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- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 94 13:30:29 PST
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #337
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-
- Info-Hams Digest Mon, 28 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 337
-
- Today's Topics:
- 49 mhz. Radio Shack Conv (2 msgs)
- 6m Equipment?
- AO-13 operating schedule notations
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 26 March
- dual band HT advice
- Information about Repeat
- Obscenity on ham bands (2 msgs)
- SUMMARY:2m HT Recomendations
- VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 25 March
- Yaesu 5200 Develops new "Feature"?!
-
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- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 26 Mar 94 05:00:02 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!concert!news.duke.edu!duke!wolves!psybbs!fredmail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 49 mhz. Radio Shack Conv
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- BL>I understand that some west coast hams have found a way to convert
- BL>single channel 49 mhz. Radio Shack walkie talkies to 6 meter repeater
- BL>use. I am interested in any information about this such as the model of rad
- BL>and how to convert.
- BL>Thanks
- BL>Bruce Langos N8CNZ
-
- Hi Bruce! I have a pair now. All I did was order a replacement crystal
- pair (RX and TX) from Jan crystals in Fla (they advertise in the ham
- mags), replace the xtals, and retune the radio. Work pretty good, too!
- 73 de WB4IUY
-
- ___
- X OLX 2.2 X Never get your hair cut by a bald barber...
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 27 Mar 1994 12:43:08 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!da884@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 49 mhz. Radio Shack Conv
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- DA> BL>I understand that some west coast hams have found a way to
- DA> BL>single channel 49 mhz. Radio Shack walkie talkies to 6 met
- DA> BL>use. I am interested in any information about this such a
- DA> BL>and how to convert.
- DA> BL>Thanks
- DA> BL>Bruce Langos N8CNZ
- DA>
- DA> Hi Bruce! I have a pair now. All I did was order a
- DA> replacement crystal pair (RX and TX) from Jan crystals in
- DA> Fla (they advertise in the ham mags), replace the xtals, and
- DA> retune the radio. Work pretty good, too! 73 de WB4IUY
- DA>
-
- Do you have any more info on this? Would be interested in doing a mode
- like that.
-
- --
- ____________________________________________________________________________
- | David AMPRnet - ve3tos@ve3tos.ampr.org www |
- |Don Mills, Ontario Internet - da884@cleveland.freenet.edu (o o) |
- |_Canada____VE3TOS_____Packet - ve3tos@va3bbs.#scon.on.can.noam_oOO__(_)__OOo|
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Mar 1994 17:58:50 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!cs.uiuc.edu!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu!prvalko@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 6m Equipment?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Hey bryan,
-
- If you have an HF rig, check out Ten Tec's new 6 meter transverter kit
- for $99!
-
- 73 paul wb8zjl
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Mar 94 20:15:58 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: AO-13 operating schedule notations
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Received: from rigel (rigel.eso.mc.xerox.com) by zombi.eso.mc.xerox.com
- (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA28634; Mon, 28 Mar 94 15:15:54 EST
-
-
- Can someone tell me what is meant by the "MA" numbers listed with AO-13
- operating schedules? They look like this:
-
- Mode-B: MA 0 to MA 90
- Mode-BS MA 90 to MA 120
- Mode-S: MA120 to MA 122
-
-
- I understand the meaning of the "modes" (tho I'm not familiar with
- Mode-BS).
-
- =Mark=
- n2rpz@eso.mc.xerox.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 22:16:31 MST
- From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utgpu!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 26 March
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 26 MARCH, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 26 MARCH, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 085, 03/26/94
- 10.7 FLUX=088.5 90-AVG=105 SSN=039 BKI=2323 1211 BAI=007
- BGND-XRAY=A7.5 FLU1=2.8E+06 FLU10=1.7E+04 PKI=2233 2322 PAI=009
- BOU-DEV=017,022,014,031,009,21583,005,006 DEV-AVG=2710 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= B3.8 @ 1503UT XRAY-MIN= A5.3 @ 0703UT XRAY-AVG= B1.2
- NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 1150UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 2155UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.0%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2255UT PCA-MIN= -0.5DB @ 1615UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55343NT @ 0550UT BOUTF-MIN=55320NT @ 1806UT BOUTF-AVG=55334NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+078,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+122NT@ 1753UT GOES6-MIN=N:-083NT@ 0519UT G6-AVG=+096,+023,-041
- FLUXFCST=STD:090,090,090;SESC:090,090,090 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,010,020/010,015,020
- KFCST=2104 5011 2104 5011 27DAY-AP=007,008 27DAY-KP=1233 2120 1133 2123
- WARNINGS=
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 25 MAR 94 was 45.0.
