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From: buchanan@cable.utmem.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Info-Hams Digest V92 #1376
Date: 30 Dec 92 16:13:02 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

>Scott Ehrlich (acm139@ccs.northeastern.edu) wrote:
>: Do we hams have exclusive use of 900 Mhz, or is it shared?
>...
>>One paragraph of
>>part 15 allows up to 1 watt spread spectrum transmitter, used
>>with some of the new cordless phones.
>>...
>>Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com  
Not only cordless phones.  I received a data sheet for a spread
spectrum T1 (1.54MBits/sec) full duplex data link system which uses
this band.  It is designed to compete with licensed microwave equipment
or the phone company to connect two ethernet or other networks some
distance apart.  In addition to the traditional MAN (Metropolitan Area
Network) applications, since 30 frames/sec compressed video now
supposedly fits in 1/4 of a T1, these things may become very common in
urban areas.  The company quotes several mile line of sight performance
and advertise "no frequency coordination necessary;  No FCC license
required."  They list omnidirectional, yagi or small dish antennas as
being available.  We may actually try these out locally though I am
afraid that the lack of licensing and frequency coordination may make
these a bad idea for their intended purpose.  If we get a pair on loan,
I'll summarize our impressions, if anyone's interested.
	Jack Buchanan K4FRS
	Depts of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine
	University of Tennessee, Memphis
	(Director, Memphis Educational Computer Connectivity Alliance (MECCA))
	buchanan@bme1.utmem.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: 430 mhz band under th (now private/closed repeaters)
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Destructive Testing Systems
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 16:04:08 GMT

In article <1993Jan3.003515.6665@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> laborde@oak.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gregory R. LaBorde) writes:
>In article <PHR.93Jan1224845@napa.telebit.com> phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin) writes:
>>
>>I am uncomfortable with the idea of using these bands with portable
>>equipment because of the additional microwave exposure.  
>
>Paul brings up a good point. I for one would like to get into 1.2 GHz more, but
>I am hesitant to use a u-wave transmitter in close proximity. I'm more likely
>to go mobile or base with it. Tolerances at 1.2 GHz are much tighter, making 
>homebrew equipment harder to produce and "appliances" more expensive.

Cellular phones use a similar part of the spectrum and there isn't any
hard evidence that they fry yuppie brains. :-)

Homebrew equipment is really quite easy too thanks to cheap MMICs and 
packaged mixers. Microstrip takes all the hard work out of building 
equipment for this frequency range. Making *lots* of power is tough,
but antenna gain is so cheap at these frequencies there's very little
reason to generate high power.

Gary

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese)
Subject: Re: 430 mhz band under th (now repeater costs)
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 13:44:36 GMT

In article <1993Jan1.150034.23723@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>Not all closed systems have low activity, but are they making the
>most effective usage of the spectrum for the total user community
>when they prevent the majority of users from accessing the spectrum
>they occupy? 
>
>I don't think that question can be answered yes because
>the same machine, if open, would serve a larger community of users.

Horse-hockey!  I might accept this if my system were less active than any
open system in town...but it isn't.  If the radio is being used by someone,
then that frequency is not wasted.  It doesn't matter which political group
that person belongs to.  The fact is that the system is used, not just sitting
there taking up a channel.

I don't get on the HF traffic nets because that activity doesn't interest me.
Does that mean I should argue that they are "wasting" that frequency because
their activity doesn't appeal to all amateurs???  I think not.
-- 
     Jim Reese, WD5IYT            | "Real Texans never refer to trouble
  jreese@sugar.neosoft.com        |  as deep doo-doo"  --Molly Ivins
From: terry@red.uucp (Terrence R. Redding)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Comments on FT767GX, FT990, TX850SAT?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:37:32 -0500
Reply-To: terry%red@lawton.lonestar.org
Organization: R & R Advantage.  Education and Marketing.  SDL spoken here!
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992

