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From: uri@watson.ibm.com (Uri Blumenthal)
Subject: Re: Usefulness of Morse Code
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:27:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: uri@watson.ibm.com
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: Oh, get lost...

In article <1992Nov17.165437.1271@mixcom.com>, kevin.jessup <kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com> writes:

|> I happen to think that video, multimedia and microprocessor based
|> circuitry is more fun to design.  Just because code was the only
|> method of RF communication years ago does not mean it should be
|> a requirement for operating in a non-cw mode below 30 MHz!

The space below 30 MHz is SEVERELY crowded. There is little room
over there for multimedia etc (unless you're willing to wait the
whole night for the message to go through)...

On the other hand,  the whole space ABOVE is for no-code things,
including multimedia and so on...  Why is it,  that you want to
be just where you're not allowed, instead of enjoying the place
where your rights are not questioned? Why don't you leave those
poor 30 MHz of space to those who can use CW,  and enjoy GHz'es
in the upper-land?  Why all that whining and howling? 


|> >Hams who get involved in
|> >circuit design early on in their amateur radio lives are very likely to
|> >continue in their research and development, possibly making important
|> >advances to the radio art.
|> 
|> As longs as it is CW ciruit design, right?  Us non-cw designers
|> can't come up with sh__! ;-)

No, instead of going from [more-or-less] simple, you go directly
to SS transceiver. Of course! 


|> The propogation of archaic old-world techniques?
       ^^^^^^^^^^^                      ^^^^^^^^^^

No, the PRESERVATION of old-world TRADITIONS, and techniques
which still can be very useful. 
-- 
Regards,
Uri.		uri@watson.ibm.com
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: kimc@w8hd.org (Kim Culhan)
Subject: Re: circular pol TV xmit antennas (was 46-m dish on 432...) 
Organization: w8hd.org
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:41:29 GMT

gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:

>In article <Bxp6rq.5M4.2@cs.cmu.edu> rwb@alexander.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Robert Berger) writes:
>>
>>There have been proposals to convert broadcast TV to circular, since
>>ghosts caused by an odd number of reflections would be greatly
>>attenuated.

>Unfortunately there have been more than proposals. Our station is CP.
>It was a bad mistake. We have enormous ghosting problems now.
[stuff deleted]
> Radiating a vertically polarized component has caused us to suffer many more
>reflections since nearly every reflecting surface out in the world is
>vertical. Things like metal light poles and water tanks and tall buildings
>are now giving our viewers fits. It also doubled our electric bill because
>CP antennas aren't available in as high a gain as traditional horizontally
>polarized TV transmitting antennas.
Our station (channel 4 in Detroit) has been running circular for over 3 years
and the signal is greatly improved. Our ghosting problems are much less
severe and I noticed from the first day on the air that I could now
receive a good pic on a whip antenna where the positioning of the whip
was much less critical.
Our antenna is a 7-section ERI. Our vis. transmitter power output is about
44-kW. Our old antenna was an RCA super-turnstile and vis. power output was
about 17-kW. We used RCA E and F-line xmitters then, a Harris TVD60-L now.
I don't have figures handy on our power consumption. I'm sure its much more.
Our signal before CP could rarely compete with the station on ch. 7.
With a whip ant. one would frequently need to fool around with the whip
position and maybe never get a good pic.
Yet in the same spot ch. 7 would blow in. Just after the replacement, those
guys at ch. 7 would say: "It won't do much" or "It isn't worth the A.C power.."
or "It'll be worse.." Well you don't hear that talk anymore!
regards,
kim culhan
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From: parnoul@chouette.saclay.cea.fr (Patrick Arnoul)
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:37:18 GMT
Reply-To: parnoul@chouette.saclay.cea.fr
Organization: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
Keywords: Brando

