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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #983
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Thu, 1 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 983
-
- Today's Topics:
- California QSO Party/ WACC
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 28 August
- Equipment Advice Needed
- Ham radio question
- IPS Daily Report - 31 August 94
- Johnson radios:need manuals
- Number of Call Signs
- PLSE INCLUDE SASE FOR DIRECT DX QSL CARDS!!!
- QST Subscription?
- Radio Amateurs on USENE 1
- SSTV--Published Mac/PC-based projects? FSTV frame-->SSTV projects?
-
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-
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-
- 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: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 02:54:40 GMT
- From: eco.twg.com!twg.com!zf8bs@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: California QSO Party/ WACC
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- If you're a county hunter or a contester, or maybe even both, mark your
- calendar for the first weekend of October. That is when the biggest
- and most popular of all the state QSO parties takes place. There are
- real prizes QST won't even mention--bottles of our famous CQP Private
- Reserve red for the top 20 stations, certificates for each of the state
- winners, and this year we are bringing back the most popular of all
- CQP memoribilia: the CQP T-shirt. Following is the CQP Announcement
- for 1994 together with a rules summary for the "Worked All California
- Counties" Award. These two go side by side--you could try for years
- and never find all the 58 California counties, but all 58 will be on
- for this one weekend in October. That's because there are enough
- crazies in NCCC to go charging out to the wilds to put all 58 on for
- this contest. Last year we had 17 people find all 58. Can you? Come
- play with us in CQP and enjoy yourself while you find them.
- Bruce Sawyer, AA6KX
- President, Northern California Contest Club
-
-
- W.A.C.C. Rules:
- 1. Contacts may be made on any amateur radio band or mode. (No
- repeater or digipeater contacts allowed.)
- 2. QSL cards for contacts made on or after October 1, 1987 may be
- submitted for the W.A.C.C. award.
- 3. A QSL card must be presented for each of the 58 counties.
- 4. Each QSL card must have the county claimed, printed or written, on
- the card by the person issuing the card.
- 5. All your contacts must be made from the same county.
- 6. Portable and Mobile units may be worked.
- 7. You do not have to be a member of the NCCC.
- 8. Your QSL cards will be returned with the W.A.C.C. Award.
- 9. Send your application and 58 cards and $3 or 10 IRC's (to cover
- expenses) to:
- NCCC W.A.C.C. Award
- c/o K. O. Anderson, K6PU
- P.O. Box 853
- Pine Grove, CA 95665
-
- The following announcement was in September QST, though the section on
- "Awards" was edited significantly:
-
- 1994 California (CA) QSO Party (CQP)
- Sponsored by the Northern California Contest Club
-
- Begins: 1600 UTC - 1 October 1994 Ends: 2200 UTC - 2 October 1994
-
- OBJECT: Stations outside of California work as many California
- stations in as many CA counties as possible. Stations
- in California work anyone.
-
- EXCHANGE: California stations send QSO number and county. Stations
- outside of California send QSO number and State, Province,
- or Country.
-
- QSO POINTS: Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 2
- points. Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is worth 3
- points. No partial contact credit. Duplicate contacts
- must be clearly identified in log.
-
- MULTIPLIERS: California stations count states (50) and Canadian
- Provinces (VO/VE1-7 and YV1/VE8) for a possible total of
- 58. All others use California counties for a maximum of
- 58. CA stations on a county line may be claimed as a
- multiplier for any or all of the counties they give in
- their exchange. Number each multiplier as worked.
-
- SCORE: The total score is the total number of QSO points multi-
- plied by the total number of multipliers (58 Maximum).
-
- FREQUENCIES: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 Meters. WARC band
- contacts do not count. Suggest CW on 1805 and 40 kHz up
- from band edge. Phone on 1850, 3850, 7230, 14250, 21300,
- and 28450 KHz. Novices 10 kHz up from band edge and
- 28450. Try CW on the half hour. Try 160 meters at 0500
- UTC; 80/75 meters at 0300 and 0700 UTC. Try 147.54 MHz
- at 2000, 0000, and 0400 UTC.
-
- CLASS ENTRY: Single Operator, Multi-Single, Multi-Multi,
- California County Expedition, Mobile, and Novice/Tech.
- Single Operator entries limited to 24 hours maximum; off
- times must be clearly marked in the log and be a minimum
- of 15 minutes. Multi-Operator entries may operate the
- full 30 hours. Stations may be worked once on CW and once
- on Phone per band. Single Operator and Multi-Single
- entries are allowed only one transmitting signal. All CW
- contacts must be made in the CW sub-band except for 160
- Meters. MCW is not permitted. All contacts must be
- simplex. California stations that change counties are
- considered to be a new station and may be contacted again
- for point and multiplier credit. California stations
- operating on a county line may be counted only as one QSO.
-
- ENTRIES: All logs and signed summary sheets must be submitted to:
- NCCC, c/o Ken Anderson, K6PU, Box 853, Pine Grove, CA 95665.
- Entries may be submitted in CT Version 8 or 9 format with
- .SUM and .ALL files on 5 1/4 or 3 1/2 diskettes (no 2.88M
- diskettes) with a signed hard copy summary sheet. Label
- each diskette with call entry category and state/county/
- province/country. All entries must be postmarked no later
- than 15 November 1994. Please include $1.00 for results
- if desired.
-
- Entries with 100 or more QSO's qualify for the special
- CQP T-shirt; please include your size (L/XL) and $8 if
- you qualify and would like this special award. Entries
- of 200 or more QSOs must include duplicate check lists.
- For a CQP paperwork package containing log and summary
- sheets, county abbreviations, and contest records send
- a business size SASE to the above address.
-
- AWARDS: Certificates - To top Single Op entry in each CA county,
- state, province, country, and stations with 100 or more QSOs.
-
- Trophies - To top three non CA Single Op entries, top three
- CA Single Op, top CA Multi Single, top CA Multi Multi, top
- Single and Multi Op CA County expeditions, the Mobile
- (multi-county) Single Op and Multi Op with the most QSOs.
-
- Special CQP Wine Award - The top 20 CA and top 20 non-CA
- Single Op operators will receive a personalized bottle of
- NCCC Private Reserve California Wine. Winners under the
- age of 21 will receive a non-alcoholic personalized award.
-
- Special Awards - To the CA and non-CA Single Ops with the
- most QSOs, the most CW QSOs, the most Phone QSOs, to the
- top CA and non-CA Single Op low power entries (200 watts
- or less output), to the top CA and non-CA Single Op Novice/
- Technician entries, to the top scorer outside of the USA
- and Canada, and to the top club in California (5 entries
- minimum - NCCC and SCCC are ineligible).
- ----------------------------
- Bruce Sawyer, AA6KX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 20:44:22 MDT
- 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: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 28 August
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 28 AUGUST, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 28 AUGUST, 1994
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 240, 08/28/94
- 10.7 FLUX=071.0 90-AVG=078 SSN=022 BKI=2422 1101 BAI=007
- BGND-XRAY=A1.2 FLU1=8.9E+05 FLU10=1.4E+04 PKI=2322 1221 PAI=007
- BOU-DEV=013,046,015,010,006,006,004,008 DEV-AVG=013 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= A6.0 @ 1040UT XRAY-MIN= A1.0 @ 0754UT XRAY-AVG= A2.1
- NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 0810UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 0525UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.1%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2055UT PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 1345UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55219NT @ 2241UT BOUTF-MIN=55200NT @ 1738UT BOUTF-AVG=55210NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+079,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+125NT@ 2231UT GOES6-MIN=N:-020NT@ 2026UT G6-AVG=+104,+027,-004
- FLUXFCST=STD:070,070,070;SESC:070,070,070 BAI/PAI-FCST=005,005,005/010,008,008
- KFCST=1223 3221 1223 3221 27DAY-AP=007,005 27DAY-KP=3222 2222 2111 1222
- WARNINGS=
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 27 AUG 94 was 23.0.
- The Full Kp Indices for 27 AUG 94 are: 3o 2o 2- 2- 1+ 1+ 1+ 2o
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 27 AUG 94 are: 15 9 7 7 5 5 5 8
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 28 AUG is: 8.0E+06
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was very low. A new Region, 7771 (N08E76),
- made its way onto the disk. A mature spot defines the region.
- The other visible group, 7770 (S09W27), continues its quiet
- decay.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to
- persist at very low levels.
-
- The geomagnetic field was mostly quiet.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be quiet to unsettled.
-
- Event probabilities 29 aug-31 aug
-
- Class M 01/01/01
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 29 aug-31 aug
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 15/15/15
- Minor Storm 10/10/10
- Major-Severe Storm 01/01/01
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 20/20/20
- Minor Storm 10/10/10
- Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05
-
- HF propagation conditions have been normal over all
- regions during the past 24 hours. No changes are expected over
- the next 24 to 72 hours, through 31 August inclusive.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 28/2400Z AUGUST
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7770 S09W27 225 0000 AXX 00 001 ALPHA
- 7771 N08E76 122 0050 HSX 02 001 ALPHA
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 29 AUGUST TO 31 AUGUST
- NMBR LAT LO
- NONE
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 28 AUGUST, 1994
- -----------------------------------------------------
- A. ENERGETIC EVENTS:
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- NONE
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 28 AUGUST, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 28/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED.
-
-
- 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 0 000 ( 0.0)
-
- Total Events: 000 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: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 18:00:40 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!ds9.hper.indiana.edu!user@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Equipment Advice Needed
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- [Sorry about the crosspost. Wasn't sure which group this should go on]
-
- I'm currently saving up for Ham set. I'm planning to test in October, so
- I have till Late December or January to save money to buy what I need. I
- just bought a house in a development that does not allow antenna, so I'm
- more interested in hand held unit.
-
- What I'm Looking for:
- - Price $300-$400
- - Multiband (if possible), or a good 2m unit
- - Good, realible company (heard ICOM was good)
-
- If you have any suggestion on what to look for, please e-mail me.
-
- Thanks for any help,
- mike
-
- --
- Mike Basinger: "Not speaking for Indiana University"
- dbasinge@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
- dbasinge@indiana.edu (BinHex & MIME accepted)
- dbasinge@nations.ucs.indiana.edu (NeXT Mail)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Aug 1994 16:40:07 -0400
- From: mvb.saic.com!news.alpha.net!pacifier!rainrgnews0!psgrain!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Ham radio question
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- My father has a Yaesu 736R unit which he uses about three feet from
- a PC. When the PC is on, he finds that many of the bands are blocked/don't come
- in clearly. What should he do? -They are on separate power plugs/sockets, and
- no modem is connected.
-
- If there is a better newsgroup for this, please tell me which.
-
- PLEASE SEND THIS TO tsa1@acpub.duke.edu, AS I DO NOT READ THIS NEWSGROUP.
-
- Thank you very much.
- --
- | Teos Abadia tsa1@acpub.duke .edu |
- |--------------------------------------------------------|
- | "Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought." |
- | -Graham Greene |
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 23:17:26 GMT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!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 - 31 August 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 31/2330Z AUGUST 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 31 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 01 SEPTEMBER - 03 SEPTEMBER
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 82/23
-
- GOES satellite data for 30 Aug
- Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 1.9E+06
- Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.5E+04
- Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 6.8E+06
- X-ray background: B4.3
- Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 01 Sep 02 Sep 03 Sep
- Activity Low to moderate Low to moderate Low to moderate
- Fadeouts Possible Possible Possible
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Sep: 84/26
- COMMENT:One solar region continues growth and is still showing
- M-flare potential.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 30 Aug
- Learmonth 10 3223 2322
- Fredericksburg 4 3
- Planetary 4 4
-
- Observed Kp for 30 Aug: 1111 1221
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 01 Sep 5 Quiet
- 02 Sep 5 Quiet
- 03 Sep 5 Quiet
- COMMENT: Recurrence suggets quiet conditions to continue until 6 Sep.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 31 Aug normal normal normal
- PCA Event : None.
-
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 01 Sep normal normal normal
- 02 Sep normal normal normal
- 03 Sep normal normal normal
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- Observed
- DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney
- 31 Aug 25 near predicted monthly values
-
- Predicted Monthly T-index for August: 20
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 01 Sep 20 Near predicted monthly values
- 02 Sep 25 Near predicted monthly values
- 03 Sep 25 Near predicted monthly values
- COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 1 was issued on 30 August and
- is current for interval 31 August to 2 September. Strong spread F
- observed during local night.
- --
- 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
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 01:23:03 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!srgenprp!pazar@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Johnson radios:need manuals
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Fellow Yams,
-
- I have gotten a couple of E.F. Johnson business band radios I'd like to
- convert to the ham bands, and am in need of schematics/service manuals.
- The radios are;
-
- Fleetcom II (UHF)
- model 528 (VHF)
-
- If anyone has manuals for these, I'd like to hear from you. I'm willing to
- pay a reasonable price for these books...photocopies will do just fine.
-
- Thanks!
-
-
- ***************************************************************************
- * STEVE PAZAR DoD #702 Kawasaki KZ440A
- * E-mail: pazar@sr.hp.com
- * Ether: WA4DUT/6
- * Stupid is forever, ignorance can be fixed...
- ***************************************************************************
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 00:31:37 GMT
- From: news.cerf.net!nntp-server.caltech.edu!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!vitalstatistix.cs.uoregon@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Number of Call Signs
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Scott Statton <n1gak@netcom.com> wrote:
-
- >Thomas P. Denny <tdenny@bigcat.missouri.EDU> wrote:
-
- >>Everyone knows that the FCC says they've used up all the call
- >>signs of a certain type in some areas, i.e. the 1by3 calls in
- >>districts 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 ...
- >>Hawaii, Alaska, & Puerto Rico.
-
-
- Is district 7 really out of 1-by-3's?
-
-
- >>(i.e., ASS, KKK, HCI, etc.) the number is reduced by about 4700
- > ^^^??????????
-
- Yep. I'd forfeit my license if I got that one.
-
- -Dave
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- "Call for a cop, call for an ambulance, and call for a pizza.
- See who shows up first." -J. Snyder - "A Nation of Cowards"
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 31 Aug 1994 09:06:36 -0700
- From: psinntp!gatekeeper.nsc.com!voder!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: PLSE INCLUDE SASE FOR DIRECT DX QSL CARDS!!!
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- dstock@hpqmdla.sqf.hp.com (David Stockton) writes:
-
- > 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 ;-)
-
-
- Actually, David, if you were to preannounce your intentions, I
- imagine the DX-pedition would cause the *lack* of a stir :-) :-).
-
- For maximal impact, choose a place like 5A-land or A5-land :-).
-
- 73 es bad DX,
-
- Kok Chen, AA6TY kchen@apple.com
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 16:54:17 GMT
- From: psinntp!arrl.org!bbattles@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: QST Subscription?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In a rec.radio.amateur.misc article, Grady Ward (grady@netcom.com) recently wrote:
- ->I sent my check into the ARRL for a sub to QST but
- ->never received even a single issue (they, however, did
- ->cashed the check promptly).
-
- ->I next wrote a lettter to ARRL HQ asking about my sub
- ->but I received no reply after several months.
-
- ->Is there a specific person in charge of subs to
- ->QST at ARRL HQ? What is their address, phone, fax, e-mail #?
-
- Sorry to hear about your problem. Send a note to djahnke@arrl.org. Deb
- Jahnke is Circulation Dept Manager and should be able to getcha fixed up
- toot sweet, OM!
-
- GL...
- --
- ================== FROM ====================================================
- Brian Battles, WS1O Features Editor, QST Magazine, ARRL HQ
- Internet: bbattles@arrl.org Newington, CT USA
- Voice 203-666-1541
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 94 09:56:00 -0800
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!UB.com!kaiwan.com!ledge!darryl.linkow@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Radio Amateurs on USENE 1
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Mark, please add my name to your database:
-
- darryl.linkow@ledge.com KE6IHA
-
- ---
- * OLX 2.2 * Darryl Linkow (818)346-5278 9 am - 5 pm PDT
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 18:43:54 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!world!johnl@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: SSTV--Published Mac/PC-based projects? FSTV frame-->SSTV projects?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <33r9v4$9c9@dewey.cc.utexas.edu>,
- Robert Camama <rcamama@dewey.cc.utexas.edu> wrote:
- >
- >Hello,
- >As the header suggests, I'm looking around for a few published SSTV projects.
- >The ones I seek fall into two groups:
- >
- >1) Anyone know of SSTV hardware/software projects that are based on
- >either Mac or PC systems. Info on Mac-based projects preferred, since I can
- >get to them more often than PCs, but will gladly accepts suggestions on either
- >systems.
-
- VIDEO CONFERENCING OVER HAM RADIO
- ---------------------------------
-
- For those not familiar with SSTV, it allows you to enhance your
- communications by including full color images. Instead of JUST TALKING
- about a new boat, pet dog, grandchild, or whatever, you can exchange
- full color pictures over ham radio using a voice transceiver.
- A few years it cost kilobucks to buy special purpose equipment.
- Today you can get started with a PC, a few $ of parts from Radio Shack
- and free software. It's fun. It's interesting. It isn't expensive anymore.
-
- Now back to the question ....
-
- I try to keep up on everything happening in SSTV and never heard of anything
- for the Mac. There have been a few homebrew SSTV projects for the IBM PC
- the last couple years:
-
- 73, August 92 - ViewPort VGA
- QST, January 93 - Pasokon TV
- QST, January 94 - Vester
-
- For more background on SSTV, products available, a bibliography, etc.
- grab a copy of /pub/ham-radio/sstv_wefax_info from ftp.cs.buffalo.edu.
- I'll gladly e-mail a copy to anyone to can't snatch a copy by ftp.
-
- For a reprint of the January 93 QST article, send an SASE to:
-
- John Langner
- 115 Stedman St. #U
- Chelmsford, MA 01823-1824
-
- >
- >2) Any published projects involving hardware exclusively meant for
- >conversion of fast-scan video frames into SSTV-format images?
-
- The articles mentioned above only deal with sending and receiving images
- with voice transceivers. They do not address the problem of getting
- video (from a TV camera) into the computer. You will need a framegrabber
- to do this.
-
- >
- >
- >Thanx in advance,
-
- You're welcome.
-
-
- >R. Camama
- >
-
- 73,
- John WB2OSZ
-
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-
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 18:04:45 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.ccs.queensu.ca!venus!pas@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <33t35m$skt@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu>, <33v5bn$f0a@info.census.gov>, <340h29$82o@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>
- Reply-To : stokes@cmc.ca
- Subject : Re: Ragchewing conversational protocol
-
- In article <340h29$82o@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>, mconner@rain.atms.purdue.edu (Mark D. Conner) writes:
- |>
- |> True, but extend the range to do what? Is the repeater to be used
- |> only by low-power equipment in emergencies? I guess if the trustee
- |> wants to do that, that's up to him/her. A good discussion on the
- |> repeater should help bring the local hams together as a group, and
- |> it's a common meeting point where everyone can listen and join in if
- |> they want.
-
- I find amateur radio very interesting but certain aspects a
- real turn-off. The local Tuesday night 2 meter net is an
- example. Of the 25 or so checkins, nobody has any traffic
- and nothing is discussed other than the weather
- (repeatedly) and the fact that they don't have any
- traffic. Every once in a while I check in and try to
- spark topics for discussion (e.g.: satelites or antennas or
- whatever) but it is a waste of time. It seems like the
- 2 meter net is a social drop in of very bored individuals.
- Am I alone in this or does it happen durng your local
- nets?
-
- I'm hoping for better when I get on HF.
-
- 73,
- Peter
- VE3ZXT
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 16:59:53 GMT
- From: newsgate.melpar.esys.com!melpar!phb@uunet.uu.net
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <CvBACx.H60@srgenprp.sr.hp.com>, <CvBo19.FsG@news.Hawaii.Edu>, <1994Aug31.145924.17054@arrl.org>cc.vt.ed
- Subject : Re: Thanks, ARRL
-
- One of the most succinct comments I ever heard in regard to ARRL's
- value was from Jack, WA4FMS, about twenty years ago. At an organizational
- meeting for a new club, the question arose as to whether or not the
- club members "wished to affiliate the club with ARRL." After a few
- minutes of meaningless blather, Jack stood up and said words to the
- effect that "This discussion is meaningless! You all use ARRL license
- manuals and "How to Become.." to learn the theory and regs, you use
- W1AW to learn the code and get proficient, and then you have the nerve
- to question the *value* of ARRL affiliation? Give me a BREAK!"
-
- The vote was quick - and unanimous.
-
- And for those who still doubt, if you're not a member borrow the
- August QST and read the quote from H.P. Maxim about why ARRL had
- survived while others had come and gone. Those words were true then
- and they're still true, and as long as the basic concept of "no
- special interest above the common good" prevails at Newington, the
- League will continue to continue, and others will continue to come and
- go.
-
- 73,
-
- Paul K4MSG ARRL LM
-
-
- (|_|) Paul H. Bock, Jr. K4MSG Internet: pbock@melpar.esys.com
- | |) Principal Systems Engineer Telephone: (703) 560-5000 x2062
-
- "You can have my bug when you can pry my cold, dead fingers from
- around it....." - anonymous radiotelegraph operator
-
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-
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