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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #424
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Sat, 16 Apr 94 Volume 94 : Issue 424
-
- Today's Topics:
- ARRL DX Bulletin #20 - April 14, 1994
- Conclusion...FT530 Mod
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 15 April
- dual band: is (one of) Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood a good choice? (2 msgs)
- HostMaster Mac
- HTX-202 audio problem
- Hugh G. J. Aitken, W1PN, historian and author
- IPS Daily Report - 15 April 94
- Making PRB-1 Part of Illinois Law.
- Montreal Fleamarket/Auction
- Proposed Illinois law to pre-empt antenna restrictions
- RS Sale on Handhelds ????
- Why no 10 meter activity?? (2 msgs)
-
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- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 07:51:54 MDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: ARRL DX Bulletin #20 - April 14, 1994
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- ZCZC AE18
- QST de W1AW
- DX Bulletin 20 ARLD020
- >From ARRL Headquarters
- Newington CT April 14, 1994
- To all radio amateurs
-
- SB DX ARL ARLD020
- ARLD020 DX news
-
- The items in this week's bulletin are courtesy of Bob, WB2CJL,
- Joyce, WB9NUL, Frank, AH0W/OH2LVG, Jay, AF2C, Pat, G3IOR, the Yankee
- Clipper Contest Club PacketCluster network, and Contest Corral from
- the pages of QST. Thanks.
-
- RWANDA. Paul, F6EXV, has been evacuated from Rwanda and is safe in
- Burundi. He had been operating as 9X5DX. Paul was active from 7O
- several years ago, and was the equipment benefactor for 7O1AA.
- Plans are for Paul to move on to Kenya around the time this bulletin
- makes its way to the airwaves.
-
- YEMEN. Be leary of any 7O station operating CW. Pat, G3IOR,
- reports that the only activity from Yemen is on SSB, that being
- Ahmed operating 7O1AA. Check the Arabian Nights and Family Hour
- nets, 14226, 14243 and 14250 kHz. Ahmed also chats with Zedan,
- JY3ZH, around these frequencies. QSL via PO Box 485, Aden, Yemen.
-
- ON THE TRAIL OF ZL1AMO. Ron, ZL1AMO, will be active soon as 3D2RW,
- with the hopes of moving on to C21, T28RW and ZK3.
-
- VATICAN. Listen for Bob, N2EDF, operating HV4NAC until April 19.
-
- JORDAN. Ibrahim, JY5IN, sometimes checks into the DX net on 14243
- kHz at around 0615z. Also try 14247 kHz at 2230z.
-
- ALAND ISLAND. Pete, OH3MEP, will be active as OH0MEP for a week
- starting April 16. Around the same time, listen for OH0NLP, OH0LQK,
- OH0LIU, OH0LYA and OH0KAG. Between all these stations, CW, SSB and
- RTTY will be used on all HF bands. Some satellite activity is also
- planned.
-
- SINT MAARTEN. From May 24 to 30, Chod, VP2ML/WB2CHO, and Frank,
- AH0W/OH2LVG will be signing PJ7/WB2CHO and PJ7/OH2LVG respectively.
- They will team up to operate in the CQ WPX CW Contest as PJ8X. QSL
- PJ7/WB2CHO via K1RH. QSL PJ7/OH2LVG and PJ8X via KE7LZ.
-
- FIJI, TONGA AND WESTERN SAMOA. JR7OEF will be active from these
- South Pacific locations. The tentative schedule is April 29 and 30
- as 3D2EF, May 2, 3 and 4 as 5W0NI, May 4, 5 and 6 as A35NI, and May
- 7 and 8 as 3D2EF. QSL via JR7OEF.
-
- ANTARCTICA. Gavin, VP8GAV, is active from the British base of
- Rothera. Check between 3500 and 3506 kHz around 0515z, and again
- between 1015 and 1100z. His 20 meter haunts are 14017 kHz CW at
- 0030z and 14245 kHz SSB. QSL via GM0LVI.
-
- GHANA. Peter, ex XT2BW, is active as 9G1PW and was heard on 21297
- kHz at 1428z. QSL via WB2YQH.
-
- NEPAL. Marlo, IK3HAQ hopes to be active until April 24.
