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Info-Hams Digest            Sat, 30 Oct 93       Volume 93 : Issue 1292

Today's Topics:
                    ARRL - National Exam Day 1993
                   AX.25 Specifications on the net?
            German new Zip Codes(?) QSLing and Greenstamps
                       Is this group cancelled?
                     New UHF "Personal Use" Band?
                           Spread Spectrum
                  Studying in San Francisco (2 msgs)

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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1993 08:26:22 MDT
From: tribune.usask.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs![e-mail]
Subject: ARRL - National Exam Day 1993
To: [e-mail]

The ARRL is sponsoring a National Examination Day for Amateur Radio
License testing.  That day is this Saturday, October 30, 1993.

The following is a listing of nearly 80 examination teams who will be
participating in this activity.

We wish all examinees the best of luck.  We especially offer our thanks
and appreciation to all VE Teams who are participating both in this day--
and the remaining 364 days of each year.  Know that your efforts
are appreciated!


AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES



*****************************************************************

Special Note: Amateur Radio licenses usually arrive between 8 and
    10 weeks after the test session.  The FCC considers their
    processing time to be 90 days--from the date they receive the
    application.  The FCC usually receives the application one
    to two weeks after the test session (once the VE Team and the
    coordinating VEC have completed their processing).


Note: Codeless Technician to Technician w/HF upgraders (who pass a
    Morse code test) will not receive a new license from the FCC.
    The existing Technician license plus the CSCE conveying the Morse
    code test credit is the only documentation issued for use of
    the additional HF privileges.

*****************************************************************

The following test session information is provided by the
ARRL/VEC for the upcoming six to eight week period.  For
further information, please contact the test session CONTACT
PERSON at the telephone number provided.  If necessary, you
may contact the ARRL/VEC at 203-666-1541 x282 for additional
information.  Electronic mail may be forwarded to the ARRL/VEC
via USENET at "[e-mail]" or via MCI Mail to
MCI ID: 215-5052.

Although the test session information presented here does
not indicate whether walk-ins are accepted or not, most test
sessions do allow walk-ins.  We encourage you, however, to
always contact the CONTACT PERSON at the telephone number
provided so that the VE Team is aware that you be attending
the test session.



STILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR YOUR EXAM?

If you would like information on how to become licensed; or
how to locate Amateur Radio clubs, instructors, licensing
classes and/or Novice examiners in your area; please contact
the ARRL Educational Activities Department (EAD) at 203-666-
1541 x219.  The EAD can also provide information on
recommended study materials.  Electronic mail may be forwarded
to the ARRL EAD via USENET at "[e-mail]" or via MCI Mail to
MCI ID: 215-5052.


EXAM LISTINGS - DEFINITION OF FIELDS

STATE
Test Date,VEC,City,,Contact Phone,Contact Person

The SECOND field in the following listing specifies the VEC
which is coordinating this examination.  This single-character
designator denotes the VEC as defined below.  An "A" (for example)
indicates that this examination is coordinated by the ARRL/VEC.

For further information on any examinations listed, or if you do not
find any examinations listed for your area, you may contact
any of the coordinating VECs below.


A = ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; (d) 203-666-1541
    The 1993 Test Fee is $5.60.

X = Anchorage ARC, 2628 Turnagain Parkway, Anchorage, AK 99517;
    (d) 907-786-8121, (n) 907-243-2221 (or) 907-276-5121
    (or) 907-274-5546

C = Central Alabama VEC, 1215 Dale Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35801;
    205-536-3904

N = Charlotte VEC, 227 Bennett Ln, Charlotte, NC 28213;
    704-596-2168

D = Great Lakes ARC VEC Inc., PO Box 273, Glenview, IL 60025;
    708-486-8019

E = Golden Empire ARS, PO Box 508, Chico, CA 95927; No phone.

G = Greater Los Angeles ARG, 9737 Noble Ave, Sepulveda, CA 91343;
    818-892-2068, 805-822-1473.

