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- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 93 22:01:39 PST
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1326
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Mon, 8 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1326
-
- Today's Topics:
- ARRL files to ftp..???
- BAUD VS BAUDS (2 msgs)
- Care and Feeding LARGE Gel-Cells?
- characteristic impedance
- Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 08 November
- EU DX rtty TST questions
- Help! connect my HT to Amp
- HELP! Mirage B108 Amp
- How does an American sign in Canada?
- Is the band dead -- or nbobody on?
- MPT/Buendelfunk in DE/Mobile Priv.Radio
- Opinions on the Alinco DR-600T
- Slowpokes (2 msgs)
- TS-50s Computer Control
-
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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: 8 Nov 93 08:39:22 EST
- From: psinntp!arrl.org@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: ARRL files to ftp..???
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In rec.radio.amateur.misc, wy1z@chopin.coe.northeastern.edu
- (Scott Ehrlich) writes:
-
- >You can anonymously log into world.std.com (192.74.137.5) and change
- >directory to: /pub/hamradio/arrl/Server-files
-
- >where you will find ALL of the ARRL files from their info server.
-
- And the keepers of the INFO server sure do appreciate it! Thanks.
-
- The original poster was talking about our land-line bulletin
- board. Those files are separate from the ones the Lab maintains
- on INFO.
-
- We do have a few of the files from the BBS but I have kept that
- to a minimum because every time I checked the BBS files I realized
- that they had been updated and we had old copies.
-
- 73 from ARRL HQ, Ed
-
- -----
- Ed Hare, KA1CV ehare@arrl.org
- American Radio Relay League
- 225 Main St.
- Newington, CT 06111 If you tie a strip of colored cloth to
- (203) 666-1541 - voice part of your body, the tribe acts
- ARRL Laboratory Supervisor differently!
- RFI, xmtr and rcvr testing
- -----
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 93 16:18:47 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!nntp.ucsb.edu!network.ucsd.edu!news-mail-gateway@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: BAUD VS BAUDS
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Ken Smith (ken.smith@network.ucsd.edu) writes:
-
- >Doesn't BAUD fall into the category of words like DATA? It remains the
- >same.
-
- >Ken
-
-
- Ummm ... not really. DATA is a plural already, the singular being
- DATUM. According to my Concise Oxford Dictionary, there is no
- distinction between the singular and plural of BAUD. There's no
- such thing as "bauds" in there either.
- Cheers,
- Simon.
-
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-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 93 10:51:00 EST
- From: psinntp!arrl.org@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Baud vs Bauds
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In rec.radio.amateur.misc, Cecil_A_Moore@ccm.hf.INTel.COM (Cecil A Moore) writes:
- >
- >Text item: Text_1
- >
- >>As a friend recently pointed out to me, saying "1200 bauds" is very much
- >>like saying "1200 Hertzes". Both units have identical singular and
- >>plural forms -- it's not right to add an "s" to either.
- >>Stephen Trier KB8PWA
- >
- >Here's a generic observation. At least half of the discussions, like
- >this one, that go on and on and on... never need to have started in
- >the first place if one would just consult the dictionary (and/or the
- >ARRL Handbook). I previously posted that the dictionary lists baud as
- >the first choice for the plural of baud and lists bauds as the second
- >choice. In that respect, it is like the word, fish, where fish is the
- >first choice for plural with fishes being the second choice.
-
- Yup. And "first choice" and "second choice" don't mean one is more
- correct than the other. Either is correct. Webster's Ninth
- Collegiate says: pl _baud_ also _bauds_. And, on page 11 of the
- dictionary, it says:
-
- When another spelling is joined to the main entry by the word *also*,
- the spelling after *also* is a secondary variant and occurs less
- frequently than the first...
- Secondary variants belong to standard usage and may be used according
- to personal inclination.
-
- So, use whichever form you like.
- ------
- Jon Bloom, KE3Z | jbloom@arrl.org
- American Radio Relay League |
- 225 Main St., Newington CT 06111 |
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Nov 93 03:03:02 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Care and Feeding LARGE Gel-Cells?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Somewhat along the same lines. . .
-
- I purchase two Panasonic LCR12V2.2P lead-acid batteries for use with the
- HTX-202. These are fairly nice 2.2 amp/hour batteries that are about the same
- size as my HTX-202. I've used these batteries for hours on end without
- having to recharge them -- much better than the stock NiCds. The only
- "problem" I've run into so far is charging them. I have a small lead-acid
- charger of the type you can get in the Automotive departments at Wal-Mart,
- K-Mart, Target, etc. that is settable between 2A/6A charging rates. So far
- this charger seems to be working well but it's a manual type and I'm not
- sure how long I should charge the batteries. What I've been doing is letting
- the battery drop to about 10 to 10.5 volts then throwing it on the charger
- and checking it every 30 minutes to an hour with a DMM. When the battery
- voltage increases to about 12 volts, I remove them from the charger and
- put them back in the carrying case.
-
- One thing is absolutely accurate: I could use some tips on charging lead-acid
- batteries. The particular ones I have are stamped "Constant Voltage Charge"
- with the ratings "cycle use: 14.6-15.0V and standby use: 13.6-13.8V." Inital
- charge current is rated at 0.88A.
-
- -- Greg KE4DPX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 93 22:50:42 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: characteristic impedance
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <9311081152.AA32868@swmis> P.Lucas@mail.nerc-swindon.ac.UK writes:
- >
- >No-one has yet pointed out that you can 'measure' it directly! No need for
- >anything electrical, electronic or radio.
- >
- >The characteristic impedance of a line is given by the formula
- >
- > Zo = 138Log (d2/d1)
- >
- >where d2/d1 is the ratio of the respective diameters of the inner and outer
- >elements of the line.
- >If the line has a solid center conductor, its easy! Get out your vernier
- >callipers or micrometer, and a scientific calculator (or log-tables for
- >oldtimers). Multi-stranded center conductors may need some extra
- >trigonometry; measure the thickness of one strand, count the number of
- >strands, work out the mean diameter..... or isnt this sort of thing taught
- >in math classes these days?
-
- That formula will work for *air dielectric* lines, but isn't correct
- for the more common cables with solid dielectrics of various values.
- There's no easy way to determine the dielectric constant of a cable
- by simple inspection.
-
- You can attempt to measure the inductance and capacitance per unit
- length and apply the formula
-
- Zo=sqrt(L/C)
-
- Gary
-
- --
- Gary Coffman KE4ZV |"If 10% is good enough | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
- Destructive Testing Systems | for Jesus, it's good | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
- 534 Shannon Way | enough for Uncle Sam."| emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
- Lawrenceville, GA 30244 | -Ray Stevens |
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Nov 93 04:05:15 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 08 November
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 312, 11/08/93
- 10.7 FLUX=091.9 90-AVG=094 SSN=042 BKI=4323 2333 BAI=014
- BGND-XRAY=A6.2 FLU1=1.9E+06 FLU10=1.1E+04 PKI=4333 3432 PAI=014
- BOU-DEV=042,026,018,034,010,021,029,022 DEV-AVG=025 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= B5.7 @ 2205UT XRAY-MIN= A3.0 @ 0027UT XRAY-AVG= A9.9
- NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 2035UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 0810UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.3%
- PCA-MAX= +0.0DB @ 2355UT PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 1635UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55372NT @ 0242UT BOUTF-MIN=55330NT @ 1914UT BOUTF-AVG=55354NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+064,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+109NT@ 2033UT GOES6-MIN=N:-072NT@ 1033UT G6-AVG=+085,+019,-041
- FLUXFCST=STD:095,090,090;SESC:095,090,090 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,005,005/012,010,010
- KFCST=1114 4000 0004 4000 27DAY-AP=015,013 27DAY-KP=4443 3322 3443 2222
- WARNINGS=
- ALERTS=**245STRM:0000-2359UTC
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 07 NOV 93 was 34.9.
- The Full Kp Indices for 07 NOV 93 are: 4o 2o 4o 3+ 3+ 3+ 3o 4o
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Nov 93 03:45:26 GMT
- From: ogicse!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!aaa33750@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: EU DX rtty TST questions
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- A couple members of the local club want to give this contest a try.
- I read the rules briefly in QST and the exchange information is certainly
- different from any contest I have done (read field day.) We'll probably
- use a terminal and separate logging pc. Is there any software which handles
- the "unique" scoring stuff for this contest?
-
- I suppose we could do the loggin by hand since we probably won't make that
- many contacts, but then whats the point of all this modern technology?? ;-)
-
- Just wondering...
- Drew Arnett kb9fko@uiuc.edu
- club station -> W9YH
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1993 11:04:51 GMT
- From: sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!uxmail!uxmail.ust.hk!ee_hflo@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Help! connect my HT to Amp
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Dear All hams,
-
- I got problem in connect my HT to Linear Amp.
-
- equipments:
- - Diameter 2 meter VSWR meter
- - Stardard C160 (6v batteries)
- - Yaesu FT-411 (borrow from my friend) (7.2 batteries)
- - Daiwa 80 Watt Linear Amp
- - Car 12 volt lead acid battery
- - Diameter 2 meter Vertical Aerial X-50 (max 200 watt, with 4.5db in 2 meter)
-
- Connection:
-
- HT--( a 1 feet cable)--Linear AMP---(Meter)---(10 meter cable)---Aerial
-
-
- I have connected my friend's Yaesu FT-411 to the Amp. It work very good.
- and hit most repeaters with very clear signal.
-
- However, when I tried to connect my C160 to the amp,the "on air" led
- hold after I release the PTT. The signal that receive also very good.
- It did not happen in my friend's FT-411.
-
- Why the Amp continue to transmit after PTT released ? Why don't happen
- in the FT-411 ?
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- | Lo Ho Fung Michael | == Internet e-mail address == |
- | Department of | University : ee_hflo@stu.ust.hk |
- | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | My host : michaelo@dma039.ust.hk |
- | The Hong Kong University | Radio Call Sign : VR2YJR at |
- | of Science & Technology | VS6KP repeater : 145.650 MHz (-) |
- | Major : Computer Engineering | VS6HKA repeater : 145.750 MHz (-) |
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 1993 14:21:20 GMT
- From: saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!caen!destroyer!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu!prvalko@ames.arpa
- Subject: HELP! Mirage B108 Amp
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- H E L P ! ! !
-
- I managed to pop the pre-amp in my Mirage B-108. Do any of you folks
- know of a replacement? Mine does not have any markings on it and Mirage
- is out of business.
-
- 73 paul wb8zjl (313) 974-8324
-
- p.s. I do not have a manual for this amp! I'd really Really REALLY
- like a photocopy.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 1993 15:06:08 GMT
- From: news.univie.ac.@!rani.arz.oeaw.ac.@!lezvax.arz.oeaw.ac.@!sint@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: How does an American sign in Canada?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- bennett@erich.triumf.ca (P.Bennett) writes:
-
- >In article <Pine.3.07.9307191647.A12858-b100000@uafhp.uark.edu>, plaws@uafhp.uark.edu (Peter Laws) writes...
- >>So:
- >>
- >>Can the US government force US citizens to obey US laws while they are not
- >>in the US?
- >>
- >>Even when those laws conflict/differ from the foreign country's laws?
- >>
- That is not true in general: US companies (and with them citizens) have to
- comply with US laws abroad!
- >No. But the forgien country can make such requirements.
-
- In such a case very often (e.g. in agricultural policy)
- the foreign country is forced ( and therefore US citizens).
-
- >I believe _Canada_ (not the US) requires that US amateurs comply with their
- >(US) band limits, as well as the Canadian limits, while in Canada.
- In such a case very often (e.g. in agricultural policy)
- the foreign country is forced ( and therefore US citizens).
- >I recall some time ago that there was some action to have the DOC adjust the
- >rules so that Europeans could use 146 - 148 MHz in Canada, although they would
- >not be able to use that part of 2 metres at home.
-
- sint@lezvax.arz.oeaw.ac.at
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1993 13:45:29 GMT
- From: pacbell.com!att-out!cbnewst!waco@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Is the band dead -- or nbobody on?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <21870052@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> scott@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM
- (Scott Turner) writes
-
-
- >> Sometimes I really wonder if the bands are *really* dead. Maybe everyone
- >> is listening and nobody is transmitting ;-)
- >
- >While others have offered logical explainations for localized band
- >openings, I'll also validate Pete's closing statement. I've not been at
- >this for very long, and certainly haven't figured out the wonders of
- >propogation, but sometimes it does seem that everyone is just listening.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- In my expereince, this is very much true of 10M. One can tune the band
- and find no, or very few, signals. Even when the band is obviously
- open, one may find very few signals. As an example, I worked two different
- stations on Pitcairn this last weekend and the weekend before. During
- the CQ contest, lots of activity on 10M. This weekend, not many signals,
- even when the band was open.
-
- Of course, I usually listen up and down the band for signals, rarely
- calling CQ. I think many folks do the same. If you think 10M is dead,
- try CQ a few times. You might be surprised.
- >
- >On numerous occasions I've gone up to 15 meters when it seems
- >absolutely dead, tuned around looking for anything interesting and
- >finally called CQ just before giving up, only to have several booming
- >signals answering my call. When all else fails, don't be afraid to call
- >CQ on a "dead" band. Sure the only thing you're reaching might be your
- >neighbor's TV :-) but it never hurts to try.
- >
- >
- >Scott Turner N0VRF scott@hpisla.LVLD.HP.COM
-
-
-
- 73,
-
- John, WB9VGJ
-
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-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 1993 14:51:51 GMT
- From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!news.univie.ac.@!rani.arz.oeaw.ac.@!lezvax.arz.oeaw.ac.@!sint@ames.arpa
- Subject: MPT/Buendelfunk in DE/Mobile Priv.Radio
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I am looking for service providers of Buendlefunk systems in Germany
- other than the Chekker service of Telekom.
- (Buendelfunk, a kind of Mobile Private/Personal Radio is a MPT service where
- several users share the same channels to do mostly halfduplex communication
- of limited duration. Its a kind of trunked wireless service).
- As far as I know there are
- Preussag Buendlefunk, Salzgitter
- Primus, Darmstadt,
- Quickfunk, Villingen
- Regiokom, Berlin
- What are the technologies to be used? Is all of it MPT 1327/1343
-
- Where do I get information on MPT? Is something available on the net?
- But any pointer to literature or addresses is welcome.
-
- I know the following technology providers:
- AEG Mobile communications
- Bosch, Mobile Communications
- Surely there are others? I guess many telecom companies have a solution?
-
- What are prices of customer equipment and service in your country?
- What are the comparative (dis-)advantages of this
- cordless service against PCN system like DCS1800, DECT, CT2/Telepoint.
-
- Which service providers are there in other countries?
- Does anybody know about implementations in Swizzerland?
-
- Excuse the somewhat unordered question list.
-
- Peter Sint
- sint@lezvax.arz.oeaw.ac.at
- Socio Economics, OEAW
- Kegelgasse 27
- A-1030 Wien
- tel +43 1 712 21 48-36, fax -30
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1993 17:59:17 GMT
- From: news.cerf.net!pagesat!olivea!charnel!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!bwehr@network.
- Subject: Opinions on the Alinco DR-600T
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I would like to know any opinions on the Alinco DR-600T. i like to full
- remote capabilities and all, but what are the pro and cons about the radio.
- Please E-Mail any responses. Thanks.
-
-
- -Brant
-
-
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- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1993 16:42:17 GMT
- From: news.bbn.com!petra!zds-oem!news@seismo.css.gov
- Subject: Slowpokes
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <11841@uswnvg.uswnvg.com> cjackso@uswnvg.com (Clay Jackson) writes:
- >Derek Wills (oo7@emx.cc.utexas.edu) wrote:
- >: alanb@sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom) says:
- >
- >: comes back with their call and QRZ? again. Ack. Of course, if you
- >: listen a bit before calling, you know the rhythm of the DX op, and if
- >: you have a long call and send it slowly, the best thing to do is turn
- >: off the radio and study to upgrade...
- >
- >Yeah, right - I can't think of a better way to persuade those of us who ARE
- >trying to upgrade how nice and friendly our fellow hams can be. No wonder
- >most of the growth is in the "no-code".
- >
-
-
- I don't think it was meant to be unfriendly. Not all DX stations are
- running 30 WPM and making 3 contacts a minute. There are penty of new
- hams in DX locationsthat are in the same boat as new hams here struggling
- with operating procedures and code speed.
-
- The point is you can't expect to work a Bouvet or Peter 1 dxpedition until
- you have developed the skills required to do it. There will be plenty of
- operators with excellent skill that miss out on a dxpedition like that.
- Run with the little dogs for awhile and develop the correct techniques,
- before you know it you'll be elbowing it out with the wolf pack in the pileups.
-
- The Novice license used to be kind of like a bunny slope at a ski hill. It
- gave you a chance to operate with others at your skill level so that you
- would be ready for what goes on in the other parts of the band. It is too
- bad that so many hams are skipping over this and missing out on a valuable
- part of their training.
-
- Earl Morse
- KZ8E
- e.morse@zds.com
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 1993 18:20:06 GMT
- From: sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!ham@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Slowpokes
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- About "Novice license" being the Bunny Slope...
-
- I passed my Novice in November 1984. I didn't have a radio, and no means
- to get on the air. My first QSO was in June 1986. I had FORGOTTEN most
- of the letters! The novice bands were a fun, controlled environment where
- a 45-minute QSO, in which all you got to exchange were name, QTH, RST, and
- some basic info (yup, it was slow), was absolutely great. Chase DX on
- 15 and 10 meters, and during the winter, go down on 40 and 80 to chase
- the WAS.
-
- If I could have done the no-code, I don't know that I would have developed
- such a keen interest in the HF stuff, because 2 meter FM is SO much easier
- to do - kind of an instant gratification thing. Gee, I couldn't even get
- on 10 meter phone then!
-
- I SO anticipated getting my 13 wpm so I could plug in the microphone. Guess
- what...
-
- My 100 watt rig with a dipole just couldn't fish through the big pileups.
- It was OK for basic ragchewing, but if somebody came in 1 kHz away, the
- contact was over. I found myself getting <<REALLY>> frustrated with SSB.
- Every time I flip on the radio, and go down to the phone band, and realize
- how susceptible it is to interference, even with filters, I go back to CW.
- It requires skill, on BOTH ends of the contact. It uses very little band-
- width and can be filtered like mad. Last Field Day I was running QRP with
- a dipole. On phone, I made 0 (ZERO) contacts in 2 hours of trying. On
- CW, I made about 140 in 12 hours of operating. Rarely had to call more
- than three times to get through.
-
- Simply put, say what you will about it, for most of us CW is a much more
- reliable mode than phone when working on HF, VHF, UHF, or really anywhere
- else. SSB spreads that power out over a few kHz. CW has a punch. The
- Novice license got me hooked - it was the only way in.
-
- I LIKE the no-code license. My fiancee is a no-code. I'm just afraid, like
- many others who are religious CW ops, that people who could really enjoy CW
- are simply not learning it because there's DEFINITELY no instant gratifi-
- cation. None. CW is a BITCH to learn and get good at. I'm still not all
- that good, even though I can zip along at 25 wpm. I still make a LOT of
- mistakes, especially when using the keyer, and I certainly don't copy
- every single character that goes into my ears. But I get enough to fill
- in the blanks.
-
- After 6 years of CW operating, I FINALLY started to copy words instead of
- characters. SIX YEARS of operating!
-
- You'll have to pry my key from my cold, stiff hands,
-
- Scott NF3I
-
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- Scott Rosenfeld Amateur Radio NF3I Burtonsville, MD | Live $5.00
- WAC-CW/SSB WAS DXCC - 109 QSLed on dipoles __________| Dipoles! Antenna!
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- Date: 8 Nov 1993 13:30:51 GMT
- From: spool.mu.edu!nigel.msen.com!ilium!gdls.com!usenet@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: TS-50s Computer Control
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Has anyone hooked up their TS-50s to a PC? I'd like to hear from them.
-
- BTW, the TS-50S takes the IF-232 plus an additional box, making it doubly expensive
- to do. Does anyone know what the extra box does?
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- 73's
-
- Bill
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- Date: 8 Nov 93 23:07:39 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
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- References <CG1I45.L2D@boi.hp.com>, <CG6JDz.C5v@apollo.hp.com>, <2blvdg$13fa@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
- Reply-To : gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
- Subject : Re: Radio Shack HTs
-
- In article <2blvdg$13fa@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> cravitma@pepper.uucp (Matthew B Cravit) writes:
- >In article <CG6JDz.C5v@apollo.hp.com> scofield@apollo.HP.COM () writes:
- >>Possible stupid question: who makes the HTX-202?
- >
- >I have been told that it is made by Icom, but this was by an R.S.
- >salesdroid, so I could be wrong.
-
- Well they say "Made in Korea for Tandy Corp", so I don't think Icom
- is involved. I heard they were made by the same company that makes
- their scanners.
-
- Gary
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- Gary Coffman KE4ZV |"If 10% is good enough | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
- Destructive Testing Systems | for Jesus, it's good | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
- 534 Shannon Way | enough for Uncle Sam."| emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
- Lawrenceville, GA 30244 | -Ray Stevens |
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