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Info-Hams Digest            Tue, 26 Apr 94       Volume 94 : Issue  460

Today's Topics:
                      10Mhz WWV Receiver Antenn
                       2m Backpacking Antennas
                         8122 amplifier tubes
                   ARRL Letter Hilites April 13 94
                             Crawfish Net
    dual band: is (one of) Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood a good choice?
                      Hallicrafters Parts Source
                             Hamfest Help
                   Info on CES, CSI patch vendors?
                    IPS Daily Report - 25 April 94
                Looking for any and all info on LoJak
                          Looking for books
                        Obtaining a MARS lisc
                    Request info on SKYWARN,please
            scanner better than TV for disasters! (2 msgs)
               What are the dimensions for a 2m J-pole?

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Date: 25 Apr 94 15:53:00 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!svarbbs![e-mail]
Subject: 10Mhz WWV Receiver Antenn
To: [e-mail]

RGS>I recently acquired a "Heath Most Accurate Clock II" (I was surprised they
RGS>were still in business) and I am having a problem with reception.  The unit

Might you have an address and/or phone number for Heath?


 * OLX 2.2 * Darryl Linkow [phone]  9 am - 5 pm PDT

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Date: 26 Apr 94 05:33:40 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 2m Backpacking Antennas
To: [e-mail]

Has anyone built the "one pounder" Log-periodic 2m antenna
described in the 1994 ARRL Handbook ...

Or the 2m portable yagi described in "Radio Fun" this month ...

Or some other easy-to-carry 2m HT antenna they swear by?

Its springtime, I've dusted off my hiking/camping gear, and
I'm ready to go walking with my radio and I want to make
a new antenna to field test.

I now use a homebrew wire j-pole ("j-wire") which
works well and is only a few ounces.  I'll supply
dimensions and other details on request to my
e-mail address below.

Tell me about what YOU use !

/***
Gary W. Thorburn   [e-mail]   KD1TE
***/

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Date: 26 Apr 94 21:29:00 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 8122 amplifier tubes
To: [e-mail]

Anyone know a source and cost for new 8122 power amplifier tubes used in the
old NCL-2000 amp??

TNX gary
AA4UR
[e-mail]

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Date: 26 Apr 94 15:52:26 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARRL Letter Hilites April 13 94
To: [e-mail]

Hilites from the ARRL's THE ARRL LETTER, April 13 1994


* FCC ORDERS RE-TESTS OF 59 AMATEURS - The FCC has ordered 59
amateur licensees to be re-examined on examination elements
passed at examination sessions coordinated by the ARRL-VEC in
southern Californin between late 1992 and mid-1993.

The FCC told all 59 that apparent irregularities indicated that
the exam sessions were compromised.

"Specifically", the FCC said, "the irregularities on your
examination papers indicate that you were apparently given access
to the exact (answer) key used by the volunteer examiners."

The FCC gave the 59 amateurs 60 days in which to re-take the
exams, at any session coordinated by the Greater Los Angeles
Amateur Radio Group, and said that no VE present at the suspect
sessions was allowed to administer a re-examination.

Failure to pass the re-exams will result in license class change,
loss of call sign, or loss of license entirely, as appropriate,
the FCC said.

In the course of cooperating with the FCC's Private Radio Bureau
in its investigation, the ARRL-VEC suspended the accreditation of
16 volunteer examiners.


* WASHINGTON GETS LAW ON TOWERS AND ANTENNAS - Washington State
has new legislation to protect amateurs.  On March 23, the
governor signed Senate Bill 5697, a bill that will, according to
its backers, limit the ability of municipalities to enact antenna
and tower regulations, by pointing out the federal pre-emptions
of the FCC's PRB-1.  Credited with promoting this legislation
were Dr. Ralph Shumaker, WX7T, and members of the Mike and Key
Club of Seattle, acording to ARRL State Government Liaison Frank
Price, KD7AC.


* Again this year the new edition of the ARRL REPEATER DIRECTORY
will debut at the Dayton HamVention.  The 1994-95 edition has
been reorganized for easier use "on the run," and has more than
20,000 listings of FM repeaters, packet systems, and propagation
beacons.


* Check those DXCC application forms; the current form is MSD-505
(194) for all new and endorsement applications.  Please DO NOT
use older formas, as they lack spaces for critical information
needed for processing at HQ.  And business is up again in the
ARRL DXCC Branch.  In March, 1127 applications for new awards and
endorsements were received, and for the first three months of
1994 applications are up by 18%, QSLs by 48%, over 1993. Turn-
around time is about three and a half weeks.


*  ARRL affiliated clubs are asked to PLEASE advise HQ (or your
local Affiliated Club Coordinator, ed) when your club officers or
their adresses change, so we can effectively support your
efforts.  We can't help you if we can't find you!


*  The Amateur license application backlog is on the rise again
at the FCC: on Feb 1, 8543 were pending, and on Feb 28 there were
12,868 awaiting action, according to ARRL-VEC Manager Bart
Jahnke, KB9NM, who also says turnaround time in Gettysburg is
hovering around the FCC's self-imposed maximum of 90 days.


*  The FCC has reaffirmed a $17,500 fine against a Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania man Andrew R. Yoder who the Commission says
"willfully and repeatedly" operated an unlicensed broadcast
station on 7415 KHz in 1990 and 1991.  Yoder had filed an
application for review of the May 1992 FCC forfeiture order; in
March the FCC denied the application and gave Yoder 30 days to
pay the fine.

In Florida, the FCC issued Notices of Apparent Liability to three
Citizen's Band operators, for violations including using illegal
power amplifiers. The fines were for $1000, $1500, and $4000.

The FCC also released a list of eight individuals cited recently
for violations including "operating radio stations without proper
authorization and operating on unauthorized frequencies." The
fines ranged from $250 to $6400. No other details were given.
--
Marc Grant                                              Pager : 214-246-1150
home: [e-mail]     work: [e-mail]         Amateur Radio N5MEI

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Date: 26 Apr 94 14:23:26 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Crawfish Net
To: [e-mail]

Jeff,
    The South La. Crawfish Net meets every night at 8:00 p.m.  on
28.400.  If the freq is busy, they move up in 5 kc increments.  It
consist of the local group of guys from the Thibodaux-Houma, La.
area.  It was started to create a little activity on 10 mtrs
during the low activity of the sunspot cycle.  They also have a cw net
nightly on 28.350 at 7:30 p.m.  Only a few guys check in on this one
if any!!
 When the band opens up a little, there are sometimes 4 QSOs on the
same frequency so they tend to ignore any background conversations.
You may have been heard but yet ignored as another QSO on the freq.
Try it again!!!

            73's Evert  WA5OJI

p.s. Times are Central Standard Time

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Date: 26 Apr 94 20:52:06 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!csn![e-mail]
Subject: dual band: is (one of) Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood a good choice?
To: [e-mail]

Clinton Peebles ([e-mail]) wrote:

: To: [e-mail]

: P>Hi.  I'd appreciate some pointers as far as the relative quality of dual band
: P>handheld transceivers.   I've seen units by Yaesu, Kenwood, and Icom (the FT-
: P>0,
: P>TH78A, and IC-W2AT).  And I was wondering if there were significant differenc
: I have an ICOM W21AT and it's great. With a keyboard mod., it can
: receive from 50MHz - 999MHz.  Will work as a cross-band repeater, you
: can monitor 2m/2m, 2m/70cm, or 70cm/70cm.  Great little radio.  The
: March/94 issue of QST did a review of dual band hand helds.

:  * QMPro 1.52 * No, I'm NOT an Extended Character.

I sure have enjoyed this thread.  I just got my ticket and in about two
weeks I'm going down to HRO to buy either the FT-530 or the TH78 and I
still haven't decided.  I hope those of you with experience on these
rigs will keep it up for a few more days...
Jim Deeming
KB0MED

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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 17:37:01 GMT
From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sunic!psinntp!psinntp!gdc!esun179![e-mail]
Subject: Hallicrafters Parts Source
To: [e-mail]

Is anyone aware of a source for Hallicrafters radio parts? If so, please
enlighten me.

Thanks much and 73,

Stan, WA1LOU

--
Stan Horzepa                   ~   phone:               203-758-1811 x7369
Technical Writing Supervisor   ~   email:               [e-mail]
General DataComm, Inc.         ~   radio:               WA1LOU
P. O. Box 1299                 ~   packet radio mail:   WA1LOU@N4GAA
Middlebury, CT 06762-1299      ~   TCP/IP packet radio: 44.88.4.8

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What! - Me Worry? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Date: 26 Apr 1994 05:25:32 GMT
From: sgiblab!uhog.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Hamfest Help
To: [e-mail]

Hi Clark

<Anybody know when the Rochester (used to br Dearfield), New
<Hampshire hamfest is going to be?????

The Hosstraders fest is set for Fri May 6th and Sat May 7th.
It opens at 9AM for $20 per person.  After 3PM the rate drops to
            ^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^         ^^^
$5 per person.   You will not be admitted prior to 9AM.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The Hosstraders hamfest will be at the Rochester NH Fairgrounds
located off Rt 16 exit 13.  Take 202 east from rt 16 the FG is about
2 blocks south of rt 202.


As a reminder both Ham and Commercial Radio Exams will be given
on Saturday afternoon.

                73 Steve F
                  W1GSL

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Date: 26 Apr 1994 15:40:45 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.cs.columbia.edu!news.boxhill.com!hill![e-mail]
Subject: Info on CES, CSI patch vendors?
To: [e-mail]

Does anyone know the phone number, or address, or even town for the
following vendors of telephone interconnect (autopatch) equipment?:

Connect Systems Inc.
    and/or
CES

Any help appreciated!  Kindly cc: responses to [e-mail]
73
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 23:12:32 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 25 April 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 25/2330Z APRIL 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 25 APRIL AND FORECAST UP TO 28 APRIL

IPS Warning 12 will be issued later today for expected
recurrent disturbance commencing April 28/29.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 083/024

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 April           27 April           28 April
Activity     Low                Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 081/022

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 24 April
    Learmonth       07  3232 1111
    Fredericksburg  06                          08
    Planetary       07                          08

Observed Kp for 24 April: 2233 2212


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
26 Apr    10    Quiet to unsettled.
27 Apr    10    Quiet to unsettled.
28 Apr    20    Unsettled to active.

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Recurrent geomagnetic activity expected to commence late on
the 28th. The southern coronal hole  which seems to be the cause
of this lengthy activity is rounding the east limb of the Sun. Active
to minor storm periods are expected 29 April - 1 May, with active
periods up to 11 May.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
25 Apr      normal         normal         normal
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
26 Apr      normal         normal         fair
27 Apr      normal         normal         fair
28 Apr      normal         fair           poor
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
Conditions expected to remain normal until April 28. Conditions
at high latitudes are expected to detriorate after local night
on the 28th.

-----------------------------------------------------------

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were near predicted monthly values

Observed T index for 25 April:  47

Predicted Monthly T Index for April is 40.

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
26 Apr    45    Near predicted monthly values.
27 Apr    45    Near predicted monthly values.
28 Apr    45    Near predicted monthly values.


4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Degraded HF comms conditions expected after April 28.
--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney           |IPS Radio and Space Services
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]      |PO Box 5606
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]      |West Chatswood NSW 2057
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]      |AUSTRALIA

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Date: 26 Apr 94 14:13:59 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!wizard.uark.edu!comp![e-mail]
Subject: Looking for any and all info on LoJak
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Ben Scott) writes:


>I am looking for information about LoJak auto recovery system.  I am
>interested in how it works, what frequency/ies it uses, how it is

Ben, Post to rec.radio.scanner.  There is an ongoing thread about LoJack
over there.

The most common freq seems to be 173.075 MHz.  Look for the 4 antenna
Doppler array on your neighborhood cruiser.  Inside you'll find a
dash-mounted panel with a multi-digit display and a ring of LEDs.  Once
the system is activated (by LoJack triggering the beacon), the VIN shows
up on the dash and the LEDs point the way.

MA, NJ, FL, DC, and others have the system.  Again follow the thread over
on r.r.s for more details.

Peter Laws,
Associate Editor - Arkansas,
RCMA _Scanner Journal_,

Peter Laws <[e-mail]>  |>>        University of Arkansas        <<
n5uwy@ka5bml.#nwar.ar.usa.noam    |>> Home of the NCAA Champion Razorbacks <<

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Date: 23 Apr 94 02:02:27 GMT
From: agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!HILDE.nurse.washington.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Looking for books
To: [e-mail]

When I was much younger I used to check out books
from the library that featured a teen age amateur
radio operator whose call sign was, to the best of
my memory, k6atx.  The young hero lived in California
and had lots of adventures (along the lines of the Hardy
Boys).  Usually he ended up being trapped by a drug
smuggler, but always escaped because of his knowledge of
amateur radio. I remember in one episode he turned a
grid dip meter and a length of wire into a transmitter
to send an SOS.  His chums then did direction finding to
lead the police right to the villan's lair.

I've been trying to get a lead on these charming
works of juvenile literature, and if anyone knew
author/title/publisher information, I would be grateful
to learn of it.

Thanks,

Bob Burr
[e-mail]

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Date: 25 Apr 94 15:51:00 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!svarbbs![e-mail]
Subject: Obtaining a MARS lisc
To: [e-mail]

CG>Any Technician or above (Novice class has to upgrade within
CG>one year) can apply to the state MARS director for each service
CG>(Army, Navy/Marine or Air Force).  If you will send me what
CG>state you live in and what service you wish to be affiliated
CG>with, I will attempt to put you contact with that state's MARS
CG>director.

I am new to amateur radio (still waiting for my license to come in
the mail!).  Please explain what MARS is, and why I would want to
be affiliated with a particular service.  I live in California.


 * OLX 2.2 * Darryl Linkow [phone]  9 am - 5 pm PDT

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Date: 26 Apr 1994 08:21:02 -0400
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.ans.net!hp81.prod.aol.net!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: Request info on SKYWARN,please
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] (DOUG) writes:

Doug.... we have an active SkyWarn program here in Eastern Massachusetts! We
meet when activated on the Waltham 146.64 MHz repeater.

In the past we have a representative at Logan and then have a NCS located
outside of the NWS facility. The ham at NWS-Logan would monitor the traffic,
while the NCS conducted the operation.

With the move away from Logan to a new doppler radar site in Taunton... we will
be experiencing some changes this year. Several of us will be meeting in
Taunton tomorrow afternoon to discuss the nitty-gritty and make sure we have
smooth transistion. All of our equipment has been moved out of the NWS-Logan
office to Taunton and installed... new NCSs and on-site hams are being trained.

Stay tuned.

73 for now.... c u on the shortwaves
Terry Stader - KA8SCP
America Online Ham Radio Club Host
Macintosh Amateur Radio List Maintainer
ARRL EMAS Section Emergency Coordinator
Internet: [e-mail] (e-mail)  or
          [e-mail] (binaries/files >28K)
KA8SCP@WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.USA.NOAM
[e-mail] [44.56.4.82] Mac
                       [44.56.4.120] DOS Clone
(they're BOTH pc's!)

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Date: 26 Apr 94 22:51:41 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!ccnet.com!ccnet.com![e-mail]
Subject: scanner better than TV for disasters!
To: [e-mail]

[ Article crossposted from rec.radio.scanner ]
[ Author was ron miller ([e-mail]) ]
[ Posted on Tue, 26 Apr 1994 14:40:34 GMT ]

Charles Copeland ([e-mail]) wrote:

<<<< tornado/wx emergency being dealt with by hams >>>>>

: My opinion of hams has changed. I used to think it was somewhat a
: useless hobby, where all people talked about was radio equipment.

: My hats off to all you hams out there.


2 years ago we had some severe storms move thru our local area. For the
first time in 10 years the wife and I moved ourselves and our parrots
into the basement just in case.

I brought two scanners: 1 to follow the tornado chasers and 1 to track
what the municipal agencies were doing. There were funnel clouds
all around us when you integrated all the info.

The tornado chasers certainly do everyone a large service and it
isn't boring!!!!!!! (Who *says* ham radio is only a bunch of old geezers
putting each other to sleep?)

Scanning: an addictive hobby that'll put you about 5 jumps ahead of the news.

Ron Miller
NW0U (not a tornado chaser)
--
     Bob Wilkins                     work    [e-mail]
 Berkeley, California                home    [e-mail]
     94701-0710                      play    n6fri@n6eeg.#nocal.ca.usa.noam

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Date: 26 Apr 94 22:51:32 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!ccnet.com!ccnet.com![e-mail]
Subject: scanner better than TV for disasters!
To: [e-mail]

[ Article crossposted from rec.radio.scanner ]
[ Author was Charles Copeland ([e-mail]) ]
[ Posted on Tue, 26 Apr 1994 05:55:58 GMT ]

Tonight we had a terrible storm with large hail and multiple tornados.
The towns of Desoto and Lancaster were heavily damaged.

I tuned in the ham frequencies (144-148, 440-448) and found a repeater
the hams were concentrating on their reports of conditions. I was
impressed.

As the 10pm news reported on hail damage reports, the hams were
screaming rapid fire reports of exact location of a twister on the
ground (locating it by watching power lines short out in the darkness).
One ham was tracking the storm while driving through 1" hailstones,
but continued on dispite intense damage to his vehicle. You
could hardly hear him through the hail pounding the car.

As the TV news talked of window damage, the hams were reporting
vehicles flipped upside down wrapped up in power lines.

The repeater channel was moderated by one ham and well organized.
They soon had to split the action to a storm tracing channel
and a first aid channel.

The action went on far into the night. All power and telephone lines
were taken out and police and ambulances totally depended on the hams.

My opinion of hams has changed. I used to think it was somewhat a
useless hobby, where all people talked about was radio equipment.

My hats off to all you hams out there.

--
     Bob Wilkins                     work    [e-mail]
 Berkeley, California                home    [e-mail]
     94701-0710                      play    n6fri@n6eeg.#nocal.ca.usa.noam

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Date: 26 Apr 94 01:32:54 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!news.ucdavis.edu!dale.ucdavis.edu![e-mail]
Subject: What are the dimensions for a 2m J-pole?
To: [e-mail]

Thanks for every one's help. My 2m J-pole is working great now!
For your information, the dimensions I finally wound up with are
as follows:

Long side:    61-3/8 inches (measured from end to tube center)
Short side:   20-5/8 inches (ditto)
Gap:          3-1/16 inches (measured from tube center to tube center)
Feedpoint:    3-1/2  inches (measured from tube center)

SWR results:

144.010MHz    1.4
146.000MHz    1.2
147.000MHz    1.1
147.990MHz    1.3

Thanks again for all the help.

Timothy        [e-mail]        N6HFS

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