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Info-Hams Digest            Wed, 14 Sep 94       Volume 94 : Issue 1018

Today's Topics:
                     1.2GHz on an HT -- how far?
                1750 Hz tone generator in Yaesu ft-26?
                     Amateur Radio in Singapore?
                       A Repeater on 147.555?!?
                          FT101E/EE Question
                          Hooray to the FCC!
                  IPS Daily Report - 10 September 94
                     K7UGA Special Event Station!
              Problems with Kenwood TH-78A Modifications
                    SAREX Update 9/14 at 2:30 UTC
                      Tech call vs. Tech+ call.
           Tech to Tech Plus...think b4 u send... (2 msgs)
                     VHF/UHF/Microwave Resources
                            When is JOTA?

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Date: 13 Sep 1994 08:31:31 -0400
From: haven.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu![e-mail]
Subject: 1.2GHz on an HT -- how far?
To: [e-mail]

About 3 inches, right into your head.

--
Brian Cuthie
Systemix Software, Inc.
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 14:29:13 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!swidir.switch.ch!news.unige.ch!ugcmu![e-mail]
Subject: 1750 Hz tone generator in Yaesu ft-26?
To: [e-mail]

Hi everyone.
I am living in Europe and using an American model 2-meter
handheld (Yaesu ft-26).
Over here, one needs a 1750 Hz tone burst to open the repeaters.
Does anyone know if there is a mod to transform a US version ft-26 -> European
version (with built in tone generator to open the receptors)


Thanks for any help.

Christophe.

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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 02:52:09 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna![e-mail]
Subject: Amateur Radio in Singapore?
To: [e-mail]

In article <34thov$[e-mail]> [e-mail] ([e-mail]) writes:
>I am moving to Singapore and was wondering what the status is regardingg
>owning/operating radio equipment.  Any help would be appreciated, since I
>am unsure as to where to turn.

I'm told that the Singapore government spends at least one year
processing licenses. There's no problem owning radios at all.

Jeff NH6IL

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Date: 13 Sep 1994 17:45:35 GMT
From: es.com!nah![e-mail]
Subject: A Repeater on 147.555?!?
To: [e-mail]

In article <34di6t$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Leigh) writes:
>For several years, I've used 147.555 mHz for local FM simplex with a small
>group of friends.  Most of the time the frequency was clear of QRM.

   You were fortunate...

>
>But recently a _repeater_  with aparrently high coverage in the Los Angeles
>area has appeared on  147.555, and QRMs our ragchews in Santa Barbara.

   There are several ways to deal with this.
   1. Move to a different frequency.
   2. Use directional antennas to reduce or eliminate the interference.
   3. Have your QSOs when the repeater is not so active.

>
>This repeater uses 146.535 as an input.  Both 147.555 and 146.535 are listed
>as FM simplex frequencies in the ARRL band plan.

   I have heard that for many years there have been no available
   frequency pairs for repeaters on 2 meters in Southern California.
   Therefore, if more repeaters are to be put on the air, some
   underutilized simplex frequencies could be used. Since no one has
   a "right" to a particular frequency, any interference problems that
   arise would have to be dealt with among the affected parties.

>
>This repeater's ID'er uses the callsign of W6FP.
>
>Getting tired of the interference, I got on this repeater, and nicely
>complained to one of it's control operators.  He was fairly courteous;
>he invited me to use the repeater, and apologized for the interference,
>but did not offer to resolve the problem.

   Why should he have?

>
>I informed the control operator that both 146.535 and 147.555 were intended
>for FM simplex, under the ARRL band plan.  He stated that several local ARRL
>Official Observers had approved the non-standard repeater frequencies.
>
>Do the "suggested" Band Plans have any meaning any more?!  What next:  FM
>packet nodes on 144.200 or CW QSOs on repeater inputs?

   As our bands become more populated, flexibility and understanding will
   become watchwords for dealing with the inevitable interference problems.
   The ARRL band plans are nothing more than suggestions for utilizing our
   available spectrum. The FCC dictates what modes can be used on a
   particular band of frequencies - after that, it is up to us to use the
   spectrum in efficient ways. In some parts of the country, the ARRL band
   plan may work well, but in other parts of the country, perhaps not.

>
>Yes, all of the conventional 2 meter repeater pairs in Southern California
>are all used up, and repeater-to-repeater interference is common.  But does
>every Ham have a right to have his own repeater?   With our crowded,
>limited VHF spectrum, I believe we all should use FM simplex or SSB
>whenever possible.

   The reality is that many, if not most people that are active on 2 meters
   are using hand-held transceivers with small antennas. Except for close
   proximity situations, simplex operation is just not as effective or
   practical as communicating through a repeater system.

>
>Evidently, the local "co-ordinating" group for 2 meters in California, TASMA,
>is having some organizational problems, and will not currently be of much
>help, or so I'm informed.

   Apparently, the group that put this repeater on the air was not dealing
   with TASMA.

>
>Any comments or suggestions?  While your area may not currently have such
>problems, it may soon happen, due to the tremendous popularity of the
>No-Code license.

   Think about using another frequency for your local ragchew group.
   There must be plenty of space available on a band that is 4 MHz wide.
   Good luck.

>
>Thanks for reading and 73 from Leigh/KM6JE in Santa Barbara.
>


--
Alan Brubaker, K6XO      |~~|_  "Pumps have handles, Hams have names;
<IYF disclaimer>         | *  |mine's Lee, what's yours?" - Lee Wical,
Internet: [e-mail]|____|KH6BZF, the Bloomin' Zipper Flipper.

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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 21:18:58 GMT
From: hplextra!news.dtc.hp.com!srgenprp![e-mail]
Subject: FT101E/EE Question
To: [e-mail]

bill nelson ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Does anyone know the differences between the FT101E and FT101EE?

The FT101E had a speech processor if I recall.  I had a FT101EE for
about five years; I wasn't too impressed with it.  Traded it in on a
Kenwood TS-130S.

73  Don Montgomery, K6LTS
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 20:21:24 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!news.ossi.com!news.fujitsu.com!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com![e-mail]
Subject: Hooray to the FCC!
To: [e-mail]

Joe N9YJZ ([e-mail]) wrote:
:      Well, contrary to what I have been hearing the last 8 weeks of my
: life, that it takes 15 weeks to get a call sign, mine finally arrived in
: the mail today on Tuesday. I took the Tech+ test on July 9th and received
: my license today, the 6th of September, having it issued on the 31st of
: August. Say hello to the one and only N9YJZ!!      (8/9 weeks?!?)
: Oh..by the way..thanks to the guys on usenet that kept me busy while I
: waited..73's!

: Joe  N9YJZ

Congratulations!!!  Have fun on the air.

Tom
--
T.J. Alessi - WB1L * P.O.Box 16781 * Stamford, CT 06905-8781 * [phone]
Internet:[e-mail]  *  MCI:[e-mail]  *  Packet:[e-mail]

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Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 23:36:24 GMT
From: agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso![e-mail]
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 10 September 94
To: [e-mail]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 10/2330Z SEPTEMBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 10 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 11 SEPTEMBER - 13 SEPTEMBER
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number :  82/23

GOES satellite data for 09 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.9E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.2E+08
       X-ray background: A7.2
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Sep             12 Sep             13 Sep
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 Sep:  80/20

-----------------------------------------------------------
2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled, apart from active
levels observed 09-12UT.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 09 Sep
    Learmonth       13  3334 3222
    Fredericksburg  16                          28
    Planetary       20                          30

Observed Kp for 09 Sep: 3445 5443
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
11 Sep    15    Quiet to unsettled
12 Sep    10    Quiet to unsettled
13 Sep    10    Quiet to unsettled

-----------------------------------------------------------
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
10 Sep      normal         fair-normal    poor-fair
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
11 Sep      normal         fair-normal    fair
12 Sep      normal         normal         normal
13 Sep      normal         normal         normal

-----------------------------------------------------------
4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
10 Sep    26    near predicted monthly values

Predicted Monthly T-index for September: 20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
11 Sep    25    Near predicted monthly values
12 Sep    25    Near predicted monthly values
13 Sep    25    Near predicted monthly values
COMMENT: Regular Sporadic E layer and night-time Spread F were
observed yesterday, with similar conditions expected for today.
--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

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Date: 10 Sep 94 00:00:53 -0500
From: olivea!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!usenet.ufl.edu!gnv.ifas.ufl.edu!@
Subject: K7UGA Special Event Station!
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Steve Milewski) writes:
> In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Len
> Winkler) wrote:
>
>> Senator Barry Goldwater's K7UGA call, will be used for a special event
[...]
>
> Amusing story: I worked Barry Goldwater one morning and then followed up
> the QSO with a QSL and SASE. Told him that I'd really love to get his card,
> etc.
>
> Well, I DID get a card from him. But it was only a 3x5 index card with his
> signature on it. No mention of the QSO or anything.
>
> Sounds as if one wants his real card, they have to work somebody else
> working his station!  :-)

I once saw a Goldwater autograph for sale at a not insignificant price.  Hang
on to it a few more years and it might be worth something!

