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From: gtaylor@tamu.edu ("Gregory S. Taylor")
Subject: Re: running 300-ohm twinlead thru wood
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Date: 22 Jan 93 19:36:52 GMT

>>> I have a similar situation in that I intend to run 450ohm twin lead
>>> through a wooden window frame -- but will I have a problem with arcing
>>> if I'm only running 100-150 watts??

With a multi-band wire I run open wire to a balun and RG58 to the
transmatch in house from there. Its only about 5 feet of coax from the balun
to the transmatch so the mismatches that exist don't create significant
losses - even running qrp which is what I do most of the time.

Speaking of which, I haven't had to worry about it (although I have run up
to 50 watts out with no problems) but if you do this you might want to check
breakdown parameters on coax first.

Greg, KD4HZ // g-taylor4@tamu.edu // voice 409-845-4445 // fax 409-847-8744
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: MSUORANTA@FINABO.ABO.FI (Mika Suoranta Tkkk)
Subject: Need FAQ-file auf Deutsch about ham radio!
Organization: Turku School of Economics, Finland
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:46:35 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24



 
        GERMAN LANGUAGE INFO ABOUT HAM RADIO WANTED!
 
        
        Help me! I have to give a short lecture about my
        hobby in my German class (3rd year students of that
        language), and I plan to talk about ham radio, pass
        around QSL cards etc. It would be very helpful if 
        someone had a German-lanquage FAQ-file or something
        similar...so I could get the vocabulary and radio-
        related phrases from there.
 
        Some two..three pages, or less than 10k file, is all
        I need. Please, please, do e-mail it to me if you
        have one. ( There must be some DL-hams in the net with
        such file ).  This thing of mine is due January 28th...
 
 
                                73 and thanks,
 
                Mika    msuoranta@finabo.abo.fi
                        OH1NZQ@OH1RBU.FIN.EU
 



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 Graduate Student, Turku School of Economics, Ham Radio OH1NZQ CEPT-Class 1
 Internet e-mail MSUORANTA@FINABO.ABO.FI  Packet Radio OH1NZQ@OH1RBU.FIN.EU
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From: kupiec@hp800.lasalle.edu (Bob Kupiec)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Larsen "kulduckie" w/ HT - is it worth it?
Date: 28 Jan 93 02:17:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

In <1993Jan28.010914.24916@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Kirk.Smith@launchpad.unc.edu writes:
>[info on Diamond RH-77B sucking deleted]
>
>Your mileage may vary..  I've got an Icom dual band antenna (same
>one supplied w/W2A) and while it works well, it doesn't even come
>close to the Diamond.

I use a Diamond RH-960 (next model up from RH-77) on my Kenwood HT and it
improves reception as well as transmission.  It's also used on my scanner
with a great improvement there too.

-- 
\/\  Bob Kupiec - Amateur Radio Packet: N3MML @ wb3ftp.#epa.pa.usa.noam  /\/\
/\/\  Internet: kupiec@hp800.lasalle.edu (or) (UUCP site is temp down)  /\/\/
\/\/\   LaSalle University, 20th St. & Olney Ave., Philadelphia, PA    /\/\/\
/\/\/\    Top 10 uses for your Intel CPU:  Number 10:  Test hammers   /\/\/\/
From: rbn@Apple.COM (Robert B. Neville)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Ramsey at Fry Electronics
Date: 25 Jan 93 03:38:53 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

kchen@Apple.COM (Kok Chen) writes:


>QST: Some Ramsey kits can now be found at Fry Electronics in
>Sunnyvale.

>Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Fry's (except for spending
>money there) and have yet to build a Ramsey kit.

>73

>Kok Chen, AA6TY				kchen@apple.com
>Apple Computer, Inc.

Most Ramsey kits (and kits of some other manufacturers) can also be found at
HSC (Halted Specialties Corp., or something very close) a couple of blocks from
Fry's - just off Central & Lawrence.

