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From: rdewan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rajiv Dewan)
Subject: Re: I PASSED!!! (was Format of Code Exams?)
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:16:58 GMT

In article <C1DBEA.Bv6@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> jahern@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu writes:
>
>In article <14570594@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> donrm@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Don Montgomery) writes:
>>In rec.radio.amateur.misc, jahern@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu (Jud Ahern) writes:
>> 
>>			       [...]
>>>     tricky, like: His QTH was Mississipi (T/F?) Answer: False, it was
>>>     Mississippi).  I got all 10 right, but the 10th was a lucky guess.
>>
>> remarks by Jud deleted
>
>Sorry, I guess I didn't make myself very clear. The Mississippi case
>was just an example of how a T/F could be very difficult. I don't
>know what questions they actually used, since the next month, when
>I took my exam, they had gone back to multiple choice. Some of these
>were quite easy (choices like: Susan, Bob, Ralph, George); One of
>the callsign questions was difficult (but fair enough): KA9GQ, KA9QG,
>KA4GQ, KA4QG. I'm sure some people transpose letters and/or mix up
> ...

My test QSO was interesting:  The calling ham's name was Harold and
that of the one called was Howard.  Harold was in New Albany, IN.  Well
you get the idea...  When I saw the multiple choice exam, I was glad that
I had a 1 min solid.  It was a W5YI coordinated session in which the VEs
had made their own tapes.  During the exam I was convinced that the tape
code was at 25wpm... :)   All's well that ends well...

Rajiv                                 
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Address: r-dewan@nwu.edu
Phone:   None. Only CW.
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From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Subject: Future of Ham Radio
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:07:13 GMT

With all the ravings about Nocode pro and con I started thinking about
the future of Ham Radio. With the HUGE influx of the Nocode Techs the
hobby is now growing at about 10% per year. This translates out to the
hobby growing from the current level of 600,000 hams to about 1.2 million
in 7 years. Like anything it will slow down it's growth after a while.
What does this all mean? The market for new and used gear will explode!
There will be more manufacturers producing gear and as much as some people
oppose this, prices will finally drop! As the market for 2 meter gear has
shown when competition arrives, prices start to drop or more features are
added for the same price. In recent Ham Radio magazines there are appearing
more and more new advertisments for various niches of the market. Heathkit
pulled out of the market (bright move that) but it's been amazing how many
new companies have poured in to take it's place. JCOM has just brought out
a series of new QRP SSB 2 watt single band transceivers that are $349.95 
for 6 thru 80 meters. They also have a 10 watt linear available. Can't afford
the high priced HF rigs? Get one of these. Interesting to see DSP 
products showing up now and once others start showing up prices should drop
there also. As the market grows and grows at it's current rate Ham Radio
magazines might even start looking like some of the Japanese 2 inch thick
Ham Radio Magazines. Drake bought out a new HF receiver for the market and
Atlas bought out a new low priced HF transceiver so some of the old boys
are showing up again! The Nocode tech is what is driving all this and 
as such Ham Radio should be thankfull for this new license! Any comments
anyone? 73!

Jeff
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From: jan@cwi.nl (Jan Heering)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: DSP and The Future
Keywords: DSP, HF radio
Date: 26 Jan 93 11:47:12 GMT
Organization: CWI, Amsterdam


One of the first HF radios with a DSP backend was the Rockwell-Collins
HF-2050 (1985). For reasons unknown to me (but which I would be
interested to learn) it has not become a commercial success.
The Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711 HF radio uses DSP at a 25kHz final IF to
filter and demodulate signals.

Chapter 7 of the book by Sabin and Schoenike (eds) "Single-Sideband
Systems and Circuits" (McGraw-Hill, 1987) is devoted to HF SSB receivers
with DSP. A recent paper on the subject is "Communications receiver
design using digital processing" by Kesh Bakhru. It was published
in Digital Signal Processing, Vol. 2 (1992) 2-13.


Jan Heering
From: graham@wilde.ucs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Rule)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Any Recommendations for first (2m) handheld?
Date: 23 Jan 93 15:08:32 GMT
Distribution: uk

This morning I was woken up by the postman with a recorded delivery letter
and was very pleased to see that it was NOT a final demand bill or anything
nasty like that.  I was even more pleased to find that it was an RAE
Certificate following the December exam.  It is now away in the post to
SSL and I am now looking forward to getting my very own GM7 callsign.

Now all I have to do is to work out what to do when I get it!  I quite like
the idea of getting a 2m handheld and am looking for recommendations (and
otherwise).  Does anyone know of a particularly nice piece of hardware that
they would recommend for a beginner?  On the other hand does anyone know of
something that should definitely be avoided?  Also, does anyone have anything
particularly good (or bad) to say about suppliers (in the UK).  As it looks
likely that I will be buying by mail order (unless there is a supplier in
Edinburgh that I know nothing of) I am wary of just sending lots of money
off without at least hearing something good about the firm.  Also, does
anyone know if there are credit deals available for buying such rigs?

Please reply by e-mail unless you really think that the net will want to hear.
As I only want to buy from a UK supplier I have tried to limit the
distribution to "uk" but dont know how effective that will be given the
forwarding policies of some of the international news gateways.

Graham Rule
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: kevin.jessup <kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Subject: Re: Real NoCodes
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:04:16 GMT

I am anxiously awaiting my "no code" tech license to arrive.

I consider it my FIRST STEP into HAM radio.  Since I have a 50+ hour a
week job, attend night classes and also have a family, I opted for the
no code rather than the novice or general.  I just do not have the time 
at the moment to study the code.

I've also wanted a reliable and fun means of mobile communication.  I've
heard that CB is frequented by many people that you'd rather not talk to.
I thought HAM radio was supposed to be different.  Tell me Mr. Deignan, 
did you just move up from CB or have you always been this way??

There seems to be a fair amount of "no-code" bashing around here lately.
I'd just like to say to any other aspiring HAMs out there that this is
the exception and not the rule (at least in my experience).

There are many general class and higher HAMs here where I work and in the
surrounding area (Milwaukee) and I've found them to be very helpfull.
Most do not have Deignan's attitude and are happy to help anyone with
a desire to learn more about HAM radio.  

So far the only "flames" I've received regarding any HAM radio questions 
I've had have come via Email.  I think such flaming is more a phenomenon 
of INTERNET rather than HAM radio in general.  You'll find such attitude 
problems in any USENET conference.  Most of them you just have to ignore.

-- 
Kevin Jessup, kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com

        "Friends don't let friends run DOS."
                          -- Microware
From: bob@kc2wz.bubble.org (Bob Billson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: USCG cw changes
Date: 22 Jan 93 02:22:55 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Color Computer 3: Tandy's 'game' machine

gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) says:
>>U.S. COAST GUARD TO DISCONTINUE WATCHKEEPING ON THE DISTRESS
>>FREQUENCY 500 KHZ AND CEASE ALL MORSE CODE SERVICES
>>
>>Effective August 1, 1993, all United States Coast Guard
>>Communication Stations and Cutters will discontinue watchkeeping on
>>the distress frequency 500 KHZ, and will cease all morse code
>>services in the medium frequency radiotelegraphy band.  More
>                                                         ^^^^
>>efficient telecommunication systems are now available to provide
> ^^^^^^^^^
>>the mariner with options for initiating or relaying distress
>>alerts, and passing and receiving maritime safety information.
>
>
>heh heh

What is going to happen to the poor boater standard out in the middle of
nowhere.  All s/he has is rig with broken microphone.  S/he can rig up a 
quick and dirty CW key, but it will do no good!!  The USCG will not be
listening!  My God what will they do??!!  What will they do??!!

May be they can retune the radio to the ham bands where spark^H^H^H^H^HCW is
still being used...yeah that's it!  Ham radio will save the day again!!

(Lots of :-) for the humor impaired.)

     Bob
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From: oler@rho.uleth.CA (Cary Oler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: AURORA: Middle Latitude Auroral Activity WATCH - 26 Jan
Date: 26 Jan 93 07:25:44 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                    MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH

                         ISSUED: 00:00 UT, 26 JANUARY

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC ON 27 JANUARY

MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 26 - 28 JANUARY (UT days)

PREDICTED ACTIVITY INDICES FOR NEXT 3 DAYS: 25, 20, 15
(INPUT INTO THE PREDICTIVE AURORA SOFTWARE *)

POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY:  LOW TO MODERATE

EXPECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE:  LOW

OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES:  FAIR

AURORAL ACTIVITY MAY BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...

        PRIMARILY EXTREME SOUTHERN CANADA NORTHWARD.  A FEW NORTHERN U.S.
        LOCATIONS MAY ALSO SPOT SOME ACTIVITY UNDER DARK SKIES OVER THE
        CENTRAL TO EASTERN U.S..

ACTIVITY MAY ALSO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...

        NORTHERN U.K. TO THE NETHERLANDS.  THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A
        PARTICULARLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR AREAS OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIAN AND
        NEW ZEALAND.

* Contact: Oler@Rho.Uleth.CA or COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu for more information
           regarding the Auroral Activity Prediction and Simulation Software.


SYNOPSIS...

     A fair to good opportunity for observing auroral activity will exist
     over the next 24 to 48 hours.  A well-placed solar coronal hole is
     expected to generate the activity.  The brunt of activity should occur
     on 26 January, but is not expected to be very strong.  Most of the
     observed auroral activity should be confined to areas north of the U.S./
     Canada border.  Users of our auroral activity prediction and simulation
     software should input values of between 20 and 30 (the target activity
     level for 26 January is 25, dropping to 20 and 15 for 27 and 28 Jan.)
     for the best contoured maps of predicted auroral visibility. For more
     information, contact: Oler@Rho.Uleth.CA, or: COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu.

     This WATCH will remain active until 19:00 UT on 27 January when it
     will either be updated or allowed to expire.


**  End of Watch  **
From: michael@vk2bea.UUCP (Michael G. Katzmann)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Anybody want to talk about Clover?
Date: 22 Jan 93 13:48:41 GMT
Reply-To: michael@vk2bea.UUCP (Michael G. Katzmann)
Organization: Broadcast Sports Technology, Crofton. Maryland.

In article <N4HY.93Jan19133058@wahoo.UUCP> n4hy@wahoo.UUCP (Bob McGwier) writes:
>
>AMTOR is the only amateur mode that has used FEC so far as I know until
>Clover came along.
>
Only mode B amtor has FEC, and even that is really just the transmission
of the characters twice (not particularly efficient. cf. Hamming/Viterbi/
Reed Solomon).

Both mode A and B have a simple form of error detection. (fixed ratio of marks
and spaces)

-- 
Michael Katzmann                  >   Broadcast Sports Technology Inc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	         <    Crofton, Maryland. U.S.A
Amateur Radio Stations:           >     
NV3Z / VK2BEA / G4NYV / AAR3VK   <    opel!vk2bea!michael@uunet.uu.net
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: Ham Radio Causes Cancer!
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Destructive Testing Systems
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:15:44 GMT

In article <14570596@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom) writes:
>
>Also note that the field in a typical home just due to the house wiring
>is typically around 1-2 milligauss.  And the field around something like
>a stove burner or microwave oven is in the high ten's of milligauss.
>If there really is a health problem assiciated with low levels of AC
>magnetic fields, we better rewire the whole country for DC.

Yeah, I poo-pooed Tommy Edison when he and Georgie Westinghouse were
fighting over Nicky Tesla's new fangled AC, but maybe Tommy had something
after all. Of course nobody would pay any attention to Tommy because
by then he was deaf as a post and couldn't copy Morris by ear anymore.

Gary

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From: PORTER04%TSU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: FT-736R Freq Expansion
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:22:00 GMT
Organization: ucsd usenet gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Hello Fellow Networkers,
   I was wondering if anyone out there had a mod to lower the
frequency range of the FT-736R down to 137.000mhz? I am not too
concerned about the top, as long as it is somewhat useable at
the top end of two meters. The reason is that I think it would
be nice to use as a WXSAT receiver at times. Since I will be
using it as an if for my 2.4ghz converter, a TX mod would be
welcome but not critical. Thanks all!


   de Curt N4MEY@W4HHY.TN.USA.NA
   PORTER04@TSU.BITNET

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From: mab3474@rigel.tamu.edu (Myles Barkman-KG5AI Tx A&M Univ.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Mc Donald's frequencies
Date: 25 Jan 1993 12:57 CST
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: rigel.tamu.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

All the Mc Donald's I have ever come across transmit on one of the following
frequency pairs.
35.020/154.600   to customer pl-107.2   between employees pl-141.3
154.570/170.245  don't think they use pls here
154.600/171.105  "                           "

One pair that I have seen listed is 33.140/151.895 but I have not heard it.
Other rumored frequencies are 151.715, 151.775, 169.445, and 171.905

As far as keying up at the order taker and hearing feedback, what did you
expect?
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* Hamnet    : KG5AI          V.P. of W5AC-TAMU ARC        College Station TX *
* Internet  : mab3474@venus.tamu.edu   RACES          Grad-Dec.92            *
* Bitnet    : mab3474@tamvenus           ARES         BS Electronics         *
* Packetnet : kg5ai@w5ac.tx.usa.na         SKYWARN    Engineering Technology *
* ICBMnet   : 30.606 N 96.316 W        I never met a tornado I didn't like.  *
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Subject: Re: Real Hams...  ALL!
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:59:04 GMT

In article <14570600@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com> alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom) writes:
>In rec.radio.amateur.misc, kb7uv@panix.com (Andrew Funk) writes:
>
>>And the license is the Technician class license, *not* the "no-code
>>Technician" license!  Let's drop the pejoritive terms, please.
>
>By the way, despite the flames from a couple of incorrigibles on the net,
>the vast majority of hams I deal with have welcomed the no-code 
>Technicians with open arms!

My backup net control on the Sunday night Technical Net (7:30pm, 147.060,PL100)
is a Nocode tech and is pretty sharp when it comes to VHF/UHF. In fact
when it comes down to fairly technical discussions it seems that the 
Nocodes seem to be in the fore front of the discussion. However I still
cringe when I hear a CBism on 2 meters. 8-)  73!

Jeff
-- 
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From: system@hale.cts.com (System Administration)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: DF Loop and Vertical
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 00:18:42 PST
Organization: Hale Telecommunications Inc.

This is a post for a friend without net access.

He made a w0wlr (I think that's it) loop (uni-directional loop) for 
26-30 Mhz hunting in his truck.

The Loop seems to be coupling with the vertical on his truck (A trimmed
firestick, I do not know the construction or model number of it)
and seems to usually point to his vertical.  It's center mounted on the 
cab on a clamp-on light bar, and the loop is held out the window 
on a PVC pipe mast.

I need a way to get the whip to be inert in this setup, grounding it 
doesn't seem to help, removing it and replacing it is easier said than
done because the physical arrangment, (Hard to get to it with the vehicle 
being raised and having a shell on it.)

Ideally, a switch box with some type of rc circut to untune the beast
while the radio is switched to the loop would be great, so far no luck.  
The problem is definatly the loop coupling with the vertical, as
I found out with experimentation.

The loop works great if you get it >1/4 wave away from the vertical, but 
this is not possible in actual use.

(The grounding test was the center conductor on the coax inside the cab.)

Please reply VIA Email, I have a very fast expire due to limited disk 
space.


Hale Telecommunications Inc.        Public Access Internet Site (hale.cts.com)
Owned by a happily armed            (619)/660-6734 V.32bis                
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From: vbreault@rinhp750.gmr.com (Val Breault)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Endurance
Date: 28 Jan 93 15:25:31 GMT
Organization: General Motors Research Labs
In-reply-to: perry@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM's message of 27 Jan 93 20:11:31 GMT

In article <19530066@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM> perry@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Perry Scott) writes:

   Re: "Endurance", QST, Feb 1993

   I enjoy Joe's humor more than his science fiction.

Joe is indeed a very funny man.  I've saved several of his posts 
and re-read them from time to time.  

Keep it up Joe.

--
-val-

Val Breault - GM Research - vbreault@gmr.com - N8OEF            \      /|
Instrumentation dept., 30500 Mound Rd., Warren, MI 48090-9055    \    / |
The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect   \  /__|
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott Richard Rosenfeld)
Subject: Protective case for HTs
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:10:47 GMT

I have a Kenwood TR-2500.  This is a REALLY big 2m HT, compared with the 
stuff coming out today.  Not only is it big, but somewhat fragile - all 
plastic (except for the steel inside), and very susceptible to nicks and
dents.

Fortunately, I have a Bianchi hard leather case that came with the radio,
and has prevented most of the wear and tear that would have occurred with
the radio being tossed around in my backpack for the last 5 years...

My fiancee, upon getting her license, was given a gift of an IC-2sat.  Very
small, it can be carried easily in a purse.  However, through the last 5
years, I have noticed that companies no longer sell leather cases for their
radios, just these little, junky, soft vinly cases that keep things dry for
the radio but do nothing to protect the rig from bumping into things, like
floors.

Since the battery packs on these rigs are of different sizes, the radio can
drastically change size, depending on the pack used.  Anyone know of a case
that adapts to the variable size of the radio, while still protecting the
radio to some degree?  Leather would be nice...

Thanks, 73

Scott NF3I

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi)
Subject: What is feedpoint impedance of 5/8 wave ground plane?
Organization: Paramax Systems Corp (A Unisys Company), Great Valley Labs, PA
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 03:09:30 GMT

I remember reading somewhere that the feedpoint of a 5/8 wave ground plane
was something like 50 ohms + some amount of capacitance reactance.  I forget
the amount.  Anybody know?  The few antenna books I have don't say much
about 5/8 wave antennas.

=================================================================
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Paramax Systems Corporation - a Unisys Company
Electronic Systems - Valley Forge Engineering Center - Paoli, Pennsylvania
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