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Date: Sun, 4 Sep 94 17:03:34 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #993 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 4 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 993 Today's Topics: ANS-246 BULLETINS Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 31 August Email newsletter for beginners! (2 msgs) How to open an ICOM R-70? (Correction) IPS Daily Report - 03 September 94 More Power vs. Better Antenna NDN:Info-Hams Digest V94 #992 Need comments on 2 Ham books @ Radio Shack Radio Shack HTX 202 SANTEC aka KDK PL QUESTION Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". 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: 5 Sep 94 00:30:35 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ANS-246 BULLETINS To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-246.01 WISP DOWNLOAD STEPS FROM DRIG HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 246.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 3, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-246.01 How To Download The AMSAT WISP MICROSAT Telemetry Program The Dallas Remote Imaging Group (DRIG) BBS will carry the latest updates to the WISP Microsat packet radio programs on the system. Roy Welch (W0SL) will be uploading both the entire package and the Dynamic Link Library (DLL) updates to DRIG as soon as the executables are available. The WISP files will be available to all users, even brand new members who have not yet fully registered. To find the latest version, log on to the DRIG BBS in Dallas at: 214-394-7438 Your communications program parameters should be: 28.8Kbps to 2400 bps (1200 is too slow and not supported) N parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Log on and if you are a new user, answer Yes to Register with us (if you answer no, you will not be able to download files). Answer the requested information (type in your own first name, last name, password, city, state, full address, telephone, etc) for our database for any new mailings or postings you would be interested in. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 22:16:20 MDT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@ames.arpa Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 31 August To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 31 AUGUST, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 31 AUGUST, 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 243, 08/31/94 10.7 FLUX=082.3 90-AVG=078 SSN=059 BKI=1101 2113 BAI=004 BGND-XRAY=B2.0 FLU1=7.6E+05 FLU10=1.5E+04 PKI=0111 2113 PAI=005 BOU-DEV=008,006,004,005,014,006,007,021 DEV-AVG=008 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= C5.1 @ 0112UT XRAY-MIN= B1.6 @ 2237UT XRAY-AVG= B6.3 NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 1555UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 1930UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.3% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1725UT PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 1325UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55225NT @ 1303UT BOUTF-MIN=55189NT @ 1810UT BOUTF-AVG=55210NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+088,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+142NT@ 1904UT GOES6-MIN=N:-016NT@ 2301UT G6-AVG=+113,+029,-002 FLUXFCST=STD:084,086,090;SESC:084,086,090 BAI/PAI-FCST=005,005,005/008,008,008 KFCST=2123 3212 1223 2222 27DAY-AP=003,005 27DAY-KP=1000 1221 2212 1111 WARNINGS=*SWF ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 30 AUG 94 was 30.3. The Full Kp Indices for 30 AUG 94 are: 1+ 1- 1+ 1o 1o 2- 2- 1+ The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 30 AUG 94 are: 5 3 5 4 4 7 6 5 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 31 AUG is: 3.9E+06 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity returned to a low level. Region 7773 (S08E61) produced frequent C-class flares. Some real growth occurred (not just lack of foreshortening) in this region. Mixed magnetic polarities were visible in the center of the region and a weak delta may be forming there. However, the region is basically bipolar. Toward the end of the period, the background x-ray flux was decreasing which indicates a slight cooling of Region 7773. Solar activity forecast: solar activity should be low to moderate. Region 7773 retains the capability of producing isolated M-class flares. An X-class flare from this region is a slight possibility. Old Region 7765 is due back to the east limb on 03 Sep. This region produced 5 M-class and 10 C-class flares last rotation but was decaying in the western hemisphere and is not expected to be as active this rotation. The geomagnetic field was mostly quiet during the period. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field should be quiet to slightly unsettled for the next three days. Event probabilities 01 sep-03 sep Class M 50/50/50 Class X 10/10/10 Proton 05/05/05 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 01 sep-03 sep A. Middle Latitudes Active 10/10/10 Minor Storm 01/01/01 Major-Severe Storm 01/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 15/20/20 Minor Storm 05/05/05 Major-Severe Storm 01/01/01 HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions. No significant changes are expected over the next 3 days, through 03 September inclusive. A gradual increase in MUFs is expected over the next week in response to enhanced ionizing radiation from Region 7773 and possible additional enhancements from old Region 7765 if it returns to the east limb. There is a real risk of SWFs on daylit paths during possible flare activity from Region 7773. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 31/2400Z AUGUST --------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7771 N06E36 122 0090 HSX 02 001 ALPHA 7772 S23W24 182 0030 CRO 06 006 BETA 7773 S08E60 098 0470 EHC 14 022 BETA 7770 S09W67 225 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 01 SEPTEMBER TO 03 SEPTEMBER NMBR LAT LO 7765 S12 036 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 31 AUGUST, 1994 ----------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP SWF NO EVENTS OBSERVED POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 31 AUGUST, 1994 --------------------------------------------------------- NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES: LOCATIONS VALID AT 31/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 02 N20E69 N10E43 N31E24 N43E53 110 ISO POS 019 10830A SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 30 Aug: 0038 0040 0103 SF 7773 S11E89 0135 0154 0205 C1.7 SF 7773 S10E81 0539 0544 0553 C1.5 0633 0638 0644 C1.8 0752 0833 0852 M1.1 SF 7773 S06E82 1007 1017 1028 C1.4 1033 1037 1041 M1.4 SF 7773 S08E83 1156 1200 1205 C1.0 1300 1310 1316 C1.0 1449 1457 1504 C2.0 1534 1551 1625 C2.7 SF 7773 S06E78 1704 1704 1709 SF 7773 S08E78 1711 1716 1723 SF 7773 S08E77 1740 1744 1748 SF 7773 S08E79 1926 1954 2000 C6.2 SF 7773 S09E83 2118 2122 2124 C2.4 2242 2258 2311 C2.7 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7773: 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 009 (52.9) Uncorrellated: 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 008 (47.1) Total Events: 017 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: 4 Sep 1994 03:13:19 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!mailer.acns.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet1.scri.fsu.edu!twright@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Email newsletter for beginners! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu rbellville@aol.com (RBellville) writes: > ATTENTION RADIO NEWCOMERS! > > Are you interested in radio communications but don't have > enough information? Do you have questions but no one to > ask? Are you looking for a publication geared toward the > novice radio enthusiast? > > > ***** FIRST CONTACT ***** > > "First Contact" is a newly forming publication. An > electronically distributed email newsletter via the Internet > for the beginner. Here is a forum to get the information > you're craving. Get involved in this fascinating hobby! > Scanning, ham radio, shortwave listening, CB radio, > General Mobile Radio System (GMRS), etc. will all be > covered. > > You input is essential to the success of this publication. I > need to know what you want to know and what subjects > you want covered in the newsletter. I will attempt to > publish on a monthly basis, possible bi-weekly if there is > enough interest. > > The only "cost" on your part is to fill out the following > subscription form completely. A classified section is being > contemplated with a small fee to advertise. Hard copies > will be available to those without email access. Please > contact me for details. > > Everyone is welcomed to subscribe whether you've never > turn on a radio or whether you're an old-timer. I am > looking for authors to contribute short articles on the > subjects you request. > > So let's get "First Contact" off to a good start! Get your > radio information via email. Subscribe NOW! > > > > > Please email this and any correspondence to > rbellville@aol.com or: > > Rob Bellville, N1NTE > PO Box 515 > Millbury, MA 01527-0515 > Thanks! > > > --------------------------->cut > here<-------------------------------------- > > Name:Tim Wright > Ham callsign (if any):KD4OVM > Email address: t.wright@msuacad.morehead-st.edu > Mailing address: 1720 Flemingsburg Rd. #37 Morehead, ky. 40351 > > Radio interests (Scanning, ham radio, SWL, CB, etc.): Ham Radio/Scanning/Police Communications > > Years involved in radio: roughly: 14 years + Are you experienced