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From: john@anasazi.com (John R. Moore)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-2006
Date: 27 Jul 92 15:24:46 GMT
Reply-To: john@anasazi.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Anasazi Inc, Phoenix AZ USA

Keywords: 

In article <1992Jul27.010208.17641@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> ldbarret@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Larry Don Barrett) writes:
]Howdy;
]           I have a PRO-2006 scanner, and have the modifications
]for the 868.945 to 896 MHz space. Does anyone know how to modify
]it to get the (520--760); (823.945--851)MHz spaces?

Your mod for 868-896 will also get you 823-851. I don't know of any
mods for 520-760.


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From: eoliver@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au (Eddie Oliver)
Subject: Re: Re: New Radio Shack Scanner (BOGUS!).  What we really want. . .!
Organization: Macquarie University, Australia.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 11:54:21 GMT

People have been asking how we can improve our chances of getting
manufacturers to produce an "ideal" scanner.

If people have such strong ideas on what would make an ideal scanner, why
not convey this information direct to the prospective suppliers? Every
serious marketer should rejoice in getting free advice about how to make 
products more marketable.  Unfortunately not all suppliers necessarily read
usenet newsgroups.

Maybe we should use the newsgroup systematically to collect lists of
(a) known alleged faults in existing models (very useful for prospective
purchasers, also), and
(b) claimed ideal characteristics.
We could then submit them in a serious way to manufacturers as a collective
body of informed opinion, and then maybe we WOULD stand some chance of
getting a product we want instead of fantasising about it.

Of course it surprises me that Tandy/Radio Shack ever produce any new
products, good or bad. They must spend all their time processing their
notorious name-and-address data.

Eddie Oliver
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From: ad207@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Brett Kollar)
Subject: AR3000
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 19:21:20 GMT


>I've heard some bad things about the AR3000, but have not seen anything 
>else for < $2000 that does continuous 1-1500+ Mhz with SSB. So....
>
>1) Does anybody have a reason I absolutely shouldn't buy one?

NO, I have no reasons what-so-ever!

>2) Where can I find one?  All the dealers I have talked to say at least
>   three weeks.

I picked mine up from Grove over a year ago...They no longer carry them for 
one reason or another.  I think I waited about 3 weeks at the time.

>3) Is the 3000 enough better than the 2500 to justify the 2x price?

I guess that would depend on WHAT you wanted to listen to!  I think that
the 3000 is worth every penny for the RS232 port alone.  I have mine hooked
up to the computer sending search and destroy missions back and forth at
9600 baud.  ALL my frequencies are set up in a data base that I can 
download into the 400 memories in less then the time it takes to boot the
computer!  You can NEVER run out of room when you hard drive is your 
frequency storage area.  If you have any specific questions, I would be
glad to answer them...

>4) Any tips from current owners?

I can send you a list of people on the net that have 3000/3000A's if you
are interested.  Drop me a private line and I will send you the list.

I have heard many people complain about how "bad" the AOR line of scanners
are, but I have yet to have a problem or a complaint about mine.  I moved
from my trusty Bearcat 300 to add a Pro-30 and now the AR-3000.  Three
scanners and only two ears....somethings missing...


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From: tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler)
Subject: Re: 151.625
Organization: UMCC
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 02:34:19 GMT

In article <62756@cup.portal.com> matthew_c_zank@cup.portal.com writes:
>Does anyone know why 151.625 sounds like a cb channel?


   I assume you're referring to a plethora of unredeeming radio traffics, &
not something specific such as all the Spanish junk or the genetic wonders
that sit around saying "Ya'boudit DX-land, DX-land, DX-laaand!"
 
    151.625 is allocated for low power intinerant use, & that frequency
comes standard in many of the inexpensive handheld radios which can be
mail-ordered or bought off the shelf by anyone, without a lot of pressure to
obtain an FCC license.
 
  The relatively unsophisticated companies & individuals whos needs are met
by these cheap, simple radios usually have no care of concern regarding what
they say over the air, so in many cases, these itinerants do indeed sound
like the VHF/UHF equivalent to the 27MHz 'citizen's band.'


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From: lddatadev@novax.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: UP 18
Date: 24 Jul 92 19:22:51 GMT

Yes it works.
From: MWS@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Matt Sullivan)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Scanner Programming strategy
Date: 29 Jul 92 04:57:39 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

While I don't know about a Pro-34 (since I don't own one,) most scanners
have some sort of Priority switch. You can pick the priority channel, and the
scanners looks to that channel every second or so to see if anything is on it.
Even if the scanner is listening to another channel, it keeps checking the
priority channel. I wouldn't waste my channel space with the same channels
over and over.


