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From: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Date: 19 Nov 92 16:23:32 GMT
Reply-To: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Organization: Computer Science Department at Rose-Hulman
NNTP-Posting-Host: eeserver.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu

Jack sed...

> >****   You will need a FOREIGN callsign server.
> >
> >If there is one, please let me know how to use it.
> >
> >tnx es 73 de K9CUN, Jack 
>

Then Tad sed...

> Why would you need a FOREIGN callsign server to look up a holder
> of a call that starts with WB6??
> 
========================================================
Tad:

The reason you'd use a foreign call sign server is that MB's call
is a DX call.

I didn't know he also has a USA call.   
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: Marc_North@mindlink.bc.ca (Marc North)
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:50:17 GMT

> clyde@dodeca.UUCP writes:
>
> [....]
>
> ...Or how about this one:
>
> Call-Sign: N6KGB                    Class: GENERAL
> Previously: KA6VPS                  Class: TECHNICIAN
> Real Name: JAMES J STEWART          Birthday: OCT 23, 1918
> Mailing Address: 361 S CLARK DR, BEVERLY HILLS, CA  90211
> Station Address: SAME AS MAILING ADDRESS
> Valid From: MAR 2, 1984             To: MAR 2, 1994
> Records Last Processed: MAR 2, 1984
>
> The age looks right, I think.


No, Jimmy Stewart was born May 20, 1908.


--
Marc North  --  The Lanceholder's Group
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From: bl298@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John Palaima)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: Yaesu Ft727R lithium battery, and other possible problems
Date: 18 Nov 1992 11:04:19 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Reply-To: bl298@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John Palaima)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


I'm writing on behalf of a friend (N1NIG) whose used Yaesu FT727R 
dualband handheld has developed several problems since he purchased it.

A chronology

1) The accompanying battery pack is a FNB-4, rated 12V @ 500 mAh.  
It's 6 volts, after a charge.
 

2) The rig worked fine the day he got it, but soon after, the rig 
would display "Err" instead of a frequency.  He consulted with a few 
locals who diagnosed a PLL problem (one of them "generously" offered 
to fix the radio at $40/hr, 3 hrs. estimated, that would be just about 
half of what it was sold for.) 

 

3)  He took apart the radio--the battery terminal connectors came 
loose.  Worse, when he brought it over my place, the lithium memory 
battery was loose, one solder-tab completely off.

 

Questions:

 

1) On the battery terminals, there's a red and a blue wire, for the 
power connectors.  This sounds like a stupid question, but is red 
positive?  I once worked on a Volvo that used a *blue* wire for 
positive, so maybe this isn't stupid.

2) Can I get the lithium cell from Yaesu?   It's a CR2..2 (can't read 
the middle numbers), 3V and with solder-tabs in non-standard places.

3) Is there any other reason for the apparent PLL problem?  In my 
experience, two or more simultaneous unrelated failures in a radio are 
very unlikely.  I think the battery problems *are* the smoking gun (or 
wire) in this case, but I must ask, in case I replace the cell 
only to find something else wrong.

4) Is the battery pack cooked?  Can it be rejuvenated or re-packed?  
(It's hooked to a dumb, slow charger, BTW, not a fast-charge.)

I'd appreciate some answers.  N1NIG's parents got him the radio as a 
gift, and they aren't happy it doesn't work.  And I'm unlucky enough 
to be the nearest ham upon which to dump their frustrations.

73's, N1KGH





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johnp@silver.lcs.mit.edu     johnp@pro-angmar.alfalfa.com
bl298@cleveland.freenet.edu  comin soon> johnp@bcs.org
johnp@trystero.uucp	     also I am a HAM so soon> N1NIG@amsat.org 
Looking:Apple//e Digitizing Soft, Agate 90+,BinSCII II for the //e
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: little@nuts2u.enet.dec.com (nuts2u::little)
Subject: Re: NEW TECH..
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 19:24:13 GMT
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

donh@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Don Hay) writes:

>                                       ...didn't know one end of a resistor
>from the other...

