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- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 17:34:00 PST
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1296
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Sun, 31 Oct 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1296
-
- Today's Topics:
- "Vanity" Call Signs
- All Azden HT Owners (2 msgs)
- ANS-303 BULLETINS
- Antenna Rotators Question
- Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 30 October
- linked repeaters question
- Q codes (2 msgs)
- Rebuild NiCd battery for HT
- Request for Newsline #844
- simptr20.zip - Hams:SimpTerm generic TNC/TU interface com pgm
- TH-78A (was Questions regarding CTCSS, DTMF ???)
- Windows Software for Code Practice
-
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-
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-
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- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 93 22:16:53 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: "Vanity" Call Signs
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- >
- >Once upon a time, for a short period, extras (?) could get specific
- >calls by request. For example, locally a guy known as OJ is K0OJ.
- >
- That "once upon a time" was 76 and part of 77.
-
- Check out K0PP whose last name is KOPP..
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 1993 16:15:48 -0500
- From: swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!caen!nic.umass.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!news.delphi.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: All Azden HT Owners
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I bought an Azden AZ-61 6m HT last year, and found it generally OK,
- with a couple exceptions, such as...
-
- No schematic included (got one from the NY office, tho)
- Only 2m manual available (bad for a radio with relatively complicated
- interface)
- Occassional need for hard reset to clear CPU problems (goodbye memories)
- Unit cannot receive while usinng up/down buttons (rx PLL not fast enough)
-
- On the other hand, it is really great to have a 6m HT -- they're too
- rare, arent;'t they?!
-
- Steve WD8DAS STEVEBJ@delphi.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 93 22:47:00 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: All Azden HT Owners
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
-
- Steve, a review of the new Azden 6 meter HT claims it won't do
- "odd" repeater splits. (In the current 73 magazine.) I was
- thinking about buying one, but changed my mind, as many 6 meter
- repeaters have odd splits.
-
- Have you found a way with yours to enter an odd split? --Leigh/KM6JE.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 93 22:36:35 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ANS-303 BULLETINS
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-303.01
- STS-58 SAREX MISSION ENDS
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 303.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 30, 1993
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-303.01
-
- STS-58 Astronuats Breaks All SAREX Records
-
- Now that the Space Shuttle Columbia Astronauts have packed away the Shuttle
- Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) gear, it can be said that this SAREX
- flight was one of the most successful performed to date. All facets of
- this SAREX flight were performed superbly. This was a testament of the
- outstanding support and preparation by the Astronauts on-orbit and the
- SAREX team on the ground. For the DX chaser, this mission will probably be
- remembered for the special effort that was made on the part of the
- astronauts to make as many general voice QSO contacts as their busy
- schedule would allow. The astronauts were available on voice for all the
- "scheduled" general QSO opportunities and many additional passes.
- Estimates of the number of voice contacts are difficult without hearing the
- tape logs but are probably in the high hundreds. With respect to packet
- QSOs, well over 800 at this time is a good estimate. Until the SAREX logs
- have been completely examined, these are only preliminary estimates.
-
- One important facet of SAREX is school group contacts. This mission shined
- from a school group success standpoint. Of the 17 school groups and 8
- personal contacts planned, only 2 school group and 1 personal contacts had
- to be repeated. The probability of a successful school contact on the
- first attempt was nearly 90% for this mission. During previous missions,
- our success rate was between 66-75%. Also, the majority of the schools had
- horizon to horizon contacts and many schools had 10 or more questions
- answered. Hundreds of school children were thrilled by the experience of
- talking directly with the STS-58 astronauts and asking questions about
- various aspects of space flight. Many thousand more were also able to
- listen into the conversation. On 21-OCT-93, the Lycee Gaston Febus school
- in Pau, France had a telebridge contact with the astronauts. Jean-Marc
- Dumont, the French school coordinator reports that over 10,000 students
- throughout France listened to the contact through a national repeater link.
- The SAREX Working Group wishes to thank the school group volunteers for
- their outstanding efforts, the ARRL for their educational lesson plans and
- education support, the AMSAT technical mentors who coached the schools
- prior to the contact, and those who helped in the Mission Control Customer
- Support room; particularly John Nickel (WD5EEV), and Karen Nickel (WD5EEU).
-
- If you heard or worked the STS-58 station of KC5ACR or W5RRR-1 and you
- would like to receive a QSL card, then please send your QSL card to the
- following address: ARRL, STS-58 QSL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT, 06111.
- Please allow for up to 6-10 months for the STS-58 SAREX Mission QSL card to
- be mailed. Please include with your QSL card all the specific QSO inform-
- ation such as, date, time, mode, frequency, etc. Also, and most impor-
- tantly, if you wish to receive a QSL card confirming a contact, YOU MUST
- INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESS-STAMPED-ENVELOPE (SASE) WITH PROPER POSTAGE! If you
- do not include a SASE, you will not receive a QSL card.
-
- A great deal of recognition should be given to the hard work done by the
- SAREX Working Group which listened to the feedback from radio amateurs from
- previous SAREX missions and worked very hard improve operations. Also, a
- big "thanks" is due to the astronauts aboard STS-58; particularly Bill
- McArthur (KC5ACR), Marty Fettman (KC5AXA), and Rick Searfoss, (KC5CKM).
-
- In the upcoming weeks as the SAREX logs are analyzed by the SAREX Team, the
- AMSAT News Service (ANS) bulletins will publish final STS-58 operational
- statistics.
-
- [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Frank Bauer (KA3HDO) for
- the information which went into this bulletin item.]
-
- /EX
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-303.02
- AMSAT OPS NET SCHEDULE
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 303.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 30, 1993
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-303.02
-
- Current AMSAT Operations Net Schedule For AO-13
-
- AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times. Mode-B Nets
- are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz. If, at the
- start of the OPS Net, the frequency of 145.950 MHz is being used for a QSO,
- OPS Net enthusiasts are asked to move to the alternate frequency of 145.955
- MHz.
-
- Date UTC Mode Phs NCS Alt NCS
-
- 13-Nov-93 1230 B 146 VE2LVC W5IU
- 28-Nov-93 0230 B 39 WJ9F VE2LVC
- 12-Dec-93 0435 B 180 W9ODI WB6LLO
-
- Any stations with information on current events would be most welcomed.
- Also, those interested in discussing technical issues or who have questions
- about any particular aspect of OSCAR statellite operations, are encouraged
- to join the OPS Nets. In the unlikely event that either the Net Control
- Station (NCS) or the alternate do not call on frequency, any participant is
- invited to act as the NCS.
-
- **************************************
-
- Slow Scan Television on AO-13
-
- SSTV sessions will be held on immediately after the OPS Nets a downlink
- on a Mode-B downlink frequency 145.960 MHz.
-
- /EX
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-303.03
- WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 303.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 30, 1993
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-303.03
-
- Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 23-OCT-93
-
- AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
- M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1993 Oct 25-Nov 15
- Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 130 !
- Mode-BS : MA 130 to MA 180 !
- Mode-S : MA 180 to MA 205 !<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
- Mode-S : MA 205 to MA 210 !<- S beacon only
- Mode-BS : MA 210 to MA 226 ! Blon/Blat 210/0
- Omnis : MA 240 to MA 80 ! Move to attitude 240/0, Nov 15
- Please don't uplink to Mode-B between MA 180-205 as this interferes with
- Mode-S transponder operations. Continuous up-to-date information about
- AO-13 operations is always avail-able on the beacons at 145.812 MHz and
- 2400.646 MHz in CW, RTTY and 400 bps PSK. Also, these bulletins are also
- posted to INTERNET, ANS bulletins, Packet, PACSATs, as well as many
- international newsletters. [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]
-
- AO-16: Operating normally. [WH6I]
-
- UO-22: Operating normally. [WH6I]
-
- LO-19: Operating normally. [WH6I]
-
- KO-23: Up and running. Busy as usual. [WH6I]
-
- KO-25: File system is up and running but not open for uploads. [WH6I]
-
- IO-26: Up and running with a lot of activity. [WH6I]
-
- NOTE: All of the above digital "birds" are now using the new suite of
- programs. They all broadcast both directories and files. PB920430 works
- with all of them. [WH6I]
-
- AO-10: SM0MRJ reports that last week downlink signals are quite strong from
- AO-10 but there are almost no users taking advantage of this OSCAR.
- [SM0MRJ]
-
- The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
- OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
- regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
- your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
- INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
- area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM. Also, if you find that the current
- set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at
- your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you
- provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 16:45:48 GMT
- From: raven.alaska.edu!acad2.alaska.edu!auchd@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Antenna Rotators Question
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anybody know of any antenna rotators that work off signals sent through
- the coax. I'm thinkin about installing a YAGI. However, my 5/8 " feedhole
- into my house is maxed out with an 8 gauge ground wire and RG-8X. Maybe the
- strongarm antenna rotator??
-
- WLZNO
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 93 22:38:18 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 30 October
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 303, 10/30/93
- 10.7 FLUX=090.7 90-AVG=094 SSN=032 BKI=2100 0101 BAI=002
- BGND-XRAY=B1.5 FLU1=1.7E+05 FLU10=1.0E+04 PKI=2121 2122 PAI=005
- BOU-DEV=013,005,004,004,004,008,004,007 DEV-AVG=006 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= C1.1 @ 0114UT XRAY-MIN= B1.3 @ 2212UT XRAY-AVG= B2.9
- NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 2335UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 1805UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.1%
- PCA-MAX= +0.0DB @ 2045UT PCA-MIN= -0.8DB @ 2255UT PCA-AVG= -0.1DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55363NT @ 2338UT BOUTF-MIN=55344NT @ 1820UT BOUTF-AVG=55356NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+066,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+105NT@ 2002UT GOES6-MIN=N:-065NT@ 1139UT G6-AVG=+087,+017,-038
- FLUXFCST=STD:091,090,090;SESC:091,090,090 BAI/PAI-FCST=006,006,008/010,010,010
- KFCST=2233 3222 2223 3322 27DAY-AP=006,006 27DAY-KP=1222 1223 1112 3222
- WARNINGS=
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 29 OCT 93 is not available.
- The Full Kp Indices for 29 OCT 93 are not available.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 1993 17:33:09 GMT
- From: swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!news.byu.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!news.unomaha.edu!crcnis1.unl.edu!unlinfo.unl.edu!mcduffie@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: linked repeaters question
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- n-dade@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu () writes:
-
-
- >We here have a question about linking ATV repeaters together.
- >(actually it will happen with any repeaters---ATV is not required)
-
- >When the first repeater stops transmitting the "user's" signal,
- >it will transmit its ID picture for a few seconds and then go
- >off the air. The second repeater will then transmits its ID picture
- >and go off the air. However the first repeater could be reopened
- >up by the second repeater's ID picture transmission, and so on,
- >creating a loop where each repeater's sign off is retransmitted
- >by the other, which then signs off itself, etc... .
-
- >In California they seem to have this problem licked. How do they
- >do it?
-
- Easy... linked repeaters don't hear each other's output. They only
- hear each other's link channels. The ID appearing on the 2nd rptr's
- ouput would never be seen by the first one.
-
- Again... linked repeaters usually don't listen to each other. They are
- linked on separate frequencies/bands.
-
- 73,
- Gary McDuffie, Sr. // ---o------\./------o---
- Scottsbluff, Nebraska \\ // mcduffie@unl.edu ---o----/|\----o---
- AG0N@AG0N.#WNE.NE.USA.NA \X/ _____________________________|
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 12:53:17 GMT
- From: csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!bongo!skyld!jangus@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Q codes
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1993Oct28.224447.12688@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> jpw@cbis.ece.drexel.edu writes:
-
- > Could someone please post (and mail to me :) all of the Ham q-codes?
-
- QKS? and QKS 65/3
-
- How many knobs and switches on your rig?
- I have 65 knobs and switches, but understand only 3.
-
- And, least we forget also:
-
- QLF: Please send with your left foot instead.
- QBS: Please wipe the birdshi* off of you antenna.
- QPP: I have to go to the bathroom.
-
-
- Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA | "It is difficult to imagine our
- Internet: jangus@skyld.tele.com | universe run by a single omni-
- US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | potent god. I see it more as a
- Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | badly run corporation."
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 15:31:00 -0600
- From: swrinde!menudo.uh.edu!lobster!nuchat!cld9!mario.campos@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Q codes
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Quoting JPW@CBIS.ECE.DREXEL.EDU to ALL concerning Q codes:
-
-
- +- JPW@CBIS.ECE.DREXEL.EDU to ALL -----------------------------------+
- | |
- |Could someone please post (and mail to me :) all of the Ham q-codes?|
- | |
- |Thanks, |
- |Joe Wetstein |
- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
-
- The Q codes are listed in the ARRL Handbook as well as in many license study
- guides!
-
- Message written at 2:35pm, on Friday, October 29, 1993.
- ---
- * Apex v4 * Help stamp out and abolish redundancy!