|> >
|> >His real name is Marlon Brando.  Sister is Jocelyn Brando.
|> >
|> >Has kids named Brando, etc.
|> >
|> >But....what is his call?
|> >
|> >tnx es 73 de K9CUN, Jack
|> 
|> I heard the same thing too, that he owned an island in French Polynesia
|> 
|> to *get away from it all* and had gotten a ham license.  I'll look it up
|> 
|> when I get home tonight.  Anyone know why he moved to the Pacific??
|> 
|> Answer:  to get away from cheap European butter! aaarrrggghhhhh
|> (You had to be there.)
|> 73, Tom
|> 
|> -- 
Yes, Marlon Brando lives in a French Polynesia Island called Tetiaroa Island
at roughly 10 Nautic Miles from Tahiti.
He really owns the Island and has a bunch of gards cruising around the island
(polynesian guys are found of the last sea turtles living around the island).

The island can be seen from tahiti up hill, depending on the weather.

Just get to polynesia once (and look for a desert atol) and you will understand
why MB lives over there :-)

Question: what about French butter ?

73 de f1hnk/Pat.

RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY

 Patrick Arnoul    F1HNK                  Email: parnoul@chouette.saclay.cea.fr
 French Atomic Commission (C.E.A)
 Centre d'Etudes de Saclay                Phone: (33) 1 69 08 82 91
 DTA/LETI/DEIN  Bat 528                    
 F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE CEDEX               Fax: (33) 1 69 08 83 95

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From: olsenm@ccmail.orst.edu (Monte Olsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Antenna Help
Date: 19 Nov 92 22:38:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: talon.1eh50cINN9ud
Distribution: world
Organization: OSU Extension Service
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X-XXDate: Thu, 19 Nov 92 22:40:10 GMT

I'm stringing a simple dipole for 80 and 40 meters.
Unfortunately, it's only up about 20 feet. Consists of two
traps. It's not broadcasting as well as I would think it
should. It receives well on 80 but seems to transmit an
incredible weak signal.

Does anyone have suggestions why this might be?

Thanks for any ideas.

Monte Olsen
N7FFO
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Subject: Phone number to order Motorola Application Notes?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:33:20 GMT

I called a 800 number that I got out of a recent issue of a ham magzine
to order a ap note from Motorola. However for the life of me I can't find
the article or the phone number! Could a kind soul please post that phone
number here for all to see as I am sure that others would like it. Thanks
and 73!

Jeff
-- 
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 jeffj@seeker.mystic.com   |      then we run the risk of failure.
 Infolinc BBS 415-778-5929 |      Vice Pres. Dan Quayle
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From: fms@sw.stratus.com (Faith Senie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: What's great about ham radio!
Date: 23 Nov 92 20:31:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: hoop.sw.stratus.com

- Having friends all over the world whom I've never met face-to-face.

- The fun of actually meeting these people face-to-face ("I expected
	a 40 year old balding businessman; I didn't expect Hell's Angels!")

- Discovering that all those little doo-hickeys inside a radio are
	there for a REASON, and electronics isn't totally black magic! :-)

- The feeling when the VE tells you "Congratulations, you've passed!"



-- 
Faith M. Senie            InterNet: fms@vos.stratus.com
Stratus Computer, Inc.    InterNet: fms@hoop.sw.stratus.com
55 Fairbanks Blvd.       Pkt Radio: n1jit@ka1srd.ma.usa.na
Marlboro, MA 01752           Phone: (508)460-2632

"I'm afraid I don't know very much about Romulan Disruptor settings" --Spock
From: hansen@jallao.aosg.gsf.dec.com (Paul Hansen AOSG)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: License Wait
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:23:13 GMT
Organization: AOSG

In article <BxxGID.7LI@wang.com>, you write:
|> 
|> A friend of mine passed her tech last Saturday, and we both are
|> wondering when she will get her license.  Anybody recently gotten
|> theirs?
|> 
|> Also.... if you feel like telling her congrats, feel free 
|> (send to nancy.webb@office.wang.com)
|> 
|> 73,
|> Dave
|> -- 
|> Dave Bushong, Wang Laboratories, Inc.   Amateur Radio Callsign KZ1O
|> Project Leader, OCR products            kz1o@n0ary.#noca.ca.na
|> Internet: dbushong@wang.com

I passed the Tech+ elements on Sept. 20 and still haven't received my
license. Is this normal? 