There's a difference?  No wonder that receiver I built last night didn't
work! ;-)

73 and congrats!
Todd
N9MWB
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Club License Question
From: clmorgan@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu
Date: 22 Nov 92 11:30:36 EST

In article <01GRBUXKAG3MCIRGVU@TNTECH.BITNET>, JMG%TNTECH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Jeff M. Gold) writes:
> Help, please.
> 
> We at Tennessee Tech. U. have a question about club
> licensing.  Our current trustee is getting quite on in years
> and would like to give up the trusteeship.  When applying
> for a new trusteeship, does the club get the license class
> of the new trustee (ex:if trustee has an Advanced..club has
> advanced)?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 73s de Cookeville,TN
> Jeff Gold,AC4HF

Yes.  Unless otherwise identified (i.e. using your own callsign), the station's
control operator is presumed to be the trustee.  Club station operation cannot;
therefore, exceed the trustee's authorization.

Too, if the actual control operator's license authorizes fewer priviledges than
the trustee, operation is limited as well.  < Is that truly as confusing as it
sounds? >

73 >< Carl
  K8NHE
From: olsenm@ccmail.orst.edu (Monte Olsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Antenna Help
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:08:31 GMT
Organization: OSU Extension Service
NNTP-Posting-Host: reynolde-mac.ads.orst.edu
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X-XXDate: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:10:48 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.140913.4641@ke4zv.uucp> Gary
Coffman, gary@ke4zv.uucp writes:
>Verticals are the problem children of antennas. When in
the clear over
>a good ground field, they work great. When in urban
clutter over poor
>ground, they make fine dummy loads.
>
>Gary KE4ZV


Gary,
Thanks for the information. I managed to raise the antenna
to about 35 feet. But it still isn't transmitting well. A
guy in Eugene, OR, about four miles away has a hard time
hearing me, though I can hear him and people up and down
the West Coast extremely well. The Antenna Tuner indicates
I'm putting out about 100 watts. (This doesn't seem enough
for the 520s I'm using. Could the finals be a bit weak?

Anyway, thanks to all for any more suggestions. I continue
to explore. BTW, trimmed branches away from the antenna.
Wondering now if I need to get a new feedline? I have two
commercially made traps on the antenna as well.

73s and thanks for the help,

Monte
From: oo7@ut-emx.uucp (Derek Wills)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: famous hams
Keywords: yawn...
Date: 24 Nov 92 02:40:40 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

ahm@spatula.rent.com (Andreas Meyer) claims:

>>Dr. Richard Feynman, (SK) physicist

Are you sure about this?  I saw mention of ham radio in one of
his two popular books ("You must be Joking, Mr Feymann" or
similar title) where he used a Brazilian's ham station to talk
back to the USA - probably illegally (follow-ups to ...policy,
can a dead ham be sued for third-party rule infringements or
something).  I doubt that this qualifies him as a famous ham,
but perhaps there is more convincing evidence.


Perhaps it's now time to now start threads on:

(a) Famous people who were not hams:  - Mohammed, John the Baptist 
    and Babe Ruth come to mind.  Any others?

(b) Hams who were never famous: - I am thinking of Fred Squadbucket 
    (call unknown) and Gladys Winterbottom (a cold, stern woman).
    There are probably more of these too.

(c) People who were never famous and weren't hams either?  There
    must be a few of these.


Derek "who he?" 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
From: nguyen@aladdin.eng.hou.compaq.com (Nghia Nguyen)
Subject: Inplace Charging...
Keywords: DX-390
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:20:05 GMT

Hello,

I have a DX-390 shortwave receiver. For power supply, it uses either 
4 D-cell batteries or a 6V AC-DC adapter.
When the AC adapter is in use, it disconnects the batteries.
I suppose the disconnect is to prevent any accidental
charging of non-rechargeable cells if installed. Well,
that's a good idea but that setup is not convenient for me
'cause of several reasons, one is:

       I'd like to be able to use the existing AC adapter jack
       to recharge the Ni-Cad batteries inplace.

