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From: tom@systemtechnik.tu-ilmenau.de (Thomas Planke)
Subject: Re: Yaesu FT-890AT
Organization: TU Ilmenau,Germany
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 11:50:42 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.191154.3903@linus.mitre.org>, m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White) writes:
|> In article <92346.182538MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> 
|> <MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> writes:
|> > Does anyone have any recommendations on [the Yaeus FT-890AT]... ?
|> 
|> I've played with one extensively in the showroom at EEB, and
|> I'm very impressed.  It seems like a splendid little radio,
|> at a very attractive price.  If I were in the market for that
|> class of rig, the -890 would be my first choice.
|> 
O.k., Mike, the receiver is fine, indeed, but for that price (Germany:
abt 3100,- DM for 890AT) it should be possible to have a keybord for
direct input of frequency included. The TS440S shows that. 

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jayk@fc.hp.com (Jay Kesterson X4027)
Subject: Re: DX Etiquette (an oxymoron)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:51:39 GMT
Distribution: na
Reply-To: jayk@fc.hp.com
Organization: -.-. --.-  - . ... -
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.3 PL6]

How come only DXers are getting blamed for this rude behavior? It seems to me
that most anytime I get on and have a nice long chat with a old friend, in
the U.S., any number of U.S. ops will interrupt the QSO. This is especially
true on 80 and 40 meters. Many people will call in saying "just wanted
to get a report" or "your really loud, just had to call in". They didn't
have anything to add to the conversation. Is it OK to do this to a U.S.
contact and not to a DX contact?

73, Jay  K0GU       jayk@fc.hp.com
From: a-kevinp@microsoft.COM (Kevin Purcell, Rho)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Heathkit Help
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:34:10 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Would the heathkit person post a email address -- nothing of course 
came through the INGO-HAMS gateway.

To all folks -- please add a sig at the end of your message containg 
you r email address. Not everybody gets all the 822 headers (unfortunatly).

73 de Kevin Purcell N7WIM/G8UDP (Seattle, WA)          a-kevinp@microsoft.com
Do your interests match mine? If so call me. I'd like to hear from you.
QRP, Packet, TCP/IP, Digital voice, Macintosh, Spread Spectrum, Homebrew,
Satellites, Antenna design, Propagation, VHF/UHF weak signal, Microwave, QEX

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: Call Type?
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 13:34:37 GMT

In article <NDuLVB1w165w@unkaphaed.gbdata.com> coolguy@unkaphaed.gbdata.com (Guy Shechter) writes:
>What is this call?  KKN50

It has the form of a broadcast STL link callsign.

Gary KE4ZV

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant)
Subject: Re: writing out -- --- .-. ... . in order to pass your exam
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 07:05:49 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky, USA. -5 GMT

at a recent W5YI VEC testing, a female wrote down all .'s and -'s and
was allowed to do so. she got her general (while 4 others struggled).
i was going to use this "cheat" method myself. is it legal or not?
i'm confused.
From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 2meter purchase - HELP NEEDED!!!
Date: 16 Dec 1992 14:58:24 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center and Reptile Farm
NNTP-Posting-Host: grissom.larc.nasa.gov

In article <1992Dec16.144511.29775@wam.umd.edu> ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott Richard Rosenfeld) writes:
>In article <thweatt.724443565@guppie12> thweatt@rtsg.mot.com (John A. Thweatt) writes:
>>I am interested in purchasing a Kenwood Model TR-2400 2m FM Synthesized
>>Radio and would like to ask the users of this net's advise.  This radio
>>will be purchased for $125 which includes a battery, recharger, base platform,
>
>Honestly, I think (and I think many on the net will concur) that this is 
>a rather archaic, LARGE (for an HT) radio.  The thing is about 12 years
>old, and I am led to believe that the display is shot to some degree.
>It has only ONE battery, and it is probably fairly old at that - NiCads
>don't last that long...

