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From: tjonz@caliban.Corp.Sun.COM (Todd Jonz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: PL-259s on 9913 Coax
Date: 5 Sep 1992 00:03:30 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: tjonz@caliban.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: caliban.corp.sun.com

In article 14979@n8emr.cmhnet.org, gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders) writes:

	> I am still trying to find out why [Radio Shack] is carring TNC 
	> connectors, who is using them?

ICOM for one.  The IC-12GAT uses a TNC connector.  Took me a while to find a
BNC/TNC adapter for my triband duckie, but I finally did so at a Radio Shack store.  Wait just a minute -- did I just post something *nice* about Radio 
Shack?!  ;-)


KB6JXT, Todd
From: abfhb@stdvax.DNET.NASA.GOV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: STS-47 Keplerian Set GSFC-012
Date: 15 Sep 1992 15:49:40 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

SB SAREX@AMSAT $STS-47-008
STS-47 Keplerian Set GSFC-012

Enclosed is the latest Keplerian data for STS-47 as generated by
Ron Parise, WA4SIR at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

STS-47 Element Set GSFC-012 (Orbit 49)

 STS-47
 1 22120U 92 61  A 92259.61569380 0.00076435  00000-0  25599-3 0   124
 2 22120  56.9971  93.6720 0008801 289.1809  70.8314 15.89530661   497

 Satellite: STS-47
 Catalog number: 22120
 Epoch time:      92259.61569380         (15 SEP 92   14:46:35.95 UTC)
 Element set:     GSFC-012
 Inclination:       56.9971 deg
 RA of node:        93.6720 deg          Space Shuttle Flight STS-47
 Eccentricity:    0.0008801                  Keplerian Elements
 Arg of perigee:   289.1809 deg
 Mean anomaly:      70.8314 deg
 Mean motion:   15.89530661 rev/day      Semi-major Axis: 6681.7300 Km
 Decay rate:       0.76E-03 rev/day*2    Apogee  Alt:        309.22 Km
 Epoch rev:              49              Perigee Alt:        297.46 Km


 NOTE - This element set is based on NORAD element set # 012.
        The spacecraft has been propagated to the next ascending
        node, and the orbit number has been adjusted to bring it
        into agreement with the NASA numbering convention.

Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
AMSAT V.P. for Manned Space Programs
E-Mail:     ka3hdo@amsat.org
Alt E-Mail  EAST::"abfhb@stdvax.gsfc.nasa.gov"

/EX
From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Good HF Rigs
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:06:32 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

Dan=Senie%Eng%Banyan@Thing.banyan.COM writes:

>>I would recommend the Icom 735.  You may be able to pick one
>>up used for $600-$700.  The 725 and 726 are also good rigs, and
>>their prices should be coming down now that they've been
>>discontinued.  (The 725 was selling new recently for only $750)
>>Icom's service is excellent, as I and many hams on the net have
>>said.

>Randall, these are in fact fine rigs, but are not what the original poster was
>looking for. The price-class asked about would have included the IC-765, not 
>the 735.

>Further, the 725, 726, and 735 are NOT the best choices for RTTY or AMTOR. In 
>fact, the IC-751A is a fairly good choice for these modes, but is a dated rig.

I did not see a price class in the original posting.  The original
posting said "I mainly work CW."  For price vs. performance, the 735
is a great CW rig.   I have used it with an MFJ 1278 for RTTY and AMTOR 
with no problem.  You are correct, the other rigs you mention are better
for RTTY, but it did not sound to me like those modes were very important
to him.  Also, he mentioned that he liked SSB contests, and I like
the 735 and 726 for that as well.   The 726 is particularly easy
to use when working splits and changing bands.  My experience
with the higher-priced rigs led me to the conclusion that they
were not worth the higher prices.   Of course, I am not
a hard-core contester, but the original poster didn't say that
he was one either.

So, I was simply offering my advice and very positive experience
with the lower-end Icom rigs.  I don't believe I should be scolded
for talking time to offer advice.