-
- SAINT PAUL ISLAND. Operators KW2P, WA4DAN, AA4VK, N0TG and possibly
- W0RJU plan to be active for the first week of July. This is the
- same group operated from KP1 and KP5 in 1992 and 1993. Landing
- permission and transportation have been secured.
-
- PETER ONE ISLAND QSLS. Cards for the recent 3Y Expedition are being
- printed in Belgium and will be shipped to the states soon. Jerry,
- AA6BV, states that label printing is about 75 per cent complete,
- with final mailing planned for sometime in May. Please note to QSL
- SSB contacts via AA6BB. CW and RTTY cards go via KA6V.
-
- ON A SAD NOTE. QSL Manager Joyce, WB9NUL, reports that HK0BKX is
- now a Silent Key. Francisco provided countless DXCC credits for San
- Andres Island.
-
- THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. Check out the SARTG World Wide AMTOR
- Contest, sponsored by the Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter
- Group. It runs from 0000 to 0800z and 1600 to 2400z on April 16,
- and 0800 to 1600z on the 17th. Exchange RST, name and QSO number
- starting with 001. Use FEC, mode B, for calling and ARQ, mode A,
- for exchange. For more info see page 121 of March QST.
- NNNN
-
- --
- James J. Reisert Internet: reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com
- Digital Equipment Corp. UUCP: ...decwrl!wrksys.enet.dec.com!reisert
- 146 Main Street - MLO3-6/C9 Voice: 508-493-5747
- Maynard, MA 01754 FAX: 508-493-0395
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Apr 1994 15:51:37 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!master.cs.rose-hulman.edu!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Conclusion...FT530 Mod
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Thanks to all who responded. The alteration took about 30 minutes, most
- of which was waiting for the soldering iron to heat up.
-
- No worries, mate!
-
- tnx es 73 de Jack, K9CUN
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 23:59:35 MDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 15 April
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 15 APRIL, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 15 APRIL, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 105, 04/15/94
- 10.7 FLUX=080.1 90-AVG=095 SSN=029 BKI=4332 2324 BAI=015
- BGND-XRAY=A4.3 FLU1=7.0E+05 FLU10=1.1E+04 PKI=4333 3334 PAI=016
- BOU-DEV=044,027,021,019,018,023,012,041 DEV-AVG=025 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= B3.7 @ 1802UT XRAY-MIN= A3.3 @ 1914UT XRAY-AVG= A5.6
- NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1510UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 2355UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.1%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2355UT PCA-MIN= -0.2DB @ 2215UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55354NT @ 0150UT BOUTF-MIN=55292NT @ 1729UT BOUTF-AVG=55328NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+073,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+138NT@ 1803UT GOES6-MIN=N:-097NT@ 0320UT G6-AVG=+092,+028,-043
- FLUXFCST=STD:085,085,085;SESC:085,085,085 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,030,030/025,030,030
- KFCST=2223 3221 4445 5443 27DAY-AP=015,011 27DAY-KP=4434 3223 3333 2233
- WARNINGS=*GSTRM;*AURMIDWRN
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 14 APR 94 was 11.9.
- The Full Kp Indices for 14 APR 94 are: 5+ 4- 3+ 5- 4o 3- 3+ 4-
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 14 APR 94 are: 56 21 17 38 27 13 18 21
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 15 APR is: 1.2E+09
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was very low. Only one B-class sub-
- flare was observed at 1801Z from Region 7701 (N07W20). Region
- 7701 has rotated into view as a small D-type sunspot group.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- very low.
-
- STD: Another full-disk Yohkoh x-ray image has been appended to
- this report.
-
- The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels during
- the past 24 hours. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was
- at moderate to high levels.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to become disturbed about mid-day tomorrow as a re-
- sponse to yesterday's coronal mass ejection. Activity is
- expected to be at mostly minor storm levels once the transient
- hits earth and is expected to remain disturbed through the
- third day.
