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From: pdh@netcom.com (Phil Howard )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Deed restriction bans all ham antennas
Date: 21 Jul 92 19:12:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

res@colnet.cmhnet.org (Rob Stampfli) writes:

>Now, I suspect that the intent is to prohibit external antennas, but
>then it occurred to me that perhaps the developer was attempting to
>prevent RFI.  Taken literally, this deed restriction would prohibit
>mobile antennas on owner's cars, and even the possession of a rubber
>duck on the premises.  (It is unclear how it would apply to visitors.)
>This could become a problem if a neighbor of a ham ever has a case of
>RFI and decides to enforce the deed restriction.  Note that PRB-I
>addresses legislation, but not deed restrictions.

This *MIGHT* be a way to get rid of the deed restrictions.  Put antennas
all over your car and leave it parked outside as much as is permitted
(to not violate any OTHER restrictions if there might be).  Do this for
at least a year.  If you get no complaints you *MIGHT* fall into the case
where you can have the restrictions removed on the basis that since no
one complained (and it was visible and obvious) for a long time, that
there remains no intent to enforce.  You still need a lawyer to proceed
with this, for sure.  This will also be a tricky one because you are
depending on the wide generality of the restriction, violating one
portion of it (antennas on car) in the hopes of having it removed as
it might apply to another portion (antennas on house).


>Is anyone else aware of a deed restriction that is so restrictive as to
>flat out ban all ham antennas from a neighborhood?  Anyone care to
>speculate as to what would be the best way to fight such a deed
>restriction?

Ultimately... don't buy there.

Find the CLOSEST place near that neighborhood where there are no such
restrictions, and get a set of single band 1500 watt linears for every
band :-)
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/***********************************************************************\
| Phil Howard  ---  KA9WGN  ---  pdh@netcom.com   |   "The problem with |
| depending on government is that you cannot depend on it" - Tony Brown |
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From: ron@pilot.njin.net (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Yaesu Rapid Charger Probelms/Fixes
Date: 21 Jul 92 18:18:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

>I understand that Yaesu has a new version. Any information
>on such a charger, or better yet, anyone have any experience
>with it?

Yes, I bought one of the new chargers after I got tired of my
EEB-scum novex charger cooking my equipment (and beeping to high
heaven).  The New Yazoo charger takes about an hour to charge
the batteries and automatically falls back to trickle. It otherwise
appears identical to the older Yaesu 5 hour drop in charger ('cept it only
has two lights: RAPID/TRICKLE).

All my batteries are Periphex ones and it charges them just fine.
From: winter@Apple.COM (Patty Winter)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Origin of NOAA? (Was Re: amateurs in history)
Keywords: but yes
Date: 21 Jul 92 17:18:00 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

In article <1992Jul20.132740.0105090@locus.com> marcoh@lear.bos.locus.com (Mark Heroux) writes:
>In article <76203@ut-emx.uucp> oo7@ut-emx.uucp (Derek Wills) writes:
>>
>>Isn't there some guy in the Bible called Ham?
>
>Ham was the son of NOAA.  NOAA is best remembered for his work
>in connection with meteorology.

:-)

This reminds me--I've wondered how NOAA got its name. It's unusual to
see such humor on the part of a government agency. :-)  Anyone know??


Patty

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    ::   Sunnyvale, California	       AMPRNet: 44.4.0.44          ::
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jaap@cs.ruu.nl (Jaap Romers)
Subject: Ham Radio Software
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:28:10 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science
Keywords: ham,software,mac


Hi,

Maybe a FAQ, but i've never seen info on this one.

I know there is a lot of ham-radio software for MSDOS systems
on several FTP-sites. But I was wondering if there are also
ftp-sites with ham-radio software for Apple Macintosh.
Is there a lot of ham software for the Mac, like MSDOS ??

Thanks in advance.

Jaap
From: pierson@cimcad.enet.dec.com (Dave Pierson)
Subject: Re: Whats a LEAD-CALCIUM battery?
Keywords: battery, storage, lead-calsium
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: 21 JUL 92 18:00:56    

In article <1992Jul20.210054.3244@midway.uchicago.edu>,
gary@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Gary Mr.OS/2 Buchholz) writes...

