HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: tkelso@afit.af.mil (TS Kelso)
Subject: Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format
Keywords: Satellite, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, Format
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 22:04:35 GMT

As a service to the satellite user community, the following description of the
NORAD two-line orbital element set format is uploaded to sci.space and
rec.radio.amateur.misc on a monthly basis.  The most current orbital elements
from the NORAD two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513)
427-0674, and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking
software are also available on this system.  The Celestial BBS may be accessed
24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit, no parity.  In addition, element sets (also updated daily) and some
documentation and software are also available via anonymous ftp from
archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

==============================================================================

Data for each satellite consists of three lines in the following format:

AAAAAAAAAAA
1 NNNNNU NNNNNAAA NNNNN.NNNNNNNN +.NNNNNNNN +NNNNN-N +NNNNN-N N NNNNN
2 NNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NNNNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NN.NNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Line 0 is a eleven-character name.

Lines 1 and 2 are the standard Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format identical
to that used by NORAD and NASA.  The format description is:

Line 1
Column     Description
 01-01     Line Number of Element Data
 03-07     Satellite Number
 10-11     International Designator (Last two digits of launch year)
 12-14     International Designator (Launch number of the year)
 15-17     International Designator (Piece of launch)
 19-20     Epoch Year (Last two digits of year)
 21-32     Epoch (Julian Day and fractional portion of the day)
 34-43     First Time Derivative of the Mean Motion
        or Ballistic Coefficient (Depending on ephemeris type)
 45-52     Second Time Derivative of Mean Motion (decimal point assumed;
           blank if N/A)
 54-61     BSTAR drag term if GP4 general perturbation theory was used.
           Otherwise, radiation pressure coefficient.  (Decimal point assumed)
 63-63     Ephemeris type
 65-68     Element number
 69-69     Check Sum (Modulo 10)
           (Letters, blanks, periods, plus signs = 0; minus signs = 1)

Line 2
Column     Description
 01-01     Line Number of Element Data
 03-07     Satellite Number
 09-16     Inclination [Degrees]
 18-25     Right Ascension of the Ascending Node [Degrees]
 27-33     Eccentricity (decimal point assumed)
 35-42     Argument of Perigee [Degrees]
 44-51     Mean Anomaly [Degrees]
 53-63     Mean Motion [Revs per day]
 64-68     Revolution number at epoch [Revs]
 69-69     Check Sum (Modulo 10)

All other columns are blank or fixed.

Example:

NOAA 6
1 11416U          86 50.28438588 0.00000140           67960-4 0  5293
2 11416  98.5105  69.3305 0012788  63.2828 296.9658 14.24899292346978
-- 
Dr TS Kelso                           Assistant Professor of Space Operations
tkelso@afit.af.mil                    Air Force Institute of Technology
From: coelho@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (John Coelho)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Dove Status?
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:07:16 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO



Does anyone know the status of the Dove (DO-17) microsat?
I have had no luck in copying or even hearing it on 145.825, at
what I think are the correct times.  Even after 72 hours of solid
monitoring, I've had no print.

E-mail or post.

Thank You,  John.
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Weak BNC's ??
Date: 30 Sep 92 15:04:24 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <BvDE4t.Ey1@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
>In article <9209291618.AA0691@catipult.anatcp.rockwell.com> cookav@catipult.anatcp.rockwell.COM writes:
>>connector.  No soldering, and in my "hang tests (270 pounds of N7CEU
>>dangling from the cable) it is always the cable that fails.  No soldering,
>
>Glad to see that you found a good connector.
>
>Unfortunately, my experience has been the exact opposite.  Crimp-on
>connectors especially, and twist-on connectors to a lesser extent,
>have been the cause of at least 90% of the problems with our 10Base2
>Ethernet.  (No, it's not a feedline, but it's RG-58/U with BNC
>connectors on the ends...)  Somebody moves their workstation, they tug
>on the cable, and the connector falls off.  And the entire segment
>goes down.

You go out and *buy* the proper Kings crimp tool ($105) and the proper
die set for the connector you're using ($35) and you never have a problem
again. The secret to crimp connectors is to quit using those #$%& gas
pliers to crimp them on and do it right. No the Radio Shack crimp tool
won't do, it isn't worth spit. It takes the precision machined die set
to make a 300 lb connection. The military likes crimp connectors, NASA
likes crimp connectors, you will too once you start putting them on with
the proper tool.

Gary KE4ZV
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Phone patches
Date: 3 Oct 92 13:30:37 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <1992Oct2.193146.25690@netcom.com> kehoe@netcom.com (Thomas David Kehoe) writes:
>Posted to: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu, rec.radio.amateur.misc
>
>I'm developing a product for stutterers that will process 
>speech when talking on the telephone.  To connect the 
>processor to the phone, I bought a "phone patch" for ham 
>radios, the MFJ Telepatch II, for $69.95.  It works fine, 
>but if I get this working well I'd like to sell them.  I'd 
>like to find a cheaper phone patch, without the ham radio 
>features I don't need.
>
>Are there other manufacturers of phone patches? I have the 
>schematic for the MFJ unit, but if other phone patch 
>schematics are available, I'd appreciate a reference.
>
>All I need is audio in and audio out.  My processor unit 
>will have volume controls for both.  I suppose I should have 
>something to keep the outgoing level below -20dBm, as I 
>understand that the phone company doesn't want levels over 
>this.
>
>I don't think I need the microphone or speaker jacks, null 
>adjustment, etc., that the MFJ unit includes.  I don't need 
>the circuits to switch between sending and receiving voice, 
>as telephones do both at the same time.
>
>Lastly, if I sell more than 20-30 of these, I'll have a 
>complete circuitboard designed with a phone patch on it.  If 
>it connects to the handset jack, not the phone line, can I 
>avoid FCC Part 68 certification?  I understand that 
>certification costs about $20,000.  Will the phone patch 
>circuit be substantially different?

In essence, a phone patch is nothing more than a 2 wire to 4 wire
hybrid and a protective network to meet Part 68. A standard telephone
*already* does this. So if you connect at the handset cord, all you
need to do is watch the balance impedances of your sources and loads
to keep the hybrid balanced, and you have what you need.

Gary KE4ZV
From: ws1c.UUCP%rocky.dnet@ws1c.UUCP (Andrea Preciado)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: High Gain Ant for mobile
Date: 28 Sep 1992 16:09:06 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

From:  Andrea Preciado, WS1C
Internet:  WS1C%WS1C.uucp@rocky.gte.com
                       or
            Preciadoa@aspen.ulowell.edu


or this newsgroup...

I wonder if anyone knows of a commercially available mobile mag mount 
antenna that has higher gain than the Hustler 5/8 wave over a 1/4 wave
antenna that I am currently using.

I would also be interested in a 440Mhz amplifier that could be driven
with 35 watts.

Thanks for any help.

-Andrea
From: FDBBC@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Fred Bogin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Barry elctronics...
Date: 5 Oct 1992 12:57:07 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

So where IS a good place to buy ham equipment in the NYC area????

Fred Bogin
WA6WUP
From: bourque@sceng.UB.COM (Bourque_David)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: KENWOOD TS530S TO HAMTRONICS TRANVERTER INTERFACE
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:10:34 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Tom writes in response to my posting:

>IF YOU CHECK THE MANUAL YOU WILL SEE ON A MULTI PIN CONNECTOR ON THE
>BACK OF THE 530S THERE IS A TRANSVERTER OUTPUT.  TO DISABLE THE FINALS,
>TURN THE SCREEN GRID VOLTAGE OFF AND THAT WILL KILL THE FINALS.....

>CHECK THE MANUAL!  THERE IS A TRANSVERTER OUTPUT!!!  I'VE SEEN IT!!
>THE TRANSVERTER OUTPUT TAKES THE DRIVE OFF THE 12BY7A DRIVER.... IT
>IS STILL A LITTLE HIGH, BUT A SMALL ATTENUATOR CAN HANDLE IT.  KENWOOD
>HAS ALWAYS DESIGNED A TRANSVERTER INTERFACE IN THE TS-520(S), TS-530S,
>TS-820(S) AND TS-830S RIGS......  i KNOW, I HAVE OWNED EVERYONE OF THEM
>AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.... I OWN TWO 830S RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE TRANSVERTER
>INTERFACES...... SO DO THE 530S.....IF YOU READ THE MANUAL YOU'LL SEE IT!

>Tom

OK Tom, I did check my manual and there is no OBVIOUS transverter
interface shown.  Two multi pin connectors exist.  One as EXTERNAL VFO
and the other as REMOTE.  Both defined as follows
PIN# EXTERNAL VFO   REMOTE
1    VFO SIGNAL     RECORD OUTPUT
2    RELAY CONTROL  RELAY COMMON
3    +9V            PTT LINE
4    CW FREQ SHIFT  RELAY N.O.
5    VFO CONTROL    RELAY N.C.
6    DISPLAY CTRL   ALC INPUT
7    GROUND         NO CONNECTION
8    +12V

OK Tom, Which of these signals do you think is the transverter
output????
Your reference from the 12BY7A driver is a good place to make a mod. 
Thanks for the tip.  The signal called DRV (from the schematic) does
NOT go to ANY connector on the rear of the TS-530S.  Maybe your 530S
was of a different vintage than mine.  My manual does NOT show a
transverter output.  Have you got any more suggestions?  Based upon
your suggestion to use the output of the 12BY7A I have the following
question.  How much load can I place on this point?  The spec for the
transverter says it is a 50 ohm input.  I doubt I can load the DRV
line with a 50 ohm load.  Any thoughts?
We have taken up enough bandwidth on the net with this one.  Please
email me directly if you have any lengthy thoughts.  I will post the
results once I get the interface worked out if the interest is there.
73 for now.  de WB1FLD  email bourque@sceng.ub.com
From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Major reorganization of rec.radio.amateur.misc
Date: 26 Sep 92 17:42:16 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Originator: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu

flloyd@l1-a.West.Sun.COM (Fred Lloyd [Phoenix SE]) writes:

>In article <1992Sep22.144901.13972@lonex.rl.af.mil> popyackl@lonex.rl.af.mil (Leonard J. Popyack) writes:
>>In article <Buq3tx.8xv@news.larc.nasa.gov> zawodny@arbd0.larc.nasa.gov (Dr. Joseph M Zawodny) writes:
>>>
>>>     .technical - This group would be for the discussion of real
>>>     .consumer  - This group is for the "What do you think of ...'s rig" or
>>>     .bulletin  - Here is where all the automatically forewarded ARRL stuff,
>>>     .ragchew   - This will be the largest of the news groups and one I will
>>[stuff deleted]
>>
>>I second this.  Lets put it to a vote.
>>wf2v
>>

>I would settle for one good, moderated group.

>Any aspiring net control ops out there?

[Note:  I posted this about a week ago, but due to an incorrect
Distribution header on the original message (it was set to
"rec.radio.amateur.misc") it never propogated out.]

No, just us net control freaks. :-)

I wouldn't mind co-moderating a bulletin and FAQ-oriented newsgroup such
as rec.radio.announce or rec.radio.info (similar in setup and function
to news.answers).  Naturally, this would have to be acceptable to a
majority of the net (I have my detractors) and I would prefer if it
rotated among several guest editors (such as with
alt.comp.acad-freedom.news).

Any other volunteers?

73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU

pschleck@unomaha.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: <tonyp@cnvxla.COM> (good, Conan - good!)
Subject: Re: Novice Class Question
Reply-To: tonyp@convex.COM 
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 15:46:51 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <randall.717898207@seashore> randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes:
}rhatch@sdsu.edu (Richard Hatch) writes:
}
}Novices
}may also operate SSB phone on 10m from 28.3 to 28.5 MHz.   

It's that in the "EXTRA CLASS" CB band?

