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Info-Hams Digest            Sat,  8 Jan 94       Volume 94 : Issue   15

Today's Topics:
                 Fixing loose BNC connectors on HT's
                             HDN Releases
                      Help finding: BPQAX25.EXE
                          How does it work?
             I need a terminal program for 2 TNCs at once
                           Info on station
                       Mobile antenna question
                        RAMSEY KITS NOT TOO G
                          Repeater database?
                       rsgb gb2rs news 9th jan
       Vanity Callsign Notice of Propsed Rulemaking (PR93-305)
                        WHERE ARE ALL THE YOU

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Date: 8 Jan 1994 12:19:39 -0800
From: nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com![e-mail]
Subject: Fixing loose BNC connectors on HT's
To: [e-mail]

Some months back (Oct. | Nov.) in MT there was a description of how to
tighten up on BNC connectors that had gotten loose after many
connect-disconnect cycles. The problem is that the V shaped inner connector
becomes loose.

The article said to squeeze the ends of the inner connector together a little
bit. It is not clear if you are supposed to take the connector *out* of
the radio to do this. If so how? In my Alinco, this connector is seated
very tightly in the plastic insulator. I could try to pry it out, but it
seems as though I might be detaching it from what ever it is connected to if
I do...

OTOH, I can not figure out what kind of tool I could use to squeeze together
the ends while it is embedded in the insulator. I can get a fine needle
between one side or the other and the insulator, but only one at a time. I
have pushed a little this way, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
The finiest needle-nose pliers I can find are not nearly fine enough to
get around both sides of the connector at the same time. How do you do this
surgery?

Much Thanks



--
matthew rapaport       Philosopher/Programmer at large       KD6KVH
     CIS: 70271,255                      Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 08 Jan 1994 00:28:07
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!egsner!wb9rxw!kf5iw!rwsys!ocitor![e-mail]
Subject: HDN Releases
To: [e-mail]

The following files were processed Saturday 01-08-94:


HAMFILES  [ HAM: Adm/Link Info/Applications/Uplinks to HDN ]
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HAMBBS.ZIP   (   7431 bytes)  1/94 edition of W3INK's HAM BBS
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 14:21:41 GMT
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!news.funet.fi!uwasa.fi![e-mail]
Subject: Help finding: BPQAX25.EXE
To: [e-mail]

DALE BABIY ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hiya folks.  Posted for a ham w/o net access:

: He's looking for a file called BPQAX25.EXE.  I've looked through the
: net and come up with naught, so I can only assume that its some part
: of an archive or something.  I'm the new ham on the block and I'd dearly
: like to solve this little problem for one of the oldsters :).

: Anyone give me a point in the right direction?

archie found this:

archie> prog bpqax25
# Search type: sub.
# Your queue position: 1
# Estimated time for completion: 00:03
working... /

Host nic.funet.fi    (128.214.248.6)
Last updated 20:24  6 Jan 1994

    Location: /pub/ham/packet/baycom
      FILE    -rw-r--r--   15897 bytes  16:39 26 Oct 1993  bpqax25.zip


Host grivel.une.edu.au    (129.180.4.7)
Last updated 18:56  5 Jan 1994

    Location: /pub/ham-radio/funet/ham/packet/baycom
      FILE    -r--r--r--   15897 bytes  23:39 26 Oct 1993  bpqax25.zip


Host cranach.rz.tu-ilmenau.de    (141.24.8.28)
Last updated 19:43 28 Dec 1993

    Location: /pub/msdos/ham/packet/g8bpq
      FILE    -rw-r--r--   15897 bytes  15:23 12 Nov 1993  bpqax25.zip

--
Markus

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Date: 8 Jan 94 23:01:06 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: How does it work?
To: [e-mail]

So what are all those things you see at Wal-Mart?   one of my co workers
noticed them a while back...all the stores have them in this area.

they're located on the end of some shelves.  they appear to be PVC about
3-4" thick and about 12-15" long with end caps on both ends (one with a hole).

the assembly is held onto the rack with tie wraps and is about 5 feet off the
floor.

there seems to be no connections to it.  the end caps seem to be permanently
attached.

the store folks plead ignorance about them....and seemed to start wondering
about them once we pointed them out...

bill wb9ivr

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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 17:03:46 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!news.eecs.nwu.edu!gagme!n5ial![e-mail]
Subject: I need a terminal program for 2 TNCs at once
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>
[e-mail] (DAVE CASE - KA1NCN) writes:

>  I am looking for a TERMINAL (not a logging) program that can handle
>  two TNCs at once (one through each of two COM ports).
>  Preferable FTP-able, but I can send you a disk if you have it.

