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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #838
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Mon, 25 Jul 94 Volume 94 : Issue 838
-
- Today's Topics:
- ANS-204 BULLETINS
- August Fox Hunt, SE Michigan
- CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS
- Gateway to packet email? (2 msgs)
- HELP-getting sticky velcro tape to stick?
- IPS Daily Report - 24 July 94
- license processing time datapoint
- License received, now need radio
- Mounting HT to Mountain Bike ???
- Socks here ,, New "Q" signal QSS: color & size of your socks
- Why is 1750Hz tone used in Europe?
-
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-
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- (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams".
-
- We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text
- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 25 Jul 94 02:28:10 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ANS-204 BULLETINS
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-204.01
- PHASE-3D STATUS REPORT
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 23, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-204.01
-
- SSTV ON OSCAR 13
-
- Phase-3D Spaceframe Arrives In Florida
-
- Following its completion at the Center for Aerospace Technology at Weber
- State University in Ogdon, Utah, the Phase-3D spaceframe arrived Monday,
- July 18th at the AMSAT Phase-3D Integration Facility now established at
- the Orlando International Airport. It now resides in the clean room which
- has just been completed at the facility.
-
- Dick Jansson (WD4FAB), AMSAT Vice President for Engineering, said that the
- spaceframe arrived in good shape after being trucked across the country. He
- indicated that the next job is a thorough inspection of all the various
- pieces and then applying special coating to them.
-
- Future ANS bulletins will provide updates on the progress of the Phase-3D
- integration as events warrant.
-
- [The AMSAT News Serive (ANS) wishes to thank Dick Jansson and Stan Wood
- (WA4NFY) for this information. ]
-
- /EX
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-204.02
- AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM DATES
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 23, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-204.02
-
- '94 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Date Correction
-
- AMSAT-NA would like to correct an error in the 1994 Space Symposium
- registration form, which was distributed with the AMSAT Board of
- Directors ballots. The dates for the Symposium are Friday, Saturday,
- and Sunday October 7, 8 and 9, and NOT October 8, 9 and 10 as indicated.
-
- /EX
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-204.03
- FAMOUS STS-65 SAREX CONTACT
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 23, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-204.03
-
- Former Apollo-11 Astronaut Talks To STS-65 Astronauts With SAREX
-
- On Saturday July 16, the 25th anniversary of the liftoff of Apollo-11 on
- its historic journey to the moon, General Thomas Stafford (Ret), a former
- NASA astronaut who flew on-board several Gemini and Apollo missions,
- exchanged greetings with STS-65 mission commander Robert Cabana, KC5HBV,
- using the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) radio. General Stafford
- was in Oklahoma City attending the Airshow America. Using the SAREX
- telebridge, General Stafford was able to communicate with Commander Cabana
- first through a ground station in Hawaii and then through a ground station
- in San Diego. A special phone patch also allowed the crowd of 150,000
- spectators at the airshow to hear this historic SAREX contact. After
- Commander Cabana extended his greeting from space, Stafford asked about the
- Shuttle and living in space. General Stafford was quick to point out that
- "the Space Shuttle can be considered luxurious living as compared to
- that small capsule I flew in during my flight on Apollo-10 25 years ago".
- General Stafford thanked Commander Cabana for the contact and signed clear.
-
- One observation made by the SAREX team was the virtual silence of the aud-
- ience during this live exchange between the former astronaut and the Space
- Shuttle Commander as compared to the deafening roar of the crowd and the
- planes during the air show. It seemed that the audiance was truly trans-
- fixed by our (amateur radio's) ability to talk to an astronaut while they
- are in space.
-
-
- [The AMSAT News Service would like to thank the SAREX Working Group and
- Frank Bauer (KA3HDO) for this bulletin item. Others who deserve mention
- and assisted in this SAREX contact are listed below.]