--
Tony J. Podrasky |  What's this thing?
 San Diego , Ca   |  It's called a MODEM.
tonyp@convex.com |  And what's this button for? 
WA2EAA NNNN ZCZC  |  Whatever you do, don't touc{{{7bh6xx!{@%%hxbd&$#)$% NO CARRIER
From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Finally!!! History of the word "HAM"
Date: 29 Sep 92 02:32:09 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

The three-initials theory fails because the purported name of the
Mexican? Spanish? ship in the story is a string of letters that cannot
possibly be Spanish.

-- 
+ Michael Covington - Artificial Intelligence Programs - U of Georgia - USA 
+ Unless otherwise noted, these are private opinions, not official statements.
Xref: sparky rec.radio.amateur.misc:16349 rec.radio.swap:2628
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: CALLSIGN!!!!
From: zoltar@glasgow.amigans.gen.nz (Grant Thoms)
Date: 2 Oct 92 13:42:07 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: The .SIG research Department, General Enquiries Office

In article <1992Sep29.070423.27806@wam.umd.edu> adam@wam.umd.edu (Adam L. Greenberg) writes:
>Well, gang, it's finally here!
>
>I'm       N 3 N K I    ! ! ! ! ! !
>
>Talk to you all soon!
>
>--Adam
>  Got my first QSO tonight, and a guy in the shower with his HT!!!
>


Hey Adam!!!! I am trying to get into the scene at the mo!! Maybe when I get my license etc.. we can have an actual chat!! :)  
There is a letter in the mail, watch out for it!!

Cheers and 73's

Grant

-- 
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
        Grant Thoms (Zoltar) Co-Sysop of `Silent Imperium' BBS
  //                Zoltar@Glasgow.Amigans.Gen.NZ
\X/                             ----
         Standard Quote: `Insert $10 for the next 0.5 seconds'
                *** Opinions expressed are my own ***
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: uri@watson.ibm.com (Uri Blumenthal,35-016,8621267,)
Subject: Re: ICOM-2SRA: 2m and Scanner: How is it?
Originator: uri@aixproj.watson.ibm.com
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 00:05:18 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

From article <RFINCH.92Oct2211812@venice.water.ca.gov>, by rfinch@water.ca.gov (Ralph Finch):
> I've had one for several months; I think it's great.  One great thing
> about the scanner side, which many dedicated scanners don't have (esp.
> those from the Shack), is that it's completely linear from 25 MHz to
> the top, 950 MHz, no cutouts!  Many scanners deliberately drop freqs
> so you can't receive, for instance, cellular phone calls.  I prefer to
> decide for myself what to listen to, rather than some burearocrat or
> company official.

That was exactly why I chose that scanner, and not any of the
competitive branches. Well, it's also very nice to be able to
have your 2m transceiver within the same unit too (:-).

Anyway, I own one, and I'm satisfied with it.

Regards,
Uri.
------------
<Disclaimer>
-- 
Regards,
Uri.		uri@watson.ibm.com
------------
<Disclaimer>
From: bill@prijat.cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Callsign situation...
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:15:50 GMT
Reply-To: bill@platypus.uofs.edu
Organization: University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

In article <9209222011.AA11024@ucsd.edu>, William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM writes:
|> 
|> a few years ago now, i was involved in a project to convey examination 
|> information to the area novices.  we were able to get a mailing list, set 
|> up the word processor to merge the names and addresses with the standard 
|> blah about when and where the exams were and a bit of pep talk about why 
|> you should consider upgrading.  All sent first class mail = about 300 total.
|> 
|> we got back something like 15 to 20 percent as undeliverable (well, ok, 1 guy 
|> had died in a car wreck or something) and it appeared that many of these folks
|> never bothered (or realized they were supposed to) update the FCC with their 
|> new addresses.  was quite a surprize to get back about 60 of the 300 letters 
|> we sent out with those yellow "undeliverable" stickers on them.
|> 
|> checked them the next year against the buckmaster CD rom and found that a few 
|> (5 or 10) had filed new addresses, another 2 or 3 were silent keys but 
|> the majority of the 60 were still listed at the same address as before.
|> 

