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From: ron@nsu.DNET.NASA.GOV (Ron Wright - NSU Computer Center)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Looking for someone at WICAT
Date: 14 Apr 1992 11:12:43 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Last week there was a posting on the net from an employee at WICAT, Inc.
If anyone is on the net from WICAT I have a question for you.
I have a family member that works for WICAT in Florida and would like your
help in obtaining an EMAIL address for them

Thanks and sorry about the non - Ham - Related clutter on the net..

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I really messed up that signature file!!!!

Ron - KA5LUG
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From: ehare%arrlhq.UUCP@uhasun.hartford.edu (Ed Hare KA1CV)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Boycott Icom (fwd)
Date: 15 Apr 1992 16:58:04 GMT
Organization: American Radio Relay League

I want to preface this post by stating clearly that this is a personal
opinion.

I am not sure if I would blame any manufacturer that is in the pickle
that Icom is in here. One thing I have learned about electronics in
the 1990s is  that components, especially ICs, can be obsolete and un-
available almost as soon as they are in production. I went through some
very disappointing instances as I tried to keep the 1988 ARRL Handbook
500-MHz frequency counter alive. After the third component went out
of production, and thus almost impossible to find, I gave up. We are
dropping the project from the next edition of the Handbook.

I agree that manufacturers SHOULD keep parts in stock as long as possible,
at least the active devices. But sometimes this becomes impossible. If a
part is no longer available, there may be nothing the manufacturer can do.
Also, I don't expect them to keep each Flannagin-pin mounting bracket or 
tuning knob available forever. There has to be a limit.

I don't know exactly what may be going on with the company cited, but I 
did want to point out that there may be another side to the story.

73, Ed.
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From: RVITALE@cmsa.gmr.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Alinco 560T
Date: 9 Apr 92 15:24:07 GMT
Organization: GM Research Labs

I recently purchased an ALinco 560T, I have been pleased with its
performance. I am looking for any mods for this rig, and or
comments from other owners.Bob N8BYY
From: pk75978@ee.tut.fi (Keskinen Petri -3MEP)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Icom yes, yaesu no!
Date: 16 Apr 92 11:02:36 GMT
Organization: Tampere University of Technology
Originator: pk75978@uikku.ee.tut.fi


But one thing is sure, I'm not going to buy any Yaesu handheld!
I've had two, ft-23r and ft-470, and both had once (or more)
fallen from table, pocket or some other place.

Both are still broken, that little battery-release-switch is broken
in both of my rigs and I can't afford to buy new ones. One year ago 
Those were not availlable here in Finland, but now You'll get those
if You are willing to pay enough! Can You imagine that little piece 
of plastic costs 120FIM (abt. 30 USD)! Well not exactly, You'll
receive more than that button , but if all You need is very little
button, why would You buy some other (bigger) part and pay lot more!
They simply are not selling only that part I need, and I really am
not going to buy "half radio" if I don't need!

And it seems to be very common trouble, all of my friends here has 
same trouble with their Yaesu handhelds.

de pete OG3MEP


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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rossi@gvlf8-m.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi)
Subject: Re: Boycott Icom (fwd)
Organization: Unisys Defense Systems, Great Valley Labs, Paoli, Pa
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 16:40:47 GMT

In article <1992Apr14.143508.9842@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> pnz46378@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul N. Zaremba (AA9BK)) writes:
>ham!emd@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca writes:
>
>>..............................................dumping all your ICOM gear 
>>because they don't still have parts for one is silly. Try going down to 
>>the Chevy dealer and ask for a spare part for your Corvair.......... 
>
>That's not a very good comparison.
>
>Also, I believe they stopped making Corvairs more than 10 years ago.
>
>If I went into my local Chevy dealer and asked for a new headlight molding
>assembly for a 1979 G-20 van, they most certainly would have one. GM even
>stocks cosmetic body parts for over 10 years. The electronic equipment in
>a radio is not that similar to exterior body parts, yet I would assume that
>any company willing to adequately support their equipment would stock CPU's
>and other assorted prone-to-failure components for all of their radios as  
>long as they were in business. How hard is it to stock extra IC's?

Most cars don't make that many drastic changes from year-to-year so a
part for your 1985 XYZZ  may be the same for the '86 '87 '88 '89 model..

How many common parts do a lot of these Icom/Kenwood radios share among
models.  There is no real reason to change EVERYTHING from model to model.  

My old Heathkits (the SB and HW series) had a LOT of parts in common.  Makes
them real easy to fix (usually).

