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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 94 04:30:10 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: List Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #1115 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Wed, 12 Oct 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1115 Today's Topics: Any hams using IRC chat?? ARLX027 EME operation cancelled ARLX028 Video award for CQ CB Jerk IPS Daily Report - 11 October 94 Portland Affiliate for Ham Radio & More Show Repeater/Tower noise problem? ss Ten Tec kit update (2 msgs) WTB: Radar gun... 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: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 02:31:05 GMT From: rhettw@tyrell.net Subject: Any hams using IRC chat?? > > So are any readers of the internet amateur radio groups > also accessing the "undernet" (IRC) ?? We should start > a real-time all-day long QSO! Kind of like having the > old HT in the office! :-)) > there are channels listed for hams but every time i join one there is nobody on. i would welcome an active channel. rhett westerman kd6mrg rhettw@tyrell.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 16:59:05 EDT From: w1aw@arrl.org Subject: ARLX027 EME operation cancelled SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX027 ARLX027 EME operation cancelled ZCZC AX59 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 27 ARLX027 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 11, 1994 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX027 ARLX027 EME operation cancelled EME operation canceled The ''Big Dish'' earth-moon-earth operation from VE3ONT on the first weekend of the ARRL EME Contest October 29 and 30 has been preempted by professional use of the dish, which will be used by radio astronomers participating in a worldwide supernova observation experiment. According to Michael Owen, W9IP, operators expect to have access to the 46-meter dish for the second weekend of the 'Test, November 26 and 27, as previously announced. The November operation will be on 144 MHz on both days, transmitting on 144.100 and listening 144.100-144.110 from approximately 0538 to 1645 UTC on the 26th and 0646 to 1713 UTC on the 27th. Losing the October weekend cost the group planned operations on 50, 432, and 1296 MHz. The dish is part of the Algonquin Space Complex in Toronto. NNNN /EX ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 17:01:23 EDT From: w1aw@arrl.org Subject: ARLX028 Video award for CQ SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX028 ARLX028 Video award for CQ ZCZC AX60 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 28 ARLX028 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 11, 1994 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX028 ARLX028 Video award for CQ Video award for CQ ''Getting Started in VHF,'' a video introduction to operating on the Amateur Radio VHF frequency bands and produced by CQ Communications, has won a Silver Hugo Award from ''INTERCOM '94,'' the International Communication Film and Video Festival. The video was honored in the competition's ''Educational -- Adult Audience'' category, CQ said in a press release. Festival director Michael J. Kutza said that ''there was a substantial increase in the number of entries this year and competition was more intense than ever.'' This was INTERCOM's 30th annual film and video competition. ''Getting Started in VHF'' is intended both for new hams and for more experienced amateurs who are trying VHF operating for the first time, CQ said. The program was written, produced and directed by Richard S. Moseson, NW2L, executive producer of the CQ Video Library, and ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Manager. ''Getting Started in VHF'' is the second CQ video to win an award. Earlier this year, ''Ham Radio Horizons,'' an introduction to Amateur Radio, received a bronze CINDY award from the Association of Visual Communicators, and it was a finalist in the International Television Association's (ITVA) New Jersey Awards competition. NNNN /EX ------------------------------ Date: 11 Oct 1994 15:33:55 -0600 From: markm@glock.ramp.com (Mark Monninger) Subject: CB Jerk In article <1994Oct10.194432.28679@ccc.amdahl.com>, Departmental account <wre00@juts.ccc.amdahl.com> wrote: >Write a letter to the FCC. Get all your neighbors to do the same. > >If you can find out what frequences he is using, check to see if they are >in the CB channels. > Don't jump to conclusions. To non-hams, anyone who talks on a radio is a "CBer". The neighbor could be a ham, although I would expect a ham to be a bit more co-operative with a RFI problem. There are some "ham jerks" running around too, unfortunately. 73... Mark AA7TA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 23:29:20 GMT From: rwc@flare.syd.ips.oz.au (Regional Warning Centre) Subject: IPS Daily Report - 11 October 94 SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 11/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 11 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 12 OCTOBER - 14 OCTOBER ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: None Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 88/32 GOES satellite data for 10 Oct Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 1.1E+06 Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.3E+04 Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.9E+08 (high) X-ray background: B1.1 Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day. 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 12 Oct: 88/32 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: mostly unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 10 Oct Learmonth 14 3233 4332 Fredericksburg 20 14 Planetary 22 14 Observed Kp for 10 Oct: 3333 2333 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 12 Oct 12 Unsettled to active 13 Oct 18 Active 14 Oct 18 Active COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 6 was issued on 11 October and is current for interval 12-14 October. Minor storm periods possible during local night on 13-14 October due to small coronal hole. ----------------------------------------------------------- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 11 Oct normal fair fair-poor PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 12 Oct normal fair fair 13 Oct normal fair poor 14 Oct normal fair-poor poor ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY Observed DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney 11 Oct -14 depressed 20% all day Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 12 Oct -15 About 20% below predicted monthly values 13 Oct 0 About 10% below predicted monthly values 14 Oct -20 About 30% below predicted monthly values COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 5 was issued on 11 October and is current for interval 12-14 October. Ionosphere became depressed again after dawn this morning. (Less severe depressions of 10-15% were observed at Townsville after 22UT.) Due to the apparent strong ionospheric response to any geomagnetic activity, fair to poor HF conditions are now expected over the next 3-4 days as an increase in geomagnetic activity is expected due to a coronal hole. -- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |PO Box 5606 Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |West Chatswood NSW 2057 email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 03:09:13 From: lenwink@indirect.com (Len Winkler) Subject: Portland Affiliate for Ham Radio & More Show KBNT, 1410am, Portland, Oregon, now airs the Ham Radio & More Show live each week at 6:00pm EST. 73, Len, KB7LPW ------------------------------ Date: 11 Oct 1994 17:11:32 -0700 From: rdcole@crl.com (Ron Cole) Subject: Repeater/Tower noise problem? David Bourque/UB Networks (David_Bourque/UB_Networks@UB.com) wrote: : I've been trying to chase down a noise problem on a 2 meter repeater for over : a year now. I'm running out of things to look at. I'm down to guessing that I [SNIP] : I've theorizes that somewhere on the tower we've got a diode junction between : the tower and one of the feedlines. Has anyone got any experience with this : kind of problem? If so, how does it manifest itself. What are the symptoms. : How can one prove it without replacing the feedline or insulating from the : tower. In principle I know it should be done but it is not my tower and I It would highley suppect the Non Jacket lines. These are a NO NO on a tower. The Diode Actions can cause all sorts of problems. he site sounds like it's full of stuff so any one, a combination, or all the the transmitters could be causing the problems as you indicated. Good luck on setting the nonjacket line replaced. By the way where did this nonjacked stff come from. The most common source of Non Jacket cable CATV which really is not a good cable for repeater operation. It was never designed to operate at repeater power levels. Ron N5HYH ------------------------------ Date: 12 Oct 94 08:15:32 GMT From: wimn@hpuamsc.NETh.hp.COM (Wim Nijntjes) Subject: ss list help index long-index long index ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:56:26 GMT From: n1ist@netcom.com (Michael L. Ardai) Subject: Ten Tec kit update Just got off the phone with Ten Tec, and here is the latest news: 1200 2M Amp - sold out first two production runs - should ship in a few weeks 1220 2M mobile rig - New firmware, more memories, sometime in December! 1253 9 band SW rx - In prototype - should be out in 6 weeks (right...) In stock: 1000A, 1000B, 1000C boxes with hardware 1001 RF preamp 1050 BFO 1051 Transmatch tuner 1054 4 band regen. SW rx 1059 3M fox transmitter 1060 9 position electronic selector switch 1061 6M to 10M rx converter 1064 smart squelch 1201 desk mike 1203 dummy load 1206 hand mike 1207 variable capacitor 1225 G5RV 1550 audio amp 1551 speech processor 1552, 1553 ??? (not in my catalog) No word on the 6M transverter (but it probably is just sold out). The Argo RF deck was cancelled a while ago. Why is it that the items that I am interested in are always the last ones available? I have had to stop recommending Ten Tec kits to my club members because of their poor shipping history (2 kits ordered, each time I call they quote another 6-8 wks delivery time). I have never seen one of their kits, so I can't say anything about their quality, just their marketing... I guess they don't realize how much this is hurting them. /mike -- \|/ Michael L. Ardai N1IST Teradyne ATB, Boston MA -*- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /|\ ardai@maven.dnet.teradyne.com n1ist@netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: 12 Oct 1994 03:26:51 GMT From: prvalko@saturn.acs.oakland.edu (prvalko) Subject: Ten Tec kit update Too bad you are bad mouthing TKits when you haven't even seen one. I have two of the little audio amps. Very nice. My six meter transverter had been on order since May. Last Friday they told me they were printing the manual and would ship the first ones in about 2 weeks. paul wb8zjl ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Oct 1994 14:47:37 GMT From: rkm@vectorbd.com Subject: WTB: Radar gun... JERRY NORMANDIN (jnormandin@umassd.edu) wrote: : In article <373pj9$600@news.it.gvsu.edu>, hutchine@river.it.gvsu.edu (E.Hutchinson-N8XHP) writes: : > I am looking to purchase a CHEAP, USED radar gun...X or K band : >is not important. Wanted to take surveys in the area for school project. : >Any suggestions for a inexpensive gun would be appreciated. So did up : >all those boxes and look for a radar gun in your junk boxes...Please : >reply to personal E-mail...Thanks in advance... : MAKE SURE YOU USE CAUTION WHEN YOU USE THE RADAR GUN!! THEY CAUSE CANCER! : That's why Laser RADAR is now used! That's odd... I've been under the impression that VASCAR is used because most motorists don't have detectors for it. :-) - Rich ------------------------------ Date: 12 Oct 1994 01:59:18 GMT From: phantom@wwa.com (Leif Ericksen) References<36he80$rcp@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> <36ktsh$t3n@newsbf01.news.aol.com>, <36tg7r$fk2@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu> Subject: Re: Courtesy In Amateur Radio Charles Richards (chuck62@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu) wrote: : I want to ask you guys for your opinion concerning repeator courtesy. I : just got my tech ticket 2 weeks ago. When I'm monitoring, I'll say : "KE4QPU monitoring" about every 15-30 min. Of course, I am careful not to Well I used to do stuff like that until somebody on 2 mtr got mad. now I am usually neve on 2 mtr and I am working on upgrading to geral, and advancved and wish to have it done by DEC this year. Over all I almost always have my radio on and never identify.. I do not know if my gp300 does it but I can say my radio never get keyed even when I am not there by doing a radio check on my radio looking for it to key up, after they tried to beep me... ( on the coolness of Motorola ) I will usually only key up when I feel like talking even if it is just to say N9SRW portable... I would say do the same thing with your self most if not all chicago systems are quiet unless somebody wants to talk to anybody else. Do as you wish because a random key up like that can bring others in that are passing through your area. Now some of you maybe saying HUGH how does the radio get keyed if you are not there.. It is a motorola thing my radio IDs in MDC, and the person who called me did a remote on my radio and will identify for the transmisson as if using a remote base. That in a nut shell is a select call demanding an ACK. If you are ever in Indiana say Gary to about 20 miles east to about Milwaukee Wi if you here teh system active feel free to say hello. If the system is quite wait a bit until somebody keys it up, it is a semi closed system.. when it is sleeping you need MDC to wake it up for 2mins. If not it will ignore you. And it is a benevolent(sp) dictator ship. e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 DE N9SRW On the Air Leif Ericksen 442.975+ 114.7PL && 442.900+ 114.7PL MDC 1200 phantom@gagme.wwa.com If you can hear it does it matter? n9srw@fishfar.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 11 Oct 1994 17:06:34 -0400 From: arsenaul@emc.com (Brian Arsenault) References<Cx8GF7.LpG@rahul.net> <w4qo.781537592@atl1>, <1994Oct11.164608.10455@arrl.org> Subject: Re: how do you study for code? Hi Ed... I couldn't agree with you more...CW Contests and listening to the lower 25kHz. of each band is what did it for me...The other thing I did was give my microphone to a friend and fellow ham...I told him not to give it back until I upgraded...What do you know...Within 2 months I had overcome my code barrier... By the way Ed, its been a while since we met eye to eye (Around 1-2 years) but I'm glad to see you're still with the lab staff...It's good to see guys like you and Zack here on the net...Keep up the great postings... 73... Brian Arsenault - N1FIY EMC Corporation - The Storage Architects arsenaul@emc.com ------------------------------ Date: 12 Oct 1994 00:55:14 GMT From: hutchine@river.it.gvsu.edu (E.Hutchinson-N8XHP) References<CxFrpD.Kr6@umassd.edu> <1994Oct10.075613.7018@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>, <finster.337.2E9A1FBC@zeus.fasttax.com> Subject: Re: WTB: Radar gun... > >I'm not trying to start anything, simply looking for clarification. Why would >it be illegal to transmit infrared laser? I wasn't aware there were any >regulations on transmitting light of any frequency/pulse duration or >coherency. Am I simply misinformed? Or are there other laws in effect here? > >I'll sit back and listen now... > >-- Dave >finster@fasttax.com > Well Dave...I just recieved a brochure from K-40 electronics division and they have come out with a little device that is retrofitted in a license plate...they say if you get a ticket by laser then they will send you a check for DOUBLE the amount...they also state that it is 100% legal in all 50 states...and sugg. retail price is $199.99, kinda sounds neat-o to get on and figure out how it does it... -=> Eric <=- -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = Eric M. Hutchinson - N8XHP Grand Valley State University = = * HAZMAT * Allendale, Michigan * BLS/CPR * = =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=hutchine@river.it.gvsu.edu-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: 12 Oct 94 02:39:01 GMT From: zoom@iastate.edu (Speed Bump) References<1994Oct10.075613.7018@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> <finster.337.2E9A1FBC@zeus.fasttax.com>, <37fc5i$sb0@news.it.gvsu.edu> Subject: Re: WTB: Radar gun... In <37fc5i$sb0@news.it.gvsu.edu> hutchine@river.it.gvsu.edu (E.Hutchinson-N8XHP) writes: > >I'm not trying to start anything, simply looking for clarification. Why would>it be illegal to transmit infrared laser? I wasn't aware there were any >regulations on transmitting light of any frequency/pulse duration or >coherency. Am I simply misinformed? Or are there other laws in effect here? > >I'll sit back and listen now... > >-- Dave >finster@fasttax.com > I'm pretty sure you cant transmit light of the appropriate frequency/pulse duration or coherency to turn all of the traffic lights green like emergency vehicles do. Or can you? Matt -- Door Matt zoom@iastate.edu ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #1115 ******************************