- The Full Kp Indices for 25 MAR 94 are: 3+ 2- 3- 3- 3+ 3+ 3o 3-
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 25 MAR 94 are: 20 6 11 13 20 18 16 12
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 26 MAR is: 1.6E+08
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was very low. The only x-ray flare of the
- past day was a B3 (no optical) at 26/1503Z. All sunspot regions
- currently on the disk are small and relatively inactive.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- very low.
-
- The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be quiet to unsettled, becoming active by 29 March
- due to a recurrent disturbance.
-
- Event probabilities 27 mar-29 mar
-
- Class M 01/01/01
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 27 mar-29 mar
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 15/15/25
- Minor Storm 10/10/25
- Major-Severe Storm 05/05/10
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 15/15/25
- Minor Storm 10/10/25
- Major-Severe Storm 05/05/10
-
- HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions.
- No changes are expected until 29 March when minor signal
- degradation may begin to be observed over some higher latitude
- night-sector paths.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 26/2400Z MARCH
- --------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7692 N18W73 160 0020 HRX 01 001 ALPHA
- 7694 N10E16 071 0010 BXO 05 004 BETA
- 7695 S16E29 058 0020 BXO 03 004 BETA
- 7696 S17W08 095 PLAGE
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 27 MARCH TO 29 MARCH
- NMBR LAT LO
- 7687 N18 338
- 7685 S08 342
- 7689 S10 324
- 7690 S14 326
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 26 MARCH, 1994
- ----------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- NONE
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 26 MARCH, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 26/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 25 Mar: 0809 0821 0903 B1.4
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 (100.0)
-
- Total Events: 001 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED.
-
- 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.
-
-
- ** End of Daily Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 17:40:35 GMT
- From: pacbell.com!att-out!cbfsb!cbnewsf.cb.att.com!cropley@ames.arpa
- Subject: dual band HT advice
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <phydoux.764866465@bert.cs.byu.edu> phydoux@bert.cs.byu.edu (Michael Monsen) writes:
- >Greetings!
- >
- > I'm looking into buying a dual band HT, but I don't have access
- > ...
- >brands are good? Is there a certain brand/model I should stay away
- >from? Any advice/insights would be appreciated. You can respond via
- >mail or in this group, I am a regular reader.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Please follow up with a post. I to am interested in getting an HT.
-
- Q. Are dual banders (say a 2m and 70cm) poor performers due to any
- compromises that are need to rx/tx on dual bands with 1 antenna?
-
- If the above is true then I gues it would be better to invest the money
- and buy a seperate unit for each band.
-
- Also has anyone gotten a Yaesu FT-11 (the really small new unit) No one
- talks about them on the net?
-
- >
- >73,
- >Michael Monsen
- >KB7YOP
- >
-
- cropley@cbnewsf.att.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 26 Mar 94 05:00:00 GMT
- From: pacbell.com!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!emory!news-feed-2.peachnet.edu!concert!news.duke.edu!duke!wolves!psybbs!@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Information about Repeat
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- JR> I've searched a few FTP sites, but've been unable to find any information
- JR>about the hardware, setup, etc. of repeaters. I asked an individual here wh
-
- Hi Jason! What do you mean by "FTP" sites? Also, are you interested in
- putting up a machine? 73 de WB4IUY
-
- ___
- X OLX 2.2 X Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be computer geeks
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Mar 94 17:20:25 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!prairienet.org!dhughes@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: Obscenity on ham bands
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I just passed my no-code test last week, and have been listening to some
- ham chatter on my SW receiver. Saturday night on 3910 kHz I heard some
- of the most disgusting language I've encountered anywhere. One guy was
- spouting one obscentity after another, and three other guys were laughing
- at his inept signal and giving it right back to him. All but the
- instigator were regularly giving their calls. Is this pretty much what I
- have to look forward to?
