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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 17:08:44 PDT
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Info-Hams Digest            Tue, 19 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  813

Today's Topics:
                         2M Repeater Database
                 Bicycle generates noise on 20 meters
                   CD input on car radio & handheld
                         Elmers, please read
                 FCC delays - I contacted my senator
                      FCC Delays now at 17 week
                     FCC Delays now at 17 weeks!
         FCC must be doing "burst" mailing of ham tickets...
                           Hamfest, How to?
                        Ham store(s) in Denver
                             Help wanted
                               Icom 211
                         Jupiter Radio Pulses
                          License Recieved!!
                        License time datapoint
                             mailing list
                    Postal/ZIP Codes to Grids ????
                     Reforming electrolytic caps
                        SAREX Update/Keps 7/19
                              Tech Plus?
                      Why isn't IONCAP free?...

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Date: 19 Jul 1994 17:28:37 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!netnews.upenn.edu![e-mail]
Subject: 2M Repeater Database
To: [e-mail]

>Does anybody know if a database for 2M repeaters in North America
>exists?

Version 0.10 of the

Universal and Free List of Repeaters for Radio Amateurs

is available as mipg.upenn.edu:/pub/yee/rptr010.Z

Unfortunately, the larger version 0.03 can no longer be distributed.
I am hoping to get out 0.11 sometime next month.


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Medical Image Processing Group     |        73 de Conway Yee, N2JWQ
411 Blockley Hall                  |  EMAIL     : [e-mail]
423 Guardian Drive                 |  TELEPHONE : [phone]
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 (USA)  |  FAX       : [phone]

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 14:09:55 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Bicycle generates noise on 20 meters
To: [e-mail]

Wayne_Estes ([e-mail]) wrote:
<snip>
: 1. The tires create static charges while rolling on the pavement.
: 2. The hubs create static charges as metal parts rub against each other.
<snip>
: Does anyone out there in internet-land have any ideas as to the cause and
: possible cures to this problem?

Wayne,

I suspect #1 as well.  In the winter I "ride" my bike on a trainer that has
the fork attached and the rear wheel spins on a metal cylinder.  Often I
wear headphones to listen to the stereo over the noise of the trainer.
Lo and behold, my ears would get shocked from static arcing from the
headphones.  I bet you are experiencing a similar same problem.

I just grounded my trainer/bike and the problem went away.  Not sure how
you could do that while riding!

73

--

L. Floyd
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 10:13:28 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: CD input on car radio & handheld
To: [e-mail]

Steven Adams ([e-mail]) writes:

    > I have noticed that many car radios now have an input on the
    > face for CD.  Any chance I could interface my handheld to plug
    > into that input?

Yes, and it works quite nicely.  The CD player in my XYL's car has a "Walkman
jack" (you guessed it -- it's a Sony!) into which I patch an HT when we go on
trips.

I've installed a trunk-lip antenna mount, some velcro straps on the underside
of the trunk lid to keep the coax stowed neatly when it's not in use, and a
length of PVC with rubber plugs (also secured to a trunk wall with velcro) in
which to stow the antenna element.  With an 1/8" phone plug patch cord and a
cigarette lighter power cable stored in the glove box, all I have to add is an
HT and operating from her car is almost as easy as it is from the mobile rig
in my car.  Set-up time is about two minues (of course the fold-down rear
seats in Madzas that provide easy access to the truck compartment from inside
the car significantly simplifies set-up.)


KB6JXT, Todd

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 14:20:49 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Elmers, please read
To: [e-mail]

A few hours on the Novice bands the other evening convinced me that
we're neglecting a critical area of training, and that is the area
of sending intelligible CW. Not pretty, or perfect, mind you, but
intelligible. I heard (but didn't answer) a number of CQ's where
the 'CQ' sounded like N N M A, and the callsign absolutely
couldn't be parsed. And felt bad about the poor frustrated
newcomer on the other end who probably had no clue as to why his
calls weren't being answered.

It was with some relief, when I got my PK232, that I found that my
own straight-key sending could still be read by machine. I'd suggest
that Elmers who have a multi-mode at their disposal hook their
proteges up to it in local mode (pretty easy, the manual tells
how), and have them send until the controller can read their
sending. If the controller can read it (it can't read many perfectly
readable fists), it is approaching textbook. By the way, don't sweat
the spacing. These darn things can't be convinced to read/send the
letters at 20 WPM, and open out the spaces to knock it down to whatever.

This is a hard problem. How do you tell someone that you can't read
his fist, when you can't read his fist?

