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- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 01:58:30 PDT
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #1003
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Thu, 8 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1003
-
- Today's Topics:
- Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta: phonetic alphabets (repost)
- Azden 2000 Mic.
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 06 September
- FCC recording update: when?
- Findlay, Ohio Hamfest this weekend
- HERE's a tough one for you
- Hiram Maxim's Flying Machine
- NYS Ham License Plates
- PACTOR changeover timing
- Part 15 devices, help!
- READ: Some Good Things About a Crowded 2M Band (mini-article)
- SET When??
- US License Examination Opportunities Scheduled 9/7/94 to 12/12/94
- VEC Testing Help
- You dont do this on the air why do it on the net?
-
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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: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 21:16:10 GMT
- From: newsgate.melpar.esys.com!melpar!phb@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta: phonetic alphabets (repost)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Brian.Kelk@cl.cam.ac.uk writes:
-
- >***** ENGLISH *****
-
- >The NATO phonetic alphabet (as per the Cambridge Encyclopedia
- >of Language under Seaspeak):
-
- >Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India
- >Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo
- >Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
-
- As a side note, when this alphabet first came out in the
- late 1950's or early 1960's to replace the then-in-general-use
- "ABLE-BAKER-CHARLIE, etc., C was COCOA and M was METRO. I
- remember it because my Dad (who was a pilot) chided me that I'd
- have to learn a new set of phonetics. Apparently, COCOA and
- METRO didn't last long and CHARLIE and MIKE were re-hired... :-)
-
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
- o------------o------------o
- | |
- Paul H. Bock, Jr. K4MSG |_| "Doin' it the ol'
- Principal Systems Engineer | | fashioned way..."
- pbock@melpar.esys.com |_| (well, almost)
- _______ | |
- | | __________ ____O_O____
- `*' | | Rice-box | | Ye Olde |
- \( )/ |__| (IC-735) |-----| Tuner |
- /( )\ |__________| |___________|
-
- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:52:20 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!m-island!larry.boyd@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Azden 2000 Mic.
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Can anyone direct me to where I can purchase a michrophone for an
- Azden model 2000 2meter radio. Thanks for the help.
-
- Larry Boyd
- larry.boyd@m-island.uu.holonet.net
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 22:06:23 MDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 06 September
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 249, 09/06/94
- 10.7 FLUX=095 90-AVG=080 SSN=083 BKI=0325 3330 BAI=014
- BGND-XRAY=B1.1 FLU1=8.7E+05 FLU10=1.5E+04 PKI=1335 3322 PAI=015
- BOU-DEV=002,028,016,090,033,025,021,004 DEV-AVG=027 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= C1.5 @ 0634UT XRAY-MIN= A8.6 @ 2355UT XRAY-AVG= B1.6
- NEUTN-MAX= +000% @ 2345UT NEUTN-MIN= -003% @ 2010UT NEUTN-AVG= -1.0%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2345UT PCA-MIN= -0.1DB @ 2020UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55220NT @ 2352UT BOUTF-MIN=55178NT @ 1846UT BOUTF-AVG=55204NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+064,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+111NT@ 1645UT GOES6-MIN=N:-030NT@ 1013UT G6-AVG=+085,+027,-006
- FLUXFCST=STD:095,095,095;SESC:095,095,095 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,025,020/020,025,025
- KFCST=2234 3222 3333 3333 27DAY-AP=016,000 27DAY-KP=3232 4443 3333 3333
- WARNINGS=*SWF
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 05 SEP 94 was 30.0.
- The Full Kp Indices for 05 SEP 94 are: 2+ 2- 3- 3o 2+ 2- 2- 2-
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 05 SEP 94 are: 10 6 13 15 10 6 6 6
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 06 SEP is: 2.2E+06
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was low. Region 7773 (S08W18) produced the
- largest event of the period, a C7/1F at 06/0059Z. This region
- has declined slightly in spot number and area. Region 7776
- (S08E30) produced a C1/SF at 06/0633Z and has grown slightly in
- spot number and area. All other regions were quiet and stable.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- low with a chance of isolated M-class activity from either
- Regions 7773 or 7776.
-
- STD: A full-disk Yohkoh x-ray image has been appended to this
- report.