>I just bought a 12 AH 12V battery for use with some radio gear.  When it
>arrived I thought it would be a typical lead acid battery.  Looking at the 
>specs for the battery its a LEAD-CALCIUM battery.

>So, how is a lead-calcium battery different from a lead-acid battery?  Am
>also looking for info on the shelf life and estimated number of (charge/
>discharge) cycles for the life of the cell.

	Its essentially a lead-acid battery.  One (perhaps both) of the plates
	has been alloyed with Calcium.  I believe the voltages, for charge and 
	discahrge run a bit higher, the plates are a bit more rugged,
	physically, and there may be less tendency to sulphation.

thanks
dave pierson			|the facts, as accurately as i can manage,
Digital Equipment Corporation	|the opinions, my own.
200 Forest St			|I am the NRA.
Marlboro, Mass		01752	pierson@cimnet.enet.dec.com
"He has read everything, and, to his credit, written nothing."  A J Raffles
From: jkasser@gsfcmail.nasa.GOV (Joe Kasser)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: CONTEST.ZIP - Real CONTEST logging, and ARRL SS Simulation
Date: 22 Jul 1992 03:10:45 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen

I have uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil:

pd1:<msdos.hamradio>
CONTEST.ZIP     Real CONTEST logging, and ARRL SS Simulation

Program: PC-HAM Part 1, Version: 3.52 (06/25/90)
filename: CONTEST.ZIP

A contest logging program for the beginner or casual contest operator,
and a simulation of the Sweepstakes contest in the form of a game. You
can work the ARRL Sweepstakes from your keyboard. Lastly, a propagation
prediction program (WHATS-ON) allows you to predict when a band will be
open to other parts of the world.

73 Joe.
- -
Joe Kasser
jkasser@gsfcmail.nasa.gov
From: fms@sw.stratus.com (Faith Senie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: AARL vs ARRL
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:33:12 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.

Personally, I'm hoping they _do_ change it to AARL, because that's generally how I
end up pronouncing the letters in ARRL anyways -- there's something about double-R 
sounds like that that just trips me up something fierce (I have trouble pronouncing 
the word 'rural', too...)  :-)


-- 
Faith M. Senie            InterNet: fms@vos.stratus.com
Stratus Computer, Inc.    InterNet: fms@hoop.sw.stratus.com
55 Fairbanks Blvd.       Pkt Radio: n1jit@ka1srd.ma.usa.na
Marlboro, MA 01752           Phone: (508)460-2632

"I'm afraid I don't know very much about Romulan Disruptor settings" --Spock
From: sutin@helios.ucsc.edu (Brian Sutin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Beacons and Band Plans
Keywords: beacon
Date: 27 Jul 92 17:59:29 GMT
Organization: Lick Observatory UCSC
NNTP-Posting-Host: helios.ucsc.edu

My FCC Rules Book states that the 20M, 15M and 10M band plans have a section
reserved for beacons.  Later in the book is a table of frequencies which
allow beacons, and 10M is the only HF band listed.  What's the story?

Brian Sutin				sutin@helios.ucsc.edu
Lick Observatory, UCSC			Santa Cruz, CA 95064
    Fred:   "May I rescue you?"
    Ginger: "No, thank you.  I prefer being in distress."
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Comments on Diamond X-500HNA for Repeater?
Date: 24 Jul 92 02:13:41 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group


I haven't been terribly impressed with the performance of the Diamond
antennas. At our repeater we use a Comet 712E. It's at 970 feet on a
broadcast tower and has survived for two years so far. Excellent antenna,
much better than the four pole that was up previously. Last week the 
broadcast transmitter was trashed by lightning, but the Comet and it's 
repeater continue to work. There are some burn marks on the antenna from 
strikes over the last two years, but performance continues to be excellent.
It's only bottom mounted with the top free to sway.

Gary KE4ZV
From: neal@lrc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Wanted:  electronic callbook
Date: 28 Jul 92 08:09:39 EDT
Organization: Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC

I am in the market for a good, preferably inexpensive, call book database
program to run on my PC.  Any recommendations, warnings, opinions, etc
would be greatly appreciated.