First off, is there any particular operating system you'd like these
to run under?  :-)

Let's see, the only thing that comes to mind immediately is the KA9Q
software and its variants.  I'm sure there are others, but I don't know
about them (I've never really needed to look, except when I was using
a borrowed TNC and 2m rig to run TCP on one freq. and straight AX.25
with my TNC and 2m rig on another, and I was using a variant of KA9Q).

This doesn't help now (or even anytime in the near future), but I'm
considering adapting KAMterm (a host mode term program for Kantronics
TNCs that I wrote) to support multiple serial ports.  Of course, this
isn't going to happen until I'm finished porting KAMterm over to UNIX
(it currently runs only under msdog...and I don't like having to reboot
just to run KAMterm).  I'm also not sure how I want to handle some of
the internal data structures for multiple serial ports (e.g., handling
times when one port is in host mode and the other isn't, handling both
ports in host mode, ideally without having too much duplication of data,
etc....), but that's just a question of making a decision and running
with it.  :-)

The reason I mention this here (now) is this:  I'm interested in some
feedback on how many people would be interested in this.  I have two TNCs,
but only one 2m radio and one serial port that the TNCs can (normally) use,
so I wouldn't need this feature---it'd be strictly for other folks.  Btw,
KAMterm is shareware, not freeware, so keep that in mind.

Later,
   --jim

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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 14:02:19 +0000
From: news.sprintlink.net!demon!g8sjp.demon.co.uk![e-mail]
Subject: Info on station
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:

>During the 10m contest in Mid-December, I heard a very strange call.
>Looked in the DXCC list and didn't find it listed anywhere.  The call was
>M1DX.  Looked in the prefix allocations, and it is listed as a Great Britain/
>Northern Ireland call, so I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this
>call, and hopefully QSL information for them.  Also wanting to know the best

I'd be VERY surprised if this is a valid call; last time an 'M' prefix was
issued was a few years back, to commemorate Marconi's something-or-other. The
call M0RSE was issued, and was valid for a very short duration.

History will show (and I'm now on very shakey ground, BTW :-) that this prefix
was in use a good many years ago; I seem to recall that Ken, G5KW (a U.K. 6M
pioneer) held the call MD5KW whilst resident in the Canal Zone. But I'm ready
to bet that there's someone reading this who knows a whole lot more that I do
on the subject (there always is .... :-)

-------------------------------------------------------------
Iain Philipps - InterNet StormTrooper
Telephone:    [phone]
EMail:        [e-mail]
On VHF:       G8SJP
On HF:        G0RDI
On Contests:  G(W)0RDI/P [JO01KJ and IO82JJ]
On Vacation:  C30DLA
At Work:      N2TLY
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 16:32:50
From: vtserf.cc.vt.edu!solaris.cc.vt.edu!mbarts.bevb.blacksburg.va.us![e-mail]
Subject: Mobile antenna question
To: [e-mail]

A friend just recently purchased an Acura Integra and is trying to figure out
how to mount a two meter antenna on it. He hasn't reconciled himself to
getting out the big drill just yet and is considering a glass mount antenna on
the hatch. The glass around the edges of the glass (where the antenna will
mount) has black matte finish consisting of lots of small dots acting as a
sunscreen. Does anybody know what this stuff is? Will it interfere with the
glass mount, mechanically or electrically? Any suggestions or experience with
this?

Mike, KB4NT

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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 20:04:50 GMT
From: newsgate.watson.ibm.com!watnews.watson.ibm.com!hawnews.watson.ibm.com![e-mail]
Subject: RAMSEY KITS NOT TOO G
To: [e-mail]

I've built several Ramsey kits, QRP receiver (40m) and several QRP XMTRS (40&20m)
plus keyer & FM stereo transmitter.

I'll concede that the early assembly manuals
were nothing more than a photocopy sheet, but they really redid their manuals
recently & they look close to the Heathkit quality.(XRAY drawings & tutorials)


I've batted 1.000 with their
kits, although I had to mess around with the 40m receiver a bit to stabilize
the thermal drift & make the receiver a little more selective. I've not had
a bad part in the bunch.
If you haven't tried them recently, you may be surprised.

