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- Info-Hams Digest Sun, 2 Oct 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1085
-
- Today's Topics:
- Courtesy In Amateur Radio
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 30 September
- Does anyone use 2M AM?
- Got my ticket in record time-- Test FTP Site?
- I'm a ham, kinda
- The American Morse Code
- Where are Michigan Hamfests???
-
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- herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
- policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 19:53:37 GMT
- From: jeffrey@kahuna.tmc.edu (Jeffrey Herman)
- Subject: Courtesy In Amateur Radio
-
- sefarlow@crl.com (Stephen E. Farlow) writes:
-
- >I am quickly getting fed up with HF. It seems bandwidth is eaten up by
- >nets, contests, or folks just ragchewing on and on and not letting anyone
- >else get a word in. I am talking specifically about 7245 and 3870 mHz.
- >These folks seem to want to muscle out everyone by using amps when they
- >proably don't need them. Don't FCC regulations require use of the minimum
- >amount of power to maintain communications?
- >A lot of the fun of HF seems to be going away beacuse of numerous nets
- >and contests.
-
- But why just fix yourself on 7245 and 3870? There's a lot more
- frequencies available than just those two (unless you're running
- a crystal controlled xmtr!) Find a clear spot and call CQ.
-
- Nets, contests, ragchewing *is* HF ham radio no matter what the
- mode. Every net has a period where they will ask for new checkins -
- do you wait until then or do you just barge in?
-
- Contests are infrequent but when they occure either feel free to
- join in the fun or try the WARC bands - no contesting on them.
-
- A net isn't much fun if you can't hear *all* the participants so
- that's why you'll find most folks running high power; if it's Ham C's
- turn for a couple minute talk and he's so weak that not all the net
- can copy him then that's not fair to the others.
-
- There's plenty of folks running QRP or even QRPp (mostly CW); come
- down to the CW subbands and you'll have plenty of folks to talk with.
- Especially try to help out the novices on their subbands - it's always
- a thrill to be someone's first CW contact!
-
- 73 from Beautiful Hawaii,
- Jeff NH6IL
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 94 13:07:46 MDT
- From: oler@ultrix.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 30 September
-
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-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 30 SEPTEMBER, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 30 SEPTEMBER, 1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 273, 09/30/94
- 10.7 FLUX=074.5 90-AVG=078 SSN=022 BKI=0211 2210 BAI=003
- BGND-XRAY=A2.0 FLU1=3.3E+05 FLU10=1.4E+04 PKI=2222 1111 PAI=005
- BOU-DEV=002,013,008,009,010,012,009,003 DEV-AVG=008 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= B4.0 @ 0807UT XRAY-MIN= A1.5 @ 1925UT XRAY-AVG= A3.8
- NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 2220UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 1825UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.6%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1605UT PCA-MIN= -0.1DB @ 2255UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55206NT @ 1248UT BOUTF-MIN=55187NT @ 1741UT BOUTF-AVG=55199NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+076,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+136NT@ 2031UT GOES6-MIN=N:-016NT@ 1748UT G6-AVG=+104,+026,+001
- FLUXFCST=STD:075,075,075;SESC:075,075,075 BAI/PAI-FCST=005,005,015/010,012,020
- KFCST=2233 3222 3233 3232 27DAY-AP=005,004 27DAY-KP=2221 1111 2111 1212
- WARNINGS=
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 29 SEP 94 was 21.0.
- The Full Kp Indices for 29 SEP 94 are: 2+ 2- 3+ 2o 1+ 1+ 1- 1o
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 29 SEP 94 are: 10 6 18 8 5 5 3 4
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 30 SEP is: 5.9E+07
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was at very low levels. Region 7784
- (S03E70) was assigned today.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- at very low levels.
-
- The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for
- the past 24 hours.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels.
-
- STD: Geomagnetic activity is expected to begin increasing on
- 03 October in response to a sizable polar coronal hole
- extension. The hole is well defined in Yohkoh x-ray imagery.
- The western edge of the coronal hole began crossing the central
- meridian today near N05. Refer to the boundary positions below
- for details.
-
- Event probabilities 01 oct-03 oct
-
- Class M 01/01/01
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 01 oct-03 oct
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 10/10/20
- Minor Storm 05/05/10
- Major-Severe Storm 01/01/01
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 10/10/30
- Minor Storm 05/05/15
- Major-Severe Storm 01/01/01
-
- HF propagation conditions were near-normal over all
- regions. Near-normal propagation should continue until about
- 03 October when effects of a coronal hole could begin elevating
- levels of geomagnetic and auroral activity, affecting the high
- and polar latitude paths (and some night-sector middle latitude
- paths).
-
-
- STD ESTIMATED CORONAL HOLE BOUNDARY LOCATIONS DERIVED FROM YOHKOH X-RAYS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- VALID AT 21:20UTC 29SEP94
-
- "!H!" = Highly probable coronal hole locations.
- "!W!" = Weak x-ray emissions (possible weak coronal holes).
- !!!
- ! ! DOY=273 VALID=21:20UTC 29SEP94
- !H! N34E90 N30E73 N26E74 N24E80 N22E76 N20E70 N16E70 N15E67 N18E57
- !H! N20E52 N20E48 N25E46 N24E39 N18E36 N11E34 N08E31 N06E28 N06E26 N10E25
- !H! N11E22 N10E17 N08E12 N04E09 N02E08 N02E06 N04E05 N07E04 N12E05 N18E13
- !H! N22E15 N26E14 N29E09 N30E07 N28E01 N27W06 N21W12 N22W15 N28W11 N30W08
- !H! N32E01 N35E09 N40E20 N46E30 N52E36 N56E43 N60E46 N69E38 N78E38 N79E13
- !H! N77W23 N71W56 N64W66 N62W90
- ! !
- !H! S72E90 S72E36 S66E19 S57E24 S54E20 S55E03 S64W11 S80W90
- ! !
- !W! S16E31 S18E24 S20E19 S18E14 S21E10 S24E13 S29E18 S24E23 S26E28
- !W! S24E33 S20E34 S16E31
- ! !
- !W! N04W08 N08W11 N06W15 N01W23 N02W27 N02W30 N00W29 S04W28 S04W24
- !W! N00W16 S02W13 S02W10 N00W08 N04W08
- !!!
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 30/2400Z SEPTEMBER
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7783 S08E19 103 0050 HSX 04 001 ALPHA
- 7784 S04E70 052 0090 HSX 03 001 ALPHA
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 01 OCTOBER TO 03 OCTOBER
- NMBR LAT LO
- 7780 S06 355
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 30 SEPTEMBER, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- 1340 1340 1341 110
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 30 SEPTEMBER, 1994
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 30/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
- EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
- NONE VISIBLE
-
-
- SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 29 Sep: 0117 0132 0146 B4.0
- 1124 1127 1130 B1.0
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 002 (100.0)
-
- Total Events: 002 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.
-
-
- SPECIAL INSERT: YOHKOH FULL-DISK X-RAY IMAGE
- --------------------------------------------
-
- 29 September 1994, 21:20 UTC
-
- North
-
- ..
- ....... . .......,.................. .
- .....,,. ..,,:::::::::,:::,,,,,,::::::,,,.....
- .....,,,.. ...,,,,::::::::,::::::::::::::;;-;;::,,,....
- . ...,,::::, .,.,,,,.,,,,,::,,,,:,,,::,:,,::::;--;;:,,....
- ..,,:::;:. ..,.,..,..,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,::::;;;---;::,,..
- ...,,:::. . . ...,......,,::,,,,,,,,,,::::::::::;;----;:,...
- .,,::;:. . . .8..,,::::::::,:,,,,,,,::,::::::;---;;:,..
- ..,:;;,.. .,,;;:::::::,:,,,::::::::,::;;;--;;:,,..
- ..::;:.. . .,.......,::::::,,:::::::::,:::::;;---;::,..
- .. ...,:;;,.... .,,.. ..,..,,,,,,,,..,:;;;:,:;;;;:;;;;;::;::;++-;:,,.
- .....,:;;:,...,:;;:::.. .,, .,,,,,,,,,::::,;;;;;-;:;;;;;;;;;-;:;;::;+--;:,.
- ...,,:;-:::,,,:--+-;;,.. ,, ..,,:,:::;;;;;;::,---;;;;;;;;-;;;;;::::++-;:,.
- .,,,:;++;:,::;+!!-:;;:.. ... ..,+,,,:::::,,:;;+-;;;;--;;;;;;::::;+|+-:,,
- ,:;;-|!!;::::;++|;,,;;,,..,;;+++;. .,::,,,,.,,,,:::;+---;;:::::,,:::++3@2!+;:
- ,:;+!2#4-:::;;-;;;;-+--;:.::;;+!!;,...,::,,,,......,,,::::,:,,,:,:,:::;-2*221+:
- ,:;-!4@@|;;---+---+111+:,,:;-;;-;;;,,,,,,:;:,....,,,....,,::,::::::::;;+@@*!+;,
- ,:;-|1*@*---;-+++!3*#4+:,;;--;;:,::,,,...,,,,,,,.,.,.,.,,,,:::,,,,:::;;|@@2!-:,
- .,;;-+!44|-;;-|!|!2@@@!:,:---;;,,,,....,,:,,,,,,,,,,,,,::::::::;;;;:;;;|1!+;:,,
- ,::;--+|!|-;-+|+!124@@!:,,;-;::,...,.,,,:::,,::;::,,,,,,,,,,:--;;;;;;:;||+-:,,,
- .,:;;--+++-:;+|+||!!-:,....,:,,,..,,,:::::::::;::::::,,,.,:;-+|-;;;;;-++-;;:,,,
- ..,::;---+;:,::;::,,,,,.. ......,,,:::;;;;:::,::::,::::-++|1!----;;+-;;::,,,.
- ...,:;;--+-:::::::;:,,,,..,,...,...,:,::;:;;:,:::::::;;-+!!1+-------;;:,,,...
- .,,,::;;---;::::,,,,,,,,,,::::::,:,,:::::::::::::,::;-+|!!|-+++++-;;;:,,.. .
- ...,,,::::;-+-::,,,,,,,,,,:,:::::::::::::::::,:,,:,::;;-++--++++--;::,,....
- ...,,,:::;--+-;::,,,,,,,::,,,,,,,,,,:,:::::,,,,,:::::;--++++-;;;:,,,...
- ...,,,:;;--++||+;;;;::;::;::::::,:,,::::::::;;;;;;--++++--;;::,,....
- ...,,,::;;---+++++--;;:::::,,,....,,,:::::;;-;;;;;;;;;:::,,......
- .....,,,::;;;;;::,,,,,,,,,,,. ..,,,,:::,,,.....
- ........... .. .. . .
-
- 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: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 12:07:42
- From: jeffmc@halcyon.com (Jeff McLeman)
- Subject: Does anyone use 2M AM?
-
- In article <780699698snx@skyld.grendel.com> jangus@skyld.grendel.com (Jeffrey D. Angus) writes:
- >Path: news.halcyon.com!nwnexus!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!skyld!jangus
- >From: jangus@skyld.grendel.com (Jeffrey D. Angus)
- >Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- >Subject: Does anyone use 2M AM?
- >Distribution: world
- >Message-ID: <780699698snx@skyld.grendel.com>
- >References: <1994Sep24.212931.1@vax.sonoma.edu>
- >Date: Tue, 27 Sep 94 21:01:38 GMT
- >Organization: Just Another Roadside Attraction
- >Lines: 21
-
-
-
- >In article <1994Sep24.212931.1@vax.sonoma.edu> harrisok@vax.sonoma.edu writes:
-
- > > I also have a 2 meter AM radio, a Gonset Communicator IV.
-
-
- > Ahhhh. now that brings back some fond memories.
-
- > 145.80 AM RTTY.
-
- > "Real keyboards have green keycaps..."
-
-
- > Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NOAM | "You have a flair for adding
- >Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any
- > US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story."
- > Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co.
-
- >Hate "Green Card Lottery"? Want to help curb ignorant crossposting on Usenet?
- >E-mail ckeroack@hamp.hampshire.edu for more information, or read news.groups.
-
- There is pretty sizeable crowd on 2meter AM in easten massachusetts at night.
- I used to be a member, before I moved out to Washington State. The freq was
- 145.72, I believe. This was in the experimental portion of the band. (I can't
- remember correctly so don't shoot if I am wrong).
-
- I used a National NC173 reciever with a Heathkit 2meter recieve converter. (an
- older unit). For the TX, I used a TX62 xmitter. We used a two meter halo for
- the antenna. Was alot of fun.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Jeff McLeman Internet: jeffmc@halcyon.com
- KD1IT/7 AmprNet: kd1it@kd1it.ampr.org
- Packet: kd1it@n7fsp.wa.usa.na
- Interests: Digital modes (cw, rtty,
- packet, amtor,
- pactor, ect)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 18:44:14 GMT
- From: jhesse@netcom.com (John Hesse)
- Subject: Got my ticket in record time-- Test FTP Site?
-
- Is there an FTP site for test study material? I want to study for and
- take the highest no-code test available.
-
- Thanks,
-
- --
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- John Hesse
- Moss Beach, Calif
- jhesse@netcom.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 19:37:01 GMT
- From: dbasinge@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Mike Basinger)
- Subject: I'm a ham, kinda
-
- I just passed Elements 2 & 3a today, hurrah :-). Now I just have to wait
- to 4-9 weeks for my license.
-
- My plans for the future are to take a week or two off, and not look at a
- radio :-). I will start trying to learn morse after that, and get my Tech
- +.
-
- talk at you soon,
- 73,
- Mike (call sign pending)
-
- --
- Mike Basinger: "Not speaking for Indiana University"
- dbasinge@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
- dbasinge@indiana.edu (BinHex & MIME accepted)
- dbasinge@nations.ucs.indiana.edu (NeXT Mail)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 1 Oct 1994 18:44:49 GMT
- From: wjturner@iastate.edu (William J Turner)
- Subject: The American Morse Code
-
- In article <Cwz9vt.D2v@news.Hawaii.Edu> jeffrey@math.hawaii.edu writes:
- >Here's the American Morse Code (as opposed to International or
- >sometimes called Continental Code).
- >
- >American Morse was formerly used on overland telegraph lines in the
- >US and Canada.
-
- When my grandfather first learned morse code, he learned the American
- morse code, at least that's what Ive been told. I haven't asked him
- lately... :-)
-
- I'v seen some of the books and ticker-tape training stuff he had way
- back when. Very interesting stuff! (At least for me...)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 02:36:37 GMT
- From: rsm@world.std.com (Robert Marlan)
- Subject: Where are Michigan Hamfests???
-
- Just moved to Detroit Area,
- Would love to find a schedule of small and large
- hamfests within an hour or two?
-
- Please respond via email.
-
- Thank You very Much!!!
-
- bob KA6NOC/8
-
- rsm@ic.net
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #1085
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