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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 03:31:46 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Thu, 16 Jun 94       Volume 94 : Issue  670

Today's Topics:
                "Renewal" reusable alkaline batteries
                  anyone figure lithium 1.5 v cells?
                    Beware of RADIOKIT kits (IMHO)
                    Ford Explorer and TS-50 Noise
         IMMEDIATE LICENSING? Bad implementation.  Good idea.
                    IPS Daily Report - 15 June 94
                         Nickel Hydride Cells
                        PRO-2030 mdification?
                    Railroad track as an antenna?
     You know its time to retire from the hobby when.... (3 msgs)

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Date: 15 Jun 94 22:10:00 -0400
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!noc.near.net!eisner![e-mail]
Subject: "Renewal" reusable alkaline batteries
To: [e-mail]

I am interested in information about Rayovac "Renewal" reusable alkaline
batteries.

They look like a good deal, since the batteries themselves are similar
in cost to ordinary alkalines, and unlike other rechargables have the
full capacity of an alkaline battery , at least for the first few times
the battery is reused.

Does anyone have experience with them or understand how they work?  Is
it possible to charge them yourselves, or are the specs for doing so
being kept quiet by the manufacturer?

--
George Cornelius, WB0RRB               [e-mail]
                                       [e-mail]

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Date: 16 Jun 94 04:25:49 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!csulb.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!ucivax![e-mail]
Subject: anyone figure lithium 1.5 v cells?
To: [e-mail]

I have found my deal on Lithium AA 1.5 volt cells.  As someone correctly
pointed out to me once, 'lithium cells provide 3 volts, not 1.5', but,
there they are!  Anyone know just how it is done?  A little dropping
resistor :-)  ?

Clark
WA3JPG

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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 00:39:35 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!raffles.technet.sg!ntuix!ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg![e-mail]
Subject: Beware of RADIOKIT kits (IMHO)
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] writes:
>
> I purchased 2 kits from RADIOKIT (New Hampshire) recently (the QRP-20
> by K1BQT and the 7MHz Optimized by W7EL).
> First, the 7MHz kit was missing SEVEN parts (5 caps, 1 pot, 1 resistor). After
> 2 attempts to get these components replaced over 2 weeks, I received
> ONLY the pot. No explanation as to where the rest of the parts are.
> Now for the UGLY one...... the QRP-20 kit is a mess.....missing parts,
> wrong-sized standoffs for critical transistor heat sink installation,
> directions furnished are for the QRP 15 (!) with several "mod sheets",
> undrilled PCB connections, PCB layout errors, gross assumptions in
> directions, changes in kit that were not forwarded to customers, etc.
> and etc. And gee, all this fun for $100. "Easy to build ....comes with
> detailed manual and parts diagram [for a different RIG]..... easy to
> wind coils with _full_pictorials_ [NOT] ...." etc. etc.
> This is reckless merchandising at best. I'm no rocket scientist,

I second all of the above, not to mention awful performance. Birdies all across
the band. Only redeeming feature is its small size (QRP-20).

> but this is NOT what it was portrayed to be.
>
>

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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 16:24:08 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!csc.ti.com!tilde.csc.ti.com!skopen.dseg.ti.com![e-mail]
Subject: Ford Explorer and TS-50 Noise
To: [e-mail]

In article <77161926134n12@131.168.114.12> Earl=Morse%EMC=Srvc%Eng=[e-mail] writes:
>
>
>>I recently acquired a Kenwood TS-50 for mobile HF and installed it in my
>>1992 Ford Explorer.  With the key in the Accessory position (all electronics
>>fired up but engine not running), the noise on HF is S9 or better across
>>all bands, but most accute on 17 and 20m.  Anyone out there in netland
>>solved this problem already???
>>
>
>Not much of a description here Craig, but if you haven't tried running
>the power cables directly to the battery and putting a ferrite core on
>them I would do that first.  Be careful of running the power cables over
>any control modules in wire harnesses where it could pickup noise
>from the control modules.  Moving the rig if you discover it is near a control
>module will be beneficial also.
>
>Good Luck.
>
>Earl Morse
>KZ8E
>[e-mail]

A friend of mine just got a TS-50 this weekend and is having the identical
problem in his Ford ( don't know type).  He has confirmed that is noise
coming from the fuel pump. He pulled the fuse on the fuel pump and all
noise went away.  He says that Ford is aware of this problem and he
heard that a special filter was available.  But as of yesterday afternoon,
the local dealerships said that they would "have to look into it" and
played dump.  I hope that helps narrow it down for you.

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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 06:11:55 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: IMMEDIATE LICENSING? Bad implementation.  Good idea.
To: [e-mail]

In article <2tmvvu$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Scott Richard Rosenfeld) writes:
>Immediate licensing was an EXCELLENT idea.  I believe that nearly EVERY
>ham on the air would have agreed with this.  The VE's giving the exam
>should have been allowed to call the FCC computer, use a modem, and
>enter the data directly into the FCC database, at which point a call-
>sign would have been spit out.  Ideally, THIS is the way it should be.
>
How about the FCC giving the VEC's a list of new  callsigns to be given
to successful examinees on the spot, and the VEC's just fill out a form
with the new call holder's name and address?  Maybe some VEC's might let
people pick and choose a little from the list.  "Can I have that one, 'ISE'?"
Similar security as that with the present paperwork.  Only thing is that
no callsign should get "lost" (ie, never issued because someone VEC lost
that particular form with it printed on.).  Shouldn't be any major problem.

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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 23:30:23 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 15 June 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 15/2330Z JUNE 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 15 JUNE AND FORECAST UP TO 18 JUNE

No IPS Disturbance Warning is current
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 088/032

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 June            17 June            18 June
Activity     Low                Low                Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 090/034

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 14 June
    Learmonth       06  3222 1121
    Fredericksburg  15                          15
    Planetary       15                          14

Observed Kp for 14 June: 3333 3333


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
16 Jun    15    Quiet to unsettled.
17 Jun    15    Quiet to unsettled, with possible brief active periods.
18 Jun    15    Quiet to unsettled, with possible brief active periods.

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Active periods may be observed during June 17-18 due to dissappearing
solar filament.
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
15 Jun      normal         normal         normal
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
16 Jun      normal         normal         normal
17 Jun      normal         normal-fair    fair
18 Jun      normal         normal-fair    fair
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
Degraded HF comms conditions may be experienced June 17-18.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were 15 to 20% above predicted monthly values

Observed T index for 15 June:  51

Predicted Monthly T Index for June is 30.

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
16 Jun    40    Near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced.
17 Jun    30    Near predicted monthly values.
18 Jun    30    Near predicted monthly values.


4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Spread F observed at times during local night. Degraded HF
comm may be experienced during June 17-18.




--
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: 16 Jun 94 00:09:13 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!kabuki.EECS.Berkeley.EDU![e-mail]
Subject: Nickel Hydride Cells
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
Stefan Wimmer <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Mike Willis) writes:
>>From: [e-mail] (Mike Willis)
>>Subject: Nickel Hydride Cells
>>Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 08:36:36 GMT
>
>
>>I have just bought 6 Nickel Hydryde AA cells for use with my Icom handheld....
>>
>> ((deleted stuff))
>>
>>Any help is appreciated.
>
>>Mike
>
>
>Hi Mike,
>
>I also thought about bying NiMHs for my HT (FT530), but then I heared, that
>they self discharge very quickly. So I looked for the best AA sized NiCd cells
>one can get and found Panasonic4s 900mAh cells. The cost is about 2/3 the
>NiMH4s and they work UFB! The only trick with them is that they don4t have the
>usual knob at the + pole, so I had to modify the contacts of the battery case.
>
>73s de Stefan (DD6FM)

Ahh yes, a caveat to those thinking the same thing.  The Panasonic
900 mAh cells use foam electrode technology.  In short, this
means that the internal resistance of these cells is substantially
higher than we are accustomed to for NiCds.

What this means:  During transmit, when you are drawing an amp,
the voltage supplied by the pack will be less than you expect
due to ohmic losses.

I have foam cells, and yes, they have great capacity, but they
do suffer from voltage drop during transmit, which means
that your TX power is lower than it should be.

Do an experiment if you have both the foam cells and an
original NiCd pack in good condition.  During high power
transmit, note the DC voltage using the handy-dandy built
in voltmeter and note the voltage drop between Rx and Tx.
I think you will find that the drop is double with the foam
cells -- at least that is what I find with mine.  Note
that part of the additional drop could be due to the fact that
the FBA12 uses spring contacts while the factory pack uses
welded terminals.

If this is a problem, Sanyo makes the KR-800AAE, 800 mAh
sintered plate cells, which have 12 mOhm internal impedance.
(I have no connection to Sanyo.)

Glad to hear that this worked for you though.  I have been
using NiCds in the FBA12 for quite some time.  At $50 for
a factory pack, and $5.00 for a set of 6 cheapo NiCds, you
can't lose.

                -Ken

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Date: 16 Jun 94 02:06:39 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PRO-2030 mdification?
To: [e-mail]


Can anyone tell me how to, or where I can find information about scanner modificaions
for the Radio Shack PRO-2030 scanner radio ?

Thanks
Shashi Kumar
[e-mail]

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Date: 16 Jun 94 06:34:29 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!torn!spartan.ac.BrockU.CA![e-mail]
Subject: Railroad track as an antenna?
To: [e-mail]

I have heard a legend that a college radio station (either at MIT, Tufts,
or Swarthmore) welded antenna to railroad tracks, and peeved the FCC by
broadcasting nationwide.  Is this true?  If anyone knows, please email me
(or post here)  If you do know, could you please direct me to some
documentation regarding this legend if you can.

This is very important!  Thanks in advance.
______________________________________________________________________________
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 22:32:03 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!cherry.atlanta.com!nanovx!kd4dts![e-mail]
Subject: You know its time to retire from the hobby when....
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Michael P. Deignan) writes:

To get your ham buddies attention (who lives across the street), you yell
'CQ! CQ! CQ!' from your driveway...

your wife starts talking to you while your on the phone, and you tell the
person on the other end you're getting intermod...

you've named your brand new German Shepherd puppy 'Radio Flyer' to combine
two of your hobbies... (this is true, this is my dog's name...)

>... you're talking on the phone with a ham buddy, and you end the
>conversation and hang up the phone with a 'KD1HZ clear'.

>MD
>--
>-- Michael P. Deignan
>-- Amalgamated Baby Seal Poachers Union, Local 101
>-- "Get 'The Club'... Endorsed by Baby Seal poachers everywhere..."
--
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John C. Wren (kd4dts)      | "The UNIX operating system has a command, NICE,
[e-mail]       |  which allows a user to voluntarily reduce the
..!emory!wa4mei!kd4dts!jcw |  priority of his process, in order to be nice to

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Date: 16 Jun 1994 02:13:15 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!icaen![e-mail]
Subject: You know its time to retire from the hobby when....
To: [e-mail]

...you're talking to somebody face-to-face in a busy place and you say, "Let's
QSY my office," and they know exactly what you mean!

--
---
         Doug Renze, N0YVW * [e-mail] * N0YVW @ W0IUQ.ia.usa.na
                                [e-mail]

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Date: 16 Jun 1994 05:09:59 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!chpc.utexas.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bnrgate!bmerha64.bnr.ca![e-mail]
Subject: You know its time to retire from the hobby when....
To: [e-mail]

u find urself typing in cw shorthand to fellow wrkers on internal email...
(I hve found myself doing this too many times)...

u tell people over the phone "I'm at my work QTH"...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fred M. Davis      VA3FD        | These opinions are mine and are not
Nepean, ON.                     | necessarily those of the company
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 06:00:51 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <2tn7jq$[e-mail]>, <2tnd3r$[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: You know its time to retire from the hobby when....

When the kids get names related to radio.  I'm Robert F. Casey, that's RF,
or radio frequency, or go further, radio frequency choke.   :-)

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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 14:29:24 -0400
From: ftpbox!mothost!lmpsbbs!NewsWatcher![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2td3t2$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: End of `440 in SoCal' thread (was: VHF Maritime Outrage!!)

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Jeffrey Herman) wrote:

> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman) writes:
> >In article <2td3t2$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jim Sohn) writes:
> >>
> >>Don't know what your source is, but the US amateurs in ITU region 2 have
> >>access to 275 MHz in the 5.8 GHz band alone, and another 750 MHz in the 10
> >>and 24 GHz bands.  These allocations are valuable - just ask any business
> >>or government agency that operates their own network on similar
> >>frequencies.
>
>
> To add to what Jim pointed out here's everything above 2M:
> *************************************************************************
> 1.25 METERS:
> Novice Class licensees:
> 222.10-223.91 CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data
> Technician, General, Advanced, Extra licensees:
> 222.00-225.00 CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data
Amateur SECONDARY, ITU Regions 2 & 3
Allocated Amateur co-primary, shared with fixed and mobile services, on a
non-interference basis to govt radiolocation

>
> 70 CENTIMETERS:
> Technician, General, Advanced, Extra licensees:
> 420.0-450.0 CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data
Amateur SECONDARY, 420-430 MHz  USA
Amateur SECONDARY, 430-440 MHz  ITU Regions 2 & 3
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation

>
> 33 CENTIMETERS:
> Technician, General, Advanced, Extra licensees:
> 902.0-928.0 CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data
Amateur SECONDARY, ITU Regions 2 & 3
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-protected basis, shared among ISM, vehicle
monitoring, and other US Govt stations
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to govt radiolocation

***  As of about two weeks ago, (not yet in the rules) the FCC allocated
PRIMARY
***  status to a new radio-based data information service in the 902-928
band.
***  Licenses were granted in four metro areas.  Amateurs and other
secondary
***  users were reminded that they must cease operation if interference is
***  caused to these new systems.

>
> 23 CENTIMETERS:
> Novice Class licensees:
> 1270-1295 CW, phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data -
>          Maximum power 5 watts PEP
> Technician, General, Advanced, Extra licensees:
> 1240-1300 CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data
Amateur SECONDARY, ITU Regions 2 & 3
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation

>
> HIGHER FREQUENCIES:
> Technician, General, Advanced, Extra licensees:
> All modes allowed by the Amateur Service are permitted on
> the following frequencies:
>
> 2300-2310 MHz  (13cm)
Amateur SECONDARY, ITU Regions 2 & 3
Amateur CO-SECONDARY, protected basis from US govt fixed & mobile
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign radiolocation

> 2390-2450 MHz  (13 cm)
Amateur SECONDARY, ITU Regions 2 & 3
Amateur SECONDARY, non-protected basis shared with ISM devices 2400-2450
MHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign fixed, mobile, &
radiolocation

> 3300-3500 MHz  (9 cm)
Amateur SECONDARY, ITU Regions 2 & 3
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation
Amateur CO-SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign radiolocation
3300-3400
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign fixed & satellite
3400-3500

> 5650-5925 MHz  (5 cm)
Amateur CO-SECONDARY, ALL ITU Regions with deep space research  5650-5725
GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, ALL ITU Regions  5725-5850 GHz
Amateur CO-SECONDARY ITU Region 2 shared with radiolocation service
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign fixed & satellite
5725-5850
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-protected basis shared with ISM devices on 5800 GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt fixed-satellite
5850-5925

> 10.0-10.5  GHz   (3 cm)
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign radiolocation

> 24.0-24.25 GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign radiolocation
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to govt radiolocation

> 48.0-50.0  GHz
My book shows the band at 47.0 to 47.2 GHz, but that was 1991. At least
then there were NO restrictions in this window and amateur appears to be
primary.

> 71.0-76.0  GHz
My book shows the band at 76-81 GHz, but that was 1991
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation  76-81
GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation  76-81
GHz


Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation  144-149
GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation  144-149
GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to foreign radiolocation  144-149
GHz

> 165.0-170.0 GHz
My book shows the band at 144-149, but that was 1991

> 240.0-250.0 GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to US govt radiolocation  241-248
GHz
Amateur SECONDARY, non-interfering basis to non-govt radiolocation  241-248
GHz

> All above 300 GHz
300-302, 324-326, 345-347, 363-365, 379-381 GHz
Non-interference basis to Space Research service or Earth Exploration
service

> *******************************************************************
>
> Wow! No need to whine about 440 when we've got all THIS available.
>
> Jeff NH6IL

Jeff, you'd better read the footnotes on those allocations (97.303 b thru
q). I've added most, but I'm sure I missed or messed up a few in the
ultra-fine print of Part 97.  I'm still using the 1991 edition, since the
GPO unfortunately has not yet shipped our orders (placed in November '93)
for several copies of the 1993 printing.

These are NOT "Amateur Radio Bands" in the same sense as the lower
frequencies. In general they are NOT allocated amateur worldwide or as
primary use.  The only  amateur allocation at 222-225 MHz only happened
because the hams made so much noise about the piracy of 220-222 for
commercial interests, who now have lost interest in that segment
completely.

The FCC just started granting PRIMARY licenses in the 902-928 MHz band to
data and information services, so you can kiss it goodbye before 2001 rolls
around.

--
Karl Beckman, P.E.              <  Genius may have its limitations, but  >
Motorola LMPS- Analog Data      <  stupidity is not thus handicapped.    >
                                <                      - Elbert Hubbard  >
The statements and opinions expressed here are not those of Motorola Inc.
Amateur radio WA8NVW @ K8MR.NEOH.USA.NA         NavyMARS VBH @ NOGBN.NOASI

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