I've built several of the Ramsey kits, with mixed (though mostly positive)
results...your mileage may vary.

rbn@apple.com
From: regnad@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Paul Prescott)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: DSP and The Future
Date: 23 Jan 1993 06:41:38 GMT
Organization: The Land of Forgotten Technology
NNTP-Posting-Host: hal.ai.mit.edu


Ah ha!  So other people *have* had the same idea I got about 7 or 8 years
ago.  :)  That is, apply DSP to the IF of a standard receiver to witness
the greatest advance in performance since the vacuum diode replaced the
coherer.  :)  The best possible scenario I can think of would be a 455 KHz
add on DSP box.  This would make any receiver with a decent front end
and a 455 KHz IF nothing short of an absolute marvel.  This is one solid
state device I would not mind being able to hang on my vacuum tube radios.

Paul Prescott
regnad@gnu.ai.mit.edu

Xref: sparky rec.radio.amateur.misc:23329 rec.radio.amateur.policy:2163
From: roakley@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: Re: My call sign : (
Date: 27 Jan 93 09:07:17 -0500
Distribution: world
Organization: Georgetown University

> 
>>Hi all,
> 
>>I passed my element 2 and 3A on Dec 3, 1993. The problem is that I still
>>dont have a call sign.
> 
> 
>  Yes, it's taking about 12 weeks these days, at least thats how
> long it took my two friends to get their calls, so dont be worried.
> 

Based on the date you took the exam, your probably have a fairly long 
wait yet, at least until sometime in 94...

73, (You'll probably get it in mid-February)

Bob
WK3C
From: v111qheg@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (P. VASILION)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RE: Writing out -.-. .-- to pass your exam
Date: 22 Jan 93 22:22:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

While it is legal to do it, I think it would be extremely hard to do this
at 20 wpm :-)


73, 
KB2NMV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.scanner
From: miltf@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Milt Forsberg)
Subject: Re: Finding PL Tones and McDonald's
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:18:42 GMT

johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S. Roberts, Jr.) writes:

>I was just wondering how one would find out what PL tone a particular radio  
>setup was using.  I have noticed that the local McDonald's drive thru window  
>radios do not suffer from intermod like mine does on the same frequency as I go  
>through their drive thru.  I am assuming they are using some sort of PL tone or  
>CTCSS ( not really sure what the difference is ).  I was wondering how you  
>might figure out what frequency the PL tone is?

McDonalds (and many other fast food operations) use 154.57 and 154.6, and 
probably one or two others for drive-up orders.  I am licensed on 154.57 and
find several combinations of systems in use.  Some use PL, some do not.  Some
use a 30 mhz range frequency input, some do not.  If I must use my system near
one of the McDonalds systems, some hear me, some do not.  I a few cases, my
transmission just cuts out their reception.  I try to avoid use of my system
when I am near one of those in operation, but it is not always possible to
avoid it.  Unfortunately, they are on continuous, so there is no time to share
the channel.  You will need to check the McDonalds in your area to see which
system they are using.  I do not use PL.

                                            Milt
From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: MFJ HF Vertical Question.
Date: 26 Jan 93 03:13:10 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

billg@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Bill Gingras) writes:


>After living in an apartment for three years, which effectively forced
>me off the air, I'll be moving into a house next month.  That means I
>should be able ti get back onto HF again.  Does anyone out there have
>any experience or knowledge about the new MFJ multiband vertical
>antenna?  This is a top loaded, 1/2 wave antenna for (I believe) 10-40M
>which doesn't need ground radials and is only about 12 feet in length.

The last I heard was that the new MFJ Vertical and Loop were
"vaporware."   None of the dealers had ever heard of them.  



