From wang!elf.wang.com!ucsd.edu!info-hams-relay Sun Apr 14 10:50:53 1991 remote from tosspot Received: by tosspot (1.64/waf) via UUCP; Sun, 14 Apr 91 19:14:30 EST for lee Received: from somewhere by elf.wang.com id aa03214; Sun, 14 Apr 91 10:50:52 GMT Received: from ucsd.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-shadow-mx) id AA21252; Sun, 14 Apr 91 01:46:34 -0400 Received: by ucsd.edu; id AA12245 sendmail 5.64/UCSD-2.1-sun Sat, 13 Apr 91 21:16:38 -0700 for nixbur!schroeder.pad Received: by ucsd.edu; id AA12228 sendmail 5.64/UCSD-2.1-sun Sat, 13 Apr 91 21:16:31 -0700 for /usr/lib/sendmail -oc -odb -oQ/var/spool/lqueue -oi -finfo-hams-relay info-hams-list Message-Id: <9104140416.AA12228@ucsd.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Apr 91 21:16:30 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Reply-To: Info-Hams@ucsd.edu Subject: Info-Hams Digest V91 #295 To: Info-Hams@ucsd.edu Info-Hams Digest Sat, 13 Apr 91 Volume 91 : Issue 295 Today's Topics: AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS Antenna Matching Gedanken Experiment Dayton frequencies Driving to Dayton Hams from other countries IRV HOFF DEAD posting Refurbishing a BC779 front panel RTTY DX Notes 4/12/91 Ten meters WEFAX APT Frequencies needed! 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So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 14 Apr 91 03:10:57 GMT From: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!n8emr!gws@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS To: info-hams@ucsd.edu ============================================================== | Relayed from AMSAT BBS NETWORK | | N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553 | ============================================================== SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS- 103.N 2-Line Orbital Elements 103.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM N3FKV HEWITT, TX April 13, 1991 DECODE 2-LINE ELSETS WITH THE FOLLOWING KEY: 1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ 2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT AO-10 1 14129U 83 58 B 91097.32732770 .00000024 00000-0 99999-4 0 6462 2 14129 25.8493 151.9623 6008503 231.4593 58.2833 2.05882614 30790 UO-11 1 14781U 84 21 B 91100.55782054 .00003994 00000-0 72541-3 0 9585 2 14781 97.9062 147.8519 0013177 26.3107 333.8550 14.66666030379531 NOAA-9 1 15427U 84123 A 91102.28360107 .00000955 00000-0 53396-3 0 7252 2 15427 99.1729 114.2159 0014121 248.7678 111.1989 14.12944064326211 MIR 1 16609U 86017 A 91102.48688569 .00068943 00000-0 66604-3 0 03675 2 16609 051.6003 260.5991 0008063 166.2503 193.9391 15.65721029294874 NOAA-10 1 16969U 86 73 A 91097.93691543 .00001129 00000-0 50757-3 0 5672 2 16969 98.5720 123.9135 0014050 129.2742 230.9686 14.24039231236559 RS-10/11 1 18129U 87 54 A 91101.77718635 .00000548 00000-0 59013-3 0 5805 2 18129 82.9217 107.9361 0012309 18.7583 341.3991 13.72171787190482 MET-2/17 1 18820U 88 5 A 91101.97922738 .00000181 00000-0 15094-3 0 4705 2 18820 82.5410 112.9383 0015594 200.6880 159.3653 13.84468190161527 AO-13 1 19216U 88 51 B 91078.38609337 .00000215 00000-0 44351-3 0 2424 2 19216 56.8112 104.6916 7140389 249.8316 25.0884 2.09695125 21140 MET-3/2 1 19336U 88 64 A 91098.88766015 .00000048 00000-0 10600-3 0 7187 2 19336 82.5420 68.2237 0016200 297.4131 62.5317 13.16916870129872 NOAA-11 1 19531U 88 89 A 91099.26633402 .00001228 00000-0 69016-3 0 4775 2 19531 99.0242 53.5690 0012222 164.8291 195.3252 14.12059942130744 MET-2/18 1 19851U 89 18 A 91101.08966956 .00000466 00000-0 40853-3 0 4232 2 19851 82.5245 351.0991 0012668 250.6466 109.3304 13.84114412106772 MET-3/3 1 20305U 89 86 A 91097.77461293 .00000043 00000-0 99999-4 0 3312 2 20305 82.5534 10.2239 0016199 317.8402 42.1537 13.15945690 69692 UO-14 1 20437U 90 5 B 91102.19987967 .00001197 00000-0 48882-3 0 3275 2 20437 98.6689 182.0325 0011166 5.6581 