*****************************************************************************
Neal E. George	   | "...pullest thou the pin, and countest thou to three.
Rt. 3, Box 674	   | Three shall be the number of the counting, and the  
Newton, NC  28658  | number of the counting shall be three.  Four shalt thou
(704) 327-0045     | not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou
AMA  119741	   | procedest directly to three.  Five is right out."
FCC  KD4QEL	   |			-Monty Python and the Holy Grail	
neal@lrc.edu	   |
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From: rbono@necis.UUCP ( NM1D)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: R7 Owners question
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:43:41 GMT
Organization: NEC Technologies, Inc., Boxborough, MA

In article <harp.54@bnr.ca>, harp@bnr.ca (Alan Harp) wrote:
> I bought an R7 to use on my motor home.  The WARC band resonators don't
> resonate where they should.  Especially the 30 meter one.  The SWR curves
> on 12 and 17 are broad enough that it doesn't really matter.  
> 
> The original 30 meter trap resonated almost on top of WWV.  The second and
> third ones they sent me resonate around 10.093.  The band width on 30 is 
> very narrow.  If I adjust the cap to get in the band then the SWR is
> about 2:1.  
> 
> Any others out there having trouble with this antenna??

 I have an R7 and had a little problems with this... until I read the
manual a littler closer.  The manual mentions something to the effect of:

  The dimentions given are for a installation 8 feet off the ground and at
least 25 feet horizontal clearence from any nearby objects.

  After I moved the antenna... it all tuned in GREAT!

 So beware... these R7's (and R5's I assume) really want to be clear of
any objects close by (mine was close to tree's.... nothing metalic).


 Hope this helps.

-- 
 /**************************************************************************\
 * Rich Bono (NM1D)              IMRICH              rbono@necis.ma.nec.com * 
 * (508) 635-6300                                       nm1d@nm1d.nh.usa.na * 
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From: cvm@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Regency BTH-201B to 147Mhz?
Date: 29 Jul 92 21:39:04 GMT
Organization: Northern Arizona University

I have a Regency BTH-201B VHF transceiver.  This is an early 70's radio.  It is
crystal controlled and has one TX/RX pair for 151.805 Mhz simplex. Does anyone
know where I can get a manual and/or alignment instructions for this radio?  I
would like put crystals in it for the 2m amateur band.

I am also considering converting it to 2 or 3 channels.  Is it feasible to do
this by adding a simple selector switch (one for TX and one for RX) to choose
the crystal used or is there more to it?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Michels -- Systems Programmer             cvm@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu
Northern Arizona University -- Flagstaff, AZ    cvm@nauvax.bitnet
Phone: (602) 523-6495                           N7YIU
From: taa33@isuvax.iastate.edu (Devin E. Parsons)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RS mail order source wanted
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:11:32 GMT
Reply-To: taa33@isuvax.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

I would be greatful if someone would post the name and address of
a good source for discount Raido Shack products (eg the RS 2m HT).  

The phone number would also be great.  

Thanks in advance,
************************************************************************
*          Devin Parsons                                  / /          *
*   Iowa State University, Ames IA                \      / /           *
* Computation Center VAX Cluster: XBQ96@ISUVAX.EDU \    / /            *
*        (perfered E/M address)   TAA33@ISUVAX.EDU\ \  / /             *
* Project Vincent: dparsons@vincent.iastate.edu    \ \/ /              *
* VOICE: (515)-294-9198                             \/\/ Only Amiga!   *
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: kjellr@sofus.dhhalden.no (Kjell Are Refsvik)
Subject: Equipment for APT wanted
Organization: Ostfold Regional College
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 11:41:07 GMT

Where do I get hold of a cheap receiver, amp, and PC-card needed to receive
the APT transmitted by e.g the NOAA series satellites?

Need some information on places that sell these things.
Due to different electrical standards I would prefer european shops. 


