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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 94 04:30:11 PDT
From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu>
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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #1088
To: Info-Hams
Info-Hams Digest Mon, 3 Oct 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1088
Today's Topics:
Courtesy In Amateur Radio
Help wanted for ham club internet demo
TAPR LISTSERV SYSTEM
The American Morse Code
VK2WI Weekly News, 2nd October, 1994
Wouff-Hong
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 01:01:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tony Stalls <rstalls@access1.digex.net>
Subject: Courtesy In Amateur Radio
> : A lot of the fun of HF seems to be going away beacuse of numerous nets
> : and contests.
>
> Been that way for, uh, lessee, 23 years that I know of.........
>
> The old geezers ragchew nets I mean. The ones with the looong pauses
> for static crashes to be appreciated be all :-)
>
> Contests seem to be an '80's thing. I find them annoying too but
> complaining won't change them.
Well Ron, my amateur license is a year older than you and all of the
above goes back further than that. The HF bands have been very much the
same as ther are today and contests were always big. They used to be an
excuse for club guys to get together, drink beer, and have an all around
good outing. Oh, I've complained about them taking up the bands too, but
what the heck, a lot of folks enjoy them, so I'll just do something else
whle they're at it. I do have a life outside ham radio.
> I've had more fun on HF since I've learned CW at 20+ WPM. I gave up on
> SSB about the time I started it 23 years ago. Couldn't put up
> big beams or afford high power at age 14.
This comment is the real reason I replied. Particularly when I was new
in the hobby, the biggest rock-crusher of a rig I ever then had was a
Johnson Viking II (180 watts CW/135 AM DC input) and dipole antennas. I
couldn't compete with the "California kilowatts" on AM, so I retreated to
CW and never had so much fun. These guys that bash CW don't know what
they're missing!
BTW, guess what I use on CW now... A Johnson Viking II no less!
> Some things don't change much I guess.
You got that right!!!
> 73,
> Ron
> NW0U
> (Olde Pharte at age 37)
73,
Tony
K4KYO
(Young guy at age 52)
------------------------------
Date: 3 Oct 1994 07:43:34 GMT
From: icosa@iconz.co.nz (Ross Keatinge)
Subject: Help wanted for ham club internet demo
My local amateur radio club has accepted my offer of giving an Internet
talk and demonstration at their next monthly meeting.
I plan to give the usual demos of news, telnet, ftp, gopher and Mosaic.
I thought it would add a nice touch to be able to have a live
conversation with someone somewhere but I need to find someone to talk to.
The time would be about 0800 UTC on Tuesday October 18th. Not the most
convenient time for anyone in the US I know.
If anyone anywhere could be around at this time and can run "talk"
protocol, please email me.
73's icosa@iconz.co.nz
Ross
ZL1BNV
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 04:31:18 GMT
From: server@aznetig.stat.com (Server)
Subject: TAPR LISTSERV SYSTEM
Hi All,
I've tried and tried to subscribe to the TAPR lists and I have
followed the instructions to a 'T'. Can anyone help me out here?
Are the lists broken? Or is it manually done and someone possibly
on vacation or snoozing at the keyboard?
I'd like to receive the information dispursed on these lists...
Thanks for your help...
Dan
------------------------------
Date: 2 Oct 1994 20:34:09 -0700
From: leigh@rain.org (Leigh)
Subject: The American Morse Code
Here in Santa Barbara in Southern California, there is an older
gentlement who was a ham in the 20', and recently got back into radio,
and he QSOs several times a week in American Morse. They are usually on
weekday mornings around 7117 or thereabouts in the Novice band, around
9am local time. His call is AA6XT; I forget the call of the other station.
Listen for lots of dits! And the super long "dah" used for L and 0. It
sounds quite a bit different than Continental CW.
73 DE KM6JE/Leigh.
------------------------------
Date: 3 Oct 1994 18:38:40 +1000
From: dave@eram.esi.com.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: VK2WI Weekly News, 2nd October, 1994
Divisional News
---------------
Morse classes
Morse classes have now started at the Divisional Ofice 109 Wigram
Street Parramatta .
This Wwednesday night will be the last chance to join our final
class for this year. Starts at 7 pm for next 7 weeks at a cost of
$30.00 for the course including handouts.
Jim Walker VK2XJW Education Officer
-------------------------------------------------
Librarian's request
-------------------
The WIA (NSW) Librarian requires a copy of the FM transceiver
Philips FM 747, circuit diagram, and if board circuits are
available for photocopying, please send to the Librarian at Box
1066 Parramatta 2124.
Aub Topp VK2AXT, Librarian
Federal News
-----------
The ninth International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 Conference
was held in Singapore recently. It was held over the period of
5th-9th September at the Apollo Hotel in Singapore's Chinatown
region.
Five members from around this country represented Australia at the
conference. Last February the WIA's Federal Council voted to fund
a delegation of four people to the Singapore conference. In May
the Federal Council appointed Kevin Olds VK1OK who is the IARU
Liaison Officer, Neil Penfold VK6NE, Gavin Berger VK1EB, and John
Aarsse VK4QA, as the official delegation. Wally Watkins VK4DO was
also credited as an observer. He planned to attend on his way to
the 7th ARDF championships in Europe.
However at the July Federal Council meeting, Neil Penfold
indicated that he would no longer be able to attend so the Federal
Council voted to send Roger Harrison VK2ZRH as Vice President in
Neil's place.
The topics of discussion at the Singapore Conference included
promotion of amateur radio in developing countries, a program
devised and launched at the 8th Region 3 conference in Indonesia
in 1991; matters relating to the concept of a commonly accepted
amateur radio licence between countries; amateur satellites;
amateur band intruders, and misuse of amateur bands; the
international HF band beacon project; amateur radio direction
finding; matters relating to education of prospective amateurs and
amateur examinations, and the consideration of the requiremnt of
Morse code ability for amateurs.
The outcome of the conference sessions will no doubt be reported
in length in Amateur Radio magazine in due course.
Dural report
------------
It has been a while since the members were last informed of
activities at the Divisional broadcast station here at Dural.
The 6m/2m SSB transceiver, removed from service earlier this year,
was deemed to be beyond economic repair, and a replacement unit is
being sought. As notified on previous broadcasts, the 6m repeater
was less than successful, and an alternative site has been found for
the receiver -- the paperwork to have this approved is in progress.
How popular would a 10m FM broadcast be? We are considering adding
this extra facility to our schedule, to take advantage of the
imminent licence conditions, and your feedback is sought.
People with climbing harnesses are needed to shinny up the various
poles here, to put the HF dipoles back where they belong; they were
lowered to make way for the CSR tower and need to be replaced.
Perhaps a "working bee" can be arranged, with a barbecue afterwards
for the participants, as there is a lot of cleaning up to do as
well.
-- Dave VK2KFU, Dural Engineer
Communications Day draws hundreds to Shepparton
-----------------------------------------------
The Shepparton and Amateur Radio Club Communications Day held on
the 18 September proved popular.
The event was opened by the President of the Wireless Institute of
Asutralia, Victorian Division, Mr. Jim Linton, VK3PC. During his
address Mr. Linton said that changes in licensing requirements
will soon make it easier for people from computer backgrounds to
enter the hobby of amateur radio.
Over two hundred amateurs and friends attended. The majority came
from regional Victoria and southern New South Wales. A number
travelled from the Melbourne metropolitan area and one group from
South Australia.
The latest communications equipment was on display. The club
wishes to thank:-
A.J. & J. Coman Antennas, Daycom, Dick Smith Electronics, Icom
Australia, Melbourne Satellites, Nally Towers, Strictly Ham and
ZRV Electronics for making the day a commercial success.
Thanks also to John, VK3LM and Alf, VK3CQE for the slow scan TV
demo, and Wayne, VK3XQA for the ATV display.
Jan, VK3ALF and his catering team deserve a special thanks for the
5 star meal.
All remaining space was taken up by the amateur traders who seemed
to purchase as much equipment as they disposed of.
The local vintage radio club displayed a number of beautifully
restored wireless sets from days long gone.
Peter, VK3YF, Event Publicity Officer for the Shepparton &
District Radio Club, said that the Communications Day was one of
the most successful organised by the club. This was due to the
great support of wholesalers, retailers and traders involved. He
said the event will be held in September 1995 and planning was
already under way.
The club hoped all who attended had an enjoyable day. Any positive
or negative feed back will be welcomed at P.O. Box 692,
Shepparton, 3630.
Peter O'Keefe Publicity Officer
WICEN News
There are several events on the calendar this month. First, a
reminder about the VRA Annual Conference, which will be held at
Wagga next weekend. This conference celebrates the VRA's 25th
anniversary, and Max Walters has decided to call it a day, after
serving as President all that time, so a large turnout is
expected. There will be a Dinner on Saturday, and an informal
gathering on Sunday.
