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From: jukka@trc.mew.mei.co.jp (Jukka Pekka Savolainen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Manual of TS-930??
Date: 12 Nov 92 02:38:36 GMT
Organization: Matsushita Electric Works Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.


I just bought a (second hand) Kenwood TS-930S. I got a manual, but it is 
written in Japanese so I can't make much out of it (except charts and 
diagrams). 

If you have a manual and are willing to photocopy it and mail it to me, 
could you please send me Email? Naturally I will pay for all the expenses.

Thanks in advance!

-- Jukka Savolainen 
-- OH3OE
-- jukka@trc.mew.mei.co.jp
From: saltzman@crd.ge.com (Bob Saltzman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Info on 12VDC clock module needed
Date: 11 Nov 92 19:54:05 GMT
Reply-To: saltzman@crd.ge.com
Organization: GE Corporate Research & Development, Schenectady, NY

I acquired a Radio Shack (Archer) packaged 12VDC automotive clock module 
that unfortunately is missing the instruction sheet and schematic which 
Radio Shack said that they cannot get.  It is a single board flourescent 
display clock with a 12 pin edge connector.  It is made by National 
Semiconductor and has the part designation MA1003.  I called National 
and the claim to have discarded there technical data sheets on this!  

I would really appreciate any info on the National Semiconductor MA1003
12VDC automotive clock module that could help make it useful.

Please email: saltzman@crd.ge.com

Thanks very much in advance,

Bob, WB2ARK
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: k2ph@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (The QRPer)
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Organization: QRM Central
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:45:38 GMT

From article <1992Nov11.143508.5037@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>, by k2ph@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (The QRPer):
> although it found an Andrew Griffith, WA7WYN.

Hmmm.  Brain not working this morning.  Make that WA7WYV.

-- 
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AT&T Bell Laboratories | Internet: k2ph@mtdcr.att.com
Middletown, N.J. 07748 | ICBM:     40o21'N, 74o8'W
From: rbono@necis.UUCP (Rich)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Usefulness of Morse Code (and MicroSats)
Date: 11 Nov 92 15:01:08 GMT
Organization: still seeking it


In article <103360132@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>, myers@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Myers) wrote:
>> Hello netters !
>> 
>> As a foreign student, I would like to know wheather I can enjoy radio
>> ham.  I was a member of HL0R(sogang university amateur radio club) in
>> Seoul, Korea during 1982 - 1986.
>> 
>> So, I would like to know what kind of procedure do I need to follow,
>> any association etc .
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 

 Well.... If there is no recprical agreement with this country (or any
country), anyone interested in becoming a USA licensed Amateur radio operator
can do it just by taking the proper exams.  These are the same exams that
any US citizen will take.  There is no special procedure.  The only limitation
is that the candidate CANNOT be a representative of a foreign government.
So.... if you want a US license, just go to your nearest VE exam session
and pass the tests!

  Hope this helps,

  Rich

-- 
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 * Rich Bono                     IMRICH         UUCP:rbono@necis.ma.nec.com * 
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From: robert_poor@next.com (Robert Poor)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Looking for low-power FM commercial band transmitter
Date: 13 Nov 92 17:25:09 GMT
Reply-To: robert_poor@next.com

Gang:

As a rec.radio neophyte, please forgive me if this is totally malformed request  
(or posted to the wrong netnews group, etc, etc).

The motivation:

I play in a rock and roll band.  Like most rock and roll with live drums,  
there's lots of noise up on stage.  Every club provides monitor speakers that  
point at the singers (as opposed to the house speakers that point at the  
audience) so the singers can hear themselves and each other.  Of course, since  
the speaker points at a singer, and the singer points sings into a microphone,  
logic dictates that the monitor speakers pretty much point at the microphones.   
And therein lies the problem -- it's hard to get any significant volume out of  
the monitor speakers without feedback.