354.4337 14.29044588 63569 AO-16 1 20439U 90 5 D 91102.23899255 .00001191 00000-0 48525-3 0 2192 2 20439 98.6743 182.3695 0011900 8.1550 351.9729 14.29135378 63571 DO-17 1 20440U 90 5 E 91102.22307942 .00001295 00000-0 52544-3 0 2180 2 20440 98.6742 182.3927 0011905 9.4054 350.7186 14.29212936 63578 WO-18 1 20441U 90 5 F 91098.62500630 .00001030 00000-0 42067-3 0 2173 2 20441 98.6723 178.8625 0012888 16.0879 344.0710 14.29256413 63064 LO-19 1 20442U 90 5 G 91098.67315919 .00000948 00000-0 38790-3 0 2190 2 20442 98.6722 178.9615 0012935 16.0300 344.1292 14.29331789 63073 FO-20 1 20480U 90 13 B 91093.91871044 .00000043 00000-0 14529-3 0 1907 2 20480 99.0237 90.1908 0541434 109.7385 256.2927 12.83174670 54031 HUBBLE 1 20580U 91096.43773098 .00007170 00000-0 76506-3 0 4044 2 20580 28.4694 180.9716 0005316 285.1837 74.8140 14.87108812 51629 MET-2/19 1 20670U 90 57 A 91097.99738135 .00000296 00000-0 25671-3 0 1675 2 20670 82.5445 54.6394 0015199 175.3570 184.7737 13.83937039 39295 FY-1/2 1 20788U 90 81 A 91096.95367471 .00000451 00000-0 32324-3 0 1292 2 20788 98.9462 131.9327 0015324 18.7930 341.3802 14.01105772 30231 MET-2/20 1 20826U 90 86 A 91098.05674273 .00000560 00000-0 49983-3 0 1238 2 20826 82.5323 353.6736 0014884 73.0832 287.1957 13.83324362 26512 AO-21 1 21087U 91 6 A 91097.92087855 .00000279 00000-0 28284-3 0 293 2 21087 82.9416 285.7220 0036823 93.3127 267.2243 13.74365046 9377 RS-12/13 1 21089U 91 7 A 91097.63499873 .00000284 00000-0 29183-3 0 319 2 21089 82.9281 156.4059 0030239 112.8985 247.5358 13.73884127 8458 /EX SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS- 103.O Orbital Elements 103.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM N3FKV HEWITT, TX April 13, 1991 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-10 Catalog number: 14129 Epoch time: 91097.32732770 Element set: 646 Inclination: 25.8493 deg RA of node: 151.9623 deg Eccentricity: 0.6008503 Arg of perigee: 231.4593 deg Mean anomaly: 58.2833 deg Mean motion: 2.05882614 rev/day Decay rate: 2.4e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 3079 Satellite: UO-11 Catalog number: 14781 Epoch time: 91100.55782054 Element set: 958 Inclination: 97.9062 deg RA of node: 147.8519 deg Eccentricity: 0.0013177 Arg of perigee: 26.3107 deg Mean anomaly: 333.8550 deg Mean motion: 14.66666030 rev/day Decay rate: 3.994e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 37953 Satellite: RS-10/11 Catalog number: 18129 Epoch time: 91101.77718635 Element set: 580 Inclination: 82.9217 deg RA of node: 107.9361 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012309 Arg of perigee: 18.7583 deg Mean anomaly: 341.3991 deg Mean motion: 13.72171787 rev/day Decay rate: 5.48e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 19048 Satellite: AO-13 Catalog number: 19216 Epoch time: 91078.38609337 Element set: 242 Inclination: 56.8112 deg RA of node: 104.6916 deg Eccentricity: 0.7140389 Arg of perigee: 249.8316 deg Mean anomaly: 25.0884 deg Mean motion: 2.09695125 rev/day Decay rate: 2.15e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 2114 Satellite: FO-20 Catalog number: 20480 Epoch time: 91093.91871044 Element set: 190 Inclination: 99.0237 deg RA of node: 90.1908 deg Eccentricity: 0.0541434 Arg of perigee: 109.7385 deg Mean anomaly: 256.2927 deg Mean motion: 12.83174670 rev/day Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 5403 Satellite: AO-21 Catalog number: 21087 Epoch time: 91097.92087855 Element set: 29 Inclination: 82.9416 deg RA of node: 285.7220 deg Eccentricity: 0.0036823 Arg of perigee: 93.3127 deg Mean anomaly: 267.2243 deg Mean motion: 13.74365046 rev/day Decay rate: 2.79e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 937 Satellite: RS-12/13 Catalog number: 21089 Epoch time: 91097.63499873 Element set: 31 Inclination: 82.9281 deg RA of node: 156.4059 deg Eccentricity: 0.0030239 Arg of perigee: 112.8985 deg Mean anomaly: 