I taught a ham class a few years back & we placed a quantity order with them
for the 40m receivers & lots of students built them while taking the class. We
helped them along, and got all of them working.(They give group discounts)

(standard disclaimers, my opinion & not that of anyone else), Gary N2KTY/QRP

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Date: 8 Jan 94 22:47:10 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Repeater database?
To: [e-mail]

>Want to know where our repeaters are now?  NOYGDB!
>    - Brian

in my part of Florida, a first cut at locating repeaters consists of getting
on top of the house at night and look for all the tower lights.  most of 'em
you can drive right up to the tower in your conventional power train car (no
4WD needed) using the publicly paid for road system.

Phase 2 is all those tall buildings (also marked with lights) that have a
large excess of "lightning rods" are suspects as well (although it would take
a bit more work to actually be able to say you could walk right up to the
access door in these cases...but probably nothing more than to be around
during normal business hours, find the building folks and ask about what's
going on....

sorry your stuff was taken, but even on the hard to drive to mountain top, you
can fly there with a DF system on the plane (and we'll throw in a GPS just to
make it easier to determine lat/long than reading position and distance to a
VOR (oh heck, i know there must be *one* DCE-400 around here..let it do the
hard work).

it's all just a matter of perserverence (sp?).  but i certainly agree with
locking the doors just to keep the honest people off the suspects list.

bill wb9ivr

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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 18:08:48 +0000
From: swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!demon!tedb.demon.co.uk![e-mail]
Subject: rsgb gb2rs news 9th jan
To: [e-mail]

Good morning. It's Sunday the 9th of January and here is the GB2RS news
broadcast, prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.

First the headlines:- RSGB Member, Professor Les Barclay receives an OBE; Last
chance to attend the Presidential Installation of Ian Suart, GM4AUP, in
Glasgow; UHF Repeater stolen from site; New RLOs for Bedfordshire, Hereford
and Worcester.


Congratulations to RSGB Member Professor Les W Barclay, G3HTF, who received an
OBE in the 1994 New Years Honours list in recognition of his work in the field
of propagation. Professor Barclay is a member of the Propagation Studies
Group.

The RSGB's 1994 President will be officially installed at an evening reception
and dinner in Glasgow next Saturday the 15th of January. Any RSGB member
wishing to attend should contact Belinda Gannon at RSGB headquarters without
delay.

The UHF Repeater GB3GF, operated by the Guildford UHF Repeater Group was
completely stripped and stolen from its site at Guildford, Surrey sometime
between 0030 and 0815UTC on Thursday the 30th of December. The whole
installation was neatly and skilfully dismantled with tools during its time of
least usage, and a fifty foot high tower was scaled on a wet night to remove
the antennas. Most of the items removed have GB3GF stamped on them. The
repeater is crystal controlled for receive on 433.300MHz and for transmit on
434.900MHz. Also the transmitter automatically identifies in Morse code with
GB3GF every 15 minutes. Anyone who is offered for sale or modification a Pye
F9U a wall-mounted base station, Cavity filter tubes (a home brew copper and
brass item), a Pye AE450F cavity filter, a Hexalator (circular) or comes
across any unusual transmissions on RB12, especially if interspersed with
GB3GF identification in Morse, is asked to please contact immediately PC 1284
Clarke at Guildford Police on 0483 31111 extension 3128.


{Newsreaders: This item can be deleted if your broadcast does not cover the
Bedfordshire, Hereford and Worcester or Northumberland areas}

Attention RSGB members in Bedfordshire and Hereford and Worcester area. Two
new RSGB Liaison Officers (RLO) have been appointed, one for each county. The
RLO for Bedfordshire is Geoff Linssen, G0PIZ. His address is 401 Dallow Road,
Luton, Beds, LU1 1UL and his telephone number is 0582 415576. For Hereford and
Worcester, the RLO is John Marks, G0OWT. His address is 61 Sebright Road,
Wolvesley, Kidderminster, Worcs DY11 5UA and his telephone number is 0562
850061.

Next attention RSGB Members in Northumberland. The RSGB Liaison Officer (RLO)
for Northumberland is Jack Swayne, G3BLE and his address is 12 The Haven,
Beadnell, Chathill, Northumberland, NE67 5AW. His fax or telephone number is
0665 720601. RLOs hold a wide range of information and they are available to
help any RSGB member seeking advice.


