Date: Sun, 3 Apr 94 04:30:05 PDT 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 #370 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 3 Apr 94 Volume 94 : Issue 370 Today's Topics: ** FLEA at MIT ** Sunday 17 April Cambridge MA Code Practice on a Macintosh (2 msgs) HT1000s WANTED info IPS Daily Report - 30 March 94 Long directories Rec.Radio.Amateur.Antennas activity?? STOP SENDING HAMS ON USENET CRAP !!! Supermorse under windows.? WANTED: Comments on Oakland FTP site 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: 3 Apr 1994 03:25:50 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news.byu.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!uhog.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!w1gsl@network.ucsd.edu Subject: ** FLEA at MIT ** Sunday 17 April Cambridge MA To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Spring has sprung .. so it's time to start again ********* $1 buyers discount with hardcopy of this notice ******** COMPUTERS - ELECTRONICS - HAM RADIO - COMPUTERS - ELECTRONICS FLEA all SUMMER at MIT April 17th, 1994 9AM-2PM Come to the city for a great flea - plenty of free parking. MIT's electronics and ham radio flea will take place on the third Sunday of each month this summer, April thru October. There is tailgate space for over 600 sellers and free, off-street parking for >1000 cars! Buyers admission is $2 (you get $1 off if you're lucky enough to have a copy of our ad) and sellers spaces are $10.00-each at the gate. The flea will be held at the corner of Albany and Main streets in Cambridge; right in the Kendall Square area from 9AM to 2PM, with sellers set-up time starting at 7AM. !! RAIN or SHINE !! Have no fear of rain, a covered tailgate area is available for all sellers (6'8" clearance). Talk-in: 146.52 and W1XM/R-449.725/444.725 (PL 114.8/2A). Sponsors: MIT Electronics Research Society MIT UHF Repeater Association (W1XM) MIT Radio Society (W1MX) Harvard Wireless Club (W1AF) For more info / advanced reservations 617 253 3776 ********** $1 buyers discount with hard copy of this notice ************ ******************************************************************************* Steve Finberg W1GSL w1gsl@athena.mit.edu PO Box 82 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139 617 258 3754 ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: 3 Apr 1994 00:48:39 GMT From: news.bu.edu!dartvax.dartmouth.edu!usenet@decwrl.dec.com Subject: Code Practice on a Macintosh To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Anybody know of a good shareware program for code practice? This is my opinion and no one elses included the folks at Dartmouth. The opinion is tainted by playing too many musical instruments. ------------------------------ Date: 3 Apr 1994 02:05:23 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!cyclone.civil.ubc.ca!user@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Code Practice on a Macintosh To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2nl3p7$doj@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, David.B.Haseman@dartmouth.edu (David B. Haseman, M.D.) wrote: > > Anybody know of a good shareware program for code practice? > > This is my opinion and no one elses included the folks at Dartmouth. > The opinion is tainted by playing too many musical instruments. I just ftped a program called "Morse Trainer US-1.1.1" from oak.oakland.edu (\pub\hamradio\mac). I think it is the best one I have seen so far. ------------------------------------------------------------- Amal Phadke' VE7MGR e-mail: phadke@civil.ubc.ca Department of Civil Engineering The University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C., CANADA ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 29 Mar 94 00:43:16 GMT From: uchinews!ncar!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hp-cv!hp-pcd!hpspkla!moore@rsch.wisc.edu Subject: HT1000s WANTED To: info-hams@ucsd.edu My fire department is looking for used Motorola MT1000s, which I guess have been superceded by the HT1000. We need about three of them pretty quickly. o cover 154 mHz region o 16 channel w/ scan We would also like to acquire the programming cable for these. Any sources would be appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: 3 Apr 94 06:22:39 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: info To: info-hams@ucsd.edu info help ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 23:29:58 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: IPS Daily Report - 30 March 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 30/2330Z MARCH 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 30 MARCH AND FORECAST UP TO 2 APRIL No warning is current. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 086/029 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 31 March 01 April 02 April Activity Low Very low Very low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 085/027 1C. SOLAR COMMENT None. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: not availiable. Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 29 March Learmonth -- ---- ---- Fredericksburg 10 06 Planetary 10 06 Observed Kp for 29 March: 2122 2122 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 31 Mar 07 Quiet to unsettled. 01 Apr 08 Quiet to unsettled. 02 Apr 09 Unsettled. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT No observations were possible due to equipment failure at Learmonth. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 30 Mar normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 31 Mar normal normal normal 01 Apr normal normal fair 02 Apr normal normal fair 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were about 15% above predicted monthly values Observed T index for 30 March: 54 Predicted Monthly T Index for March is 40. 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 31 Mar 55 10 to 15% above predicted monthly values. 01 Apr 50 About 10% above predicted monthly values. 02 Apr 50 About 10% above predicted monthly values. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT None. -- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606 RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057 Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Apr 1994 17:19:05 GMT From: nwnexus!jhgrud!eskimo!mzenier@uunet.uu.net Subject: Long directories To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In <764609412.AA00833@afarm.uucp>, Michael L. Ardai wrote: : c) Most news readers have a way of either showing only the header or : pausing after each screen full - : d) Just either skip it or stop after the first screen That doesn't work if you're reading offline. First you wait for your news packer (uqwk) to build the download files, and then you wait again for for the modem to send it all to your local system. Every time someone bloats this newsgroup with something like the "Hams on Internet" list, I have to wait an extra 10 minutes before I can even throw the stuff away. Mark Zenier mzenier@eskimo.com markz@ssc.com ------------------------------ Date: 3 Apr 94 03:28:35 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!odin!trier@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Rec.Radio.Amateur.Antennas activity?? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2nc9ak$1ib@search01.news.aol.com>, Teacherjh wrote: >Where would posts posted to the plural go? The bit bucket? With many (but not all) news implementations, they go to the newsgroup "junk". Stephen -- Stephen Trier KB8PWA "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Other: trier@ins.cwru.edu certain je ne sais quois." Home: sct@po.cwru.edu - Peter Schickele ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Apr 94 10:29:12 PST From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!mala.bc.ca!oneb!ham!emd@network.ucsd.edu Subject: STOP SENDING HAMS ON USENET CRAP !!! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Anthony_Pelliccio@brown.edu (Tony Pelliccio) writes: > > I like the idea. The thing I object to is my callsign being attached to an > internet address. > > Tony > -- > == Anthony_Pelliccio@Brown.edu (Tony Pelliccio, KD1NR) > == Box 1908, Providence, RI 02912 Tel. (401) 863-1880 > == All opinions expressed are those of the individual, and not those > == of Brown University. What is it exactly that you find objectionable about having your callsign linked to your internet address? And if you find it objectionable, why do YOU list your callsign in your sig file? 73, Bob. Robert Smits There is *no* idiotproof filter. VE7EMD Idiots are proof against anything! Ladysmith B.C. - Richard Chycoski, VE7CVS e-mail: emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 06:17:01 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!wy1z@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Supermorse under windows.? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <9404012250592.DLITE.gilbaronw0mn@delphi.com>, Gilbert Baron wrote: >>In article <1994Mar29.195120.22353@ll.mit.edu> fcr@ll.mit.edu (Frank Robey) >writes: >> >> >> >>>Has anybody been successful in getting supermorse to run under windows? >>>If so, I would appreciate any help that you could give me. > >Does anyone know where to get supermorse? > > Gil Baron, El Baron Rojo, W0MN Rochester,MN > "Bailar es Vivir" > PGP2.3 key at key servers or upon request > It is available on oak.oakland.edu:/pub/hamradio/pc/theory-and-morse/sm410.exe Scott -- =============================================================================== | Scott Ehrlich Amateur Radio: wy1z AMPRnet: wy1z@wa1phy.ampr.org | | Internet: wy1z@neu.edu BITnet: wy1z@NUHUB AX.25: wy1z@wa1phy.ma.usa.na | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Maintainer of the Boston Amateur Radio Club hamradio FTP area on | | oak.oakland.edu:/pub/hamradio | =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 06:31:14 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!wy1z@decwrl.dec.com Subject: WANTED: Comments on Oakland FTP site To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Since the Boston ARC archives (oak.oakland.edu:/pub/hamradio) have been available for some time now, and many of you have acquired many programs from it, I would now like to ask for your comments. Please comment on: * What you like about what the site has to offer * What you do not like about what the site has to offer * What changes you would like to see * What you would like to see added/subtracted from it * Any other specifics Please send your comments directly to me, as I will not be reading news much for the next few months. Thank you very much. Scott -- =============================================================================== | Scott Ehrlich Amateur Radio: wy1z AMPRnet: wy1z@wa1phy.ampr.org | | Internet: wy1z@neu.edu BITnet: wy1z@NUHUB AX.25: wy1z@wa1phy.ma.usa.na | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Maintainer of the Boston Amateur Radio Club hamradio FTP area on | | oak.oakland.edu:/pub/hamradio | =============================================================================== ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #370 ******************************