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Info-Hams Digest            Mon, 31 Jan 94       Volume 94 : Issue   96

Today's Topics:
                             Alinco MODS
                    FCC: Whats taking so long????
                       Feb. School Club roundup
                          FTP site for Keps
                         Hams With Pacemakers
                Help - your Vertical Ant. experences.
                         htx-202 or dj-162 ?
               Log periodic which covers 6 Meter band?
                        Nobel Prize to 2 Hams
                       Power Line Interference
                        RAMSEY FX TRANSCEIVER
                       RB311 MGT-SEMANTICS 1/7
                          Ten Tech ARGOSY 2
                       The DSP nobody mentioned
                 Yellowstone Park Served by Repeater?

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Date: 31 Jan 94 19:01:02 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Alinco MODS
To: [e-mail]

A friend is looking for mods on Alinco Handheld radios.  Are any
available by anonymous ftp?
Reply to [e-mail]

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Date: 31 Jan 94 14:05:50 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FCC: Whats taking so long????
To: [e-mail]

>Does anybody know the FCC's daily processing rate for Ham licenses
>and upgrades?
>- Tim Ikeda ([e-mail])

this information could be determined by computing the differences between the
callsign status lists that have been published for some time.  it would be an
average, but from that you could predict about where they are in terms of
average  licenses/period.

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Date: 27 Jan 1994 22:10:00 GMT
From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!violet.berkeley.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Feb. School Club roundup
To: [e-mail]

 The University of California (Berkeley) ARC, W6BB, hopes to
participate in the School Club Roundup in February, and is interested
in hearing from others schools planning to.  Anyone have any ideas/
plans for suggested bands or frequencies?
             Matt Trail KN6CR for W6BB

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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 17:34:52 GMT
From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!mozart.amil.jhu.edu!jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu!aplcenmp!ddsdx2.jhuapl.edu![e-mail]
Subject: FTP site for Keps
To: [e-mail]

In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Gary R. Smith AA9JS) writes:

>Hi--

>   I know there is an ftp site out there for getting the keplarian elements.  I
> use to remember what it was, but I have long since forgotten it.  I would appr
>eciate any help.....Thanx & 73's....Gary AA9JS

>internet: [e-mail]
>bitnet:   [e-mail]
>packet:   aa9js@kd9sg.#sil.il.usa

Hello Gary

 There are a couple of sites, but the main one is
archive.afit.af.mil I don't remember the exact location, but
the file youre looking for is "tle.new".  It si updated once
a day.

   John, kd3wy
    [e-mail]

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Date: 31 Jan 1994 00:21:43 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!fs1.ece.cmu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Hams With Pacemakers
To: [e-mail]

I would like to get in touch with active hams (HF or VHF) who have
a pacemaker. My father just received an on-demand type pacemaker, and
I am concerned about operating radio gear and the rfi that it might
cause to the pacemaker. I operate 2-meters with 25 watts, and the
HF bands with 100 watts. If you are an active ham and currently wear
a pacemaker, please reply to:

[e-mail]  (internet)
WA3TLD @ K3OIW.#WPA.PA.USA.NA  (packet)

If you would rather discuss it on the phone, please send me your number
and I will call you at your convience.

Thanks for your help

Paul
WA3TLD

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Date: 31 Jan 94 17:26:04 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Help - your Vertical Ant. experences.
To: [e-mail]

Recently Terry Burge KI7M said...

>the R5 is a vertical dipole and as such does not have as much gain
>as a quarter wave gound plane or similar antenna. Note the Butternut as well
>as any other gound plane style antenna require radials, ground rods, etc.

The Cushcraft R5 is *not* a vertical dipole; it is a half wave vertical
groundplane design. The R5 does not require any radials other than the
ones provided by the manufacturer and mounted on the antenna at a specific
point, i.e., no wires have to be laid out on the ground. The R5 also does
not require a ground rod insofar as its performance is concerned, but a
ground rod would probably be a good idea for safety purposes. The R5 covers
20,17,15,12, and 10 meters and works on 6m as well, although it is not
claimed to do so. The R7 is the same design extended to include 30 and 40
meters.