The "Hawkesbury Classic Paddle" is on the weekend of 22nd-23rd
October; and as before, Kevin VK2CKD is in charge. Kevin advises
that packet radio will be used in selected locations for the
event.
The WICEN Co-ordinators conference will be held at Charles Sturt
University, Bathurst, on the weekend of 29-30th October, and all
are invited. The cost will be between $36 and $58 (depending on
when you arrive) for meals and accommodation, exclusive of
Saturday night's dinner, which will be held at a restaurant. The
conference will commence at 0930 Saturday, and the programme will
comprise lectures on the role of various positions in the
organisation, to assist those in office (and to convince aspirants
that it is not too hard), together with guest speakers on "The
role of the VRA", "WICEN in the DISPLAN", CREST, and other useful
topics. There will be an opportunity after the dinner on Saturday
to voice your views, and a short business session on Sunday. The
agenda and full details will be sent upon receipt of your
application, which must be sent to Morton Williams VK2DEX by the
14th October, and a $10 deposit is required. Topics for the
business session are sought from RCO's, and they must be sent to
the State Co-ordinator, John Howard VK2AMH, also before the 14th
October.
WICEN is always looking for members to provide the community with
communications assistance. Write to WICEN (NSW) Inc, PO Box 123,
St Leonards 2065 for further information, or come up on one of the
WICEN nets: Blue Mountains on the first Monday of each month at
8.30pm on channel 7175 simplex, Hunter each Wednesday at 7.30pm on
channel 6900, Northern Rivers each Wednesday at 8pm around 3610
kHz, Central Coast each Thursday at 8.30pm on channel 7125, and
Sydney each Thursday at 9.30pm on channels 7150/8275. If there
are any other regular nets then we'd like to hear about them.
-- Dave VK2KFU, WICEN (NSW) Inc. Publicity Officer
IPS WEEKLY REPORT
-----------------
23 - 29 SEPTEMBER 1994
ISSUE No 39
DATE OF ISSUE: 30 SEPTEMBER 94
INDICES:
DATE 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
10CM 71 73 76 77 75 74 74
A 3 6 13 16 13 12 ( 7 ESTIMATED)
T 24 32 32 22 12 15 19
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY
SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW ALL WEEK.
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH (WA) WAS QUIET 23RD-24TH
SEPTEMBER, AND QUIET TO UNSETTLED OTHERWISE EXCEPT FOR BRIEF
ACTIVE PERIODS ON 25TH AND 26TH.
IONOSPHERIC F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY WERE NEAR PRE-
ICTED MONTHLY VALUES, EXCEPT FOR ENHANCEMENTS OF UP TO 50 PER
CENT DURING LOCAL NIGHT ON 23RD-26TH SEPTEMBER. SPREAD F WAS
OBSERVED 0N 25TH-26TH, AND 28TH-29TH.
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK (30 SEPTEMBER - 6 OCTOBER)
SOLAR: VERY LOW TO LOW.
GEOMAGNETIC: QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH ACTIVE PERIODS FROM THE
4-6TH. ISOLATED MINOR STORM LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE
FROM 4-6TH.
IONOSPHERIC: NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES. SPORADIC E AND
NIGHT SPREAD F POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY FROM THE
4-6TH.
COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES, SYDNEY
SUMMARY BY PAT VK2JPA ANARTS BROADCAST OFFICER
CLUB NEWS
Australian Amateur Television Club
----------------------------------
The next general meeting of the Australian Amateur Television Club
will be on October 9th, as always the second Sunday of the month
commencing at 1pm, venue is Amateur Radio House Parramatta.
On this occasion the technical lecture will be by Vic Barker
VK2BTV -- more information on that next Sunday.
There are a few more of the 1.2 GHz receiver modules. These will
be made available for members.
The Australian Amateur Television Club members' barbecue will be
held in November -- again more details next week.
Attention all Amateur Television Club members -- JOTA is coming up
really quickly. If you can spare four hours on Saturday or Sunday,
to stand around and explain to others how radio with pictures
works, then we need you. You are invited to contact Paul VK2UPB on
018 404 162, or you can contact Bob Barnes on 587 3491.
Printed circuit board open day for Australian Amateur Television
Club members will be held at Bexley on October 30th. The object
will be to make a PCB of your choice -- from a club, EA, or SC
magazine project.