Greg

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Date: 19 Jul 1994 19:40:36 GMT
From: noc.near.net!hopscotch.ksr.com![e-mail]
Subject: FCC delays - I contacted my senator
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] writes:
>So, try writing to your senator or congressperson.  It might
>help your case, and it might help everyone waiting for a new
>license.  Believe it or not, the FCC might even appreciate
>your action, since they could get allocated more persons
>to do license processing.

It seems much more likely that the FCC isn't going to see one dime of budget
increase unless you tell your senator or representative that you are willing
to have more of your taxes given to the FCC to get licenses processed faster,
in which case calling your senator or representative just wastes the time of
the person who has to answer the phone and then go digging through the pile
looking for YOUR application, all at the expense of everyone who forgot to
have their senator or representative make a bad situation worse.

And people wonder how the government got the way it is.

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Date: 18 Jul 1994 19:46:23 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!blackhole.delmarva.com!blackhole.delmarva.com![e-mail]
Subject: FCC Delays now at 17 week
To: [e-mail]

Received my Tech ticket today - test date was 4/12/94.  (And bought a new
HT!)


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Date: 19 Jul 1994 19:51:56 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu![e-mail]
Subject: FCC Delays now at 17 weeks!
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Seth Taylor) writes:

>It would be nice if all these people whinning about the FCC delays would
>remember that we are just seeing the results of the prior Years under
>the Bush administration.

And Boy, just what was President Bush thinking about when he let the solar
flux decline to nothing!  :O




--
Ken Anderson   N0ZEM     PH: 515.294.8996    [e-mail]
126 Soil Tilth Bldg.                N0ZEM@KI0Q.#CIA.IA.USA.NA
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011

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Date: 19 Jul 1994 19:25:07 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!duke.edu![e-mail]
Subject: FCC must be doing "burst" mailing of ham tickets...
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Hunley) writes:
>|>
>|> Total Time: 13 Weeks, 4 Days.
>
>Total Time: 14 Weeks, 4 Days.

I have in the past few days talked to about half a dozen new hams who
got their tickets in the past four or five days.  Waiting periods ranged
from 9 to over 17 weeks.  The FCC must have flushed a big buffer...

  -joe
--

        "When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it."

                        - U.S. President Bill Clinton, 1994

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Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 22:02:21
From: ftpbox!mothost!mdisea!uw-coco!nwnexus!olympus.net!olympus.net![e-mail]
Subject: Hamfest, How to?
To: [e-mail]

I have an idea that our area needs a hamfest as the nearest one is over 70
miles away. This area hasn't ever had a Hamfest. I have 12 people who will
help in the planning stages. But I would like to get all the information
possible before I start. Subjects like, Problems, activities etc. All input is
appreciated.
William Vaughn    [e-mail] "Just plain Bill."

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 15:26:02 CDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Ham store(s) in Denver
To: [e-mail]

  I will be in Denver in the near future and was wondering if there are any
ham equipment stores there, either in the downtown area or relatively close.

Thanks!

-Steve-
N9XDC

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Date: 19 Jul 1994 17:33:39 GMT
From: lll-winken.llnl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!news.byu.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Help wanted
To: [e-mail]

I am thinking buying dual band 2m/440 rubber antena togather w/ tempo
window mount antenna holder?(so that I can use my hand held on my moving
truck).

Anyhow, does anyone have recomendation of which one to buy or not to buy
and where to buy...

thnx
tatsuya

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 20:12:59 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!cass.ma02.bull.com!claude!zds-oem![e-mail] (Reid Simmons - [e-mail])
Subject: Icom 211
To: [e-mail]

Who was it that was looking for a "spare" Icom 211 for parts.
I lost the original message.

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 10:29:13 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Jupiter Radio Pulses
To: [e-mail]

Jeffrey Herman ([e-mail]) writes:

    > From: Reuters News
    > Subject: Jupiter Radio Pulse Increases before Collisions
    >
    > Japanese astronomers have detected a 10-fold increase in radio
    > pulse emissions from the giant planet.

This sounds like it might be interesting to monitor.  Does anyone know where
Jupiter "operates" and if he can be copied by a typical ham station?


KB6JXT, Todd

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Date: 19 Jul 94 18:53:58 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!csulb.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!news.claremont.edu!mtigate!mti.com![e-mail]
Subject: License Recieved!!
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] ( Paul Bourque) writes:
|> Took Technician Test: April 10
|> License Issued: July 8
|> License Mailed: July 12
|> Recieved in Mail: July 13.
|>
|> Total Time: 13 Weeks, 4 Days.
|>
|> 73 de N1SFE!!

A friend of mine just got his ticket.  He didn't have quite as good
luck:

Took Novice Test: April 8
Received License: July 18
Total Time: 14 Weeks, 4 Days.

He's now KE6IPV, in case you're trying to predict what your call will
be.