-
- The geomagnetic field has been at mostly quiet to active
- levels for the past 24 hours. A brief period of minor storm
- activity was recorded from 06/09-15Z.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be mostly unsettled to active for the next three
- days in response to a favorably positioned coronal hole.
-
- Event probabilities 07 sep-09 sep
-
- Class M 20/20/20
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 07 sep-09 sep
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 25/30/25
- Minor Storm 15/20/15
- Major-Severe Storm 05/10/10
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 25/30/25
- Minor Storm 15/25/20
- Major-Severe Storm 10/15/15
-
- HF propagation conditions were near-normal over all
- regions. Gradual signal degradation is expected over the next
- several days in response to a recurrent coronal hole related
- disturbance. Degradation may be strongest on 08 September when
- levels of geomagnetic activity and high-latitude substorming
- are expected to be near a maximum. No significant signal
- degradation is expected, although effects of this activity
- should be felt into the middle latitudes, particularly on
- night-crossing circuits.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 06/2400Z SEPTEMBER
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7771 N06W44 123 0060 HSX 02 001 ALPHA
- 7773 S08W18 097 0400 EKI 14 022 BETA
- 7774 N08W10 089 0040 DSO 08 014 BETA
- 7776 S08E30 049 0260 CHO 08 006 BETA
- 7775 N16E22 057 PLAGE
- 7777 S14W35 114 PLAGE
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 07 SEPTEMBER TO 09 SEPTEMBER
- NMBR LAT LO
- 7769 N10 311
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- 2012 2012 2012 160
- 2347 2347 2348 130
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 06/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
- EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
- 02 N38W17 N14W43 N28W70 N45W23 114 ISO POS 015 10830A
- 02 N23W18 N13W44 N28W71 N45W19 113 ISO POS 015 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 05 Sep: 0000 0013 0018 B3.1
- 0048 0055 0057 B3.0 SF 7773 S08E06
- 0149 0155 0159 B2.4
- 0229 0236 0244 C1.1 SF 7773 S10E07
- 0359 0416 0422 B5.6 SF 7773 S10E11
- 0525 0538 0549 C6.0 1F 7773 S09E04 31
- 0835 0839 0844 B4.5 SF 7773 S08E03
- 1037 1040 1042 B3.4
- 1146 1149 1151 B1.9
- 1444 1454 1458 B1.8 SF 7773 S09E01
- 1515 1518 1521 B1.6
- 1753 1756 1803 B1.8
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Region 7773: 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 006 (50.0)
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 006 (50.0)
-
- Total Events: 012 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
- 05 Sep: 0000 0013 0018 B3.1 III
- 0149 0155 0159 B2.4 III
- 0525 0538 0549 C6.0 1F 7773 S09E04 III
- 1444 1454 1458 B1.8 SF 7773 S09E01 III
-
- 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.
-
-
- SPECIAL INSERT: YOHKOH FULL-DISK X-RAY IMAGE
- --------------------------------------------
-
- 06 September 1994, 04:00 UTC
-
- North
-
- . . . . ...,,,,,,,.....
- .....,,,::::,,. ..,,:;;;;;;:::,,,,,...
- ...,,,,::::::::,,,..... .,,,,,:::;;;-;;;:::,,,,...
- .....,,::;;;:,,,,,,....... . ..,,.,,,,,,:::;;;;:::,,,....
- ...,,:::;;,,,,.......... . .....,,:,,::;-;;;::::,...
- .,,,,::;;::,,..... .. ... ......,,,,:::;;--;;;;::,,..
- .,,,,,:::,,.......... . ....,,,::::::----;;:,,,..
- ...,,::;;,,,,,... . . ..,,,,:;;----;:::,,,
- ...,:;;;,,:,...,... . . . . ..,,:;::::;------;;:::,
- ...,,::;;:,........... . . ...,::;;;;---++++++--;:::
- ..,,:::;:,,,.....,,::,,,............. .,,.,. .,:::::;;----++++|++--;;:
- .,,,::;-:,....,,,,,-|!-,......,,,..,:----;:::,....... ..,;;;;;--------+||+--;:
- .,,::;;-:,,,..,::;-;:++:,.....,,,,::+33!-;;;::::::::::::,;-------;;;;;;-+++-;::
- .,,:;;-+::,:,,:;:;;::,,:,.......:;:;|*#1|;;:::::::;--|121|:,,:;:;:,::;::-+-;;:,
- .,::-+|!;;::::;;;;-;::,,...,...,.,,:-+|-;---;;;;;::|2!2332!-,,,,:,,:::;:-++-;;:
- .,:;;+!2-;;---++|1!+;::,,.,.,..,,,:;;----+|||1121|;-!!++|||+;,,,,,,::::;++--;::
- ..,:;+|!-;-+||12*@#2-;::,,,,...,,,;;;---+|!34**4!|-++!|-;;;::,,:,.,-;;;-++--;:,
- .,:;;++-++++!*@@321-;,........,:------+|2@@@*341--||!|;,,.,,:;,.:;;;-||+-;::,
- ..,:;--++!13*4!|2331;,.,..:,.,:;--+++14#@@33!321|!!!!-,,,,:;;::;;--|31|-;:,,
- .,:::;-|122!+--!!!|;,,.,,,.,,:;;-+!124432++++-+|!|-;:,,,:::::;;-+*#1|+;::,.
- .,,::;--++-;;;;;;::,,,.....,,::;;-------;-----;;;:::::::::;;;;-+2!|+-;;:,,
- ..,,::;;:::::,,,:,,,,.......,:,,,::::::;;;-;;;:::::::::::;;;;-++----;:,,.
- ....,::;;::::,,,,,,...........,,,,,::::::;;:::::,,,::::::;;----;;;;::,,,.
- ..,,::;;:::,,,,,,,....,....,,,,,,,,::::::,,,,,,:::::::;---;;;;::,,,...
- ..,,:;;;:::,,,,,,,..,..,,,,::,,,,,,::,,,,,:,,::::;----;;;;::,,,..
- ...,,,::;;;::::,,,,,,,,,,,,:,:,,,:,::::::::::;;;;;;;;;:::,,,,...
- ....,::::::::::::::::,::::::::::::;;;;;;;;:::::,,,,.......
- .......,,,::::;;;;:::::::::::;;;;;;::::,,,,.....
- ......,,,,:::::,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.....
- ...,,,,,,.. .............. ..
- . .....
-
- South
-
- KEY: East and west limbs are to the left and right respectively. Emission
- strength, from minimum to maximum are coded in the following way:
-
- [space] . , : ; - + | ! 1 2 3 4 * # @
-
- Units used are arbitrary, for illustrative purposes. Get "showasc.zip"
- from "pub/solar/Software" at the anonymous FTP site: ftp.uleth.ca
- (IP # 142.66.3.29) to view these images on VGA screens. Remove
- all but the image data before typing "showasc filename".
-
-
- ** End of Daily Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 7 Sep 1994 08:30:20 -0400
- From: psinntp!JH.Org!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: FCC recording update: when?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know when the FCC updates the recording with the
- current call sign assignments? I (stupidly) assumed the 1st
- of the month. Instead of wasting a toll call I though maybe
- someone knew.
-
- I passed my General on July 24th and I am staring at a new
- Yaesu FT-530 connected to a rooftop vertical and
-
- I CAN'T WAIT!
-
- :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(
- --
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: _______
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 13:14:16 GMT
- From: lerc.nasa.gov!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!kelsey@purdue.edu
- Subject: Findlay, Ohio Hamfest this weekend
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- The Findlay Amateur Radio Club is holding the 52nd Findlay Hamfest this
- weekend on Sept. 11 at the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Findlay, Ohio.
- Vendor admission begins at 6:30 AM. General admission begins at 8AM.
-
- This year we have rented another building (now 5 total buildings), so there
- are an additional 60 vendor spaces, of which about 30 spots are still
- available. Flea market space is available.
-
- Admission is $5 at the gate, flea market spaces are $5 each, and each 8
- ft table space in the vendor buildings is $10.
-
- In addition to the 4 main prizes (two HF rigs, a VHF mobile radio, and a
- handheld) we will be giving away a hand held radio every hour from 9AM til
- 2 PM.
