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From: rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: questions about G5RV antenna
Date: 14 Aug 92 14:16:50 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Paramax Systems Corp (A Unisys Company), Great Valley Labs, PA

My cousin (N3LJB) recently upgraded from no-code to General.  He bought a G5RV
which he has about 12 feet off the ground.  The feed line is running sort of
parallel to the ground about 8 feet off the ground to the balun, then the coax
slopes down a bit and into the basement window.

He has been trying 20 meters since that is the only band that has been useful
in the evenings lately (too much summer static on 80/40).  The SWR is a bit
high on 20 but the transmitter seems to load up OK (old 100 watt tube rig)
and he has been able to work a few stations but with difficulty.

Now, I live about 1/2 mile away from him.  My 20 meter antenna is a simple
1/2 wave dipole less than 15 feet off the ground.  I am using the same 100
watt transmitter as my cousin.

The difference between his G5RV and my dipole (both about the same height) is
like night and day.  In several pileups, I got through on the first call with
my dipole and he never did work the station(s) after calling for 1/2 hour :-(

He tried adding a tuner, which seemed to help a little but really didn't 
make all that much difference other than lowering his SWR to 1:1.  My
dipole is about 2:1 in the phone band (without a tuner).

He is going to try to get his G5RV up a little higher this weekend but I am
surprised that his antenna appears to be working so poorly compared to my
dipole, with both about the same height.

Anyone have any experience using the G5RV at low heights?  He may be
able to get it up to about 30 feet this weekend but that is about all
he can do with his trees.

Any comments on how to make the G5RV work any better would be appreciated.

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

Paramax Systems Corporation - a Unisys Company
Electronic Systems - Valley Forge Labs - Paoli, Pennsylvania
=================================================================
From: jkearman@arrl.org (Jim Kearman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Help with Paddles
Date: 18 Aug 92 00:10:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: arrl.442
Organization: American Radio Relay League

;JMG%TNTECH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Jeff M. Gold)
; 
;Help appreciated:
; 
;I am looking for a rugged set of paddles to put with my QRP
;backpacking setup.  Schurr in Germany makes a set of
;mini-paddles that are fairley expensive, but look real
;solid.  G4ZPY makes some but they don't look rugged enough.
;The Vibroplex brass racer and certainly the Benchers would
;never hold together.
; 
;Thanks
; 
;73s de Cookeville, TN
;Jeff, AC4HF
;IN%"JMG@TNTECH"

Of course, being a HQ employee, I ONLY operate CW (they pull
out our tongues). I made a paddle from two Microswitches
(actually, they were made by Cherry, I think). The switches
have a soft touch (like me). I stuck 'em together with 
epoxy and mounted 'em in a pill bottle. Someday, a Hint and
Kink describing this 'paddle' will appear in QST (are you
reading this, DPN?). I'm working on one now that uses the
contacts from an old open-frame relay. It's a little 
bigger, though. I intend to use it at home, but it will be
rugged enough for the trail. Building your own paddles
allows the homebrewer to say he or she has a completely
homebrew station, from paddle to antenna. Making the 
resistors is a bit of a pain, though.

****************************************************************

JIM KEARMAN, KR1S                    Voice: 203-666-1541 ext 279
ARRL Assistant Technical Editor	     FAX:   203-665-7531
Author of `The DXCC Companion'	     ARRL Headquarters
Editor of `Now You're Talking!,'     225 Main Street
ARRL License Manuals,		     Newington, CT 06111
ARRL Instructor Guides		     e-mail: jkearman@arrl.org
Author of `Wally and Mike' stories

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)
Subject: Re: DAWG DOO?
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:28:31 GMT

brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor) writes:

>In article <9208130940.aa18124@COR5.PICA.ARMY.MIL> jkeller@pica.army.mil (Jerome Keller, PPD) writes:
>>OK, I'll undoubtedly regret this like crazy, but in view of Luck Hurder's
>>posting (that hints at some good stories, at the very least) about the
>>"Neuter the DAWG" fund at ARRL HQ, can anyone tell me just what "the DAWG"
>>did to deserve such attention? 

>He's a rather flamboyant operator who annoys a lot of people who, for
>some reason, don't seem to be able to stop listening to him.  Thus in
>the ancient tradition of American free speech, they want to get him off
>the air.

>I find him a refreshing change from the conversations on adjacent
>frequencies.
>	- Brian

Indeed.  I almost suspect that that "Dawg" on HF is different person
from Mike Whately, WRC-TV cameraman who frequents some local Washington
DC repeaters on 2m and 440.  We've had a number of friendly discussion
on several subjects (at least once we get past the re-introduction stage
:-).

By literature and entertainments standards, Mike is pretty tame.  The
fact that he's still on the air indicates that he's more of an annoyance
than a threat.

73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU

pschleck@unomaha.edu
From: dube@cpdvax.CSc.ti.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 60Hz magnetic fields in your house
Date: 18 Aug 1992 21:17:41 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

wa2ise@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: 60Hz writes:


>Was reading a late copy of IEEE Spectrum articles on the possible, but
                                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>undetermined, health hazards of 60Hz magnetic fields.  Mostly from
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>powerlines.  Article mentioned that one source of such fields are unbalanced
>current flows in the house's safety grounds.  I used a clip-around
>current transformer and a DVM meter set to current mode, and measured
>water pipes, powerline "BX" cables (armored shield and power wires all
>at the same time, if balanced, should show zero current reading) and
>the power wires feeding the house.  First "calabrated" the measuring 
>equipment with a power cord feeding a 60W load.  Split the cord so I
>could measure only one of the 2 wires (So I would have an order of
>magnitude understanding of the DVM readings).  The house has an
>underground conduit for the powerline from the power company, a
>safety ground to the copper water pipe, and "BX" cable thruout the
>house.  Safety ground is connected to the powerline neutral at the 
>KW meter and runs to the water pipe where that enters from outside.
>Well, I found about 1 to 2 amps of current comming from the power
>company and about the same current going in the water pipe.  (Note:
>I'm guessing directions here, and guessing that I don't have the 
>water pipe and power company adding instead of balancing).  
>Safety ground has about .7 amp, and the fat "BX" cable feeding th>e >>
>circuit breaker panel had about 1.2 amp.  Found about 1/2 amp on som>e
>water pipes near the furnace and water heater.  Also found about a
>amp on the water pipe above where the safety ground connects to it.
>(Must be places in the house where water pipes touch the armored cables)
>Currents changed somewhat randomly, and not usually corrolated with
>our power demand.  We may be acquiring current from the buried conduit,
>and sending it into the water pipe (dirt in the ground does have
>resistance).  Or comming from another house.
>
>The point of all this is there are sizeable unbalanced currents running
>around all over the house.  Is it a problem?  As far as shock hazard
>goes, no.  And are the magnetic fields a problem?  who knows...  
>You might be suprised to find such currents running around your house.
>If you have a clip on current transformer (mine is a Fluke, and I used
>a Beckman DVM) try measuring your water pipes!

 
One must be careful around amps on a water line.  Too many amps can cause
a chemical reversal, wherein you get O2H at the tap instead of H2O.  Further,
a high standing wave ratio could reduce the water pressure by counteracting
the flow of water molecules along the inner surface of the pipe.  :)

seriously, I wouldn't worry about it.  The key is in the statement, "possible
but undetermined".


73,
Dube Todd         AB5AP         <dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com>
From: dwilson@s850.mwc.EDU (David L. Wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Lookout!!!!
Date: 21 Aug 92 13:37:59 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

W. Dale Nelson -AP article in several newspapers

"as far as we are concerned, we are talking about a bunch of
technocreeps who are eavesdropping and violating our privacy in the name
of a hobby," Norman Black, spokesman for the Cellualr Telecomunications
Industry Association, said."

""It is illeagal to eavesdrop on cellular phone calls and yet
manufactures are out there making machines that can go into these
frequencies, " complained Black."

This is the 2nd article this week in DC area papers where the cellular
industry has attempted to influence the upcomming Senate vote.
Suggestion, perhaps we should all write letters to newspapers
noting that is police radars can cause cancer than might cellular
signal/sites also do the same.  Better yet, let Black know of your
contemplations and let the Senate know of YOUR rights.
--
David L. Wilson                 dwilson@s850.mwc.edu
Department of Mathematics       Amateur: AC4IU (ex-KD4ASW/KO4EQ)
Mary Washington College         Home Phone:    (703)898-1084
Fredericksburg, VA  22401       Office Phone:  (703)899-4744
From: lee@pranny.UUCP (Lee Reynolds)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Mobile mount in Caravan
Date: 12 Aug 92 16:17:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: pranny.g4iePB3w165w
Organization: Pranny International, Inc.

>  In article <641@swamps.UUCP> val@swamps.UUCP (Val Christian) writes:
>  >I'm looking for ideas on how people have mounted mobile radios in 
>  >Caravans.  

**Don't try this in certain of the southern states! An acquaintance
was recently prosecuted for miscenegation when he tried this.***

                       Lee
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss)
Subject: Re: Differences between IC-W2A DJ-580 FT-470 TH78A
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 04:06:26 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.054229.15016@news.Hawaii.Edu> dakujak@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu (Albert Dakujaku) writes:
>
>	When I meant decode, I meant the ability for the radio to figure out
>what exact CTCSS code is being transmitted on a frequency (i.e. 107.2) while
>this tone system is being used by another radio.
>	I own a Yaesu FT-415 and it has this ability.  What the radio does is 
>it scans through the CTCSS tones until one of them breaks the squelch.
>	My friend owns a W2A and it does not have this feature.  I do not know
>of any other radio that has this ability. Does anybody know of another 
>handheld that has this feature? or is it unique to this radio?

The Standard line of Dual Band HT's  C228, C528 and C628 has this feature.
It may be in their single band units as well.  

In many other rigs it is not hard to do manually, if the PL decode in the
rig will work while you change PL freqs.

73 WB9MRI
From: enge@almaden.ibm.com (Roy Engehausen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RACES Bulletin #235
Date: 15 Aug 92 16:19:22 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Msgid : $RACESBUL.235

TO:    ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
INFO:  ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
       ALL AMATEURS U.S.         (@ USA: INFORMATION)
FROM:  CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
       2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832  (916)427-4281
RACESBUL.235                                 DATE: Aug. 17, 1992
SUBJECT: MGT - FCC Rules Part 97 RACES

        QUESTION:  Where does it say in the FCC Rules that the
RACES is a governmental organization?

        REPLY:  It doesn't.  What the FCC Rules do say is that a
group of Radio Amateurs can only function as a RACES unit under
the control of a properly constituted Civil Defense agency.
(Reference: FCC 97.163a, 97.169b, 97.175, and 197.177.)  The
RACES unit remains an Amateur Radio group performing a unique
communications service for a particular civil defense agency.  By
its nature as a service to local government under local
government supervision, activation, and authority it becomes, in
effect, a quasi-governmental function.
        There are many Radio Services.   There is Amateur Radio,
Local Government, Fire, Police, Business, Special Emergency,
Personal, Land Transportation, Aviation, Citizens and many more.
They all have several things in common.  They define eligibility,
technical parameters, permissible communications, frequencies of
operation and other points.      Let's take the Police Radio
Service for example.  It tells a local government how to apply
for authorization for and the use of the Police Radio Service
frequencies, but it does not tell a local government how to run
it's police department and the use of its personnel.  Exactly the
same applies to the RACES subpart of the Amateur Radio Service
rules.  The rules do not presume to tell a government how to
organize and administer Amateur Radio operators in a RACES unit
any more than it tells any jurisdiction how to run its police
department, fire department, emergency management agency and so
forth.  The Rules do require that a RACES organization be a part
of the local government's civil defense structure.
        The FCC Rules do require that an Amateur Radio operator
have a copy of the latest Rules.  The FCC rules do not require
any local government, however, to use the RACES or any Amateur
Radio operators.   Those who serve consider it an honor and a
privilege.    --- Stan Harter, CA State ARS Coordinator, KH6GBX

EOM


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RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ucsd.edu in hamradio/races
and can be retrieved using FTP.
From: dihle@awis.AUburn.EDU (Dave M. Ihle)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: are you there
Date: 17 Aug 1992 07:21:29 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

need to get in touch with jon gefaell,
kd4cqy.
tried mail to jon@turing.acs.virginia.edu
and it bounced. 

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WB5MSB  Amateur radio  WB5MSB@K4RY.#CENAL.AL.USA.NOAM  |
NOAA/National Weather Service   (205) 844-4514 (voice) |
SE Ag Weather Service Center	(205) 887-4511 (FTS)   |
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jhobson@SU19F.harris-atd.com (Harv Hobson)
Subject: Re: CB vs HAM (was: Re: Silly jargon (was: QST Content))
Reply-To: jhobson@d100g.ess.harris.com (Harv Hobson)
Organization: ASD Software Systems Section, HARRIS Corp. Melbourne, Fl.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 12:24:47 GMT

In article <bsu85f.3g@wang.com> djenkins@wang.com (Dave Jenkins) writes:
>ptrei@bistromath.mitre.org (Peter Trei) writes:
>
> [stuff deleted]
>
>appreciate being placed with them.  Hasty negative generalizations are never
>good and nor completely acurate.
>
>---
As I _always_ say, "_Never_ use absolutes!"

Harv Hobson
jhobson@d100g.ess.harris.com
WB4NPL
From: root@dreaml.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Moble Rig for Packet
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:24:49 GMT

Hiya,

     I'm looking for a good 2m/70cm dual band or 2m only mobile rig to use
for packet. Any suggestions?

-j
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: johnl@gronk.uucp (John A. Limpert)
Subject: Re: Business Band Radios
Organization: BFEC/GSFC
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 14:17:00 GMT

##30@UTMARTN.BITNET (Terry Lewis) writes:
>I'm a fairly new ham and was wondering is there is a such thing as
>the following:
>
>A type certified business band radio that also will transmit in
>the amateur 2 meter band?   I realize that there are radios that
>will do both but are there any type certified?

Bendix/King Radio makes hand held and mobile VHF/UHF radios that
are type certified for business use and can also be used in the
amateur bands.  I have one of their VHF hand held units and I am
very happy with it.  I was more interested in getting a commercial
quality radio than using it for the business/public safety bands.
The guy I bought my radio from uses several VHF and UHF hand held
radios for both amateur and fire department/rescue squad work.

-- 
John A. Limpert			johnl@gronk.UUCP	uunet!n3dmc!gronk!johnl
Code 530.2
Goddard Space Flight Center
From: phil@mailhub.scf.lmsc.lockheed.com (Phil English)
Subject: OLD RADIO
Keywords: OLD RADIO
Organization: Lockheed Santa Cruz, CA.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 22:09:02 GMT

	AM LOOKING FOR MANIFACTURING DATES AND PRICE FOR OLD RADIO SHACK
DX-160 SW RECIEVER. ANY INFO, PLEASE EMAIL SAME 
					THNX PHIL
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Re: Source code for Super Keyer II wanted
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 18:19:52 GMT

Steven Christensen writes:
> a computer controlled iambic keyer called (I think) the CMOS Super
> Keyer II. It is based on one of the 68HC705C8 series chips. Since I
> know the 68HC11 like the back of my hand, I would like to do the
> project with that chip.
> 
> Does anyone know where the source for this project might be
> located? I can FTP.

I built the Super Keyer II from the pc board kit listed in the
handbook.  It works like a charm and I like it a lot.  The chip
comes pre-programmed, with the code already blown into
on-board prom.  The whole deal, including chip, pc board, and
all external components, sells for around $50.  I don't think
you could duplicate it for that price, especially if you have to
program the chip youself, and place any value at all on your time.
I did have occasion to call one of the authors listed in the original
QST article, and he was very helpful.  If you are dead set on 
programming the chip yourself, perhaps you can contact him
and see if he will send you a copy of the code.

The "standard" paddle these days seems to be the Bencher,
which sells for around $70.  So if you like the one you
built for youself, you certainly have the right to 
feel smug.

Good luck.
73...
Mike, N4PDY

************************
* These are my opinions only.*
************************
From: levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Lifetime licenses?
Date: 18 Aug 1992 17:51:43 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

I want a license like this one ...

The callsign server at ham.njit.edu has been updated with the new
tapes through mid-92 (yay) and it reveals some interesting licenses,
of which I give a single example (identifying data obscured for no
particular reason) . . .

    Call-Sign: WA1xxx                   Class: EXTRA
    Real Name: XXXXXX X XXXXXXXX        Birthday: MAY 13, 19XX
    Mailing Address: XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX, NH  03062
    Station Address: SAME AS MAILING ADDRESS
    Valid From: MAY 31, 1985            To: MAY 31, 2095
    Records Last Processed: MAY 31, 1985

That's at least as good as a lifetime license!

(Hey, jfw, check yours out too!)

	/JBL
=
Nets: levin@bbn.com  |  "There were sweetheart roses on Yancey Wilmerding's
POTS: (617)873-3463  |  bureau that morning.  Wide-eyed and distraught, she
              N1MNF  |  stood with all her faculties rooted to the floor."
                     |					-- S. J. Perelman
From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Request for LP zig zag antenna info
Date: 17 Aug 92 12:02:00 EDT

headrick@radar.nrl.navy.mil (James M. Headrick) writes:
>The basic article on this antenna was in the May 1964 IEEE Transactions on 
>Antennas and Propagation, titled "The Bent Backfire Zigzag - A Vertically-
>Polarized Frequency Independent Antenna" by J. W. Greiser and P. E. Mayes.
>The LP Zigzag is briefly mentioned in Jasik's latest edition Antenna
>Handbook, but I do'nt know of any construction references.

It is also briefly discussed in the Proceedings of the IEEE for January 1992,
the Special Issue on Antennas; see pp. 105-107, in "Frequency-Independant
Antennas and Broad-Band Derivatives thereof", by P. E. Mayes.

Someone here said they modeled it with MININEC and got poor results.  I have
a handy copy of NEC2 (the "real" thing); if someone can tell me how to model
this antenna with NEC2, I'll give it a whirl.  The above mentioned article
gives an actual mathematical discussion of the antenna, though, and I'd be
personally suspicious of believing the results of a simulation of an
approximation in preference to either the math or the behavior of the real
thing.

I recall reading somewhere (in RF Design?  I'll have to check) that the patent
owner has publically given permission for amateur radio operators to use the
invention for their own use without royalties.  Very nice.

John, WB7EEL
From: pitonyak@mostaccioli.cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Pitonyak)
Subject: Re: Cellular Frequencies
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 21:00:05 GMT

>PS *I* think it's a stupid law too, but that doesn't make it any less
>the law right now. Remember that Bill Clinton's legislature passed a
>law declaring that the value of pi was 3.0 too. Politicians don't seem
>to understand the difference between physical law and government law.

No, Wait!  Bill Clinton is from Arkansas?  Was this not passed in
Nebraska?

On the other hand, I frequently hear about scanner listeners helping
the police nail people doing things such as drug deals and recently
stealing a car.  I was surprised to see that the listener would
indicate both who he was and how he knew.  I keep expecting the
police to nail both the drug dealer and the scanner listener.

andy

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Subject: DXAC Votes delayed until 28 September 1992
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 07:17:07 PDT
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Msg #1342  From: KC1AG  Date: 14-Aug 1232Z  Subj: DXAC Votes Delayed

Official word was received that the multitude of pending votes on
matters ranging from Abu Ail and Jabal Al Tair to the new Balkan republics
and DX Operating Ethics are postponed from August 24 until Sept. 28. The
reason for the delay is that the chairman noted that the CRRL representative
had not received correspondence in over one month. A summary of information
received on several of the topics will be sent on the weekend.
73 Bill KC1AG (NE Division DXAC representative)