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- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 93 08:39:00 PST
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- Precedence: Bulk
- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1390
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Fri, 26 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1390
-
- Today's Topics:
- Cellular Interception Equipment
- CENSORSHIP WARNING
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 18 November
- How Long are Licenses taking?
- Oded Feingold's BOMB THREATS
- Source for FCC 610 form?
- VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 19 November
-
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-
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-
- We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text
- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 15:20:54 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!mark@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Cellular Interception Equipment
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- < Moderator Note: This information came to my attention, as it is a product >
- < announcement, I am posting this with the intention of informing people of >
- < the availability of this kind of product, and not as an endorsement. The >
- < effect of ECPA 2512 on the posting of this document in the US may have >
- < some serious ramifications if I was posting this from the US ... >
- < Ciao -- Mark Salyzyn >
-
- ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES INC.
- 65 - 31 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 2Y7
- (403) 233-0644 Cellular (403) 651-5830
-
- NEWS RELEASE
-
- CELLULAR SURVEILLANCE INTERFACE
-
- Electronic Countermeasures Inc. announces the release of new software to allow
- the use of their Cellular Surveillance Interface (CSI) on any cellular system
- world wide.
-
- The CSI decodes the data transmitted on cellular control channels. It
- interprets the data as cellular commands, displays it on your PC screen, and
- tunes your radio.
-
- It is compatible with cellular systems in North America, Europe, the Middle
- East, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, etc. Anywhere there is a cellular system
- using the AMPS, TACS or ETACS standards; including those international systems
- that use variable control channel starting points for different countries.
-
- In simple terms, the CSI reads the control channel data in a cell and switches
- your radio to the specified voice frequency when a cellular call is placed or
- received in that cell. This allows you to monitor the call for voice quality,
- etc. When the call switches to a new voice channel, your radio now switches
- as well. In essence, the CSI turns your Icom, AR, or PRO series radio into an
- extension of the phone you're monitoring. No more partial calls. You get it
- all.
-
- The CSI is a high tech, low-cost test instrument for the cellular service
- shop. It has additional application as a fixed or mobile surveillance unit
- for law enforcement, and a tool for the engineer or hobbyist in the
- development of new cellular and other radio data applications.
-
- The CSI is shipped complete with all cables, radio mod kit, and the latest PC
- software package.
-
- For further information contact:
- W. J. (Bill) Fischer
-
- Electronic Countermeasures Inc
- 65 - 31 Avenue South West
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 2Y7
- +1 (403) 233-0644
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1993 08:32:22 GMT
- From: netcomsv!netcom.com!msattler@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: CENSORSHIP WARNING
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Jeff Herman (jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu) wrote:
-
- : This notice is to warn all net posters that within our elements is a
- : small group that is attempting to practice censorship; if they do not
- : agree with your viewpoint, they will contact your postmaster to
- : complain that you are intentionally attempting to create animosity
- : on the net or that your article has no relation to the newsgroup topic.
-
- While it is sadly true that there will always be those small of mind
- that attempt to circumvent the free expression of ideas in the name
- of something or another, those of us who have been around for many
- years have found the way to deal with it. I enclose the response
- of one particular sysop when faced with whiners (net.bozos).
-
- Remember: the net considers censorship as damage and tends to
- route around it.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 21:31:50 MST
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 18 November
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 18 NOVEMBER, 1993
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 18 NOVEMBER, 1993
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 322, 11/18/93
- 10.7 FLUX=102.6 90-AVG=094 SSN=056 BKI=2110 4543 BAI=016
- BGND-XRAY=B1.4 FLU1=7.6E+05 FLU10=1.3E+04 PKI=2111 4543 PAI=018
- BOU-DEV=015,007,006,004,060,118,053,039 DEV-AVG=037 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= C1.6 @ 1332UT XRAY-MIN= B1.2 @ 1829UT XRAY-AVG= B3.0
- NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1440UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 1515UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.8%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1345UT PCA-MIN= -0.4DB @ 1415UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55367NT @ 1304UT BOUTF-MIN=55324NT @ 1735UT BOUTF-AVG=55351NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+068,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+184NT@ 1447UT GOES6-MIN=E:-140NT@ 1711UT G6-AVG=+091,+018,-024
- FLUXFCST=STD:105,105,105;SESC:105,105,105 BAI/PAI-FCST=015,010,010/015,010,012
- KFCST=2334 4231 1113 3111 27DAY-AP=011,010 27DAY-KP=4332 2332 2342 2232
- WARNINGS=*SWF
- ALERTS=**MAGSI:16NT@1211UTC;**245STRM:1752-2001UTC;**MAGPAUSE
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 17 NOV 93 was 42.0.
