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Info-Hams Digest            Tue, 15 Dec 92       Volume 92 : Issue 1313

Today's Topics:
            3rd CFV and VOTE ACK: rec.radio.info moderated
                          \Dayton Hamvention
                    Code-Free HF Licence comments
                  Converting 49Mhz Toys to 6 meters 
                     Crystal Radio Kits? (2 msgs)
        Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 14 December
                      DX Etiquette (an oxymoron)
            Halogen Lamp/Dimmer causes interference Help!
                           Longwires at VHF
                           Mods for TR-7950
                         Morse code upgrading
                           Weak signal VHF

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Date: 14 Dec 1992 20:22:51 -0500
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Subject: 3rd CFV and VOTE ACK: rec.radio.info moderated
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

This is the 3rd CALL FOR VOTES for the creation of the rec.radio.info newsgroup.
At the end of this article is a list of blind tallies, acknowledging the
reception of your votes as of Midnight Saturday December 5 Central Standard
Time. If you are not in the list, and have sent in a vote before that time,
please resend your vote. The RFD was first posted on 28 October 1992, the
original CFV was posted on 23 November 1992 and the 2nd CFV was posted on
December 1st. 

Voting has started, and will end on December 23, 1992 at 23:59 GMT.  Votes
should be mailed as follows(*):

Yes (create rec.radio.info, as proposed): QSL@unomaha.edu or qsl@unomaha.edu

No (do not create):			  QRT@unomaha.edu or qrt@unomaha.edu

Case is not important (at least on the receiving end). 

(* Voting mailboxes are amateur radio Q-codes for mnemonic purposes.
QSL = acknowledged, also loosely yes or affirmative.  QRT = cease transmission,
also loosely no, "nix" or "86").

Votes that are posted or mailed to me will not be counted.  Message bodies will
be ignored for tallying purposes.

Moderator at creation will be mark@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca (Mark Gregory Salyzyn)
using the address rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca for postings, and
rec-radio-request@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca for administrative requests. Note that
the domain address of ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca is replacing the ve6mgs.ampr.org
domain for reliability in mail forwarding.

Regular posters to this group will be deputized to moderator status to provide
timeliness, reliability and to keep the load down on the chief moderator.
There is no archive site arranged at the moment, however,
Lyndon.Nerenberg@unbc.edu has offered a site once installed in the coming
month. We also need a BITNET Listserver gateway if anyone is interested in
supplying one. Any offers to help moderate, gateway or archive this new group,
if the vote passes, can be made to mark@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca or
pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu.

Please see the pertinent postings in news.answers and news.announce.newgroups
for the rules that will be followed in creating a newsgroup.

------- Charter --------
Newsgroup:
	rec.radio.info (moderated)

/usr/lib/news/newsgroups entry:
	rec.radio.info	Informational postings related to radio.

Charter:
	To provide high quality, informational postings about radio.  This
	group will take cross-postings, or moderated postings from the regular
	discussion streams to alleviate the traffic, over expensive links, in
	these groups by allowing the news transfer mechanism to drop articles
	cross posted to rec.radio.info. Postings in the entire rec.radio.*
	hierarchy that the moderator(s) feel as informational, however, are
	likely candidates for cross posting or re-posting. Also by placing the
	informational postings in this group, make it easier for many to find
	radio related information.

	By maintaining a high level of quality in the postings, it is hoped
	that these postings may end up, at least more conveniently, in various
	archive sites, or possibly over the Amateur Radio Packet BBS network
	as well.

	By using a self-moderator scheme, the hopes are that many of the
	postings will maintain timeliness, and good propagation through the
	computer networks.

-------- Blind Tally, vote acknowledgements -------
>From:	Paul W Schleck KD3FU <pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu>

There should be 204 unique votes here, received as of 2359 CST Saturday,
December 5 (0559 GMT Sunday, December 6).