At the last show we played, I absolutely could not hear myself sing.  The only  
indication as to whether or not I was singing at pitch was from the raised  
eyebrows of the lead guitarist.  So I've been thinking about a Better Way.

The Better Way:

I'd like to build a wireless "in the ear" stage monitor system.  Since we all  
wear ear protection, I would just replace our earplugs with miniature speakers,  
with a rubber stopper that fills up the ear canal.  The "ear speakers" would  
plug into FM stereo "walkman" belt boxes (available for less than $35 at the  
local HiFi store).  The actual SPL in the ear would be relatively low.

The Specs:

The only missing part is a low-power broadcast band FM transmitter.  It would  
never need to transmit more than, say, 25 meters.  We'd drive it from the sound  
board, which is usually in view of the stage.

While I was hardware designer in past lives, I'd prefer not to assemble a  
transmitter from scratch - I don't even have a 'scope any longer.  Ideally, I'd  
like a stereo transmitter with line level inputs and a built-in modulation  
meter so I know how hard to drive the inputs.  Extra points would be given if  
it already came in a rack-mount chassis.

The request:

What's available?  Where should I look for such beasts?  How much should I  
expect to spend?  What other newsgroups should I post this message to?  Since  
I'm not a regular rec.radio reader, I'd appreciate a reply directly to:
	rpoor@next.com

Many thanks!

- Rob
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: What exactly is Q?
From: fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov (Fred McKenzie)
Date: 6 Nov 92 12:15:43 EST
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Distribution: usa
Organization: NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Florida

In article <1992Nov4.161439.19871@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>,
jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones) wrote:
> Dumb question time, when I studied for the the various tests I never
> really got a good grip on what exactly Q is. What does it really
> represent?

Jeff-

"Q" is basically defined as the ratio of energy stored in a circuit, to the
energy dissipated by the circuit.  In the case of a coil, it is 2*f*L/R
(XsubL over R), where L is inductance and R is the equivalent series
resistance of the coil.  In the case of a tuned circuit, it can be stated
as the ratio of its resonant frequency to its bandwidth.  Since there is
usually much more loss in the coil compared to the capacitor of a tuned
circuit,  the Q is essentially determined by the 2*f*L/R of the coil.

Your question isn't really so dumb, as any of us who struggled with "Q" in
physics and engineering classes can tell you.  (If it wasn't for "Q",
perpetual motion would be a lot easier to achieve!)

73, Fred, K4DII

fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gw214790@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Galen Watts)
Subject: Re: Speaking of code...
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 15:19:12 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College and Amateur Radio Club

	Morse code is a requirement for using frequencies below 30MHz by
	international treaty.  I do agree with virtually all of Kevin's 
	statements.  I lucked out and passed the 13 wpm test so I have my
	advanced instead of my "tech+".

	Think about a person who just crashed a plane somewhere and all
	they can do is turn their transmitter on and off, the audio doesn't
	work because the mic was smashed in the wreck.  Morse code could
	save some lives in this scenario, especially if the quirky ELT
	doesn't turn on.

	I have not used morse code since my 13 wpm test, but I am glad I
	know it.  It helps ID repeaters, among other things.

	Galen, KF0YJ, often on 14.175-14.350 and 147.36 in No. Colo.
-.-. --.- -.-. --.-  -.- ..-. ----- -.-- .--- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-.--.-
From: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Date: 13 Nov 1992 15:49:40 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department at Rose-Hulman
Reply-To: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
NNTP-Posting-Host: eeserver.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu
Keywords: surly obese

In article <1992Nov12.210453.29495@walter.cray.com> wws@craywr.cray.com  
(Walter Spector) writes:
> 
> I've heard that Marlon Brando is a ham.  Don't know what his legal
> name is, but apparently he owns some island QTH which is loaded
> with ham gear.  Can anyone confirm?
> 
> Walt
> ----
> Walt Spector
> (wws@renaissance.cray.com)
> Sunnyvale, California
> _._ _._ _.... _. ._.