73,
Paul Hansen  N1???
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: What are transverters?
Date: 18 Nov 92 20:22:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: ke4zv.1992Nov18.202211.13092
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <randall.722029647@seashore> randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea) writes:
>I've heard a lot of discussion on the net about transverters.
>Excuse my ignorance, but I do not know what these things are.
>I have a "transverter output" jack on my Icom-735.  It sounds
>like I can add 6 meters to the rig using this jack, but I have 
>no idea how.
>
>What are transverters?

A transverter is a two way converter. In transmit, it consists of
a mixer, a fixed local oscillator, and a power amplifier. In receive, 
it consists of an RF amplifier, a mixer, and a fixed local oscillator 
(usually the same one). It *transverts* from one band, usually
VHF/UHF to another, usually HF. For example, the MMT432 has a 101 MHz
overtone oscillator and multiplier giving a frequency of 404 MHz, when
that's mixed with 28 MHz from the HF rig, that gives you transmit on
432 MHz. Naturally, as you tune your transceiver up from 28 MHz, the
transverter output tunes up from 432 MHz. The same thing happens in
reverse for receiving.

>How difficult are they to use?

Not very. With the 735, the transceiver output is too low for the MMT
series and you have to modify the Icom to get more oomph. It's a simple
mod. With a Kenwood transverter, the TV502 for example, the output level
is already correct. You need to arrange for manual TR switching of the
transverter, I don't know of any that are RF sensed. With the MMT series
you bring a line to ground to go into transmit. You can use the external
power amplifier keying line of the Icom for this.

>Where can I get one?  I have not seen them in ham radio
>stores or in QST ads.

Transverters have become as scarce as hen's teeth. The Microwave Modules
MMT series is out of production, apparently MM is out of business. Kenwood
and Ten-Tec have quit making transverters. Sinclair made a 220 MHz unit,
but I've heard they've discontinued it. Check the fleamarkets at hamfests
for these units. SSB Electronics of Germany makes a fine line of transverters, 
but they are very expensive here. There's a kit from Down East Microwave that 
you can build, or you can roll your own from designs in the ARRL Handbook.

Gary KE4ZV
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From: gdo@aloft.att.com (Glenn O'Donnell)
Subject: Re: 220 vs 440 question...
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Distributed Computing Services
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:01:14 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.211624.25902@borland.com>, garnet@borland.com (Garnet Chaney) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov16.154452.1@slcsrv.slac.stanford.edu> gregs@slcsrv.slac.stanford.edu writes:
|> >Most hams I know don't seem to have a real
|> >preference either way, and the Red Cross seems to be interested mainly in
|> >2m, so I am curious if anyone has any personal comments or preferences
|> >regarding the 220 or 440 bands.
|> >
|> >I know of only one handheld currently that is a twin 2m/220 and that most are
|> >2m/440, but I've been told 220 is good if you plan to travel across the country.
|> 
|> I'd strongly recommend 2m/440 capability in a handheld. In this area there
|> are not a lot of 220 repeaters, or 1.2GHZ, so 2m/220 and 2m/1ghz  dual
|> banders aren't quite as useful......

It's true that the 220/440 choice sways with the local preferences.  We have some
440 activity in our neck of Pennsylvania, but we have a STRONG 220 following.
Based on this, I got "the only 2m/220 HT", the Standard C228A (a beautiful toy!).
Our RACES/ARES activities use our 2m & 220 repeaters linked.  The 220 repeater
is best for me on battery-saving low power.  You'll find the 220 crowd small,
but very dedicated.  I'm fairly new to 220, but I'm really getting to like it.

For travelling, 440 is probably better because it's more popular.  I must say,
however, that some of my recent travels have been very enjoyable because of
the fine folks I met on 220.  I don't think anybody will argue that 2m is the
best for emergencies because repeaters are everywhere and most hams have 2m
gear.

   -- Glenn O'Donnell  N3BDA     Packet: n3bda@n3dpu.pa.usa.na
      AT&T Bell Laboratories   Internet:   gdo@aloft.att.com
From: tskelton@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Tom Skelton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Longpath DX on 80&40 meters
Date: 17 Nov 92 15:14:53 GMT
Reply-To: tskelton@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Tom Skelton)
Distribution: world
Organization: NCR E&M CLEMSON Liberty, SC

The fall season is upon us....the last few days from the Southeastern USA
have resulted in morning and afternoon long path openings to southeast
Asia.  Hong Kong (VR2/WX3?? .. can't remember call) has been worked on
80 and 40 cw in the morning and 40 cw in the afternoon.  K4JPD has worked
a couple of BY stations on 80 SSB.  A 9M6/JA?? was also worked on 40 m cw
in the afternoon.  Short path openings have also been plentiful:  Z21HS
is a regular on 80 cw, A92BE was 57 on a quarter-wave sloper in S. C.
at his sunrise (80m ssb) and then 59+ on 40 ssb a few minutes later.
VQ9AC is also a regular on 40 cw around 2230 z.

If I could just get zones 23 and 26 on 40 and 80! 73, Tom WB4IUX

-- 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
Subject: Re: Serial Interface; Kenwood TS-440 & 850
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:59:03 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.120255.893@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu> clmorgan@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu writes:
>Someone out there in radio (or NET) land has chip numbers and
>instructions for installing the serial interface circuitry in
>a TS-440S.  Would he/she be kind enough to share with me?  I'd
>rather not have to buy the Kenwood product.
>...
>Also, the TS-850 ... is this interface already built-in?  I
>noticed kits for the '440 and '940, but saw nothing listed for
>the '450 and '850?  Anyone know?
>

Yes and No.  For a Kenwood rig to work with a serial port on a computer,
you need two items:

i)  A serial data transmitter/receiver kit for TS440 and TS940.  It is built
into TS {4|8|9}50 S.  For the 440 the kit consists of two chips, one of 
which is a ttl uart and the other a counter which is probably used generate 
a clock rate for the serial data chip.  
ii) A level converter.  Here you can make your own or buy Kenwood's for
$99.  Serial interfaces in many computers (especially ones using Motorola
chipsets) do not require a -12V level.  A level of 0.2v (or so) is enough.  
This can be easily achieved using simple transistor interfaces.  Plans
for this has appeared in QST in the last year or so.

Some day Kenwood and other will start using innovative chips like
the Maxim232 that do the job of a uart and a level converter in one chip.

Rajiv                                 
aa9ch    
Address: r-dewan@nwu.edu
Phone:   None. Only CW.
And occasionally AMTOR.
From: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Famous or well known HAMS
Keywords: brando
Date: 16 Nov 92 16:13:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: master.1e8hbuINNi2j
Reply-To: derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry)
Organization: Computer Science Department at Rose-Hulman
NNTP-Posting-Host: eeserver.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu

In article <1992Nov16.023624.2243@ssc.com> tad@ssc.com (Tad Cook) writes:
> In article <1992Nov13.163017.5016@linus.mitre.org> m14494@mwvm.mitre.org  
(Mike White) writes:
> >> I've heard that Marlon Brando is a ham.
> >
> >The on-line callsign server lists no hams named "Brando".
> 
> Check for MARLIN BRANDEAUX.  I'm serious!
>  
> -- 
>  Tad Cook     |  Phone:  206-527-4089  (home)     |   MCI Mail: 3288544   
>  Seattle, WA  |  Packet: KT7H @ N7DUO.WA.USA.NA   |    
3288544@mcimail.com 
>               |  Internet: tad@ssc.com           or...sumax!ole!ssc!tad  


****   You will need a FOREIGN callsign server.

If there is one, please let me know how to use it.

tnx es 73 de K9CUN, Jack 
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From: vjh21@cas.org (Vince Herried ext 2877)
Subject: Re: Paddle usage
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service
Distribution: rec
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:06:38 GMT

You say potatoe and I say potaato lets call the whole thing off  :-)

I'm left handed and use my right hand to send, last I checked.

Thumb is dit.

My paddle is the whippy heathkit electronic whizzer and one can reverse
paddles with a simple mash of six buttons while clicking your heels together.

v
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws
Subject: Special Bulletin 39  ARLX039
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 22:00:57 GMT


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

ZCZC AX99
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 39  ARLX039
>From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT
November 11, 1992
Relayed by KB8NW/OBS & BARF-80 BBS
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX039
ARLX039 G3FXB dead at 65

Al Slater, G3FXB, died Wednesday, November 11, 1992, at age 65, of a
heart attack.  He was known worldwide as a premier operator and an
ambassador for Amateur Radio.  His most recent honor was election to
the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.

According to his wife Maud, Al had been out the night before his
death cranking down his tower to protect his antennas in heavy
winds.  He had retired some years ago after suffering a mild heart
attack.

G3FXB was one of the most active HF contest operators of the last
two decades on both SSB and CW and was at the top of the Mixed DXCC
Honor Roll.  He also was a mainstay of the First Class CW Operators
Club and was a frequent visitor to the United States.  He also had
visited Australia and New Zealand in recent years, and had visited
the Soviet Union as a private citizen soon after the glasnost and
perestroika of Mikhail Gorbachev.

In addition to his wife, Al Slater leaves five children: sons John
and Philip, and daughters Linda, Jackie, and Diane.

G3FXB, R.I.P.

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws
Subject: ARRL Bulletin 103  ARLB103
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 01:16:27 GMT


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

ZCZC AG26
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 103  ARLB103
>From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT
November 16, 1992
Relayed by KB8NW/OBS & BARF-80 BBS
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB103
ARLB103 SS Phone contest

Your Headquarters station, W1AW, will be active in the ARRL Phone
Sweepstakes contest this weekend, from 2100z Saturday November 21 to
0300z Monday the 23rd.  Regularly scheduled SSB bulletins will be
suspended for this operation, however our CW practice and both CW
and RTTY bulletin schedules will remain unaffected.
NNNN
From: wtr@mitre.org (Bill Ralston)
Subject: Re: Jun's Electronics
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:46:04 GMT

In article <1e1heoINN4q2@news.aero.org>, obrien@Aero.org (Michael O'Brien)
wrote:
>In article <aksurf-121192163839@131.215.9.51>, aksurf@caltech.edu (Axel) >writes:

[original complaint deleted]

> I see a lot of complaints in all sorts of newsgroups.  We all do.  We almost
> never see any responses, because few merchants have Usenet access.  I decided,
> in the interests of objectivity, to give Jun's a chance to respond.  Here,
> verbatim, is their response:

[Jun's letter deleted]

About three years ago, I was warned by two people who had experienced poor
service to stay away from Jun's.  (Sorry I don't remember the details).  I
recall followups in this thread from folks that posted both good and bad
stories of their service experience from Jun's.  I find the most useful
aspect of postings along these lines is the followups, both agreeing and
rebutting.

Michael, I find it curious that you took the time to go to all that trouble
to act in Jun's defense.  Do you have any personal experience to indicate
that their service is as good as they claim and does not warrant Axel's
dissatisfaction?  Do you have some affiliation with Jun's we should know
about? :)

-- Bill wtr@mitre.org
* Opinions are mine only *
From: dube@cpdvax.CSc.ti.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: cw cw cw
Date: 18 Nov 92 14:17:06 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

>>2.  you heard the largest code practice session known to man last weekend.
>>2.  you heard the largest code practice session known to man last weekend.
>>    it is called SweepStakes(SS).  did you note that the average code speed
>>    was in excess of 25wpm?  "Faster and Faster until the thrill of speed
>>    overcomes the fear of brain damage!"
>>
>25wpm!  I wish! I can copy 25 wpm. It is the 35+ wpm that drives me bonkers.
>

I expect that many, of not most, of the SS players use automatic keyers with
the exchanges programmed in; and that not a few of them do their copying with
a computer...                                                            

73,
Dube                        AB5AP                <dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com>
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