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Info-Hams Digest            Sat, 23 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  832

Today's Topics:
                    ATLAS 310 trx - does it exist?
               Can you identify this call sign? - 'NMN'
                    Did someone say . . . bolus ?
                     Elmers, please read (Re: CW)
                     FCC Delays now at 17 weeks!
                 GPS Magellan....inaccurate readings?
                   ICOM ICW2A 430-440 Tx Mod Needed
                     License in 7 Weeks! (2 msgs)
                        Phone number for SCOM?
                QFS vs. QLF (Was: Elmers, please read)
                           QSL Help--Repost
                     QST on News Stands? (2 msgs)
                    Returning to Amateur Radio...
                          Socks here are...

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 16:26:12 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!news.uni-stuttgart.de![e-mail]
Subject: ATLAS 310 trx - does it exist?
To: [e-mail]

Hello everyone,

some days ago I posted a question regarding the US-made ATLAS 310 short
wave rig. It seems that this rig, after 1 1/2 years of advertizing
has not been delivered. So I wonder if someone has got it or heard it
on the air.

            73, Moritz DL5UH
            e-mail [e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 18:00:07 GMT
From: hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!cscsun![e-mail]
Subject: Can you identify this call sign? - 'NMN'
To: [e-mail]

In article [e-mail], [e-mail] (Mike Stramba) writes:
>
> This morning at around 3:00 a.m. e.d.t, I heard on 12.71xx MHZ:
>
>    cq cq cq de nmn nmn nmn qru? k
>
> Any idea of who/what 'nmn' is? .. or where I could find out?
>
> I tried the callsign server at electra.cs.buffalo.edu, but got
> 'no references'.
>

And you won't find it there.  As far as I know that's an amateur-only server.
NMN sounds like either a navy or ship-to-shore phone company station asking
is anyone has traffic (qru?)  There's tons of 'em out there.

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 94 03:30:22 GMT
From: spcuna!starcomm.overleaf.com!n2ayj![e-mail]
Subject: Did someone say . . . bolus ?
To: [e-mail]

In article <30ml9p$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>I remember when we told our Elmer we got our tickets, he told us we must've
>made a mistake, as there was no such thing as a KA7 call.  He thought that
>was a DX prefix!
>
Ah, memories. I ran into a ham at the Jersey shore "back then" who SWORE mine
was a Navy call until I showed him my ticket.

--
Stan Olochwoszcz, N2AYJ - [e-mail]
"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 at
SixFlagsDisneyKing's GreatMagicDominionIsland BerryFarmGardensParkWorldLand."

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:43:21 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news.duke.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ssd.intel.com!chnews!scorpion.ch.intel.com![e-mail]
Subject: Elmers, please read (Re: CW)
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
Stan Olochwoszcz N2AYJ <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>
>>maybe the ham community could just recommend against straight keys
>
>AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!! NO, NO, NO! If anything, we should be ENCOURAGING good
>fists on straight keys. What happens when the battery dies in the keyer?
>Or the computer goes on space-patrol? CW is a MANUAL skill, IMO, that
>needs to be developed. The lack of "hand-ear" coordination is a major reason
>newer hams can't send good code.>Stan Olochwoszcz, N2AYJ
>
Hi Stan, do you still use a slide rule? What if the battery on your
calculator runs down? If everyone used machine generated Morse code,
the "Sucky Fist Syndrome" would disappear. I personally use a very
expensive straight key but when old age takes away my ability to send
good straight key code, I will simply switch to a machine and keep going
strong. If my battery dies and it's an emergency, I'm sure I could manage
5 wpm with a couple of wires.

If you don't test for CW reception, a lot of people won't be able to receive
CW intelligibly. If you don't test for CW transmission, a lot of people won't
be able to transmit CW intelligibly.

I haven't seen anyone mention that SuperMorse will send and receive CW
through the serial port on the PC. It's all documented in the SuperMorse
manual. People with SuperMorse could check their CW sending ability by
tying a straight key into their PC. They can also key their HF transmitter
from their PC keyboard using SuperMorse.