Actually, that seems like about the right percentage for Novices who decide
that Ham Radio is a waste of time and just walk away.  Of course, with the 
10 year license, you won't know that for quite some time.

bill     KB3YV

-- 

     Bill Gunshannon          |        If this statement wasn't here,
     bill@platypus.uofs.edu   |  This space would be left intentionally blank
     bill@tuatara.uofs.edu    |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Info on 2m glass/disguise antenna wanted
From: petrisko@evax2.engr.arizona.edu (William Petrisko)
Date: 28 Sep 92 07:42:07 MST
Reply-To: petrisko@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
Distribution: usa,local
Organization: University of Arizona, College of Engineering and Mines, Tucson

I recently purchased a truck, and for some reason i can't seem to 
bring myself to drill holes in it (no other car i've owned has been
so lucky!)..  

Anyway, the question remains... how can I mount some useful antennas?
At bare minimum, i'd like to run 2m on a regular basis, an on-glass 
antenna is one route (low to no gain), also antenna specialists used to
make a disguise antenna (am/fm/2m) but that has been discontinued.

Does anyone know of any other manufaturer that makes a disguise antenna?
Other suggestions would be appreciated as well...

-bill
--
bill petrisko                                  petrisko@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
   aka n7lwo                 ...!uunet!4gen!warlok!gargle!omnisec!thumper!bill
From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Q-signals, history
Date: 29 Sep 1992 18:27:48 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: hobbes.ucsc.edu


I got to wondering if Q signals originated with radio telegraphy, or if
they were something that came over from wire line telegraphy.
-- 
haynes@cats.ucsc.edu
haynes@cats.bitnet

"Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an Art."
        Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle
From: jdelancy@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: [ANS] Do ARRL read their e-mail?
Date: 3 Oct 92 10:41:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: tecnet1.9210040038.AA29500
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

>Darrell, NR3Y, asks if ARRL reads their e-mail.  I can't speak for all of their
>staff but Bart Jahnke of the VEC department answered me in about two hours
>today (10/2/92).  Not too bad.
>
>		Jim, NX9F
>
What is the complete E-mail addresses for the VEC and its
staff (Bart, Sue Corliss, etc).  Seems to be that use of E-mail
via Internet would be a good way to "schedule" VE testing sessions
with the ARRL VE for the VE groups that are bulk stocked.
From: asqp-nbf@zama-emh1.army.mil (ASQP-NBF)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: ARRL
Date: 1 Oct 1992 20:57:40 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Hello net who at the ARRL is the person a book store would contact
to start getting the ARRL ppublications. I'm trying to get the Stars and 
Stripes bookstore buyer to start carrying Ham Pubs and need the point
of contact.

Thanks
de Roland 7J1AKI
From: johna@icsbelf.co.uk (John Agnew)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Yaesu FT-415 tech tip
Date: 2 Oct 92 11:14:37 GMT
Organization: ICS Computing Group Ltd., Belfast
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Bill Owens (owens@acsu.buffalo.edu) wrote:
: Just a quick note about an experience my father (N2RJB) went through
: with his brand new Yaesu FT-415. When he ordered it, it was supposed to
: have Rx 130-174 and Tx 140-150, but it arrived only able to cover
: 144-148.  After much fiddling and looking in the manual, he called the
: reseller's tech support and found out that his radio should have
: arrived with the wider range but must have been set up incorrectly at
: the factory.
: 
: The procedure to get the wider frequency range is simply to turn the
: radio on while holding the up and down arrow keys.  This is a rather
: important bit of information, since the tech also said that resetting
: the CPU (press and hold MR and VFO while turning the radio on) also
: sets the frequency range back to 144-148! No idea why Yaesu didn't
: include it in the manual...
: 

This "trick" can also be used to extend the VHF range of the FT 470. I
think the ranges are the same as for the FT-415 after it has been
extended.

John
-- 
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