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Date: Wed, 4 May 94 11:50:59 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #487 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Wed, 4 May 94 Volume 94 : Issue 487 Today's Topics: (none) 3Y0PI QSLs Amateur Radio and Civil Rights Amplifier for HT used mobile? Anyone interested in talking about frequency standards? Canadian Reciprocity Gun Owners Gun Owners: Protect your Rights! (2 msgs) How to make a diplexer? Icom W2A with optional Accessories for sale $400 IPS Daily Report - 03 May 94 New FCC amateur radio licenses TV channel frequencies Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 4 May 94 16:49:33 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: (none) To: info-hams@ucsd.edu How about somebody that went to Dayton give us a brief summary of what went on, such as new products or improved products. Inquiring minds (that did not get to go) would like to know... marcel KR4CS ------------------------------ Date: 3 May 1994 09:03:55 -0700 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!news.tek.com!cascade.ens.tek.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 3Y0PI QSLs To: info-hams@ucsd.edu As I recall the QSL manager for either CW or SSB for 3Y0PI was KA6V. She just passed away. So the cards will be a little late in coming I suspect. (arranging someone else to handel them and such) Terry, KI7M ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 19:31:49 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!msuinfo!netnews.upenn.edu!mipg.upenn.edu!yee@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Amateur Radio and Civil Rights To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Recently there was a post on rec.radio.amateur.misc about gun control which spawned a whole slew of posts supporting the concept. While my views on gun control are fairly well known in some newsgroups, this post isn't about this. It is about the threat to amateur radio. It is very easy to take gun control arguments and apply them equally well to ham radio. In fact, some of the attacks I mention below have already been tried. Some of these attacks are blatently false but are seen in the media nonetheless. Remember, gun control arguments are also based upon twisting the facts. 1) Nobody _needs_ amateur radio so we should feel free to ban it. In an emergency the government can take care of all emergency communication. Individuals should not be trusted with dangerous radio equipment which can electrocute children. 2) With the advent of cellular phones, amateur radio is outdated; it no longer needs the spectrum it requires. Amateur radio should be phased out and the spectrum sold to companies. The revenue gained from selling this spectrum can be used to bolster FEMA and other government based emergency services. 3) The only purpose for ham radio is by criminals who scan the airwaves to keep track of police broadcasts. 4) Amateur radio emits radio waves which have been shown to cause cancer so we should prohibit amateur radio as a public safety concern. 5) Amateur radio antennas are liable to fall and injure someone. 6) Use CCR's to limit antennas. They are ugly and ruin the view for all neighbors. CCR's are private contracts so are not subject to the limitations that laws are. -- Medical Image Processing Group | 73 de Conway Yee, N2JWQ 411 Blockley Hall | EMAIL : yee@mipg.upenn.edu 418 Service Drive | LANDLINE : 1 (215) 662-6780 Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 (USA) | FAX : 1 (215) 898-9145 ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 18:07:28 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!boulder!csn!jwdxt@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Amplifier for HT used mobile? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I am a new ham and just a few days from buying my first HT, probably the YAESU FT-530. I've been monitoring 2m repeaters on my scanner lately to try to learn the ropes. I am a little concerned that the 5 watt output running an HT with a mag-mount antenna may not be very good coverage. In the New Ham Companion a friend brought back from Dayton, there is a brief mention of the possibility of using some sort of amplifier in this configuration, but they offer no specifics, brands, prices, etc. about doing it. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience or opinions. Thanks, Jim Deeming KB0MED ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 14:08:37 GMT From: ncrgw2.ncr.com!ncrhub2!ranger!cn292.DaytonOH.NCR.COM!jra@uunet.uu.net Subject: Anyone interested in talking about frequency standards? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Howdy -- I've been interested for a while in time and frequency measurement, and have been collecting bits and pieces of equipment. At the Hamvention last weekend, I finally found my dream: a rubidium standard. It's a little Efraton thing (part number 100323-101 for what that's worth) and it seems to work. But one problem is that it only has a single 10MHz output, and my other equipment all wants either 1MHz or 100kHz inputs. So, I need to design some divider and distribution stuff -- and I'm clueless about how to minimize phase shift and jitter, and how pure a sinewave output I need to shoot for (or will my other equipment be happy with squarewave input?). To get to the point, I'd be interested in corresponding with anyone out there who's knowledgeable about frequency standard/measurement systems, so I can get this thing lashed up properly. Thanks... John Ackermann AG9V jra@lawdept.daytonOH.ncr.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 94 15:46:05 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!dgbt!clark.dgim.doc.ca!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Canadian Reciprocity To: info-hams@ucsd.edu David R Tucker (drt@world.std.com) wrote: : Jay Brown (un111@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA) wrote: all kinds deleted.... : There are a lot of District offices, so I'm only going to list one in : each Province. You can ask them to mail the rules to you, or you : could get the address for the office closest to where you'll be : visiting and go pick up what you want there. : St John's, NF: 709-772-4889 : Halifax: 902-426-3810/3811 : Charlottetown: 902-566-7000 : St. John, NB: 506-636-4339 : Montreal: 514-283-7657 : Toronto: 416-973-8215 : Winnipeg: 204-983-5590 : Regina: 306-780-5007 : Calgary: 403-292-4207 : Vancouver: 604-666-5468 : Whitehorse: 403-667-5102 : Yellowknife: 403-920-6603 The Saint John NB number is (506) 636-4889 not 4339 "4339 is the fax number" Roger (VE9RI) ***************************************** Roger J Thompson rthompsn@clark.dgim.doc.ca System Admin. Industry Canada Saint John, N.B. ***************************************** ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 16:08:28 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: Gun Owners To: info-hams@ucsd.edu agate!gtewd.mtv.gtegsc.com!reina@ames.arpa writes >Gun owners protect your constitutional rights! I thought this was a forum for HAM radio not the NRA !! kumar Kumar@cisco.com ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 12:44:47 GMT From: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eff!news.duke.edu!solaris.cc.vt.edu!usenet@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Gun Owners: Protect your Rights! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <1994May3.123759.1093@gtewd.mtv.gtegsc.com> reina@gtewd.mtv.gtegsc.com writes: [stuff deleted] > > This law will infringe on your constitutional right to keep and bear arms. [more deleted] Well, I don't think anyone has the right to keep and arm bears. Those critters are fairly dangerous as they are, especially when protecting their young or when they are hungry. :-) :-) Sorry es 73, Benjy -- Benjy Cline, AC4XO Virginia Tech Computing Center benjy@benjy.cc.vt.edu ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 14:17:58 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: Gun Owners: Protect your Rights! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Typical of you NRA wackos, you have abused the media by placing this issue in an amateur radio forum to make your absurd case. No one needs assault weapons. Any one with any sense will urge congress to BAN ALL ASSAULT WEAPONS immediately. Wake up. KF2U ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 13:51:59 GMT From: yuma!galen@purdue.edu Subject: How to make a diplexer? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <Cp6MMo.73t@ireq.hydro.qc.ca> vaillan@ireq.hydro.qc.ca writes: >I would like to know how to make a diplexer 2m/70cm. ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 16:18:16 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!crisp@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Icom W2A with optional Accessories for sale $400 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I have an Icom W2A in nice condition I'd like to sell. It has the BP84 battery pack which comes with it standard and also has the origninal box, manual and sales receipt. I also have a number of optional accessories that go with it for the $400 price. They are: BP85 12V battery pack BC72 Desktop fast charger (really the only way to go!) HM65 Lapel Speaker Mike The BC72 charger also in in the original box. I bought it all new in 1991 and quickly lost interest in repeater talking so it hasn't been used much since early 92. I am asking $400 for it with the buyer paying shipping. --- The W2A is a twin band ultra small HT covering the 2Meter and 440MHz ham bands. It has CTCSS and PL and DTMF capability included stock. Truly a deluxe HT. It also makes a fine wideband scanner and is capable of receiving cellular and even has a 30khz step size etc. If anyone is interested in more info, I can email a few files describing features such as cross band repeat, how to do the extended transmit mod (I have not done this), and a few other tidbits that were posted in the 1991, 1992 timeframe. -- Richard Crisp Cupertino, Ca. crisp@netcom.com (415) 903-3832 wk (408) 253 4541 fax "It is a good thing that we do not get as much government as we pay for" -Will Rogers ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 23:17:10 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: IPS Daily Report - 03 May 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 3/2330Z MAY 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 3 MAY AND FORECAST UP TO 6 MAY IPS Warning 12 was issued on 26 April and is still current. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 074/011 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 04 May 05 May 06 May Activity Very low Very low Very low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 075/013 1C. SOLAR COMMENT None. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: unsettled to active, with brief minor storm periods 12-15UT. Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 2 May Learmonth 24 4344 5432 Fredericksburg 29 41 Planetary 45 42 Observed Kp for 2 May: 5654 4346 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 04 May 28 Unsettled to active. 05 May 25 Unsettled to active. 06 May 25 Unsettled to active. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT Coronal hole induced activity remaining in progress. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 03 May normal normal-fair fair PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 04 May normal normal-fair fair 05 May normal normal fair 06 May normal normal fair 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were near normal to 20% enhanced. Observed T index for 03 May: 49 Predicted Monthly T Index for May is 30. 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 04 May 30 Near predicted monthly values. 05 May 25 Near predicted monthly values. 06 May 25 Near predicted monthly values. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT None. -- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606 RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057 Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 14:50:42 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!ra!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: New FCC amateur radio licenses To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I've noticed that the recent amateur radio licenses come in two parts: the traditional wallet document, and one that can be framed to be hung in the shack. I was last issued a license in 1990 that was printed with an impact printer, and it's a little hard to read. It appears that the new licenses are laser printed. Question: Can I ask the FCC for the new license? I'd like to get the part you can frame. (Somehow I feel the answer is going to be `no.') -Dave -- David Drumheller, KA3QBQ phone: (202) 767-3524 Acoustics Division, Code 7140 fax: (202) 404-7732 Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC 20375-5350 e-mail: drumhell@claudette.nrl.navy.mil ------------------------------ Date: 4 May 94 12:54:34 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.@ Subject: TV channel frequencies To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article 8932@galileo.cc.rochester.edu, witr@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Robert Witriol) writes: >Is there a document on-line that will give me a listing of the frequencies >of all the US TV channels (over-the-air, cable and UHF)?: > >e.g.: Channel 2 = 54-60 MHz. > Cable "A" = 120-126 > UHF 21 = 512-518 > >A referral to a book or magazine would be almost as good. > > >Thanx! > >Bob Witriol >witr@uhura.cc.rochester.edu Here is what I got from Phil. Regards, Clem. --- CHAN BROADCAST CABLE STD CABLE HRC CABLE IRC 1 --- --- 72.00 73.25 2 55.25 55.25 54.00 55.25 3 61.25 61.25 60.00 61.25 4 67.25 67.25 66.00 67.25 5 77.25 77.25 78.00 79.25 6 83.25 83.25 84.00 85.25 7 175.25 175.25 174.00 175.25 8 181.25 181.25 180.00 181.25 9 187.25 187.25 186.00 187.25 10 193.25 193.25 192.00 193.25 11 199.25 199.25 198.00 199.25 12 205.25 205.25 204.00 205.25 13 211.25 211.25 210.00 211.25 14 A 471.25 121.25 120.00 121.15 15 B 477.25 127.25 126.00 127.15 16 C 483.25 133.25 132.00 133.15 17 D 489.25 139.25 138.00 139.15 18 E 495.25 145.25 144.00 145.15 19 F 501.25 151.25 150.00 151.15 20 G 507.25 157.25 156.00 157.15 21 H 513.25 163.25 162.00 163.15 22 I 519.25 169.25 168.00 169.15 23 J 525.25 217.25 216.00 217.25 24 K 531.25 223.25 222.00 223.25 25 L 537.25 229.25 228.00 229.25 26 M 543.25 235.25 234.00 235.25 27 N 549.25 241.25 240.00 241.25 28 O 555.25 247.25 246.00 247.25 29 P 561.25 253.25 252.00 253.25 30 Q 567.25 259.25 258.00 259.25 31 R 573.25 265.25 264.00 265.25 32 S 579.25 271.25 270.00 271.25 33 T 585.25 277.25 276.00 277.25 34 U 591.25 283.25 282.00 283.25 35 V 597.25 289.25 288.00 289.25 36 W 603.25 295.25 294.00 