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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 13:08:18 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Sun, 17 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  804

Today's Topics:
                          ANS-197 BULLETINS
       Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 16 July
                            Enough already
                         Jupiter Radio Pulses
                            Maplin address
                   Opening up Kenwood battery pack
                Please read: Ham Radio Bootcamp (Long)
                             Questions...
     What sends COMMAS on CW & very high power in Bowie, MD area?

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Date: 17 Jul 94 19:20:38 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ANS-197 BULLETINS
To: [e-mail]

SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-197.01
SSTV ON AO-13

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 16, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-197.01

SSTV ON OSCAR 13

Slow scanners are invited to join the SSTV sessions on AMSAT-OSCAR-13.
The frequency is 145.955 MHz.  The net meets at 45 minutes before Mode-S,
and on Mode-B following Mode-S on Saturdays and Sundays.  Join those
sessions or convey your wishes for other skeds to [e-mail] on
INTERNET, and he will coordinate your efforts.

    DATE        TIME
23-July-1994   16:18 UTC  and  18:23 UTC
24-July-1994   15:11 UTC  and  17:16 UTC

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-197.02
STS-65 SAREX MISSION CONTINUES

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 16, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-197.02

STS-65 SAREX Mission Continues

The STS-65 SAREX missions continues smoothly.  The packet radio ROBOT is
working perfectly and many stations are connecting and receiving their
"confirming" QSO number.  All radio amateurs are invited to try their hand
at making a voice/packet contact with the astronauts aboard STS-65.

Monitor the WA3NAN Shuttle re-broadcast frequencies and daily ARRL
bulletins to pick up the latest element sets.  The following are the
frequencies for the re-broadcasts:

Goddard Amateur Radio Club, WA3NAN, Greenbelt Maryland, SAREX Bulletins and
Shuttle Retransmissions 3860 KHz, 7185 KHz, 14,295 KHz, 21,395 KHz, 28,650
KHz and 147.45  MHz (FM)

ARRL Amateur Radio Station, W1AW, Newington, CT SAREX News Bulletins 3990,
7290, 14,290, 18,160, 21,390, and 28,590 KHz and 147.555 MHz (FM)

Also, bulletins available on INTERNET, via AMSAT News Service (ANS)
bulletins, Compuserve, and many of our local Packet Radio BSS.

The following is a summary of the frequencies that the Shuttle astronauts
will use during SAREX operations:

All operations in split mode.  Do not transmit on the downlink frequency.

Voice Freqs: Downlink: 145.55 MHz  (Worldwide)
             Uplinks : 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97, 144.99 MHz (Except
                       Europe)
                      144.70, 144.75, 144.80 MHz (Europe only)

Packet Freqs: Downlink: 145.55 MHz
              Uplink  : 144.49 MHz

Note: The crew will not favor any specific uplink frequency, so your
      ability to work the crew will be the "luck of the draw."


The following is the latest keplerian element set for STS-65:

STS-65
1 23173U 94039A   94197.96572968 0.00069638  00000-0  20662-3 0   276
2 23173  28.4666 305.8755 0003512  39.1990 320.8876 15.90919045  1339

Satellite: STS-65
Catalog number: 23173
Epoch time:      94197.96572968         (16-JUL-94   23:10:39.05 UTC)
Element set:     GSFC-027a
Inclination:       28.4666 deg
RA of node:       305.8755 deg          Space Shuttle Flight STS-65
Eccentricity:    0.0003512                  Keplerian Elements
Arg of perigee:    39.1990 deg
Mean anomaly:     320.8876 deg
Mean motion:   15.90919045 rev/day      Semi-major Axis: 6677.8421 Km
Decay rate:     6.9638E-04 rev/day*2    Apogee  Alt:        301.80 Km
Epoch rev:             133              Perigee Alt:        297.11 Km

[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Frank Bauer and the SAREX
Working Group for this bulletin item.]

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-197.03
WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 16, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-197.03

Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 16-JUL-94

AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE ***  1994 Jul 11 - Sep 12
Mode-B  : MA   0 to MA  90 |  Omnis   : MA 230 to MA  30
Mode-BS : MA  90 to MA 120 |
Mode-S  : MA 120 to MA 122 |<- S beacon only
Mode-S  : MA 122 to MA 145 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
Mode-S  : MA 145 to MA 150 |<- S beacon only
Mode-BS : MA 150 to MA 180 |        Blon/Blat 180/0
Mode-B  : MA 180 to MA 256 | Move to attitude 230/0, Sep 12
[G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]

DO-17: DO-17 still continues to transmit its voice message on a downlink
       frequency of 145.825 MHz.