-
- Members participating:
-
- Dick Flagg, WH6CJU in Hawaii
- Kerry Banke, N6IZW in San Diego
- Bob Douglas, W5GEL in Corpus Christi
- Frank Bauer, KA3HDO in Silver SPring, MD
- Lou McFadin, W5DID in Houston
- Gil Carman, WA5NOM in Houston
- Darome Telecommunications in Chicago
-
- /EX
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-204.04
- WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 23, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-204.04
-
- Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 23-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.
-
- RS-10: N2WWD would like to pass on some observations regarding RS-10. The
- signal in the past week seems stronger than normal. More interesting than
- this is that it appears that the translation constant between the Mode-A
- passbands seems to have shifted by about 1 KHz. This translation constant
- appears to have moved from 5 KHz to 6 KHz (when the effects of Doppler shift
- are removed). Thus, in the past where 145.910/29.386 MHz would be a corres-
- onding uplink/downlink frequency pair, however, presently N2WWD needs to
- use 145.910/29.385 MHz to achieve the same results. This holds consistently
- for 3 different sets of Keplerian elements used. N2WWD would like to know
- if others have similar reports? [N2WWD]
-
- AO-21: The speech synthesizer will be reproducing Neil Armstrongs famous
- words that he spoke as he stepped upon the Moon's surface 25 years ago this
- past week. Listen for the downlink on 145.987 MHz FM. [DB2OS]
-
- 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 wd0hhu@amsat.org, 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
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 25 Jul 1994 02:58:16 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!eff!news.kei.com!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!montego!not-for-mail@network.UCSD
- Subject: August Fox Hunt, SE Michigan
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- FOX HUNT.....FOX HUNT.....FOX HUNT.....FOX HUNT.....FOX HUNT.....FOX HUNT
-
- All southeastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio are invited to
- participate in the Radio Active Communications Club's August
- Fox hunt being held in Monroe County, Michigan. The fox hunt is
- being put on by Rich (n8yqw), with supporting hider Russ (n8tud),
- and direction given by Judy (Rich's wife).
-
- The fox hunt is on Sunday the 21 of August. The starting point is
- Heck Park in the City of Monroe, just west of I-75 on M-50 (North
- Dixie Highway), exit 15 from the expressway. The starting time
- will be 2 pm, so be there early and have your DFing gear ready.
- There will be 2 foxes hidden, both on 2m simplex frequency. The
- first with a voice id that will be heard from the park and a 2nd
- cw id fox will be able to be heard from the voice id fox's location.
-
- Talk in will be on the 224.58 n8iqx repeater with a 2m simplex
- remote base input of 147.495.
-
- Following the Fox hunt, all are welcomed to join us at a potluck
- dinner, please bring a dish to pass. The main dish is being
- provided by Rich and Judy. Please RSVP to Rich or Judy direct at
- (313) 289-2638, on the n8iqx repeater to Rich (n8yqw), or myself
- Gene (n8pdk) via packet at the addresses at the end of this
- message if you plan to attend to pot luck afterwards.
-
- Remember to bring your camera as you may be visiting much of
- historic Monroe..... Hi Hi Good Luck with the hunt....!
-
-
- 73 de gene n8pdk ù en82ha @ 642 ft elev above sea...
-
- If you stay in one place long enough.. the world will come to you..!
-
- É══════════════════════════════════════════╞╜
- ╘ÑÑ╧══════════════════════════════════════════╧╧╖
- ┤┤┤º SMTP : n8pdk@n8pdk.ampr.org ºº┬ù
- ┤┤┤º Internet : af288@leo.nmc.edu ºº┬ ù
- ┤┤┤º AX.25 : n8pdk@wb8zpn.#semi.mi.usa.na ºº┬ù
- ╙╨╨╧══════════════════════════════════════════╧╧╛
- ├══════════════════════════════════════════┼¼
-
-
- I'm simply posting this announcement for Gene, N8PDK, so if you have
- questions about the above, please be sure to send e-mail to Gene!