- --
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 18:55:12 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!col.hp.com!fc.hp.com!jayk@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Obscenity on ham bands
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Dan Hughes (dhughes@prairienet.org) wrote:
-
- : I just passed my no-code test last week, and have been listening to some
- : ham chatter on my SW receiver. Saturday night on 3910 kHz I heard some
- : of the most disgusting language I've encountered anywhere. One guy was
- : spouting one obscentity after another, and three other guys were laughing
- : at his inept signal and giving it right back to him. All but the
- : instigator were regularly giving their calls. Is this pretty much what I
- : have to look forward to?
-
- Is that the only contact you listened too?? It doesn't take much SWLing
- to notice that isn't the normal contact on the ham bands.
-
- 73, Jay K0GU jayk@fc.hp.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Mar 1994 17:23:38 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!otter.mech.ubc.ca!harland@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: SUMMARY:2m HT Recomendations
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Summary of 2m HT recomendations:
- First the specific features that people use/like is laid out
- then I will list responses by manufacturer.
-
- Responses to date: 14
-
- Feateures:
-
- Power: 2 people say 2-3W is enough fo local use
- 4 people say 5W+ is needed for longer distances
-
- DTMF: 4 - must have
-
- CTCSS: 2 - good to have
- 2 - not worth it
-
- Paging: 2 - not worth it
- 1 - have but never use
-
- Lighted Keypad: This came up quite frequently --> good idea
-
- Manufacturers:
-
- Kenwood:
- 28A: 4 - problems with intermod
- 2 - battery falling out
- 2 - poor battery life
- 78A: 1 - intermod
- 27A: 2 - good reviews but 1 poor battery life
- 22AT: 1 - good review
- 1 - Kenwood not woth the money
-
- Radio Shack:
- 202: 5 - good reviews
-
- Yaesu:
- FT-530: 3 - good reviews
- FT-416: 1 - very good review
-
- Alinco:
- DJ-180T/H 1 - very good review
- 1 - Alinco not worth them money
-
- Standard:
- C168A: 2 - good reviews
-
- I-COM:
- 2GAT: 1 - big but worth it
-
- Which one will I buy ?
- I am going to check into Radio Shack but I am now looking
- towards a Yeasu FT-530 or FT-411.
-
- Thanks for all the great info, I would have bougth Kenwood
- had it not been for all the intermod problems.
-
- I hope this summary will help someone else who is also in the
- market for a 2m HT.
-
-
-
- --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Harland MacKenzie "Once you have eliminated
- Department of Mechanical Engineering the impossible, what ever
- University of Brithish Columbia remains, no matter how
- Vancouver, B.C. Canada improbable, must be the
- truth",
- Internet: harland@mech.ubc.ca Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- CompuServe: 72162,2245
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 94 06:44:30 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!caen!malgudi.oar.net!infinet!n8emr!bulletin@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 25 March
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- ==============================================================
- | Automatic relayed from packet radio via |
- | N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553 |
- ==============================================================
-
- SB DX @ WW $RTDX0325
- VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 25 March
- VK2SG RTTY DX Notes for week ending 25 March 1994 (BID RTDX0325)
-
- Our information this week came from 9X5LJ, DJ3IW and the Central
- Europe DX Cluster Node DB0SPC, I5FLN, IK5AAX and the IK5PWJ
- Packetcluster, WB2CJL, W5KSI, ZS5S, and the NJ0M node of the Twin
- Cities DX Packetcluster Network. Thanks to all for your help.
-
- Bandpass:
-
- Friday 18
- 0014-14082 ZP6EM
- 1201-14087 UT5DX
- 1343-14082 SU1AH
- 1444-14081 U8JA
- 1446-14086 UX0JA
- 1812-14089 ES7MM
- 1819-14083 ZD7DP
- 1929-14084 VP8CIL
- 2010-14084 TZ6FIC
- 2129-14085 9I2A QSL DL7VRO
- 2158-14088 8P6AW
- 2317-14089 CO2KG
-
- Saturday 19
- 0014-14086 UA0SMF
- 0155-14085 V31AR
- 0310-7088 HH2PK
- 0457-14086 FO5NA
- 0518-14090 VK2RT
- 0522-14084 UR0HQ
- 0540-14086 S53MJ
- 0541-14085 4X6UO
- 0543-21083 UN7GY
- 0546-14083 UR0HQ
- 0622-14087 ZL2AMI
- 0803-21083 ZD7DP
- 0845-21088 9N1AA
- 1001-21086 UU9JWB
- 1104-14081 OH0BBF
- 1106-21081 XU7VK
- 1137-14083 UN5PR
- 1137-14085 OH0/SK4BX
- 1141-21084 5R8DS
- 1251-21082 ZX2A
- 1251-14088 XE1/J1QXY
- 1258-14090 OH2AG
- 1327-21076 YB0ASI
- 1327-14081 GW5NF
- 1353-14087 UZ9CWA
- 1405-21081 HH2PK
- 1444-21084 A45ZW
- 1602-21077 S50C
- 1745-14088 EL0AB
- 1748-21089 ZP5JCY
- 1749-21086 7P8SR
- 1813-21083 ZP5ALI
- 1924-14088 FG5FI
- 1931-14081 PI4COM
- 1935-7040 4X6UO
- 1945-14090 SV2BFN
- 1957-14083 CP1FF
- 2009-14085 PJ9JT
- 2042-14084 CX3ABE
- 2058-14077 HP1AC
- 2107-14086 LU9DBK
- 2201-14093 HH2PK
- 2305-7040 HH2PK
-
- Sunday 20
- 0033-7089 WP4Q
- 0454-3608 HH2PK
- 0536-7036 4N7M
- 0604-14086 S92ZM
- 0611-21092 JN2UJA/1
- 0746-21086 RU0L
- 0752-21086 OD5PL
- 0758-21092 V85PB
- 0807-21087 UY2LW
- 0810-21084 ZL3GQ
- 0812-21085 5R8DS
- 1001-21088 9K2USA
- 1113-21082 ZX2A
- 1121-14085 HH2PK
- 1218-14087 HP1AC
- 1227-21088 TZ6FIC
- 1424-14090 V85GA
- 1320-21084 4X6UO
- 1428-14088 HI8BG
- 1432-21088 KP2N
- 1514-14081 OH0BBF
- 1514-21080 ZP5FGS
- 1528-21089 KP4CKY
- 1547-21078 S50C
- 1615-14087 4N7M
- 1710-21082 GW3YDX
- 1838-7040 ZA1MH
- 2346-14080 UA0SMF
-
- Monday 21
- 0005-14085 S92ZM
- 0053-14081 9I2Z
- 0055-14080 FG5FI
- 2122-14092 S57A
- 2245-14089 S92ZM
-
- Tuesday 22
- 1654-14086 LZ1DB
- 1758-21085 ZS1CI
- 1822-21085 ZD7DP
- 2339-14083 CX7BF
-
- Wednesday 23
- No Reports
-
- Thursday 24
- No Reports
-
-
- Notes Of Interest:
-
- Europa - Look for Jacques, FR5ZU/E between 28 March and 25 April.
- QSL to VE2NW.
-
- For next week's bulletin, send your Bandpass amd Notes of Interest to
- Luciano, I5FLN @ 9X5LJ.#KGL.RWA.AF, or I5FLN @ ZS5S.ZAF.AF.
-
- 73 and Good Hunting DE Jules W2JGR @ W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA.
- /EX
- SP KT7H @ N7DUO.WA.USA.NA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Mar 94 16:36:00 GMT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!transfer.stratus.com!sw.stratus.com!fms@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: Yaesu 5200 Develops new "Feature"?!
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1994Mar25.124326.1@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com>, estey@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com writes:
- > My 2-year old Yaesu FT-5200 has recently displayed a new, and unique, feature.
- > It turns itself OFF! (Stop the snickering! It happens both in Receive and
- > transmit mode!)
- >
- > I have vibrated the FT-5200, wiggled the control cable of the seperation kit,
- > with no direct correllation to the failure. Depressing the ON/OFF switch will
- > sometimes not restore normal operation - sometimes the display becomes real
- > dim when I try to turn the power back on - and repeated attempts don't always
- > work. Failures have happened when the unit is ice-cold - and when the unit is
- > warm so thermal problems seem unlikely. I fear sending the unit in as I
- > am not absolutely sure the problem isn't with the cable running between the
- > main unit under the seat and the control head on the dash.
- >
- > Has anyone experienced this new Yaesu feature???
- >
-
- This sounds familiar.
-
- I've seen this in two instances. In the first, the air flow around the unit had
- gotten blocked, and the unit was overheating. Removing the offending blockage
- and allowing the unit to cool back down did the trick. However, this doesn't
- sound like your problem.
-
- In the other instance, I had just had electrical work done on the car. The
- radio would randomly shut itself down. I also had it turn itself on automatically
- whenever I started the car. TO solve this one required resetting the unit (there's
- some combination of keys to hit at startup, or some internal button you have to
- press that resets the thing to factory settings. It's in the manual somewhere).
- I guess it had just gotten internally confused when my electrical system broke...
-
- If none of these do the trick, you'll probably have to ship it back, but do give
- the factory reset a try before you dig out the shipping materials... Good luck!
-
-
- 73 de Faith N1JIT
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- Faith M. Senie InterNet: fms@vos.stratus.com
- Stratus Computer, Inc. InterNet: fms@hoop.sw.stratus.com
- 55 Fairbanks Blvd. Pkt Radio: n1jit@wa1phy.ma.usa.na
- Marlboro, MA 01752 Phone: (508)460-2632
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- Curiosity doesn't flourish among the burned-out...
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- Date: 28 Mar 94 16:36:19 GMT
- From: world!eac@uunet.uu.net
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <CMrFLs.G8u@oasis.icl.co.uk>, <763839799snz@g8sjp.demon.co.uk>, <1994Mar23.093208.4906@ee.surrey.ac.uk>
- Subject : Re: 2 meter use in London, England?
-
- In <1994Mar23.093208.4906@ee.surrey.ac.uk> M.Willis@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Mike Willis) writes:
- >representative selection of locals. After all, would would go to Miami airport if
- >they believed the reports we have had in Europe? You get murdered for making a
- >wrong turning or asking directions!
-
- Or by knocking on a door at night in Texas!
-
- 73 Eric WB1HBU Amsat UK 5064 Amsat NA 10595
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- Date: 28 Mar 1994 10:51:45 -0800
- From: olivea!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@ames.arpa
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <2m78pf$5kh@news.iastate.edu>, <2m8ktm$21a@apple.com>, <Cn15pI.L7H@news.Hawaii.Edu>
- Subject : Re: 1x1 Callsigns?
-
- jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jeffrey Herman) writes:
-
- >Kok & Will: A number is appended following the prefix if and only if
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >the country in question has divided itself into districts. Thus, because
- >the Marshall Islands are so small in land area (lots of islands, though)
- >the Marshallese government has chosen not to partition the islands
- >into different radio districts.
-
-
- Well, Jeff. Now I *know* you are in mathematics :-).
- (Were you really afraid that this audience does not recognise "iff"? :-)
-
- My V7A "postcard" came, so it was not a figment of my imagination.
-
- BTW, the OKDXA folks are really fast at QSLing. The V7A card arrived in
- about 10 days from when I dropped mine in the mailbox. The 6D2X folks
- are *even* faster, 7 days portal to portal! Hats off to K5TSQ. A miracle
- considering, in total, the cards went through at least 4 post offices :-).
-
- 73,
-
- Kok Chen, AA6TY kchen@apple.com
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-
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-
- Date: 28 Mar 94 19:13:51 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <2mul91$6vo@hawk.eng.warwick.ac.uk>, <1994Mar25.172652.8928@arrl.org>, <henrysCnACz8.3vH@netcom.com>
- Subject : Re: Why no 10 meter activity??
-
- henrys@netcom.com (Henry B. Smith) writes:
-
- >Yesterday driving home from work (Dallas) I worked ZY5C (southern Brasil)
- >and CX1NT (Uraguay) on 10 meters. Trans. Eq. skip??
-
-
- No. It is a supernatural phenomenon called a "contest." :-) :-) Been
- known to bring activity to a seemingly dead band.
-
- I hope that the folks who have been complaining about 10m's death
- turned their radios to 10m this (WPX) weekend. My 10m log for the
- weekend shows CE, CX, HC8, HH, HK, HP, J3, KH6, KH8, KP2, KP4, LU, PY,
- P4, TI, TG, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, V3, YV, ZD8, ZL, 8P. All done with a
- wimpy setup from an apartment.
-
- 73
-
- Kok Chen, AA6TY kchen@apple.com
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-
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