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Date: Fri, 27 May 94 13:09:05 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 27 May 94       Volume 94 : Issue  583

Today's Topics:
                       * SpaceNews 31-May-94 *
                        Bizarre QST Statement
                                HELP!!
                    Help: FT-5200 LED Replacement
                                IDing
            WANTED: E-mail address for info from amsat.org

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policies or positions of any party.  Your mileage may vary.  So there.
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Date: 27 May 94 19:17:59 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: * SpaceNews 31-May-94 *
To: [e-mail]

SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC0531
* SpaceNews 31-May-94 *


BID: $SPC0531


                               =========
                               SpaceNews
                               =========


                           MONDAY MAY 31, 1994


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


* DOVE STATUS *
===============
KA3AFY copied the following packet frame from DOVE-OSCAR-17 on 24-May-94:

DOVE-1>BRAMST [05/23/94 22:29:58]:
5/23/94
Software loading in progress
S-band is off
DOVE Command Team (WD0E)

At 5/25/94 0525Z DOVE controllers loaded and executed test software
designed to assure the operation of the voice module after several months
of dormancy.  A brief test of the voice capability generated only garbled
voice, so it was turned off.  They are investigating possible causes, and
at this point believe it is a software problem, not hardware.

For the next few days DOVE may be in various modes as controllers continue
testing and/or loading new software.  The S-band transmitter will remain
off.  Telemetry reports are not needed at this time.

[Info via Jim White]


* LUSAT-1 STATUS REPORT *
=========================
Controllers report that LUSAT-1 appears healthy after experiencing an OBC
software crash.  The software load was performed as part of the recovery
effort was intentionally stopped after the second module was loaded and
turned on.  The next step of the recovery will involve continuing with
the satellite's deep tests.

The satellite is sending telemetry on 437.125 MHz and it's digipeater is
turned on.  The BBS, however, is unavailable for use since the BBS software
is NOT loaded on the satellite.  The BBS will not be operational for the
next 3 weeks (approx.).

Those who send LUSAT-1 overseas telemetry reports (in raw format) will
receive a special certificate for their collaboration.  The telemetry
reports must be sent via the Internet to <[e-mail]> or via
packet radio to LU8DYF @ LU8DYF.BA.ARG.SOAM or via satellite to LU8DYF @
any-active-satellite.

LUSAT controllers would like to thank LU8DYF and all the other stations
who helped in the LUSAT-1 recovery, including: LU1DBC, LU1EXC, LU1FYZ,
LU2BDT, LU2FHE, LU3AGY, LU4AGC, LU4FIO, LU6DYD, LU7ABF, LU7AKC, LU7DSU,
LU7XAC, LU8ENU and LW1EEO.

[Info via Eduardo Sweet, LU7AKC of the LUSAT-1 recovery team]


* SpaceNews AVAILABILITY *
==========================
Steve Diggs, KB4ZTN, reports that SpaceNews is now available on his
"Top Of The Rock BBS" in Lilburn, Georgia, about 15 miles outside of
Atlanta.  Each issue of SpaceNews is received automatically from the
amsat.org server via the Internet, saved as an ASCII file, named as the
bulletin ID with a .TXT extension, and posted as a new upload.

The telephone number of the Top Of The Rock BBS is [phone].


* MIR DIAGRAM *
===============
The following graphic depicting the structure of the Mir space station is
provided by Jean-Claude, FB1RCI:

MIR complex: ex-CCCP/Russian space station (Launch 1986) 90 tons

                                        _   EVA hatchway
                                      /   \
    attitude motor                  /       \
       control                     I         I
           O                       I         I   KRISTAL
            \                      I         I   module
             \                     I         I
              \      docking   n   I_       _I
               \                 o   \     /
    _____     __\______           d   I   I
   I      \_/           \________   e  \_/     _    _____/I
   I                              \__ /   \  /   \/       I  SOYOUZ
   I                               __   +  I              I  shuttle
   I       _             _______ /    \ _ /  \ _ / \_____ I
   I ___ /   \_________ /             /    \             \I
                                     I      I
   KVANT 1     Domestic/Command     I        I
   module            area           I        I
                 (main module)      I        I  KVANT 2
                                    I        I  module
                                    I        I
                                     \__   __/
                                         \/ docking gear
      I\_____    _
      I       \/   \   automatic freighter
      I             I       PROGRESS
      I _____ /\ _ /
      I/