J = Jefferson ARC, PO Box 24368, New Orleans, LA 70184-4368; No phone

K = Koolau ARC, 45-529 Nakuluai St, Kaneohe, HI 96744;
    808-235-4132

L = Laurel ARC Inc., PO Box 3039, Laurel, MD 20709-0039;
    (d) 301-572-5124, 301-317-7819, (n) 301-588-3924

M = The Milwaukee RAC Inc., 1737 N 116th St, Wauwatosa, WI 53226;
    414-774-6999. Test fee for 1993 is $5.00.

H = Mountain ARC, PO Box 10, Burlington, WV 26710; 304-289-3576,
    301-724-0674

P = PHD ARA Inc., PO Box 11, Liberty, MO 64068; 816-781-7313

R = Sandarc-VEC, PO Box 2446, La Mesa, CA 91943-2446; 619-465-3926

S = Sunnyvale VEC ARC, PO Box 60307, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-0307;
    408-255-9000

T = Triad Emergency ARC, 3504 Stonehurst Pl, High Point, NC 27265;
    919-841-7576

W = Western Carolinas ARS VEC, 5833 Clinton Hwy - Suite 203,
    Knoxville, TN 37912-2500; 615-688-7771.
    The 1993 Test Fee is $5.60.

5 = W5YI-VEC, PO Box 565101, Dallas, TX 75356-5101; 817-461-6443
    The 1993 Test Fee is $5.60.


EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR AREA:


ALABAMA
10/30/93,A,Montgomery,,205-269-4201,Leroy Bell Jr

ARKANSAS
10/30/93,A,Fairfield Bay,,501-745-2444,Joe Evans

ARIZONA
10/30/93,A,Sierra Vista,,602-378-9404,Frank Ivey

CALIFORNIA
10/30/93,A,Burbank,,818-703-4256,Alfred Fernandez
10/30/93,A,Corona,,714-279-5447,Phillip Williams
10/30/93,A,Fairfield,,916-662-0801,Gerald D Newton
10/30/93,A,French Camp,,916-775-1629,Dorothy Hays
10/30/93,A,Fresno,,209-227-3684,William Post
10/30/93,A,Lake Elsinore,,909-678-2147,Julie Szabo
10/30/93,A,Los Angeles,,310-820-1234,Ray Cardenas
10/30/93,A,Ridgecrest,,619-375-7245,Lloyd Brubaker

CONNECTICUT
10/30/93,A,Bloomfield,,203-243-1611,Don Wilson
10/30/93,A,Plymouth,,203-283-4089,Lawrence S Polowy

DELAWARE
10/30/93,A,Dover,,302-697-6178,Robert W Baker

GEORGIA
10/30/93,A,Brunswick,,912-267-0816,Vergil Eckleberry
10/30/93,W,Dalton,,404-673-2214,Bert Coker
10/30/93,A,Fort Gordon,,706-798-5060,Carroll Norton

HAWAII
10/30/93,A,Kappa,,808-822-0373,Ed Coan

IOWA
10/30/93,A,Council Bluffs,,712-322-1454,Lorraine Bogle

ILLINOIS
10/30/93,A,Athens,,217-544-5374,Gary Britz KF9OI
10/30/93,A,Effingham,,217-347-7346,Russ Thomas
10/30/93,A,Hanover Park,,708-483-8523,William Rudd
10/30/93,A,Jacksonville,,217-245-2061,Timothy C Childers

INDIANA
10/30/93,A,Connersville,,317-825-2434,Omar Pea  NZ9H
10/30/93,A,Indianapolis,,317-291-3569,Joseph A Cirillo
10/30/93,A,South Bend,,219-255-4455,Dan Caesar

KENTUCKY
10/30/93,A,Bowling Green,,502-781-4459,Roger Batsel
10/30/93,A,Louisville,,502-423-8478,Otis R Herron