Of course, in the meantime he's passed his Tech written, so the whole
process has to start again, but at least he can operate now!  His next
goal is to pass his General tests before he receives his Tech-Plus!

--

            John Hunley, KN6XZ
   Sr. Software Engineer                  Email:  [e-mail]
   Micro Technology, Inc.                  UUCP:  mti.com!hunley
   4905 E. La Palma Ave.                  Voice:  [phone]
   Anaheim, CA  92807                       FAX:  [phone]

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Date: 19 Jul 1994 19:49:24 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!unixhub!headwall.Stanford.EDU!CS.Stanford.EDU![e-mail]
Subject: License time datapoint
To: [e-mail]

Took the test May 3rd   (Sunnyvale VEC test session)
License effective date July 13th
Got it in the mail     July 18th

Total time 11 weeks - 1 day.
KE6JAF

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Date: 19 Jul 94 21:05:01 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: mailing list
To: [e-mail]

subscribe info-hams N4OYJ

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 10:53:29 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Postal/ZIP Codes to Grids ????
To: [e-mail]

Robert Carpenter ([e-mail]) writes:

    > I would certainly appreciate any leads that the assembled multitude
    > can give me concerning the availability of software/data-base for
    > converting postal/ ZIP codes to Maidenhead grid location.

The geographic name server at the University of Michigan will help you
convert zip codes to great circle coordinates, which you can then convert to
Maidenhead grids.  For example:

    netcom% telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000

    Connected to martini.eecs.umich.edu.
    Escape character is '^]'.
    # Geographic Name Server
    # Copyright 1992 Regents of the University of Michigan.
    # Version 8/19/92.  Use "help" or "?" for assistance, "info" for hints.
    .
    95060                <--- my zip code
    0 Bonny Doon
    1 06087 Santa Cruz
    2 CA California
    3 US United States
    F 45 Populated place
    Z 95060

    0 Santa Cruz            <--- my city
    1 06087 Santa Cruz
    2 CA California
    3 US United States
    R county seat
    F 45 Populated place
    L 36 58 27 N 122 01 47 W    <--- my great circle coordinates
    P 41483
    E 17
    Z 95060 95061 95062 95063 95064 95065 95066

Hope this helps...


KB6JXT, Todd

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 04:41:11 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Reforming electrolytic caps
To: [e-mail]

I've kept most of the articles in that particular thread; so I'll
forward them directly. If anyone else wants info, just send me
an e-mail request.

Bottom line:  I took a power supply that had not run in years; put
it on a variac and brought the voltage up in 10 volt steps - each
step was 3-4 hours or so.  Then, at the end of a couple two or three
days, I plugged in the linear amp and thru the high voltage switch.
Voila - it works.

73 de Sandy
WA6BXH/7J1ABV
[e-mail]

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Date: 19 Jul 94 22:30:41 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SAREX Update/Keps 7/19
To: [e-mail]

SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-65.017
SAREX Update/Keps 7/19

Greenbelt, MD July 19, 1994 at 22:30 UTC


The following Apollo-11 information was provided by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R,
from the ARRL:

SAREX Apollo 11 Special Event

In commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission,
the STS-65 SAREX station on board the Space Shuttle Columbia will be
operated as a special event station from 1713 UTC, July 19 until 1343 UTC,
July 21.  Unscheduled voice contacts will be made when the crew is
available.

The SAREX station joins at least 12 other amateur stations associated with
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in commemorating the
landing of the Apollo Moon Lander, the Eagle, on the moon's surface in 1969.
 Contacts made during the event will be eligible for a special commemorative
certificate.  Please send your report and QSL with a large 9-inch by 12-inch
self-addressed stamped-envelope to the ARRL Educational Activities
Department, STS-65 Apollo Special Event, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT
06111.

SAREX operates split-frequency.  The downlink, or receive frequency for all
SAREX activities is 145.55 MHz.  Please do not transmit on this frequency.
The uplink, or transmit frequencies for voice are 144.91, 144.93, 144.95,
144.97 and 144.99 MHz.  In Europe, the voice uplink frequencies are 144.70,
144.75 and 144.80 MHz.  The worldwide packet uplink frequency is 144.49 MHz.
Please, transmit only when the Shuttle is in range and on the air.  Crew
call signs for voice are Commander Robert Cabana, KC5HBV and Mission
Specialist Donald Thomas, KC5FVF.  The packet call sign is W5RRR-1.  W5RRR
is the call sign of the Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club which
supports SAREX flight activities and hardware aboard the space shuttles.

SAREX Packet

The SAREX packet radio has been percolating along.  At this point, the packet
robot has exceeded the 2000 connect mark.

Shuttle Visual Sightings

Gil Carman, WA5NOM, reports a visual sighting of Columbia over Houston this
morning on the 10:10z pass.  It didn't come out of shadow until 6 seconds
past peak, and went into clouds about 15 seconds later.  The next couple of
mornings should be better.  Also, there should have a very good view of the
entry plasma trail Friday morning.  The prime deorbit opportunity is still on
rev 219, which will land at KSC about 10 minutes after sunrise there, and pass
over Houston, over College Station and Huntsville at 10:31 UTC, an hour
before local sunrise.  That should give a plasma arc across the sky with a
peak of about 15 deg as seen from Houston.  Keep your eyes peeled!


Keplerian Elements

Gil Carman reports that Element Set GSFC-36A, provided by Ron Parise, WA4SIR,
is still within 2 seconds of a current (orbit 174) state vector.  This element
set will remain the SAREX official set for today.  This set is provided below.

STS-65
1 23173U 94039A   94199.34554466 0.00083772  00000-0  25331-3 0   366
2 23173  28.4669 295.5576 0003352  54.3064 305.7859 15.91070580  1551

Satellite: STS-65
Catalog number: 23173
Epoch time:      94199.34554466         (18 JUL 94   08:17:35.06 UTC)
Element set:     GSFC-036a
Inclination:       28.4669 deg
RA of node:       295.5576 deg          Space Shuttle Flight STS-65
Eccentricity:    0.0003352                  Keplerian Elements
Arg of perigee:    54.3064 deg
Mean anomaly:     305.7859 deg
Mean motion:   15.91070580 rev/day      Semi-major Axis: 6677.4181 Km
Decay rate:     8.3772E-04 rev/day*2    Apogee  Alt:        301.27 Km
Epoch rev:             155              Perigee Alt:        296.79 Km

Note:  This element set is based on NORAD element set # 036.  The spacecraft
has been propagated to the next ascending  node, and the orbit number has
been adjusted to bring it into agreement with the NASA numbering convention.

Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group
/EX

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 08:49:00 -0800
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ns.mcs.kent.edu!kira.cc.uakron.edu!malgudi.oar.net!infinet!nitelog![e-mail]
Subject: Tech Plus?
To: [e-mail]

Subject: Re: Tech Plus?

TM>The only difference is on the license. The no code folks license will
TM>read Technician, while the folks who have cw will read TECH PLUS. Just
TM>wording, you still have the same privs.

 The privileges are not the same! Techs (no code) are limited to 30 Mhz and
 up - no low bands!

 * QMPro 1.52 * [e-mail] - N6ALS@K6LY.#NOCA.CAL.USA.NOAM

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 20:18:15 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!news.clark.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!serval.net.wsu.edu!spookey![e-mail]
Subject: Why isn't IONCAP free?...
To: [e-mail]

Probably a stupid question, (i.e. along the lines of "Why do we have to
to pay income tax" etc...) But, I'll ask it anyway:

Why is not the source code etc... for IONCAP available to US citizens
for free, seeing as how their tax dollars went to pay for its
development (see quote below)?

> IONCAP: IONCAP, an acronym for IONospheric Communications
> Analysis and Prediction, was originally written in FORTRAN
> for a mainframe computer by an agency of the US government.
> This program is considered by experienced amateurs and
> professionals alike to be the most comprehensive and best... (stuff deleted)

Other software developed by the US government i.e. the CIA database of
rivers, lakes and streams is accessible at no charge.  Why not IONCAP?

I know that "Nothing is free" and "Someone always pays" etc...  But I geuss
I was interested if anyone had any further knowledge about how IONCAP was
developed and who benefits from its sale.

Thanks for any info...

Kent
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 15:33:14 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <2vs6gk$[e-mail]><[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <30bdkn$[e-mail]>│p
Subject : Re: FCC Delays now at 17 weeks! PLEASE READ!!!

[e-mail] (Robert D. Novak) writes:

>Joe Salemi ([e-mail]) wrote:
>:
>: In article <[e-mail]>, Bruce Lifter ([e-mail]) writes:
>: >Scott Richard Rosenfeld ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: >
>: >: He also said that the FCC is receiving upwards of 50 calls a DAY!  And that
>: >: in the time it takes to receive a phone call, TWO licenses could be proces-
>: >: sed!  The backlog is now at 15,000 Form 610s!!!
>: >
>: >They seem to be getting more behind each week!
>: >

>: Well, recent reports on Compuserve have shown that folks who took their
>: tests in mid-April are starting to receive their licenses.  That's
>: about 12 weeks, give or take, so maybe the logjam is finally breaking.

Yup. Just got mine in the mail.  Dated 7/13/94 rec'd in mail on 7/18/94

Passed Tech no code Test on April 27th.

Rob.
--
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

Rob Freyder    KC5HOK   [e-mail]       Dallas, TX

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