-- 

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Randall Rhea                                        Informix Software, Inc. 
Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems    uunet!pyramid!infmx!randall
From: pjml@swmis.nerc-swindon.ac.UK (Pete Lucas)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RSGB Solicits Input on Code-free HF licence.
Date: 22 Jan 93 16:13:07 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu


The RSGB HF Committee is actively soliciting input and opinion on the
idea of a code-free HF licence. According to a recent editorial in
RADCOM, they are open to input from members and non-members alike.
Anyone wishing to have input to the discussion should write to:-
 
RSGB HF COMMITTEE
C/O RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
LAMBDA HOUSE
CRANBORNE ROAD
POTTERS BAR
HERTS EN6 3JE
ENGLAND
 
and should mark their envelope 'CODE FREE LICENCE' in the bottom left corner.

 Go on, tell them what *you* think should be the future!
1 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 1 1             Pete Lucas  G6WBJ
2 1 4 2 5 4 3 5 1 3 2             (pjml%uk.ac.nsw.swmis@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk)
3 4 1 5 2 3 4 1 5 2 3             Holbrook House
4 3 5 1 3 2 1 4 2 5 4             Station Road  Swindon
5 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 5             PJML@uk.ac.nsw.swmis


From: alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:47:05 GMT
Subject: Re: No-codes
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, mellob@cary115.its.rpi.edu (Elmer Fudd) writes:

>	It's understandable that no-code technicians would be aggravated
>	by being designated as such. This is why I refer to a no-code
>	tech as simply a "Technician." And refer to a Technician as a
>	"Technician Plus HF" or simply a "Tech Plus." 

So how would you translate this sentence into Politically Correct language?

     "No-code Technicians may not transmit on the 10 meter band."

The only way I can think of is:

     "Non-Technician-Plus Technicians may not transmit on the
     10 meter band."

Or maybe:

     "Non-Technician-Pluss's may not..."

Either way, it's prety awkward.  Or maybe instead of "no-code" you could
say "Morse-impaired" -- sort of like "visually impaired" instead of "blind."

AL N1AL

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Subject: Re: ellicited comment on illegals 
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: world 
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 14:29:36 GMT


For instance, here in Massachusetts there is a local for sale/wanted magazine,
one of the catagories of which is "radios and electronics". I very often see
ads in there like:        Acme 40 channel CB, modified for 100 channels and
                          increased power. Call Joe 123-4567

I'm extremely tempted to tear out the page, apply a highlighter, and forward it
to the FCC. Comments, anyone? 

To which - 
 mellob@rpi.edu writes:
>	My first irrational response would be to suggest you mind your own               business. But there are other ways to discuss this.
>
>	First of all, there is no proof that this man "Joe" made these
>	modifications. Nor is there any proof that "Joe" transmitted on
>	these supposedly illegal channels. So in that case, it would be
>	a waste of time for the FCC and a waste of a stamp for you.
>	Thats the "technical" side of my comment.

It makes no difference if Joe made the modifications, the equipment is
illegal CB gear and Joe is breaking the law by selling it.

>	Over here, we have the ethical side. Maybe the term "rat" is
>	strong but I think it would apply here. Is this guy bothering you
>	in actuality? Or is it just the fact that you know he's doing it
>	thats bugging you? In the latter case, I'd just have to say, live	
>	with it. You're not a crusader and you can find better things to
>	do with your time than trying to make the lives of illegal tech's
>	miserable.

I'd sure hate to have you as a neigbor.  Gee looks like someone's
robby the Jones, well we don't want to be a "rat" so we won't
call the cops.  By your own comment you acknowledge the illegality
of the "tech's" so why shouldn't you report someone breaking the
law.

>	From the Ham point of view, I respect the rules (for the most part)
>	the government sets down to retain some sort of order in the radio
>	spectrum. If somebosy else doesn't, then that is the FCC's 
>	responsiblity. There has been quite enough B.S. going around (mostly
>	in QST) about the "HAM COP" and Ham police and all that other
>	related flaming about Hard Guy Hams who "take matters into their own
>	hands." Imagine what would happen to that now-calming situation
>	if us(we?) Hams started interfering not only with our fellow hams as
>	before, but now interfering with other radio services!
>
>	Bottom lines:
>	a) Not your job, mon.
>	b) MYOB

Truly the statements of a good citizen......NOT

Standard Disclaimer- Any opinions, etc. are mine and NOT my employer's.
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From: kchen@Apple.COM (Kok Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Endurance
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:00:27 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

oo7@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Q. Burpington-Smythe) writes:

>Are contrary opinions allowed?  I thought it was a load of old rubbish :-)
>The only reason for calling it Endurance is that this is what it takes on
>the part of the reader to finish the thing.   People must like these QST
>stories, they publish them so often, but I find them a real waste of paper.