in any area of radio > communications?: E-911 communications > If yes, describe and are you interested in being an > author of short articles?: I may be interested. > > Other radio publications regularly read: QST. > > > What specific subjects or questions would you like to read > about? (Give as many as you can, please!): WOW, deep subject > > > > How much do you think is fair to pay for classified > advertising in this newsletter? > > > Answer "YES" if you wish to have your mailing address > made available to radio related dealers and man- > ufacturers to send you their product info. If you answer > "NO" all your info will remain confidential: I don't care.... > > Please tell me any other comments that you have: Good luck and God Bless. > > > > ----------------Please email to rbellville@aol.com----------------- -- Tim Wright KD4OVM | T.Wright@msuacad.morehead.edu | Morehead State University | TWright@freenet.fsu.edu | Tallahassie Freenet Service | AR098@yfn.ysu.edu | Youngstown Ohio Freenet Service | KD4OVM@WSU.N8FOW.AMPR.ORG | Try one, I'll get it. ------------------------------ Date: 3 Sep 1994 19:57:02 -0400 From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@ames.arpa Subject: Email newsletter for beginners! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu ATTENTION RADIO NEWCOMERS! Are you interested in radio communications but don't have enough information? Do you have questions but no one to ask? Are you looking for a publication geared toward the novice radio enthusiast? ***** FIRST CONTACT ***** "First Contact" is a newly forming publication. An electronically distributed email newsletter via the Internet for the beginner. Here is a forum to get the information you're craving. Get involved in this fascinating hobby! Scanning, ham radio, shortwave listening, CB radio, General Mobile Radio System (GMRS), etc. will all be covered. You input is essential to the success of this publication. I need to know what you want to know and what subjects you want covered in the newsletter. I will attempt to publish on a monthly basis, possible bi-weekly if there is enough interest. The only "cost" on your part is to fill out the following subscription form completely. A classified section is being contemplated with a small fee to advertise. Hard copies will be available to those without email access. Please contact me for details. Everyone is welcomed to subscribe whether you've never turn on a radio or whether you're an old-timer. I am looking for authors to contribute short articles on the subjects you request. So let's get "First Contact" off to a good start! Get your radio information via email. Subscribe NOW! Please email this and any correspondence to rbellville@aol.com or: Rob Bellville, N1NTE PO Box 515 Millbury, MA 01527-0515 Thanks! --------------------------->cut here<-------------------------------------- Name: Ham callsign (if any): Email address: Mailing address: Radio interests (Scanning, ham radio, SWL, CB, etc.): Years involved in radio: Are you experienced in any area of radio communications?: If yes, describe and are you interested in being an author of short articles?: Other radio publications regularly read: What specific subjects or questions would you like to read about? (Give as many as you can, please!): How much do you think is fair to pay for classified advertising in this newsletter? Answer "YES" if you wish to have your mailing address made available to radio related dealers and man- ufacturers to send you their product info. If you answer "NO" all your info will remain confidential: Please tell me any other comments that you have: ----------------Please email to rbellville@aol.com----------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Sep 94 18:47:22 PDT From: pa.dec.com!synchrods.com!daniel@decwrl.dec.com Subject: How to open an ICOM R-70? (Correction) To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In Article: 65906 of rec.radio.amateur.misc, I wrote >The phone plug that I was using with my ICOM R-1 had the bad >idea of breaking inside the audio outlet. I tried to remove this >tip with a pair of tweezers but no avail. I will have to open >the whole receiver, so I have a few questions for people who >know about this receiver: > >1) I see LOTS of screws, which ones I really have to remove? >2) Do I need to remove the knobs in order to access this audio > plug? >3) Is this audio outlet a sealed unit, or I can access the broken > tip from the side? >4) Any other tips would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks in advance. Regards, > >Dan (daniel@synchrods.com). Sorry I meant R-70, not R-1. Thanks again. Dan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Sep 1994 23:33:40 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso!rwc@ames.arpa Subject: IPS Daily Report - 03 September 94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 03/2330Z SEPTEMBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 03 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 04 SEPTEMBER - 06 SEPTEMBER ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : NA GOES satellite data for 02 Sep Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 1.3E+05 Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.5E+04 Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.2E+06 X-ray background: B1.4 Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day. 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 04 Sep 05 Sep 06 Sep Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 04 Sep: 102/50 COMMENT: Two regions on the solar disk appear to have M class flare potential. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 02 Sep Learmonth 8 3222 2222 Fredericksburg 6 5 Planetary 5 6 Observed Kp for 02 Sep: 3311 2111 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 04 Sep 8 Quiet 05 Sep 8 Quiet to unsettled 06 Sep 12 Unsettled COMMENT: Active levels, with minor storm periods during local night expected 7-10 September due to coronal hole. ----------------------------------------------------------- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 03 Sep normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 04 Sep normal normal fair 05 Sep normal normal fair 06 Sep normal normal fair COMMENT: HF Comms are expected to be degraded after 6 September. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY Observed DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney 03 Sep 32 near predicted monthly values Predicted Monthly T-index for September: 20 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 04 Sep 30 Near predicted monthly values 05 Sep 30 Near predicted monthly values 06 Sep 30 Near predicted monthly values COMMENT: Spread F observed during local night. HF comms conditions are expected to become degraded after 6 September. -- 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: 3 Sep 1994 02:13:13 GMT From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!raffles.technet.sg!solomon.technet.sg!nunas@ames.arpa Subject: More Power vs. Better Antenna To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Paul Antaki (pantaki@prodigy.bc.ca) wrote: : I'm trying to make the most of a battery pack on my HT and I find that I : need to transmit at high power (5 watts) to hit some repeaters I'm : interested in. Someone once mentioned to me that it would be better to : use a better antenna (telescopic perhaps) instead of higher power. Would : someone perhaps be able to explain the relationship between the antenna : gain and output power? : Many Thanks, : Paul VE7ZPA : ----- : Paul Antaki : Prodigy Technologies Corporation Phone: (604) 687-4636 : 1100-1190 Hornby Street Fax: (604) 687-1671 : Vancouver, B.C. e-mail: pantaki@prodigy.bc.ca : V6Z 2K5 If you use more power, then you will talk our farther. Now, if ther person you want to talk to also has lots of power, then this will work fine since we will assume that this puts him in talk-back range. But, if you increase power and the person you wish to talk to was very weak, he will hear you better but you will wtill hear him weak. On the other hand, if you put in a gain antenna, that is a bilateral device. It has the dffect of increasing your power (called effective radiated power), just as upping the tx output does. BUT, the incoming signals *are also amplified by the same amount*. So, the signal that might be weak coming in will now be stronger. Another consideration is the amount of gain you have now vs how much you want. For example, suppose you are seeking to double your output power. This equals 3 dB gain. Getting this additional gain over a rubber ducky is a piece of cake, even a simple home-made co-linear omni would do it. But, if you already are using, say a 9dB gain omni, getting another 3dB might then call for using a directional antenna. Maybe you don't want this complication (i.e., you might still want to be omni). So, if you are already at the max from your omni antenna, the best bet might be to up the power, especially if those you talk to have higher erp than you do. Related to the above, if you already have a directional antenna, the more gain it has, the harder it is to get an additional 3dB. So, the antenna gets rapidly bigger and bigger the more gain you want. So, to sum up, if you find that your station is rather low powered compared to those to whom you are talking, add the increase in the TX. This equalizes the talk back. If the reverse is true, then the gain antenna might be the best bet. Finally, this is a rather simple treatment. There are so many variables. Like, how much power (poser =weight and bulk) do you want. How big an antenna can you go with. How high is your antenna now (higher = farther line of sight). I hope this short and rather unscientific reply gives you some food for thought. Maurice 9V1ZS ------------------------------ Date: 4 Sep 94 19:24:49 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: NDN:Info-Hams Digest V94 #992 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Your mail to the Microsoft Mail Server could not be fully delivered! Reasons listed below! It has been deleted. ------------------------------ Date: 3 Sep 1994 12:13:26 -0500 From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!sylvester.cc.utexas.edu!not-for-mail@ames.arpa Subject: Need comments on 2 Ham books @ Radio Shack To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I am new to Ham Radio and am unsure were to start from. I found in Radio Shack 2 books "Now you are talking" and "No Code Plus". I know that the 2nd has the test pool, but I was told that I need the first one to build some background knowledge in Ham Radio and electronics. I do not have any background in electronics other than computers so what should I do? Get #1, #2 or both, and maybe why? I am in the process of reading the FAQ right now but I need to solve this question soon. Thanks a lot. Dino Kouroushiaklis Talking from: New Orleans, Louisiana .NOT. Austin Texas ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Sep 1994 19:29:45 GMT From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna!jeffrey@ames.arpa Subject: Radio Shack HTX 202 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <9409030136391230@ectech.com> clint.bradford@ectech.com (Clint Bradford) writes: > >Exactly! It does what it's advertised to do - and does it well! ^^^^^^^^^^ [Long advertisement deleted] > The design objective >was to build a specialized ham radio product that does the best >possible job on the ham bands, and that includes the tightest, >most intermod-free front end we could design into an HT! The ^^ || -- So you're somehow involved in the production of this rig and you're using this newsgroup to advertise? Might you stand to gain financially from this article? Hmmmm... Jeff NH6IL ------------------------------ Date: 3 Sep 1994 14:01:44 GMT From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!news.uh.edu!news.sccsi.com!nuchat!acs@ames.arpa Subject: SANTEC aka KDK PL QUESTION To: info-hams@ucsd.edu How do you activate the PL on a Santec mf-240 xcvr? I don't have the manual for it. Thanks and 73 de A.C. in Houston. -- A. C. Spraggins acs@nuchat.sccsi.com South Coast Computing Services, Inc. w5ezm@sugarland.ampr.org P. O. Box 270355 (713) 917-5000 Houston, TX 77277-0355 (713) 917-5005 fax ------------------------------ Date: (null) From: (null) Z WISP 7 The Z is a Zippy search to find the character string WISP 7 is the Microsat telemetry program files area A listing of all of the WISP programs in File Areas 7 (Microsats) will be displayed. Picked the NEWEST one by the name WISPNEW.ZIP Pick up only the latest changes by the name WISPUPDT.ZIP Use Zmodem or any other binary protocol to download! You may download the file from the Main menu by typing the following: D WISPNEW.ZIP (type in this WISP filename for a new complete file) D WISPUPDT.ZIP (type in this WISP filename for the lastest updates only) If it asks for a Protocol, the fastest is Zmodem (xmodem, ymodem, kermit, also work o.k.) The system will come back with a listing of files you want to download. Just hit enter, and if you want to log off immediately after the download is complete, simply type G for goodbye in the command line when asked. ==================================================================== BULLET90 is the file to download for NASA 2-line Keps (updated weekly) BULLET93 is the file to download for AMSAT style keps (updated weekly) If you get industrious, also download the DRIG informatin file: DRIGINFO.ZIP and DRIGLIST.ZIP which is a COMPLETE listing of all 7 gigabytes of files on the DRIG BBS! And of course, any problems, simply enter C for Comment to Sysop and will will be glady to help you out! Dallas Remote Imaging Group Satellite Imagery BBS 214-394-7438 info@drig.com 1:124/6509 Voice 214-394-7325 FAX 214-492-7747 BBS 214-394-7438 Internet FTP and Telnet 56Kbps lines are being installed in November for direct access over the Internet! /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-246.01 AMSAT-NA SPACE SYMPOSIUM AGENDA HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 246.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 3, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-246.01 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium & Annual Meeting Scheduled For 7-9 Oct '94 1994 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium Holiday Inn, Orlando International Airport, Florida October 7-9, 1994 Friday, October 7, 1994 11:00 - 5:00 PM Registration - International Ballroom Entrance 1:00 - 5:00 PM Session A - Mission Status Briefings - International Ballroom 1:00 - 1:30 PM Frank Bauer: "SAREX Update '94" 1:30 - 2:00 PM Joan Freeman KD4SRD: "A SAREX Case Study" 2:00 - 2:45 PM Dennis Wingo KD4ETA: "SEDSAT1 Update SEDSAT2; Amateur Radio in Lunar Orbit" 2:45 - 3:00 AM Break 3:00 - 3:30 PM Dan Schultz N8FGV: "Hubble Space Telescope Photographs" 3:30 - 4:00 PM Robert Diersing N5AHD: "DOVE Back On the Air" 4:00 - 4:30 PM David Liberman XE1TU: "UNAMSAT: An Operational Guide" 4:30 - 5:00 PM Philip Chien KC4YER: "Launch Opportunities Beyond Phase-3D" Saturday, October 8, 1994 7:30 - 8:00 AM Registration - International Ballroom Entrance 8:00 - 11:45 AM Session B - Orbital Science and Systems - International Ballroom 8:00 - 8:05 AM Bill Tynan W3XO: "Welcome & Introduction" 8:05 - 8:10 AM Al Brinkerhoff WB5PMR: "Symposium Opening Remarks & Orientation" 8:10 - 9:00 AM Prof. Robert Twiggs: "Investigating the Integrated Control of Payloads: The Stanford SQUIRT MICRO- Satellite Program" 9:00 - 9:30 AM Keith Pugh W5IU "Quiktrak for Windows" by Bob McGwier N4HY 9:30 - 10:00 AM Tom Clark W3IWI: "Where Am I and What Time Is It?" 10:00 - 10:15 AM Break 10:15 - 10:45 AM Walter K. Daniel KE3HP: "Use of Star Cameras for Attitude Determination of Amateur Radio Satellites" 10:45 - 11:15 AM Doug Loughmiller KO5I "UoSAT: The Successful Evolution..." 11:15 - 11:45 AM Greg Jones WD5IVD: "The TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93 Project" with Bob Strickland N5BRG, Robert Diersing N5AHD, and Frank Perkins WB5IPM 11:45 - 1:00 PM Lunch Break 1:00 - 5:00 PM Session C - P3D Design Review - International Ballroom 1:00 - 1:05 PM Bill Tynan W3XO: "Phase 3D; A New Era for Amateur Satellites" 1:05 - 1:35 PM Dick Jansson WD4FABP3D "Mechanical and Thermal Design" 1:35 - 2:05 PM Dr. Karl Meinzer DJ4ZC: "P3D RF Subsystems and Attitude Control" 2:05 - 2:30 PM Stan Wood WA4NFY: "Antenna Designs of the P3D Spacecraft" 2:30 - 2:45 PM Lyle Johnson WA7GXD: "The P3D IHU and RUDAK-U" 2:45 - 3:00 PM Peter Guelzow DB2OS: "The P3D RUDAK-E" 3:00 - 3:15 PM Break 3:15 - 3:30 PM Dick Daniels W4PUJ: "The P3D Propulsion System" 3:30 - 4:10 PM Tom Clark W3IWI: "The P3D GPS Experiment" 4:10 - 4:20 PM WA1UVP & W3IWI: "The P3D GPS Hardware" 4:20 - 4:30 PM N3EUA,KD9KX,WA7GXD: "The P3D GPS Computer System" 4:30 - 4:40 PM W3IWI, WA5FXE: "The P3D GPS Antennas" 4:40 - 4:55 PM Doug Loughmiller G0SYX: "AMSAT-UK Contributions to P3D" 4:55 - 5:00 PM Steve Park WB9OEP: "Symposium Concluding Remarks" 6:00 - 7:00 PM Social Hour and Cash Bar - International Ballroom Lobby 7:00 - 11:00 PM Banquet and Annual Meeting - International Ballroom Speaker: Dr. Paul Shuch N6TX, "The Search for Dark Matter" Sunday, October 9, 1994 7:00 - 9:00 AM Area Coordinators Breakfast - Continental Room 9:00 - 2:00 PM Bus Tours to the P3D Integration Facility 10:00 AM Open Board of Directors Meeting - Continental Room 9:00 - 1:30 PM Session D - Satellite Operating - International Ballroom 9:00 - 9:30 AM Keith Baker KB1SF: "Beginners Forum" 9:30 - 10:00 AM Robert Diersing, N5AHD: "Examination of AO-16 and UO-22 Activity" 10:00 - 10:30 AM Dr. Paul Shuch N6TX: "Orbital Analysis by Sleight of Hand" 10:30 - 11:15 AM Ed Krome, KA9LNV: "Basics of Mode-S Operation & Feeds for Mode-S Dish Antennas" 11:15 - 11:45 AM Doug Varney WA1UVP: "MMICs at S-Band" 11:45 - 12:15 PM Gould Smith WA4SXM: "Beginners Guide to Radio Sputniks" 12:15 - 12:45 PM Ned Stearns AA7A: "A Major Field Day Satellite Operation" 12:45 - 1:00 PM Roy Welch W0SL: "AMSAT Software" 1:00 - 1:30 PM John Hansen WA0PTV: "Software for the Digital Birds" Note: Eligibility for prizes and attendance at the Annual Meeting does not require purchase of a Banquet Ticket. Registration and information about hotel rates and discounts can be obtained by calling AMSAT-NA Office Manager, Martha Saragovitz (NOCALL) by phone or writing to: AMSAT 850 Sligo Ave., Suite 600 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Telephone: (301) 589-6062 FAX: (301) 608-3410 Don't delay in making your reservations and registering for what will be a great AMSAT Symposium! /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-246.03 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 246.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 3, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-246.03 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] AO-16: AO-16 is working well. [WH6I] KO-23: KO-23 is working well. [WH6I] KO-25: KO-25 seems again to be in one of its "deaf" modes. The BBS seems to be there but WH6I can't seem get it to respond at all and he never sees anyone in the link. [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 ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #993 ******************************