- * mario.campos@nitelog.com - N6ALS@K6LY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA
- * [R2.00o] * Usenet * Nitelog BBS * Monterey CA * 408-655-1096
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 1993 16:20:09 -0500
- From: swrinde!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!news.delphi.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Rebuild NiCd battery for HT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- jjook@fraser.sfu.ca (Jessica Jook) writes:
-
- >Hi:
-
- >Does any one has experience to rebuild the NiCd battery pack for
- >hand held radio. I would like to make one. Can someone tell me
- >where they can buy good NiCd battery cells and what kind of epoxy
- >to seal the battery pack. Also, any special things you want to
- >remind me, please do so.
-
- >Thanks
-
- >Dominic
- >VE7VOC
-
- Dominic:
-
- Check suppliers for the same type of cells as in your pack (AA,N,1/2AA,
- whatever) in the same AH (ampere-hour) capacity. Get the ones with
- solder-tabs for ease of interconnection. Dont overlook Radio Shack for
- possible replacement Nicds -- they carry cordles telephone packs that
- can sometimes be added together for our purposes (example ICOM BP3
- can be rebuilt using Radioo Shack 3 and 4-cell cordelss packs -- works
- slick).
-
- Steve WD8DAS STEVEBJ@delphi.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 1993 10:20:33 -0800
- From: gatekeeper.us.oracle.com!barrnet.net!nntp.crl.com!tcomeng.tcomeng.com!not-for-mail@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Request for Newsline #844
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I'm a little late in hearing about the proposal for the "vanity" callsigns as
- mentioned in the last issue of Newsline (#844?). Could some nice person
- email me a copy of that issue, or anything else they think might be
- enlightening on this subject?
-
- Thanx and 73's
- KM6UL
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 18:28:18 GMT
- From: swrinde!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!nigel.msen.com!simtel.coast.net!msdos-ann-request@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: simptr20.zip - Hams:SimpTerm generic TNC/TU interface com pgm
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I have uploaded to the SimTel Software Repository (available by anonymous
- ftp from the primary mirror site OAK.Oakland.Edu and its mirrors):
-
- pub/msdos/hamradio/
- simptr20.zip Hams:SimpTerm generic TNC/TU interface com pgm
-
- SimpTerm is a simple terminal program designed to be used with almost
- any TNC or TU on the market. Features of SimpTerm are:
-
- o Runs under DOS.
- o Split window operation.
- o Macro key definitions.
- o User customizable Help screen
- o Most of the non-ascii keys can be used as function keys
- o Optional scroll back feature on the receive window and transmit
- windows
- o Simple status display in the middle of the screen
- o Capturing of data to a disk file
- o Access DOS commands without dropping communications
- connection
- o Control of the com port definitions from command line, init file
- and keyboard.
- o Works on 8088 as well as 80486 and everything in-between.
- o Status line
- o Small enough to work well on resource tight platforms, like laptops.
- o Selcal functions, limited unattended operation.
- o Times can be in GMT or local time.
- o A station logging function.
- o User selectable color scheme
- o Function keys and control keys can be assigned to a macro string,
- cause a file to be uploaded or call a function within the program.
-
- Uploaded by the author.
-
- 73,
- Jim.
- - -
- Jim Lynch, Sales Analyst, Cray Research, Inc. / ARS: K4GVO
- Southeast District, Phone: (404) 631-2254, Email: jwl@sedist.cray.com
- Suite 270, 200 Westpark Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Oct 93 20:44:07 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: TH-78A (was Questions regarding CTCSS, DTMF ???)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <romanenkod@agcs.com> (Dan Romanenko) writes:
-
- >In article <millerpe.2.00100588@spot.colorado.edu> millerpe@spot.colorado.edu
- >(Peter M. Miller) writes:
- >>I am new to Ham Radio and I am looking to buy my first HT.
-
- >I too am in the same boat (so to speak) - just passed for my No-Code Tech
- >approximately two weeks ago! (Obflamebait: Will I go for code? [*] )
-
- >>Right now I seem to like the Kenwood TH-78A.
-
- >Stopped by HRO - Kenwood seems to be the only one to have literature to
- >hand out at the store (why?)... so most of my questions will be based on
- >the Kenwood, and paging through the HRO catalog. Side note: Interesting
- >how "first impressions" (good or bad) are made regarding how much
- >information can be found about a unit.
-
- >>What is CTCSS? I see ads saying the unit has CTCSS encode/decode options.
- >>What is DTMS squelch and DTMF paging?
-
- I think this was covered recently by other posts. I use CTCSS tone
- constantly. In a metro area, it cuts off the intermod noise. Not
- all repeaters transmit CTCSS tone, but I take advantage of it when
- I can.
-
-
- >I understand the crossband repeat terms, but what does "full duplex
- >cross band operation" mean?
-
- >I'll take a stab at it (tell me how far off I am :) This allows the
- >HT to receive a signal on 14x and re-transmit it on 44x, and any
- >signal received on 44x be re-transmitted on 14x.
-
- That's right.
-
- >Another question: This unit can operate with two frequencies in the same
- >band (e.g. UHF + VHF, VHF + VHF, and UHF + UHF). How important / useful
- >is this? Although not mentioned, can the unit do an in-band (correct
- >terminology?) repeat?
-
- The 78A can not do an in-band repeat. The FT530 "can" but it is deaf as a
- post in that mode, so why bother. The same band operation has been very
- useful to me. I often monitor public service frequencies in the 460 range
- while on a net on 440. I also operate simplex on one side of the radio
- and a repeater on the other side, on the same band. The redundancy of
- same band operation on both sides is also handy, since I have lost
- one side of the radio at times. (see below).
-
- >In the VHF freqs. it lists the RX as 118 - 173.9995 Mhz, TX 144 - 147.9995
- >Mhz. What can you hear in the 118 - 144 and 148 - 173 Mhz ranges?
-
- Aircraft (AM operation) and public service.
-
- >Memory Expansion? Worth it? (You go from 50 memories to 250. 5x increase.)
- >Typically, how many memories do people use on their HTs?
-
- YES! The memory expansion is relatively cheap, and if you use the alpha-
- numeric display capability, the memory is re-mapped and you only get
- half as many slots. I have repeater and public service frequencies
- for the areas I routinely travel through loaded in memory. It is far
- more convenient than plugging numbers into the VFO all the time. Also
- I use an odd split on the public service frequencies so I do not
- inadvertently transmit on those frequencies. That can not be done in VFO,
- odd splits require use of a memory slot.
-
-
- >Yes... more questions: When purchasing an HT, do you typically buy
- >additional battery packs? (I'm assuming this would be a yes. :)
- >If so, what types? High power, Long life? A mix? Why?
-
- Yes, you should buy an additional battery pack. I bought a high power
- pack and an alkaline pack (so in a pinch I can recharge at K-mart, 7-11
- etc.) An additional low power pack fell into my lap since then. I use the
- two low power packs most often, but I am also operating repeaters in a
- metro area, or on external DC in the car most times.
-
-
- >If I get a lighter cord, will the batteries recharge while the HT is
- >plugged in? Or, do they charge only when in the recharger?
-
- Same jack, the battery will charge on the DC cord (low power battery) the
- high power battery has a separate jack in the back that works the same
- way.
-
- >How well do the HTs stand up to abuse? (e.g. being dropped, shaken,
- >rattled, accidentally getting wet)
-
- The 78A WILL lose C-17 on the control board if dropped, period. This
- causes loss on receive audio on the left-hand side of the radio. The
- solder pads for that cap are not big enough. If you find the need to
- replace C-17, use a gap-fill cyanoacrylate glue like Zap-A-Gap (tm)
- to increase the device footprint. I have learned the hard way.
- Otherwise, I have found it to be a fine radio. My only problems have
- been related to the C-17 issue and attempts to rectify it. Had I
- been given the above advice, it would have been a one-time only
- issue. As it is, I took out one of the microprocessors yesterday
- looking for a bad solder joint that was induced by my attempt to
- solve the C-17 problem (sigh). This radio gets a lot of use and
- a lot of travel. C-17 is the only thing that I have broken with
- the case closed. :-)
-
- Note that I have found Kenwood service to be great, and I am very
- happy with the radio. I just want to make the one weak spot, and
- the fix, known.
-
-
- [More stuff deleted]
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
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- Rockwell International Ham: KD6MCI
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- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1993 18:54:04 GMT
- From: swrinde!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!agate!boulder!cnsnews!spot.Colorado.EDU!millerpe@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Windows Software for Code Practice
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know where I can find windows software for
- code practice?
-
-
-
- thanx
-
- millerpe@spot.colorado.edu
-
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