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Info-Hams Digest            Sat, 30 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  859

Today's Topics:
                                (none)
                          ANS-210 BULLETINS
                     Buckmaster CD unreadable ??
          Computer radio - SoftWave by ComFocus - any good?
                    IPS Daily Report - 29 July 94
                    IPS Daily Report - 30 July 94
                       Lightbulb's as antennas?
                            Ramsey SlyFox
              repeaters in the microwave bands (2 msgs)
                 REQUEST: Help finding WWV receiver!
                 Simulcasting repeaters on same freq
                      What to do with old OST's

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Date: 31 Jul 94 03:44:25 GMT
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Subject: ANS-210 BULLETINS
To: [e-mail]

SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-211.01
AMSAT-UK PHONE NUMBER CHANGE

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 211.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 30, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-211.01

AMSAT-UK Land-Line Phone Numer Changes For Non-UK Callers

Some of you will be aware that as from 1995 April 16, all UK telephone area
codes will change.  With five exceptions listed below, all will simply
acquire a leading digit "1".

Thus for example, when calling Amsat-UK from overseas, after 95-APR-16,
you will ring  [phone].
                   ^
                   +----  Additional "1"

Key: "+" is your code for International access, "44" is UK, and "181" is
the new code.  (The present code is "81").

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Date: 30 Jul 1994 02:22:09 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!prairienet.org![e-mail]
Subject: Buckmaster CD unreadable ??
To: [e-mail]

In a previous article, [e-mail] (John A. Evans) says:

>Subject: Problem reading CD
>

I bought a Mitsumi 2x drive and the Buckmaster CDROM at Dayton to put
hamcall on my PacketCluster node.  It works fine.  The platform is a
486SX/25 using the Mitsumi interface card, and it has been on-line
continuously since early May.  PacketCluster does not use menu.exe,
however.

Good luck!  73, Drew

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*-----------------------------*-------------------------------------*
|    Andrew B. White  K9CW    |    internet: [e-mail]    |
|    ABW Associates, Ltd.     |   phone/fax: [phone]           |
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Date: 30 Jul 1994 02:45:38 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!prairienet.org![e-mail]
Subject: Computer radio - SoftWave by ComFocus - any good?
To: [e-mail]

In a previous article, [e-mail] (Vann Chesney) says:

>I am interested in the SoftWave radio by ComFocus as advertised on
>page 4 of the Aug. '94 issue of Popular Communications.

A good friend of mine ordered one at Dayton this year.  He is not pleased.
The HF receiver sensitivity leaves much to be desired, the user interface
is ackward (for example, leading zeros are required on keyboard entered
frequencies), and many of the features don't work.  It is a good idea;
this product just isn't quite yet ready.

73, Drew

--
*-----------------------------*-------------------------------------*
|    Andrew B. White  K9CW    |    internet: [e-mail]    |
|    ABW Associates, Ltd.     |   phone/fax: [phone]           |
*-----------------------------*-------------------------------------*

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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 23:10:45 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!isclient.merit.edu!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 29 July 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 29/2330Z JULY 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 29 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 30 JULY - 01 AUGUST
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 76/14

GOES satellite data for 28 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:    NA
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:   NA
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV:  NA
       X-ray background:  NA
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             30 Jul             31 Jul             01 Aug
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Jul: 76/14

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: Quiet to unsettled with one active
period.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 28 Jul
    Learmonth       14  3322 3433
    Fredericksburg  11                          20
    Planetary       11                          15

Observed Kp for 28 Jul: NA
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
30 Jul    10    Quiet to unsettled
31 Jul    10    Quiet to unsettled
01 Aug    10    Quiet to unsettled

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
29 Jul      normal         normal         fair
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
30 Jul      normal         normal         fair
31 Jul      normal         normal         fair
01 Aug      normal         normal         fair

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
29 Jul    31    near predicted monthly values

Predicted Monthly T-index for July: 30

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
30 Jul    30    Near predicted monthly values
31 Jul    30    Near predicted monthly values
01 Aug    20    Near predicted monthly values

--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 23:26:32 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 30 July 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 30/2330Z JULY 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 30 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 31 JULY - 02 AUGUST
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 75/12

GOES satellite data for 29 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:    NA
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:   NA
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV:  NA
       X-ray background:  NA
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 Jul             01 Aug             02 Aug
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 31 Jul: 75/12

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 29 Jul
    Learmonth        9  3222 3222
    Fredericksburg   9                          14
    Planetary        9                          12

Observed Kp for 29 Jul: NA
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
31 Jul    10    Quiet to unsettled
01 Aug    10    Quiet to unsettled
02 Aug    13    Quiet to unsettled

-----------------------------------------------------------
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
30 Jul      normal         normal         fair
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
31 Jul      normal         normal         fair
01 Aug      normal         normal         fair
02 Aug      normal         normal         fair

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
30 Jul    33    near predicted monthly values

Predicted Monthly T-index for July: 30

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
31 Jul    35    Near predicted monthly values
01 Aug    25    Near predicted monthly values
02 Aug    25    Near predicted monthly values

--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 18:43:35
From: news.sprintlink.net!indirect.com!s17.phxslip2.indirect.com![e-mail]
Subject: Lightbulb's as antennas?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Alan Wilensky) writes:
>Subject: Lightbulb's as antennas?
>From: [e-mail] (Alan Wilensky)
>Date: Fri, 29 Jul 94 11:01:00 -0400


>TS>I thought I heard someone say that a recent Newsline featured a HF
>TS>contact made by Gorden West using a lightbulb as an antenna.  Does
>TS>anyone have some information on this?  Or was I hearing things
>TS>(again!)?

>He stated it in one of his study guides. He was tuning up a transmitter.

>Alan Wilensky, N1SSO
>General Manager
>Interactive Workplace Division
>Vicom, LTD.
>Phone: Edmonton Office
>11603 165 St.
>[e-mail]
>---
>│ CmpQwk #UNREG│ UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY


I've done it on 10 meters and worked someone about ten miles away. This
probably would not be to good for todays solid state rigs.
Barry

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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 19:35:11 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Ramsey SlyFox
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] () writes:
>The 73 article also said:
>
>"I noticed that the factory-wired unit's output inductor L2 and filter
>inductor L4 had a much wider spacing than called for in the kit
>instructions.  The manual does not specify any adjustments to the
>spacing of these coils after assembly.  But when I spread the turns on
>the kit unit to match the factory's unit and retuned the final
>capacitor, power output increased dramatically."
>
>Now I get it.  If I want to build a RAMSEY kit and make it work, I
>just need to also buy a wired unit and copy the wired one exactly.
>Too bad if the kit instructions do not tell you everything to do, the
>beginner ham can just send it back and pay a large fee to RAMSEY to
>repair it.
>
>
>Proposed AD:
>
>Have the fun of building a kit:
>
>cost of kit   $X + $50 to get it working
>
>or buy it wired for $X +$30.
>
>RAMSEY markets their kits as easy to build.

Here's the TEXT of their ad:

Ramsey breaks the price barrier on FM rigs! The FX is ideal for shack,
portable or mobile. The wide frequency coverage and programmable
repeater splits makes the FX the perfect rig for Amateur, CAP, or MARS
applications. Packeteers really appreciate the dedicated packet port,
"TRUE-FM" signal and almost instant T/R switching. High speed packet?
...No problem. Twelve diode programmed channels. 5W RF output, sensitive
dual conversion receiver and proven EASY assembly. Why pay more for a
used foreign rig when you can have one AMERICAN MADE (by you) for less.
Comes complete less case and speaker mike. Order our matching case and
knob set for that pro look.

End quote.

To give them credit, they say the 'assembly' is easy, and say nothing
about getting the damn thing working right.