I, too, thought it was a complete waste of pulp; but then, so are 
contest results in the QST. So, what the heck, live and let live.

And, afterall, the receiver front-end article in the February issue
more than makes up for the incidental irritants.

73,

Kok Chen, AA6TY				kchen@apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.
From: levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Posting Private Mail (Was: Re: Real hams?)
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:40:09 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

In <C1E59G.Hrr@anomaly.sbs.com> kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) says
|Now, I *could* flame Kebbin for posting private e-mail, but that's okay,
|because I'm sure everyone else pretty much thinks of him as low-life scum
|for doing it anyway (not to mention that I could care less, since I stand
|by each word I said.)

It is not a crime to post private mail, though it could be (and has
been!) to be in bad taste, discourteous, an offense against society, a
minor slip of manners, or perfectly justified.

I tend to hold with all these views :-).  It is, normally, rude to
post received e-mail without permission (you can post your own of
course) unless you paraphrase it or make it anonymous.  On the other
hand, I would not extend such protection to e-mail which is
particularly rude, obnoxious or offensive.  In the present case I
suggest you consider the source.

	/J
=
Nets: levin@bbn.com  |  "Earn more sessions by sleeving."
pots: (617)873-3463  |
              N1MNF  |                               -- Roxanne Kowalski
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jbloom@arrl.org (Jon Bloom)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: The 220 MHz debacle.
Date: 22 Jan 93 13:23:58 EST
Organization: American Radio Relay League

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, bob@kc2wz.bubble.org (Bob Billson) writes:
>MUSCHINSKE%39A.DEcnet@scfb.chinalake.navy.mil (39A::MUSCHINSKE) says:
>>And to think the FCC didn't have a plan when it took away 220-222 MHz ;-(!
>
>We hams didn't have much of a plan either or we would not have lost it.  Use
>it or lose it!  With the recent thread on 70 cm close repeaters in mind how
>many of us are watching out for our microwave bands?  I hope we don't expect
>the ARRL to come to our rescue.  No slight of the ARRL intended here.  Seems
>too many hams have the attitude that "the League will save it for us" instead
>adding our voices to the Leagues.  Bet the FCC got more comments about the
>no code proposal than the lose to 220-222. <sigh> 

(Speaking for myself, *not* the League) my impression is that the
problem was not lack of response by amateurs--individually or via
the ARRL.  Rather, the reallocation was a "done deal" right from
the start, and nothing we could have done short of getting a
Congressional or judicial override would have changed the FCC's
mind.

The comedy of errors that has resulted from the attempts to put 220-222
into land mobile service are an embarrasment to the FCC, in my opinion.
-------
Jon Bloom, KE3Z              |  jbloom@arrl.org
American Radio Relay League  |     Justice is being allowed to do whatever
225 Main St.                 |     I like.  Injustice is whatever prevents
Newington, CT 06111          |     my doing so. -- Samuel Johnson
From: Cecil_A_Moore@ccm.hf.INTel.COM (Cecil A Moore)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: True Confessions From KG7BK
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:52:31 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

All this talk about no-code techs leads me to confess that when I got
my first license in 1951, (Novice WN5DXP), I not only memorized the
answers to the written questions, I actually memorized the individual
letters of the Morse code without knowing or understanding any of the 
history and theory behind it and I could only copy letters, not words.
Fortunately, over the next 42 years, I learned a lot from just being 
a Ham.  That's the whole purpose for the existence of an entry-level 
license.  I'll bet that the majority of the high-and-mighty coded-hams 
could not copy words when they took that first 5 wpm test.