-
- Event probabilities 16 apr-18 apr
-
- Class M 01/01/01
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 16 apr-18 apr
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 25/20/20
- Minor Storm 35/35/35
- Major-Severe Storm 15/20/20
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 20/20/20
- Minor Storm 35/30/30
- Major-Severe Storm 20/30/30
-
- HF propagation conditions continued below-normal but are
- gradually returning to near-normal. Near-normal propagation is
- not expected to be achieved before the anticipated disturbance
- noted above arrives later on 16 April or on 17 April. Poor to
- occasionally near-useless propagation can be expected over the
- high and polar latitude paths while middle latitude regions
- should observe fair to occassionally very poor propagation
- following the arrival of this disturbance. Lower latitudes are
- not expected to be strongly affected, but will still suffer
- from the weakened state of the ionosphere with increased
- susceptibility to fading and MUF depressions.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 15/2400Z APRIL
- --------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7700 N07W20 203 0010 BXO 03 006 BETA
- 7701 N07E68 115 0180 DSO 10 003 BETA
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 16 APRIL TO 18 APRIL
- NMBR LAT LO
- NONE
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 15 APRIL, 1994
- ----------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- NONE
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 15 APRIL, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 15/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
- EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
- 75 N18W43 N12W53 N20W63 N24W53 235 ISO POS 004 10830A
- 76 N70E87 S26E27 N85W90 N85W90 173 EXT POS 132 10830A
-
-
- SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 14 Apr: 0837 0842 0849 SF 7700 N07E03
- 1415 1418 1424 B1.4
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Region 7700: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (50.0)
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 (50.0)
-
- Total Events: 002 optical and x-ray.
-
-
- EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 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.
-
-
- SPECIAL INSERT: CURRENT X-RAY EMISSIONS FROM THE JAPANESE YOHKOH SPACECRAFT
- ===========================================================================
-
- 15 April 1994, 03:00 UTC
-
- North
- ....,,,,,:::,,::::::::;:::::::::,,,......
- .,,,,:::;;:;;;;;;;;;-----------;;;;:::,,...
- ..,:,,:::::::::::;;;;;;;--;---------;;;:::,,,..
- ............,,.. .,::::::::,,,,::::::::::;--;----------;;::,,,,..
- .....,,:::::::,,.. .::;:::,,,,::,,,,:::::::;;;;;;;-;;;----;;::,,,..
- ....,,,::;;;--;:,.,,... .:::::,,:::::::,,:::::::;;;;;;;--;;;;---;;::,,..
- ..,,,,::;;;---;:,,,;-;;;:. .,,,:,:::::;::::::::::;;;;;;;;;----;;;;--;;::,,....
- .,,::;;-----;:::::::-++--;, ..,:;--;;;:::::;;:;-;;;;;;-;---;;;;;----;:,,....
- ,::;;;--++-;:::,:;--++-;;;:,. ,-+|||+--;;;;;;;;;;;;;;----;;;;;;;;+--;::,,..
- ;;-----+++;;::::::-+!|;,,... .:-;+!!!!!|----++------+++--;;;;:;;;+-;;::,,.
- --++||!!!+;:::,::::::,,...,,,.. .:|12221111!|+|++++++!!|||++-;;;;;-+-;::,,,
- ;--+|14#3+;:;,,,,,,,,,...,,.,.. .+!1233#@4!||||++|||!!!!||++--;::;-+-;::,,
- :;;-+!4@4+-;:,,,,,:,....,....... :;+121+||+|++||||||||+++++---;:::;|+-;::,
- ;;-+|!3*1+;;:,,,,,.,;,,,,....... .:::;;;;;::;;-++--+-------;;;:,:-+-;;:,
- ;--+!11!+-;::,,,,,.,,,.,,,,.,,. .,::::,..,:;------;;;;;;:::;,;-;;::,
- --+|!11|+--;:,,,,,,,,,,,,:,,,,. ... .,:::;;;;;;::::,,,,:-;::,,
- -+|!122!+;:-|:::,,:,:::;:;:::,,, .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.;;::,,.
- ;+|!24*4|-;;;;:;:::;;:::::,,,,. .....,,,,::::,,,,,,,,,,,,,;;:,,,..
- -+!134442-;;;;:;;:;;:::,... ,.,.,,,,::::;:::::::::::,,,,,,,,,,:,;;:,,,,.
- :-|!12333|;;:::::,,,,,. ...,,,::::,,:,:::;:;;::::::::::,,::,,,,:,.:-:::,,..
- ,:-+|!1233|-::,,,,,....,:::::::,,:::::,,,,:::::::::::::,,,,,,,,,,::,,,;::,,...
