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- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 15:09:08 PDT
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #1078
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Fri, 30 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1078
-
- Today's Topics:
- * SpaceNews 03-Oct-94 *
- APOLOGY for posting "MAKE.MONEY.FAST"
- Callbook online?
- Do YOU sign ur QSL?
- Just Moved To Mississippi and....
- Need info re: operation in Mexico
- ORBS$273.1OF2.AMSAT
- RadioMap service expands into OH, PA, MO (and IL, IN, MI, NY, WI)
- Shops in NYC and Boston?
- toroid question
- UNIVERSITY RADIO CLUB
- VTVMs? Anybody use these anymore?
-
- 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: 30 Sep 94 19:00:24 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: * SpaceNews 03-Oct-94 *
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC1003
- * SpaceNews 03-Oct-94 *
-
-
- BID: $SPC1003
-
-
- =========
- SpaceNews
- =========
-
-
- MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 1994
-
-
- SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA. It is
- published every week and is made available for unlimited free distribution.
-
-
- * SPACE CALENDAR *
- ==================
- Oct ?? - Solidaridad Ariane Launch
- Oct 03 - Soyuz TM-20 Launch (Russian)
- Oct 04 - 35th Anniversary (1959), Luna 3 L (Russian Moon Flyby)
- Oct 11 - Magellan Lowered into Atmosphere of Venus
- Oct 12 - 30th Anniversary (1964), Voskhod 1 Launch (1st 3-Man
- Space Flight)
- Oct 12-14 - Magellan Crashes to Surface of Venus
- Oct 18 - 5th Anniversary (1989), Galileo Launch
- Oct 20-22 - Orionids Meteor Shower
- Oct 27 - STS-66, Endeavour, Atmospheric Lab (ATLAS-3)
- Oct 28 - Sakigake, 3rd Earth Flyby (Japan)
- Oct 28 - 20th Anniversary (1974), Luna 23 Launch (Russian Moon Lander)
- Oct 31 - Orion 1 Atlas 2A Launch
-
- [Info via Ron Baalke at JPL]
-
-
- * DP3MIR ACTIVE ABOARD MIR SOON *
- =================================
- German Astronaut Dr. Ulf Merbold will be QRV aboard the space station MIR
- signing DP3MIR during the ESA EUROMIR 94 mission starting 03-OCT-1994. In
- order to give actual information regarding the mission to as many radio
- amateurs and SWLs as possible, he will use the digital voice memory of
- MIR's ham radio equipment designed and built by Thomas Kieselbach, DL2MDE.
- Thomas made an arrangement with Ulf Merbold, DP3MIR, to load actual spoken
- reports into the digital memory frequently, as time permits however,
- probably every 2-3 days. The reports in English and German will then be
- retransmitted automatically during the consecutive orbits on 145.550 MHz
- FM in regular time intervals. Ulf Merbold will stay aboard MIR for 30 days.
-
- [Info via Norbert, DF5DP, DARC Coordinator Satellites an Space Projects]
-
-
- * INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM *
- ===========================
- The SpaceOps '94 International Symposium sponsored by the NASA/Goddard
- Space Flight Center (GSFC) will be held on November 15-18, 1994 at the
- Greenbelt Marriott Hotel in Greenbelt, Maryland.
-
- The theme for the SpaceOps '94 is opportunities in ground data systems for
- high efficiency operations of space missions. Of special interest are
- techniques leading to improved system productivity, effectiveness, and
- efficiency; trade-offs between mission requirements and end-to-end system
- architectures; and new technologies and techniques for systems suited to
- future space missions.
-
- The SpaceOps '94 will serve as a vehicle for communicating results and
- plans concerning present and future operations of space missions and ground
- systems. It generally attracts 400 specialists from many countries who
- take this opportunity to share their experience and knowledge with others
- engaged in similar activities.
-
- For more information, please contact:
- Laura Capella, Conference Coordinator
- Jorge Scientific Corporation
- Suite 1130
- 7500 Greenway Center Drive
- Greenbelt, MD 20771
- Voice: 301-220-1701 Fax: 301-220-1704
- E-mail: spaceops@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov
-
- A detailed version of this announcement is available via World Wide Web.