His real name is Marlon Brando.  Sister is Jocelyn Brando.

Has kids named Brando, etc.

But....what is his call?

tnx es 73 de K9CUN, Jack
From: MROWEN%STLAWU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Michael Owen W9IP)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: 46-m dish on 432 MHz EME this weekend
Date: 11 Nov 92 21:22:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucsd.9211112330.AA04402
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

*************************************************************
         46-meter (150') Dish on 432 MHz EME
                  Final Announcement

This coming weekend (November 14, 15 UTC) is the 2nd weekend
of the ARRL International EME Competition.  The Toronto VHF
Society, using the callsign VE3ONT, will be active via EME
on 432.050 MHz, listening +/- 10 kHz, using the 46-meter
(150') dish at the Algonquin Radio Observatory in Ontario
(grid square FN05xw).  We will be running high power and
should be easily audible on most OSCAR-class 70-cm antennas.

We invite all interested stations to attempt to make a Moon-
bounce contact with us.  We are especially seeking "first-
time-EME" stations.  As a non-amateur antenna, we are not
in competition with other stations; our goal is to stimulate
EME activity.

Operation will be for the duration of the contest weekend,
meaning Friday and Saturday nights (local) in N.America.  Operation
will commence at about 0040 UTC on Nov 14 and end at about
1600 UTC.  On the 15th, we will be on from about 0115-1645 UTC.
Early-risers might have a good shot in the wee morning hours of
Saturday or Sunday morning, local time, due to reduced QRM.

If you have azimuth-elevation antennas and at least 50 watts of
RF output at the antenna on 432 MHz, give EME a try this weekend.
We will be using Right-Hand Circular Polarization (RHCP) for both
transmit and receive, so circular (RHCP) or linear polarization should
work fine.  We will be on both SSB (USB) and slow-speed CW.
No skeds are solicited - all contacts will be on "random."

Operating format:  Ordinarily, we will be working stations as quickly
as possible - a la 20 meters.  If signals are weak, we will employ 1-
minute sequences, with VE3ONT transmitting during the first 30-seconds
of each minute.  You should make sure your clock is set to WWV and
then listen during the first half of each minute and transmit only
during the second 30 seconds of each minute.  That way, we won't
"double" with each other.  Signal reports will use the normal 432 MHz
format:

          "T" = signals barely readable
          "M" = partial callsigns copied
          "O" = full callsigns copied
          RST = the usual, if signals are really good.

other messages commonly heard on EME:

          "R" = Callsigns and report copied, QSO complete
          "Y" = please send just YOUR callsign
                    (we have copied our callsign from you OK)

After you have completed a QSO with VE3ONT, you might want to listen
in the 432.000 - 432.025 range for other EME stations.  Activity will
be very high and you may make other EME QSOs.

Hope to hear you off the Moon -
Michael Owen, W9IP
MROWEN@STLAWU
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From: gt4503e@prism.gatech.EDU (Tracy K. Wood/KD0UP)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:40:59 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Add David French, CNN Washington anchor to the list of famous hams (sorry
I don't know his calls)

Tracy Wood KD0UP


-- 
Tracy K. Wood,  Graduate Student,  (Amateur Radio KD0UP/4)
Georgia Institute of Technology, PO Box 24503, Atlanta GA 30332 USA
uucp:	  ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!gt4503e
Internet: gt4503e@prism.gatech.edu  or   sigcen@chmsr.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: skitch@nadc.navy.mil (M. Squicciarini)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: YX0AI QSL card
Date: 12 Nov 92 15:55:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: NADC.9211121555.AA11852
Organization: ucsd usenet gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu


I received my SSB card from YX0AI yesterday.  A wait of only 8 months.  
When the QSL routes were first announced the route for SSB was;

                    YX0AI - SSB 	
                    ARV		
                    P.O. Box 3636	
                    Caracas		
                         VENEZUELA 

A few weeks later the routes were changed but I had already mailed my 
cards away (there is a different route for CW).  I decided to wait and 
see.  I hope my CW card arrives soon.  The new route as posted was;

QSL ROUTE CHANGE.  QSL YX0AI, Aves Island, via Mr. Pablo Alonso, PO
Box 68353, Caracas, Venezuela, 1062-A.  Mark the lower left hand
corner of the envelope with either S for SSB, or C for CW.