-
- For more info - e-mail to n8et@delphi.com
-
- 73 - Bill - N8ET
- Findlay Hamfest
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 7 Sep 1994 17:58:26 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!news.uh.edu!news.sccsi.com!nuchat!acs@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: HERE's a tough one for you
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- They've been around for years. Most ARRL and RSGB antenna books have
- them, primarily for satellite work.
-
- 73 de A.C., W5EZM in Houston
-
- Gregory Smith (gsmith@alpha.wright.edu) wrote:
- : Hi all:
- : Let me throw a curve int the group and see what happens. SO here
- : it is, after a little thinking I wonder if a DUAL BAND HIGH GAIN beam is
- : possible? if anyone comes up with anything send me the plans so I can
- : build it
- : Greg, N8PPZ
-
-
- --
- 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: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 15:12:55 -0400 (EDT)
- From: news1.digex.net!usenet@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Hiram Maxim's Flying Machine
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- On 6 Sep 1994, Kok Chen wrote:
-
- > The September *1894* issue of the Scientific American announced
- > that a Mr. Hiram Maxim had built a steam powered plane, which
- > unfortunately, tore itself apart upon leaving ground on July 1894.
- > It, however, made history by being the first powered flight to
- > leave ground.
-
- He was quite prolific in a lot of fields. If I recall correctly, I
- believe that he's also responsible for having invented the automobile
- muffler, the firearm suppressor (silencer), and the Maxim machine gun.
- Don't spread the latter two around though. I'd hate for Sarah Brady to
- get wind of it and try have ham radio banned too! ;-)
-
- 73 DE K4KYO
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 7 Sep 1994 08:32:50 -0400
- From: psinntp!JH.Org!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: NYS Ham License Plates
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I hate to bring up the subject again, but I haven't heard any
- discussion on what NYS is doing. Is there any news?
-
- 73,
- Steve
- --
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: _______
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 06 Sep 94 16:08:50 PDT
- From: microsoft!hexnut!seanews!peterk@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: PACTOR changeover timing
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know the minimum changeover time requirement for PACTOR and
- G-TOR? In other words, how fast does your radio have to switch between
- transmit and receive in order to work properly with these modes? I know
- AMTOR needs 20 ms or better. But I couldn't the find the PACTOR/G-TOR
- requirements in the manuals for either the PK-232 or the near-equivalent
- Kantronics unit that has G-TOR.
-
- Here's my situation: I have an ICOM 745 and an almost 40-meter dipole
- fed with twin-lead and tuned with an AEA tuner. I have no problem
- tuning it to 1:1 on 40-10 meters. No RF in the shack that I'm aware of.
-
- For digital modes, I'm using an old AEA CP-1 and MBA-TOR firmware on a
- Commodore 64 (don't laugh, it was cheap!). It works great on CW and
- RTTY, but I've never been able to get it to work reliably on AMTOR. If
- the other station is several thousand miles away, or if they increase
- their TXdelay a bit, it works with an occasional rephase. Otherwise, it
- gets out of synch and rephases every few words. This is with the AGC
- off or at its fastest setting, speech compression off, and using true
- FSK at 170 Hz (so speech compression shouldn't matter anyway). All this
- points to a transceiver that switches too slowly.
-
- AEA says the Icom 745 is not on their list of problem rigs, and should
- work fine. Icom, on the other hand, says that the 745 changeover time
- is about 30 ms, and that's too long for AMTOR, which requires 20 ms.
-
- All of which may not matter, since PACTOR seems to be replacing AMTOR
- for QSOs. If PACTOR needs a slower switching time than AMTOR, I may buy
- an AEA PK-232 and get on PACTOR. But if the switching times are the
- same, it probably won't work, and I shouldn't waste my money until I get
- a new HF rig, which ain't happening in the near future(!)
-
- If anyone knows the switching times for PACTOR and G-TOR, or has any
- insights on using the Icom 745 and/or CP-1/MBA-TOR setups on "chirp
- modes," I'd be grateful for the info. Also, is PACTOR really always
- better than AMTOR? I've heard that PACTOR is much faster, but I've also
- heard that under marginal conditions, its throughput goes WAY down, and
- you wish you had AMTOR.