I also cannot recommend any Kenwood rig for any reason right now.
Their serivce is horrible.  They do not deserve our business.
Icom's service out of their Bellevue WA facility is outstanding.
(I was talking to their tech support earlier today)


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Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems    uunet!pyramid!infmx!randall
From: dubner@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Joe Dubner)
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:26:40 GMT
Subject: Re: Yaesu FT-ONE Owners?
Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

With the thread about poor customer service from the "big three" amateur
radio manufacturers, perhaps others will find it interesting that I came
away very favorably impressed with Yaesu's replacement parts service.  I
needed a couple of crystals for my FT-ONE (to fix the drift problem
mentioned in the basenote).  The rig has been out of production for
about 8 years.

I called Yaesu and got the typical (and not unexpected)
automated-phone-system-with-all-lines-busy response, but I took them up
on their offer to leave a voicemail message.  I specified the two part
numbers that I wanted to order.  The next morning, a Yaesu
representative called back with prices and availability already in hand
and took my order!

The parts were very inexpensive ($4.50 for a 20 MHz crystal and $11.50
for a 24.5 MHz rock).  Alas, that's probably the root cause of my
alignment drift problem.  I don't see how a $4.50 crystal can provide a
long-term stable reference for a PLL synthesizer.  My original crystals
had drifted out of the range that the trimmer capacitors will correct
and I have no reason to believe that these replacements will be any
different.

I'll probably order some custom crystals from a crystal manufacturer
next time, but I was very pleasantly surprised by Yaesu returning my
phone call and having the parts.

73,
Joe, K7JD
Xref: sparky rec.radio.amateur.misc:15501 rec.radio.swap:2434
From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: Hamfest Bogus Check Alert
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:17:46 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:

>In article <1992Sep11.205921.24963@mtu.edu> mtjachim@mtu.edu (Mr. M. T. Jachimstal) writes:
>>randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes:
>>>1) A low check number.  The account may just
>>>have been opened.  Be suspicious of check numbers below 500.
>>>

>Matthew, most banks will allow you to start your check numbers at
>any point. When last I changed banks, I started my new account at
>5,312 to maintain continuity in my accounting. Any competent check 
>forger knows this too, so being concerned about low check numbers 
>only catches the amateurs.

About 75% of the bad checks that my retail store took in 5 years 
had a low check number.   This is one of many factors I listed
that should cause suspicion. 

I also said "be suspicious", not "absolutely do not take the check."
I ended my posting with the advice of "use your common sense
and judgement."

There is something that everyone needs to understand about
personal checks.  They are, in fact, I.O.Us.   That's right:
it's the same thing as someone writing "IOU" on a blank
sheet of paper.  Personal checks are, when all is said and done, a
promise from the individual that they are good for the amount
on the check.  If the check bounces, you have only one choice, and
that is to get the money from the person who wrote the check.  If
the person refuses, or if you cannot contact him, then you are out of
luck.  PERIOD.  Sure, you can call the police and try to take 
someone to court, but this takes time and energy and rarely produces 
results.  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.

I also said in my article that most hams are honest, and that
since ham equipment usually does not have a high black market
value, you are a bit safer.  However, you have got to protect
yourself from getting ripped off.  Things just get worse during
a recession.  When I heard about the guy taking check number 115 
with an expired driver's license, I could only shake my head.  
I only hope that others do not make the same mistake.

Once again: if you are suspicious of the check, offer a deal
where the guy pays at least some cash along with the check.
The crooks will always refuse that deal.  No one will pay you 
to rip you off.