The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
OSCAR status reports.  If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
INTERNET at [e-mail], or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
area, WD0HHU @ N0QCU.  Also, if you find that the current set of orbital
elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE
INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.  The information you provide will be of
value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.

/EX

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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 00:49:10 MDT
From: agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta![e-mail]
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 16 July
To: [e-mail]

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                 DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

                                  16 JULY, 1994

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                  (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)


SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 16 JULY, 1994
--------------------------------------------------------

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 197, 07/16/94
10.7 FLUX=082.4  90-AVG=080        SSN=076      BKI=5435 4333  BAI=026
BGND-XRAY=B1.2     FLU1=4.8E+06  FLU10=1.6E+04  PKI=5435 4333  PAI=026
  BOU-DEV=099,057,023,094,045,025,033,036   DEV-AVG=051 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= C1.4   @ 0303UT    XRAY-MIN= A8.0   @ 1934UT   XRAY-AVG= B2.6
NEUTN-MAX= +001%  @ 0520UT   NEUTN-MIN= -004%  @ 1335UT  NEUTN-AVG= -1.0%
  PCA-MAX= +0.3DB @ 1940UT     PCA-MIN= -0.2DB @ 1955UT    PCA-AVG= +0.1DB
BOUTF-MAX=55272NT @ 0046UT   BOUTF-MIN=55204NT @ 1652UT  BOUTF-AVG=55235NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT  G7-AVG=+071,+000,+000
GOES6-MAX=P:+141NT@ 1933UT   GOES6-MIN=N:-058NT@ 0427UT  G6-AVG=+099,+037,-028
 FLUXFCST=STD:080,080,082;SESC:080,080,082 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,010,010/015,010,005
    KFCST=4445 3333 1122 1111  27DAY-AP=024,011   27DAY-KP=2246 5333 3322 3333
 WARNINGS=
   ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!

NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 15 JUL 94 was  35.0.
      The Full Kp Indices for 15 JUL 94 are: 4+ 3o 3- 2+   3- 3- 3- 4+
      The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 15 JUL 94 are:  32  16  14  10  13  13  12  34
      Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 16 JUL is: 3.0E+08


SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
--------------------

             Solar activity was low. An optically uncorrelated C1
       flare at 0304Z was today's only C-class event. Frequent B-class
       subflares occurred. A new Region 7757 (N13E75) rotated into
       view today as a CSO spot group.

            Solar activity forecast:  solar activity is expected to be
       very low to low.

            The geomagnetic field ranged from unsettled to minor storm
       levels. Active to minor storm levels dominated from the
       beginning of the period through 1500Z. Conditions subsided to
       mostly unsettled thereafter. The disturbance seems likely to
       have been caused by a favorably positioned coronal hole.

            Geophysical activity forecast:  the geomagnetic field is
       expected to be unsettled to active for the next 24 hours as the
       current disturbance continues. Local nighttime hours are
       expected to be subject to isolated substorms. Conditions should
       decline to mostly unsettled levels for the second and third
       days.

            Event probabilities 17 jul-19 jul

                             Class M    01/01/01
                             Class X    01/01/01
                             Proton     01/01/01
                             PCAF       Green

            Geomagnetic activity probabilities 17 jul-19 jul

                        A.  Middle Latitudes
                        Active                25/10/10
                        Minor Storm           10/05/05
                        Major-Severe Storm    10/01/01

                        B.  High Latitudes
                        Active                30/10/10
                        Minor Storm           15/05/05
                        Major-Severe Storm    10/01/01

            HF propagation conditions were below-normal over the high
       and polar latitude paths, particularly on transauroral
       circuits.  Levels of geomagnetic and auroral activity should
       begin subsiding over the next day or two, which should bring
       high latitude propagation conditions back to near-normal
       levels.  All other regions should see near-normal propagation.


COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
========================================================

REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 16/2400Z JULY
-------------------------------------------------------
NMBR LOCATION  LO  AREA  Z   LL   NN MAG TYPE
7751  S12W27  073  0020 CRO  06  004 BETA
7753  S12W01  047  0020 CRO  06  005 BETA
7754  N11W34  080  0020 BXO  04  006 BETA
7756  S13E46  000  0040 BXO  05  008 BETA
7757  N13E75  331  0100 CSO  06  003 BETA
7755  N07W68  114                    PLAGE
REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 17 JULY TO 19 JULY
NMBR LAT    LO
NONE


LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 16 JULY, 1994
---------------------------------------------------
BEGIN  MAX  END  RGN   LOC   XRAY  OP 245MHZ 10CM   SWEEP
 1143 1148 1206              B1.6        130


POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 16 JULY, 1994
-------------------------------------------------------
 BEGIN        MAX      END     LOCATION   TYPE   SIZE  DUR  II IV
16/B1944             B2107       S11W20   DSF


INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 16/2400Z
---------------------------------------------------
               ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
      EAST   SOUTH  WEST   NORTH  CAR  TYPE  POL  AREA   OBSN
                 NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS


SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------

 Date   Begin  Max   End  Xray  Op Region  Locn    2695 MHz  8800 MHz  15.4 GHz
------  ----  ----  ----  ----  -- ------ ------  --------- --------- ---------
15 Jul: 0016  0020  0024  B1.7  SF  7746  N12W80
        0146  0149  0158  B1.4
        0226  0230  0232  B2.0
        0323  0333  0339  B7.0  SF        S11E70
        0409  0422  0424  B4.7
        0453  0509  0513  B5.7
        0710  0711  0713        SF        S11E68
        0714  0732  0737  C1.1  SF        S17E67
        0922  0926  0929  B2.2
        1157  1200  1203  B3.0
        1251  1306  1311  B9.1  SF  7746  N13W90
        1319  1329  1345        SF        S13E64
        1613  1616  1619  B1.9
        1625  1636  1709  B3.3
        1713  1720  1727  C1.1  SF  7754  N11W16
        1827  2021  2033  B5.1
        2233  2239  2246  B4.5


REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------

                C   M   X     S   1   2   3   4   Total   (%)
               --  --  --    --  --  --  --  --    ---  ------
  Region 7746:  0   0   0     2   0   0   0   0    002  (11.8)
  Region 7754:  1   0   0     1   0   0   0   0    001  ( 5.9)
Uncorrellated: 1   0   0     4   0   0   0   0    014  (82.4)

 Total Events: 017 optical and x-ray.


EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY
----------------------------------------------------------------

 Date   Begin  Max   End  Xray  Op Region  Locn    Sweeps/Optical Observations
------  ----  ----  ----  ----  -- ------ ------   ---------------------------
                            NO EVENTS OBSERVED.

NOTES:
     All times are in Universal Time (UT).  Characters preceding begin, max,
     and end times are defined as:  B = Before,  U = Uncertain,  A = After.
     All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce
     associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the
     x-rays.  Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the
     optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times.

     Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include:

          II        = Type II Sweep Frequency Event
          III       = Type III Sweep
          IV        = Type IV Sweep
          V         = Type V Sweep
          Continuum = Continuum Radio Event
          Loop      = Loop Prominence System,
          Spray     = Limb Spray,
          Surge     = Bright Limb Surge,
          EPL       = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb.


**  End of Daily Report  **

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Date: 15 Jul 94 14:06:03 -0500
From: yale.edu!noc.near.net!news.tufts.edu!news.hnrc.tufts.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Enough already
To: [e-mail]

In article <3067mh$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jenkins, David F.) writes:
>
> Well, yes, but the "-40F = -40C" appeared in the context of a thread
> in which the "F" and "C" had earlier appeared as variable names in
> an equation...

Is any OF This stILl Being discuSseD SeRiouSly?
is my tOngue-In-cHEeK MEteR BrOkEN?

YEs -40f = -40C Is An equaliTy, bUt tHE -40 iSn'T mULTIPlyiNG tHE f Or C.
thus, yoU CAN'T diviDe bOth sIdEs By -40.

[SOrry.  It feels LIKe it's bEEN a LonG WeeK.]

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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 09:08:50 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna![e-mail]
Subject: Jupiter Radio Pulses
To: [e-mail]

Just yanked this off the press wire.

Jeff NH6IL
**********************************************************************

From: Reuters News
Distribution: reuters subscribers
Subject: Jupiter Radio Pulse Increases before Collisions
Keywords: urgent
ANPA: Wc: 469/0; Id: a0247; Src: reut; Sel: reute; Adate: 07-16-N/A; Ver: 0/1

     TOKYO (Reuter) - As the world gears up to watch fragments of
comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crash into Jupiter  Sunday, Japanese
astronomers have detected a 10-fold increase in radio pulse
emissions from the giant planet, NHK television said on
Saturday.
     NHK said the team of astronomers led by Tohoku University
professor Hiroshi Oya caught the sudden increase in Jupiter's
radio pulse between 7 and 8 p.m. (local) Thursday.
     Oya's team said the string of 21 large comet fragments that
make up Shoemaker-Levy 9 closing in on the planet might have
caused the formation of dense, high-temperature plasma clouds
which triggered the massive radio pulse outflow.
     Using four antennae in northern Japan, Oya's team has been
studying Jupiter's radio pulse since 1974.

NNNN

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Date: 17 Jul 1994 02:32:58 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!sun4nl!hacktic![e-mail]
Subject: Maplin address
To: [e-mail]

Hi all,

I'm looking for the address of the UK bound electronics distributor named
Maplin Electronics. Anyone got their fax number on hand?

TIA,  Frank


--
Frank R. Oppedijk, B.Sc.                | Job: Novell NetWare programmer
Internet:  [e-mail]               | At:  NewComm Technology,
                                        |      Zeewolde, The Netherlands
Ham Radio: PA3FLV                       | Tel: ++31 (0)3242 5127
Tel:       ++31 (0)36 5348427           | Fax: ++31 (0)3242 5129

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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 15:10:40 GMT
From: sgiblab!sono![e-mail]
Subject: Opening up Kenwood battery pack
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Michael White) writes:

>J.D. Cronin wrote:

>> I'd like to replace the NiCad cells in the battery pack...
>>There are no screws visible...It looks like the entire thing was glued.

>Either glued or sonic welded, which amounts to the same thing. The only way
>I"ve found is to cut the case apart using a very sharp hobby knife. Be
>very, very careful, as you have to exert a lot of force, and one slip could
>cost you a finger. The case can be reassembled with glue pretty well, but
>it will never be perfect. Good luck.

>Mike, N4PDY

I've been successful using a 2", blunt chisel in the slot where the
2 halves join. With a series of sharp blows from a hammer, I have
been able to break the weld, leaving the plastic intact to allow it
to be re-glued (now you see why a *blunt* chisel is required :-).

Good luck,

Michael Stratford Collins (KC6TCU)
--
[e-mail]

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Date: 15 Jul 94 12:28:25 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.claremont.edu!bridge2!Thoth![e-mail]
Subject: Please read: Ham Radio Bootcamp (Long)
To: [e-mail]

Thanks, Rob, for taking the right attitude towards the CB "problem".  I have
helped several ex-CB types become hams, and all were motivated and enthusiastic.
CB is a great introduction to radio for kids, especially if they have a ham
friend who can pick up rigs for them at flea markets and help them to put up
dipoles.

I like your active approach, though.  I'd comment that I have found the people
using SSB to be more interested in going further in radio (they also tend not
to talk with the phony "CB twang" voices).

Peter
---
 Peter Simpson, KA1AXY                    [e-mail]
 3Com Corporation                         [phone] voice
 Northborough, MA 01532                   [phone] fax

 I speak only for myself, 3Com doesn't pay me to speak for them, so I don't.

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Date: 15 Jul 1994 18:45:15 GMT
From: news2.near.net!info-server.bbn.com!news![e-mail]
Subject: Questions...
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Ed Robbins) writes:
|  1.  I live in Sandown, NH and I'm looking to take the technicians test. Can
|     anyone tell me were and when I can take the exam in my area?

I'm not sure where Sandown is.  There are several exam sessions each
month in southern NH / northeast MA, though July and August are slow
months.  Next Thursday, July 21, there's a session in Salem, NH.

|  2.  I actually bought an HT today and have been listening in quite eagerly.
|     This has only fueled my desire to get on the airwaves.  Will an HT be
|     capable of using from my house?  I have no problem receiving signals,
|     some of which are very far away.( I know this is through a repeater).

Yes.  It depends on where and whom you want to reach.  It turns out to
be inexpensive and simple to get a good antenna on the roof which you
can use with the HT while at home; likewise for your car.

|  3.  Where can I get a list of repeater frequencies?

There are several resources, the most comprehensive of which is the
ARRL Repeater Directory ($6), updated yearly, available from the ARRL
or ham equipment outlets (HRO in Salem has all this stuff).

|  4.  Does the FCC allow you to operate on the air once you pass the test?
|     The FAA issued me a temporary certificate when I passed my flight exam,
|     is there a similar policy for radio use?

No.  Take the test as soon as you can, so the waiting period starts as
soon as possible.  You won't be able to transmit till you receive your
actual license in hand with a call sign on it.