73, Paul, KD3FU

"39A::MUSCHINSKE" <MUSCHINSKE%39A.decnet@scfb.chinalake.navy.mil>
"Allen L. Spruill" <ASPRUIL1@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
"Andre' V. Thomas"  <andre@boombox.micro.umn.edu>
"Bill Frangos" <sv1vn@sv1vn.ampr.org>
"Dana H. Myers" <dana@devnet.la.locus.com>
"David B. Horvath, CDP" <MBADBH@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
"Dr.K.Krallis - Epsilon Software S.A." <kkrallis@leon.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr>
"Eric J. Olson" <ejo@kaja.gi.alaska.edu>
"Eric T. Lane" <ETLANE%UTCVM.bitnet@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
"Henry T. Rand" (AED-FD) <hrand@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
"Howard Wachtel (312) 975-7970" <U13054@UICVM.UIC.EDU>
"Jack C. LOCKHART" <LOCKHART@uci.edu>
"Jason Berri" <XBERRI@arecibo.aero.org>
"Jeffrey D. Angus" <jangus@skyld.sr.com>
"Josh Cockey" <jcockey@nswc-wo.nswc.navy.mil>
"Julian Lorkin" <one-tx-short-of-a-radio-station@vnet.ibm.com>
"Loren Thompson" <loren_thompson@qmgate.anl.gov>
"Peter Gray [MFCF]" <pdgray@math.uwaterloo.ca>
"Peter Koch" <pmk@deins.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
"Sid B. Bernstein" (AED-EWD) <sidb@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
"Thomas W. Strong, Jr." <strong+@cmu.edu>
<sapnet!n8jbo@mcnnet.mi.org>
acourt@ncc.uky.edu
Alan Cunningham <cunnida@tenet.edu>
andrew dalton <adalton@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu>
andrew m. boardman <amb@cs.columbia.edu>
ANDY GARDNER <gardner_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
andy@homebase.vistachrome.com (Andrew Finkenstadt)
B.J.  25-Nov-1992 0931 <herbison@erlang.enet.dec.com>
bart@netcom.com (Harry Bartholomew)
bc338569@longs.lance.colostate.edu (Brian J. Catlin)
bgirard@sfu.ca
Bob Billson <bob@kc2wz.bubble.org>
britton@proton.llumc.edu (Barrie Britton)
bwilkins@holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri)
C.Koch@cen.exeter.ac.uk
capener@netcom.com (Chris Capener)
CARLO@TUSMX1.UTOVRM.IT
carmi@ipld01.hac.com (Aviram Carmi)
cdr@kpc.com (Carl Rigney)
Charles Shub <cdash@moet.cs.colorado.edu>
Chris Cox  W0/G4JEC <chrisc@biggus.moron.vware.mn.org>
cookav@catipult.anatcp.rockwell.com
Craig Bender <renfield!bender@ole.cdac.com>
Craig Lemon VE3XCL <lemsys!clemon@uunet.UU.NET>
craigc@sp-eug.com (Craig Cherry)
crash!pnet01!jbritain@nosc.mil
d00476@cfi.waseda.ac.jp ("Bunji Yamamoto")
Dale Mosby <dale@sequent.com>
dalej@tara.boeing.com (dale jensrud)
dan@halcyon.halcyon.com (Dan Lawrence)
Dave M. Ihle <dihle@awis.auburn.edu>
dave@eram.esi.com.au (Dave Horsfall)
david@stat.com (David Dodell)
ddtodd@ucdavis.edu (Daniel D. Todd)
delisle@eskimo.com (Ben Delisle)
Dennis Brennan <djb6@midway.uchicago.edu>
Dieter Lindig <ndl@rz.uni-jena.de>
dls@genrad.com (Diana L. Carlson)
dnewcomb@whale.st.usm.edu (Donald R. Newcomb)
Doug Collinge - VE7GNU <dcolling@ve7frg.ampr.org>
Doug.Tygar@CS.CMU.EDU
Doug_Crompton@mindlink.bc.ca (Doug Crompton)
dsinc!bcccix!jfish (John Fish)
eagle@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Steven Aquilina)
ean@gvls2.GVL.Unisys.COM (Ed Naratil)
ECKMAN@DOBSON.LARC.NASA.GOV
ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare - KA1CV)
emcguire@intellection.com (Ed McGuire)
emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
fau@po.CWRU.Edu (Francis A. Uy)
freyr!pakers@netcom.com (Phillip Akers)
fuzzface@cats.UCSC.EDU (Aaron Priven)
g-taylor4@tamu.edu
geoff@pauling.inel.gov (Geoff Allen)
Gerben 'P' Vos <gpvos@cs.vu.nl>
ggjns@knuth.mtsu.edu (John Schmidt)
ggw@wolves.Durham.NC.US (Gregory G. Woodbury)
gjk@hogpa.ho.att.com (Gerald J Kersus +1 908 949 9511)
Graham Rule <graham@wilde.ucs.edinburgh.ac.uk>
gt4503e@prism.gatech.edu (Tracy K. Wood/KD0UP)
gtephx!blackj@enuucp.eas.asu.edu (Jim Black)
gy91nan@txfs1.hfb.se (Niclas Andersson El3a - HFB gy91)
haymoree@oregon.et.byu.edu (Edward Haymore)
I've got a pocket full of kryptonite <j_otterson@decwin.enet.dec.com>
ian@unipalm.co.uk (Ian Phillipps)
ikluft@uts.amdahl.com (Ian Kluft)
IMER400@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU (Martha Rapp)
Jay Maynard <jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu>
jbritain@pnet01.cts.com (Jim Britain)
jcours@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu (Jeffrey Cours)
Jeff Tucker N9HZQ <tucker@gauss.eedsp.gatech.edu>
jeffb@audiolab.UWaterloo.ca (jeff bamford)
jejensen@ccs.carleton.ca (John Jensen)
jfreund@mindvox.phantom.com (Jim Freund)
jh@nbn.com (John Harkin)
jhigbee@icarus.weber.edu (Jonathan C. Higbee)
Jim -- DTN 223-5747 -- MLO5-2/13A <reisert@mast.enet.dec.com>
jim@ka4ojn.raleigh.nc.us (Jim Curran)
jmcoving@mosaic.uncc.edu (John Covington WN4BBJ)
Joe Dubner <dubner@hpspkaa.spk.hp.com>
Joel B Levin <levin@BBN.COM>
John Flowers <johnf@scd.hp.com>
john@n7kbt.rain.com (John Opalko)
johnw@bluemoon.use.com
Jonathan Bradshaw x5558 <jb@dubdtp.enet.dec.com>
JSCHWITZ@eclx.psu.edu
Juhan Poeldvere <juhan@chem.ut.ee>
julian@bongo.info.com (Julian Macassey)
jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss)
K.A.Marlow@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
k2ph@cbnewsj.att.com
kai@genepi.hanse.de (Kai Altenfelder)
kbarger@cellar.org (Kyle Barger)
kd4jml.ampr.org!kd4jml@gateway.com
keeper of the tone <wvogel@mhc.mtholyoke.edu>
Kevin Purcell (Rho) <a-kevinp@microsoft.com>
Kevin Sanders <kevin@ws066.torreypinesca.NCR.COM>
kfeeney@KLONDIKE.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (Kevin Feeney)
krf@krf.b8.ingr.com (K.R.Findlay Ed.S.)
laborde@oak.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gregory R. LaBorde)
lcz@dptspd.sat.datapoint.com (Lee Ziegenhals)
lgbiede@ptsfa.PacBell.COM (Larry G Biedenweg)
louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
Lyndon Nerenberg <Lyndon.Nerenberg@unbc.edu>
Maggie Donovan <KIERAN@delphi.com>
Magne.Maehre@swing.data.st.statoil.no,
mark@ve6mgs.ampr.org (Mark G. Salyzyn, VE6MGS)
Martyn Johnson <Martyn.Johnson@cl.cam.ac.uk>
Mathieu J. Maessen <maessm@rpi.edu>
Matthew Daniels <n9248086@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
matwood@cadehp8.eng.utah.edu
mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington)
Michael Quinn <MJQUINN@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
mikef@pacifier.rain.com (Mike Freeman)