LOUISIANA
10/30/93,A,Minden,,318-377-2928,George M Winford

MASSACHUSETTS
10/30/93,A,Chelsea,,617-289-2473,Rico Arpino

MARYLAND
10/30/93,A,Port Deposit,,410-378-2771,Louis Busby

MAINE
10/30/93,A,Portland,,,Arthur Allen

MICHIGAN
10/30/93,A,Manistee,,616-864-3077,Gerald Young

MINNESOTA
10/30/93,A,Saint Paul,,612-888-6187,Jerry Jensen

MISSOURI
10/30/93,A,Hannibal,,314-221-8618,Clifford H Ahrens
10/30/93,A,Kennett,,314-888-6223,Jack D Sawyer

MISSISSIPPI
10/30/93,A,Vicksburg,,601-638-3362,Brent Lamb

NORTH CAROLINA
10/30/93,A,Andrews,,704-321-3195,Robert Stokely, N4WCO
10/30/93,A,New Bern,,919-633-3178,Charlie Gould

NEBRASKA
10/30/93,A,Grand Island,,308-381-8062,Jack Barnard
10/30/93,A,Lincoln,,402-486-1400,John Hauner
10/30/93,A,Norfolk,,402-379-1961,John Wilson
10/30/93,A,North Platte,,308-284-6397,Mark Skinner

NEW HAMPSHIRE
10/30/93,A,Contoocook,,603-224-3899,Rob Fair
10/30/93,A,Peterborough,,603-924-9901,Chester Bowles
10/30/93,A,Rochester,,603-742-0130,William Dodge

NEW JERSEY
10/30/93,A,Hackettstown,,201-347-7723,Bonita M Johnson
10/30/93,A,Oakland,,201-835-1808,Warren J Walsh Jr

NEW MEXICO
10/30/93,A,Clovis,,505-762-3953,Harold Landsperg

NEW YORK
10/30/93,A,Albany,,518-462-9417,Bessie Israel
10/30/93,A,Bronx,,718-538-0258,Alcangel Viera
10/30/93,A,Lockport,,716-751-9223,Judith Cianchetti
10/30/93,A,White Plains,,914-834-2322,Dr Richard A Sandell

OHIO
10/30/93,A,Akron,,216-836-8869,Tony Mortimer
10/30/93,A,Girard,,216-534-1394,James Viele
10/30/93,A,Lisbon,,216-532-3131,Evelyn Mc Intosh

OKLAHOMA
10/30/93,A,Miami,,918-542-7142,Gary Sherard

OREGON
10/30/93,A,Eugene,,503-689-5534,Steve Snyder

PENNSYLVANIA
10/30/93,A,Bryn Mawr,,215-265-6032,Robert J Lees
10/30/93,A,Indiana,,412-479-8117,Paul Williams
10/30/93,A,Nazareth,,215-767-4778,John Greenage
10/30/93,A,Philadelphia,,215-898-8538,Matthew Gomez
10/30/93,A,Reading,,215-678-8976,Harry Hoffman
10/30/93,A,York,,717-292-3529,Ray Shaub

RHODE ISLAND
10/30/93,A,Slatersville,,401-333-2129,Robert Beaudet

TENNESSEE
10/30/93,A,Columbia,,615-381-6814,Charles Miller

TEXAS
10/30/93,A,Grangerland,,713-592-2257,Sam Neal
10/30/93,A,Laredo,,210-723-9624,C J De La Garza
10/30/93,A,McGregor,,817-859-5374,James M Lang
10/30/93,A,Ravenna,,903-989-2600,Charles Kingston WA5UTS
10/30/93,A,San Angelo,,915-658-7876,Robert R Mowrer