Greg






>Sure, if you have a spectrum analysiser, signal generator, bird watt
>meter, lots of time and lots of RF experience you too can get it
>working
>
>OR
>
>you can design your own from scratch with less frustration.
>
>
>Has anyone every built a kit and had it work?
>
>Every review I have read about their kits indicated something was
>wrong and had to be fixed.
>
>Joe Wilkes
>WA2SFF

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Date: 29 Jul 1994 21:57:53 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!apple.com!NewsWatcher![e-mail]
Subject: repeaters in the microwave bands
To: [e-mail]

We have a 2.4 gig repeater using an omnidirection antenna in the Santa
Clara Valley. It is currently linked to a 1.2 gig repeater. In addition, a
few people have 2.4 ham rigs made by Kenwood. (At least I think I remember
Kenwood.) They are not available in the US, but Japanese companies will
ship them to your door.

phil sohn
[e-mail]

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Date: 29 Jul 1994 20:50:17 -0600
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx10.cs.du.edu![e-mail]
Subject: repeaters in the microwave bands
To: [e-mail]

Thanks to everyone for the microwave information. It sounds like there
are good antennas for omnidirectional propagation and the microwave
characteristics of knife edge diffraction, forward scattering, and
passive reflection enable contacts without line of sight. Several people
mentioned that in addition to the 1.2 Ghz rigs available here in the US
market, there are now 2.4 Ghz rigs being offered in Japan.

Kerry Banke, N6IZW, mentioned he is running an experimental 10 Ghz
broadband repeater/linear translator with a slotted omni antenna, and
it works for all modes.


Zack Lau (KH6CP) ([e-mail]) wrote:

> You can cut slots in a piece of waveguide to make a horizontally polarized
> omnidirectional antenna.  See page 190 of the 1989 Microwave Update.  I was

Who publishes the Microwave Update ?


Gary Coffman (KE4ZV), ([e-mail]) wrote:

> While repeaters at microwave are possible, it isn't trivial to get
> good performance. It's probably best to operate in hub and spoke
> fashion instead, with directional antennas at the user locations
> making up the majority of the gain while having a modest omni gain
> antenna at the hub. To work well, this requires a different protocol
> than the CSMA used at VHF because most user stations *won't* be able
> to hear each other. A token ring or slotted approach works better by
> giving positive control to station access. Glenn Elmore has been
> implementing such a system called the Hubmaster.

Time Division Multiplexing sounds like a good choice here. Does anyone
have any references to commercial implementations of omnidirectional
microwave systems running either FM voice repeaters or digital
communications ? I would like to study the design choices they made.

Warren Kinninger
[e-mail]

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Date: 30 Jul 1994 05:28:13 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!news.hk.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!news.mit.edu![e-mail]
Subject: REQUEST: Help finding WWV receiver!
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Michael Covington) writes:

> BTW, would CHU (Canada, 7.335 MHz) do as well?  I often get better
> reception of them than of WWV.

It's the same with me---I think CHU is near Ottawa.  The other
frequencies are 3.330 MHz and 14.670 MHz.

There was someone who would occasionally post a "CHU preach"
on comp.protocols.time.ntp extolling the virtues of transmitting
time-code during seconds 31--39 in Bell 103 format, i.e., the
300 bps modem format.  An FSK receiver and some trivial glue
gets you a box with RS-232 time output.  If you've already got
a radio, that's very low-cost time at roughly millisecond accuracy.
(Loran or GPS, though, at ~100 ns, is a *big* step up.)

Peter Monta   [e-mail]
MIT Advanced Television Research Program

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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 14:00:30
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!nwnexus!olympus.net!olympus.net![e-mail]
Subject: Simulcasting repeaters on same freq
To: [e-mail]

>>I was wondering if anyone has any experience with repeater simulcast.
>>The Los Angeles County Sheriff has it on their system with over 30
>>repeaters all on the same frequency, but all phase locked so that
>>overlapping regions have nearly zero beat note (perhaps at most a
>>slight fading effect once every 4 seconds).

>>Any suggestions or hints would be appreciated.
>>Thanks & 73's
>>- Cliff

Cliff,
I don't knpw the paticulars about the system but in the Puget Sound Area K7PP
has four transmitters on the same freq. They are all brought up at once and
the phasing is handled by audio delay lines at the master station. He also is
going to high stability oscillators in the near future to do away with any
vestiges of flutter. It works very well. You can find him in the callbook and
he is very helpful.
Bill, KB7MRF

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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 13:02:39 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!emory!kd4nc!ke4zv![e-mail]
Subject: What to do with old OST's
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (James A. Robbins) writes:
>Just a quick request. Are old QSTs worth anything? I'm looking to get rid
>of a LARGE number of old ones (been a life member since the early 1970's)
>Should I try to sell them, give them to a library, or just toss them out?

Give them to a library or radio club that will make them available to
the public. Or leave some of them in waiting rooms for doctors. dentists,
etc. Don't let some collector bundle them up out of sight, and don't consume
landfill space with them.

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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They are designed to ensure that Britain has enough dialling codes to last
well into the next century.

Remember, the old area codes will cease to work after 95-APR-16; the new
ones are already activated.

So start changing your memory phones and databases now!

And of course, beware the overlap problem that will plague us for a couple
of years while old numbers persist in written material, and the new numbers
appear early.  You should be able to tell the difference, as NONE of the
present day "old" UK codes commences with a one.

The five exceptions mentioned, which will have completely new area codes,
are:

 City      Old Code   New Code
 -----------------------------
 Leeds       532       1132
 Sheffield   742       1142
 Nottingham  602       1159
 Leicester   533       1162
 Bristol     272       1179
 -----------------------------

[The AMSAT News Serive (ANS) wishes to thank James Miller (G3RUH) for this
 bulletin item. ]

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-211.02
WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 211.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 30, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-211.02

Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 30-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: WC9C reports that RS-10 has been performing well.  Although the CW
Robot was off for about a week, it is now back on.  Since WC9C got back on
around Field Day after being off for a few months he has noticed a change
in the satellite's 10 meter antenna pattern.  Now it is about 6-10 dB weaker
as it approaches and is stronger as it passes by.  This was just the oppo-
site just a few months ago.  Does anyone know if the "parent" spacecraft
orientation has changed?  Last week the Special Event Station WA3NAN was on
29.391 MHz and heard lots of station trying to working them.  [WC9C]

AO-10: KC6EIJ reports that AO-10 is putting down excellent signals but now
suffers from NO OPERATORS!  He suggests that before you start you satellite
operations each day, take a "listen" to AO-10 and find out how it is doing.
DON'T WRITE OFF AO-10 YET BECAUSE IT STILL HAS A LOT OF LIFE LEFT! [KC6EIJ]

UO-22: Operating normally. [K6OYY],

KO-23: Operating normally. [K6OYY]

KO-25: Operating normally with lots of activity.  Numerous stations have
noted the element sets for KO-25 are not accurate, but are usable.  A sim-
ilar problem happened on a previous OSCAR satellite launch, in that case
the launch vehicle, or parts thereof were being tracked, instead of the
satellite of interest.  [K6OYY]


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: 29 Jul 1994 19:16:44 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.claremont.edu!kaiwan.com!kaiwan![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>asa.gov
Subject : Re: Did CB's used to require licenses?

In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman) writes:

>In article Ed Ellers <[e-mail]> writes:
>>
>>  (The very first CB calls started with a
>>NUMBER signifying the CB region -- similar to districts in ham calls, but not
>>the same numbers -- a letter indicating what year the license was issued, and
>>four digits.  This was changed in the early 1960s when someone informed the FCC
>>that the numbers-first calls did not meet the Radio Regulations of the
>>International Telecommunications Union because they did not begin with a prefix
>>assigned to the United States.)

>Is this really true? More details, please!

Yes, in the summer of 1960 (methinks, maybe 59) we had 17Q2728.  Couldn't
have been later 1961 becauseI was still in high school at the time.

Gary

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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 29 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  854

Today's Topics:
                      Advice for an aspiring ham
                      Call Sign Server (2 msgs)
          Computer radio - SoftWave by ComFocus - any good?
                    Extended Transceive For FT-470
                            FCC Address??
                         Good day to you all
                      Help with Jupiter signals
                       Lightbulb's as antennas?
                         PA3CXC/ST0 QSL Card
               VHF TV freqs to be phased out? (2 msgs)
                  WANT: KW TS-430S filters/FM board
                              Whence QST

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