Perhaps Terry was thinking of the GAP verticals when he said that the R5
is a vertical dipole. The GAP verticals are vertical mounted dipoles.

I've had a R5 for several years now and have worked many countries all
around the world with it. I've also taken it to Field Day and carried it
as luggage for a DXpedition. I'm very pleased with the R5's performance,
and found it quick to take apart and put together for portable operation.
When packed into the box it came in, it is within airline regs for normal
luggage. The R7 is quite a bit bigger and when packed up would probably
be considered as oversized luggage by airlines.

73,
 Scott WO1G
P.S. I have no affiliation with Cushcraft.
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Software Sustaining Engineering  voice: 508 952-4792
Xyplex, Inc.    fax: [phone]
295 Foster St.    (Opinions, comments, etc. are mine,
Littleton, MA 01460     not Xyplex's...)

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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 13:09:45 GMT
From: mulvey![e-mail]
Subject: htx-202 or dj-162 ?
To: [e-mail]

James Biehn ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Jerry Sy ([e-mail]) wrote:
: : I have pretty much narrowed down my choice to these two 2m ht's.

: : I'd like to get comments and opinions from people in the net who
: : have actually used both.

: : currently, I am leaning towards the dj-162 because of its wide
: : receive.

: : please email responses if possible.
: : thanks in advance.

: : jerry
: Jerry, I myself have used both and found the DJ-162 all around better in
: its operations as well as its structure. The HTX-202 has no Mod info and
: is virtually an unknown radio internally. Maybe time will change that, but
: meantime technology moves on.

   So you're saying that you *LIKE* intermod?

   :-)

- Rich

--
Rich Mulvey                 Amateur Radio: N2VDS              Rochester, NY
[e-mail]           "Full power on half a watt."

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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 16:55:35 GMT
From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ddsw1!chinet![e-mail]
Subject: Log periodic which covers 6 Meter band?
To: [e-mail]

Anyone know of a company which sells a Log periodic antenna which covers
the 6 meter Band??

Thanks,
Scott

--
Scott Whittle (drx)                       [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 18:02:26 GMT
From: usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!sgiblab!uhog.mit.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!world![e-mail]
Subject: Nobel Prize to 2 Hams
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> writes:
>The December, 1993, issure of Physics Today, published by the American
>Institute of Physics, has an article about Russell Hulse and Joseph Taylor,
>who recently received the Nobel prize in physics for their discovery of
>the first binary pulsar. Near the end of the article, Hulse is quoted:
>"I came to ham radio by way of radiotelescopes. In Joe's case it was the
>other way around."
>
>Interesting, too, was the fact that Hulse "is the fifth graduate of the
>Bronx High School of Science to win the Nobel Prize in Physics."

One of the things a graduate of Science can be most proud of... I suspect
I had some of the same teachers.

Dan Senie, N1JEB (Bx Sci. '79)
>
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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 17:19:00 GMT
From: catfish!cscsun![e-mail]
Subject: Power Line Interference
To: [e-mail]

Alan Bloom ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Doug Snowden ([e-mail]) wrote:
: : For the past 3 years I have been trying to track down some noise that appears
: : to be coming from the power lines. ...

: : The noise has a cyclic period of about 1.5 seconds on and
: : 1.5 seconds off. This part doesn't vary. If I have the noise, it has this
: : period.

: The above raises my suspicions that the noise may not be originating in the
: power pole itself.  What other buildings are fed from the same transformer
: that is on that pole?  Do any of them have some electrical device with a
: 3-second on/off cycle time?

Sounds like an electric fence charger...
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Date: 30 Jan 1994 14:46:41 -0800
From: sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!nntp.msstate.edu!gatech!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unbc.edu!unbc.edu![e-mail]
Subject: RAMSEY FX TRANSCEIVER
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] writes:

>I'm curious, Lyndon, what kind of test equipment did you use to check
>out the radios after you assembled them? How did the assembly go?