- ,;--+||!111+;:::::::;;;;;::::,,:::::,,,,,,,,,,,::::,,,,::,,,,:,::::,:;:,,..
- :;;;--+|||!!+;:;;;;;;;;;::::,,,:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:::::,:::::::,:::::,,:::,..
- ,::;;;-++|||||-;;;;;;;:::::,,,,:,,,,,,:,,,,,,:::::::::::,,,,,::,,:::,..
- ,,::;;;-++++++++-;;;;;::::,,,:,,,:::,:;;::::::::::;:;::::::::::::,,...
- .,:::;;;--++-+++++-;;;:::::,::,::::::::;;:::;;;;;;;;;:;;:::,,,,,..
- .,,:::::;;----++++++++--;;;:::;;;;;;:::::;;---;---;;;:::,,..
- .,,,,,::::;;----+++|||||+-;;;;:;;:::::::;;;;;:,,...
- ...,,,,,,::;;;;-------;;;;:::,,,,,,....
- ........,,,,,:::,,,,...........,,,,,,..
- . . . ....
-
- South
-
- KEY: East and west limbs are to the left and right respectively. Emission
- strength, from minimum to maximum are coded in the following way:
-
- [space] . , : ; - + | ! 1 2 3 4 * # @
-
- Units used are arbitrary, for illustrative purposes. Get "showasc.zip"
- from "pub/solar/Software" at the anonymous FTP site: ftp.uleth.ca
- (IP # 142.66.3.29) to view these images on VGA screens. Remove
- all but the image data before typing "showasc filename".
-
-
- ** End of Daily Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Apr 94 04:55:03 GMT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!scilink!pone@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: dual band: is (one of) Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood a good choice?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Hi. I'd appreciate some pointers as far as the relative quality of dual band
- handheld transceivers. I've seen units by Yaesu, Kenwood, and Icom (the FT-530,
- TH78A, and IC-W2AT). And I was wondering if there were significant differences
- in the relative quality of them. I'd like to hear from people who have
- experiences with dual band units by these manufacturers.
-
- Daniel Shields, VE3EOP
- pone@scilink.org
-
- --
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Apr 1994 17:23:58 GMT
- From: yale.edu!noc.near.net!chaos.dac.neu.edu!chaos.dac!wy1z@yale.arpa
- Subject: dual band: is (one of) Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood a good choice?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <CoC5ns.JGC@scilink.org> pone@renzland.org (Daniel Shields) writes:
-
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Path: chaos.dac.neu.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!scilink!pone
- From: pone@renzland.org (Daniel Shields)
- Reply-To: pone@scilink.org
- Organization: <Intentionally disorganized>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 04:55:03 GMT
- X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
- Keywords: dualband Yaesu Icom Kenwood
- Lines: 12
-
- Hi. I'd appreciate some pointers as far as the relative quality of dual band
- handheld transceivers. I've seen units by Yaesu, Kenwood, and Icom (the FT-530,
- TH78A, and IC-W2AT). And I was wondering if there were significant differences
- in the relative quality of them. I'd like to hear from people who have
- experiences with dual band units by these manufacturers.
-
- Daniel Shields, VE3EOP
- pone@scilink.org
-
- --
-
-
- Including my experiences/eavesdropping:
-
- I started with a Yaesu FT-411E 2m for two years, and really enjoyed it.
- When I moved up to dual-band needs, I picked up an FT-470. That served
- me well.
-
- Then, when I finally wanted to trade up to something smaller, I first played
- with the W2A, but found the user-interface a bit confusing (having some bias
- with Yaesu). I also didn't see anywhere in the manual the ability of the
- W2A to perform automatic repeater offsets.
-
- I heard many rumors that the modern Kenwood HT line suffers severely from
- intermod/interference. They are feature-laden radios, but sensitivity suffers.
-
- I ended up picking up an FT-530, and really enjoy it. The display backlighting
- is absolutely wonderful, the user-interface is easy to use, and the radio
- is nice and small. I personally really enjoy dual in-band receive
- (vhf+vhf or uhf+uhf simultaneously), along with auto repeater offset.
-
- With modification, it can receive 110-180, 400-500, and 800-950 Mhz.
- There is an AM detector, but it must be toggled manually. (Why, Yaesu?)
-
- In the Greater Boston area, there is some interference to the 440 side,
- since there is a lot of 450+ Mhz commercial activity.
