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From: kb7uv@panix.com (Andy Funk)
Subject: Re: Online Repeater Directory?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:02:10 GMT
Organization: Panix, NYC


Yup, the NY/NJ/CT data in the ARRL Repeater Directory hasn't been updated
for the past few years, and yes it's the local frequency coordinating
organization (TSARC) which hasn't updated the info, but there's a lot to
this...

TSARC, like all organizations, is only as good as it's ACTIVE members and
officers.  The organization is definitely in trouble, and needs "new
blood" and people willing to dedicate time to improve the situation.

TSARC improved drastically (in my, admittedly biased, opinion) during the
previous administration. We made a great effort to communicate with the
membership and thearea Amateur community at large, publicize our
activities, etc.  Since the election of new officers (president, vice
president and recording secretary -- treasurer and corresponding secretary
were re-elected) there has been a single board meeting and no membership
meetings.

AARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!

We need more people to take an interest in spectrum managment and become
involved with TSARC.  If the situation doesn't change soon all repeater
coordinations may become worthless in the NJ/NY/CT region!

And upon what do I base these opinions?  I'm (unfortunately) the
Corresponding Secretary of TSARC.  My duties are only to send out meeting
notices, but I can't do that if there are no meetings to announce!

73,

Andy, KB7UV
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
Subject: Re: Realistic DX-160
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 10:31:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan1.013030.20198@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>In article <1992Dec31.095719.25238@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>>In article <1992Dec30.220002.10520@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>>>In article <1992Dec28.071745.3632@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>>>>
>>>>Sounds easy enough. One thing though--Does  lineing up the pointer on
>>>>one mark re-calibrate the main dial calibrate the dial for all the marks?
>>>
>>>About as good as it was when it came from the factory. That's to say,
>>>not great. Getting analog dials to track within 3% of actual bandspread
>>>is often tough. That's about the same as analog voltmeters. You learn
>>>to live with it, and use the crystal calibrator a lot when setting the
>>>
>>
>>What's crystal calibrator?  The DX-160 isn't equipped with one.
>
>Older communications receivers came with, or had as an option, a
>crystal calibrator. That's a crystal oscillator circuit that is
>optimized to generate harmonics. Usually the calibrator crystal
>was 100 kHz, so you had a signal every 100 kHz across the spectrum.
>You could turn it on and set the radio to zero beat with the nearest
>harmonic and know exactly where the radio was tuned. The dial offset
>would then be correct over a modest frequency span. If your radio
>lacks a calibrator, they are easy to build. There were circuits
>published in the ARRL Handbook over the years, but any crystal
>oscillator will do in a pinch.


Sounds like a device I saw in a Heathkit catalog a couple of years ago.
This device would generate an RF tone signal on any frequency you tune it
to, presumable for the same purpose as the crystal oscillator you mention.

A crystal oscillator sounds like a better idea in the long run than
having the radio 'repaired'.   With the crystal oscillator/calibrator
I could tune the radio to almost any band, without having to reply on
tuning marks on the dial.

BTW-- The main reason I'm trying to get my radio working better is because I'm
in the very early stages of (finally!) pursuing a ham license, and at least
for now I need a good receiver to monitor the ham bands for code practice.
But after I'm on the air, would the DX-160 be a good receiver to use in
conjunction with ham operations?  I'll probably end up getting a transciever,
but I was wondering about that.

Thanks for the advice.  The next book I get after I'm done getting my books
for the spring semester will be the ARRL Handbook.

I just hope the local Radio Shack has the parts for the oscillator! :-)


Simon

(hoping to be on the air by this spring!)
From: dstine@cisco.com (David Stine)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Best QRP Band?
Date: 28 Dec 1992 11:23:46 GMT
Organization: 9th Flying Pig Combat Squadron
NNTP-Posting-Host: regal.cisco.com
Keywords: QRP

In article <1992Dec28.054720.20480@news.columbia.edu> hyx1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry Y Xu) writes:
>Happy Holidays.
>
>Is there such thing as the BEST HF QRP band?  One with good propagation 
>and the least QRM/QRN?

When they are open, 10 and 15 meters can't be beat. You can truly work the 
on 5 watts and a dipole with 599 reports. However, during times like these
when we are nearing or at a sunspot minima, you could use 10KW and a 4-el.
yagi and get across town very nicely.

20M was always a tough band on which to compete, either in cw or the phone
sections. 40 is the best of the lower bands, but only for CW. I've 
found that the 30M band is very nice for QRP, esp. since the max power
there is on the order of 100W anyway.

dsa
From: BRITTINGHAM.RICHARD_A@FORUM.VA.GOV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Reply to: INFO-HAMS DIGEST V92 #1373
Date: 30 Dec 92 12:52:00 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

 
Has anyone here used a audio filter for cw and rtty work? I am looking to
buy one and dont know what one to buy. I have $100 and am looking athe
Autek unit and the MFJ752C. Thanks and 73.
WD4AEF my mail address is Britting@ham.forum.va.gov
My work number is 804-722-9961 ext 2764 or FTS 700-959-2764
From: jga@dreaml.wariat.org (Jon Anhold N8USK)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Yaesu FT-530 and Intermod
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 00:45:05 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Dreamland Network Systems, Cleveland OH, 44116
Comments: Intermod is annoying!

Fellow Net People,

     I recently traded up from the Yaesu FT-470 dual-bander to the new
     FT-530. The new radio is really great all except for one thing:
     Intermod on 440 is unbearable. I don't mean it's bad downtown where
     all my HT's are bad, I mean in my suburban house where I've never
     heard it before, I can pick ip up with the supplied rubber duck!! I
     plan on calling Yaesu on Monday, but I thought I'd ask the net if
     anyone had any information or suggestions. Please reply via e-mail if
     possible, and I'll summarize if there is interest. Thanks and 73!

-j


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From: jdelancy@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: [ANS] Changing tubes in SWAN 350 hf transceiver
Date: 27 Dec 92 19:51:10 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

KB5UDF@USL.EDU asks:
>Hi, I have a swan350 with worn out PA tubes(6hf5).  The replacements have just
>arrived from RF parts.  I need advice on how to properly install and neutralize
>these guys.  First, what exactly is that contact on the top of the tubes?
>Is it a ground? or is it hot?  Second once I remove this contact how should
>I remove the old tubes, just grab them and pull?  Also I have a 6gk6 to replace
>the old pa driver, again how exactly should I remove the old tube?

That contact on top of the 6HF5's are plate connections. they
will have 750-850 volts of DC on them when the rig on powered up.
Once you remove the grip around contact, just move it to side
and pull the old tube straight up.  Then after you have both
of them out of the cage, look at the bottom of the new ones,
you'll see a key-way between pins one and eight.  Match that
key-way up with the notch in the tube socket, put it in and
push gently until it's seated.  Replace the plate grip around
contact on the tube, close up the cage.  The 6GK6 will come out
the same way, up and out, put int he same way, gently, but it
does not have the keyway that the octal has.  Instead there
is a gap between pins one and nine.  Match the pins to the
holes in the socket.

Remember safety. ON the Swan's the AC supplies unplug from the
radio itself.  Do so before working on it.  For extra "insurance"
take a screw driver and holding it by the plastic handle, short the
6HF5's plate contacts to the rig.

Never, ever, wear jewelery, including weddings bands and watchs
when working on any electronic device, particularly one that has
750-850 DC volts possiblity present.  A mad XYL because you dont have
your ring on is a lot easier to handle than a dead ham.

Good luck.--jd/k1zat
From: LISTSERV%RPIECS.BITNET@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU (Revised List Processor, 1.7e)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Output of your job "info-hams"
Date: 22 Dec 92 14:53:33 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

> Info-Hams Digest            Tue, 22 Dec 92       Volume 92 : Issue 1348
Unknown command - "INFO-HAMS". Try HELP.

All subsequent commands have been flushed.

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From: a-kevinp@microsoft.COM (Kevin Purcell, Rho)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Switching diodes in RF paths in receivers.
Date: 29 Dec 92 20:02:35 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Al commented on using 1N4004 diodes as switching diodes.

Al care to post any measurements taht you made? Bias voltages and 
currents. Losses. Frequencies used and so on?

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
From: zielke@hemlock.nrl.navy.mil (David Zielke)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: What to do about station address...
Date: 22 Dec 92 15:58:18 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory

What should I do about a permanant station address when my primary station
is on my boat?  I live aboard and have no other permanant location, even
worse, I change slips about once a year...  

David Zielke
KA4SLI
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
From: jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese)
Subject: Re: True and correct information
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 13:51:41 GMT

In article <1993Jan1.155038.24275@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>Sorry, this is not false information. Broadcast licensees have *always*
>been responsible for the proper operation of their equipment. In addition,
>the chief operator is also directly responsible for the operation of
>the transmitting equipment, and (s)he must hold a General Radiotelephone
>license.

Not so.  You must now only have a Restricted Radiotelephone Permit.  The
requirement that you have a General Radiotelephone went away several years
ago.

Jim Reese, WD5IYT
(also Chief Engineer, KODA Radio, Houston)

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From: terry@red.uucp (Terrence R. Redding)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: Re: What to do about station address...
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:40:26 -0500
Reply-To: terry%red@lawton.lonestar.org
Distribution: rec
Organization: R & R Advantage.  Education and Marketing.  SDL spoken here!
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992

In <ZIELKE.92Dec22105818@hemlock.nrl.navy.mil>, David Zielke writes:
>What should I do about a permanant station address when my primary station
>is on my boat?  I live aboard and have no other permanant location, even
>worse, I change slips about once a year...  
>
>David Zielke
>KA4SLI

Use a next of kin address or close friend.  Regards, Terry.
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
From: Kirk.Smith@launchpad.unc.edu (Kirk Smith)
Subject: Re: FCC change of address change of policy?
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 05:29:52 GMT

I notice lots of folks mention that they have copies of Part 97.  In what
form do most folks have this?  Copies of the CFR (like those found at
law libraries), or something from the ARRL (FCC Rule Book?)?  I think 
this stuff would be good for me to have for obvious reasons, but want
the straight text of the law, I'm not looking for laymen's explanations
or fluff (I'm perfectly comfortable with the CFR books).  

Does one know where I can order the CFRs (I'd like to get all of the 90
series, pertaining to all radio communications, not just amateur), or
would it be much cheaper and easier to just buy the FCC Rule Book
from the ARRL and use the library for reference to other stuff?

-ks

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From: alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom)
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:52:21 GMT
Subject: Re: FCC change of address change of policy?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy

You need to keep your mailing address up to date with the FCC.
If you get a notice of violation and don't reply within the
specified time limit, you could lose your license.  If the
violation goes to the dead-letter office, you have a problem

A 610 form is not required.  Just a letter to FCC will do it.
(Enclose a photocopy of your license.)

AL N1AL

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
From: bwilkins@iat.holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri)
Subject: Re: Commercial radios on ham bands
Organization: the cAVe group
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 04:48:22 GMT

rice@ttd.teradyne.com writes:
: In article <y6oZVB5w165w@n3eop.pgh.pa.us>, paul@n3eop.pgh.pa.us (paul) writes:
: > gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
: > 
: >> >Just curious but what if the person doing the modification were a duly
: >> >licensed commercial (General Radiotelephone) technician?  I would think
: >> >that they would be allowed to make small modifications. No?
: >> 

: > Also, doesn't type acceptance only affect manufacturers, rather than 
: > repair shops?
: 
: No. A Commercial FCC liscense is required to perform any transmitter
: maintenance on any radio used in commercial service.
: 
:    John Rice -  K9IJ         |  "Did I say that ?" I must have, but It was    
: 
: 
Since de regulation a first phone or general radiotelephone is not
required to work on land mobile equipment. Many service shops still
require it but most will accept a certification from neighbor or apco or
some of the other technical groups. Now days it is more important that the
tech be certified on a particular piece of equipment by the manufacture.
GE and Motorola have training sessions that lead to certification. The
only place the first phone is required is on marine radios. The test is
now more oriented toward the marine service.

-- 
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bwilkins@holonet.net          packet n6fri @ w6pw.#nocal.ca.us
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: Re: True and correct information
Date: 1 Jan 93 15:50:38 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Destructive Testing Systems

In article <C052pD.3px@sunblossom.ge.com> byrnes@sunsmart.dab.ge.com (Arthur Byrnes (ATS)) writes:
>Keywords: 
>
>
>Comments about the FCC commercial license;
>>It is required to be chief operator 
>>of a *broadcast* station, or for repair of marine radios.
>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>This is false information the transmitter license holder is now the entity 
>responsible for incorrect operation of the broadcast station.
>This was pushed by the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) because they 
>did not like paying engineers wages.  So now the person working on the station
>transmitter can be anyone.

Sorry, this is not false information. Broadcast licensees have *always*
been responsible for the proper operation of their equipment. In addition,
the chief operator is also directly responsible for the operation of
the transmitting equipment, and (s)he must hold a General Radiotelephone
license. The reason for the chief operator requirement is that licensees
are normally corporate persons and the FCC wanted to retain the ability
to charge some live person with violations since it's difficult to jail
a corporation. It's true that the rules have changed such that the chief 
operator does not have to be present and in control of all transmissions 
as was once the case. It's also true that unlicensed persons can work on 
the transmitter under the direction of the chief operator. But a chief 
operator must be named by the licensee, and his/her signature must be 
present on all transmitter legal documents such as maintenance logs. 
That signature now means that (s)he has reviewed and oked any work that 
was performed. Chief operator is often now a contract position. I've
served as chief operator for four stations at the same time.

What the NAB lobbied for, and got, was elimination of ordinary operator
licensing, a removal of the requirement for a formal annual proof of 
performance, though the transmitter must still meet all the requirements
a proof was intended to measure, and the elimination of *minimum* modulation
and power limits. A broadcaster can now run less than 80% of authorized
power, or use less than 20% modulation indefinitely without notifying the 
FCC. The FCC said essentially that if the broadcaster wanted to hurt his
audience coverage, that was his business and the market would deal with
it.

Gary
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
From: kb7uv@panix.com (Andy Funk)
Subject: Re: FCC change of address change of policy?
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 01:16:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Panix, NYC

OK, so I'm at work with my laptop and my copy of Part 97 is at home, but
I'm 99.44% sure of this...

Radio Amateurs in the USA *must* file to modify their leicense if either
their mailing address or primary station location change.  This is not
optional!  The FCC needs to have a valid mailing address for all licensees.

Back in the "old days" we also had to inform the FCC if we were going to
be operating portable for more than 30 days, and sign "mobile/#" and
"portable/#"  where "#" was the number of the district we were mobile or
portable in.

(When I was WA2UDS mobile in NY, the Second call district, I still had to
sign "Mobile 2", not just "mobile"..... Now we don't have to
identify mobile or portable at all, and our callsigns don't necessarily
reflect the call district where we live....   Ahhh, the good ol' days!)


73,

Andy, KB7UV (not "portable 2", but in New York!)

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From: bobw@col.hp.com (Bob Witte)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.policy
Subject: Re: Repeater Warz (was Re: 430mhz band ...)
Date: 3 Jan 1993 22:50:51 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
NNTP-Posting-Host: la.col.hp.com

pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU) writes:
> 
> I agree that as repeater pairs fill up, this is likely to become a very
> controversial issue.  The likely solution (I know of at least one
> east-coast coordinator that is considering this) is to use automated
> monitoring tools to gather usage statistics on all coordinated repeaters
> and make low-usage (or substantially non-conflicting in the time-domain)
> pairs or triplets of repeaters share a channel, with the use of PL
> and/or directional/notched antenna arrays.
>
  It will be interesting to see how this goes. I agree with the intent
  of re-negotiating coordination on repeaters to get the best use of
  the spectrum. But who gets to decide what 'best use' is? And what is it?
  Off hand, I can't accept a simple RF-exists-on-the-frequency metric.
  ('course, on the other hand, I'm not sure what would be better.

rcanders@nyx.cs.du.edu (Rod Anderson) writes:

>You've got to remember the history of how 'closed' systems came to be 
>popular in some areas. In many cases, hams who wanted to experiment with 
>technically sophisticated remote bases, linked systems, etc, were told to 
>go to 440 to play because there was hardly anyone there, and because 
>closed systems weren't wanted on 2M. So they did. Now, when the lower 
>bands, and 440 are all full, other hams are seeing what they see as 
>underutilized spectrum, and want to re-assign it. And they're going to 
>have a hard time convincing those already there that they should vacate 
>the spectrum they occupied 'cause no one else wanted it in the first 
>place.

  Exactly. This argument applies to the 'underutilized' OPEN system
  on 440 as well. 

 Bob Witte  /  HP Colo Springs  /  bobw@col.hp.com   /  KB0CY