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Pete Rossi - WA3NNA                  rossi@gvlf8.gvl.unisys.com

Paramax Systems Corporation - a Unisys Company
Electronic Systems - Valley Forge Labs - Paoli, Pennsylvania
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: pulse@meaddata.com (Tom Hesley)
Subject: 1750 Meter band
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 21:09:03 GMT

Lately, I've seen much mention of the 1750-meter ham band, or, as
some articles call it, the license-free band.  Companies advertising
VLF equipment (loops, up-converters, and the like) refer to this
band in their sales pitch.  The problem is that the band is not
mentioned in the 1992 ARRL Handbook, nor the latest version of the
FCC Rule Book.  Anyone have any more information on this band?

Will summerize.



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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Subscribe
Date: 13 Apr 1992 17:47:50 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Please subscribe me to your ham info digest.  I am host administrator
for the Grand Forks AFB BBS and the Base Wide Area Network.  I would
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Subject: IDEAL FIELD DAY ANTENNA IS...
Reply-To: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 19:54:02 GMT

Thoughts on the IDEAL FIELD DAY antenna.

As Field Day nears some thoughts have been going through my head in 
terms of what the ideal FD antenna is.  Long John Yagis on 60-ft 
towers don't seem to be my idea of a good practical FD (Emergency) 
antenna.

Some very desirable properties...

1.	Multiband, i.e., 160 through 10 (or 6?) meters.
2.	Transportable in the trunk of a car.
3.	Easily erected by ONE man (person?).
4.	Easily repairable in the field.
5.	Does not rely on any other structure other than itself.
6.	Made of easily obtainable inexpensive components.
7.	Rugged enough for the job in question, i.e., FD.
8.	Balanced lowloss feed system, such as twin lead or ladder line.

Any antenna which possesses these attributes will be capable of making 
FD a more pleasant experience.  Most folks forget about the tearing 
down on their antennas after FD is over.  This chore usually comes at 
a time when the participants are VERY TIRED.  The antenna should be as 
easy to take down and stow as it is to erect!

We use an antenna which meets the specs shown above for FD.  It's a 
130-foot center fed Zepp erected in an inverted vee configuration with 
the center at 30 feet.  The mast is made up of six 5-ft sections of TV 
mast.  It is arranged like the one-man multidipole antenna in the ARRL 
Antenna Manual.  The feed line is low loss TV 300-Ohm Twinlead.  The 
matching is accomplished by a Tee network transmatch with builtin 
balun.

It is very effective and loads well with the transmatch.  Since it is 
a balanced antenna and feed system, rf ground requirements are not 
critical.  I heartily recommend this type on antenna for your group to 
try on FD in June.

TNX ES 73 DE K9CUN, Jack.  (CU on FD from W9UUU)


Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws
Subject: DX Bulletin 20  ARLD020
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 04:45:54 GMT


============================================================== 
| 	Automatic relayed from packet radio via              | 
| N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553                              |
==============================================================

ZCZC AE82
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 20  ARLD020
>From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT
April 17, 1992
Relayed by KB8NW/OBS & BARF-80 BBS
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD020
ARLD020 DX news

Thanks to Paul, KB1BE, and the Connecticut DX Association for the
following DX information.

Father Marshall Moran, 9N1MM, died April 14 in New Delhi, India.  He
was 86 years old and had been Nepal's most famous amateur for more
than 40 years.  He was a native of Chicago and a Jesuit priest who
operated a school for young children in the mountains of Nepal.
Funeral arrangements are pending.

S2, BANGLADESH.  Imi, HA5HO is operating S2/HA5BUS from Dhaka.
Check the following frequencies, 14025, 14275, 21025, 21375 and
from 28025 to 28575 kHz.  Erik, WZ6C, often guest operates this
station, which is expected to be QRV for another week.  QSL to
Globex Foundation, Box 49, H 1311 Budapest, Hungary.

5X, UGANDA.  Watch for John, PA3CXC, to be active on 10, 15 and 20
meter CW and phone, signing 5X5CW starting in late April.

S9, SAO TOME.  The TR8 operators from Gabon should be concluding
their stay at Sao Tome on the 17th of April and then moving to
Principe until the 20th.  Suggested frequencies for SSB are 7080,
14140, 21240, 24900 and 28440/28470 kHz.  CW is 25 kHz up from
the bottom of each band.  QSL to F6AXX.

KH9, WAKE ISLAND.  Bill, KA3HMS, is reported by DX Newsheets to be
expected on Wake Island from April 22 through 25 operating on 10
and 20 meters.

