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INFO-HAMS Digest Sat, 9 Dec 89 Volume 89 : Issue 100
Today's Topics:
dual banders (2m & 70cm)
FT727 CAT programming question
info on IC R71 Book?
landline (telephone) BBS's list with numbers
SPICE
Where is Burkina Faso (XT2)
Yaesu FRG-9600 mods wanted
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Date: 8 Dec 89 13:57:59 GMT
From: uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!cg-atla!raybed2!ewb@ames.arc.nasa.gov (EUGENE BALINSKI)
Subject: dual banders (2m & 70cm)
Message-ID: <1417@raybed2.UUCP>
In article <2833@mmsac.UUCP>, jim@mmsac.UUCP (Jim Lips Earl) writes:
>
> If I could buy any dual-band mobile, I'd get a Kenwood 721. It has the
> cross-band built-in, and it operates much faster and better than on the
> 4100. It also allows you to monitor two bands at once. But I think it
> goes for around $650-$700. Anyone have a current price on a 721?
>
> --
> Jim "Lips" Earl UUCP: sun!sacto!mmsac!jim
> KB6KCP INTERNET: mmsac!jim@sacto.West.Sun.COM
The TM-721 is no longer available from Kenwood. There may be a few available
at "closeout" from some dealers. The replacement is the TM-731. It improved
the display and also fixed the PL decode problem. As I remember you could
not use PL (ok, CTCSS) DECODE on the main band, only on the sub-band. The
TM-731 fixed this problem. Crossband repeating is also available.
The price of a new TM-731 is around $640.00. Call the 800 numbers for best
deals.
73
Gene Balinski
WA1UXA
PS The 731 is the easiest to use dual bander on the market.
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Date: 9 Dec 89 01:15:37 GMT
From: attcan!telly!nebulus!root@uunet.uu.net (Dennis S. Breckenridge)
Subject: FT727 CAT programming question
Message-ID: <1989Dec9.011537.7286@nebulus>
miker@shamu.WV.TEK.COM (Mike Reiney) writes:
>Near as I can tell the CAT interface on the Yaesu FT-727 handheld
>duplicates keypushes. I can't find any way to push the keys to get
>it to go to a particular band. The u/d key toggles between bands,
>but that isn't much help when you're using it remotely and can't
>see the display.
>Any ideas?
Yes I have the official 200,000th generation photocopy faxed from Yaesu
support and this is what it reports:
1 - Wiring: The tip of the phone jack is the serial output from 0x0 to
0x0f to represent signal strenth. All data to and from this
little beast is TTL levels 4800 baud two inverted stop bits
and one inverted data bit. My, I would like to meet the
engineer that came up with that one :-)
The ring of the phone jack is the serial data input.
The body of the phone jack is +12 volts. You are supposed to
get a ground from the body of the earphone jack. DO NOT SHORT
the BODY of the CAT port to the EAR or MIC jacks. If you
accidentally do this you let the smoke out of the IC's and
everyone knows that IC's stop working if you let the smoke out!
2 - Software:
Control consists of duplicating the keystrokes that can me made on the
xceiver keypad by sending the corresponding key codes to the CAT jack.
the MSD (Most Significant four bits) select the key column and the LSD
(not to be confused with C14H15N2CON(C2H5)2 lysergic acid diethelamide)
forms the key row. The function key is simulated by setting bit 7.
Serial output from the "S" meter is sent about every 100 ms
FUNCTION KEY 0x0f 0x0e 0x0d 0x0c 0x0b
----------------------------------------------------
0x0e | +RPT SIMP -RPT PMS PSET
0x0d | SAVT TDEC TSET TXM S/CH
0x0b | SAVE TENC SCAN MC SHIFT
0x07 | LOCK BATT BEEP DUP STEP
----------------------------------------------------
NORMAL 0x07 0x06 0x05 0x04 0x03
----------------------------------------------------
0x0e | 1 2 3 v ^
0x0d | 4 5 6 M MR
0x0b | 7 8 9 C =
0x07 | * 0 # VU D
-----------------------------------------------------
So to press in a direct frequency you would first press "D"
then enter the frequency.