In <1h5ehbINNsu@tamsun.tamu.edu>, Brandon Lee White writes:
>I'm looking for my first HF rig.  While I can't spend as much as I'd like, 
>I do want to get a rig that will last me a long time without buying a lot of
>add on things.  So, I've been looking at the FT-767GX since it has a power
>supply, antenna tuner, iambic keyer, etc.  Comments good and bad on this rig
>would be greatly appreciated.  Also, would the extra few hundred dollars for
>the FT-990 be worth it?  As far as I can tell, the main differences would be in
>the area of direct digital synthesis, etc., which is something I could do
>without (unless the advantages outweigh the extra cost).  The TS-850SAT would
>also be more when a power supply is considered.
>
>Am I on the right track, or would I be better off looking elsewhere?
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Brandon
>KB5WDR
>
Brandon I have had two back to back.  When the first FT 767GX was struck by 
lightening I had the option of getting literally any rig on the market.
After looking and trying several other high dollar rigs I decided to again 
get the FT 767GX.  Its a great rig.  Both of mine have worked flawlessly.
Regards, Terry.
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From: robinson@stout.geo.brown.edu (Darrin Robinson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Online Repeater Directory! Watch For It!
Date: 30 Dec 1992 19:14:32 GMT
Organization: Brown University, Providence RI 02912
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: stout.geo.brown.edu

In article <ieLkwB1w165w@presoft.com> steve@presoft.com (Steve Kohlenberger) writes:
>
>My vote (if I have to choose only one) is DOS.
>
>Second vote would be C source routines along with it so that we could
>all get to the data in interesting forms.  I would like to be able to
>search by Long/Lat as well as city, repeater freqs, radius in mi/km,
>etc..  Might be real fun in a laptop on the road.
>
>Steve
>   

Oh... and the indexing should be B-Tree!

Darrin
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From: jdelancy@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: [FWD] QSL Managers
Date: 30 Dec 92 22:57:51 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

F.Y.I. for DX'ers.  From a friend at MITRE.  (Original posting
was cut off for some unknown reason)...

>From: m07777@mwvm.mitre.org (LEO BOBERschmidt)
>
>QSL Managers for countries from former areas of Yugoslavia:
>KA9WON:  for 4N4ANT, 9A2PM, 4N4XA
>WA4WTG:  for S52DD, 4N4AX, 4N4CX, 4N4MX, YZ4Z, 4N4Z
>
>The following is apparently a good source for many countries in the C.I.S.
>Note that QSLing either direct or via the buro is almost nonexistent to
>Russia and most of the former USSR republics.
>DL6ZFG (Rolf Rahne, '93 Call Book address; he is NOT in '92 CB):
>4K2CC, 4K2/UV3CC, UV3CC/UA1P, 4K2OKV, UF6FKW, UL7ACI, ***/UL7ACI, RL7AA,
>RA6WF, RE92C, UL1RWR, 4K4BG, 4K4BEM, 4K4BEU, 4L1FKW, UL0A, UL0ACI, UL7OE,
>UL7AAE, UL8AWL, R7RG, RM8MW, UM8MY.
>
>A local ham had a response time using this route of 7 weeks, not too bad
>considering the number of stations Rolf is handling.  A word of advise.  If
>you are QSLing direct, it is generally better to use a separate return
>envelope for each different call; it is also good to indicate the call on
>the lower left corner of your return envelope.  This will help Rolf sort
>incoming mail, particularly since he is handling so many diffenent calls.
>*
>*        LEO
From: oppedahl@panix.com (Carl Oppedahl)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Online Repeater Directory?
Date: 24 Dec 92 23:18:41 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <johnr.725165552@mik.uky.edu> johnr@nx22.mik.uky.edu (john s roberts) writes:

>I'm the dude who said I would maintain an on-line directory (for those of
>you who don't read headers).

>Okay so if I started doing this, do you think that there would be enough
>people here on the net that care enough to send me freqs for repeaters
>that they know of.  The issue of the repeater directory being copywrited  
>came up, but I'm not so sure how this applies.

