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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 94 04:30:08 PST
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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 25 Feb 94       Volume 94 : Issue  205

Today's Topics:
                   [Q] COLLINS KWM-380 Yaesu ST7000
                       ARRL Repeater Directory
                    Honda noisy ignitions - part 2
                    INTERNET -- PACKET gateway!!!
                    Irish Radio transmitters News
                    ITU Callsigns: How Allocated?
                  Super Morse version 4.04 question

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Date: 24 Feb 1994 21:48:10 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!umn.edu!lynx.unm.edu!SantaFe![e-mail]
Subject: [Q] COLLINS KWM-380 Yaesu ST7000
To: [e-mail]

Hi,
 I am sending this mail for a friend, kt5x, who does not have
internet access. He has a Collins KWM-380 transceiver and a Yaesu ST7000
amp. He would like to conenct his computer between to two so the
computer can check the transceivers frequency and when he changes
bands the computer will issue the commands to his yaesu amp to switch
bands.
 In otherwords, the computer will allow him to switch bands
from his transceiver without having to touch his amp.

 The problem is that he does not have the computer interface
information for his Collins transceiver for either the hardware connection
and the software commands.

   He also does not have the commands needed to talk to his Yaesu amp.
He has written Yaesu several but has never gotten a response.

 Can anyone out in netland help him out?

      Rob Farber
      [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 19:18:43 GMT
From: src.dec.com!crl.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!ryn.mro.dec.com!est.enet.dec.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARRL Repeater Directory
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, William=E.=[e-mail] writes...
>I have a real big problem with the idea that there are deliberate errors
>purposely induced into what should be a reference book.  Maybe we should start
>a "repeater directory accuracy project" to confirm all the listings in the
>ARRL directory to see if content errors exist.

>bill wb9ivr

Ok, here's one... 147.345 repeater located in Webster, Mass. has been listed as
being in "Princeton" since day 1, sometime back in the 70s. The repeater
apparently was on Mt.Wachusett in Princeton for a short time on a test basis,
but has been located in Webster since then. No one has noticed this in the past
15-20 years?
-Tom R.   N1OOQ   [e-mail]

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Date: 24 Feb 94 15:21:33 CST
From: news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Honda noisy ignitions - part 2
To: [e-mail]

Following my original post about noise in my Honda Accord, which started
AFTER the installation of a new "ignitor" in my distributor, I talked
to the service manager at my Honda dealership.

He then called Honda's Customer Service Dept., in Arlington Hts, IL.  After
a few days, he finally got a call back from them.

As you can expect, Honda will have nothing to do with their noise source
which they added to my car, at their request.  Their claim is that the
part recall is needed to make the car run, and that the ham radio is not
part of their car, therefore, it is of no concern to them.

Needless to say, they haven't heard the end of this from me, but I CANNOT
recommend Honda as a car for any amateur radio operator, given this attitude
by the company.

For note, I have bought 6 Hondas over the years.  This will be the last
Honda that I will own!

For a company that has already lost it's lead as #1 in sales they can count
out as being a future customer.

Kirk Baxter, N0FPZ

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 18:45:58 GMT
From: agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: INTERNET -- PACKET gateway!!!
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>
>I'm new to PACKET and I would like to know if it's possible to exchange
>mail between INTERNET and PACKET. Is there a gateway doing that? What's
>the procedure?

This probably should be in an FAQ file.

There shouldn't be any real problem with mail from Packet TO internet,
but the problem lies with the internet TO packet direction.  Problem
is to do with FCC rules.  No dirty words are allowed on packet, and
many forms of commercial or business related messages are not allowed
eighter.  Not sure if you can order a pizza by packet, though.  :-)

Basically, this means that someone has to be a moderator and read all
the mail going to packet.  I doubt anyone's got that much time with
nothing better to do.  You could have a computer reject or remove all
dirty words, but business/commercial related mail would need a human.

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Date: 24 Feb 94 14:24:30 EST
From: paperboy.ids.net!ids.net![e-mail]
Subject: Irish Radio transmitters News
To: [e-mail]

Give a shout if you want to be put on a mailing list for more from the IRTS

[e-mail]


Thanks to Colm Donelan (ei2db) for forwarding this to me by P-MAIL.
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IRTS RADIO NEWS BULLETIN - Sunday  20th February 1994

This news bulletin was compiled and edited by Steve Wright,
EI5DD, in conjunction with the members of the Galway VHF Group.


AREN - TIPPERARY,  KILKENNY & WATERFORD.

As HF conditions were very poor last week we repeat this item
for the Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford areas. Liam, EI7FE,
would like to contact anyone interested in the Amateur Radio
Emergency Network from Counties Tipperary, Kilkenny and
Waterford. Liam will be listening on 7.077 MHz and  3.640 Mhz
+/- QRM after the HF news bulletins today and will call in after
the VHF news transmitted from Waterford on Tuesday the 15th at
9:30 PM. Phone  [phone] or call in on 145.525 any time for
further information.


CORK PACKET GROUP.

The Cork Packet Radio Group will be holding their Annual General
Meeting in the Berrick Room, Imperial Hotel, Pembroke Street,
Cork, on Wednesday the 23rd of February at 8 PM. This meeting is
open to all who have an interest in Radio Data Communications.
Enquiries may be directed to Ken EI7DKB, John EI7DNB, or Eugene
EI5HG. Enquiries may be addressed to "Packet @ Cork"  or phoned
to 021-863259.


SOUTH DUBLIN RADIO CLUB.

Congratulations to Mark Boothmann from County Kildare, a member
of South Dublin Radio Club, who has recently passed the morse
examination and is now active on HF. For many years, SDR has
been running morse classes during its Tuesday meetings and has
been acheiving almost 100% success. These classes, like the
club's theory classes, are completely free.


PHOENIX AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.

The Phoenix Amateur Radio Club Radio Exhibition and Sale will
take place at 2 PM today (Sunday 20th of February) in the
Coolmine Community School, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, just off
the Navan Road and one mile from the M50.

There will be plenty of activity, major traders present, light
refreshments available, a supervised car park and talk-in on S21.

The Phoenix Amateur Radio Club meet every Tuesday at 8:30 PM in
the Coolmine Community School.


CARLOW AND DISTRICT RADIO GROUP.

The Annual General Meeting of the Carlow and District Radio
Group took place on Wednesday the 2nd of February and the
following officers were elected: Chairman, Jim Murphy EI8HA,
Hon. Secretary, Pat Hutton EI6HF, and Treasurer , Sean Corry
EI6BPD.

The theory classes have commenced and will run for twelve weeks.
Such was the interest that the CW classes had to be left over
until the 9th of February. The times for the classes are as
follows: Theory classes commence at 7:30 PM sharp followed by
Morse Classes at 9:00 PM.

All are welcomed to attend the club meetings if they are in, or
passing through, the Carlow area on Wednesday evenings at 7:30
PM. The room number is posted in the Kilkenny Road entrance hall
of the Carlow Regional Technical College.

Further information about the activities of the Carlow and
District Radio Group may be obtained from Pat Hutton, EI6HF, at
QTHR.


DONEGAL (TIR CONAILL) AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.

The Donegal produced flier, to circulate with the IRTS
Newsletter, is hot off the press and will soon be read
worldwide. The flier contains advertising and information
concerning accomodation and important details about the IRTS AGM
and Dinner in Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, on April the 23rd and
24th.

The Annual Dinner and General meeting will be held in Jackson's
Hotel Ballybofey over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of April.
The hotel will be charging IR#22.00 per person sharing for B&B.
The price of the Dinner Dance Tickets will be IR#13:00 each. It
is suggested that anyone wishing to stay in Donegal for
the weekend should book early as the date of the IRTS AGM will
be clashing with a Golf Tournament being held over the same
weekend. If Jackson's Hotel should become fully booked there is
a second hotel and B&B facilities in the area.


NEWS ITEMS URGENTLY REQUESTED.

Club secretaries, PRO's and individuals - Please send
information to the Radio news editor as often as possible. We
have had a good run  to date so please do not give up on us now!
Special thanks to Liam EI7FE, Ken EI7DKB, Joe EI7GY, Pat EI6HF
and Martin EI3FI for items included in this week's Radio News
Bulletin.


ITEMS FOR INCLUSION.

Items for inclusion in the Radio News Bulletins should be
addressed to Steve Wright, EI5DD, C/o Department of Pathology,
Regional Hospital, Galway. FAX messages may be sent to EI5DD at
091-24216. All items included in the Radio News Bulletins will
be forwarded to Dave, EI4BZ, for inclusion in the monthly
newsletter.Items for inclusion in the Printed News should be
sent to Dave Moore, EI4BZ, at QTHR, phoned to 021-632444 during
the day, or to 021-883555 in the evenings. Items may be sent on
Packet Radio to EI4BZ at EI7DKB-5. Fax messages may be sent to
021-632730.


THAT's It for Now Folks

END OF TEXT.

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Date: 24 Feb 1994 22:09:24 GMT
From: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu![e-mail]
Subject: ITU Callsigns: How Allocated?
To: [e-mail]

A non-internet ham friend was asking me the other day if I knew anything
about the history of worldwide callsign prefix allocations. I drew a
blank, satisfied with the explanation "that's the way it is" and never
having questioned it myself.

Does anybody know of a reference text or online archive that would contain
some of the history and procedure of how the ITU allocates callsigns?

Frank Maynard (WB8AEV)

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Date: 24 Feb 94 16:40:09
From: news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!netnews.upenn.edu!mipg.upenn.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Super Morse version 4.04 question
To: [e-mail]

I tried Super Morse 4.04 a couple of months ago and failed miserably.
Upon startup, it would complain about not finding a Sound Blaster card
and then die.

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Date: 24 Feb 1994 13:30:19 -0500
From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!udel!news.sprintlink.net!news.dorsai.org!news.dorsai.org![e-mail].
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <2kerpe$[e-mail]>om
Subject : Re: John Ramsey

In article <2kerpe$[e-mail]>, Jason Hanson wrote:
> In article <[e-mail]>,  <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >Dana Myers <[e-mail]> writes:
> >
> >> * This Extra supports the abolition of the 13 and 20 WPM tests *
> >
> >This Extra supports the abolition of those who support the abolition of
> >the 13 and 20 WPM tests.
>
> This Extra supports the abolition of delphi posters from the net.

I wonder what you're going to do when Prodigy links to the net by the end of
the year?

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