V63, MICRONESIA.  Yoshi, JA2ECL, will sign V63YK from Yap April
27 through 29 and then Pohnpei from April 30 to May 3rd.  QSL
to his home call.
NNNN

Good Luck on Dx de KB8NW/OBS
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 1750 Meter band
Date: 12 Apr 92 15:46:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: ke4zv.1992Apr12.154627.7967
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <30690005@hpspkla.spk.hp.com> brown@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Pat R. Brown) writes:
>The 1750 meter band is not a ham band. 
>
>The power output is limited to 1/2 of a watt or so. And antennas are
>limited to something like 50 feet. So the band is not good for much. 
>
>As an ironic twist most of the activity on 1750 meters is in CW as it       
>gives the greatest range per watt! 
>
>73 de Sparky N7KRG

Much of the activity *is* in CW, but the activity that achieves the
greatest range is automatic data transmission via very long symbol
time. I refer you to Communications Quarterly for the write up on
a system capable of 24 hour communications over a 1000 mile path
running less than a watt. Note that the band is only 30 kHz wide.
Hardly  enough to support voice operation for more than two or
three stations.

Gary KE4ZV
From: MOSIER%UNCG.BITNET@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.EDU (Steve Mosier)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Boycott Icom (fwd)
Date: 17 Apr 92 01:47:03 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

> everything prior.  Cost doesn't affect that.  If one chooses to pay
> big bucks for the latest gizmo, in the midst of a technology explosion, then
> one must reasonably expect that next week, month or year it will have been
> left in the dust, and therefore perhaps of little value.  That's what I meant
> when I said it's the price we pay.  I have a TS-820.  It doesn't have all the

Can't argue with that.  I know someone who has successively bought 3 state-
of-the-art HT's during the past year.  All for the latest gizmo, I guess.
And I'll have to admit, those things light up in ways that my IC-2AT won't.
As long as enough hams behave that way, manufacturers will be able to get by
with less-than-a-decade obsolescense, even with $multi-K radios.  If we bought
radios and kept them for 15-20 years and collectively raised hell when they
couldn't be fixed, then manufacturers would behave differently.  The problem
right now is that someone wants us to collectively raise hell over the
unavailable 720 CPU chip, when in fact all of us have already thrown our 720's
away to buy 721's (or 720A's, or 720 Mark II's, or some such).

Well, nobody ever said I was rational.  I still think we should keep radios a
long time, and raise hell when they can't be fixed.  (BTW, I ordered a Ten-Tec
partly for that reason, although at the time I probably couldn't have explained
it that way.  Sure hope the CPU works when it arrives. 8-) )

steve - W3GRG
From: yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Yee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: I just bought an HF rig and I need an Elmer
Summary: ham,elmer,hf
Date: 8 Apr 92 20:09:12 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: pa
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

I have had a ham tech license since about 1989.  I recently decided to
become active and have bought an old HF rig.  I haven't yet bought an
antennae but am in need of an Elmer to help me get set up.  I live in
West Philadelphia in the University of Pennsylvania area.  My
objective is to get on the air and get my code speed up so that I can
upgrade.  My interests will probably lean toward DXing and hacking on
the equipment.  Is there anyone out there who can help me?  Thanks.





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Philadelphia, PA 19104  |cy5@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (forwarded to above)
(215) 662-6780          |yee@bnlx26.nsls.bnl.gov    (rarely checked)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Subject: Re: BENTON HARBOR LUNCH BOX...REMEMBER?
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 12:48:11 GMT
Summary: don't forget the Ten-er. Lunch box characteristics
Keywords: HEATH,BENTON

In article <Apr.12.22.37.57.1992.12804@pilot.njin.net>,
ron@pilot.njin.net (Ron) writes:

> Sure, I remember.  The were officially the Two-er and the Six-er and
> worked AM on 2 and 6M respectively....

Heath also offered a 10 meter lunch box - the Ten-er.

Each lunch box was housed in a beige cabinet with a large
"switch-to-talk" lever on the front panel, and employed 
a superregenerative receiver section and a crystal controlled
transmitter.

73 Magazine published several modification articles, including
a note on searching the band by connecting an electric motor
to the receiver tuning shaft!
-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: painter@enoki.zso.dec.com (John Painter)
Subject: Re: Dayton Hamvention map coordinates wanted
Keywords: Lat, long
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 22:28:22 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.065409.215812@cs.cmu.edu> rwb@boxcar.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Robert Berger) writes:
>
>Can someone post or email me the latitude and longitude of the
>Dayton Hamvention, to at least 0.1 minute accuracy? I want to try
>my Loran on the drive, displaying distance and ETA as I go.
>
>rwb@cmu.edu

Hmmmm..... no call sign ... just maybe this
is one of those folks who were discussing the 
betterment of the planet by 'nuking' Dayton 
during the Ham'vention.  Wouldn't be prudent now
would it.  :-)

/Tjp - N0NDO
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
Subject: Re: 2 meter dipole?
Summary: try feb/mar 73 copper cactus 
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 14:47:20 GMT

In article <126640001@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com> notes@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (ITO notes) writes:
>Sounds like you should check out the "Copper catus" article that was in CQ or
>73 within a month or so.  A friend build one that works just fine for around
>$5.00.  There is a dipole version described in the article also.  This is
>a 144/440 antenna also!
>

I built the J-Pole version of the Copper Cactus.  It appeared in the
Feb or Mar copy of 73 magazine.  On two meters it works very well.  I
measured SWR of 1.1:1 on 2m at the antenna feed point.  Signal reports
are good too.  On 70 cm band the SWR was too high - abt 3:1 or so.  Since I
plan to use it only for 2m packet, I did not bother to tweak its performance on
70cm.  It took abt an hour to build and cost under $10.  

