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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #971
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Sun, 28 Aug 94 Volume 94 : Issue 971
-
- Today's Topics:
- 50Mhz control of RC cars?
- ANS-239 BULLETINS
- Aries Packet Program.
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 25 August
- FLAME the FCC
- ICOM service center phone #?
- Is the moon reflective of radio waves?
- learning CW
- QEX Magazine - Where to Find?
- You have been a ham too long when you ...
-
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-
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-
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- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 27 Aug 1994 17:15:14 -0700
- From: enews.sgi.com!wdl1!ltis.loral.com!not-for-mail@ames.arpa
- Subject: 50Mhz control of RC cars?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone have information on using 50mhz crystals in a RC
- transmitter that is presently using 75mhz crystals? The user
- is a licensed ham but we're jsut wondering if the 75mhz RC
- transmitters can handle the 50mhz crystals.
-
- Thanks
- hlb@ltis.loral.com
-
- --
-
- hlb@ltis.loral.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Aug 94 22:55:53 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ANS-239 BULLETINS
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-239.01
- STS-64 SAREX MISSION INFO
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 239.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 27, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-239.01
-
- STS-64 SAREX Update
-
- The next Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) mission is now less than two
- weeks away. The STS-64 Space Shuttle Discovery Mission, tentatively scheduled
- for launch on September 9, will carry SAREX voice and packet radio on a 9 day
- mission. More details on the upcoming SAREX flight are described in the
- detailed information sheet below.
-
-
- STS-64 Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX)
- Information Sheet
-
- Mission:STS-64 Space Shuttle Discovery
- Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE-1)
- SPARTAN-201
- Robot Operated Materials Processing System (ROMPS)
-
- Launch:September 9, 1994, 20:30 UTC
-
- Orbit:57 degree inclination
-
- Mission Length:9 days (Nominal)
-
- Amateur
- Radio
- Operators:Dick Richards, KB5SIW, Commander, Blaine Hammond, KC5HBS,
- Pilot, and Jerry Linenger, KC5HBR, Mission Specialist
-
- Modes:FM Voice
- Prime callsign: KB5SIW
-
- Packet Radio
- Callsign: W5RRR-1
-
- Frequencies:All operations in split mode. Do not transmit on
- the downlink frequency.
-
- Voice Freqs:Downlink:145.55 MHz (Worldwide)
- Uplinks:144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97, 144.99 MHz
- (Except Europe)
- 144.70, 144.75, 144.80 MHz (Europe only)
-
- Note: the crew will not favor any specific uplink
- frequency, so your ability to work the crew will
- be the "luck of the draw"
-
- Packet Freqs:Downlink:145.55 MHz
- Uplink:144.49 MHz
-
- Info:Goddard Amateur Radio Club, WA3NAN, Greenbelt Maryland,
- SAREX Bulletins and Shuttle Retransmissions
- 3860 KHz, 7185 KHz, 14,295 KHz, 21,395 KHz, 28,650 KHz
- and 147.45 MHz (FM)
-
- ARRL Amateur Radio Station, W1AW, Newington, CT
- SAREX News Bulletins
- 3990, 7290, 14,290, 18,160, 21,390, and 28,590 KHz
- and 147.555 MHz (FM)
-
- :Also, bulletins available on internet, via AMSAT ANS,
- Compuserve, and your local PBSS.
-
- School Group Participation: 10 school groups will participate
- in SAREX with pre-scheduled direct
- and telebridge contacts. These include
- nine in the U.S., and one in New Zealand.
- Prelaunch Keplerian Elements:
-
- These are the Keplerian elements for STS-64 mission, rotated to the
- current planned launch time of Sep 9 at 20:30 UTC. The JSC-005 epoch
- is at the start of orbit 5, after the trim burns on orbits 3 and 4. The
- negative drag fit was required to match the design trajectory because there
- is a 6.5 fps trim burn on orbit 28. The phasing and circ burns on orbit 99
- lower the altitude by about 8 n.mi, so the second element set JSC-006 is
- required after that. These Keps are provided by Gil Carman, WA5NOM
- at the Johnson Space Center ARC.
-
- STS-64
- 1 00064U 94253.10077961 -.00030838 00000-0 -39665-4 0 59
- 2 00064 57.0058 195.1865 0009670 275.6619 84.3358 16.05979206 51
-
- Satellite: STS-64
- Catalog number: 00064
- Epoch time: 94253.10077961 = (10 SEP 94 02:25:07.36 UTC)
- Element set: 005
- Inclination: 57.0058 deg
- RA of node: 195.1865 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-64
- Eccentricity: .0009670 Prelaunch Element set JSC-005
- Arg of perigee: 275.6619 deg Launch: 09 SEP 94 20:30 UTC
- Mean anomaly: 84.3358 deg
- Mean motion: 16.05979206 rev/day G. L. Carman
- Decay rate: -3.0838e-04 rev/day^2 NASA Johnson Space Center
- Epoch rev: 5
- Checksum: 309
-
- Note: Element set JSC-005 is valid for orbits 2 through 98.
- Use JSC-006 after 15 Sep 94, 22:51:30 UTC (MET 6/03:49:30).
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- STS-64
- 1 00064U 94259.01448182 .00096406 00000-0 94275-4 0 62
- 2 00064 57.0059 167.2656 0009343 269.2157 90.7841 16.11240267 1002
-
- Satellite: STS-64
- Catalog number: 00064
- Epoch time: 94259.01448182 = (16 SEP 94 00:20:51.23 UTC)
- Element set: 006
- Inclination: 57.0059 deg
- RA of node: 167.2656 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-64
- Eccentricity: .0009343 Prelaunch Element set JSC-006
- Arg of perigee: 269.2157 deg Launch: 09 SEP 94 20:30 UTC
- Mean anomaly: 90.7841 deg
- Mean motion: 16.11240267 rev/day G. L. Carman
- Decay rate: 9.6406e-04 rev/day^2 NASA Johnson Space Center
- Epoch rev: 100
- Checksum: 286
-
- Note: Element set JSC-006 is valid for orbits 99 through 142.
- Use JSC-005 before 15 Sep 94, 22:51:30 UTC (MET 6/03:49:30).
-
- The deorbit burn is on 18 Sep at 15:40 UTC (MET 8/20:38).
- /EX
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-239.02
- WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 239.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 27, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-239.02
-
- Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 27-AUG-94
-
- AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
- M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Jul 11 - Sep 12
- Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 90 | Omnis : MA 230 to MA 30
- Mode-BS : MA 90 to MA 120 |
- Mode-S : MA 120 to MA 122 |<- S beacon only
- Mode-S : MA 122 to MA 145 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
- Mode-S : MA 145 to MA 150 |<- S beacon only
- Mode-BS : MA 150 to MA 180 | Blon/Blat 180/0
- Mode-B : MA 180 to MA 256 | Move to attitude 230/0, Sep 12
- ==========================================================================
- N QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Sep 12 - Dec 19
- Mode-B : MA 30 to MA 150 |<- OFF Oct 22 - Nov 07 for eclipses
- Mode-B : MA 150 to MA 190 | max duration 2h 12m
- Mode-BS : MA 190 to MA 218 |
- Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only
- Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
- Mode-B : MA 230 to MA 30 | Alon/Alat 230/0
- Omnis : MA 250 to MA 140 | Move to attitude 180/0, Dec 19
- The battery charge state is of paramount importance during the eclipse
- seasons. As always the command team may have to have to make temporary
- changes to the published schedule. In that case we will try to minimize
- the inconvenience, setting Mode-B OFF from MA 230-256 in the first
- instance.
- ==========================================================================
- [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]
-
- RS-10: In last week's OSCAR Status Reports NO1R reported that he has made
- some very spectacular contacts with his very modest Mode-A station
- arrangement. His station set-up includes a Kenwood TR-751A at 25 watts
- into a AEA Isopole up about 35 ft. His receiver is the Realistic HTX-100
- into an inverted-vee up about 30 ft with an Advanced Receiver Research 10M
- preamp. This week NO1R reports that he has just received a QSL from Andy
- Mironov at RS3A confirming my RS-10 Robot QSO in April. Andy also writes:
- "I will be glad to have any info abt your work via RS: your DX? PSE send
- by post or packet. 73 Andy" The packet address is for Andy is:
- RK3KPK@RK3KP.RUS.EU [NO1R]
-
- AO-13: N7RYW would like to pass on a note about the Mode-S transponder. He
- has noticed that there is one station who continually sweeps the uplink,
- looking for his downlink signal. This is fine normally, N7RYW says, but as
- this station starts to increase his power far in excess of what is needed
- when he is unable to find himself. The net effect of this is that other
- stations can't hear themselves either because the AGC on the uplink receiver
- has reduced its sensitivity to compensate for this strong signal. This has the
- effect of reducing the AGC affects EVERYONES, making it impossible to even hear
- their own signals! N7RYW has tried to respond to this station CW CQs when it
- finally does settle down (over 20 minutes one day!), but it does not respond
- to N7RYW's SSB call. N7RYW says he doesn't have a key, and doesn't want to
- install one just for just one single lid! All of the Mode-S users N7RYW has
- talked with are well aware of the power limits for uplinking with this one
- exception. N7RYW will not single out this person with their callsign, so he
- hopes a call to him in this way, with as much information as possible, without
- the call, will get his attention. This problem is ongoing, and serious. A
- station recently was attempting their first QSO on Mode-S a few days ago, and
- could not get it done due to this over-powered signal wiping out the trans-
- ponder. This is definitely NOT radar, which does not start sending
- CQ CQ CQ DE *****! While it won't help the excess power problem, this item may
- help people "find themselves." N7RYW has found that the Mode-S transponder's
- actual downlink appears to be 2400.735 MHz to 2400.765 MHZ, up 30 kHz from
- those published. N7RYW does not own a signal source with that high of frequency
- to verify this, but the UO-11 beacon passed zero Doppler within 1 kHz of the
- published frequency, so N7RYW would like to hear if anyone else has found those
- frequencies to be more accurate so he can verify and notify!
- [N7RYW@teleport.com]
-
- KO-23: N7RYW reports that KO-23 is now back in operation after an OBC crash.
- The groundstation control elected to do a data dump to try to find the
- cause of the crash, so it took a few extra days to get the OBC reset.
- [N7RYW@teleport.com]
-
- KO-25: KO-25 is back in service. Both KITSATs were down at various times
- for output power tests. These tests appear to be over for now. N7RYW has
- noticed that when either one is down due to a crash, a peculiar tone is
- emitted on the transmitter. If you are getting a good signal level, but no
- data, turn up the volume and listen for this tone. It may save you some
- head scratching later! Also, on the two KITSATs, the control station
- usually puts out a notice when one of the sats will not be in regular
- service. They are usually short notices, and originate from HL0ENJ,
- so it might be good to mark all messages from this station for automatic
- downloading in your select files. [N7RYW@teleport.com]
-
- UO-11: The 2401.5 MHz beacon was been heard by N7RYW twice with an unmod-
- ulated carrier. On the first occassion he had the polarization set at LHCP,
- and it was just barely audible. Later he changed to RHCP and the signal was
- very strong. This polarity change was done on a 6' dish with a horn type
- feed with dual probes fed 90 degrees apart, much like a crossed dipole.
- [N7RYW@teleport.com]
-
- AO-16: AO-16 is up and running well. [WH6I]
-
- The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
- OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
- regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
- your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
- INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
- area, WD0HHU @ N0QCU. Also, if you find that the current set of orbital
- elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE
- INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you provide will be of
- value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 94 20:38:39 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!skyld!jangus@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Aries Packet Program.
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <9408251640.aa12794@COR5.PICA.ARMY.MIL> Waltk@pica.army.mil writes:
-
- > I have heard there exists a packet program called "Aries."
- > I'd like to know where to find it? Is a demo available
- > via LLBBS or anonymous ftp?
-
- Aries or ARES?
-
- Aries is available from Ashton ITC for $89.00 (when last I asked).
- PO Box 830 Dandridge TN 37725 or phone 1 (617) 397-0742
- It is a contest and logging program that includes the software to
- run Icom radios with the CT-17 cntroller.
-
- ARES is the Amateur Radio Emergency Services psuedo-bbs package. I
- believe it is available from the ARRL and/or TAPR.
-
- 73 es GM from Jeff
-
-
- Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NOAM | "You have a flair for adding
- Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any
- US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story."
- Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co.
-
- Hate "Green Card Lottery"? Want to help curb ignorant crossposting on Usenet?
- E-mail ckeroack@hamp.hampshire.edu for more information, or read news.groups.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 20:38:53 MDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 25 August
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 25 AUGUST, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 25 AUGUST, 1994
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE: The background x-ray flux was below class A1.0 today.
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 237, 08/25/94
- 10.7 FLUX=071.0 90-AVG=078 SSN=015 BKI=1414 2322 BAI=012
- BGND-XRAY=A1.0 FLU1=3.0E+05 FLU10=1.4E+04 PKI=2434 3331 PAI=013
- BOU-DEV=008,054,008,040,018,020,017,010 DEV-AVG=021 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= A1.8 @ 0605UT XRAY-MIN= A1.0 @ 1855UT XRAY-AVG= A1.3
- NEUTN-MAX= +001% @ 1625UT NEUTN-MIN= -003% @ 1345UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.4%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1735UT PCA-MIN= -0.2DB @ 1405UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55228NT @ 0453UT BOUTF-MIN=55181NT @ 1736UT BOUTF-AVG=55210NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+074,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+132NT@ 1626UT GOES6-MIN=N:-021NT@ 2019UT G6-AVG=+099,+028,-004
- FLUXFCST=STD:070,070,070;SESC:070,070,070 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,010,005/010,010,010
- KFCST=1223 4221 1223 4221 27DAY-AP=012,009 27DAY-KP=3332 2333 3322 2223
- WARNINGS=
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 24 AUG 94 was 22.9.
- The Full Kp Indices for 24 AUG 94 are: 2- 2- 1- 1- 1o 2o 2- 2-
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 24 AUG 94 are: 7 7 3 3 4 8 6 7
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 25 AUG is: 2.7E+06
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was very low. Region 7770 (S08E12) is the
- one spotted region visible. The limbs were also quiet.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- very low.
-
- The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels.
- Substorms occurred during local nighttimes.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be mostly unsettled the next 3 days.
-
- Event probabilities 26 aug-28 aug
-
- Class M 01/01/01
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 26 aug-28 aug
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 25/25/20
- Minor Storm 10/10/10
- Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 30/30/25
- Minor Storm 15/15/15
- Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05
-
- HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions.
- No changes are expected over the next 3 days, through 28 August
- inclusive. Near-normal conditions will continue.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 25/2400Z AUGUST
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7770 S08E12 225 0040 CAO 06 005 BETA
- 7767 S15W61 298 PLAGE
- 7768 S14W68 305 PLAGE
- 7769 N10W73 310 PLAGE
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 26 AUGUST TO 28 AUGUST
- NMBR LAT LO
- 7762 N04 116
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 25 AUGUST, 1994
- -----------------------------------------------------
- A. ENERGETIC EVENTS:
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- NONE
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 25 AUGUST, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 25/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 24 Aug: 1222 1230 1237 B2.1
- 1800 1808 1816 B2.4
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 002 (100.0)
-
- Total Events: 002 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED.
-
- 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: Sun, 28 Aug 94 15:29:15 -0500
- From: news.delphi.com!usenet@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: FLAME the FCC
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Bob Levine <levine@mc.com> writes:
-
- >He waited 17 years to take the test and now complains that the
- >government is taking 14 weeks to give him his FREE license.
-
- Exactly how many newborn babies are capable of passing an amateur license exam?
-
- More to the point, exactly how does the fact that this license is issued at
- no charge (it's really paid for with tax money) justify rotten service?
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 94 20:49:08 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!skyld!jangus@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: ICOM service center phone #?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <33ia16$adt@news.duke.edu> jbs@ee.duke.edu writes:
-
- [ I've obviously hit a nerve here ]
-
- > Why, gee, we're so awfully impressed with how much money you have to spend
- > on your radios.
-
- [ and ]
-
- > I happen to have the service manual already for this rig, so I guess it
- > looks like you don't know what you're talking about, now doesn't it?
-
- It *never* fails to amaze me how people can read something and be
- completely incapable of understanding what they have just read.
-
- Clueless Joe, that's you're new name on this group. How many people own
- Icom radios? How many require service? How many phone calls does Icom have
- to deal with from people that can't be bothered to read their owners
- manuals? And you want Icom to hire extra people full time just so that
- when *YOU* call, you might not have to spend a few extra dollars or be
- inconvienced by having to wait a few minutes?
-
- I'm sorry if it offends you that I have money to spend on equipment, or
- especially if I choose to spend it on phone calls, shipping materials
- or service manuals.
-
- 73 es GA from Jeff, have a nice day Joe, I know I will.....
-
-
- Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NOAM | "You have a flair for adding
- Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any
- US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story."
- Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co.
-
- Hate "Green Card Lottery"? Want to help curb ignorant crossposting on Usenet?
- E-mail ckeroack@hamp.hampshire.edu for more information, or read news.groups.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 04:37:45 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uop!csus.edu!netcom.com!wa2ise@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Is the moon reflective of radio waves?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <33l3kp$187q@ns2.CC.Lehigh.EDU> x011@ns2.CC.Lehigh.EDU writes:
- >Is the moon reflective enough of radio waves to use it as a reflective radio
- >telescope?
-
- Don't know about a reflective radio telescope, but amateur radio (ham)
- operators have frequently bounced their radio transmissions off the Moon.
- Usually using VHF (30 to 300MHz) or UHF (300 to 1000 MHz) frequencies.
- These frequency bands almost never bounce off the ionosphere, so to get
- long distance communications (intercontential), hams bounce their signals
- off the Moon. It ain't easy, they need high power and directional
- antennas and low noise sensitive receivers. It's called "EME".
-
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-
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 23:50:06 +0000
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!arkas.demon.co.uk!Michael@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: learning CW
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <3397dj$rsb@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
- oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu "Derek Wills" writes:
-
- > We see a lot of requests here for computer programs by people interested
- > in learning "the code". Some of us real oldies who were born before
- [snip]
-
- Well, here comes my $US 0.02 worth ( ~$AUS 0.03; or ~UKP 0.01 ) ...
-
- I've seen quite a few postings on this one. I speak / write as someone who
- learnt code from three methods:
-
- 1) tapes;
- 2) on-air copying of 80 m ham traffic (fairly tame - all vk novices tx'ing
- nice & slow), marine traffic lists (callsigns were sent twice), and
- wx reports; and
- 3) using code practice oscillators & keys.
-
- I passed my 5 wpm rx test with 1 error, and my 10 wpm with none! I
- subsequently became vk4vle in late 1981, and upgraded to vk4bmd within 3 months.
-
- I remember my first *real* cw qso - it was on 20 m. I don't think any amount
- of preparation on my part would have made it any easier! I'd had *tame*
- qso's on 10 m across town, but you can imagine just how tame that was! In that
- qso on 20 m, I was suddenly hit with the full gamut of abbreviations,
- interference, fading, noise, the requirement for a near-immediate reply
- (otherwise the guy started calling back to see if I was still there!), and just
- sheer nervousness. It was what one would call a template qso.
-
- After my first few nights on 20 m, I started to find things a lot easier. By
- the end of the month my speed had increased, I had developed the "human
- ear adaptive filter" technique needed to wrest the wanted signal from the 3
- others qrm'ing, could start to compose a reply while copying (hard copy,
- too) the incoming traffic, and could also send in the "off the cuff" style so
- very important to conversational cw.
-
- My first three months as a full call in 1982 were filled with cw qso's ...
- why? Two reasons:
-
- 1) I enjoyed using the medium (yes, the "hollywood" bit initially
- applied!) - especially in conversational mode; and
- 2) I'd borrowed "my" first all-band rig off an old ham friend - a
- dedicated cw op - and he "conveniently" failed to provide a microphone
- when I picked up the rig!
-
- Some of my most memorable qso's have been on cw - the majority of them to those
- folks across the water in w / n / k land. They were all amazed that I
- could reach them nightly on 20 m using 10 - 20 W and a dipole. It was fun!
-
- Now, I'm not on air much. But, I want to get back to it all soon - especially
- when I get back to vk . I'm using the PC and cw program to get my copy speed
- up, and am finding that it *will* change my operating technique. I'll
- definitely be using a typewriter or keyboard to copy the traffic, but NO pc-
- driven code reader! I'll try to stick with my old PMG No.2 key, but I *might*
- go to an iambic, or something along those lines.
-
- 73's all
-
- --
- Mike Dower
- G0VEY 'Quoth the raven, "Never more".' ... Poe
- VK2ENG
-
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-
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 94 15:11:14 MST
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!udel!news.sprintlink.net!primenet!stat!david@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: QEX Magazine - Where to Find?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Brian <bricar@delphi.com> writes:
-
- > I want to get a copy of the August 1994 issue of the QEX magazine. I have
- > search my local book stores and have only found the same four amateur
- > radio magazines, but no QEX. Can someone please let me know where to find
- > this magazine. Are there amateur radio shops that would stock this magazine?
-
- QEX is a subscription magazine published by the ARRL. Try sending email
- to:
-
- qex@arrl.org
-
- I don't know if you can buy single back issues.
-
- david wb7tpy
-
- ---
- Editor, HICNet Medical Newsletter
- Internet: david@stat.com FAX: +1 (602) 451-1165
- Bitnet : ATW1H@ASUACAD
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Aug 94 01:13:54 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!ulowell!aspen.uml.edu!martinja@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: You have been a ham too long when you ...
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1994Aug26.171037.1344@tellab5.tellabs.com>, jwa@tellabs.com
- (John Albert) writes:
-
- > How about when you call your favorite Ham Radio Store and say
- > "This Joe WA9XXX" with out giving your last name!
-
- How about when you retire from the United States Air Force after 20 long years,
- and then go to school for six months <looking for work all the while and not
- finding it> and then end up working at your favorite ham radio store...
-
- Happened to me!
-
- 73 de WK1V
- -jim-
-
- Oh well, can't be a VE anymore... :(
-
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