73 DE KK6MY


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Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems    uunet!pyramid!infmx!randall
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: sih@next09epsl.wam.umd.edu (Shahed Ibne Husain)
Subject: CB (The smallest , the cheapest,though powerful)
Keywords: CB
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:03:54 GMT


Hi! netters,
	I am planning to buy a portable (like walkie-talkies) cb radio.  
Since I have a budgetary problem , I am looking for the chepest cb radio  
available in the usa. Also the cb has to be powerful and smallest in size  
( I really hate those huge ones ). If any of you have any informartion  
regarding the best manufacturer of cb's and their address then please  
e-mail me at "sih@wam.umd.edu" with their address, phone number (800  
number preferable) and their price . My budget is $ 150-200 . I really  
cannot afford to pay a whole lot because I am broke after paying the  
tuition for the fall semester ;(. Also is there any mail order catalog for  
cb radios? Plese let me know that too (i.e. how to get my adress listed on  
the mailing list).
 
	Thank you all.

Shahed.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (Charles Adams)
Subject: ARRL Convention Code Run
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:40:00 GMT

Gang,  (is that non-sexist?)  :-)

i saw in QST several months back that an attempt was to be made
at the world record of 72.5wpm for continental morse by a W7
at the ARRL convention.  was such an attempt made and was it
successful?

72 de K5FO,

-- 

   Chuck Adams, K5FO @ 65wpm cw 
   adams@sgi.com
From: oo7@ut-emx.uucp (Derek Wills)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: ST1T
Keywords: QSL info
Date: 12 Sep 92 17:53:56 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

JMG%TNTECH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Jeff M. Gold) asks:

>>Does anyone know the QSL info for ST1T?

Something tells me you worked this station on CW.   Add one dit to the 
first letter and you have HT1T, which is one of several cute/contest 
calls used by SM0OIG/YN (Nicaragua), whose QSL manager is SM0KCR (not 
SM0KER, which is how I always think of it).  You may be able to get a
card direct, but you certainly can via the bureau.

Happy ditting -

Derek Wills (AA5BT, G3NMX)
Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, 
Austin TX 78712.  (512-471-1392)
oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu 
oo7@emx.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave,sci.astro,sci.geo.meteorology
From: william@bcarh472.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (William Moss)
Subject: Re: Watching Aurora/TV
Organization: Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 21:42:07 GMT

In article <BuL3up.2Bv@ais.org>, tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler) writes:
|> >In article <1992Sep4.134225.11052@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, snyder@ronin.lerc.nasa.gov (David B. Snyder) writes:
|> >> Yesterday evening (3 Sept) about 7:30 (23:30UT) I was switching through
|> >> the UHF band and found? Channel 31, apparently a Canadian station.  What
|> >> makes this unusual is that I live in Cleveland, we don't normally pick up
|> >> Canadian stations easily.  I'm guessing the reason for the reception 
|> >> is the auroral activity.  
|> >
|> >> Question for you in southern Ontario:  Where is Channel 31 broadcast from?
|> >> as well as Channel 9 and 38 and 40?  I'm getting the impression CBC is not
|> >> good about telling where the broadcasts originate.  
|>  
|> Chan.  Callsign     Location  (Affiliation)


|> 22                  CANADA (NBC)
      CIII-TV-22 Stevenson, Ont . Global. 9relay channel 41, Toronto 
|> 29                       (NBC)
       CIII-TV-29, Oil Springs, Ont. (near Sarnia) Global 

Global operates a string of rebroadcasters across Southern and Central Ontario.
Others are: 2 Bancroft (Venachar) 100kw
            6 Paris               100kw
            6 Hull(Camp Fortune- low power, only about 12kw to protect CBMT Mtl.)
            7 Midland
            4 Owen Sound
            27 Peterbourough
  
I noticed fairly good conditions last night, here in Ottawa.
The stations that don't usually come in at all are marked with an asterisk(*).
*16 WNPE  PBS Watertown NY
*17 CIVM  RQ  Montreal Quebec
 18 WNPI  PBS Norwood NY 
*22 WVNY  ABC Burlington VT
 24 CICO  TVO Ottawa (Camp Fortune)
 26 CKWS2 CBC Spencerville, Ont
 30 CIVH  RQ  Hull(CampFortune)
*32 CBLFT-SRC Kingston Ont
*33 WETK  PBS(VET) Burlington, Vt
*35 CFJP  TQS Montreal,PQ
*38 CICO  TVO Kingston Ont
*39 CICO  TVO Hawkesbury, Ont
 40 CHOT  TVA Hull(Camp Fortune)
*42 W42AP ABC Massena NY (LPT of WWTI-50)
*48 CICO  TVO Hawkesbury
 49 CFGS  TQS Hull(CampFortune)
*50 WWTI  ABC Watertown-ThousandIslands
*52 CICO  TVO ???
 57 WCFE  PBS Plattsburg,NY (LyonMountain)
*68 WSYT  FOX Syracuse NY

I use a Radio Shack 10ft UHF yagi, pointed (horizontally) WSW towards
  Lyon Mountain in upstate NY, with a 20dB inline amp.

--
William Moss
william@bnr.ca
Ottawa, Ont. Canada   . not the views of BNR or NT.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: bjrineha@iastate.edu (Brian J Rinehart)
Subject: QSL information?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
 KA0KHE
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:35:16 GMT
From: dube@cpdvax.CSc.ti.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: batteries on concrete
Date: 10 Sep 1992 06:54:14 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com writes:
>....and causes caracks to appear :)  :)

"Caracks"  n. cracks in concrete appearing in or near where automobiles
are parked.      Actually, this word was coined by my inability to 
typewrite ..er.. type right.     :)

73,
Dube Todd        AB5AP       <dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com>
From: zlau@arrl.org (Zack Lau)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: RG 8 atten @ 20 Mhz?
Date: 8 Sep 92 19:49:18 EDT
Organization: American Radio Relay League

>Indeed, it's sobering to realize that a monster antenna may only
>be worth 1/2 an S unit. Seems hardly worth the bother. It *is*
>often worth the bother, but only because of the 6 S unit front
>to back ratio of the monster beam that allows notching out interfering
>stations. That's usually much more important than the forward gain
>of the antenna. Most of us rarely operate within a 1/2 S unit of 
>the noise floor at HF.
>Gary KE4ZV

Actually, my experience operating DX contests out in Hawaii indicates
that those monster antennas often buys more like 20 dB.  In other words,
really big stations will be audible even during deep fades, while other
stations just aren't there (you see them in the contest writeups). I've
come to the conclusion that its the the vertical pattern that is really 
important--compare the radiation patterns at low angles, say 3 or 4 degrees.
Of course, this is during marginal conditions.  During really wild, excellent
conditions, the big arrays lose their immense advantage (barely workable vs
no contact). 

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: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Good HF rigs
Date: 11 Sep 92 00:04:06 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

JMG%TNTECH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Jeff M. Gold) writes:

>This has probably been discussed before, but I am hopefully
>going to purchase a new (or used) HF rig.

>I work mainly CW, but also RTTY and AMTOR... and SSB in
>contests sometimes, and some SSB ragchewing and DXing. I
>like an ocassional CW contest also.

>After investigating I think I would like something like the
>Yaesu 990, or Kenwood 850 or Ten Tec.

>What are peoples actually experiences and pros and cons.

>Of course I would now be hesitant about the 850 if Kenwood's
>service is so bad.


I would recommend the Icom 735.  You may be able to pick one
up used for $600-$700.  The 725 and 726 are also good rigs, and
their prices should be coming down now that they've been
discontinued.  (The 725 was selling new recently for only $750)
Icom's service is excellent, as I and many hams on the net have
said.


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Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems    uunet!pyramid!infmx!randall
From: M.Willis@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Mike Willis)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: batteries on concrete
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:39:19 GMT
Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK. GU2 5XH

In article <607@bongo.UUCP>, julian@bongo.UUCP (Julian Macassey) writes:
|> 
|> 	Craig Shergold is a seven year old boy dying from an incurable
|> brain tumour. 
|> 	
|> 	Craig, who lives in England. would like to see his name in the
|> Guinness book of Records before he dies.  Rather vthan collect QSL
|> cards or post cards, he wouldlike a whole new category. He is collecting 
|> car batteries that died by accidentally being placed on concrete. If you 
|> have a car battery that died from being placed on concrete, please mail 
|> it to Craig.
|> 
|> 	Help support a dying boy's wish. Mail those dead batteries now
|> -- 
|> Julian Macassey, julian@bongo.info.com  N6ARE@WA6FWI.#SOCAL.CA.USA.NA
|> 742 1/2 North Hayworth Avenue Hollywood CA 90046-7142 voice (213) 653-4495

Oh no not again! Remember to empty out the acid first.
From: grady@btr.BTR.COM (Grady Ward  grady@btr.com)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: *146.52 WB1GOF signs in Massachusetts (long, but good!)
Date: 6 Sep 92 17:59:52 GMT
Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA. Contact: Customer Service cs@BTR.COM

Jay Maynard (jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu K5ZC) writes in part:

...
"Time after time, when disaster strikes, public safety agencies discussing how
to improve their response say that their communications didn't work, either
because they didn't have enough frequencies to handle their level of traffic
or because the radios are incompatible with each other. This situation *will*
*not* *change*, no matter how much money gets thrown at the problem, and no
matter how much the agencies involved wish it to happen. There are simply too
few available frequencies, and too little training."
...

"I can tell you this: Bleat about ARES/RACES all you want to...but I suggest,
if you really feel that way, that you not be in League City when disaster
strikes: we'll be depending on amateur communications."


----------------------------

I think the 911 system is a terrific counterexample to your first statement,
as is the growth of the cellular and fiber-optic technologies, deregulated
telephony and so on.

While 911 is not perfect, can get overloaded, and so forth, it is much
better than looking up the proper emergency number ion the book
(selecting whether you need fire, police, ambulance properly of course)
and dealing with the vagaries of the local police desk for proper routing, etc.

Or dialing 0 for operator and having a AT&T telephone clerk do the triage
and selection of proper city and department, and so on.

No question that the integrated 911 network is a great step forward in
getting help to the needy.  So the situation *does* indeed *change*.

All I can say is that if the professionals who conceived, implemented, and
now staff such 911 services instead spent that creative energy putting more
light bars on their comical "emergency communications van," or working as
"net control" for groups (like on K6FB) that only check in a fraction of their
members, then we'd have a lot more dead hams lying around from their
coronaries suffered while trying to waddle to the fire lines.


With your second point about bleating about ARE/RACES (I prefer Patty
Winter's "carping" image of a great piebald koi dripping and gaping at about
3 hz over a computer keyboard), I will certainly be helping out my neighbors
with outgoing health and welfare messages as an *individual* with my
IC-735 and random-wire tuner.

_Individual_ Amateurs are a great resource, but we do not need the Iambic Keystone 
Kops ARES/RACES theater.  If you want to help in emergency communications,
get involved with supporting your local police, fire, or EMT _professionals_.

Grady Ward  KD6ETH/AA




Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: adam@wam.umd.edu (Adam L. Greenberg)
Subject: Re: Stories.
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 09:19:42 GMT



In article <14826@mindlink.bc.ca> Marc_North@mindlink.bc.ca (Marc North) writes:
>I'm interested in hearing from any of you who have interesting stories to tell
>about any QSO's that stand out in your mind. Perhaps a really distant contact,
>or someone famous or anything at all that you remember as being outstanding.

third party rule, I have used 2m with my friend Chris, N3FWR, a bit.  Well,
one night we're up at the shack really late and we thought we had keyed up
a really distant repeater.  Turns out that the 'voice' we were hearing was
some guy in NJ who had a larynx replacement...all of his words were monotone
and over the static we were receiving difficult to understand at best.
So we finally had to resort to (ugh!) the phonetic alphabet...November Two...
Well, finally we resorted to questions from us and him answering "Affirmative"
or "Negative".  Jeez, was that difficult.
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