miltonm@inetnode.austin.ibm.com (Milton Miller)
mjohnsto@shearson.com (Mike Johnston)
mmt@RedBrick.COM (Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS)
Moss Owen Jacobson <mj26+@andrew.cmu.edu>
mpayne@cse.unl.edu (matt payne)
MRO1-3/C6 dtn 297-9029 <taber@cimfie.enet.dec.com>
mss1@cornell.edu (Michael S Shappe)
mzeug@ameris.center.il.ameritech.com (Michael R. Zeug)
N.Kaiya <kaiyan@open.nm.fujitsu.co.jp>
Nigel Allen <nigel.allen@canrem.com>
orvb@micom.com (Orville Beach (MIS))
parknert@caesar.his.se
parnass@ihlpm.att.com
patrik@cup.portal.com
Paul.Tvete@ii.uib.no
paulf@umunhum.stanford.edu (Paul Flaherty)
PER_CUNNING@ohio.gov
Peter Hayward <hayward@cs.uchicago.edu>
Peter Laws N5UWY <PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>
phantom@pro-haven.cts.com (Tiffany Keller)
pseudo!mjn@uunet.UU.NET (Murray Nesbitt)
Ralf Begemann <fhlip!c52514>
rambler@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Dan Meyer)
Rami Zureick <ZUREICK@UTASYS.UTA.EDU>
RAVEN Winter <raven@lclark.edu>
rfc@encrypt.hdtv.att.com (Robert F. Casey)
Rich <ntksun1!necis.ma.nec.com!rbono@harvard.harvard.edu>
rich@wilpat.wilpaterson.edu (RICHARD)
richard nimtz <rnimtz@hilbert.helios.nd.edu>
Richard Victor <Richard.Victor@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Rick Ellis <rick@ofa123.fidonet.org>
rick@crick.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller)
rick@ricksys.lonestar.org (Richard McCombs KB5SNF)
Risto Kotalampi <rko@cs.tut.fi>
rlt@gummo.att.com (Roberta L Taylor)
Robert Fargher <fargher@unixg.ubc.ca>
Roger Bielefeld <rab@hal.CWRU.Edu>
Ron Buckmire <buckmr@rpi.edu>
root@itnbbs.ampr.ab.ca ()
rosedale!dcb@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Breneman)
russ@Alliant.COM (Russell McFatter)
rwa@cs.athabascau.ca (Ross Alexander)
say@sfu.ca
sbrown@charon.dseg.ti.com (Steve Brown)
schubert@united.berkeley.edu (John Schubert)
skitch@NADC.NADC.NAVY.MIL (M. Squicciarini)
Soda Stereo! <meister@lsncsc.enet.dec.com>
Stephen Hebditch <steveh@orbital.demon.co.uk>
steve@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Steve Schallehn)
steve@zero.com (Steve Urich)
strat@intercon.com (Bob Stratton)
sunriv!ronh@uunet.uu.net
Terry Maton - Construction Engineering Assistant <MATON@pplant.usask.ca>
testnet!pr@pegasus.att.com
thiagarajan subramanian <SUBRAMAT%ETSU.bitnet@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Thomas Alan Dockstader <td1e+@andrew.cmu.edu>
tijoma@uta.fi (Jorma M{ntyl{)
Tom Limoncelli <tom_limoncelli@Warren.MENTORG.COM>
UNB Amateur Radio <unbham@jupiter.Sun.CSD.unb.ca>
Vaillan@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Clement Vaillancourt 514-652-8238)
VFOAO007@VAX.CSUN.EDU (Michael Reagan (MREAGAN))
vogon1!compnect!frackit!dave@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu (Dave Ratcliffe)
vyankey@gnu.ai.mit.edu
wanagin@kingkong.escape.de (Ulf Bahrenfuss)
Will Marchant <marchant@cea.Berkeley.EDU>
William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.cr.rockwell.com
willis@cs.tamu.edu (Willis Marti)
WRIGHT@morekypr.bitnet
yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Yee)

