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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 94 19:09:13 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 #1128 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 16 Oct 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1128 Today's Topics: Amateur Radio Newsline #896 14 Oct 94 ANS-288 BULLETINS ARLK046 Keplerian data IPS Daily Report - 14 October 94 IPS Daily Report - 15 October 94 IPS Daily Report - 16 October 94 N2XYY QTH wanted? Need info SFU455 filters Need manuals for HP-1980-B Oscilloscope Princeton, NJ 2M Repeater Upgraded! 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: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 09:36:23 -0400 From: bigsteve@dorsai.dorsai.org (Steve_Coletti) Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline #896 14 Oct 94 Amateur Radio Newsline is produced as an audio service by Newsline, Inc. The transcribed version is produced by Dale Cary, WD0AKO from materials provided by Newsline, Inc. and is jointly distributed to online services and bulletin board networks by Steve Coletti and Dale Cary. Copyright owner is Newsline, Inc. Permission to reuse any part of either this written or the audio form requires that the item be taken in it's entirety, not be subject to any further editing, and give full credit to Newsline as the source. Permission is granted to all amateurs who want to transmit the audio version in it's entirety over nets or repeaters. The text version may be used for packet distribution as long as it is also sent in its entirety. It may also be excerpted for code practice transmissions. Any other use is not allowed without the expressed permission of Newsline, Inc. Editorial comment, news items and all other business should be directed to Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Newsline President and Editor-In-Chief. E-Mail - 3241437@mcimail.com or B.PASTERNAK@genie.geis.com Phone/Fax - +1 805 296-7180, fax senders wait for voice prompt. 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(RIME users can RO mail to ->35, Fidonet users can Netmail to 1:278/309) - - - - - - - - NEWSLINE RADIO - CBBS EDITION #896 - POSTED 10/15/94 (***************************************************************) (* *) (* * * ***** * * **** * ***** * * ***** *) (* ** * * * * * * * ** * * *) (* * * * *** * ** * *** * * * * * *** *) (* * ** * * ** * * * * * ** * *) (* * * ***** * * **** ***** ***** * * ***** *) (* *) (* **** * **** ***** *** *) (* * * * * * * * * * *) (* **** ***** * * * * * *) (* * * * * * * * * * *) (* * * * * **** ***** *** *) (* *) (***************************************************************) The following is late news about Amateur Radio for Radio Amateurs as prepared from NEWSLINE RADIO scripts by the staff of the AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, INC. -- formerly the WESTLINK RADIO NETWORK. For current information updates, please call Audio Version of Newsline ========================= Los Angeles............................ 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In the rec.radio.info newsgroup FTP: oak.oakland.edu, archive: pub/hamradio/docs/newsline Fidonet, RIME, Intellec, I-Link........ In the Ham Radio conferences on those networks CompuServe/HamNet...................... Coming Soon! For questions or comments about the text version, contact me at D.CARY@GENIE.GEIS.COM on the Internet. For the latest breaking info call the Instant Update Line listed above. To provide information please call (805) 296-7180. This line answers automatically and will accept up to 30 minutes of material. Check with your local amateur radio club to see if NEWSLINE can be heard weekly on the air in your area. Articles may be reproduced if printed in their entirety and credit is given to AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE as being the source. For further information about the AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE, please write to us with an SASE at P.O. Box 463, Pasadena, CA 91102. Thank You NEWSLINE (**************************************************************** Some of the hams of NEWSLINE RADIO... WA6ITF WB6MQV WB6FDF K6DUE W6RCL N6AHU N6AWE N6TCQ K6PGX N6PNY KU8R N8DTN W9JUV KC9RP K9XI KB5KCH KC5UD KC0HF G8AUU WD0AKO DJ0QN and many others in the United States and around the globe!!! (**************************************************************** [896] (* * * * C L O S E D C I R C U I T A D V I S O R Y * * * * (* * (* The following advisory is not necessarily for broadcast * (* over amateur radio. This is just a