-
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- 73,
- Scott, WY1Z
-
-
- --
- ===============================================================================
- | Scott Ehrlich Amateur Radio: wy1z AMPRnet: wy1z@wa1phy.ampr.org |
- | Internet: wy1z@neu.edu BITnet: wy1z@NUHUB AX.25: wy1z@wa1phy.ma.usa.na |
- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | Maintainer of the Boston Amateur Radio Club hamradio FTP area on |
- | the World - ftp.std.com pub/hamradio |
- ===============================================================================
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 16 Apr 1994 11:33:13 -0700
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: HostMaster Mac
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- slay@netcom.com (Sandy Lynch) writes:
-
- >Steven L Goldstein (slg@rfc.COMm.harris.COM) wrote:
- >: Does anybody have experience w/ Kantronics' Hostmaster for Macintosh?
-
- >I have used the Hostmaster for Macintosh since it first came out and
- >with the latest version - I understand it even supports G-TOR.
-
-
- Yes, the latest Hostmaster for the Mac is supposed to support G-TOR,
- according to some flyers which Kantronics mailed me. I have ordered
- it, through the very generous Kantronics program where they will
- upgrade your goodies (firmware or software) for free if you can show
- a proof of purchase that you had bought it no earlier than one month
- before they announce a new feature. G-TOR was announced on March
- 1, 1994. So, if you had bought a KAM Plus or Hostmaster software
- after February 1, 1994, it may be worth giving Kantronics a call to
- see if you can get a free upgrade (but wait until they ship me my
- upgrade first :-).
-
- I first read of G-TOR in the March issue of the RTTY Journal. I
- don't know any more than what I read there, although I have started
- hearing what sounds like undecodable PACTOR signals on 20m, but with
- longer ISS-IRS ARQ periods.
-
- I haven't been using the KAM Plus or the Hostmaster for long. So
- far, however, I do like the combination better than my PK-900/MacRATT
- setup. Either setup is, in my opinion, far superior for HF weak signal
- work than the MFJ-1278, which I used to (emphasis on past tense :-)
- use.
-
- The PK-900 has a far superior tuning indicator than the KAM. With
- the KAM, I am never sure when I am perfectly centered. However,
- even with that drawback, the KAM Plus still *seems* much less prone
- to switching into NUMS shift on weak RTTY signals. I have not yet done
- a comprehensive (like running them side by side, or recording a
- signal and playing it back to both units) test to give any definitive
- impression.
-
- The MacRATT program really needs to be revamped so that it displays
- what you type ahead while copying the other end of the QSO. With
- the Hostmaster, what you type ahead goes into a different window from
- the main window. When you finally push that transmit button, what
- is transmitted is transferred in bold face to the main window.
-
- 73,
-
- Kok Chen, AA6TY kchen@apple.com
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 21:44:45 GMT
- From: spsgate!mogate!newsgate!news@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: HTX-202 audio problem
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I waited too long, had to buy the $49 extended service plan, and
- then get mine taken into a local (Tempe, AZ) service center. The
- tech said mine was the lowest he's ever seen. That seems to be
- better now, but I am afraid my pl tones are still week as I have
- a hard time with autopatches. It might have to go back. There
- also seems to be more popping noise when it squelches. Other than
- that, I've been real happy.
-
- rick
- N7ZZD
-
- In article <whfHMu_00jW=ETyLQ6@andrew.cmu.edu> Rick Gilmore
- <rg36+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- > I picked up a Realistic HTX-202 2m HT over the weekend (my first rig),
- > but have been getting comments that my audio is weak. I've heard
- > rumors that this is a common problem with the 202. Can it be fixed or
- > should I just learn to live with it?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Rick Gilmore
- > N3QL0
-
- --
- R i c k C o t t l e
- Email:rrbk50@email.sps.mot.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 06:31:13 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!news.byu.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!nic.umass.edu!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Hugh G. J. Aitken, W1PN, historian and author
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- April 16, 1994
-
- Hugh G. J. Aitken, W1PN, historian and author
-
- Today's Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton MA) has an obituary for
- Hugh G. J. Aitken, W1PN, for many years a professor of economics and
- American Studies at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. He died at age 71
- last week.