D = 0x037
1 = 0x07e
4 = 0x07d
6 = 0x05d
5 = 0x06d
2 = 0x06e
D = 0x037
SIMP = 0x0ee
I do admit it seems a little awkward at first but it does work. To
start always go to a known spot. If you are unsure of the current
setting of the V/U status set it to a programmed frequency and then
start. If you lose sync of the V/U switch I guess your beat!
--
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NAME: Dennis S. Breckenridge UUCP: uunet!tmsoft!nebulus!dennis
QTH: Toronto, Canada ELECTROMAGNETIC: 145.03Mhz ve3gss@ve3gss
AMPR.ORG: [44.135.88.54] THE RIGHT CHOICE?: (416) 733-1696
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Date: 8 Dec 89 19:22:54 GMT
From: portal!atari!mn@uunet.uu.net (Mike Nowicki)
Subject: info on IC R71 Book?
Message-ID: <1869@atari.UUCP>
In article <8860@cbmvax.UUCP> grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
>Is anyone familiar with a book(let) titled "ICOM R71 Performance Handbook"
>written by some guy up in Canada? I'd like to know if the book is really
>useful or if I should just go buy all those optional filters...
>
>I'm primarily interested in computerized control, but would also be interested
>in mods or do it yerself add-ins.
>
>Also, either a phone number, price or pointer to and advertisment would be
>appreciated...
>
I did a review of this book when I was doing the product review column
for SPEEDX. This is a great book and must-have for any R71A owner. Lots of
good tricks and tips like the no-hardware mod to increase the rigs freq
range.
As I remember the book's price was a bit high, maybe $20 or so but still
worth it.
I don't have an R71A anymore but I think I still have the book kicking
around someplace if you want it real cheap.
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| Michael Nowicki N6LUU Atari Corp,Sunnyvale CA {ames!atari!mn} |
|............................................................................|
| char *disclaimer=" Views expressed are my own, not my employer's"; |
| char *good_quote=" 'Wait'll they get a load of me!' - The Joker"; |
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Date: 9 Dec 89 05:52:04 GMT
From: philmtl!philabs!briar.philips.com!rfc@uunet.uu.net (Robert Casey;6282;3.57;$0201)
Subject: landline (telephone) BBS's list with numbers
Message-ID: <70196@philabs.Philips.Com>
copied from packet:
Msg# TSF Size #Rd Date/Time MsgID From To
10740 BF 5415 3 1201/0630 1201_W3INK W3INK INFO@NYNET
Sb: Ham Telephone BBS List
PACKET BID: 1201_W3INK
NOTE: I have NOT verified any of the below. Use caution when calling these
numbers, as the possibility exists that some of these numbers may be wrong.
