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Info-Hams Digest            Thu, 28 Apr 94       Volume 94 : Issue  466

Today's Topics:
                     Acceptable use of HAM radio
                    ARLB040 Bill to support PRB-1
                     ARLD024 ZS0, 1 and 9 deleted
                   ARLS022 Astronauts at HamVention
                       GB2RS News 1st May 1994
                     Hams who work in Irvine, CA
                      HF rigs and digital modes
                HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 106.04
                   looking 4 info on Yaesu FTC-4625
               monitoring CB ch 9 / REACT organization
                  My phone line antenna (questions)
                           SWR & Power Loss
                  Things to do with a Radio Club...
                         VU2HJA not via W3HNK

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Date: 28 Apr 94 19:03:14 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!msuinfo![e-mail]
Subject: Acceptable use of HAM radio
To: [e-mail]

On Wed, 27 Apr 1994 16:56:03 GMT, strange alien beings caused Harv Hobson ([e-mail]) to write:
> In article <2p995c$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Steven Adams) says:
> >
> >Is it proper and legal to use Amateur Radio for the following:
> >
> >1: My church (non-profit) is having a picnic.  Can a few of us HAM's who
> >belong use our HT's (at low level, simplex of course) to help coordinate
> >the event?
> >

> This type of activity doesn't bother me, but I have heard the argument
> that "Yes, it is non profit, but it is conducting the 'business' of the
> organization"  When I hear this argument, I think of the hamfest talk-in

But don't forget the revised 97.113 rule which says explicitly that
this sort of thing is OK as long as you are not conducting _your_
business or the business of _your employer_.

Also, the FCC has issued at least one policy statement that I can
recall (but I don't remember where I saw it; the ARRL FCC rule book,
maybe) that explicitly says that public service stuff like this is not
just allowed, but encouraged.

Just my $0.12 (inflation and sales tax added :-) )

/Matthew

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Matthew Cravit, N9VWG               | All opinions expressed here are
Michigan State University           | my own. I don't speak for MSU
E-Mail: [e-mail]         | and they don't speak for me.
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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 14:02:33 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARLB040 Bill to support PRB-1
To: [e-mail]

ZCZC AG05
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 40  ARLB040
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 27, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB040
ARLB040 Bill to support PRB-1

Bill to support PRB-1

Illinois House Bill 3730 would prohibit cities from enacting laws
failing to conform to PRB-1.  ARRL members in Illinois are
encouraged to contact their state representatives, including Speaker
of the House Michael J. Madigan, asking that they support with a
''yes'' vote, Illinois House Bill 3730.  Details appear on BBS's
around the state under the heading ''ALLIL''.
NNNN
--
 Marc Grant
 Home: [e-mail]                             Telephone: [phone]
 Office: [e-mail]                                  Amateur Radio N5MEI
              "The road to enlightment is chuck full o' potholes"

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 13:59:03 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARLD024 ZS0, 1 and 9 deleted
To: [e-mail]

ZCZC AE22
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 24  ARLD024
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 27, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD024
ARLD024 ZS0, 1 and 9 deleted

ZS0, 1 and 9 Deleted

Today, the ARRL Awards Committee voted unanimously to accept an ARRL
DX Advisory Committee, DXAC, recommendation to delete Walvis Bay and
Penguin Islands.  The deletions are effective March 1, 1994.  That
was the date that these areas were turned over to Namibia.  There
are now 326 current countries on the DXCC List.
NNNN
--
 Marc Grant
 Home: [e-mail]                             Telephone: [phone]
 Office: [e-mail]                                  Amateur Radio N5MEI
              "The road to enlightment is chuck full o' potholes"

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 13:19:29 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARLS022 Astronauts at HamVention
To: [e-mail]

SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS022
ARLS022 Astronauts at HamVention

ZCZC AS66
QST de W1AW
Space Bulletin 022  ARLS022
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  April 26, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS022
ARLS022 Astronauts at HamVention

Astronauts at HamVention

A space forum at the Dayton HamVention will feature two NASA shuttle
astronaut-hams, Tony England, W0ORE, and Steve Nagel, N5RAW.  The
forum will commemorate 10 years of Amateur Radio aboard the
shuttles.

