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From: gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders)
Subject: ARLB078 ANDREW UPDATE NO. 2
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 (1200/2400/v.32/pep)
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 02:38:58 GMT



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ARRL BULLETIN 78  ARLB078
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT  AUGUST 24, 1992
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS

SB QST ARL ARLB078
ARLB078 ANDREW UPDATE NO. 2

HURRICANE ANDREW (25.7 N, 83.1 W AT 1800Z, AUGUST 24, MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS TO 140 MPH) PASSED OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO THREATEN
THE GULF COAST LATER.  AMATEURS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR STORM NETS:
HURRICANE WATCH NET (14.325 MHZ), 4U1UN-SPONSORED NET (14.268 MHZ),
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAFFIC NET (14.303 MHZ),
INTERCONTINENTAL NET (14.300 MHZ), FLORIDA EMERGENCY NETS (3940,
3950 AND 7247 KHZ), WATERWAY NET (7268 KHZ) AND OTHERS.  NETS ARE
HANDLING SITUATION REPORTS AND HEALTH-AND-WELFARE TRAFFIC.  PLEASE
DO NOT TRANSMIT ON THESE FREQUENCIES EXCEPT IN RESPONSE TO
INSTRUCTIONS FROM NET CONTROL STATIONS.  PLEASE DO NOT INTERRUPT
NETS WITH REQUESTS FOR STORM COORDINATES OR OTHER GENERAL
INFORMATION WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON LOCAL NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS.
PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF COMMUNICATIONS.
CONTROL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SITUATION BELONGS WITH AMATEURS AND
AUTHORITIES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS.

AN ARRL OFFICIAL IN MIAMI REPORTS THAT RELIABLE TELEPHONE SERVICE
EXISTS IN THE AREA WITH ONLY A FEW EXCEPTIONS.

-73-



-- 
Gary W. Sanders gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org, 72277,1325
N8EMR @ N8JYV (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator]
HAM BBS 614-895-2553 (1200/2400/V.32/PEP) Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends)
From: vbreault@rinhp750.gmr.com (Val Breault)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Uselessness of ARES/RACES
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:04:55 GMT
Organization: General Motors Research Labs
In-reply-to: Kirk.Smith@bbs.oit.unc.edu's message of 31 Aug 92 14:04:39 GMT

In article <1992Aug31.140439.20204@samba.oit.unc.edu> Kirk.Smith@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Kirk Smith) writes:

   In article <7865@public.BTR.COM> grady@public.BTR.COM ( ) writes:
   >Hey! I'm not saying that hams _can't_ be useful 
   >in an emergency -- I'm just saying that only a
   >fool would _rely_ upon them.                                          
   >                                                                            
   >In fact, I think ARES and RACES groups would                            
   >be much more useful in an emergency if they
   >were to rip out all their radios from their             
   >antenna and light-bar festooned vans and install
   >coffee urns and a donut bar in order to assist
   >the _real_ professional police and fire-fighters.
   >                      

   Am I the only one that suspects someone is just egging us on to get a
   reaction out of us?  I notice it's posted from a public account..  Humm...

Yep, I agree.  Best just let him rave until he's through.  No sense
answering him.  (Curious though... how long can one argue alone?)

-val-
--

Val Breault - vbreault@gmr.com - N8OEF
General Motors Research and Environmental Staff.
The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect 
those of the GMRES or the General Motors Corporation.
 

Xref: sparky rec.radio.amateur.misc:15010 rec.radio.amateur.packet:2347
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: Re: Piccolo and Clover
Keywords: what they are
Date: 4 Sep 92 13:36:41 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <1597@idacrd.UUCP> n4hy@idacrd.UUCP (Bob McGwier) writes:
>Piccolo is multitone OOK and Clover IS a form of PSK, it is QAM.
>According to the last propaganda I saw, they had 16 point square
>constellations in the highest speed mode.  This means it is not
>JUST PSK, but also has an amplitude component.  I view this as
>highly suspect without some pretty fancy adaptive equalization
>going on because of the rapidly changing channel.  Suppose you go
>through a 10 dB fade (not at all unusual on any HF channel), how will
>you distinguish between a high amplitude point and a low amplitude point?

