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Info-Hams Digest            Fri, 19 Aug 94       Volume 94 : Issue  934

Today's Topics:
                     ADVICE on NEW HF rig wanted
                      Building a J-Pole Antenna
                        clip art for QSL card
                 CWIST Reminder --- Mini-Post Version
                           Ham Radio & More
                            Handicap Hams
                  How to Use An Auto Patch (2 msgs)
                              KA-PK Gold
                Need 9600 baud mod info for IC271/471
                  Ragchewing conversational protocol
                      Repeater Directory On-Line
                             Station List

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Date: 16 Aug 1994 23:53:02 GMT
From: pa.dec.com!oleum.zso.dec.com![e-mail]
Subject: ADVICE on NEW HF rig wanted
To: [e-mail]

    Hi,

    I have been out of the HF rig buying scene for about 10 years, since
    I have never had any reason to update my ageing FT301D. However in view
    of the VAST differences between UK and US pricing, I think it`s time to
    make the change.


    Does anyone have any recommendations/reviews on the more popular HF
    rigs, I particularly like the look of the TS-50, primarily as I like
    to do HF mobile work. A friend also said the Ts850 or 450 were 'good'.

    Since I am not a code operator some of the bells and whistles may not
    be applicable.

    I realise that this is a vast subject but am primarily I guess looking
    for personal experiences, reliablity is also a prime concern as I will
    be taking it back to the UK soon.

    Thanks

    Robin

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Date: 17 Aug 1994 19:11:49 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca![e-mail]
Subject: Building a J-Pole Antenna
To: [e-mail]

I'm sorry if this has been requested  before. I went looking for a better
anternna for  my HT and someone suggested I just build a j-pole for home
use. I don't really know where to look for instructions. If someone has
instructions/parts list I would really appreciate a copy.

Paul
-----

Paul Antaki
Prodigy Technologies Corporation         Phone: [phone]
1100-1190 Hornby Street                    Fax: [phone]
Vancouver, B.C.                         e-mail: [e-mail]
V6Z 2K5

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Date: 18 Aug 1994 19:53:55 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!news.clark.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu![e-mail]
Subject: clip art for QSL card
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
 <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Just for the sake of starting a flame session,

[deleted]

>Flame on. I'm like beyond bother at this point.

Ooh.  What you said, it makes me so mad.  Ooh. Ooh.  Flame.  Flame.  Flame.

This has been a flame.

--
Mike Cummings  NX7E                [e-mail]
"When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie
heaven, choose pie heaven.  It might be a trick, but if it's not,
ummmmm, boy." - Jack Handey, a new spin on Pascal's Wager

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Date: 18 Aug 1994 18:33:37 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!news.duke.edu!concert!inxs.concert.net!taco.cc.ncsu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: CWIST Reminder --- Mini-Post Version
To: [e-mail]

OK, folks, here is the weekly mini-posting reminder for the CWISTS.....

Note that all hands meet on the appointed 40 meter QRG at midnight
>>>>> YOUR QTH <<<<< local time.  That will maximize the available
folks across +- 3 time zones of anyone's QTH at YOUR midnight hour.
Others can come and go earlier or later as may suit their habits.

The alternate QRG if the 40 meter one of 7102R5 khz fails is
is 3702R5 khz.  (How can 40 meters fail us....?).

We are working on a EurAsian QRG for the rest of the world.  More to
follow at a later time when the EurAsian ops get back with me.

73 TU SU SK DE NA4G
Bob

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

QST QST QST CQ CQ CQ DE NA4G NA4G NA4G BT
1815330UTC AUG 94
FM NA4G
TO ALL CW OPS WORLDWIDE BT
CWIST FRIDAY NIGHT FIST FUNCTION.
ALL HANDS QSW/QSX 3702.5/7102.5KHZ MIDNIGHT YOUR LOCAL TIME FRIDAY NIGHT.
GET ON THE AIR AND ENJOY A PLAIN CW EVENING ON THE 40/80 METER BANDS.
USE A REAL HAND KEY (A STRAIGHT SENDING IRON OR BUG IS ENCOURAGED).
A VERY SIMPLE VERY INFORMAL NET STYLE FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED.
WHEN THE CONTROL STATION INVITES CHECKINS, CALL CWIST DE YOURCALL K.
YOU WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PLACED IN LINE FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
IF NO NET CONTROL IS ABOARD THEN SIMPLY START THE CALL YOURSELF.
ENJOY OLD-TIME AMATEUR RADIO AND TRY SOME FRIENDLY BRASS POUNDING.
EXCHANGE MORE THAN RST QTH NAME HELLO AND GOODBYE.
HELP ALONG THE NEW HAMS ON CW TO GET THEIR SPEED UP.
TELL A FAIR YARN OR TWO AMONG FELLOW CWISTS AND RAGCHEW A LITTLE WHILE.
TELL SOME HISTORY ABOUT THE OLD-TIME DAYS AND YOUR EXPERIENCES IN RADIO.
IF YOU ARE AN OLD TIMER PLEASE JOIN IN AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES.
IF YOU WERE EVER A PROFESSIONAL PLEASE JOIN IN AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES.
OLD SPARKERS WHO HAVE PLIED THE HIGH SEAS ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOME.
OLD CHOPS FROM ALL QTA/QTH ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOME.
NEW FOLKS AND THE YOUNG SQUIRTS ON THE BLOCK ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOME.
USE BOATANCHOR GEAR IF YOU HAVE IT AVAILABLE OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE.
SEE YOU THERE OM/YL.
73 TU SU DE NA4G BOB AR

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*  May you have fair winds and following seas on your watch at the key.  *
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 14:20:59
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!news.sprintlink.net!indirect.com!s146.phxslip.indirect.com![e-mail]
Subject: Ham Radio & More
To: [e-mail]

>Len,
>   Any chance you could post a list of the stations carrying the show?

>John

I posted it earlier today again. Hope you saw it. If not, e'mail me & I'll send
you one.
73, Len, KB7LPW

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Date: 19 Aug 94 10:35:30 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Handicap Hams
To: [e-mail]

Do you know a Ham or a want-to-be Ham that has a handi-cap?
Well, I do. He is also a member of ARRL and his handi-cap is
that he is blind.  I know that he has possably held a QSO with
a large bunch of brother and sister Hams all over the U.S. and the
world. Well, that isn't the problem........

As a Blind Ham being an ARRL member he doesn't receive QST like
the rest of us who has been blessed with sight.

With the fall ARRL board meeting approaching, I would like all ARRL
members to write, call or talk to your SM's and Directors to make
QST available in an electronic format that they can either down load
or receive by S-Mail for their enjoyment.  I know that I have enjoyed
reading the articles contained in QST and I know that the Vision Impared
Hams would like to enjoy those articles as well.

This electronic format must be made to where it can be read by a text
reader so it can voice out the words so that they can read QST with
their ears.

Join the call and contact the ARRL/Directors to start such a mediam
and maybe the other Amateur Radio related publications will follow
the ARRL's lead.

Thats all for now.

73

Tim Wright KD4OVM
[e-mail]

PS: Hi Tom  WD4RWU

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Date: 17 Aug 1994 19:16:12 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca![e-mail]
Subject: How to Use An Auto Patch
To: [e-mail]

Since I'm new to radio and don't really know any fellow amateurs I turn
to the net for assistance:

I've noticed that a few local repeaters have autopatches that are open
(or at least not marked closed). Is there a standard means of accessing
them? Does anyone have suggestions?

Thanks,

Paul
-----

Paul Antaki
Prodigy Technologies Corporation         Phone: [phone]
1100-1190 Hornby Street                    Fax: [phone]
Vancouver, B.C.                         e-mail: [e-mail]
V6Z 2K5

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Date: 17 Aug 1994 19:47:41 GMT
From: hplextra!news.dtc.hp.com!col.hp.com![e-mail]
Subject: How to Use An Auto Patch
To: [e-mail]

Paul Antaki ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Since I'm new to radio and don't really know any fellow amateurs I turn
: to the net for assistance:

: I've noticed that a few local repeaters have autopatches that are open
: (or at least not marked closed). Is there a standard means of accessing
: them? Does anyone have suggestions?

   Just because the repeater is open, doesn't mean the autopatch is.

 It's only fair to talk to the repeater custodians before even trying to acess the "autopatch".

   Repeaters cost a lot to put up and maintain and it's only right to help
with that cost when using it on a daily or weekly basis.

  We operate 3 open repeaters, 2 of which have phonepatches. The phone patchs
are for members only.  This is the way are sure of having the funds to
repair/replace the equipment. We have many members that never use the
autopatch but still pay their 20 bucks a year to make sure they stay there.

   Talk to other users on the air or just ask if there is a "custodian" or
membership person availble. I'm sure some will be glad to help.

   73,  John, N0KIC, Membership,  PPFMA   Colorado Springs Co.

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Date: 18 Aug 1994 19:35:10 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!jericho.mc.com!fugu![e-mail]
Subject: KA-PK Gold
To: [e-mail]

In article [e-mail], [e-mail] (Richard Berndt) writes:
-->Has anyone received a notice of upgrades on PKGOLD or KAGOLD.
-->It seems that there has been many since Version 9 date 3-15-94
-->and REGISTERED users are **NOT** notified like other commercial
-->software.
-->It seems that they now have more upgrades than AEA eproms.  Its
-->seems We the users must keep updated ourself by AT&T.  At nearly
-->$100.00 per-model version we could get notified.  My mailbox is
-->always full of upgrade notices from other les costly software
-->companys.
-->..
-->73
-->Richard N7VWJ
-->..
-->AMPRnet   n7vwj.ampr.org
-->E-MAIL    [e-mail]
-->Packet    N7VWJ@N7DUO.#WWA.WA.USA.NA

I agree.  It is great software and generally good support but
their non-notification of versions (usually fixing a problem)
is not published.  There is no excuse since they are on
the internet and Compuserve.  It would certainly be handy
to ftp the new version from some site or have it available
on Compuserve.

---
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Bob Levine  KD1GG 7J1AIS VK2GYN               formerly KA1JFP
[e-mail]   <--Internet email    Phone[phone] x247
[e-mail] <--Packet Mail         FAX[phone]
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 94 13:33:11 PDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.kei.com!ssd.intel.com!chnews![e-mail]
Subject: Need 9600 baud mod info for IC271/471
To: [e-mail]

Im looking for 9600 baud modification info for the ICOM 271 & 471.

Thanks & 73s,
Tom WB7ASR...

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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 19:17:25 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!wariat.org!malgudi.oar.net!witch!ted![e-mail]
Subject: Ragchewing conversational protocol
To: [e-mail]


In article <[e-mail]>, Freeman A. Kilpatrick ([e-mail]) writes:
>Hi All!
>
>I just got my license a few weeks ago, and I noticed a
>conversational oddity that I hadn't expected.  The simplex
>nature of conversation is kind of difficult to get used to.
>When ragchewing, you *have* to say something when the other
>person unkeys their mike.  This is in contrast to normal
>conversation, where a person will usually continue to talk
>if a response is not elicited.  Sometimes the person I'm
>talking to will stop talking, and I won't have anything to
>say.  I feel like I can't just sit there, so I have to come
>up with some banal comment or something.
>
>Obviously, this phenomena is less of a problem when there
>is an actual purpose to the QSO (like a contest or something).
>I'm curious to learn if anyone else has this problem, or are
>most people simply too talkative anyway?  I'm currently taking
>a linguistics course, and we will be studying 'conversation
>analysis' in a few weeks.  I'll report back if I find any
>theoretical foundation for this type of conversation anomaly.
>
A simple solution to this is to keep asking questions.  If the other
guy says he just finished feeding the chickens, ask him why he keeps
chickens, how many, is it easy, does he have a problem with predators,
etc. It's an easy technique and you learn all kinds of interesting
stuff.

Mike, KK6GM


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Date: 17 Aug 1994 18:44:41 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!isclient.merit.edu!@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
Subject: Repeater Directory On-Line
To: [e-mail]

>You say that there is a copy on line someplace on the INTERNET?
>Where is it located.  I've looked and I am unable to find it.
>I'm sure I am not the only Ham looking......

As far as I know, the only directory of its sort is at
mipg.upenn.edu:/pub/yee/rptr010.Z

--
Medical Image Processing Group     |        73 de Conway Yee, N2JWQ
411 Blockley Hall                  |  EMAIL     : [e-mail]
423 Guardian Drive                 |  TELEPHONE : [phone]
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 (USA)  |  FAX       : [phone]

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Date: 18 Aug 1994 21:34:51 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!news.sprintlink.net!indirect.com![e-mail]
Subject: Station List
To: [e-mail]

Ham Radio & More Station List:
The following list can change often....

Alabama:    WHRT, 860am,  Hartselle
            WAJF, 1490am, Decateur
Arizona:    KFNN, 1510am, Phoenix
Colorado:   KBCO, 1190am, Denver/Boulder
Conneticut: WATR, 1320am, Hartford
Illinois:   WKTA, 1330am, Chicago
            WBGZ, 1570am, Alton
Indiana:    WIWO, 1580am, So. Bend (tape delay)
            WPDJ, 1300am, Huntington/Ft. Wayne
Massach:    WSSH, 1510am, Boston (50,000 watts)
            WKPE, 1170am, Orleans
Missouri:   WBGZ, 1570am, St. Louis
Mississippi:WVMI, 570am,  Biloxi
N. Carolina:WEEB, 990am,  Fayetteville
            WCRY, 1460am, Raleigh/Durham
            WNCT, 1070am, Greenville
Nebraska:   KICS, 1550am, Lincoln
New Jersey: WIFI, 1460am, Trenton/Philadelphia
Oklahoma:   KTMC, 1400am, Mcalester
Texas:      KSEY, 94.3fm, Seymour

Ham Radio & More is on the Talk America Network. It is aired live every Sunday
at 6:00pm EST, originating from Phoenix, Arizona. It can be heard via TVRO
satellite on Spacenet 3, Transponder 9, 6.8 audio. Our toll free listener call-in
line is 1-800-298-TALK. The originating station number is 1-602-241-1510 for more
information. Any radio station can air the show FREE OF CHARGE.

73, Len, KB7LPW

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