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Info-Hams Digest            Sun, 30 Oct 94       Volume 94 : Issue 1171

Today's Topics:
                    ARLB088 Resolution becomes law
                     ARLP044 Propagation de KT7H
              ARRL to change "Silent Keys" label in QST?
        Keeping in touch by Ham radio: round the world flight
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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 19:10:28 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ARLB088 Resolution becomes law

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB088
ARLB088 Resolution becomes law

ZCZC AG53
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 88  ARLB088
 From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  October 28, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB088
ARLB088 Resolution becomes law

The ARRL's joint resolution supporting Amateur Radio was signed into
law by President Bill Clinton on October 22, 1994.

The resolution passed both houses of Congress on October 7.  The new
law, PL 103-408, asks for ''reasonable accommodation'' in the
operation of Amateur Radio in homes, automobiles and public places.

More information on this successful League initiative appeared in
QST for September, October, and November.
NNNN
/EX

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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 19:11:51 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ARLP044 Propagation de KT7H

SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP044
ARLP044 Propagation de KT7H

ZCZC AP58
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 44  ARLP044
 From Tad Cook, KT7H
Seattle, WA  October 28, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP044
ARLP044 Propagation de KT7H

Solar flux was down slightly last week.  There was a disturbance
centered on October 23 when the A index was 41.  Conditions were
stable until October 22, and then the K index started climbing.  By
the next day it had reached six, and conditions did not stabilize
until late on the 25th.

Solar flux should drop gradually until the first week in November,
then reach 90 again by mid month.  Unfortunately, poor conditions
are forecast for the DX contest this weekend, but the disturbance
may not occur until late in the contest on Sunday.  Poor conditions
should continue for the next few days.

Sunspot Numbers for October 20 through 26 were 75, 62, 55, 35, 37,
30 and 78, with a mean of 53.1.  10.7 cm flux was 90.1, 87.8, 85.5,
84.2, 82.2, 89.5 and 92.6, with a mean of 87.4.

Some correspondents have asked why the solar flux quoted in this
bulletin sometimes varies slightly from that given on WWV for the
same date.  An example is October 18 when we gave a solar flux of
90.5, but WWV reported 90 instead of rounding off to 91.  Since the
observatory in Penticton, BC reported 90.5 for that date, the only
obvious conclusion is that the Space Environment Service Center is
sometimes using funny rules for rounding numbers.  An example in
this report would be October 25 when Penticton reported 89.5, and
WWV reported 89 instead of 90.  Yet on October 22 when the flux was
85.5, WWV reported it as 86, which is the conventional
approximation.

The path projection for this week is for the center of the United
States to Central Europe during this weekend's DX contest.

80 meters looks good from 2300 to 0730z, and 40 meters from 2200
to 0900.  30 meters should be open from 1400 to 1600 and again
around 1900 and possibly 2100.  20 meters should be good from
1500 to 1900.  17 meters may be open some days around 1600 to
1700.  15 meters and above does not look promising at this time,
although there is a chance of openings on 15 meters around the same
time as a 17 meter opening.
NNNN
/EX

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 23:10:05 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ARRL to change "Silent Keys" label in QST?

How about changing the "Silent Key" title to "Dead Bug"?

William Coyle
WCOYLE@DELPHI
N30GH

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Date: 29 Oct 94 13:31:33 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Howard Goldstein)
Subject: Keeping in touch by Ham radio: round the world flight

Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 14:53:08 GMT
From:
[e-mail] (Gary Coffman) writes:

>>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jim Deeming) writes:
>>
>>Does anyone know the rules and regs about operating amateur radio
>>equipment from an aircraft?  One ham I talked to seemed to think the FAA
>>might have some problems with this...
>
>[...] For
>commercial carriers only, the *particular* piece of equipment must
>be certified not to cause interference to the *particular* aircraft's
>systems before airborne operations may be permitted. Thus the general
>attitude is "forget it" because the testing required to make this
>certification would take the aircraft out of operation for too long
>a period. The FARs take a slightly more casual attitude with private
>aircraft operations.
>

Sidebar note, the longest running US round-the-world aircraft trips carrying
AR are probably those of the space shuttle.  For the SAREX-II project,
around six hams went to the cape to verify EM compatibility.  Four lucky
ones got to dress up in bunny suits and venture to the flight deck to bang
packets back and forth against the TNC setup on the workshop floor.

Howie N2WX
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Howard Goldstein                                         [e-mail]
InfoMotion, Inc.                                          CIS:75006,702

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Date: 30 Oct 94 09:58:14 GMT
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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 23:25:56 -0500
From: Leland Van Koten <[e-mail]>

References<[e-mail]> <384obd$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Logging systems???

Ryan C. Welty <[e-mail]> writes:

>: I use Logic for Windows.  It automatically controls and logs information
>: from my FT-767 (and I'm fairly certain it handles the entire Yaesu line,
>: to the extent available by each rig.)  It provides:
>
>Is there any similar software availible for a Kenwood ts-450?

Ryan -- According to their literature, Logic 4 interfaces to any RS-232
interfaceable Icom, Kenwood, Ten-Tec and Yaesu rigs.  I'm also a satisfied
customer of Logic 3 for DOS and am going to upgrade to Logic 4 for Windows.
I don't use this feature, but I've never heard any complaints about it.

I agree that I'd get CT for serious contesting, but I'd still have Logic
for routine operating and then import the data from CT.  As it is, my
contesting is pretty casual, so Logic is fine for my purposes.  (With an
inverted V that is about 35 feet at the peak as my primary HF antenna, I don't
have much CHOICE about being only a casual contester -- it's depressing enough
to see my score at the end of the contest; if I could see it in real time, I'd
probably give up an hour into most contests ;-}.)

                                          Lee, KE3FB in Md.

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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 94 21:36:19 -0500
From: [e-mail]

References<37jh0l$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>, <37subu$[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: ARRL And Gay Hams Settle Complaint

Listen, what YOU do behind the closed doors of YOUR bedroom (or
car, or men's room stall) is YOUR business, it certanly is not
grounds for starting a radio club all for yourself.  If I
started a radio club only for heterosexuals, or only for
whites, or only for green eyed half Polish half Irish people
who talk with a lisp, it would still be wrong.  Amateur radio
is NOT meant to promote anything of the sort.  If you want to
have an all homosexual club of some sort, your more than
welcome to, but using the Amateur radio service as a platform
for promoting your sick lifestyle is just not proper.

Like I said, keep it in YOUR bedroom, and no one has a problem
with it, you don't see me screaming from the mountaintops "I'm
HETEROSEXUAL"  give me my own radio club, do you?
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William A. Coyle
           No Company
[e-mail]
No School
N30GH
               No Time

  "Any man who gives up long term freedom for short
             term safety deserves neither freedom
             nor safety."  Benjamin Franklin



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