73, Cecil, KG7BK, OOTC

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 11:53:29 -0500
From: europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu![e-mail]
Subject: FCC Delays now at 17 weeks!
To: [e-mail]

William=E.=[e-mail] writes:

>>remember that we are just seeing the results of the prior Years under
>>the Bush administration....no funding no technology upgrades and no new

>must be a newbie.  the backlog at the FCC started long after Prez. Clinton was
>elected. Things ran pretty smoothly under the previous presidents.

Um, mine took 10+ weeks in 1991.  Billy boy was just a Governor then.

<...>

>there are 2 things that have contributed to the backlog.

>1) more people getting new licenses/renewals than ever before..

A recent W5YI Report (mid-June or early July) showed that the number was
down (they said "dramatically") especially for Novice but for Tech, too.

Speaking of renewals and W5YI, I hope everyone has publicized Fred's
renewal scam.  I'm going to try to get my club to go through the listings
for our area and see if we can't cull out the 70+ year old hams whose
licenses are about to expire and pay them a frienly visit ...  with a
free 610.

<...>

>3) switchover to a new computer system...

Ahh ...  The real reason.  Seems this administration is actually investing
in new technology.  Too bad the transition and the delays that go with it
were not well publicized by the FCC.


Peter Laws <[e-mail]>  |"That's one small step for man, one giant
n5uwy@ka5bml.#nwar.ar.usa.noam    | leap for Mankind" - Neil Armstrong 7-20-69

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Date: 22 Jul 94 19:35:48 GMT
From: news1.digex.net!opel.secondsource.com!vk2bea![e-mail]
Subject: GPS Magellan....inaccurate readings?
To: [e-mail]

In article <300num$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Mark Plasket) writes:
>[e-mail] wrote:
 >: Magellan reports readings that are several hundred meters
 >: off in elevation as well as location.  The elevation wanders
 >: as thou it can't decide.  Is this normal for GPS equip?
 >
 >Mine usually shows about 100 feet of error, which is supposed to
 >be the norm for the civilian P-code.  Error increases with poorer

That is the C/A code (coarse/acquisition). The P (precise) code is only
for those with friend in high places.

I'm supprised you get only 100ft of error. With SA on it should wander by
about 100 metres!



--
   |\      _,,,---,,_          Michael Katzmann  ( NV3Z / VK2BEA / G4NYV )
   /,`.-'`'    -.  ;-;;,_              -  Broadcast Sports Technology Inc.
  |,4-  ) )-,_. ,\ (  `'-'             -  Crofton, Maryland. U.S.A.
 '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)          [e-mail]

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 13:25:04 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: ICOM ICW2A 430-440 Tx Mod Needed
To: [e-mail]

Does anyone know of a modification that will allow my ICOM ICW2A to
transmit on the 430 - 440 part of the 73 cm band?  I want to use my HT for
a OSCAR platform, not to talk on public safety frequencies.  If anyone
knows of this mod, please e-mail me direct.

Thanks in advance,

Warren Whitby
[e-mail]
73s de KE4ITL

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:01:02 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: License in 7 Weeks!
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] (SCOTT A VANNOSTRAND) writes:

Wow, JULY 27  !!!?????!!!!  That IS fast!  Since you posted it on July 21
!!!!! ...........


  8 )

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 17:45:49 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: License in 7 Weeks!
To: [e-mail]

SCOTT A VANNOSTRAND ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Took Test: June 4,1994
: License Received: July 27, 1994

Excellent and congratulations to you Scott!

And to think, you didn't even have to contact your US Senator or Congressman
to speed up your application (as at least one other has suggested).  Tell
me, was it worth the wait?

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

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:31:24 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!olivea!ncd.com!newshost.ncd.com!hansen.ncd.com![e-mail]
Subject: Phone number for SCOM?
To: [e-mail]

I am looking for the phone number for S-COM...

Does anyone have it?  I just checked a couple of the magazines that I have
and I did not see an ad :-(

Email reply is best... Thanks!

[e-mail]

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Philip R. Graham            Network Computing Devices
Director, Platform Development        350 N. Bernardo Ave.
[e-mail]                Mountain View, CA 94043

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 94 03:25:30 GMT
From: spcuna!starcomm.overleaf.com!n2ayj![e-mail]
Subject: QFS vs. QLF (Was: Elmers, please read)
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>Jeff NH6IL

Tried to e-mail but it bounced...