- The Full Kp Indices for 17 NOV 93 are: 2- 1- 1o 1o 2- 1o 3- 3-
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was low. Region 7618 (N08W05) came to a
- bit of life this period producing numerous C-class flares. In
- white light, the region showed restructuring and continues to
- grow in spot number, area coverage, and complexity. All reports
- indicate the region has developed a delta in the north central
- portion of the group with kinked a n-s oriented inversion line.
- New Region 7620 (N05E71) was numbered last night. This Region
- is probably the return of old Region 7608.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- low to moderate. Region 7618 is expected to produce C-class,
- and possibly M-class activity for the remainder of its time on
- the disk.
-
- STD: A full-disk Yohkoh x-ray image has been appended to this
- report.
-
- The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled from the
- beginning of the period until 1211Z when a disturbance began.
- A sudden impulse occurred at 1211Z (16 nanotesla in Boulder)
- and was followed by active to minor storm conditions at
- mid-latitudes and minor to severe storm levels at high lat-
- itudes. Magnetopause crossings were seen at both geosynch-
- ronous satellites (STD: GOES-6 and GOES-7) from about
- 1600-1730Z (STD: for GOES-6, 1604Z to 1718Z). This increase was
- probably caused by a favorably positioned coronal hole.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be mostly active with brief storm periods for the
- next 12 hours. The field will quiet down to mostly unsettled
- for the remainder of the period.
-
- Event probabilities 19 nov-21 nov
-
- Class M 60/60/60
- Class X 10/10/10
- Proton 10/10/10
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 19 nov-21 nov
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 25/10/10
- Minor Storm 15/05/05
- Major-Severe Storm 05/01/01
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 50/30/15
- Minor Storm 15/05/05
- Major-Severe Storm 10/01/01
-
- HF propagation conditions were near-normal over the low
- and middle latitude regions. Effects of the disturbance noted
- above were only weakly noticed, particularly on the
- upper-middle latitude night-sector paths. High and polar
- latitude paths also saw sporadic signal degradation during the
- period, again mostly on night-sector transauroral paths where
- fading, multipathing, and minor auroral absorption contributed
- to signal instabilities. Signal conditions on transpolar and
- transauroral circuits are expected to remain sporadically
- unstable over the next 24 hours. Effects of the current
- disturbance could persist through much of 19 November before
- weakening. Thereafter, propagation should return to near-normal
- over all regions. No significant effects are expected over the
- middle or low latitude regions, although night-sector fading
- levels should be enhanced on upper-middle latitude paths.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 18/2400Z NOVEMBER
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7618 N08W05 338 0740 DKI 09 035 BETA-DELTA
- 7620 N05E71 262 0000 AXX 01 001 ALPHA
- 7616 N11W72 045 PLAGE
- 7619 N10W71 044 PLAGE
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 19 NOVEMBER TO 21 NOVEMBER
- NMBR LAT LO
- NONE
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 18 NOVEMBER, 1993
- -------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- 1928 2115 2155 C1.4 110
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 18 NOVEMBER, 1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- 18/1135 1230 1303 NO8E022 LDE B5.1 88
- 18/1928 2115 2155 LDE C1.4 147
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 18/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
- EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
- NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS
-
-
- SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 17 Nov: 1819 1829 1840 B6.0 SF 7618 N07E11
- 2112 2121 2132 B2.4
- 2207 2215 2222 B2.2
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Region 7618: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (33.3)
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 002 (66.7)
-
- Total Events: 003 optical and x-ray.
-
-
- EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
- 17 Nov: 2207 2215 2222 B2.2 III,V
-
- NOTES:
- All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max,
- and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After.
- All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce
- associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the
- x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the
- optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times.
-
- Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include:
-
- II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event
- III = Type III Sweep
- IV = Type IV Sweep
- V = Type V Sweep
- Continuum = Continuum Radio Event
- Loop = Loop Prominence System,
- Spray = Limb Spray,
- Surge = Bright Limb Surge,
- EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb.
-
-
- SPECIAL INSERT: CURRENT X-RAY EMISSIONS FROM THE JAPANESE YOHKOH SPACECRAFT
- ===========================================================================
-
- 18 November 1993, 03:10 UTC
-
- North
- ......... ......
- ...........,,,,,,,,,,.,.......,,,,,,.....,.........
- .............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,::,,,,,.....
- ....,,,,,,,,,,:::::,,..,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,:::::::,,,....
- .,,,,,::::::::::::.. .,,,,:::,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,...,,.....,,,::::,,,,,...
- ,,,::::;;;;;;;;:,. . ...,,,:::,,,,,,,,,,,.,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:::,,,,,...
- :::;;;;------;:,.. .,,,,:::::::::::,,,,,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,::::::,,,. ..
- ::;;;----++-;:,,. ..,,:::;;;;;;;::::,,,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:,::::;;:::,,....
- ::;;---+++-:::,,..........,:;--++++--;;:::,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:::::::;;;:::,,,..
- ::;---++|-::,,,,....,...,,,::;-+|!!|+-;;::::,,:,,,,,:::,,,:::::::::::;;;:::,,,.
- ;--++||!|;::,,,,,,,,,,,,,:-|!|-;+321|+--;;:;::::,:::::::::::::::,,,::::;;;:::,,
- +||!1121-;::,,,,,,,,::::::;;--;;-132!|+-;;:;::::::,::::::::::::::::::::;--;;:::
- +|!1222!+-:::::::;;;;;;;::::;;;-+!24431+;;;;;::::::;;;;:,,,:::::::::::;;|+-;;::
- -+||!12+-;;:::::::::::,,:::::;;-|!*@@*1+-;;;;;:;;;;;+--::;:::::::::,::;;+!|+-;:
- ;-++|13+;::;;;:,,,,,,,,,,::::;;+|!24*2|+---;;;;;;;;::::::::::;;;;;::::;;-1!+-;;
- :;---++:::::::::,,,,,,,,,,::::;+|!!!!|+----;;;;::::::::::::::;;;;:::,,:;-|+--;;
- ,,:;;-;:,,,,,,,,,,,,:::,,,,::::;;-----;;;;;;;;::;;;;;;::::;;::;;::::,,,:-+-;;;:
- .,::;;-;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:::::;:;:;+;;;;;;;;;;;::::::;;;;::,,:::;;-++-;;:
- .,:::;;;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,.,,,,,,::::;;;::;:::;;;::::::;;;::,.,:,:::;-!!||+;,
- .,,,::;;::,,,,,,,,:::::,,..........,:::::,::::::::::::::,,,,....,,:::;-|!!|+-;,
- .,,,,:::;:,,,,,,,,:,,,,.......,....,,::;;,::::::::;;::,,,.. .,,,::;;-!!|+-;;:,
- ...,,,:::;:,,.,,,,,,,.........,...,,,,,,:,::;;;::;;::,,.. ...,,:::;;-|||+-;;::,
- ...,,,::;;:,,,,,,,,.................,,,,,,,::;:::::,. .,:::::::;-+++--;;::,,
- ....,,,::;;;:,,,,,.......,...... ...,.,,,,,,::,,,,.. ..,::;;::;-+++--;;::,,,
- ....,,,::::;;::,,,.,,...... ..,.,.,,.,,,.. . .,,:::;;------;;:::,,,
- .....,,,::::::,,,,....... . . ..,.,,:;--;;;;;;:::,,,,.
- ......,,,,,,,,..... . ...,,,:;--;;;;:::::,,,....
- .....,,,,,.. ..,,:;---;;;;;::::,,,,.....
- ............. ..,:;;-;;;;;;;;::::,,,,,...
- ................ ..,,,,:,:::;;;;::::::,,,,,,,...
- ...........,,,,,,,,,,,,....
- ......... .
-
- South
-
- KEY: East and west limbs are to the left and right respectively. Emission
- strength, from minimum to maximum are coded in the following way:
-
- [space] . , : ; - + | ! 1 2 3 4 * # @
-
- Units used are arbitrary, for illustrative purposes. Get "showasc.zip"
- from "pub/solar/Software" at the anonymous FTP site: xi.uleth.ca
- (IP # 142.66.3.29) to view these images on VGA screens.
-
-
- ** End of Daily Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 14:50:38 GMT
- From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!caen!malgudi.oar.net!picker!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: How Long are Licenses taking?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In <millerpe.754115576@spot.Colorado.EDU> millerpe@spot.Colorado.EDU writes:
- ck my earlier reply:
-
- license test taken in Sept took 6 wks and 5 days to arrive.
-
- I took cw exam last week: attendees were reporting similar times for now.
- Looks like U.S./FCC is catching up.
-
- John (a new, 50 yr old novice!! -- KB8QHS
- TNX/73
- >
- > Does anyone know how long liceses are taking to arive on average?
- > I took my test at a VEC session a while back and I am hoping
- > I don't loose interest before the license arrives.
- >
- > Who has a story on the quickest arrival of a license?
- >
- >
- > Peter Miller
- >
- > --
- > ===========================================================================
- > Peter M. Miller Home: 303-494-6990
- > Computing and Network Services - Small Systems Work: 303-492-4866
- > University of Colorado - Boulder millerpe@spot.colorado.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 18:58:42 GMT
- From: msattler@netcom.com (Michael Sattler)
- Subject: Oded Feingold's BOMB THREATS
- It pains me to see that the two of you (excerpts are provided at the end
- of this message) don't have a clue about the Bill or Rights,etc. Please
- read them immediately. Enclosed is the reply I got from the sysop of
- the system that Oded uses; thank kibo that he's got more of a clue than
- you two do. May you be banished to Prodigy for your small-minded
- attempts to squelch something that you don't agree with. Luddites.
-
- ---------- reply from the enlightened sysop ----------
-
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 93 14:30:38 -0400
- From: Nick Papadakis <nick@martigny.ai.mit.edu>
- To: msattler@netcom.com
- Cc: postmaster@martigny.ai.mit.edu, postmaster@martigny.ai.mit.edu,
- oaf@martigny.ai.mit.edu
- Subject: Oded Feingold (oaf@zurich.ai.mit.edu)
- Reply-To: nick@mit.edu
- X-Address: MIT AI Lab, NE43-438, 545 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
- X-Switzerland: Neutral -- but heavily armed.
-
-
- > A few net.goofballs have targeted the postmaster at zurich to complain
- > about Oded's witty reparte. Just to warn you. Some of us enjoy his
- > contributions.
-
- Thanks for the warning; we've seen it already. Rest assured
- that no one here is going to go nonlinear over this sort of thing.
- Frankly, I didn't bother to reply. I just barely managed to bother to
- *read* it.
-
- For a good summary of my attitude, take a look at page 58 of
- "The Mac Internet Tour Guide", in the little box under "Dear Sysadmin,
- punish your user for what he said!" The quote there that begins "I
- believe you need a short lesson in the operation of free speech", is
- in fact mine, though unattributed. It ends: "if these posting offend
- you, I suggest you find out how kill files work, instead of wasting
- the time of overworked system administrators who aren't being
- underpaid to deal with this sort of childishness."
-
- Cheers,
-
- - nick
-
-
- ---------- excerpts from net.bozos ------------
- an37771@anon.penet.fi wrote:
-
- : >Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 16:19:18 UTC
- : >From: an9727@anon.penet.fi
- : >Subject: Re: The internet is NOT for sending BOMB THREATS (long
- : >X-Anonymously-To: an37771
- : >Organization: Anonymous contact service
- : >
- : >Hi!
- : >THANKS for your response to Feingold! Idiots like this obviously don't
- : >understand the current fragility of our internet freedom...this is the
- : >[boring, tedious dweebosity deleted]
- : >
- : >Michael Acklin
- : >Research Analyst
- : >University of Arkansas
- : >
- : Oded Feingold's real address is <oaf@zurich.ai.mit.edu>. His?/her?
- : (Feingold's) system admin can be reached by sending mail to
- : <postmaster@zurich.ai.mit.edu>
-
- --
- Michael S. Sattler msattler@netcom.com +1 (415) 358-3058
- Digital Jungle Software Encrypt now; ask me how. (finger for PGP key)
-
- --
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Michael S. Sattler msattler@netcom.com +1 (415) 621-2903
- Digital Jungle Software Encrypt now; ask me how. (finger for PGP key)
-
- All that is required for evil to triumph is
- for {wo}men of good will to do nothing.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 20:24:18 -0800
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!spinnaker.jpl.nasa.gov!user@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Source for FCC 610 form?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I just spent the better part of an hour combing through the ARRL info
- server files, and couldn't find a source for the FCC 610 form. Does anyone
- know whether the field offices can provide them, or do you have to mail
- Gettysburg for one?
-
- Say, does anyone have a PostScript version? That would be cool, too.
-
- --
- Leif J. Harcke, N3EEN <------------- just moved to California!
- Leif_J_Harcke@jpl.nasa.gov
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 20 Nov 93 09:15:04 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!mstar!n8emr!bulletin@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 19 November
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- ==============================================================
- | Automatic relayed from packet radio via |
- | N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553 |
- ==============================================================
-
- SB DX @ ALLBBS $RTDX1119
- VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 19 November
- VK2SG RTTY DX Notes for week ending 19 November 1993 (BID RTDX1119)
-
- It is not too late for you to write to your representative on the DX
- Advisory Committee (DXAC) expressing your support for a RTTY (digital)
- Honor Roll. Committee votes will be tallied, and announced, at the
- end of November.
-
- Our information this week came from 9X5LJ, DJ3IW and the DB0BCC
- Cluster Node, I5FLN, IK5AAX, K0IR, K0SR, ON7GB, W2TKU, WB2CJL, ZS5S,
- The NJ0M Node of the Twin Cities DX Packetcluster Network, and
- OPDX/BARF80. Thanks to all for your help.
-
- The WAEDC provided most of the RTTY activity this past week.
-
- Bandpass:
-
- Friday 12
- 0014-14084 CO6CG
- 0028-14086 VP8BFH
- 0300--7082 YV5MUX
- 0304--7082 NL7VX
- 1145-14090 VK2KM
- 1254-14083 UM7/UA3TT QSL DF7RX
- 1322-21087 UT5RP
- 1403-14083 J28TT
- 1513-14082 OH0BBF
- 2123-14087 PJ2MI
- 2128-14088 ZF2VV QSL NX1L
- 2131-14091 HP1XBH
- 2132-14088 5X1C
-
- Saturday 13
- 0727-14084 SV2BBJ
- 1213-21089 ER0F
- 1244-21092 FR5DX
- 1305-21079 OH0BBF
- 1312-14081 UH8EA
- 1406-21088 ZS9A
- 1627-21084 EC3ACG
- 1637-14086 RT7U
- 1700-28085 WP4KAG
- 1835--7037 UH8EA
- 1905-21091 ZV2BW
- 2020--3580 OH0BBF
- 2209--3795 4O9S
- 2225-21087 ZF2VV
- 2235-21082 VK2RL
- 2246-21082 VK2RT
- 2257-14087 BY1QH
- 2258--3581 UH8EA
- 2332--7035 OH0BFF
-
- Sunday 14
- 0018-14084 BY1QH
- 0038-14088 WL7EF
- 0130-21090 C21/ZL1AMO QSL ZL1AMO
- 0737-21085 FR5DX
- 1004-21084 SV2XMV
- 1118-21090 ZP5FGS
- 1150-21082 TT8OBO QSL WA4OBO (not W4OBO) see note
- 1210-21089 TY1PS
- 1310-14087 5B4UX
- 1346-21087 4X6UO
- 1348-14081 RU1A
- 1411-21090 GM0/WN1G
- 1415-21081 EA9MY
- 1420-21085 HJ3SAN
- 1428-21090 HK1LAQ
- 1431-21097 A22BW
- 1438-21095 DU1MP
- 1500-21089 XE/DJ6OU
- 1520-28089 HK0HEU
- 1620-21087 HP1XBH
- 1800--3584 OH0BBF
- 1806--3582 UZ9CWA
- 1808--7038 UH8EA
- 1853-21076 CP1FF
- 2106-14092 A9MKR (?)