-- Bob
   WB4JCM

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Date: 13 Sep 1994 12:45:55 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!msuinfo!netnews.upenn.edu!futures.wharton.upenn.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Problems with Kenwood TH-78A Modifications
To: [e-mail]

Later model TH-78 will not do anything in the 800 mhz band.

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Date: 14 Sep 94 03:18:22 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SAREX Update 9/14 at 2:30 UTC
To: [e-mail]

SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-64.015
SAREX Update 9/14 at 2:30 UTC

Silver Spring, MD, September 14 1994 at 2:30 UTC

SAREX Contact on Satcom C1 Satellite Downlink

Those who wish to see a SAREX school group contact in action and have
access to a C-band TVRO dish will have a special treat later today.
The Step/STAR Schools Young Astronaut group, located in Spokane, Washington,
will talk to the space shuttle astronauts through a special telebridge link
which is expected to begin at appoximately 18:10 UTC.  This contact will be
broadcast live via the Satcom C1 satellite on transponder 18.  C1 is also
designated F1 and is located at 137 degrees West Longitude.

School Group Status

8 of the 10 planned school group contacts have now been successfully completed.
The Springfield Plains Elementary, in Clarkston, Michigan had an outstanding
9 minute contact with mission specialist Jerry Linenger, KB5HBR.  26 questions
were asked by the students during this event.  Reports from the coordinators
at all the schools have been thankful of the outstanding educational program
that SAREX provides the students.  At the Crystal Lake South Elementary school
in Illinois, the students got an "elementary" demonstration of circular
polarization.  The technical team at the school demonstrated to the students
that left hand polarization of their antenna provided up to a 4 S unit
improvement in the signal over right hand circular polarization for some
portions of the pass over the Chicago area.  Chalk up another one for SAREX
volunteer ingenuity!

General Voice and Packet QSOs

We have gotten several reports from radio amateurs and the shuttle crew that
general voice QSOs are being made.  Please remember that the astronauts
are not awake around the clock.  Their 8 hour sleep period ends at 11:22 UTC
on 9/14, at 9:52 UTC on 9/15, at 10:22 on 9/16 & 9/17 and at 9:52 UTC on 9/18.
Also, as I reported at the beginning of this flight, Shuttle power
conservation measures, required to support an extra (10th) day of flight, has
resulted in no packet radio operation to date.  It is hoped that the packet
system will be turned on later in the flight.  The SAREX team will keep you
posted.  Please remember to listen on the downlink frequency (145.55 MHz) for
the packet activity BEFORE sending packet connects to the Space Shuttle.


Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group
/EX

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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 12:42
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!news.cs.utah.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!news.mic.ucla.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Tech call vs. Tech+ call.
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>,
[e-mail] (mike mayer) writes:

>I got my Tech+ in January 94, a few months before FCC officially
>recognized "Technician Plus" by printing it on your license.
>
>Can you re-submit form 610, with your CSCE for 5WPM CW and get
>a new printed license that says "Technician Plus" not just
>"Technician" BUT at the same time retain your original callsign
>from the first tech license?

You can always keep your callsign.  You probably have to change
_something_ to get the application processed.  Change your address
in some nominal way, like changing Ave. to Avenue, or vice versa.

  -- 73 de Chris Thomas, AA6SQ (ex-WA6HTJ) ([e-mail])

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Date: 13 Sep 1994 20:09:07 GMT
From: haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Tech to Tech Plus...think b4 u send...
To: [e-mail]

PLEASE don't submit a 610 for a simple change of address, like
from "9200 Second Ave." to "9200 Second Avenue."

PLEASE don't do this.  Yes, your new license will say "Tech
Plus."  Yes, carrying around your Tech license does not imply
you passed 5 wpm.  A pain?  Yes.  Need to carry that CSCE...

But every application sent in to the FCC uses government
resources like paper, time, money, and manpower, which are
already in short supply in Gettysburg.  I'm not saying to
definitely not send it in, but there are PLENTY of really
good reasons to send it in - like actually upgrading, or
moving, or using a P.O. Box instead of a street address,
etc., etc., etc.

Imagine if all the Tech Pluses sent in new 610's at the
same time, asking for "Tech Plus" pieces of paper...

What the FCC should AUTOMATICALLY do is send out a new
"Tech Plus" license to EVERY Tech Plus, except that there
are probably (at least) 75,000 of them in the US.

--
73,                            _________   _________  The
                            \ /  Long   Original
Scott Rosenfeld  Amateur Radio NF3I  Burtonsville, MD     |   Live    $5.00
  WAC-CW/SSB  WAS  DXCC - 130 QSLed on dipoles __________| Dipoles! Antenna!

