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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 29 Apr 94       Volume 94 : Issue  468

Today's Topics:
                          2m J-Pole at 70cm
                        CT9 - Contest Software
                      Czech Republic - 3 Party?
                            FCC Computers
                      Field day Pizza patches...
                    IPS Daily Report - 28 April 94
                           Mods for TH22 HT
               monitoring CB ch 9 / REACT organization
                       personal autopatch calls
                     Repeaters in Monterey area?
                          Straight Key Night
     The Confiscated HT Story (was Illinois anti scanner legisla)

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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 13:50:47 GMT
From: psinntp!psinntp!arrl.org![e-mail]
Subject: 2m J-Pole at 70cm
To: [e-mail]

Guillermo Gosset ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hello everyone:
:     I recently obtained by FTP the instructions for making a 2m
: J-Pole antenna from 300 ohm cable. It said that this ant should also work
: on 70 cm. Does anyone have experience doing this? or is it much better to
: make a J-Pole specially for 70 cm?
: Thanks in advance for your comments.

It depends on the elevation of the station you wish to work.
The extra length of the radiator tends to make the pattern
tilt upward, which is good if you are attempting to work a
repeater or satellite at the pattern peak.

Interestingly, it appears that you can actually get
good low angle radiation with very long verticals--a 25
wavelength vertical for 7 MHz ought to be quite a DX
antenna.   However, it might be easier in practice to put
up a full size beam instead of an 825 ft. vertical.  Also,
this is a theoretical analysis that doesn't include practical
problems like a conductor that isn't perfectly straight.
Given the actual benefit to cost ratio, I suspect long
verticals will remain a theoretical curiousity. (Not to
be confused with phased vertical arrays, which may look
similar).

For most people, an antenna cut for 70 cm performs better than
a 2 meter antenna that happens to accept power on 70 cm.


--
Zack Lau  KH6CP/1           2 way QRP WAS
                           8 States on 10 GHz
Internet: [e-mail]   10 grids on 2304 MHz

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Date: 29 Apr 94 02:44:03 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.ans.net!hp81.prod.aol.net!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: CT9 - Contest Software
To: [e-mail]

I'm trying to get ahold of the CT9 software package for Field Day. Does anyone
know how I can connect with it. Prodigy RNDD60A or here

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Date: 28 Apr 94 14:32:00 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!boo!uttsbbs![e-mail]
Subject: Czech Republic - 3 Party?
To: [e-mail]

Does the Czech Republic allow third party traffic? I have a friend
currently living in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic and
wonder if I could contact her through a ham in the Czech Republic.
I am a licensed ham operator.
Ted KA6LCL
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Date: 29 Apr 94 09:39:33 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FCC Computers
To: [e-mail]

Someone said:-

:     Silly question.....  with 12+ week delays etc, and thinking of the
: phone bills generated by having to phone ARRL, VEC etc for permission
: before phoning the FCC, would it be worthwhile for US amateurs, VECs and
: the ARRL to raise funds for a modest PC with a moderately big disc and
: volunteer-written software,  and then *GIVE* it to the FCC as a donation ?

Why not try and get Congress to agree to decouple the 'technical' and
'administrative' activities of the FCC? In other words, contract out the
bureaucratic part [handling license paperwork] from the rule-making part
of FCC activities.

I am sure there are plenty of US companies that would be prepared to bid for the
contract to issue [all forms of] radio licenses on behalf of the FCC.
Remember: it is hard to get a Government department fired for inefficiency,
but it is possible for a private contractor not to get their contract renewed.
This fear of loss of business can concentrate their minds wonderfully!

This is what happened in the UK; for the last couple of years the issuing of ham
licenses has been handled on behalf of the DTI by 'Subscription Services Ltd',
a division of the British Post Office. The DTI are in the act of re-tendering
for the contract at the moment - see  advertisements in the UK ham press.
________________________________________________________________________________
      Peter J.M. Lucas   NERC Computer Services   Swindon   England.
            [e-mail]    or    [e-mail]
                   I Had it; I Hid it; I Fed it; it Died.
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Date: 29 Apr 1994 03:30:37 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!news.tamu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Field day Pizza patches...
To: [e-mail]

Where we usually are for Field Day, I rather doubt *anyone* would drive that
far out in the middle of nowhere to deliver *anything*...even Pizza!  :-) :-)

TMK
(kj5gu)

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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 23:47:05 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!dkuug!eunet.no!nuug!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 28 April 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 28/2330Z APRIL 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 28 APRIL AND FORECAST UP TO 1 MAY

IPS Warning 12 was issued on 26 April and is still current
for the interval April 29 - May 11.
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 077/016

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 April           30 April           01 May
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 077/016

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 27 April
    Learmonth       04  2221 2100
    Fredericksburg  05                          06
    Planetary       08                          05

Observed Kp for 27 April: 1122 2211


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
29 Apr    25    Unsettled to active.
30 Apr    60    Active to minor storm.
01 May    60    Active to minor storm.

