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Date: Fri,  1 Jul 94 08:04:57 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Fri,  1 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  729

Today's Topics:
               BAYCOM packet modem + Lost mail file...
                               Clipart
                             FCC Address?
                    NJ Ham Plates update: GOT 'EM!
                          QST H/Brew Isoloop
                RB 332 MGT Successful RACES Units 2/3
                RB333 Mgt: Successful RACES Units 3/3
                        temperature conversion
                  Wanted: Novice on-air CW practice
                      Welcome to rec.radio.info!

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Date: 1 Jul 1994 08:01:18 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!news.forth.gr!helios.intranet.gr!phaethon![e-mail]
Subject: BAYCOM packet modem + Lost mail file...
To: [e-mail]

CQ Netters...


Recently I posted requesting information on homebrewed packet
modems, I received several replies but I managed to purge my
mail file :-(
Please the people who wrote to me, get in touch with me via E-mail...

TNX-73's

[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 94 08:06:37 EST
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!iat.holonet.net!dbot.com![e-mail]
Subject: Clipart
To: [e-mail]

>The University of Warwick Amateur Radio Society is currently in the process
>of putting together some publicity for next year's fresher's fair. I've
>been looking for radio-related clipart to include, but to no avail (all
>I could find was an ARRL logo, which isn't much use in the UK). Does anyone
>have any ideas where I might find some on the net? (most formats will do).

>    Thanks a lot,

>        Rob (President UOWARS).

Rob,
 If you dont find any reply's on the Internet you can call my BBS
direct, I have 2 files that contain various clip art for Ham Radio,
everything from the ARRL Logo's that you dont want to schematic symbols.

Most of the stuff is in PCX format.  The two specific files I have are:
HAM-ART.ZIP and CLIPAR.ZIP  These can be found in directory HAM-6 on my
system. The numbers are listed below.

73

Tim Mayberry
[e-mail]

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Date: 1 Jul 94 08:07:41 -0800
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!wrdis02.robins.af.mil!apollo.robins.af.mil![e-mail]
Subject: FCC Address?
To: [e-mail]

In article <2unklu$[e-mail]>,
  [e-mail] (Glenn Meader) writes:
> I need to renew my license.  I got a 610 form - now what's
> the correct address to send it to at the FCC?

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
1270 FAIRFIELD RD
GETTYSBURG PA  17325-7245
_..._

Be sure to use the most recent issue of FCC Form 610!  They no longer
accept 610s older than the November 1993 issue.

Be sure to attach a photocopy of your _signed_ license (or the actual
license) to the back of the 610.

Be prepared to wait!
_..._

73, Jim, KA4GHX

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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 11:10:41 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!admii!ovation!ramcad.pica.army.mil![e-mail]
Subject: NJ Ham Plates update: GOT 'EM!
To: [e-mail]

Came in the mail yesterday. Put them on in the rain :-)

17 weeks. I called NJ DMV early this week, and the person
I talked to said that theirs (Special Plates Division) was
the only division allowed to work overtime.

Seems NJ has a special plate for Square Dancing, for Penn
State Alumni, Rutgers Alumni, and lots of other interests.

Also, he said that prices on most special NJ plates (vanity, etc.)
will go up in the near future. Not sure about amateur plates,
that may require legislation to change from the current $10.


Mark E. Ellis   N2WZB        System(s) Administrator
                                 PA&TD Software Quality Engineering Branch
<[e-mail]>    SMCAR-QAH-A, Bldg 62N
                Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 94 07:33:34 PDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.onramp.net![e-mail]
Subject: QST H/Brew Isoloop
To: [e-mail]

Did you buy QJR's capacitor? I did for my loop, and was mighty impressed with
the cap and the low price he got for it. Unfortuantely, the antenna fell in
transit to my new home, and have yet to get the ceramics fixed.

What kind of stepper did you use? I went to H&R and got some airpax devices and
the hurst controller. good enough resolution.

-G

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Date: 1 Jul 94 13:56:38 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RB 332 MGT Successful RACES Units 2/3
To: [e-mail]

Bid: $RACESBUL.332
Subject: RB 332 MGT Successful RACES Units 2/3


From: W6WWW@KD6XZ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
To  : RACES@ALLUS

TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO:    ALL COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INFO:    ALL AMATEURS U.S   (@USA: INFORMATION); CAP, MARS
FROM:    CA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
         ([e-mail])            Ph: 916-262-1600
         2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832
         Landline BBS  Open to All: 916-262-1657

RB 332 MGT Successful RACES Units 2/3
RELEASE DATE:   June 27, 1994

This SUCCESSFUL standard came from the County of Orange RACES
unit via its April '93 newsletter, "NETCONTROL": [rephrased]

"Setting requirements of participation and adhering to them,
including removal of any who fail to participate in most
activation's and drills, or are inactive. RACES is a reserve
public safety communications organization that owes the public a
well-trained and active group. Being untrained or "unpracticed"
could cost a life during certain types of emergencies and the
RACES unit cannot afford to take that chance."

[Continuing extract:] "It is realized that other commitments
involving job, family and other matters must be made. If,
however, those commitments are more important to you than RACES
and prevent you from full support of required activities, then
you should not be a RACES member. If you do not put all RACES
drills and scheduled activation's on your calendar, you should
not be a RACES member. If you put scheduled RACES activities on
your SOCIAL calendar, to be at a lower priority than activities
on your "important stuff" calendar, you should not be a RACES
member. RACES is NOT a social activity (even though association
with fellow RACES members is enjoyed by many of us more than with
anyone else). RACES is a commitment to provide the very best in
government-supporting (sometimes life-saving) communications,
through continuous practice (by drills and reporting to all
activation's) and efforts toward improving ourselves and each
other technically and operationally."

While this is a painful procedure, it is better to have an active
unit of 3 trained and dedicated participants than one with 13
untrained who are not familiar with the agency and are not
dedicated to the unit purpose. In other words, let the luke-warm
migrate to luke-warm efforts; keep only those who realize they
made a serious commitment to the agency they signed up to
support, and who are willing to show they can be relied on
whenever that agency needs them.
EOM

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RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ucsd.edu in hamradio/races
or in hamradio/packet/tcpip/incoming and can be retrieved using FTP.  The
opinions stated are those of the author of the bulletin and not the poster.

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Date: 1 Jul 94 13:58:07 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RB333 Mgt: Successful RACES Units 3/3
To: [e-mail]

Bid: $RACESBUL.333
Subject: RB333 Mgt: Successful RACES Units 3/3


From: W6WWW@KD6XZ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
To  : RACES@ALLUS

TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO:    ALL COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INFO:    ALL AMATEURS U.S   (@USA: INFORMATION); CAP, MARS
FROM:    CA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
         ([e-mail])            Ph: 916-262-1600
         2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832
         Landline BBS  Open to All: 916-262-1657

RACESBUL.333  Mgt: Successful RACES Units 3/3
RELEASE DATE:   July 4, 1994

Successful emergency communications units have their counterpart
in those that FAIL. While we may not want to look at the reasons,
it is instructive to do so:

1. One of the prime reasons RACES units fail is the attitude in
local government to the effect that "we have good radio systems
so we don't need anything else."

2. A second reason is that of mental approach to the use of the
unit, in that the local attitude is one of "we will call you out
if all other communications fail."

3. Local officials do not realize the significant difference
between a disciplined unit such as SAR and an undisciplined unit
with which it may have a communications memorandum of
understanding (MOU) [if that be the case.]

4. Not acquiring the knowledge of "how to" work with an in-house
communications unit.

5. The improper choice of the person for the Radio Officer.

6. Not realizing the importance of, and knowing how to discharge
a Radio Officer that is not fulfilling his/her purpose.

7. An unsatisfactory past experience with a volunteer in one
capacity or another.

8. Not having an adequately prepared RACES plan.

9. Inadequate staff. In such a case the local official, often
wearing many "hats", feels there is no way to undertake a RACES
program. In some cases that may be an accurate assessment, yet
there are those where undertaking a RACES program even in face of
an inadequate staff and too many "hats" helps to remedy the very
problem.

10. Delegation of RACES program coordination to a technically
oriented person rather than to one oriented to administration and
management of operations.

To some degree, reasons that the creation, care and maintenance
of an emergency communications unit fails is a reflection (as in
a mirror) of the reasons for those that are imminently
successful. Active involvement is the opposite side of neglect.
Knowledge is the opposite of not caring enough to become
knowledgeable. It's really up to the paid staff of the agency to
learn what it takes to make a unit successful. In every instance
that has been done it has more than paid off, and handsomely, at
that.

Want help? The Auxiliary Communications Service at State OES
Headquarters is available to assist a jurisdiction upon request.
[Thanks to Orange County RACES for the material and ideas. End.]


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RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ucsd.edu in hamradio/races
or in hamradio/packet/tcpip/incoming and can be retrieved using FTP.  The
opinions stated are those of the author of the bulletin and not the poster.

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Date: 1 Jul 94 13:09:06 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: temperature conversion
To: [e-mail]

>William=E.=[e-mail] says:
>
>>>geez, people make this so complicated.
>
>>>C = 1.8 (F-32).
>
>    Bwah hah!  At least some of them got it right, though.
>
>    (I would have e-mailed him, but look at the length of
>    that address).

okokokokokokok....

    F = (1.8 * C) + 32

(this time -40 = -40...see what happens when you don't use an RPN calculator?)

and there is an alias for the e-mail name:

    [e-mail]

see? much shorter...

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Date: 1 Jul 1994 14:04:58 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Wanted: Novice on-air CW practice
To: [e-mail]

I'll never forget asking a couple guys at a club meeting how fast they
could send/rcv code... after having my novice licence for a couple
months.

I just shook my head when they said something like 18 words per minute!
I thought that to be absolutely impossible.

Don't be afraid to send QRS (send slower) it's not a crime to be a new
ham.

73 es GL!   paul wb8zjl

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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 21:00:08 MDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!ctc.com!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs![e-mail]
Subject: Welcome to rec.radio.info!
To: [e-mail]

Archive-name: radio/rec-radio-info/welcome
Last-modified: $Date: 1994/01/02 22:00 $
Version: $Revision: 1.06 $

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< Dated information here >

Yes. Still firming up details at the moment but here is a preliminary list:
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--
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Date: 1 Jul 1994 14:05:22 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2u232d$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <2v0gqe$[e-mail]>md
Subject : Re: Kenwood TS-450S/AT or Yaesu 890 w/AT -- HELP!


It has been my experience that a lot of the equipment made by Kenwood
since they put out the 520/530/830/120 series has been flashy junk.

(Flameproof suit on)

I speak out of experience - we had a 930 that ate its PA board, which pro-
ceeded to take down the power supply.  This took several months to
get repaired (circa 1987).  We also had a 440S/AT that went to Field
Day in 1988.  It was sitting in the back of the car in the sun,
probably at 110 degrees, and even after letting it cool off, it
had no frequency stability at all.

I was to buy a 440S/AT from a guy on internet.  One of the main ICs
was apparently cold-soldered, and the freqency display would thus
go blank from time to time.

Go and get a Ten Tec.  They may still have similar problems, but at
least they'll tell you how to fix them (or send you free replacement
parts), and they actually feel SORRY about you having to to go
through the trouble.

Scott NF3I

--
73,                            _________   _________  The
                            \ /  Long   Original
Scott Rosenfeld  Amateur Radio NF3I  Burtonsville, MD     |   Live    $5.00
  WAC-CW/SSB  WAS  DXCC - 125 QSLed on dipoles __________| Dipoles! Antenna!

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Date: 1 Jul 1994 14:17:48 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2u232d$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <2v0gqe$[e-mail]>oa
Subject : Re: Kenwood TS-450S/AT or Yaesu 890 w/AT -- HELP!

Hey Clark,

Boy!  I didn't at first see that you were the guy responding to that post, I
thought you were just another Kenwood Freak!  I was wondering what "neck
of the woods" you were from if you thought EITHER Kenwood OR Yasue had
"good audio!"  As I read it I though, sheeze, here's another clone that
never heard a TenTec.

BTW, I've not heard a 890 compared to MY ten year old Corsair, and I
also have come VERY close to buying one for portable/mobile use.  But
I'd not consider a TS450 after owning the 440Sat for a couple years and
being able to A/B it against the Corsair.

73 =paul= WB8ZJL

DISCLAIMER:  The above message was posted by a mindless Ten*Tec freak

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