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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #956
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- Info-Hams Digest Wed, 24 Aug 94 Volume 94 : Issue 956
-
- Today's Topics:
- FLAME the FCC
- FT530 breaks squelch when it shouldn't
- Handies and NiMH accus?
- IPS Daily Report - 23 August 94
- QST the logo/QST the signal --- revisited
- Slow Code idea by Wa
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- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:38:13 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!csn!jstuart@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: FLAME the FCC
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- : Have you by chance called the FCC license bureau in Gettysburg, Penn. The
- : number is 1-717-337-1212. Maybe there was a mistake. And, what did you
- : expect the ARRL to do?
-
- : Jeff, KE4AUT
-
- Don't bother calling the FCC. I'm waiting for my upgrade too. I think we
- are at the end of a large backlog. Us May testers are still in limbo
- while I am reading July people are getting their tickets allready! Maby
- they are converting to a new system and we are being triaged.
-
- 73
- de
- Jon K0BMOI
-
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- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 19:30:54 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!well!barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!indyvax.iupui.edu!jsissom.dmed.iupui.edu!JAY@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: FT530 breaks squelch when it shouldn't
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Mine does this too. I don't think it has anything to do with the squelch
- decode. I haven't figured out exactly when or why it does it. Other than
- this little thing, the radio seems to be great.
-
- Jay
- KA9OKT
-
- >Hello,
-
- >A friend of mine bought a Yaseu FT530 handheld and it seems
- >to behave differently than mine. In his, the squelch
- >seems to open momentarily when the radio pauses on a
- >channel while scanning. This channel is set to tone
- >squelch decode at a tone of 107.2 Hz. Most of the time it
- >has a data transmission and on occasion, voice with the PL
- >tone added. The voice is what he is interested in
- >hearing. The result is an annoying data noise burst from
- >the radio. The behavior is irregular (it doesn't do this
- >every time it scans the channel). My radio does not do
- >this.
-
- >My question: is this, by chance a known problem with the
- >FT530? Sending it back is a last resort...
-
- >73,
- >Peter
-
- > O Peter A. Stokes ____________ Voice & Voice mail: (613) 545-2923
- > <^- Engineering Applications Support __________ FAX: (613) 548-8104
- > \/\ Canadian Microelectronics Corporation ______ Net: stokes@cmc.ca
- > \ Kingston, Ontario, CANADA ______________ Radio: VE3ZXT @ VE3CDY
- > "Don't believe any advice you read"
-
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-
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 09:43:05 -0400
- From: ftpbox!mothost!lmpsbbs!NewsWatcher!user@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Handies and NiMH accus?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <330n6q$oa8@hebron.connected.com>, pacpp@connected.com (K R
- Jeffcoat) wrote:
-
- > Detlef Marxsen <dema@astrax.hanse.de> wrote:
- > >Hello *,
- > >I'm about to buy a 2m / 70 cm handy.
- > >I would like to know if there are NiMH accus available for handies.
- > >Do all/few/no brands offer that kind of accus?
- > >I hate the memory effect of NiCd accus ...
- > >
- > >Tnx,
- > > Detlef (DD3XD).
- >
- > Detlef:
- >
- > I have not seen any Nickel Metal Hydride battery packs offered yet,
- > probably due to some charging differences between them and NiCd and the
- > fact that most of the quality cells are diverted to volume users. You
- > may want to keep an eye open for cells offered by VARTA (made by Toshiba)
- > and some made by SAFT in France. With the increased cell capacities now
- > available in NiCd, NiMH seems only practical in situations where every
- > minute of runtime is critical....(Laptops, cell phones...etc.) Check out
- > QST in the next few months for an article if you have access to a copy.
- >
- >
- > Regards
- >
- > Ken Jeffcoat
- > --
-
- Actually NiMH packs DO have a practicality that most hams seem to overlook:
- NiCd cells are classed as hazardous waste because of the cadmium content.
- Therefore they cannot be disposed of by classical means such as putting
- them out with your residential trash. They can't even be transported by a
- licensed hauler in many states! In fact, if your local waste hauler
- inadvertently does accept them (even unknowingly) and they are discovered
- later in a landfill, he can be hit with an immediate automatic $10,000
- fine, plus the entire cost of cleaning up the environmental mess they
- create. This information is not new, but I doubt that you will find it in
- the GE (they own the trademark on "NiCad") battery literature or that from
- other suppliers. Instead, ask them for the OSHA Material Safety Data Sheet
- (MSDS) to find out the gory details.
-
- NiMH cells are not currently classified as hazardous waste material and can
- still be disposed of in a reasonable fashion. Their higher initial cost is
- offset by slightly higher capacity per unit volume and lower disposal cost
- at end-of-life. The "increased cell capacities now available in NiCd" in
- the amatuer market are primarily due to the shift by large users to NiMH
- technology, which has created a surplus of the older (obsolete and "dirty")
- batteries in the marketplace. Manufacturers are trying to sell off their
- NiCd inventory
- NiMH's do not hold a charge on the shelf as well or as long as NiCd cells
- do, but they give better performance and efficiency in actual
- current-draining service. The so-called "memory effect" attributed to NiCd
- cells is virtually non-existant when the cells are charged properly, stored
- and used according to manufacturer recommendations.
-
- There is no single power cell technology which will meet all your stated
- needs. However, you can obtain the performance that you seem to want by
- using different cell types and exploiting their best characteristics. If
- you want shelf life and capacity for emergency on-call applications, use a
- pack of one-time zinc-carbon or alkaline primary batteries. When you
- respond, put the NiMH pack on fast charge while you clock a few hours on
- the flashlight cells. Then switch over and put the flashlight cells back
- in the refrigerator where they will be ready to go again when needed.
-
- --
- Karl Beckman, P.E. < If our English language is so >
- Motorola LMPS.RNSG.Analog Data < precise, why do you drive on the >
- (Square waves & round corners) < parkway and park on the driveway? >
- Opinions expressed here do not belong to or represent Motorola Inc.
- Amateur radio WA8NVW NavyMARS NNN0VBH @ NOGBN.NOASI
-
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-
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 23:17:26 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!rwc@ames.arpa
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 23 August 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 23/2330Z AUGUST 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 23 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 24 AUGUST - 26 AUGUST
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: very low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 72/8
-
- GOES satellite data for 22 Aug
- Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 8.7E+05
- Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.4E+04
- Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.2E+07
- X-ray background: A1.0
- Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug
- Activity Very low Very low Very low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 24 Aug: 70/5
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 22 Aug
- Learmonth 6 3221 1211
- Fredericksburg 10 10
- Planetary 8 8
-
- Observed Kp for 22 Aug: 2211 2233
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 24 Aug 15 Quiet to unsettled, with possible active periods
- 25 Aug 10 Quiet to unsettled
- 26 Aug 10 Quiet to unsettled
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 23 Aug normal normal normal
- PCA Event : None.
-
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 24 Aug normal normal normal
- 25 Aug normal normal normal
- 26 Aug normal normal normal
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- Observed
- DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney
- 23 Aug 28 near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced
-
- Predicted Monthly T-index for August: 20
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 24 Aug 25 Near predicted monthly values to 15% enhanced
- 25 Aug 20 Near predicted monthly values
- 26 Aug 20 Near predicted monthly values
-
- --
- 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
-
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-
- Date: 24 Aug 1994 00:04:07 GMT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!isclient.merit.edu!msuinfo!netnews.upenn.edu!netnews.upenn.edu!yee@ames.arpa
- Subject: QST the logo/QST the signal --- revisited
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- >conventions in 1910/1912 or so. The accepted designation for the
- >signal QST is ``General call to all stations'' or the interrogatory
- >form ``Have you received the general call to all stations?''
- >Hence, Hiram and Clarence would have borrowed if from there,
-
- This begs the question...
-
- What is the difference between CQ and QST?
-
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-
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:26:50 GMT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com!jchandle@ames.arpa
- Subject: Slow Code idea by Wa
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2d.23418.2003.0N850E8A@exchange.com> john.tant@exchange.com (John Tant) writes:
- >Al "alanb@hpnmarb.sr.hp.com"
- >John, N4XAN (adv. class - learned 13 wpm for the license in 1990, haven't
- > used it 3 times since)
-
- I know how that is John. I have had exactly 3 CW QSOs. I got my Extra
- because I wanted HF privedges and did not want to memorize where the
- phone subbands fell. Maybe one of these days I will actually use the
- other half of the HF spectrum utilizing one of the other digital modes.
- I glad that I know CW, but like learning Shakespeare, it is not something
- that I expect to use more than a few times a year.
-
- --
- Jim Chandler, N0VAH/AE
- jchandle@netcom.com
- finger netcom for public key
-
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