Professional frequencies:
   FM      143.625  MHz  downlink to the ground control station TSUP (voice)
   FM      121.750  MHz     --     for Mir extra vehicular activity (voice)
   FM      121.750  MHz     --     for Soyuz approach for docking (voice)
  SSB      922.750  MHz     --     for telemetric Mir (few moments)
  SSB      166.150  MHz     --     for telemetric Progress freighter
Radio amateur frequency:
  FM       145.550  MHz     up/downlink  voice contact (CQ MIR)
 FM+AFSK   145.550  MHz     --    --     AX.25 packet PMS 1200 bps (R0MIR-1)


* REPORT FROM DL3HRT *
======================
Karsten Hansky, DL3HRT, reports that he is active on RS-10 and monitors
the satellite especially during passes in range of North America, but hears
few signals.  He has worked VE2AYT and K1QPM so far.  Both stations come in
with good signals (559).  Karsten has also worked CN8ST and has heard a
TU4-station on the satellite.

DL3HRT recently made a test and heard his own downlink signals using an
uplink power of just 300 milliwatts fed into a 9-element yagi.  He feels
this success should encourage others to try RS-10 Mode A operations.

In other news, Karsten, along with Matthias, DL3HZM, have created a
satellite tracking program called "sat09may.exe" that is available via
anonymous FTP at igel.physik.th-zwickau.de in the /pub subdirectory, and
pilot.njin.net in the /pub/SpaceNews/software subdirectory.  An older
version is available from the Simtel directory at oak.oakland.edu.


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

        KA3AFY   KB4ZTN   WD5EEV   KH6AF   K7YHA   N8QPO   NX0R
        Harry Bedard, Jr. Don Fay


* FEEDBACK/INPUT WELCOMED *
===========================
Mail to SpaceNews should be directed to the editor (John, KD2BD) via any
of the following paths:

FAX      : [phone]
PACKET   : KD2BD @ N2KZH.NJ.USA.NA
INTERNET : [e-mail] -or- [e-mail]

MAIL     : John A. Magliacane, KD2BD
           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

--
John A. Magliacane, KD2BD   * /\/\ * Voice   : 1-908-224-2948
Advanced Technology Center  |/\/\/\| Packet  : KD2BD @ N2KZH.NJ.USA.NA
Brookdale Community College |\/\/\/| Internet: [e-mail]
Lincroft, NJ  07738         * \/\/ * Morse   : -.-  -..  ..---  -...  -..

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Date: 27 May 94 13:38:24 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Bizarre QST Statement
To: [e-mail]

James R. Duffey said:
 (much stuff deleted)
: As the owner of an FT-101E I would recommend that novices get a Kenwood TS 520
: or 820 or 830 instead.
  more stuff deleted
:
: James R. Duffey                                KK6MC/5
: S-Cubed Division of Maxwell Laboratories
: 2501 Yale Street SE Suite 300
: Albuquerque, NM 87106
:

The FT101ZD is a great rig, I've been very happy with mine.  Last field day, I
had it and an ICOM 735 side by side to operate on 15 m. and after a swapping
back and forth a couple of times we stuck with the ZD for the rest of field day.
Nothing real specific, just easier to use, seemed to have better success
punching through the qrm.  With tube finals it is more forgiving of novice
errors.  Great audio, the switches and knobs are large and more reasonably
spaced, the led's easier to read, the military ruggedized case more robust.
There's a guy in our club who has an FT-102 he's fully restored, new paint job,
decals, knobs etc. all from Yeasu, which he's been offered a 1 for 1 swap for a
new rig for and turned down.  Don't know about the 901.

