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Date: Sun, 22 May 94 04:30:11 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 #556 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 22 May 94 Volume 94 : Issue 556 Today's Topics: [Summary] Kenwood TH-78A *OR* Yaesu FT-530 Callsign Server EMAIL Address Wanted CD-ROM Buck vs. QRZ Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 20 May first QSOs Ham Radio few problems! HAM vs ham HT speaker-mike question Mass. Beginner Seeking Training/Equip. info. 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: Sun, 22 May 1994 09:05:46 GMT From: vigra.com!steve@network.ucsd.edu Subject: [Summary] Kenwood TH-78A *OR* Yaesu FT-530 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu A while back I was following the thread on the Kenwood TH-78A vs. Yaesu FT-530, and I thought I'd post a summary of what I learned from y'all, since it seems there's a few other people out there faced with the same choice. First, I had a lot of incorrect info in my post. Specifically: - The Yaesu digital microphone is NOT alphanumeric. - CTCSS *does* come standard with the Kenwood in the U.S. Other countries maybe not, so check. - The Kenwood keypad *does* light up with the display, just like the Yaesu. All told, it sounds like the two radios are very close in features. Only the Kenwood has alphanumeric memory, but it costs you half of your slots. An expansion to 250 memories (125 alpha) is available, but the standard memory (50) is less than the Yaesu (82). The Yaesu has an internal voltmeter, PL tone search, and Vox built in. Some say that the keypad on the Yaesu is a bit easier to use because it does't have the sliding cover like the Kenwood. Others like the cover. Apparently, the antenna that comes with the Kenwood is not too good, and it's a little shorter than the Yaesu's. Some recommend a third-party add-on duckie. As far as reception, they sound pretty much the same. The Yaesu may have a little better intermod rejection, but not that much. The decision??? I chose the Yaesu FT-530, and have had it for about a few weeks now. I like it very much, but it has a few ergonomic snags. I also did the recieve-only expansion mod (13 & 15), and it seems to work fine. I'll probably post a summary of my impressions after I give it a few more weeks. By then, I may even have paging figured out. :-) Thanks very much for all your input, especially Marc Wollemborg <mrw13@columbia.edu> for passing info along. My thanks to: Scott_Migaldi@csg.mot.com (Scott F. Migaldi) prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu> P.Marsolais@mailstop.telesat.ca (Marsolais, Pierre) drt@world.std.com (David R Tucker) Robert Penneys <penneys@brahms.udel.edu> Gerwitz James <p06288@gegpo9.geg.mot.com> reese@unity.ncsu.edu BRUNELLI_PC@delphi.com Troyce <Troyce@bio.tamu.edu> William A. Kirsanoff <William_A._Kirsanoff@ccmail.anatcp.rockwell.com> levine@jericho.mc.com (Bob Levine) rogjd@netcom.com (Roger Buffington) -Steve Steve Haehnichen Vigra, Inc. San Diego, CA steve@vigra.com (619) 597-7080 x116 Fax: (619) 597-7094 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 18:11:59 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!slay@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Callsign Server EMAIL Address Wanted To: info-hams@ucsd.edu : I am looking for the email addresses of callsign servers Try these: Callbook - #1: telnet electra.cs.buffalo.edu 2000 Callbook - #2: telnet pc.usl.edu 2000 For DX QSL routes (i.e. managers), send an email addressed to: qsl-info@aug3.augsburg.edu In the text of the message, just enter the DX calls, for example: 7J1ABV 3Y0PI VP8SSI etc. The response on this one is pretty quick. Cheers de Sandy WA6BXH slay@netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 94 03:48:15 GMT From: comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix.gen.nz!zl2tpo!chris@uunet.uu.net Subject: CD-ROM Buck vs. QRZ To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Do any of these callsign database CDROMs include international listings, or are they only North American calls only? Thanks Chris Jackson ZL2TPO chris@zl2tpo.actrix.gen.nz zl2tpo@amsat.org ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 05:09:10 MDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!psgrain!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 20 May To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 20 MAY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 20 MAY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Electron fluence at greater than 2 MeV increased to very high levels today. !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 140, 05/20/94 10.7 FLUX=089.8 90-AVG=086 SSN=035 BKI=2323 2321 BAI=010 BGND-XRAY=A6.0 FLU1=1.3E+06 FLU10=1.3E+04 PKI=2322 2322 PAI=010 BOU-DEV=***,027,015,028,016,026,***,008 DEV-AVG=020 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= B1.7 @ 0300UT XRAY-MIN= A5.3 @ 0954UT XRAY-AVG= A7.3 NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1305UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 1320UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.7% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1930UT PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 0015UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55328NT @ 0055UT BOUTF-MIN=55284NT @ 1815UT BOUTF-AVG=55311NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+082,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+125NT@ 1829UT GOES6-MIN=N:-067NT@ 0319UT G6-AVG=+109,+027,-025 FLUXFCST=STD:090,085,085;SESC:090,085,085 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,010,010/015,010,010 KFCST=2223 4322 1223 3221 27DAY-AP=009,008 27DAY-KP=1123 2233 2233 2212 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 19 MAY 94 was 32.2. The Full Kp Indices for 19 MAY 94 are: 3o 4- 3+ 3+ 3- 2- 2- 2o The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 19 MAY 94 are: 15 25 18 18 13 6 7 8 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 20 MAY is: 1.1E+09 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity was very low. Just two spotted regions are visible, 7722 (N09W41) and 7727 (N09E27). Both have been stable. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be very low. The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled. The greater than 2 MeV electron fluxes remained at moderate to high levels. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to persist at quiet to unsettled conditions throughout the forecast period. Event probabilities 21 may-23 may Class M 01/01/01 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 21 may-23 may A. Middle Latitudes Active 25/20/15 Minor Storm 10/10/05 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 B. High Latitudes Active 25/25/20 Minor Storm 20/10/10 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 HF propagation conditions have been normal over all regions. Normal propagation is expected to continue throughout at least the next 3 days. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 20/2400Z MAY ------------------------------------------------------ NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7722 N09W41 122 0330 HKX 05 006 ALPHA 7727 N09E27 054 0060 DSO 07 009 BETA 7721 S12W63 144 PLAGE 7723 N12W80 161 PLAGE 7725 N04W61 142 PLAGE 7726 N09W27 108 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 21 MAY TO 23 MAY NMBR LAT LO NONE LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 20 MAY, 1994 -------------------------------------------------- A. ENERGETIC EVENTS: BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 20 MAY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------ BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV 20/B1416 B1503 N08W74 DSF INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 20/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- NO EVENTS OBSERVED. REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 ( 0.0) Total Events: 000 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- NO EVENTS OBSERVED. NOTES: All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max, and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After. All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times. Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include: II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event III = Type III Sweep IV = Type IV Sweep V = Type V Sweep Continuum = Continuum Radio Event Loop = Loop Prominence System, Spray = Limb Spray, Surge = Bright Limb Surge, EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb. ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 94 06:30:28 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!slay@decwrl.dec.com Subject: first QSOs To: info-hams@ucsd.edu First QSO ..... Well, I can't remember my own, for some reason ..... but I do remember a few others. Story #1: --------- Back in 1969, a new Novice appeared on the bands who (I later learned) lived about 500 yards from me. When I would come home from school, I would get on the air, and there he would be .... calling CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ for (honestly) 10 minutes at a crack. Even when I tried answering him, he would not reply .... he just kept calling CQ. I'd reduce power, do everything I could think of ... but nothing worked. A couple of months later, the new Callbook came out and I finally found the address for "Paul". Turns out, he went to the same high school. Well, he told me that he had yet to make a QSO using his DX-60 and WW2 vintage AR-88 receiver. He did not quite understand how to zero beat the rcvr to his xmit frequency ... so I helped him out on that. Then, after calling <a short> CQ, we waited. Another station came back, but Paul didn't realize it. So, while I copied the call he got ready to xmit. Like many first timers ... he didn't know quite what to say ..... so, I wrote down on a piece of paper the stuff he should say .... name, QTH, RST, etc. Well, Paul turned into quite a Ham after that...... it was simply a case of a newcomer in need of a little help. It felt good to be an Elmer for the first time. Story #2 --------- While living in Japan, I helped several other expatriate "newcomers" make their first QSOs (both phone and CW) while there. It was lots of fun, but the one that I recall with the most fondness was being on the receiving end of a first QSO. It was about 2am local time and I was scanning the low end of 20m cw for some DX when I came across a fairly good signal - VK2GPN was calling CQ at "maybe" 3 or 4 wpm. Well, he was treading in DX territory and he clearly wasn't setting the key on fire ..... so I answered him (at 3-4 wpm). Turns out that "Tony" had been on phone for some time, but had never operated CW and was nervous as can be. His confidence grew minute by minute. By the end of our 2 hour long QSO his code speed had improved dramatically - I attribute that to overcoming his initial nervousness and being so exhausted that he couldn't waste the time translating the sounds of Morse back and forth into the alphabet. (Students of a foreign language may recognize this effect after a long period of intense concentration, or .. a few alcoholic drinks ... hihi). Anyway, we exchanged a couple of long hand-written letters and photos. I sent him one of those "FIRST QSO" certificates that the ARRL provides. I understand it now hangs proudly in his shack. The QSO was a memorable one for both of us, I think. After sharing the experience with some other "old cw hands", they too decided to go QRS/Novice hunting and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I guess because it reminded us so much of our own first QSOs. Warmest 73 de Sandy WA6BXH/7J1ABV slay@netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 17:04:45 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!fnnews.fnal.gov!att-in!cbnewsm!jeffj@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Ham Radio few problems! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <1994May20.193708.11982@ccd.harris.com> bal@ccd.harris.com (Bruce Lifter) writes: >Michael P. Deignan (md@maxcy2.maxcy.brown.edu) wrote: >: rogjd@netcom.com (Roger Buffington) > >a repeater. The last group ends up either upgrading and gets involved in >HF activities or stays on the VHF side of things and get into emergency, >packet, or whatever. This is quite evident by the recent growth in the >QRP clubs across the country. > >Stating that your problems have been with CBers coming into the hobby is >taking the easy way out. At one time, I would guess that 50% of the adult >population in the United States owned a CB (my guess only). I think the 10-5, er, 10-6, 10-4? Good buddy or was that roger, roger. I think there are a lot of us hams who won't admit to owning one of those evil toys at one time or the other. I still get a kick out of how many CB's show up at our ham radio auction that our club put's on twice a year and how fast they sell. Uhh, could we turn these conversation back over to FEW PROBLEMS in Amateur radio? There is a good discussion going on about this (as usual) in the radio.policy part of these newsgroups. Jeff -- Jeff Jones AB6MB | Vote out those who voted for the North American j.jones91@genie.geis.com | Free Trade Agreement! Infolinc BBS 510-778-5929 | ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 94 05:11:09 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!astro.as.utexas.edu!oo7@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: HAM vs ham To: info-hams@ucsd.edu rwa@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Ross Alexander) says: >>But it's NOT an acronym. Repeat, NOT an acronym. Ham, hams, but not >>HAM. The only HAM I know of is an obscure video mode on Amiga >>computers. >>Where did this wearisome idea that it has to be an acronym come from, >>anyway? The theatre's had hams from time immemorial without getting >>this strange idea into its' [sic] collective head! Agreed. Julian N6ARE and I are still on our crusade to try to find the origin of HAM - not 'ham', but HAM in capitals. Whenever someone posts to say that they are "interested in getting into HAM" we write them nice notes to ask why they capitalize it. Most people ignore us, and of those who answer, most say "I don't know, I thought that was how you were supposed to write it", but offer no reason why they think that. We can only think that it is by analogy with CB, which is capitalized, and which does indeed stand for something. We've seen the capitalized version used by people who already have licenses, but it's mostly used by those outside the hobby. Isn't there anyone here who used to spell it that way, now spells it with lower-case letters, and can tell us why they used to use capitals? We could then stop worrying about it, and spend more of our time actually doing HAM - um. Derek "I HAM perplexed" Wills (AA5BT, G3NMX) Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712. (512-471-1392) oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 94 04:41:54 GMT From: agate!spool.mu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!ssd.intel.com!chnews!cmoore@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: HT speaker-mike question To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Joe Salemi (jsalemi@doghouse.win.net) wrote: : 50mA only when you're transmitting, from what I can see. Joe Salemi, KR4CZ Joe, ask yourself if it makes sense to have 5v available for VOX purposes only when you're transmitting... the 5v has to be there during receive for the VOX to work... 5v is there all the time and the RS speaker/mike is shorting it out through a 100 ohm resistor. Now 50 mA is no big deal, but it is something. Keep your RS speaker/mike plugged in full time and see how long the battery lasts. Why do you think ICOM, Alinco, and MFJ have stereo plugs on their mike inputs? 73, KG7BK, CecilMoore@delphi.com ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 94 03:45:29 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!caen!malgudi.oar.net!mercury.wright.edu!college.antioch.edu!chaos.antioch.edu!cdonohue@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Mass. Beginner Seeking Training/Equip. info. To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I am totally new to ham, but would like to learn. I live near Worcester, MA If anyone has suggestions as to groups (esp. w/ address or phone #) near Boston or Worcester I'd be thankful for info. Also if anyone has suggestions on gear that would be good to start with, that'd be great. (especially cheap sources for used stuff). Thanks for any tips. Colin PS I may not reply promptly because I don't access this account much! If possible, please sent it to my e-mail as opposed (in addition ) to posting. Thanks!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 16:56:52 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!att-in!cbnewsm!jeffj@network.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <1994May16.141525.863@pacs.sunbelt.net>, <CpwzA0.3zt9@austin.ibm.com>, <LEVIN.94May19125643@medea.bbn.com>m Subject : Re: HAM RADIO RUDENESS In article <LEVIN.94May19125643@medea.bbn.com> levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin) writes: >In article <CpwzA0.3zt9@austin.ibm.com> blood@austin.ibm.com () writes: > > Ive decided to quit saving for a HF rig after following this discussion. > >Repeat three times every day till you've got it: > > USENET IS NOT REAL LIFE. > USENET IS NOT REAL LIFE. > USENET IS NOT REAL LIFE. Here, here!!! My ratio of 99% of good hams and 1% idiots sometimes gets reversed here. 8-) Jeff -- Jeff Jones AB6MB | Vote out those who voted for the North American j.jones91@genie.geis.com | Free Trade Agreement! Infolinc BBS 510-778-5929 | ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #556 ******************************