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- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 04:30:22 PST
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- Subject: Ham-Digital Digest V94 #69
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- Ham-Digital Digest Mon, 14 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 69
-
- Today's Topics:
- Best cars for mobile HF/VHF??
- Diesel or Taurus fr HF/VHF mobile?? (2 msgs)
- EMAIL to mid-ocean?
- F6FBB via FTP? (2 msgs)
- tfkiss
- TS-940 Computer Interface Pgm WANTED
-
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- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 16:42:44 GMT
- From: mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx10!jmaynard@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Best cars for mobile HF/VHF??
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1994Mar11.135613.16379@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>,
- Gary Coffman <gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us> wrote:
- >Look at what the cops are driving. Ford Crown Victorias seem popular
- >with them, as do Chevy Caprices.
-
- There's a brand new '94 Crown Vic with police package sitting in my driveway
- as I type this, courtesy of the EMS I run with. All I can say is...WOW!!!
- (Unfortunately, I have to pass it along at the end of my shift...)
-
- > Order your's with the same fleet codes
- >that they use and you'll have a car that works well with radios.
-
- I thought mere mortals couldn't buy cars with those fleet codes.
- --
- Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
- jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity.
- "The difference between baseball and politics is that, in baseball, if you
- get caught stealing, you're out!" -- Ed Shanks
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 13:43:56 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Diesel or Taurus fr HF/VHF mobile??
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2lr2dj$20m@brahms.udel.edu> penneys@brahms.udel.edu (Robert Penneys) writes:
- > I got a variety of responses for a car which would be good for 100 watts
- >or so of HF and 50 or so of 2 meter and 440 radio. Criteria were lack of
- >interference from car into receiver and from transmitter into auto
- >electronics.
- >
- >Diesels and the Taurus were among those favored. Anyone else have comments
- >on these choices.
-
- People often say to buy a diesel because it won't generate any RFI. I wish
- they could have owned my diesel Nissan pickup. It had the most horrendous
- RFI I've ever experienced in a vehicle. There was a severe popping noise,
- similar to really severe ignition noise, any time the engine was running.
- I could disconnect the alternator belt and the battery (after starting the
- engine), and the noise was still there with no vehicle electrical equipment
- operating at all. It got into everything from the entertainment radio to
- HF, VHF, and UHF ham gear.
-
- I tried every trick I know, (and I thought I knew them all), without
- any success. The dealer couldn't fix it. The zone office couldn't fix
- it. I even talked to factory engineers in Japan. Everyone was stumped.
- I finally sold the vehicle back to them and bought a Jeep pickup. Aside
- from some alternator whine, which I fixed with a choke, it's generated
- no RFI from it's 6 cylinder gasoline engine.
-
- Gary
- --
- Gary Coffman KE4ZV | You make it, | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
- Destructive Testing Systems | we break it. | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
- 534 Shannon Way | Guaranteed! | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
- Lawrenceville, GA 30244 | |
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 16:42:59 GMT
- From: world!dts@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Diesel or Taurus fr HF/VHF mobile??
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1994Mar13.134356.26825@ke4zv.atl.ga.us> gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >In article <2lr2dj$20m@brahms.udel.edu> penneys@brahms.udel.edu (Robert Penneys) writes:
- >> I got a variety of responses for a car which would be good for 100 watts
- >>or so of HF and 50 or so of 2 meter and 440 radio. Criteria were lack of
- >>interference from car into receiver and from transmitter into auto
- >>electronics.
- >>
- >>Diesels and the Taurus were among those favored. Anyone else have comments
- >>on these choices.
- >
- >People often say to buy a diesel because it won't generate any RFI. I wish
- >they could have owned my diesel Nissan pickup. It had the most horrendous
- >RFI I've ever experienced in a vehicle. There was a severe popping noise,
- >similar to really severe ignition noise, any time the engine was running.
- >I could disconnect the alternator belt and the battery (after starting the
- >engine), and the noise was still there with no vehicle electrical equipment
- >operating at all. It got into everything from the entertainment radio to
- >HF, VHF, and UHF ham gear.
-
- Ignition noise is often NOT the problem. It is very possible that the
- engine used fuel injection (solenoids, square wave pulses), an electronic
- fuel pump (my Pathfinder has a noise problem from the fuel pump), and
- a computer system. So getting a diesel is not likely to be a big help. Now
- in the old days of mechanical fuel pumps, carbs, etc. it might have been
- fine...
-
- >
- >I tried every trick I know, (and I thought I knew them all), without
- >any success. The dealer couldn't fix it. The zone office couldn't fix
- >it. I even talked to factory engineers in Japan. Everyone was stumped.
- >I finally sold the vehicle back to them and bought a Jeep pickup. Aside
- >from some alternator whine, which I fixed with a choke, it's generated
- >no RFI from it's 6 cylinder gasoline engine.
- >
- >Gary
- >--
- >Gary Coffman KE4ZV | You make it, | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
- >Destructive Testing Systems | we break it. | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
- >534 Shannon Way | Guaranteed! | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
- >Lawrenceville, GA 30244 | |
-
-
- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- Daniel Senie Internet: dts@world.std.com
- Daniel Senie Consulting n1jeb@world.std.com
- 508-365-5352 Compuserve: 74176,1347
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Mar 94 09:51:36 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: EMAIL to mid-ocean?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- Thank you, "John In Miami" for you comments.
- However, if you are just going to voice your amusement at my reply,
- then please don't fall victim to some of the same mistakes yourself...
-
- 1. Do research YOUR material before you post! This is about the best example of
- bad spelling, incorrect grammar, and jumped-to conclusions that I have ever
- seen... Did you actually read what I sent, or did you just laugh at it?