-
- Tim, KA8VIR
-
- --
- Tim Tyler Internet: tim@ais.org Packet: KA8VIR @WB8ZPN.#SEMI.MI.USA.NA
- P.O. Box 443 C$erve:72571,1005 GEnie:Sneaker AOL:Hooligan MCI: 442-5735
- Ypsilanti MI
- 48197 If you must drink & drive, please wear a condom.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 94 13:50:00 -0700
- From: netcomsv!lavc!lawrence.goodwin@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- N> Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- N> From: dtiller@rmc.edu (David Tiller)
- N> Subject: Re: Can you identify this call sign? - 'NMN'
- N> Reply-To: dtiller@rmc.edu
- N> Organization: Randolph-Macon College
- N> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 18:00:07 GMT
-
- N> In article k3e@ionews.io.org, mike@io.org (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'.
- >
-
- NMN is a communications station in Portsmouth, Virginia.
-
- If you enjoy listening to and searching for utility and military stations,
- you may want to pick up a copy of "Ferrell's Confidential Frequency List."
- Should be available in most ham stores.
-
- 73 de Larry, KC6WOG@WB6WFH.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA
- lawrence.goodwin@support.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 25 Jul 1994 01:11:09 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!hobbes.cc.uga.edu!athena!zlester@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Gateway to packet email?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Is there a gateway where I can send email to people who have a tnc? I heard of gate.ampr.org, but I can't get it to work.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Zack Lester
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 04:59:43 GMT
- From: netcomsv!netcom.com!slay@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Gateway to packet email?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Zack Lester (zlester@athena) wrote:
- : Is there a gateway where I can send email to people who have a tnc? I heard of gate.ampr.org, but I can't get it to work.
-
- Generally speaking, if you are not a licensed radio amateur, it is highly
- unlikely that any of the Sysops of the Internet/Packet gateways will allow
- e-mail going from you (unlicensed) to a (licensed) ham; on the other hand,
- a licensed ham - formally registered with the gateway, will probably have
- no trouble sending mail out thru the gateway to an unlicensed person.
- The bottom line is that only communications originating my licensed
- hams is permitted to go out over the radio waves.
-
- Cheers
- Sandy
- WA6BXH
- slay@netcom.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 25 Jul 1994 00:21:37 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!gatekeeper.us.oracle.com!barrnet.net!nntp.crl.com!lgenco@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: HELP-getting sticky velcro tape to stick?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- MarkH (markeh@netcom.com) wrote:
- : Maybe someone here has some help for my problem. I have a mobile in my car,
- : mounted in the trunk, with the control head stuck to the dash with sticky
- : velcro tape. Well... not very sticky, since it keeps falling off.
-
- Mark -
-
- Most dashboard "protector" chemicals coat the dash with a film that
- prevents adhesives from adhering well. My suggestion:
- 1. clean the area where the velcro will be attached with a
- water/ammonia/soap solution.
- 2. Carefully wipe/dry the area, assuring it is not contaminated by
- surrounding residue.
- 3 get a fresh piece of velcro (not one that has been stuck on the
- dash previously), & affix to dash. Wait a day before you put a load on it.
-
- If the velcro still peels, try using "Stixall" (c) or RTV sealant as an
- adhesive. These -may- cause some degradation to the surface of the dash,
- though.
-
- Good luck!
-
- de Lou / N5SGL
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 23:29:42 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 24 July 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Flares: none
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 075/012
-
- GOES satellite data for 23 Jul
- Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 1.4E+06
- Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.5E+04
- Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.1E+08
- X-ray background: A2.1
- Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul
- Activity Very low Very low Very low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Jul: 075/012
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 23 Jul
- Learmonth 09 3222 3222
- Fredericksburg 06 08
- Planetary 08 07
-
- Observed Kp for 23 Jul: 1312 2223
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 25 Jul 16 Unsettled to active
- 26 Jul 16 Unsettled to active
- 27 Jul 16 Unsettled to active
- COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 1 was issued on 20 July and is
- current for interval 24-29 July.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 24 Jul normal normal-fair fair
- PCA Event : None.
-
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 25 Jul normal normal fair
- 26 Jul normal normal fair
- 27 Jul normal normal fair
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- Observed
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 24 Jul 33 near predicted monthly values
-
- Predicted Monthly T-index for July: 30
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 25 Jul 30 Near predicted monthly values
- 26 Jul 30 Near predicted monthly values
- 27 Jul 30 Near predicted monthly values
- COMMENT: Spread F observed during night hours.
- --
- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services
- RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |PO Box 5606
- Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |West Chatswood NSW 2057
- email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |AUSTRALIA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 24 Jul 1994 20:07:31 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!ddsw1!mbi.moody.edu!mbi.moody.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: license processing time datapoint
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Friend of mine:
-
- Took test: June 12, 1994
- Mailed to ARRL-VEC: June 15, 1994
- License Received: July 23,1994
-
- 6 Weeks and N9YAA is on the air!
-
- I would say the FCC must be used to their new system now.
-
-
- Paul N9WHG
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 23 Jul 1994 21:22:56 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!wizard.uark.edu!comp!plaws@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: License received, now need radio
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- gxd@po.CWRU.Edu (Guy Derose) writes:
-
-
- >Received in mail: 21 July 1994
-
- Congrats!
-
-
- >Apparently they have used all the 1x3 calls for region 6, as my
-
- Yeah, like 10 years ago! The 6th district was the first to run out.
-
- Have no fear though, the FCC will soon allow you to buy the callsign of
- your choice.
-
-
- Peter Laws <plaws@comp.uark.edu> |"That's one small step for man, one giant
- n5uwy@ka5bml.#nwar.ar.usa.noam | leap for Mankind" - Neil Armstrong 7-20-69
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 21:11:36 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!NewsWatcher!user@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Mounting HT to Mountain Bike ???
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Hi,
- And thanks for reading my post, I recently just bought a Mountain bike and
- have been doing alot of back woods riding. I have not been carrying my HT,
- because I wanted to figure out a way to mount it to the bike. I was
- wondering if any of you out there have done this and if so if you could
- shoot some idea's this way.
-
- I was thinking of something on the handle bars , I am using the Yaesu
- FT-470. Is there some kinda bracket that can be attached ??? maybe with
- some velcro ???
- I think it would be a good idea to carry something into the woods just for
- emergency sake. Thanks for any help.
-
- Keith
-
- *********************************************
- Keith J Leite AA1JF
- AX25 - AA1JF @ WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.USA.NA
- AMPR - aa1jf@switch.sema.ampr.org
- Internet - kleite@sentry.ndhm.gtegsc.com
-
- **********************************************
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 03:33:14 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!n1ist@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Socks here ,, New "Q" signal QSS: color & size of your socks
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <wa2iseCtGr27.FCF@netcom.com> wa2ise@netcom.com (Robert Casey) writes:
- -What is the "Q" signal for socks? "QSS"? Use the resistor color code
- -to state color: and 2nd number is size:
- -QSS 6 10 = my socks are blue, size 10
-
- Don't forget the extended QSS code for those of us who were up late on the
- air last night:
-
- QSS 0 1 10 = One black, one brown, size 10
-
- :=)
- /mike
- --
- \|/ Michael L. Ardai N1IST Teradyne ATB, Boston MA
- -*- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- /|\ ardai@maven.dnet.teradyne.com n1ist@netcom.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 25 Jul 1994 07:01:56 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!jdwhite@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Why is 1750Hz tone used in Europe?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I'm simply curious as to why a 1750Hz tone is used to access European
- repeaters.
-
- -Jason
-
-
- --
- Jason D. White Durham Center Operations Staff
- jdwhite@iastate.edu Repeater Chairman, Cyclone Amateur Radio Club
- Iowa State University Packet: n0rwu @ ki0q.#cia.ia.usa.na
- Ames, Iowa
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #838
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