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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 02:40:41 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 27 May 94       Volume 94 : Issue  581

Today's Topics:
                              150 Years
                            6146A vs 6146
                     ARLB047 FCC call sign update
                            Guests needed!
                       HAMs in Oswego, NY area
                    ICOM IC-745 opinions please...
                     IPS Daily Report - 26 May 94
                       Latest FCC call signs...
                    lithium  AA cells, 1.5 volts?
                          Logging software?
                       QRZ Beta Testers Needed
                        WANTED:2MTR BEAM INFO!

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 01:58:06 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!trlluna!titan!pcies4.trl.OZ.AU![e-mail]
Subject: 150 Years
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> writes:
>Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 07:01:03 EDT
>From: <[e-mail]>
>Subject: 150 Years
>Today's the day it all began.  One hundred fifty years ago today, March 24,
>1844 Samuel F.B. Morse sat at a table in the US Capitol building in Washington
>and sent the first public telegraph message to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in
>Baltimore.  Morse's first message -- What hath God wrought -- opened the age
>of electronic communications.
>
>
>                      73, Mr. Morse, and tnx
>
>                                     -K1AG

Interesting how things go round in cycles. Here we are, 150 years
after Morse, sitting at our "workstations", tapping away.

Now we are all telegraphists (or telegraphers- look it up).

Drew.        Telecom Australia Research Laboratories.

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 01:56:49 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!cs.utk.edu!stc06r.CTD.ORNL.GOV!fnnews.fnal.gov!att-in!cbnewsm![e-mail]
Subject: 6146A vs 6146
To: [e-mail]

>
> >Greetings!  I have two Heathkit HW-101s sitting on my desk at home.
> >One, appears to have been bought and assembled when the rig was first
> >released.  It uses 6146s (or 6146as or 6146bs) for the finals.  The
> >other which was bought and built in '79 has a sticker on the back
> >which states that only 6146As should be used.  Can anyone enlighten
> >me on the specifics of the 6146 family?  I've put together quite a
> >collection of spare 6146s and 6146bs and hate to think that it was
> >all for naught.
> >
> --
Since no one else has picked up on this, I'll put in my recollections.
Back in the early 70's, someone from the local Heathkit store spoke at
a club meeting and advised us not to use the 6146B version.  I don't
remember if he was clear on the exact reason but my guess is that the
capacitance in the "B" is different and can't be neutralized by the
Heathkit circuit.  I never used the "B" and I've had at least three
transmitters with 6146's. (Boy I hope I'm not the oldest OF on the net.)
Two of those transmitters are on the same table as my TS440 and all
have been used within the last year.
Shel Darack  WA2UBK  [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:52:47 EDT
From: psinntp!arrl.org![e-mail]
Subject: ARLB047 FCC call sign update
To: [e-mail]

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB047
ARLB047 FCC call sign update

ZCZC AG12
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 47  ARLB047

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 17:54:38
From: news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!indirect.com!s146.phxslip.indirect.com![e-mail]
Subject: Guests needed!
To: [e-mail]

The Ham Radio & More national radio show is always on the look out for guests.
The show has been going for over 3 years in Phoenix on KFNN, 1510am, and since
November 28, 1993 on the Talk America Network. It's also available via
satellite on Spacenet3, Transponder 9, 6.8 audio and on more than 22 different
affiliated radio stations throughout much of the country. It's a show that
deals with ALL the many aspects of amateur radio and it's hard to keep coming
up with new guests and topics every week. If you have a particular special
interest or know of a ham with something unusual, exciting, and interesting,
please e-mail me at [e-mail], or fax me at 602-241-1540, or usnail
at Ham Radio & More, 4800 N. Central, Phoenix, Az. 85012.
Thanks in advance & 73,
Len, KB7LPW

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Date: 26 May 94 19:33:18 EST
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news.duke.edu!eff!news.kei.com!babbage.ece.uc.edu!ucbeh!ucbeh![e-mail]
Subject: HAMs in Oswego, NY area
To: [e-mail]

Hi, I will be moving to Oswego, NY to start an assistant professorship
at SUNY-Oswego in August. I was wondering if there are any HAMs on the
net from that area that can clue me in to all of the ham radio activity
there and possibly point me in the right direction as far as finding a
place to live. I'd like to rent for the first year or so and look for a
house after that. I'll need at least 3 bedrooms and preferably four. Of
course alot of space to string an antenna will be nice too :-)  Any
help would be appreciated. Please respond via email.

73 Jeff, WM1Y

[e-mail]

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Date: 27 May 1994 02:34:39 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!waikato!auckland.ac.nz!ccu1.auckland.ac.nz![e-mail]
Subject: ICOM IC-745 opinions please...
To: [e-mail]

Would any hams using the IC-745 transceiver care to e-mail their
opinions of the units to me? A friend is interested in purchasing
one and would like to know of any problems/faults/good points etc.