Actually, I have one of the TR-2400s someplace, and it's a very nice HT.
While it's a bit bulky, it's also easy to work on.  If the display is okay,
I wouldn't hesitate to offer $50 for one of the things, maybe as much as $75.
$125, as the previous poster pointed out, is insane, but if you can talk
the current owner down to a reasonable price, this is a unit worth having.

You definitely will want to replace the cells in the battery pack.  And, if
the display is bad (which is fairly common), avoid the machine unless you
are prepared to put a lot of work into it (since the displays aren't available
any longer, you'll have to do some surgery).
--scott
From: kfeeney@KLONDIKE.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (Kevin Feeney)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: silly phonetics
Date: 17 Dec 92 14:44:40 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

I once saw a list of phonetics that were purposely designed to confound the 
listener. I only remember a few - perhaps we could come up with a list here - 
but some of them were pretty funny or creative. Things like 

E as in eunuch
P as in pnuemonia
G as in gnu
H as in hombre
X as in xerography
M as in mnemonic

etc, etc. I wish I had preserved it someplace. Anybody have it? 

Kevin - WB2EMS (Every Mother's Son?, Emergency Medical Services? Eat My Shorts?)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: mellob@cary115.its.rpi.edu (Brett A. Mellor)
Subject: [ANS] 2c43 tube wanted
Reply-To: mellob@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:57:02 GMT

 If Goddard Space Center Radio Club doesn't have it, try

			Fair Radio Sales
			P.O. Box 1105
			Lima, OH  45802

		FAX: 419-227-1313  TEL: 419-223-2196/227-6573

 I do remember seeing a 2c42 in their catalog but I don't know about a 2c43.

				-Brett Mellor
From: Claton.Cadmus@f100.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Claton Cadmus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Crystal Radios
Date: 11 Dec 92 15:31:14 GMT


My first "Crystal Radio" used a very tarnished penny and a bent safety
pin for the crystal, one coil wound on a piece of wood and 2k
headphones.  The radiator was ground and my bed frame was the antenna.

And it worked too!

Claton Cadmus,  KA0GKC

Packet:         KA0GKC @ WB0GDB.MN.USA.NA
Fido Netmail:   Claton Cadmus  1:282./100
Internet Email: Claton.Cadmus@f100.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com

 * SLMR 2.1a * Rule #1 of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts

 * Origin: HAM>link< RBBS 612/HAM-0000 Saint Paul, MN (K0TG) (1:282/100)
From: phantom@pro-haven.cts.com (Tiffany Keller)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: PL... ham vs. commercial rigs
Date: 12 Dec 1992 08:37:38 -0600
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/846-3177, 9600-300
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Howdy...

        Our repeater here in College Station (W5AC -- Texas A&M Univ...)
will let you un-mute the DTMF tones (I guess so that you *can* use DTMF
paging and such...)  It's a DTMF command that tells the controller to
un-mute the tones.....

        73!

        T. Keller
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From: oh3mep@cc.tut.fi (Keskinen Petri)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Aland Is. (OH0) qrv 26.12-92 - 02.01-93 !
Keywords: OH0MEP
Date: 16 Dec 92 14:03:49 GMT
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Finland



Hello all DXers!
We are going to spent our xmas holiday on Aland Islands and we are
taking our rigs with us. So if You need a qso to OH0-land on any band
between 80-10 meters, look for us on 26th dec 1992 - 3rd jan 1993.
We have a Butternut gp for 80, 40 and 30 meters, Cushcraft R-5 for upper
bands and also 3 el monobanders for 18 Mc and 28 Mc. We have 2 linears, 
but  we don't know yet if we have enough power to use them both at the 
same time. 

Our group consists of 5 local hams (all from oh3-land):

OH0MFP - Alpo, keen 10m ssb operator, also some RTTY/AMTOR on 15m.
OH0LQK - Pertti, also 10m ssb with some all-mode VHF operation 
OH0MYD - Marko, only cw on 80, 40, 15 and 10m bands
OH0NLP - Jukka, all modes/all bands  
OH0MEP - Pete, also all modes/all bands, mostly interested in WARCs

Our location will be on the southern edge of main island, OH-county
010 (Lemland), IOTA number EU-02. Our locator is not known yet. 
On vhf we have 15 elements and abt. 80watts out, rig Yaesu FT-290RII.

QSLs sure via homecalls, if You are in a hurry, me and Jukka have 
already our qsls printed (b/w pictures from our last trip to oh0).

So we sure hope to meet You all, and if someone is willing to make any
sked, just drop me a mail before 23th of december.

JUST A FINAL NOTE, OH0 IS A SEPARATE DXCC COUNTRY FROM FINLAND, BUT
OH0MYD or OH0MEP IS NOT COUNTED AS MARKET REEF. Nowadays Market Reef
(a tiny little rock between Aland Is. OH0 and Sweden SM, which also has
dxcc-status) has prefix OJ0 used like oh3mep/oj0 , even that some years
ago it was like oh3mep/oh0m, IT NEVER HAS BEEN LIKE OH0M** !
 
CU de pete, oh3mep

oh3mep@cc.tut.fi
pk75978@ee.tut.fi

Petri Keskinen
Kitiniitynkatu 7a3
33850 Tampere
Finland, EUROPE
From: flloyd@l1-a.West.Sun.COM (Fred Lloyd [Phoenix SE])
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: FCC woes, what can be done?
Date: 16 Dec 1992 23:37:58 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Phoenix, AZ
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: l1-a.west.sun.com
Keywords: FCC

In article <1992Dec16.220752.27420@wam.umd.edu>
ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott Richard Rosenfeld) writes:
>
>                                ....  All that is left for the FCC to 
>do is enter the information into the computer, and print out and mail
>the licenses.
>
>And now, they can't even do THAT acceptably.
>

Well, we're getting what we pay for.  As long as licenses are free
(bet you didn't know that), we'll be at the bottom of their customer list.

Personally, I think that they should charge a reasonable fee, perhaps
$25, and give us a full menu of services.  Instead, they get nothing
but more mail, complaints, buget cutbacks and burocracy.  Yes, it's
time to do something, reorganize the FCC!  And send me $100.

>The answer may be that hams do the licensing as well.  It won't solve
>the FCC's problems, and they will certainly receive copies of the 
>license information, but they OBVIOUSLY can't be held responsible to
>do a good job on...what?  DATA ENTRY.  How hard is it to do? 

No kidding.  I misspelled the city name "Tucson" while searching through
my FCC database and guess what?  I got some matches!


>This is
>one of those areas where putting more people on the job will result in
>a direct performance improvement.

Gotta give 'em some money, otherwise forget it.  Of course, as it's been
said here before, government agencies are not allowed to keep the funds
that they collect.  In this case, any moneys they might collect from us
goes back into the US Treasury general fund, to be split amongst all
competing agencies and interests.  Looks like we're stuck with this one.
Maybe if someday a ham were elected president.... It almost happened
you know....

-fred



-- 
[ Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ                             Fred.Lloyd@West.Sun.COM ]
[ Sun Microsystems,           Southwest Area Solaris Transition Manager ]
[ Phoenix, AZ         - The future starts today! -       (602) 275-4242 ]
From: marchant@cea.berkeley.edu (Will Marchant)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Has anybody heard of a KR-10 antenna rotator controller?
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Date: 13 Dec 1992 01:26:53 GMT
Organization: Space Science Labs
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: sag4.ssl.berkeley.edu
Keywords: rotator, controller

Hi Folks:
I've been using a Macintosh program called OrbiTrack to generate 
satellite pass timings. The OrbiTrack documentation mentions that
it can control a KR-10 controller (i.e. it will control antenna
pointing in real time). I've nosed around a bit and haven't found
any other mentions of the KR-10 controller. I do have a letter in
to the software's author. Naturally I couldn't resist the urge to
get a quick response from the Usenet! 8) If you are burning up to
hear about OrbiTrack or the KR-10 controller, PLEASE send me email
and I'll get you any definitive information that comes into my
possession. So, does anybody know who makes the KR-10? Any comments,
pro or con, about it effectiveness? Thanks for your help!

Will Marchant                   Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics
marchant@cea.berkeley.edu       University of California
KC6ROL@WA6HAM.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA  2150 Kittredge St., Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
From: jma@ebt-inc.UUCP (Jim Apple)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: looking for email based call sign servers
Date: 11 Dec 92 20:18:11 GMT
Organization: ucsd usenet gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu



	Are they any email based call sign servers ??

Thanks in advance




 Jim Apple   (WB1DOG)            EBT Inc.
 jma@ebt.com                     One Richmond Square
 uunet!ebt-inc!jma               Providence, RI 02906
                                 401-421-9550





 Jim Apple   (WB1DOG)            EBT Inc.
 jma@ebt.com                     One Richmond Square
 uunet!ebt-inc!jma               Providence, RI 02906
                                 401-421-9550
From: wday@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: REALISTIC HTX-202
Date: 14 Dec 92 18:16:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: vaxb.1992Dec14.121654.1
Organization: University of North Texas


 robert@inqmind.bison.mb.ca (Rob Boux) writes:

> I have recently purchased an HTX-202, and would like to know if anybody 
> else has experienced a problem with TX lock-up. It seems to to only 
> happen in very humid conditions. I can still receive, but can't transmit, 
> and the only way I can un-lock the radio is to connect external DC power.
> 
> Am I just nuts?  Did I get a bad radio,  or has anyone else had this 
> problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob.
> VE4-RRB
> 
> robert@inqmind.bison.mb.ca
> The Inquiring Mind BBS, Winnipeg, Manitoba  204 488-1607

In watching both this newsgroup and the HAMNet forum on CompuServe,
yours is the first report of such an event that I can remember. It's
certainly not a common problem (i.e. we're quite damp during the summer
and I never heard of anyone having the problem.).

When it occurs, is it warm humid or cold humid conditions?

What happens when you just turn off the radio, then turn it back on?

Sounds like it's time for a trip to the repair shop, though merely
inserting a dummy plug into the external power connector would probably
be enough to disrupt the battery power for a brief time.

73  Wayne KF5ZC
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          76703.376@CompuServe.Com         Manager:  CompuServe TANDYNET Forums
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From: Claton.Cadmus@f100.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Claton Cadmus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Car Tape problem
Date: 11 Dec 92 15:31:12 GMT

LW>Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

LW>Please excuse the somewhat mundane post to this august group, but I felt
LW>that the netters would give me some good advice on this subject.  My car
LW>stereo tape player eats the tape as soon as I put it in and it starts
LW>playing.  Any ideas would be appreciated; thanks!

LW>Larry, KE8GW

Many years ago I used to install and repair tape players.  Your problem
is a dirty capsten roller.  Take a cotton swab, the kind on the long
stick, dip in rubbing alcohol and clean the tape head, capstan roller
and tape guides.  You will need to turn the unit on to get the rollers
cleaned all the way around.  I used an empty cassette cartridge and
momentary pressed play to get the rollers turned.  You may need to do
this several times to complete the job.  After you have the unit
throughly cleaned invest in a good head cleaning tape and use it about
once a month.  Don't use the tape for the initial cleaning, it is
unlikely it will solve your problem, your unit is too dirty.

Claton Cadmus,  KA0GKC

Packet:         KA0GKC @ WB0GDB.MN.USA.NA
Fido Netmail:   Claton Cadmus  1:282./100
Internet Email: Claton.Cadmus@f100.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com

 * SLMR 2.1a * Rule #1 of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts

 * Origin: HAM>link< RBBS 612/HAM-0000 Saint Paul, MN (K0TG) (1:282/100)
From: rla@rahul.net (Bob Armstrong)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Classroom instruction to get your ticket ?
Date: 16 Dec 92 07:27:11 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: a2i network


  Are there any classes held in the South Bay area teach the things
you need for either the Novice or Tech (code or no-code) test ?  I'm
looking for some community college or similar inexpensive class.
Something that ends up by taking the FCC exam would be great.

Thanks,
Bob Armstrong

-- 
Bob Armstrong <rla@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott Richard Rosenfeld)
Subject: Re: License delays
Keywords: W5YI
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:55:19 GMT

I have spoken to Fred Maia (W5YI) many times and he is very confident
that he has a good VE system.  I am surprised that he would have slammed
any of his VEs, as he is the one who accredits us.  Anyway, I have 
personally submitted about 600 Form 610s to him over the last 6 yrs. and
none have had ANY problems.  License turnaround times have generally 
been around 7 weeks (avg.).  I can imagine that the weak link in the 
chain is the US Postal Service, which **rarely** but **occasionally**
misplaces a piece of mail.  That is my guess as to what happened.
I don't know what's going on at the FCC, but I don't like it - 16 weeks!

Scott NF3I
From: abelson@isaac.its.rpi.edu (Mike (KB2KYZ) Abelson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Exploding Air Bags? Locking Anti-Lock Brakes?
Date: 19 Dec 92 02:00:40 GMT
Reply-To: abelson@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

In article <85559@ut-emx.uucp>, miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Miles Abernathy) writes:
|> 
|> Instead, in the case of my wife's Toyota Camry, the manufacturer simply
|> put a disclaimer in the owner's manual that you must not install a
|> transmitter without Toyota's prior permission. I wonder how often they
|> give such permission  ;-)
|> 

Geez....!  Looks to me like CC&R's are invading the automotive industry!  ;-)
Does the manual say anything about antennas?.....or towers?   :-)
-- 
.............................................................................
Mike Abelson - Information Technology Services       abelson@rpi.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute                     gzn0@rpitsmts
Troy, New York 12180-3590    
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From: kenw@col.hp.com (Ken Wyatt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Need help w/ARRL HB gel-cell charger problem
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:42:49 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
NNTP-Posting-Host: hpcsql.col.hp.com

Your cells are bad.  These batteries may -look- new, but if they've been
sitting around (discharged) for years, or if they've been shorted or 
left in a product that has been left "on" for a long period, they will
build up a high internal impedance (hence the .3 mA!) and become
permanently destroyed.

Always check the date codes on these beasts; and and pays to carry
around a pocket-sized voltmeter.  Don't buy any that measure less than
12V.  That way you know (1) it is chargeable, and (2) the output
voltage is OK.
From: terry@red.uucp (Terrence R. Redding)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Using Atari ST/STe/TT Satelite Tracking and UUCP
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 20:53:50 -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

I am interested in hearing from anyone that is currently using an Atari 
computer to operate on the internet or from a uucp site.  Also would 
like contact with other hams that use Atari computers for amateur radio related
activities.

By the way I have PD and share ware programs for both of the activities and 
would be glad to provide them.  Regards, Terry.
  
-- 
DOMAIN: terry%red@lawton.lonestar.org (Terrence R. Redding)
UUCP:   . . . !rwsys!lawton!red!terry (Terrence R. Redding)
PACKET:  WB5LMJ @ WB5MJS.OK.USA.NA
Voice 405 536-8822, Ben's Place (Benjamin Franklin) BBS 536-6988 9p to 6a
PhD candidate, University of Oklahoma in Adult and Higher Education
Educational Advisor, American Radio Relay League
221 SW Crystal Hills Drive, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505