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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 94 04:09:11 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #878 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Fri, 5 Aug 94 Volume 94 : Issue 878 Today's Topics: 15mW QSO's Car warrantee and 2m radio Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 23 July IPS Daily Report - 04 August 94 Mobile Radio in Dodge Caravan? Mods - "Alinco DR570"? Ramsey SlyFox Technician No Code (2 msgs) Where to QSL Shuttle Please ?? Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (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: Wed, 03 Aug 1994 20:35:45 GMT From: newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!swiss.ans.net!malgudi.oar.net!witch!ted!mjsilva@RUTGERS.EDU Subject: 15mW QSO's To: info-hams@ucsd.edu According to "200 Meters and Down" (ARRL pub.), in 1923 a QSO was completed between Australia and New Zealand (~1500 miles) using 4mW. The book also states that the 4mW signal was heard an additional 1400 miles away. 2900 miles on 4mW *input*! No mention of the frequency -- anyone care to speculate? Mike, KK6GM ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 20:49:28 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!mixcom.com!kevin.jessup@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Car warrantee and 2m radio To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In <31m6iv$f94@news.bu.edu> david@bu.edu (David Gagnon) writes: >I am in the process of looking for a new car and someone brought up the >possibility that installing a 2m rig might void a new car warrantee. His >thought was that the radio might do damage to the cars computer and that >having the radio might invalidate a provision of the warrantee. This was a big worry for me till I decided to just DO it (and do it right). Everything worked out fine. I have two Jap cars: a 1991 Toyota Tercel and a 1992 Honda Civic LX. Both have 50 Watt mobile rigs. Run 14 guage wire directly from the radio to the battery (fused of course) and put the antenna on the trunk or on the roof. Keep the coax away from the engine computer. You'll be fine. Some people like to connect their high-power rigs to the cigarette lighter. Bad idea. Do NOT use any of the existing electrical system. -- /`-_ kevin.jessup@mixcom.com | The US Constitution defines the { }/ Marquette Electronics, Inc | "rights" the people give to the \ / Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | government, not the reverse! |__*| N9SQB, ARRL, Amateur Radio | ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 07:55:14 MDT From: news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!news.kei.com!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 23 July To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 23 JULY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 23 JULY, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The background x-ray flux is inaccurate, but was between A1.0 and A9.9. !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 204, 07/23/94 10.7 FLUX=076 90-AVG=080 SSN=018 BKI=1302 2211 BAI=005 BGND-XRAY=A1.0 FLU1=1.4E+06 FLU10=1.5E+04 PKI=1312 2223 PAI=007 BOU-DEV=006,026,004,015,010,019,008,008 DEV-AVG=012 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= B1.0 @ 0656UT XRAY-MIN= A1.5 @ 2030UT XRAY-AVG= A3.4 NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 2315UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 2310UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.5% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2235UT PCA-MIN= -0.1DB @ 2355UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55249NT @ 0941UT BOUTF-MIN=55222NT @ 1954UT BOUTF-AVG=55237NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+081,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+154NT@ 2044UT GOES6-MIN=N:-034NT@ 2359UT G6-AVG=+116,+033,-013 FLUXFCST=STD:075,075,075;SESC:075,075,075 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,015,015/015,015,015 KFCST=2234 1222 2345 1233 27DAY-AP=025,023 27DAY-KP=3444 4454 6452 3323 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 22 JUL 94 is not available. The Full Kp Indices for 22 JUL 94 are not available. The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 22 JUL 94 are not available. Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 23 JUL is not available. SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- The only notable event was a disappearing filament which erupted sometime between 16:55 UTC and 18:20 UTC in the southwest quadrant. Solar activity is expected to continue very low. The geomagnetic field was generally quiet to unsettled. A few brief active periods were observed over some high latitude stations. The geomagnetic field is expected to continue mostly quiet to mildly unsettled. HF propagation conditions were near-normal over all regions. Near-normal propagation is expected to persist over the next 72 hours. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 23/2400Z JULY ------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7757 N13W19 333 0150 CSO 05 008 BETA 7756 S12W45 359 PLAGE 7758 S15E02 312 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 24 JULY TO 26 JULY NMBR LAT LO NONE LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 23 JULY, 1994 --------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 23 JULY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV 23/B1655 B1820 S22W54 DSF INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 23/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- 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 ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 22 Jul: 1445 1450 1454 B2.2 SF 7758 S11E17 24 Jul: 0350 0400 0414 B1.0 1335 1339 1342 B1.2 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7758: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (33.3) Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 002 (66.7) Total Events: 003 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 ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 22 Jul: 1445 1450 1454 B2.2 SF 7758 S11E17 III,V 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 ** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 23:22:40 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: IPS Daily Report - 04 August 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 04/2330Z AUGUST 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 04 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 05 AUGUST - 07 AUGUST ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 75/13 GOES satellite data for 03 Aug Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 1.3E+06 Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.3E+04 Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.9E+07 X-ray background: A2.7 Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day. 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 05 Aug 06 Aug 07 Aug Activity Very low Very low Very low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Aug: 75/13 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 03 Aug Learmonth 4 2111 2111 Fredericksburg 5 5 Planetary 4 5 Observed Kp for 03 Aug: 2101 1123 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 05 Aug 5 Quiet 06 Aug 5 Quiet 07 Aug 5 Quiet COMMENT: Quiet conditons expected until August 10. ----------------------------------------------------------- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 04 Aug normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 05 Aug normal normal normal 06 Aug normal normal normal 07 Aug normal normal normal ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY Observed DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney 04 Aug 23 near predicted monthly values Predicted Monthly T-index for August: 20 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 05 Aug 20 Near predicted monthly values 06 Aug 20 Near predicted monthly values 07 Aug 20 Near predicted monthly values COMMENT: Spread F observed during local night. -- 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: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 07:39:23 From: news.sprintlink.net!indirect.com!s146.phxslip.indirect.com!lenwink@uunet.uu.net Subject: Mobile Radio in Dodge Caravan? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <31oebn$ncm@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> lvn@cen.com (Larry Novak) writes: >Path: indirect.com!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!cs.umd.edu!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!lvn >From: lvn@cen.com (Larry Novak) >Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc >Subject: Mobile Radio in Dodge Caravan? >Date: 3 Aug 1994 15:50:15 GMT >Organization: Century Computing, Inc., Laurel, MD >Lines: 7 >Distribution: usa >Message-ID: <31oebn$ncm@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> >NNTP-Posting-Host: fox.gsfc.nasa.gov >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >I'm about to install my 2 meter mobile in my Dodge Caravan and would >like to hear what others have done. Offhand, no outstanding location for >mounting it is leaping out at me. >Thanks, >Larry, K3TLX I merely drilled my dual bander into the right hand side of the center hump. And got power from the fuse box. It works. 73, Len, KB7LPW ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 94 13:02:42 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.onramp.net!news!dougfree@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Mods - "Alinco DR570"? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I have been looking for Mods for a "Alinco DR-570". (Wide band receive, Mars, etc.) I have checked "oak.oakland.edu" but none are listed. I don't know of any other FTP sites that have a good selection of mode other than there. Please post or EMail. Any help would be appreciated. 73s - CUL Doug Freeman KC5ION dougfree@onramp.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 94 23:19:59 PDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!portal.com!portal!cup.portal.com!JoeMoell@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Ramsey SlyFox To: info-hams@ucsd.edu >IMHO, the gist of the original post was, "the SlyFox doesn't meet FCC specs >and there is a 73 article on the way that will verify that fact!". Well, if that's what the post said, the writer did not read the article carefully. >It was >posted so far in advance of your article that it had expired by the time >I got my 73 and read the article. It was that original posting which >prompted the start of this thread, not your article. I talked to the Sr. Technical Editor of 73 today. He said that it is their standard policy to fax manuscripts of reviews to manufacturers for comment. The mfr is allowed to correct factual errors, but may not change the editorial content and "tone" of an