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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 29 Apr 94       Volume 94 : Issue  469

Today's Topics:
                       * SpaceNews 25-Apr-94 *
               2TFD (Terminated Folded Dipole) (2 msgs)
                     ARLP017 Propagation de KT7H
                        callsign server update
                         Canadian Reciprocity
                        CT9 - Contest Software
               Drake L-4B amp & control cable questions
                            FCC Computers
                         FD Logging Software.
                    Help on ham headphones needed
                        KPC3 & GRAPHIC PACKET
                        mods for the disabled
                         QSL Route for SV9TM
                          Straight Key Night
                    Where it Satellite TV Program

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Date: 29 Apr 94 16:48:31 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: * SpaceNews 25-Apr-94 *
To: [e-mail]

SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC0425
* SpaceNews 25-Apr-94 *


BID: $SPC0425


                               =========
                               SpaceNews
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                          MONDAY APRIL 25, 1994


SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA.  It is
published every week and is made available for unlimited distribution.


* AMSAT-UK COLLOQUIUM NEWS *
============================
AMSAT-UK Colloquium Call for Papers

The ninth AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be held July 28, 29, 30 & 31 at
the University of Surrey in Guildford, Surrey (England).  This year's
colloquium will be divided into four primary topic areas: Spacecraft
Engineering, Future Space Missions, Groundstation and Spacecraft Operations
and Associated Amateur Space Activities.  Papers falling into these
categories are sought for the event.  Authors should submit abstracts to
arrive no later than May 10, 1994 for consideration for this year's event.
Papers accepted for this year's proceedings will be required in final form
(camera ready or on disk) no later than June 10, 1994.  Authors will be
notified of paper acceptance by June 1.

Abstracts should be sent to:

Doug Loughmiller, G0SYX
AMSAT-UK Colloquium Programme Chairman
University of Surrey
Centre for Satellite Engineering Research
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 5XH
England

Submissions can also be made to the programme chairman via fax on
[phone] or via the Internet to: [e-mail].
Abstracts and papers should only be sent to the addresses listed above.

The annual AMSAT-UK Colloquium is the largest international gathering of
amateur satellite enthusiasts and experts in the world and has established
a high standard of quality presentations on topics relevant to the amateur
satellite community.  Organizers of this year's event would welcome all
contributions of program material covering the vast scope of the amateur
satellite program as it exists in 1994.  The ninth AMSAT-UK colloquium
promises to be the most informative and entertaining event yet.  We look
forward to your participation in this year's Colloquium.

[Info via F6CDD]


* SAREX NEWS *
==============
The following message from the STS-59 crew was received via SAREX by
Dave, N6JLH in California:

We used the SAREX rig today to talk with 2 of our astronauts now
stationed in Star CIty, near Moscow, and 2 cosmonauts.  One of
the astronauts was my friend and former STS-37 crewmate, Ken
Cameron, R3/KB5AWP.  Ken also got me into ham radio. It was terrific
to hear his voice after several months corresponding by e-mail
only!  Linda, N5RAX and I and crewmate Kevin Chilton spoke to Ken
and the cosmonauts including U6MIR, Anatoli Artsibartski, on two
succesive orbits.  What a great way to use ham radio!
They were standing near the Yuri Gagarin statue, using an HT
with a 5/8 whip, standing on a car to increase their elevation!

73, Jay N5QWL   01:10 UTC 17 April 1994


* VE7BQH MAKES DXCC ON 144 MHZ *
================================
Heartiest congratulations to Lionel Edwards, VE7BQH, on becoming the fourth
radio amateur to receive a DXCC award for 144 MHz, reported in May QST.
What's more, Lionel did it with an antenna having forward gain of
approximately 23.7 dBd, about 5 dB smaller than that of anyone else to have
reached this exalted level of VHF DXing (so far, W5UN, KB8RQ and SM7BAE).
The 336-element collinear array at VE7BQH is rotatable in the Z axis
(polarization) as well as the normal X and Y axes (azimuth and elevation),
which accounts for some of Lionel's outstanding results; his own operating
ability, dedication and persistence over many years obviously contributed
as well.

VE7BQH is perhaps best known as the ever-patient, ever-helpful net control
station, premier technical advisor and chief schedule-arranger of the
2-meter EME Net, which meets each Saturday and Sunday on 14.345 MHz, a role
he has filled without peer for many years.  It's fair to say that without
Lionel, 144 MHz EME would not have become anything like what it is today,
and none of those using the mode could possibly have accomplished even a
fraction of what they have done so far.

Congratulations, Lionel, thanks for everything and please keep up the great
work you're doing for all of us!

[Info via Ray Soifer, W2RS]


* GARC WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER NEWS *
===================================
The NASA Goddard Amateur Radio Club, Inc. in Greenbelt, Maryland has been
working behind the scenes on projects that may benefit all amateur radio
operators in general and perhaps AMSAT members in particular.

Astronaut Ron Parise, WA4SIR, has been beta testing a BBS which is
accessible via the Internet through telnet and ftp, telephone modem, and
packet radio (locally on 145.090 MHz and nonlocally through "packet
wormholes").  With Ron's heavy STS-67 crew training as of late, Jim
Blackwell N3KWU is picking up much of the work to complete the beta phase.

The BBS contains Keplerian orbital elements updated daily, AMSAT bulletins,
SAREX bulletins, club member mail service, club announcements, space
shuttle mission info and lots more.

Access via Internet: wa3nan.gsfc.nasa.gov or 128.183.105.17
       via landline: 301-286-4137
       via packet:   see above parenthetical

Additionally, the Goddard Amateur Radio Club has a home page for public
viewing on the GARC World Wide Web server.  It contains the latest GARC
Newsletter in electronic form, latest space shuttle keps, GARC calendar of
events, details of upcoming club activities, current WA3NAN QSL card, club
facility-repeater-BBS info, a morse code experiment and more.

WWW access URL:
          http://macgwy-mac2.gsfc.nasa.gov/garc/wa3nan-home-page.html

The GARC Web server was developed and is maintained by club president
Jim Blackwell N3KWU ([e-mail]).  You are invited to check out its
potential.  This medium is the hottest item on the Internet today.

73, Pat WD8LAQ    Internet: [e-mail]
                  Work URL: http://epims1.gsfc.nasa.gov/nppo/nppo.html


* THANKS! *
===========
Thanks to all those who sent messages of appreciation to SpaceNews,
especially:

          AJ1R     KS2D     KE4CIL      KD6RGW     G7MZY

...and Terry Stader, KA8SCP, the America Online Ham Radio Club Host, who
makes SpaceNews bulletins available in the Ham Radio Club's Space Radio
News Library on America Online.  According to Terry, SpaceNews is downloaded
quite frequently.


* FEEDBACK/INPUT WELCOMED *
===========================
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           Department of Engineering and Technology
           Advanced Technology Center
           Brookdale Community College
           Lincroft, New Jersey  07738
           U.S.A.


       <<=- SpaceNews: The first amateur newsletter read in space! -=>>

/EX

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John A. Magliacane, KD2BD   * /\/\ * Voice   : 1-908-224-2948
Advanced Technology Center  |/\/\/\| Packet  : KD2BD @ N2KZH.NJ.USA.NA
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Date: 29 Apr 94 17:26:26 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 2TFD (Terminated Folded Dipole)
To: [e-mail]

Does anyone have any experience with the 2TFD (terminated tilted
folded dipole) antenna ?
I have in the past experimented with this antenna, but I'd like to
try this one again. Some say it's nothing more than a radiating
dummy load, but it does have some merit. There are articles about
this topic in Tech Corr. May 94 QST, in "Practical Wire Antennas"
an RSBG publication and in Jun QST 1949. It's not the most
effecient, but does have merit for a reasonable compromise as a
frequency agile antenna.

Does anyone out there in radioland have access to old QST's ? I'd
like to get a photocopy of Jun 1949 QST pages 54-55.
What I'm trying to determine is what is the recommended antenna
position angle with respect to the horizontal for best performance.
In the RSGB book by G3BDQ, an angle of 30 degrees from the VERTICAL
is recommended. This may be an error in that text. It seems as if
it should be 30 degrees down tilt from the HORIZONTAL. Any ideas
out there ?


Seth T. KC2WE

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Date: 29 Apr 1994 18:03:58 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu![e-mail]
Subject: 2TFD (Terminated Folded Dipole)
To: [e-mail]

In <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Seth Taylor) writes:
>Does anyone have any experience with the 2TFD (terminated tilted
>folded dipole) antenna ?

We used this antenna at SP8KIT in 1970s.  Tuned well but the
performance was unspectacular.  I think time for such antennas has
already passed.

In the past it was desirable to have antenna that could be tuned with
the Pi-filter, built into virtually every rig.  If the antenna had
impedance much out of the Pi-filter range, the antenna could not be
matched or the second capacitor in the filter sparked.  G5RV was one
of such antennas that usually worked fine with Pi-filters.

Now that almost everyone has an antenna tuner that tunes much wider
range of impedances than the Pi-filter, one cares more about smaller
losses. So eliminate that resistor in T2FD, substitute the coaxial
cable in G5RV by extending the ladder line etc.Perhaps the rule is not
universal. One has a resistor in rhombic antennas to attenuate one
direction.


Ignacy Misztal              Ham radio: NO9E, SP8FWB
E-mail: [e-mail]
University Of Illinois      1207 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801, USA
tel. [phone]         Fax: [phone]

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 17:40:38 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.claremont.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARLP017 Propagation de KT7H
To: [e-mail]

ZCZC AP31
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 17  ARLP017
>From Tad Cook, KT7H
Seattle, WA  April 29, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP017
ARLP017 Propagation de KT7H

With steadily decreasing geomagnetic activity, HF conditions
improved considerably last week.  A indices dropped below ten and
remained in the single digits.  Solar activity was low, but the
quieter geomagnetic conditions made propagation much better.

Unfortunately, a return to active geomagnetic conditions is forecast
for the near term.  Returning coronal holes rotating back into view
on the solar surface are expected to throw HF bands into havoc over
the next few days.  Disturbed conditions should gradually decline
after May 1, but may not reach normal until the middle of May.
Solar flux should rise gradually, peaking near 100 around May 7
through 11.

Sunspot Numbers from April 21 through 27 were 53, 64, 54, 72, 60, 50
and 58, with a mean of 58.7.  10.7 cm flux was 86.7, 85.4, 85.2,
83.4, 82.8, 81 and 78, with a mean of 83.2.

The path projection for this week is a special Hamvention edition
for Saturday, April 30 from the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio to
Honolulu, Hawaii.

80 meters should be open from 0430 to 1130z.  Conditions should peak
around 0630 and remain strong until 1030.  40 meters looks good from
0400 to 1200, peaking from 0530z to 1000.  Check 30 meters from 0300
to 0800, and again from 1100 to 1400.  20 meters should be open from
0100 to 0530.  Check 20 again around 1500 to 1600.  17 meters may
have an opening around 2000 to 2200.  10, 12 and 15 meters do not
look good this weekend.
NNNN
/EX



--
 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: 29 Apr 1994 13:29:01 -0500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu![e-mail]
Subject: callsign server update
To: [e-mail]

References: <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Devon E Bowen) writes:

>I updated the callsign server today. Thanks to donations by Dave Koberstein
>and H Grant Delaney we have new US and Canadian data. I have also been given
>Newfoundland data and the UK data and even a little (very little) Japanese

Newfoundland has a separate database?  Sheesh, they entered Confederation
in 1949, you'd think that would be enough time to be assimilated ...


Add my name (and my club) to the list of thank yous.

(BTW, the latest call I found was Oct. 12.)

73,
Peter Laws,  N5UWY - V31WY

President,
Amateur Radio Club,
University of Arkansas / W5YM

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

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 03:40:43 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!suncad.camosun.bc.ca!freenet.victoria.bc.ca!freenet.Victoria.BC.CA![e-mail].
Subject: Canadian Reciprocity
To: [e-mail]

    I recently moved to Canada from Kansas, but am unsure of
the reciprocity issue.  I have a General Class U.S. license (N0LKI) -- do I
have the same privileges (band and emission limits, etc) here in
Canada as I would in the states?
    There're probably other ways to find this information, but
I had to leave most of my library, including most amateur books,
back in the states.
    Thanks for any help, either posted here or e-mailed to me.

--
         Jay Brown; [e-mail]

   When you say something, make sure you have said it.  The
chances of your having said it are only fair. --  E.B. White.

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Date: 29 Apr 1994 16:10:49 GMT
From: pa.dec.com!datum.nyo.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com![e-mail]
Subject: CT9 - Contest Software
To: [e-mail]

In article <2pps9j$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (WX9B) writes:

> 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

CT9 is a commericial offering by K1EA Software and Harvard Radio, Inc.
Version 9 will be available for the first time at Dayton.

There is a mailing list devoted to discussion of K1EA's CT software:

    [e-mail]

Send a message to [e-mail] to get information about
subscribing.

There was a posting to the CT-USER within the last month or so
describing CT9 features and costs, etc.  There is an archive of files
and old mail messages available when you join the CT-USER list.

73 - Jim AD1C (CT-USER list maintainer)

--
Jim Reisert AD1C                Internet:  [e-mail]
Digital Equipment Corp.         UUCP:      ...decwrl!mlo.dec.com!reisert
146 Main Street    - MLO5-2/M16    Voice:     508-493-5747
Maynard, MA  01754        FAX:       [phone]

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Date: 23 Apr 1994 21:04:18 GMT
From: tymix.Tymnet.COM!niagara![e-mail]
Subject: Drake L-4B amp & control cable questions
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Sandy Lynch) writes:
>I acquired the amp a few months ago - but have kept it in storage.
>Apparently, it was not powered up for at least 3-4 years.  Although
>it is cosmetically perfect .... I am somewhat concerned about the
>reliability of the filter capacitors.

I recently sold a complete Drake station that had not been powered up for
over twenty years--it included an L-4B.  The new owner brought everything
up slowly with a variac over a period of four hours.  At last report,
everything was working perfectly...including the L-4B.  Your milage may
vary.  :-)

Dick
--
Dick Flanagan, W6OLD                              w6old@n6qmy.#nocal.ca.usa.na
Libelle Productions, Minden, NV, USA                          [e-mail]
Voice: [phone]                                         GEnie: FLANAGAN

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Date: 29 Apr 94 18:06:18 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FCC Computers
To: [e-mail]

DOESN'T ANYONE >> READ << POSTINGS TO THIS NEWSGROUP??

Numerous times over the past year there have been postings about the FCC
contract to replace their present Ham-License-Computer system with networked
workstations.  And within the past week a posting mentioned that the change-
over is now imminent.

A little more READING of newsgroup postings would do wonders.   As would
******************** line removed on second thought !!!!! *****************

73 de [e-mail]

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Date: 29 Apr 94 18:41:00 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!news.uh.edu!elroy.uh.edu![e-mail]
Subject: FD Logging Software.
To: [e-mail]

I am looking for field day logging software that runs on an XT machine.
I have KB0ZP Logger, but doesn't want to seam to work.  Any suggestions?
BTW, it runs fine on my PC-AT machine.

-Brad Killebrew N5LJV
[e-mail]
-President, Univ of Houston ARC

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 14:30:42 GMT
From: yale.edu!cs.yale.edu!ccsua.ctstateu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Help on ham headphones needed
To: [e-mail]

I'm looking for methods to reduce brain-strain on HF....NOISE.
Does anyone have any experience with the ham headphones (small
dynamic range) vs stereo headphone? Do they make a difference?
Regards
N1QVE
Harry

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 94 12:28:00 -0500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!ulowell!wang!dsn![e-mail]
Subject: KPC3 & GRAPHIC PACKET
To: [e-mail]

Hi name is Gary..
I need some help setting up Graphic Packet with my KPC3..
I need a copy of The CONFIG.GP file so that i can incorporate the
correct parameters into mine..
Thanks for reading this cry for help..
I have the tfpcr.com and did use and switched my tnc into kiss mode
but didn't have any luck..
73 de Gary

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Date: 29 Apr 1994 13:06:28 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu![e-mail]
Subject: mods for the disabled
To: [e-mail]

Several people have posted recently requesting information on radio
modifications for the disabled radio enthusiast.

The May issue of Monitoring Times has an article that includes several
addresses of organizations that will help.

I haven't read the article yet - so that's all I know right now.


Ken, N0ZEM
(fellow wheelchair user)




--
Ken Anderson   N0ZEM         [e-mail]     PH: 515.294.8996
126 Soil Tilth Bldg., Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011

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Date: 29 Apr 1994 06:51:24 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!udel!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!connected.com!connected.com![e-mail]
Subject: QSL Route for SV9TM
To: [e-mail]

Worked SV9TM during the ARRL DX Contest in February. Can't seem
to find a QSL route for him.  W6GO shows blank.  Anyone have a
route for this station?

Replies here appreciated.

Thanks and 73.

--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeff Freedman       Tacoma, Washington       [e-mail]
                You come on here with a skull full of mush ...
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Date: 29 Apr 1994 14:08:30 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!bradley.bradley.edu!augustana.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Straight Key Night
To: [e-mail]

This is forwarded.  Hope you can participate.

---------------------- CWIST -------------------------

QST QST QST DE NA4G NA4G NA4G BT
290345UTC APR 94
FM NA4G
TO ALL CW OPS WORLDWIDE BT
CWIST FRIDAY NIGHT FIST FUNCTION
QSW/QSX 3702.5/7102.5KHZ 0400UTC 30/APR/94.
GET ON THE AIR AND ENJOY A PLAIN CW EVENING ON THE 40/80 METER BANDS.
USE A REAL HAND KEY.
CALL CWIST IMI DE YOURCALL.
ENJOY OLD-TIME AMATEUR RADIO AND TRY SOME FRIENDLY BRASS POUNDING.
EXCHANGE MORE THAN RST QTH AND NAME.
HELP ALONG THE NEW HAMS ON CW.
TELL A FAIR YARN OR TWO AMONG FELLOW CWISTS AND RAGCHEW A WHILE.
TELL SOME HISTORY ABOUT THE OLD-TIME DAYS AND YOUR EXPERIENCES IN RADIO.
USE BOATANCHOR GEAR IF YOU HAVE IT AVAILABLE OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE.
SEE YOU THERE OM.
73 TU SU DE NA4G BOB AR

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kevin L. Anderson,     Geography Dept.,     Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois   61201   USA     phone: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]  or [e-mail]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Date: 29 Apr 1994 14:06:38 -0500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!udel!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com![e-mail]
Subject: Where it Satellite TV Program
To: [e-mail]

I heard of a ham radio program aired on sat. TV some time ago.  Now that
I have a dish, I would like to watch it, but now I can't find the info on it!

TNX  DE KA9RVK     Ken Linder      [e-mail]

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