Ciao, 73 de VE6MGS/Mark -sk-

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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 03:34:20 GMT
From: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!sschend@ames.arpa
Subject: \Dayton Hamvention
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

The Dayton Hamvention is April 23, 24, 25 1993.

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Date: 14 Dec 92 17:47:19 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Code-Free HF Licence comments
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

RSGB report for Dec 13th said:

There has been a very encouraging response to the request in the December's
RadCom and via GB2RS for Radio Amateur's views on a UK class of HF licence
which does not require a Morse qualification. Anyone who has not yet responded
may wish to read the article A Code-Free HF Licence on page 7 of the December
edition of RadCom. Comments should be sent to: The RSGB HF Committee via RSGB
HQ, Lambda House, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3JE.

Hmmm, a lot of people are writting in. I wonder what they're saying!

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

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Date: 12 Dec 92 23:09:00 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!flbbs!larry.mittman@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Converting 49Mhz Toys to 6 meters 
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

From: flbbs!larry.mittman@ncoast.ORG (Larry Mittman) 
 
I am looking into getting on 6 meters, but I want to accomplish 
this as inexpensively as possible. Our club sponsers two 6mtr 
repeaters and I would like to work one or both of them. I have 
heard that there are mods that can be done to a standard Radio 
Shack 49MHz "toy" that would convert it over to 6 meters. While 
I realize this would be a QRP rig, it has peaked my interest. 
Does anyone have these mods available, and if so could you please 
post them? I am sure this would be a contruction project that 
many Hams would find enjoyable now that winter is upon us. 
 
 
.... OFFLINE 1.42 * But why do they call it 2 meters? My rig only has ONE! 

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Date: 12 Dec 92 23:09:00 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!flbbs!larry.mittman@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Crystal Radio Kits?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

 On 12-08-92 DANIEL ROMANCHIK wrote to ALL... 
 
 DR> Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.misc 
 DR> From: danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik) 
 DR> Subject: Crystal Radio Kits? 
 DR> Message-ID: <ByuwBt.3qn@ais.org> 
 DR> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1992 21:14:15 GMT 
 DR>  
 DR> Anyone know where I can get a crystal radio kit?  I'd like to give one 
 DR> to a friend for Christmas. 
 DR>  
 DR> I've seen the one at Radio Shack, but it uses a pre-assembled ferrite 
 DR> loop.  I'd like to get one where the builder has to wind his own coil. 
 DR>  
 DR> Thanks, Dan 
Dan, pick up the new issue of a magazine called ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK. 
It has 2 articles about crystal radios this quarter. The first article 
is part 1 of a 2 parter about history and philosophy of crystal radios. 
The second article (page 34, I think) is the full construction of a 
CLASSIC ANTIQUE CRYSTAL RADIO. It gives great instructions on how to 
wind the coil and put taps in every 5 turns. It tells where to get the 
variable caps, and how to use the cats-whisker detector on the galena 
crystal. It tells how to tune the band for the AM broadcast stations, 
how to tune for Short wave (which taps on the coil to use), etc.  All 
in all, a very good article for a beginning project. 
 
 
.... OFFLINE 1.42 * But why do they call it 2 meters? My rig only has ONE! 

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:59:18 GMT
From: mcrware!johnl@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Crystal Radio Kits?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Is it possible to receive something other than AM on a crystal radio?

johnl


-- 
"Meet every situation head on"  -- M.E.S.H.
johnl@microware.com
uunet!mcrware!johnl

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Date: 15 Dec 92 07:19:41 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 14 December
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 349, 12/14/92
10.7 FLUX=167    90-AVG=135        SSN=161      BKI=2211 2222  BAI=006
BGND-XRAY=B6.6     FLU1=8.0E+05  FLU10=1.1E+04  PKI=3111 1222  PAI=006
  BOU-DEV=018,011,008,008,015,015,015,012   DEV-AVG=012 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= C3.5   @ 1756UT    XRAY-MIN= B5.6   @ 0634UT   XRAY-AVG= B9.5
NEUTN-MAX= +003%  @ 2250UT   NEUTN-MIN= -002%  @ 0450UT  NEUTN-AVG= +0.4%
  PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1650UT     PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 1310UT    PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55425NT @ 1503UT   BOUTF-MIN=55398NT @ 2031UT  BOUTF-AVG=55416NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+118NT@ 1938UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+003NT@ 0115UT  G7-AVG=+078,+025,+009
GOES6-MAX=P:+138NT@ 1938UT   GOES6-MIN=E:-014NT@ 2341UT  G6-AVG=+096,-005,+030
 FLUXFCST=STD:170,165,165;SESC:170,165,165 BAI/PAI-FCST=005,005,005/010,010,010
    KFCST=2222 3222 2222 3222  27DAY-AP=006,005   27DAY-KP=2321 2221 2111 3221
 WARNINGS=*SWF
   ALERTS=**245STRM:0000-2359UTC
!!END-DATA!!

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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 02:16:46 GMT
From: news.centerline.com!noc.near.net!lynx!lkay@uunet.uu.net
Subject: DX Etiquette (an oxymoron)
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <14124@pogo.wv.tek.com>, 
tcmaint@pogo.wv.tek.com (TeleCom Maintenance) writes:
>
>   ...lots of good stuff about being a courteous human being  deleted....
>      (sorry, Terry, just not germane)
>
> 	As for DXer operating techniques, THEY STINK! But that is the ones
> who don't obey the rules put forth by the FCC or just plain common sence
> and courtious behavior. 

I'l say it again. Don't stereotype all us DXers because of the handful who
do things like f**k up the Bouvet operation. I have no problem agreeing that
that sort of stuff has no place. But the silent, peaceable DXers are an
__overwhelming__ majority. And I take pride in my operating skills.

> If you look at the DXCC honor roll of DXers who 
> have more that 305 countries total you won't fine many that you hear very
> often. They spend their time listening and operating in an efficent manner.

I'd extend this to anyone over 200 countries.  And another reason you dont
hear them is they're on CW  :-). It's much easier to make an ass of 
yourself on phone.

> And they don't make asses of themselves because they know you don't get
> QSL cards that way. Not all, mind you, but then there are exceptions to
> every rule, aren't there.

That's MY point. The asses are the exception.

> Terry Burge,
> KI7M

You tell em Terry!

Hey - ham radio is a great hobby. I'm tired of DXers and their 'inconsiderate'
operating habits getting the short end of the stick all the time. If I
want to, I can poke fun and insult *every* specialty in the hobby. But I
don't. I'm too busy chasing DX. And teaching my friends and children a hell
of a lot about geography. So LAY OFF.

73, Len


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 Dr. Leonard Kay, KB2R               | "But we are not dealing with the
 Electrical and Computer Engineering |  normal world. We are chasing DX."
 Northeastern University, Boston     |    -- W9KNI, 'The Complete DXer'
 NU ARC: W1KBN 145.31(-)             |
 Packet: KB2R@K1EA                   | #include <disclaimer.h> 
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Date: 14 Dec 92 22:00:24 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Halogen Lamp/Dimmer causes interference Help!
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Simon Woodworth says you cannot use zero crossing dimmer controllers 
with halogon (and therefore) any other incandecent lights because of 
flicker. This is not true.

The trick is all in the controller. One thing to do is not switch whole 
cycles, but half cycles (use the zero crossings). So this ups the 
sample rate to 120Hz in Region 2 and 100Hz in region 1 (!). You won't 
see flicker from this.