article. He also said advance info on this particular review was not given to anyone else. We both concluded that any "leak" must have come as a result of the preview by Ramsey. Note that Ramsey did not dispute the facts in the article. >Then get with the manufacturer and fix the problem! After all it is simply >a paper problem. The manual is not fixed in concrete. I hope Ramsey corrects the manual. Perhaps they have by now, but they certainly have not stated so. The last post from the company here said: "The manual clearly states to spread the coils for max power output." This is not only misleading, but it also indicates a continuing denial of any deficiency on their part. >In the past, (sigh), a reputable magazine would have immediately >notified the kit manufacturer of any problems with the kit (including the >manual). They would not have published something designed to hurt sales >unless the company refused to fix the problem. My design was not to hurt sales, and I'm sure 73 is not interested in hurting sales, either. Overall, the article is not nearly as negative as you are making it out to be. Read the whole piece again. >If it had been me reviewing the kit, I would have immediately notified >the company that the manual needs improving. I would have published the >suggested manual improvements in the article and posted them on >oak.oakland.edu (did you?) Ramsey was notified, both by me and by 73 Magazine. The deficiencies in the manual are clearly explained in my article. So except for the Internet post, everthing has been done just as you would have it. >I would not have taken a "poor me" attitude. ... >a biased review of a reasonable product. As a famous President said, "There you go again!" Please quote me a sentence from the review that shows a "poor me" or biased attitude. Actually, I rather enjoyed the challenge of getting the thing working, but I kept in mind how it would have been for someone who was building this as a first kit. Remember, the manual says this kit is not for beginners, but the catalog does not give any warning before purchase. Anyone having trouble with the kit because of its incomplete instructions will learn just what to do to fix it by reading my article. >There is nothing wrong with the kit as far as I can tell, just with the >manual. You'd better read my article again. There were a couple of other important problems. The most important was that final output power (with proper tuning) never met specs on BOTH the kit and the Ramsey-wired unit. Yes, I measured and remeasured carefully, because I couldn't believe it at first. I ended up checking on no less than four different power meters, including two Bird 4431's, the last one traceable to national standards. Two different dummy loads were used, both mil-spec microwave types, good to DC through 3 GHZ, so it wasn't a SWR problem. >An addendum mailed to previous purchasers and included in the >manual solves the problem. You're kidding, aren't you? I have never heard of any small kit manufacturer sending out notices to previous buyers, unless safety was at stake. I bet they would laugh if you suggested it. Besides mail order, Ramsey products are sold for cash by distributors, in stores, at conventions and even at swap meets. There is no way for them to know who owns which kits. And who knows how many are in the distribution pipeline? 73 actually did Ramsey a service by publishing important information that would be difficult to successfully distribute by direct methods. 73 de Joe K0OV (not speaking for 73 Magazine) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 21:02:16 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!mixcom.com!kevin.jessup@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Technician No Code To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In <egela003.775839471@maroon> egela003@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Ryan D Egeland) writes: >I am currently preparing for the Technician no-code FCC amateur liscence. >If anyone has passed this examination and moved on to a higher class, I >would like to know whether it is really worth it to spend all that time >learning the code. It's NOT worth it if nothing on HF appeals to you. Then again, you have to actually TRY some things before you know if you'll like them or not. It's quite a diverse hobby and has something for everyone. Both technical and non-technical aspects of the hobby can keep you very busy. If you become a member of a club and are an active member or official, you may find time for little else! Right now, I have no interest in operating on HF. I did take the 5 WPM and found it pretty easy. I went from 0 WPM to solid copy on the 5 WPM test in only 3 weeks. On average, I did three 20-minute study sessions per day using the Radio Shack Gordon West tapes and the Super Morse program for the IBM PC. Your mileage may vary. As someone probaly said already, you'll be waiting for the ticket anyway. One option is to use that time studying Morse code. Good luck, and welcome! -- /`-_ kevin.jessup@mixcom.com | The US Constitution defines the { }/ Marquette Electronics, Inc | "rights" the people give to the \ / Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | government, not the reverse! |__*| N9SQB, ARRL, Amateur Radio | ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Aug 1994 20:13:37 GMT From: newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!swiss.ans.net!malgudi.oar.net!witch!ted!mjsilva@RUTGERS.EDU