MWS
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: pitonyak@cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Pitonyak)
Subject: PRO scanner anomally
Originator: pitonyak@catnip.cis.ohio-state.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 16:04:20 GMT


I was scanning with a realistic scanner (the exact model
escapes me but it was the top of the line hand held model) 
when I noticed  that I could hear 147.24 mhz up at 168.64 mhz.  
On further investigation I found that in that approximate 
range I could receive most of the two meter bands at their 
regular spots as well as 21.4 mhz above where they should be.

I was able to over power 162.55 by transmitting on 141.15 mhz.
Is this inherenet in any other scanners?  Should this annoy 
me?  

andy (pitonyak@cis.ohio-state.edu)
(614)-442-8615
From: ldbarret@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Larry Don Barrett)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-2006
Date: 27 Jul 92 01:28:19 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

Howdy;
           I have a PRO-2006 scanner, and have the modifications
for the 868.945 to 896 MHz space. Does anyone know how to modify
it to get the (520--760); (823.945--851)MHz spaces?

Larry Barrett
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From: barkman@gamma.is.tcu.edu (MYLES BARKMAN - KG5AI TX A&M U)
Subject: Oshkosh p.s.
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas Christian University
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 21:35:00 GMT

158.730 Oshkosh Sheriff Ch.1
158.835 Oshkosh Sheriff Ch.2
148.150 Oshkosh Civil Air Patrol
151.625 Oshkosh Experimental Aircraft Association
462.1 more taxis
check all low power business and itenerant of course
report back on sucess (or failure of these freqs)

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From: sdkuo@argo.acs.oakland.edu (Steve Kuo)
Subject: Re: PRO-2006
Reply-To: sdkuo@argo.acs.oakland.edu
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:22:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.012819.22482@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>, ldbarret@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Larry Don Barrett) writes:
>Howdy;
>           I have a PRO-2006 scanner, and have the modifications
>for the 868.945 to 896 MHz space. Does anyone know how to modify
>it to get the (520--760); (823.945--851)MHz spaces?

The diode mod will restore all cellular coverage.  There is however, nothing
that you can do to receive 520-760 MHz on a PRO2006, it simply wasn't designed
to receive that range.  That's like asking "I need the mod to restore
100KHz-25MHz for my 2006".

Steve Kuo, sdkuo@argo.acs.oakland.edu
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From: rats@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (AOR AR1000)
Subject: Re: Looking for opinions on handheld scanners
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:32:30 GMT


In <1992Jul22.214255.18568@panix.com> Ed Ravin states:

|I'm shopping for a handheld scanner, and my choices look like:

|BC-100 XLT -- 100 channels, no 800 mhz
|BC-205 XLT -- 200 channels, 800 mhz, cellular locked out but 21.7 Mhz IF works
|AOR-900/950 -- 100 channels, 800 mhz, cellular

|I've seen the review of the BC-205 posted here, but I know nothing
|about the AOR 900 series scanners.  Is there one of those wonderful
|Bob Parnass reviews floating around somewhere, or an archive site
|for the reviews (the garfield site didn't seem to carry them) ?

Don't bother with the AOR 900/950 scanners, as they are prone to high
infant mortality. Bob Grove (Grove Enterpises) stopped importing these
scanners after a very high return rate indicated exceedingly poor
quality control.

I've seen them fail within hours out of the box... I'm willing to bet
that ACE is simply dumping old stock...

The Uniden BC-200/205 XLT is capable of being modified to cover the
cellular band, but it will scan in the incorrect increment of 12.5khz.

Why bother with these old technolgy scanners when the Rat Shack PRO-43
is now in some stores? There _IS_ a cellular restoration modification
that exists (Does it scan in 30khz increments?) according to a fellow
from Tandy on rec.radio.amateur, so it is only a matter of time before
it is published. The PRO-43 is roughly the same size as the AOR-900/950
receivers; the smaller the scanner is, the greater the probability you
will carry it in the general duties of life.

I vote you get the PRO-43, at least until we get a chance to evaluate
the AOR AR1500 scanner...
From: davea@hotcity.COM (Dave Anderson)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: 151.625
Date: 28 Jul 92 19:59:33 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <62756@cup.portal.com>, matthew_c_zank@cup.portal.com writes:
>Does anyone know why 151.625 sounds like a cb channel?

That is most likely because this frequency is sold with so many hand held unit
as it is an interient frequency.

Dave
From: asdf@Eng.Sun.COM (Glenn Scott)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: ICOM R7100
Date: 29 Jul 92 13:10:47
Organization: SunConnect - A Sun Microsystems Business
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ono-sendai


  I'd like to hear from folks who have used the new ICOM R7100.

  Like the R7000 there's a TV interface (almost) available.
	  How's that TV interface work (connections, etc) ?
		Can I use the TV interface to drive a TV monitor (a la VIDEO in)?
	  How is the reception?
	  Can I use the R7100 to receive amateur TV as well as broadcast?  
		What about other (PAL, SECAM, etc) formats?
		How's the performance for FM stereo reception?

  Similarly there's a computer (RS232) interface available.
		Can I read any radio parameters as well as write them?
		Can I read any analogue signals such as the S-meter?
		Can I use a computer to scan frequencies and determine activity by
			reading the "busy" signal?
From: stewart@silver.cs.umanitoba.ca (Ken Stewart)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Video transmitter?
Summary: I need a clean video transmitter.  Any suggestions
Keywords: video transmitter clean cheap
Date: 23 Jul 92 14:14:22 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada


Does anyone know where I can get a _clean_ video transmitter for a 
video-camera?

I am involved in amateur Auto Racing and would like to add a video
camera to the car and transmit the video to the pit-crew.  Unfortunately,
the racetrack is *right* next to an airport.  The signal has to be very
clean or the planes are gonna be falling outta the skies.

Thanks,


Ken

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Computer Science Undergrad      alternate e-mail : umstew49@ccu.umanitoba.ca
From: bq433@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Della M. Devine)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: fm-10 transmitter help
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:13:01 GMT
Reply-To: william@pvcs.pvamu.edu (Devine, William Charles)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


Hi!

   I've just started reading this group and am interested in the fm-10
transmitter that's been discussed here. 
It was mentioned that it was in Radio and Electronics.  Which issue would
i find the schematics in? or if their not in there, where might i find
them? any and all help would be appreciated. 
thanx.
                              Whiz Kid
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From: steveh@orbital.demon.co.uk (Stephen Hebditch)
Subject: Re: Cure station in england
Organization: TQM Communications, London, UK
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:27:30 GMT

In article <110904@muvms3.bitnet> med016@muvms3.bitnet writes:
>I've heard that the Cure has its own pirate radio sttion in England, does
>anybody know anything about this?  Does anybody have any of it on tape?  Just
>curious.   - sarat raman

A couple of years back they attempted to run a one night stand pirate
station to plug their latest album. Unfortunately they didn't know much
about how to actually do this and the actual event turned into rather a
disaster. They were then contacted by an indie music pirate station
called Q-102 and a few weeks later they tried again with considerably
more success.

Since then, Q-102 have mutated into XFM and got one of the Government's
Restricted Service licences in April which allowed them to broadcast
legally with 25W on FM for up to 28 days. Highlights included a live
Cure concert. XFM will be back in September for another 4 week
broadcasting spell.

Trundling round the FM band in London last weekend I counted just 13
pirates. Things are getting bad...
-- 
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Subject: Re: Video transmitter?
From: gallaghe@vax.sonoma.edu (Mycal)
Date: 23 Jul 1992 23:58 PST  
Distribution: world
Organization: Sonoma State University
Keywords: video transmitter clean cheap
Summary: I need a clean video transmitter.  Any suggestions
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <stewart.711900862@silver.cs.umanitoba.ca>, stewart@silver.cs.umanitoba.ca (Ken Stewart) writes...
> 
>Does anyone know where I can get a _clean_ video transmitter for a 
>video-camera?
> 
>I am involved in amateur Auto Racing and would like to add a video
>camera to the car and transmit the video to the pit-crew.  Unfortunately,
>the racetrack is *right* next to an airport.  The signal has to be very
>clean or the planes are gonna be falling outta the skies.
> 
>Thanks,
> 
> 
>Ken
> 
>-- 
>Ken Stewart                     preferred e-mail : stewart@cs.umanitoba.ca
>Computer Science Undergrad      alternate e-mail : umstew49@ccu.umanitoba.ca
> 

Ramsey now has a TV transmitter kit.  $19. but I haven't checked them out yet.
also a few years ago radio electronics had an artical/project that was
crystal controled that looked pretty nice (if anyone has that artical, I'm
interested in a copy :,).  and I think there are some wireless video senders
that are crystal controled and do UHF (not 900mhz).  

Take a look in nuts and volts.

mycal





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From: C0031018@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (Johannes Heyer)
Subject: I want to have the FAQ
Organization: Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:27:18 GMT

Hi,
 
can someone please send me the FAQ? Or is it posted every once in a while?
 
Bye
    Johannes
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From: hannu@bonny.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Ruth Hannuschka)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: "Power antennas"
Date: 25 Jul 1992 15:39:57 GMT
Organization: University of Dortmund, Germany
NNTP-Posting-Host: bonny

test

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From: steelie@csa.bu.edu (James Howard)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: "Power antennas"
Date: 26 Jul 92 21:28:05 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

In article <1992Jul24.231314.10498@eskimo.celestial.com> nanook@eskimo.celestial.com (Robert Dinse) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.075348.9704@cs.uri.edu>, reynhout@cs.uri.edu (Andrew Reynhout) writes:
>>    My favorite antenna scam was a little top-of-tv mounted set of rabbit
>> ears with a silly looking little (plastic) roughly parabolic dish in the
>> middle.  It featured controls to spin the 3" dish around, and to change
>> the angle of elevation.
>> These things were selling for US$30...(!)
>
>     I have to disagree, I don't see this as a scam at all.  A scam is where
>you misrepresent something.  The outfit that sells this antenna does not in
>the least mis-represent it.  One has to have no technical knowledge at all in
>order to read the advertisement and know it does nothing more than rabbit ears.

 Give me a break.  Sounds like you have a stake in that scam company.
Look, at the bottom of the ad, they say they will throw in a free
guide to satellite TV and reception.  Obviously, the company is
doing everything they can to convince some poor joe that he 
is going to be able to receive satellite TV with this hunk of junk. 
They walk right up to the line of deception.   True, anyone
with common electronic sense will laugh at this ad,  but I think
you overestimate the average Joe.    Like they say in Mass Media 101:
"No one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of their
audience."

 Sad, but true.
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: kossack@owlnet.rice.edu (Jordan Marc Kossack)
Subject: Los Federales (was Re: How do pirates do it?
Organization: Rice University
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 19:10:23 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.010124.11790@m2xenix.psg.com> edw@m2xenix.psg.com (Ed Wright) writes:
- >Then my question: Why doesn't the FCC bust all the pirates, if they are so
- >easy to locate?
-  
- Time, Money, and Manpower constraints.
- Pretty much the same reasons they allowed 11 metres to become the
- playground of the braindead .

	Pretty much the same reasons there are drug dealers and 
   prostitutes on the street corners of our inner cities.  C'mon, 
   the cops know that they're there, but the police are just too 
   overworked/lazy/apathetic (depending on your viewpoint)  

- 
- Hell, 80 meters sounds like CB already, and 2 meters is.
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
	With a comment like that, you must live in/near California.  

-- 
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 kossack@rice.edu  |   Dial M1911A and let it ring seven times." 
  +1 713 240 2073  |         -- sybok@m37-332-1.MIT.EDU (The Terminator)
From: klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: emergency reception w/ARI
Date: 23 Jul 92 22:15:45 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



A friend of mine has a Blaupunkt AM/FM cassette car stereo radio with a 
feature called ARI.
The manual describes ARI as a method of receiving emergency 
traffic messages. The manual also states that Selected FM 
stations in many areas of the United States and Canada broadcast 
these messages.

I took a look at the schematic and it appears to be a 57KHz 
sub-carrier similar to the 67KHz and 92KHz SCA sub-carrier 
signals used by many FM stations.

I am wondering if by tuning the 57KHz adjustment coil would it be 
possible receive SCA signals at 67 or 92KHz??

The earlier ads for the Philips DC-777 Car Stereo with cassette 
and shortwave also advertised this ARI feature. Anyone own one
of the earlier DC-777 try to receive SCA broadcasts by retuning
the 57KHz circuit??

                                  Ken
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From: cjk4800@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Ludwig van Halen Rocks RIoT)
Subject: FAQ, anyone?
Reply-To: cjk4800@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 02:16:55 GMT



Hi there,

At the risk of sounding like a weenie, is there a FAQ or a large composite of
information regarding the building and maintaining of this equipment (for
experimental purposes, of course).

I am a photographer by trade, but have a pretty good electronic theory
background, so as long as it is not too intense, I can handle it.
Responses by mail is preferable.

TNX, Chris...

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