Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 04:30:07 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #270 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Thu, 10 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 270 Today's Topics: Craig, VE4CET enclosure IPS Daily Report 09 03 94 Macintosh Ham Radio Software 1.0.6 - 3/94 QST review of Dual-Bander HTs Schematic for Mizuho MX-14S?? Yaesu FT-530 Mod Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 09 Mar 94 18:57:08 CST From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!bison!sys6626!inqmind!espee@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Craig, VE4CET To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi there Craig. Ian here. I hope you get this, if not maybe someone out in radioland will pass it on. As you can see I got into INTERNET and I need Roman's Address. Either leave it in rec. railroad, amateur.misc, or amateur. packet or call me. Thanks. espee@inqmind.bison.mb.ca- The Inquiring Mind BBS, Winnipeg, Manitoba 204 668-8845 ------------------------------ Date: 10 Mar 94 11:56:56 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: enclosure To: info-hams@ucsd.edu i wonder if there was anything interesting (or subversive to my computer) in that obscurely formatted secret enclosure that i received from the list-server yesterday. in other words, how do i read it? i have no idea what (commonly available) software reads postscript format. Tom Medin tmedin@che2.che.umn.edu N0UFM ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 23:37:48 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!sserve!usage!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: IPS Daily Report 09 03 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA Daily Solar And Geophysical Report Issued at 2330 UT 9 March 1994 Summary for 9 March and Forecast up to 12 March IPS Warning 08 will be issued on 10 Mar and be current for 10-13 Mar. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 090/034 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 10 March 11 March 12 March Activity Very low Very low Very low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 095/041 1C. SOLAR COMMENT None. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : minor storm Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 8 March Learmonth 36 3454 5554 Fredericksburg 38 38 Planetary 50 57 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 10 Mar 35 Active to minor storm. 11 Mar 30 Active. 12 Mar 25 Active. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT None. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 09 Mar normal normal poor-fair PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 10 Mar fair poor poor 11 Mar fair poor poor 12 Mar fair poor poor 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were 30% below predicted monthly values during local day. T index: 2 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 10 Mar 0 20 to 30% below predicted monthly values. 11 Mar 5 About 20% below predicted monthly values. 12 Mar 10 About 15% below predicted monthly values. Predicted Monthly T Index for March is 40. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT None. -- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services email: rwc@ips.oz.au |PO Box 5606 tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057 fax: +61 2 4148331 |AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 23:50:58 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!chip.ucdavis.edu!ez006683@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Macintosh Ham Radio Software 1.0.6 - 3/94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu TSTADER (tstader@aol.com) wrote: : I should break it up into smaller peices... or not post it all? I am confused : by your comment. You SHOULD upload it to ucsd or std or one of the other sites, please. cheers, Dan -- *---------------------------------------------------------------------* * Daniel D. Todd Packet: KC6UUD@KE6LW.#nocal.ca.usa * * Internet: ddtodd@ucdavis.edu * * Snail Mail: 1750 Hanover #102 * * Davis CA 95616 * *---------------------------------------------------------------------* * All opinions expressed herein are completely ficticious any * * resemblence to actual opinions of persons living or dead is * * completely coincidental. * *---------------------------------------------------------------------* ------------------------------ Date: 10 Mar 94 04:01:42 GMT From: netcomsv!netcomsv!skyld!jangus@decwrl.dec.com Subject: QST review of Dual-Bander HTs To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <1994Mar9.083813.394@sfpp.com> longo@sfpp.com writes: > Unfortunately ftp.std.com does not allow anonymous logins! They expect you to > pay. No thanks, I'll look elsewhere. > > -Bob Longo > KE6EQY Really? When did this happen? Did this happen to you or are you passing on anecdotal information from someone else? Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA | "You have a flair for adding Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story." Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 08:03:13 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!due.uninett.no!hsr.no!PC-medisin.hsr.no!eivind@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Schematic for Mizuho MX-14S?? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Does anyone know where I can get a schematic for the Mizuho MX-14S handheld QRP transceiver? 73's de Eivind packet: LA9XFA @ LA8D e-mail: eivind@gribb.hsr.no ------------------------------ Date: 10 Mar 94 05:28:27 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!blaine@decwrl.dec.com Subject: Yaesu FT-530 Mod To: info-hams@ucsd.edu MOD for YAESU FT-530, Opens up the following bands - 110-180MHz Tx+Rx - 400-500MHz Tx+Rx - 800-950MHz Rx Only *Remove antenna and battery *Remove four screws on botton holding battery track. *Remove the four (black) screws holding rear case. *Slowly... open the front cover from transceiver and lay both halves on table. *Note positioning of white paper insulator and lift out (do not throw away). *Carefully locate Jumper Pad 13 and remove solder (shown in diagram). *Re-install white paper insulator, make sure the ground tab goes through ok. *Close radio back up (Careful not to pinch the ribbon cable when closing) *Re-install screws. *Attach antenna and battery *Turn off radio.... Press and hold both arrow keys while turning radio on. *MOD Complete! Solder pads are located in bottom right portion of circuit board in the following configuration. 2 (|) (|) 1 | 4 (|) (|) 3 | 6 (|) (|) 5 | 8 (|) (|) 7 | 10 (|) (|) 9 | 12 (|) (|) 11 []|<<- [] = small surface mount component. 14 (|) (|) 13 []/ 16 (|) ([])15 / ______________ NOTE: These pads are not in a straight line. Notice pad 15 has a surface mount diode on it. Pads 11 and 13 are close to a component, so be careful. If you remove solder from pad 13 it will allow Tx and Rx out of band. Removing solder from pad 13 and removing diode from pad 15 will allow Rx only. Good Luck! /***********************************************************/ Does anybody know what the other pads are for?? When I first tried the Mod I miscounted and removed pad 11 solder and didnt notice any change. 73, Blaine Kubesh ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 09:56:32 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news-feed-2.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!tcj@ames.arpa To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <1994Feb23.113305.7405@hemlock.cray.com>, , <2lm2dr$12a@umcc.umcc.umich.edu>³p Subject : Re: Sound Blaster stupidity Bob McGwier (n4hy@runner.ccr-p.ida.org) writes: > Creative Technology DSP folks have given me an unbelievable reply. Tim Tyler (tim@umcc.umcc.umich.edu) replies: > The same thing happened between Bob & AEA a few years ago....I just > think people should be aware of his track record concerning this > type of thing. If I recember correctly, Bob had a business relationship with AEA; I don't recall that he mentioned anything about a business relationship with CT. What I *do* recall is that when Bob inquired about an API for the CT card, they offered to sell it to him for $5K. Yikes! I think Bob was trying to make a point about open versus closed systems. The open system vendor assumes that it will realize more revenue by making its API available at a reasonable cost (or none at all) because developers will write applications that will generate more harware sales, while the closed system vendor views its API as an alternate source of revenue. Unfortunately, developers who pay $5K for an API generally sell their software for a pretty hefty sum, and this certainly won't benefit anyone with regard to the ham market since, as we all know, hams are notoriously tight with a penny. Personally, I'm with Bob on this one. My only application to date for sound is to have my PC make cute little noises when I drag a file to the trash can; I'm quite satisfied with the PC speaker driver for this purpose, and as a result I don't currently own a sound card. I'll buy one just as soon as some good ham-oriented freeware and shareware apps become available, and I'll buy whichever card that software runs on. After reading Bob's message, however, I kinda doubt that it will be a SoundBlaster16 ASP. Todd, KB6JXT (setting down my tightly clenched checkbook long enough to type this message.... ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 10:29:23 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!tcj@network.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References , <763065386snx@skyld.grendel.com>, j Subject : Re: Angus vs Herman (was: Body Parts by J. Angus) Jeffrey Herman (jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu) writes: > Let's take this to email so the rest of the good folks on .misc > don't get pissed. This has REALLY gotten boring and childish. The 'man' page for the 'tin' newsreader replies: > When there is a subject or an author which you...find completely > uninteresting, you can easily instruct tin to...auto-kill > articles...from specific authors. These instructions are stored in > a kill file...accessed by pressing '^K' I reply: > ^K Or in good, old-fashioned hamspeak, it's time to pull the plug.... Todd, KB6JXT ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #270 ******************************