

Ohio

WAY

WBL

WAY WMI

WBL

Wis.

WMI

WLC

WAD

Lake

Included in Broadcasts

Michigan

Superifor

Superior,

Erie and Ontario

Superior,

Superiior, Michigan,

Michigan

Michigan, Huron

WMI

Forecasts

Huron

and

Huron,

Erie

and

Erie and

WMI

Ontario

STORM

AND

WHOLE

GALE

WARNING

BROADCAST

SCHEDULES

These

tion,

intervals

unless

only,

warning broadcast

broadcasts

on

on the

Time

Even

+

HH

first

the

thereafter

superseded

35

Odd

+

HH

35

Even

+ 45

made

are

SCHEDULED

until

7

cancelled.

or

SCHEDULED

given

times

U. S.

Broadcasts

Lake

Superior

Portage

(NOG-17)

Lorain

(WMI)

Rogers

City Rogers

(WLC)

immediately

WARNING

hours

after

The

WARNING

below

upon

BROADCAST

EFFECTIVE

the

cancellation of

BROADCAST

in minutes past

are

RADIOTELEPHONE

Channel

on

Lake

Michigan

Island

Plum

(NMP

Lorain

15)

(WMI)

City

(WLC)

receipt

of

TIME

HOIST

warning

a

after receipt,

TIME stated in

will be

warning at the radio

the

TIME after receipt.

even

the

STATIONS

51—2182 Kilocycles

Lake

Huron

Port

(NAAD-22)

Lorain

(WMI)

Rogers

(WLC)

City

Lake

Erie

Lorain

(WMI)

and

the warning,

broadcast once

or

hours, E.S.T.

odd

Lorain

sta-

2-hour

at

Scheduled

Lake

Ontario

(WMI)

Soo,

Chicago

(NOG)

HH

Odd

+

45

(WAY)

Marquette Mackinaw City MackinawCity

(NOG-5)

Duluth

(WAS)

HH

Even

+

Odd

+

55

LAWEB

Great Lakes

Cleveland,

daily during the navigation

schedules and

Eastern

Call

Sign

Weather

Ohio,

frequencies shown

Standard Time.

WMI

WMI WMI

WMI

Bulletins (LAWEBS)

broadcast by Radiotelephone

are

Time of

Broadcast

0230

0830

1430

2030

Chicago

(NMP-20)

Port

BULLETIN

season.

in

Soo

(WAY)

(NOG)

Erie

(NMP-20)

Wash. East Tawas

(WAD)

(NMD-24)

Buffalo

BROADCASTS

issued by

,

These

the

bulletins

following table. All schedules are

Channels 20

(2514

Channels

(2514

Same

the

U. S.

Station WMI

broadcast

are

(6470

and

kc.)

20

{6470

and

kc.)

as at 0830

0230*

as at

Frequencies

60

(NMD-11)

Buffalo

(WBL)

Weather Bureau

Lorain, Ohio four times

in

accordance

indicated

kc.)

30

(2550

30

kc.)

(2550

kc.)

(4282.5

kc.)

(4282.5

Office,

kc.)

with

in

39

SCHEDULED

BROADCASTS

(ATLANTIC COAST

AREA);

0520

1 1

20

1720

2320

1 1 20

2320

1050

2250

150

1

2350

Time

(EST)

Station, Call

Frequency,

Boston, Mass.

Emission

WOU 2506 kc A3

Boston,

NMF 2698

New

WOX

New

NMY

Mass.

N, Y.

York,

2522,

York, N.

2698

A3

kc

2590

Y.

kc A3

Forecasts:

Island.

1120

cast

40*

Forecasts:

Island. Small

Forecasts:

coastal

and

craft and

Forecasts:

coastal

and

craft and

Small

only,

EST

for waters

is included.

N.

waters,

Block

storm

waters,

Block

storm

Contents

Coastal

craft and

a weather

west of

Coastal

craft

New

Island

New

Island

of Broadcast

waters,

storm

summary

60°

waters,

storm

and

Harbor and

York

Eastbrook to

to Cape

warnings.

Harbor

York

Eastbrook

to Cape

warnings*

Eastport

warnings. At

and

W.

Eastport

warnings.

