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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #242
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Sat, 5 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 242
-
- Today's Topics:
- ACE Communications - good? bad?
- ANARTS RTTY NEWS797 20/02/94
- Call Sign Re-issue
- Chest Harness for HT?
- Getting Coax Seal OFF?
- How Long Have You Waited?
- JARGON
- QST review of Dual-Bander HTs
- second letter
-
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- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 2 Mar 94 14:26:34 GMT
- From: brunix!pstc3!md@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: ACE Communications - good? bad?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <CLr3n7.Jwy@avalon.chinalake.navy.mil>,
- erik@peewee.chinalake.navy.mil (Tom Servo) writes:
-
- |> I purchased a scanner from them for $465 using visa which I returned
- |> as soon as I tried it (another story). They sat on my money for one
- |> month after receiving the returned unit.
-
- This really isn't all that uncommon. Most businesses wait until they
- receive notification from the bank that a deposit was made for $X.
- They then process a credit memo for your credit card, which has to
- be processed by the credit card company, so it can take upwards of
- two months before a credit is realized. Not ideal, by any means,
- but not uncommon or completely unacceptable either.
-
-
- I purchased an AR-2500 from ACE, the only complaint I have is that I
- asked for a schematic for modification purposes, and I received a
- hand-drawn schematic which was very difficult, if not impossible in
- places, to read.
-
- The scanner itself, internally, seemed rather cheesy, but then again,
- there really isn't alot to scanners, is there? The first question that
- I, and other friends who saw the unit, asked ourselves was "is this
- thing really *worth* $450?" Since I've never opened a Bearcat or
- Uniden, I really have nothing to compare it to.
-
- Overall, the unit works just fine, and I have no complaints with
- performance. From that perspective, I would say that indeed, yes,
- the unit is "worth" $450, since it performs as expected, and I was
- willing to pay $450 for that level of performance.
-
- Would I purchase another unit from ACE? I would have to say yes.
- Would I purchase the same unit? Probably.
-
-
- MD
- --
- -- Michael P. Deignan
- -- Population Studies & Training Center
- -- Brown University, Box 1916, Providence, RI 02912
- -- (401) 863-2668
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Feb 94 05:57:32 GMT
- From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!sserve!usage!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram!dave@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: ANARTS RTTY NEWS797 20/02/94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- [ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
-
-
- ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 797 20/02/94
-
- Sunday Broadcast Schedules (Note 80 metre change)
-
- 3.545 MHz 0930 UTC This relay is in
- recess from end of
- November until be-
- ginning of April.
- 7.045 MHz -3 0030 UTC VK2CTD (Col)
- 14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC VK2DPM (Alan)
- 14.091 MHz 0030 UTC VK2BQS (JIM)
- 146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT)
- 144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI
- 146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY
-
- Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily
- those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the
- Society.
-
- Special reminder
- ----------------
- As next weekend is Central Coast Field Day at Wyong, please
- note that the usual Sunday morning broadcast will go out at
- the same time a day earlier on the Saturday...
-
- Repeat, the morning broadcast will take place at 0030UT on
- Saturday 26th February.
-
- Of course, this is so ANARTS relay officers can go to the
- Field Day along with the rest of the East Coast amateurs. Look
- for us there, and say hello.
-
- Back to normal the following Sunday ...
-
- ------------------------------------------
-
- Change in 80m broadcast relay
- -----------------------------
- Due to very poor propagation in this part of the cycle during
- summer months, it has been decided to drop the 80m relay of
- the cast from December to March inclusive. The relay will
- resume on the first Sunday in April, which is the 3rd this
- year.
-
- This could be reviewed in future years, but should be in force
- until at least 1997, judging by the way the current solar
- cycle is progressing. The minimum for the cycle is estimated
- variously to come from late 1995 to around April 1996. This
- presumes that the cycle length will continue to shorten to
- under 10 years, the last cycle being 9.6 years in length. The
- decline of the present cycle is running three to eight months
- ahead of cycles 18, 19, and 21 (cycle 20 was of much lower
- amplitude).
