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- Subject: Ham-Digital Digest V94 #115
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- Ham-Digital Digest Fri, 15 Apr 94 Volume 94 : Issue 115
-
- Today's Topics:
- 170 or 200hz shift?
- 486cpu RFI Problems
- TCP/IP NOS FAQ?
-
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- Date: 14 Apr 1994 00:41:02 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!prairienet.org!k9cw@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 170 or 200hz shift?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- The current "standard" for Baudot RTTY and AMTOR is 170 Hz shift. However,
- PACTOR uses 200 Hz (or at least that is what the German spec calls for).
- I think that you will find that either shift will work fine.
-
- 73, Drew
-
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- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 09:38:42 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 486cpu RFI Problems
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1994Apr13.183555.17249@newsgate.sps.mot.com> cottle@prism.sps.mot.com (Rick Cottle) writes:
- >I have been trying to set up a packet station, and have
- >experienced problems due to a LOT of noise emitted by my
- >PC. I thought those devices were supposed to be relatively
- >shielded, but even with an external antenna, my HT pickes
- >up a lot of noise, which makes squelch settings, etc.
- >difficult.
-
- Common problem. Computers have to meet Class B radiation specs,
- but that isn't really that quiet when near such an ultra-sensitive
- receiver as is in a HT (too sensitive in most cases which is why
- they suffer so much from overload and intermod, but that's another
- thread).
-
- The cure is the usual round of shielding and suppressing, with the
- additional fillip with a HT that its plastic case is also a lousy
- shield.
-
- The easy part is usually the PC. First start by scraping the paint
- off of all seams where case parts join so as to get a good electrical
- connection. Use lots of screws to bond the case together. Typical
- VHF practice is at least one screw for every two inches of seam.
- Any openings in the case should be screened with copper screening.
- The TNC should receive the same treatment since they are usually
- radiators too.
-
- The monitor is usually the worst culprit. Its case needs to be
- screened since they're usually plastic. There are conductive
- sprays on the market that work well for this. Usually you'll
- want to spray the inside of the case for cosmetic reasons. Be
- careful that any areas of the case that will be close to the
- HV sections of the monitor are protected by fish paper so that
- you'll get no flashovers to the now conductive case. If the
- monitor is color, you should be done since the shadow mask
- in the CRT makes a good RF shield. However, if the monitor
- is mono, you may need to put copper screening over the face
- of the tube. This can serve double duty as a glare shield
- so its not so bad.
-
- Then there's the keyboard. These things have microprocessors
- in them too, and spray scan code everywhere across the board
- to scan for keypresses. These can be real bears to quiet. Try
- the conductive spray on the plastic case, and also tack in bypass
- caps on the scan lines. You may have to try different keyboards
- to find one you can quiet.
-
- The HT is likely to need additional shielding as well to prevent
- signals from entering through the case. The conductive spray
- works here too, or you can put the HT in a shielded metal box.
- A good input bandpass filter in the antenna lead can help too.
-
- Of course *all* interconnecting cabling must be shielded, and in
- addition, ferrite cores should be placed around cables. This
- chokes off common mode currents that may be flowing on the shields.
-
- In stubborn cases, you may want to relocate the HT to the antenna
- area and run long shielded and choked AF cables back to the TNC.
- Getting the too sensitive HT further from the source of computer
- hash is a very powerful technique to reduce interference. (Or,
- you could buy a *real* radio, but again that's another thread.)
-
- Gary
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- Date: 14 Apr 1994 11:03:16 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!chaos.dac.neu.edu!chaos.dac!wy1z@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: TCP/IP NOS FAQ?
- To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <Co8ts8.9Bn@world.std.com> ghitz@world.std.com (George E Hitz) writes:
-
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc
- Path: chaos.dac.neu.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!olivea!uunet!world!ghitz
- From: ghitz@world.std.com (George E Hitz)
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
- References: <Co7pDA.G2r@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
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- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 09:45:43 GMT
- Lines: 20
-
- thomas.kenny (kb2glo@cbnewsj.cb.att.com) wrote:
- : I'm interested in getting NOS on the air however there seem to be so many
- : different versions! Does anybody have a FAQ regarding all the different
- : versions of NOS so I can make an intelligent decision on which one to use.
-
- : Thanks and 73, Tom Kenny KB2GLO
-
- : --
- : Tom Kenny, KB2GLO
- : UUCP: ...!att!lzusp!tek Internet: tek@lzusp.att.com
- : Packet Radio: KB2GLO@WT3V.NJ.USA Voice Telephone: 908-576-3888
-
- anonymous ftp to ucsd.edu: hamradio/packet/tcpip/docs/FAQ-1292
- is a start on your quest...
-
- 73 de George, W1DA
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- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- George E. Hitz, jr. W1DA internet: ghitz@world.std.com
- Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA AX.25: w1da @ wb1dsw.nh.usa.na
-
-
- There is some more stuff on Oakland:
-
- /arrl/infoserver/tis:
- tcp.txt
-
- /pub/hamradio/docs/faq:
- tcpmanual FAQ about KA9Q Inet s/w - 8-May-89
-
- /pub/hamradio/docs/misc:
- nosbgn20.lp Line Printer formatted TCP/IP help
- nosbgn20.prn 80 Column formatted TCP/IP help
- nosbgn20.ps Postscript formatted TCp/IP help
-
-
-
- Scott
-
-
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