For more information about the Australian Amateur Television Club
listen to the net on Tuesday nights from the Liverpool area on
146.625 MHz in the 2metre band commencing about 1930 hours, or you
can view them on their Oakdale repeater television transmission on
1250 MHz.
Information on the AATC is provided by their Publicity Officer
Bob Barnes.
Parramatta Amateur Radio Club
-----------------------------
Just a friendly reminder to club members and guests that the next
meeting of P.A.R.C. (Parramatta Amateur Radio Club) will be held
on Thurs. 6/10/94 at 109 Wigram St parramatta at 19.30 hrs.
This is our general monthly meeting night.
Our Guest Lecturer will be Richard Soulie VK2ARS and he will be
talking on that often spoken about subject Home Brewing and where
to get the materials!
As usual tea coffee and biscuits and a good talk can be had by
everybody.
Jim Walker VK2XJW President (The ghost who walks)
Castle Hill Amateur Radio Club
------------------------------
The next meeting of the Castle Hill Amateur Radio Club will be
held on the night of Wednesday, 12th of October, which is one week
later than usual.
We will be conducting a social evening, which will include a
videotape concerning WW2 electronic warfare.
The meeting will commence at 8pm and we will be meeting as usual
at the Castle Hill Military Radio Museum.
Visitors are always most welcome to attend.
Pleas contact Ian O'Toole, VK2ZIO on 680 2112 if you would like to
visit the club.
from Ian O'Toole
Publicity Officer
Orange and District Amateur Radio Club
--------------------------------------
Orange and District Amateur Radio Club invites members and friends
to the October meeting this coming Friday night the seventh, at
7.30.
Members and guests are requested to try to arrive on time, so a
couple of urgent matters can be discussd before leaving on our
conducted tour of the high-tech Email refrigerator factory. This
is the visit that was originally planned for last month and as
usual visitors are most welcome.
For our abbreviated meeting we have invited a local Scouts Leader
to tell us of their plans for JOTA '94 and to recruit operators.
We also need to arrange for operators at our WICEN-type
communication exercise at the "Gnoo Blas revisited car rally" of
October 23.
Members and subscribers to the famous ODARC Newsletter are advised
that the October isue has been hand-delivered to those living in
the City of Orange and will be mailed to others on Tuesday next.
Remember, meet first at the Cultural Centre, 7.30pm this Friday
before the Email conducted tour. Let's see a big turnout of
members and visitors.
Peter VK2ETK
Club President
Gladesville Amateur Radio Club
------------------------------
GLADESVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC. REPORTS THAT ITS 70CM VOICE
REPEATER VK2RRS, ON 438.375 MHS, IS OFF AIR FOR MODIFICATIONS AND
WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
GLADESVILLE TELEVISION'S ATV TEST TRANSMISSION MAY BE VIEWED ON
CHANNEL 35 IN SYDNEY ON WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY EVENINGS,
AND IS ALSO RETRANSMITTED ON WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS THROUGH
VK2RFM, THE AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR TELEVISION CLUB'S 23CM REPEATER,
TO THE CENTRAL COAST WHERE IT CAN BE VIEWED ON VK2RTG ON 444.25
MHZ. IN ADDITION, THE SUNDAY EVENING VOICE BROADCAST FROM VK2WI
IS RETRANSMITTED DURING THE ATV TEST TRANSMISSION WHICH
COMMENCES AT 7 PM.
DE PAT VK2JPA CLUB SECRETARY
Manly-Warringah Radio Society
-----------------------------
Members of the Manly-Warringah Radio Society are reminded that the
club's next Communication Exercise is next Sunday morning at St.
Ives Showgrund; those available to take part in the exercise are
asked to contact any committee member by next Wednesday.
The Manly-Warringah Radio Society meets every Wednesday, at the
Warringah Volunteer Services Centre, Kamber Road, Terrey Hills, with
business meetings on the second Wednesday and lecture nights on the
third Wednesday of the month. Visitors are always welcome; just come
along to the club any Wednesday from 7.30 pm, or phone the Publicity
Officer, Richard VK2SKY on 971-4431 after hours.
-- Richard VK2SKY
Coming events
Now, a summary of upcoming events of interest to members and
other Radio Amateurs ...