- The Mosaic access path is: http://ddwilson.gsfc.nasa.gov/SpaceOps.html.
-
- [Info via Diem V. Nguyen]
-
-
- * AO-21 NEWS *
- ==============
- Satellite controllers recently noticed a significant event on AO-21.
- There have been 51 multi-bit errors in the RAMDISK where the actual WEFAX
- test image is stored. In addition, temporary bit errors in the EPROM that
- is used for testing purposes were found in the RAMDISK as well. At about
- the same time, operations at the host spacecraft resulted in a temperature
- increase of about 6 degrees C. Fortunately the program running in the RTX
- computer had been continuing to operate smoothly. Users could only notice
- that the FAX picture had been automatically replaced by telemetry in the
- schedule.
-
- In order to find out what really happened, controllers are looking for
- copies of the AFSK Packet Telemetry of RUDAK II transmitted from 15-Sep-94
- to 18-Sep-94. Copies should be sent:
-
- - via PACKET to Robert: DD4YR @DB0AAB.#BAY.DEU.EU
- - or via INTERNET to Peter : db2os@amsat.org
-
- [Info via Gerhard DG2CV @ DB0AAB.#BAY.DEU.EU]
-
-
- * THANKS! *
- ===========
- Thanks to all those who sent messages of appreciation to SpaceNews,
- especially:
-
- N2RPN KC4WP HG8LVS
-
-
- * FEEDBACK/INPUT WELCOMED *
- ===========================
- Mail to SpaceNews should be directed to the editor (John, KD2BD) via any
- of the following paths:
-
- FAX : 1-908-747-7107
- PACKET : KD2BD @ N2KZH.NJ.USA.NA
- INTERNET : kd2bd@ka2qhd.de.com -or- kd2bd@amsat.org
- SATELLITE : AMSAT-OSCAR-16, LUSAT-OSCAR-19
-
- MAIL : John A. Magliacane, KD2BD
- Department of Engineering and Technology
- Advanced Technology Center
- Brookdale Community College
- Lincroft, New Jersey 07738
- U.S.A.
-
-
- <<=- SpaceNews: The first amateur newsletter read in space! -=>>
-
- /EX
-
- --
- John A. Magliacane, KD2BD * /\/\ * Voice : 1-908-224-2948
- Advanced Technology Center |/\/\/\| Packet : KD2BD @ N2KZH.NJ.USA.NA
- Brookdale Community College |\/\/\/| Internet: magliaco@pilot.njin.net
- Lincroft, NJ 07738 * \/\/ * Morse : -.- -.. ..--- -... -..
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 18:06:24 UTC
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!anon.penet.fi@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: APOLOGY for posting "MAKE.MONEY.FAST"
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- APOLOGY
-
- Oh, I did not know this is a scam before I got some responses informing me the
- background of it. I thought it was legal as stated in the original posting
- ("Title 18, Sec. 1302 & 1341 of the postal lottery laws"). I'm really sorry.
- Could you, if you can, remove the posting or tell me how to remove it? Thanks.
- Sorry again.
-
- Also, since I can not remember exactly all the news groups I posted "M.M.F", my
- apology also definitely applies to those groups that I might miss to say sorry.
- It is my intention to remove ALL my "M.M.F" postings.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi.
- Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized,
- and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned.
- Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 08:15:30 -500 CDT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!redstone.interpath.net!ddsw1!mbi.moody.edu!farslayer.moody.edu!pwalker@ames.arpa
- Subject: Callbook online?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <Charles.R.Hohenstein.1-280994191024@mac35.debartolo.lab.nd.edu> Charles.R.Hohenstein.1@nd.edu (Charles R. Hohenstein) writes:
- >From: Charles.R.Hohenstein.1@nd.edu (Charles R. Hohenstein)
- >Subject: Re: Callbook online?
- >Date: 29 Sep 1994 00:14:34 GMT
-
- >In article <tjaCwrHA6.31M@netcom.com>, tja@netcom.com (T.J. Alessi) wrote:
- >>
- >> I presently use the callbook server at "callbook.cs.buffalo.edu" and it
- >> is OK, but does anyone know of others (more up to date that I can telnet
- >> into?
- >>
- >The Buffalo callsign server is updated periodically. It has simply been a
- >while since an update (January). Since then, there has been new info
- >available on CD ROM, so it is probably just a matter of time until the
- >callsign server is brought up to date. I myself have several QSLs which I
- >am holding until there is an update.
-
- >Does anyone know when an update is likely to occur? Perhaps after the
- >release of the October update from Buckmaster?
-
- It is stated somewhere on the buffalo server that updates only occur when
- somebody donates an updated cd-rom. Until somebody buckles up and gives the
- maintainer the means to upgrade I don't think it will happen.
-
- Paul Walker N9WHG
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 94 09:55:08 PDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!csc.ti.com!tilde.csc.ti.com!sislnews.csc.ti.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu,
- Subject: Do YOU sign ur QSL?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <9409290722.AA03878@dacws2>,
- <martin%dacws2%dac.isei.jrc.it@cen.jrc.it> writes:
-
- > Hi QSLers,
- >
- > Guess for many awards QSLs must be signed by an operator. This is often
- > neglected by hams that print labels for QSLs via their computer....
- >
- > Question: Do unsigned QSLs qualify for DXCC?
- > Question: Do unsigned QSLs qualify for WAS?
- >
- > 73 de IK2RMZ
- >
- -------------Response ------- --
-
- I don't know the answer to your specific question about DXCC
- and WAS, but I have an opinion.
-
- In my opinion it should not make any difference for any award
- whether the card is signed, stamped or whatever by the person
- verifying the contact. The people or organizations who administer
- the award programs do not have my signature on file, nor the
- signature or stamp of other QSL manager, so how can they say a
- card is invalid.
-
- However, major organizations like the ARRL, CQ, DARC see thousands
- of cards and probably learn over a period of time what cards are
- valid and which ones are not.
-
- Just my opinion, for what it is worth.
-
- 73, Bob Winn, W5KNE, VK9XN, VK9YW, VI9XN, XE0KNE, etc.
- w5kne@mcimail.com
- > martin%dacws2@dac.isei.jrc.it
- > (if this bounces try martin@dac.isei.jrc.it)
- >
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 29 Sep 1994 11:21:41 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!csc.mc.edu!csc.mc.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Just Moved To Mississippi and....
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I just Moved to Jackson MS (from NYC) and have been trying to find
- other hams here..... So I did the logical thing and turned on the
- 2m rig and checked out a few rept. (there were lots in the arrl book)
- the rept. were there but there were NO users! Last night I let my
- rig sacan 3 repts. on 2 freq. (6 rept in all) and NOTHING!
- I know what u are thinking and yes I did check each rept. and it
- was up and running.......Boy I wish there was as much free freq. in NYC!
-
- In any case if anyone knows any hams here in MS please drop me a line!
-
- Thanx
-
- Mark Acierno
- n2uem
-
- --
- Mark J. Acierno inet: acierno@mc.edu
- Mississippi College (601)957-6783
- Clinton, MS 39058
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 94 09:05:51 -0500
- From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!sgiblab!uhog.mit.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!news.umass.edu!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@ames.arpa
- Subject: Need info re: operation in Mexico
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Answer to my own question, which I found locally: You must present your
- license, IN PERSON, at the Mexican Dept. of Transportation, typically
- at a border crossing (port of entry), and pay $30. You will receive a
- Mexican call (no longer your own call with XE...appended) which is good
- for 6 months.
-
- Joe.
- WZ5R
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 30 Sep 94 04:16:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$273.1OF2.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-273.O
- Orbital Elements 273.OSCAR
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 30, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-273.O
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: AO-10
- Catalog number: 14129
- Epoch time: 94271.03742138
- Element set: 310
- Inclination: 26.8572 deg
- RA of node: 305.7899 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.6028491
- Arg of perigee: 214.5625 deg
- Mean anomaly: 84.8801 deg
- Mean motion: 2.05882968 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.51e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 8490
- Checksum: 317
-
- Satellite: UO-11
- Catalog number: 14781
- Epoch time: 94268.00144558
- Element set: 733
- Inclination: 97.7853 deg
- RA of node: 278.0514 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011286
- Arg of perigee: 316.0016 deg
- Mean anomaly: 44.0298 deg
- Mean motion: 14.69247006 rev/day
- Decay rate: 6.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 56496
- Checksum: 309
-
- Satellite: RS-10/11
- Catalog number: 18129
- Epoch time: 94268.02843046
- Element set: 960
- Inclination: 82.9213 deg
- RA of node: 255.0378 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0013217
- Arg of perigee: 103.9971 deg
- Mean anomaly: 256.2651 deg
- Mean motion: 13.72341657 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 36360
- Checksum: 295
-
- Satellite: AO-13
- Catalog number: 19216
- Epoch time: 94268.85908553
- Element set: 967
- Inclination: 57.7254 deg
- RA of node: 229.1074 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.7234287
- Arg of perigee: 351.1080 deg
- Mean anomaly: 0.8163 deg
- Mean motion: 2.09723820 rev/day
- Decay rate: -2.52e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 4812
- Checksum: 309
-
- Satellite: FO-20
- Catalog number: 20480
- Epoch time: 94267.85666911
- Element set: 728
- Inclination: 99.0534 deg
- RA of node: 40.9163 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0541308
- Arg of perigee: 113.7310 deg
- Mean anomaly: 252.1529 deg
- Mean motion: 12.83227496 rev/day
- Decay rate: -4.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 21691
- Checksum: 301
-
- Satellite: AO-21
- Catalog number: 21087
- Epoch time: 94270.45240692
- Element set: 516
- Inclination: 82.9370 deg
- RA of node: 67.0209 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0035263
- Arg of perigee: 157.2387 deg
- Mean anomaly: 203.0290 deg
- Mean motion: 13.74545468 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 18363
- Checksum: 300
-
- Satellite: RS-12/13
- Catalog number: 21089
- Epoch time: 94271.56766864
- Element set: 733
- Inclination: 82.9192 deg
- RA of node: 294.7832 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0028994
- Arg of perigee: 177.7183 deg
- Mean anomaly: 182.4109 deg
- Mean motion: 13.74047129 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.9e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 18284
- Checksum: 353
-
- Satellite: ARSENE
- Catalog number: 22654
- Epoch time: 94262.03583661
- Element set: 280
- Inclination: 2.0483 deg
- RA of node: 94.8577 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.2912797
- Arg of perigee: 191.9219 deg
- Mean anomaly: 161.1305 deg
- Mean motion: 1.42202795 rev/day
- Decay rate: -1.23e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 253
- Checksum: 285
-
- /EX
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-273.D
- Orbital Elements 273.MICROS
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR THE MICROSATS
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 30, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-273.D
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: UO-14
- Catalog number: 20437
- Epoch time: 94267.73275563
- Element set: 33
- Inclination: 98.5870 deg
- RA of node: 351.1405 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010299
- Arg of perigee: 260.0414 deg
- Mean anomaly: 99.9603 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29855473 rev/day
- Decay rate: -2.5e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 24381
- Checksum: 308
-
- Satellite: AO-16
- Catalog number: 20439
- Epoch time: 94267.78457414
- Element set: 831
- Inclination: 98.5958 deg
- RA of node: 352.5326 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010595
- Arg of perigee: 261.0681 deg
- Mean anomaly: 98.9301 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29909495 rev/day
- Decay rate: -9.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 24383
- Checksum: 343
-
- Satellite: DO-17
- Catalog number: 20440
- Epoch time: 94267.72918637
- Element set: 832
- Inclination: 98.5966 deg
- RA of node: 352.8356 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010733
- Arg of perigee: 260.0751 deg
- Mean anomaly: 99.9213 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30049404 rev/day
- Decay rate: -8.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 24384
- Checksum: 316
-
- Satellite: WO-18
- Catalog number: 20441
- Epoch time: 94271.76451361
- Element set: 835
- Inclination: 98.5960 deg
- RA of node: 356.8130 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011169
- Arg of perigee: 247.9646 deg
- Mean anomaly: 112.0349 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30023688 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 24442
