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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 28 Sep 92
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:55:42 GMT

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 27 September 1992
Summary for 27 September and Forecast up to 30 September
IPS warning 92/26 will be issued later today.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

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

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 September       29 September       30 September
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 : quiet

Estimated Indices : A   K
    Sydney          --  ---- ----
    Learmonth       02  0112 2010
    Fredericksburg  05
    Planetary       06

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Sydney : quiet
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
MUF's at Sydney were near normal.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index :  95

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          28 September       29 September       30 September
MUFs      near normal        near normal        normal/
                                                depressed 30-50%
T index   95                 90                 75

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for September is 90.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Depressions are expected from September 30 to October 2
in response to magnetic activity.

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From: terryd@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Terry Dawson)
Subject: Re: WICEN again
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 08:09:34 GMT

dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall) writes:

>In article <terryd.716791917@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
>>has come a long way in the past few years :-(

>Yes - I've been advised by several people to not own up to it...


Ha Ha .. I wouldn't go so far as to say that .. but definitely a completely
suspect arrangement :-)

>>second hand early model floppy based toshiba laptop is the go ..
>>with a spare battery pack ..

>Yeah - the T-1000 (I think) seems rather popular, according to the
>overseas journals.  The early Tandy's are also popular.  If only I can
>find where old lap-tops go when they get traded in...

Its a funny thing Dave, but I am sitting in my lounge room this very
instant typing on a T1000, hanging off my linux machine .. yes, they seem
real nice .. has enough non-volatile memory for a 760k ram disk ..
and mines got Telix and a couple of other things sitting in it, and has
DOS in rom, leaving the floppy drive free and unnecesary ..


***** >>btw, how is your 4800bps modem and tcp/ip going ? ******

>Ok ok... I think I may have enough bits to make up a twin-floppy XT,
>unless someone wants to donate an ST-506 disk...  Will the various versions
>of NOS run on such a configuration, or is a hard disk required?  All the
>ones I've located so far fell over during formatting!

Que!? What fell over during formatting ? NOS ?
Yes, all versions of NOS that I know of will run of a single floppy system
so long as you don't want to handle too much mail or file transfers.

Terry

Hurry Up!

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Re: LIU's (was: VK2WI Weekly News Bulletin, 23rd Sept 92)
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 08:10:16 GMT

In article <terryd.717848831@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
    terryd@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Terry Dawson) writes:

>These days it would be Austel making those sorts of decisions would it not ?

If you mean, "if it were to start all over again, it would be Austel, not
Telecom" then yes, you are right.  If you mean "it would be Austel, not
WIA, inspecting the LIU as specifically detailed in "AR Sep 87" (found it!)"
then no, this privilege was retained when Austel took over.

If you're wondering how come I know (or claim to know) so much about it,
it's because I was heavily involved in the inspection process, and I
personally know the gentleman involved (it wasn't Sam), and he does not
wish publicity (which is how _you_ know it wasn't Sam :-).

>>Yet another concession gained by the WIA, for non-members as well :-(
>
>Ahh, of course The WIA is at the forefront of phonepatch technology!
>Goody .. time for me to get mine ..

Sorry - I couldn't resist that bit :-)

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Re: WICEN again
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 10:16:22 GMT

In article <terryd.717754174@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
    terryd@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Terry Dawson) writes:

>Que!? What fell over during formatting ? NOS ?

No - the disk drive :-(

>Yes, all versions of NOS that I know of will run of a single floppy system
>so long as you don't want to handle too much mail or file transfers.

Ah, but will they _compile_ on such a system? :-)

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From: steve@fawlty.towers.oz.au (Steve Blanche)
Subject: Re: Zl repeater linking project
Reply-To: steve@fawlty.towers.oz.au (Steve Blanche)
Organization: Tower Technology, Sydney
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 03:31:35 GMT

In article <19cd4pINN20k@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> miller_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>In article <1992Sep17.105218.4766@runx.oz.au>, ycomputr@runx.oz.au (Mark Cheeseman) writes:
>>What ever became of the Wellington VHF group's repeater linking project? I
  [deleted]
>>Mark
>
>Well Mark it sure has got off the ground!. The link extends from
>Auckland in the north to Dunedin in the south. The intermediate points
>are Rotorua, Egmont, Palmerston North, Napier, Wellington, Kaikoura, 
>and Christchurch.
Are these 2m access points ? Are they linked continuously, or controlled
by DTMF ? to create a session from one point to another ?

>The link usage is voice use between 6am and 1am, with packet forwarding
>between all major city BBS's being done in the wee small hours (1am-6am).
>With the loss of most of our 2400 MHz band and the sharing of the
>1200 MHz band with aeronautical radar systems, the hope of making the
>link a digital (wideband) system has faded a little, but the intention
>is still there.
IS the backbone on 1296  or 70cm ?
>Hope this has brought you up to date with our link system.
>73 DE Paul ZL1BEZ

steve

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From: cheese@runx.oz.au (Mark Cheeseman)
Subject: Is there a FAQ for this group?
Organization: Your Computer Magazine, Sydney, Australia
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 03:05:34 GMT

Probably a FAQ :-) but has anybody yet put together a FAQ for this group? Is
anybody putting one together? I'm looking for something I can put on my BBS
along the lines of the one posted periodically to r.r.a.m, but with
Australian content rather than US.

THanks,
Mark

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From: makinc@hhcs.gov.au (Carl Makin)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Re: VK2WI Weekly News Bulletin, 23rd Sept 92
Date: 28 Sep 92 14:55:35 +1000
Distribution: aus
Organization: Aust. Dept. Health, Housing and Community Services

In article <1992Sep26.222529.20676@runx.oz.au>, richardm@runx.oz.au (Richard Murnane) writes:

> VK2WI Broadcast, 27th September, 1992.  Copyright 1992 WIA

>                     LINE ISOLATION UNITS
> 
> The division is looking for someone with Telecom experience
> to perform compliance checks on telephone line isolation
> units constructed by amateurs.  If you can help us out,
> please contact the divisional office.

I though complience checks had to be done officially by Telecom?
They levied a fee (~$200 from memory) for each unit.

Carl
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From: richardm@runx.oz.au (Richard Murnane)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Re: VMA broadcasting on amateur bands
Date: 3 Oct 92 21:14:38 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare.  Sydney, Australia.

In article <1992Oct3.081204.575@ips.oz.au> dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall) writes:
>Cripes - "ARA" actually has a supporter...  Down, Richard, down! :-)
Don't get me wrong Dave! ARA is a fine magazine (there's nothing wrong
with it that a change of editor wouldn't fix :-) It's just sad to see
people misled by that kind of journalism.

At no point has Chris or Craig asked a very pertinent question: WHY WAS VMA
PUT OFF AIR?

Because the WIA complained? Nawww, if the WIA had that kind of clout,
we'd be picking up new spectrum all over the place. Mind you, some people
*still* wouldn't join :-)

It's because they were operating illegally. Simple as that. But Chris
managed to turn it criticism of the WIA. Oh well, I suppose if he didn't
do things like that, I'd have nobody to criticise. :-)

(It's OK Dave, I feel better now :-)

73 de Richard VK2SKY.

>
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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Daily IPS Report -  3 Oct 92
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 07:44:39 GMT

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 2 October 1992
Summary for 2 October and Forecast up to 5 October
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Begin   End    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/1N    0751UT    none

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 119/070

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

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

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
A newly emerged region produced the M1 flare today. There is the
possibility of this region producing more M class flares.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : Quiet

Estimated Indices : A   K
    Sydney          --  ---- ----
    Learmonth       04  1111 1212
    Fredericksburg  13
    Planetary       10

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : Quiet to unsettled
Ap :  09

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
High latitudes recorded active conditions from 1200UT.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
Propagation conditions :         
Low Lats: good   
Mid Lats: good   
High Lats: poor to fair
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
Propagation conditions at high latitudes are expected to improve.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
None.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUF's at Sydney were depressed 20-35% 00-20UT and near normal
thereafter.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index :  37

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          03 October         04 October         05 October
MUFs      near normal        near normal        near normal
T index   77                 85                 90

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for October is 90.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Depressions of 25% are possible 16-20UT.

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Re: Zl repeater linking project
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:50:06 GMT

OK, so what frequencies are used?  Those who think they know, say it is
on 23cm.  Those who DO know, say it is on 70cm...

What about a bulletin on the subject?

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 29 Sep 92
Date: 29 Sep 92 05:35:27 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 28 September 1992
Summary for 28 September and Forecast up to 1 October
IPS Warning No. 26, issued on 28 September, is still current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 116/067

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 September       30 September       01 October
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 115/066

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

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet initially, then unsettled to
active.

Estimated Indices : A   K
    Sydney          --  ---- ----
    Learmonth       12  0121 4343
    Fredericksburg  10
    Planetary       12

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

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Conditions are expected to be unsettled to active on September 29.
Major storm levels are expected on September 30, declining
to active to minor storm levels on October 1 and 2.

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
MUF's at Sydney were near normal.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index :  96

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          29 September       30 September       01 October
MUFs      near normal        normal/            depressed 30-50%
                             depressed 30-50%
T index   90                 75                 30

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for September is 90.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Depressions are expected from September 30 to October 2 in response
to magnetic activity.

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From: terryd@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Terry Dawson)
Subject: Re: ARA figures (Was Re: Where ARA the volunteers?)
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 08:04:25 GMT

ycomputr@runx.oz.au (Mark Cheeseman) writes:

>>what his target audience is though, the column never seems to actually
>>get into the nitty-gritty technical stuff that is promised.
>>
>Yes, I thought his column was pretty good this month too. I don't think he
>knows what his target audience is either - seems to be trying to be all things
>to all packeteers. Perhaps that's in part a reflection of the packet situation
>itself. 

Perhaps you are right .. I've tried mailing him at the address he specifies
and received no reply .. disappoiting considering I can telnet directly
to vk3blw.ampr.org.

Terry

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Daily IPS Report - 27 Sep 92
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:55:39 GMT

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 26 September 1992
Summary for 26 September and Forecast up to 29 September
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 117/068

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 September       28 September       29 September
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 : quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K
    Sydney          --  ---- ----
    Learmonth       07  3221 1311
    Fredericksburg  08
    Planetary       10

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
Geomagnetic field at Sydney : quiet.
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
MUF's at Sydney were near normal.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index :  99

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          27 September       28 September       29 September
MUFs      near normal        near normal        near normal
T index   95                 95                 90

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for September is 90.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
None.

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Daily IPS Report -  6 Oct 92
Date: 6 Oct 92 10:01:47 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 5 October 1992
Summary for 5 October and Forecast up to 8 October
No IPS warning is current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Begin   End    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/SN    1522UT    none
 M2/--    0931UT  possible                  lower Middle East/Indian

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

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 October         07 October         08 October
Activity     Low to moderate    Low                Low
Fadeouts     Possible           None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 135/087

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

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : Quiet

Estimated Indices : A   K
    Sydney          --  ---- ----
    Learmonth       03  1120 1211
    Fredericksburg  05
    Planetary       10

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 at all latitudes.
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
There is the chance of fadeout on daylight sectors of circuits.

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

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUF's at Sydney were near normal October values with 25%
enhancements 00UT, 21-23UT.

Observed Sydney Regional Ionospheric Index : 106

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
          06 October         07 October         08 October
MUFs      near normal        near normal        near normal
T index   95                 90                 90

Predicted Monthly Ionospheric Index for October is 90.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Enhancements of 25% are possible 00-01UT and 21-23UT.

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: Re: VMA broadcasting on amateur bands
Date: 6 Oct 92 10:25:14 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.

In article <terryd.718184625@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
    terryd@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Terry Dawson) writes:

>It would have been touching and nice and warm-fuzzy-like if the Army guys
>had actually applied for a special amateur callsign to use for the closure ..

Yup - had they asked for VI3VMA, they probably would have got it...
Anyway - Richard is correct - ARA's version sounds better than the truth.

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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Re: VMA broadcasting on amateur bands
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 08:12:04 GMT

Cripes - "ARA" actually has a supporter...  Down, Richard, down! :-)

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