On the other hand, once you have a license, if you take more tests and
upgrade, you may begin using the new privileges immediately without
waiting for the new license.  But you must have received your first
license.

|  I would appreciate any help I can get.  If this is not the proper place to
|  ask these questions then I apologize for the wasted bandwith, and would
|  appreciate some direction as to where to ask.  Thanks in advance.

This is a good place to ask.  Good luck!

    /JBL
=
Nets: [e-mail]  | "The Pledge of Allegiance says '..with liberty and
pots: [phone]  |  justice for all'.  What part of 'all' don't you
KD1ON                |  understand?"    --Rep. Pat Schroeder (D) Colorado

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Date: 16 Jul 1994 06:00:02 GMT
From: src.dec.com!crl.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!iamu.chi.dec.com![e-mail]
Subject: What sends COMMAS on CW & very high power in Bowie, MD area?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Lightning Bolt) writes:
|>One home TV wipes out on all channels when this COMMA machine is on!
|>Removes color. Other TVs do not see it. comma & 4 seconds, agn comma.
|>(..--..). Not on any ham freq. HF nor 2 nor 6! Abt 15 min at beg. of ever
|>hr & 15 min at Half hr.
|>Poss. Air Force transmitting station 2 miles away? Dick W1DGA
|>
|>--
|>W1DGA
|>

Are you certain it's ..--.. and not ..-  -.. ?  If it's two letters, perhaps
it's a beacon?  There is one nearby a local hospital here that sends
some two letter combo (forgotten the letters) that wipes out my AM radio when
I enter the hospital's parking lot.

Also, when you say all TV channels, can you be more specific?  Do you really
mean 2-83 or whatever your TV receives?

73,
Todd
N9MWB

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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 23:28:15 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <300om6$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: Please read: Ham Radio Bootcamp (Long)

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>In article <[e-mail]>
>[e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman) writes:
>
>>
>>In article <300om6$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (RobB873302) writes:
>>>HAM RADIO BOOTCAMP
>>>.....
>>>and even Morse code practice could be covered in such a net. VE's could
>>
>>Interesting idea. I don't have a copy of the CFR regs for 11M - is
>>A2 emission (modulated CW) allowed on there? I'd be  happy to give
>>code practice sessions on CB if it's legal. But would that be considered
>>a broadcast (which I know is prohibited on 11M)?
>>
>>Jeff NH6IL
>>
>I'm pretty sure it is illegal in the U.S.A., but I knew a couple of guys
>who did it anyway before getting their Novice tickets -- it was pretty
>clumsy the way they did it, transmit by keying the mike and down on AM, and
>receive on SSB.

Yes, but  that would be A1 emission; A2 is where the carrier is kept
on the  air and a tone oscillator is  used  to send code - similar to
how your repeater's ID is sent. I just need to know  if A2 is legal
or not.

If someone can give me the CFR part number for 11M I'll check to see
if the library has a copy and report back on what's legal.

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Date: 15 Jul 1994 14:43:55 GMT
From: olivea!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!wizard.uark.edu!comp![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2vs6gk$[e-mail]>, <301ja7$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>eed.ks
Subject : Re: CALL YOUR CONGRESSPERSON!!! (was Re: FCC Delays now at 17 weeks!

[e-mail] (Mark G. Salyzyn) writes:

>plaws@comp..uark.edu (Peter Laws) writes:

>>This is ridiculous.  6 terminals paid for by you and me and still only
>>one part-time data entry person.  Imagine the folks that have to wait for
>>*real* licenses!

>Excuse me, how are you paying for your license? Last I checked, your licenses
>were free and that was the way you (US citizens) prefered it ...

Please read the whole thread, Mark.  The *real* licenses to which I refer
are the commercial licenses (Gen'l Radiotelephone and -graph), not
Amateur.  The same data entry person does both, though I have read that
the delay for *real* licenses is a mere 8 weeks.

I am fully aware that amateurs get a free ride in the US of A, although
the FCC is about to start selling callsigns, thereby diluting yet another
amateur radio tradition.  (Before someone screams about the $5.75 test
fee remember that the FCC sees none of that)



BTW, speaking of Canadians, what is a good study guide for the Canadian
ham license?  I will be there in December and plan to take the test.
Yes, I have a valid Canadian address.

73,
Peter Laws,  N5UWY - V31WY - VE2???


Peter Laws <[e-mail]>  |"Let's make sure history never forgets the
n5uwy@ka5bml.#nwar.ar.usa.noam    | name ... Enterprise"   ST:TNG - 1987-1994

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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 23:48:55 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <303g7b$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <3062iu$[e-mail]>│ⁿ
Subject : Re:  Enough already

In article <3062iu$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman) writes:
>>Read the portion you deleted! He said something like:
>>
>>`` -40F = -40C would mean F = C ....''. <------------------------+
>>                                                                 |
>>That's  why certain portions of previously posted articles are   |
>>included - the followup refers to the included text. You've got  |
>>to read the included text to understand the followup.            |
>                                                                  |
>Yes, I saw it.  Also, looking back, it was *your* comment in the first place
>that said you could cancel the -40 from both sides.  The original d poster
>didn't.  (He said the formula worked because the scales corr      |
>corresponded at -40.)  Everyone who jumped on you said of course you could
>you couldn't just cancel them.                                    |
>                                                                  |
>Thus, the only idiot saying that you can cancel them is you!  Don't
>try to brush it off on someone else--like you alwasy do whenever  |
>you suddenly realize what you said earlier was wrong!!!!          |
                                                                   |
You're nuts! I said the -40 couldn't be cancelled. Read the quote  |
above; that's what the original poster said, not me.---------------+

As for your second statement, I never waver from my posted opinions
whether they be about code or criminals. I believe you must be having
a hallucination/flashback from some drugs you took in the 60's.

Why don't you ever give your name and callsign? If you want to trade
flames we can take it to email.

Jeff NH6IL

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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 09:12:21 +0000
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!talke.demon.co.uk![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2vud99$[e-mail]>, <2vujjd$[e-mail]>, <3000gt$[e-mail]>
Reply-To : [e-mail]
Subject : Re: Lack of professional consideration for HAM operators

In article <3000gt$[e-mail]>
           [e-mail] "Paul J. Brewer" writes:

> I don't know why people assume that paying for the liscence would encourage
> better service. This is true for the private sector but is cewrtainly
> not true for the public sector.
>
> Suppose the fee was $25, and it was still a 12 week wait. Would we pay....
> yes. Would they have a reason to improve.... not necessarily. After all,
> they have a monopoly -- they can charge whatever they want and take
> however long they want. Other examples include the motor vehciles dept.
> of any state.
>
> Paul Brewer KI6CQ
> [e-mail]
>

I agree with your reasoning Paul
We pay for every thing hear in the uk
My licence is still a month out of date before I get the renewal
Since the government put every thing out to tender, we have to pay so that
all the firms can make huge profits out of us.
--
ken odlum


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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 17:50:45 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!portal.austin.ibm.com!awdprime.austin.ibm.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2vsh6m$[e-mail]>, <2vur4r$[e-mail]><301c1d$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>bm.com
Reply-To : [e-mail]
Subject : Re: Letter to Washington about FCC delays



In article <301c1d$[e-mail]>, Ira Machefsky ([e-mail]) writes:
>If our congressional representatives cut the budget without forseeing this
>difficulty, then they bungled, not the FCC. If the ARRL opposed license fees
>(which I understand they did), then they bungled. No one is doing me a service
>by saving me 10 bucks and making me wait 17 weeks.
>....

NO! NO! NO!

Fees for Amateur Radio licenses are a very bad idea.  We get use of the
frequencies and licenses at no charge because we provide a public service.

If we get the Congress thinking about ham radio as something that
should pay its own way by paying fees and such, they will simply sell
all our spectrum space to the highest bidder and we will have no spectrum
space left.

We are a valuable resource to the people of the country.  We are not
just a bunch of freeloaders asking for government handouts.

Amateur radio is the cheapest and often the most dependable form of
emergency communication around.  Congress should look at FCC funding
for amateur radio as a cheap way to buy emergency and public service
communication.  If Congress funded the FCC to have a 2 day turn around
on licenses and widespread crackdowns on bootleggers, it would be by
far the cheapest and most effective way to provide emergency and public
service communications.

Look at it this way.  The FCC apparently has one person fulltime
providing license processing.  There are probably tens of thousands of
government employees working fulltime providing communications services
that work less well than the amateur radio service.  If ten more FCC
employees were devoted to license processing, that would break the
backlog almost immediately.  If a few dozen more FCC employees were
dedicated to hunting down bootleggers, and handing out $10,000 fines,
that would help a lot.  (Bootlegger hunting could probably be made to
pay for itself if Congress would allow it to do so.) At a total
additional cost of less than 1 more FCC person per state, great
improvement to emergency communications could be attained.
--
Mickey McInnis - [e-mail] ([e-mail] outside IBM)
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