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Coronal hole disturbance expected April 29 - May 11.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
28 Apr      normal         normal         normal
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
29 Apr      normal         normal         normal-fair
30 Apr      normal         normal-fair    fair-poor
01 May      normal         normal-fair    fair-poor
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
NONE.

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

Observed T index for 28 April:  49

Predicted Monthly T Index for April is 40.

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
29 Apr    45    Near predicted monthly values.
30 Apr    30    About 15% below predicted monthly values.
01 May    20    About 15% below predicted monthly values.


4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
None.
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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: 29 Apr 94 12:22:07 NZST
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!waikato!comp.vuw.ac.nz!newshost.wcc.govt.nz!kosmos.wcc.govt.nz![e-mail]
Subject: Mods for TH22 HT
To: [e-mail]

Hi there wanted TH22 mods, thats the slim line HT rather new model

73 de ZL2IAS ian

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Date: 28 Apr 94 20:16:52 GMT
From: slinky.cs.nyu.edu!longlast.cs.nyu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: monitoring CB ch 9 / REACT organization
To: [e-mail]

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

Hi Ed,

|> I DONT talk with a southern drawl
|> and call everybody "good buddy"!

"Good buddy" has been out for years, but a genuiune accent will always
get you a comeback when you want a quick smokey report.

|> 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.

I'm a long time CB'er myself.  Only for road conditions, smokey
checks, and report disabled motorists, which I do nearly once a day.

|> 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!

I once tried to call NJSP with an accident with injuries.  I could see
the building (NJSP Bridgewater) and they ignored me.  I have had success
calling Bridgewater Twp PD, which is located literally across the street.
So, after being ignored for a few minutes by SP, I called the Twp and they
replied immediately.  I asked them to notify state of the condition, and
state came on immediately with "State Police received, we'll handle it
Bridgewater."  Thanks, bud.  POINT: If they don't answer, it doesn't mean
they don't hear. I can't remember REACT's main motto for calling information,
but they insist that you always act as if someone can hear you. Obviously,
I didn't that day.

I try to keep tabs on all of the places I've made contact with public
service, since it helps in the future.  I've been able to reach
Bridegwater Twp, NJSP Bridgewater, NJSP division hq on the NJ Turnpike
at exit 9, and a state police barracks way out on Route 78 near pennsie.
Oh yeah, some PD's in Lower Bucks county PA turn on their radios in
extreme weather conditions. And finally, Clinton Twp PD in northern
Hunterdon County.  There's only like 12 cars in the whole organization, so
all of the officers decided to buy their own CB's and install them in their
cruisers on their own.  Ask for a "46 car" for a real quick response.  That's
their township identifier on the hunterdon north frequency of 154.785.

Ohio SP has them in their cars, too. At least the one I talked to did.

At the divisional HQ by exit 9, I key the mike about six times for two
seconds and then start transmitting. It seems to get their attention
long enough to turn around before you start talking.  I also find I
get more professional responses when I use *their* ten codes.  A
dispatcher in a dispatcher's state of mind can probably relate to a
"13 mechanical" more quickly than "someone is broken down and probably
needs a tow".. especially when they use the phrase 400 times a day, as
NJSP does.

|> Is there still a REACT organization in existance?

Yes, indeed.  One of the longest running REACTs in NJ coordinates support
for Somerset County, when someone's working.

While I was calling in a disabled in a snow bank one year, a REACT member
heard me and talked me into going to their next meeting. I have never
seen so many guys that dress like the Rhinestone Cowboy in one room in my
life. They really look like they've missed the fashion express for quite
a number of years!  I was hoping that they organized ride arounds, just
scoping highways for broken down motorists and monitoring Ch. 9 and using
ham radio to coordinate things with the authorities. No such luck.  "Well,
we need more volunteers to help people park at the Hot Air Balloon Festival."
Thank you no. At least I got a frequency chart for all the area REACT
teams, and there are a lot. Of course, I can't find it now, but..

|> Does anybody know how to contact them?

You saw how I did. I would say, call a suburban to rural police department,
get the team for them, and then go through internal channels.

Personally, my radio resets to 9 when I reset the power, so I am
my own little REACT response unit whenever I'm on the road. I have
pulled over to make many a phone calls and have had the favor
returned by others. I like being one more set of eyes for the poe-lice.

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

I don't know ARES very well, but I picture them getting involved
in *much* higher levels of assistance, like when hams were the
only way off of the Hawaiian Islands after their last hurricane, and
not an elderly couple trying to change a tire late at night.

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

There's an online 2m repeater guide floating around here, and one
feature I enjoy is the indicator next to repeaters that have direct
contact with authorities. There are a few hokie towns here in Jersey
where most of the cops are also hams, and they sit around in area
Dunkin Donuts' holding roundtables to keep the night going. That's
a good place to start.
--
Steven Jackson, Assistant to the Chair of Computer Science
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
251 Mercer Street, NY NY 10012

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Date: 28 Apr 1994 12:47:00 -0700
From: pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!dodge![e-mail]
Subject: personal autopatch calls
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, Tom Bruhns <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Mont Pierce ([e-mail]) wrote:
>
>: ... the jest of the changes is as follows:
>          ^You aren't kidding us, are you?  ;-)

I wondered if anyone was going to notice.  Of course I meant "gest"!!

Mont, km6wt

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Date: 28 Apr 1994 23:38:04 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel!olivea!koriel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil!nps.navy.mil![e-mail]
Subject: Repeaters in Monterey area?
To: [e-mail]

Hmmm, I must have missed the orginal post.  Here's some info:

The two predominant repeaters are:

K6LY sponsored by the Naval Postgraduate School
146.97(-) pl 94.8
444.70(+) pl 123

KM6DZ sponsored by the Monterey Area Repeater Group
146.655(-) pl 94.8
(and a 440 that I can't remember the freq to :-)

KM6DZ has a much longer range than K6LY as it has remote receive sites
around the area.  The Salinas hams use it lots.

The NPSARC meets on the second Thursday of the month.  If you're in
the area come on by.  You can interface through me if you need more
information on the area.

73 Steve N7HPR

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 94 02:04:02 GMT
From: galileo.cc.rochester.edu!uhura.cc.rochester.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Straight Key Night
To: [e-mail]

I read an article in last months QST (April) about Straight Key Night.  The
article didn't mention when this event happens or even if it still does.  Does
anyone know when this event occurs, since I do like cw I would be interesting
in working people during that time.  Any information is welcome.

Brian Stamper      [e-mail]
KB4JPO

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Date: 29 Apr 94 06:38:12 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!modem60.ucdavis.edu![e-mail]
Subject: The Confiscated HT Story (was Illinois anti scanner legisla)
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Gary Morris @ignite) writes:

> First, about two weeks before Boyer called in his
>"emergency" on an SO frequency, there was another person who had been
Why did you use " marks round the word emergency? From what I have heard there
was no question wrt the severity of the ijuries sustained by his partner.

cheers,
Dan
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Dan Todd       [e-mail]           kc6uud@ke6lw.#nocal.ca.us.na
Charter Member: Dummies for UNIX
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When radios are outlawed, only outlaws will have radios
- David R. Tucker on rec.radio.amateur.policy
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Date: 29 Apr 1994 02:39:45 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!ccnet.com!ccnet.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: Test

Steve Coletti ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <[e-mail]>, Steve Popovich wrote:
: > [e-mail] (Jim Grubs, W8GRT) writes:
: >
: > > > This is a test.  Please forgive.
: > >
: > > 5 pater nosters and 5 hail marys
: >
: > test message on r.r.a.m, I'd get seriously calloused knees. :-) It's
: > an odd one, anyway -- half in Latin, and half in English.  Does this
: > mean that you still haven't decided whether or not you approve of the
: > decisions made by the Vatican II council? :-)

: Either Jim doesn't was confused between Our Father and his own father, or
: he was afraid if he said Santa Maria's someone would say Columbus only had
: one. <g>


What does 5 nosty posters and 5 hairy males have to do with this group ?


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

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