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Date: Sun, 6 Mar 94 20:12:13 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #255 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 6 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 255 Today's Topics: 5 by 5... Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 05 March FCC Exec fired for incompetance? Further criminalization of scanning (2 msgs) Icom Package For Sale Information needed on Tandy 4000 computer IPS Daily Report 03 03 94 JARGON NUDE RADIO AMATEURS PostScript log pages wanted RST reports Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 6 Mar 94 06:16:31 GMT From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!tcj@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 5 by 5... To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Joe Gregg (gregg@plains.nodak.edu) writes: > Where did the phrase, "I read you five by five." come from Alan Bloom (alanb@sr.hp.com) replies: > I believe it comes from the old days before the RST system was > invented. Does anyone know when the RST system came into use or how its predecessor worked? As an avid SWL as a kid, I remember including a SINPO report in my QSL requests to shortwave broadcasters. In retrospect, it seems to me that the five point rating scale used in a SINPO report (signal, interference, noise, propagation, and overall rating) would actually be more valuable on phone than an RS(T) report, especially in these times of modern technology, when the "S" rating is all too often the essentially meaningless reading from the respondent's S-meter. Todd, KB6JXT ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Mar 1994 23:24:57 MST From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 05 March To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACT 05 MARCH, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACT --------------------------------------------------------- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 064, 03/05/94 10.7 FLUX=095.7 90-AVG=106 SSN=086 BKI=1111 1112 BAI=003 BGND-XRAY=B1.1 FLU1=1.7E+06 FLU10=2.0E+04 PKI=1112 1123 PAI=005 BOU-DEV=009,006,005,006,009,009,009,015 DEV-AVG=008 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= B5.7 @ 0750UT XRAY-MIN= A9.6 @ 1807UT XRAY-AVG= B1.7 NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 2355UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 1620UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.2% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1815UT PCA-MIN= -0.4DB @ 1010UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55340NT @ 0133UT BOUTF-MIN=55310NT @ 1935UT BOUTF-AVG=55333NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+085,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+142NT@ 1850UT GOES6-MIN=N:-058NT@ 0707UT G6-AVG=+101,+033,-027 FLUXFCST=STD:095,095,095;SESC:095,095,095 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,020,020/025,030,025 KFCST=3346 6433 3346 6433 27DAY-AP=057,054 27DAY-KP=4436 6755 4647 6543 WARNINGS=*GSTRM;*AURMIDWCH ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 04 MAR 94 was 48.0. The Full Kp Indices for 04 MAR 94 are: 1+ 1- 1o 2o 1+ 1o 1o 1o The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 04 MAR 94 are: 5 3 4 7 5 4 4 4 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 05 MAR is: 2.3E+07 SYNOPSIS OF ACT -------------------- Solar activity was very low. Region 7682 (S19W68) remains the most significant sunspot group on the disk but has only produced a few subflares (all below C-class) since yesterday. New Region 7685 (S07E23) emerged on the disk. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be very low to low. Small C-class flares are possible in 7682. The geomagnetic field was mostly quiet. Unsettled conditions were observed at some high latitude stations from 05/09-15Z. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled becoming active to storm due to a coronal hole. Event probabilities 06 mar-08 mar Class M 01/01/01 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 06 mar-08 mar A. Middle Latitudes Active 20/20/20 Minor Storm 15/15/25 Major-Severe Storm 15/15/05 B. High Latitudes Active 20/20/20 Minor Storm 15/15/25 Major-Severe Storm 15/15/05 HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions. Conditions are expected to deteriorate over the next several days due to effects from a coronal hole. High and polar latitude paths should see the strongest signal degradation with poor to occasionally very poor conditions existing during the local night hours. Middle latitudes should see good to fair propagation with occasional poor propagation during the local night sectors. Low latitudes should see generally good propagation with periods of fair propagation possible during the local night hours. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WIT -------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7678 S11W39 043 0010 BXO 03 005 BET 7680 S10W15 019 0010 BXO 06 005 BET 7682 S19W68 072 0150 CAO 11 016 BET 7684 S09W05 009 0000 AXX 01 003 ALPHA 7685 S07E23 341 0010 BXO 05 007 BET REGIONS DUE TO RET NMBR LAT 7673 N08 267 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 05 MARCH, 1994 ---------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 05 MARCH, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 05/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXT EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 67 S34E36 S63E08 S35W39 S21E13 018 EXT SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 04 Mar: 0135 0148 0201 C1.5 0203 0208 0213 C1.8 SF 7682 S18W41 0235 0240 0244 C1.3 SF 7682 S18W42 0258 0302 0306 C1.6 1F 7682 S18W42 0313 0321 0324 C3.6 0343 0346 0348 B9.7 0358 0406 0419 B9.3 0424 0432 0436 C1.1 SF 7682 S18W45 0504 0504 0507 SF 7680 S12E11 0516 0519 0521 B8.0 0540 0543 0545 B6.4 0605 0612 0618 C1.1 SF 7682 S18W47 0642 0650 0655 C5.8 1F 7682 S18W46 0738 0742 0745 B8.0 0749 0800 0803 C1.3 0829 0834 0839 B9.8 0904 0907 0909 B7.7 0914 0924 0948 C3.6 1048 1054 1106 C2.3 SF 7682 S19W47 1220 1247 1255 C1.2 SF 7682 S18W50 1402 1424 1426 B9.1 SF 7682 S19W51 1502 1507 1509 B6.4 1616 1620 1622 B4.4 1624 1627 1629 C1.1 SF 7682 S19W52 1634 1637 1639 B6.1 SF 7682 S19W53 1717 1723 1732 B4.7 1748 1752 1754 B4.0 1816 1819 1821 B2.5 B1842 U1843 1846 SF 7682 S18W52 1853 1856 1858 B5.0 1859 1903 1905 C1.3 SF 7682 S19W56 2003 2003 2006 SF 7682 S19W55 2043 2046 2048 B9.5 2049 2052 2054 C1.7 SF 7682 S17W55 2111 2121 2125 B6.2 SF 7682 S18W54 2241 2243 2245 SF 7682 S18W57 2251 2255 2257 B5.9 2333 2343 2348 B4.8 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7680: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 ( 2.6) Region 7682: 11 0 0 15 2 0 0 0 017 (44.7) Uncorrellated: 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 (52.6) Total Events: 038 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WIT ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Sun, 6 Mar 1994 23:27:25 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!newshub.nosc.mil!news!Roger.Keating@network.ucsd.edu Subject: FCC Exec fired for incompetance? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hello. My original source read this posting and contacted me; one of us misunderstood. The agency involved was not the FCC, but the FAA. Read the actual story about the FAA in: clari.news.aviation or your newspaper. PS, some folks responded by email indicating that they had not heard it but didn't find it surprising given the degree to which the FCC is out of date with its computers. :) Roger Keating keating@nosc.mil ------------------------------ Date: 6 Mar 1994 22:19:23 GMT From: yale.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!gilbaronw0mn@yale.arpa Subject: Further criminalization of scanning To: info-hams@ucsd.edu > >In article <1994Mar2.175938.12119@alw.nih.gov>, weisen@alw.nih.gov (Neil Weisenfeld) writes... >>What I think we should do is write to our congresspeople and tell them why >>we feel the cellular and cordless privacy laws are so misguided. Even if >>they outlaw the manufacture of scanners that can receive cordless >>(and I haven't heard anyone say that that is what is up for debate -- >>only outlawing *listening*, not manufacture), those radios are going to be >>around for a long, long time as used equipment. > >Been there, done that. My Congressman ignored my letter. The law didn't pass on >his watch, so, in the finest tradition of politicians, I guess he feels no >obligation to deal with it. > >Amen to the long, long time. I just tuned up my old BC220 table-top scanner. >15 years old, 20 channels, and no 800MHz, but still not a bad radio if your >city hasn't gone to trunked public service. > >>I'd be interested if other people agree. > >Yup. These laws, if I'm not misinformed, are unique in recent history in that >up until their enactment, it was legal to listen to any waves passing through >your home, as long as you didn't act on or disclose what you heard. You are >now a criminal if you choose to *tune in* to these particular band segments, >regardless of what you do with what you hear. More such laws will follow, >since government and regulations never shrink in size. >-Tom R. N1OOQ randolph@est.enet.dec.com > Sad, very sad. And it does not really protect anyone. In fact it gives too many people a false sense of security. Digital technology with encryption will protect people and that is what we should have. Of course the government is trying to get its dirty summy rotten hands intot hat too. Can you say Clipper. They will pry my key out of my cokld dead hands and no other way. Get PGP and be safe. Gil Baron, El Baron Rojo, W0MN Rochester,MN "Bailar es Vivir" PGP2.3 key at key servers or upon request ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 00:32:07 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!tcj@decwrl.dec.com Subject: Further criminalization of scanning To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@alw.nih.gov) writes: > What I think we should do is write to our congresspeople and tell > them why we feel the cellular and cordless privacy laws are so > misguided. Gilbert Baron (gilbaronw0mn@delphi.com) replies: > And it does not really protect anyone. In fact it gives too many > people a false sense of security. In light of the current Clipper initiative, it occurs to me that this may, in fact, be their very intention.... Todd, KB6JXT ------------------------------ Date: 5 Mar 94 20:57:12 GMT From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.unomaha.edu!news.nevada.edu!jimi!envoy!equinox.unr.edu!dsring@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Icom Package For Sale To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I have the following Icom equipment for sale which I wish to seel only as a package!!!! The radio has a clean bill of health from Icom service, dated 12/28/93. The radio and all of it's accessories are in excellent condition and have been well cared for. IC W2A (2m/440 Handheld Transciever) HM 65 (Speaker Mic. W/earphone jack) BC 72 (Rapid Charger) 2-BP 84 (Battery Pack, Provides 2 watts) 2-BP 85 (Battery Pack, Provides 5 watts) AD 20 (Charging Adapter, Used with BP 84) LC 73 (Radio Case) BC 77 (Standard Charger {Comes With Radio} ) ______________________________________________________________________________ $$$$$$$$$$$$ This would normally run around $1000.00 NEW $$$$$$$$$ I am asking $600.00 for everything or best offer. Please contact me at: -- Douglas S. Ring Amateur Radio Operator University Of Nevada, Reno KB7QMD-Advanced Class Electrical Engineering Major HZ1AB-Operating Member email: dsring@equinox.unr.edu V.Chair-UNR Radio Club Telephone: (702) 626-5516 Fax: (702) 626-3840 Assalamu Aleikum (May peace be upon you) ------------------------------ Date: 6 Mar 1994 22:03:31 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!mailer.acns.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet2.scri.fsu.edu!twright@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Information needed on Tandy 4000 computer To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Well first off it has a 3 1/2 and a 5 1/4 floppies and the min of a 40 meg HD with a EGA monitor. I paid $25.00 for it. Heck the case is worth $50.00 just to build one. I powered it up and it booted perfectly. The monitor has full rapture on it before the CPU was powered. After the CPU booted using DOS 5.0 the monitor was showing three boot up listings along with 3 C> promts. These 3 columns (sp) are over lapping and 2 of the 3 promts were fuzzy and only one was clear but it all still over lapped. I installed Super Morse off of a 3 1/2 and then again off of a 5 1/4. both floppies work perfectly as well as the Hard Drive. The SM program did like the boot up all overlapping. I then installed a game called Space Quest II and the monitor cleared right up and the system ran perfectly. I reinstalled SM and the Monitor went back into the over lapping letters. I connected the monitor to another CPU and it worked perfectly again. So this rules out the monitor. I am suspecting that the problem lies in the video driver cmds in the DOS 5.0 system program. What brings me to think this is that a game has its own program to run the game which carries its own video driver commands. If some of you computer experts out there either agree or disagree PLEASE let me know. I want to get this machine up and running on Packet A.S.A.P. Thanks a bunch Tim Wright KD4OVM . -- Tim Wright KD4OVM | T.Wright@msuacad.morehead.edu | Morehead State University | TWright@freenet.fsu.edu | Tallahassie Freenet Service | AR098@yfn.ysu.edu | Youngstown Ohio Freenet Service | KD4OVM@WSU.N8FOW.AMPR.ORG | Try one, I'll get it. ------------------------------ Date: 3 Mar 94 23:11:11 GMT From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!sserve!usage!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: IPS Daily Report 03 03 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA Daily Solar And Geophysical Report Issued at 2330 UT 3 March 1994 Summary for 3 March and Forecast up to 6 March IPS Warning 7 was issued on 02 March and is still current. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: low Flares: None Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 101/49 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 04 March 05 March 06 March Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 105/54 1C. SOLAR COMMENT None. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : mainly quiet to unsettled levels, apart from one minor storm period. Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 2 March Learmonth 13 3325 2122 Fredericksburg 17 17 Planetary 28 12 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 04 Mar 35 Active to minor storm. 05 Mar 35 Active to minor storm. 06 Mar 20 Active. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT Coronal hole induced disturbance expected. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 03 Mar normal normal fair-normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 04 Mar fair poor poor 05 Mar fair poor poor 06 Mar normal fair poor 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT Degraded HF comms are expected over the next few days. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were about 10% above predicted monthly values T index: 64 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 04 Mar 30 Near predicted monthly values. 05 Mar 15 About 15% below predicted monthly values. 06 Mar 15 About 15% below predicted monthly values. Predicted Monthly T Index for March is 40. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT Communications are expected to become degraded over the next few days. -- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services email: rwc@ips.oz.au |PO Box 5606 tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057 fax: +61 2 4148331 |AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 00:41:09 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!slay@network.ucsd.edu Subject: JARGON To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Sue Gundersen (ez014553@othello.ucdavis.edu) wrote: : I need a little help with an English paper I am writing. The topic I am : writing about is jargon used by amateur radio operators. I am already : using ham, lids and an abbreviation. What I need is one more word that : has an interesting etymology. : Does any have any good suggestions? I am stuck and would like another term. : Please send me Email A Japanese friend and fellow DXer recently wrote the following to me: > 1. What does "SASE" stand for? Is that "Self Addressed & Stamped Envelop"? > I sometimes see "SAE" as well, but I'm not sure the difference. And how > do you pronounce "SASE"? Is that "eS-eI-eS-eE" or "Sa-Se" ( like > Roma-JI )? > 2. Why do they call $1 note "green stamp"? I think it's because of its > color. But I find one side of the $1 not is not really green, > though the other side is. {Try it - one side black, the other green} > 3. Are "SASE" and "Green Stamp" words only for ham world? > 73 de TOMO - JH2PDS/1 jh2pds@media.cst.nihon-u.ad.jp Well - I am not sure if others do use SASE although I often here the expression self-addressed stamped envelope - primarily on TV or something. Green Stamps of course go back to the old Blue Chip and S&H Green Stamps given out at grocery stores and other markets which could later be traded in for various items in an S&H Green Stamp *department store* or whatever they were. I presume those outfits are all out of business by now. Hmmmm - maybe Hams are the only ones using these espressions. 73 de Sandy WA6BXH/7J1ABV slay@netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: 6 Mar 94 05:52:44 GMT From: netcomsv!netcomsv!lavc!steven.rosenberg@decwrl.dec.com Subject: NUDE RADIO AMATEURS To: info-hams@ucsd.edu northup@hoop.sw.stratus.com (Bill Northup) writes: >Is it time to get into ATV ? But wouldn't SSTV be more forgiving? ------------------------------ Date: 6 Mar 94 00:29:43 GMT From: hub.cs.jmu.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!ruacad!ddabay@uunet.uu.net Subject: PostScript log pages wanted To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I am looking for log pages in a postscript format, as well as a US band chart in PostScript format...... dave -- Dave Dabay Telecommunications Engineer Supervisor KD3PC Radford University Computer Services Internet: ddabay@ruacad.ac.runet.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 01:05:36 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!tcj@decwrl.dec.com Subject: RST reports To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I wrote: > It seems to me that the five point rating scale used in a SINPO > report (signal, interference, noise, propagation, and overall > rating) would actually be more valuable on phone than an RS(T) > report Derek Wills (oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu) replies: > I can't see this catching on - giving 5 numbers for a signal report, > ack! Agreed, especially if the report is merely an adminstrative formality required for your contest log or DXCC application. Every once in a while I wonder how my signal is *really* getting out, however, and I simply intended to comment that I'd find a SINPO report much more informative than an RS(T) report under these circumstances. > 599 means "you're loud", "this is a contest", or "I need your QSL > card", 579 means "you're pretty strong but I'm not giving you a > routine 599", and 559 means "you're weak". Anything else is just > pretentious. You may be onto something, Derek. Maybe the county hunters are on the right track, and what we *really* need for most purposes is a 1 by 3 scale. ;-) BTW, under 599 you left out, "We're up to our knees in penguin guano, freezing our butts off on a frigid little rock in the Antarctic circle, and have neither the time nor inclination to even *think* about the quality of your signal. In fact, our computerized logging system doesn't even have a place to enter a report, since the software we'll use to generate your QSL will insert a 599 report automatically." Todd, KB6JXT ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #255 ******************************