I think the mod is simple by putting in a jumper wire to bypass
the disconnect. A catch is I could no longer use the adapter supply
while non-rechargeable cells are installed. But, that's quite alright
by me -- I don't need non-rechargeables.

My quetion is: Has any body tried similar thing. Any advices or cautions?

Thanks,

nvn
From: vbreault@rinhp750.gmr.com (Val Breault)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Paddle usage and FUN and CW
Date: 23 Nov 92 21:29:16 GMT
	<VBREAULT.92Nov23100148@rinhp750.gmr.com>
	<1992Nov23.155731.29444@odin.corp.sgi.com>
	<1992Nov23.191036.28530@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Organization: General Motors Research Labs
In-reply-to: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com's message of 23 Nov 92 19:10:36 GMT

In article <1992Nov23.191036.28530@odin.corp.sgi.com> adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (Charles Adams) writes:

   on a different thread:  i can digitally create morse to any speed
   on an SGI Indigo system that i own.  i use it to create cassette tapes
   at 60 to 80 wpm.  i have created tapes for friends at 20 to 45 wpm.
   since it is digitally produced at 44.1K, no noise and 2.5ms rise and
   fall times, it sounds great.  at any audio frequency.

   someone was interested in getting morse on a CD at 20wpm.  i think
   that this can easily be done.  i have heard that it costs $10 to
   master and $1 each to reproduce, but now we have a problem.  if you're
   like me, after a couple of times you've got the tape memorized, which
   i don't think is that bad a deal, but others do.  CDs last a long time...

The thing that helped me out the most was the ability to change the
speed of the practice tape.  Actually, I made several tapes at different
speeds using my Morse Machine.  I would use the tape that gave me an
80% success rate.  The rationalization went something like this:
Some days I'll be sharp and some days I'll be dull, but over all
the speed will increase.  And it DID.  I was able to incrementally
increase my speed to the point where I was doing 80% of 22wpm.  That
was good enough to make the exam a breeze.

Among the choices you posted Chuck, I believe one choice that would
be helpful would be the choice to have the subject matter available
on the same CD in several speeds within a rather narrow range (eg 9,
11 14 17 21.  The user could then choose the constant challenge approach
to increasing his speed.

You certainly DO have a gift Chuck, and I'm glad that you think of it
in that way.  Other, less tolerant, people might take the position that
it was easy for them, therefore it must be easy for everyone.

Me?  Shucks, I can send at 15, copy comfortably at 18 and get the
general idea of what's going on at 22.....  Not much to brag about,
but it's enough to have fun.  (Hobbies are SUPPOSED to be fun
aren't they?)

--
-val-

Val Breault - GM Research - vbreault@gmr.com - N8OEF            \      /|
Instrumentation dept., 30500 Mound Rd., Warren, MI 48090-9055    \    / |
The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect   \  /__|
those of GMR or those of the General Motors Corporation.           \/   |___
 

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: paulf@umunhum.stanford.edu (Paul Flaherty)
Subject: Re: What's great about ham radio!
Organization: The Three Packeteers
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 19:32:13 GMT

- Passing my first CW exam, and knowing my Tech was in the bag.

- Calling up Gettysburg to get my call.

- Tuning a Collins 30S1 Linear for the first time.

- Working the Bahamas QRP on 6m from California.

- 1 AM Local Time, Field Day.


--
-=Paul Flaherty, N9FZX/5W1JX  | "Just name a hero, and I'll prove he's a bum."
->paulf@Stanford.EDU          |  -- Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC (ret)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Subject: Re: science fiction hams
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 04:44:57 GMT

Maybe in your panel discussions, you might want to speculate on ham radio
of the far future.  That is, ham communicating with people on the Moon, 
Mars, and such.  "How's HF propagation on Mars today?"  "Worked all Planets
Award"  "How to work DX when speed of light makes replies to CQ eight hours
slow".   
==============================================================================
Disclaimer: author has brain damage.
From: MROWEN%STLAWU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Michael Owen W9IP)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: IC-765/FT-990/TS-850 SSB ---> CW RX question
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:27:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucsd.9211162100.AA24888
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

I'm shopping for an HF rig to use as an i.f. for VHF
transverters.  Some rigs permit easy switching from
SSB to CW receive and back.  In other words, if the
going gets rough, you can switch to CW easily and still
copy the other guy's SSB.  Some rigs (such as some
ICOMs) cannot copy SSB while in the CW position.

So, the questions, directed to anyone who owns an
IC-765, FT-990, or TS-850 :

   (1) Can you copy USB while in the CW mode (assuming
       the CW filter is "out" and bandwidth = 2.5 kHz)?

   (2) If you're working SSB and switch to TX CW, can the
       other station still hear you (or does the mode
       change shift you to nearly zero-beat so he can't
       hear you)?

   (3) for FT-990 owners : does your rig have a birdie
       at or around 28.016?  [QST's review rig did; I
       wonder if it was a fluke]

Thanks -
Michael Owen W9IP
MROWEN@STLAWU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: oppedahl@panix.com (Carl Oppedahl)
Subject: Re: Phone number to order Motorola Application Notes?
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 04:53:34 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <1992Nov19.153320.28321@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones) writes:

>I called a 800 number that I got out of a recent issue of a ham magzine
>to order a ap note from Motorola. However for the life of me I can't find
>the article or the phone number! Could a kind soul please post that phone
>number here for all to see as I am sure that others would like it. Thanks
>and 73!
QST November 1992 page 35 says 1-800-441-2447.

Carl Oppedahl AA2KW  (intellectual property lawyer)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112-0228
voice 212-408-2578     fax 212-765-2519
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: M16146@mwvm.mitre.org
Subject: Re: more famous hams
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:50:20 GMT

Arthur Godfrey (long a SK)  was a quite active ham.
Herbert Hoover III W6ZH - Don't know if he is still living.
 
(my opinions only)
Vern Eubanks, AA7EI,  The Mitre Corp, Ft Huachuca, AZ
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:47:38 GMT

Bruce Cheney writes:
> 
> NI7M  Bruce Cheney - Inventor of the Digital Chess Clock !!
> 
> (Wasn't Andy Warhol who said that in future everyone will be
> famous for 5 minutes ?)
             ^^^^^^^^^

No, Andy said 15 minutes, but in your case, we'll make an 
exception: 5 minutes seems about right.

;-)

Mike, N4PDY

************************
* These are my opinions only.*
************************
From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Designing Crystal Ladder Filters?
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:16:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T

I need to build a crystal filter for a receiver that I am designing
but I can't seem to find any information exactly on how to do it. 
I need a IF frequency of around 9 to 12 mhz and a bandwidth of about
2400 for SSB. This will be for 10 meters. What are the formulas for
this? I am hoping to build them for other frequencies also so a 
fair amount of detail would be great! Thanks and 73!

Jeff

-- 
 Jeff Jones  AB6MB         |      If we do not succeed,
 jeffj@seeker.mystic.com   |      then we run the risk of failure.
 Infolinc BBS 415-778-5929 |      Vice Pres. Dan Quayle
From: kme@node_1f11c.bnr.ca (Ken Michael Edwards)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Amateur Radio Equipment needed for Education
Keywords: SAREX, education, donation
Date: 17 Nov 92 19:41:49 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC

As a direct result of our SAREX experiment on Sept. 17 with
STS-47, many Wake County Schools are now in the process of
setting up Amateur Radio Stations.  The Students, Teachers, 
and Parents are EXCITED about Amateur Radio !

As a result we are looking for equipment to help our school
system in support of Amateur Radio.

The first such school is Wiley Elementry.  Wiley is an 
International 'Magnet' school that teaches five foreign
languages, geography, and they are in the process of
establishing a technical education curriculum.

A committee has been set up to help these schools and we
are asking the nation's (and world's) Amateur community
for donations of equipment for school stations.  We ask 
that you send a letter stating what equipment that you wish
to donate (tax-deductable), and we will try to match what
is available to what the schools' wish to have.  Then a 
letter will be sent to acknowledge the donation for your
tax records.

Please contact :

Wiley Elementry School
c/o Thomas Swanson  (N4IZE)
5729 Wintergreen Drive
Raleigh, N.C. 27609

Thanks in advance...

-- 
======================================================================

Ken M. Edwards, Bell Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC
(919) 481-8476 email: cnc23a@bnr.ca    Ham: N4ZBB

All opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of
my employer or co-workers, family, friends, or dog.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws
Subject: ARRL Bulletin 102  ARLB102
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 01:16:38 GMT


============================================================== 
| 	Automatic relayed from packet radio via              | 
| N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553                              |
==============================================================

ZCZC AG25
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 102  ARLB102
>From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT
November 16, 1992
Relayed by KB8NW/OBS & BARF-80 BBS
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB102
ARLB102 Club call sign offer

The ARRL has proposed to the FCC Private Radio Bureau to provide
assistance free of charge in the administration of call signs for
club and military recreation amateur stations.  This proposal was
enabled by Public Law 102-538, enacted by Congress and signed by
President Bush in October.

The League's proposal would provide for the resumption of call signs
for clubs and military recreation stations, a cause which the League
has supported since new club and military recreation station call
signs stopped being issued in the 1970s.

The proposal, made in a draft letter of intent to the Private Radio
Bureau, would have the League handle applications up the point of
actual FCC endorsement and mailing to the applicant, which would
continue to be handled by the Commission's Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
office.  No monetary transactions would be involved.

The FCC has not yet responded to the proposal.
NNNN

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jhobson@SU19F.harris-atd.com (Harv Hobson)
Subject: Re: famous hams
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:58:16 GMT
Reply-To: jhobson@SU19F.UUCP (Harv Hobson)
Organization: ASD Software Systems Section, HARRIS Corp. Melbourne, Fl.
Keywords: HAM AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

In article <1992Nov19.210755.25657@borland.com> garnet@borland.com (Garnet Chaney) writes:
>In article <83917@ut-emx.uucp> oo7@ut-emx.uucp (Derek Wills) writes:
>>
>>  Can I operate my HT from an aircraft, if I had one (an HT, that is)?
>>
>
>On a commercial aircraft, probably not. On a private airplane, maybe. The
>rules say that you must have the permission of the pilot in charge, but
>that your radio must also have been given a special certification that
>it will not cause any harmful interference.....
>  

But what if the airplane is on a concrete surface?

Harv
WB4NPL
From: dul@cimtwo::kendul.enet.dec.com (cimtwo::kendul::dul)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: R-5/7 vs HF-6V vertical comparison questions
Date: 17 Nov 92 02:19:17 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)


    I'm considering putting up either the Cushcraft R-5 or R-7 OR Butternut
    HF-6V vertical as a temporary antenna. I'm interested in working DX.
    The R-5/7 seem nice from a no radials required perspective, but seem
    kind-of short for 1/2 wave antennas. The HF-6V would seem to be more
    efficient given a good radial system because it is a taller antenna
    than the other two.
    
    Has anyone out there used both antenna families and can give an opinion
    as to the performance of them?
    
    Anyone have any opinions otherwise with regard to these two families?
    
    tnx es 73's
    Ken K8ZR
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: kayjc@rtsg.mot.com (John C. Kay)
Subject: Help! Need QSL routes for old KZ5 Contacts 
Keywords: QSL routes
Organization: Motorola, Radio Telephone Systems Group
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:19:32 GMT

I've gotten back into the DX'ing side of the hobby and decided to try to catch up on some QSL'ing.  I'd really like to get a card from one of my contacts with the canal zone.  I worked KZ5CZ and KZ5FL around 1980 or so.  Can anyone help with operator names, if they still hold licenses, and/or potential addresses to try to get a card?

Any help would be appreciated.

John 


-- 
John C. Kay                         Motorola
kay@motcid.rtsg.mot.com             Cellular Infrastructure Group
Amateur Radio Callsign WV9T         Arlington Heights, IL