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From: phantom@pro-haven.cts.com (Tiffany Keller)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Low audio prob on IC-2SRA Tx
Date: 10 Oct 92 05:58:52 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300

Howdy!

In <BvvDsB.6A3@world.std.com> srm@world.std.com (Stevens R Miller) writes:

% I have a brand new IC-2SRA.  Receive seems okay, but all my
% contacts report I have low transmit audio.  Some have said this
% is a common problem with Icom units.  Can I reasonably increase the
% deviation myself?  What have others done?
% -- 
% Stevens R. Miller, J.D.		Electronic Frontier Foundation Member 932
% 				Republican National Committee Member 90050367
% 				Amateur Radio Station WA4LDA

        I have an IC2-SRA and have been told I have low audio on
occasion.....the solution I have been told is....".....Talk louder!"
        (ha-ha)

        I don't care to crack my nice little radio open to fix
it.....*yet*! (ha-ha)  I really don't know how to fix it, but I thought I
would confirm the theory.......

        Later.....73!

        T. Keller

----
Internet:  phantom@pro-haven.cts.com      Tiffany Bloxom
UUCP:      crash!pro-haven!phantom
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: FT-470 & ICOM HS-10 Headset problem
Date: 9 Oct 92 12:53:42 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <61250026@hpcvnb.CV.HP.COM> mcross@hpcvnb.CV.HP.COM (Minor_Cross) writes:
>I have a Yaesu FT-470 handheld.  I use an ICOM HS-10SA VOX unit with
>the ICOM headset.  This works great!  Now for a question!  I have a friend 
>who bought the same setup and his headset/VOX won't work with his handheld.
>His headset/VOX unit works just fine with mine!
>My handheld serial # starts with a  9G (was purchased in February of 91) and
>his starts with 0M (purchased a year later, March of 92).  There are 3
>other FT-470 handhelds in town and they all work with the ICOM vox unit.  They
>were also purchased in the spring of '91.  Any ideas on what has changed in 
>the newer handheld that prevents the ICOM headset from working?    

Well, Icom and Yaesu both use the leaky PTT method, but Icom units use
about a 10k leak and Yaesu wants about 2.2k. My older FT470 works fine
with my older Icom accessories, but I've seen this problem with other
units. Sounds like Yaesu changed something that's requiring a higher
current draw on the leak in the newer radio to activate the PTT. I'd
suggest changing the leak resistor in the HS-10 to a lower value and
see if that works. You'll have to up the mic gain to make up for the
extra load.

Gary KE4ZV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: msw1633@zeus.tamu.edu (Mark S. Whitsitt, N5RJF)
Subject: Plant Genome I
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Reply-To: MSW1633@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU
Organization: Texas A&M University, Biochemistry Department
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 05:50:00 GMT

Hey!  Any other Hams gonna be at the Plant Genome I meeting in San Diego in 
November?  Drop me some email first!

73 

Mark S. Whitsitt, N5RJF        Texas A&M University, Dept of Biochemistry
Internet:  msw1633@summa.tamu.edu 	  College Station, Tx. 77843-2128
AMPRnet:   n5rjf@n5rjf.ampr.org 			   (409) 845-0832
Packet/APLINK:  N5RJF @ KE5HE.TX.USA.NA
   "You can't throw darts when you're empty, man." - another Shadelism
From: weaver@kuttner.sfc.sony.com (Eric Weaver)
Subject: Re: UHF Televsion Antennas useful for anything?
Organization: SONY Advanced Video Technology Center San Jose, CA USA
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:37:06 GMT


In article <1992Oct15.125043.19070@ms.uky.edu>, johnr@mik.uky.edu (John S. Roberts, Jr.) writes:
|> I am just getting started and am very quickly appreciating the tower that was  
|> installed 20 years ago for televsion use.  However now I would like to put up  
|> a 144/440Mhz vertical antenna and was wondering if I should take down the old  
|> UHF yagi that is up there now and put the vertical on top of the tower, or if  
|> I should leave the yagi up there and attach the vertical to the side of the  
|> tower.
|> 
|> If the yagi could ever be used for anything then I guess I will leave it up  
|> there.  I guess my question is what uses do UHF television yagis have?


I quite recently used a $17 R**** S**** U-70 (or something like that) UHF TV 
antenna for receiving in our 450/455 MHz broadcast remote-pickup system.  
It shows about 10 dBd gain, comparable to our expensive Scala yagis and MUCH 
lighter.  I expect you could use it for working the 440 and 900 bands.
-- 
Eric Weaver  Sony AVTC  677 River Oaks Pkwy, MS 35  SJ CA 95134  408 944-4904
& Chief Engineer, KFJC 89.7 Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA 94022
From: mikef@pacifier.rain.com (Mike Freeman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Antenna System Tuning
Date: 14 Oct 92 16:05:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: pacifier.1992Oct14.160511.7240
Organization: Pacifier BBS

In article <8541@orbit.cts.com> jseboldt@pnet51.orb.mn.org (John Seboldt) writes:

>kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey) writes:
>>Yesterday evening, I discovered that if you hang a wet sheet on each leg of
>>a 40M dipole, it seems to fall nicely right above the 80M band.  You can add
>>and subtract wet underwear from either side to get it right into resonance.

[...]

>>I don't notice the laundry drying any faster, though.
>
>Do things get hotter depending on the stylishness of the underwear?!
>

Really gives meaning to "hot pants"! :-)

Or does the gender the garments are designed to serve matter?
-- 
Mike Freeman <K7UIJ>    |       Internet: mikef@pacifier.rain.com
301 N.E. 107th Street   |         or m2xenix!pacifier!mikef@uunet.UU.NET
Vancouver, WA 98685 USA |         or freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu
Telephone (206)574-8221 |       Man's best friend is his dogma!
From: Dan_Scully.houstoncssc@xerox.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: ALINCO DJ-F1T
Date: 12 Oct 1992 09:03:59 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
Reply-To: DS.HOUSTONCSSC@xerox.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

This is a very versatile handie. I have used it at special events with the
7.2v/700mah battery for the duration of a triathlon (7 A.M to 12 noon) with no
problems. I was the "tail" for the race director, so I was on the air a lot.

The mods are a snap. I also like the ability to set just about ANY offset
frequency. (Great for MARS.) I travel a lot by air, so picking up AM air freq's
is nice, also.

To Dan Pritchett (KM6PR): My understanding of the MONI feature is only to allow
the squelch to open in case you want to check for a signal "down in the grass".

I also have an ALINCO 2M mobile rig that has been running great for 3 years.

(P.S. I have no affiliation with ALINCO other than as a satisfied customer.)

Thanx,	          '
Dan           o*(qRKqR)o+
	           F
~S	(713) 953-3149  or  8*756-3149
~t	dscul:houstoncssc:xerox
~	17-606.2-852-159-187.0
From: bob@kc2wz.bubble.org (Bob Billson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: W5YI report..
Summary: the sky is falling!  the sky is falling!
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:22:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Color Computer 3: Tandy's 'game' machine

root@june.cmp.rpi.edu (J.R. Ordon) says:
[original quoted W5YI report deleted]

>If this becomes law, the bell has tolled, the end of Ham radio as we know it.
>If you think 75 meters is a mess now, just wait!
>
>The ham bands will be nothing more than glorified CB radio!
>You probably won't need a license in 10 years (like CB!)

Oh no!  The sky is gonna fall [again]!!  Heck when the no-code license was
proposed.  The sky was drop down on us as the CBer overrun the ham bands, 
prostitutes were going to be advertising on 20 meters (not in CW of 
course :-) ), 2 meters would be a messed, and countless other dired
end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it predictions.  Well, gee, the world is still
here (and so it the sky).

>If this rulemaking proposal passes, they'll be alot of ham equipment going up 
>for sale, and a lot of guys turning their licenses. The only good thing that
>might happen is that used Ham equipment might be cheaper for the guys who 
>decided to put up with all the silly-ness

Yup another "sky is falling" prediction from yester-year.  Well where is all
this cheap equipment the OFs were going to put of for sale if no-code license
passed.

Enough with these end of world predictions!  Stick with debating the proposal
not some fantasy of what might happen.

     Bob, KC2WZ
-- 
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  $nail:  21 Bates Way,  Westfield, NJ 07090  | uucp:     ...!uunet!kc2wz!bob

  "Professional ear piercing--while you wait!"  --sign in local jewelry store
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: st1pb@rosie.uh.edu (Burris, Dean E.)
Subject: Mac Sat program
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 04:18:00 GMT

I am looking for an FTP site that contains a Mac satellite
tracking program.  

Dean - KB5USC
From: irving@booboo.Convergent.COM (Don Irving)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Cross band mods for 641A?
Keywords: mods crossband  641A
Date: 16 Oct 92 14:28:28 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Unisys Corporation, San Jose, CA

I guess I should follow up on my own article.  Someone suggested I should
call Kenwood.  It didn't occur to me that the manufacturer might help me
make after-factory mods to a brand new radio, with warranty issues and all
that.  But they did.  It took one call to Kenwood for them to send me a 
complete instruction kit (which I haven't yet received), and the warranty is 
not affected.  They said they had switched the cross-band feature off during
a period when the they had legality questions about it, but they have turned
it back on in the most recent units off the production line.  If you have
one of their tri-band models (641,741,941,etc) that does not seem to have
cross-band repeat, just call them at 310-639-9000.

don
irving@convergent.com
From: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: AARC
Summary: Reactionaries, and problems with the English language...
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 19:32:32 PDT
Reply-To: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us



In response to my original posting (posted with a grin and a flame
suit on ;@} asking for an address for the AARC and provoking my
conservative REACTIONARY ARRL friends), ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare - KA1CV) writes:
> all kinds of crazy stuff about reactionaries being liberal deleted< ;@}

I think I see a pattern here...this is like Dan Quayle spelling
potato as "potatoe" right? Reactionary conservatives REALLY DO
speak a different language, no wonder I can't figure out
anything they say....doublespeak, cw, and ancient English all
combined in a rather strange patois...BTW, I'm still looking
for an address for the AARC....  hi hi...and would you believe
I campaigned for Goldwater in my high school days?

THX for the great belly-laugh Ed...seriously, could happen to
any of us reactionary types ;@}...personally I'm a Monarchist...
the reactionary's reactionary, a rather small minority in this country...

de Baron von Breitwieser
still looking for alternatives to the ARRL...
-- 

Brett Breitwieser / KC6UPU @ N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA / grid CM86XX
lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us   (...netcom!cruzio!lancelot)
425 Ninth Ave., Santa Cruz, CA. 95062-3915 / (408)475-9156 voice
genie: A.BREITWIESE  / fido: 1:216/509 / SETI: the Ultimate DX
From: doug@owl.isis.org (Douglas W Murray)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Looking for DS-1A for TS-820S HF xvr
Keywords: DS-1A TS-820S
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 02:38:48 GMT
Organization: Quoi! me organized?

Hi all,

Would anyone have a DS-1A power inverter for the TS-820S rig for sale?  I would
need it if I want to run my rig off car batterie.  At worst, maybe someone
has schematics of it?

73 de Doug!



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From: kchen@Apple.COM (Kok Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: AARC
Date: 13 Oct 92 01:17:25 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare - KA1CV) writes:

>In rec.radio.amateur.misc, lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us writes:

>>How do I find out more about the AARC, as an alternative to the
>>reactionary ARRL (American Retired Radiotelegraphers' League?)

>Well, we have been called many things, but this is the first time I have
>been called a reactionary since my wild days in 1968! :-). Most people
>who flame us accuse us of being too conservative. Thanks for the differing
>point of view. :-).


This is what my dictionary says:

re.ac.tion.ar.y  [adj] opposed to progress or reform.
con.ser.va.tive  [adj] disliking or opposed to great or sudden change.

Perhaps Ed is thinking of some other definition of reactionary?

73,

Kok Chen, AA6TY				kchen@apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.
From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: HTX-202 Touch Tone Problem on ACC Controllers
Summary: Check out the decoder timer settings
Date: 7 Oct 92 06:12:26 GMT
Organization: Muth Valley Seismic Control District, San Diego, CA / Port2

rliles@spuds.mlb.semi.harris.com (Ray Liles) writes:

> Recently, one of our club members bought a Radio Shack HTX-202.  He has been
> having trouble using the autopatch on both of the club's repeaters.  On one
> machine we are using an ACC RC-850, the other has an ACC RC-85.  

I also have an 850.  A couple of other factors to consider:

Does the 202 have PTT delay after the last tone?
Is your 850 decoder last digit to carrier drop set to short?
Is your 850 decoder carrier detect to 1st decoded digit to short?

Twist should not be a problem.  The 850 is very tolerent.  With
the limitted info, I'd put my money on the PTT delay.  I cut out
all delay on my mics as I dislike the delay for command
responses.


--
     Mike, WB6WUI   //   INET:  mikey@slic.cts.com   //   GEnie: SLIC
From: bmehlman@trirex.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: CD-ROM Debate Getting Ridiculous(Should we cancel...)
Date: 16 Oct 92 06:08:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: trirex.9210152215.AA20810
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

I don't agree with the stance taken by bruce@pixar BUT I do  
sympathize...

The CD-ROM discussion has been going on for some time, and is getting  
rather acrimonious - and tedious for those of us who follow this  
group daily.  At this point, the original point of the discussion is  
nebulous at best.  


Regardless of my opinion, I defend the right of this or any other  
discussion to continue.  But I would prefer that it be continued  
politely, and that the authors have the good sense to know when to  
quit.

Usenet, by nature, must be regulated by good manners rather than  
moderators.  There are simply too many users for anything else.

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gcasey@brtph418.bnr.ca (Errol Casey P910)
Subject: SAREX Contact Video - Raleigh, NC - Students Talk to Curtis Brown on Endeavor
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Summary: Wake County Students in Raleigh, NC have opportunity to talk with Space Shuttle 
Originator: gcasey@brtph418
Keywords: space shuttle, SAREX, RARS
Organization: BNR, Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 15:38:30 GMT

   The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society and the Wake County (North Carolina)
School System completed their successful SAREX Space Shuttle contact on
September 17, 1992.
   A 20 minute video is available documenting both our practice run on
September 12, an unsuccessful first attempt on September 16th, and the
complete contact on the 17th.
   This contact lasted about 9 minutes -- from horizon to horizon, plus
maybe a few extra seconds via scatter propagation.  The signals from the
shuttle were super-solid.  Four students asked a total of 14 questions.
   The tape provides excellent documentation of this exciting event.  RARS
is making copies available for $8 each, plus $4 for First Class US Mail
shipping (total of $12).  This covers cost of duplication and shipping.
(All productions costs were donated, and RARS is not in the videotape
business, so this is not a "commercial" offer.)
   To get a copy, send a check for $12 made out to Gary Pearce KN4AQ, 4400
Bleeker Ct., Raleigh, NC 27606.  Tell me where you want the tape shipped.
   In addition, 5 press releases are available from the event.  We received
excellent press coverage on statewide TV, Radio and Newspapers.  If you
would like a copy of the press releases, include your request.  There's no
extra charge.
                                    73,
                                          Gary KN4AQ

[ Note:  If your outside of the US, please send additional funding to 
         allow for international shipping. Great illustration of 
         amateur radio. - Errol Casey ]

-- 
Errol Casey, Bell Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC
(919) 991-7310 email: gcasey@bnr.ca
From: saltzman@ISOVAX (Bob Saltzman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Do ARRL Read Thier Email ?
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:22:10 GMT
Reply-To: saltzman@ISOVAX
Organization: GE Corporate Research & Development, Schenectady, NY

In article <718766069snx@w3vh.UUCP>, rolfe@w3vh.UUCP (Rolfe Tessem) writes:
>ron@topaz.bds.com writes in article <1aidqiINN9b2@topaz.bds.com>:
>> 
>> > Common courtesy aside, surely, it would be good PR for the League to at least
>> > issue an acknowledgment to anybody who mails in an inquiry.
>> 
>> I've noticed it two.  While three or four leaguers seem to monitor netnews
>> and respond occasionally, I've never gotten answers to the personal correspondence I've tried to send these people through e-mail.
>> 
>> -Ron
>
>It seems from the comments in this thread that Internet mail is being answered
>reasonably well, probably because it is addressed to an individual.
>
>I have *never* had a reply from the MCI address on the occasions that I've
>emailed substantive comments pertaining to an ongoing League matter.
>--- 
>Rolfe Tessem               Lucky Duck Productions
>rolfe@w3vh.UUCP            96 Morton Street, NYC, NY 10014
>rolfe@ldp.com              212-463-0029

For whatever it is worth, I just sent tis@arrl a detailed parts 
replacement problem that I'm hvaing with my Kenwood TS-520S.  I followed 
it up with a receipt confirmation request which was promptly replied to 
by the Lab manager, who forwarded it on to the Lab supervisor who sent 
me mail immediately to tell me that the technician who would handle it 
was slightly behind because of a personal injury.  That was the end of 
last week.  Today I got a reply by mail, including the ARRL unsolicited 
action of sending me reference material by surface mail, without me even 
asking.  The response, although not solving my problem, was courteous, 
and under the circumstances, prompt.  My single 'test case' leaves me 
very pleased with this mechanism of communicating with ARRL, at least on 
technical matters.  

Thanks ARRL Lab folks; Jon, Ed, and Mike.

Bob Saltzman
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From: edb@cns.BRocku.CA (Ed Blasinski)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Radio Shack Pro-43 Scanner
Date: 9 Oct 1992 05:30:47 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

  Has anybody had any experience with Radio Shacks new Pro-43 scanner ?
Any comments?
From: mac@cis.ksu.edu (Myron A. Calhoun)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Plans to build transceivers.
Date: 12 Oct 92 13:09:27 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: depot.cis.ksu.edu

stevej@pillock.moron.vware.mn.org (Steven Jarosh, KA0VYB) writes:
<gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
<< In article <uuVDsB2w164w@pillock.moron.vware.mn.org> stevej@pillock.moron.vwa
<< <gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
<< << In article <91913@netnews.upenn.edu> yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Ye
<< << >I would like to build a rig which good to great RF performance.  I
<< << >have very little interest in memories and all the latest bells and
<< << >whistles.
<< << Well first you find a pair of 6146s.......
<< <...then you build a matching network....
<< ....and a 6CL6 driver stage....
<....then you build an analog VFO....

And only then can you consider yourself to be a "real ham" (trademark).
--Myron.
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From: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: AARC
Keywords: American Amateur Radio Council
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 92 17:28:40 PDT
Reply-To: lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us



How do I find out more about the AARC, as an alternative to the
reactionary ARRL (American Retired Radiotelegraphers' League?)
It's my understanding based on the recent Newsline story that
the AARC (American Amateur Radio Council) was founded by Glen Hauser
and supports fully automated HF/VHF/UHF packet operations...
I'd like to become a dues-paying member if that's true...

Ducking.... ;@}
-- 

Brett Breitwieser / KC6UPU @ N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA / grid CM86XX
lancelot@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us   (...netcom!cruzio!lancelot)
425 Ninth Ave., Santa Cruz, CA. 95062-3915 / (408)475-9156 voice
genie: A.BREITWIESE  / fido: 1:216/509 / SETI: the Ultimate DX
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: wstrahl@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (wayne.a.strahl)
Subject: Rotators
Keywords: Looking for comments
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:26:51 GMT



I would appreciate some net opinions of rotators that would be considered
to be stronger than the Tailtwister.  I gave up on a HDR-300 because its
gear-reduction brake just got more sloppy over time and had to be rebuilt.

Apparently Orion, Create, and Emotator have rotators which appear to be
more solid than the Tailtwister.  Does anyone have any experience with
these other rotators?

Wayne Strahl - W9II      wstrahl@cbnewsg.att.com