reminder that the * (* address for the Newsline Support Fund is Newsline, in care * (* of Randy Hammock, KC6HUR, Post Office Box 463, Pasadena, * (* California 91102. Again, and as always, we thank you. * (* That ends the closed circuit with Newsline report number * (* 896 for release on Friday, October 14, 1994 to follow. * (* * (* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The following is a QST The FCC says no to morse code exemptions for the elderly and the ARRL announces some election winners. These stories and more on Newsline report number 896 coming your way right now! (***** ELDERLY REFUSAL The FCC says no a petition that proposed exemptions from Morse code exams for people age 65 and older. The petition to change the rules was filed by Guy A. Matzinger, KB7PNQ. Matzinger is a 67-year-old Technician class licensee from Cheney, Washington. In his petition Matzinger argued that old age results in diminished faculties. He even equated people 65 and older with the severely disabled in terms of passing a CW exam. To back up his claim, Matzinger introduced the results of a survey he conducted that said 63 percent of those he contacted supported an exemption for speeds above 5 WPM for anyone over age 65. But in turning away Matzingers' request the FCC says that the survey was flawed. It notes that the study provided only a statistical age profile of those contacted but did not say how many people were actually surveyed. The FCC says that similar petitions have been denied in the past. This is because the current Amateur Radio license structure is based on the desires of the amateur service community and on the thousands of comments it received on previous petitions. The Commission also notes that its rules already provide for Morse code exemptions for candidates with certain recognized disabilities. It adds that the Matzinger petition got the usual public notice, but says it received no comments at all on this regulatory change request. (***** CONGRESS ACTS TO SUPPORT HAM RADIO A joint congressional resolution supporting Amateur Radio was successfully passed through both houses of Congress in the wee hours of the morning of October 7. The bill asks for "reasonable accommodation" in the operation of Amateur Radio in homes, automobiles and public places. It was a last ditch effort by Senators Charles Robb, Wendell Ford and Alan Simpson to make Senate Joint Resolution 90 a reality. The bill passed on the floor of the Senate under unanimous consent at 12:10 AM. It then went to the House of Representatives. There it was brought up by Congressman Al Swift and passed unanimously at 2:45 AM. Patricia Spurlock, a staffer for Senator Robb, and Stephanie Vance, a staffer for Congressman Mike Kreidler, worked overtime on the bill. You may remember that it was Kreidler introduced the original House version. Passage was assisted by the efforts of David Leach, counsel to the House Energy Commerce Committee, along with Jerry Waldron and Colin Crowell of the House Telecommunication and Finance Subcommittee. Not since the days when Barry Goldwater, K7UGA served in the senate has Amateur Radio seen this kind of support from Capitol Hill. (***** ARRL WINNERS ARRL Directors and Vice Directors have been elected or re- elected by acclimation in several league divisions. This happens when only one person was nominated and eligible. At this point the Elections Committee declared that candidate elected. Those running unopposed this year and elected included Hudson Division Director Steve Mendelsohn, WA2DHF and Vice Director Paul Vydareny WB2VUK; New England Division Director Bill Burden WB1BRE and Vice Director Warren Rothberg WB1HBB; Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director Walt Stinson W0CP; Southwestern Division Director Fried Heyn WA6WZO and Vice Director Art Goddard W6XD. Finally, in the West Gulf Division Tom Comstock N5TC was re-elected as Director and former Director and ARRL Vice President Jim Haynie, WB5JBP comes in as the new West Gulf Vice Director. There were several divisions with contested elections. Ballots have been mailed to ARRL members in those divisions where a vote to decide the winners is required. (***** TASMA'S RADUS STEPPING DOWN Out on the west coast, Attorney Sidney Radus, N6OMS, the current chairman of the Two Meter Area Spectrum Management Association of Southern California says that he will not stand for reelection. He blames a mis-information campaign as his reason to step aside. In a letter to the TASMA membership and faxed to Newsline, Radus says that someone has been putting out information that the now defunct $10 a year contribution was a mandatory database maintenance fee. He says that it was his understanding that payment was voluntary and intended to fund the work of the groups Interference Committee. According to Radus, much dis-information has been floated on packet radio, on the Prodigy system, on America OnLine and in the ham press regarding the purpose of the ten dollar donation. And, while N6OMS stops short of naming names, he does say that there are apparently some people who are -- and we quote --- "who are attempting to generate a self fulfilling prophecy and stir up more turmoil and trouble" -- end quote. Radus says that he cannot condone and will not be a party to obtaining money under false pretense. For that reason he says that he has decided not to seek reelection as TASMA chairman. (***** AT&T FORMS TEAM TO TRACK HACKERS AT&T Corp.'s Global Business Communications Systems says that it has formed an investigative unit to monitor, track and catch phone-system hackers in the act of committing toll fraud. The unit will profile hacker activity and initiate "electronic stakeouts" with its business communications equipment customers in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, and work with them to prosecute the thieves. The company says that its goal is not only to defend against hackers but to get them off the street." (***** RAY BRIEM SHOW - HAM RADIO SPECIAL Hi. I'm Ray Brien, N6FFT. As many of you know, for the past thirty years I have hosted an all night talk show on radio station KABC in Los Angeles. And for the past several years I have devoted at least one night a year to talk about one of my favorite subjects, ham radio. Well, at the end of the year I plan to retire. Before I do I want to hold one more Ray Briem Ham Radio Special. We plan to have some of the best known ham radio operators with us in the studio. Others worldwide will join in by telephone. It's an all star ham radio line up to big to list here, but I will tell you that you won't be disappointed. I've chosen Saturday morning October the 29th for this special event. We start at 5 minutes after midnight and go till 5 in the morning. The nighttime signal of our powerful 5000 watt KABC transmitter means that many of you should be able to hear us throughout the western United States. So come and join us the morning of October 29th -- at 5 minutes past midnight for the last ever Ray Briem Show Ham Radio Special over KABC radio in Los Angels. That's 790 on your AM dial. Who knows. We may even QSL. (***** DISABLED HAMS FUND The ARRL Foundation has established The Program for the Disabled Fund. This, to raise funds for the development of educational and informational materials for disabled licensed or prospective hams. Your contribution can help make popular ARRL publications available in forms most useful to disabled hams and their instructors. For more information please contact The ARRL Program for the Disabled Fund, 225 Main Street, Newington, Connecticut 06111. (***** SMRS FRAUD CHARGE The Securities and Exchange Commission, responding to a complaint about a Florida based licensing mill has teamed up with the FCC's Miami office to act in the case. As a result, an investment company brokering the sale of Specialized Mobile Radio System and Private Carrier licenses as investments through infomercial television advertising is now charged with interstate fraud. The FCC Miami Office provided information about licensing procedures and developed facts that showed the investment firm had been charging an average of $7,000 for each license. The SEC has seized the company and issued a temporary restraining order against its owners doing further business. Before it was able to stop the scheme some 12,000 investors had been dinged. (***** DP3MIR ACTIVE ABOARD MIR SPACE STATION German Astronaut Dr. Ulf Merbold is on the air from the Russian MIR space station signing DP3MIR. This, during the ESA EUROMIR 94 mission. In order to give actual information regarding the mission to as many radio amateurs and SWLs as possible, he is using the digital voice memory of MIR's ham radio rig designed and built by Thomas Kieselbach, DL2MDE. Kieselbach made arrangements with DP3MIR to load actual spoken reports into the digital memory. The reports in English and German are being retransmitted automatically on 145.550 Mhz FM in regular time intervals. (***** PRODIGY JOINS INTERNET Prodigy Services Co. has announced easier access to and help on the Internet. This, for its novice members who often receive insulting messages from more seasoned users