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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Date: Tue,  6 Oct 1992 12:13:34 -0400 
From: "Paul J. Dujmich" <paul+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: An AMTOR question

The station you heard calling VVAE was calling an AMTOR BBS whose
SELCAL was VVAE (VE3VAE). AMTOR BBS's are usually hooked into the
local VHF packet network of a particular city. You can log into
the AMTOR BBS on 20 or 40 meters, and then connect to local VHF packet
nodes in that city. Also, you can stay on the AMTOR BBS and read messages,
download files, send messages etc, pretty much anything you can
do on VHF packet. The AMTOR BBS usually monitors several frequencies
on several bands at the same time using multi-plexing. When you want
to hook up with one, it is often necessary to make long ARQ calls to
them to wait for the mux to switch the receiver to the frequency that
you happen to be on. Also, when probigation is up and down, a longer
call improves your chance of being heard by the BBS. I believe this service
is called APLINK or APLINK BBS.

PS: Sorry! I don't know anything about batteries on concrete.

Disclaimer: Any reference to "guys", "youz", "you" or any other
            collective pronoun is intended to include both the
            Male and Female type genders. Unless of course you're
            a gender changer; in which case I'm confused.

Paul
WA3TLD
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Connector names
Date: 28 Sep 92 22:46:16 GMT
Organization: AT&T

F connector:  will probably Fail, thus the "F"
:-)
From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: DX Windows
Date: 6 Oct 92 01:14:49 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

alan@bambam.es.com (Alan Brubaker) writes:

>In article <9210050923.aa10478@COR5.PICA.ARMY.MIL> jkeller@pica.army.mil (Jerome Keller, PPD) writes:
>>Some(that I cannot recall ever seeing here) would be a list of the
>>DX "windows" for each band, for CW and also for SSB. I could use it, and
>>I'll bet there's others too. In anticipation, THANKS !!
>>
>>73 de K1MER

>Nothing "official" here, but over the years I have noticed a 
>pattern of DX activity as follows:

Also ...

28.885  6m DX liason freq.  Report 6m DX here.

50.100 - 50.125  DX window.  Reserve for international QSOs.

144.200  Weak signal calling freq.  QSY when contact is established.


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From: tstader@aol.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RE: Satellite tracking program for Mac?
Date: 5 Oct 1992 11:29:00 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

> What's the state of the art for satellite tracking software for 
> the Mac?  I now have OrbiTrack 2.1b14, which one of our local 
> BBS's has, and it's nice. BUT... other options out there?  (I 
> have Mac SE)

John,

This is the list that Patty composed awhile back. I know of no others at this
time.

**Satellite tracking**
SatTrak
Tracks one satellite across a world map as it moves, displays the
instantaneous position of several satellites, or generates tables of all
satellites visible from a certain location at a given time. Also calculates
beam headings, Maidenhead grid locations, and MUFs.
   Shareware. Available via anonymous FTP from sumex-aim.stanford.edu
(/info-mac/app). Or send a formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped,
self-addressed disk mailer to Mike Pflueger, WD8KPZ, 6207 W. Beverly Lane,
Glendale, AZ 85306.

MacSat
Tracks up to 21 satellites simultaneously, either in simulation or real-time
mode. Text screen displays ground-track coordinates, range, mean anomaly,
visibility (azimuth and elevation) and Doppler shift frequency information
for all satellites being tracked. Graphical screen portrays the satellite
ground tracks superimposed on a world map. Polar plot displays graphically
the precise location of each visible satellite above the observer's horizon.
   Developed by the Geodetic Research Laboratory of the University of New
Brunswick. Available from Richard B. Langley, R.R. 12, Fredericton, N.B.  E3B
6H7, Canada.

OrbiTrack
Calculates look angles to selected satellites, plots current satellite
positions on a world map, and displays the visible passage of a satellite
against background stars (either within the program itself or via a data file
that can be read into the Voyager astronomy program).
BEK Developers, P.O. Box 47114, St.  Petersburg, FL 33743. (Bill Bard,
CompuServe: 75366,2557) (Note: This replaces BEK's previous MacSat program,
which was not related to the program of the same name from UNB.)

QuikMac
Macintosh version of N4HY's QuikTrak program. Requires Microsoft BASIC.
AMSAT, P.O. Box 27, Washington, DC 20044.

Satellite Orbit Prediction Program
Macintosh conversion of W3IWI program. Requires Microsoft BASIC. Send
formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to
Earl Skelton, N3ES, 6311 29th Place NW, Washington, DC 20015. Or send
self-addressed stamped envelope for source listing.

