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From: sharon@unixland.natick.ma.us (Sharon Machlis Gartenberg)
Subject: Re: Slovenia S5 Prefix description
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix & Think_Tank BBS
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 11:50:52 GMT

Pete Hardie, VE5VA, posted the following:

>>In the comments on the results of the 1991 CQ WW DX SSB contest in Sept 92 CQ
>>it says that because DARC has already added them to the WAE list, Croatia
>>(9a1-9a0), Slovenia (S5) and Bosnia/Herzegovina (YU4/YT4/4N4) are separate
>>from Yugoslavia for the CQ contest. So make sure you add the other two as
>>well as S5!
>>Pete hardie@herald.usask.ca  VE5VA

I would like to remind everyone that there is a horrible war raging all
over Bosnia & Herzegovina. Most of the country is under constant heavy-
artillery bombardment, the major cities are virtually without electricity,
etc. :-( :-( :-( I highly doubt there will be a YU4 station on the air
contesting. In fact, I doubt we'll hear any at all in North America. 

They are still on and audible quite a bit in Europe, passing health &
welfare traffic. Needless to say, it would be unconscienable  to interrupt
such activity to try to get a contest QSO. ... In short, I wouldn't expect
to be able to work Bosnia for CQ WW. I certainly hope and pray that things
will be a lot different there for next spring's contest season.
 
Tom, WB4IUX, then posted the following query:

>But what do we do about Macedonia?  If the DARC already
>recognizes Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia, why didn't they
>cover Macedonia I wonder?????  Do we get to count that one too?  If
>anyone knows please post.  Thanks!  Looks like we'll get some easy ones
>to up our 5BDXCC totals.  73, Tom WB4IUX  

An interesting question. As you may know, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia,
and Slovenia have widespread recognition in the world as independent
countries and are members of the United Nations General Assembly.
Macedonia does not and is not, primarily because of Greek objections
to the name "Macedonia" being used for an independent country that is
not a part of Greece. Nevertheless, the DXCC Advisory Committee voted to
recommend Macedonia for DXCC status along with BiH, Croatia, and Slovenia
(the ARRL Awards Committee still needs to make the final decision).

I would be curious to hear the answer to that as well!

73, Sharon KC1YR 
-- 
Sharon Machlis Gartenberg
Framingham, MA  USA
email: sharon@unixland.natick.ma.us   or   uunet!think.com!unixland!sharon
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: <tonyp@cnvxla.COM> (good, Conan - good!)
Subject: Change in # of licenses
Reply-To: tonyp@convex.COM 
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:51:27 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

}> There would be only Novice, No-code Tech, and General!  The request has
}>not yet been given a docket number, but it seeks to eliminate the 13 & 20
}>WPM CW requirements, giving current General and Advanced license holders
}>the same privileges as Extras! 

Holy time-warp, Batman! Sound like amateur radio back in the '60s.

What I'd like to see is a "Pay $20 and chose your favorite call letters".
I'd bet that the FCC could keep a full time person employeed and more than
compensate his/her salary.

--
    Tony J. Podrasky              There is nothing wrong with your CRT;
     San Diego , Ca               do not attempt to adjust the picture. 
    tonyp@convex.com                WE are controlling transmission...
QSL? QRU? QRZ? QLZ? QFA?       
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rrgd50@email.sps.mot.com (Chris Terwilliger)
Subject: Re: Attaching A Vertical To My House
Organization: Motorola
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:29:17 GMT

In article <johnr.718729562@mik.uky.edu>, johnr@mik.uky.edu (john s roberts) writes:
> 
> I am interested in purchasing a dual band (144/440Mhz) antenna to
> mount on my house, but am at a loss about trying to figure out how
> to attach it to my house.


Here's what I came up with to serve a dual purpose; a place to mount
a vertical antenna and provide an easy, neat weatherproof entry for the
feed.  I used a 3 foot long piece of 1 1/2 inch EMT pipe through the roof
and attached to the truss with 1 1/2 inch EMT hangers.  I sealed it with
an appropriate vent pipe flashing (consult a roofing book or professional
on how to seal this properly.)  Top the EMT with an electrical service
entry hood and attach your antenna with appropriate clamps to the EMT.
Run the feed down through the EMT into the attic and then into your shack.
You can then use it to feed other antennas on your roof also.  1 1/2 inch
EMT should be able to pass about 5 RG-8 cables easily.  Works great and is
very sturdy.  I wouldn't recommend hanging a big HF beam on it though...
Don't forget lightning protection...



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* Chris Terwilliger, KB7PPT                rrgd50@email.sps.mot.com *
* Motorola                        "And now, the sequence of events, *
* 2100 E. Elliot Rd. EL374         in no particular order."         *
* Tempe, AZ  85284                                     - Dan Rather *

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy
From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
Subject: Re: ARRL DIGITAL COMMITTE REVISED REPORT 9/26/92
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:20:28 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.115103.1@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com> estey@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com writes:
>
>
>                        Report and Recommendation 
>                 to the ARRL Board of Directors, from the 
>        ARRL Committee on Amateur Radio Digital Communications
>                            September 26, 1992
> 

All of the report has been deleted for brevity

> 
> 
>                          Appendix A
> 
> 
>     The following is suggested wording for an addition to Part 97 
>authorizing automatic and semiautomatic digital mode operation.  Note 

more stuff deleted

>(c) No unattended digital station may initiate contact with
>another station or broadcast any undirected signal unless operating in a 
>band or band segment where fully-automatic operation is authorized. 

the band segments from Appendix B are:

> 
>                          Appendix B
> 
>     It is recommended that all stations under automatic control be 
>restricted to the following Sub-bands...  
> 
> 
>        10  M:  28.120  -       28.189  MHz
> 
>        12  M:  24.925  -       24.930  MHz
> 
>        15  M:  21.090  -       21.125  MHz
> 
>        17  M:  18.105  -       18.110  MHz
> 
>        20  M:  14.095  -       14.0995 MHz
>                14.1005 -       14.112  MHz
> 
>        30  M:  10.140  -       10.150  MHz

TWENTY PERCENT OF THE BAND SPACE!  I think that this way too much  
on a band that is a haven for non-contesting cw operators.
How about *no* allocations on this band.  Consider the fact that 
the max power is 200W.  This would heighten the hidden transmitter problem
in AX.25 style (or any carrier sense multiple access) operation.

> 
>        40  M:  7.100   -       7.110   MHz
>        80  M:  3.620   -       3.635   MHz
> 
>        160M:   1.810   -       1.820   MH
>                                 

Whoa!! This is just about the hub of cw activity on this band.  Of my
last 10 cw contacts on this band, eight are in this segment.  In my mind
this is like requesting 50Kcs in the 28.3 to 28.5 band.  

Nuts.  

I am absolutely opposed to this.  Time for a letter to my division director.
It seems that the commitee has no clue about cw operations in this most 
elegant of all bands.  

Please stop this nonsense before it becomes a part of the regs.  

Note the lack of any smileys.  I AM NOT SMILING OVER THIS RIDICULOUS 
IDEA OF DEVOTING A PRIME PART OF 160 TO UNATTENDED AUTOMATIC DIGITAL MODES. 

I am sure that we all have our own favorite parts of the band and I am sure
that we will hear from others.  That is fine.  That is their right.
It does seem to me that the bottom end of 160 has been and is the center of
all cw fun in this band and hence this proposal is against tradition and 
the commitee's stated position of accepting existing norms on the bands.  

Rajiv
aa9ch    
Address: r-dewan@nwu.edu
Phone:   None. Only CW.
And occasional AMTOR
From: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: batteries, CCA to A-hr conversion
Date: 12 Oct 1992 16:46:40 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: battery


With all this talk about batteries, I Have a question.  

Most car batteries no longer have an Ampere-hour rating, instead they have  
a CCA, cold cranking cranking Amperes, rating.

I have heard that there is a conversion factor between CCA
(cold cranking amperes) and A-h.

Is this true?  If so, what is the conversion?

                (Please don't respond as to why the CCA rating
                is used.  I know that already.) 

I think batteries are swell.  They are little containers of energy.

tnx es 73 de K9CUN, Jack
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik)
Subject: Re: The Truth about UHF Connectors
Organization: UMCC
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 23:26:55 GMT

In article <jh25s56.4dbz@sycom.mi.org> jh25s56@sycom.mi.org (Jim Harvey) writes:
>
>I am with Maintenance Engineer with Michigan Bell.  We would NEVER allow 
>anything but crimped shields and soldered center pins in our network.  
>
   Which crimp tools are good tools?  Do some brands of coax crimp
better than others?

73, Dan KB6NU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: smustopo@nyx.cs.du.edu (sofjan mustopoh)
Subject: Re: Radio Shack Pro2006 vs AOR- AR2500
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 13:12:46 GMT

In article <"8-Oct-92.17:52:52".*.Steele.Henr801C@Xerox.com> "Steele.Henr
01c@xerox.com".henr801c@xerox.com writes:
>All Scanner Enthusiasts (Hopefully on internet),
>	Can anybody tell me if there are any SSB transmissions in the 1-1500Mhz
>range? Military,Government,etc.?  I`d like to purchase a scanner with go
d
>coverage and I`m considering the Radio Shack Pro2006 [$400] (25-950Mhz w
th
>holes) and the AOR- AR2500 [$430] (1-1500Mhz). The Radio Shack radio onl

>covers AM/FM while the AOR covers AM/FM/SSB/CW.
>	My question is:Do I need to receive SSB? I`d like to receive military
>communications as well as the normal police, fire, etc. and I know the m
litary
>uses SSB in the HF bands, but I don`t know about 30Mhz and above.
>	Any comments, from the more experienced, on the abilities of, or
>modifications that can be done to, either of these two radios (or any ot
ers
>that fit the bill) would be appreciated.  Sources of further information
would
>also be welcomed.
>Thanks,
>John (N2FTS)
>
>8*227-1810 or (716)-427-1810
>Steele.Henr801C@Xerox.com
>~>: Corporate mail: 800-31A
>~A: U.S. Mail:	Xerox,  1350 Jefferson Road,  M/S 800/31A, Rochester,
>NY 14623


  
     Last review i heard about AOR 2500 is . Avoid it
 it might sound remarkable on the Freq. range etc
 but it has below average construction and sensitivity.
 you just get what you pay for . if you really want 
 full cover in freq and modes then AOR 3000 is the
 one but it is pricey +- 1000 bucks . else
 stay with pro2006.

    I still wish pro2006 has full cover and all modes
  
  muskie
From: rick@cs.sunysb.edu (Richard Spanbauer)
Subject: Re: Barry Electronics in NYC et al...
Organization: State University of New York, Stony Brook
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 12:58:42 GMT

In article <35840@cbmvax.commodore.com> sterling@cbmvax.commodore.com (Rick Sterling - Test Eng) writes:
> What category do beliefs fall in? ( ie: Religion, Politics, All hams should 
> learn CW at 20wpm, etc. ) 
> Beliefs can be changed, therefore one can discriminate based on them, right?
> Or how about personal preferences or esthetics? Now maybe you don't find the
> odor of cooking fish (fill in your own particular obnoxious item here) 
> bothersome, but I (and many other people) do, and I personally would rather 
> hold my breath than breathe that crap in. ;-)

	Well, I have discovered that suggesting people learn to tolerate each 
	other, at least when the subject at hand is smoking, is most definitely
	NOT "popularly correct" :-)  Given the "oat bran" and "Jane Fonda 
	workout tape" tone of modern society, this is to be expected, I 
	suppose. 

	What was interesting is the reaction level of some people out there - 
	as someone who has been on Usenet for about 10 years now, I have to 
	say the flames do run considerably hotter (and bizarre) in 1992!  

					Rick Spanbauer
					State University of NY/Stony Brook
From: miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Miles Abernathy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Marquette University ARC
Date: 12 Oct 92 14:06:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Texas
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Re: Marquette University ARC
I believe that ARRL Member Services (225 Main St., Newington CT 06111)
can help you with promotional ideas, although some of the stuff they have
may be aimed at an (ahem) older crowd. (Of course, they have the Archie
comic books, too.) Good luck!
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
  _     Miles Abernathy, N5KOB        =
 | |__  miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu       =
_|    | POB 7580, Austin TX 78713     =
\  * /  University of Texas @ Austin  =
  \/    tel. (512) 471-6521           =
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: clark@angelo.amd.com (Brad D. Clark)
Subject: Re: High Gain Ant for mobile
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:33:15 GMT

ws1c.UUCP%rocky.dnet@ws1c.UUCP (Andrea Preciado) writes:

>I wonder if anyone knows of a commercially available mobile mag mount 
>antenna that has higher gain than the Hustler 5/8 wave over a 1/4 wave
>antenna that I am currently using.

You might want to look into either the Comet or Diamond mobile antennas.
They're a bit pricey, but they have Gobs-o-gain. In fact, I am laying
down Heavy Hints to the XYL for their dual-band version for the Obligatory
Anniversary Present :-)

HRO or AES stock them, don't know where you are, so can't guess on 
proximity to a local store...

Brad // NP4AI
*****************************************************************************
* PACKET - NP4AI@N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA *  "Go ahead, you're strong! Kill   *
*  UUCP  - clark@brahms.amd.com         *    me if you can!!"               *
*****************************************  "It'll hurt...."                 *
* The opinions experessed are solely    *         - scene from 'Yojimbo'    *
* those of the author. Honest.          *           an Akiro Kurosawa film  *
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rich@theophilus.msfc.nasa.gov (Rich Krum)
Subject: Re: Barry Electronics in NYC et al...
Reply-To: rich@theophilus.msfc.nasa.gov
Organization: Boeing Computer Support Services
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 22:07:26 GMT

Bingo and Amen--

Please also note that Faith is NOT insisting that those folks stop smoking--

My attitude is similar--I will depart a store or other business if there
is heavy smoling going on--and the best way to get me to buy a used anything
is to note that the owner is an non-smoker.  I despise cleaning dead tobacco
smoke out of anything--I had enough of that in the Navy in the 70's.

BTW, your place, your rules, my place, my rules--we don't allow smoking in our
house either--not even my dear 3 pack-a-day mother (Who has the grace to not
complain).

I don't condemm the person that is addicted to tobacco--I merely avoid the
necessity to inhale that stuff (politely, I hope).  I am badly affected
physically by the smoke--I simply cannot breathe properly if I am exposed to
smoke--I'm sure this is from damage to my lungs from being brought up in a 
home with parents that went through 2-3 packs/day EACH.

I have always been able to quietly be sure the wind is blowing the smoke
away from me.  A polite reguest normally stops the problem.  Of course,
those that insist don't get invited back---

--rich
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese)
Subject: Re: W5YI report..
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 23:54:29 GMT

In article <1bm7a1INN2qd@network.ucsd.edu> brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor) writes:
>Goodbye.  Good riddence.  They will NOT be missed.  The hobby can only
>be improved by this change.

(Can't believe I'm actually saying this...)

Hear Hear!  I for one am tired of listening to bozo's telling me about the
end of ham radio as we know it.  If it deteriorates to CB levels, it will 
be because _WE_ allowed it to happen.  I didn't know how to operate when
I got my licence.  Older, more experienced operators taught me the right way
instead of bitching about how bad I was.

WD5IYT


-- 
     Jim Reese, WD5IYT            | "you can predict what happens until the
  jreese@sugar.neosoft.com        |     signal leaves the antenna..."
From: olsenm@ccmail.orst.edu (Monte Olsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Thanks to Bob
Date: 13 Oct 92 23:11:50 GMT
Organization: OSU Extension Service
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I would like to offer public thanks to Bob Tykulsker in
Mt. View, Ca. for the TS 530S he sent me in a trade plus a
few dollars we just completed. His help and patience have
been much appreciated.

Monte Olsen
N7FFO
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From: ag129@cus.cam.ac.uk (Alasdair Grant)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,alt.cd-rom,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: FRAUD ALERT - CD-ROM vendor
Date: 10 Oct 92 16:22:33 GMT
Organization: U of Cambridge, England

C'mon John, lighten up a little. First thing I thought when I saw your
post was "This guy doesn't know that Panasonic = Matsushita (many people
don't, really), and he's made a simple typo." Looks like a lot of other
ordinary people thought that too. If your schoolmarm-English won't let
you use 'sic' in this context (can't see any problem with it myself, it's
just a Latin abbreviation for "yes, it should read like this"), you could
have put "Matshita (_not_ Matsushita!)".

And what's with this anti-UK stuff? I'm Australian. Let's get back to
what Usenet's supposed to be for, and stop jumping down each others' throats.
From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: W5YI report..
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:39:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Oct16.153953.11748
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.

In article <jf30586@pro-haven.cts.com> phantom@pro-haven.cts.com (Tiffany Keller) writes:
>
>        Agreed!  Personally, I find 80 meters literally nausiating....All the
>stupid Idiot mess they talk about......I.E.  "What's wrong with this country
>[USA] is that we don't have a president (...congress, etc....) that gives a
>____ (Fill in the blank...) about our country!!!..."  I think I'd be happier
>if my radio didn't even *have* the ability to do anything on 80m!!!

Oh my!  On what part of 80m have you been hanging out?  The 80m CW band is 
fun, pleasant and convivial.   

Some of the best fists that I have heard have been on the 80m band.  Often,
when I hear a signal that sounds as if it is generated by a straight key or a 
bug, I stick around and wait for a qso.  I have had most pleasant qsos
this way.  There is something special in getting a card from some one 
who has been a ham for 70+ yrs.  It is not uncommon to get a photograph
or a press clipping or some such memento included with the QSL card.

If this sounds nice to you, dig out your straight key and practice for 
the next Straight Key Night at the end of the year.  Who knows - you
get selected as having the best fist!

All in all, I would be most distraught if I were to lose the 80m band.

Try it.  

It is better than green eggs and ham.
 

Rajiv                                 
aa9ch    
Address: r-dewan@nwu.edu
Phone:   None. Only CW.
And occasional AMTOR.
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