Rajiv
aa9ch
r-dewan@nwu.edu
From: rbono@necis.UUCP ( NM1D)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: KAM EPROM version 5.0
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:13:16 GMT
Organization: NEC Technologies, Inc., Boxborough, MA

In article <plkorhon.703094182@vipunen.hut.fi>, plkorhon@vipunen.hut.fi (Pirjo-Liisa Korhonen) wrote:
> 
> I received recently an announcement about Kantronics new version 5.0
> EPROM update. It lists quite many new features (which I am *not*
> interested in) but then it says that with the new version, it would
> be possible to use VHF packet and any HF mode at the same time.
> This would be a very nice feature, indeed!
> But isn't it so, that to use that feature, I would need to buy
> Kantronics' own terminal program (HostMaster) ?
> 
  I have been using the KAM 5.0 (and KPC-2 5.0) for a while now.  The KAM
5.0 finally fixes the AMTOR/BAUDOT/ASCII (basically the non-packet) modes so
that they can be used without getting the double line feed problem!  This
is a significant release.  This release also implemented several other changes
that make the KAM much better.

> The question is: Am I able to do a program which duplicates HostMaster
> in this respect? I already have a "homemade" program which I use to
> run my KAM, but does Kantronics include sufficient documentation to
> make it work with the new version? Or does anybody here have this
> information?

 Well... Yes and NO.  The information is there, although it is not step
by step instructions.  You will have to figure out most of the details
your self.  You have to communicate with the KAM in its HOST mode (this
host mode is NOT compatible with other manufactures host mode, seems each
manufacturer has its own protocal for this).  The KAM's host mode is very
much like the KISS protocol that almost all TNC's these days can speak.

 I have implemented a conference bridge in host mode (similar to the 'CROWD'
nodes) that allows mulitple operators to talk in a round table discussion.
Host mode works fine (they fixed a few minor bugs in it with this 5.0 release).

 5.0 also provides major new features to the PBBS.  It supports many new (and
useful) commands similar to the 'W0RLI' style BBS's. It also allows an HF
AMTOR station to connect to and use your PBBS to leave messages for you or
others!

 In short, if use use the HF modes of the KAM, get 5.0.  If you make use of
its internal PBBS, get 5.0.  If you want to program for HOST mode, get 5.0.
If you are happy with the KAM as you now have it, and don't need the new
features... save your money.

 By the way, a local ham store is selling the 5.0 update for $30.00, this
includes the new ROM, a lager EEPROM, and new manuals.

(if you can't tell by now, I like the 5.0 update!)

 If they would only implement Farnsworth CW spacing!

Hope this helps,

  Rich
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: paulf@umunhum.stanford.edu (Paul Flaherty)
Subject: Re: Story on National Weather Service Problems on NBC
Organization: The Three Packeteers
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 18:19:56 GMT

I thought nothing could beat the tabloid journalism of the previous story
(on "gender bias" in schools), but the NWS story was so full of hype and
obvious technical misconbooberations as to be laughable at best.

The only techonology that comes close to solving the prediction problem is
doppler radar, which has been in the R&D stage since the early 80's.  
Unfortunately, trying to explain the R&D process for a new technology to
a news trog is generally a hopeless effort.  Pauley made it seem like the'd
been try to *install* an already working system for the past ten years
(thus making it seem less likely that it will in fact be working in 1994).


--
-=Paul Flaherty, N9FZX/5W1JX  |"Oochie Woochie Koochie Koo?"
->paulf@Stanford.EDU          |                              -- Spock
From: acm139@ccs.northeastern.edu (Scott Ehrlich)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: FTP site for RTTY12G.ARC
Date: 10 Apr 92 03:36:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: random.1992Apr10.033628.22429
Distribution: na
Organization: Comp. Sci. @ NU

In article <1992Apr8.205450.7452@beach.csulb.edu> mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu (Brent Mosbrook) writes:
>I am looking for an FTP site to get this software, but haven't been able to
>locate at several of the 'mods' sites that I am familiar with...
>
>any suggestions?
>
>
>Brent
>
>
>-- 
>+--------------------------------------+
>|  Brent Mosbrook    KC6MWK            |
>|         mosbrook@beach.csulb.edu     |
>+--------------------------------------+

The file can be found at wuarchive (wuarchive.wustl.edu) in the
/mirrors/msdos/hamradio area.

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