-
- Thanks and 73,
- Peter Klein, KD7MW
-
- Internet: peterk@seanews.akita.com
-
- --
- [] SEANEWS [] Seattle Public Access Usenet News + Mail []
- peterk@seanews.akita.com [] +1 206 614 0048 (v.FC 28.8k) []
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 7 Sep 94 04:54:19 GMT
- From: news.claremont.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!ucivax!gateway@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Part 15 devices, help!
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Anyone Know about the following devices and Part 15?
-
- -Garage Door openers
- -Cordless phones (they seem to carry the warning label where Part 15
- says that they have to accept interference...)
- -Computer modems
- -Home security alarms
-
- I need to know how these are treated by Part 15 if possible, we have a
- tower permit hearing on Wed night, and there is an irate attorney
- coming who will complain about interference to those devices. I would
- like to show her Part 15 and quietly relax.
-
- I am already covering PRB-1 and the Communications Act of 1982 which preempts
- local regulation of RFI problems, but the Part 15 stuff would be so very
- nicely on target!
-
- Anyone know ? Anyone see a warning label from Part 15 on any of these devices
- at home?
-
- I give a presentation tonight to a hearing board (Wed night) so if anyone
- has some good info, could you pass it along soon?
-
- Clark
- WA3JPG
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 7 Sep 1994 16:10:05 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: READ: Some Good Things About a Crowded 2M Band (mini-article)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SOME GOOD THINGS ABOUT A CROWDED 2M BAND
-
- "... 2 meters is getting just like the CB band."
-
- "... all the 'appliance' operators are on 2 meters."
-
-
- Sound familiar? This was just a sampling of the criticism regarding the 2
- meter ham
- band spoken by a large portion of ham radio operators. Now that you can go
- down to
- your local Radio Shack and pick up an inexpensive hand-held 2 meter FM
- transceiver,
- its easier than ever to get on the air.
-
- Question is, is this bad? Lets take the point of view for the moment that
- it is. More
- operators means more active repeaters. Gone are the days when you could
- say
- "N1NTE listening." and not be answered. Gone are the days that the
- repeater sits idle
- without any users. Now its tied up all day long with everyone talking
- about all kinds of
- things. Subjects that you know nothing about or never heard of. Watch out!
- If you listen
- to these people too long you might learn something new.
-
- Oh no! Its a bunch of kids using the repeater. Now we've got young blood
- in the hobby
- and it'll never be the same again. They can't even spell CW! They're going
- to change
- things, I know it. Now all you hear is this digital packet stuff
- screeching on all the
- simplex frequencies. Who cares if it can pass more information along than
- CW. Its so
- noisy!
-
- But we have more repeater jammers now. When a community grows you tend to
- get
- more "crime" than you use to. Who cares if the incidents per capita is
- lower than
- before, where are we going to find enough hams to DF these losers?
-
- OK, enough sarcasm. Let's look at 2 meters as a public resource. Its full
- of repeaters
- and full of operators. Hmm, sound perfect for all kinds of public service
- - emergencies,
- assistance, event handling, etc. No shortage of inexpensive equipment out
- there and
- its easily obtainable. Sounds like an extremely valuable asset that gives
- ham radio a lot
- a value to the un-informed public view.
-
- Next, a good majority of the No-Code Techs start out here. What a
- excellent opportunity
- to welcome these folks aboard and demonstrate your exquisite operating
- skills as role-
- model ham radio operators. Most of them got their license because they are
- excited to
- learn about radio. Teach them. Maybe you can even convince them to adopt
- the "CW
- FOREVER!" motto and add them to the ranks of "real hams".
-
- So you want to have along conversation with your friends without a lot of
- interruptions?
- Gee, 220 MHz is always being called the "use it or lose it band", so use
- it. Get the
- demand for 220 MHz equipment up and watch the manufacturers offer lots of
- new
- equipment. Look what's starting to happen for 6 meters. In some areas, 440
- MHz is
- dead, in others try 1.2 GHz. It'll take a while for them newcomers to get
- up this high!
- Start populating these bands or we'll regret it sooner than you think.
- What a shame if
- the FCC had to allocate more frequencies because we were using them all
- up.
-
- Try to look at the positive side of an issue and you can come up with lots
- of benefits.
- Change isn't a bad thing. Life would be very boring if everything was
- status quo all the
- time. Be an active part of the hobby and influence change. Push it in the
- direction that
- would benefit the whole ham radio community not just a select group. But
- more than
- anything - Enjoy your hobby and let others share in the fun.
-
- *****
- Suggestions and comments welcomed by the author. Please send all
- correspondence
- to: Rob Bellville, N1NTE email address - RBellville@aol.com -or - PO
- Box 515,
- Millbury, MA 01527-0515.
-
- *****
- All rights reserved. Copyright 1994, Rob Bellville
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:56:19 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!m-island!larry.boyd@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: SET When??
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Is there a specific date when this next SET is to start, or can you
- plan your own date to hold it; just so long you get the paper work in by
- 31 of Jan95??
-
- Thanks for the help..
-
- Larry Boyd
- larry.boyd@m-island.uu.holonet.net
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:44:00 MDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: US License Examination Opportunities Scheduled 9/7/94 to 12/12/94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- [[ EXAMS9.07W : 3416 in EXAMS9.07W ]]
-
-
- AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- Special Note: Amateur Radio licenses usually arrive between 8 and
- 10 weeks after the test session. The FCC recently has been taking
- upwards of 14 weeks to process licenses (although as recently
- as this week, some licenses have come through in six to eight weeks.
- The FCC considers their processing time to be 90 days--from the date
- they receive the application. The FCC usually receives the application
- one to two weeks after the test session (once the VE Team and the
- coordinating VEC have completed their processing).
-
-
- Note: Codeless Technician to Technician w/HF upgraders (who pass a
- Morse code test) will effective 6/8/94 receive a new license from
- the FCC that reads "TECH PLUS." Such upgrades before that date
- would not receive a new license but would need to retain the
- existing Technician license plus the CSCE conveying the Morse
- code test credit as the only documentation issued for use of
- the additional HF privileges.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- The following test session information is provided by the
- ARRL/VEC for the upcoming eight to twelve week period. For
- further information, please contact the test session CONTACT
- PERSON at the telephone number provided. If necessary, you
- may contact the ARRL/VEC at 203-666-1541 x282 for additional
- information. Electronic mail may be forwarded to the ARRL/VEC
- via USENET at "bjahnke@arrl.org" or via MCI Mail to
- MCI ID: 653-2312 or 215-5052.
-
- Although the test session information presented here does
- not indicate whether walk-ins are accepted or not, most test
- sessions do allow walk-ins. We encourage you, however, to
- always contact the CONTACT PERSON at the telephone number
- provided so that the VE Team is aware that you be attending
- the test session.
-
-
-
- STILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR YOUR EXAM?
-
- If you would like information on how to become licensed; or
- how to locate Amateur Radio clubs, instructors, licensing
- classes and/or Novice examiners in your area; please contact
- the ARRL Educational Activities Department (EAD) at 203-666-
- 1541 x219. The EAD can also provide information on
- recommended study materials. Electronic mail may be forwarded
- to the ARRL EAD via USENET at "rwhite@arrl.org" or via MCI Mail to
- MCI ID: 215-5052.
-
-
- EXAM LISTINGS - DEFINITION OF FIELDS
-
- STATE
- Test Date,VEC,City,,Contact Phone,Contact Person
-
- The SECOND field in the following listing specifies the VEC
- which is coordinating this examination. This single-character
- designator denotes the VEC as defined below. An "A" (for example)
- indicates that this examination is coordinated by the ARRL/VEC.
-
- For further information on any examinations listed, or if you do not
- find any examinations listed for your area, you may contact
- any of the coordinating VECs below.
-
-
- A = ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; (d) 203-666-1541
- The 1994 test fee is $5.75.
-
- X = Anchorage ARC, 2628 Turnagain Parkway, Anchorage, AK 99517;
- (d) 907-786-8121, (n) 907-243-2221 (or) 907-276-5121
- (or) 907-274-5546
-
- C = Central Alabama VEC, 1215 Dale Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35801;
- 205-536-3904
-
- N = Charlotte VEC, 227 Bennett Ln, Charlotte, NC 28213;
- 704-596-2168
-
- D = Great Lakes ARC VEC Inc., 3040 Harrison St, Glenview, IL 60025;
- 708-486-8019
-
- E = Golden Empire ARS, PO Box 508, Chico, CA 95927; No phone.
