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Info-Hams Digest            Thu, 25 Aug 94       Volume 94 : Issue  959

Today's Topics:
                Internet gateway to packet radio in W
                   IPS Daily Report - 24 August 94
                              KDK 2016A
             Need QSL database address (auto responder!)
             PLSE INCLUDE SASE FOR DIRECT DX QSL CARDS!!!
                        Standard C520 - CTCSS
                        W6RO @ The Queen Mary
                   Who makes Quick-Reference cards?
                   Why Some people hate Wayne Green

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 18:23:40 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!bcc.ac.uk!rs6-237.ucl-26.bcc.ac.uk![e-mail]
Subject: Internet gateway to packet radio in W
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (paulv) writes:

>Hi there,
>Some time ago I read something about the possibility of reaching the
>packet radio network in the US through an Internet gateway.

>Does someone knows this gateway? How to reach/address??

>Thanks....Paul(PA3APA)


There are two gateways... and only one of which I can remember and that was
N6QMY.  I forgot the other one as he refused traffic from countries not
allowing 3rd party traffic (IE: The UK for example).  N6QMY refused to
register me as GW0TJO but liked other G0's (I can only assume I am doing
something wrong *SOB*)  Still, if someone can reproduce the instructions for
N6QMY again, I would also be very much in appreciation.

Red

GW0TJO
 ^
 ^
 +------ Wales.

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 23:29:05 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!news.cac.psu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso!rwc@@.
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 24 August 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 24/2330Z AUGUST 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 24 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 25 AUGUST - 27 AUGUST
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: None.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number :  72/8

GOES satellite data for 23 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.3E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.9E+06
       X-ray background: LT
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             25 Aug             26 Aug             27 Aug
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Aug:  70/5

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

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 23 Aug
    Learmonth        7  1222 2322
    Fredericksburg   6                           9
    Planetary        5                           7

Observed Kp for 23 Aug: 3311 1122
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
25 Aug     7    Quiet
26 Aug    10    Quiet
27 Aug    10    Quiet

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
24 Aug      normal         normal         normal
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
25 Aug      normal         normal         normal
26 Aug      normal         normal         normal
27 Aug      normal         normal         normal

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
24 Aug    29    Near predicted with 15-30% enhancements 14-21 UT.
                Spread F was observed 13-20 UT.

Predicted Monthly T-index for August: 20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
25 Aug    25    Near predicted monthly values
26 Aug    25    Near predicted monthly values
27 Aug    25    Near predicted monthly values
COMMENT: Spread F may degrade night communications at times.
--
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: 24 Aug 1994 23:55:12 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!emory!darwin.sura.net![e-mail]
Subject: KDK 2016A
To: [e-mail]

 I am trying to locate a service manual or a place that repairs the KDK
2016A two meter radio. Does anyone have any information on this radio?

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Date: 24 Aug 1994 19:36:58 -0400
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix![e-mail]
Subject: Need QSL database address (auto responder!)
To: [e-mail]

Tom Skelton ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I have lost (well, actually, my mail was destroyed by 2 incompetents but I'll
: leave it at that) the address for the automated QSL database in Europe.  All
: you have to do is email the callsign of the station for which you need the
: manager, and you will receive an email back with the info.  I have only used
: it a couple of times, but it is awesome.  Both times I got an answer within 2 or
: 3
: hourss.

 Just tried the QSL Server (from NYC area) and got a response back within 5
seconds....Faster than a speeding bullet....Faster than Packet
Cluster...Love it!

73 Rick K2JOZ

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 14:15:06 GMT
From: hplextra!hplb!hpwin055.uksr!hpqmoea![e-mail]
Subject: PLSE INCLUDE SASE FOR DIRECT DX QSL CARDS!!!
To: [e-mail]

slm ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I just returned from 2 weeks portable S5, and very much enjoyed working some
: big pileups. Already, there are over 100 QSL cards here for us in the first
: couple of days back in the States.
:
: I am dismayed, however, by the number of cards that are coming in direct
: without return postage.
:
: For the DX-ing newcomers out there:
:
: IF YOU HEAR A DX STATION WORKING BIG PILEUPS, AND YOU WANT THE CARD DIRECT,
: PLEASE INCLUDE A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE!!!
:

     Difficult !       How available are US stamps in other countries?
As some DXpeditions originate in countries other than the US, this means
that we all need ready access to valid postage stamps of several
countries, and also to know the correct value.

   I thought this was what the IRC was supposed to fix

: I don't expect people to include "green stamps" ($1 bills) in addition, to
: help with QSL expenses -- it's very, very nice, the few people who do that,
: and much appreciated. I am willing to pay the costs of my own
: QSL cards, that's part of the DX-pedition cost.


    This is rare indeed in DXpeditions, some seem to want to make a
profit on cards, most seem to want all their card-related costs
covering. Those who wish to EXCHANGE cards are a delight to meet.


: But I can't afford 2 weeks on the air at $65/hour in postage costs! The cards
: that are coming in direct without return postage will probably be answered via
: the bureau.

   The bureau is fine, anyone wanting a card in a hurry is trying to
impose extra work on you for their own advantage, expecting them to
cover the extra costs seems fair and proper to me.

   Just think of what will happen to those cards....

   They will be valued more highly than the actual QSOs
   They will be displayed and flaunted
   They will be used in applications for awards (to be displayed and
flaunted)


    I think that a lot of this hobby revolves around cardboard and
postage rather than radio equipment and propagation. I could just
imagine the stir caused if I did a non-QSL card DXpedition   ;-)

    Cheers
           David

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Date: 25 Aug 94 06:25:19 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Standard C520 - CTCSS
To: [e-mail]

Again a technical question...

Recently I installed a CTCSS tone squelch circuit in my C 520 dual-band handheld.
At first, the tone squelch seems to operate correctly.
After some time, however, I noticed that I missed some stations which used the
same sub-tone...
It occurs only on 70 cm, and sometimes the stations can be heard intermittently.
I verified the tone squelch sensitivity by applying an accurate signal from a
synthesized signal generator (HP8663A) with the appropiate sub-tone modulated
on it. The deviation on VHF has to be set to 300 Hz for opening the tone squelch,
on UHF, however, it has to be set to 700 Hz...
This may be a little too high, and might be the cause for this prblem.
This indicates that the stations which can be heard have a relatively high
CTCSS deviation.

I tried to cure the problem, but there are no related adjustments in the set for
correcting this.
I verified the detector circuit (linearity) and also checked that the receiver
frequency accuracy is correct.
Did anyone have similar problems with the C520 and the CTCSS circuit??
What is the nominal CTCSS sensitivity for a receiver expressed in the deviation
of the sub-tone??

Please help...

Tom PA2TSL - Holland
E-mail: [e-mail], or via this Info-Hams BBS
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Date: 24 Aug 1994 14:15:06 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: W6RO @ The Queen Mary
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (David Dodell) writes:

>I will be visiting over in California soon, anyone know the schedule of
>W6RO on the Queen Mary, and if guest operation is possible?

I just read the other day that if your a licensed amateur, you can use the
station.

Warren Whitby
[e-mail]
73s de KE4ITL

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 14:50:06
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.service.uci.edu!biivax.dp.beckman.com!phoenix.dse.beckman.com!capulet.css.beckman.com![e-mail]
Subject: Who makes Quick-Reference cards?
To: [e-mail]

I would like to know where/who sells Quick-Reference cards for
HTs/mobiles/HF radios.

Thanks ahead of time,


Steve Phillips  KD6SBP        Internet:   [e-mail]
Beckman Instruments Inc.      Phone:      [phone]
2500 Harbor Bl. Mailstop X-10 Fax:        [phone]
Fullerton CA 92634            Disclaimer: Opinions are mine, not Beckman's
Old dog owners don't die; they just drop on recall!

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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 00:52:28 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna![e-mail]
Subject: Why Some people hate Wayne Green
To: [e-mail]

It's funny to read this subject line. I can recall back in the 60's
when Wayne was at war with the ARRL, and how his editorials stirred
folks up; people were cancelling their subscriptions back then.

Regardless of the cancellations his magazine survived.

My collection started with issue #2 or 3 - can't recall - gave it
to the Lockheed ARC.

Jeff NH6IL

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Date: 24 Aug 1994 13:20:05 GMT
From: netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.cerf.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <33b9mv$[e-mail]>, <33cs46$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>erver.
Subject : Re: FLAME the FCC

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jon Stuart) writes:

>
>73
>de
>Jon K0BMOI
     ^^^^^^

This explains the delay. The FCC had to allocate a new pool of callsigns.
Is this from Group E?  :) :) :) :)






--
Ken Anderson   N0ZEM     PH: 515.294.8996    [e-mail]
126 Soil Tilth Bldg.                N0ZEM@KI0Q.#CIA.IA.USA.NA
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 20:41:13 +0000
From: news.cerf.net!gopher.sdsc.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!emory!metro.atlanta.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Reply-To : [e-mail]
Subject : Re: Does 73 Magazine have

In article <[e-mail]>
           [e-mail] "Roger Grady" writes:

> I too mourn the demise of HR and can confirm Gary's suspicion to the extent
> that this former HR subscriber did not renew his subscription to CQ.  I have
> often wished for a compilation in book form of W1JR's VHF/UHF World columns
> from HR, Even though I have all the issues, I would gladly buy a book just
> to have all of them in one easily accessible place.  I don't suppose anybody
> knows of such a publication?

I too would be interested in this.  I guess it would be a fairly weighty tome
... :)

Thanks to all who have taken the trouble to tell me of HR's end.  I first saw
it at tech college just after I gained my novice ticket.  It was much more
interesting than the local mag's in vk at the time, and most of my lunch times
were spent reading HR.  I feel that I learnt a lot just by reading the
technical articles.

As for vk mag's ...  we have "Electronics Australia", "Amateur Radio
Action", and the Wireless Institute of Australia's "Amateur Radio".  There are
the overseas pub's, of course, and probably some smaller mag's with which I'm
not familiar.  The following are purely my *opinions* ...

I first started reading EA as a kid in the late 60's.  It was full of articles
written by amateurs.  In the late 70's it turned into a "consumer electronics /
hi-fi amplifier and build-this-wonderful-LED-chaser-kit" type mag, and
subsequently lost my readership.  It has retained a leaning towards the
technical professional, and often features articles which range far and wide
over the electrical engineering disciplines.  The "new" editor (who was on
the staff back in the 60's) was recently following a policy of trying to bring
the amateurs back into the fold.

To me it appears that ARA tends to cater for the contester / dxer types.  It
features some technical articles, although I've found some glaring errors in a
few. It also seems to do a roaring trade in rig reviews.  I rarely read it now.

In the last few years AR underwent a change whereby some issues are now
absolutely packed with technical articles.  There is a general, broad
technical content ranging from "how to" through "homebrew" to "theoretical"
-the majority of articles are in the former categories.  There seems to always
be an antenna article of some description, and over the years it has run some
good construction and theory / education sequences.  (I once saw an integral
operator in AR. :) ) It is a vast improvement on parts of the 80's when most
of the time I barely read it -despite being a member of the WIA.  It features
good columns run by dedicated mode enthusiasts, and often caters for the
humerous side as well.  As a WIA vehicle it deals with the politics /
regulatory / representative side of amateur radio, and provides a forum for
often-lively discussion.


73's de vk2eng

--
Michael J Dower
                                    'Quoth the raven, "Never more".'  ... Poe

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