Tony England flew on the second ham radio mission, in 1985, while
Steve Nagel, a veteran of several shuttle flights, most recently
commanded shuttle flight STS-55 in 1993.  The two will discuss their
Amateur Radio experiences from space and answer questions.

Also at the forum will be members of the ARRL SAREX Working Group,
including ARRL Educational Activities Manager Rosalie White, WA1STO,
and Roy Neal, K6DUE, a principal coordinator of the shuttle Amateur
Radio project.

The forum is scheduled for 1 PM on Saturday, April 30, in Forum Room
5 at Hara Arena.
NNNN
--
 Marc Grant
 Home: [e-mail]                             Telephone: [phone]
 Office: [e-mail]                                  Amateur Radio N5MEI
              "The road to enlightment is chuck full o' potholes"

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 18:22:17 +0000
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!llondel.demon.co.uk![e-mail]
Subject: GB2RS News 1st May 1994
To: [e-mail]

Good morning. It's Sunday the 1st of May and here is the GB2RS news
broadcast, prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.


And we start this week with the news that a rare RSGB Supreme VHF/UHF
Award was issued to David Bullock, G6UWO, on the 5th of March. This
coveted certificate was awarded for obtaining three RSGB Senior awards
between October 1990 and March 1994. These were for contacts with 40
counties and 9 countries on 432MHz; 40 counties and 6 countries on
1296MHz and 60 counties and 15 countries on 144MHz.

Brian Underdown, G7LIJ, has gained the RSGB 144MHz award for having
confirmed contacts with over 100 squares and 20 countries. What makes
this really remarkable is that his certificate is endorsed: 'All
contacts to achieve this award were effected during the first year of
being licensed'.

Details of the RSGB VHF and UHF awards can be found in the RSGB Call
Book or may be obtained from the VHF Awards Manager, Ian Cornes, G4OUT
whose address is correct in the Call Book.

The South Yorkshire VHF repeater, GB3NA, will return to service at 12
noon today, the 1st of May. This follows an investigation by the
Chairman of the RSGB Repeater Management Group into allegations of
misuse of the repeater. After consultation between the UK FM Group
(Northern), who manage the repeater, the Radiocommunications Agency and
the Repeater Management Group, it has been agreed that a number of
strategies will be adopted by the committee to combat abuse. It has been
agreed that the group should monitor the extent of misuse of the
repeater with the aim of educating users how to respond in the face of
provocation and misuse of the repeater. This will involve tape-recording
repeater traffic, direction finding and informing the authorities via
RMG. A number of other measures have been taken which are aimed at
minimising the problems caused to legitimate users by persistent
mis-users of the repeater. The committee of the UK FM Group (Northern)
has been re-organised. It is hoped that all users will act sensibly in
using the repeater. The Chairman of the RMG would like to thank all
amateurs in the area for their input which has proved most useful in
reaching a conclusion.

The two metre Repeater GB3LY on 145.600MHz, channel R0, operated by the
Limavady Repeater Group has been switched off by the keeper, due to
on-site interference. The keeper Jimmy, GI3GGY, and the Repeater Group
members would like to thank all those who have supported GB3LY during
the past 15 years and regret any inconvenience until the problem is
resolved and the repeater is reactivated. For further details regarding
the repeater contact, GI3GGY whose address is correct in the RSGB Call
Book.

A new Packet Node, GB7AR on 144.650MHz, which is located near
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, is due to become operational next Friday the 6th of
May. For further details and reports contact GW4KAZ, whose address is
correct in the RSGB Call Book.

The 3 Centimetre Beacon GB3CMS on 10.36896GHz, located near Chelmsford
is now off air for maintenance. For further details regarding the beacon
contact the keeper, G4ZPE whose address is correct in the RSGB Call
Book.

The RSGB QSL Sub-Manager for the GM0AAA-LZZ callsign series is now Mr G
W A Spiers, GM0AGN, whose address is: 43 Sheuchan View, Stranraer,
Dumfries and Galloway DG9 7TA. He has taken over from Miss Karen Hunter,
GM0JHE.

With immediate effect HF Committee member, Fred Handscombe, G4BWP, will
process all new applications for RSGB HF Awards. For the past several
years the RSGB's HF Awards programme has been in the capable hands of
Bill Ricalton, G4ADD. Bill now wishes to relinquish this post and a
replacement is to be recommended to RSGB Council by the HF Committee.
The committee wishes to record a sincere vote of thanks to Bill, G4ADD
for all the work that he has done since taking on the task of HF Awards
Manager.

Fred Handscombe's address is: Sandholm, Heath Farm Road, Red Lodge, Bury
St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 8LG. All new applications for RSGB HF Awards
should now be sent to this address.


Attention RSGB members in Tayside: A new RSGB Liaison Officer (RLO) has
been appointed for Tayside. He is Alfred Low, GM4UZP, and his address is
21 Earn Crescent, Menzieshill, Dundee DD2 4BS. His telephone number is
0382 644597. 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.

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Date: 28 Apr 94 16:04:15 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Hams who work in Irvine, CA
To: [e-mail]

I am looking for any hams who work in the City of Irvine, CA and are
interested in disaster communications support.

Irvine sponsors an amateur radio organization called IDEC, (Irvine Disaster
Emergency Communications) through the Irvine PD. Volunteers are organized
into teams to support emergency services needs throughout the city, such as
the wildfires last October, as well as to operate the city's mobile command
post for non-emergency activities, such as the El Toro Air Show. We meet
one evening each month, on the fourth Thursday, at City Hall. We have two
planned citywide drills per year, and several other activities such as 10K
runs and walk-a-thons throughout the year.

A recent review of our Earthquake Response Plan resulted in some team
redeployment, and we are now looking for hams that work in the city,
particularly in or near the east and west industrial areas that would like
to participate.

If you are interested, please send me E-mail at the address below. I would
rather not take up further bandwidth in this newsgroup with replies. :-)

Thanks and 73

_____________________________________________________________________
Wm. A. Kirsanoff              Internet: [e-mail]
Rockwell International        Ham: KD6MCI
[phone]
Alternate Internet: [e-mail]
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Who are you? * I am number 2. *  Who is number 1? * You are number 6.
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Date: 28 Apr 94 15:01:17 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: HF rigs and digital modes
To: [e-mail]

A friend of mine & I are planning on getting into HF digital operation.
He has an Icom 728 and I use an Icom 735. We were wondering if these rigs
can withstand the stresses of digital modes. Can the PAs handle the
required duty cycle? Can the T/R switch handle the frequent switching
between transmit and receive?

We're hoping we can operate HF digital without frying our rigs. Any
comments/advice would be appreciated.

tnx es 73 de Steve Goldstein, KB2PWM

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 14:01:08 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 106.04
To: [e-mail]

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 106.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD APRIL 16, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-106.04

Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 16-APR-94

AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE ***  1994 Apr 07-Jul 11
Mode-B  : MA   0 to MA 170 |
Mode-BS : MA 170 to MA 218 |
Mode-S  : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only
Mode-S  : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
Mode-BS : MA 230 to MA 250 |        Blon/Blat 230/-5
Mode-B  : MA 250 to MA 256 |
Omnis   : MA 250 to MA 120 |  Move to attitude 180/0, Jul 11
[G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]

FO-20: The following is the current schedule for transponder operations:
       ANALOG MODE:
      20-Apr-94  7:35 -to- 27-Apr-94 7:55 UTC
      11-May-94  6:54 -to- 18-May-94 7:20 UTC
  Digital mode: Unless otherwise noted above.
  [Kazu Sakamoto (JJ1WTK) [e-mail]]

STS-59: To obtain a QSL, either as a result of a SWL or for a QSL, send
your report or QSL to ARRL EAD, STS-59 QSL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT
06111, USA.  Include the following information in your QSL or report:
STS-59, date, time in UTC, frequency and mode (FM voice or packet).  In
addit-ion, you must also include an SASE (or sufficient IRCs) using a
large, business-sized envelope if you wish to receive a card.  The Orange
Park Amateur Radio Club in Florida has generously volunteered to manage the
cards for this mission. [Bob Inderbitzen (NQ1R) Assistant to the Manager,
ARRL Educational Activities]

KO-23: Working well and has a new pair of images.  [WH6I]

KO-25: Working well.  A number of new images can be found on KO-25 but
since the wide angle images are in a new format that so far has not been
decoded, and since narrow angle images are very hard to locate in the
absence of the companion wide angle image there is very little to get out
of the images that are available.  [WH6I]