--


Stephen P. Baker                                phone:  [phone]
Lecturer in Biostatistics                               [phone] fax
Department of Academic Computing                        [phone] home
University of Massachusetts Medical School    e-mail: [e-mail]
55 Lake Avenue North                                  -.- -.. .---- .--. ..-.
Worcester, MA 01655

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Date: 27 May 94 14:53:11 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: HELP!!
To: [e-mail]

I have seen mention of rec.radio.swap and others.  Is this another
list? How do I get into it??  It is a telnet access or just a file
via another host??  I am kind of new to this.  Any help would be
appreciated..


                    Thanks Evert WA5OJI



        Evert R. Halbach   WA5OJI
Internet - [e-mail]
Phone    - [phone]
Snail    - P.O. Box 2168   Thibodaux, La. 70310

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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 04:47:06 GMT
From: spsgate!mogate!newsgate!dtsdev0![e-mail]
Subject: Help: FT-5200 LED Replacement
To: [e-mail]

In article <2s2aiq$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Glenn Pearston) writes:
>
>I have a YAESU FT-5200 that has one of the LED's used for back-
>lighting burned out.  I don't want to send it in to have a simple
>LED replaced, has anyone opened up the face plate of a FT-5200?
>Any suggestions or comments?

  There are control head disassembly instructions in the owners manual.
I've not had to do it, but it looks pretty easy.  Incidently, my
schematic shows 3 9 volt light bulbs, not LEDs.  This would be consistant
with the white color of the backlighting.  Perhaps they changed it for
newer models.

-dave

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Date: 27 May 94 12:09:34 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: IDing
To: [e-mail]

This thread has contained statements such as: "Use of Q signals on phone
doesn't make much sense...", "I'm newly licensed 3 weeks now, but I've been
listening on my scanner for 6 months.", "if you say "What is your QTH?",
what you are saying is "What is your what is your QTH?". etc.

These are the traditions of hame radio. Traditions don't have to make sense.
They are the things that characterize and identify the hobby. I believe it is
detrimental to attack these traditions, for you are attacking the history and
very soul of amateur radio. You must remember that hundreds of thousands, nay,
millions of your brother amateurs laid the foundation of this great hobby.

For those who chastise using CW abbreviations on phone, let me ask: How
would you call CQ without using a CW abbreviation? How do you talk about DX
and DXpeditions without using CW abbreviations? For that matter, how do you
talk about CW without using CW abbreviations? See my point?

Please try to meld with the amateur radio fraternity rather than tear it down.
You will feel better and the hams you belittle will feel better.

73
Kris AA5UO
[e-mail]

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Date: 27 May 94 06:30:22 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!qualcomm.com!maui![e-mail]
Subject: WANTED: E-mail address for info from amsat.org
To: [e-mail]

AMSAT.ORG Mailing List and Remailing Services
=============================================

revised: 10/20/93 kb5mu

AMSAT-NA (the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation in North America)
operates the Internet host AMSAT.ORG to provide for efficient
communications between people interested in the amateur satellite
program.  At this time two services are provided: a message remailing
service and a mailing list service.

In the future, an archive of files will be accessible by anonymous
ftp or possibly by email.  In the meantime, check the host ucsd.edu
by anonymous ftp for AMSAT-related files.  Consult your local guru
for help on using anonymous ftp.

The message remailing service permits users to send each other mail
on the Internet without keeping track of each other's Internet
address.  The remailing service allows each user to receive mail sent
to the address [e-mail], where callsign is that user's
amateur radio callsign, or other unique identifier.  Mail sent to
that address will be routed first to the AMSAT.ORG host at UCSD in
San Diego, then remailed from AMSAT.ORG to the network address
specified by the user.  In most cases, this process delays the
message by only a very few minutes.

