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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1382
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Wed, 24 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1382
-
- Today's Topics:
- "Re: Is Morse a Language?"
- Buckmaster HAMCALL CD-ROM
- CONELRAD-what was it?
- CW abbreviations (2 msgs)
- FCC 854 form?
- Kenwood TH28A mod. question.
- Programming for TAD radios
- WARNING: Potential Satellite Anomaly Warning
- Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast & Review for 19 November
-
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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: 24 Nov 93 13:29:18 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: "Re: Is Morse a Language?"
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Is Morse a Language?
-
- Take the following example:
-
- Person A knows German
- Person B knows French
- They can communicate if they have a COMMON LANGUAGE.
- They can communicate if they both know English.
- They CANNOT communicate if their only additional "language" is Morse.
-
- So, Morse does not meet what I believe to be a fundamental requirement for
- all language... to be able to communicate without knwoledge of any other
- language.
-
- NO, I am not anti-Morse. In fact I was on the pro-CW side in the Great Code
- War.
-
- 73 de W3OTC
-
- ps.. Of course the various standard abreviations such as the Q.. codes form
- an incomplete language, but they do not imply knowledge nor use of Morse.
-
- Bob
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 14:17:15 GMT
- From: hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU!clh6w@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Buckmaster HAMCALL CD-ROM
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I've been meaning to ask about CD-ROM callbook.
- Does anyone know if the Buckmaster CD-ROM allows
- you to make look-ups from external 'c' programs.
- Or must you make the lookups from within their
- proprietary command line interpreter?
-
- Ned Hamilton, AB6FI
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 93 15:19:29 GMT
- From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!xn.ll.mit.edu!ll.mit.edu!wjc@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: CONELRAD-what was it?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <arog.753969080@BIX.com>, arog@BIX.com (arog on BIX) writes:
- |> ab510@Freenet.carleton.ca (George W. Attallah) writes:
- |>
- |>
- |> >I have an early 50s bc reciever with triangular symbols at 640 and 1240 khz.
- |> >I have been told that these were for CONELRAD. Are there any old timers
- |> >out there who can fill me in on this? TNX.
- |>
- |> >--
- |> >GEORGE ATTALLAH-"THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE GROUP OF ONE"
- |>
- |>
- |> CONELRAD became EBS. The idea was to not provied attacking aircraft
- |> (bombers or ??) with domestic sources for DF. The process was that,
- |>
- |> ...stuff deleted...
- |>
-
-
- By the way, CONELRAD stood for Control of Electromagnetic Radiation.
-
-
- 73
-
- Bill Chiarchiaro N1CPK
- wjc@ll.mit.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 05:26:33 GMT
- From: munnari.oz.au!bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!trlluna!titan!pcies4.trl.OZ.AU!drew@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: CW abbreviations
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2cdfh3$ibv@news.acns.nwu.edu> rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan) writes:
- >From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
- >Subject: Re: CW abbreviations
- >Date: 17 Nov 93 15:21:07 GMT
- >In article <1993Nov16.201718.1832@cbis.ece.drexel.edu>,
- >Joseph P. Wetstein <jpw@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> wrote:
- >>Could someone please send me the abbreviations for CW? (The two letter codes
- >>that are used for standard CW communication. )
- >>
- >>Is this available from ARRL server?
- >
- >Check out "Now You are Talking!" page 9-12 for a large list. Else
- >check out the ARRL operator's manual. The top dozen of ones that I use
- >or encounter most often (in rough order of frequency)
- >
- > de from
- > tu thank you, often abbreviated again to just an `x'
- > gl/gm/ga/ge/gn good luck, good ----
- > dx DX
- > tnx tx tks thanks
- > gl good luck
- > op operator's name
- > buro bureau
- > es and
- > wx weather
- > ur your
- > fb fine business, meaning, variously: good, nice, great etc.
- >
- >Of course there are many others. I often come across new ones which
- >are often clear from the context.
- >
- >Rajiv
- >aa9ch
- >r-dewan@nwu.edu
-
- A rather old and quaint CW abbreviation- used now only by OT's I think
- (greatly intrigued me as a kid) is "E E K" for "OK". Has a nice rhythm
- to it. Another one, rarely heard now is "I E" for checking that the
- frequency is clear (much better than that klunky "QRL?").
-
- Whatever happened to "HW?" Now we get; "back to you"- ! No wonder some guys
- have trouble with CW.
-
- Drew, VK3XU.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 04:09:12 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!apple.com!amd!netcomsv!netcom.com!henrys@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: CW abbreviations
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Chuck Adams (adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com) wrote:
- : The following is a part of the Phillips Code, a standard set of
- : abbreviations used by Morse Operators, Telegraphers, Ham Radio Operators,
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Of the 150 or so abbreviations, I recognised about 40 that I either use
- or have heard :-}
-
- While we are at it, I have a question.
-
- More and more I hear cw ops send a question mark. For example, after I
- have sent CQ or maybe after I have signed with a station. What do they
- mean? I normally dont respond because I dont know what they want.
-
- Maybe we need a q signal for "Who was just sending CQ?" and "I hear
- you guys signing, so who's left?".
-
- Smitty, NA5K/M
-
- --
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- | Henry B. Smith - NA5K henrys@netcom.com |
- | Dallas, Texas |
- | |
- | "I'm not sure I understand everything that I know" |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 24 Nov 93 04:38:09 GMT
- From: mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx10!jmaynard@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: FCC 854 form?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I've been unsuccessful for the past four months or so in getting at least one
- copy of FCC 854, the tower notification form. I've called the form ordering
- number twice, and sent off the postcard, all to no avail. (I did get a 610,
- though.) Are there alternate sources for this one? (ARRL?)
- --
- Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
- jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity.
- "The road to Usenet is littered with dead horses." -- Jack Hamilton
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 93 06:46:33 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!charnel!rat!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Kenwood TH28A mod. question.
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Posting for a friend, so send any reply to snorris@trumpet.aix.calpoly.edu
- or I'll forward replies to him.
- thanks,
- winston.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- I have read the mod file that is posted on ham.eetech.mcgill.ca but this
- file includes additions by three different people, each with different
- modifications. Can anyone who has recently bought and modified a Kenwood
- TH28A shed some light here for me and verify any of these mods? All I
- want is extended recieve from 400-520, I really don't care much about
- the extended transmit range. I have tried lifting one end of diode 9 as
- listed in the mod file, but nothing happened...the radio acted as if
- nothing had happend. Can anyone help me here? By the way, this radio has
- a green jumper wire at each end of diode array D8-D11 and there is no
- mention of these in any of the mod files i have read.
-
- I prefer E-mail: snorris@trumpet.aix.calpoly.edu, but I do read this
- group regularly as well.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Sean
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 24 Nov 93 05:38:32 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!kd4nc!n4tii@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Programming for TAD radios
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I am the communications officer for Group 2, GA Wing CAP, and we've gotten
- several TAD m-8 and M-5 style radios and we didn't get the programming info
- for them...or if we did, it's become lost.
-
- Basically, my request is this: does anyone have the programming sheet for
- these radios? They are commercial band, type accepted, front panel
- programmable radios....they use the 'secret code' method of programming
- for insurance of type acceptance.
-
- Any info will be greatly appreciated.
-
- Email me at: n4tii%kd4nc.uucp@gatech.edu
-
- Thanks...
-
- John
- n4tii
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 23 Nov 1993 04:51:59 GMT
- From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!concert!samba.oit.unc.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: WARNING: Potential Satellite Anomaly Warning
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <horak.753717400@convex.convex.com>,
- David Horak <horak@convex.com> wrote:
- >In <9311181717.AA06943@rho.uleth.ca> oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler) writes:
- >
- >> Geosynchronous satellites may suffer additional magnetopause crossings
- >>over the next 12 hours.
- >
- >But what does it all mean? Do you have an interpretation for us lay folks?
- >What causes this and what are the effects and consequences? Ignorant minds
- >want to know.
- >
- >David
-
- Is anyone going to answer his question???
-
- Michael Holl
- --
- Mike.Holl@launchpad.unc.edu
- --
- The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
- North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
- Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
- internet: laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 17:18:46 MST
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast & Review for 19 November
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- --- SOLAR TERRESTRIAL FORECAST AND REVIEW ---
- November 19 to November 28, 1993
-
- Report Released by Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
- P.O. Box 357, Stirling, Alberta, Canada
- T0K 2E0
- Accessible BBS System: (403) 756-3008
-
- ---------
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECASTS AT A GLANCE
- ----------------------------------------------------
-
- |10.7 cm|HF Propagation +/- CON|SID AU.BKSR DX| Mag| Aurora |
- |SolrFlx|LO MI HI PO SWF %MUF %|ENH LO MI HI LO MI HI %|K Ap|LO MI HI|
- --|-------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----|--------|
- 19| 105 | G G P P 60 -15 65| 50 NA NA NA 02 15 30 30|5 20|NV LO LO|
- 20| 107 | G G F F 60 -05 70| 50 NA NA NA 01 10 20 35|4 14|NV NV LO|
- 21| 110 | G G F F 50 00 70| 50 NA NA NA 01 10 20 35|3 12|NV NV LO|
- 22| 110 | G G P F 50 -05 65| 50 NA NA NA 02 15 30 30|4 15|NV NV MO|
- 23| 110 | G F VP P 50 -25 65| 50 NA NA NA 05 25 45 25|5 30|NV LO MO|
- 24| 110 | G F P P 50 -15 65| 50 NA NA NA 03 20 35 30|5 25|NV LO MO|
- 25| 110 | G G F F 30 -05 65| 30 NA NA NA 02 10 25 35|4 15|NV NV MO|
- 26| 105 | G G F F 15 00 65| 15 NA NA NA 02 05 15 35|3 12|NV NV LO|
- 27| 100 | G G F F 15 00 65| 15 NA NA NA 02 05 15 35|2 10|NV NV LO|
- 28| 100 | G G F F 15 00 65| 15 NA NA NA 02 05 15 35|2 10|NV NV LO|
-
-
- PEAK PLANETARY 10-DAY GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY OUTLOOK (19 NOV - 28 NOV)
- ________________________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY SEVERE | | | | | | | | | | | HIGH |
- | VERY SEVERE STORM | | | | | | | | | | | HIGH |
- | SEVERE STORM | | | | | | | | | | | MODERATE |
- | MAJOR STORM | | | | | | | | | | | LOW - MOD. |
- | MINOR STORM | * | | | |** | | | | | | LOW |
- | VERY ACTIVE |** | | | *|***|** | | | | | NONE |
- | ACTIVE |***|** | | **|***|***| * | | | | NONE |
- | UNSETTLED |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|** |** | NONE |
- | QUIET |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| NONE |
- | VERY QUIET |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| NONE |
- |-------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|------------|
- | Geomagnetic Field |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| Anomaly |
- | Conditions | Given in 8-hour UT intervals | Intensity |
- |________________________________________________________________________|
-
- CONFIDENCE LEVEL: 65%
-
- NOTES:
- Predicted geomagnetic activity is based heavily on recurrent
- phenomena. Transient energetic solar events cannot be predicted reliably over
- periods in excess of several days. Hence, there may be some deviations from
- the predictions due to the unpredictable transient solar component.
-
-
- 60-DAY GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY
-
- ____________________________________________________________
- 77 | J |
- 73 | J |
- 69 | J |
- 65 | J |
- 62 | J |
- 58 | J |
- 54 | J |
- 50 | J |
- 46 | J |
- 42 | J |
- 39 | M M J |
- 35 | M M J |
- 31 | M M J |
- 27 | M A M JAA |
- 23 | A MA A M JAA |
- 19 | A MAA A M JAA |
- 15 | A A AMAA AAMA JAAA |
- 12 | A U UUA U AMAAUU U AAMA JAAAU |
- 8 | AU UUUUU UUAU U AMAAUUU UUUAAMAU U UJAAAUUU UUUU |
- 4 |QAUUUUUUUUUUAUQQQUQAMAAUUUQQQUQQUUUUAAMAUQUUQUJAAAUUUQQUUUUQ|
- 0 |QAUUUUUUUUUUAUQQQUQAMAAUUUQQQUQQUUUUAAMAUQUUQUJAAAUUUQQUUUUQ|
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Chart Start Date: Day #262
-
- NOTES:
- This graph is determined by plotting the greater of either the planetary
- A-index or the Boulder A-index. Graph lines are labelled according
- to the severity of the activity which occurred on each day. The left-
- hand column represents the associated A-Index for that day.
- Q = Quiet, U = Unsettled, A = Active, M = Minor Storm,
- J = Major Storm, and S = Severe Storm.
-
-
- CUMULATIVE GRAPHICAL CHART OF THE 10.7 CM SOLAR RADIO FLUX
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- ____________________________________________________________
- 129 | |
- 127 | * |
- 125 | ** |
- 123 | ** * |
- 121 | * **** |
- 119 | * **** |
- 117 | ******** |
- 115 | ********* |
- 113 | ********** |
- 111 | *********** |
- 109 | ************ |
- 107 | ************* |
- 105 | * ************* |
- 103 | **************** |
- 101 | **************** * |
- 099 | **************** ***|
- 097 | ***************** * ***|
- 095 | ******************* * **** ***|
- 093 | ******************* * ** ****** *****|
- 091 | ********************** ***** *********** ******|
- 089 | *********************** ****** * ********************|
- 087 | ******************************************************|
- 085 | *******************************************************|
- 083 |* *******************************************************|
- 081 |* ********************************************************|
- 079 |************************************************************|
- 077 |************************************************************|
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Chart Start: Day #262
-
-
- GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF 90-DAY AVERAGE SOLAR FLUX
- -----------------------------------------------
-
- ____________________________________________________________
- 097 | |
- 096 | ******* |
- 095 |*** ***************** |
- 094 |***** ****************************** ***** |
- 093 |************************************************************|
- 092 |************************************************************|
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Chart Start: Day #262
-
- NOTES:
- The 10.7 cm solar radio flux is plotted from data reported
- by the Penticton Radio Observatory (formerly the ARO from
- Ottawa). High solar flux levels denote higher levels of
- activity and a greater number of sunspot groups on the Sun.
- The 90-day mean solar flux graph is charted from the 90-day
- mean of the 10.7 cm solar radio flux.
-
-
- CUMULATIVE GRAPHICAL CHART OF SUNSPOT NUMBERS
- ---------------------------------------------
-
- ____________________________________________________________
- 135 | |
- 128 | * |
- 121 | * |
- 114 | *** |
- 107 | *** |
- 100 | ***** * |
- 093 | ****** * * |
- 086 | ****** * * * |
- 079 | ******** ** * **** |
- 072 | *********** ** * * **** |
- 065 | **************** * **** *** |
- 058 | ****************** ** ********* |
- 051 | ****************** ** ********** *|
- 044 | ****************** ************** ** **|
- 037 | ****************** *************** * **** ** ****|
- 030 | ********************* ****************** **** ** *****|
- 023 | * ***************************************** ******** *****|
- 016 |*** ************************************************** *****|
- 009 |*** ********************************************************|
- 002 |*** ********************************************************|
- 000 |************************************************************|
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Chart Start: Day #262
-
- NOTES:
- The graphical chart of sunspot numbers is created from the
- daily sunspot number counts as reported by the SESC.
-
-
- HF RADIO SIGNAL PROPAGATION PREDICTIONS (19 NOV - 28 NOV)
-
- High Latitude Paths
- ________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- | VERY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- CONFIDENCE | GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- LEVEL | FAIR | * | **|***|** | | | **|***|***|***|
- ------- | POOR |* *|* | | *| **| **|* | | | |
- 65% | VERY POOR | | | | |* |* | | | | |
- | EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
- |----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
- | QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Middle Latitude Paths
- ________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- | VERY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- CONFIDENCE | GOOD | **|***|***|** | * | **|***|***|***|***|
- LEVEL | FAIR |* | | | *| *|* | | | | |
- ------- | POOR | | | | |* | | | | | |
- 70% | VERY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
- | EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
- |----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
- | QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Low Latitude Paths
- ________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- | VERY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
- CONFIDENCE | GOOD |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
- LEVEL | FAIR | | | | | | | | | | |
- ------- | POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
- 75% | VERY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
- | EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
- |----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
- | QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
- --------------------------------------------------------
- NOTES:
- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
- High latitudes >= 55 deg. N. | High latitudes >= 55 deg. S.
- Middle latitudes >= 40 < 55 deg. N. | Middle latitudes >= 30 < 55 deg. S.
- Low latitudes < 40 deg. N. | Low latitudes < 30 deg. S.
-
-
- POTENTIAL VHF DX PROPAGATION PREDICTIONS (19 NOV - 28 NOV)
- INCLUDES SID AND AURORAL BACKSCATTER ENHANCEMENT PREDICTIONS
-
- HIGH LATITUDES
- __________________________________________________ ___________________
- | FORECAST | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |SWF/SID ENHANCEMENT|
- |CONFIDENCE|Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
- |__________|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
- | 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 60% | | | * | * | | | * | * | * | * | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
- |==========|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===| |-------------------|
- | 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 60% | | | | | | | | | | | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 40% | | | * | * | | | * | * | * | * | 40%|*| | |*|*|*| | | | |
- | 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- |----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
- |CHANCE OF |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
- | VHF DX | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |AURORAL BACKSCATTER|
- |__________|_______________________________________| |___________________|
-
-
- MIDDLE LATITUDES
- __________________________________________________ ___________________
- | FORECAST | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |SWF/SID ENHANCEMENT|
- |CONFIDENCE|Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
- |__________|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
- | 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 60% |***|***|***|***|* |* |** |***|***|***| 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
- |==========|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===| |-------------------|
- | 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 60% | | | | | | | | | | | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 40% | * | **| **| **| | | * | **| **| **| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*| | |*|*|*| | | | |
- | 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- |----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
- |CHANCE OF |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
- | VHF DX | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |AURORAL BACKSCATTER|
- |__________|_______________________________________| |___________________|
-
- LOW LATITUDES
- __________________________________________________ ___________________
- | FORECAST | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |SWF/SID ENHANCEMENT|
- |CONFIDENCE|Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
- |__________|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
- | 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- | 60% |* *|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
- |==========|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===| |-------------------|
- | 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 60% | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%| | | | | | | | | | |
- | 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
- |----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
- |CHANCE OF |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
- | VHF DX | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |AURORAL BACKSCATTER|
- |__________|_______________________________________| |___________________|
-
- NOTES:
- These VHF DX prediction charts are defined for the 30 MHz to 220 MHz
- bands. They are based primarily on phenomena which can affect VHF DX
- propagation globally. They should be used only as a guide to potential
- DX conditions on VHF bands. Latitudinal boundaries are the same as those for
- the HF predictions charts.
-
-
- AURORAL ACTIVITY PREDICTIONS (19 NOV - 28 NOV)
-
- High Latitude Locations
- ________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- ------- | MODERATE | | | * |***|***| * | | | | |
- 65% | LOW |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
- | NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
- |----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
- | INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Middle Latitude Locations
- ________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- ------- | MODERATE | | | | | | | | | | |
- 70% | LOW | | | * |***| **| | | | | |
- | NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
- |----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
- | INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Low Latitude Locations
- ________________________________________________________
- | EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
- ------- | MODERATE | | | | | | | | | | |
- 85% | LOW | | | | | | | | | | |
- | NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
- |----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
- | INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE:
- Version 2.00b of our Professional Dynamic Auroral Oval Simulation
- Software Package is now available. This professional software is
- particularly valuable to radio communicators, aurora photographers,
- educators, and astronomers. For more information regarding this software,
- contact: "Oler@Rho.Uleth.CA", or "COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu".
-
- For more information regarding these charts, send a request for the
- document, "Understanding Solar Terrestrial Reports" to: "Oler@Rho.Uleth.Ca"
- or to: "COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu". This document, as well as others and
- related data/forecasts exist on the STD BBS at: (403) 756-3008.
-
-
- ** End of Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 07:36:47 GMT
- From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <1993Nov16.201718.1832@cbis.ece.drexel.edu>, <CGnHLz.Ioo@odin.corp.sgi.com>, <henrysCGq0vC.J60@netcom.com> p
- Subject : Dit wars on 500 kHz (Re: CW abbreviations)
-
- In article <henrysCGq0vC.J60@netcom.com> henrys@netcom.com (Henry B. Smith) writes:
- >
- >While we are at it, I have a question.
- >
- >More and more I hear cw ops send a question mark. For example, after I
- >have sent CQ or maybe after I have signed with a station. What do they
- >mean? I normally dont respond because I dont know what they want.
- >
- >Maybe we need a q signal for "Who was just sending CQ?" and "I hear
- >you guys signing, so who's left?".
- >
-
- You just answered your own question. I'll send an IMI if another op
- has just made a short transmission which I didn't copy or understand.
-
- You might try sending an IMI back to them as a way of asking ``why
- did you just send an IMI at me?'', which might end up turning into
- an IMI war similar to the `dit' wars we used to have on 500 kHz:
- during quiet periods [not `silent periods'] on 500 [say 0200 local]
- someone somewhere in the Pacific would send a single dit; another
- ship would answer with a dit; shore stations would join in and
- within a few seconds dozens and dozens of ships and shore stations
- would be sending dits. As quickly as it started, it stopped. It
- was one of those things that made 500 kHz such a unique frequency.
-
- Jeff NH6IL
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 22:23:24 GMT
- From: psinntp!uuneo!sugar!jreese@uunet.uu.net
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <nimtz.1-161193082246@nimtziici.edmedia.nd.edu>, <2celrr$onp@oak.oakland.edu>, <1993Nov18.155525.22839@rsg1.er.usgs.gov>
- Subject : Re: Using modified HT in emergency
-
- In article <1993Nov18.155525.22839@rsg1.er.usgs.gov> bodoh@dgg.cr.usgs.gov (Tom Bodoh) writes:
- >I am willing to bet that the FCC will soon ban the manufacture or import (or
- >even sale) of radios capable of being easily modified to transmit out of
- >band. In some ways, I can understand how modified radios can cause problems
- >if in the wrong hands. On the other hand, I hope that they don't start
- >telling us that we cannot own such a radio...
-
- It will be a real shame if this happens. Most ham equipment must be modified
- to transmit across the entire 420-450 UHF band anyway... defeating the ability
- to make it work at 460 will probably mean I can't make it work at 420, which
- is a legal place to operate...
-
- This sounds like an over-reaction on the part of the local Sheriff's Office
- to me... Too bad, since someone was helped by the so-called "illegal"
- operating. I'm just glad some people have the cool to think of calling for
- help on the cop channels when there's no other way..
-
- 'atta boy to the operator.
-
- --
- Jim Reese, WD5IYT | "I can do more in two minutes than Rush can in
- jreese@sugar.neosoft.com | three hours" --Jim Hightower
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 24 Nov 93 05:49:51 GMT
- From: ogicse!emory!kd4nc!n4tii@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <93326.174137MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>, <holland-231193103417@beagley.dom.uab.edu>, <rcrw90-231193123138@node_13059.aieg.mot.com>
- Subject : Re: Use of HT for Marine & GMRS
-
- rcrw90@email.mot.com (Mike Waters) writes:
-
- >In article <holland-231193103417@beagley.dom.uab.edu>,
- >holland@gasmac.dom.uab.edu (Steve Holland) wrote:
-
- >> I think that in the regs for each service, other than the amateur
- >> service, it is required that the equipment used be type certified
- >> for use in that service. I wonder is some of the radios we use
- >> are type certified in multiple services and just packaged and
- >> labelled differently. I had asked a local radio company about use
- >> of my 440 HT for GMRS use and he told me it would be illegal and
- >> he wanted to sell me a $600 radio that was GMRS type certified.
-
- >Not only is that done, most of the commercial radios have counterparts in
- >ham rigs! The major difference is usually the ham rig having many more
- >functions.
-
- >Even so, I am unaware of any comercial radio being type accepted for more
- >than one service such as GMRS and Marine, even if the only difference is
- >the front panel!
-
- >--
- >Mike Waters rcrw90@email.mot.com AA4MW@KC7Y.PHX.AZ.US.NA
-
- Check out the Yeasu FTH-2070...it's a commercial dual bander. It is marine
- type accepted, as well as land mobile (which includes GMRS).
-
- It'll do ham, commerical, public safety, GMRS, and marine all in the box, and
- legal to boot!
-
- Joh
-
- John
-
- >BOBS BEST BENT WIRE SK
-
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