- Checksum: 299
-
- Satellite: LO-19
- Catalog number: 20442
- Epoch time: 94270.19646934
- Element set: 830
- Inclination: 98.5970 deg
- RA of node: 355.5485 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011476
- Arg of perigee: 252.3414 deg
- Mean anomaly: 107.6519 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30121238 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 24421
- Checksum: 291
-
- Satellite: UO-22
- Catalog number: 21575
- Epoch time: 94271.75002581
- Element set: 537
- Inclination: 98.4270 deg
- RA of node: 344.1110 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0007774
- Arg of perigee: 348.3894 deg
- Mean anomaly: 11.7113 deg
- Mean motion: 14.36932512 rev/day
- Decay rate: -8.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 16795
- Checksum: 297
-
- Satellite: KO-23
- Catalog number: 22077
- Epoch time: 94271.88179524
- Element set: 430
- Inclination: 66.0802 deg
- RA of node: 62.8714 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015417
- Arg of perigee: 262.7001 deg
- Mean anomaly: 97.2266 deg
- Mean motion: 12.86287673 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.7e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 10012
- Checksum: 291
-
- Satellite: AO-27
- Catalog number: 22825
- Epoch time: 94267.75824516
- Element set: 329
- Inclination: 98.6459 deg
- RA of node: 342.5288 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008049
- Arg of perigee: 282.3616 deg
- Mean anomaly: 77.6664 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27634788 rev/day
- Decay rate: -7.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 5189
- Checksum: 359
-
- Satellite: IO-26
- Catalog number: 22826
- Epoch time: 94270.18478472
- Element set: 327
- Inclination: 98.6423 deg
- RA of node: 344.9794 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008520
- Arg of perigee: 275.0739 deg
- Mean anomaly: 84.9475 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27740073 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 5224
- Checksum: 322
-
- Satellite: KO-25
- Catalog number: 22830
- Epoch time: 94270.17228034
- Element set: 334
- Inclination: 98.5467 deg
- RA of node: 341.1307 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010700
- Arg of perigee: 237.2473 deg
- Mean anomaly: 122.7684 deg
- Mean motion: 14.28064200 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 5225
- Checksum: 261
-
- Satellite: 22828
- Catalog number: 22828
- Epoch time: 94270.24174961
- Element set: 306
- Inclination: 98.6418 deg
- RA of node: 345.0583 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0009417
- Arg of perigee: 258.9002 deg
- Mean anomaly: 101.1119 deg
- Mean motion: 14.28066941 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 2034
- Checksum: 300
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 16:32:39 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!gw1.att.com!nntpa!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: RadioMap service expands into OH, PA, MO (and IL, IN, MI, NY, WI)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- [NOTE: If you have a question about the following post,
- please do not send e-mail. Instead, please telephone
- (708)554-3839, between 5 - 10 PM central time. Thanks.]
-
-
- RadioMap Service Expands into
- Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri
-
- by Bob Parnass, AJ9S
-
- As someone involved in solving radio and TV interference
- problems, I've spent a lot of time identifying the
- transmitting antennas and towers I see in my travels. An
- FCC database is useful, but the transmitter site information
- is either vague or incorrect.
-
- Over 15% of the FCC licenses, including many fast food
- restaurants, contain transmitter latitude and longitude but
- specify no transmitter city. To determine the location of
- those transmitters requires using the latitude and longitude
- information.
-
- I developed a process which produces a color map of FCC
- licensed and selected FAA transmitter sites in an area,
- given a center location (latitude/longitude) and a range (in
- miles). I call this new innovation a RadioMap(TM). It
- allows you to identify antenna sites (including paging and
- cellular phone cell sites) and visualize the transmitter
- locations in your neighborhood, around your office, near
- your repeater, at an airport, and other places of interest
- -- from VLF through microwave.
-
- A map of local transmitter sites is very useful when solving
- intermod problems and is of interest to scanner buffs, too.
-
- Streets, rivers, and ham radio stations are not shown as
- they would clutter the RadioMap. RadioMap includes key
- sheets which list frequencies, callsigns, and licensee
- names. In rural areas, ranges of up to 10 miles are
- possible, while ranges of 1/2 to 2 miles produce best
- results in urban cities.
-
- Currently, I produce custom color 8-1/2" by 11" RadioMaps,
- suitable for framing or laminating, only for areas in:
-
-
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
-
- Watch for future announcements as new states are added.
-
- Send $19.95 ($16.95 + $3 for shipping & handling) for each
- color RadioMap, your name, address, and telephone number,
- along with center location (lat/long or nearest intersection
- of 2 streets) to: Bob Parnass, 2350 Douglas Road, Oswego, IL
- 60543. tel. (708)554-3839 6-10 PM central time.
-
- --
- ==============================================================================
- Copyright 1994, Bob Parnass, AJ9S
- AT&T Bell Laboratories - parnass@ihlpf.att.com - (708)979-5414
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 29 Sep 1994 14:35:57 GMT
- From: news.columbia.edu!watsun.cc.columbia.edu!alan@RUTGERS.EDU
- Subject: Shops in NYC and Boston?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <780839383snz@microvst.demon.co.uk>,
- Anthony R. Gold <tgold@microvst.demon.co.uk> wrote:
- >I've noticed that several electronics gadget shops in the 42nd Street,
- >Times Square to 8th Avenue area sport 2m HT's in the windows. I hate
- >to think who buys these and for what purpose, but you might check these
- >out for price. By the way Barry's will move or has just moved. They are or
- >will be about a half block uptown, still on Broadway.
- >--
- >Tony, G3SKR & AA2PM
-
-
- A New Yorker's warning to tourists: Enjoy our city. Don't get ripped
- off by the camera/electronics rip-off shops! We use those shops exclusively
- to *look* at the HTs before mail-ordering them from a reputable mail order
- company. There is no store in NYC that has ham radio equipment at good
- prices.
-
- 73 de Alan N2YGK
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 29 Sep 1994 04:27:46 -0500
- From: illuminati.io.com!pentagon.io.com!beavis@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: toroid question
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- I hope this is not a completly stupid question:
- I have been building a qrp rig and was wondering
- about how to wind the toroids. If you need, say,
- 12 turns, what are the differences between
- bunching the windings together tightly or evenly
- spacing them out. Ditto for a transformer,
- should you space out secondary turns over the
- primary ones or keep both wound tightly (and
- neatly) with the secondary atop (and centered)
- on the primary. I know there are plenty of
- variables, but could somebody give me a rough
- idea of the major factors involved here?
- tnx, beavis (beavis@io.com)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 29 Sep 1994 20:42:52 -0400
- From: dziuxsolim.rutgers.edu!hardees.rutgers.edu!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: UNIVERSITY RADIO CLUB
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- wolfgang.scherer@ccxbbs.uunet.ve writes:
-
- > Earlier this week Rich (N3HLS) asked about existing University Radio Clubs. I
- >don't know if he was refering to the USA only, but I can tell you about the
- >YV5USB, or the Simon Bolivar University Radio Club, located just outside of
- >Caracas.
-
- For those interested, there is a university club mailing list you can
- join. The list is "ham-univ@listserver.njit.edu". Its a normal LISTERV- send
- subscription requests to "ham-univ-request@listserver.njit.edu" (*PLEASE*
- dont send requests to the list itself!!!)
- --
- Tim Hayes <thayes@noc.Rutgers.EDU> Rutgers University Computing Services
- PGP KEY FINGERPRINT: 05 A2 83 DE 81 A0 AF 1D 74 02 BE 99 FB 8E AF 4C
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 29 SEP 94 10:27:32
- From: pa.dec.com!mrnews.mro.dec.com!est.enet.dec.com!randolph@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: VTVMs? Anybody use these anymore?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <36cb3h$4di@tadpole.fc.hp.com>, keith@fc.hp.com (John Keith) writes...
- >Tom Randolph (randolph@est.enet.dec.com) wrote:
- >
- >: I picked up a neat old VTVM ("Knight" by Allied Radio) for $3 at a flea this
- >: past weekend. So far I've determined that it works 100% so far as I can tell,
- >: and that the input is 10Mohms.
- >
- >Granted your price was low, but why would you want to use one of these when
- >you can get a digital unit with better accuracy, autoranging, autopolarity,
- >more resolution, in a small package, not line operated, etc., etc. for not
- >that much more cost?
-
- Errr, I dunno... howzabout cuz I can measure up to 500 MHz with the proper
- probe? HP did tubes once upon a time...
-
- Other than that, it amuses me that the most complex thing inside is the rotary
- switches, yet I can make useful RF measurements.
-
- My scope, which is broken, only goes to 2 MHz, BTW.
-
- -Tom R. N1OOQ randolph@est.enet.dec.com
-
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