-
- Something good to remember -- the present cycle (cycle 22)
- reached its maximum in the record short interval of 2.8 years.
- Perhaps this next one will be similar.
-
-
- Estimates courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services Solar-
- Geophysical Summary January 1994.
-
-
- -----------------------------------------
-
- A reminder for the Gosford - Central Coast Field Day
- ----------------------------------------------------
- Don't forget the Central Coast Field Day on 27th February, at
- the prestige venue of the Wyong Racecourse in Howarth St.
- Wyong.
-
- There you will meet the committee of ANARTS -- Col VK2CTD,
- President, Jim VK2BQS, Vice-President, Alan VK2DPM, Treasurer,
- and Pat VK2JPA, Broadcast Officer, will be floating around
- somewhere with a video camera. (I am also a member of the
- Gladesville Amateur Radio Club Inc. specialising in ATV, and I
- have been told that I don't float! Pat)
-
- Don't forget to enter the Morse contest ANARTS will be running
- again. It was such a success last year that it will be a
- feature of the stand again this year. Polish your sending and
- receiving skills and come along and participate in this most
- historic method of amateur digital transmission.
-
-
- A late amendment to our previous announcement of a display of
- computer pictures. Murphy has struck again and the hard disk
- crashed rather permanently by the sounds of things, so we
- can't show the fractals and other images we had lined up for
- display. There's always next year.
-
- See you there.
-
- --------------------------------------
-
- DARC HF RTTY Contest (cont.)
- ------------------
- Date: February 19-20, 1994
-
- Sponsored by Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e V.
-
- Multipliers: Each DXCC/WAE country, and each USA state, and
- each call district in JA, VE, and VK, (NOT USA), regardless of
- band. (NO band multipliers). For USA stations, count only the
- FIRST QSO with a USA station as a DXCC/WAE country
- multiplier, regardless of band.
-
- QSO points: Count 1 point for QSO with own country (States of
- USA are not counted as countries).
-
- Count 2 points for QSO outside your own country, but within
- continent.
-
- Count 3 points for QSO outside your own continent.
-
- Final score: Total QSO points x total of multipliers.
-
- Awards: To top stations in each class, country and district
- mentioned above.
-
- Logs: Logs must contain: Date, Time UTC, Callsign, Message
- sent/received, name, US-state, first-time-mult prefix, and QSO
- points. Also required is a Summary sheet with a list of
- claimed multipliers. If entry is multi-op, please list names
- and callsigns of all ops. Comments are very much appreciated.
-
- Deadlines; Part 1: May, 1994. Part 2: September 1, 1994.
-
- Mail entry to:
- Werner Ludwig, DF5BX
- P.O. Box 12 70
- D-49110 Georgsmarienhutte
- Germany
-
- ----------------------------------------
-
- IPS weekly report
- -----------------
- 11 - 17 February 1994
-
- Issue no.: 07
-
- Date of issue: 18 February 1994
-
- Date 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
- 10cm 93 98 98 101 104 105 106
- A 38 27 30 28 26 16 (12 estimated)
- T 20 26 36 48 72 41 54
-
- Summary of activity
-
- Solar activity was mostly very low except for 13th and 17th
- February when activity was low.
-
- The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) from 11th to 15th was
- mostly unsettled to active with storm levels at periods on
- 11th, and minor storm levels at times on the 12th-15th.
- Conditions on 16th were unsettled to active, and quiet to
- unsettled on 17th.
-
- Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were near
- predicted levels 11th to partway through 13th when frequencies
- were firstly enhanced by up to 40 per cent, then depressed by
- up to 30 per cent after 1700UT. Frequencies on 14th to 15th
- ranged from near normal to up to 60 per cent enhanced,
- returning to near predicted values on 16th, then up to 15 per
- cent enhanced on 17th February. There was Sporadic E blanket-
- ing at 0800UT on 11th and some spread F during local night on
- 16th.
-
- Forecast for the next week (18 - 24 February)
-
- Solar : Low.
-
- Geomagnetic: Active 20-23 February due to a coronal hole.
-
- Ionospheric: Near predicted monthly values, MUFs are then
- expected to be depressed 15-20 per cent during
- the coronal hole activity.
-
- Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services
-
- ---------------------------------------
-
- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 11 FEB 94
-
- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 11 FEB 93 (BID RTDX0211)
-
- OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM 9X5LJ, I5AAX AND THE
- IK5PWJ PACKET CLUSTER, I5FLN, WB2CJL, AA5AU, W5KSI, ZS5S, AND
- THE NJ0M NODE OF THE TWIN CITIES DX PACKETCLUSTER NETWORK.
- THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP.
-
- BANDPASS:
- FRIDAY 4
- 0735-14084 FK8GS REV. 0939-14082 YL1ZE
- 1142-21083 UN8PFE 1302-14085 4S7RM
- 1320-14089 SO6AD/9 1340-14091 HK0DPA
- 1348-14088 9H1ET 1500-21085 TZ6FIC
- 1510-21089 XE1SRF 2350-14089 JA3DLE/1
-
- SATURDAY 5
- 0245-14086 VQ9TV 0835-14082 6W6JX
- 1257-14087 YV5KAJ 1304-21085 TZ6FIC
- 1316-21082 TU4EV 1400-21088 ZD7DP
- 1435-21085 CU3EM 1525-14086 J88BS
- 1543-14081 4U1ITU 1707-14083 XU7VK
- 1817-14082 J28JJ 1918-14086 EA8AK
- 1922-14088 ZA1MH 2008-14092 FG5FI
- 2149-14085 FM5GN 2156-14087 LU4DXU
-
- SUNDAY 6
- 0006-14085 S92ZM
- 0042-21076 3Y0PI FEC QSL KA6V SEE NOTE
- 0103-21076 3Y0PI ARQ 0620-14079 UA0ST
- 0624-14086 TR8MD QSL F6FNU 0648-14082 S53X
- 0756-14079 4U1ITU 0756 14079 4X/OK1FGV
- 0800-14080 T91ENS PACTOR 0826-14090 ER1PE
- 0830-14071 OD5ZZ PACTOR 0921-21086 EA6VS
- 0926-14083 UX0KC 0930-14085 6W6JX
- 0950-14090 UY7LT 0951-14090 RW8LZ
- 1035-14086 RV9CX 1050-14086 XU7VK QSL HA0HW
- 1053-14085 UN5PR 1053-14085 UH8WAD
- 1340-21085 ZS5J 1343-21083 SV9CAG
- 1400-14085 BV7WB 1400-21086 ZD7DP
- 1403-14087 4U1ITU 1405-14085 XU7VK
- 1415-14088 CU3EM 1431-14089 HP1XVI
- 1440-14091 YB3AQF 1441-28083 V50CM
- 1454-14086 TA5C 1506-21076 TU2BB PACTOR
- 1509-14091 UT2UZ 1533-14087 5B4VX
- 1538-21083 V50CM 1532-14080 VU2YK PACTOR
- 1705-14083 XU7VK 2226-14087 FM5GN
- 2322-14087 HP1XVI
-
- MONDAY 7
- 1107-14085 XU7VK 1711-14089 CO2AW
- 1829-14083 C91AI QSL CT1DGZ 1900-14084 3Y0PI INVERTED
- 2007-14083 CX3ABE 2021-21085 ZD7SM
- 2148-14084 CO2AW 2206-14084 YN4JAR
- 2224-14084 HK0DPA 2239-14084 S92ZM
- 2340-14084 ZP6EM 2354-14086 KP4SQ
-
- TUESDAY 8
- 0002-14088 PJ2MI 0026-14083 VP8CIL
- 0030-14083 FY5FG 0032-14085 ZP6EM
- 0039-14080 3Y0PI QSX UP 0119-14076 3Y0PI
- 0302-14081 3Y0PI 0048-14082 CE3NDN PACTOR
- 1721-14090 HK0DPA 1822-14086 CO2AW
- 1857-14083 CX3ABE 1904-14085 5Z4FO
- 1930-14083 YN5JAR 2153-14070 V31AR FEC/ARQ
- 2218-14084 9Y4VU 2230-14082 CO2AW
- 2235-14080 3Y0PI PACTOR QRM
- 2300-14082 3Y0PI QSY'D TO ESCAPE PACTOR QRM
-
- WEDNESDAY 9
- 0102-14082 3Y0PI STILL GOING STRONG
-
- THURSDAY 10
- 0100-14081 V31JU
-
- NOTES OF INTEREST:
- TNX TO TONY WA4JQS, AT 3Y0PI, FOR HIS VALIANT EFFORTS IN
- SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRING THE RTTY GEAR UNDER THE MOST ADVERSE
- CONDITIONS.
-
- A35JJ, TONGA - LOOK FOR A35JJ BETWEEN 12 AND 20 FEBRUARY ON
- ALL BANDS. QSL TO JR2KDN.
-
- FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN, SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND
- NOTES OF INTEREST TO LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF OR
- AT 9X5LJ.#KGL.RWA.AF.
-
- 73 ES GOOD HUNTING DE JULES W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA
- (VIA HF PACTOR)
- ---------------------------------------
-
- Coming events
- -------------
- 1994
- ----
- February 19th-20th DARC HF RTTY
- Contest
-
- 27th CCARC Field Day
- at Wyong
-
- March 19th-20th BARTG WW RTTY
- Contest
-
- April 16th-17th SARTG WW AMTOR
- Contest
-
- ------------------------------------
-
- Society information
-
- The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
- Australia, for such matters as membership and general
- enquiries. Enquiries can also be made by packet to the
- President (Col) VK2CTD, or the Secretary (Pat)VK2JPA @ VK2RWI
-
- News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60
- Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA @ VK2RWI.
-
- Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are :
-
- patl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au or VK2JPA @ VK2OP nsw.aus.oc
-
- The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from
- anywhere in the broadcast footprint. We are looking forward
- to news from your areas to let other amateurs know what you
- are doing in the hobby. Hope to hear from you.
-
- 73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
- That concludes ANARTS NEWS797 20/02/94.
-
- Inserted by VK2BQS Jim, Vice-President ANARTS.
- --
- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2OP.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3
- dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 2 Mar 94 01:51:19 GMT
- From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu!miavx1!miavx3.mid.muohio.edu!clmorgan@
- Subject: Call Sign Re-issue
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <50030048@hpscit.sc.hp.com>, rogerm@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Roger Myers) writes:
- >
- > Hi,
- >
- > I recently heard that the FCC is now allowing people to get call signs
- > re-issued. I would like to my dad's call sign. He passed away 5 years ago.
- > Does anyone know the procedure to get a call sign re-issue?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Roger Myers
- > WB7PJS
-
-
- I'd expect this will come under the "vanity call sign" program ... if and
- when it occurs ... and will require FCC 610V.
-
- I doubt that they (the Government) will reissue old calls if they can be sold
- thru the vanity program (sure don't like that name!!!).
-
- Good luck. Hope you get it.
-
- 73 >< Carl
- K8NHE
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 01:11:14 GMT
- From: world!dbr@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Chest Harness for HT?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- A few years ago, at a cross-country ski center, I saw an employee with a
- handheld radio attached to his chest with some sort of harness. It held
- the radio at a diagonal angle such that the antenna (VHF duck) pointed at
- his left shoulder and the base of the radio pointed at the right side of
- his waist.
-
- The harness seemed to be made out of neoprene or nylon and was black in
- color. I want one. It would be terrific for cross-country skiing,
- because if you fall, you don't fall on your radio. Even if you
- don't fall, it makes the radio easier to use because you can simply
- press the ptt switch without removing the radio from the harness.
-
- Does anyone have any information?
-
- -- Dan N2EDC
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 2 Mar 94 21:01:16 GMT
- From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!sgiblab!wrdis02.robins.af.mil!apollo.robins.af.mil!woodj@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Getting Coax Seal OFF?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <ericr.762116748@access3>, ericr@access3.digex.net (Eric Rosenberg) writes:
- >
- > Can anyone suggest a decent method for taking Coax Seal *off* of a
- > connector? It's a mess, and I'm not sure how to do it.
- >
- > Please email your repsonses...
- >
- > Thanks --
- > Eric
- >
- >
- > --
- > Eric Rosenberg WD3Q, EI4VPS, ZL0ADG, J20BY, etc.
- > 338 14th Street, NE voice: +202-547-3441
- > Washington, DC 20002 USA fax: +202-547-3613
- > ericr@access.digex.com wd3q@amsat.org
- >
-
- I think WD40(tm) will cut it. I don't know know what would be a good cleaner
- to remove the WD40... Jim KA4GHX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 2 Mar 94 02:32:41 GMT
- From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!bigfoot.wustl.edu!cec3!jlw3@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: How Long Have You Waited?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Ian Jordan (ijordan@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu) wrote:
- : I took the test with a friend around December 11th, and it took exactly 8
- : weeks to come for both of us. My brother took it a week later, and it
- : took exactly 9 weeks to come. Hope that helps and good luck.{
-
- : Ian Jordan
- : KC7ANP
-
- : --
- : * * Ian Jordan * *
-
- I got my CSCE on 23 Dec; still waiting today. Luckily, I have plenty of
- classes to keep me busy and not wondering.
-
- --jesse
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 12:49:12 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!nrtpa038!brtph560!b4pph107!jwittich@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: JARGON
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Tin cans is another good one. Maybe not as colorful as XYL,
- but should help with the project. For the new fellows, tin
- cans is an OF word for headphones. Ya don't hear it much
- any more. I guess everybody uses speakers now.
-
- 73.
- Jeff (yet another one!)
-
- --
- *******************************************************************************
- jwittich@bnr.ca * BNR claims they know nothing of my
- AC4ZO * employment here.
- *******************************************************************************
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 2 Mar 94 17:52:29 GMT
- From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.cs.columbia.edu!mix-cs!popovich@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: QST review of Dual-Bander HTs
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- devlin@lf.hp.com (Lee Devlin) writes:
-
- > Actually, there are quite a few hams with pilot's licenses that would
- > *love* to have a radio that can do that. A typical aviation handheld
- > costs around $500 and they are becoming a very popular accessory as a
- > backup radio.
-
- The problem here, of course, is that the aviation handhelds are type
- accepted for aviation use, and the TH-78A is not. It's against FCC
- regulations to use the TH-78A to transmit in the aircraft band. If I
- had one along in an airplane and there was an emergency requiring its
- use, then I'd use it, but I wouldn't expect the FCC to be pleased.
- -Steve
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 02:41:43 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!chip.ucdavis.edu!ez006683@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: second letter
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Conway Yee (yee@mipg.upenn.edu) wrote:
- : I hope that this clarifies my last letter, and that there
- : will not be any further misunderstanding proliferated on the
- : Internet.
- Misundertanding proliferating on the internet? NEVER! ;-]
-
- (ps. I know this isn't the internet)
-
-
- cheers,
- Dan
- --
- *---------------------------------------------------------------------*
- * Daniel D. Todd Packet: KC6UUD@KE6LW.#nocal.ca.usa *
- * Internet: ddtodd@ucdavis.edu *
- * Snail Mail: 1750 Hanover #102 *
- * Davis CA 95616 *
- *---------------------------------------------------------------------*
- * All opinions expressed herein are completely ficticious any *
- * resemblence to actual opinions of persons living or dead is *
- * completely coincidental. *
- *---------------------------------------------------------------------*
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 23:53:08 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!wetware!spunky.RedBrick.COM!psinntp!psinntp!arrl.org!ehare@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <rohvm1.mah48d-010394075503@136.141.220.39>, <tcjCM2nKv.28C@netcom.com>, <Anthony_Pelliccio-030394142257@138.16.64.49>
- Subject : Re: The ARRL is a business (was "Re: ARRL--->Online Repeater directory")
-
- Tony Pelliccio (Anthony_Pelliccio@brown.edu) wrote:
-
- <regarding the "profitabilty" of the ARRL:>
-
- : It is profitable for the executives of the corporation. That's right, why
- : do you think some of these guys have made a career out of the ARRL? Not
- : because of their love of amateur radio but because of their love of power
- : and money. Very simple.
-
- Hello, Tony. Nice to see you post again. You have been strangely
- silent of late. :-)
-
- It seems that we have a wild assumption here on the motives of some of
- the staff. I am a paid staffer, but I would never take the kind of
- abuse I sometimes have to take just for the money; I may enjoy the
- "power" of my position, but to me it is a power to get things done --
- a power to help make the world a little bit better than it was
- before I started messing with it.
-
- I think I know the HQ staff and management better than you, and I
- couldn't say with any certainty why they are here or whether their
- dedication to Amateur Radio is greater or less than their appreciation
- for their paychecks. I can assume safely that they have both dedication
- and appreciation, but, then again . . . don't we all. You spoke with
- certainty where certainty just can't exists.
-
- : > A league official recently told me that the ARRL spends an average of $75 per
- : > year per member. If I'm not mistaken, membership costs only $40. That extra
- : > $35 per capita has to come from somewhere.
-
- : Actually, I'll have to go over the annual report I have for the ARRL more
- : closely.
-
- Actually, actually, our dues are $30 per year, $24 for over age 65,
- $4 for family members, $4 for blind members (no QST), plus special
- rates for hams under 21 that are the oldest licensed amateur
- in their households.
-
- I had sent you MY copy of the 1992 Annual Report, so I will have
- to leave it to you to look up all of the applicable salary information.
- As you do, we usually have about 115 employees or so. Take the total
- reported for salaries and benefits and divide by 115. I am sure
- you will appreciate that the benefits part includes medical insurance,
- all applicable taxes and workman's compensation. Hopefully if it
- is all thoroughly analyzed we can all feel a little bit richer. :-).
- This year I will get two, so I can send you one and still have
- mine; it makes great reading. :-)
-
- Do point out the cost of living up here in the expensive Northeast.
- It will help everyone put it all in the right perspective.
-
- For now, 73. You all gotta' invite me back to do another presentation
- at your local club. I thoroughly enjoyed my last visit. Ed.
-
- --
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- Ed Hare, KA1CV ehare@arrl.org
- American Radio Relay League
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-
- Date: 2 Mar 94 00:47:25 GMT
- From: amd!netcomsv!bongo!julian@decwrl.dec.com
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <gregg.68.000DC24B@plains.nodak.edu>, <762531813snx@skyld.grendel.com>, <debmooreCM09xI.87y@netcom.com>
- Subject : Re: 5 by 5...
-
- In article <debmooreCM09xI.87y@netcom.com> debmoore@netcom.com (Bob Shilling) writes:
- >As a radio operator in the USMC in the early sixties, we used a scale of
- >1 - 5 for Signal Strength, hence 5x5. The military 2 1/2 ton truck was
- >known as a 6x6, so the "saltier" operators would say "I hear you like
- >a truck".
-
- I have been known to give a 2 by 2 report. I reserve it
- for the obnoxious, ill mannered operators who have
- transmitters with more Watts than their IQ.
-
- It means I hear you Too damn loud and Too damn often.
-
- --
- Julian Macassey, N6ARE julian@bongo.tele.com Voice: (310) 659-3366
- Paper Mail: Apt 225, 975 Hancock Ave, West Hollywood, California 90069-4074
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-
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 23:43:18 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!ringer!lonestar.utsa.edu!blake@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <1994Mar1.165710.2145@dtint.dtint.com>, <ZG2IvWv.brunelli_pc@delphi.com>, <CM3K8D.2I7x@austin.ibm.com>
- Subject : Edco TX-146 2m Intermod Filter for HTs
-
- Does anyone know how well this device works? I saw it in my most recent catalog
- from Tucker Electronics and Computers. The description says it requires +12VDC,
- so I guess you would have to haul around an extra battery if you wanted to go
- pedestrian mobile! Has anyone tried it with the TH78a?
- 73,
-
- --
- |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 | blake@lonestar.utsa.edu |O|
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