295.25 37 AA 609.25 301.25 300.00 301.25 38 BB 615.25 307.25 306.00 307.25 39 CC 621.25 313.25 312.00 313.25 40 DD 627.25 319.25 318.00 319.25 41 EE 633.25 325.25 324.00 325.25 42 FF 639.25 331.25 330.00 331.25 43 GG 645.25 337.25 336.00 337.25 44 HH 651.25 343.25 342.00 343.25 45 II 657.25 349.25 348.00 349.25 46 JJ 663.25 355.25 354.00 355.25 47 KK 669.25 361.25 360.00 361.25 48 LL 675.25 367.25 366.00 367.25 49 MM 681.25 373.25 372.00 373.25 50 NN 687.25 379.25 378.00 379.25 51 OO 693.25 385.25 384.00 385.25 52 PP 699.25 391.25 390.00 391.25 53 QQ 705.25 397.25 396.00 397.25 54 RR 711.25 403.25 402.00 403.25 55 SS 717.25 409.25 408.00 409.25 56 TT 723.25 415.25 414.00 415.25 57 UU 729.25 421.25 420.00 421.25 58 VV 735.25 427.25 426.00 427.25 59 WW 741.25 433.25 432.00 433.25 60 XX 747.25 439.25 438.00 439.25 61 YY 753.25 445.25 444.00 445.25 62 ZZ 759.25 451.25 450.00 451.25 63 765.25 457.25 456.00 457.25 64 771.25 463.25 462.00 463.25 65 777.25 469.25 468.00 469.25 66 783.25 475.25 474.00 475.25 67 789.25 481.25 480.00 481.25 68 795.25 487.25 486.00 487.25 69 801.25 493.25 492.00 493.25 70 807.25 499.25 498.00 499.25 71 813.25 505.25 504.00 505.25 72 819.25 511.25 510.00 511.25 73 825.25 517.25 516.00 517.25 74 831.25 523.25 522.00 523.25 75 837.25 529.25 528.00 529.25 76 843.25 535.25 534.00 535.25 77 849.25 541.25 540.00 541.25 78 855.25 547.25 546.00 547.25 79 861.25 553.25 552.00 553.25 80 867.25 559.25 558.00 559.25 81 873.25 565.25 564.00 565.25 82 879.25 571.25 570.00 571.25 83 885.25 577.25 576.00 577.25 84 --- 421.25 420.00 421.25 85 --- 427.25 426.00 427.25 86 --- 433.25 432.00 433.25 87 --- 439.25 438.00 439.25 88 --- 445.25 444.00 445.25 89 --- 451.25 450.00 451.25 90 --- 457.25 456.00 457.25 91 --- 463.25 462.00 463.25 92 --- 469.25 468.00 469.25 93 --- 475.25 474.00 475.25 94 --- 481.25 480.00 481.25 95 --- 91.25 90.00 91.25 96 --- 97.25 96.00 97.25 97 --- 103.25 102.00 103.25 98 --- 109.25 108.00 109.25 99 --- 115.25 114.00 115.25 CHAN BROADCAST CABLE STD CABLE HRC CABLE IRC HRC = Harmonic related carrier IRC = Interval related carrier Color subcarrier is 3.579545 MHz above video given Audio subcarrier is 4.500000 MHz above video given Exact color subcarrier is computed by 5*63/88 MHz This is the formula specified by the FCC in part 73 Low VHF 54-88 MHz Midband 88-174 MHz High VHF 174-216 MHz Superband 216-300 MHz Hyperband 300-468 MHz Ultraband 468-648 MHz UHF 470-806 MHz (formerly 470-890) -- /***********************************************************************\ | Phil Howard --- KA9WGN --- pdh@netcom.com | "The problem with | | depending on government is that you cannot depend on it" - Tony Brown | \***********************************************************************/ ====================== Clement Vaillancourt, | Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec Analyste, | Varennes, P. Quebec, Canada, J3X 1S1 Informatique scientifique | Tel:+1 514 652 8238 Fax:+1 514 652 8309 vaillan@ireq.hydro.qc.ca | Radio-amateur: VE2HQJ@VE2CRL.PQ.CAN.NA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 14:49:42 GMT From: world!drt@uunet.uu.net To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <1994Apr29.034043.3530@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>, <Cp4tHr.Cwz@world.std.com>, <1994May2.152537.12312@ve6mgs.ampr.org>ⁿ Subject : Re: Canadian Reciprocity Mark G. Salyzyn (mark@ve6mgs.ampr.org) wrote: : drt@world.std.com (David R Tucker) writes: : >A: I highly recommend getting a copy of the rules. They publish a : >number of circulars called RICs ("ricks") that you can order. : They distribute these for free, so do not hesitate to collect the necessary : set! BTW, in Canada, we call them "are eye ceez" or "circulars", not "ricks" :-) : Ciao -- 73 de VE6MGS/Mark -sk- What can I tell you? In Canada, your government officals called them "ricks". (But then, they were both from Quebec!) Very helpful folks, though. -drt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |David R. Tucker KG2S 8P9CL drt@world.std.com| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: (null) From: (null) C1 C2 C1 __________| |______________| |________________| |___________ UHF OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ) ) / | ) ) \ | ) L1 ) L1 / R1 IN ____| ) ) \ | | ) | | GND GND GND | | | L2 L3 L2 |_________()()()____________()()()____________()()()________ VHF OUT | | | | | | --- --- \ C3 --- C3 --- / R1 | | \ | | / | | | GND GND GND Where: C1: 4.8 pF C2: 3.3 pF C3: 15 pF L1: 2 turns #14, 3/16" dia. L2: 4 turns #14, 3/16" dia. L3: 5 turns #14, 1/4" dia. R1: 50k, 1/2 w. I built mine over a solid pc board and wound both L2's and L3 from one piece of wire. I built up the caps from three to four cer disc caps each, I used four for C1 in parallel. There is no perceptable difference between my home-brewed and my commercial diplexers. Galen, KF0YJ ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #487 ******************************