Kjell Are                                   Internet: kjellr@sofus-dhhalden.no
Reseach Assistant                           CompuServe:100111,126
Ostfold Regional College                    Phone: 047-09-1895400
Norway (59.1167N-11.3833E)                  Fax: 047-09-185485

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: harp@bnr.ca (Alan Harp)
Subject: Re: R7 Owners question
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 12:25:27 GMT

In article <1667@necis.UUCP> rbono@necis.UUCP ( NM1D) writes:
>In article <harp.54@bnr.ca>, harp@bnr.ca (Alan Harp) wrote:
>> I bought an R7 to use on my motor home.  The WARC band resonators don't
>> resonate where they should.  Especially the 30 meter one.  The SWR curves
>> on 12 and 17 are broad enough that it doesn't really matter.  
>> 
>> The original 30 meter trap resonated almost on top of WWV.  The second and
>> third ones they sent me resonate around 10.093.  The band width on 30 is 
>> very narrow.  If I adjust the cap to get in the band then the SWR is
>> about 2:1.  
>> 
>> Any others out there having trouble with this antenna??

> I have an R7 and had a little problems with this... until I read the
>manual a littler closer.  The manual mentions something to the effect of:

>  The dimentions given are for a installation 8 feet off the ground and at
>least 25 feet horizontal clearence from any nearby objects.

>  After I moved the antenna... it all tuned in GREAT!

> So beware... these R7's (and R5's I assume) really want to be clear of
>any objects close by (mine was close to tree's.... nothing metalic).


> Hope this helps.

>-- 
> /**************************************************************************\
> * Rich Bono (NM1D)              IMRICH              rbono@necis.ma.nec.com * 
> * (508) 635-6300                                       nm1d@nm1d.nh.usa.na * 
> \**************************************************************************/
Thanks for the interest.  The 30 meter trap is the one giving me the
most trouble.  The traps that are common with the R5 are almost perfect.

To get away from surrounding objects I went to the beach on the outer 
banks of NC.  Is that far enough?  I do have alot of trees on my lot
at home.  I hope to take it up in the Mountains of NC soon to try
again.

****************************************************************************
* Alan Harp K4PB     *     Bell-Northern Research      *   CW FOREVER      *
* mail: harp@bnr.ca  *   Research Triangle Park, NC    *                   *
****************************************************************************
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (Chuck Adams)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: NO MORE CW BASHING!
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:48:21 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.


Gang,

for the humor impaired:


When the code comes fast and sh***Y,

Just lay back and send di-di-dah-dah-dit-ditty!



For the cw impaired.  di-di-dah-dah-di-dit is a question mark.  :-)  ;-)

All in above in good humor but not necessarily in good taste.




As a side note.

I have purchased and assembled the following QRP rigs.

1.  A&A Engineering 20 Mtr QRP xcvr
2.  Oakhill Research 20 Mtr QRP xcvr
3.  Tejas RF Technology 20 mtr QRP xcvr
4.  MXM Engineering 40 Mtr xmtr/receiver

I have the schematic for the Tejas in PostScript format.  I need an ftp
site for everyone, so that i can place it there.  The other rig schematics
available in short order and also to be deposited same place.

i'm doing a review and comparison article for the QRP Quarterly and will
post some observations to the net as i progress.

Anyone going to the Oklahoma City Swapfest this weekend?  I need directions.
I CAN get to OKC, just need to know how to get to the fair grounds as i will
be coming from the south on highway I35.

73 and 72,

-- 

   Chuck Adams, Southern Education Center
   Silicon Graphics, Inc.
   15280 Addison Road, Suite 100
   Dallas, TX  75248

   (214) 788-0957 (fax)
   (214) 788-4122 (voice)
   
   K5FO @ 65wpm cw ---  adams@sgi.com

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Heisenberg may have been here.  *
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: chuck@eng.umd.edu (Chuck Harris - WA3UQV)
Subject: Re: USB / LSB
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 14:56:47 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, Department of Electrical Engineering

In article <1992Jul29.192831.19310@convex.com> tonyp@convex.com (honey bunny) writes:
>How come it's UPPER  sideband and LOWER  sideband?
>
>Why isn't it  UPPER  sideband and DOWNER sideband?
>
>Why isn't it  HIGHER sideband and LOWER  sideband?

Uhmmm? ... Maybe it's because that's the way it's said in English?  For
instance, would you say: "upper left corner and lower right corner" to
describe one set of diagonal corners of your CRT? ... or would you say:
"upper left and downer right?"

Sounds to me like your are a George Carlin fan. ( you know, the skit that
questions why if laughter is pronounced lafter, why isn't daughter pronounced
dafter?)

Chuck Harris - WA3UQV
chuck@eng.umd.edu
From: mike@execu.execu.com (Mike McCants)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Two-Line Orbital Element Sets
Keywords: Satellite, Orbital Elements, Keplerian
Date: 26 Jul 92 23:37:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Comshare, Inc. Austin Development Center

In article <92Jul25> (TS Kelso) writes:

>July 25 - Current Two-Line Element Sets #028 -

>AO-13      
>1 19216U 88 51  B 92194.98725910 -.00637148  00000-0 -31247+1 0  4338
>2 19216  57.1350  13.9049 7356190 289.9866  10.5842  2.09091985 31295

These elements are obviously in error.  (NORAD has blown it again.)

The following elements (from 2 weeks ago) appear to be close:

AO-13      
1 19216U 88 51  B 92184.02025280 -.00000163  00000-0  11161-2 0  4318
2 19216  57.2410  16.1908 7284864 289.6202   9.4138  2.09726215 31062
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.scanner
From: parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Subject: Bill Halligan, Hallicrafters founder, dead at 93
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:22:00 GMT
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Keywords: radio company personalities


I read that Bill Halligan (ex-W9AC) died at age 93 last week.
He founded Chicago-based Hallicrafters in 1933.
-- 
===============================================================================
Bob Parnass, AJ9S                                         parnass@ihlpm.att.com
Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff                       (708)979-5414
AT&T Bell Laboratories                              Knife collector, woodworker
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Calling the FCC
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:20:45 GMT

A number of hams sent me email asserting very, ahem, Vigorously that 
calling the FCC for a rules interpretation is a Real Bad Idea.  I 
certainly understand your point of view, and it's not like I call them 
every day (or every decade, for that matter), but shouldn't we have 
something better than an adversarial relationship with our Government?  At 
its best, Government regulation is an expression of the will of the 
People; are we right to knowingly do things that may be contrary to that 
will, just because we know there's a low probability of being caught?  
Yes, it's true that the FCC seldom (or never) prosecutes "grey area 
offenders", but that doesn't make it right, or legal.  Remember the 
Amateur's Code: the Amateur is Patriotic.  There's more to patriotism than 
just waving the flag on the 4th of July; in part it's buying into the 
system, and working within it.  If you think a regulation is wrong, or 
unrealistic, or whatever, the right thing to do is work to change it, not 
to ignore it or disobey it, hoping that the Government won't notice.  To 
say that we shouldn't talk to the FCC is to admit that we don't believe in 
our Government, and aren't prepared to participate in it.  Yes, this all 
sounds very idealistic, given the monolithic nature of the Federal 
Government, and no, the FCC doesn't care very much about ham radio, and 
yes it would be very, very hard to change anything for the better.  But it 
seems to me there's a principle involved here that goes beyond the 
question of music on hold.  Maybe this belongs in the .policy newsgroup, 
but if we're scared to talk to our Government, then something is very, 
very wrong.

Mike, N4PDY

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* These are my opinions only, not my employer's.*
*************************************************
From: rpo@trsvax.tandy.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: PRO-43 Scanner Comments
Date: 24 Jul 92 21:38:00 GMT
Nf-ID: #R:Xerox.com:129:trsvax:1787700015:000:415
Nf-From: trsvax.tandy.com!rpo    Jul 24 16:38:00 1992


I don't understand your reference to your home bbs.

I felt that the subject was one of sufficient general
interest to the users of the system to be justified
as a posting. The resulting response/discussion was
(to say the least) overwhelming. I should be emailing
this response, but the 'flame' was public...

73  Paul Opitz  N5TPQ
Radio Shack Publications

(On vacation from 7/25 through 8/3, so don't bother...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc