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From: johns@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (John Shalamskas)
Subject: Re: Help: hurricane Iniki
Organization: University of Hawaii
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 16:37:48 GMT

In article <18tjb8INNj1i@agate.berkeley.edu> tstepp@argon.berkeley.edu (Todd Stepp) writes:
>I hope someone out there can establish communication with Kauai.
>Any help is appreciated.....
>
>
>Dear Sirs,
>
>My brother and his wife are residents of Kauai.  In the wake of the
>hurricane,  my family has been unable to contact them and worry and
>stress are high.  
>His name is Charles Thomas Stepp Jr.  He is the Manager of the Safeway
>bakery and his wife, Denise Stepp, is a Nurse  at Wilcox Hospital.
>
>I ask that if there is some way to contact them,  please let me know.
>
>If I have mailed this improperly,  I apologize.
>Thank You very much,
>Todd Stepp
>

I'll see what I can do... just heard AH6CP on UHF, he has managed to get
the Kauai 147.040 RACES repeater back onto the statewide repeater
network.  Good news for RACES / Civil Defense!    But Health and Welfare
traffic is still low-priority right now.  First they have to get 
food, water, generators, and housing over there.  

Some stuff I have heard from various sources:

nearly 90% of the telephone poles are down

1/3 of the homes have serious damage

trunk lines to Kauai are back up as of Saturday 2100 UTC, but
since there aren't many utility poles standing, the central office
has little "fanout" to the rest of the island.  The EOC has no phone
lines yet.

Main RF site for the island is a total loss -- tower blown over the
side of the mountain!

NO electricity on the island.  (Will they have to use a nuclear submarine
to restart them?  That's what was done 10 years ago after Hurricane Iwa.)



Look for Hawaii stations on 14.268 daytime, 7290 and 7088 nights.

Aloha de KJ9U/KH6

P.S. the packet BBS on Kauai is NH6HF.HI.USA.OC.


Nice to see the internet link up again!
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: batteries on concrete
Date: 10 Sep 92 02:53:21 GMT
Organization: AT&T

Maybe another possible (not real likely, though) explaination of the concrete
discharging batteries thing is this:  Concrete floors are rarely perfectly
flat, but have bumps and ridges.  The battery case is plastic, and deforms
slightly under all that weight from all that lead.  And that _might_ cause
the electrodes in the cells to get too close (or too far) together and cause
discharge?  The magic piece of wood acts as a buffer to absorb the floor's
lumpyness.
From: dpricha@apg-9.apg.army.mil (David Prichard AMSTE-TAW 5278)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re:  Info-Hams Digest V92 #932
Date: 8 Sep 92 01:20:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: APG-9.9209081512.aa05155
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Please discontinue mailings to me.  Thanks, D Prichard, N3AFM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, paulf@umunhum.stanford.edu (Paul Flaherty) writes:


    There was a blurbish article in _CQ_ a few months ago about CLOVER; it would
    be a Good Thing if the folks involved would publish more details.


  I talked with Ray Petit the other night on the phone and he indicated
things were proceeding well in the manufacturing area.  He didn't say when
they expected to ship.

  Sometimes it is a trade-off between Getting Things Done (another good
thing) and telling the world when/what to expect (for which you risk
getting branded as a purveyor of vaporware if you don't meet their
expectations).


Glenn Elmore n6gn

N6GN @ K3MC      
amateur IP:	glenn@SantaRosa.ampr.org
Internet:	glenne@sr.hp.com
From: ROCH%SLUMUS.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Russ Ochsner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: WANTED: PRC-47 2-12M USB INFO/MANUAL
Date: 14 Sep 1992 07:45:45 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Looking for any information on the PRC-47 transeiver. Especially
desire hookup and jumper information for power and mike jacks.

Please email. Thanks.

---------
Russ Ochsner, KA2KFH         Comm Technician, St Lawrence Univ
160, 75, 40m AM PHONE                    Canton, NY
Appliance operators need not reply
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jab0684@usl.edu (Boudreaux Jean A)
Subject: Alinco DJ580T Mod
Organization: Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 09:05:30 GMT

After a friend mentioned that the extended RX mod for his alinco mobile unit
(590 I think) was cutting the red jumper, and the MARS mod for the same
unit giving out of band trasmit was accomplished by cutting the blue
jumper, I recalled that my DJ580T has an identical set of jumpers.
Having already had the red jumper cut, and in the spirit of techinical
investigation I clipped the blue jumper and reset the cpu(turn on unit
w/func depressed *CAUTION* memories will be erased by this procedure).

The result was to give full transmit use to the 70 cm band, 420-450 mhz.
In addition it is now mars/cap compatible on 2 meters.

Note that while this mod will let you use all of your 70 cm privedledges,
it WILL enable you to transmit out of the amateur bands, so use 
caution before hitting the ptt button.

While I have noticed no ill effects from doing this mod., I cannot fully
vouch for it's safety as my info for doing it is NOT from the factory.
Therefore do it at your own risk.

73's
DE KB5UDF
jean@usl.edu
kb5udf@usl.edu
From: zlau@arrl.org (Zack Lau)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Satellite rig: Kenwood TS-790a or Yaesu FT-736r?
Date: 14 Sep 92 14:35:30 GMT
Organization: American Radio Relay League

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
>
>Note that the quality of the receiver is *the* issue with satellite
>radios. You're dealing with weak signals, and surprising pileups.
>It helps though, if the transmitter works and the controls make
>sense. Today I'd say go with the Icom Twins (275, 475) or the
>Yaesu FT-736R as your best choices. The Yaesu is cheaper and all
>in one box while the Twins are more flexible. I used to have an
>older pair of Twins (451, 211) before lightning visited.


I've wondered about this myself.  It seems to me that the cost
effect solution to having great sensitivity is a mast mounted
preamplifier.  Expensive low loss feedlines or mounting the rig 
at the antenna usually is less practical.  Usually, one preamp
is enough to establish a good system noise figure, unless you
have a really deaf receiver or lots of cable loss.  So, if you
take this approach, the sensitivity isn't that important. A common
rule of thumb is to have 10 dB more preamp gain than noise figure for
the VHF bands and 20 dB on the microwave bands (unless you have 
interference from strong stations).

Now, what is the dynamic range of the linear transponders of a
satellite?  30 dB?  Certainly not telephone quality.  How much
better does the dynamic range of your receiver have to be?   My guess
is that going from 50 dB to 80 dB would not improve the intelligibility
of signals off the satellite very much (system dynamic range).  More
dynamic range is useful in dealing with non-satellite 
interference, but I think its safe to assume that signals in a
satellite pileup are coming through the transponder.

I do have to admit that I usually use short feedlines and operate
outdoors, so I could use a hot receiver.  Microwave activity is
picking up--I made 22 contacts on 2.3 GHz and higher this past 
weekend (wonder how far it is from Rochester NY to Mt Equinox VT).

Zack Lau  KH6CP/1

Internet: zlau@arrl.org           Busy building 10 GHz SSB/CW gear     
			          Operating Interests: 10 GHz CW/SSB/FM
US Mail: c/o ARRL Lab				       80/40/20 CW
	225 Main Street		  Station capability: QRP, 1.8 MHz to 10 GHz
	Newington CT  06111	               modes: CW/SSB/FM/packet
						      amtor/baudot
Phone (if you really have to): 203-666-1541
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss)
Subject: Re: Kenwood TH-28A ? or Standard C168A ?
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 04:24:29 GMT

In article <6227@transfer.stratus.com> leadfoot@bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (Mark Curtis) writes:
>In article <1992Sep4.014944.20716@access.digex.com>, og@access.digex.com (Gary Goldberg) writes:
>|> My wife and I purchased two of the Standard 168As at Dayton. We surveyed
>|> the Alinco, Icom, Yaesu and Kenwood little units, and we liked the
>|> combination of features in the Standard the best. Like the previos guy,
>|> there are good and bad -
>|> 
>|> Good - most everything. Easy to program. Solid buttons, knobs, good
>|> sound. Rugged. Logical placement of controls. I can key all the digits
>|> of the frequency, which is useful for the extended receive.
>|> 
>
>|> 3. Accessories are somewhat more expensive than other manufacturers, and
>|> harder to obtain.
>
>Their battery packs are way out of line.  Hard to find and very expensive.
>On the other side of this their drop-in charger is cheaper than most.

There are vendors that sell copies of the Cx28's.  Hopefully with
time the Cx68's will have other sources.    I do like the charger.
>
>|> 4. The power supply cord is positive on the outside of the ring, which seems
>|> like a short circuit waiting to happen.
>
>This is totally brain dead.  I couldn't beleive it when I noticed this.
>There is no way I'm going to power one off the cig lighter and use an
>outside antenna.  Are their engineers Brits or something?
>

I dislike this as well, partially because I live in fear me or the xyl will
use an icom cord on the thing (same size, reversed polarity), partially
because all the metal in my car is negative ground.

  There is no need to worry about the ground on the antenna.  The power
socket floats and the antenna ground is negative.

WB9MRI
Jerry S. Weiss	  "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the antimatter!"
j-weiss@nwu.edu    Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School
From: krl@alpha.sunquest.com (ken r. lauver)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: AOR3000 or AOR2500(?).  Which is better?
Keywords: Scanner Radio
Date: 11 Sep 92 03:56:00 GMT
Organization: Sunquest Information Systems, Tucson AZ
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1

Sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup, but it is the only radio 
group that I can access.

Anyone out there have the pleasure of using the AOR3000 and/or
AOR2500 (next model down from 3000 I think)?  I believe you 
can hook the 3000 up to a serial port.  Can you do the same
with the 2500?  I would like to connect one of the models to
my Mac and capture some sat images directly from the satellites
or on shortwave from the Navy.  Some of you may be laughing 
about connect it to the Mac, but it will also give me something
to do in 'C'.

Thanks,
Ken Lauver
KRL@ALPHA.SUNQUEST.COM
From: rc@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (Robert Carpenter)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: "Re: 50/144 Dual Band Rigs"
Date: 11 Sep 1992 21:12:14 -0700
Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology
	formerly National Bureau of Standards
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu


50/144 MHz dual band rigs have been available for many years. The one which
first comes to mind is the Yaesu FT-726, introduced perhaps 8 years ago. A 
few years ago it was replaced by the FT-736.  These are actually 3-band rigs;
having a choice of modules. The 144 MHz module is always supplied. For the
726, the other choices were 50, 432, 440, and HF (15, 12, 10 m). For the 736,
other modules include 50, 432, 440, 1296 MHz.

These rigs are NOT small, but my 726 has nice features like passband tuning,
a second channel for duplex satellite operation, dual VFOs, etc.

73 de W3OTC
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: martin@datacomm.ucc.okstate.edu (Martin McCormick)
Subject: Re: more about ham legends
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:59:07 GMT


The admonition not to set lead-acid batteries on the ground is sure a new
one for me.  Maybe somebody left a conventional car battery setting outside
in the weather and it got rained on.  The water could have leaked into the
cells through the vents and contaminated the electrolite with dirt or maybe
enough water might have landed on the top of the battery to make a conductive
path between the posts, but I can't immagine, at all, that the composition
of the surface on which the battery sat would have anything to do with
anything.

Martin McCormick WB5AGZ   Stillwater, OK
O.S.U. Computer Center Data Communications Group
From: woods@glas.rtsg.mot.COM (Simon Woodworth)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Hamfest Bogus Check Alert
Date: 15 Sep 1992 06:14:24 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Randall Rhea (KK6MY) writes:

>The banks do not care and offer no protection from fraudulent
>check writers.  As a person who is accepting a personal check,
>you are on your own.

   Don't banks in the US provide a cheque guarantee card? If I
write a cheque in Ireland, I have to present a card which guaran-
tees the retailer that the bank will honour cheques up to a face
value of IEP100 (180 dollars approx). If your purchase exceeds
this, the retailer can ask you to write several 100-pound cheques
instead of one large cheque to pay for it.
   If I was a retailer, I'd ask for a credit card instead.
   Simon Woodworth.
   
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Motorola (Ireland) Ltd.,        |  Don't blame my employers
Cork, Ireland.                  |  for anything I say! :-)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
This is *most* atypical! - Bill & Ted
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From: frankb@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Frank Ball)
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 04:23:30 GMT
Subject: Re: Death to coaxial power connectors
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc


*    I have a Standard 528 (2m/440) that uses a positive sleeve on the power 
*    cord.  I've used this radio with a Larsen NMO-K mount antenna (3/4 inch 
*    hole mount... VERY well grounded!) with no problems whatsoever.
*
*    I use a fused lighter plug, however... and carry a box of fuses.

Yaesu FT-470s have the same type of power cord-outside is positive.
I bought a bunch of 2.5 amp circuit breakers and installed them in
all the vehicles inline with the power plug I use for the radio.
It beats changing fuses.

Frank Ball   1UR-M          frankb@hpsad.sad.hp.com
Hewlett Packard   	    (707) 794-4168 work  (707) 538-3693 home
1212 Valley House Drive     
Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999  KC6WUG Seca 750 XT350 IT175 DoD#7566 I'm the NRA.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Sexist Statement 
From: jangus@skyld.UUCP (Jeff Angus)
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 15:15:01 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Grendel's Lair


In article <#=mnyad@dixie.com> jgd@dixie.com writes:

  > 
  > sharon@unixland.natick.ma.us (Sharon Machlis Gartenberg) writes:
  > 
  > >jangus@skyld.UUCP (Jeff Angus) writes:
  > 
  > > >gals? Oh come on team, the "Politically Correct" term now is Vaginal
  > >  American.
  >
  And in all fairness I should add the following:

In message 920205.125355 mhappy@anal.retentive.edu (Mr. Happy)

  >
  > "Please do not refer to me as a man, as that is a sexist label.
  > I'm vaginally challenged..."
  >

We now return you to your petty bickering.

xenon!skyld!jangus   < This space left blank intentionally. >
J Angus, PO Box 4425, Carson CA 90749-4425 voice (310) 324-6080

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: mjr@netcom.com (Matthew Rapaport)
Subject: DJ-580T problem with audio drop out using T-SQL
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 20:39:41 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Summary: Why does my audio disappear for 2 seconds?
Keywords: Alinco DJ-580T problem tone squelch

I'm experiencing a strange problem with my DJ-580T. Been trying to call
Alinco tech. support, but its either busy all the time, or their one
tech person seems to be busy and hasn't called me back now in 5 hours!

The problem occurs where I have TSQL set for a given repeater (or
simplex for that matter) Basically, if I switch away from the memory,
call channel, or VFO containing the frequency with TSQL (by jumping
to the other band, or hitting the mr key, or whatever) and then jump
back, the AUDIO on the unit completely disapears for about 2 seconds
and then pops back. I know it is just the audio because if people are
talking on the freq. I can see the signal on the Smeter. I don't have
to do anything to make the audio come back, it just does by itself after
2 seconds or so. The repeater in question IS using an outbound tone by
the way...

Clearing this up step by step...
1) I'm listening to a conversation on a freq. with TSQL set.
2) I pop away (say by pressing UHF). I can still hear the
   conversation on the first band.
3) I go back to the original band (say by pressing VHF) and the audio
   *completely* disapears, while the Smeter still shows RF being
   received.
4) 2 seconds go by and the audio pops back.

This never happens when jumping back and forth to frequencies without
SQL (for example with T only) so I know it is related to the SQL feature.

Can anyone shed some light on this???

-- 
matthew rapaport     Philosopher/Programmer At Large      KD6KVH
           mjr@netcom.com     70371.255@compuserve.com
From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: American manufacturers of ham gear.
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:49:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

In article <9209111424.AA01758@ucsd.edu> William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM writes:
>>I keep thinking that what the market needs is a HF rig for $400. I don't
>>need all the bell and whistles that the overpriced HF rigs have. I am
>>using a old Swan 700CX with excellent results. What I would like to see
>
>a $400 retail rig could only have $100-$150 parts in it for it to be 
>commercially feasable.
>
>unless you don't expect the sales price to include R&D, customer support etc.

Sorry guys just don't buy this arguement and keep hearing it over and over.
It's the old high margins versus market share concept. Apple computer went
with high margins and the PC's went with market share. Interesting to note
who has the greatest share of the market. The big boys are selling BMW's
and no one is selling Volkswagens. It's the same concept of people saying 
with a straight face that 1200 baud packet modems are worth $120! Also don't
miss the point that business should do their best to make the most profits.
Hence the sky high prices on everything from packet modems to transceivers.
As long as the market is dumb enough to pay those prices and even worse
having people trying to defend them, they deserve those profits.

73!

Jeff

-- 
 Jeff Jones  AB6MB         |      If we do not succeed,
 jeffj@seeker.mystic.com   |      then we run the risk of failure.
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From: johnr@mik.uky.edu (john s roberts)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Kenwood TH78A Charging HELP!
Date: 10 Sep 92 13:12:50 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

In <14983@mindlink.bc.ca> George_Lin@mindlink.bc.ca (George Lin) writes:

>> john s roberts writes:
>> 
>> So I have the ability to charge my radio in the car or at home?  Does the
>> battery charge when I operate the radio with either power supply attached?
>> In the car I use the radio while the 12v adapter is attached and at home
>> sometimes I listen with the BC-14 charger attached.  Am I charging the
>> battery at the same time?  Is this okay?
>> 


>The battery should still charge when you use your radio in the car.

>The adapter puts out 75mA.  The radio draws 120mA when receiving (battery
>saving mode off).  Thus your battery pack will still discharge (but at a slower
>rate).

If the 12v car adapter only supplies 75mA then I shouldn't even be able
to use the radio in the car without the battery?  What if I use my
home 4 amp 12volt power supply with the battery in and with it not
in?  What will happen?

I really appreciate your answers to my elementary questions!

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap
From: seligman@CS.Stanford.EDU (Scott Seligman)
Subject: Re: Hamfest Bogus Check Alert
Organization: Stanford University
	<bufhv7.64p@wang.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 22:31:59 GMT

In article <bufhv7.64p@wang.com> djenkins@wang.com (Dave Jenkins) writes:
> 
> randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes:
> 
>>5) A non-driving ID instead of a driver's license.  In California,
>>non-driving ID cards are very easy to get.
> 
> In MA they are issued by the registry and except for passing a driving test
> they are no easier to get than a dirver's license.  

In California they are issued by the DMV and except for passing a driving test
they are no easier to get than a driver's license.  In appearance they are
identical to licenses, except for some fine print.  I have one.


Scott Seligman	KC6OCK

Internet:  seligman@CS.Stanford.EDU
UUCP:      {uunet,decwrl,sun}!cs.stanford.edu!seligman
Packet:    kc6ock @ n0ary.#nocal.ca.usa.na
From: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
Subject: need address for VE3TSZ
Reply-To: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation -- Maynard, MA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 18:34:33 GMT


This station is not listed in any of the recent callbooks (either
hardcopy or on-line).  Any VEs wish to help?

Thanks - Jim AD1C

--
James J. Reisert                Internet:  reisert@sttng.enet.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corp.         UUCP:      ...decwrl!sttng.enet!reisert
146 Main Street			Voice:     508-493-5747
Maynard, MA  01754		FAX:       508-493-1890

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: lsmichae@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Lars Michael (Turo - Backstage))
Subject: Re: Alinco DJ-580
Organization: CSD., University of Erlangen, Germany
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:53:35 GMT

MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:

>Someone posted a message concerning DJ-580's with serial numbers lower
>than 4000.  A friend has such a radio and I can't remember what the
>comments were.  Could you repost them or send them direct.
Yeah, me too. My Alinco DJ-580E has a 25xx serial number.

								Larry

+--------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
| lsmichae@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de  |  IRC: Pit  (Mr. GIF)  |
|           pit@tequila.ni.sub.org           |  HAM radio:    DB3BW  |
|          Lars "Larry" Michael              +-----------------------+
|   Graduate Student of Computer Science     | Death is nature's way |
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From: MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Kenwood TH-215A
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:47:20 GMT
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

A non-networked friend has the above 2mm rig and would like to know
if there are any mods for the radio, or any other information she
could use to better utilize her TH-215A.

If you are in the San Jose Area, give her a call on 145.390. She's
KD6KGG and is becomming very active in the ham community.