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- Info-Hams Digest Wed, 10 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1332
-
- Today's Topics:
- 80m on 20m dipole (2 msgs)
- ANARTS RTTY NEWS784 07/11/93
- Domestic QSL Strategies
- Jameco Parts Catalog
- Need info on UK License ASAP
- need qsl route for ZL2K (cq WW)
- NMO Help
- Stolen ICOM 2-meter
- The first repeater on the air
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-
- Date: 10 Nov 93 11:40:41 EST
- From: psinntp!arrl.org@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: 80m on 20m dipole
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In rec.radio.amateur.misc, hlester@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (howard n lester) writes:
- >In article <1993Nov9.150614.3294@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu> gcouger@olesun.okstate.edu (Gordon Couger) writes:
- >>are able to match it. Also if you go to open line to get away from the
- >>loss it is likely to put RF in the shack. The only way to fix this is
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >This has not been my experience. I say the benefits of open wire/ladder line
- >far outweighs its disadvantages. There seems to be a lot of fear about this
- >stuff.
- >
- >Howard KE7QJ
- >
-
- I agree with Howard. I use a single, 65-foot long dipole on all bands from
- 80 through 10 meters using an open-wire feeder. It works like a champ
- with little or no RF in the shack. The difference in transmission line
- loss between open-wire line and coaxial cable is VERY impressive--
- especially under high SWR conditions (which tend to occur when you
- feed an antenna at nonresonant frequencies).
-
- Open wire gets a bad rap as being difficult to work with. This is not
- true in many circumstances.
-
- 73...Steve, WB8IMY
- American Radio Relay League
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 15:06:14 GMT
- From: swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!olesun!gcouger@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 80m on 20m dipole
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- >However, my 20m dipole works on 20m (I tuned for swr...no transmit, not
- >licensed for it) and 80m (oddly, I can't convince it to work on 10). I've
- >made several qsos in the last couple days. I am going to replace
- >the coax with balanced feed, though, as I'm told that will yield better
- >results.
- Each side of a 20 meter dipole is a half wave on 10 meters this presents
- somthing over 2000 ohms impeadence on 10 meters resulting in a about a
- 1:40 SWR. This will give you a great deal of loss in the coax if you
- are able to match it. Also if you go to open line to get away from the
- loss it is likely to put RF in the shack. The only way to fix this is
- to shorten or lengthen the antenna to an odd number of quarter wave
- length i.e. 1, 3, 5, 7 and so on.
- Gordon AB5Dg
-
- /* Gordon Couger */
- /* Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering */
- /* Oklahoma State University */
- /* 114 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74074 */
- /* gcouger@olesun.agen.okstate.edu 405-744-9763 day 624-2855 evenings */
- /* I Speak only for myself and not for anyone else */
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Nov 93 01:02:50 GMT
- From: munnari.oz.au!sol.ccs.deakin.edu.au!news.cs.uow.edu.au!news.ci.com.au!eram!dave@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: ANARTS RTTY NEWS784 07/11/93
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- [ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
-
-
- A.N.A.R.T.S. NEWS BULLETIN 784 07/11/93
-
- SUNDAY BROADCAST SCHEDULE
- 3.545 mhz 0930 utc VK2BQS (Jim)
- 7.045 mhz -3 0030 utc VK2CTD (COL)
- 14.070 mhz (amtor/fec) 0030 utc No operator. (Volunteers?)
- 14.091 mhz 0030 utc VK2BQS (JIM)
- 146.675 mhz 0030/0930 utc VK2JPA (PAT)
- 144.850 mhz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI
- 146.675 mhz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY
-
- Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily
- those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the
- Society.
-
- New amateur radio society for the Russian Federation
- ====================================================
-
- The disintegration of the USSR saw the collapse of the former
- country's amateur radio society, the RSF. There is now a new
- national amateur radio organisation registered in the Russian
- Federation, known as (in English) the "union of radio amateurs
- of Russia", otherwise called the SRR.
-
- It was registered last April with the Russian Ministry of
- Justice as the country's national amateur radio organisation.
-
- The SRR is seeking membership of the International Amateur
- Radio Union (IARU).
-
- If you're going to the Russian Federation and are interested
- in operating while you're there, you should apply to the SRR.
- They have an agreement with the Telecommunications Author-
- ities which enables them to provide this service.
-
- Condensed from WIA News-on-Disk November 1993
- -------------------------------------
-
- WAE RTTY Contest rules part 2
- ====================== ======
- Multipliers: each DXCC/WAE-country counts as a multiplier.
- Multipliers count only once per band.
-
- Multiplier bonus:
-
- A multiplier on 3.5 MHz may be multiplied by four.
- A multilpier on 7 MHz may be multiplied by three.
- A multiplier on 14/21/10 MHz may be multiplied by two.
-
- WAE Country list : C3-CT1-CU-DL-EA-EA6-EI-F-G-GD-GI-GJ-GM- GM
- (Shetland)-GU-GW-HA-HB-HB0-HV-I-IS-IT-JW(Bear)-JW(Spitsbergen)
- -JX-LA-LX-LZ-OE-OH-OH0-OK-ON-OY-OZ-PA-SM-SP-SV-SV5(Rhodes)-SV9
- (Crete) -SV(Athos) -T7-TA(Eur.) -TF-TK -UA1,2,3,4,6 -UA2/UZ2F
- -UA1FJL-UB-UC-UN/UA1N/UZ1N-UO-UP-UQ-UR-Y2-YO-YU-ZA-ZB2-1A0-3A-
- 4J1-4U1(Geneva)-4U1(Vienna)-9H1.
-
- QTC points: Count 1 point for each QTC reported to any station
- NOT ON YOUR OWN CONTINENT. Each station may both send and
- receive QTCs, but the sum of QTCs exchanged between two
- stations (sent plus received) must not exceed 10. Eaxh QTC
- (message) will contain: Time, Callsign, Number. Example: QTC:
- 1307/WA7EGA/131 means that you worked WA7EGQA at 1307 UTC and
- received his serial number 131.
-
- A QSO may be reported only once and not back to the
- originating station. (You cannot report a QSO with WA7EGA back
- to WA7EGA for credit). The same station may be worked several
- times to complete the quota of 10, but only the original
- contact has QSO point value.
-
- A uniform list of QTCs sent must be kept. QTC 3/7 indicates
- that this is the third series and that 7 QTCs are now being
- sent. Record all received QTCs on a separate sheet with a
- clear indication of the sender. If more than 100 QTCs are
- claimed, a QTC check-list must show that the maximum quota of
- 10 QTCs per station has not been exceeded.
-
- Final scores: Multiply total number of QSOs plus QTCs by total
- number of multipliers
-
- To be continued
- ---------------------------------------
- IPS weekly report
- -----------------
- 29 October - 4 November 1993
-
- Issue no.: 45
-
- Date of issue: 5 November 1993
-
- Date 29 30 31 01 02 03 04
- 10cm 92 91 91 91 93 94 96
- A 09 02 04 08 03 14 (50 estimated)
- T -6 30 55 44 38 61 76
-
- Summary of activity
-
- Solar activity was very low 29th October to 3rd November, and
- low on 4th.
-
- The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) was quiet or quiet to
- unsettled 29th-3rd, with brief active periods on 29th. On 5th
- November the field was at active to major storm levels.
-
- Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were depressed
- by up to 30 per cent on 29th-30th, near predicted monthly
- values to 3rd November, with enhanced periods of up to 40 per
- cent occuring on 3rd-4th, and depressed by up to 30 per cent
- both days after local sunset (W.A.). Some sporadic E layer
- blanketing was observed on 29th, and spread F conditions
- observed on 1st.
-
- Forecast for the next week (5 - 11 November)
-
- Solar : Low.
-
- Geomagnetic: Nov. 5: active to minor storm
- Nov 6-7: unsettled to active
- Nov 8-11: quiet to unsetled
-
- Ionospheric: Nov 5: 10-30 per cent below predicted monthly
- values
- Nov 6-7: 5-15 per cent below predicted monthly
- values
- Nov 8-11: near predicted monthly values
-
- Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services
- ---------------------------------------
-
- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 29 OCT 93
- =============================
- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 29 OCT 1993 (BID RTDX1029)
-
- OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK COMES FROM 9X5LJ, DJ3IW AND THE
- DB0BCC CLUSTER NODE, I5FLN, I5ICY, I5IGY, KE6XJ, N0AFW, SP5AA,
- VP8BFH, WA1MPB, WB2CJL, W2TKU, W5KSI, ZS4Y, ZS5S, AND THE NJ0M
- NODE OF THE TWIN CITIES DX PACKET CLUSTER NETWORK. THANKS TO
- ALL FOR YOUR HELP.
-
- BANDPASS: FRIDAY 22
- 0543-21071 J28BM ARQ 0543-14081 VU2RAK
- 0710-14082 NL7ZH 0759-14088 WL7EF
- 1105-24086 3A2LZ 1135-28081 J28BM QSL K1SE
- 1234-14087 SO6AD 1317-14088 4N7N QSL TO BRANKO
- BOX 34, NOVI SAD 21101,YUGOSLAVIA
- 1410-14085 VK9CG 1450-14084 S21A
- 1537-21083 J28JJ SEE NOTE 1622-14088 RJ7JYZ QSL BOX 126
- DUSHANBE, 734000 TADZHIKISTAN
- 1748-14097 SV5AZK 1843-14088 FR5GS
- 1935-14092 ZD8VJ QSL G4ZVJ 2249-14087 HK0DPA
- 2255-14083 VK6HD
-
- SATURDAY 23
- 0700-21083 UH5E/UA9TK 0704-14087 RJ7JYZ
- 0735-14084 CN8NP 0739-14085 3C1EA
- 0838-21079 OK3NBG 1030-14082 3A2EZ
- 1100-21083 UW9CC 1105-14085 V73C
- 1158-21087 ZD8VJ 1232-14084 OM3CPA
- 1354-14084 9V1ZM QSL VE3MMB 1423-14085 VK9CG
- 1456-14087 ZD8VJ 1552-14088 S51GL
- 1620-14085 RJ7JYZ 1718-21086 CU1AC
- 1805-18095 3B9FR (THAT'S RIGHT - 17M BAND)
- 1827-14080 VU2YK 1953-14084 HA9OA
- 2047-14086 UA1ZJD 2100-14089 VK2KM
- 2108-14085 KL7AJ 2130-14084 HK3CAA
-
- SUNDAY 24
- 0927-21081 SV2ASP/A SEE NOTE 1109-21088 TR8MD QSL F6FNU
- 1311-21087 9H1ET 1324-21078 FT4WD QSL F6AAX
- 1451-21084 V51A 1503-14082 9J2HN
- 1537-21084 FR5GS 1544-21088 GW4YMJ
- 1551-21082 HJ6SQQ 1634-14084 LY1DD
- 1657-14087 RT4UZ 1707-14086 LA7AJ
- 1817-21086 J28BM 1830-21082 EP2A
- 2319-14086 UH5E/UA9TX
-
- MONDAY 25
- 0812-14086 9H1ET 0852-14086 YI1AZ
- 1209-21083 UH5E/UA9TX QSL DL1FCM 1553-14083 UH5E/UA9TX
- 1649-21085 TR8MD 2009-14089 PJ2MI
- 2148-14091 ZD8VJ 2223-14088 FG5GH
- 236-14087 WL7EF
-
- TUESDAY 26
- 1639-21090 GM0SZQ 1656-21084 TR8MD
- 1756-14082 TR8MD 2309-14083 PJ2MI
-
- WEDNESDAY 27
- 0055-14086 BY1QH 0954-14087 YI1HS
- 1035-21084 EA6MR 1206-14087 UJ8JCQ
- 1224-14085 YO3FRI 1302-21089 Z32J
- 1438-14086 SV2BBJ 1523-14085 LX1DA
- 1549-14081 IS0AWP 1721-14086 4X6LM
- 1804-14088 T46RR 1814-14085 EA6MR
- 2042-14085 ZS4KK/ZS9 SEE NOTE
-
- THURSDAY 28
- 1221-14086 VP2V/K4ADK 1240-21086 VP2V/K4ADK
- 1630-21086 CU1AC 1957-14083 ZS4KK/ZS9
- 2024-14081 YV5NFL
-
- NOTES OF INTEREST: DJIBOUTI - J28JJ. QSL JEAN JACQUES
- CHATELARD, BOX 1076, REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI. JEAN JACQUES WILL
- BE STATIONED THERE FOR 3-4 YEARS.
-
- WALVIS BAY - COEN, ZS4KK/ZS9 IS OPERATING HERE UNTIL 1 NOV.
- CHECK ALL BANDS 10-80M INCLUDING WARC. QSL TO CBA OF ZS4NS.
-
- MOUNT ATHOS - SV2ASP/A, APOLLO WAS HEARD IN QSO WITH HIS
- MANAGER, SV2WT, BUT HE DID NOT RESPOND TO CALLS FROM OTHERS.
-
- SOUTH GEORGIA - KEITH, VP8CKB IS STILL STUDYING FUR SEALS ON
- BIRD ISLAND, BUT WE HAVE HAD NO RECENT REPORTS OF RTTY
- ACTIVITY FROM HIM. PERHAPS BOB, VP8BFH CAN ENCOURAGE HIM TO
- BECOME RTTY QRV AGAIN BEFORE HE LEAVES NEXT FEBRUARY.
-
- WE HOPE FOR THE QUICK RECOVERY, FROM MAJOR SURGERY, OF ANGELO,
- W5KSI. SEND YOUR MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO HIM AT
- W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA. HE HAS A PACKET STATION AT HIS HOSPITAL
- BEDSIDE.
-
- FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN, SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND NOTES OF
- INTEREST TO LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF OR AT
- 9X5LJ.#KGL.RWA.AF.
-
- 73 AND GOOD HUNTING DE JULES W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA
-
- (VIA HF AMTOR)
- --------------------------------------------
-
- Coming events
- =============
- November 13th-14th WAE RTTY Contest
- ------------------------------------
-
- Society information
- ===================
- The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
- Australia, for such matters as membership and general
- enquiries. Enquiries can also be made by packet to the
- President (Col) VK2CTD, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA @ VK2RWI.
-
- News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60
- Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA @ VK2RWI.
-
- The Internet address for the Broadcast Officer is :
-
- patl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
-
- The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from
- anywhere in the broadcast footprint. We are looking forward
- to news from your areas to let other amateurs know what you are
- doing in the hobby. Hope to hear from you.
-
- 73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
-
- That concludes news bulletin 784 07/11/93 de VK2TTY.
- Inserted by VK2BQS (Jim) Vice President A.N.A.R.T.S.
-
- --
- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3
- dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Nov 93 17:00:51 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: Domestic QSL Strategies
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- >1. Does it help a lot to use something like the Buckmaster CD ROM in place
- >of a printed call book, or do a lot of addresses still turn out to be
- >wrong?
-
- the callbook and CD rom folks both start at the same place - the FCC records.
- i think the callbook folks were taking reports of changes in QTHs and revising
- accordingly. the CD rom folks are going to take the FCC data and reproduce it
- with a minimum of editing.
-
- i think there are a fair number of SKs in the listings, but by far the biggest
- errors seem to be people that move without notification to anyone else.
-
-
- heck we even had a kid pass a novice test and his licensed grandpa comes back
- something like 6 months later complaining how we lost his application. turned
- out the kid and his folks moved the next week after the exams and didn't
- forward the mail (this seems exceedingly dumb, but i suppose some reasons
- probably exist for doing this). The FCC had sent the license to the address
- given at the time at the exam.
-
- a while back i compared the callbook data versus the internal employee lists
- we've got here (everyone gets a roster... lists address, spouse name, phone
- number...) and found about 20% of the ham folks were out of date on
- addresses -- did let the folks involved know, and i think now everyone is up
- to date (and I keep a small stock of 610s in the file in the radio shack
- upstairs too).
-
- these aren't no codes folks. these folks just didn't bother to notify the FCC
- of the address change.
-
- of course, the FCC wants everything on a 610 - that could be a stumbling block
- since when you move you have to send out a bizillion post cards to everyone as
- well.
-
- if W2NSD wants to complain about addresses being out of sync at the FCC, maybe
- he should run a column where he compares FCC data against his licensed
- subscriber lists and print the results for all to see.
-
- Maybe a "QTHs Lost and Found" column in 73. or a Lost QTH Server on the
- internet or something....
-
- bill wb9ivr
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1993 21:43:11 GMT
- From: pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!attain!icd.teradyne.com!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Jameco Parts Catalog
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <gila005-051193124625@right.dom.uab.edu> gila005@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu (Steve Holland) writes:
- -I had heard rumors Jameco was coming out with a components catalog.
- -Got mine yesterday. No chip capacitors, but 20 and 40 watt 2 meter
- -power amplifier kits, about $2 a watt output, 2 meter transceiver
- -kit, and some other ham kits including some 20 and 40 meter QRP
- -kits.
-
- Actually, that is the JDR catalog, and the kits are Ramsey's. Unfortunately,
- they never mention that a license is required to use most of the transmitters.
-
- I wonder if they work any better if you buy them from JDR rather than Ramsey?
-
- /mike
-
-
- --
- \|/ Michael L. Ardai N1IST Teradyne ATG Boston
- --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- /|\ ardai@maven.dnet.teradyne.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 15:29:52 GMT
- From: ftpbox!mothost!schbbs!news@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Need info on UK License ASAP
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I am leaving for the UK tomorrow, 11/10 and need to find out if I can apply
- in the UK for a temporay license. I have the forms and have been told that
- it takes 4-6 weeks if I apply from the US. Is there a quicker way if I apply
- once I am there?
-
- Please respond via E-Mail.
-
- Thank You
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Nov 93 14:26:54 GMT
- From: ogicse!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnewsm!hellman@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: need qsl route for ZL2K (cq WW)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- He's not in the 93 callbook (ZL2K)
- tnx 73 Shel WA2UBK dara@physics.att.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Nov 93 18:05:02 GMT
- From: news.claremont.edu!bridge2!rental!peter@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: NMO Help
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article 2402@cs.yale.edu, ksmith@theodolite.ae.calpoly.edu (Kirk Smith) writes:
- > Yesterday I ordered two NMO mounts (Larsen) and 1/4 wave whips (2m/440, black,
- > Larsen) for my 1990 Isuzu Trooper since I've grown tired of mag-mounts and
- > am ready to bore holes.
- >
- You won't be sorry. I have over 20 car-years (2 cars, 10 years each) experience with
- NMO mounts and am still happy with them. You can get little plastic plugs from Larsen
- to fill the holes when you sell the car.
-
- > Anything I should look out for? I've got a friend at the local county
- > communications shop who's agreed to help with the install, and his plan
- > is to use the Motorola bit without removing the headliner.
-
- I have two Toyotas and on each, was able to remove the dome light and work through
- the hole in the headliner. I used a Greenlee 3/4" punch, but I understand
- the drill is also quite popular. Make sure you scrape the paint on the inside of
- the roof. I did it by tightning the mount slightly and rotating it, using
- the ground clamps to scrape away the paint. Then I removed the mount, cleaned
- the ground clamps and reinstalled it.
-
- > The headliner is
- > a one piece deal that looks like it would be impossible to reinstall, so I'm
- > definately up for not removing it if at all possible. He seems to think he
- > can fish the cables from the holes in the roof.
- >
- > I'm planning to take the cables down the column between the front and
- > rear passenger doors on the right side, fishing them out the bottom near the
- > seat belt retractor. Has anyone done this, and is there anything to watch out
- > for (dome light wiring, etc?)?
-
- I fished the cable down the windshield side pillar. The trim panel should be
- removable. I used a long piece of baling wire as a fish tape. There were access
- holes in the metal under the plastic trim. The wire ended up under the dash, right
- where I wanted it. I remember seeing a wiring harness coming down the same way.
-
- Some other things to watch...get yourself some silicone grease and some anti-oxide
- lube (I used Permatex Anti-seize from an auto parts store). The silicone grease
- goes on the threads of the plastic cap and on the o-ring that contacts the
- roof. The anti-seize goes on the bottom end of the whip, the allen screw threads
- and the threads of the threaded stud on top of the plastic cap. Be generous with the
- stuff and wipe the excess off after you get it all together.
-
- The idea is to prevent capillary action which will
- suck water (here in New England, they put salt on the roads in winter) up into the
- threads and into the socket that holds the end of the whip. If you don't do the
- above, the first thing you'll notice is SWR problems and the next thing you'll
- notice is that you can't undo the set screw :-) When you finally get it all loose,
- you'll find the end of the whip is all corroded by the water that seeped into the
- socket.
-
- Do a good job waterproofing it and your antenna will outlast the car.
-
- Cheers,
- Peter
- --
- =================================================================
- Peter Simpson, KA1AXY Peter_Simpson@3com.com
- 3Com Corporation (508) 836 1719
- 71 Lyman Street Northboro, MA 01532
- #include <std_disclaimer.h> Linux = *free!* Unix for 386
- =================================================================
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Nov 93 20:14:46 -0800
- From: morrow.stanford.edu!ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu!haggart@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Stolen ICOM 2-meter
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM writes
- [regarding my post about a stolen 2-meter ICOM]:
-
- > don't forget to scour the pawn shops...hit up the radio shacks
- > too...
-
- Yeah, I went to Ham Radio Outlet as soon as they opened the next day.
- They were extremely helpful and promised to spread the word among their
- stores. I also called "The Radio Place" in Sacramento. The thieves were
- most likely NOT hams (how many of you know fellow hams that would break
- into a car and steal equipment? I don't), so they will probably try to
- contact somebody to find out what the radio's worth.
-
- > i also tried to get the word out to all the various organizations in
- > the area...pro radio shops, surplus dealers, and such...
-
- Also good ideas, also done. I went to surplus dealers in Santa Clara
- and Mountain View; all were sympathetic and helpful.
-
- > it does depend on how much this stuff is worth to you tho, because
- > it can be a lot of work....but in my case it yielded 2 rigs and
- > their battery charger so i'd probably do it again.
-
- Good point, Bill. Although having my ICOM stolen wasn't the end of the
- world for me, I believe that making it difficult for thieves to get away
- with their crime is well worth the trouble. If they are caught, or if
- they cannot sell their stolen goods, perhaps it will help cut down the
- ripoffs.
-
- Again, if anybody comes across someone selling an ICOM 2 SAT handheld,
- serial number 4220, please contact me or the Sunnyvale Police. The radio
- has a no-name 12V battery attached, and no bottom cover.
-
- Thanks to all!
-
- --
- -Craig Haggart, KC6VHO
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab at SLAC
- Menlo Park, California
-
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-
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1993 21:32:48 GMT
- From: pacbell.com!att-out!att!cbnewsm!hellman@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: The first repeater on the air
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <CG6Mz0.HxJ@cup.hp.com>, jholly@cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback) writes:
- > Scott Sminkey - Sustaining Eng Group (sas@opus.xyplex.COM) wrote:
- > : each other quite easily, by the way, because FM could be slope-detected on
- > : an AM receiver.
- >
- >
- > Yes, that would work fine for FM to AM, but how did the AM'ers talk to
- > the FM'ers? Seems if the AM xmitr is good there should be no FM.
- >
- > Jim Hollenback, WA6SDM
- > jholly@cup.hp.com
- >
-
- Well, my brain has forgotten the exact amount of capacitance we needed
- but basically we put a varicap diode across the transmit xtal and ran
- audio from the mike to it. The diode was chosen to provide about 5 KHz
- deviation at full audio. 'course, that made the rig an fm rig.
- Details forgotten with the passage of time.
- 73 Shel WA2UBK dara@physics.att.com (ignore the damn header!)
-
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-
- Date: 10 Nov 93 16:14:56 GMT
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- Date: 10 Nov 1993 18:16:09 GMT
- From: library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!msuinfo!pacific!cravitma@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <gregCFz6KF.DGz@netcom.com>, <1993Nov5.231254.15145@es.dupont.com>, <TROCH.93Nov10111625@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU>cra
- Subject : Re: RS Preferred Customer (Re: Fun with Radio Shack)
-
- In article <TROCH.93Nov10111625@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU> troch@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU (Rod Troch) writes:
- >
- >What makes me a "Preferred Customer" I don't know. Maybe that I pay
- >for the things I buy! :-)
-
- According to the manager of my local R.S. store, Radio Shack generated
- a list of all of their customers sorted by amount spent at R.S. in the
- previous year (dollars, not hours ;-) ). The top 10 million? people on
- this list received preferred customer cards.
-
- /MC
-
- --
- Matthew Cravit | "So I sent him to ask of the
- Michigan State University | owl, if he's there, how to
- East Lansing, MI 48825 | loosen a jar from the nose
- E-Mail: cravitma@cps.msu.edu | of a bear..."
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