247.5358 deg Mean motion: 13.73884127 rev/day Decay rate: 2.84e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 845 /EX SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS- 103.D Orbital Elements 103.MICROS HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR THE MICROSATS FROM N3FKV HEWITT, TX April 13, 1991 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: UO-14 Catalog number: 20437 Epoch time: 91102.19987967 Element set: 327 Inclination: 98.6689 deg RA of node: 182.0325 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011166 Arg of perigee: 5.6581 deg Mean anomaly: 354.4337 deg Mean motion: 14.29044588 rev/day Decay rate: 1.197e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6356 Satellite: AO-16 Catalog number: 20439 Epoch time: 91102.23899255 Element set: 219 Inclination: 98.6743 deg RA of node: 182.3695 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011900 Arg of perigee: 8.1550 deg Mean anomaly: 351.9729 deg Mean motion: 14.29135378 rev/day Decay rate: 1.191e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6357 Satellite: DO-17 Catalog number: 20440 Epoch time: 91102.22307942 Element set: 218 Inclination: 98.6742 deg RA of node: 182.3927 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011905 Arg of perigee: 9.4054 deg Mean anomaly: 350.7186 deg Mean motion: 14.29212936 rev/day Decay rate: 1.295e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6357 Satellite: WO-18 Catalog number: 20441 Epoch time: 91098.62500630 Element set: 217 Inclination: 98.6723 deg RA of node: 178.8625 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012888 Arg of perigee: 16.0879 deg Mean anomaly: 344.0710 deg Mean motion: 14.29256413 rev/day Decay rate: 1.030e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6306 Satellite: LO-19 Catalog number: 20442 Epoch time: 91098.67315919 Element set: 219 Inclination: 98.6722 deg RA of node: 178.9615 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012935 Arg of perigee: 16.0300 deg Mean anomaly: 344.1292 deg Mean motion: 14.29331789 rev/day Decay rate: 9.48e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6307 /EX SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS- 103.W Orbital Elements 103.WEATHER HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR WEATHER SATELLITES FROM N3FKV HEWITT, TX April 13, 1991 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: NOAA-9 Catalog number: 15427 Epoch time: 91102.28360107 Element set: 725 Inclination: 99.1729 deg RA of node: 114.2159 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014121 Arg of perigee: 248.7678 deg Mean anomaly: 111.1989 deg Mean motion: 14.12944064 rev/day Decay rate: 9.55e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 32621 Satellite: NOAA-10 Catalog number: 16969 Epoch time: 91097.93691543 Element set: 567 Inclination: 98.5720 deg RA of node: 123.9135 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014050 Arg of perigee: 129.2742 deg Mean anomaly: 230.9686 deg Mean motion: 14.24039231 rev/day Decay rate: 1.129e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 23655 Satellite: MET-2/17 Catalog number: 18820 Epoch time: 91101.97922738 Element set: 470 Inclination: 82.5410 deg RA of node: 112.9383 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015594 Arg of perigee: 200.6880 deg Mean anomaly: 159.3653 deg Mean motion: 13.84468190 rev/day Decay rate: 1.81e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 16152 Satellite: MET-3/2 Catalog number: 19336 Epoch time: 91098.88766015 Element set: 718 Inclination: 82.5420 deg RA of node: 68.2237 deg Eccentricity: 0.0016200 Arg of perigee: 297.4131 deg Mean anomaly: 62.5317 deg Mean motion: 13.16916870 rev/day Decay rate: 4.8e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 12987 Satellite: NOAA-11 Catalog number: 19531 Epoch time: 91099.26633402 Element set: 477 Inclination: 99.0242 deg RA of node: 