-
- G = Greater Los Angeles ARG, 9737 Noble Ave, Sepulveda, CA 91343;
- 818-892-2068, 805-822-1473.
-
- J = Jefferson ARC, PO Box 24368, New Orleans, LA 70184-4368;
- 504-737-2315. Test fee for 1994 is $5.00.
-
- K = Koolau ARC, 45-529 Nakuluai St, Kaneohe, HI 96744;
- 808-235-4132
-
- L = Laurel ARC Inc., PO Box 3039, Laurel, MD 20709-0039;
- (d) 301-572-5124, 301-317-7819, (n) 301-588-3924
-
- M = The Milwaukee RAC Inc., 1737 N 116th St, Wauwatosa, WI 53226;
- 414-774-6999. Test fee for 1994 is $5.00.
-
- H = Mountain ARC, PO Box 10, Burlington, WV 26710; 304-289-3576,
- 301-724-0674
-
- P = PHD ARA Inc., PO Box 11, Liberty, MO 64068; 816-781-7313
-
- R = Sandarc-VEC, PO Box 2446, La Mesa, CA 91943-2446; 619-465-3926
-
- S = Sunnyvale VEC ARC, PO Box 60307, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-0307;
- 408-255-9000
-
- T = Triad Emergency ARC, 3504 Stonehurst Pl, High Point, NC 27265;
- 919-841-7576
-
- W = Western Carolinas ARS VEC, 5833 Clinton Hwy - Suite 203,
- Knoxville, TN 37912-2500; 615-688-7771.
- The 1994 test fee is $5.75.
-
- 5 = W5YI-VEC, PO Box 565101, Dallas, TX 75356-5101; 817-461-6443
- The 1994 test fee is $5.75.
-
-
- EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THE UNTIED STATES:
-
- 10/29/94,A,American Somoa,,684-699-2420,Michael Homsany
- 10/08/94,A,England,,44-442-62929,Neville Cheadle G3NUG
- 10/29/94,A,England,,081-902-5995,Yves a g Remedios
- 10/22/94,A,Germany 35216,,02-71315297,Frank Sperber AA9KJ
- 09/10/94,A,Japan,,098-633-1728,Alice Kottmyer
- 10/01/94,A,Japan,,243-6092,Paul W Jackson USN
- 10/01/94,A,Papua New Guinea,,77-4425,Randall Pearson
- 10/29/94,A,St Maarten,,617-566-8613,M L Bardfield
-
- GUAM
- 09/11/94,A,Adelup,,627-646-7611,Harry Y Taguchi
- 12/11/94,A,Adelup,,627-646-7611,Harry Y Taguchi
-
- PUERTO RICO
- 09/24/94,A,San Juan,,809-789-4998,Victor Madero
- 10/29/94,A,San Juan,,809-789-4998,Victor Madero
- 11/26/94,A,San Juan,,809-789-4998,Victor Madero
-
- US VIRGIN ISLANDS
- 10/08/94,A,St Croix,,809-778-3156,Frank Jaeger
- 11/12/94,A,ST Thomas,,809-774-4740,Ronald A Hall Sr
-
- *eof
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 19:02:40 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!iat.holonet.net!m-island!larry.boyd@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: VEC Testing Help
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- When testing the different classes how many VE's and VEC's are
- needed for the different classes?
-
- Ex. Novice Class 1 general VEC + what? 2 general VE's??
-
- Thanks for the help.
-
- Larry Boyd
- larry.boyd@m-island.uu.holonet.net
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 8 Sep 1994 04:06:12 GMT
- From: nothing.ucsd.edu!brian@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: You dont do this on the air why do it on the net?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- If your news or mail system isn't putting your proper address into the
- headers, it doesn't belong on the net. Instead of continuing to pollute
- the network with bad software and working around it by putting your
- real address into the body of the message, GET YOUR SOFTWARE FIXED.
- - Brian
-
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-
- End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #1003
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