- 2149-14083 5N/DF8QB
- 2159--7037 VK6HD
- 2210--7031 YL75KL
- 2210--7031 UN5PR
- 2210--7035 ER0F
- 2248-14084 VK6HD
- 2315-14092 PP7GAG
- 2318-14082 OA4ZV
- 2327--3589 GD3HDL
-
- Monday 15
- 0935-21088 TT8OBO
- 1001-21084 UI8OAW
- 1025-14088 HK4DF
- 1029-14089 UV9AV
- 1911-21085 J88BS
- 1943-14091 FG5FI
- 2023-14088 J88BS
- 2118-14086 5K3W QSL HK3SGP
- 2314-14088 XL7U for prefix QSL VE7UBC
-
- Tuesday 16
- No Reports
-
- Wednesday 17
- 2227-14084 CO6RR
-
- Thursday 18
- No Reports
-
-
- Notes of Interest:
-
- There have been erroneous, on-the-air reports, that the upcoming
- February 1994 Peter I DXpedition (3Y0PI) has established certain rules
- about multiple band/mode contacts, and portable station designators.
- Ralph, K0IR, leader of the expedition, has emphatically stated that no
- such rules exist, nor or any contemplated.
-
- Republic of Belau, KC6 - Several Japanese operators will be active on
- all bands, 160-6 meters, this weekend until Tuesday 23 November on
- RTTY/CW/SSB. QSL to JK1QHK.
-
- South Cook I., ZK1 - Now, until 25 November, three Japanese operators
- will be active from here on all bands, 160-10 meters, RTTY/CW/SSB.
- QSL to JI1NJC.
-
- French Antarctic Islands, FT8X, FT8Z - Christian, FT8WD is leaving
- Crozet on 24 November. The ship picking him up will deliver another
- ham to either Kerguelen or Amsterdam Island. Details when available.
-
- The DXCC Desk advised Steve, K0SR, that TT8OBO is not being accepted
- at this time pending the receipt of proper documentation. A previous
- credit for a contact with him last Spring was removed. If your DXCC
- has been credited with TT8OBO, better verify if it is still in your
- current total.
-
- QSLs from the recent 9H1HL operation are arriving. Has anyone seen
- cards from E31A yet?
-
- For next week's Bulletin, send your Bandpass and Notes of interest to
- Luciano, I5FLN @ ZS5S.ZAF.AF or I5FLN @ 9X5LJ.#KGL.RWA.AF.
-
- 73 ES Good Hunting DE JULES W2JGR @ W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA
- /EX
- SP KT7H @ N7DUO.WA.USA.NA
-
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- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 13:00:36 GMT
- From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <1993Nov23.110449.29254@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, <1993Nov23.194146.9573@es.dupont.com>, <CGzLCI.J70@news.Hawaii.Edu>
- Reply-To : gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us (Gary Coffman)
- Subject : Re: Miss Manners in the Novice Sub-bands?
-
- In article <CGzLCI.J70@news.Hawaii.Edu> jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jeff Herman) writes:
- >In article <1993Nov23.194146.9573@es.dupont.com> collinst@esvx19.es.dupont.com writes:
- >> I don't know what your experience with CW has been,
- >> but I image a negative one from all your anti-Morse-Code
- >> postings.
- >
- >We can only speculate why he has such a dislike of CW and why he would
- >expend so much time and effort pretending and trying to convince others
- >that it's useless as a communication mode. My guess is that he
- >wants to upgrade but cares not to spend the time nor the effort to
- >build up to 20 wpm.
-
- Well you're wrong as usual Jeff. I like CW, I've even operated AM
- stations professionally as well as in the amateur service, AM of
- course uses a CW carrier. Now Morse Code I don't particularly like,
- though I used it too back in my traffic net days in the early 1960s.
- It's tedious, archaic, has a low information rate, and is prone to
- human transmission error, in short *boring*. I was delighted when
- better transmission encodings became popular in the amateur service.
- Human beings have better things to do than emulate a slow modem. I
- can still copy about 15 WPM, though my sending is probably awful
- since I haven't touched a key in years. I did copy ZRO-8 in the
- AMSAT test while evaluating my satellite station, but I don't use
- Morse for contacts anymore. I look at it like John Henry futilely
- racing the steam hammer.
-
- As to upgrading, I had full amateur priviledges prior to 1968 and
- I'll be damned if I'll take that inane beep-beep test at 20WPM to
- get them back. I even regret the moment of weakness when I took
- the Advanced so I could again access some of my favorite voice
- net frequencies. It's a matter of principle with me. I intend to
- live to see the day when Incentive Licensing is flushed down the
- toilet of history as the divisive and irrelevant piece of crap it
- is.
-
- Gary
- --
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- Destructive Testing Systems | I don't know. It might | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
- 534 Shannon Way | wind up in Mexico. | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
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-
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