Satellite Pro
Uses world maps and tables to indicate rising and setting schedules, current
locations, mutual visibility opportunities, and footprints. Includes
Mercator, polar, and great-circle displays. Optional antenna control. MacTrak
Software, P.O. Box 1590, Port Orchard, WA 98366.


73 for now.... c u on the shortwaves
Terry - KA8SCP/1, America Online Ham Radio Club Host
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: wb9omc@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
Subject: QSO's wanted
Summary: help!!!!
Keywords: North Dakota, Arkansas
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date:  5 Oct 92 17:28:10 GMT


Hi, all!   I am trying to nail down the last few states I need
for a 10-10 Worked All States award.  Other than the local stuff,
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, I still need North Dakota and Arkansas
WITH a 10-10 number.  

If there are ANY North Dakota and/or Arkansas hams who read this group
and you have a 10-10 number, I'd like to try to set up a sked.

From my QTH, Arkansas is always a tough nut to crack.  I'm guessing that
mid-day and early afternoon will be relevant times.

North Dakota will probably fall into the late afternoon and early evening
time frame from my QTH.

I can make skeds on Saturdays or Sundays and in the evenings after about
5.30 PM EST....which is, uh.....2230 UTC, right?????   :-)

Arkansas?  North Dakota?  Ya out there?  Any freq. from 28.3 to 28.5
works for me barring local ugly noise......  :-)

I'd kind of like to get this in before 10 meters goes completely to shit....

Duane
WB9OMC/QRP
From: brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Pager Question
Date: 5 Oct 1992 15:46:10 GMT
Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd.
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

In article <6836@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> drmsr@cislabs.pitt.edu (Marc S Rosenthal) writes:
>
>	I have a question about motorola bravo pagers.  For my serach
>and rescue group we have gone to a new paging company.  This means new
>pagers at 454.100 Mhz.  I currently own a bravo pager which is set for
>454.325 Mhz.  The question, by changing the frequency 225 khz, how much
>will the sensitivity of the pager decrease. 

Typically the pager will not lose ANY sensitivity on a frequency change
of less than a couple of MHz.  All you would have to do is change the
crystal and tweak it on channel.

However, there is a separate question: you need to ensure that the pager
you have is compatable with the encoding system (POCSAG, GOLAY, etc) used
on the new system, and that it doesn't duplicate an existing code.
Those items may need to be changed too.
	- Brian
From: n2gj@phsbbs.princeton.nj.us (Gerry Jurrens)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Sarajevo Yugoslavia
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 92 10:21:26 EDT
Organization: Princeton High School, Princeton, New Jersey

Currently, no third-party agreement exists between the USA and what used 
to be called "Yugoslavia," et al.  Thus, unless we're talking about 
ham-to-ham communications, traffic of any kind destined for non-hams is 
an absolute no-no!
   
73,

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
Subject: An AMTOR question
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 17:32:56 GMT

I worked some AMTOR qsos this last weekend and noticed that there
are some stations that send out endless streams of selcals in the 
ARQ mode.  For instance:

VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE VVAE ....
 
on 14.078 (approx).  This went on for more than 10 minutes with no
stations id'ing.  I realize that VVAE is probably not under the jurisdiction
of FCC.  There were also some States side stations doing this on
other channels.  However, I did not monitor them for 10 minutes.  

What is going on?  

Rajiv                                 
aa9ch    
r-dewan@nwu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: st1pb@rosie.uh.edu (Burris, Dean E.)
Subject: Mac Morse Code
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 01:47:00 GMT

Does anybody know where I can get a decent Mac morse code
tutor program?  I have FTP access.  

I have seen Morse.sit and MacMorse.sit.hqx and they were
pretty poor.

Dean - KB5USC
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jbs@rti.rti.org
Subject: Connector names
Organization: Joe's Bar and Grill
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 13:59:11 GMT

In article <1992Sep25.181203.5041@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> koning@koning.enet.dec.com writes:
>
>a bayonet connector (TNC, N, BNC, C, SMA, you name it)

Well, I can't name it - does anyone know what all these connector names
stand for? Or do they stand for anything? I know what most of them look
like, but why, for instance, is a BNC called a BNC?

  -joe,
       in the dark
From: keith@radio.nusc.navy.MIL
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Help me identify this military surplus transmitter
Date: 1 Oct 1992 07:47:34 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

I recently picked up a surplus transmitter that appears to be WWII vintage. 
Here's a description:

	- Covers 350kHz to 1000kHz
	- Has an 803 in the final, an 807 driver, and an 801 (or was it an
		80, I forget at the moment...) oscillator
	- Has an RF current meter and a final grid current meter
	- Frequency coverage is broken up into several bands
	- Sides of cabinet are both hinged for easy access
	- Stands 2-1/2 or 3 feet tall, maybe 12-15 inches  wide
	- Small shock-mounts on bottom and top
	- A number of "variometers" - fixed coils with rotatable coils
		inside of them (I think that's what they're called)
	- Connections on bottom of rear for power supply

If I remember correctly, the meters both say U.S. Navy on them. Other than
that, there are no other markings to tell me what it is.

Can anyone tell me what transmitter this is, or at least give me a clue?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Keith, WA2Q

keith@radio.nusc.navy.mil
kanoun@vsdec.nusc.navy.mil
From: sweiler1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Samuel Weiler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Swarthmore Amateur Club Reborn
Date: 26 Sep 92 22:40:37 GMT
Organization: consultant

We're back!  Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania has restarted its
ancient amateur radio club.  With a membership of four (and rising daily)
and permanent college stations operating on HF, 2 meters, and 70 cm, we are
quickly coming coming back to life.  I send this as an announcement of our
group, but welcome any comments from similar college groups.  For now, you
may post here or contact KD4KHY Samuel Weiler '96 
<sweiler1@cc.swarthmore.edu>
From: jangus@skyld.UUCP (Jeff Angus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: The Truth about UHF Connectors
Date: 28 Sep 92 23:51:47 GMT
Organization: Grendel's Lair


In article <1992Sep25.181203.5041@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> koning@koning.enet.dec.com writes:

  > Curious.  BNCs are rated at way into the GHz range (same as N, TNC, etc.)
  > The reason for TNCs is that the threaded connection is more resistant to
  > extreme vibration, or at least that's the impression I get from the
  > Amphenol data book.

  The TNC connectors are preferred over the BNC primarily for RF shielding. The
  BNC connnector although providing a smooth continuous impedance would allow
  RF to leak out of the connector, something the TNC does not. Obviously in an
  application like a cellular antenna mount the real advantage is simply that
  it is mechanically more stable.

  By the way, the UHF connector was designed specifically to physical not RF or
  impedance considerations. And it was for RG-8 coax in particular. Because of
  the "new standard" connector, subsequent coax was designed around the outside
  jacket diameter of RG-8. Ah, once again our military genius at work. But then
  again, back then 30 MHz was UHF :-)

xenon!skyld!jangus   < This space left blank intentionally. >
J Angus, PO Box 4425, Carson CA 90749-4425 voice (310) 324-6080
From: isoper@matrix.cs.wright.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Barry Electronics in NYC et al...
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:40:40 GMT
Organization: Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science
Nntp-Posting-User: isoper

>> There's only one amateur/sw dealer in New York City, period.
>> It's Barry Electronics, located at 512 Broadway near Canal Street.
>> Home of almost-higher-than-list prices, and the most obnoxious
>> collection of arrogant know-nothings ever assembled behind a
>> sales counter.
>
> Mail order in our hobby is still I believe the best way to go.

They are not alone in employing these kinds of sales people, I have visited
three *major* mail order/walk in ham/sw dealers and have received the same 
kind of treatment.

Two were in the Washington D.C. Metro area and one in Central Ohio. In all
cases the sales people had an arrogant know-it-all attitude and were slow to 
wait on anyone who was not one of the regular good ole' boys or appeared to
be there to buy something other than a high dollar piece of equipment. 

73, Wes Soper WB8CEH
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: bruno@athena.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Bruno Hall)
Subject: Kenwood TH78A Review
Organization: McGill University Broom Closet
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 02:42:34 GMT

I'm posting this for a friend, who, it appears, can't get his
news-poster to cooperate.

----------------------------------------------
I've recently bought a TH78A from kenwood, and as I did not see a
definite review about it, I'll write one now.

First I have to say that I had a ICW2A and the TH78 is definetely
superior, smaller and contrary to the W2A it does receive above
450Mhz.
Aside : if you want to make any W2A owner mad just tune your
TH78,FT470 to a station one Mhz or so above 450Mhz, I promess you that
they will be pretty upset when they try it on their rig. :-)

Best points:

        - Compact , It the smallest dual band that I saw with a 7.2v
          700mAh battery.
        - 50 memories standard and 252 memories for only $20 more with
          the possibility of storing/retreaving  the repeater location
          or call sign with the frequency.
        - Real extended RX/TX with simple mod :
                RX 118-136 AM
                RX 136-180 FM  TX 136~167
                RX 300-400 FM  (not completely working)
                RX 400-512 FM  TX 400~495
                RX 800-950 FM
          The sensitivity is excellent on all bands.
        - Full 5W repeater feature with excellent audio between any
two
          bands. ( good for emergency/rescue situations ) ( requires
          simple  mod ).
        - audio routing of each band to internal/external speaker.
        - Simultaneos receive of two indipendant frequencies in the
          same band.
        - fully digital volume level with programmable dials.
        - Two VFO per band for a total of 8 VFOs.

worst points:

        - Difficult access/use of side keys especially the autodial
          memories (10)
        - Annoying front keypad door. ( can be easily removed )
        - Minor bug in the rom. ( it doesn't save the VFO CTCSS state
          when powered down )
        - Intermod : it's excellent for ht use , but it won't work
with
          an external antenna or mobile installation.

I hope this will help all the undecided hams out there.
You will find some of the mods in anonymous ftp @
capella.eetech.mcgill.ca
in /ftp/pub/ft470/mods/th78.
I would really like to have more information on hidden features, or
the full mods instruction.
Thank you.

73's
Luca

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From: asqp-nbf@zama-emh1.army.mil (ASQP-NBF)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: ARRL Mail
Date: 4 Oct 1992 06:49:24 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Two things.

1. The ARRL does answer mail. At least jbloom answered mine.

2. Thanks jbloom for the FAST reply. I would have answered direct
however my host is funny sometimes. I can receive mail from out of
the system but have to trick it to reply to org's and com's and other
nonstandard (read not-familar-with) addresses.

Thanks again.
de Roland 7J1AKI
From: ameyer@cbnews.cb.att.com (Andreas Meyer)
Subject: Re: Info on 2m glass/disguise antenna wanted
Reply-To: ahm@hoqas2.att.com (Andreas Meyer)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel NJ
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 19:55:42 GMT

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, stuart@ee.fit.edu (William Stuart) writes:
> Antennas America makes disguised antennas that stick to your windows for
> just about any band you could want.  Their antennas are 3.5" x 3.5" adhesive
> stickers that have traces embedded in them.  A friend of mine has used one
> and found it to be at least as good as a 1/4 wave.  The antenna is omni-
> directional when mounted per the instructions.  The part that sticks to the
> window is black, but you can get it with a security warning decal so it just
> looks like an alarm sticker.

Does anyone have any personal experience with one of these?
(Preferably, the 2meter version). I'd be interested to know about
performance, and what limitations, if any, there are to *where* 
they can be mounted.

I find it hard to believe that a sticker with traces imbedded 
is going to be as good as my quarter-wave mag-mount. And when a
company expects me to pay $60 for a 3.5"x3.5" antenna, I'd expect
performance that at least equals my quarter-wave.

Thanks,
Andy
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From: mikemr@microsoft.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: VP8CKC
Date: 28 Sep 92 01:51:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: outmail.9209281549.AA13346
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Does anyone know which island VP8CKC is on?  thanks/73
N6MZ     mikemr@microsoft.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: MEDELMA@cms.cc.wayne.edu (Michael Edelman)
Subject: Re: Continuously Loaded Dipole Construction
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 14:48:22 GMT

In article <5OCT199209201245@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>
edjcb@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Jeff Brown) writes:
 
>
>My desire to work 80-meters has finally overwhelmed the antenna
>restrictions and space limitation I have to accept at my condominium.
>I'm going to try building a continuously loaded dipole.
>
>I thought I'd helically wrap a 10 foot piece of 1 inch PVC with about
>a half wavelength (at 80m) of wire for each half of a dipole. I'll shove
>each half element into a PVC tee, and feed it with about 10 feet of 300
>ohm twin lead or 450 ohm open wire to my transmatch.  I'll hang the antenna
>from the ceiling of my 2nd floor unit and I should have a useable antenna
>for 80-10m, no?
>
Don't do this with more than a few watts. You'll get inductive heating
of the PVC. Use wood. BTW, that short an antenna will have a very narrow
bandwidth on 80M.
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From: John.Covington.WN4BBJ@mailbox.bison.mb.ca (John Covington WN4BBJ)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Callsign situation...
Date: 24 Sep 92 22:16:45 CST

Organization: University of NC at Charlotte

In article <13339@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> dbernard@thewho.Central.Sun.COM writes:
>
>So we're supposed to notify the FCC when we've moved, eh?
>I always wondered about that.  What is the procedure for
>letting them know- is there a special form, or can we just
>drop a letter to our local office?
>

Most definitely you should tell them you have moved; otherwise
You should obtain FCC Form 610 and apply for a change of address.
You can request these forms from the FCC directly if you need to; I have
done this in the past when I have moved.

>Sorry if this has been answered, I just dropped into this
>string a little late.  Also sorry I didn't even know how
>soon after a move I'm supposed to do this.

I am not sure there is an exact time limit, but the key to the
whole thing is you should be able to receive any mail the FCC sends
you in a timely fashion, and likewise respond in a timely fashion.  

Unless it's only your station address, and not your mailing address,
that has changed, I would do it within the first month of moving.
Don't trust USPS forwarding to help you keep your license!

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