Special Event Station GB301OTA active . . . . .until 15 October
VK/ZL/Oceania Dx CW Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 October
VRA 25th Annual Conference in Wagga . . . . . . . . 8-9 October
Australian Amateur Television Club meeting P'matta. next Sunday
Manly-Warringah Radio Society Comms Exercise. . . . next Sunday
Castle Hill ARC meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 October
Scouts & Guides Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) 1994 . 15-16 October
Cave Rescue exercise at Wee Jasper. . . . . . . . 15-16 October
2nd Annual South Australia Technical Symposium. . . .17 October
Hunter WICEN meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 October
Sydney South WICEN meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 October
Manly-Warringah Radio Society lecture night . . . . .19 October
Hawkesbury Classic Paddle (WICEN) . . . . . . . . 22-23 October
CQ WW DX phone contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30 October
WICEN Coordinators Conference at Bathurst . . . . 29-30 October
AATC Printed Circuit Board Open Day . . . . . . . . .30 October
Do you have an event you'd like publicised on the weekly broad-
cast? If so, then please send details to the Divisional
Broadcast Officer, Michael Corbin VK2PFQ, by phone on (02) 626-
9288, or by fax on (02) 626-6066. Items can also be forwarded
to the Divisional Office.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
VK2WI Broadcast, 2nd October 1994. Copyright 1994 WIA (NSW) &
contributors. Material may be used elsewhere if the source is
acknowledged.
--
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) | dave@esi.com.au | VK2KFU @ VK2AAB.NSW.AUS.OC | PGP 2.6
Opinions expressed are mine. | E7 FE 97 88 E5 02 3C AE 9C 8C 54 5B 9A D4 A0 CD
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 01:33:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tony Stalls <rstalls@access1.digex.net>
Subject: Wouff-Hong
On 2 Oct 1994, LARRY PRICE wrote:
> Ahh yes. A return to the traditional values is long
> overdue.
> More than that I cannot say.
>
> .73 Larry, W4RA (R.O.W.H., ARRL Nat'l Conv. 1953, then a mere 18 yrs old
> >
Larry,
AMEN!
73!
Tony
K4KYO
R.O.W.H. (1960)
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 06:28:34 GMT
From: linley@netcom.com (Bruce James Robert Linley)
References<CwE5Fu.41t@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> <CwHy4y.BAx@odin.corp.sgi.com>, <Cx2DpE.MvC@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Why is aviation COM VHF *amplitude* modulated?
In ye olden post jjmartin@world.std.com (James J Martin) spake...
>
>Ever occur to you that two stations transmitting an AM signal at the same
>time produce a hetrodyne squeal and that because of the capture effect of
>FM a squeal may not always be there? Helps a controller out to know that
>more than one aircraft may be calling him and one may be an emergency or
>require expeditious handling (doesn't always occur on 121.5 or 243.0).
Well, _narrowband_ FM is really too narrow for the capture effect to work
very well. Listen to your local 2m repeater where all the jammers hang out.
That should give you more than your fill of hetrodyne squeal. If the capture
effect held true, you would only hear one jammer at a time. :) The
capture effect is only significant on wideband FM transmissions.
--
Bruce James Robert Linley ---- linley@netcom.com ---- Amateur Radio: KE6EQZ
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 01:44:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tony Stalls <rstalls@access1.digex.net>
References<fred-mckenzie-2909941308380001@k4dii.ksc.nasa.gov> <jdow.781000539@BIX.com>, <36nhj1$lq3@jupiter.planet.net>
Subject: 6 meter AM Activity
> I'd love to see a 6m AM net also. Not because I have an AM only
> rig, but because the 6m band can use the activity. Many of the
> contemporary 6m rigs do have the ability to operate AM also (that's
> certainly the case for my TS-690), so maybe someone can get something
> going here and we can get it reported in QST and CQ also.
>
> Gee, I'd also give me a chance to try out my old Gonset converter
> (6m to AM broadcast band) also.
>
> How about something like 50.150 that's 25KHz up from the regular
> SSB calling frequency? Anyway, just an idea.
>
> Let's put some of those old AM rigs to good use.
>
> --
> Bill Sohl K2UNK (billsohl@planet.net)
> Budd Lake, New Jersey
>
>
Bill,
I have a Globe Scout 680 on the work bench right now being brought back to
life. I used one back in about 1957 (bought new for $99.95) and worked
20-plus states on 6 meters with it. I hope to get it back on the air in a
month or so, other priorities permitting of course.
Don't hold me to this, but I hear that 50.4 is the accepted AM calling
frequency. (I already have an 8400 xtal for the Scout.) Stay in touch
and maybe we can hook up on 6 meters this Fall.
73!
Tony
K4KYO
rstalls@access.digex.com
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