WA2ISE
***** W3INK HAM RADIO BBS LIST ***** 12/01/89 *****
WB2TIX RADIO BBS 201-271-4517 NJ
THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN BBS 203-228-1708 CT (FIDO 1:320/777)
DAVE'S CAVE 203-366-1234 CT (WA1FCN)
AMATEUR WORLD 213-377-0450 CA (N6OQU)
DATALINK BBS 214-394-7438 TX (N5ITU)
HAM-NET 215-233-4313 PA (NEFAD/W3KBM)
3 WINKS BBS 301-670-9621 MD (W3INK)(FIDO 1:109/418)
301-590-9629 MD (W3INK)
AROUND AND ABOUT 301-621-9669 MD (WA3TKW)
THUNDER BAY TRADING POST 301-831-9012 MD (WA3ZLB)(FIDO 1:109/676)
MEDICAL SOFTWARE EXCHANGE 305-325-8709 FL (FIDO 1:135/3)
SAMSON BBS 312-394-0071 IL (KB9DIP)(FIDO 1:115/108)
THE ELK GROVE REPEATER 312-529-1586 IL (FIDO 1:115/529)
COPE OF CHICAGO 312-790-0187 IL (FIDO 1:115/777)(KB9X)
GENESIS II 313-291-2520 MI (FIDO 1:120/14)(WB8ZPN)
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES BBS 314-436-0730 MO (KE0KO)
AMSAT BBS 314-447-3003 MO
SOUTHSIDE BBS 317-882-9330 IN (KB9BVN)(FIDO 1:231/20)
ADVANCED MICRODATA BBS 317-898-8411 IN (N9EQU)(Fido 1:231/100)
TELECOM CENTRAL 401-521-2931 RI
SARA BBS 403-240-2053 ALBERTA, CA
ALTA PACKET INFO NET 403-464-5069 ALBERTA, CA (FIDO 1:342/7)
HAMS BBS 404-363-1640 GA (WA4CBT)
LOCKHEED ARC BBS 404-949-0687 GA
PCLOGIC WILDCAT BBS 407-338-8486 FL (W4NVC)
THE HOUSE OF ILL COMPUTE 408-733-3734 CA (FIDO 1:143/21)
PD SOFTWARE EXCHANGE 408-745-0880 CA
MACSCIENCE BBS 408-866-4933 CA (FIDO 1:143/36)
RAD BOARD 412-573-0537 PA
MILWAUKEE HEATH USERS GROUP 414-548-9866 WI (KA9TGN)
BBS-JC 415-961-7250 CA (K6LLK)
NO-NAME RBBS 415-481-0252 CA (N6MON)(RBBS 8:914/101)
QRV 419-885-7043 OH
CASPER'S PLACE 503-239-4960 OR (FIDO 1:105/55)
AUTO-BBS 503-255-1432 OR (N7LBP)(FIDO 1:105/50)
THE FAMILY BBS 503-655-6198 OR (FIDO 1:105/202)
THE NORTH PORTLAND HARBOUR 503-283-2940 OR (FIDO 1:105/201)
THE OAK GROVE UNDERGROUND 503-659-2642 OR (FIDO 1:105/201)
HELPNET OF BATON ROUGE 504-273-3116 LA (W5KGG)(FIDO 1:396/101)
THE CUL-DE-SAC BBS 508-429-8385 MA (WA1YDL)(FIDO 1:322:360)
WAYSTAR BBS 508-481-7147 MA
THE ANTENNA FARM BBS 512-444-1052 TX
THE ELECTRONIC AVENUE 512-359-1748 TX (KA5THB)(FIDO 1:387/510)
THE NEUTRAL ZONE 513-253-2017 OH (NU8H)(FIDO 1:110/73)
KIC-BBS 513-762-1115 OH (KA8AWY)
PME-FIDO BBS 513-777-1234 OH (WB8BFW)
MELNIBONEAN MANOR 513-851-6454 OH
AMSAT BBS 515-961-3325 IO (W0RPK)
NEIGHBORHOOD NET 602-495-1797 AZ (KB7DJE)
THE LEGAL BEAGLE 603-883-4466 NH (K1TCD)(FIDO 1:132/115)
THE GRAPEVINE BBS 604-764-4672 KELOWNCE BC (FIDO 1:153/220)
PINELANDS RBBS 609-859-1910 NJ (W2XO)
DIGITAL NEWSLETTER 612-HAM-0000 MN (K0TG)
HAM BBS 614-457-4227 OH (N8EMR)
TOM'S BBS 617-471-0542 MA (KA1TOX)
THE GARDEN SPOT 617-545-6239 MA (NS1N)
NIGHT OWL BBS 619-279-3921 CA (WB6BDY)
THE MIDNITE RIDER 703-591-5744 VA
KC3OL BBS 703-689-7156 VA (KC3OL)
AMRAD BBS 703-734-1387 VA
DAS SPITZEN SPARKEN BOARD 703-791-6198 VA (WD4AZG)
PTSE 713-480-1840 TX
STORMY WEATHER II 713-644-4345 TX
ACOM II 713-879-1448 TX
PCEVE 713-955-7564 TX
F.O.G. 714-638-2298 CA (N6GIS)(FIDO 1:103/521)
THE PUBLIC SERVICE BBS 717-763-8210 PA (N3FUD)(FIDO 1:270/311.0)
THE FLAMETHROWER 804-730-1291 VA
PAC-COMM, INC. BBS 813-874-3078 FL
KAYCEE-PEECEE BBS 816-833-3427 MI
TOWER OF BABBLE 817-281-0612 TX (FIDO 1:130/48)
TEXAS CONNECTION 817-540-1835 TX
CSC CONSULTING BBS 818-998-0319 CA (K6IYK)(FIDO 1:102/803)
THE HOT MUDDY DUCK BBS 904-651-8684 FL (N4HMD)
HAMNET BBS 915-653-9077 TX (N5JZZ)(FIDO 1:383/4)
HAM'S & FRIENDS 916-920-1288 CA (WA6AXZ)(FIDO 1:203/730)
AMATEUR RADIO QUICKBBS 916-366-5531 CA (W6IDS)(FIDO 1:203/111)
CMOS 918-241-2667 OK
FIRST 918-250-8495 OK (WB5RWS)(FIDO 1:170/605)
**** PLEASE PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS AND CHANGES TO ****
**** THE 3 WINKs BBS, 301-670-9621, NODE 1:109/418 **** IF
ANYONE IS MISSED, MY APPOLOGIES. LET ME KNOW AND I'LL ADD
IT / STAN / W3INK @ W3INK.
0401z, 815 msgs, #11009 last
@KD6TH-4 MailBox>
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Date: 9 Dec 89 15:13:00 GMT
From: silver!commgrp@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
Subject: SPICE
Message-ID: <12600089@silver>
"ames!cs.utexas.edu!oakhill!charlie" "Charlie Thompson" writes:
>Anybody out there done any XTAL oscillator modelling in SPICE?
>I'd be interested in hearing from anybody with oscillator/SPICE
>experience.
>Thanks, C.D.T WB4HVD
No SPICE experience here, however, a very highly recommended book on
the subject is:
_Crystal Oscillator Design_ by R.J. Matthys, Wiley & Sons, 1983,
ISBN 0-471-87401-9.
No ****, this really happened: I went to a bookstore to check the
availability of the above title. The bimbo in the store looked at it
and said, "What kind of clothes does Crystal Osculator design?"
--
Frank W9MKV reid@gold.bacs.indiana.edu
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Date: 8 Dec 89 22:54:07 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com!UKTONY@uunet.uu.net (Tony C Harding)
Subject: Where is Burkina Faso (XT2)
Message-ID: <24835@cup.portal.com>
Bourkina Fasso [formally Upper Volta]
West Africa, is landlocked under french rule untill 1960
Has the poorest city in africa and low life expectancies.
Capital Ouagadougou
Area 274,123 sq Km
Population est 1987 8,334,000
if you want I can look up the per capita income and so on.
Location 15 degrees north. Zero longitude.
Tony
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Date: 8 Dec 89 19:53:27 GMT
From: portal!atari!mn@uunet.uu.net (Mike Nowicki)
Subject: Yaesu FRG-9600 mods wanted
Message-ID: <1870@atari.UUCP>
Does anyone have or know of mods to increase the freq range of a
Yaesu FRG-9600 VHF/UHF?
This is a good radio but the bottom of the freq range starts at 60 Mhz.
Really dumb, but that's how it is......
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| Michael Nowicki N6LUU Atari Corp,Sunnyvale CA {ames!atari!mn} |
|............................................................................|
| char *disclaimer=" Views expressed are my own, not my employer's"; |
| char *good_quote=" 'Wait'll they get a load of me!' - The Joker"; |
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