That, of course, is the problem with any amplitude modulated signal. The
trick, as always, is to arrange for the symbol times to be different from the
characteristic fading times of the channel. If the symbol time is dramatically
longer or shorter than the characteristic fading time, then distinguishing
real symbols from channel conditions is possible. The QAM encoding at the
bps rates assumed by Clover should make the symbols longer than rapid fades 
in the channel and shorter than the long fades that also sometimes occur.
With it's method of dynamically varying symbol times depending on channel
conditions, and assuming decent AGC in the receivers, Clover II should 
have the capability to perform near the peak of channel capacity under 
widely varying channel conditions. And naturally, if you have more than
10 db of fade margin in the channel, say 2 S units, then 10 db fades are
only a slight nuisance.

I shouldn't be telling you how to suck eggs, you're the expert here,
but I'd think that the kinds of post processing used on weak space
signals should also work with Clover or any other modem modulation 
scheme. Various moving window enhancement techniques are available 
to draw the signal out of the noise or fill in holes in a fixed duration 
symbol. Beyond that, various FEC methods can retrieve damaged bits. 
Perhaps we need to broaden our focus from just modulation methods to 
complete systems for moving error free data. 

The most dramatic example of the power of post processing that I've
seen is in D2 digital video. A picture that looks like a snowstorm
in raw form becomes crystal clear after deconvolution and post processing
using 2D Reed-Solomon FEC codes and bit interpolation. The inner block coding
retrieves byte errors and the outer block coding can recover 2 kbit burst
errors. Interpolation can handle any doubly damaged bit strings. The
kinds of errors produced by mechanically moved magnetic tape are remarkably
similar to the kinds of errors expected on an HF channel with it's noise
bursts and fades. Tape dropouts and mechanical mistracking map nearly one
for one to lightning crashes and channel fades when viewed in respect to
the symbol time of the data.

Gary KE4ZV
From: steve.woodward@betabbs.newton.ma.us (Steve Woodward) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RE: HOW DO I GET HAM PLAT
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:44:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Beta BBS -=- Newton MA -=- (617)244-7053
Reply-To: steve.woodward@betabbs.newton.ma.us (Steve Woodward) 

-> I was taken by a CT ham plate I saw the other day on I-95 whilst
-> caught in a traffic jam.  Regular blue plate with nothing to
-> distinguish it from regular CT plates *but* a lightning bolt right
-> after the prefix.  Neat!
-> Anyone know of other states with special graphics on the ham license
-> plate?

        How about the ones in MA here? They have a lighning bolt in the
middle of the plate.
                                                                                                          
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gary@vitellocmc.ca (Gary Braida)
Subject:  Need circuit diagram for FDK Multi-7 
Reply-To: gary@scorpio.ic.cmc.ca
Organization: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:45:42 GMT

Does anyone out there have or know where I can get a circuit diagram for
a FDK Multi-7 mobile rig?  I'm using this rig along with a Kantronics all
mode (KAM) for packet use and I'm having problems with my transmitter.


-- 

Gary Braida             |     Canadian       |       ******  *******  ******
email:  braida@cmc.ca   |  Microelectronics  |      *       *  *  *  *
phone:  (613) 545-2914  |    Corporation     |     ******  *     *  ******
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders)
Subject: ARLB080 ANDREW UPDATE 4
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 (1200/2400/v.32/pep)
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 02:39:50 GMT


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ARRL BULLETIN 80  ARLB080
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT  AUGUST 25, 1992
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS

SB QST ARL ARLB080
ARLB080 ANDREW UPDATE 4

ANDREW (27.2N, 88.4W, 210 MILES SSE OF NEW ORLEANS AT 1200Z, AUGUST
25 MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS TO 140 MPH) PASSED OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP
OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CURRENTLY
THREATENS THE NORTH/CENTRAL GULF COAST.

AMATEURS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR:

HURRICANE WATCH NET (14.325 MHZ)
4U1UN-SPONSORED NET (14.268 MHZ)
GULF COAST HURRICANE NET (3935, 7235 KHZ)
FLORIDA EMERGENCY NETS (3940, 3950, AND 7247 KHZ)
WATERWAY NET (7268 KHZ)
LOUISIANA TRAFFIC NET (3910 KHZ)
ALABAMA NETS (3965, 7243 KHZ)
AND TEXAS ARES NET (7273, 3873 KHZ)

NETS ARE HANDLING EMERGENCY TRAFFIC, SITUATION REPORTS AND
HEALTH-AND-WELFARE TRAFFIC.  PLEASE DO NOT TRANSMIT ON THESE
FREQUENCIES EXCEPT IN RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM NET CONTROL
STATIONS.  PLEASE DO NOT INTERRUPT NETS WITH REQUESTS FOR STORM
COORDINATES OR OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON LOCAL
NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS.  PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO IMMEDIATE
DISASTER RELIEF COMMUNICATIONS.  CONTROL OF THE COMMUNICATION
SITUATION BELONGS WITH AMATEURS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS.

AN ARRL OFFICIAL IN MIAMI REPORTS THAT RELIABLE TELEPHONE SERVICE
EXISTS IN THE REGION WITH ONLY A FEW EXEPTIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO REPORT NETWORK AND OTHER INFORMATION,
CONTACT THE FIELD SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT ARRL HQ.

-73-



-- 
Gary W. Sanders gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org, 72277,1325
N8EMR @ N8JYV (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator]
HAM BBS 614-895-2553 (1200/2400/V.32/PEP) Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Sexist Statement
From: julian@bongo.UUCP (Julian Macassey)
Date: 2 Sep 92 15:17:58 GMT
Reply-To: julian@bongo.info.com (Julian Macassey)
Organization: The Hole in the Wall  Hollywood California U.S.A.

In article <486@arrl.org> jkearman@arrl.org (Jim Kearman) writes:
>In rec.radio.amateur.misc I wrote:
>
>>By the way, I especially liked Gary's suggestions about
>>transmitter hunting. The beauty of this sport is, you
>>don't need a license to take part. There are some hunts
>>where hunters ask the hidden-transmitter operator questions,
>>but a hunt for hams and non-hams could certainly be
>>arranged. C'mon, guys. Get your clubs going, and send me
>                  ^^^^ 
>>some photos. 
>
>One of the women who read this group gently pointed out 
>the sexism in that statement. By now, I should know better.
>I apologize to her and other women, who are, of course,
>more than welcome to start transmitter hunts and send
>photos. 73.

	Oh no, the poliitically correct are browbeating us here too?
Will it never stop? The thought police are everywhere.

	Funny thing is, before I came to live in the U.S., I had the
impression that "Guys" meant men or "Da Boyz". I must have gained this
impression from creaky old musicals like "Guys and Dolls".

	Imagine my suprise when I was sitting in a bar in Hollywood and
I heard a woman address a group of women as "You guys". I later heard
"guys" used by women as collective noun for women in several
circumstances. 

	So now I feel OK addressing a "gaggle of girls" (Watch the PC
fascists go for that one) as "Guys". 

	Now to address a "platoon of men" as "You girls" or "Dolls",
may start a fight, but then in some parts of Hollywood it may not.

	Being Politically Correct is so hard. Unfortunately being
Politically Correct often means you are also often logically and
semantically wrong.

	In retrospect, the above can give new meaning to the phrase "A
night out with the guys". It should certainly make it less boring and
hopefully reduce the booze intake.

-- 
Julian Macassey, julian@bongo.info.com  N6ARE@K6VE.#SOCAL.CA.USA.NA
742 1/2 North Hayworth Avenue Hollywood CA 90046-7142 voice (213) 653-4495
From: rja@batcomfs.Eng.Sun.COM (rja@sun.com)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Frequency Counters
Date: 3 Sep 1992 00:18:13 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: batcomfs

In article <jzkn-vf.nagle@netcom.com> nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle) writes:
>
>      I have an Optoelectronics model 2810, and I'm not happy with it.
>It tends to double-count at low frequencies (20MHz) if the waveform
>isn't pure.  It behaves as if the input is being differentiated; any
>ringing causes double-counting.  When the zero-crossing point is clean
>but the peaks are messy, the unit will double-count.  Clean sine waves
>count properly.  Square waves with 1% overshoot don't.  You need to
>examine the waveform being counted with a scope before believing the
>frequency count.  
>
>      There's no signal strength indicator, so it's hard to tell if
>you're overloading the input or are down near the noise threshold.
>Higher-priced Optoelectronics units do have a signal strength indicator.
>
>      The power plug tends to fall out.
>
>      $199 is too much; I paid only $129 for mine, purchased directly

    $199.00 now includes a bargraph.  This is the factory sale price.
    I personally recommend getting the LED backlite option, even
    though it seems overpriced.

>from Optoelectronics.  But I didn't buy any accessories, like antennas,
>cases, or stands.

    A stupid question: could some of your problems come from a
    bad antenna?
--
Robert Allen, rja@sun.com		DISCLAIMER: I said it, not my company.
		    Samuel Addams: Brewer, Patriot.															        "The right to brew beer is the right to be free!" - me
From: fms@sw.stratus.com (Faith Senie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Odd callsign that turned out to not be
Keywords: unreal callsign
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:32:26 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.

In article <1992Aug27.171426.9208@leland.Stanford.EDU>, stankus@leland.Stanford.EDU
(John J. Stankus) writes:
> [...lots of stuff about his rather distinctive call, N5PEE...]
> 
> Of course my brother has the CW call from hell N5EHE. (ok I guess N5HHH would
> be worse)
> 

I've worked with another CW call from hell.  Field Day '91 I was one of the
operators for W1GZ's novice station.  We polled the gathered masses to find out
who had what call that we could use for the novice station, and settled on
Brian's call, KA1OOZ.  Sounded great on phone, was pretty deadly on CW: TWELVE
DAH's IN A ROW!  Given that most of us operating the novice station were
barely up to 5 wpm, it took an awful long time to send that call.  And people
were wondering why our novice station that year had hardly any CW contacts! :-)

73 de Faith N1JIT (which actually isn't bad in CW...)

-- 
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: JMG%TNTECH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Jeff M. Gold)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Backpacking Paddles..Home Made
Date: 3 Sep 1992 06:49:59 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Inexpensive Backpack paddles for QRP:


Well after getting flamed by many for even suggesting a
commercial set of paddles for backpacking (with such
suggestions as using "iron wood"), I decided that maybe I
had overlooked something and should consider building my
own. I am a little slow, but do catch on eventually.

Finally figured out what I needed was a set of momentary
swithces.  Bought 2 momentary switches at the local rip-off
electronics store (Radio Shacks weren't right for my needs).
Cost me $5.00.  Took a smoked plexiglass organizer that had
a pen holder about 3 inches long and about 1 inch across,
and cut off the pen holder. mounted the switches on the
side, put a mini-3 conductor plug on the end.

Next I tried to get fancy and took 2 pieces of plastic and
some bolts and tried to build the paddles on the outside of
the switches.. worked.. but the plastic gave too much and
was not really good for sending.  After waisting 2 hours on
my fancy solution, took 2 metal pieces that are used for the
back of PC compatible computers to hold a place till you put
some kind of board in the slot.  Spent about 3 minutes
mounting it on my pen holder, bent the metal around the
switches.  Took a piece of 3/4" pine and made a base that
supported my wrist.  The metal around the switches fits
exactly into the "U" made between my thumb and next finger
and gives me excellent sensitivity for sending.  the ends of
the metal are bent close together like paddles and my son
uses the paddles that way.

Works about as good as my Benchers, cost lest than $6.00, is
sturdy enough to throw in my backpack unprotected...

Thanks to all of you who showed me the light.

73s de Cookeville, TN
Jeff, AC4HF
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: horak@src.dec.com (Brad Horak - N6BDE)
Subject: callsign database via anonymous FTP
Organization: DEC Systems Research Center
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 04:35:15 GMT

The latest US callsign database (June 1992) is now available for anonymous FTP
on gatekeeper.dec.com in ~pub/misc/hamradio/92callbook.Z .  If you need the
file in any format other than the compressed text file I've provided, you should
contact Fred Lloyd (AA7BQ, Fred.Lloyd@West.Sun.COM).  Problems/comments about
this particular offering should go to me and not the entire newsgroup.

The file is ~23MB compressed, ~55MB uncompressed.  Think about that before
you transfer it.  There are a variety of online servers that may do what you
need without you having to have your own copy.

Thanks to Fred for his work in getting the tapes distributed and to 
Greg Bassett KJ6EP for making his copy available to me.

--Brad N6BDE
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,alt.folklore.urban
From: whs70@dancer.uucp (22501-sohl)
Subject: Re: Cellular Frequencies
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 20:48:04 GMT

In article <l9qcl7INNkvl@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> geoffm@purplehaze.Corp.Sun.COM (Geoff Miller) writes:
>
>In article <1992Aug27.013721.22282@engage.pko.dec.com> moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com writes:
>>What used to be UHF channels 70-83 are no longer assigned to broadcast TV,
>>they've been reassigned to cellular telephones.  See previous discussion on
>>listening in to cellular phones.  Newer TV sets can only receive broadcast TV
>>channels up to Ch. 69 and no further.
>
>Huh?  If memory serves, I've never seen a television UHF dial that went
>beyond 60 in the first place.  And I know for a fact that I've never
>heard of a UHF station higher than 54 (the local UHF PBS affiliate).
>Geoff

Well Geoff, your memory just doesn't go back far enough then as what was
said about UHF channels previously going to channel 83 is absolutely correct.

Standard Disclaimer- Any opinions, etc. are mine and NOT my employer's.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill Sohl (K2UNK) BELLCORE (Bell Communications Research, Inc.)
Morristown, NJ             email via UUCP      bcr!dancer!whs70
201-829-2879 Weekdays      email via Internet  whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com
From: benchoff@groupw.cns.vt.edu (Phil Benchoff)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: AEA DSP-2232 woe and despair
Date: 29 Aug 92 20:09:47 GMT
Organization: Va Tech Communications Resources


I have developed a problem with my DSP-2232 since the last firmware
upgrade.  I am trying to talk to some friends of mine and ARQ mode
fails on the first changeover.  It works fine if we drop the link
and the person who wants to transmit calls the other.  The same
problem appears with the old firmware now.  I have had this problem
talking to more than one station,  but have also had a few good
contacts.  FEC seems to work fine.  The link seems fine until the
changeover.  Any ideas what could be happening?

Phil Benchoff, KC4ZEN
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: tkelso@afit.af.mil (TS Kelso)
Subject: Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format
Keywords: Satellite, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, Format
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:29:34 GMT

As a service to the satellite user community, the following description of the
NORAD two-line orbital element set format is uploaded to sci.space and
rec.radio.amateur.misc on a monthly basis.  The most current orbital elements
from the NORAD two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513)
427-0674, and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking
software are also available on this system.  The Celestial BBS may be accessed
24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit, no parity.  In addition, element sets (also updated daily) and some
documentation and software are also available via anonymous ftp from
archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

==============================================================================

Data for each satellite consists of three lines in the following format:

AAAAAAAAAAA
1 NNNNNU NNNNNAAA NNNNN.NNNNNNNN +.NNNNNNNN +NNNNN-N +NNNNN-N N NNNNN
2 NNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NNNNNNN NNN.NNNN NNN.NNNN NN.NNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Line 0 is a eleven-character name.

Lines 1 and 2 are the standard Two-Line Orbital Element Set Format identical
to that used by NORAD and NASA.  The format description is:

Line 1
Column     Description
 01-01     Line Number of Element Data
 03-07     Satellite Number
 10-11     International Designator (Last two digits of launch year)
 12-14     International Designator (Launch number of the year)
 15-17     International Designator (Piece of launch)
 19-20     Epoch Year (Last two digits of year)
 21-32     Epoch (Julian Day and fractional portion of the day)
 34-43     First Time Derivative of the Mean Motion
        or Ballistic Coefficient (Depending on ephemeris type)
 45-52     Second Time Derivative of Mean Motion (decimal point assumed;
           blank if N/A)
 54-61     BSTAR drag term if GP4 general perturbation theory was used.
           Otherwise, radiation pressure coefficient.  (Decimal point assumed)
 63-63     Ephemeris type
 65-68     Element number
 69-69     Check Sum (Modulo 10)
           (Letters, blanks, periods, plus signs = 0; minus signs = 1)

Line 2
Column     Description
 01-01     Line Number of Element Data
 03-07     Satellite Number
 09-16     Inclination [Degrees]
 18-25     Right Ascension of the Ascending Node [Degrees]
 27-33     Eccentricity (decimal point assumed)
 35-42     Argument of Perigee [Degrees]
 44-51     Mean Anomaly [Degrees]
 53-63     Mean Motion [Revs per day]
 64-68     Revolution number at epoch [Revs]
 69-69     Check Sum (Modulo 10)

All other columns are blank or fixed.

Example:

NOAA 6
1 11416U          86 50.28438588 0.00000140           67960-4 0  5293
2 11416  98.5105  69.3305 0012788  63.2828 296.9658 14.24899292346978
-- 
Dr TS Kelso                           Assistant Professor of Space Operations
tkelso@afit.af.mil                    Air Force Institute of Technology
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc