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From: tskelton@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Tom Skelton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 80 mtr beacon
Date: 29 Dec 92 14:28:27 GMT
Reply-To: tskelton@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Tom Skelton)
Organization: NCR E&M CLEMSON Liberty, SC

In article <9212282104.AA03127@tix.timeplex.com> taylor@tix.timeplex.COM (Seth
Taylor) writes:
>Does anyone know the freq. of the 80 mtr beacon from the former
>USSR that signed the letter "U" in cw. It was on 3.5 to 3.7 Mhz and
>can't recall freq. . Maybe it's not on anymore given the problems
>with government not supporting their hobby anymore.
>
>ST KC2WE

I don't know of a beacon on 80 meters, but there is still a beacon
on 7.002 MHz.  It is located, as I understand,in the republic of
Kazahkistan UL7.  Matter of fact, it is particularly audible this time
of year at our sunrise and at the UL7 sunrise (around 0200 z).  For the
first time, I heard it change from sending the letter V to the figure 9;
that happened for awhile this morning.  73, tom WB4IUX

-- 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese)
Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 04:53:53 GMT

In article <n0a43t@ofa123.fidonet.org> Larry.Mc.Donald@ofa123.fidonet.org writes:
>   This was precisely my point in my first post.  Program your 
>440 rig with just about any group of 'private' repeaters. Scan. 
>I'd be very surprised if you heard more than one conversation a 
>day.

While this may be true of some "private" systems, it's certainly NOT true 
of ALL "private" systems.  My closed UHF system in Houston is among the top
two or three most active radios in the city.  If you programmed the entire 
UHF band into your radio and scanned, you'd find many times when mine is
the only radio in town that's talking.

Just because it's a "private" system doesn't always mean it's not used.



-- 
     Jim Reese, WD5IYT            | "Real Texans never refer to trouble
  jreese@sugar.neosoft.com        |  as deep doo-doo"  --Molly Ivins
From: cjackso@uswnvg.com (Clay Jackson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Tandy Bashing
Date: 21 Dec 92 23:09:40 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: U S WEST NewVector Group, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Someone wrote about complaining to Roach et al in Fort Worth - here's my
experience on that one. A few years back I needed a part for something,
and went into a local Radio Shaft with my daughter in her stroller.  
Unfortunately, the bozos in the store had piled crap (and I do mean
crap) all over the store, so it was literally impossible to get to the
back of the store where the parts were hidden. 

So, I stomped out (I was having a bad day anyway) and wrote Roach a letter.
In the letter I pointed out the problem, and suggested that if it
was difficult for me with a stroller, that it would be impossible for
someone in a wheelchair.  I got a CALL from some "Assistant to Mr. Roach" -
apparently, the only part of my letter that registered was 'wheelchair'.
I also got a call from the DM, who told me to call him back if I ever had
trouble again - they were worried that I was gonna get after 'em on  a
discrimination complaint.

Sadly, things were better for a while, but that particular store is
now just as bad as ever (if not worse - the other day I went in there
and asked if their (video) laser player would play both sides of
a disk, or if the disk needed to be flipped by hand.  The response was
hilarious. First, he looked at me and said "Do we have a laser disk 
player - gee, I never knew that, where did you see it?"  When I pointed
it out to him, he said "Boy, I just don't have a clue" (an honest
salescritter - this guy will go far ;-) ).  Anyway, I never go into
that store unless I'm desparate (unfortunately, they have the best
selection of small parts, probably because one has to wade through so
much junk to get to 'em).  

Whoever pointed out that "the rot starts at the top" was right - just
down the street from this one store is another (RS) store that's
always kept immaculate - they seem to have twice the traffic/sales.

--
Clay Jackson - N7QNM
US WEST NewVector Group Inc
Bellevue, WA
uunet!uswnvg!cjackso
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws
Subject: Special Bulletin 47  ARLX047
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 22:52:57 GMT


============================================================== 
| 	Automatic relayed from packet radio via              | 
| N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553                              |
==============================================================

ZCZC AX08
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 47  ARLX047
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  December 18, 1992
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX047
ARLX047 DARC election news

In Germany, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club has new officers.  At a
special meeting on December 13 the DARC board of directors elected
Dr. Horst Ellgering, DL9MH, as president, and Prof. Dr. Jodi Elbers,
DJ3XV, and Rolf Kadau, DJ7CH, as vice presidents, to serve until
regular elections are held in May 1993.  Vacancies were created when
the previous officers resigned in October.
NNNN
From: RSTACKHOUSE@JAGUAR.ESS.HARRIS.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Amiga Ham,etc users list
Date: 2 Jan 93 13:39:00 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

I am attempting to create a user list of amiga users.  If you wish to be added
to this list, send me e-mail to the above address. 73
From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
Date: 28 Dec 1992 19:46:08 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <725556607.AA00000@therose.pdx.com> Larry.Lund@p12.f79.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Larry Lund) writes:
>I know if I wanted to transmit on a particular frequency, and it was a
>private/closed repeater that, that would not stop me. When I got my license
>back in 87' there was nothing in the rules that I remember telling me I was
>only allowed to tramsmit on certain frequencies between 440-450 Sorry charlie
>I ain't buying it! 

OK, fine...I'd suggest, then, the next time you're in Houston, that you
transmit on 448.925. That way, I can hear you interfere with conversations you
have no intention of participating in, and I'll call the FCC myself.

Yes, you can transmit on a repeater's input; no, that doesn't give you the
right to interfere with others.
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
 "Brought to you by the letters O, S, and by the number 2." -- Mike Levis
From: rwed@gnu.ai.mit.edu (N7YVM)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Tandy Bashing
Date: 25 Dec 92 22:53:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Free Software Foundation
NNTP-Posting-Host: spiff.gnu.ai.mit.edu

In article <randall.725154521@seashore> randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes:
>oxenreid@chaos.cs.umn.edu writes:
>
>>Or get out of your Metro area, and make your self known to a 
>>Radio Shack _Dealer_.  This is a franchise person, and  he/she takes 
>>there money out of the till, and so they need work for their money.
>>Tread carefully though, Radio Shaft is shafting its dealers too.
>
>The quality of Radio Shack dealers (independently owned RS stores)
>is inconsistent.   I worked for one once, and it was a pretty shabby
>operation.   At least with store-owned outlets, you will
>get the same products for the same price.  (the manager can

Keeping your sanity when dealing with Radio Shack is easy if you look
at it like this: Radio Shack is the 7-11 of electronic stores. 

(IMHO) Thier stuff is way overpriced for the quality and its easy to
look around and find something better for a lower price. The employees
dont know much about the product, except the ones that have been there
a while, and then they know the catalog number and may even possibly
know where the product is located in the store. The "hot shot" salemen
will even try to bs you about a product, which is always funny to listen
to.

But, when you need that antenna connector for your HT and its 6:30
at night, and price is no object, then you're glad they are there.
 
RS is the 7-11 of electronics stores.
-- 
---
rwed@gnu.ai.mit.edu      
N7YVM                        
and some other stuff
From: alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom)
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:28:55 GMT
Subject: Re: silly phonetics
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, bennett@erich.triumf.ca (P.Bennett) writes:


>How about:
>O as in one
>W as in won
>A as in aye (nautical, pronounced "eye")
>e as in eye
>k as in know 
>n as in no
Q as in cucumber

AL N1AL
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RE: WRITING OUT -- --- .-
From: paul.graziani@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Paul Graziani) 
Date: 23 Dec 92 22:45:00 GMT
Reply-To: paul.graziani@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Paul Graziani) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * 501-985-0059 * Public Access Usenet

-> sent, not just a series of dots and dashes.  I have also seen a blind
-> man copy Morse on a Braille typewriter at 30+ wpm.  Absolutely
-> AMAZING...

Yep, that's pretty amazing.  Even more amazing is the condescending and
patronizing tone of that comment.  I knew that you mean well by that but
you blindless people (I'm assuming that you have sight)  just amaze me
when you talk about us folks that happen to be blind..  Yes it is an
accomplishment for  a person to copy 30 wpm cw either blind or sighted.
 It is no more amazing for us to type it out in Braille than it is for a
person with sight to use a typewriter or mil to grind it out.  Besides,
how do you know if he was making characters with the Braille writer or
maybe he was writing down dots and dashes :-)


I do not mean to be harsh or flame you but there is a new world out
there and those of us who happen to have a disability  are getting a bit
more confrontive when it comes to conscious or unconscious
patronization.  Sometime I will tell you how the term sightless really
grates on many of us  I've written two letters to the editor of _QST_ on
that term but to no avail or response.  Guess they just think I'm just a
curmudgonly old crank.  I suppose I will just go off and copy 75 baud
rtty with my Braille writer.
73,
Paul Graziani WD5BIV
                                                                                            
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: joe@netcom.com (Joseph Jesson)
Subject: Re: Nuts & Volts 3/92, 4/92
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:42:49 GMT


 While the article is interesting, do not deal with the company known as
  Cyberlab.  I ordered a book from them (Nick Gross is the owner) and
  had to have Mastercard remove the charge after Cyberlab refused to 
 ship the book .  This is after waiting 2 months...


  --joe
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From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Info on Yaesu FT726?
Date: 20 Dec 92 13:43:53 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <regmad.724636059@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> regmad@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Michael de Kraker) writes:
>
>	The idea is still around in their newer 736 .. Modules
>	for 50MHZ,220,1.2GHZ  and includes 144 and 440 stock.
>	This is an expensive rig and I would love to have one.
>
>		30 Watts	50MHZ
>		60 Watts	144,220,440
>		45 Watts	1.2 GHZ

The 144 and 440 modules, included in the basic FT736R, are 25 watts and
the 1.2 GHz module is 10 watts. I don't have a 6 meter module yet.

Gary KE4ZV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: acm139@ccs.northeastern.edu (Scott Ehrlich)
Subject: FT530 mods wanted!
Organization: College of CS, Northeastern U
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 21:55:15 GMT

About a week ago I broke down and sent in my mail order to HRO for an FT530.
Now, I, along with probably many other FT530 owners, are interested in the
mods.  

Please post!

Thanks!

===============================================================================
| Scott Ehrlich 	       Internet: wy1z@splinter.coe.northeastern.edu   |
| Amateur Radio: WY1Z          Packet Radio: WY1Z @ K1UGM.MA.USA.NA	      |
===============================================================================
From: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Internet / Packet Gateway
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 09:44:05 MST
Reply-To: david@stat.com (David Dodell)
Distribution: world
Organization: Stat Gateway Service, WB7TPY

                             How to Use the WB7TPY
                          Packet <-> Internet Gateway

First, some brief operational notes:

(1) Messages must not contain any foul language, or commercial purpose.
(2) Messages can only be sent to countries that the United States has
    a third-party agreement.  All others will be destroyed.
(3) Messages from the internet should be less then 5K in length.
    No files should be sent.
(4) If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me either on
    packet radio: WB7TPY@WB7TPY.AZ.USA.NA       -or-
    Internet    : david@stat.com                -or-
    Fidonet     : David Dodell @ 1:114/15

(5) Have fun.  Use the gateway as much as you like.  That is what it is 
    there for.

                                    ------
                            From Internet to Packet
                                    ------


Send mail to the internet address of:

gate@wb7tpy.ampr.org

The first line of text must contain a full packet address, proceeded with the 
word "Packet:"

For example, mail to my packet address, would have the first line of text;

Packet: wb7tpy@wb7tpy.az.usa.na


                                    ------
                            From Packet to Internet
                                    ------

Send as private mail (never a bulletin) to the packet address of:

gate@wb7tpy.az.usa.na

The first line of text must contain a full domained internet address, 
proceeded with the word "Internet:"

For example, mail to my internet address, would have the first line of text;

Internet: david@stat.com



   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Internet: david@stat.com                  FAX: +1 (602) 451-1165
      Bitnet: ATW1H@ASUACAD                     FidoNet=> 1:114/15
                Amateur Packet ax25: wb7tpy@wb7tpy.az.usa.na
From: bruce@Think.COM (Bruce Walker)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 900 Mhz band
Date: 30 Dec 1992 21:08:20 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: mickey.think.com

The good news is that the availability of inexpensive chipsets implementing a
complete transceiver for data in 902 would be wonderful building blocks for
high-speed amateur data.  The bad news is that the part 15 crowd is rushing into
that band in a big way; we could get swallowed up quickly and easily in
metropolitan areas.

The blurb about the Fujitsu chipset says in 1993 they plan "to deliver the set in
a version with an RS-232 interface.  That will be followed by a PCMCIA spin." No
mention of data rates, but the competition (Proxim, NCR) is in the 242Kb/s to
1Mb/s range now.

-- 
--Bruce Walker
  Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA
  bruce@think.com; +1 617 234 4810; WT1M
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 17:38:28 GMT

In article <8228@lib.tmc.edu>, jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
> In article <1992Dec28.235602.1@ttd.teradyne.com> rice@ttd.teradyne.com writes:
>>Excuse Me ? "Invited" to use the spectrum. Where does the FCC say that ANY
>>Amateur has to be INVITED to transmit on a frequency? This kind of attitude
>>is a good part of What's wrong with ham radio today. Some people think they
>>have a god given right to a portion of the spectrum. It's theirs - they 
>>paid for it - an no one's going to take it away from them. Pure unadulterated
>>BULLSHIT.
> 
> This kind of attitude is a good part of What's wrong with ham radio today.
> Some people think they have a god given right to use other people's equipment.
> It's using ham spectrum and they can use it if they damned well please. Pure
> unadulterated BULLSHIT.
> 

That's not what I said. What I said was that any Ham has the right by law
to transmit on any frequency for which he is liscensed. Period. The repeater
operator has the right to turn off the machine. Period. 

What I was responding to was an attitude which says "Don't bother to buy
a radio for UHF unless somebody that owns/operates a private repeater
specifically INVITES you to transmit on his spectrum. Thats BULLSHIT.


> Your argument boils down to "If they want to spend $10K on a sophisticated
> repeater system, they have to make it a public utility". There are two
> problems with this: 1) you're dictating how other folks spend their money,
> which is as good as stealing it; 2) you're changing the rules on a lot of
> folks who, when they wanted to put up a closed system, were told "put it on
> 440". Now you're changing that in midstream.

Absolutely not. Nowhere in my statement did I say anything about using the
repeater. They can do anything they want with their silly repeater, but don't
tell me, or anyone else, that I can't transmit on any frequency for which
I'm licensed as long as I'm not QRMing someone currently using the frequency.
(and a repeater sitting on the frequency is NOT using the frequency if no
one is in QSO on it).


--------

   John Rice -  K9IJ         |  "Did I say that ?" I must have, but It was    
   rice@ttd.teradyne.com     |   MY opinion only, no one else's...Especially  
   (708)-940-9000 - (work)   |   Not my Employer's.... Licensed since 1959
   (708)-438-5065 - (bbs )   |   Ex: K8YZR, KH6GHC, WB9CSP, W9MMB, WA1TXV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: barreraa@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Azael Barrera)
Subject: Help on RTTY freq's of press services
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 03:42:41 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

I need some help on getting the freq's and settings for some
wire press services on RTTY. I heard about a list somewhere
you can ftp (ttypress.zip or rttypress.zip).  Can anyone here
give me some pointers on sites?

Please reply to barreraa@lamar.colostate.edu

Thanks in advance...

A.B.
From: milewski@oregon.uoregon.edu (Steve Milewski)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: P5
Date: 23 Dec 92 16:34:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: fp2-st-a.milewski-231292083607
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Oregon
NNTP-Posting-Host: fp2-st-affairs-3.uoregon.edu

So far I've had no luck with Romeo's operation from P5 but DO have P51AA.
Does anyone have any more information about the legitimacy of this
operation? Also, is there a published address for the manager HA5BBE, if
this IS a good operation?

Thanks, 
Steve/AA7FL
From: levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Strange transmission on 80 meters (a beacon?)
Date: 28 Dec 1992 21:25:02 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

Tuning through the novice bands on 80 meters (the only place where
there seems to be anything useful to do on HF at night if you've not a
general class ticket or higher), I frequently notice a signal at about
3712 Khz which seems to repeat continuously in CW as follows:

    VVV VVV VVV DE SXA33 SXA33 SXA33 K

It ends with K but doesn't seem to wait for any response (or at least
it doesn't seem to notice one).  What I hear in the novice band seems
to be mainly domestic (well, USA and Canada, that is).  On the other
hand the books say SX belongs to Greece.  Does anyone know what this
is?  Am I not looking in the right reference book (I mainly have
things like the (ARRL) Operating Manual and Handbook, the Net
Directory and a couple other things).

	Thx & 73

		/JBL   N1MNF
=
Nets: levin@bbn.com  |  "GO TO JAIL.  Go directly to jail. Do not pass
POTS: (617)873-3463  |  Go.  Do not collect $200."
              N1MNF  |           -- Parker Brothers
From: dplumb@cix.compulink.co.uk (Dave Plumb)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Alinco DJ-580 HT
Date: 27 Dec 92 17:20:00 GMT
Reply-To: dplumb@cix.compulink.co.uk
Cc: dplumb@cix.compulink.co.uk

> Funny you should mention it.  The radio I'm returning displays the 
> extra decimal point.  Just part of the small percentage of bad 
A friend had a DJ580, which worked ok for about a week, then went into 
airband mode; the VHF side was working 132MHz, the UHF side 380MHz. It was 
exchanged without question, but locked up perfectly on both sides and 
actually transmitted...
From: jdelancy@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: [ANS] Satellite Call Signs?
Date: 25 Dec 92 04:06:46 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

>
>Satellites (military, commericial or amateur) do not have callsigns.
>They have names, IDs, ASWs and the lot but no callsigns.
>
>Wolf, DL3ZBJ, AB6EL, VK6BGV.
>
Well, maybe.  Back when Oscar's and AMSAT came along, the
FCC had issued callsign(s) to them.  W3OHI (I pretty
sure that was the one) was issued to an early Oscar and
shorten, with FCC blessing, to HI when it went into orbit.
Now-a-days it's not that though.
From: jdelancy@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: [FWD] End fed 1/4 wave 80 meter antenna
Date: 30 Dec 92 23:03:37 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Chuck, WA3UQV says:
>Take care with these chemical ground solutions; some of us are drinking from
>the ground water supply!
>
If your drinking supply is from a well, then you probably dont
have city sewer either.  You'll probably find the well
in the front yard and the septic tank with its drain fields
in the backyard.  Hmmmm...

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: paulf@umunhum.stanford.edu (Paul Flaherty)
Subject: Re: writing out -- --- .-. ... . in order to pass your exam
Organization: The Three Packeteers
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:54:54 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.144311.15690@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>When I took my exam before the FCC, I wrote down the complete alphabet,
>numbers, and prosigns at the top of the copy sheet before the test began.
>Then I wrote down the dots and dashes, double spaced on the paper and
>translated above the symbols. They gave me a 100% score.

I'd say this is probably the killer argument.  If the FCC, in all of their
testing malevolence, allowed copying dots and dashes, the VEs should not
prohibit it out of hand.  Of course, you're depriving yourself the chance
to learn something, but that's your own business.

As to Farnsworthing the tests, the Sunnyvale VEC does this as well.  They
claim a higher pass rate when this is done, as opposed to "standard"
keying.  The important thing here is to know what your local VE team uses,
and then practice accordingly.

--
-=Paul Flaherty, N9FZX/5W1JX  | "Just name a hero, and I'll prove he's a bum."
->paulf@Stanford.EDU          |  -- Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC (ret)