Well, I'm 90% through the 2m kit (been sidetracked on a couple of other
things). When it's done we'll run it over to one of the local radio shops
and put it on an IFR for final tuneup.

Assembly is quite easy, if tedious. (That diode matrix is a pain in the ... :-)

--lyndon

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Date: 31 Jan 94 16:03:05 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RB311 MGT-SEMANTICS 1/7
To: [e-mail]

Bid : $RACESBUL.311


From: W6SIG@KD6XZ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
To  : RACES@ALLUS

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INFO:   ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CALIFORNIA
INFO:   ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
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Subject: MGT - SEMANTICS 1/7

This is the first in a series in response to letters,  messages,
and queries at seminars.

Probably the biggest problem with these bulletins, and one that
may never be resolved, is misinterpretation or misunderstanding
of the written word. What is intended by the writer and how it is
interpreted by the readers may not be the same. When RACES
seminars are conducted in person it is much easier to clarify
issues that arise over such misinterpretation as well as others.

Whereas these BULLETINS are called "RACES" they are for all
communications volunteers in government service. This includes
Public Safety, RACES and the Civil Air Patrol.

The current RACES BULLETIN series began in l985. It was the first
effort to document program issues, ideas, definitions and
guidance since 1960. They went national in 1989 at the request of
the ARRL. In response, you have rewarded us with positive
feedback, input and support from all over the U.S., Canada and
Australia, for which we are most appreciative.

Series authored by Stanly E. Harter, originally titled "From My
Lookout". Edited for digital transmission. Uploaded by unpaid
[volunteer] professionals in public safety and public service
telecommunications. (To be continued.)
eom

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RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ucsd.edu in hamradio/races
and can be retrieved using FTP.

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Date: 31 Jan 94 19:28:36 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Ten Tech ARGOSY 2
To: [e-mail]

If you are looking for a nice rig, Contact Sam,W2DDN, Area Code,
201-335-5732. He has a Mint Condition Ten-Tech Argosy 2, 5 watt
and 50 Watt Transceiver for sale, Original owner with less than
100 operating hours. Asking price $300.00.
a

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Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 23:32:12 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: The DSP nobody mentioned
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (hamilton on BIX) writes:
>[e-mail] (Steve Milewski) writes:
>
>>If you're interested in DSP, this is definitely wirth looking into.
                                                  ^^^^^
Is this a pun?

-- Bruce Toback

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Date: 27 Jan 1994 22:18:58 GMT
From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!news.aero.org!Aero.org![e-mail]
Subject: Yellowstone Park Served by Repeater?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Miles Abernathy) writes:
|> Is Yellowstone served by one or more repeaters? Does any repeater offer
|> coverage of much, most or all of the park?

Yellowstone is mountainous terrain, with significant ranges between the
park and any other major population area.  The result is that there are
no amateur radio repeaters reachable from inside the park.  The only
activity I've ever heard has been on 146.52 simplex.  In the summer, the
fire lookout on Mt. Holmes, who is a ham, is often heard on that
frequency.

There are park service repeaters galore, of course, on several peaks in the
park, such as Mt. Holmes and Mt. Washburn.  Attempts to get the Park Service
to allow an amateur repeater on any of these hilltops have met with failure.
--
Mike O'Brien
[e-mail]

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Date: 30 Jan 1994 14:56:12 -0800
From: sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!nntp.msstate.edu!gatech!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unbc.edu!unbc.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: Illegal Activities of Dominique Cormann (Re: CB/HAM equipment)

[e-mail] (Joel Chappell) writes:

>Mark - Who died and left you the job of being judge and jury?  Did you ever
>do anything in your lifetime that you are not regretful of?  Are you that
>perfect?

Mark's problem is having had to deal with VE6MAV for too long. The "MAVerick"
has left a legacy with a *very* bitter aftertaste.

Still, it's no reason to pre-judge people.

--lyndon (who dealt with VE6MAV by moving out of the province :-)

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Date: 28 Jan 94 18:19:01 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!caen!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!gmd.de!dearn!barilvm!vms.huji.ac.il![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2h7a43$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>n
Subject : Re: Mail order info for multi-system VCR, FAQ

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Navaneeth Chakravarti) writes:
>
> I am considering buying a multi-sytem VCR to take to India. It must play
> NTSC and PAL. Is there a list of mail-order places that might stock an
> item such as this?
>
> I tried J&R Music World, they list an AIWA for $380 and another for $500.
> B&H has some professional stuff for $1850 (too much for me).
>
> Also, where is the FAQ for this newsgroup?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Navaneeth
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Navaneeth Chakravarti, x456 Cambridge Technology Partners
> e-mail: [e-mail]  Voice: [phone]
>  [e-mail]        [phone]

Please remember that the TV you have has to play what the video puts out. That
means that you either have to have a multi system TV, the video has to
"convert" the output to one of another system that you have on your TV, or it
has to put out the video of the country and you obtain a TV set there.

I ASSUME that you know this, but considering how that word breaks down, want to
be sure you knew.

I have seen people coming here and making these mistakes,

Shalom from Jerusalem,

Azriel 4X1PI

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Date: 30 Jan 1994 15:25:31 -0800
From: sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!gatech!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unbc.edu!unbc.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <2ht0ia$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>bc.edu
Subject : Re: Ramsey FX Transceivers

[e-mail] (Dana Myers ) writes:
> I had the experience of tinkering
>with well-built, high-performance radios.  An FX-440, for example,
>is de-sensed by anything transmitting below 440MHz.

I too have a pile of modified commercial gear that I use. I can tell you
horror stories about some of *those* rigs, too. As for desense on the
FX-440, can't that be solved with an outboard bandpass filter?

>Well, I've pointed out three radios that are far superior to the
>Ramsey FX-146, and I bought all of them for under the cost of one
>Ramsey FX-146 and cabinet.

Yup, me too. Sometimes, though, it's tough to find surplus commercial
gear. And some of that gear requires a microscope and tweezers to work
on. In both cases, the FX kits are a viable alternative.

>The method to generate useful SS is either by DDS frequency hopping
>or I/Q modulated carrier.  PLL approach to SS is doomed to relatively
>few hops/second and/or considerable "bounce" in the desired frequency.

Who said anything about *useful* ?  I said I want to *experiment*. Maybe
I want to find these things out myself? If I wanted commercial grade SS
I'd buy a pair of WaveLAN boards.

>>It's a shame that the Amateur Experimental Service has turned into the
>>Amateur Appliance Service.

>It is a shame amateurs won't take advantage of readily available
>high-quality surplus to use as a platform for experimentation and spend
>considerable effort defending junk radios that don't even come up to the
>performance standards of a Part 15 cordlesst telephone. :-)

Ya, but you just backed up my point - it's not an experimental service
any more ...

--lyndon

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Date: 30 Jan 1994 15:16:26 -0800
From: sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unbc.edu!unbc.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <2ht226$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>r
Subject : Re: Ramsey FX Transceivers

[e-mail] (Greg Bullough) writes:

>They are also required to own a spectrum analyzer, or to know where
>to get access to one.

Then there *is* hope :-)

>And of course, our no-code techs understand clearly that they can't
>trust a manufacturer to produce a design that won't get them in
>trouble.

Trust is not at issue. The reg's *require* that any transmitter you operate
meet certain spectral purity requirements. The onus is on *you* as the
license holder to ensure that those requirements are met. It doesn't matter
*how* you meet the requirements, only that you *meet* the requirements. This
applies to all transmitters you operate, regardless of whether they are
commercial or homebrew.

>Gee, Lyndon, I'm overwhelmed by your sympathy for a kid who
>sees an inexpensive VHF/UHF rig and puts it on the air.

I'm glad to hear it. Having entered the hobby at a young age, commercial
gear was something I simply could not afford. Kits were (and are) a viable
alternative to expensive commercial gear. By building the kit that "kid"
will come out knowing more about transmitters than the majority of the
total ham community. Why is this bad? (Want an example of appliance operators?
One of our local "packet experts" was most surprised recently to discover
that digipeating a packet meant transmitting it *twice* over the air.)

--lyndon

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