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Info-Hams Digest            Wed, 19 Jan 94       Volume 94 : Issue   53

Today's Topics:
                       Advice for first rig(s)
            BRAIN CANCER, LEUKEMIA FROM HAM RADIO (2 msgs)
                         Gin Pole Dealers???
         Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon (4 msgs)
                         LA Disaster Freq's?
                       New QRZ Ham Radio CDROM
                        Ramsey FX Transceivers
                  RTTY - is it like TTY for the deaf
                     Where is ss25.zip? (2 msgs)

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 20:37:08 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Advice for first rig(s)
To: [e-mail]

In article <9401141524.AA11013@hvsun14> [e-mail] (Tommy Lee, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company - Huntsville) writes:
>I've considered a dual-band HT for [packet], which would
>have the side benefit of giving me a radio I could take backpacking
>and camping, as well as on the road.  My gut feeling, however, is that
>an HT would be a compromise for a packet station as well as a mobile -- but
>that's just a guess.  It would be great for hiking, though. And it would
>get me on the air quickly.  But that got me thinking about mobiles.  Would
>I be better off buying a mobile instead.  ...
>Anyway, based on the catalog prices that I've seen, a dual-band
>mobile doesn't cost a whole lot more than the fancy dual-band handhelds such as
>the Yaesu FT-530.  Besides, if I used an HT in the car very much, I'd end up
>buying an external speaker/mic.  This would further reduce the price difference.

Dave Stockton (and Gary Coffman, by acclamation :-) have both said that you'd
be better off with a mobile rig. I made the opposite decision, for a reason
that you mentioned: it's easy to use an HT in the car, but hard to hang
a mobile on your belt. I have spent more on the HT solution than I would
have on a mobile, but none of the extra money spent is wasted: it went into
a small amplifier and a speaker-mic (which you mentioned). The speaker-mic
is useful when carrying the HT for long periods at public service events
as well as for use in the car. The amplifier is small and light enough to
take on hikes, even with a battery supply capable of powering it for
half an hour key-down. Even though today's mobiles are a lot smaller
than the ones available when I made the decision, they're still power-
hungry and so not a good choice for people-powered portable operation.

I also use an HT for packet, mostly because I have it. It's an older one,
which means that it has a narrow front end and isn't as susceptable to
overload as the newer ones. The only problem I have with it is that the
RX is about 3 KHz off, but that's a problem with the specific radio, not
with the idea of using an HT.

That said, I will buy a "real" mobile radio when I feel like spending the
money. There is a definite price in convenience paid in having to connect
the antenna and speaker-mic every time I get in the car. It's also true
that the HT's user interface is designed for two-handed operation, and
the small buttons aren't ideal for controlling the radio in the car.
However, I'm satisfied with the performance of the setup.

I also concur with a negative comment that Dave made, but unfortunately
have no positive advice to go with it: the recommendation that you stay away
from the earliest HF radios with general coverage receivers. I have a
Kenwood TS-430 that I bought when it first came out. It has so many birdies
that when I finally replace it, I'm going to donate the radio to the
San Diego Zoo for use in their aviary. (Does anyone else have this problem
with a TS-430?)

-- Bruce Toback

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Date: 16 Jan 94 22:18:08 GMT
From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!emory!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!concert!news.duke.edu!duke!wolves!psybbs![e-mail]
Subject: BRAIN CANCER, LEUKEMIA FROM HAM RADIO
To: [e-mail]

on <Jan 10 21:39>, Gregory Lapin to All said:

 GL> I am a professor of biomedical engineering and neurology.  I
 GL> study brain tumors (mainly curing them, not causing them) but
 GL> I am embarking on a study with rats to see how their tumor
 GL> growth is affected by rf.
 GL> Greg Lapin KD9AZ

This sounds like a *fascinating* study, Greg, and I sure wish
I could visit your lab to see it.

I can just imagine the scene:  rows and rows of white rats wearing
little teensy headphones, hunched over teensy transceivers ...  Shouting
over their shoulders, "Honest, dear, I'll come to bed soon, but that
3Y expedition from Peter I ought to be on soon!"

Rats shouting at each other:  "He's working UP, you lid!,"  "Hey, who's
got the callbook?," "Hey, Ed!  There's a DL signing '/SV5' on 21.120!"
"Trustee rats" scurrying to the campus post office for IRCs ...

And other, older rats, discussing gas mileage and their wives' latest
operations on the upper part of 20 meters ...  And little teenybopper
rats with teensy HTs, chatting through the lab repeater about their
favorite teachers ...

            :->

    73 de Ken, AC4RD, in Raleigh, NC!
    [e-mail], or
    on Fidonet at 1:3641/1.1

"The opinions expressed above are not only not necessarily those
of my employer, but may not even be MY opinions, for that matter."



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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 94 13:00:56 EST
From: news.centerline.com!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com![e-mail]
Subject: BRAIN CANCER, LEUKEMIA FROM HAM RADIO
To: [e-mail]

Gary Coffman <[e-mail]> writes:

>John Moulder produced the EMF faq for sci.med. While it deals mainly
>with power line radiation, it points out the pitfalls of blindly accepting
>some of the studies often cited as evidence of increased cancer risk.
>I'm appending it to the end of this post.
>
>Gary

Gary --

Thanks for the very informative post.  Although it is impossible to say with
certainty that there is NO risk, from EMR, it is clear that if there IS a risk,
it is a very low one.  When one compares the possible risk from EMR to very
clear and significant risks that we all take every day, any risk is obviously
insignificant.

Interestingly, a clearly documented producer of cancer in both animals and
humans is excess caloric intake, and when I look around a lot of hamfests, if
there is excess cancer in hams, that may be the reason rather than exposure to
EMR.  None of the power line studies of which I am aware have been
adequately controlled for such things as socio-economic status, etc., but
places such as New Jersey are apparently nevertheless rushing to impose taxes
on emitters of EMR on the theory that EMR is carcinogenic.  I have even heard
predictions that EMR litigation will be the "new asbestos litigation."

Let's hope that the news media don't feed the sense of hysteria that many
people feel when confronted by something they don't understand, and that we dt
end up spending billions of dollars dealing with a problem that may not even
exist.

                                        Lee/KE3FB in Md.
                                        [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 21:04:02 GMT
From: swrinde!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!csn!yuma![e-mail]
Subject: Gin Pole Dealers???
To: [e-mail]

Anybody know who sells gin poles and related hardware?  I'm looking for
all the parts except the pipe, since I have some aluminum pipe and don't
want to pay trucking for something so light.
Antenna season approaches....
galen, KF0YJ

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Date: 18 Jan 94 17:50:12 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon
To: [e-mail]

In article <Anthony_Pelliccio-180194095831@138.16.64.8>,
[e-mail] (Tony Pelliccio) wrote:
> >
> Can I ask a question? Did you actually sit there and post this to every
> single Usenet group? Enough of your wahoo bs... take this to a more
> appropriate forum since this is for amateur radio. Who knows, maybe one day
> a Ham will have a QSO with God himself.
>
Yes, but would this QSO be voice or CW?

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 05:47:27 GMT
From: csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon
To: [e-mail]

I'll take this under advisement.

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 20:18:20 GMT
From: swrinde!ringer!lonestar.utsa.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon
To: [e-mail]

I remember reading somewhere that the Lost Ark of the Covenant was really an
extraterrestrial sub-space transceiver, left behind by the same beings that
gave some of their construction and architecture expertise to the Egyptians,
Mayans, etc.

--
|O| Blake Schreckenbach, | "It's a 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full   |O|
|O| KC5DRP               |  tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes, It's  |O|
|O| University of Texas  |  dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it."    |O|
|O| at San Antonio       | -- Jake & Elwood Blues | [e-mail] |O|

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Date: 18 Jan 1994 18:57:30 GMT
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!udel!news.sprintlink.net!clark.net![e-mail]
Subject: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon
To: [e-mail]

Clarence L. Thomas IV ([e-mail]) wrote:
: The earthquake in Los Angeles, California, the flood in Europe, the seemingly
: unstoppable war in the former Yugoslavia, the devastating fires in Australia,
: the flood in the Midwest of the United States of America, the devastating fires
: near Los Angeles, California, the rapid and appalling increase in violence in
: cities, towns, villages all over the world, the famines, the diseases, the rapid
: decline of the family unit, and the destructive earthquake in India (in 1993)
: are signs that this world's history is coming to a climax. The human race
: has trampled on God's Constitution, as given in Exodus 20:1-17 (King James
: Version Bible), and Jesus is coming to set things right. These rapidly
: accelerating signs are an indication that Jesus is coming soon (Matthew 24).

: God's Holy Spirit is gradually withdrawing its protection from the earth
: and the devastating events you see are demonstrations of Satan's power. All
: those who are not guarded by God are in danger of forever losing eternal life.

: If you want to know what's about to happen, please study the books of Daniel
: and Revelation which are located in God's Word, the Bible.  They are not
: sealed or closed books. They can and must be understood by all. Every word
: in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation is true. The Bible and the Bible only
: must be your guide.