Now some items of HF DX news from the weekly RSGB DX News Sheet which is
edited by Brendan McCartney, G4DYO. From Ogasawara, JD1AMA will be active
today, Sunday the 9th, during the Japanese International CW LF Contest looking
for European contacts from 1900 - 2200 UTC. See January RadCom, page 19 for
further details. From Madagascar, JE8XRF will sign 5R8DM from now until Sunday
the 16th of January. Operation will be on 10 - 80 metres mainly SSB with some
CW, plus 160m if possible. From Aruba, NW1J, W1HL and AA1M will sign P4/W1EKT
from tomorrow, Monday the 10th until Monday the 17th of January on all bands
10 - 160 metres using CW, SSB and RTTY. And from Bahrain, ex ZC4DG is now
active as A92FV for the next four months on all bands using CW. He may also
use A92C the club station callsign.


Rally news:

We have no rally news for you this week as the next event notified to us is
not until Sunday the 23rd of January 1994.

However, here are some dates for your diary:

The 1994 RSGB VHF Convention is to be held at its usual venue at Sandown Race
Course in Surrey on Sunday the 20th of February. See January's RadCom page 24
for full details of the comprehensive lecture programme.

The 1994 RSGB London Amateur Radio and Computer Show is to be held during
Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of March, at the Lee Valley Leisure
Centre, (formerly Picketts Lock), Picketts Lock Lane, Edmonton, London. Full
details of the comprehensive lecture programme will appear in February's
RadCom.

HF contest news now:

The RSGB AFS Team CW Contest takes place today, Sunday the 9th from 1300 -
1700 UTC on 3.510 - 3.590MHz, with the 3.570 - 3.590MHz reserved for
slower-speed contacts (the QRS Corral). See November RadCom page 84 for
further details. The RSGB LF Cumulative 1.8MHz Contest takes place next
Tuesday the 11th of January from 2000 - 2200UTC. The RSGB AFS Team SSB Contest
takes place next Saturday the 15th of January from 1300 - 1700UTC on 3.600 -
3.750MHz. See November RadCom page 84 for further details. The RSGB LF
Cumulative 7.0MHz Contest takes place next Sunday the 16th of January from
1000 - 1200UTC, followed by the LF Cumulative 3.5MHz Contest from 1600 - 1800
UTC. See December's RadCom, page 84, for detailed information on all the LF
Cumulative Contests. Also the HA DX CW Contest and the AGCW-DL QRP Contest are
scheduled for next weekend, Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of January.


Next some VHF contest news:

The RSGB 144MHz CW Single Operator Fixed & All Others Contest takes place next
Sunday the 16th of January, from 1000 to 1600 UTC. There are three sections:-
Fixed station single operator, Open and Listeners. The first RSGB 70MHz
Cumulatives Contest takes place on Sunday the 23rd of January from 1000 -
1200UTC. See December's RadCom, page 83 for details for both the VHF events.


And now the solar factual data:

Due to the holidays, we have an extended period covering the 17th to the 26th
of December. We will catch up with the rest next week. Solar activity was
reasonably quiet up to the 22nd when a series of M flares erupted lasting
through to the 26th. They ranged from an M1.1/1N up to M1.5/1N and it was the
most active period since last June. The sunspot indices rose every day from 26
on the 17th up to 131 by the 25th and gave a mean of about 69. Not
surprisingly solar flux levels also rose from 84 on the 17th up to 125 by the
26th and averaged 100 for the period. The geomagnetic activity started very
disturbed with Ap indices up to 25 units on the 18th but slowly declined to
just unsettled levels of 12 by the 26th, giving an average of 13.5 units. The
state has been warnings of high latitude magnetic storms due to the flare
activity, and of a massive stratwarm over Siberia with temperature increases
of 40 degrees centigrade at the 10HPA level. The radio quality indices have
improved every day, from below normal up to the 21st and were just above
normal by the 26th. The aa indices for the 14th to the 27th December have been
just unsettled and the daily indices averaged 22.4 nanoTeslas about K3, with
little variation day to day. The X-Ray flux has increased considerably from
A8.2 on the 19th up to B5.9 by the 25th, the highest level since last June.
The period averaged B2.8 units. The 10 and 6 meter bands have been very active
with widespread sporadic E during the past 2 weeks.


Now the ionospheric data for Central France:

The F2 day-time critical frequencies at Poitiers as reported by Meudon for the
period 17th to the 26th of December averaged 7.8MHz. The peak times are now
around 10am to mid-day but the highs are not lasting very long, only four or
five hours. The darkness hour lows are averaging 2.6MHz and are anywhere
between 1800 hours down to 0600 hours. There has been spread F reported on
many early mornings lasting up to five hours at times.


Now the ionospheric data for the north:

The F2 day-time critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg have suffered from the
high latitude magstorms and averaged only 6.2MHz. The darkness hour lows
averaged 2.4MHz.


And lastly the solar forecast:

This week, the quiet side of the sun will be looking our way. Solar flux
levels are expected to be about the 95s, with geomagnetic levels possibly
being very unsettled from today until the 15th due to the passage of coronal
holes. The radio quality indices are expected to be normal, rising to above
normal from the 16th. The 90 day smoothed solar flux is 98 units at present.

And that's the end of the solar information.

Finally in the main news, SSL has informed the Society that as of last
Wednesday morning, the latest callsigns issued were in the G0 U I
and G7 R N series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 A H and 2 1 C M series. .

You're listening to GB2RS, the news broadcasting service of the Radio Society
of Great Britain, transmitting in the 80, 40, 6 and 2 metre bands.


Next, the local news.

NEWS FOR THE SOUTH EAST

Meeting for Monday the 10th of January:

Southdown Amateur Radio Society has its Annual General Meeting at the Chaseley
Home for Disabled Ex-Servicemen, Southcliffe, Bolsover Road, Eastbourne. The
meeting opens at 7.30pm for an 8 o'clock start. For more details contact Jan,
G4XNL, tel: [phone].


Meeting for Tuesday the 11th of January:

Stevenage and District Amateur Radio Society has a talk on 'Converting a DB27
CB Antenna to HF Mobile' by Rob, G2BZK. Contact Neil, 2E1ASZ on 0438 350882
for details.


Meetings for Wednesday the 12th of January:

Bracknell Amateur Radio Club meets for its Annual General Meeting. Details
from Steve, G4AUC who is QTHR.

Chesham and District Amateur Radio Society has a technical topic entitled 'PSU
Repairs' by G8KBV. Details from Ian, G0RTF on 0494 676391.

Cheshunt and District Amateur Radio Club has an Amateur TV Night by Adrian,
G0OJY and John, G3WFM. Details from Roger, G4OAA on 0992 464795.

Dover Radio Club has a presentation of 'Kanga Kits' by G0BPS. For further
details telephone [phone].

Worthing and District Amateur Radio Club has a talk entitled 'Reminiscing' by
G5CO. Details from G4GPX on 0903 753893.


Meetings for Thursday the 13th of January:

Colchester Radio Amateurs has a talk on 'UFOs and UFOlogy' by Trevor, G7OWC.
Further details from Mike, G4YJN on 0206 738189.

Edgware and District Radio Society meets for its Annual General Meeting.
Details from Rod, G0SQL, tel: [phone].

Shefford and District Amateur Radio Society has the G8EMJ Construction
Contest. Contact Paul, G1GSN on 0462 700618 for further details.

Southgate Amateur Radio Club has a talk entitled 'An Overview of Cable TV'.
Further information from Brian, G0MEE on 081 360 2453.

Vange Amateur Radio Society has a talk entitled 'Guns' by Bob, G3IUC. Contact
Doris on 0268 552606 for further information.


Meetings for Friday the 14th of January:

Clifton Amateur Radio Society has a Computer evening. Further details from
Keith, G4TJE on 081 859 7630.

Hilderstone Amateur Radio Society has a talk on 'The Novice Examination' by
Martin, G0LGE. For further details telephone [phone].

Itchen Valley Amateur Radio Club has a talk on 'Radio Scouting and Gilwell
Park GB2GP' by Frank, G6OLK. Scouts and Cubs are welcome. Contact Les, G3ABA
0703 732997 for details.

Maidstone YMCA Amateur Radio Society has a talk entitled 'Computer Usage
(Packet/Satellites) instructional evening' and CW as necessary. Contact G0RHO,
QTHR for further details.


Meeting for Saturday the 15th of January:

Crystal Palace and District Radio Club has a talk 'QRP (Low Power) Homebuilt
Radio Equipment' by Wayne, G0JJQ. Details from Wilf, G3DSC on 081 699 5732.



NEWS FOR SOUTH WEST


Meetings for Monday the 10th of January:

Exeter Amateur Radio Society has a talk on 'Welding Techniques' by Basil Bolt.
Details from Ray, G3YBK on 0392 78710.

Wincanton Amateur Radio Club has a talk entitled 'Packet Radio' by G3CQE.
Further details from Dave, G3ZXX on 0963 34360.


Meeting for Tuesday the 11th of January:

Salisbury Radio and Electronic Society meets for its Annual General Meeting.
Details from David on 0722 330971.


Meeting for Wednesday the 12th of January:

South Bristol Amateur Radio Club has a Table Sale - A bring and sell anything.
For more information tel: [phone].


Meeting for Thursday the 13th of November:

Yeovil Amateur Radio Club has a Junk Sale. Contact Cedric, G4JBL on 0258
473845 for further information.


Meeting for Friday the 14th of January:

Shirehampton Amateur Radio Club has a 'Packet Radio Overview/Getting going
evening' by G4FRO. For further information contact Ron, G4GTD on 0272 770504.



NEWS FOR EAST ANGLIA


Meeting for Monday the 10th of January:

Felixstowe and District Amateur Radio Society has a Discussion evening. For
details contact Paul, G4YQC on 0394 273507 any evening.


Meeting for Wednesday the 12th of January:

Norfolk Amateur Radio Club has a 'Real Radio Evening'. For further details
contact Sheila, G0KWP on 0603 618810.


Meeting for Thursday the 13th of January:

Yarmouth Radio Club has a 'Contest Plans for 1994' discussion. Details from
Tony, G3NHU, on 0493 721173.


Meeting for Friday the 14th of January:

Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club has a demonstration of the
'Shacklog' Software by Alan, G3PMR. Contact John, G0TIL on 0763 243570 for
details.



NEWS FOR THE MIDLANDS


Meetings for Monday the 10th of January:

Mansfield Amateur Radio Society has a talk by Rob Mannion, G3XFD, Further
information from Mary, G0NZA on 0623 755288.

Stratford upon Avon and District Radio Society meets for its New Year Social.
Further details from Alan, G0CXJ, tel: [phone].


Meeting for Tuesday the 11th of January:

Loughborough and District Amateur Radio Club has a talk by G8AYG. For further
details contact G8SNF by telephoning 0509 218259.


Meetings for Wednesday 12th of January:

Bromsgrove Amateur Radio Society has a talk on 'Antenna Construction'. More
information from Barry, G0TPG on 0527 542266.

Derby and District Amateur Radio Society has a Visit by SMC Chesterfield.
Contact Hayley, G7PXA on 0773 856904 for further information.

South Birmingham Radio Society has a talk and slide show on 'Holes in the
Ground' by a member of the Dudley Canal Trust. For further details contact
Roy, G8ACR on 021 474 3784.

Telford and District Amateur Radio Society has a talk entitled 'Tuning
Linears' by G8PAW. For further details contact Dave, G4EIX, on 0952 588878.


Meetings for Thursday the 13th of January:

Cannock Chase Amateur Radio Society has a venue and now meets at the Four
Crosses Inn, Watling Street, Gailey-Cum-Hatherton. Contact Eric, G4ICE on 0543
502836 for further information.

Amateur Radio Club of Nottingham has a 'Bring your Gear Night'. Contact Simon,
G0IEG on 0602 501733 for further details.

Salop Amateur Radio Society meets for an Extraordinary General Meeting, at the
Beauchamp Hotel, Shrewsbury at 8pm. Contact G0SST on 0743 361935 for details.

Vale of Evesham Radio Amateurs' Club meets for its Annual General Meeting. The
meeting starts at 8pm at the BBC Club, High Street. Details from Alasdair,
tel: [phone].


Meetings for Friday the 14th of January:

Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club has a Visit from members of the
Stourbridge Amateur Radio Society. Informal visitors welcome. Further details
from Joe, G3MRC, tel: [phone].

Spalding and District Amateur Radio Society meets for its Annual General
Meeting. Details from G4OO, tel: [phone].

South Notts Amateur Radio Club has a Construction plus HF/VHF On Air evening.
For further details contact Julie, G0SOU on 0602 216342.



NEWS FOR THE NORTH OF ENGLAND


Meeting for Monday the 10th of January:

Sheffield Amateur Radio Club meets to prepare for the inter-Club Quiz. Further
details from David, G0JJR Tel: [phone].


Meetings for Tuesday the 11th of January:

Bury Radio Society has a talk entitled 'Introduction to Packet Radio' by
G3RTU. For further details contact Mike, G4GSY on 061 761 5083.

Fylde Amateur Radio Society meets for its Annual General Meeting. Details from
Rob, G7CUL, QTHR.

Liverpool and District Amateur Radio Society has a GX3AHD on the Air evening.
Further details from Ian, G4WWX who is QTHR.

Wakefield and District Radio Society meets for a talk on 'Antennas' by David,
G0DJA. Further details from Roy, G0TBY on 0924 893321.

Meetings for Wednesday the 12th of January:

Stockport Radio Society has a talk on 'Doublet Antennas' by G0HAL. For details
telephone [phone].

Wirral and District Amateur Radio Club meets for its Annual General Meeting,
starting at 8pm at Irby Cricket Club. Contact Paul, G0JZP, on 051 648 5892 for
further details.


Meetings for Thursday the 13th of January:

Hambleton Amateur Radio Society has a Practical Night. Further details from
Nigel, G0NHM on 0609 776608.

North Wakefield Radio Club meets for its Annual General Meeting. For further
information contact John, G4RCG on 0924 362144.


Meetings for Friday the 14th of January:

North Ferriby United Amateur Radio Society has a 'Discussion Evening' with
Ken, G4VKK. Further details from Frank, G3YCC, tel: [phone].

South Manchester Radio Club has a talk on 'Baluns' by G0HAL. For further
details contact Edward, G7FQY, tel: [phone].

Stockport Radio Society Computer Group has a talk entitled 'DOS/Batch Files'
by G0NKM. For further details telephone [phone].



NEWS FOR SCOTLAND


Meeting for Tuesday the 11th of January:

Dundee Amateur Radio Club has a Construction Night. Details from GM4FSB who is
QTHR.


Meeting for Thursday the 13th of January:

Lerwick Radio Club has a Film Evening with Video Tapes of DX-peditions and
other radio related topics. The meeting starts at 7.30pm, in the Islesburgh
Community Centre, Kings Harald Street, Lerwick. Details from Robert, GM4CAQ,
who is QTHR.


Meeting for Friday the 14th of January:

Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society has its Presidential Address by the newly
elected President, Don Travis, at Queen Mothers House starting at 8pm. Details
from John, GM1TDU, tel: [phone].



And that's the end of this week's GB2RS news broadcast, which was prepared by
the Radio Society of Great Britain.

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Date: 8 Jan 94 23:13:07 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Vanity Callsign Notice of Propsed Rulemaking (PR93-305)
To: [e-mail]

> 1.  They are proposing to charge you $7.00 per year for the rest of your
>life for their having issued you a specific callsign.  I'd feel a lot better
>about a one-time charge, even at my age.

ok, how about $70 every ten years?  everyone was complaining here a while back
that the FCC doesn't pay attention to amateur problems because we don't pay
for our licenses.  this ought to do it.  (700,000 x $7 = 4.9 Million/year..)

> 2.  If your list of ten specific callsigns is exhausted by the time
>your application makes it through the mill, your existing callsign becomes
>the eleventh choice and you will be charged $7.00 per year for the rest of
>your life for the privilege of continuing to use your old callsign.

consider it a penality for making choosing poorly..could also be the start of
putting fees back on amateur radio licenses (everyone remember when it was $9
to do anything to your license....anyone?  anyone?)

> 3.  Opinion: what does "vanity" have to do with requesting a specific
>callsign?  Commercial broadcasters do it all the time.

if you aren't "vain" about how you appear, you won't care and will take what's
assigned when you get your ticket.  it's also a painless way to collect more
money from everyone participating forever until they croak.  like lotto.

73, bill wb9ivr

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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 14:06:48 +0000
From: news.sprintlink.net!demon!g8sjp.demon.co.uk![e-mail]
Subject: WHERE ARE ALL THE YOU
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:

> See, I was told that if I connect up both the mobile radio and the TNC
>to the power supply, and I was to transmit at 50 watts, after finishing
>the transmision there would be a surge of power comming back, and that
>could damage the TNC... I don't want to use a 9v battery because I don't
>really feel like changing it every week..
>

Hmm. Interesting concept. From my (limited - 20 years) experience in this
field, I'd say that what you have been told is absolute bull!  The other
matter arising is that, with the concept of packet radio networks, you
should seriously review your antenna strategy if you need to run more than
a few watts!

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