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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 94 15:43:02 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 #886 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Mon, 8 Aug 94 Volume 94 : Issue 886 Today's Topics: 2m/11m crossband QSO: legal? ANARTS RTTY News Bulletin 821 7th August 1994 Any hams in Vancouver, BC? FCC forms hotline Help! How to Improve my CW Speed? (3 msgs) Postscript Smith chart? Renewals don't Take as Long S. California Repeaters Someone in the Bay Area? Wayne Green Live! 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: 7 Aug 1994 15:52:57 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.clark.net!andy@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 2m/11m crossband QSO: legal? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu IMHO, I believe this would not be permissible. There are no provisions in Part 97 for routine cross-band communications between the amateur service and the citizens radio service. I am surprised the repeater owner condoned this. He's probably not too concerned about your license (or his, for that matter). -k4adl Bruce James Robert Linley (linley@netcom.com) wrote: : I have a rather odd question to ask. When me and my dad go camping, we : use CBs to communicate (my dad is not a ham)- one in the truck and a : handheld. The problem is that the handheld just can't get a good signal : out in certain areas due to it's inherently small antenna. I can hear : the truck's CB just fine on the handheld anywhere in the camping area. : Would it be possible for me to talk to my dad through a local 2m : repeater (he could receive me on a scanner), and my dad to communicate : back on the CB? Is either communication considered a "one-way" trans- : mission? I've already talked to the 2m repeater owner and he has no : objections to this particular use of his repeater. Any Part97/Part95 : prohibitions to cross-service QSOs? Thanks. : -- : Bruce James Robert Linley ---- linley@netcom.com ---- Amateur radio: KE6EQZ : =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "This is glue. Strong stuff." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 17:14:30 +1000 From: munnari.oz.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!fang.dsto.gov.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: ANARTS RTTY News Bulletin 821 7th August 1994 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu [ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ] ANARTS RTTY News Bulletin 821 7th August 1994 3.545 MHz 0930 UTC VK2BQS (Jim) 7.045 MHz -3 0030 UTC VK2CTD (Col) 14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC VK2DPM (Alan) 14.091 MHz 0030 UTC VK2BQS (JIM) 146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT) 144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI (or VK2AAB) 146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY And a cheerio to Henry VK8HA who has gear problems and can listen but not transmit. Hope you are hearing us Henry. ANARTS officebearers for 1994-1995 ---------------------------------- Last night the deferred elections for 1994-5 were held and the retiring committee was re-elected unopposed. So, if you can't remember who's who, here's a list: President Col Davies VK2CTD Vice President Jim Swan VK2BQS Secretary Pat Leeper VK2JPA Treasurer Alan Fall VK2DPM Col has volunteered to be Newsletter Editor, and Pat is again the Boadcast Officer. Can you help us in any way -- with news items, or perhaps you could volunteer to be a backup relay operator in time of illness etc. If you can, let us know via the callbacks on the different frequencies, or drop a packet message to VK2JPA at VK2AAB (until VK2RWI comes back on air). Your assistance as always will be greatly appreciated. Local news from your club is always welcome -- any news in the digital field of amateur radio. ------------------------------------------- Snippet from the contest replies -------------------------------- No - nothing to do with the contest - but did you know that the Maple Leaf Radio Society in Canada runs a Maple Leaf award for contacting Canadian prefixes. What was surprising to us was the number mentioned in the various awards, with the top award going to those contacting 200 prefixes! We had no idea Canada had so many prefixes -- these date from after February 15 1965, the date when Canada received its official flag. The club is located in Ontario at Listowel, and if you are interested, we will include the full address from the leaflet which arrived with a contest log from Canada. ------------------------------------------ IPS weekly report ----------------- 29 July - 04 August 1994 Issue No 31 Date of issue: 05 August 1994 INDICES: Date 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 10cm 76 75 75 74 75 76 75 A 14 11 7 8 5 5 ( 5 estimated) T 31 33 26 27 25 27 23 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY Solar activity was very low all week. The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) was quiet to unsettled 29th to 31st July with one active period on 29th. The field then became quiet through to the end of the period. Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were near pre- dicted monthly values all week except for brief enhancements of up to 50 per cent during local night on 3rd August FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK (5 - 11 August) SOLAR: Very low. GEOMAGNETIC: Quiet until August 10 then becoming active. Isolated minor storm levels possible on August 12. IONOSPHERIC: Near predicted monthly values for August. HF comms quality is expected to be degraded during interval August 10-13. Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services, Sydney --------------------------------------- VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 29 JUL 94 VK2SG RTTY DXNOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 29 JULY 1994 (BID RTDX0729) MOTHER NATURE PROVIDED SOME UNEXPECTED FAVORABLE BAND CONDITIONS IN THIS TWILIGHT OF SUNSPOT CYCLE 22. OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM DJ3IW AND THE CENTRAL EUROPE DX CLUSTER DB0SPC, I5FLN AND THE IK5PWJ PACKET CLUSTER NODE, IV3PBK, LA4LN, OM3LA, UT5RP, W2TKU, W5KSI, WA4RGH, WB2CJL, AND THE NJ0M NODE OF THE MINNESOTA PACKET CLUSTER NETWORK. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. BANDPASS: FRIDAY 22 0202-14077 KC4TCV KENNEDY SPACE CENTER 0321-14085 FR5ZU/T 0330-14083 FK8FI 0342-14080 V31AR QSL POB 30, COROZAL TOWN, BELIZE, C.A. 0355-14086 A35CT QSL BOX 2290, NUKU ALOFA, KINGDOM OF TONGA 0552-14083 YW0CRV 1312-14087 OK1RR 1318-14082 UA5JBQ 1400-14080 HL5FRG 1630-14086 FR5ZU/T 1647-21085 FR5ZU/T 1728-21087 ZD7DP 1903-14083 YW0RCV 2033-14086 HK0DPA 2034-14087 YL2QC 2034-14084 9K2ZZ 2111-14088 RK4LWZ 2112-14088 UR3UN SATURDAY 23 0156-14085 UN5PR 0202-14085 YW0RCV 0341-14086 A35CT 1030-14086 YW0RCV 1057-14087 4L1BR 1147-14086 TA1KA 1154-14084 CN8NP 1215-14082 YL1ZE 1309-14087 RA3DFP 1318-14084 YL2KF 1454-14082 BY1QH 1)53-14085 RX9C 1557-14088 YL2QC 1557-14082 YL2PJ 1618-14083 YW0RCV 1702-14087 7P8SR 1724-14083 Z21HD 1924-14092 VP5FEB 1931-14086 C31ZZ 2046-14085 9K2ZZ 2102-14087 HK0DPA 2115-14089 4L1BR 2150-14083 EA8ATE 2209-14086 CT1AAL QSL VIA CBA 2221-14089 LX1TI 2233-14089 VK2KM 2245-14085 5V7BB SUNDAY 24 0150-14086 UN5PR QSL POB 73, TEMIRTAU, 472300 KAZAKHSTAN 0257-14084 UA4LCQ 0355-14086 YL1ZE 0424-14088 4L1BR 0:41-14086 A35CT 0520-14088 VK3EBP 0522-14083 YW0RCV 0531-14089 9K2US 1202-14088 YL2QC 1205-14081 YL1ZE 1207-14084 AP2TJ 1233-14085 HK4BKB 1234-14083!OK1FIR 1249-14089 ER2CQ 1447-14087 BV7WB 1512-14086 4L1BR 1526-14083 RK4LWZ 1528-14086 6Y5YZ 1600-14084 HP1XVI 1607-14083 YW0RCV 1632-14084 FR5ZU/T 1717-14084 OA8ACL 1736-14089 Z21HD 1805-14084 UX2DZ 1827-14084 YL1ZE 1910-14090 YL2TC 1925-14087 4L1BR 2040-14085 J88BS 2045-14090 EI2GZ 2059-14082 OH0/0H3TZ 2110-14080 CT9EXP SPECIAL MADEIRA PFX 2224-14083 YW0RVC 2236-14084 GI4LKG 2335-14083 PY2BDY 2349-14083 LU3MAM 2355-14092 AL7OC MONDAY 25 0019-14090 AL7OC 0059-14086 UN5PR 0138-14084 HP2VX 0212-14079 CE3GN 0324-14084 FR5ZU/T 0342-14091 HC1MX 0343-14082 V31AR 0351-14084 ZL3AAT 0400-14087 FK8FI 0405-14086 A35CT 0432-14088 XE1EKX 0540-14081 YW0RCV 0720-14087 CT1AAL 0730-14083 EW1MM GARY JUST STARTED ON RTTY TODAY 0740-14086 YU7AE 0925-14082 EW1AAC QSL VIA F6AML 1047-14083 YW0RCV 1246-14085 FR5ZU/T 1605-14086 4Z5GN 1742-14083 Z21HD 2154-14084 CN8ST TUESDAY 26 0040-14086 S92ZM 0056-14085 PZ1BS 0310-14084 A45ZX QSL POB 123, MUSCAT, SULTANATE OF OMAN 0850-14086 EM5U 0855-14083 ER1PE 0905-14083 CT1AAL 1110-14088 YL2QC 1419-14088 UY9RE 1457-14088 ER2CQ 1530-14083 RA9FZ 1722-14084 Z21HD 1726-14085 ZS6BTE 2130-14085 TA2II QSL VIA TA2D 2155-14086 EA9KQ 2318-14083 EI3EJ 2327-14087 GI3ONZ WEDNESDAY 27 0048-14088 UN5PR 0355-14084 F9LC/FO 0432-14082 V73/W7IDJ 1313-14084 YB3AQF QSL TO JULIAN MORRAL, J.L.VKLAMPISSHARAPANI/ NO E, BLOK AA-2, SURABAYA, INDONESIA 1906-14084 TU4EI 2147-14084 IS6QDV 2318-14085 F0/F9LC THURSDAY 28 0410-14089 VK5ABK 0415-14084 FK8FI NOTES OF INTEREST: NOW UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EVENT STATION OM9SNP IS ACTIVE ON CW/SSB/RTTY 160-10M. WITH THIS STATION SLOVAK AMATEURS ARE COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UP- RISING DURING WORLD WAR II, AS WELL AS REMEMBERING ALL THEIR WAR DEAD. QSL TO OM3LA. SVALBARD, JW - TOM, LA4LN AND MAGNE, LB3RC, WILL SIGN JW4LN AND LB3RC/JW RESPECTIVELY FROM 1-20 AUGUST. AS THEIR DXING WILL BE INCIDENTAL TO THEIR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, THEIR BATTERY/GAS- OLINE POWERED CW/PHONE/DIGITAL OPERATIONS, ON 160-10M, WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON LOCAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS WX AND CHASING AWAY POLAR BEARS! QSL DIRECT TO HOME ADDRESSES IN NORWAY AS FOLLOWS: JW4LN VIA LA4LN, TOM VICTOR SEGALSTAD, P.O. BOX 15, KJELSIS, N-0411 OSLO. LB3RC/JW VIA LB3RC, MAGNE NICOLAYSEN, \STGAARD GATE 23 B, N-0474 OSLO. FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND NOTES OF INTEREST TO LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF 73 ES GOOD HUNTING DE JULES W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SQRFL.FL.USA.NA OR AT W5KSI.#NOLA.LA.USA.NA [via HF AMTOR] ----------------------------------------- ARLD045 DX news --------------- The items in this week's bulletin are courtesy of Bob, WB2CJL, Joe, NJ1Q, Paul, KB1BE, 9V1ZP, the OPDX Bulletin and the YCCC DX PacketCluster network. Thanks. SENEGAL. Jean-Louis, 6W6JX, is very active on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters between 0630 and 0930z, and again from 1630 to 1900z. QSL via CBA. EASTERN MALAYSIA. Dave, 9M8BT, has been heard on 14220 and 14226 kHz operating free style between 1315 and 1500z. QSL via N5FTR. ANGOLA. Rich, D2/AA4HU, was on the 14226 DX Net around 2245z. BANGLADESH. Erik, S21ZG, was recently heard calling CQ on 14006 kHz at 0108z with very few takers. BRUNEI. V85KX was very active on 14025 kHz between 1230 and 1430z. QSL via G3JKX. MAYOTTE. Elio, FH5CB, is on almost daily. Check 14256 kHz between 0400 and 0500z. QSL via FH8CB. FAROE ISLANDS. OY1R was heard on CW between 14040 and 14050 kHz from 1245 to 1545z. QSL via W2KF. OY1HJ was on SSB at 14258 kHz around 1515z. QSL via OY6FRA. SINGAPORE. Michael, 9V1ZP, phoned the DXCC Desk on Friday to announce that 9V1 stations will be signing S61 plus their regular suffix for one month starting August 13, 1994. This is in celebration of the 25th anniversary of IARU member- society SARTS, the Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society. -------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTIONS. Members are reminded that ANARTS Financial Year commenced on 1st July 1994 and that subscriptions are now due. We have had a freebie for 12 months as a gesture to our members but it could not continue that way for ever. So please send $10 ( you know, the pretty blue note) to our Secretary who will process it under our new system which should prevent delays and transit problems. Send to the official ANARTS address at Box 860, CROWS NEST. NSW. please. ----------------------------------------- Society information The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065 Australia, for such matters as membership and general enquiries. Enquiries can also be made by packet to the President (Col) VK2CTD, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA at VK2RWI. News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60 Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA at VK2RWI. Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are : patl(at)pitt.conmusic.su.oz.au The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from anywhere in the broadcast coverage area. We know we reach New Zealand and many South Pacific islands, and we were reaching as far north as Japan when conditions were right. We are looking forward to news from your areas to let other amateurs know what you are doing in the hobby. Hope to hear from you. 73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer That concludes the broadcast for this morning/evening. -- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) | dave@esi.com.au | VK2KFU @ VK2AAB.NSW.AUS.OC | PGP 2.6 Opinions expressed are mine. | E7 FE 97 88 E5 02 3C AE 9C 8C 54 5B 9A D4 A0 CD ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 17:51:53 GMT 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: Any hams in Vancouver, BC? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I'm new to amateur radio and I was hoping that there were other readers of this newsgroup in Vancouver that might be willing to chat and give me some advice about which dealers are most reputable in the area. Paul ----- Paul Antaki Prodigy Technologies Corporation Phone: (604) 687-4636 1100-1190 Hornby Street Fax: (604) 687-1671 Vancouver, B.C. e-mail: pantaki@prodigy.bc.ca V6Z 2K5 ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 94 12:01:19 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: FCC forms hotline To: info-hams@ucsd.edu A while back someone posted the phone number 202-632-3676 for the FCC forms hotline. When I tried it Saturday, I got a recording that the number has been changed to 202-418-3676. You might want to update your records if you have written this number down. Chris KU4A Lexington KY ku4a@lexvmk.vnet.ibm.com ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 07:35:55 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!mailer.acns.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Help! How to Improve my CW Speed? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Yuzu--just a tad more, if I may. Using a tape, put the pencil down. Deliberately force yourself to start to learn to copy in your head. It is simply a new approach to an old, familiar theme. You will start hearing words [or parts of words] and not letters. There are a variety of methods to copying CW. You've learned one to about its end, i.e., letter-by-letter. Try deliberately this new approach. You'll fall back [speed-wise] but that will be only temporarily; you will recover and pass your old maximum speed in time. In-the-head copying will never be 100% "solid" at first [perhaps later] but it will soon get you over your plateau and you will start to feel much more comfortable at 30+ wpm. Later, the "solid" copy will be there at 30 wpm while the fractionated, in-the-head copy is up at 35-40 wpm. You need to learn a new method of copying in order to bring along your old letter-by-letter method of 100% "solid" copying. 73, mike, k7rls ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 18:11:09 GMT From: meaddata!mds@uunet.uu.net Subject: Help! How to Improve my CW Speed? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <323232$2ql@scunix2.harvard.edu>, ys@isr.harvard.edu (Yuzuru Suzuki) writes: |> I posted my article a couple of days ago, and Jim, WA6SDN, thought that |> it was a joke. I just wanted to let everyone know that it is not a |> joke, and that I am dead serious! I will summarize my question again. |> |> I am having difficulty going over 30 WPM. I can copy solid at 25 WPM. |> I suspect that one of my problems might be that I can not "copy behind" |> or "copy in my head." I know that these skills are important, but |> I am not sure how I can develop them when I operate under the heavy |> QRM, QRN, and QSB. The band conditions have been very unfavorable |> |> 73, Yuzuru Suzuki, AA1JA |> -- I don't understand why someone would think your request was a joke. High speed CW is a skill that not many hams have aquired. I am like you, I copy by letter and can not copy behind. I am interested in any tips you get on this subject. I know a few CW DX'ers that can copy CW above 35 WPM. They all can copy in their head. Hearing words and not letters is the only way you can copy high speed CW. I don't know how they got this ability, but I know most of them have had many years of practice. Good luck. Mike Suhar WB8GXB Mead Data Central mds@meaddata.com PO Box 933 Dayton, OH 45401 (513) 865-7672 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 18:25:21 GMT From: cadre!usenet@uunet.uu.net Subject: Help! How to improve my CW speed? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu This is a very good question. I have found that going 30-35+ wpm does require some new techniques. Below is a list of things that have worked for me... 1. Practice on the air with stations that are sending at or slightly over your ability to copy. This sets up a challenge. 2. Put your pencil down and try to recognize whole words as units, rather than mechanically copying characters down on paper. Only use the pen to jot down notes. You will naturally recognize commonly used words like QTH, the, is, rig, name, etc immediately. You will be suprized at how may words you already know. For all the other words that you don't know: 3. Form the word mentally in your mind, rather than using a pen. Visualize the characters of the "current" word in your mind. Its almost like drawing the word in your head and erasing it as the "next" word arrives. It helps sometimes to close your eyes while doing this. (Rememeber your mind can draw characters faster than your hands - so your not limited to how fast you can write/type, which is usually what causes the platue to begin with). 4. As the"current" word is completely formed, your mind will take some finite time to recognize it. If you take too long, you may miss the next word... My advise is to simply let the current word go and focus on bagging the next one. This is the key. If you don't let it go, you will probably miss the next word and the next, losing the whole context of the phrase. This is the hardest part of copying in the head. Give up one, to get the rest... 5. As you get better at this, your mind will develop the ability to "copy behind". That is, your mind has the ability to both work on recognizing the "last" word and at the same time visualize the formation of the next word. This takes alot of practice. 6. Relax. Don't get too nervous about missing a word. Always look ahead! The key is too minimize the number of missed words, not bag every last word. 7. As you copy words, think about the context of the sentance or phase being sent. Many times you can "anticapate" the next word(s). You probably already do this when copying code on paper. 8. Enter into a real conversation, not just QTH is, RIG is, etc... but a conversation that you may have in person. 9. Practice. Copying in your head really allows you to use CW as a second language. It is not as difficult as it sounds, but it does require some work. But once you learn how to do it consistently, it is extremely enjoyable. And you will meet some very interesting people young and old. Enjoy... Dan KB1JX ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 17:53:58 GMT From: meaddata!mds@uunet.uu.net Subject: Postscript Smith chart? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <t.grimwood-0808941037370001@130.216.90.102>, t.grimwood@auckland.ac.nz (Tony Grimwood) writes: |> I'm trying to find a postscript format Smith chart. Are there |> any FTP sites that have it? Any info appreciated. |> |> 73 |> Tony, ZL1TTG |> |> -- |> Tony Grimwood |> ZL1TTG |> School of Music |> University of Auckland |> Auckland |> New Zealand GMT +12h -- Tony, I found a file in postscript format many months ago. I don't remember where I got it. If I can find it I will e-mail it to you. Mike Suhar WB8GXB Mead Data Central mds@meaddata.com PO Box 933 Dayton, OH 45401 (513) 865-7672 ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 13:21:06 -0400 From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: Renewals don't Take as Long To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <roh033.mah48d-080894122221@136.141.220.39>, roh033.mah48d@rohmhaas.com (John E. Taylor III) writes: Really.... hmmmm... I am up to week 3 here now on my renewal request. Maybe todays mail? You didn't ask for a callsign change did you? I did not... just trying to do apples-to-apples. 73 for now.... Terry ------------------------------ Date: 4 Aug 1994 17:07:37 -0700 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!ctp.org!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: S. California Repeaters To: info-hams@ucsd.edu The 147.21+ repeater that was mentioned earlier (where the "BOMB Squad" resides-stands for something like "boys of Mt. Baldy") has a PL of either 151.4 or 156.7 (I forget which it was). They have a good net on Sundays at 7pm with a "Elmers" Q&A after the net (around 8:20pm or so). One not-so-wide-coverage repeater is W6GNS on 146.175+, located atop the Whittier-Puente Hills, about 25 miles east of downtown L.A. Coverage begins just south of the San Fernando Valley and it's nearly HT-doable southwards to Irvine. Coverage to the east falls off northeast of the Whittier hills towards Pomona and can get spotty if you're at the southern base of the hills (like La Habra). -- Gary T. Lau Internet: garlau@eis.calstate.edu Amateur : N6MMM @ AA4RE.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 18:58:55 GMT From: cronkite.cisco.com!sdarragh-mac.cisco.com!user@ames.arpa Subject: Someone in the Bay Area? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Is there someone in the bay area that can teach me code? I would like to go take my 13 wpm. I would like to skip 5 altogether. Hopefully, I can reach someone on the penninsula? Scott ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 13:24:03 -0400 From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: Wayne Green Live! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <3242fd$qcu@search01.news.aol.com>, sparkzz@aol.com (Sparkzz) writes: And really Uncle Wayne has a number of trophies in his closet! I am really sorry I am going to miss the program... unless Northworst Airlines carries it on their in-flight audio program? What you say Len... let's get them to carry the satellite audio for Talk America Radio? 73 for now.... c u on the shortwaves Terry Stader - KA8SCP America Online Ham Radio Club Host Macintosh Amateur Radio Software List Maintainer Internet: tstader@aol.com (e-mail) or p00489@psilink.com (binaries/files >28K) ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1994 17:39:40 GMT From: meaddata!mds@uunet.uu.net To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <Ctyy82.2xF@world.std.com>, <31tmrh$6lo@hebron.connected.com>, <1994Aug6.143305.24156@ke4zv.atl.ga.us> Subject : Re: Interference to X-10 home automation? In article <1994Aug6.143305.24156@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us (Gary Coffman) writes: |> |> Perhaps they generate no problems for reception, but they are certainly |> sensitive to RF. A friend has X-10 lights that can be turned on and off |> by a nearby amateur transmitter. |> |> Gary -- I suspect your friend may have other problems causing the X-10 to trigger, like high RF levels do to antenna problems. I suspect he may also be having RFI problems with other devices in his house. I run up to a KW on 40 through 10 and have not had a problem with RF triggering the X-10s. Touch lamps are another story. Those darn things tolerate very little RF. I have had some success in keeping RF out of the lamps by wrapping the power cord in a toroid core (Radio Shack #273-104). Mike Suhar WB8GXB mds@meaddata.com ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #886 ******************************