	73 -- marty -- nr3z     	skitch@nadc.navy.mil
From: mikec@praxis.co.uk (Michael Chace)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: === Handheld!!! === ICOM tri-bander !!
Date: 6 Nov 92 13:33:41 GMT
	<1992Nov4.235751.23958@netcom.com> <Bx8FvB.Iy6@news.iastate.edu>
Organization: PraXis Systems plc, Bath, Avon UK

>>>>> Regarding Re: === Handheld!!! === ICOM tri-bander !!; jdwhite@iastate.edu (Jason White) said:

>>>
>>>Has anyone seen or received info on the new handheld Icom triband
>>>(146,440,1200) handheld advertised in the 1993 CQ Buyers Guide?
>>>I called Icom's 800 number for info but got a letter saying "we have no
>>>info".
>

	Never mind that, when is someone going to squeeze all-mode 
	ie FM, CW and SSB into a dual bander ?

	I seem to remeber there being a 2m (only) handie with SSB
	and FM, the something 202, but it's never been done since.

	Surely there must be a market for that sort of thing, rather
	than having to go to at least 10x the price of an FM only handie 
	to get SSB ?

	Mike (G6DHU)
	****
From: bwilkins@iat.holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Mystery signal
Date: 8 Nov 92 05:56:48 GMT
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)

You dont say where you intercepted the signal. Most of us on the coasts
hear these signals all the time from navy shipboard radar systems. They
are suppost to be off in port but sometimes left on for testing and
maintenance. Try AM mode for detection and you will see the rise and fall
of your s meter. Your signal had a rep rate of 30 seconds or 2 revolutions
per minute.

Yes we do share with the primary user military radio-location systems.

bob wilkins n6fri berkeley, ca
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rlt@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (r l taylor)
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:23:29 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.200236.6379@c3177208.ssr.hp.com> bill@ssr.hp.com (Bill Chidester) writes:

>   I believe Jean Shepard (sp?), author of "In God We Trust, All Others
>   Pay Cash", "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories", the movie
>   "Christmas Story", along with some PBS specials -- "Phantom of the
>   Open Hearth"; is a ham.  WA2 something-or-other (to narrow it down).

Ah, yes, the true test of "old-fartdom". :-)  That's okay, Bill, I've been
following this thread, hoping desperately that I'm not the only one who
thought of Shep.  Anybody who used the ARRL code tapes probably heard him
narrate the introduction...but I guess that's another OF symptom...BTW,
I believe his call is K2ORS.

>   If you've never read any Jean Shepard, you need to.  He is one of the
>   best contemporary American humorists alive.  My only complaint is 
>   that he doesn't publish more frequently.

Absolutely!  Unfortunately, when I heard him speak last spring, he said
that he wouldn't be writing any more books - not a large enough audience.
He is, however, working on a couple more movies.  Personally, I miss hearing
him on the radio every night.  I guess that really qualifies me as an old
fart, doesn't it? :-)  Oh well, at least some of his stories are available
on tape...

Roberta
AA2KZ

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: feg@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (forrest.e.gehrke)
Subject: Re: Usefulness of Morse Code
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:42:54 GMT

In article <11247@platypus.uofs.uofs.edu> bill@triangle.cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>
>Isn't amazing how none of the arguments for REQUIRING Morse Code hold
>water??


Any water held by this argument? Ever try communicating by phone 
with a 500 Hz bandpass?  And think about how many such narrow
band passes can be accommodated in a given frequency band?

Forrest Gehrke feg@dodger.att.com k2bt

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jcraig@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Re: Speaking of code...
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 12:05:38 GMT

In article <1992Nov05.213616.6628@mixcom.com>, kevin.jessup <kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com> writes:
> This is probably gonna start a flame-war but here goes.
> 
> I have an MSEE.  I am not a HAM (yet).  My specialty is software
> and Digital Signal Processing (read: I know my analog!).  
> Here's the beef...
> 
> Why do I have to learn code to become a HAM (below 30 MHz)?
> Just what is the fascination with this archaic means of communication?
> I understand the "romance" with the old days but give me a break!
> 
> It's not that I'm afraid of it, but with all the things to learn out there
> relating to RF, packet, digital and the like, why waste time on code!?!?!
> Could the time spent studying code not be better utilized in studying the
> more technical aspects of modern day communications?
> 
> I can imagine an individual with the talent to design a high-speed
> digitally encoded communications system from microphone to antenna.
> This individual works for a manufacturer of HAM radio equipment.
> He does NOT know the CODE.  He CAN pass ANY electronic theory and FCC
> regulations test the ARRL or FCC cares to throw at him.  He cannot have 
> access to the air till he learns code.  What a crock!
> 
> Anyway, I'll soon become a member of the ARRL bureaucracy when I pass the
> code test...and never use it again. 
> 
> Guess that all sounds kind of inflammatory, eh?  I better relax.  I'll
> check out alt.beer! ;-)
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kevin Jessup, kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com
> 
>         "Friends don't let friends run DOS."
>                           -- Microware

Hey, I felt exactly the same way when I was 14 while studying for my
ticket. "Bloody code... can't wait till I get my advanced to get on SSB"
(back in those days you had to operate CW for 1 year before you could
write your advanced test which included 15 WPM). 
Well a year passed and then another... 6 years later I wrote the advanced.
SSB was a complete letdown. I may have had 100 contacts.  I tried RTTY and
packet too. They lost their appeal once I got bored with them.
CW is my favourite and if I didn't have the damn Morse rammed down my
throat, I wouldn't be on the air today.  
   
The CW basher--> CW lover transition isn't exceptional. I'd be interested
in seeing some stats on how many amateurs have experienced this.

If you don't want to try CW, then I believe your FCC allows 
experimentation with the digital modes on VHF without a code test.
Good luck and have fun!

Joe, VO1NA 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Re: CW keying via printer port
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:25:00 GMT

thomas.kenny writes:
> I wonder how I can key
> this same rig off the printer port. Does anybody have any
> leads? It sure would make SS CW this weekend alot easier
> to work...

Contact Bill Savage, NK5I via his callbook address.  He wrote and sells
some whiz-bang SS software that does that, and a whole lot more.

[Standard Disclaimer: Bill's just a friend; I don't get a cut]

Mike, N4PDY 

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* These are my opinions only.*
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: SAREX STATION
From: pmstuckey@ualr.edu
Date: 13 Nov 92 10:02:29 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Hey Netters!

Okay here is the scoop.  The Ualr Amateur Radio Club (Still in forming process) 
is interested in setting up a SAREX Station.  Is There anyone out there that 
can helps us?  I would be interested in getting any info, wisdom, advice, 
comments.  Please mail all respnoses to: 

			PMSTUCKEY@UALR.EDU

or just post it here.  I will find it.  Hopefully we can set this station up 
and I will try to keep y'all posted on how it goes. 

					Thanks in Advance,

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*                               Peter M Stuckey                                *
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*                    University of Arkansas at Little Rock	               *
*                       Internet "PMSTUCKEY@UALR.edu"                          *
*	  		   Amatuer Radio Call Sign                             *
*			   (Still Waiting for it!!)			       *
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: laborde@oak.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gregory R. LaBorde)
Subject: Re: On-line callsign database?
Organization: Reliability Engineering Section, JPL
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:35:07 GMT

For those whose server chokes on "callsign.cs.buffalo.edu" try:

telnet 128.205.32.2 2000

-grl.