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: adam@wam.umd.edu (Adam L. Greenberg)
Subject: Re: Real NoCodes
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 04:00:03 GMT

In article <C1E5M4.HvK@anomaly.sbs.com> kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) writes:
>Well, I should know better than to followup to a message posted from a site
>which can't even get its domain name straight, but here goes...
>
>clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL) writes:
>             ^^^^^
>There is no such thing as a ".UUCP" domain, BTW.

Hey moron, try clemon@lemsys.uu.net instead.
Thought you knew everything.
From: little@nuts2u.enet.dec.com (nuts2u::little)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: re: ANTENNA HANDBOOK
Date: 23 Jan 93 22:05:58 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)


    The best all around one for me has been The ARRL Antenna Book.  It
    describes building all kinds of antennas including HF, VHF, and UHF
    antennas.  A great buy at $20.
    
    73,
    Todd
    N9MWB
From: plaws@uafhp.uark.edu (Peter Laws)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Hey kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.com! Here's a Q code for ya!
Date: 24 Jan 1993 23:07:54 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


FAH Q!


Peter Laws|GEnie:P.LAWS1|"Finally: one of our guys is    |plaws@uafhp.uark.edu 
n5uwy@ka5bml.ar.usa.noam| driving the car"--Dennis Miller|plaws@uafsysb.bitnet


Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: mccormac@pooh.usafa.af.mil (Chris McCormack)
Subject: Case needed for HTX-202
Reply-To: mccormac@pooh.usafa.af.mil
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:41:03 GMT

   One of the guys I work with got a Radio Shack HT to go along with his license
for Christmas.  The only real drawback is the lack of a protective case.  Does
anyone know where he could get a good case for it?  (By the way, one of our
students also got that radio for Christmas with a case, but the case really
looks like it's for a scanner and doesn't even snap closed to hold the radio
in place.)
					Chris McCormack
					mccormac@ee.usafa.af.mil

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: k9hi@world.std.com (Phil E Temples)
Subject: barc-list available
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:30:17 GMT

Hi,

This message is to let people know about a mailing list we maintain for
folks who wish to follow the ham radio scene in the Boston, Massachusetts
area.  The Boston Amateur Radio Club's 'barc-list' is an unmoderated list
with daily postings of news and info about the Club and activities in
the greater Boston area.  

It's a good way to keep in touch if you're only marginally active in 
Club activities, or if you've moved away from the Boston area.  For more
information, or requests to subscribe send to:
      barc-list-request@world.std.com

73,

Phil Temples, K9HI
President,
Boston Amateur Radio Club
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: forozco@nmsu.edu (OROZCO)
Subject: Re: illegals (was: Re: Radio Shack Business Band Radio)
Organization: NMSU Computer Science
	<1993Jan21.183435.1083@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 00:35:48 GMT


Here is my story about Radio Shack and their 2m rig:

One day i went to get a serial port adapter for my computer, and when
i was waiting for the guy to go get it from the back of the store, I
asked the other employee to let me see the 2 meter rig.  He quickly
took it out of the counter and handed it to me, without an antenna.
Then, I said something like "Can I have the Antenna for the radio, I
would like to see how the transmitter works".  I was really suprised
when the guy gave me the antenna and got the radio all set for me to
transmit!!  I did make one or two qso's on the local repeater (yes, I
*do* have a license) and after the other guy came back with my
adaptor, i returned the rig and told the guy something like "By the
way, here is a copy of my ham radio license".  Again, I was really
surprised when the guy said "OK, but I don't really need to see that"!
I don't think it's right to let anyone who comes into the store use a
2m rig (or any ham radio transmitter) just because he asks for it.  I
think that if someone wants to try out a rig, the Radio Shack people
should at least request a copy of the ham radio license. 

73's de Luis

*******my opinions only********
--


                               	
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forozco@dante.nmsu.edu               g  o  o  
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