HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: root@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au (Operator)
Subject: Griffith Uni. network down over Christmas/New year break
Reply-To: G.Watson@gu.edu.au (Greg Watson)
Organization: Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 04:38:18 GMT

The AARNet gateway to Griffith University will be reconfigured to deny
telnet/ftp access to all machines on campus over the Christmas/New year
break starting from Friday 25th December. All services will resume on
Monday 4th January.
From: kre@munnari.OZ.AU (Robert Elz)
Newsgroups: aus.netstatus
Subject: metro.ucc.su.oz.au looks to be scrambled
Date: 25 Dec 1992 11:38:38 +1100
Organization: University of Melbourne
Distribution: aus
NNTP-Posting-Host: munnari.oz.au

Indications from attempts to send news to metro indicate that it may
be in a poor state - may might, or might not, be getting through,
and if not, almost anything might be happening to it, news isn't
arriving there at all.

kre
From: daemon@jatz.aarnet.edu.au ()
Newsgroups: aus.netstatus
Subject: Re: QLD isolated
Date: 22 Dec 1992 01:15:24 GMT
Organization: Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet)
Reply-To: "Mark I. Williams" <M.Williams@cc.uq.oz.au>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 139.130.204.4



> The link from the QLD hub to the national hub at melbourne broken around
> 11:30 today (tues 22nd dec).  We're checking.

The link came back just as mysteriously about 25 minutes later.

cheers,

Mark


Newsgroups: aus.netstatus,aus.aarnet
From: bobm@mummy.agsm.unsw.OZ.AU (Robert Marks)
Subject: Re: US-AUS net link is lousy. Cure?
Organization: The Australian Graduate School of Management
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:57:32 GMT

In article <1h63i6INNrjt@csc2.anu.edu.au> pte900@jatz.aarnet.edu.au (Peter Elford) writes:
>
>This is interesting. As I mentioned in an earlier posting, we have been
>trialling a pair of data compressors on the link to the USA. These devices
>do in-line compression of data as it goes by and in theory provide increased
>throughput on a link of any given speed. They do not seem to have done
>particularly when in practise, possibly because much of what is moved
>over the link to the US is file transfer, and much of that is already
>compressed.
>
>The devices have been removed from the link because one of them stopped
>working yesterday, so I will be very interested to hear if you (or anyone
>else for that matter) *stops* having problems that have appeared since
>Sunday 13th December (Australian Eastern Summer Time).
>
>--
>Peter Elford,                             e-mail: P.Elford@aarnet.edu.au

This is the problem that first motivated my posting.  (I shouldn't have assumed
that others would know the symptoms I saw, and should have spelt them out).
The problems began for me last week and have gone this week -- no dropping of
the telnet session over 12-14 hours, whereas last week I'd have one drop out
per 5-10 minutes.

Bob Marks (bobm@agsm.unsw.oz.au)
From: dclunie@pax.tpa.com.au (David Clunie)
Newsgroups: aus.netstatus
Subject: yoyo appears to be stuffed too
Date: 30 Dec 1992 03:04:27 GMT
Organization: Her Master's Voice
Distribution: world
Reply-To: dclunie@pax.tpa.com.au
NNTP-Posting-Host: britt.pax.tpa.com.au


Subject says it all ... South Australia is even more depressed
than usual.

david
Newsgroups: aus.ai
Subject: VP-Expert supplier?
From: carol@phillip.edu.au
Date: 18 Dec 92 13:27:03 EST
Organization: RMIT (Bundoora Campus)


Does anyone know an Australian supplier of VP-Expert?

Or indeed, any supplier?  The supposed head office in Cincinatti are
not answering my faxes.  Gone out of business?  Or is it just me?



Carol ....
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 24 Dec 92
Date: 24 Dec 92 04:33:03 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 23 December 1992
Summary for 23 December and Forecast up to 26 December
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 144/097

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             24 December        25 December        26 December
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 140/093

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 22 December
    Learmonth       08  2222 3222
    Fredericksburg  07                          06
    Planetary       08                          07


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to unsettled
Ap :  10

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
None.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: Normal.
Mid Lats: Normal.
High Lats: Normal.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to be normal.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were enhanced 15 to 30%

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index : 118

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          24 December        25 December        26 December
MUFs      enhanced 15 to 30% enhanced about 20% near normal
T index   110                100                80

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for December is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Sporadic E was observed during must of the day, and is again
expected today.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 30 Dec 92
Date: 30 Dec 92 07:29:26 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 29 December 1992
Summary for 29 December and Forecast up to 1 January
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 125/077

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             30 December        31 December        01 January
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 120/071

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : unsettled to active

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 28 December
    Learmonth       19  4333 4433
    Fredericksburg  30                          35
    Planetary       45                          29


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : mostly unsettled, with possible
brief periods of active levels.

Ap :  20

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
None

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: Normal.
Mid Lats: Fair to normal.
High Lats: Fair.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to be fair to good at low 
and mid lats, poor to fair at high lats.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were near normal

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index :  44

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          30 December        31 December        01 January
MUFs      near normal        near normal        enhanced about 15%
T index   70                 80                 100

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for December is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Sporadic E was observed intermittently during most of the day, 
and is again expected at times today.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 27 Dec 92
Date: 27 Dec 92 07:41:18 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 26 December 1992
Summary for 26 December and Forecast up to 29 December
IPS Warning No. 36, issued on 25 Dec, is still current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 131/083

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 December        28 December        29 December
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 130/082

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 25 December
    Learmonth       06  2122 2212
    Fredericksburg  05                          04
    Planetary       10                          03


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : mostly quiet to unsettled, with
possible brief periods of active levels.