-
- 2. What have my relatives got to do with it? (I assume that you mean relatives,
- john, even though you write "relitaves"!). I just gave some ideas to
- help SOMEONE ELSE with their problem... (Did you really read it?)
-
- 3. As far as I am aware, my comments are still correct WHEN CONSIDERED FROM
- MY GEOGRAPHIC position. I live in France, and the laws of that country
- are in no way related to the laws of the USA or any state therein.
- Don't forget, John, that everyone is entitled to their own point of view.
-
- For example: In my messages (sent to a NON-RADIO AMATEUR!!) I said...
-
- "First of all remember the licence conditions: An amateur licence is issued
- to permit EXPERIMENTS IN RADIO ELECTRICITY, not to permit the establishment
- of a communications network!!!!! (This is true in all countries! so... "
-
- Well now I know that this statement is partly false. It is true in France,
- but not necessarily in other countries. You learn something every day.
- Why does this make you laugh???
-
- 4. I have never heard of "The Maritime Mobile Net" or "The Waterway Net",
- so why do you imagine that if I stopped for a minute I would realise
- that someone might use them? Or do you mean the "Marine VHF and HF voice"
- services I mentioned in my message? (In which case did you really read it??)
-
-
- So let's take a look at your message, and see if we can't find something to
- laugh at there! (If my kids had presented this at school I would want to know
- what their teachers were there for!!!)
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- |Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 21:12:56 -0500
- |From: yale.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@yale.arpa
- |Subject: EMAIL to mid-ocean?
- |To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
- |
- |
- |Well, let me say this. At the risk of offending anyone, And I don't mean to,
- |capital A
- |please folks, and this is directed with a smile at Tim research your material
- |-- some bad grammar here!!!---| |punctuation
- |before you post, I had the best laugh I've ever had read this newsgroup.
- |----------------------------|----| grammar/tenses
- |All, I can say is the following, Tim says that in part, amateur radio was
- |-----------------------------
- |not created to build comunication networks, well, what do you call emerangancy,
- -------------| get your quotations right! |spelling|
- I did not say that: see above.
- |The Maritime Mobile Net and The Waterway Net? Hence the word net,, "Internet"
-
- Actually, "Net" as defined in the Oxford Dictionary means:
- (apart from the traditional meaning of a meshwork of fabric),
- "Something resembling a net, a reticulation or network."
- "Net" in Internet referes to the interconnection of things, NOT to the
- communication process. That is why it is called a "Communications" Network!
- |
- |I think if he stoped aminiute he would realize that his relitaves could use
- | | | spelling and typing | spelling
- |the Maritime Mobile Net, provided they could get thru all the fighting and
- | I use 'through' because
- I am British. You can use
- what you like.
- |crap going on down there, or they could use The Waterway Net.
- | please, what is "all the fighting and crap" going on down where?
- |Please forgive me, I don't mean to come off to stronge, I'm sorry but I just
- | this word I don't know!
- |had to get it off my chest.
- |
- |Regards, John In Miami
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- And best regards to you too, John. I'm glad my message makes you smile,
- but I hope it is not with condescension.
-
- I actually learned a lot from the answers to nick's original message, and the
- comments and corrections to my reply. The only thing I learned from your
- message, however, is that the world still contains people who find it amusing to
- discover that others do not know what they know. But surely, that is the reason
- for setting up information nets like this one?
-
- So please John, let's stick to useful comments in future, eh?
-
- Tim Walker (FA1JHD) France.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Mar 94 05:11:54 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: F6FBB via FTP?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- Hi,
- Where is a good FTP site with the Latest version of
- F6FBB packet bbs software and G8BPQ software? Thanks!
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Mar 1994 07:46:35 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!nntp.icl.fi!mto@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: F6FBB via FTP?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- budinger@titan.ds.gen.nj.US (Eric Todd Budinger) writes:
-
- >Hi,
- > Where is a good FTP site with the Latest version of
- >F6FBB packet bbs software and G8BPQ software? Thanks!
-
- Try ftp.funet.fi. The latest versions are in directories
- /pub/ham/packet/g8bpq (4.07a) and /pub/ham/packet/bbs/f6fbb
- (5.15 + update to 5.15c).
-
- Markku, OH2BQZ
- --
- Markku Toijala ! Phone: +358-0-567 5262, fax. +358-0-567 5400
- ICL Personal Systems Oy ! Email: mto@xerver.icl.fi (Internet)
- P.O.Box 780 ! X400: C=FI A=MAILNET P=ICL O=ICL OU=FIN1401
- 00101 Helsinki, Finland ! S=TOIJALA G=MARKKU
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 10:51:39 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!news.funet.fi!nntp.utu.fi!utu.fi!pethyvar@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: tfkiss
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- HI OM!
-
- Is there any place to get tfkiss with FTP ??
-
- 73 de Petri OH1MVH
-
- --
-
-
-
- # Petri Hyv{rinen e-mail:pethyvar@polaris.utu.fi #
- # Rakuunatie 60D37 packet:OH1MVH@OH1RBU.FIN.EU #
- # 20720 TURKU #
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 13 Mar 1994 11:24:28 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!panix!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: TS-940 Computer Interface Pgm WANTED
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know of a good program to use to control the TS-940 ?
- I have it working with my Logmaster logging pgm but still want more,
- maybe something to use for scanning etc.
-
-
- --
- Frank Garofalo NBC-TV New York
- Home: frankg@panix.com
- Packet: WA2NDV @ WA2NDV.#NLI.NY.USA.NA
-
-
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-
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