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Date: 13 Sep 1994 20:28:58 GMT
From: yuma![e-mail]
Subject: Tech to Tech Plus...think b4 u send...
To: [e-mail]

In article <3550t3$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Scott Richard Rosenfeld) writes:
>PLEASE don't submit a 610 for a simple change of address, like
>from "9200 Second Ave." to "9200 Second Avenue."
>PLEASE don't do this.  Yes, your new license will say "Tech
>Plus."  Yes, carrying around your Tech license does not imply
>you passed 5 wpm.  A pain?  Yes.  Need to carry that CSCE...
>But every application sent in to the FCC uses government
>resources like paper, time, money, and manpower, which are
>already in short supply in Gettysburg.

I agree with Scott here.  If you really must send in a 610, do it for
your General or Advanced.

By the way, how many of you have been asked to prove you passed the 5wpm,
hands please...

Galen, KF0YJ

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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 03:31:18 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!nntp-server.caltech.edu!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!hilbert.dnai.com!nic.scruz.net!cruzio!brettb@network.
Subject: VHF/UHF/Microwave Resources
To: [e-mail]

I'm looking for specific resources for VHF/UHF/Microwaver.  How to get
started, how to get past just packet and HT's.  What equipment to buy, proper
procedures, etc.  Are there any specific resources, either on the Internet
(FAQS, Archives, WWW) or in the print world (Mags or especially good books) for
the specialized VHF/UHFer? There is so much to cover in this area that looks
interesting, I am looking for good intro material to the various
VHF/UHF/Microwave modes (satellite, SSB, AM, FM) as well as tips on equipment
and proper procedures.  I want to go beyond just using my HT and occasional
Internet<==>packet forays...  would like to try satellite perhaps DX; CW, SSB
and AM as well but want to move ahead wisely.  Any tips would be appreciated.
I'm especially interested in using the computer to support VHF/UHF work and
also GPS.

Thanks in advance for any help.

THX de KC6UPU, grid CM86XX...

I wonder if a specific VHF/UHF/Microwave FAQ or newsgroup might be in order?

--
Brett Breitwieser, Clinical Hypnotherapist ([e-mail])
Director, AXIS MUNDI: *Axis Mundi* As the Image of *Phallos Protos*
Certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists
Member, Therapists for Social Responsibility

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Date: 13 Sep 94 17:44:31 CDT
From: equalizer!timbuk.cray.com!walter.cray.com![e-mail]
Subject: When is JOTA?
To: [e-mail]

Hi I'm looking to find out the dates for the Jomboree on the air
Boy Scout/ham radio get together.  Are there any rules? Who can I
contact who organizes this event? Where can I get JOTA patches? etc....etc....
I would like to offer my shack to some scouts to use.  I understand it's
sometime in October.  Any Ideas?

Thanks!

Russ Starksen - N0MRR
Cray Research Inc.
[e-mail]

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Date: 9 Sep 94 23:57:22 -0500
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!usenet.ufl.edu!gnv.ifas.ufl.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <roh033.mah48d-010994122130@136.141.220.39>, <[e-mail]>, <34gpeo$[e-mail]>l.ufl.e
Subject : Re: Origin of "Elmer"?

In article <34gpeo$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Dick Flanagan) writes:
> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Stan Olochwoszcz N2AYJ) writes:
>>I got my license in March, 1979 and Elmer was pretty strongly entrenched
>>by then.
>
> Ditto back in 1960 when I got started.
>

I don't think I ever heard the term until the late 70's at least.  I recall
reading a QST article by someone who said he was helped out in his early
radio days by someone whose name was "Elmer," and his article is apparently
where the name came from.  It may well have been a reprint of an older article,
but I think a search through old QSTs would eventually turn up the answer.

-- Bob, WB4JCM
   [e-mail]

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Date: 10 Sep 1994 21:58:46 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!umd5.umd.edu!w3eax.umd.edu![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <34l00r$afl$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: HPM Lesson?

I worked 20 meter phone a LOT last weekend, and only landed 22 contacts.  I
heard almost nothing on 15 meters and 10 meters, and a club member had
borrowed our straight key.  As it happened, I contacted very few people east
of the Mississippi.

At any rate, I contacted another three people last night and today.  Although
I had originally been hoping to work all states in the celebration, I decided
that I had put more than enough time into the contest, and called it quits
after I got my 25 contacts.

For next time, however, the lure of running the pileups might be enough for
me to volunteer for the ARRL and sign /whatever.

--
Benjamin Schultz, KE3OM
President, U of MD Amateur Radio Association
       (W3EAX)

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