53.5690 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012222 Arg of perigee: 164.8291 deg Mean anomaly: 195.3252 deg Mean motion: 14.12059942 rev/day Decay rate: 1.228e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 13074 Satellite: MET-2/18 Catalog number: 19851 Epoch time: 91101.08966956 Element set: 423 Inclination: 82.5245 deg RA of node: 351.0991 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012668 Arg of perigee: 250.6466 deg Mean anomaly: 109.3304 deg Mean motion: 13.84114412 rev/day Decay rate: 4.66e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 10677 Satellite: MET-3/3 Catalog number: 20305 Epoch time: 91097.77461293 Element set: 331 Inclination: 82.5534 deg RA of node: 10.2239 deg Eccentricity: 0.0016199 Arg of perigee: 317.8402 deg Mean anomaly: 42.1537 deg Mean motion: 13.15945690 rev/day Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6969 Satellite: MET-2/19 Catalog number: 20670 Epoch time: 91097.99738135 Element set: 167 Inclination: 82.5445 deg RA of node: 54.6394 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015199 Arg of perigee: 175.3570 deg Mean anomaly: 184.7737 deg Mean motion: 13.83937039 rev/day Decay rate: 2.96e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 3929 Satellite: FY-1/2 Catalog number: 20788 Epoch time: 91096.95367471 Element set: 129 Inclination: 98.9462 deg RA of node: 131.9327 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015324 Arg of perigee: 18.7930 deg Mean anomaly: 341.3802 deg Mean motion: 14.01105772 rev/day Decay rate: 4.51e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 3023 Satellite: MET-2/20 Catalog number: 20826 Epoch time: 91098.05674273 Element set: 123 Inclination: 82.5323 deg RA of node: 353.6736 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014884 Arg of perigee: 73.0832 deg Mean anomaly: 287.1957 deg Mean motion: 13.83324362 rev/day Decay rate: 5.60e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 2651 /EX SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS- 103.M Orbital Elements 103.MISC HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR MANNED AND MISCELLANEOUS SATELLITES FROM N3FKV HEWITT, TX April 13, 1991 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: MIR Catalog number: 16609 Epoch time: 91102.48688569 Element set: 0367 Inclination: 051.6003 deg RA of node: 260.5991 deg Eccentricity: 0.0008063 Arg of perigee: 166.2503 deg Mean anomaly: 193.9391 deg Mean motion: 15.65721029 rev/day Decay rate: 6.8943e-04 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 29487 Satellite: HUBBLE Catalog number: 20580 Epoch time: 91096.43773098 Element set: 404 Inclination: 28.4694 deg RA of node: 180.9716 deg Eccentricity: 0.0005316 Arg of perigee: 285.1837 deg Mean anomaly: 74.8140 deg Mean motion: 14.87108812 rev/day Decay rate: 7.170e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 5162 /EX -- Gary W. Sanders (gws@n8emr or ...!osu-cis!n8emr!gws), 72277,1325 N8EMR @ W8CQK (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator] HAM BBS 614-895-2553 Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends) ------------------------------ Date: 13 Apr 91 22:11:29 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!haven!wam.umd.edu!rustyh@ucsd.edu Subject: Antenna Matching Gedanken Experiment To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <39910015@hpfcdc.HP.COM> perry@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Perry Scott) writes: >It seems we have two camps here: > >#1 sez that power hits the bad antenna, bounces back, and fries the >finals. > >#2 sez that the power doesn't go to the antenna, stays in the >transmitter, and fries the finals. > No the power stays in the electricity grid! (and BTW a bad SWR will not cause another T.M.I. type meltdown) Let me re-state my previously stated argument. An antenna mis-match will be transformed by the transmission line (going around Mr Smith's chart (or using the telegrapher's equation)) and the transmitter's matching network, to an impedance at the collector of the output transistor of a value other than what the amplifier was designed to see. We dont have to even worry about incident and reflected signals now, we simply have an amplifier driving an impedance. Now the transformed impedance may look like: : A short circuit, in which case it is obvious that the IR losses will destroy the active device. : An open circuit and nothing will happen : A whole range of impedances with low reactive impedances which will cause large IR losses and damage : A whole range of impedances with high impedances that will do no damage. We do NOT always "fry" our finals with a bad match, it all depends on how that bad match eventually looks to the amplifier. There is no magic 100 watts bottled up in your amplifier that just has to go somewhere! Why doesn't your audio amp blow up when you take the speaker off? If you replace the speaker with a short circuit or a small value inductor you might do some damage though. The reflected wave just modifies the impedance seen by the amplifier, it is NOT power that gets dissipated back in the amplifier! > >I can't figure out the difference. Either way, you replace the finals. >:-) > I hope this clears it up a bit. >In case anyone is counting votes, I support the theory #2. A (good) >feedline doesn't consume power, neither does a bad antenna. The power And neither does an amplifier that has a high impedance load (and thus low IR losses) >has nowhere to go, and stays bottled up in the finals. Well-designed >finals sense the heat rise and turn down the DC input power, reducing >the need to dig out the soldering iron. > The power was never taken from "Baltimore Gas and Electric" in the first place!! -- Michael Katzmann (VK2BEA/G4NYV/NV3Z) Please email to this address | Broadcast Sports Technology | 2135 Espey Ct. #4 \|/ Crofton MD 21114-2442 (301) 721-5151 ...uunet!opel!vk2bea!michael ------------------------------ Date: 13 Apr 91 17:37:26 GMT From: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!allbery@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Dayton frequencies To: info-hams@ucsd.edu As quoted from <40873@netnews.upenn.edu> by depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff DePolo): +--------------- | Last year those of you that were going to Dayton had picked a few | simplex frequencies - how did it work out? Having never been there, | I can only imagine the chaos on VHF and UHF FM in the area, but | if anybody wants to pick frequencies (I guess 220 and 440 would be | best), I'd be interested in meeting some of the Usenet personalities | (not all, mind you, but maybe some :-) +--------------- Well, I have 223.52 programmed into my 220 HT because we have a small local group on that frequency.... Anyone have a frequency on 1.2? :-) ++Brandon -- Me: Brandon S. Allbery Ham: KB8JRR/AA on 2m, 220, 440, 1200 Internet: allbery@NCoast.ORG (QRT on HF until local problems fixed) America OnLine: KB8JRR // Delphi: ALLBERY AMPR: kb8jrr.AmPR.ORG [44.70.4.88] uunet!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!allbery KB8JRR @ WA8BXN.OH ------------------------------ Date: 13 Apr 91 22:50:37 GMT From: usc!sdd.hp.com!hp-col!winfree!bdale@ucsd.edu Subject: Driving to Dayton To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Turns out I'm going to be driving to Dayton again this year, and at least part of the trip I'll be driving alone. I'd like to solicit suggestions for 2m and 70cm FM repeater freqs along the way, so that I can soak up a dose of real humanity in between CD's... :-) The route will be Colorado Springs to Aurora, IL, on the 19th and 20th of April, then Aurora to Dayton on Wednesday the 24th, and then Dayton to Colorado Springs on the 28th and 29th. I have a few repeater freqs scribbled in the margins of last year's AAA TripTik, particularly for central/eastern Kansas, but I've never driven I-80 before. Suggestions? If others want to jump in with queries about other routes, feel free! And if you're going to be at Dayton, wander by the Grace Communications booths at #570-571 and say hi! Bdale, N3EUA ------------------------------ Date: 13 Apr 91 22:12:41 GMT From: sdcc6!gchandra@ucsd.edu Subject: Hams from other countries To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi I have a license from India. Could someone please let me know what do I have to do to start operating from here. I vaguely remember someone having told me that there is a reciprocal arrangement between the USA and India wherein operators from one country could operate in the other with the license obtained from the parent country. I doubt the validity of this but would like to know the rules. Thanks in advance Girish ------------------------------ Date: 14 Apr 91 00:55:32 GMT From: ogicse!qiclab!omen!caf@ucsd.edu Subject: IRV HOFF DEAD To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Sad to read that W6FFC is now a Silent Key. I knew Irv from the late 70's, when he pioneered integration of PCs (Heathkit H-89, etc.) with Ham RTTY. One of his inventions as I recall was an extended RTTY code, with LTRS-NULL shifting to lower case. Irv was a leader in the RCPM movement that paved the way for today's BBS community. He developed IMP (Irv's Modem Program) which was for many years the culmination of assembly language comms programs for CP/M. Irv worked tirelessly to help users bring up comms programs on their CP/M machines, no two of which supported the same comms API. I still remember Irv sending HEX program dumps over 20 Meter RTTY to fellow hams back in the 70's. 73... Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD Portland OR 97231 503-621-3406 TeleGodzilla:621-3746 FAX:621-3735 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAF -- "Many such [diet] programs proffer treatment as though it were established as effective and safe. Nothing in the results published by research programs authorizes anyone to make such claims." -William Bennett, Harvard Medical School Health Letter ------------------------------ Date: 14 Apr 91 03:07:26 GMT From: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!n8emr!gws@RUTGERS.EDU Subject: posting To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Question for those who read my posting... I have been posting many bulletins from n8emr for a number of years. I have been slowly automating the posting process, Right now I have some of the posting automated.. ARRL bulletins come directly from packet, packet headers are removed and then they are posted to the rec.radio.amateur.misc. I have also been posting the vk2sg rtty bulleitin and the amsat news bulletins.. Several of these bulletins tend to be large.. What I would like to know is, Do you want these large bulletins posted as one long file or broken up info smaller files as you would see on packet.. E.G. vk2sg rtty bulletin is actually 3 or 4 parts, the amsat bulletins are 5-10 parts. I have also had a request for some sort of header in the subject line that people can KEY on for either automatic killing of the bulletins or archiving purposes. anyone else interested in this? Please drop me email if you have any comments... Gary W. Sanders (gws@n8emr or ...!osu-cis!n8emr!gws), 72277,1325 N8EMR @ W8CQK (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator] HAM BBS 614-895-2553 Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends) -- Gary W. Sanders (gws@n8emr or ...!osu-cis!n8emr!gws), 72277,1325 N8EMR @ W8CQK (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator] HAM BBS 614-895-2553 Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends) ------------------------------ Date: 13 Apr 91 21:08:11 GMT From: stanford.edu!leland.Stanford.EDU!stankus@decwrl.dec.com Subject: Refurbishing a BC779 front panel To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <16999.28044d9f@ul.ie> tocherd@ul.ie writes: >Hi, > >I'm trying to repaint the front panel of B779 WWII receiver. The markings are >stamped into the steel. How do I repaint the marking in white? I've tried >respraying but thr indentations get filled too much. When I cut them deeper >the edges became too rough. E-Mail me and I'll post any useful answers if I >get enbough reponses. > >David Tocher EI2AMB >Dept of Maths >University of Limerick >Ireland The way my dad used to neaten things up when he had a commercial 2-way business, was to take some white crayon rub it over the stamped indentations and wipe off the excess. The stuff in the grooves would not be wiped off. This, with a little care also works using paint to fill in the grooves. Hope this helps John J. Stankus N5PEE Chemistry Department stankus@leland.stanford.edu Stanford University ------------------------------ Date: 14 Apr 91 03:09:10 GMT From: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!n8emr!gws@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: RTTY DX Notes 4/12/91 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu ============================================================== | Relayed from packet radio via | | N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553 | ============================================================== SB RTTYDX @ ALLBBS $KT7H102 RTTY DX Notes 1of3 4/12/91 RTTY DX Notes for week ending 12th April 1991 BID: $KT7H102 Part 1 of 3. Next weekend will be the SARTG Worldwide AMTOR Contest, 0000-0800Z 20th April, 1600-2400Z 20th April, and 0800-1600Z 21st April. Call using FEC and contact using ARQ to pass RST, QSO number, name and QTH. All bands 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz. All contacts must be made in ARQ (Mode A), otherwise QSO will be disqualified. Now that should get some of the chaps thinking, and practicing changing from FEC to ARQ in a hurry. It will also tell a lot of people about long and short path operations. The Europeans are going to have a lot of confusion when working into VK to determine which path to use, and i guess the same would apply to the W stations and Africa. But it should be a lot of fun. I will be in the third dogpile from the left. Our thanks this week go to DJ3IW and the Saar-Pfalz DX Club Packet Cluster, I5FLN, JG1RVN, LZ1BE, NT3B, SM4CMG, SM5EIT, TG9VT, W2JGR and the Tri-State Packetcluster Network. Thank you all for your notes and assistance. Have fun in the contest next week. Bandpass: Friday 5: 7X2DS 14086 at 0123Z 4L0DXC 14085 at 0632Z QSL BV7WB 14086 at 1415Z UL7BJ 14084 at 1600Z RH8AX 14088 at 2110Z EX1FJ 14070 at 2304Z ARQ RC2AZ 14089 at 2333Z QSL Saturday 6: UL7MU 14083 at 0312Z 4L0DXC 14089 at 0640Z 9Y4VU 21087 at 1819Z S79PDL 14088 at 1915+ 6W6JX 14089 at 2045?+ 7X2DS 21087 at 2152Z Continued in part 2 of 3. /EX SB RTTYDX @ ALLBBS $KT7H103 RTTY DX Notes 2of3 4/12/91 RTTY DX Notes for week ending 12th April 1991 BID: $KT7H103 Part 2 of 3. Sunday 7: 9X5LJ 14071 at 0120Z ARQ 7X2DS 14088 at 0156Z YN1CB 14084 at 0322Z QSL UQ2GC 14085 at 0543Z QSL UY9YB 21091 at 0623Z FW1FM 14090 at 0838Z TA2N 14083 at 1021Z BY4RSH 21091 at 1026Z UC2LEG 21088 at 1102Z EX1FJ 21092 at 1113Z UV3DR 21088 at 1514Z UB5HQ 21097 at 1558Z UG6GG 14085 at 1726Z PJ2MI 14074 at 1909Z ARQ 5Z4BI 21089 at 2019Z Monday 8: NP2B 14090 at 0026Z J7/WD0ENG 14074 at 0134Z ARQ UL7MU 14087 at 0243Z RB0HZ 14084 at 0352Z 9Y4DG 14084 at 0443Z QSL 3D2RW 21086 at 1001Z QSL 5W1KM 28092 at 1057Z QSL 5Z4BI 14084 at 1852Z 3X1SG 14082 at 2205Z V73BH 28082 at 2358Z Tuesday 9: UL7BJ 14086 at 0043Z TF3EJ 14085 at 0127Z 4K6BDU 14084 at 0133Z UM8NC 14081 at 0301Z RC2AZ 14088 at 0331Z UH2E/UA9TZ 14087 at 2048Z QSL 7X2DS 14085 at 2342Z Wednesday 10: 4K2OIL 14081 at 0054Z UH2E/UA9TZ 14083 at 0246Z UO4OF 14091 at 0406Z BZ4RBT 21089 at 0740Z TY1PS 21074 at 2114Z C31IXB 14083 at 2142Z Thursday 11: RC2AZ 14085 at 0033Z 9X5LJ 14071V at 0055Z ARQ UW4HB 14086 at 0247Z RA2FB 14091 at 0340Z TU2BB 14078 at 0345Z ARQ ZK1AP 14080 at 0610Z Continued in part 3 of 3. /EX SB RTTYDX @ ALLBBS $KT7H104 RTTY DX Notes 3of3 4/12/91 RTTY DX Notes for week ending 12th April 1991 BID: $KT7H104 Part 3 of 3. QSL Information: RC2AZ QSLs via Box 80, Minsk-83, 220083 UFSR. 4L0XDC will QSL via UT5HP at Box 1, Schastie 348903 USSR. UQ2GC says to QSL to Box 44, Riga 226029, Latvia, USSR. YN1CB has Box 3733, Managua, Nicaragua as his QSL address. 9Y4GD will QSL via WA2NHA. 5W1KM will QSL via JR3OIB. 3D2RW is ZL1AMO when he is at home. UH2E/UA9TZ says to QSL to Box 13, Gaj, 462130 USSR. Notes of Interest: Reports indicate that YI1BGD in Baghdad may be operated by any one of 12 or 20 operators. So far they have indicated to QSL via DF3NZ. But it is advisable to check the QSL path with each operator as you work them. XU1DK is active on SSB on 21280 KHz between 1100 and 1500Z, but is happy to change to RTTY when requested. ZL1AMO (Ron) should appear from FW0BX this week and should be there for about 2 weeks. JA1HGY will go to the North Marianas (KH0) from April 26 to 28th. QSL to his home address. JH4IFF, JA4RED and JH4AKY will operate from St Martin (FS) from April 28th to May 3rd. Callsigns will be FS/JH4IFF etc. They will be on 14, 21 and 28 MHz. QSL to their home calls. Early May will see Bhutan (A51) and St Peter and St Pauls Rocks (PY0) active. The logs for the SARTG AMTOR Contest go to Bo Ohlsson, SM4CMG, Skulsta 1258, S-710 41 Fellingsbro, Sweden. Information received from I5FLN indicates that Tom (OD5NG) is OK, but his rig has gone to the dead transistor home in the sky. Tom is valiantly working on it and hopes to be back making noises very soon. GL DE DX1. This bulletin is the packet edition of the RTTY DX Notes written by VK2SG, and is edited and relayed by Tad, KT7H @ N7DUO.WA.USA.NA. /EX -- Gary W. Sanders (gws@n8emr or ...!osu-cis!n8emr!gws), 72277,1325 N8EMR @ W8CQK (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator] HAM BBS 614-895-2553 Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends) ------------------------------ Date: 12 Apr 91 22:27:55 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!bbn.com!nic!kira!kira!naik@ucsd.edu Subject: Ten meters To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi, Would anyone like to place a ten dollar bet on when ten metres will go bust for the summer? -Gary Davis, WQ1F,in the greenest state of them all. ------------------------------ Date: 13 Apr 91 14:46:19 GMT From: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!udecc.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!tkelso@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: WEFAX APT Frequencies needed! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu lee@tosspot (Lee Reynolds) writes: >Hi. >I'm looking for the APT frequencies for the following satellites: >Meteor 2-16 >Meteor 2-17 >Meteor 2-18 >Meteor 2-19 >Meteor 2-20 >Meteor 3-2 >Meteor 3-3 >Fen Yung 2-3 >Any of the Cosmos series >Anyone have them? I'm planning on using the R-7000 and the M-1000 >decoder to see what I can get. I already have the NOAA 9-11 stuff, but >I'd like to explore any other of the 137MHz WEFAX birds. > Thanks in advance for any info, if possible please email me direct. I'm not too sure about the frequency for Feng Yun 1-2, but the Soviet Meteor satellites operate on 137.30, 137.40, and 137.85 MHz. It's a bit difficult to say just which one is operating on which frequency, since the Soviets tend to change the frequencies from time to time. - TS -- Dr TS Kelso Assistant Professor of Space Operations tkelso@blackbird.afit.af.mil Air Force Institute of Technology ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest ******************************