on the world's largest high tech computer network. Reports quoting the Reuter news agency say that Prodigy will offer a tutorial for new Internet user practice and education, simple point-and-click retrieval of frequently asked questions on Internet discussion groups and a primer on what Internet types call "Netiquette. That being the protocol demanded of all new Internet users by those already there. Prodigy also plans to set up its own node on the Internet, which would enable Prodigy to offer content and services to Internet users. William Day, a Prodigy product manager, is quoted as saying that his users frequently send test messages to the Internet newsgroups. As a result, many are "flamed" or insulted, by the typical sophisticated computer users on the Internet system. (***** UK AWARD From Great Britain comes word that Roger Betts G0TRB, has been named as the recipient of the RSGB Supreme Transmitting Award in recognition of his three Senior Awards for operation on 50 Mhz, 144 MHz and 432 MHz. He also received an updated award for contacting fifty countries on the six meter band. On 70 MHz, a band not available in the United States or ITU Region 2, Derek Thom, G3NKS, has been awarded certificates for 60 countries, 40 locator squares and 8 countries worked and confirmed. (***** UK BEACON Also from the United Kingdom , word that the 23cm beacon GB3CLE will have to close down at its existing site next March. Two alternative sites have been offered. One is near Oswestry in North-West Shropshire and the other is near Newtown. The sponsors of the beacon, the Salop Amateur Radio Society, invites users to indicate their preference. Anyone who uses this beacon, and who would like a say in its future, should contact the keeper, Don Goddard, G3UQH, at his Callbook address. (***** DX In DX, word a large international team of hams will travel to Mexico's Naval Base of Socorro Island from 23 October through 01 November including a multi-single entry in the CQ World Wide SSB Contest. Signing XF4M, the team will operate on all HF bands and modes including RTTY and the RS-12 satellite. Soccoro Island is in the Revillagigedos Islands Group and this DXpedition also marks the first contest effort ever from Revillagigedos. Also, for the first time ever, the Mexican military will permit two prominent Russian amateurs to operate from this strategic island. They are Andy Chesnokov UA3AB and Igor Booklan RA3AUU. Both are well-known for DXpeditions to Afghanistan and Myanmar Republic in Burma. Others on the team include Frank Smith AH0W, Ed Kritsky NT2X, Gabriel Valdez XE2Z, Alfonso Belmar XE1ILH, Pepe Lozano XE1MX, Victor Keller XE1VIC, and Motoaki Saito JH1EDB. All stations working XF4M will get a prompt QSL from JH1AJT. (***** NEW BABY And finally, back in 1987 this reporter had the good fortune to host a ham radio promotional video called The New World of Amateur Radio. Those of you who have seen that show will remember I was joined on screen by two teenage hams. Well -- Nathan Pyle KB6PLH and Kelly Howard N6PNY were teen-agers back then. Since 1990, Kelly Howard has been Mrs. Steven Lenert, and on Sunday night, October 2nd she gave birth to her first child, a 7 pound boy named Michael Steven. Through "The New World of Amateur Radio," Kelly brought a lot of joy to hams around the world. And through the magic of that video she has remained a very special part of all of our lives. So as we end this weeks newscast, we ask you to join with us in congratulating Kelly Lenert, N6PNY and her husband Steven on this very special moment in their lives. We also welcome Michael Steven Lenert into his own new world, that some day may even include Amateur Radio. Who knows what the future will bring. (***** And for this week, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. You can write to us at: Amateur Radio Newsline Post Office Box 463 Pasadena, California 91102 (* * * Newsline Copyright 1994 all rights are reserved. * * * -- < ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> < "Big Steve" Coletti > < Shortwave Listener, Broadcaster, Computer Consultant > < and all around nice guy > < Internet: bigsteve@dorsai.dorsai.org ==== S.COLETTI2@genie.geis.com > < UUCP: steve.cole@islenet.com ==== steveny@lopez.marquette.mi.us > < Fidonet: 1:278/307 US Mail: P.O. Box 396, New York, NY 10002 > < Voice: +1 212 995-2637 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: 16 Oct 94 23:05:54 GMT From: cowdin@pogo.DEn.mmc.COM (Dave Cowdin) Subject: ANS-288 BULLETINS SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-288.01 SUMMARY OF AMSAT-NA SYMPOSIUM HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-288.01 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium The 1994 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium was held October 7-9 at the Orlando, Florida Airport Holiday Inn. Attendance set a new record with 227 registered including 24 from countries outside the U.S. Countries rep- resented were Canada, Mexico, the U.K. Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, the Azores, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Panama, Jamaica, and Japan. Papers on most aspects of satellite design and operation were presented including an entire afternoon devoted to Phase 3D. The symposium was high- lighted by tours of the Phase 3D Integration Facility which has been estab- lished in a Foreign Trade Zone at the Orlando International Airport. All who saw the facility and the Phase 3D spaceframe were very impressed by the quality and care going into the construction of the new satellite. A Proceedings was published by ARRL in conjunction with the Symposium, copies of which are available from AMSAT Headquarters. For information, call Martha at 301-589-6062. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-288.02 AMSAT-NA BOARD MEETS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-288.02 AMSAT-NA Board Meets - Elects Officers The AMSAT-NA Board of Directors met October 9 and 10 in Orlando, Florida. Topics addressed included long range planning for the organization following the completion and launch of Phase 3D, production of revenue for new projects from Phase 3D developed technology, future policies with respect to providing MICROSAT technology to overseas amateur groups, guidelines defining amateur satellites, interaction with the IARU, cooperation with various university groups building, or planning to build, satellites and the TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93 project. In addition, officers to serve until next year's Annual Meeting were elected. These are as follows: President Bill Tynan W3XO Executive Vice President Keith Baker KB1SF Vice President Engineering Dick Jansson WD4FAB Vice President Operations Keith Pugh W5IU Corporate Secretary/Manager Martha Saragovitz Treasurer Art Feller KB4ZJ Thus, Keith Baker replaces Ray Soifer W2RS as Executive Vice President. This is in accordance with Ray's expressed desires. W2RS will remain active as AMSAT-NA's principal liaison with overseas AMSAT groups and the IARU as well as other tasks for which he is especially suited. A new department called "Electronic Publications" was established and Paul Williamson KB5MU was appointed by the President as a Vice President to head that department. Appointments of additional officers will be made by the President shortly. The AMSAT-NA budget for 1995 was approved. It reflects very heavy spending for completion of Phase 3D project. AMSAT-NA Members Win Award for Papers Presented at Institute of Navigation Conference Dr. Tom Clark W3IWI and Frank Bauer KA3HDO both won "Best in Session" awards for papers presented at the Institute of Navigation (ION) GPS-94 Conference held in Salt Lake City in late September. W3IWI's paper was entitled "A Low Cost Spacecraft Receiver for Orbit and Attitude Determination." It described the GPS equipment being readied for installation in Phase 3D. KA3HDO's paper was entitled Preflight Testing of the SPARTAN GADACS Experiment." SPARTAN is a package, containing an amateur transponder, to be deployed during an upcoming SHUTTLE mission. The AMSAT News Service congratulates both AMSAT members for these well-deserved honors. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-288.03 AO-21 GOES SILENT HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-288.03 DB2OS Reports Sad News About AO-21 "I'm sad to inform you that AO-21 (RS-14) suddenly suspended it's operation this morning on October 13, after more than 3 1/2 year of successfull operation in space." "Both the RUDAK beacon on 145.987 MHz and the CW telemetry beacon on 145.812 MHz are now completly silent. Commands to re-activate the RUDAK beacon from ground were unsuccessful." "At the moment it is unclear if a system fault occured or if the payload was switched off by the INFORMATOR-1 main command station." "On 16-NOV-94 last month, the command station for the main satellite suspended active thermal and attitude control, as the primary mission of the spacecraft was over. Although at the same time it was indicated that at least the AO-21/RS-14 amateur radio payload will be still powered up and can continue it's operation. However, it was also made clear that the Main Commandstation will no more control INFORMATOR-1 in case of trouble." "We are trying to find out what happened, but it may turn out that AO-21 will never come back to life again." "Please keep your fingers crossed." 73 Peter, DB2OS AMSAT-DL /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-288.04 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-288.04 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 15-OCT-94 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: N QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Sep 12 - Dec 19 Mode-B : MA 30 to MA 150 |<- OFF Oct 22 - Nov 07 for eclipses Mode-B : MA 150 to MA 190 | max duration 2h 12m Mode-BS : MA 190 to MA 218 | Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-B : MA 230 to MA 30 | Blon/Blat 230/0 Omnis : MA 250 to MA 140 | Move to attitude 180/0, Dec 19 The battery charge state is of paramount importance during the eclipse seasons. As always the command team may have to have to make temporary changes to the published schedule. In that case we will try to minimize the inconvenience, setting Mode-B OFF from MA 230-256 in the first instance. ========================================================================== [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR] KO-25: The Keps being distributed for KO-25 are still those for Object 22830. The Keps for Object 22828 are, by general agreement, much more accurate for KO-25. W5RKN believes it is time to drop Object 22830 and distribute the Keps for KO-25 as Object 22828. [W5RKN] The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO area, WD0HHU @ N0QCU. Also, if you find that the current set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts. /EX ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 14:39:11 EDT From: w1aw@arrl.org Subject: ARLK046 Keplerian data SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK046 ARLK046 Keplerian data ZCZC SK14 QST de W1AW Keplerian Bulletin 46 ARLK046 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT October 15, 1994 To all radio amateurs SB KEP ARL ARLK046 ARLK046 Keplerian data Thanks to NASA, AMSAT and N3FKV for the following Keplerian data. Decode 2-line elsets with the following key: 1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ 2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM STS-66 1 99966U 94307.76579162 .00051270 00000-0 16849-3 0 26 2 99966 56.9997 196.6306 0011659 276.4103 83.5649 15.89544561 27 AO-10 1 14129U 83058B 94274.43486862 .00000009 00000-0 10000-3 0 3153 2 14129 26.8409 305.1981 6029094 215.5270 82.9344 2.05880028 57002 RS-10/11 1 18129U 87054A 94284.06842816 .00000023 00000-0 84473-5 0 9724 2 18129 82.9251 243.1794 0012999 65.4275 294.8211 13.72342218365801 UO-11 1 14781U 84021B 94284.55050201 .00000139 00000-0 31409-4 0 7454 2 14781 97.7843 293.8226 0010711 258.5688 101.4311 14.69252752567399 RS-12/13 1 21089U 91007A 94284.16533842 .00000015 00000-0 -63325-7 0 7447 2 21089 82.9200 285.4371 0030063 143.3255 216.9900 13.74047285184571 AO-13 1 19216U 88051B 94284.59421807 .00000099 00000-0 10000-4 0 9818 2 19216 57.7136 226.3304 7236688 352.3018 0.7184 2.09719137 16952 UO-14 1 20437U 90005B 94284.24734306 .00000033 00000-0 29769-4 0 440 2 20437 98.5858 7.4211 0010422 207.9287 152.1334 14.29857747246173 AO-16 1 20439U 90005D 94284.71838348 .00000046 00000-0 34677-4 0 8429 2 20439 98.5951 9.2464 0010677 207.7087 152.3532 14.29911794246251 DO-17 1 20440U 90005E 94284.73130830 .00000045 00000-0 34481-4 0 8437 2 20440 98.5957 9.6221 0010935 205.9747 154.0880 14.30051780246273 WO-18 1 20441U 90005F 94284.77872173 .00000041 00000-0 32995-4 0 8462 2 20441 98.5954 9.6613 0011367 207.0179 153.0411 14.30025442246284 LO-19 1 20442U 90005G 94284.18928613 .00000046 00000-0 34878-4 0 8411 2 20442 98.5964 9.3666 0011606 208.4611 151.5940 14.30123245246216 FO-20 1 20480U 90013C 94284.85344646 -.00000030 00000-0 -28342-5 0 7395 2 20480 99.0568 54.7296 0541259 75.2624 290.7810 12.83227371219092 AO-21 1 21087U 91006A 94285.81164397 .00000094 00000-0 82657-4 0 5284 2 21087 82.9366 55.6506 0036285 114.7470 245.7469 13.74545983185740 UO-22 1 21575U 91050B 94284.21428917 .00000047 00000-0 30357-4 0 5489 2 21575 98.4259 356.3104 0007324 310.2542 49.8001 14.36934979169748 KO-23 1 22077U 92052B 94284.78844457 -.00000037 00000-0 10000-3 0 4417 2 22077 66.0824 35.8455 0015344 259.3353 100.5937 12.86288007101787 KO-25 1 22830U 93061H 94284.74577107 .00000036 00000-0 32019-4 0 3452 2 22830 98.5454 355.3885 0010997 191.4058 168.6873 14.28066134 54332 KO-25? 1 22828U 93061F 94284.74511794 .00000041 00000-0 34065-4 0 3177 2 22828 98.6404 359.4037 0009437 213.8387 146.2189 14.28069039 22413 IO-26 1 22826U 93061D 94285.18203164 .00000027 00000-0 28712-4 0 3382 2 22826 98.6432 359.8142 0008405 229.0416 131.0042 14.27741823 54387 AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 94284.64890901 .00000038 00000-0 33373-4 0 3406 2 22825 98.6448 359.2338 0007811 228.3764 131.6754 14.27636872 54307 PO-28 1 22829U 93061G 94284.75277065 .00000067 00000-0 44616-4 0 3327 2 22829 98.6417 359.4311 0009302 215.2615 144.7948 14.28043993 54337 Mir 1 16609U 86017A 94286.82358765 .00009086 00000-0 12798-3 0 8056 2 16609 51.6488 312.6899 0002060 104.1305 256.0462 15.57440041494504 Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW. The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, October 18, 1994, at 2230z on Baudot and AMTOR. NNNN /EX ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 23:14:55 GMT From: rwc@flare.syd.ips.oz.au (Regional Warning Centre) Subject: IPS Daily Report - 14 October 94 SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 14/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 14 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 15 OCTOBER - 17 OCTOBER ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 93/38 GOES satellite data for 13 Oct Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 3.0E+05 Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.1E+04 Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.2E+06 (normal) X-ray background: B1.1 Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day. 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Oct: 92/37 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 13 Oct Learmonth 10 3322 2322 Fredericksburg 06 10 Planetary 10 13 Observed Kp for 13 Oct: 3334 2333 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 15 Oct 10 Quiet to unsettled 16 Oct 10 Quiet 17 Oct 10 Quiet ----------------------------------------------------------- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 14 Oct no data available PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 15 Oct normal normal normal 16 Oct normal normal normal 17 Oct normal normal normal ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY Observed DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney 14 Oct 21 near predicted monthly values Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 15 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values 16 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values 17 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values -- 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: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 23:22:53 GMT From: rwc@flare.syd.ips.oz.au (Regional Warning Centre) Subject: IPS Daily Report - 15 October 94 SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 15/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 15 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 16 OCTOBER - 18 OCTOBER ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 93/38 GOES satellite data for 14 Oct Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: no data Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: no data Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: no data X-ray background: no data Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day. 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 16 Oct: 92/37 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 14 Oct Learmonth 11 3333 3122 Fredericksburg 10 07 Planetary 10 08 Observed Kp for 14 Oct: no data available 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 16 Oct 10 Quiet to unsettled 17 Oct 8 Quiet 18 Oct 10 Quiet to unsettled ----------------------------------------------------------- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 15 Oct no data available PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 16 Oct normal normal normal 17 Oct normal normal normal 18 Oct normal normal normal ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY Observed DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney 15 Oct 16 near predicted monthly values Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 16 Oct 15 Near predicted monthly values 17 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values 18 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values -- 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: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 23:17:25 GMT From: rwc@flare.syd.ips.oz.au (Regional Warning Centre) Subject: IPS Daily Report - 16 October 94 SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ISSUED AT 16/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY. SUMMARY FOR 16 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 17 OCTOBER - 19 OCTOBER ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: very low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 91/36 GOES satellite data for 15 Oct Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 8.2E+05 Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 9.8E+03 Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.2E+07 (normal) X-ray background: B1.3 Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day. 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 17 Oct: 90/34 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 15 Oct Learmonth 7 2313 2111 Fredericksburg 6 9 Planetary 7 11 Observed Kp for 15 Oct: 3333 3122 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 17 Oct 8 Quiet 18 Oct 10 Quiet to unsettled 19 Oct 8 Quiet ----------------------------------------------------------- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 16 Oct normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 17 Oct normal normal normal 18 Oct normal normal normal 19 Oct normal normal normal ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY Observed DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney 16 Oct 18 near predicted monthly values Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 17 Oct 18 Near predicted monthly values 18 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values 19 Oct 20 Near predicted monthly values -- 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: 16 Oct 1994 19:58:49 -0400 From: wb2mpk@gti.gti.net (Glen Johnson) Subject: N2XYY QTH wanted? Gerry Jurrens (Gerry_Jurrens@monet.prs.k12.nj.us) wrote: : Can anyone help me? I'm trying to reach N2XYY in the Atlantic City, NJ area. : Does anyone on the 'net know him? He's too new to be listed in the Callbook : server.... : Thanks and best 73, N2XYY is: Eric T. Ashworth PO Box 98 Pomona, NJ 08240 Technician ------------------------------------------------------------------ Glen Johnson - wb2mpk@gti.net Manager: GEnie Sports RoundTable Radio & Electronics RT GEnie address: SPORTS Fantasy Sports Leagues RT RADIO.RT ------------------------------ Date: 16 Oct 1994 20:47:14 GMT From: hbr@ix.netcom.com (Brian Robinson) Subject: Need info SFU455 filters In <AAzGudkCq8@ra3apw.ampr.demos.su> karen@ra3apw.ampr.demos.su (Karen Tadewosyan) writes: > >Hi, >I am looking for info about SFU455 ceramic filters. I have some SFU455A and >SFU455B that I plan use, if it possible, in 9600/19200 designing packet rig. > >It will be well to know the next parameters: > - 6 db bandwidth > - 50 db bandwidth > - attenuation > - insertion loss > - input/output impedance > - group delay time. > >Thanks in advance. > >73 de Karen Packet: RA3APW @ RA3APW.MSK.RUS.EU >Moscow, Russia Internet: karen@ra3apw.ampr.demos.su >Phone: +7-095-4746283 sysop@ampr.demos.su > AMPRNet: ra3apw@gw.ra3apw.ampr.org > > Here is some of the info: SFU455A: 10=/-3KHz at -3db, 5 dB insertion loss. No numbers shown in catalog for 60 dB. Only spec is "6 db selectivity @ -10 KHz.". Specs are same for SFU455B, except center f is 462 KHz., and this part is meant to be used with an IF transformer. You might try Murata/Erie for more info; 2200 Lake Park Drive, Smryrna, Georgia 30080. Fax 404-436-3030. ------------------------------ Date: 16 Oct 1994 23:53:47 GMT From: REHill@ix.netcom.com (Richard Hill) Subject: Need manuals for HP-1980-B Oscilloscope Hi. I'm looking for information on computer oscilloscopes. I'm trying to find something that will let me save and print sound images from a taped source. I've used a Tectronix storage oscilloscope, but would like to cut and paste images and annotate them. I use a 486 66 and windows or DOS. Can you give me any leads? REHill@ix.netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: 16 Oct 1994 20:09:40 -0400 From: wb2mpk@gti.gti.net (Glen Johnson) Subject: Princeton, NJ 2M Repeater Upgraded! Gerry Jurrens (Gerry_Jurrens@monet.prs.k12.nj.us) wrote: : We are looking for reports from stations who have been able to hear the : Princeton, NJ repeater all these years, but have not been able to get into : it...the repeater has just undergone a major upgrade (on the receiver side) : and should be reachable from just about anywhere it can be heard. It's an : open repeater, with PL 3B 131.8 on the output for those who want tone squelch : decode. What callsign is on this repeater? ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #1128 ******************************