-
- Two of his books are highly recommended to those interested in the
- history of radio:
-
- Syntony and Spark: the Origins of Radio (1976)
-
- The Continuous Wave: Technology and American Radio (1985)
-
- Albert S. Woodhull
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA
- awoodhull@hamp.hampshire.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 23:14:13 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!news.ci.com.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 15 April 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 15/2330Z APRIL 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 15 APRIL AND FORECAST UP TO 18 APRIL
-
- IPS Warning 11 was issued on 15 April and is still current.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: very low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 080/020
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 16 April 17 April 18 April
- Activity Very low Very low Very low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 080/020
-
- 1C. SOLAR COMMENT
- None.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: unsettled
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 14 April
- Learmonth 13 3323 3332
- Fredericksburg 14 22
- Planetary 18 26
-
- Observed Kp for 14 April: 5435 4334
-
-
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 16 Apr 20 Unsettled.
- 17 Apr 35 Active to minor storm.
- 18 Apr 35 Active to minor storm.
-
- 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
- None.
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 15 Apr normal fair-normal poor-fair
- PCA Event : None.
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 16 Apr normal fair-normal poor-fair
- 17 Apr normal normal fair
- 18 Apr normal fair-normal poor-fair
- 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
- NONE.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- MUFs at Sydney were near normal to 15% depressed.
-
- Observed T index for 15 April: 24
-
- Predicted Monthly T Index for April is 40.
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 16 Apr 20 Near normal to 15% depressed.
- 17 Apr 20 Near normal to 15% depressed.
- 18 Apr 10 About 20% below predicted monthly values.
-
-
- 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
- None.
- --
- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services
- email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606
- RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057
- Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: (null)
- From: (null)
- Subject: Making PRB-1 Part of Illinois Law.
- House Bill # 3730 to incorporate the preemptions of PRB-1 into Illinois
- law is coming up for a vote in Executive Committee on
- April 20th. This is similar to what Florida has done for hams there.
-
- Call the following members of that committee
- and urge them to vote "YES" on HB 3730.
-
- The law, if it passes, will prohibit counties, municipalities (including
- home-rule units of government) and other local governing bodies from
- enacting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that does not
- conform to the preemptions in an FCC order regarding antennas used by
- amateur radio operators. (PRB-1).
-
- NAMES, CITIES, PARTY, DISTRICT, SPRINGFIELD #, LOCAL # follow in that order.
- All Springfield #s are area (217) and have a prefix of 782-xxxx.
-
- Chair; Robert Bugielski (Chi, D 19) -0017 (312) 637-8770
- Vice; John McGuire (Jol, D 86) -8090 (815) 722-0083
- Ralph Capparelli (Chi, D 13) -8198 (312) 775-5775
- Mary Flowers (Chi, D 21) -4207 (312) 874-5200
- Frank Giglio(CalumCit, D 29) -8077 (708) 891-9181
- Paula Raschje-Lind (Rockfrd, D 67) -3167 (815) 987-7433
- Wm. Laurino (Chi, D 15) -8400 (312) 736-5594
- Miguel Santiago (Chi, D 3 ) -0480 (312) 486-6488
- Jack Kubick (Rivrsde, R 43) -5821 (708) 442-0149
- Kevin Hanrahan(Glenvw, R 57) -4194 (708) 724-3233
- Wm. Black (Danville,R 105) -4811 (217) 431-1986
- Thom. Johnson (W. Chi, R 50) -1607 (708) 231-0340
- Larry Wennlund (New Lenox, R 38) -0424 (815) 485-4666
-
- ACT NOW! TIME IS SHORT! Call ALL of them!
- Local communities frequently impose unrealistic antenna restrictions
- in violation of PRB-1. Having this law on the books will be a help.
-
- This file taken in whole from a message entered by KA9BBV @ WB9HMD.
- Leave comments via packet to KA9BBV@WB9HMD.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 09:09:00 -0600
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Montreal Fleamarket/Auction
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- The West Island Amateur Radio Club (Montreal, Canada) will be holding its 42d
- semi annual fleamarket and auction on April 23rd at the St. John Fisher Church
- in Dorval.
-
- Doors open at 8am for public (Sorry, tables are sold out). Tha auction starts
- at 9 am.
-
- Refreshments will be available throughout the evet.
-
- Talk-in is on the VE2RWI repeater (146.910 -)
-
- Admission is $3
-
- For more info email to MD_HILL@PAVO.CONCORDIA.CA or phone (514) 683-0151
-
- See you there....
-
- -Mark
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 17:54:44 GMT
- From: pa.dec.com!nntpd2.cxo.dec.com!iamu.chi.dec.com!little@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Proposed Illinois law to pre-empt antenna restrictions
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- TO ALL ILLINOIS HAMS. Priority: URGENT.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 06:10:37 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!news.byu.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!nic.umass.edu!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: RS Sale on Handhelds ????
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In Article <pruitt.766161859@hubcap> pruitt@hubcap.clemson.edu (Ken Pruitt)
- writes:
-
- > I just received a flyer from RS and their 440 MHz and 2-meter FM
- >transceivers are on sale for $228 and $188 respectively. A savings of
- >approximately $70 off of regular price.
- >
- > How do these products rate against others in price and quality? I am
- >new to the HAM world and in the process of studying for my license. Any
- >information on these and other comparable handhelds would be
- >appreciated.
-
- I have one of the HTX202s here and use it frequently for mobile operation
- (using an external whip on my truck). As far as I am concerned it works
- fine. I have also used HTX202s for packet operation. Based on my experience
- with the 2 meter rig I am very tempted to take advantage of this sale
- to get onto 70 cm.
-
- I own a second HTX202 which I left behind in Nicaragua, where it has been
- providing one end of a packet radio data link between the campuses of the
- National University and the National Engineering University. It seems to
- have been working fine in a more or less unattended situation for four months
- now. A colleague at the Engineering University, YN1TV, has been monitoring
- the operation and has reported no problems in the r.f. link. In this
- application the h.t., an a.c. power supply, and a KAM are locked in a
- drawer and operating continuously (except when the a.c. power fails, which
- is fairly frequently).
-
- While I was in Nicaragua I used the other HTX202 from my home location (YN1ASW)
- for packet communication with the university nodes. In this setup I used a
- Poor Man's Packet (PMP) TNC-less system.
-
- I have never noticed the audio problem that some have mentioned with these
- units; in any case I understand that it can be fixed easily.
-
- 73, Al N1AW
-
- Albert S. Woodhull
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA
- awoodhull@hamp.hampshire.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 19:47:20 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!nott!emr1!gdim.geod.emr.ca!stephens@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Why no 10 meter activity??
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Jason Triolo (jtriolo@delphi.com) wrote:
- : Does anyone else out there do any 10 meter work while mobile? At a recent
- : hamfest, I picked up a used HTX-100 and antenna. Although there's not much
- : activity on the band, I've managed to get Germany and southern California
- : with just 25 watts and a converted CB antenna. Has anyone else had any luck
- : on 10 while mobile?
-
- I had one in the car, and worked quite a few stations a couple of years
- ago, but I took it out last fall. One problem is that although 10
- m would make a nice local simplex band there is no universal
- calling frequency like 146.52 on 10 m ssb. At least not in eastern
- ontario.
- VE3PYG
- --
- Dave Stephenson
- Geological Survey of Canada *Too much bad arithmetic is not a *
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada *substitute for not enough good *
- Internet: stephens@geod.emr.ca * mathematics *
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 94 14:44:56 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Why no 10 meter activity??
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Jason Triolo <jtriolo@delphi.com> writes:
-
- >Does anyone else out there do any 10 meter work while mobile? At a recent
- >hamfest, I picked up a used HTX-100 and antenna. Although there's not much
- >activity on the band, I've managed to get Germany and southern California
- >with just 25 watts and a converted CB antenna. Has anyone else had any luck
- >on 10 while mobile?
-
- Jason --
-
- I haven't actually operated mobile, but when I was first licensed a couple of
- years ago, I got my ticket sooner than anticipated (that's a switch, I know)
- and didn'
- t have an antenna up, so I went out, cut down an old CB whip to make it
- resonant on 10 meters, ran some coax out the window to my car, and operated
- sort of semi-mobile for a couple of weeks until I could get a "real" antenna
- up. I worked all continents except Oceania (including Japan and the Russian
- Far East) with that set-up. Of course, conditions were better then on 10
- meters than they are now.
-
- 73 de Lee/KE3FB in Md.
- leevankoten@delphi.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #424
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