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Info-Hams Digest            Mon,  3 Oct 94       Volume 94 : Issue 1090

Today's Topics:
                    BUL345 MGT ACS/RACES Plans 3/3
                     BUL 346: RACES, What's That?
                         Expose - Wouff-Hong
               GB2RS News 2nd October (Jeffery Herman)
                    Improve Cordless Phone Range??
              NA4G's "National Electrical Code for Hams"
                 Should I build or buy a TV antenna?
                  Voltage Conversion: USA to France
                       WTB: UHF range ][ Syntor
                        Yaesu FT-530 for sale

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Date: 3 Oct 94 15:42:48 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Roy Engehausen)
Subject: BUL345 MGT ACS/RACES Plans 3/3

Bid: $RACESBUL.345
Subject: BUL345 MGT ACS/RACES Plans 3/3


From: W6WWW@KD6XZ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
To  : RACES@ALLUS

TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO:    ALL COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INFO:    ALL AMATEURS U.S     (@USA: INFORMATION), CAP, MARS.
FROM:    CA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
    ([e-mail])  PH: 916-262-1600, 2800 Meadowview Rd.,
    Sacramento, CA  95832. Landline BBS, 916-262-1657 (Open
    to all). Internet [e-mail] or [e-mail]

BULLETIN 345       MGT ACS/RACES Plans 3/3
Release Date:      September 26, 1994

    ACS/RACES relationships are based on leadership and
cooperation, NOT on hierarchical power positions. Hence, no one
level of ACS or RACES Radio Officer has more authority than
another, such as a county RACES Radio Officer over a City RACES
Radio Officer, or a State Radio Officer over a County Radio
Officer. Each Radio Officer serves the one government for which
he/she is the unpaid government public safety communications
employee. Each has the responsibility and authority only for THAT
specific jurisdiction, state, county or city. These three levels
of government involved with RACES plans work on the basis of
mutual aid and cooperation, NOT authority. Part of that
cooperation is submitting city plans to the county and county
plans to the state for approval-concurrence. As a matter of self
protection a jurisdiction may reasonably require official
signatures on a plan before it concurs.

    The level of communications nets for an ACS/RACES plan
are basic. A city plan addresses city to county, intra-city, and
maybe inter-city communications. A county plan addresses county
to state, intra-county, and possibly inter-county communications.
A state plan addresses state to counties, intra-state government,
interstate, state to Federal government, and possibly state to
public utility and other essential communications. There is no
FEMA or Federal RACES. However, a Federal government radio
station may enter a RACES net. Such net levels are graphically
depicted in the new California State plan. An emergency
communications reserve plan should reflect current conditions,
not plans long out of date. A communications plan does not
discuss what might be or what is planned for the near future.
Remember the old saying about the best laid plans of mice and
men?

For a copy of modern county and city plan formats, send a 3.5"
disc with return SASE mailer to this office; For DOS it is in
ASCII but WITHOUT graphics. For the MAC, its in MSWord 5.1 with
the graphics. For the printed State of California plan with
graphics plus annexes for the transportation and health
departments send a check for $11 payable to the State of
California and request the "l994 California ACS plan".
EOM.


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RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ftp.ucsd.edu in
hamradio/races or in hamradio/packet/tcpip/incoming and can be
retrieved using FTP.  The opinions stated are those of the author of
the bulletin and not the poster.

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Date: 4 Oct 94 00:50:18 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Roy Engehausen)
Subject: BUL 346: RACES, What's That?

Bid: $RACESBUL.346
Subject: BUL 346: RACES, What's That?


From: W6WWW@KD6XZ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
To  : RACES@ALLUS

TO:     ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO:   ALL COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INFO:   ALL AMATEURS U.S     (@USA: INFORMATION), CAP, MARS.
FROM:   CA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
        ([e-mail])  PH: 916-262-1600, 2800 Meadowview Rd.,
        Sacramento, CA  95832. Landline BBS, 916-262-1657 (Open
        to all). Internet [e-mail] or [e-mail]

BULLETIN 346    Category: Management - Overview:
Release Date:   October 3, 1994

RACES, What's That?
        Ever see that question in the eyes of someone who has
just heard that term, possibly for the first time?
        Well I do, far too often. At State OES there is a
constant stream of officials from an agency somewhere around the
country. Sometimes the introductory remarks of the staff person
that brings them in will include a phrase like "this is our
RACES". All too often, I perceive the visitors mental question,
"RACES, what's that?". Sometimes it's very obvious and asked out
loud. Other times it may remain unvoiced. It is usually
accompanied by a slight change in the way their head is held as
their "body language" projects that mental question to a phrase
that has little or no meaning to that person.

        So how do I respond? Well, that's the interesting part.
When the explanation avoids the use of the term "Amateur" I find
that they leave with a good understanding of our Auxiliary
Communications Service. But if the term "Amateur", as in Radio
Amateur Civil Emergency Service", is spoken, there is almost a
guaranteed response; one that few of us would appreciate. That
response is a far too often 'shutting down' of further curiosity.
Something in the term "amateur" triggered an association that
stifles further openness or interest. Oh, they may be polite and
listen but its easy to tell they have already closed down their
mental process to what is being said.

        Those who work with people are aware that interpersonal
communication is fragile. That process begins with a thought in
your mind; then you express it in words so I become aware of it
as well. My senses hear or see what you say, along with what you
don't say, which usually shows up as unspoken "body language". In
response my mental process INTERPRETS that sensory input  and the
result becomes your "message" as I received it. It may be close
to what you had in mind as you spoke your words, but it may be so
far removed from what you had in mind that you'd never believe it
could be that different. If somewhere along the way something in
your words or your silent body language triggers another image or
thought in my mind, I may be totally distracted and never hear
the rest of what you say. In a way it's a wonder we humans
communicate to any great degree at all. Probably even marvelous .

        So how does that apply to the topic "RACES, What's That"?
Well, check next week for the sequel!
EOM.


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hamradio/races or in hamradio/packet/tcpip/incoming and can be
retrieved using FTP.  The opinions stated are those of the author of
the bulletin and not the poster.

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Date: 3 Oct 94 18:21:28 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Kenneth Grimm)
Subject: Expose - Wouff-Hong

> With all the talk of Wouff Hong (sic) I decided to search my magazine
> archives as a research project. Not surprisingly, I turned up a singular
> reference, which I quote below verbatim:-
>
> "Wouff-Hong:    the ultimate amateur radio torture instrument for those
>                 causing unnecessary interference. It was originally
>                 mentioned by The Old Man (Hiram Percy Maxim) in a facetious
>                 QST magazine editorial decrying rotten QRM (interference).
>                 Other fearsome amateur radio torture instruments are the
>                 Rettysnitch and the Uggerumph."
>                            - Ham Radio Horizons, July 1978, page 52
>
> SO ... it would seem that those newsgroup participants who claim membership
> maybe ought to settle down :-)
>
> BUT ... what of these " .... fearsome torture instruments ..." ? Anyone have
> any further information ?

Sworn to secrecy, as I recall, the best that I can do is suggest that you
simply observe the physical shape of the Wouff-Hong and let  your wildest
imagination conjure up possible ways in which this awful device might be
used to.....   Ohhhh, it's just too awful to think about!  Figure it out
yourself.

73,
Ken
___________________________________________________________

       Kenneth D. Grimm                 K4XL
       [e-mail]
___________________________________________________________

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Date: 3 Oct 94 16:24:00 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: GB2RS News 2nd October (Jeffery Herman)

Sorry to post this here, but I cannot seem to reply directly to the original
poster of this message [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman).

Jeffery,

We DO have a 4 metre allocation in the UK (and in Gibraltar) from 70.0Mhz
to 70.5MHz (I think).

Regards,

Iain Kendall (G6ARO)
Network Controller
University of Humberside        ( e-mail:- [e-mail] )

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Date: 3 Oct 1994 08:06:16 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Lee Sheldon)
Subject: Improve Cordless Phone Range??

I have a Panasonic VHF cordless phone at our lake cottage.  I would like to
improve the range of the phone so that is more useful when we are sitting by
the lake.  The distance is about 100 ft.  Does anyone out there know how to
improve the range of this type of phone such as mounting a antenna outside or
in the attic?

--
LeeS /[e-mail]       /On the "Mainline" of life,/
    /Unisys Corporation, St. Paul, MN     /may you see "Four Aces".  /
   /::any opinions expressed are my own::/NPRR  oo OOOO oo~oo ooooo /

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Date: 3 Oct 1994 16:17:38 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Modena)
Subject: NA4G's "National Electrical Code for Hams"

[ At the end this are instructions for retrieving the file via Internet.]

   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   % Article by Robert D. Keys (NA4G) on the National Electrical Code as it %
   % may apply to amateur radio stations.  This is an interpretation based  %
   % upon the author's experiences, studies, and reading of the Code.       %
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   % This article is copyright, 1994 by Robert D. Keys (NA4G).              %
   % All rights reserved, worldwide.                                        %
   % Public non-commercial distribution of this work is authorized.         %
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   % This article is typeset using the LaTeX Technical Typesetter.          %
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   % REVISION OF 26 JAN, 1994                                               %
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


                                 ABSTRACT

        This work was presented as a talk to  the  Homebrew  Special
        Interest Group (HB-SIG) of the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society
        (RARS), on 15 January, 1991  and  was  revised  for  another
        presentation on 26 January, 1994.

        This  document  contains excerpts of the National Electrical
        Code (NFPA 70-1990) that, in the author's opinion, apply  to
        the   installation  of  amateur  radio  equipment  as  would
        commonly be found in most amateur  radio  stations.   Direct
        excerpts   from   the   Code   are  contained  within  inset
        quotations.   Paraphrased  excerpts  from   the   Code   are
        itemized.  The author's interpretation and discussion of the
        Code is set full-width.   The  author's  interpretation  and
        discussion  of  various sections of the Code is not meant to
        be all-encompassing, nor the official interpretation of  the
        National  Fire  Protection  Association,  nor of any offical
        governing body having legal authority of  jurisdiction  over
        electrical  installations,  but  is  meant  to  be used as a
        teaching tool for amateur radio operators.

        Robert D. Keys, NA4G
        Raleigh, NC,
        25 September, 1994.


Enjoy
73 DE NA4G
Boatanchor Bob

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*  73 TU SU SK DE NA4G             ``Boat Anchor Bob'', an ol' CW fart.  *
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*  Morse has been in the family for over 100 years.                      *
*  Morse radiotelegraphy (Spark/CW) has been in the family since 1914.   *
**************************************************************************
*  May you have fair winds and following seas on your watch at the key.  *
**************************************************************************

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Date: 3 Oct 1994 18:00:21 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Richard Karlquist)
Subject: Should I build or buy a TV antenna?

In article <[e-mail]>, T.J. Alessi <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>Look up the "LOG-PERIODIC ANTENNA" that is what the standard TV antenna is.
>A log periodic antenna is a series of dipoles for different frequencies,
>with the feed alternately fed.  Meaning that the is crossed over left to
>right.  And don't forget, the spacing is very important too.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Tom
>--
>--------------------------[ T.J. Alessi - WB1L ]-----------------------------
>T.J. Alessi & Associates *  PO Box 16781  *  Stamford, Connecticut 06905-8781
>Internet: [e-mail] *  MCI:[e-mail]  *  Phone: [phone]

1.  You are confusing the log-periodic antenna with the log periodic
dipole array (LPDA).  They are not the same thing.

2.  VHF TV antennas are not straight-out-of-the-textbook LPDA's
anyway.  On high VHF band (channels 7 thru 13), the elements are
3/4 wave length long and swept forward to form a sort of V-beam to
get extra gain.  (Ever wonder why only VHF TV antennas have swept
elements, not UHF TV or any other LPDAs?).  Hence one set of elements
handles both high and low band.

3.  Winegard makes a UHF TV antenna that is LPDA at one end and parasitic
(Yagi type) at the other end.  Works pretty well.

If you build a conventional LPDA from a book, you will definitely be
at a disadvantage compared to the exotic commercial tricks I've listed
above.

Rick N6RK
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 94 10:18:28 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Voltage Conversion: USA to France

In article <jimr-300994094142@192.65.214.140>, <[e-mail]> writes:

>
> A friend is moving to France!  He has a lot of Audio and video equipment.
> He realizes the TV's won't work there so they are being left behind.  I
> believe they use 220 v there and I think they are on a 50 Hz power cycle.
>
> James V. Reveaux
>

---------------- Response ------------

For small appliances you can use travel adapters. For larger
appliances there are step up/step down transformers available.
I purchased a 400 watt unit from a Remington store. I suspect
there are probably other stores that sell a similar product.
73,
Bob Winn, W5KNE
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 03 Oct 1994 10:08:47 pdt
From: dodeca![e-mail] ("Clyde R. Visser, KD6GWN")
Subject: WTB: UHF range ][ Syntor

Want To Buy:

UHF range ][ Syntor.  Please contact me at [e-mail] .

crv

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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 17:16:05 GMT
From: [e-mail] (TNS)
Subject: Yaesu FT-530 for sale

For sale:

Yaesu Ft-530 (Fully Moded)
2 batteries
Originall charger
Power Supply
VOX Headset
Leather Protective Case (for radio)

$550.00, leave e-mail to [e-mail] if interested.

thanks,
ben
--

     **********************************************************************
     *   [e-mail] (Benjamin)   -   A good lier, needs to have an    *
     ********************************    excellent memory.                *
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Date: 3 Oct 1994 12:34:56 -0500
From: [e-mail] (John Maultsby)

References<[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Radio Shack Violation

In article <[e-mail]>,
Brad Killebrew N5LJV <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Mark Ellis said:
>
>>If you kerchunk a repeater, without identifying, license or not, you are
>>also in violation.
>
>I don't want to cause a stink, but I don't think that's correct.  By all
>means I'm not implying that I am in favor of kerchunking, but I don't think
>it's a rules violation if you kerchunk.

When most people speak of "kerchunk" (which is a hard word to use
seriously in a conversation!), they are referring to the act of keying up
the repeater just to see if its there, and not identifying.

Yes, if you do as you say, and identify within the next 10 minutes, then
everything is fine. But yes again, it is indeed a rules violation if you
just key up and don't identify.

Clear now?

>Remember that according to the rules,
>a ham station can initially talk up to 10 minutes without giveing their call.
>But, after the first 10 minutes is up, it has to be done every 10 minutes
>thereafter.
>
>If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Be forewarned, some will probably jump all over you for that comment
there. It's been a muchly heated debate as to whether or not you can go
for that first 10 minutes without identifying.  You know, "well, yeah..
the rules SAY that, but they don't MEAN that".  I just ignore everyone
and keep operating the way I operate, which has yet to find any
complaints so far...

Talk later!
--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| John Maultsby  ([e-mail])   | Broadcasting live from Austin, TX  |
| Amateur callsign: AB5WH             | Professional Night Owl             |
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Date: 3 Oct 1994 12:10 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Brad Killebrew N5LJV)

References<[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Radio Shack Violation

Mark Ellis said:

>If you kerchunk a repeater, without identifying, license or not, you are
>also in violation.

I don't want to cause a stink, but I don't think that's correct.  By all
means I'm not implying that I am in favor of kerchunking, but I don't think
it's a rules violation if you kerchunk.

Now, if you kerchunk, and then never begin a conversation, then yes it's
an unidentified transmission and against the rules.  But, on my side of the
world, many hams kerchunk a repeater before they give a general call to
rid the air of the repeater's CW ID.  Then, after the ID has stopped, they
call who they want to talk to.  Remember that according to the rules,
a ham station can initially talk up to 10 minutes without giveing their call.
But, after the first 10 minutes is up, it has to be done every 10 minutes
thereafter.

If I'm wrong, please correct me.

--
Brad A. Killebrew N5LJV, EMT-B        | Student of Computer Engr Technology
President, University of Houston ARC  |    University of Houston, Texas
Internet: [e-mail]                |  U of H Amateur Radio Club  WB5FND
AMPRnet : [e-mail]    |      [e-mail]
Packet  : n5ljv@f6cnb.#setx.tx.usa.na | Box 85-T2, 4800 Calhoun, 77204-4083
AT&Tnet : 713-743-6676  Fax [phone]  | For info, finger [e-mail]

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Date: 3 Oct 94 18:32:19 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Kenneth Grimm)

References<[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: GB2RS News 2nd October 1994READ/NEW/FOLLOWUP

>>>Good morning. It's Sunday the 2nd of October and here is the GB2RS news
>>>broadcast, prepared by the RSGB and intended for all radio amateurs and
>>>short-wave listeners.
>>>..........
>>>Packet repeaters, GB7WH and GB7MC, on 4 metres, 70 centimetres and 23
>>                                       ^^^^^^^^
>>Is this an error or do the Brits actually have a 75 meter band?
>                                                      ^^^^^
> That's definitely an error! I meant MHz of course. Never touch a
> keyboard prior to the morning coffee.

As I recall from the days when I was G5BKN, we had (and I assume that
they still do) an allocation that was known as the 70.3 Mc/s band.
There was no 50 Mc/s allocation there.

--
___________________________________________________________

       Kenneth D. Grimm                 K4XL
       [e-mail]
___________________________________________________________

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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 16:03:09 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Mark Gray)

References<[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: GB2RS News 2nd October 1994

Jeffrey Herman ([e-mail]) wrote:
: [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman) writes:
: >[e-mail] (David Hough) writes:
: >
: >>Good morning. It's Sunday the 2nd of October and here is the GB2RS news
: >>broadcast, prepared by the RSGB and intended for all radio amateurs and
: >>short-wave listeners.
: >>..........
: >>Packet repeaters, GB7WH and GB7MC, on 4 metres, 70 centimetres and 23
: >                                       ^^^^^^^^
: >Is this an error or do the Brits actually have a 75 meter band?
:                                                      ^^^^^
: That's definitely an error! I meant MHz of course. Never touch a
: keyboard prior to the morning coffee.
: Jeff NH6IL

The UK does indeed have an allocation on 4 metres. To quote from the licence
terms and conditions. Frequency 70.00-70.50 MHz, available on the basis of
non-interference to other services outside the United Kingdom. Max power level
of 22dBW and permitted types of transmission morse, telephony, RTTY, data,
facsimile and SSTV.

73s Mark, GI7SEI.

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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:39:21 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey Herman)

References<[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Why is aviation COM VHF *amplitude* modulated?

[e-mail] (Bruce James Robert Linley) writes:

>In ye olden post [e-mail] (James J Martin) spake...

>>Ever occur to you that two stations transmitting an AM signal at the same
>>time produce a hetrodyne squeal and that because of the capture effect of
>>FM a squeal may not always be there?  Helps a controller out to know that
>>more than one aircraft may be calling him and one may be an emergency or
>>require expeditious handling (doesn't always occur on 121.5 or 243.0).

>Well, _narrowband_ FM is really too narrow for the capture effect to work
>very well. Listen to your local 2m repeater where all the jammers hang out.
>That should give you more than your fill of hetrodyne squeal. If the capture
>effect held true, you would only hear one jammer at a time.   :)   The
>capture effect is only significant on wideband FM transmissions.

This isn't true Bruce if one of the stations is quite weak; you're
assuming all stations will have the same signal strength into the
repeater.

As an example, if two repeaters share the same output with one quite
weak, when the stronger one keys up there will be no hetrodyne squeal
from the more distant weaker machine.

I'm going to call the local FAA office and speak with a tech to get
the definitive answer.

Jeff NH6IL

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Date: 3 Oct 1994 08:32:11 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Jim Garver)

References<[e-mail]> <36nhj1$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: 6 meter AM Activity

In article <[e-mail]>,
Tony Stalls  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>Don't hold me to this, but I hear that 50.4 is the accepted AM calling
>frequency.  (I already have an 8400 xtal for the Scout.)  Stay in touch
>and maybe we can hook up on 6 meters this Fall.

We had some 6 meter AM activity here in the Portland, OR area about a year
ago on 50.4 Mhz.  I have a Clegg 99'er and I gave my Clegg 66'er to a guy
up North of Vancouver, WA.  About 4 stations were successful in contacts
with paths greater than 10 miles.  I need to rouse the rabble and get those
rigs back on!  Antennas are always a problem for 6, but I guess the quarter
wave ground plane works easiest.  Most of those old rigs use a multiplication
factor of 6 so 8400 Khz is the right rock.



--
[e-mail]  WA7LDV    "Each day is like a crisp new dollar bill.
I speak only for myself.            How will you spend it?" - Barnaby Jones

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Date: 3 Oct 94 15:46:44 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Chuck Hawley)

References<[e-mail]> <hawley.780244114@aries>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Collins Newsletter???

[e-mail] (paul Veltman) writes:

>Chuck Hawley ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: [e-mail] (H. Paik) writes:



>: >>Is there such a thing?  If so, where do I write/email for a listing?

>: >I am not sure it is still running.
>: >They have a collins net on 14.233 (?) around 2:00-4:00pm (MST) on Sun.
>: >The net controller (Jay ?) is the publisher.
>: >He lives in my town. If you need more info, let me know.
>: >kf0bi

>: It's 14.263 +/-tube type vfo drift.


>: Chuck Hawley, KE9UW in Urbana, Illinois
>: [e-mail]
>: School of Chemical Sciences, Electronic Services
>: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


>First of all, it's not tube type VFO drift. It is automatic band scanning.

>Second, the Collins Collectors Magazine can be reached at 2465 W. Chicago
>St, Rapid City, SD, 57702

>BTW, I haven't received a copy in a while.  I know that the publisher was
>having some health problems.  Do you (or anybody) know the status of this
>magazine.  The magazines were great.

>73

>Paul WA6OKQ <[e-mail]>

I don't know. I talk to Floyd KF8AT every nite....I'll ask. I figured that'
my sub ran out, but wasn't sure.


Chuck Hawley, KE9UW in Urbana, Illinois
[e-mail]
School of Chemical Sciences, Electronic Services
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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