Block

Hatteras.

and

Block

to

Hatteras.

to

Block

fore-

and

north of

to Block

vicinity;

Island

Small

vicinity;

Island

Small

0050

1250

0050

1250

0230

1430

Ocean

WAQ

Cape

NMK

Gate,

2558 kc A3

May,

2698

Wilmington,

2558

WEH

Baltimore,

NMN7

2698

N. J,

kc

Del,

kc A3

Md,

kc

A3

Forecasts:

Cape

ings.

Forecasts:

Cape

ings.

Forecasts:

Cape

ings.

Forecasts:

coastal

teras.

weather

Coastal

Hatteras.

Coastal

Hatteras.

Coastal

Hatteras.

Chesapeake

waters,

Small

at

Chincoteague,

waters,

Small

waters,

Small

waters,

Small

Block

and

craft

Baltimore,

Patuxent

Block Island

and

craft

Block

and

craft

Block

and

craft

Delaware

and

Island

and

warnings.

Norfolk.

storm

Annapolis,

storm

Island

storm

Island

storm

to Cape

Aberdeen,

to

warn-

to

warn-

to

warn-

Bays?

Hat-

Local

Time

(EST)

Station,

Frequency,

Call

Emission

Contents

of

Broadcast

0005

0605

1205

1805

0000 0600

1200

1800

0020

1220

1200

Quantico,

WHF

2538

Norfolk,

WGB

2538

Norfolk,

NMN

Fort

2698

Macon, N.

NMN37

Va.

kc

Va.

2698

A3

kc

kc A3

C.

kc

A3

Forecasts:

Roads area;

Norfolk,

coastal waters, Block

Cape Hatteras

sonville.

Forecasts: Norfolk, Portsmouth

Roads

Cape

sonville. Small craft

Forecasts:

Roads

Small craft

area;

Hatteras

Norfolk,

area;

coastal

Cape Hatteras and

sonville.

Forecasts: Coastal waters, Block

Cape

sonville. Storm

Small

Hatteras

Portsmouth

and

Cape

and storm

waters, Block

and Cape

and

storm

Portsmouth

waters, Block

Cape Hatteras to

and

craft

and

warnings.

storm warnings.

Cape

Hatteras to

warnings.

Hatteras to Jack-

warnings.

Hatteras to

Hampton

and

Island

Jack-

Hampton

and

Island

and Hampton

Island

Jack-

Island to

Jack-

to

1 120

2320

1 130

2330

01

20

Charleston,

NMB 2698 kc

Charleston,

WJO

Jacksonville, Fla.

2566

S, C

S. C

kc

A3

1320 NMV 2698 kc A3

1100

2300

Miami,

WDR

Fla.

2514 kc

A3

Forecasts: Coastal

Jacksonville.

Forecasts:

Jacksonville.

Forecasts:

Jacksonville

Straits, Small

Forecasts:

Florida Straits

craft and

Small craft

Coastal

Small craft

Coastal

and Jacksonville to

craft

Coastal

and

storm

waters,

storm

and

waters,

Gulf

East

warnings.

Cape

and storm

Cape

storm warnings.

and

Cape

warnings.

Jacksonville

Mexico.

of

Hatteras

warnings.

Hatteras

Florida

Small

to

Time

(ESTi

Station,

Frequency,

Call

Emission

Contents

Broadcast

of

1150

2350

1 1

20

2320

1 100

2300

SPECIAL

Miami,

Fla.

NMA 2698 kc

Petersburg,

St.

2698

NOF

kc

Tampa, Fla.

2550 kc A3

WFA

STORM

A3

Fla.

A3

AND

HURRICANE

{ATLANTIC

Forecasts:

Florido

craft and

Forecasts:

Florida Straits;

craft

Forecasts:

Florida

craft

Coastal

Straits

storm

Coastal

storm

and

Coastal

Straits; East

storm

and

WARNING

COAST

AREA):

East Gulf

and

warnings.

East

warnings.

waters,

Gulf of Mexico.

waters,

Gulf of

Jacksonville

of

Mexico.

Jacksonville

Jacksonville to

Mexico.

BROADCASTS

to

Small

to

Small

following

The

radio

the

at

sage

six hours.

E.S.T.,

ceived

first

a

Boston,

New

Ocean

Wilmington,

Baltimore, Md.

Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va.—

Quantico,

Fort

Charleston,

Charleston, S.

Jacksonville,

Miami, Fla.

Miami,

St.

Tampa, Fla,

for

andat50

special

warning

new

Mass.—

York,

Gate,

Macon, N. C

Fla.

Petersburg,

broadcast,

N. Y.—

—WGB

Va.

S. C—

—

stations

would

NMF

broadcast

station and

For

minutes

unless

extend

2698

NMY 2698

N. J. —

Del.—

WAQ 2558 kc

WEH 2558

—MNM7

2538

NMN

—WHF

2698

2538

—NMN37

WJO 2566

NMB

C.—

NMV

—

Fla.

2514

WDR

2698

NMA

NOF 2698

Fla.

—

WFA 2550 kc

storm and

where indicated,

example,

each odd

past

warning

the

broadcast

the

kc A3

A3

kc

A3

kc

kc A3

2698

kc A3

A3

kc

2698 kc

A3

kc

A3

kc

2698

A3

kc

2698

A3

kc

A3

kc

A3

Ocean

A3

hurricane

additional odd

at

—WAQ

Gate

hour, E.S.T.,

is

cancelled or

period

warnings on

broadcasts

during the

superseded.

another

On the

At 50

At

30

On the On the odd

the

On

minutes past odd

5

At

On

the

On

the the odd

On

the

On On the odd On the

the

On On

the

receipt

or even

six hours

hours.

six

even hours

hours

odd

minutes past odd

minutes

even hours

hours

even hours

hours

odd

hours

even

hours

even

hours

even even

hours

even hours

hour

warnings

In

the

past even

of the

schedules,

when re-

following

latter case

hours

mes-

the

SCHEDULED

BROADCASTS

(GULF

Time

(CST)

1000

2200

1050

2250 NMA

0900

2100

1020

2220 NOF

Miami, Fla.

WOR

Miami, Fla.

San Joan,

NMR

St.

OF

MEXICO

Station,

Frequency, Emission

Call

2514 kc A3

A3

kc

2698

R.

P.

kc

A3

Fla.

A3

2698 kc

Petersburg,

2698

AND

CARIBBEAN

Contents

Forecasts: Coastal

Florida Straits; Gulf of

longitude

ings.

Forecasts:

Florida Straits;

longitude

ings.

Forecasts: Caribbean Sea.

Small craft

Forecasts: Coastal

Florida Straits; Gulf of

longitude

ings.

85°.

Coastal waters, Jacksonville

85°.

and

85°.

SEA

AREA):

Broadcast

of

waters,

Mexico

Small craft

of

Gulf

Small

and

Mexico waters east

craft and

Weather summary.

storm warnings.

waters, Jacksonville

Mexico

Small

craft

and storm

Jacksonville

waters

waters east

east

storm warn-

to

of

to

of

to

of

warn-

1000

2200

1 100

2300

1150

Tampa, Fla.

WFA

New

WAK 2598 kc

New Orleans,

2350 NMG

1120

2320

1

230

1900

Galveston,

NOY 2698 kc

Galveston,

KQP

kc A3

2550

Orleans, La.

A3

La.

2698

kc A3

Texas

A3

Texas

A3

kc

2530

Forecasts:

Florida Straits;

longitude

ings.

Forecasts for Gulf of

Caribbean

ings.

Forecasts: East,

Coastal waters, Jacksonville fo

Gulf of

85

Small craft

° .

Small craft

Sea.

Middle

Mexico and Western

craft

and storm warnings.

Forecasts for Gulf

longitude

Port

and

Forecasts

longitude

Port

and

85°.

Arthur

storm

Arthur

storm warnings.

and

warnings.

for

85°.

and

of Mexico

Local weather

Corpus

Gulf

of

Local

Corpus

Mexico waters

east of

and storm warn-

Mexico and Western

storm warn-

and

West

and

Caribbean

waters west

Christi.

Mexico waters

weather

Christi.

Gulf of

Sea. Small

at

Galveston,

Small

west of

at Galveston,

Small

of

craft

SPECIAL

STORM

AND

HURRICANE

WARNING

BROADCASTS

following

The

the

at

sage

C.S.T.,

Miami, Miami,

San

St.

Tampa,

New

Galveston,

for

Fla.—

Fla.

Juan, P.

Petersburg,

Fla.—

Orleans,

Time

(PSTJ

0900

2100

(GULF

stations

station

radio

hours.

six

2514

WDR

2698

NMA

—

R.—NMR

Fla.—NOF

WFA

2550

—NMG

La.

—NOY

Texas

—KQP 2530

Texas

SCHEDULED

Station,

Frequency,

Beach,

Long

NMQ

2698 kc

AND

broadcast

and,

kc

2698

kc

2698

BROADCASTS

Calif.

storm

where indicated, at

A3

kc A3

A3

kc A3

A3

kc

Call

Emission

A3

CARIBBEAN

hurricane

and

additional odd

(PACIFIC

Forecasts:

Diego,

San

at Point

side,

bor, San

Mugu,

Small

Arguello,

San

Redondo

craft

AREA)

warnings

the

On

the

On

the

On

the

On

the

On

the

On

the

On

15

At

on

or even

hours

even

hours

odd

hours

odd

hours

odd

hours

odd

even hours

minutes past odd

COAST

Contents

Coastal

Weather

Diego Anacapa

Nicholas

and

of Broadcast

waters,

summary.

Newport

Island,

Beach and

storm

warnings*

receipt

of the

hour schedules,

hours

AREA):

Point

Arguello to

Local weather

Beach,

Light, Avalon

Pedro, Point

San

Santa

mes-

Ocean-

Har-

Monica.

Pedro,

0800

2000

0830

2030

San

KOU 2566 kc

Francisco,

San

2698

NMC

Calif.

A3

kc

Calif*

Forecasts:

San

Point

at

side,

bor,

Mugu,

Small

Forecasts: Coastal

Point

weather at

Point

Lightship, Crescent City,

ship,

Montara, Point San

Small craft and storm

Coastal

Diego. Weather

Arguello,

Diego Anacapa

San

Nicholas

San

Redondo

and storm

craft

Arguello. Weather

Arena,

Point Reyes,

waters,

summary.

Newport

Island, San

Beach and

waters,

Eureka,

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco

Point

Farallon Island,

Luis

Point Arguello to

Local weather

Beach,

Light,

warnings.

Avalon

Pedro, Point

Santa Monica.

Cape

summary.

Piedras

Blunt's

Point Arguello,

and

warnings.

Ocean-

Blanco

Blancas,

Reef

Har-

to

Local

Light-

Point

0830

2032

San

KLH

Francisco,

2506

kc

Calif.

A3

Forecasts:

Point

weather

Point

Arena,

Lightship,

ship,

Point

Montara,

Small

craft

Coastal

Arguello.

at

Eureka,

Alcatraz

Crescent

Reyes,

Point

and

Weather

San

storm

waters,

Point

Island,

City,

Farallon

Luis

and

warnings.

Cape

summary.

Piedras

Blunt's

Point

Blanco

San

Reef

Island,

Arguello.

to

Local

Blancas,

Francisco

Light-

Point

0900

2100

0930

2130

Eureka,

KOE

2506

Portland,

KQX

2508

Calif.

kc

Ore.

kc A3

A3

Forecasts:

Cape

Arguello.

at

Eureka,

Arena,

ship,

Point

craft

Forecasts:

Cape

land

ther

Island,

land,

Blanco.

Crescent

Reyes,

San

and

Blanco,

waters

summary.

North

Coastal

Blanco

Weather

Alcatraz

Farallon

Luis

storm

Coastal

of

Swiftsure

Head,

Small

and

Point

Island,

City,

and

warnings.

waters,

Straits

Western

Local

craft

waters,

Cape

summary.

Piedras

San

Blunt's

Island,

Point

of

Juan

Washington.

weather

Lightship,

Columbia

and

storm

Tatoosch

Blanco

Local

Blancas,

Francisco

Reef

Point

Arguello,

Tatoosch

de

Fuca

at

Destruction

Lightship,

warnings.

Island

to

Point

weather

Point

Light-

Lightship,

Montara,

Small

Island

and

to

in-

Wea-

Tatoosch

Is-

Cape

to

0915

2115

0900

2100

Astoria,

KFX

2598

Seattle,

KOW

Ore.

Wash.

2522

kc

A3

Forecasts:

Cape

Blanco,

land

waters

ther

summary.

Island,

land,

North

Blanco.

Forecasts:

Cape

inland

ther

land,

Blanco,

summary.

Swiftsure

North

Blanco.

Coastal

Swiftsure

Small

Coastal

waters

Head,

Straits

of

Western

Local

Head,

craft

Straits

of

Western

Local

Lightship,

Columbia

waters,

of

Juan

weather

Lightship,

Columbia

and

storm

waters,

of

Juan

weather

Lightship,

Tatoosch

de

Island

Fuca

Washington.

at

Destruction

Lightship,

warnings.

Tatoosch

de

Island

Fuca

Washington.

at

Tatoosch

Destruction

and

in-

Wea-

Tatoosch

Is-

Cape

to

and

Wea-

Is-

Island,

Cape

to

Time

(PSTJ

Station,

Frequency,

Coll

Emission

Contents

of

Broadcast

0930

2130

SPECIAL

following

The

sage at the radio station

P.S.T., for six hours*

Long

Beach,

San Pedro, San Francisco, Calif.

Francisco, Calif.

San

Eureka, Calif. —KOE 2506

Portland, Oregon

Astoria, Oregon—KFX

Seattle,

Wash,

Wash.—KOW 2522

Seattle, Wash.

NMW

2698

STORM AND HURRICANE WARNING

stations

Calif.

Calif,—KOU 2566 kc A3

broadcast storm and hurricane warnings

NMQ

—

—NMC 2698 kc A3

KLH

—

—KQX

2598 kc

—

NMW

2698

kc A3

(PACIFIC

where

and

2698

2506

A3

kc

2598 kc

kc

Forecasts: Coastal waters, Tatoosch

Cape

inland waters of

ther summary.

land, Swiftsure

North

Blanco.

COAST AREA):

indicated, at additional

A3

kc

A3

kc

A3

Blanco, Straits of Juan

Western

Local weather at

Lightship,

Head, Columbia Lightship,

de

Washington.

Tatoosch Is-

Destruction

BROADCASTS

on receipt of

or

odd

On the even On the On On the On On On On

On

odd

the odd

odd

the

odd

the

odd hours

the

odd

the even

the

odd

even hour schedules,

hours

Island

Fuca

and

Wea-

Island,

Cape

the mes-

to

SCHEDULED BROADCASTS

Time

(CST)

1

100

daily except

Sundays &

Holidays

1700 1915

daily except

Sundays &

Holidays

St,

WGK

Memphis,

WJG 2782 kc A3

Station, Call

Frequency,

Louis, Missouri

6455 kc A3

NOTE: A3 IS VOICE BROADCAST

Emission

Tennessee

(RIVER NAVIGATION)

Contents of Broadcast

River

various

Mariners.

River

various

Mariners.

Bulletin

locations.

U.

giving

Coast Guard Notices

Engineers Bulletin.

S.

giving

Coast

stages

Guard

of rivers at

to

of

rivers at

Notices

to

Plain

Language

Terms

WIND

TERMINOLOGY

Equivalent

Beaufort

Scale

USED IN

Miles Per

BROADCAST

Hour

Knots

Light

Gentle

Moderate

Fresh

Strong

Gale

Whole

Hurricane

night

5

cycles per

quencies

similar

and

Gale

Station

and

15

to

STANDARD

WWV

can

megacycles.

second

are interrupted

ticking

a

located

be received

are

clock.

0-2

3

4

5

7

6,

9

8,

10,

12

FREQUENCIES

FROM

near

on

Two

standard

broadcast

each

0-

8-12

13-18

19-24

25-38

39-54

11 55-75

Over

AND TIME

STATION

Washington,

H500

the

audio

on all carrier

second

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Trans-Oceanic

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WWV

D

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frequencies.

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7

75

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portable

440

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These

The

SIGNALS

continuously

on

frequencies

second

standard

resultant

0-

7-10

11-16

17-21

22-33

34-47

48-63

64

and

audio

tone

6

over

day and

of

2.5,

and

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The audio

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600

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The

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Each

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Universal

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