>Anyway, I might not even scan in the repeater directory, but just start
>from scratc with what you guys give me.  Also, what fields should I 
>include about each repeater.  Obviously city, state, and in/out freqs,
>but what about elevation, operator, and other non-essential info?

Well, the CTCSS tone if any, whether it is open or closed, autopatch.

Most of the fields that are in the ARRL publication.


Carl Oppedahl AA2KW  (intellectual property lawyer)
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112-0228
voice 212-408-2578     fax 212-765-2519
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New York, NY  10112-0228
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From: tener@cs.widener.edu (Stuart Tener)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Internet Callsign Directory
Date: 23 Dec 1992 13:25:09 -0500
Organization: Widener University CS Department, Chester PA
Distribution: all
NNTP-Posting-Host: pebbles.cs.widener.edu

In article <1h9peeINNf8c@crcnis1.unl.edu> elassley@nde.unl.edu (erin lassley) writes:
>Does anyone know of a callsign directory available via Internet?  I am 
>referring o the  CD-ROM with the over 500K callsigns.  I have an old 1990 
>callbook and kinda need to get me some callsigns.  Thanks for any help you 
>may send..

^ Try "telnet callsign.cs.buffalo.edu 2000" or
      "telnet ham.njit.edu 2000"

      2 different databases.

73,
stuart b. tener
n3gwg
tener@cs.widener.edu
(215)-338-6005

>ERIN LASSLEY
>(Yes I had to shout my name...;)
>KB0DMU
>
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: dmturne@ptsfa.PacBell.COM (Dave Turner)
Subject: Re: Seeking Weathercube mods QST article
Reply-To: dmturne@PacBell.COM (Dave Turner)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 08:56:56 GMT

In article <20360116@hplsla.hp.com> tomb@hplsla.hp.com (Tom Bruhns) writes:
>Last night I picked up a Radio Shack "weathercube" receiver.  I
>recall that there was an article in QST some years ago that mentioned
>how to modify it to give some 2 meter coverage.  Can anyone point me
>to that article or similar mods?  

QST June 1987:

	The W2CXM 2-Meter Cube Receiver and Scanner



-- 
Dave Turner	(510) 823-2001	{att,bellcore,sun,ames,decwrl}!pacbell!dmturne
From: bourque@sceng.UB.COM (Bourque_David)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: on-line repeater directory
Date: 28 Dec 92 15:01:38 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Since I haven't read every line of my email lately maybe this point
was already covered.  Sorry if this is wasting bandwidth.

I have already collected the data for all of New England.  Most of the
information is from the last two editions of the ARRL directory. 
Updates have been provided from one frequency coordinator and several
personal sources.  Not all data is checked but the source is
identified in the listing if not from the ARRL books.  My format is
very similar to the ARRL directory.  The listings I have gathered
cover every band from 10meters up and don't include any packet
listing.  Nearly impossible to collect that listing.  My listings are
currently in use on two packet BBS stations.  NM1D and N1KBT.  One is
in Southern NH and the other in Eastern MA.  Updates to the listings
are made as frequently as the new data comes in.  If you care for this
listing just let me know.  I'll gladly try to send it to you.  The
file is about 35K in size.  Too large to send via email without
compression.  Here is a small sample of the beginning of the file.

Bolton MA         29.62 -          W1OJ      131.8eorlx
Haverhill MA      29.66 -          WA1HZK    131.8
W Greenwich RI    29.68 -          WG1A      131.8
Beverly MA        52.420/53.640    WA1HZK    ot
Bristol CT        53.010 -         WA1LMV    ol
Deerfield NH      53.040/53.640    WA1HZK    olt
Hartford CT       53.050 -         WA1IXU    o
Billerica MA      53.070 -         W1DC      ot
Pepperell MA      53.110 -         WA1VVH    ol
Goffstown NH      53.150 -         WA1OAQ    t
Scituate RI       53.170/921.900   WA1TAQ    ol
Manchester NH     53.210 -         W1KGZ     t
Mt Greylock MA    53.230 -         K1FFK     orxt
Sudbury MA        53.270 -         WA1NVC    oelt
Mt Wachusett MA   53.310 -         N1BPU     orelxt

As you can see it is sorted by frequency.  It can be sorted any way
you like.  My database actually is several smaller files broken down
by band then by state.  Should you want any particular band or state
just let me know and I can email that info.  Only New England states.

I hope the online directory idea takes off.  Personnally I feel it
would put the ARRL directory to shame.  No fault of the ARRL.  Bad
input yeilds bad output.
73 de WB1FLD Dave
bourque@sceng.ub.com
From: jimv@hienergy.Eng.Sun.COM (Jim Vienneau  - Sun Microsystems)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Mods for Yaesu 5100?
Date: 21 Dec 92 21:23:15 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Sun
NNTP-Posting-Host: hienergy.east.sun.com

Does anyone have, or seen any mods for the Yeasu FT-5100 Dual Band mobile?
I've looked in the places I know of, but haven't seen anything. Thanks in
advance for any leads. 73


--
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Email: jvienneau@east.sun.com   Amateur Radio: WB1B
Good old Ma Bell (well old anyway): (508)442-0372
From: mikef@pacifier.rain.com (Mike Freeman)
Subject: 11 Meters
Organization: Pacifier BBS
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 06:41:05 GMT


Hello, Netland!

I was sitting here pondering the history of the various amateur
bands when the question popped into my head:  are there any
countries left wherein the frequencies which once belonged to
the 11-meter ham band in the U.S. (and now, of course, are
allocated to the CB Service) are still allocated to the Amateur
Radio Service?  It's one of those useless questions that runs
around in the brain begging for an answer (kinda like Cole
Porter's song "What Is This Thing Called Love".

Thanks in advance.
-- 
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301 N.E. 107th Street   |         or freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu
Vancouver, WA 98685 USA |       GEnie: M.FREEMAN11
Telephone (206)574-8221 |       I doubt, therefore I might be!
From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: FT-790 power control for OSCAR use...
Date: 21 Dec 92 04:20:14 GMT
Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
X-Disclaimer: "Me, speak for us?"
X-Witty-Saying: "Mobius strip - see other side for instructions"

In article <9212161210.aa20020@ingate.microsoft.COM>,
    a-kevinp@microsoft.COM (Kevin Purcell, Rho) writes:

| You can use the ALC (which I presume the rig has on its accessory socket).

The FT-790R doesn't even have an accessory socket...  You'll need internal
surgery; use the STBY connector on the side, or perhaps the base where
the SO-239 would be on the 290/690.  Or the CW jack if Morse is not your
thing :-)

-- 
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dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
From: georges@yang.earlham.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: SuperMorse vs. Morse Academy
Date: 21 Dec 92 14:31:38 GMT
Followup-To: laborde@elm.jpl.nasa.gov
Distribution: usa
Organization: Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana

In article <1992Dec21.103846.26989@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>, laborde@oak.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gregory R. LaBorde) writes:
> I have downloaded both SuperMorse and Morse Academy. Any comments on which
> is "better" for upgrading from "no-code-knowledge?"

You might start with Morse Academy.  It's Learning mode seems a bit more 
effective than Super Morse's.  MA will display letters on the screen
[large jagged ones] and play the appropriate morse sounds over and over;
SM insists on not only playing the sounds, but printing DIT DAH, DAH DIDIDIT
or whatever on the screen in addition to the sound.

Since us learners are supposed to focus on the sounds and learn them
rather than visual equivalents, Morse Academy's approach may be some what
sounder.

Any experienced Elmers out there who really know the answer to this question?

--GARS
GeorgeS@yin.earlham.edu
From: RON@NSULA.EDU (Ron Wright - NSU Computer Center)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Need DJ-162 Mod
Date: 26 Dec 92 17:24:53 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

After searching around I have been unable to find the mods supposedly available
for the Alinco DJ-162 HT.  I believe there is one to open TX and one that will
open receive from 118 to 135.  Any pointers will be appreciated.

Ron - KA5LUG

RON@ALPHA.NSULA.EDU
From: bruce@Think.COM (Bruce Walker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 900 Mhz band
Date: 30 Dec 1992 16:49:11 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: mickey.think.com

And I read in EE Times recently of a Fujitsu wireless LAN chip which will use the
902 band.  Actually sounds like something we could build interesting things
around!


-- 
--Bruce Walker
  Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA
  bruce@think.com; +1 617 234 4810; WT1M
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
Subject: Re: writing out -- --- .-. ... . in order to pass your exam
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 20:53:47 GMT
Organization: Dixie Communications Public Access.  The Mouth of the South.

popovich@cs.columbia.edu (Steve Popovich) writes:

>Those ARRL examiners were WRONG!  Other VEC's such as W5YI may have
>differing rules, but the current (Sixth) edition of the ARRL VE Manual
>states clearly, on page 57, that this is NOT SO!  Either those VE's
>were "instant accreditation" VE's from another VEC with different
>rules and never cracked their books, or they have forgotten what they
>read in their manuals!

They probably simply acknowledged that the ARRL is filled with analy
retentive pricks and chose to do it their way.  What else is new?

>Note that it uses a fixed number of characters per minute copied as
>dots and dashes as its standard.  This implies that up to TWO-FIFTHS
>of a Novice exam could be copied as dots and dashes.  

I "copied" ALL my novice test using the dot-dash method.  I'm quite
proud of never having been subjected to the mind-rot of CW.

John
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From: grund@pyrite.SOM.CWRU.edu (Victor Grund)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: writing out -- --- .-. ... . in order to pass your exam
Date: 26 Dec 92 01:58:24
Organization: International Business Machines, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
	<POPOVICH.92Dec21141254@morningside.cs.columbia.edu>
	<#phrn4a@dixie.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: calypso.som.cwru.edu
In-reply-to: jgd@dixie.com's message of Wed, 23 Dec 92 20:53:47 GMT

In article <#phrn4a@dixie.com> jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:

   >Note that it uses a fixed number of characters per minute copied as
   >dots and dashes as its standard.  This implies that up to TWO-FIFTHS
   >of a Novice exam could be copied as dots and dashes.  

   I "copied" ALL my novice test using the dot-dash method.  I'm quite
   proud of never having been subjected to the mind-rot of CW.

I agree that the CW requirements are antiquated.  I'm not opposed to a
5wpm requirement, though.  Everybody should be able to tap out basic
messages for emergencies.  Half of you radio can blow and you can
still send CW.  Beyond that, however, we're being a bit anachronsitic.
It'd be better to extend the question pool and exam sizes to include
modern communication techniques such as packet an satellite and drop
further CW proficiency altogether.

--
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RISC System/6000 & AIX      | DETVMIC1(VGRUND)          
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Chris Thomas)
Subject: Re: Apartment antennas?
Date: 21 Dec 92 07:28:45 PST

In article <1992Dec21.121257.21506@abo.fi>, on 21 Dec 92 12:12:57 GMT,
MSUORANTA@FINABO.ABO.FI (Mika Suoranta Tkkk) writes:

>        a G5RV, open wire feedline and a good tuner, than put
>        my money to some bu****it. If it ain't a big antenna, it
>        ain't working....

Such nonsense.  Define working.  How about 227 countries with 150w
in 2.5 yrs with a one-meter loop on the balcony of my apartment? Of
course, it takes more operating skill than if one is running 1KW to
a 5el monobander at 100 feet ...

  -- 73 de Chris Thomas, AA6SQ (ex-WA6HTJ) (CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU)