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From: kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan (KD1HZ))
Subject: Looking for....
Organization: The Rhode Island Internet Systems Cooperative Network
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 03:08:27 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has come out with a microphone "headset",
similar to what phone operators use, only for use with a mobile
radio... You know, something that automatically keys up the PTT
when you talk, then drops out when you're finished, resulting in
the average mobile operator having two hands to operate his/her
vehicle.... Being that I have a truck w/ a standard transmission,
sometimes driving, shifting, and ragchewing don't mix!

MD
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: spettigr@engin.umich.edu (Scott C Pettigrew)
Subject: Realistic HTX-202 -- Opinions?
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 10:42:50 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Summary: Your opinions on the Realistic HTX-202 HT
Keywords:  HTX-202, HT, Realistic

I passed my Tech 'lite' test a few weeks back and I'm now trying to set
up a mobile/portable rig while I wait for my ticket.  Does anyone have
any experience with the HTX-202 as far as durability, quality, price,
etc.?  I would also appreciate your opinions of the best mag-mount antennas,
mobile 2m RF amplifiers, and any other accessories. 

Thanks in advance!



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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: QST Content Revisited
From: jangus@skyld.UUCP (Jeff Angus)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 04:32:36 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Grendel's Lair

Time to join the fray.

What happened to the Orange covers?

But seriously, some thought should be given to getting the League (Yes, I
support keeping the name the ARRL) to get it's manuals and books in order.

I know, its a difficult task considering the major changes that have happened
in the past twenty years. But it would help the image a bit when you look in
the Handbook and under the heading "Digital Communications" it didn't have a
picture of a Teletype (tm) Model 15 as the state of the art.

The antenna book could use some help too if it didn't act like the be all to
end all is a monstrous array at 100 feet or a 20 acre rhombic.

QST used to cover a WIDE variety of subjects. Remember when Television was THE
new thing? Also radio controled models? Surplus gear conversions. I know,
things have changed. There aren't anymore pallets of ARC-5 radios laying about.
How about some articles on ISDN and how it applies to amateur networking? How
about how to get DXCC (if you really must) with 100 watts and a dipole? How
about articles on working public events without appearing as a wannabe-cop?

Yes, I remember QST from quite a ways back. Most of the other mags as well.
I've seen a LOT of changes in the hobby. There is no reason why things can't
progress and stay in touch with the way our world is today.


xenon!skyld!jangus   < This space left blank intentionally. >
J Angus, PO Box 4425, Carson CA 90749-4425 voice (310) 324-6080
From: wstrahl@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (wayne.a.strahl)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: PL-259s on 9913 Coax
Keywords: Coax Connector Pl-259 9913
Date: 20 Aug 92 13:18:38 GMT
Organization: AT&T


A recent question regarding putting PL-259's on 9913 coax prompted
me to give my technique for handling these buggers.

1.  Drill the PL-259 connector braid soldering holes out as large
    as possible between the adjacent flanges..VERY HELPFUL!!!

2.  Strip the outer insulation back enough so that with the connector
    screwed on the cable about 1/4 inch would extend beyond the tip.
    (eyeballed dimensions good enough)

3.  Apply solder to the braid from the outer insulation up about 1/2 inch.

4.  Cut the soldered braid with a tubing cutter so that about 3/8 inch
    of soldered braid remains.

5.  Cut the center conductor insulation so that about 1/8 inch sticks
    out beyond the braid.

6.  Solder tin the center conductor a bit toward the tip.

7.  Ready to go...use two pliers to twist the connector onto the coax
    until the braid is easily accessable thru the solder holes and about
    1/4 inch of center conductor extends out thru the connector tip.

8.  Cut off the excess center conductor, get out a 100 watt or larger
    soldering iron or gun, and go to it.

This is the technique I use and seems to work well without being unduly
complicated.  Drilling out the braid holes first is a big help in applying
these connectors to any type of coax.

Wayne Strahl - W9II        wstrahl@cbnewsg.att.com
From: rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: QST Content Revisited
Date: 14 Aug 92 15:02:22 GMT
Organization: Paramax Systems Corp (A Unisys Company), Great Valley Labs, PA

In article <1992Aug14.141403.13121@news.acns.nwu.edu> rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan) writes:
>In article <408@arrl.org> jbloom@arrl.org (Jon Bloom) writes:
>> ...
>>improving--material.  QST is not soon going to publish 100+ pages of
>>technical material of the kind you would like to see.  It's just not
>> ... 

One thing I have always like about QST is that all of the advertising is
only at the very front and at the back.

**PLEASE DON`T CHANGE THIS FORMAT *** 

There is nothing I hate more than some magazines (like BYTE) where you have
an articles spread out over 15 pages with a full page ad on every other page
in between (continued on page 14...  continued on page 17... continued on
page 20... continued on page 23...)   Very distracting  :-(

Maybe that's why QST is considered a "journal" rather than a "magazine".   QST 
has a much more "professional" appearance.

Just my $2 worth :-) 

=================================================================
Pete Rossi - WA3NNA                  rossi@gvl.unisys.com

Paramax Systems Corporation - a Unisys Company
Electronic Systems - Valley Forge Labs - Paoli, Pennsylvania
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From: brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Antenna drilling
Date: 13 Aug 92 16:16:25 GMT
Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd.
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

The best tool for drilling an antenna hole in a car is one made for the
purpose.  The Motorola antenna tool is superb - it starts with just a
centerpunched dimple, drills the pilot hole, then saws out the 3/4"
hole, and polishes the paint off the perimeter of the hole so that the
NMO mount makes good contact, all without snagging the headliner
- and all in one operation!

$25 when I bought mine a long time ago.

Your local two-way shop probably has one.  Perhaps they'll let you
borrow it, or maybe they'll do the hole for you for a nominal fee.

Otherwise, use a Greenlee punch.  You'll wish you had.
	- Brian
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: cooper@Xerox.com (Martin Cooper)
Subject: Re: QST, in my opinion...
Reply-To: cooper@Xerox.com (Martin Cooper)
Organization: Xerox PARC
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:00:02 GMT

>That's a sad commentary in itself. The number of amateurs in the US
>has grown by about 25% over the last decade, yet the number of pages
>in the ham magazines have declined. I guess all those hams are playing
>Nintendo on their new Japanese handhelds. :-(
>
>Gary KE4ZV

Is it really sad? Will it stay this way?

As a technology becomes more accessible, the proportion of people who
are really into the hardcore technology itself becomes smaller. The
wider audience tends to have more interest in simply using the
technology than understanding it. At the same time, as the technology
advances, the harder it becomes for the amateur to participate at the
technology level, rather than simply as a user.

I believe the situation with amateur radio has a strong parallel in
that with personal computers. About 15 years ago, there were quite a
number of magazines oriented towards the computer hobbyist. They ran
articles on how to build your own computer, or add-ons to one you might
have already built. As the technology gradually developed, this kind of
article made less and less sense, because it was so much harder for a
hobbyist to understand the technology at the level of detail necessary
to design and build things that made sense. Sure, you could still build
your own very simple computer, but it became more fun to buy one and
enjoy the challenges and pleasures of using one instead. The magazines
bent with the flow, and now there are many, many computer magazines,
but very few articles about how to build your own.

I see the same thing happening in amateur radio. The technology is
becoming very much more sophisticated, to the point where a lot fewer
people are likely to want to build their own equipment from scratch, or
even modify a complex commercial unit. More and more people want to
experience the pleasures to be gained from simply using the equipment,
rather than knowing the ins and outs of how it works. Gradually, the
magazines should shift towards serving an audience of casual users
rather than the much smaller audience of hardcore techies.

I'm sure that there will be plenty of people who will not want to
accept this idea (probably a large intersection with those who disagree
with the idea of the no-code licence), but I, for one, think it's
great. Radio, after all, is a communications tool, and I'm much more
interested in communicating with people than in developing the
technology to do so myself.

	Martin.

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|  Xerox Corporation  |  Phone:     +1 415 813 6848        |
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From: ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare - KA1CV)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: QST, in my opinion...
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:28:14 EDT
Organization: American Radio Relay League

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:

>>and QST if you leave the enviro-wacko stuff out.  Magazines today use thinner 
>>paper than ever and in general the amateur mags have less pages than they did 
>>a decade ago.

>That's a sad commentary in itself. The number of amateurs in the US
>has grown by about 25% over the last decade, yet the number of pages
>in the ham magazines have declined. I guess all those hams are playing
>Nintendo on their new Japanese handhelds. :-(

Well, I got to thinking. Not to confuse the issues with facts, but here are
a few stats:

   September 1992 QST - 224 pages
   September 1982 QST - 208 pages

Now, to be fair, the July issues were a bit closer in size, but it seems to
me that things are on an even par. Now if you want to go back to when we
had small pages ...

73 from ARRL HQ, Ed


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Newington, CT  06111            There is no limit to what you can 
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From: vail@tegra.COM (Johnathan Vail)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: good place to buy HT in Northeastern US
Date: 12 Aug 92 14:29:28 GMT
Organization: Tegra, Inc., Billerica, MA
In-reply-to: liu@bnr.ca's message of 11 Aug 92 21:03:40 GMT


In article <15323@bwdls58.bnr.ca> liu@bnr.ca (Bing Liu) writes:

   I want to buy a dual-band HT in Northeastern US on my way
   from Ottawa to P.E.I., Canada this weekend. I can remember 
   two city on my way, St. Johnsbury, Vermont and Bangor, Maine. 

I don't know what route you take to hit those two places...

   Anyone can point me to a good place and a good deal?
   Thanks for your help.

However, between those cities is New Hampshire where in the space of a
couple of exits on Rt 93 you have two ham stores.  Rivendell is at
exit 4 in Derry (Londonderry?) near the Burger King about one or two
streets from the exit.

Ham radio outlet is between 2 and 1 in Salem NH.  I don't want to try
to give directions here but you can call and get directions at 800
444-0047.

Rivendell is smaller but usually has a better consignment shelf.  HRO
is part of the chain and has a large selection but can be a zoo
sometimes on the weekends.

jv


"I remember when the sea was full of fish with mysterious names:
Mudrake, Cornsweat, Yasmuda, and there wasn't much to do in a day."
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From: n3fkv@tomcat.gsfc.nasa.gov (Dick Campbell, N3FKV)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: KITSAT Catalog # Resolution
Date: 21 Aug 1992 11:55:49 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
Reply-To: n3fkv@tomcat.gsfc.nasa.gov
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu


NASA/NORAD, having sorted out launch 92 52, has labeled the element
set that conforms to the actual KITSAT orbit as Catalog number
22078, Object 92 52C.  I realize that KITSAT was originally
considered to be 22077, but it didn't fall out that way.  Unless
I receive valid arguments why I should ask NASA to change Catalog
numbers, henceforth my keplerian elements bulletins will refer to
KITSAT as 22078.  In any event, this week's release (ORBS$235) will
be such.  This will also avoid confusion with elements distributed
by other media who do not correct original NASA source data.

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           |                73 de Dick N3FKV               |
           |           n3fkv@tomcat.gsfc.nasa.gov          |
           |   AMSAT Asst. VP for Orbital Data Management  |
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From: pdh@netcom.com (Phil Howard )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: FAQ - do you prefer the long form or the short form
Date: 17 Aug 92 18:41:58 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

mont@netcom.com (Mont Pierce) writes:

>Why are you taking it upon yourself to customize someones posting???  The
>people in charge of posting the FAQ should be the ones combining it as one
>if there is good reason.  If you don't like the way they post it you should
>tell them, and if they don't agree, then too bad.  

From what I gather from just a small amount read, it seems that Brian was
actually conducting a test to see if indeed a single composite posting was
workable.  I don't know the results (I did get it) but I don't see any
reason to flame him for trying.


>Really, it's pretty simple for an individual to combine the part on their
>own.  I don't see why you need to do this for them.

FAQ maintainers are already very busy.  If someone has an idea they feel is
worth trying, I don't see why they can't give it a shot.  What Brian might
has risked is flamage from systems administrators who might not like large
articles.  But the total size is no more than the sum of the parts sent
separately, so what would it matter now?


>There is more involved then propagation on the net.  When I go to download
>the FAQ to my PC at 2400 baud I like it in the multipart form, and this
>may be a concern for some of the SLIP connects too.  If the communication
>link drops for some reason (wife or kids pick up the other phone) while it
>is being downloaded, it gets aborted and I have to start all over.  So, I
>don't loose as much time restarting the download when I do it in parts, I 
>only have to restart the part that was interrupted.

The "split" command on UNIX will let you split it up in the sizes you like,
and you won't have to edit out the redundant headers afterwards anyway.
It's available on every UNIX I have seen, and certainly NETCOM.


>>If the FAQ article can be successfully transported in a single large
>>posting, there is a net win in saved header bandwidth and user frustration
>>with having to assemble the multiple parts - or skip the message they've
>>already seen.

>Header bandwidth is pretty small, this isn't much of an argument.  And it's
>not hard for anyone with minimal knowledge of newsreaders to assemble the 
>parts, the news reader will do it for you.

How many different news readers do you have the time to read all the
documentation for to make such a broad statement?
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From: jmccombi@testament.bbn.com (Jon McCombie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: how to open FNB-4 battery pack?
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:41:04 GMT
Reply-To: jmccombi@testament.bbn.com. (Jon McCombie)
Distribution: na
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

I recently acquired a Yaesu FT-727 with two FNB-4 battery packs.  One of
the packs won't hold a charge and the other is on its way out :-(.  In
the back of QST I see ads for companies selling battery "inserts." I
assume this is just a new battery set to go into an existing pack, yes?
This seems much better than paying for all-new batteries...  My only
problem is figuring out how to get the battery pack case open without
taking a saw to it.  Am I missing some trick?  I could imagine prying it
apart with a sharp knife or something, but then how would one put the
pack together again (and have it stay shut)?

Thanks in advance and 73 de
Jon   N1ILZ
From: Jim_Sollows@mindlink.bc.ca (Jim Sollows)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Excellent customer service story
Date: 22 Aug 92 16:36:30 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

I recently had to have a driver replaced in my Icom IC730 HF Transciever. I
took it into ICOM and they gave me a quote and told me it would take 3 days. I
recieved a call the next day from ICOM that my 730 was ready. When I went to
pick it up they gave me the bill which was $30.00 under the quoted price. The
bill also listed several other items such as Calibrated Frequency, Replace 2
burned out bulbs, Replace a missing chassis screw with the notation NO CHARGE.
To top it off the rig had been dusted off and cleaned.

In another incident a couple weeks ago the rubber duck antenna on my ICOM HT
became damaged, I'm not sure how but the plastic end protector just shattered.
I went in to the dealer who told me it would cost $$ for a new dual band
antenna but they were not in stock. I went over to ICOM to see if I could get a
replacement end cap, the tech at the counter came out with a new antenna and
said "Here you go, no charge!" I said "but it wasn't under warantee". He said
"Thats OK maybe when you buy your next rig it will be an ICOM". My entire
station is ICOM and it's going to stay that way.
From: tom@xn.ll.mit.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: (none)
Date: 14 Aug 1992 06:12:00 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

definition:
        des_tin_ated:
	   where you are after being shot down and romulin
        disrupted by BOTH Faith and Diana.

source: POOR TOM'S Plethera of Poorly Thought Out Words
         Said While Holding One's foot in an Oral Cavity

         sometimes it hurts only when you smile 8-{
                         tom K1KAY
        someday my sig will come.
From: RON@NSULA.EDU (Ron Wright - NSU Computer Center)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RE: ORBITING FM REPEATER?
Date: 16 Aug 92 19:15:25 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

>Now you may already know all this and are asking if there really in an FM
>repeater using these frequencies aboard an amateur satellite.  If there is,
>I haven't heard of it.  Seems to me it would be useless from congestion
>most of the time.

>Gary KE4ZV


AO-21 does carry an FM repeater mode and it is currently operational.
It works extremely well.  All users work in a round table like fashion
just as most do on the local FM repeaters.  The transponder schedule
has recently changed but as far as I know it is still on a 10 minute
cycle.  This cycle is divided into 3 segments:  1) Telemetry, 
2) Digital voice talker, and 3) FM repeater Mode.  The frequencies 
for AO-21 are:  Uplink 435.015 and Downlink 145.987.

Give it a try!  Signals are always very strong here with only a 
vertical antenna just above the Apex of the roof.

Ron - KA5LUG

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: wb9omc@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: addresses
Summary: I need some help
Date: 18 Aug 92 23:55:53 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network


Has anyone got an address for:

KE3DK

and/or

N0OSY

...sure would like to QSL them...

Duane
wb9omc
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: 1993 Rat Shack catty released
From: julian@bongo.UUCP (Julian Macassey)
Date: 14 Aug 92 18:59:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Hole in the Wall  Hollywood California U.S.A.


 	For all the tinkerers, hackers and homebrewers, the 1993 Radio
Shack catalogue is now available at your local Rat Shack.

	It has about 20 less pages than the 1992 edition. But they have
changed the layout. 

	Radio shack sells components, radios - even a 2M walkie-talkie,
antennas, coax and microphones. 

	There are books on amateur radio. Even tapes to help you learn
Morris. There is even a walkie-talkie (49 Mhz) with a Morris button and
a print out of the code on the case. These are called "Space Patrol"
walkie-talkies.

	
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742 1/2 North Hayworth Avenue Hollywood CA 90046-7142 voice (213) 653-4495
From: nfunamura%mis2.DEcnet@nuwes-lll.navy.mil (MIS2::NFUNAMURA)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: QST, in my opinion
Date: 18 Aug 1992 11:43:30 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Al, N1AL writes...

>As I understand it, QST does not reject ads because of "poor quality"
>products.  Ads are rejected only if they make false claims.  A good
>example is the Maxcom "antenna tuner" which consists of basically
>a large attenuator.  (Sure enough, the SWR reads less than 1.5:1,
>even with no antenna connected!)  For those who really want the device,
>they still advertise in 73.

A sad commentary on the Maxcom tuner....

   I saw one of them.  The label on the outside said, "MADE IN AMERICA BY 
AMERICANS"...can't recall if it was in red white and blue.

73, Norman
KH6R
From: BRADLEY@marcvm.marc.USda.GOV (Randy Bradley   N0MSG)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Phones & EM Fields
Date: 14 Aug 1992 13:57:28 -0700
Organization: U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

   Well, As long as this thread is still open...  I have in front of me
a Nec MultiSync 4FG monitor and an IBM 3472 monitor, not more than one
foot between them, and guess where my Panasonic phone resides?  Right in
between them.  The NEC is quite new, replacing an Apple 13 inch.  Oh,
BTW, I often use my Mac IIcx to dial my phone for me by holding the
hand set right up to the Mac speaker and clicking a "dial number" button
with the mouse.
   However, to listen to BBC broadcast (17.86 Mhz) I had to move my
little Sony receiver at least 4 feet away!  ;-)