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- Info-Hams Digest Sun, 6 Nov 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1193
-
- Today's Topics:
- GPS/PC Interface help
- Help with HTX-202 needed please
- IPS Daily Report - 05 November 94
- Maws Coad and Spelinge
- Modifications for PRO-2032
- No License to Extra Leap?
- NYC MARATHON
- Power Supply Survey!
- R.S. 2 Meter Amplifier???
- Subject: W1AW steps on others?
- Ten Tec 580 Manual Needed
-
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-
- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 10:36:56 GMT
- From: ab376@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Mike Ligeza)
- Subject: GPS/PC Interface help
-
- I have a Garmin GPS receiver which I would like to interface with my PC.
-
- Does anyone have any info on the NMEA 0183 protocol referenced in the
- manual? Or is there a more appropriate SIG where I might pose this question?
-
- Thanks in advance.
-
- Mike
- --
- ##############################################################################
- Mike Ligeza Snr.- VE3UIL
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Canada
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 4 Nov 1994 04:06:11 GMT
- From: ad779@detroit.freenet.org (John Hughes)
- Subject: Help with HTX-202 needed please
-
- > I also noticed that when I activate the power save mode nothing seems
-
- >to happen. Any help or advice much appreciated!
-
-
-
- Well, that's the idea. It powers down when nothing is happening, taking
-
- a peek at the frequency every once in a while to see if there's any
-
- activity it should wake up for.
-
- John's reply:
-
- I agree with all you excellent advice, except possibly the above. He should
- able to see the word "save" in the display. Again, he may not be holding the
- F button while also pushing save.
-
- 73...John, KE4RRG
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 23:15:11 GMT
- From: rwc@flare.syd.ips.oz.au (Regional Warning Centre)
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 05 November 94
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 05/2330Z NOVEMBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 05 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 06 NOVEMBER - 08 NOVEMBER
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: very low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 83/24
-
- GOES satellite data for 04 Nov
- Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV: 9.4E+05
- Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV: 1.8E+04
- Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.5E+08 (moderate)
- X-ray background: A5.9
- Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov
- Activity Very low Very low Very low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 Nov: 80/20
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 04 Nov
- Learmonth 11 3223 2332
- Fredericksburg 10 15
- Planetary 13 18
-
- Observed Kp for 04 Nov: 3533 3433
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 06 Nov 8 Quiet to unsettled
- 07 Nov 14 Unsettled
- 08 Nov 10 Quiet to unsettled
- COMMENT: Mild increase in geomagnetic activity possible on 07
- November, due to small coronal hole.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 05 Nov normal fair fair
- PCA Event : None.
-
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 06 Nov normal normal normal
- 07 Nov normal normal-fair fair-poor
- 08 Nov normal normal fair
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- Observed
- DATE T-index MUFs at Sydney
- 05 Nov -10 15-20% depressed until local night, then recovering
- to near predicted monthly values
-
- Predicted Monthly T-index for November: 15
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 06 Nov 15 Near predicted monthly values
- 07 Nov 15 Near predicted monthly values
- 08 Nov 10 Depressed 10 to 15%/near predicted monthly values
- COMMENT: Unexpected ionospheric depression/degradation was observed
- yesterday. The cause of the depression is not known. MUFs at
- Townsville were 10-15% depressed yesterday. Much improved conditions
- expected for today.
-
- --
- 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: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 18:05:46 GMT
- From: dbushong@wang.com (Dave Bushong)
- Subject: Maws Coad and Spelinge
-
- kevin jessup <kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com> writes:
-
- >In <39779u$9d3@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) writes:
-
- >>For the record, I am unbelievably intelligent, not a member of the NRA,
- >>not homophobic, spell almost perfectly, can copy code well and I'm much
- >>more modest than Gary Coffman. Ha!
-
- >Perhaps you should run for office.
-
- That would contradict the first thing he said.
- --
- Dave Bushong
- OPEN/image Recognition Products
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 94 10:07:00 +0100
- From: jann.larsson@swedx.ct.se (Jann Larsson)
- Subject: Modifications for PRO-2032
-
- Anybody having any modifications for the Realistic PRO-2032?
- I am especially interested in changing the step from 5kHz to 12.5kHz in the
- 68-88 MHz band. 5kHz doesn't "fit" the channelsteps in Sweden <grin>.
- Any other modification is of course of BIG interest!
-
- Electronic greetings, Jann
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 94 13:04:00 GMT
- From: abraun@alb.med.itc.com (Alan Braun)
- Subject: No License to Extra Leap?
-
- In Article <1994Nov1.153546.18903@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- klg5646@ultb.isc.rit.edu (K.X. Gerling ) writes:
-
- > In article <CyJoDL.8sz@nntpa.cb.att.com> dara@physics.att.com (Shel Darack)
- writ
- > es:
- > >
- > >Sure, some guy walked in and did the 20 wpm cw and theory exams
- > >through Advanced. It was getting late so they told him he would
- > >have to come back next time for the extra theory. Which he did.
- > >I was a VE at the session when he passed the theory.
- > >Shel
- > >
- >
- > Maybe the VE's just wanted him to come back so they could get another
- > $5 or $6 for another testing session.
- >
- > -Freff
- >
- That's oversimplifying things a bit, I think. I'm a VE too...we give all
- of our exam sessions following our club meetings, which means we never
- even START before 8:30 pm, and we're expected to be out of our meeting
- site by 11. Given the amount of time it takes for a person to take all
- those written exams, it would not be possible for us to do a nonlicensed
- to extra upgrade! I'm sure many other teams have the same problem. We
- don't keep any of the money anyway. I and my fellow VE's have spent 100's
- of hours on our job and an extra $5.75 exam fee doesn't really mean much.
- I'd personally LOVE to have the opportunity to serve someone who could do
- such an upgrade but in our case it isn't practical. 73 - Alan NS0B
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Alan Braun MD, NS0B * Internet: abraun@alb.med.itc.com *
- * Jefferson City, MO * Packet: NS0B@N0LBA.#cmo.mo.usa.noam *
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 6 Nov 1994 03:56:53 GMT
- From: Joe Herman <slammy@chop.isca.uiowa.edu>
- Subject: NYC MARATHON
-
- Does anyone know if there will be any amateur radio activity wityh relation to
- the New York City Marathon tomorrow morning? If so, could someone please Mail
- me the freq's? 2m preferred - thanx in advance
- ---
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Joseph Herman |Thought is useless unless accompanied by action-
- - herman@yu1.yu.edu |Action is useless unless preceeded by thought -
- - a196@lehigh.edu | -
- - slammy@chop.isca.uiowa.edu |EMT, postpunk, ham radio, fencing, 'blades -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 4 Nov 1994 15:24:31 GMT
- From: smithson@ACM.ORG
- Subject: Power Supply Survey!
-
- I owned an Astron RS20A on an extended business trip and sold it when I
- got home. I was very happy with it, but I sold it because I use a 40A
- Luke in my shack. It has been running continuously for three years
- for packet and VHF ragchewing without incident. Pricey, but _very_
- reliable.
- -Brian
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 04:04:25 GMT
- From: bh347@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Gerard Charron)
- Subject: R.S. 2 Meter Amplifier???
-
- HI there.. Just read a packet message that Radio Shack in the USA are
- possibly selling an RF Amplifier for handhelds. .Has anyone heard any-
- thing about this or seen the catalog??. Would appreciate some reply
- since I could use such a little green monster for my handheld here!!!
- thanks...
- Contact bh347 ... Gerard.. Thanks.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 14:39:32 GMT
- From: zlau@arrl.org (Zack Lau (KH6CP))
- Subject: Subject: W1AW steps on others?
-
- David Stockton GM4ZNX (dstock@hpqmdla.sqf.hp.com) wrote:
-
- : My UK licence requires me to have means of receiving on all
- : frequencies that I transmit on. Is there anything similar in the US? it
- : seems a sensible requirement.
-
- Actually there isn't. Ten Tec actually sold the 2510 Mode B satellite
- station, which transmitted on 435 and converted 2 meters to 10 meters.
- See the October 1985 issue of QST for a product review.
-
- I'm not sure how sensible the requirement is on the millimetric bands,
- like 241 GHz. I'd consider it perfectly acceptable for someone to get
- their transmitter going first, perhaps aligning it with some sort of
- waveguide filter/detector, and then working on a usable receiver after
- he has some known signal source (the transmitter). In some areas,
- it might even make sense to set up a beacon and see who can hear it
- first.
-
-
-
-
- --
- Zack Lau KH6CP/1 2 way QRP WAS
- 8 States on 10 GHz
- Internet: zlau@arrl.org 10 grids on 2304 MHz
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 08:55:50
- From: frankl@powergrid.electriciti.com (Frank E. Littlebury)
- Subject: Ten Tec 580 Manual Needed
-
- Bought a Ten Tec 580 Delta Transceiver at an Estate Sale. No manuals. Does
- anyone have manuals/schematic I could buy, or point me to a source?
-
- Thanx in advance,
-
- Frank
-
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-
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