AO-16: Working well.  WH6I notes that usage on the 1200 baud OSCARS has
has dropped off considerably.  [WH6I]

LO-19: Working well.  [WH6I]

The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
OSCAR status reports.  If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
INTERNET at [e-mail], or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM.  Also, if you find that the current
set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at
your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.  The information you
provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.
--
 Marc Grant
 Home: [e-mail]                             Telephone: [phone]
 Office: [e-mail]                                  Amateur Radio N5MEI
              "The road to enlightment is chuck full o' potholes"

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Date: 28 Apr 94 06:47:49 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: looking 4 info on Yaesu FTC-4625
To: [e-mail]

The subject line says it all.  This radio appears to be a commercial mobile.
It was donated to me for possible use as a repeater receiver.  Does anyone have
any information (or a manual that like to copy) on this radio?  What frequency
range, sensitivity, what is the transmitter power etc.....

Thanks
Dave Bourque
[e-mail]
WB1FLD

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 16:27:07 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!cat.cis.Brown.EDU!noc.near.net!das-news.harvard.edu!cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!dolphin![e-mail]
Subject: monitoring CB ch 9 / REACT organization
To: [e-mail]

Yes, I know CB is a bad word here, but I will post this anyway...

I am a recently "Test passed" ham (no call yet), and a CB er for many years.

I have talked to several hams over the years on CB, some even Elmers
& VE's.  I try to operate & maintain Amateur Radio standards when I
am using CB or 11 meters.  And yes I DONT talk with a southern drawl
and call everybody "good buddy"!

I have monitored CB channel 9 for a while, and have heard several
calls to "smokey" or the police go unanswered, and started answering
them myself and forwarding info to local 911 dispatcher.

The police used to monitor CB, even the PA state police had signs
on the turnpike that they monitored CB ch 9.  Baloney!  I tried to
get help for a broken down motorist several years ago, to no avail
until I drove to state police building, walked in and told dispatcher
the situation.  What bugged me, he had a cobra CB not 5 feet behind
him, turned off & unplugged!  USELESS!

Is there still a REACT organization in existance?
Does anybody know how to contact them?

Is this something ARES would have an opinion on or even want to
mess with?

Is there a "standard" simplex emergency freq on 2m, 220, or 440?

    Email responses to [e-mail]

    73
    Ed Bathgate

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Date: 28 Apr 94 15:13:19 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!convex.com![e-mail]
Subject: My phone line antenna (questions)
To: [e-mail]

I built the following phone line antenna based on the common postings
below.  I messed up the center cap by putting two caps (680pf and
150pf) in series instead of parallel, so I got 122pf instead of 830pf.
It's dried in epoxy now :-)  Anyway, I am real pleased with the
functionality of this filter.  I added a switch to it that has the
following characteristics:  switch open allows good reception above 6.5
MHz; switch closed allows good reception below 6.5 MHz.  6.5 MHz seems
to be the crossover point.  What difference in frequency I might have
realized if I would have used 830pf for the center cap?  Also, would
someone explain why the bandpass frequencies are affected the way they
are when the switch is opened or closed.  It's been a long time since I
learned about how filters work and I'd like a free lesson!

My filter...
                 1.5uf     122pf       1.5uf
   green o--------||---+----||-----+----||-----------o to center conductor
    wire               }           }
                       { 2.4uh     { 2.4uh
                       }           }         /
     N.C    /----------+-----------+--------O  O-----o to shield
                       switch

Thanks,

David


>From rec.radio.shortwave Fri Oct  1 09:52:47 1993
>From: [e-mail] (William K. McFadden)
>Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 07:11:08 GMT
>Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
>Subject: Phone line as SW antenna

>The original credit for the highpass and lowpass filters goes to Paul
>Blumstein and John Shalamskas, respectively.  I have included edited
>versions of their articles below.

>The filter(s) should be connected to the phone line in this manner:

> Phone line                                       RF plug
>    red         --------    center cond.            / \
>     or   o----|        |--------------------------|-o |  To receiver
>   green       |        |                           \ /
>               | FILTER |  50 ohm coax               |
>               |        |                            |
>    N.C.  o----|        |----------------------------+
>                --------      shield

>Anywho, here is the filter, for interested parties.

>           --------||---+----||-----+----||-----------
>                        }           }
>                        {           {
>                        }           }
>           -------------+-----------+-----------------

>The outer capacitors are 1500 pf ceramic disks.
>The inner capacitor is 820 pf ceramic disk.
>The squiggly things are coils (two total).  Each one is 2.7 uh.

>I built the filter that Paul Blumstein posted recently and measured it
>on a gain-phase analyzer.  Here are its characteristics:

> 100 KHz -120dB
> 500 KHz  -68dB
>1000 KHz  -38dB
>1600 KHz  -15dB
>2100 KHz   -3dB

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Date: 28 Apr 94 15:28:12 GMT
From: hp-cv!hp-pcd!hpcvsnz![e-mail]
Subject: SWR & Power Loss
To: [e-mail]

David C Gingrich ([e-mail]) wrote:

: Another one of those SWR myths:  The transmitter is NOT matched to the
: line. If it was then the SWR would be 1:1 and there would be no reflected
: power anyway. The mismatch is the entire system, not just the antenna to
: the far end of the transmission line.

I hope you are saying that last sentence is part of the myth.  In a
single-generator system, the SWR on the line depends only on the
load at the far end of the line (modified slightly along the
length of the line by line losses and non-uniformities in the line,
but NOT dependent on the source impedance of the generator!).  This
is quite easy to show with the models or by measurements in a lab.

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Date: 28 Apr 94 17:29:59 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!prairienet.org![e-mail]
Subject: Things to do with a Radio Club...
To: [e-mail]

Myself and another ham are starting up a club for young hams.  I need
some ideas on what to do when we get started.  If you have any ideas,
please mail them directly to me, for I don't get much of a chance to
check the posting list.  73's.

Justin, N9UWH

--
Life Scout Justin (Fluffie) M. Martin   N9UWH (Technician Class)
Chapter Cheif, Illini #55/Troop Guide, Troop #1, Prairielands Council #117
805 Stratford Drive  Champaign, IL  61821-4140  USA
Phone:  [phone]    E-Mail:  [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 17:26:06 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA![e-mail]
Subject: VU2HJA not via W3HNK
To: [e-mail]

Today I had my QSL cards returned from W3HNK with the message "Don't Know
Him".  This although both the QSL server and "QSL Routes" have W3HNK as the
manager of VU2HJA.

Does anyone know the real route?    73. . . David.
--
*****************************************************************************
David George.........Internet: [e-mail]
VE3UOL.....QTH: Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada.
*****************************************************************************

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Date: 28 Apr 94 15:18:21 GMT
From: agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!csn![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: dual band: is (one of) Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood a good choice

[e-mail] wrote:
: Jim Deeming <[e-mail]> writes:
:
: >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
:
: Jim,
: I have posted on this topic several times, and i think
: that having used both rigs, i can point out
: a few differences and similarities.
:
: The 530 does scan to find the PL tone in use by a repeater, but the repeater
: has to be active and pass the PL to the output, some do not
: The 530 is a bit easier to program, but has a compromise in terms
: of the VFO arrangement.  You can only trtansmit 2 meter
: from the left and only 70 cm on the right.  You can rx any band on
: either side, but each side had
: discrete menory channels.  In contrast, the th78 can tx and rx either
: band from either VFO, and both VFOs use the same memory channels.
: this means that you don't have to hog up 2 mem slots if you want
: to monitor the same freq on both VFOs.
: The alpha-numeric display on the 78 does cut the total mem to 125 channels
: but id say that it is WELL worth it.
:
: I think that it is fair to say that the 530 is more "user-friendly"
: but the 78 wins hands down for the power-user and VFO flexibility freak
: contingent (of which i plead guilt by association).
:
: Have a blast with whatever you pick!
:
: pete brunelli
: n1qdq
Pete,
  Thanks for the post.  I was liking the TH78 pretty well, but the FT530's
battery indicator does have appeal.  Also, what of this business about
Kenwoods having what one person called a "chronic" problem of slow CTCSS
detection?  Missing out on the first word of a transmission sounds
annoying...
Jim Deeming
KB0MED

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And from Barbados, DL7VOG will be active as 8P9GQ from Tuesday the 10th
of May for twenty days. Activity will be on all bands 10 - 80 metres.

Now the Rallies for today Sunday the 1st of May:

The 11th Anglo-Scottish Rally is being held at Tait Hall, Kelso,
Borders. Doors open at 11am. The event features trade stands and a bring
and buy stall. Refreshments will be available and talk-in is on two
metres, channel S22.

The British Amateur Television Club (BATC) Rally is being held at The
Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry. Note
that this is a new venue for this popular rally. The event features the
usual trade stands, demonstrations, a lecture programme and a bring and
buy stall. Refreshments will be available.

Next the two rallies we know of for tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday, the
2nd of May:

The Dartmoor Radio Rally is to be held at the Yelverton Memorial Village
Hall, Meavy Lane, Yelverton, Devon. Doors open at 10.30am. The event
features trade stands, a bring and buy stall and other attractions.
Refreshments will be available and talk-in is on channel S22. For
further information contact Ron on 0822 852586.

The Mid-Cheshire Amateur Radio Society Rally will be held at the Civic
Hall, Winsford, Cheshire. Doors open at 11am, or 10.30am for disabled
visitors. The event features trade stands and a bring and buy stall.
Refreshments will be available and talk-in is on two metres, channel S22
and seventy centimetres, channel SU22. For further details contact Dave,
G4XUV on 0606 77787.

And now two events for next Sunday the 8th of May:

The Midland Amateur Radio Society, Drayton Mobile Radio Rally is to be
held at Drayton Manor Park, Tamworth, Staffordshire, on the A4091 road.
Doors open 10.30am. The event features trade stands, club stands, a flea
market and a car boot area. Details from G6DRN on 021 443 1189.

The 10th Yeovil QRP Convention is to be held at the Preston Centre,
Yeovil. Doors open at 9am. The event features traders orientated towards
QRP, kits, components etc. There will be a club bring and buy stall, QRP
station demonstrations, displays of home built rigs, vintage ham radios
and communication equipment. Talks are planned covering propagation,
construction and RSGB matters. Talk-in will be on 2 metres, channel S22
by GB2LOW. For further details contact G3CQR on 0935 813054.

Now some dates for your diary:

This year's RSGB Headquarters Open Day is scheduled for Saturday, the
4th of June. Details can be found in the May edition of Radio
Communication. RSGB affiliated Clubs and Societies are invited to take
part in this year's open day by providing a display or stall. Interested
clubs are asked to contact Justine Hodges at RSGB HQ urgently on 0707
659015.

The next RSGB Regional Meeting takes place at Brighouse in West
Yorkshire on Sunday the 5th of June. These meetings are for members and
non-members of the Society to meet Council Members, Society Officers and
staff to discuss the workings of the Society and amateur radio related
matters. For further details, contact RSGB Zonal Council Member Peter
Sheppard, G4EJP, on 0964 550397.

HF contest news now:

The Yeovil QRP Funrun Contest starts tomorrow, Monday the 2nd and runs
daily from 8 to 10pm local time until Friday the 6th of May. See April
RadCom page 73 for full details.

The ARI International DX Contest takes place during next weekend,
starting at 2000 on Saturday the 7th and finishing at 2000 on Sunday the
8th of May, using all bands from 1.8MHz to 28MHz but excluding the WARC
bands, on CW, SSB and RTTY. The contest is rather complex so
participants are advised to consult the rules which can be found in the
April edition of RadCom on page 20.

The Danish SSTV Contest is scheduled to start at 0000 on Saturday the
7th and finish at 2400 on Sunday the 8th of May on 3.5 to 144MHz, but
excluding the WARC bands. See the May edition of RadCom for further
details.

The fifth in this year's series of RSGB QRS (Slow Morse) Cumulative
Contests will take place on Monday the 9th of May from 1900 to 2030 UTC
between 3.540 - 3.580MHz. See April RadCom page 8, for further details
and January's RadCom, page 83 for the rules. Novice licensees are
particularly encouraged to participate as contacts with Novice calls are
worth quadruple points.

Next some VHF contest news:

The RSGB 70 Centimetre Trophy Contest take place next Saturday the 7th
of May, from 1400 to 2200 UTC. Starting at the same time is the 432MHz
to 24GHz Contest which is a 24-hour event. See February RadCom, page 83
for further details of both events.

Special event stations active in May include:

GB0CT, Channel Tunnel, which will be aired by members of the British
Rail Amateur Radio Society from New Romney Railway Station, near
Folkestone, Kent. At the same time TM5TSM, will be operational from
Wimereux Town Hall near Boulogne. Both stations will be operational from
next Friday the 6th, until Sunday the 8th of May, on 80, 40, 20 and 2
metre and 70 centimetre bands. An Amateur Television Station will also
be set-up on both ends of the channel tunnel. These events form part of
the opening celebrations being held during May. For further details
contact G3FIB on 0474 706615.

OZ5MAY, will be operated by OZ9CM from the Museum of Denmark Fight for
Freedom on Thursday the 5th of May from 1000 to 1300 UTC on 14.006 or
14.020MHz. The station will operate from the attic in the museum that
Gunner Christiansen, code name Mat, was using in WW2. Another station,
OZ5MAJ/P will be operational from the attic of the Danish Student's
Rowing Club from 1000 to 1800 UTC using these frequencies: 3.560 or
3570MHz, 7.010 or 7.030MHz or 14.006 or 14.020MHz. The two stations will
be operational using suitcase transceivers and a watertight B2. For
further information about the stations, contact Lars Schultz, OZ1CHL
telephone Denmark 45 40 50 07 77.

And now the solar factual data

The period from the 18th to the 24th of April has seen the magnetic
activity decline to near normal levels, and the ionosphere recover to
about what we should expect at this time. There has been no flare
activity and solar activity has remained very low. The spot index has
meaned about 43, slowly rising over the period. Solar flux levels have
also improved and averaged 85 units but they are still below what we
would expect at this time. The 90-day flux mean on the 24th was 92
units. Geomagnetic activity has declined from 'sub-storm' levels on the
18th down to 'quiet' by the 20th and has remained there, with the 24th
being down to an Ap index of only 7 units. The period averaged 11.5
units which is the lowest weekly period since last January.

The state has been 'nil nothing to report' throughout the period. The aa
indices, as supplied by the British Geological Survey for the period
12th to 18th April, were very disturbed. The daily averages were 49.9
nanoteslas but the 17th, with the mass ejection and aurora reported last
week, levels rose to 192 nanoteslas during the early morning period.
That day's average was 97.1 nanoteslas. X-Ray flux levels have continued
to improve and averaged A5.2 units.This is still below what we should
expect at this time but it is a major improvement over the past weeks.
The monthly geomagnetic Ap indices for March were 22 units, the 6-month
smoothed for September 1992 is 15.4 units.

I'll repeat the figures. Spots - 43; Flux - 85; Ap index - 11.5; X- ray
flux - A5.2.

Now the ionospheric data for Central France:

The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Poitiers, as reported by Meudon,
have shown a major improvement with levels averaging 7.5MHz, and the
21st being up to 8.5MHz. The daily highs are now centred about 19.00
hours. The darkness hour lows have also risen and averaged 3.3MHz,
though the seasonal changes are partly responsible for some of it; the
lows are now centred about 03.00 hours.

I'll repeat the figures. Highs - 7.5MHz; lows - 3.3MHz.

Now the ionospheric data for the north:

The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg has seen a
considerable improvement rising from an average of 5.5MHz last week up
to 7.0MHz this week, with the 21st being up to 7.7MHz. The darkness hour
lows averaged 3.0MHz, again a worth-while improvement.

I'll repeat the figures: Highs - 7.0MHz; lows - 3.0MHz.

And lastly the solar forecast:

This week the part of the sun where the mass ejection occurred will have
rotated to be looking our way again. It is most unlikely that all of the
disturbance will have died down, so from today we could expect problems
from geomagnetic disturbance. Geomagnetic levels may be up to an Ap of
about 50 units and auroral conditions could result today. Levels are
expected to decline as the week proceeds. Ionospheric MUFs are expected
to be only about 16.0MHz in the south, improving slightly as the week
goes by. Northern stations are expected to be severely affected with
very depressed levels most of the week.

And that is 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 Uniform
Victor and G7 Sierra India series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 Alpha
Hotel and 2 1 Charlie Victor series.


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