VIRGINIA
10/30/93,A,Fredricksburg,,703-373-7076,Carolyn Cavanagh, AC4SK

VERMONT
10/30/93,A,Burlington,,802-878-6454,Ralph T Stetson III

WASHINGTON
10/30/93,A,Forks,,206-374-2222,Larry G Thornton

WISCONSIN
10/30/93,A,Tomahawk,,715-453-7096,Gregory Garner

WYOMING
10/30/93,A,Cheyenne,,307-637-8634,Wilson Sellner


EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES SCHEDULED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES:

AMERICAN SOMOA
10/30/93,A,Mapusaga Village,,684-699-2420,Michael Homsany

BAHAMAS
10/30/93,A,Bahamas,,809-368-2188,Robert Hagans

*EOF

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Date: 29 Oct 93 01:12:53 GMT
From: pipex!sunic!news.funet.fi!nntp.hut.fi!nntp.hut.fi![e-mail]
Subject: AX.25 Specifications on the net?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Bruce Toback) writes:

>Is the full specification for AX.25 available on the net?

ftp.funet.fi:/pub/ham/packet/misc/ax25.doc

--
---Tomi Manninen   /   [e-mail]   /   OH2BNS @ OH2RBI.FIN.EU---

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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 12:12:29 GMT
From: math.fu-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!server2.rz.uni-leipzig.de!news.uni-jena.de!news.tu-ilmenau.de!systemtechnik.tu-ilmenau.de![e-mail]
Subject: German new Zip Codes(?) QSLing and Greenstamps
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Julian Macassey) writes:
|> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (M. Squicciarini) writes:
|> >
|> >I just read in WorldRadio that Germany just revamped its
|> >zip code system there by making all the address in the
|> >callbook incorrect.
|>
|>  I wonder how many years it will take before Buckmaster have
|> all the D calls listed with the new postal codes?
|>
|>  Anyone want to open a book on this one?
|>
|>  Other than that, I am sure the German Bundespost will be able
|> to deliver mail addressed to obselete post codes. They may punish you
|> by delaying it for a while though.
|> --
|> .sig file has been packed away for the move - it's in there with the manuals
They ARE able to deliver it... sometimes quicker then with the new codes,hi.
DL5ATP, Thomas
--
Thomas Planke                           [e-mail]
Technical University of Ilmenau                    Phone: [phone]

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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 93 11:41:02 GMT
From: paris.ics.uci.edu!csulb.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!nigel.msen.com!yale.edu!newsserver.jvnc.net![e-mail]
Subject: Is this group cancelled?
To: [e-mail]

I take it amateur .misc is no longer on the net?


--
Randy KA1UNW              If you get a shock while
                         servicing  your  equipment,         "Works for me!"
randy@192.153.4.200             DON'T  JUMP!                     -Peter Keyes
                     You might break an expensive tube!

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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 93 16:56:14 GMT
From: psinntp!laidbak!tellab5!balr!ttd.teradyne.com![e-mail]
Subject: New UHF "Personal Use" Band?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, Greg Law <[e-mail]> writes:
> The radio is also in the 1993 Radio Shack catalog, and is part of the new
> GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) allocated in the 400MHz band for personal
> use. The only requirement for operating a radio is that you know your own
> name and address, and fork over a check for $35 or so. By the way, I'm sure
> the one mile range was measured hilltop to hilltop. :-)
>
>  -- Greg KE4DPX

And GMRS is hardly 'New'. It's been around for years (at least 10, probably
more).


--------

   John Rice -  K9IJ         |  "Did I say that ?" I must have, but It was
   [e-mail]     |   MY opinion only, no one else's...Especially
                             |   Not my Employer's.... Licensed since 1959
   (708)-438-5065 - (bbs )   |   Ex: K8YZR, KH6GHC, WB9CSP, W9MMB, WA1TXV

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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1993 00:28:47 GMT
From: pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Spread Spectrum
To: [e-mail]

In a previous post, Marc Lombart ([e-mail]) wrote:
:  My knowledge of Spread Spectrum is quite limited, but my
: understanding is  that it would probably not be viable as a HAM node,
: seeing as it takes many times the normal bandwidth for each "channel."
: The main use of Spread Spectrum is security, not communication.  At
: least, that is what I know from the little I have found on the subject.

Security depends on the algorithm you use to "spread" the signal, so
you can make it pretty public if you want to.  (I think current FCC
rules limit ham useage to a few well-known algorithms.)

As far as my limited understanding goes, the main advantage is
coordination: a set of well-coordinated and efficiently-used
conventional channels are more efficient of spectrum space than spread
spectrum, but you can throw a bunch of spread-spectrum users into a
band with *no* coordination and do almost as well.  It really pays off
when users start moving around or coming and going with no warning.
That makes it ideal for consumer applications, the advantages for hams
are less clear.

The ARRL publishes a book on the subject that is supposed to be a
pretty good intro.
--
Eric Williams      |  Vincent: MC (B+S)t G+Y 1.1 Y L++ C+ T+ I+++ H+ S++ V+ F++
[e-mail]  |  Murphy: DS W+(B+R)t+R Y 1.2 Y L C+ T- I+++ H+ A+ F+ B--
WD6CMU@WD6CMU.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA

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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1993 02:57:41 GMT
From: rtech!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Studying in San Francisco
To: [e-mail]

Jack Hamilton ([e-mail]) wrote:
: [e-mail] (Michael Sattler) wrote:

: >I've modified my Kenwood TH-78A by removing diodes 4 and 5 as
: >specified and it's now able to do cross-band and rx 300-399 and
: >800-999 Mhz.

: Um, how do you know it can do cross-band repeat if it's never transmitted?

Sorry, I mistyped.  That's what the tech note claims the mod will
do.  I'm not even sure how to test it, but I'll be damned if I
was going to leave *any* surface-mount diode attached after getting
the extended-range diode off!  I'm used to dealing with hacking
small electronics, but those...

: ----------------------------------------------------
: Jack Hamilton            POB 281107 SF CA 94128  USA
: [e-mail]           kd6ttl@w6pw.#nocal.ca.us.na
--

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Michael S. Sattler         [e-mail]        [phone]
Digital Jungle Software    Encrypt now; ask me how.   (finger for PGP key)

               All that is required for evil to triumph is
                for {wo}men of good will to do nothing.

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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1993 03:29:40 GMT
From: rtech!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Studying in San Francisco
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Michael Sattler) wrote:

>Sorry, I mistyped.  That's what the tech note claims the mod will
>do.  I'm not even sure how to test it, but I'll be damned if I
>was going to leave *any* surface-mount diode attached after getting
>the extended-range diode off!  I'm used to dealing with hacking
>small electronics, but those...

The solder pads on my FT-530 were certainly tiny.  Not a job for someone
with shaky hands.

There are still lots of pads who purpose I don't know.  I'm not willing to
desolder them just to see what happens.

--

----------------------------------------------------
Jack Hamilton            POB 281107 SF CA 94128  USA
[e-mail]           kd6ttl@w6pw.#nocal.ca.us.na

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Date: 29 Oct 93 01:38:41 GMT
From: munnari.oz.au!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2agaqq$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>om.au
Subject : Re: Bird watt-meters can't be exported?

Sigh...  All right, you've all had your little joke; now, can someone
say (sensibly) why these meters cannot be exported?

--
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)    VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC     PGP 2.3
[e-mail]           ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave    available

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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1993 02:20:41 GMT
From: pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <2ap28h$[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: Homonauseated (Was: Newsline #842)

[e-mail] (Rajiv Dewan) wrote:

>Curious.  Based on my rudimentary understanding of theory of evolution,
>I would have thought that if being gay was genetic there would not be
>any one around left to talk about it.  The fact that there are gay people
>would seem to imply the opposite.

No.  You have some misperceptions:

- You seem to think that gay people don't have children.  Not so.  They do,
  the most famous example being Oscar Wilde.