Love your posts. Always rational and incisive.
Hope you and Emelia get along okay.

(Thanks for the use of the bandwidth, kids.)
--
Stan Olochwoszcz, N2AYJ - [e-mail]
"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 at
SixFlagsDisneyKing's GreatMagicDominionIsland BerryFarmGardensParkWorldLand."

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 22:43:09 GMT
From: spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu![e-mail]
Subject: QSL Help--Repost
To: [e-mail]

Can anyone help with addresses for the following?

TNX,
Charles
n9sqe


 Callsign servers return "no references found":

 n1qwg
 kg4an
 ke4krt
 w4ma
 kr4mi
 kc5ebw
 kj5rt
 ab7ad
 kc7bnh
 kc7cli
 aa0qv
 kb0mlz

 Callsign servers return bad address:

 kd4pvm  mail returned from: RT 1 BOX 299, HOPE MILLS, NC  28348
 n7uvh   mail returned from: POB 786, POST FALLS, ID  83854
 wd0fzw  mail returned from: 1400 K AVE LOT 35 ELMWOOD TRLR CT,
                             SIOUX FALLS, SD  57104
 n4wnl   mail returned from: 713 PATRICIA LN., OXFORD, AL 36203

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 13:27:06 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: QST on News Stands?
To: [e-mail]

Ham Radio Outlet in Denver has QST in its magazine rack.

Warren Whitby
[e-mail]
73s de KE4ITL

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 18:15:23 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!govonca![e-mail]
Subject: QST on News Stands?
To: [e-mail]

Why is the QST issue dated July/August? Anyone know?
Masthead says its a monthly, and it has been 12 issues per annum for a
long as I remember.
And yes, it is on the newstand here in Toronto, seen at Lichtmans, a
popular magazine/book 'chain' in the city.
I will buy it there, since the local ham store sticks a sticker on it and
charges a dollar more than the cover price.

Brien
VE3VAW
Toronto

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Date: 22 Jul 1994 16:22:09 GMT
From: ncar!csn!col.hp.com!fc.hp.com![e-mail]
Subject: Returning to Amateur Radio...
To: [e-mail]

  20 years ago I drifted away from the hobby. Now Im planning my return. I
have a few requests for help:

    1. Can anyone recommend a good Macintosh and/or DOS program for
       learning Morse?
       [This FAQ didn't help much with this.]

    2.  Does the ARRL still transmit practice code sessions?
    2a. Is the schedule posted somewhere?
    2b. Does anybody understand #2/2a, or am I that old? :-)

    3. The current crop of study guides are OK for a quick start but I'd
       like to generalize and round out my knowledge. I'd also like to
       get up to speed with the new technologies, digital,
       satellites.... So, what's a good basic/fundamental library of
       books to obtain?

--


Regards,
Rod Cerkoney

_____________________________________________           /\
   Rod Cerkoney                                        /~~\
   Hewlett Packard                                    /    \
   3404 East Harmony Rd.                             /      \
   Fort Collins, CO 80525                       /\  /        \
                                               /  \/          \    /\
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Date: 22 Jul 1994 13:10:43 -0400
From: news.gcr.com!ukelele![e-mail]
Subject: Socks here are...
To: [e-mail]

>From: [e-mail] (Art Winterbauer)
>Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
>Subject: Sock Size Conversion Chart: Inches/CM
>
>I'm not sure why, but in the past week or so, I've had qsos with a
>number of people who, in addition to telling me the temperature at
>their QTH, have volunteered the size and color of their socks.  I
>don't know if this is the beginning of a fad, or if I've simply missed
>this bit of info in previous qsos, but I am now responding in kind.
>
>However, in qsos with foreign amateurs, I wish to state my sock size
>metrically.  Does anyone have a simple chart listing lengths in
>inches on one side and the metric equivalent on the other?  Most of my
>socks range in length between 7 and 14 inches.  A chart that could round
>off lengths to the nearest quarter inch would be most appreciated.
>
>Art, N0OQS


In order to help promote goodwill between amateurs
here in the US and abroad, and to help Art, I've compiled
the following conversion chart:

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|      -->>** THE KO4ER SOCK/SHOE SIZE CONVERSION CHART(r) **<<--    |
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Men's U.S. Shoe Size |   6     7     8      9    10     11    12    13
----------------------------------------------------------------------
European Equivalent  |  39    40    41     42    44   45/46   47    48
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Hope this helps. Gud DX to u!