The mailing list service groups subscribers into mailing lists to
receive certain types of messages.  There are public mailing lists
available to anyone, and private mailing lists available only to
certain people (for example, AMSAT Board of Directors members or
PACSAT command stations).  Currently the following public mailing
lists exist:

   ANS          AMSAT News Service

        This mailing list carries official news releases from
        the AMSAT News Service.  These messages are posted in
        a form suitable for direct posting to a packet radio
        BBS system.  Each message contains a Bulletin Identifier
        (BID), which permits the message to be introduced into
        the packet network at many places without resulting in
        duplicate bulletins at any BBS.  The primary purpose of
        this mailing list is to distribute ANS bulletins for
        redistribution (via the packet net or on AMSAT voice
        nets), but individuals may also subscribe for their own
        use.  If your local packet BBS doesn't seem to get the
        ANS bulletins reliably, you are encouraged to post the
        ANS bulletins yourself.

        Only authorized AMSAT News Service personnel should
        send messages to the ANS mailing list.

   AMSAT-BB    AMSAT bulletin board

        This mailing list carries general AMSAT information.
        This information may NOT be suitable in content for
        transmission via amateur radio, so automatic reposting
        of AMSAT-BB messages to packet radio BBS's is discouraged.
        The purpose of this mailing list is to provide a forum
        for general discussion of any satellite-related topic.

        Anyone may send messages to the AMSAT-BB mailing list.
        Simply address your message to [e-mail], and
        it will be automatically forwarded to all subscribers
        to the AMSAT-BB mailing list.

        Editors of publications should ask permission of the
        sender before publishing anything seen in AMSAT-BB
        elsewhere, unless the posting was obviously a public
        press release.  However, posters should realize that
        anything posted to AMSAT-BB is essentially public.

   KEPS        Keplerian Elements mailing list

        This mailing list carries official postings of Keplerian
        element sets for satellites of interest to radio amateurs.
        Like the ANS bulletins, these messages are posted in a
        form suitable for direct posting to a packet radio BBS.

        Only authorized AMSAT News Service personnel should
        send messages to the KEPS mailing list.

   NASAINFO     NASA related information mailing list

        This mailing list contains information about current
        and planned NASA space missions.  Be forewarned: at times
        this mailing list delivers many large messages.

   SAREX        Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment mailing list

                This mailing list contains information and press releases
                pertaining to SAREX missions.


To obtain any of these services, just send a message to the address

    [e-mail]

This address may be reached from CompuServe MAIL as:

    >INTERNET:[e-mail]

For the moment, the maintenance of the AMSAT.ORG mailing lists and
remailing aliases is done manually.  Later, this service will
probably be automated and you will have to follow a strict message
format.  For now, you may send requests in free format.  They will
usually be processed within a few days.  In general, you will not
receive an explicit reply to your request.  Be sure you specify:

        1. Which mailing list(s) you want to receive

        2. Your callsign, if any

        3. The Internet address to be used, if different from the
           one in your From: header.

You should not send messages about your subscriptions to any of the
mailing lists.  Send them to [e-mail] instead.  This
includes questions, requests for changes, requests for information
about mailing services, and complaints.

The list of amateurs who may be reached via the message remailing
service may be obtained by requesting the "address book".  Note that
the address book as distributed contains only the callsigns of the
available addressees, not their actual Internet addresses.  The address
book is updated occasionally, and does not necessarily contain the very
latest information.

You may request to be added to the list, to be deleted from the list,
or to have your Internet address changed on the list.  Please include
your callsign if you have one.  If you don't have a callsign, that's
OK, but please say so.  If you have more than one Internet address
you want to have available on the AMSAT.ORG remailer, you may so
specify.  For instance, if you have a regular Internet address and a
CompuServe account, you may appear in the address book as both w1xyz
and w1xyz-cis.  Mail sent to w1xyz would go to your Internet address,
and mail sent to w1xyz-cis would go to CompuServe.  MCImail accounts
have the form w1xyz-mci, and so on.

You may also subscribe or unsubscribe to any of the public mailing
lists described above.  Send a message to [e-mail],
specifying clearly which mailing list(s) you want to add or drop, and
giving your callsign if you have one.  When you subscribe to a
mailing list, you will automatically be added to the remailing
service as well, because the mailing lists are maintained by
callsign.  If you have more than one address listed in the remailing
service, please indicate which one(s) you want the mailing list
messages sent to.

Additional mailing lists, public or private, can be set up as needed.
Send mail to [e-mail] for details.

Questions about any service offered by AMSAT.ORG may be directed to
[e-mail] as well.


Frequently-asked Questions and Complaints (and Answers):

1.  Why do I get "MCI Mail Rejected a Message" responses each time I
send a message?

MCI won't accept mail from CompuServe via the Internet.  This is just
corporate policy.  There isn't anything we can do about it, short of
banning MCImail addresses from the mailing lists.

2.  Why did the mailing list messages suddenly stop coming to me a
few weeks ago?

Something may have been temporarily wrong with mail delivery to your
site.  If a message to you bounces back to the list maintainer, you
may be removed from the mailing list without notice.  If you think
this has happened to you, send a message to [e-mail] and
ask.

3.  I never get an answer from w1xyz when I send him mail via AMSAT.ORG.

If his mail isn't getting delivered, you *should* receive some kind of
automatic message indicating there has been a delivery problem.  If you
don't get such a message within a few days of sending your message,
chances are that your message made it to the addressee's mailbox.
However, the addressee may be behind on reading email, or may simply
not bother to reply, and there isn't much we can do about that.

Another possibility is that the message you sent contains a bad "From:"
address.  This will prevent the recipient from replying to your message.
If you suspect this may be happening, include your real Internet address
in the text of the message.  If you find that this is happening, please
complain to your system administrator.

4.  My computer says "unknown host" whenever I try to reach AMSAT.ORG.

This indicates a problem with domain name service.  AMSAT.ORG *is* a
fully official domain name, and your host should be able to find it.
Check with your local network administrator (tell him to check the
nameserver at ucsd.edu).  As a workaround, you may be able to use an
address of the form
     [e-mail]
to force the message to pass through the UCSD mail host on its way to
AMSAT.ORG. If your local system can't find ucsd.edu, you're in trouble!

5.  I have an important announcement I'd like to make.  Can I send it
to the ANS mailing list?

Not unless you're an official ANS station.  You may send it to AMSAT-BB,
and/or submit it to the ANS editor ([e-mail]) for possible
inclusion in the next issue of ANS.

And no, the computer doesn't enforce this rule.  You're on your honor.

6.  I can't get Internet access!

Yes, you can.  It may not be very easy or cheap, but you can.  You have
a number of alternatives:

 * find a local connection.  Most hams have inside connections they don't
   even know about.  If you know somebody at the local university or at
   a high-tech company, ask them if there's any way for you to have access
   to the Internet through their system.  Sometimes the answer will be
   yes.  If you are in a position to grant access, *please* make this
   service available to local AMSAT folks.

 * check with your local BBS.  Some telephone BBS systems have access to
   a mail gateway that will allow you to send and receive Internet mail.
   This may not be the fastest way to receive the mailing lists, but it
   is probably the cheapest if you don't have free access.

 * subscribe to a pay service.  There are several systems that offer
   Internet access for a fee.  CompuServe subscribers can find a list
   in the Internet library of the TELECOM Forum.  AMSAT does not maintain
   a current list of public Internet providers.

 * subscribe to a commercial service that provides Internet access.
   America Online, Genie, and Delphi are among such services.  Check around
   to find the one with the rate structure that best matches the way
   you expect to use the system.

 * subscribe to CompuServe.  Many subscribers to the mailing lists
   receive their mail via CompuServe.  This is an expensive choice, but
   it is very easy and available in most developed parts of the world.
   CompuServe is often a local telephone call, and they have an 800
   number for people in the less-populated areas of the US.  CompuServe
   starter kits are available at computer stores, and there's often one
   included free when you buy a modem.

   CompuServe users can send mail to Internet addresses by adding
    >INTERNET:
   before the address.  The ">" and the ":" are required, and "INTERNET"
   must be in uppercase.  For example, to send mail to w1xyz, you can
   use the address
    >INTERNET:[e-mail]
   from CompuServe MAIL.  Note that there is no way to communicate
   between Internet and a CompuServe forum like HamNet.  The Internet
   gateway only works for CompuServe MAIL.

   There may be an additional surcharge for receiving messages from
   the Internet on CompuServe.  As a CompuServe subscriber, your mail
   may also be subject to additional delays.  Worse, CompuServe limits
   the amount of mail you can have pending in your mailbox, so you must
   read your mail frequently.  Check with CompuServe for details.

7. There's too much XYZ being posted to mailing list ABC!

It's not possible for the mailing lists to contain exactly what you find
interesting.  If we are to share information freely, all subscribers must
be prepared to cope with a certain amount of traffic they find boring or
useless.

Sometimes it becomes a clear problem, with one subject generating so
much traffic that it becomes a burden on a more general mailing list.
In those cases, a new mailing list can be created to make it possible
for only those who are interested to receive the information.  However,
there is a practical limit.

8. I posted a message to mailing list ABC, and I got a bunch of bounce
messages back.

Most automatically-generated problem report ("bounce") messages should
be automatically routed to the list administrator.  These messages
usually signal a transient problem somewhere in the network.  Often,
the problem is at the receiving end.  If a particular subscriber
generates repeated bounce messages, that subscriber will be removed
from the mailing lists.

If by some mischance a bounce messages comes back to you, the poster
of a message to one of the mailing lists, please forward the bounce
message (or a sample if many arrive) to [e-mail].  Please
forward the entire message including headers as received.  If the
echoed text is large, you may edit it down, but preserve all headers
and bounce message text.

Do NOT forward bounces resulting from sending messages from CompuServe
to MCImail.  There's nothing to be done about that.

9. How do I get a password for AMSAT.ORG?

You don't.  There are no user accounts on AMSAT.ORG.  When you get an
alias on AMSAT.ORG, that only allows others to send mail to you as
[e-mail].  It doesn't mean you have an account on AMSAT.ORG.

10. How do I log in to AMSAT.ORG?

You don't.  There are no interactive services on AMSAT.ORG.

11. Is there anonymous FTP on AMSAT.ORG?

Not yet.

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 23:21:38 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <N>, <[e-mail]>, <2s34aq$[e-mail]>x3.uhcc.
Subject : Re: "for ID"

In article <2s34aq$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Swag Valance) writes:
>
>Same I guess for half the calls that add "mobile".

It used to be the law that one had to identify being `mobile' or `portable'.

Back when I had a 2M rig and I'd visit my folks in L.A. I'd identify as
`NH6IL portable 6' (didn't want anyone to think there was a tropo duct
occuring between Hawaii and Calif.). Occasionally some misinformed
person would say ``but Hawaii is part of district 6'' which, of course,
is nonsense.

Jeff NH6IL

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Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 23:27:03 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <2rqest$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: "for ID"

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Albert) writes:
>What about guys that keep saying "Ahhhhhh" all the time?
>
>Like "Ahhhh my name is Fred.   Ahhh my QTH is,   Ahhhh my
>rig is a ,    Ahhhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhhh my antenna is Ahhhh".

That's done so that their VOX continues to key the xmtr; otherwise at
every pause their xmtr would drop off and you'd miss the first syllable
(at least in the older gear) of their next spoken word.

Jeff NH6IL

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