- You seem to think that the gene could be passed directly, but not
  indirectly.  The gene or combination of genes could be passed through
  the brothers and sisters of gay people.

- You seem to think that there is no evolutionary value in homosexuality.
  Turn your arguement on its head and say "If homosexuality is genetic, and
  it's still around, it must have an evolutionary advantage."

- You seem to think that traits which are disadvantageous (not granting
  that homosexuality is such a trait) would be bred out.  That's not
  not necessarily the case.  It takes a fair amount of lethality for a
  trait to be bred out.  In any case, only those traits which show up
  before or during normal child-bearing years will be bred out.

Comments about how this is irrelevant to amateur radio will be cheerfully
ignored.  This is USENET, after all.  Digression is a way of life.

--

----------------------------------------------------
Jack Hamilton            POB 281107 SF CA 94128  USA
[e-mail]           kd6ttl@w6pw.#nocal.ca.us.na

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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1993 19:18:30 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!nigel.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!news.oc.com!csci-wiermac.etsu.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <2ap6i7$[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: 'Vanity' Call Signs

In article <2ap6i7$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(David R Tucker) wrote:
>
> Bad analogy.  Callsign are Federal - as long as the prefix and format are right,
> how FCC assigns calls is up to them.  Registration is a State matter.  The
> Sovereign State of Arizona can tell you to stick those Texan plates up your
> tailpipe, if they want to.
>
  And they will.  I used to live in Flagstaff (until getting laid off last
January).
  I had a running battle with the Arizona DOT for years about auto
registration.
  Turns out that state makes a MAJOR hassle about things along these lines.
 For example,
  they won't sell you a parking permit for the University UNLESS you have
an Arizona
  Registration with ARIZONA insurance (I'd moved there from Colorado - had
Colorado
  based insurance from a company which did business in both states - the
company said
  "sure it's good in Arizona" - but I had to cancel it and buy friggin
ARIZONA insurace at
  ARIZONA controlled rates!) All this time I owned property, paid taxes,
voted, and maintained
  a year round residence back in Colorado -

  However, at any rate - one reason I was fighting this was because I had
Colorado call
  sign plates.  And in Arizona when you register your car, not only do you
have to put
  ARIZONA plates on your car, they CONFISCATE your old plates (called
"surrendering" them).

  Now, I had another vehicle still registered in Colorado which I would
have ideally
  switched my Colo call sign plates over to, but that was a no - go since I
couldn't
  register the first car in ARIZONA without losing them...

  I also checked about call sign plates in RRIZONA (they cost $2/yr in
Colorado) - turns
  out they are classed as vanity plates and have the same exhorbitant
charge - and this
  is in Barry Goldwater land!

 I'd like to tell the Sovereign State of Arizona where they can put those
confiscated plates...


======== insert usual disclaimers here ============
  Bob Wier, East Texas State U., Commerce, Texas
  [e-mail] (watch for address change)

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Date: 29 Oct 93 01:47:26 GMT
From: munnari.oz.au!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <randall.751667579@infmx>
Subject : Re: 49MHz Walkie-Talkies to 6M conversions wanted

In article <randall.751667579@infmx>,
    [e-mail] (Randall Rhea) writes:

[ Change rocks and re-tweak ]
| It may not be that easy.  Some units, like the Radio Shack multi-channel
| model, cannot be modified.  The cheapo kiddie HTs can probably
| be modified this way, but they are AM, and have a less-than-stellar
| receiver.  If it's for a college project, fine, but don't expect to
| hit repeaters with them.

If those 49 MHz units are the ones sold here on 55.050 MHz; they are
indeed FM, and they do indeed come down nicely to 6m.  However, their
output power is best measured in femto-watts; they draw more current
on receive than transmit...

They also have an excellent front-end for their size (nearby transmitters
don't seem to bother them) and have an independant Rx/Tx circuit, so a
repeater split is no problem.

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)    VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC     PGP 2.3
[e-mail]           ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave    available

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