Oh yeah: Socks here are white, size 14.


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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 13:18:35 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!emory!rsiatl!ke4zv![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <30kf8t$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>│╕
Reply-To : [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject : Re: CW on CB

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Scott F. Migaldi) writes:
>Just a point, those low power wlakie talkies that have the code osc.
>transmit on CB chan 14. They however do not transmit cw. They transmit
>a tone by AMing it to the carrier. If the FCC is allowing that why not
>teach CW by keying the mike and playing a code practice osc. into it?

That's called MCW or A2 emission, and those HTs aren't CB radios,
they're Part 15 devices that just happen to be operating on CB
frequencies.

Gary

--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV          |    You make it,     | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
534 Shannon Way             |    Guaranteed!      | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
Lawrenceville, GA 30244     |                     |

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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 00:18:17 GMT
From: world![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <30kf8t$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <30p8cg$[e-mail]>£
Subject : Re: CW on CB

John Maultsby ([e-mail]) wrote:
: In article <[e-mail]>,
: Greg Dolkas <[e-mail]> wrote:
: >If CW (or MCW) is illegal on the CB bands, why do walkie-talkies come printed
: >with  The Code  on the front, right under the code key button?
: >
: >I thought they all had to be explicitly licensed (type accepted) by the FCC.
: >
: >Greg.

: I'd venture to say that there is a huge difference between CW and MCW...
: I don't think there'd be any reason that one couldn't send morse code on
: CB, as long as the emission mode was still AM or SSB. More than likely,
: sending actual CW and sending morse code on AM are two different things.
: For example, in the 2 meter band, you may only send CW between 144.0 -
: 144.1 MHz.  I've seen people tune their Radio Shack HT's to 144.005MHz
: and send their callsign in morse code with touch tones, not realizing
: that it's not the same thing.  FM takes up 15kHz (I believe) of band
: space. The whole idea of only allowing CW in the lower portion of 2
: meters was to reserve that portion of the band for small bandwidth
: signals.  Keying up your FM HT and sending code with the touch tones
: defeats the whole purpose.

: I know I've rambled on endlessly over something I could have said in one
: sentence, but do you see what I'm saying?  If CW is indeed not allowed on
: CB, I'm sure there's no rule against sending morse code with a tone
: generator on CB, as long as the mode of emission is still AM or SSB.

I admit I haven't looked it up yet, but I'm positive that, except for
paging tones, only A3E and J3E *voice* are allowed on CB.  What you're
talking about is either A2A or, on sideband, J2A, which comes out
looking much like good ol' A1A.  It's not legally "still AM or SSB" -
within the meaning of Part 95, anyway.

The restiction on CB has less to do with bandwidth than with the basis
and purpose of CB.  While I wouldn't oppose a petition for rulemaking
to allow MCW practice on CB, the FCC would probably deny it on the
ground that there are so many other sources for on- and off-air CW
practice already.

-drt

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|David R. Tucker     KG2S         8P9CL            [e-mail]|
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Date: 23 Jul 94 08:43:26 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!news.byu.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!news.umass.edu!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!BIX.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <300num$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>s.um
Subject : Re: GPS Magellan....inaccurate readings?

[e-mail] (Michael G. Katzmann) writes:

>I'm supprised you get only 100ft of error. With SA on it should wander by
>about 100 metres!


Um, that is 100 meters peak. It is a very "interesting" waveform it shows with
peak excursions to 100 meters or so which is maybe 50 to 100 feet off most of
the times you look at it. (The Magnavox unit in our lab has a graphical history
display for position. It is interesting to watch how much our building moves
over the course of a day. {^_-})
{^_^}    Joanne Dow, Editor Amiga Exchange, BIX
    [e-mail]

>--
>   |\      _,,,---,,_          Michael Katzmann  ( NV3Z / VK2BEA / G4NYV )
>   /,`.-'`'    -.  ;-;;,_              -  Broadcast Sports Technology Inc.
>  |,4-  ) )-,_. ,\ (  `'-'             -  Crofton, Maryland. U.S.A.
> '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)          [e-mail]

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