Ap :  20

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
None.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: Normal.
Mid Lats: Normal.
High Lats: Normal.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to be normal.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were 15-40% enhanced, blanketed by sporadic E 
layer at 03UT.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index : 136

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          27 December        28 December        29 December
MUFs      enhanced 15 to 30% enhanced about 20% enhanced about 20%
T index   120                100                100

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for December is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
None.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Pagers (was Re: VK2WI Weekly News, 20th December 1992)
Date: 24 Dec 92 01:28:54 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
X-Disclaimer: "Me, speak for us?"
X-Witty-Saying: "Mobius strip - see other side for instructions"

In article <1992Dec22.032346.19809@fawlty.towers.oz.au>,
    steve@fawlty.towers.oz.au (Steve Blanche) writes:

| 	How about we start a register of pager sites, frequencies
| and company names. This may help those suffering from pagers, to
| be able to identify an offending pager, more easily and quickly.

That's a good idea!  I'll suggest it to them.  The problem is keeping
track of the buggers, though.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 20 Dec 92
Date: 20 Dec 92 08:26:55 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 19 December 1992
Summary for 19 December and Forecast up to 22 December
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 147/100

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             20 December        21 December        22 December
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 155/108

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to unsettled until 18UT, and
at active to minor storm levels thereafter.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 18 December
    Learmonth       16  3222 3254
    Fredericksburg  07                          06
    Planetary       10                          05


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : active
Ap :  20

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
None.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: fair to good.
Mid Lats: fair to good.
High Lats: poor.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to remain fair to good at low
and mid lats, and poor at high lats.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were mostly enhanced by 20-40% on December predicted
values, with near normal frequencies from 21UT onwards. Disturbed
conditions were noted intermittently from 16UT onwards.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index : 117

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          20 December          21 December        22 December
MUFs normal/enhanced 20-40%  enhanced 20-40%    enhanced 20 to 40%
T index   110                  120                120

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for December is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Sporadic E observed was observed during most of the day, and is again
expected at times today.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Re: CB radio options
Date: 22 Dec 92 06:21:43 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
X-Disclaimer: "Me, speak for us?"
X-Witty-Saying: "Mobius strip - see other side for instructions"

In article <1992Dec22.033608.20431@fawlty.towers.oz.au>,
    steve@fawlty.towers.oz.au (Steve Blanche) writes:

| Dont forget the the one for the outback dunny !  from the things you hear
| on CB, it could be said that most CB transmissions emanate from there.

And sadly, the occasional 2m repeater op.  I remember one memorable time
on 7000 some years ago (when it had really gone to the dogs) when these
two charlies came up, obviously unlicensed, and one of them said that the
reason he had to go quiet was because he was in the dunny.  The other wally
said that he shouldn't say things like that on the air, quite oblivious to
the fact they were both pirating!

And yes, I know who sold them the rigs.  For a while, he was selling 2m
rigs to ANYONE, supposedly to promote the hobby!  Sigh - he always was a
misguided lad...

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report -  3 Jan 93
Date: 3 Jan 93 10:22:07 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 2 January 1993
Summary for 2 January and Forecast up to 5 January
IPS Warning No. 01, issued on 01 January is still current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Begin   End    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/--    0436UT  Probable                         East Asia/Australia

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 121/072

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             03 January         04 January         05 January
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 120/071

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : unsettled until about 0900 UT when
two minor storm periods were observed. The field then reduced to
unsettled to active levels.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 1 January
    Learmonth       24  3335 5433
    Fredericksburg  12                          12
    Planetary       15                          08


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : active to minor storm
Ap :  25

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Disturbance due to coronal hole.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: Normal.
Mid Lats: Normal-Fair.
High Lats: Fair-Poor.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to be normal-fair at low
lats, fair at mid lats and poor at high lats.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were near normal until 21UT, then depressed 20%.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index :  50

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          03 January         04 January         05 January
MUFs      depressed about 20% depressed about 15% near normal
T index    25                 40                 60

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for January is 50.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Degraded HF comms are expected Jan 3-4 due to coronal hole 
disturbance.


-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 26 Dec 92
Date: 27 Dec 92 07:37:26 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 25 December 1992
Summary for 25 December and Forecast up to 28 December
IPS Warning No. 36, issued on 25 Dec, is still current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 136/088

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 December        27 December        28 December
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 130/082

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 24 December
    Learmonth       07  2212 1232
    Fredericksburg  05                          08
    Planetary       10                          06


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : active to minor storm
Ap :  30

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
The disappearence of two filaments on the 22 Dec and 23 Dec might be 
the cause of predicted disturbances.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: Normal.
Mid Lats: Normal.
High Lats: Normal.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to be normal.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were near normal until 13UT, 15-40% enhanced
thereafter.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index : 100

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          26 December        27 December        28 December
MUFs      enhanced 15 to 30% near normal        near normal
T index   100                80                 80

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for December is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
None.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 29 Dec 92
Date: 30 Dec 92 07:28:27 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 28 December 1992
Summary for 28 December and Forecast up to 31 December
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 127/079

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 December        30 December        31 December
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 130/082

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to active.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 27 December
    Learmonth       21  4233 4444
    Fredericksburg  25                          06
    Planetary       25                          05


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : unsettled to active.
Ap :  15

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
None.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :
Low Lats: Normal.
Mid Lats: Normal.
High Lats: Normal.
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions are expected to be good at low and mid lats,
and poor to fair at high lats.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were near normal 15-23UT, 20-40% enhanced otherwise.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index : 122

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          29 December        30 December        31 December
MUFs      near normal        near normal        enhanced about 15%
T index   60                 80                 100

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for December is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
None.

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave