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- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 04:30:11 PDT
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #769
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- Info-Hams Digest Sun, 10 Jul 94 Volume 94 : Issue 769
-
- Today's Topics:
- 1994 ARRL SW Division Convention
- A question on keying (transmitter)
- Atlanta Hamfest???
- HTX202/404 Mods?
- VHF & UHF in NYC Metro Area
- Weather Radio freqs?
-
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- Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 19:57:08 PDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!udel!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!crash!bssbbs!tmill493@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: 1994 ARRL SW Division Convention
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- É═════════════════════════════════════════════╜
- ╟╞═══════════════════════════════════════════╞╕
- ºº1994 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention ºº
- ººSan Diego, California, August 26 - 28, 1994ºº
- ºº at the ºº
- ººTown & Country Hotel and Convention Center ºº
- ╟┼═══════════════════════════════════════════┼╕
- ├═════════════════════════════════════════════¼
- Sponsered by: SANDARC, Inc.
- (San Diego County Amateur Radio Council)
-
- CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS!!!
-
- DX Breakfast: Visit Peter 1 Island, the rarest and most
- inaccessible spot on earth with the 3YOPI DXpedition Crew!
-
- MASSIVE EXIBITS: Over 100 Booths!! Talk directly to the
- manufacturers about equipment.
-
- ROMANTIC SAN DIEGO HARBOR CRUISE
-
- AN AUCTION IN THE PATIO FOR USED GEAR
-
- LADIES LUNCHEON AND ALL DAY ACTIVITIES
-
- MYSTERIOUS WOUFF HONG CEREMONY At midnight!!
-
- SATURDAY NITE BANQUET with Steve Roberts, N4RVE and his
- computerized bicycle "BEHEMOTH"
-
- FREE VEC License exams!!
-
- Challenging T-Hunts: Foot & Vehicle
-
- FORUMS and TECHNICAL SESSIONS: ARRL, ARES, RACES, DX,
- MICROWAVE, TRI-SERVICE MARS, GPS & AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNERS,
- MOUNTAINTOPPING, ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING, SATELLITES AND
- SHUTTLE COMMUNICATIONS, ANTENNA DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION,
- VHF/UHF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, AMATEUR TELEVISION, PUBLIC
- SERVICE, DUAL DIVERSITY RECEPTION, USING BBS'S, RFI, TESLA
- COILS, EARTHQUAKES, FACTS ABOUT WIRE & CABLE, TIPS FOR NEW
- HAMS, AMATEUR RADIO IN THE HOSPITAL, THE SUN AND HAM RADIO,
- OIL TANKERS AND AMATEUR RADIO, A MOBILE CONTEST TRUCK.....
-
- AND MORE!!!!
-
- For complete information and a registration form, send a SASE
- to: 1994 ARRL S.W. Div Convention
- Bob Boehme, W6RHV, Registration Chairman
- 10340 Everell Place,
- Santee, Ca 92071
- or call
- (619) 278-4284
-
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-
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 06:20:06 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!steve@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: A question on keying (transmitter)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Can anyone recommend a small battery powered radio that will work well
- in a cluttered urban environment (around long apartment corridors in
- concrete buildings, etc) and is easy to modify for ``keyed''
- transmission (to be received by me or another toy in the same or a
- nearby building)? I need instantaneous (e.g. within, say, 1
- millisecond of ``switch closure'') keying.
-
- I am looking for any general suggestions, as well as the name of
- a specific vendor where I could order a radio for under $300 that
- could easily be keyed. I notice that Radio Shack sells a 440 MHz
- radio for $299, but I am uncertain as to whether or not it is easy
- to key this transmitter (e.g. by interrupting power to one of the IF
- stages while keeping the power only to the RF amp and the frequency
- synthesizer). Even so, perhaps a crystal controlled radio would use
- less battery power in standby than a frequency synthesizer radio?
- I have tried experiments confirming my toy car with CB radio, but
- the CB frequencies are not very optimal for use in typical indoor
- environments where I run the toy, and I lose the confirmation signal
- if I am upstairs on the third floor and drive into the basement.
- Even the cheap business radios (Radio Shack, $119) can do that range!
-
- In any case, I am interested in hearing from anyone who has successfully
- modified a small radio for keyed operation, or knows of one that already
- comes with keying capability.
-
- --N1NLF
-
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-
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 94 04:15:09 EDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!hobbes.cc.uga.edu!UGA.CC.UGA.EDU!BMARABLE@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Atlanta Hamfest???
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know where the Atlanta Hamfest is going to be held this year? I hea
- rd that the location has changed from last year. Also if you could give directi
- ons to it I would find that very helpful.
-
- Thanks,
- Brian
-
-
-
-
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-
- Date: 10 Jul 1994 03:51:30 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!mailer.acns.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: HTX202/404 Mods?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anybody have, or know where I can get plans for modifications
- (freq. expanding, etc.) for the HTX202 or HTX404? And is it possible to
- get the 404 up to 462.675(React)?
- Thanks,
-
- chuck62@freenet.fsu.edu
- (waitin' for that ticket)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Jul 1994 22:09:27 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!usenet.elf.com!rpi!psinntp!JH.Org!JH.Org!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: VHF & UHF in NYC Metro Area
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I am a former Ham (WA2WSQ) and am currently studying for the no-code
- tech license (as a starting point). I was active in 2 meters (about
- 15 years ago) and I found my old rig, a Drake TR-22C (you remember,
- the one with the fly? :-). Lo and behold it still receives! (I
- _really_ haven't tried to kerchunk a repeater sans-license, believe
- it or not).
-
- The crystals in it are as follows:
- 1 147.09/147.69
- 2 147.00/146.40
- 3 146.88/146.28
- 4 146.79/146.19
- 5 146.97/146.37
- 6 146.76/146.16
- 7
- 8 146.94/146.34
- 9
- 10
- 11 146.58 simplex
- 12 146.52 simplex
-
-
- Could some kind sole give me call-signs and locations of these repeaters
- (if they are still there)? I'm trying to set up a simple (translation:
- cheap) antenna. I've have heard some of the stronger repeaters but
- I find I remember almost no code :-( and can't copy the IDs.
-
- Once I get a license I'll buy a new HT and save the TR-22C for my
- 8 year old who is studying with me. What is the state of 2m in
- NYC today? Should I get a dual band HT?
-
- What about clubs with repeaters? Can anyone recommend any?
-
- I guess this is getting pretty long, thanks in advance for your help.
-
- Steve
- ss@jh.org
- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- Steve Steinberg ss@jh.org (ss@panix.com)
-
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-
- Date: Sat, 09 Jul 94 16:08:39 GMT
- From: spcuna!starcomm.overleaf.com!n2ayj!n2ayj@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Weather Radio freqs?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2vkdlv$qvu@charnel.ecst.CSUChico.EDU> shawnb@ecst.csuchico.edu writes:
- >
- >I've noticed that REI and Campmor both sell a nice little radio receiver
- >that picks up some kind of regional weather forecast. I've got a handheld
- >scanner, and I'm wondering if I can pick this up with it. Does anyone
- >know any common frequencies that these weather brodcasts transmit on?
-
- National Weather Service Freqs are:
-
- F1 162.550
- F2 162.400
- F3 162.475
- F4 162.425
- F5 162.450
- F6 162.500
- F7 162.525
-
- SOURCE: Police Call Radio Guide, 1994 Edition (Hollins Radio Data, LA, CA)
-
- rec.radio.scanner lives for this kind of info. Subscribe & enjoy.
-
- --
- Stan Olochwoszcz, N2AYJ - n2ayj@n2ayj.overleaf.com
- Please keep your seat belt securely fastened, keep hands and feet inside the
- car at all times, secure loose items, exit to your right, and enjoy your day
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