: When God's Law (the Constitution for the Universe) is consistently ignored,
: disregarded, changed, and questioned, He permits certain events to occur to
: wake us up.  I would urge all, wherever you are and regardless of the
: circumstances, to directly call on Jesus and ask Him to intervene in your life.
: Jesus who created this planet and every living creature in it and on it, died
: on the cross, was raised from the dead by God the Father, and is now in Heaven
: interceding for you. Jesus is the only One who can rescue us from the slavery,
: misery, and death Satan is causing us.

: For reference I'm including God's Constitution as given in the King James
: Version Bible. Please note that when God says the seventh day, he means Sabbath
: (the 7th day of the week) not Sunday (1st day of the week).

: Commandment #1:  Exodus 20:1-3 (KJV)  And God
:                  spake all these words, saying, I am
:                  the LORD thy God, which have brought
:                  thee out of the land of Egypt, out
:                  of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have
:                  no other gods before me.

: Commandment #2:  Exodus 20:4-6 (KJV) Thou shalt not make
:                  unto thee any graven image, or any
:                  likeness of any thing that is in heaven
:                  above, or that is in the earth beneath,
:                  or that is in the water under the earth.
:                  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them
:                  that love me, and keep my commandments.

: Commandment #3:  Exodus 20:7 (KJV) Thou shalt not take
:                  the name of the LORD thy God in vain;
:                  for the LORD will not hold him
:                  guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

: Commandment #4:  Exodus 20:8-11 (KJV) Remember the sabbath
:                  day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou
:                  labour, and do all thy work: But the
:                  seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD
:                  thy God: in it thou shalt not do any
:                  work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter,
:                  thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor
:                  thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is
:                  within thy gates: For in six days the
:                  LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and
:                  all that in them is, and rested the seventh
:                  day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath
:                  day, and hallowed it.

: Commandment #5:  Exodus 20:12 (KJV) Honour thy father and thy
:                  mother: that thy days may be long upon the
:                  land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

: Commandment #6:  Exodus 20:13 (KJV) Thou shalt not kill.

: Commandment #7:  Exodus 20:14 (KJV) Thou shalt not commit
:                  adultery.

: Commandment #8:  Exodus 20:15 (KJV) Thou shalt not steal.

: Commandment #9:  Exodus 20:16 (KJV) Thou shalt not bear
:                  false witness against thy neighbour.

: Commandment #10: Exodus 20:17 (KJV) Thou shalt not covet
:                  thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not
:                  covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his
:                  manservant, nor his maidservant, nor
:                  his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that
:                  is thy neighbour's.

: I also recommend that the following books be obtained and closely studied:

:          The Great Controversy
:          By Ellen G. White
:          Review and Herald Publishing Association
:          Hagerstown, MD 21740

:   The Desire of the Ages
:   By Ellen G. White
:   Review and Herald Publishing Association
:   Hagerstown, MD 21740

:          Patriarchs and Prophets
:          By Ellen G. White
:          Review and Hearld Publishing Association
:          Hagerstown, MD 21740

:   Daniel and the Revelation
:          By Uriah Smith
:          Review and Herald Publishing Association
:          Hagerstown, MD 21740
: -------
: Clarence L. Thomas IV
: Phone:  [phone]
: E-mail: [e-mail]

Oh, it's just a coincidence.

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 14:27:54 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: LA Disaster Freq's?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Bill Splaine) writes:
> Does anyone know what the disaster freq's are for Health & Welfare Traffic?

7.268 7.275 3.952 3.970 224.64 -- from packet message.

- Bruce Toback

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Date: 17 Jan 1994 20:33:13 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!pagesat.net!olivea!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eff!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!noc.near.net!transfer.stratus.com!sw.stratus.com!fms@@..
Subject: New QRZ Ham Radio CDROM
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Gilbert Baron) writes:
> >Announcing the new QRZ! Windows Ham Radio CDROM
> >
> >Well, we've finally finished it and there are a bunch of new features.
> >First off, in addition to the DOS search program, we now have a
>
> Have you corrected the birthdates. All of the listings for Rochester
> Minnesota for instance list the Birth Date as 1 day after the
> actual. How did such an error get in the thing?
>

That was an old bug, long since fixed (and a fix location posted here).  Kinda
too bad, though -- my birthday is 12/31/62, and it was rather amusing to have
the thing tell me that my birthday was on the first day of the THIRTEENTH MONTH!
Neat trick, that! :-) :-) :-) :-)


73 de Faith N1JIT
--
Faith M. Senie            InterNet: [e-mail]
Stratus Computer, Inc.    InterNet: [e-mail]
55 Fairbanks Blvd.       Pkt Radio: [e-mail]
Marlboro, MA 01752           Phone: [phone]

Curiosity doesn't flourish among the burned-out...

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Date: 18 Jan 1994 16:34:17 GMT
From: news.uiowa.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Ramsey FX Transceivers
To: [e-mail]

In note <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (
Cecil A Moore) writes:
>
>Text item: Text_1
>
>>   That's all well and fine, but do you honestly believe that consumers
>>have an obligation to do the product engineering that the manufacturer
>>should have done in the first place?
>>Rich Mulvey  Amateur Radio: N2VDS  Rochester, NY
>
>As a matter of fact, I do. I went through the exact same thing with
>Harley Davidson during the '70s. Harley's were lousey then and now
>they are the most successful motorcycle company in the world. If
>everyone had your attitude, Harley would no longer exist.
>
>73, Cecil, [e-mail]
>
That is not product engineering! What the consumers did was to voice their
complaints about quality and ergonomics to the manufacturer. Because the
manufacturer responded to the suggestions in a positive manner and took the
corective measures the product was improved. However, it was not the public
that did the redesign it was the company.

____________________________
_____________
The opinions in this post are mine and my cat's, not my employer's.

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Date: 17 Jan 1994 21:33:13 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!pagesat.net!olivea!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!cs.umd.edu!skates.gsfc.nasa.gov![e-mail]
Subject: RTTY - is it like TTY for the deaf
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>I have a question I'd like to see if any of you can answer.
>Is RTTY then same type of communication used with the TTY?
[Meaning TDDs.]

My information is a bit old by now but here is what I know:

Technical:

Amateur radio RTTY and TDDs (Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf)
at least in their original implementations used 5 level Baudot
code at 60wpm.

For transmission purposes RTTY uses FSK at 850 or (now) 170 Hz shift.
TDDs use an ASK system with a single tone keyed off and on
(on for space).  I think the tone is 1800Hz.

(Does anyone know if there is any use of ASCII now days.?)

Historical:

Amateur radio RTTY machines and TDD machines were originally
obtained from the phone company, typically surplus model 15s.

The individual who developed the TDD system in the mid-1960s
was Robert Weitbreicht, W6NRM (SK), a deaf ham who also
developed various TUs for amateur radio use and published
in RTTY Journal.

If you observe use of TDDs you will note the use of '88'
(sometimes not being too careful about the number of digits)
and the ending of transmissions by sending 'SK'.
Anyone care to speculate on where this usage came from?

Note: I am posting this because I would like everyone to be
aware of the development of this system by a ham.  And because
I am not sure of all the details but someone out there in netland
will be happy to correct me and fill in details.  :-)

73

Gary

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Date: 18 Jan 94 13:31:50 -0600
From: sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ddsw1!chigate!radiohobby![e-mail]
Subject: Where is ss25.zip?
To: [e-mail]

To: [e-mail] (Scott Ehrlich)
Subject: Where is ss25.zip?

 w> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 21:19:55 GMT

 w> A friend of mine pointed me to this program, though I'm not sure whether
 w> or not it is a ham radio related program.

 w> Anyway, Archie searches turned up nothing.

 w> Can anyone help?

It's available via landline at Radio Hobby Online * 708-238-1901, 300-14,400
v32bis.

You'll receive download access on your first call.  Go do the F)iles area use
the L)ocate command to search for the keyword SS25 and it'll turn it up for
you.

I hope this helps!

73, de WD0EWJ/9

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 21:19:55 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Where is ss25.zip?
To: [e-mail]

A friend of mine pointed me to this program, though I'm not sure whether
or not it is a ham radio related program.

Anyway, Archie searches turned up nothing.

Can anyone help?

Thanks much.

73,
Scott


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Date: 18 Jan 94 21:43:05 GMT
From: unix.sri.com!headwall.Stanford.EDU!Csli![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2hfek9$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon

[e-mail] (M Blake Schreckenbach) writes:

>I remember reading somewhere that the Lost Ark of the Covenant was really an
>extraterrestrial sub-space transceiver, left behind by the same beings that
>gave some of their construction and architecture expertise to the Egyptians,
>Mayans, etc.

Yeah, but does He have a decent fist?

[ ;-) for the humor impaired ]

--
-=Paul Flaherty, N9FZX | "Fighter pilots make movies.  Bomber pilots make
->[e-mail]   |  history."  -- Jake Grafton

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