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Info-Hams Digest            Sat,  7 May 94       Volume 94 : Issue  500

Today's Topics:
              (?) Airport Frequencies for San Francisco
                             ARRL address
                             Boatanchors
                   DXBase and New Russion Prefixes?
                    Followup: Was this a bad idea?
                          FT-101E/EE FM mod.
                             ft-890 mods
                               Ham BBS
              Licencing cost (was: Canadian Reciprocity)
                    Newly licensed today! (2 msgs)
                Returned mail: Unable to deliver mail
                          Sick Ham (2 msgs)
            Speaker-Mics for Kenwood HTs  (advice wanted)
                            UPS COD FIASCO
                   Vertical Antenna Recommendations
                      VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 6 May
                  Where to get KAMterm  Ver. 1.22 ?

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Date: 5 May 94 12:31:57 GMT
From: news.ingr.com!steven.b15.ingr.com!steven.b15.ingr.com![e-mail]
Subject: (?) Airport Frequencies for San Francisco
To: [e-mail]

I'm going to be visiting San Francisco in the next couple of days, and I
would like to get the control tower frequencies for the San Francisco
International Airport.  Unfortunately I don't have the "Police Calls" book
for the Western USA, and I can't pick one up at the local Radio Shack (I
live in Alabama).

If someone out there happens to have these frequencies, I'd sure appreciate
it if you'd e-mail them to me.  I'm taking my HT, and since I'll be staying
close to the airport, I'd like to tune in while I'm there and listen to
what's going on.

Thanks in advance.

                        Randall Hopper
                        KD4VCR
                        [e-mail]

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Date: 6 May 1994 16:28:07 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARRL address
To: [e-mail]

In article <2q676r$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Derek
Wills) writes:

You're right. Guess I was still recovering from the bad cold I got at Dayton.
I should know better since I'm a Volunteer Counsel and Assistant Director.
Guess I'll go throw myself off the tower.  73, Jim

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Date: 6 May 1994 20:38:55 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!cs.umd.edu!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov![e-mail]
Subject: Boatanchors
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, Jerald Pendleton <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Does anyone know what the subscription address is for the
>boatanchors mailing list happens to be?
>
>[For anyone who doesn't know,  a boatanchor is antique
>radio]
>--

To subscribe to the boatanchors maillist send Email to:
[e-mail].

The boatanchors maillist is for the discussion of vacuum-tube
radios and related amateur radio equipment.  It does not
have to be very old or very heavy.

Gary

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Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 19:35:55 GMT
From: worldbank.org![e-mail]
Subject: DXBase and New Russion Prefixes?
To: [e-mail]

Has anyone modified their DXBase prefix database to handle the new Russian
prefixes yet?

If so, how have you succesfully preserved the old prefixes and handled the
mapping?

73, Darrell. (NR3Y).

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Date: 6 May 1994 13:11:00 -0500
From: illuminati.io.com![e-mail]
Subject: Followup: Was this a bad idea?
To: [e-mail]

A few days ago, I posted my article "Was this a bad idea?".
It dealt with the fact that I had witnessed a rather horrid accident.
The people involved were in jeopardy of losing their lives, and we
were at least 2 to 3 miles from a house.   I, while unlicensed,
used my HT to call someone on the repeater and get emergency out there
fast.  They did, and the matter was thankfully resolved with no one
being permanently injured.

Many of you were kind enough to email me you opinions, which all said
almost the same thing: Yes, it probably WAS illegal, but who would
complain?

To answer the q's proposed to me during the email barrage:
(1) Yes, the situation was life-threatening.
(2) Even if I knew I would face prosecution, and some ham-lawyer
    was listening, I would have one it anyways
(3) No one was upset I did that
(4) No one ever questioned my actions
(5) It was never brought up on the network, or the repeaters.

I still feel good that I did something to save a life, though I could
have faced prosecution.  However, that never crossed my mind once
during the whole ordeal.  I stayed long enogh to give my witness
report, and then we left the scene.

This article has prompted me to get a debate going with some ham friends
(now that I just received my license in the mail today!) about
this, and the particular issue of the ham using the police frequencies
to get help for his friend out in CA(I believe?).

Again, thanks for all of you emailing me.  I was supported all the way,
and that's all I feel was necessary.
--
................................................................................
Matt Rupert | 2984 Pheasant Run Drive Apt D | Jackson, MI 49202 | [phone]
        Security - Organization Meetings/Bookings - Professoinal Harasser
                  UNIX / Amateur Radio enthusiast KB8SGL

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Date: 6 May 1994 13:48:12 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!news.tek.com!cascade.ens.tek.com![e-mail]
Subject: FT-101E/EE FM mod.
To: [e-mail]

Many years ago, about 1978 to be exact, I heard of a mod to changed the
AM position of an FT101E/EE to FM(narrow band of course). This mod is
not listed in my Yaesu share ware disk for mods, nor is it listed in
QRZ DX cdroom. Does anyone know of this mod that could email me on it.
I have a friend who has and FT101EE with a 2 meter transverter (FTV-250)
than would like to have his converted.

Terry, KI7M

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Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 21:22:14 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: ft-890 mods
To: [e-mail]

does anyone know if there are any mods available for the ft-890 yet?


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   lee - ab5sm        Ham Distribution Net        [e-mail]
                       P.O. Box 50003             [e-mail]
                      Dallas, Tx 75250-0003

   Ham Distribution Net BBS - [phone] - Login: Guest;guest

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Date: 7 May 1994 13:05:14 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!wetware!kaiwan.com![e-mail]
Subject: Ham BBS
To: [e-mail]

I just opened up a new BBS serving the HAM community.  I didn't want to
post a huge ad because it may not be be appropriate for this newsgroup.
If you would like more information email or finger [e-mail].

Thank you for the use of the bandwidth.  -John
--

  [  John W Herndon  : One Stop Tech Shop BBS [phone] / USR 14.4K DS ]
  [ <[e-mail]> :  Ham Radio / SWL / Scanners / Computer Aided Design  ]

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Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 02:02:56 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!lerc.nasa.gov!kira.cc.uakron.edu!malgudi.oar.net!witch!doghouse![e-mail]
Subject: Licencing cost (was: Canadian Reciprocity)
To: [e-mail]


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

>Our cousins to the south pay less than $6.00 U.S. for a license that's
>good for 10 YEARS!!!!

Actually, we don't pay anything for our licenses here; the under-$6 fee
is charged by the VECs (the organizations giving the tests) to cover
handling costs for the paperwork.  And some VECs don't charge anything
at all.  The FCC doesn't get a cent for ham licenses at this point.


There is a proposal for "vanity" calls, which would cost $7 a year
(actually $70 up front for the 10-year license), but that's not in
effect yet.


73...joe



 ----------
Joe Salemi, KR4CZ               Internet:   [e-mail]
Compuserve: 72631,23             FidoNet:   1:109/136
703-548-0928                    MCI Mail:   433-3961

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Date: 6 May 1994 13:21:36 -0500
From: illuminati.io.com![e-mail]
Subject: Newly licensed today!
To: [e-mail]

My Tech no-code license was processed April 26.  "Great", I thought,
"I'll be expecting it Tuesday or Wednesday."  Those days came and went.
Each day, I was even more and more upset.  I actually had to go
places those days, and wanted the opportunity to take my HT with
me and program repeaters to hit along the way.

Friday, I didn't get to bed until 6:30 a.m.  Late night working
on an article for a magazine.  Again, before going to bed, I said
to myself "Oh, it COULD come today(Friday).  It will.  ON the night
when I"ll have to go work at that crummy bar and babysit
overgrown children, I'll get my license."  (I'm a bouner at a bar -
the weekends hold nothing but dread and woe for me)

May 6, 1994:  1:30 p.m. EST.  I trudge out to my mailbox and
said "Look straight up into the sky.  Don't look in the box first."
I pulled out 3 letters.  One small one, which was a hotel reservation
confirmation card, a standard sized one, which was a bank statement,
and then one that said it all: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

I ripped that sucker open after running back into my apartment.
I sat down at my desk and saw the callsign:  KB8SGL
"Well", I sighed, "the callsign is different from what I thought, but
hey, who cares?  I'M LICENSED!"

I fired up three repeaters calling N8JJQ, Tim Porter, hoping
he'd be online.  No dice.  Finally, I resigned myself to fate:
No Tim!  And I'm DYING to make my FIRST contact!

I went to 146.88 and said "KB8SGL listening."

Silence.  Then...

"I didn't catch it all," he said, and I KNEW who it was!  John!
N8IUM!

"but it *sounded* like SGL?  This is N8IUM."

I sputtered "John!  I've been listening to you for months!  N8IUM!!"

We chatted.   He asked about my class for the license, how long it took,
and who was there, etc.  Then, KB8RSC cut in.  Brian!
A guy who knew me from local bulletin boards.  I was talking
to two hams at once.  I couldn't keep up.

I thought after listening for months, I'd have it down pat.  I'd know
how to handle myself.  I was so excited I forgot to write down callsigns.
I didnt' even ask the right questions I promised myself Id' ask!
I was beyond ecstatic.

My HT, sadly, was starting to crackle.  Even one of the best radios
can have interference from outside sources.  I had to give them my
farewell, since I could barely hear them.  I signed off, knowing
I had made my first contact.  I'm thankful it was with an established
ham who was willing to give me a few minutes to get it all out.

Since I hadn't had my shower, and my apartment is horrible for
talking on this HT, I now sit at my terminal and type.  As soon
as I'm done relaying this story, I'm going to finaly get my
shower, go outside(and a gorgeous sunny day it is!), and
talk without the appliances interfering.

--
................................................................................
Matt Rupert | 2984 Pheasant Run Drive Apt D | Jackson, MI 49202 | [phone]
        Security - Organization Meetings/Bookings - Professoinal Harasser
                  UNIX / Amateur Radio enthusiast KB8SGL

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Date: 7 May 1994 03:04:29 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Newly licensed today!
To: [e-mail]

Did you all enjoy that?   I did.  I sure like new hams, they haven't
been polluted and they are full of fire.

At first I kinda pooh-poohed the tech-lites... how could making a
repeater contact be as thrilling as making MY first qso on 15 meter cw?
Obviously it WAS!

Thanks and congratulations!  Give me a shout if you hear me on.

73 =paul= wb8zjl

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Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 01:57:01 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news.duke.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ddsw1!indep1![e-mail]
Subject: Returned mail: Unable to deliver mail
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Mail Delivery Subsystem) writes:
>   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>554 xfAA01802: line 2: readqf(AA01802:2): bad line "Info-Hams Digest            Mon,  2 May 94       Volume 94 : Issue  479"
>
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test
--
                Optimists say, "The glass is half full."
   Cliff Sharp            Pessimists say, "It's half empty."
     WA9PDM            We realists say, "Before I decide,
  [e-mail]     tell me what's in the glass."

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Date: 7 May 1994 01:39:42 GMT
From: tymix.Tymnet.COM!niagara![e-mail]
Subject: Sick Ham
To: [e-mail]

The following message was posted on Compuserve today:

>#: 266092 S0/HamNet Roundtable
>    06-May-94  19:31:35
>Sb: Sick Ham
>Fm: Donna Kensy-Rudick 73733,246
>To: all
>
>My Dad is an older Ham who does not get to spend much time on the air anymore
>and has never really become interested in computers.  He is currently very sick
>and a few QSL cards would sure cheer him up.  His call letters are K3NSN and I
>assume his address is listed in the callbook.
>
>Thanks

In looking up the call, I found:

>Call-Sign: K3NSN                    Class: GENERAL
>Real Name: CHARLES I WAUGH JR       Birthday: DEC 8, 1920
>Mailing Address: 1602 CRESTON ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA  19149
>Valid From: NOV 25, 1986            To: NOV 25, 1996

I am assuming this woman's request is a legitimate one.  I'll be sending
a card.

73, Dick, W6OLD
--
Dick Flanagan, W6OLD                             w6old@n6qmy.#nocal.ca.usa.na
[e-mail]                                 CIS:73672,751 GEnie:FLANAGAN

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Date: 7 May 1994 04:40:00 GMT
From: koriel!newsworthy.West.Sun.COM!abyss.West.Sun.COM!spot![e-mail]
Subject: Sick Ham
To: [e-mail]

In article [e-mail], [e-mail] (Dick Flanagan) writes:
>The following message was posted on Compuserve today:
>
>>#: 266092 S0/HamNet Roundtable
>>    06-May-94  19:31:35
>>Sb: Sick Ham
>>Fm: Donna Kensy-Rudick 73733,246
>>To: all
>>
>>My Dad is an older Ham who does not get to spend much time on the air anymore
>>and has never really become interested in computers.  He is currently very sick
>>and a few QSL cards would sure cheer him up.  His call letters are K3NSN and I
>>assume his address is listed in the callbook.
>>
>>Thanks
>
>In looking up the call, I found:
>
>>Call-Sign: K3NSN                    Class: GENERAL
>>Real Name: CHARLES I WAUGH JR       Birthday: DEC 8, 1920
>>Mailing Address: 1602 CRESTON ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA  19149
>>Valid From: NOV 25, 1986            To: NOV 25, 1996
>
>I am assuming this woman's request is a legitimate one.  I'll be sending
>a card.

Err, with a name like "Kensy-Rudick", I'm a little surprised her "dad" is
named Waugh.

I wonder if this is another permutation of the Shergold game?

---
 * Dana H. Myers KK6JQ, DoD#: j    | Views expressed here are    *
 * [phone]         | mine and do not necessarily    *
 * [e-mail]    | reflect those of my employer    *
 * This Extra supports the abolition of the 13 and 20 WPM tests *

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Date: 6 May 1994 19:53:31 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!news.columbia.edu!namaste.cc.columbia.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Speaker-Mics for Kenwood HTs  (advice wanted)
To: [e-mail]

I'm interested in getting opinions as to which of the four Kenwood
speaker-mics would would be best for use in a high noise environment.
Basically I'm going to be carrying my HT around an airport tarmac and I
want to know which speaker-mic would have the best audio output with the
volume turned up.


Thanks,

Marc Wollemborg
<[e-mail]>

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Date: 7 May 1994 15:44:25 GMT
From: nothing.ucsd.edu![e-mail]
Subject: UPS COD FIASCO
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Geoffrey S. Mendelson) writes:
>All from the people that ate 220-222mhz and then decided they didn't want it.

Absolutely - we should avoid the FCC.  Tear up your license as a protest!

    - Brian

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Date: 7 May 94 18:34:12 GMT
From: agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Vertical Antenna Recommendations
To: [e-mail]

I also run an R-5, with my TS850SAT barefoot @ 100 watts.  THe antenna
couldn't work better!  I can work 'em if I can hear 'em.  THe quality of
construction is exceptionally good.

My SWR curves were precisely what Cushcraft advertises the first time
up.  I didn't have to re-tune the antenna one single time.  All bands
tuned very nicely.

73


--
                                             [e-mail]
                                             Glendale, CA
                                             AB6WR

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Date: Sat, 07 May 94 02:39:14 GMT
From: lerc.nasa.gov!kira.cc.uakron.edu!malgudi.oar.net!infinet!n8emr![e-mail]
Subject: VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 6 May
To: [e-mail]

==============================================================
|     Automatic relayed from packet radio via              |
|            N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553                   |
==============================================================

SB DX @ WW $RTDX0506
VK2SG RTTY DX Notes, 6 May
VK2SG RTTY DX Notes for week ending 6 May 1994 (BID RTDX0506)

Our thanks this week go to ZS5S, I5FLN, I5ICY, IK5AAX, J28JJ, WB2CJL,
DJ3IW and the Central Europe DX Cluster DB0SPC, and the NJ0M node of
theTwin Cities DX Packetcluster Network.

Bandpass:

Friday 29
0550-14083 C91AI
0910-14087 T92X
1703-14084 VS6GA QSL KG6GA
2155-14087 5T5MS

Saturday 30
0723-14084 WL7EF
1026-14088 T28RW QSL ZL1AMO
1102-14088 YT7OX
1214-14087 S51DX
1214-14087 KG4CC
1544-14085 XU7VK
1726-14084 BV7WB
1845-14086 VY2SS
1944-14083 UA6JBQ
2237-14085 9A3TB

Sunday 1
0703-14085 5B4VX
0711-14087 NH6XM
0741-14081 YT7OX
0744-14086 NL7VJ
1029-21086 Z21HD
1415-21085 VS6GA
1425-21070 J28JJ ARQ
1428-14088 HL1XP
1443-21084 ZD7DP
1556-21085 A41KD
1609-21080 TZ6FIC
1656-21083 VP8CIL
1728-14092 VY2SS
1730-14088 YT7CC
1922-21085 ZP5YW
1923-21086 FG5FI

Monday 2
0550-14082 C91AI

Tuesday 3
No reports

Wednesday 4
No reports

Thursday 5
No reports


Notes of Interest:

Northern Marianas - JA6VZB and JF6BCC will be QRV from 26-30 May from
KH0, for the CQ WPX contest. Outside of the contest they will be QRV
on RTTY.

QSL KH2GR/KH0 to JF6BCC and AH0T to JA6BSM.

Crete - Julius, HA6NY, will be active as SV9/HA6NY from 24-31 May on
RTTY, 80 to 10 meters.

Market Reef - A group consisting of OJ0/AC6T, OJ0/OH1VR, OJ0/OH6RM,
OH0MB, and OJ0/OH2BBF will be active 14-17 May on SSB, RTTY and CW.
QSL to home calls, except OH0MB  which should be QSL'd to OH0RJ.

Barbados - 8P9GQ will be active on CW, SSB and RTTY 10-30 May, 80 to
10 meters. QSL to DL7VOG.

ITU Geneva - Now until 11 May 4U9ITU on CW, SSB and RTTY. Also from
20-22 May a group of Italian operators will be active using the same
callsign.

Send your bandpass and notes of interest for next week's bulletin to
Luciano I5FLN @ ZS5S.ZAF.AF or I5FLN @ I5FLN.ITA.EU.

73 and Good Hunting de Jules W2JGR at W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.NA
/EX
SP KT7H @ N7DUO.WA.USA.NA

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Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 17:50:36 -0500
From: pa.dec.com!csg.mot.com![e-mail]
Subject: Where to get KAMterm  Ver. 1.22 ?
To: [e-mail]

A couple weeks ago someone posted a message recommending KAMterm Version 1.22

Unfortunately, I didn't save the e-mail address of the person who posted the
message.  If someone knows where I can get KAMterm, please let me know.

73 de Wayne Estes WD5FFH    e-mail: [e-mail]

--
Wayne A. Estes
Motorola Asia-Pacific Cellular Subscriber Division
600 N. U.S. Hwy. 45,  Rm. A-S345
Libertyville, IL 60048-1286
PHONE: [phone]       Z-MAIL: [e-mail]
FAX: [phone]         POST: [e-mail]

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Date: 6 May 1994 22:38:30 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!hyperion.jpl.nasa.gov![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: 2 meter lingo publication

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:

>If you find a definition for "destinated," please include it.
>My American Heritage dictionary doesn't show it, although I think
>Webster's New Collegiate said it meant something to the effect of
>"having met your destiny."

I believe it is an archaic English word having that meaning.

By the way, isn't Michael Deignan the one they periodically let out of
his cell to initiate this smart-ass stuff on the net?

-Greg

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