The second trick (which is implemented in some controllers) is not to 
switch the power off for large blocks of time, but to maximinse the 
frequency of the on/off cycles supplied to the bulb. This way you can 
take the bulb down to 1/4 the time power is applied before flicker 
would become apparent on a fast reacting bulb. Incandescent filaments 
also have some thermal lag so you can push it a bit lower than this.

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

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:00:52 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hplextra!hpl-opus!hpnmdla!alanb@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Longwires at VHF
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom) writes:

>A rhombic is basically a 4-element longwire.  I have heard of people
>successfully using rhombics for VHF TV reception.  The disadvantages
>are (of course) that they are not directional and their size.
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^
>6 wavelengths per leg works out to something like 180 feet from
>end to end.

Of course, I meant to say "rotatable"

>AL N1AL

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Date: 15 Dec 92 02:40:39 GMT
From: usc!wupost!emory!gatech!pitt!n3igw!dsprouse@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Mods for TR-7950
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Hello USA
	I was just wondering if there were any modifications for the Kenwood
mobile TR-7950.  It is a fairly old radio so I am not sure of any myself. Any
info on this rig would be appreciated.


						Thanks 
						   Dan Sprouse

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Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 04:31:58 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!convex!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!olesun!gcouger@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Morse code upgrading
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <1992Dec10.050057.16749@panix.com> oppedahl@panix.com (Carl Oppedahl) writes:
>In <9212081901.AA18926@icarus.weber.edu> jhigbee@icarus.weber.EDU (Jonathan C. Higbee) writes:
>
>>Is anyone aware of a proven system for increasing CW reception speed ability going
>>all the way from 0-22 wpm?

I am dyslexic I have worked on the code for 30 years with not much 
success. I got up to 5 wpm on Super Morse. Started working 15 meters
and got it up to 13 went to 20 meters and finally passed my 20 wpm.

Learning code for me was very difficult. Actually using code is a lot
more fun to me than listing to a computer spew out code. CW is a
little frustrating at first but nobody is going kill you and eat you when you
ask for a repeat. Keep after it and it will get easier.

I realize that CW is a mode whose time has passed. I know I can use dsp to
dig a signal out of and unbelievable amount of noise. I use CW because I live
in a very small apartment with my xyl and 1 harmonic N5YJZ and no outside 
antennas allowed.  SSB is very marginal and disruptive to the rest of my family.
With CW my wife can read and my son work at the computer and none of us
be bothered by the others activities.

Gordon
Gordon Couger
AB5Dg   Agriculture Engineering Oklahoma State University
gcouger@olesun.agen.okstate.edu 405-744-6514 day 744-2794 evenings   

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:06:32 GMT
From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hplextra!hpl-opus!hpnmdla!alanb@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Weak signal VHF
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders) writes:

>In article <9212101250.AA04075@ucsd.edu> MROWEN%STLAWU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Michael Owen W9IP) writes:
>>
>>The most cost-effective way to get on 2m SSB/CW is probably
>>a transverter.  It will also give marginally better performance.

>I have heard this and see several magazines say the same thing but
>I have never found this to be true.. Just finding a transverter is
>often difficult, used units are rare, new units tend to be expensive.

It's true that transverters are harder to come by than the multi-mode
VHF/UHF rigs.  But most of my friends who are serious moonbounce /
weak-signal types use transverters.  The reason is that you can get
much better performance from a good HF radio than the available 
SSB/CW VHF/UHF transceivers.

AL N1AL

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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 04:58:50 GMT
From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!oak!laborde@uunet.uu.net
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <9212081901.AA18926@icarus.weber.edu>, <1992Dec10.050057.16749@panix.com>, <1992Dec12.043158.15134@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu>%
Subject : Re: Morse code upgrading

Since so many peopler seem to like SuperMorse, is it available on any dialup
BBS(s) for download?

-grl.
kd6msm

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