I had my gear stolen recently so I'm also kinda interested...(there
are a couple going 2nd hand).

T.I.A.
Mitchell Rodda (ZL1UFM)
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 23:22:23 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 26 May 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 26/2330Z MAY 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 26 MAY AND FORECAST UP TO 29 MAY

IPS Warning 15 was issued on 26 May and is still current for
interval 28 May to 7 June.
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 071/006

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 May             28 May             29 May
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 070/005

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled, with brief active
period 09-12UT.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 25 May
    Learmonth       11  2334 2222
    Fredericksburg  12                          24
    Planetary       15                          20

Observed Kp for 25 May: 3544 2324


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
27 May    15    Quiet to unsettled.
28 May    20    Quiet to unsettled.
29 May    35    Quiet to unsettled initially, then increasing to
                active to  minor storm levels.

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Recurrent disturbance expected from 29 May onwards.
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
26 May      normal         normal         fair
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
27 May      normal         normal         fair
28 May      normal         normal         normal
29 May      normal         normal         normal-fair
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
NONE.

-----------------------------------------------------------

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were near predicted monthly values, with 15-20%
enhancements 08-13UT.

Observed T index for 26 May:  38

Predicted Monthly T Index for May is 30.

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
27 May    35    Near predicted monthly values.
28 May    30    Near predicted monthly values.
29 May    20    Near predicted monthly values.


4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Degraded HF comms expected after 29 May.




--
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: Thu, 26 May 1994 17:53:03 GMT
From: psinntp!arrl.org![e-mail]
Subject: Latest FCC call signs...
To: [e-mail]

FCC ISSUED CALL SIGN UPDATE

The following is a list of the FCC's most recently issued call signs
as of May 1.

District       Group A        Group B        Group C        Group D
               Extra          Advanced       Tech/Gen       Novice

0              AA0QW          KG0MQ           ++            KB0MOH
1              AA1JB          KD1UJ          N1RTU          KB1BHH
2              AA2SA          KF2UW          N2YOM          KB2QYJ
3              AA3HS          KE3MS          N3RXO          KB3BBM
4              AD4RM          KR4RG           ++            KE4LLJ
5              AB5TW          KJ5WY           ++            KC5GKD
6              AC6BV          KO6AY           ++            KE6GVP
7              AB7CA          KI7YB           ++            KC7CBL
8              AA8OP          KG8IF           ++            KB8SHJ
9              AA9KQ          KF9VF          N9WUM          KB9IXX
Hawaii           ++           AH6NF          WH6UD          WH6CRG
Alaska           ++           AL7PQ          WL7SF          WL7CHN
Virgin Is.     WP2L           KP2CC          NP2HL          WP2AHU
Puerto Rico      ++           KP4WP           ++            WP4MOZ

++All call signs in this group have been issued in this area, calls
  will be issued from the group to the right. Example: There are no
  1 by 3 (Tech/Gen) calls left in Radio District 0 (zero), so the
  FCC will issue Tech/Gen licensees a 2 by 3 (Novice) call sign in
  Radio District 0.  (Note: Current FCC processing time is from 12
  to 17 weeks from the time that they receive the application in
  Gettysburg, PA.)

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Date: 26 May 94 23:37:45 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!ucivax![e-mail]
Subject: lithium  AA cells, 1.5 volts?
To: [e-mail]

Anyone know a good source for reasonably priced 1.5 volt lithium AA sized
cells?  I am about to take off on the Pacific Crest Trail and will need
to reliably power my 40 meter CW rig and 2 meter HT for a few hours each
week, and I want to use the best I can find, which would be lithiums.

I wonder about sources and prices if anyone else has researched this.

Clark
WA3JPG

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 01:04:23 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!news.hal.COM!olivea!news.bu.edu!att-in!cbnewsm![e-mail]
Subject: Logging software?
To: [e-mail]

>
> I would like to start logging my QSO's on my computer.  Any experiences/
> suggestions/opinions as to how to start going about this would be appreciated.
>
> I have a PC clone, and would prefer something running inside windows.  I
> am thinking maybe an ACCESS application or possibly a simple spreadsheet.
> I would think (hope) the spreadsheet would get too huge and unmanageable
> with time.  Possibly a shareware program exists that someone might
> suggest?
>
> Thanks in advance and 73,
> Bill
>

My teenage son N2WKS (Advanced tested end of Feb --license arrived
this week) uses the spreadsheet in MicroSoft Works for his logging..
He tried a few logging programs before deciding to use the spreadsheet.

Shel Darack WA2UBK  [e-mail]

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Date: 26 May 1994 18:39:52 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!asuvax!pinyon.libre.com![e-mail]
Subject: QRZ Beta Testers Needed
To: [e-mail]

The QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM Volume 3, June 1994 Edition is about
ready to go to print and we need volunteers who are willing to
Beta test the new QRZ-II Windows software.

The new QRZ-II software is written in Visual Basic and uses a new,
QRZ Dynamic Link Library (.DLL).  The DLL is compatible with VB
and should also be compatible with C, and C++, VC++.  If you're
a software developer and would like an advance copy of the DLL,
please indicate so separately.

The QRZ-II software has a number of enhancements over the previous
versions of QRZ Windows including enhanced printing with adjustable
fonts and sizes, recently accessed callsign memory, new .DBF
output file formats, improved name searching and more.

I'd like to get 10 or so volunteers who would be willing to test
the software on their systems and report back to me via e-mail.
As a bonus, the top 6 bug reporters will receive a free copy of
Volume 3 when it becomes available.

If you'd like to be a QRZ Beta tester, here's what you'll need:

o  Your own copy of the current, December 1993 QRZ! CDROM
o  A PC running Windows 3.1 (hopefully a 386 or better) or -
o    a higher level system such as NT, OS/2, Wabi, or Soft Windows
o  Access to Internet ftp for the code
o  An Internet e-mail address
o  A sense of humor

Sorry, but I can't honor requests for those who are only "interested"
in the new software. Instead, I need volunteers who will actively
use the product and report back on their progress.  The length of
the Beta program will be approximately 2 weeks (gasp! is that all!?!?)
and will begin immediately.

If you'd like to participate, please send an email to me at:

    [e-mail]

-fred

--
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| Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ                                       [e-mail] |
| Scottsdale, Arizona  USA                  Editor, QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM |
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Date: 26 May 1994 19:26:36 -0700
From: nntp.crl.com!crl2.crl.com![e-mail]
Subject: WANTED:2MTR BEAM INFO!
To: [e-mail]

I am looking for a 2 meter beam, preferably, the diagrams and plans for
the pvc 2 meter quad beam.  I don't want to spend a ton of money and
would even consider buying a homemade 2 meter quad at a reasonable price.

Any info would be greatly apprecited, or any sales offers would be
greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Jay
KB6ENY

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 20:42:32 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!rsiatl!ke4zv![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Reply-To : [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject : Re: 2 meter thru-glass

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Gary Morris @ignite) writes:
>In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Gary Coffman) writes:
>>The primary disadvantage of thru-the-glass antennas is that the coax
>>isn't properly decoupled for stray RF.
>...
>>This leads to the typical problems of RF in the cabin.
>>It's often so bad that the coax does the majority of the radiating.
>
>So, how can one properly decouple the coax to minimize the stray RF if
>we choose to go with the thru-the-glass?  I already have a hole in the center
>of the roof where the 220 1/4 wave is located, and have a cellular thru-the-
>glass mounted in the top-center of the rear window.  Would grounding the coax
>at the base of the thru-the-glass antenna solve the decoupling problem?

Yes it would, but you can't because glass doesn't make a good RF ground,
and any length of conductor over to a good RF ground has inductance. They
tell you not to mount the antenna within 2 inches of the edge of the glass
because the presence of metal near the antenna base screws up the capacitive
coupling. That's also why you can't mount them over heater wires or over
metalized glass tinting.

If you can get a good *short* low inductance coupling to RF ground from
the coax shield at the antenna base, you can keep most of the RF off the
coax. A piece of 5 inch wide copper flashing a couple of inches long
should work. Get much longer and you're an appreciable fraction of a
wavelength at 440 MHz. However, if you connect to the edge of the windshield
frame, it becomes a slot radiator antenna, not the ground you were hoping
to find. The window frame actually makes a pretty good slot radiator at
two meters. That's why hooking up the little ground wire/tab they supply
often makes RF in the cabin problems *worse* not better.

You could try slipping several large ferrite beads over the coax to
form a choke balun. That might work OK, but looks unsightly hanging
in the window.

>>Then there's the other problem of having the radiator mounted below
>>the greenhouse. The pattern is asymmetric. Never mind the radiating
>>coax for a minute, the whip itself fires RF through the cabin.
>
>Why would the whip fire RF thru the cabin, on any thru-the-glass antenna
>(mounted on the rear window) I've seen the entire whip is above the glass
>and about 95% above the roof itself (depending on the exact shape of the roof).

The entire whip isn't above the window. At least 5 cm of it has to be
below the window edge to reach the capacitive coupled base. That's a
lot at cellphone frequencies.  And mounting close to the window
frame can excite the frame as a slot radiator as mentioned above. Of
course cellphones don't run much power, and don't need much of an antenna
to perform satisfactorily, so through-the-glass antennas are good enough
for that application. However, with ham rigs running 45 watts and operating
on 2 meters or 70 cm, they just aren't very good, or very safe from the
standpoint of RF exposure in the cabin.

In my truck, I use a Comet dualband antenna mounted in a hole in the
center of the roof, and a triplexer, to handle 2 meters, 70 cm, and
cellphone. The antenna really isn't resonant for cellphone, but like
I said, it doesn't take much for cellphone, and the phones don't seem
to care that they're operating into a mismatch. Getting the antenna out
in the clear seems more important.

Gary
--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV          |    You make it,     | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
534 Shannon Way             |    Guaranteed!      | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
Lawrenceville, GA 30244     |                     |

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Date: 26 May 1994 16:23:02 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!psgrain!news.tek.com!cascade.ens.tek.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <2s0pqo$dc2$[e-mail]>, <2s2sr5$[e-mail]>itd.
Subject : Re: Bizarre QST statement

I can't agree more about the old TR3/4's and T4X's. Drake built very fine
equipment that were excellent first rigs for a new ham, myself included.
They were easy to use, forgiving when mis-tuned, and went a long way keep
a new guy from flat topping. Sadly, they are very dated now with the WARC
bands and the no tune broadbanded solid state rigs. Kind of a pitty not
having to learn about diping the plate and loading the load, HI HI (oh
sorry, you new guys don't like ham speak).

Terry
KI7M

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 20:03:52 GMT
From: psinntp!arrl.org![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2rq96h$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <phb.769876198@melpar>
Subject : Re: 40 to 50 mile range listening -- Which band to use/build?

Paul H. Bock K4MSG ([e-mail]) wrote:

:      Good advice.  In fact, at the range stated (40 to 50 miles) it should
: work OK in the daytime as well.  40 might actually work since it's close
: enough to give groundwave coverage even at night, but 80 would be best.

Due to the terrain W1AW groundwave coverage is actually quite poor--which
is probably a relief to most HF operators in CT!  Doesn't take too many
rolling hills to wipe out the signal.  I ought to know, living just one
mile away and making two thousand contacts from W1AW....  The guys that
picked the place weren't into VHF operating until a few years later...

--
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: 26 May 1994 22:49:12 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!kabuki.EECS.Berkeley.EDU![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <rohvm1.mah48d-260594075816@136.141.220.39>, <2s326i$[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: Field Day!

In article <2s326i$[e-mail]>,
Chris Moore <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>Once you get this figure, what do you do with it?  All the car batteries I've
>seen have just a "cold cranking amps" number, no amp-hour information. Maybe
>it's different for the deep-cycle marine batteries?  If not, is there some
>way you can tell how long a battery can sustaing a particular current level
>based on the "cold cranking amps?"
>
>Chris Moore
>N6IYS
>[e-mail]
>

Well, there is a good reason auto batteries don't have Ah capacities.
Their sole purpose in life is to give you hundreds of amps for a few
seconds for as many days as possible.  If you put them into cycling
service such as for battery op radios, they will have a very short life.
They aren't constructed for cycling and a few deep discharges will do
them much harm... get a deep cycle (marine/rv/golf cart) battery.
They aren't that much more expensive, and they are rated to do what you
want.

If you still feel compelled to use car batteries (they are cheap), a
useful figure is the "reserve capacity", defined as the number of
minutes a fully charged battery will supply 25 amperes at 25 degrees
C to 1.75V per cell.  (That 77 deg. F for you metricphobes).  This
should give you some indication.  Most batteries I've seen are in
the 80 minute range.

Good luck.

                -ken

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Date: (null)
From: (null)
SB QST ARL ARLB047
ARLB047 FCC call sign update

FCC CALL SIGN UPDATE

The following is a list of the FCC's most recently issued call signs
as of May 1.

District       Group A        Group B        Group C        Group D
               Extra          Advanced       Tech/Gen       Novice

0              AA0QW          KG0MQ           ++            KB0MOH
1              AA1JB          KD1UJ          N1RTU          KB1BHH
2              AA2SA          KF2UW          N2YOM          KB2QYJ
3              AA3HS          KE3MS          N3RXO          KB3BBM
4              AD4RM          KR4RG           ++            KE4LLJ
5              AB5TW          KJ5WY           ++            KC5GKD
6              AC6BV          KO6AY           ++            KE6GVP
7              AB7CA          KI7YB           ++            KC7CBL
8              AA8OP          KG8IF           ++            KB8SHJ
9              AA9KQ          KF9VF          N9WUM          KB9IXX
Hawaii           ++           AH6NF          WH6UD          WH6CRG
Alaska           ++           AL7PQ          WL7SF          WL7CHN
Virgin Is.     WP2L           KP2CC          NP2HL          WP2AHU
Puerto Rico      ++           KP4WP           ++            WP4MOZ

++All call signs in this group have been issued in this area.
NNNN
/EX

Type    b

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