Subject: Technician No Code To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <egela003.775839471@maroon>, Ryan D Egeland (egela003@maroon.tc.umn.edu) writes: > >I am currently preparing for the Technician no-code FCC amateur liscence. >If anyone has passed this examination and moved on to a higher class, I >would like to know whether it is really worth it to spend all that time >learning the code. I am mainly interested in microwave data transfer >right now, but I may like to get into DX someday. (???). I have >successfully DXed with my CB & a homebrew antenna on the standard 4 >watts, but don't care for the CB crowd much. I have listened to the >2 meter band on my scanner, but can't quite get a good feel for what it's >all about. I have been fooling around with circuts and electronics for >about eight years now, and really find an interest in making antennas, >circuts, etc. Any opinions (especially about the value of a higher >liscence) appreciated. > My general suggestion in cases like yours is to take your Tech test, and then, in the many weeks of dead time while you wait for your ticket, study the code. HF offers a lot that you won't get on VHF+ (as well as the other way around). Stopping with the Tech is kind of like going to B&R and only getting to choose from 15 flavors. Unless you're *sure* you only want VHF+, get the code out of the way now and keep your options open. 73, Mike, KK6GM ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 1994 17:16:39 +1000 From: munnari.oz.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!warrane.connect.com.au!vulpes.pwd.nsw.gov.au!vulpes.pwd.nsw.gov.au!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: Where to QSL Shuttle Please ?? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I was finally successful in contacting STS-65's packet robot after many attempts, so would like a card. Can someone please tell me the address to send my card to? thanks Paul VK2AHB -- _____ ___ ___ ___ _____ | Paul Rodenhuis /____/\ /_ /|/_ /|/_ /| /____/\ | Database Administration | __ \/| | | || | || | | | __ \/| | Information Services Branch | |__) |/ | | || | || | | | | \ || | NSW Public Works Dept | ___/ | |/_| |/_| |/ | |__/ |/ | paulr@pwd.nsw.gov.au (02)-372-7037 B |_|/ \___________/ |_____/ | VK2AHB@VK2RWI (02)-449-9212 H ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 1994 07:23:33 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ssd.intel.com!chnews!scorpion.ch.intel.com!cmoore@network.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <940725102304_2@ccm.hf.intel.com>, <gregCtpsvI.Ao0@netcom.com>, <hY9RUEN.jramsey@delphi.com>ssd. Subject : Re: Ramsey SlyFox In article <hY9RUEN.jramsey@delphi.com>, <jramsey@delphi.com> wrote: >Greg Bullough <greg@netcom.com> writes: Hi John, before you get blasted for misquoting, it was I who wrote the following quoting from Joe's '73' article. Things are a little confused because the original email out of ucsd.edu to which I objected occured before I got my July '73' and therefore could not have been Greg's. Sometimes these interchanges take on an Abbott and Costello, "Who's on First?" flavor. >>>Quoting again, "But when I spread the turns on the kit unit... and >>>retuned the final capacitor, power increased dramatically... The second, >>>third, and fourth harmonics of the kit now measure -70, -50, and -70 dB >>>respectively, _EASILY_ satisfying FCC requirements. All spurious >>>emissions are better than 54 dB below the carrier..." (emphasis mine) >>>Every kit builder should have a wattmeter and a dummy load,(available >>>from Radio Shack). > There doesn't seem to be any objection to the way the kit works, just that there was not quite enough tuneup information in the manual. Maybe an insert that says, "The low-pass filter must be tuned such that the crossover frequency is higher than the frequency of operation" would do the trick. There are minor mods for the FX transceivers posted on oak.oakland.edu and I hope that Joe will post his suggested additions to the SlyFox manual there and share them with Ramsey Electronics. 73, Cecil, KG7BK, OOTC (Not speaking for Intel) ------------------------------ Date: 4 Aug 1994 15:33:57 GMT From: noc.near.net!hopscotch.ksr.com!jfw@uunet.uu.net To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <319onr$h8u@hobbes.cc.uga.edu>, <MONTA.94Jul30012813@pixel.mit.edu>, <31h20n$h8h@starcomm.overleaf.com> Subject : Re: REQUEST: Help finding WWV receiver! n2kra@starcomm.overleaf.com (Michael J. Ferrador N2KRA) writes: >Peter Monta (monta@pixel.mit.edu) wrote: <: 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. > Heathkit (Ahh, the memories come back...) used to have "The Most <Accurate Clock" which would auto-lock to the strongest out of 5, 10 >and 15Mhz and had an optional RS-232 output. < I also remember seeing an ISA PC board setup, but much more >expensive ($500). I don't remember who made it. > Anyone seen products in this catagory? Marcus Leech, VE3MDL, once made available a design for a CHU receiver/decoder box. I don't remember where I ftp'd it from; his email address is listed as mleech@bnr.ca and ve3mdl@ve3mdl.ampr.org in the README file. If someone can offer an ftp site with real bandwidth behind it, I can upload what I have (if no one knows what the Official FTP sire was). John, WB7EEL/1 ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #878 ******************************