HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: klg@panda.mc.duke.edu (Kim Greer -- rjj)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Hurricane Andrew Recovery Radio Station?
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:02:24 GMT
Organization: Duke University, Nuclear Medicine

In article <9209032011.AA28916@cs.utexas.edu= wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin) writes:
=On the US evening network news on Sep 2 1992 (sorry -- I'm not sure which
=network, as I jump from channel to channel during newscasts), there was a
=short item about an Army-operated radio station set up in a tent in
=the middle of the Hurricane-Andrew-devastated area in Florida. I *think*
=I caught a bit in which an announcer on that station said they were on
=1040 kHz AM, but I may well be totally wrong about this. I also think
=I heard the figure of "400 watts" as the power, but again I may be

  I thought the one that I saw read 1610.  Maybe it is both 1040 and 1610.
(Is there a local 1040 in the Miami area?) I don't recall any indication of
the power, though.  The story went on to say that portable radios were being
distributed, with scenes of what might have been the radios being passed out.
-- 
Kim L. Greer                       
Duke University Medical Center		 klg@orion.mc.duke.edu
Div. Nuclear Medicine  POB 3949		 voice: 919-681-5894
Durham, NC 27710  		         fax: 919-681-5636
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: cfrace@surfer.mlb.semi.harris.com (clay frace)
Subject: WANTED: Drake SW-4 receiver
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:15:02 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Melbourne FL

 I am looking for a Drake SW-4 receiver in excellent to mint shape. Will pay up
 t0 $175.00.


                                      Thanks,
                                       Clay Frace
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: pierson@empror.enet.dec.com (dave pierson)
Subject: antennas (was Re:      QSLs and antennae)
Keywords: antennas
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  4 SEP 92 12:14:22    

In article <SWL-L%92090410373691@OHSTVMA.IRCC.OHIO-STATE.EDU>, 
"Glenn C. Lasher" <GL8574@BROCK1P.BITNET> writes, in part:

>"Terry A. Conboy" <tconboy@USWNVG.COM> writes:

>>Chaim R. Dworkin (chaim@linc.cis.upenn.edu) wrote:

>[MULTIPLY-INDENTED STUFF DELETXED]

>>Roofing nails are, maybe about 2 inches long?  That would be a half
>>wavelength at around 3 GHz!  Probably won't affect your UHF or lower
>>signals much...

>Yes, but how close together are they?  if the space is smaller than
>the wavelength, won't that become shielding?  I don't know myself,
>just asking.

	In my understanding, the spacing, in the sense you mean, only counts
	for slots.  That is, unless the nails are connected, electrically, the
	spacing is irrelavant.  At the frequencies (UHF ish) where the nails
	start to resonate, there may be some interesting effects, but i suspect
	little attenuation.  I know this is true for emi/rfi design of
	enclosures.  I would expect the nails to have minimal effect on MW,
	etc.  (watch out for foil backed insulation, tho...)

thanks
dave pierson			|the facts, as accurately as i can manage,
Digital Equipment Corporation	|the opinions, my own.
146 Main St			|I am the NRA.
Maynard, Mass	
01754				pierson@majsty.enet.dec.com
"He has read everything, and, to his credit, written nothing."  A J Raffles
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: jep@unlinfo.unl.edu (joseph panarelli)
Subject: FRG-7700 vhf module
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:35:21 GMT

Does anyone have a FRG-7700 VHF module they wish to sell?

Stephen Panarelli  email EERMSKP@ENGVMS.UNL.EDU
THANKS

Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
Received-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 13:34:55 +0200
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:36:11 +0200
Reply-To:     Alfredo Cotroneo <A.Cotroneo@IT12.BULL.IT>
From:         Alfredo Cotroneo <A.Cotroneo@IT12.BULL.IT>
Subject:      Radio Australia in EUROPE
X-To:         SWL-L@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU

Does anybody know if Radio Australia is heard in Europe (Norhern Italy)?

I had a look at the 1992 WRTH, but it seems that no transmisiosn are 'beamed'
to Europe, although I remember a few years ago I heard them loud and clear in
the mornings European time (can't remind frequency/meter band any more).

I am asking this for an Australian who is living in Genova and would like to
remain in touch with his homeland. Thank you.

Pse reply to 100020.1013@compuserve.com

-Alfredo Cotroneo, Milano, Italy -
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: Scanner shootout: PRO-43 vs. 200XLT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:03:27 GMT
Keywords: scanner radio comparison chart

parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) writes:
>		     SCANNER SHOOTOUT:
>        RADIO SHACK PRO-43 VS. UNIDEN/BEARCAT 200XLT

>		    by Bob Parnass, AJ9S

>The Uniden/Bearcat 200XLT and Radio Shack  PRO-43  are	both
>excellent  portable  scanners.	 Which one is right for	you?
>Here's a table to help see the differences.
*----
But it's RADIO SHACK.  I shudder when I see those words.  How do
I tell the good stuff (made by reputable manufacturers in toy
cases) from the Archer crap?  Are there REALLY bargains to be
had from Tandy?

--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Apparently-To: SWL-L@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:36:52 PDT
Reply-To:     "Rob Hansen, via the vacation program" <hansen@INFERENCE.COM>
From:         "Rob Hansen, via the vacation program" <hansen@INFERENCE.COM>
Subject:      Rob Hansen is on vacation

I am on vacation for two days.  I will return, and will be able to
read your mail regarding "     Re: Lightning and indoor antennas (was: location
 of antennas)", on Monday the 31st of August.

If you have an urgent need to reach me, page me by dialing
800-SKY-PAGE and entering my PIN# 30535.  In most cases, though, Jim
Tunnicliffe (310/322-5004, ext 145) should be able to help you.

Thanks,

-Rob
 hansen@inference.com

PS: If you'd like, feel free to continue sending me e-mail; this is
    the only time I'll send you a vacation message.
From: rja@newbirth.Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Anyone used Lowe HF225/150?
Date: 27 Aug 1992 20:52:59 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: newbirth

    I'm still shopping for an optimal tabletop SW receiver,
    and the Lowe HF225 or newer/smaller 150 are looking
    pretty interesting.  My interests run to listening to
    news/pirates/etc., plus I want to be able to do FAX and
    RTTY reception.

    The Lowes seem like they're pretty well thought out, but
    not too fancy, receivers, and I'd like to hear from anyone
    who's used them.  I'm interested in the applicability to
    the above hobbies, plus how you find the user interface,
    optional keypad, # of memories, etc.

    Mail me and I'll post accumulated responses.
--
Robert Allen, rja@sun.com		DISCLAIMER: I said it, not my company.

		    Samuel Addams: Brewer, Patriot.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: jep@unlinfo.unl.edu (joseph panarelli)
Subject: PRO-43 Birds
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:31:45 GMT

How well does the PRO-43 avoid birdies in the restored 800 MHz 
frequencies?  The manual lists some 40 birds, but none are
listed for the cellular frequencies (for obvious reasons.)

Thanks,

Stephen Panarelli/N0SFE     University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Subject: Re: Wrestling on shortwave
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:36:24 GMT
Summary: Rosemont Horizon VHF/UHF freqs

In article <ventura.714785596@camelot>,
ventura@camelot.bradley.edu (Brian Wawczak) writes:

 > For anybody in the Chicagoland are:
 > 
 > Do you know whether or not it is true that wrestling is broadcast over
 > shortwave radio when the matches are held at the Rosemont Horizon?
 > What frequency would this be on, or how could I find it?          

I don't know about actual HF (short wave) rebroadcasts of
wresting there, but here is a list of scanner frequencies
used at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois:


ara svcs inc, vending machines & food svc, used at rosemont horizon
                       [rosemont]__________  468.9625_low_call?     (others)
rosemont horizon, parking lot attendants, sports & entertainment
                       [rosemont]__________  464.5500_itn_call?     (others)
rosemont: police, used at rosemont horizon, low power rptr, pl5b
                       [rosemont]__________  471.2625_____wie837    (others)
rosemont: public works, used at rosemont horizon and o'hare exposition center,
                        conventions
                       [rosemont]__________  155.7750_____knhl315   (others)
-- 
==============================================================================
Bob Parnass, AJ9S  -  AT&T Bell Labs  -  parnass@ihlpm.att.com - (708)979-5414
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: schro@nessos.sni.de (W.F.Schroeder)
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster as TNC ?
Organization: Siemens Nixdorf Info.Sys. AG, Paderborn, Germany
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:16:58 GMT

In <Btv3nE.9nB@math.uwaterloo.ca> sgingras@neumann.uwaterloo.ca (Sylvain Gingras) writes:

>I tried replying, but the mail bounced.

[...]

my 'official' e-mail address is  schroeder.pad@sni.de



>In article <schro.715267497@nessos> you write:
>>
>>HamComm was written by DL5YEC (that's me).  Any questions regarding HamComm.
>>

>You wrote a wonderful program!  Thanks for your work!

>Is there any hope of ever seeing HamComm decode other modes such as ARQ and
>FEC ?

AMTOR ARQ and FEC is on top of the wish list for many hams.  FEC should
be ok but ARQ is hard to do because of the constant change from RX to TX
mode.  HamComm now reprogramms the timer chip when switching to/from RX
mode and this method will not work with ARQ.  All the low-level
interrupt routines need to be rearranged and some rewritten to clearly
separate the tone decoding from time-keeping.  I have no experience so
far with synchronous signals and theres a lot for me to learn.  So there
is hope, but i can promise you nothing.  Currently i'm doing nothing
with HamComm.  Version 2.1 has been released by the end of june and now
i need a break. 

>Do you think the reliability would be improved if one would use the approach
>of using A/D conversion (such as sampling with the soundblaster) and doing
>FFT's?

Maybe, if you have a 486 or better :-)  
I think the soundblaster card would be just a new problem and no help at all.
There is a program available from simtel20 and the mirror sites that uses
the soundblaster/FFT approach to decode CW signals.  The name is FFTMORSE.ZIP
in the hamradio directory.  If you have a soundblaster, give it a try.  I have
a 486 running at 33MHz that should be fast enough but the results were just
disappointing.  In my opinion this is not the way to go and wouldn't work
at all on slow PCs.

>Thanks in advance for your reply.

>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Sylvain Gingras    Dept. of Computer Science     (519) 885-1211  Ext. 3579
>                   University of Waterloo               
>                   Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1    sgingras@neumann.uwaterloo.ca


73 de Django  DL5YEC
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: sci10019@nusunix2.nus.sg (YU HONG WEY)
Subject: New Israel Radio Schedule
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 09:11:31 GMT

 Hurray! Kol Israel's English service to India, SE Asia, Australia and
 New Zealand is back! Happy listening to all.
From: tconboy@nv2 (Terry A. Conboy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: location of antennas
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:41:23 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

A..Ray.Miller@iphase.UUCP (A. Ray Miller) writes:
: Organization: The Great Beyond
: 
: I intend to install two external antennas.  In the short term, something
: for my scanner (dipole or discone) and in the long term a longwave dipole
: for my shortwave.
: 
: Outside installation is technically possible, but the physical implementation
: would be difficult.  I am instead considering mounting these antennas in my
: attic.  I have an aluminum siding house with asphalt shingles.
: 
: Obviously I would lose some slight performance due to the lower height.  But
: has anyone else tried this configuration?  Are there any problems with this?
: For example, would the siding or shingles affect reception?  Would the
: antennas be susceptible to electrical interference from house wiring and
: applicances or is the distance sufficient to be negligible?

Attic antennas can work quite well.  I had a severely folded over fan
dipole for the 80 meter ham band in my attic in California which seemed
to be only about 6 dB down from another local ham using an inverted vee
at 40 feet outdoors.  I have my two meter ham antennas in the attic now,
and they work just fine (144 MHz).

Cedar shakes seem to be somewhat lossy at VHF/UHF when wet, but I suspect 
your asphalt shingles should be better, since they don't absorb much
moisture.

Coupling to the house wiring is the WORST thing about attic antennas.
You get to hear all the noise radiated from the wiring (including
computer trash) and also you may lose low frequency RF 
energy to the wiring.  The energy losses are mostly a problem when
transmitting... my wife's bedside lamp used to get noticably brighter
when I keyed my 200 watt CW transmitter on!
 
: One *advantage* I can see is that the antennas would not be exposed to
: lightning strikes inside the attic.

It may be somewhat safer, but since the roof is mostly an insulator, I
would still ground my antennas if there was a nearby storm.  Even close
strikes can toast your expensive gear!
: 
: Any experience or analysis anyone has would be helpful.  Thanks!
: -- 
: A. Ray Miller
: arm@super.org | armille@afterlife.ncsc.mil

73, Terry N6RY
--
Terry Conboy					email: uunet!uswnvg!tconboy
U S WEST NewVector Group			profs: uswnvg(tconboy)
3350 - 161st Ave SE,  MS 571			office: (206) 450-8388
Bellevue, WA 98008				fax:    (206) 450-8399
From: edwardp@ra.cs.umb.edu (Edward P. Piecewicz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DAK signal booster
Date: 25 Aug 92 20:48:12 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston, Dept of Math and CS

Has anyone purchased DAK's signal booster that works with their MR-101s
shortwave receiver?  Is it good, does it really improve the incoming
signal?

Thanks,

 - Ed


-- 
Internet:  edwardp@cs.umb.edu                                  - guest user -
Member and Activist:  The Boston Computer Society
From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WWCR Program Schedule?
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:30:44 GMT

Back in December 1991, an on-line WWCR program schedule was sent out to
the shortwave newsgroup and mailing list. That schedule is now obsolete,
but I haven't seen a later one. Is there an on-line version of the current
WWCR program schedule? If anyone out there has a printed schedule and a
scanner, could you please scan it in and send it to the group?

After I heard Hauser announce on World of Radio a couple months ago that
WWCR had just sent out a new printed program schedule, I wrote WWCR via
US mail asking for a copy. I never did receive one or any response at all.
None of the regular SWL publications (Monitoring Times, Popular Communications,
or Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting) that I get have printed
WWCR's current program schedule. This is rather sad...

Regards, Will
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil
From: james.kelly@factory.com (James Kelly) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SONY SW55 LINE OUT
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:33:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-1243v.32bis
Reply-To: james.kelly@factory.com (James Kelly) 

Hi Folks...

A couple month's ago I bought the Sony SW55, I love this little radio.
It's works great!

The only problem that I have with it is that the "line out" feature
gives out almost no audio. So... If I want to record off of it I have to
run the line from the headphone jack to my vox recorder...

Anyone else out here run into this problem?

Does anyone have a solution?

73's!! <jk>
From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Internet on BBC Waveguide
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:40:36 GMT

Well, unless I was misinterpreting the name cited by the correspondent
on this last week's BBC Waveguide program, our own Kauto Huopio <huopio@LUT.FI>
was interviewed and demonstrated access to rec.radio.shortwave at the
EDXC conference, and is now famous worldwide outside these computer
circles, too... Congratulations!

Will

PS Now if we can just get the BBC programming and scheduling people
to receive Internet e-mail, we'd be all set! :-)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Stephen B. Brown <sbbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Sched. for BBC World Service science program?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 22:47:37 GMT
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

I'm trying to find out the times for a BBC science program.  If any
readers are familiar with the BBC schedule (I only know what's in
Monitoring Times) I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Pioneer Productions of London and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
are doing a TV documentary on SETI.  They spent a day this week filming
and interviewing the OSU radio telescope and staff.  I spoke to Heather
Couper, of Pioneer Productions, and she told me that she also does a
regular science-oriented program for the BBC World Service.  I'd like to try
listening to the program, but she wasn't sure of the air times.  All
she could tell me was that it's repeated several times over the weekend.
In addition to the filming, she did two audio interviews, with OSU RO
staff, for the BBC program.

Thank you,
-- 
Steve Brown, N8HFI              sbbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Chief Engineer, The Ohio State University Radio Observatory ("Big Ear")
From: briggs@air.atmo.arizona.edu (William Briggs)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SoundBlaster as TNC ?
Date: 27 Aug 92 21:48:13 GMT
Organization: Department of Atmospheric Physics


     Has anyone ever tried using the SoundBlaster PC board for digitizing
RTTY, CW, AMTOR, WEFAX, etc, signals?

     It has a 22khz sampling rate, so it should be able to do it.

     If anyone has, wht software did you use?  Or did you write your own?

     Using the SoundBlaster seems an inexpensive (if you already have 
computer, etc) method of decoding some of the Bleeps and Blips abounding
on shortwave.

     matt briggs
From: cobra@jab.tucson.az.us (Cobra)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb
Subject: Re: Look What Showed Up in *MY* Mailbox!
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:48:54 GMT
Organization: Just Another Bbs. Tucson, AZ

nomad@ecst.csuchico.edu (Michael Larish) writes:

> 	Ok people...  Now that we've not only been rude to several people
> but violated several Usenet rules, how about we return to our regularly
> scheduled program?
> 
> 	I apologize to anybody who was offended by such drivel as we've seen
> come across.  However, a quick note here, the mail not only should not have
> been sent in the first place, it shouldn't have been posted here.  This isn't
> the place for that stuff.  If you have to send that stuff back and forth,
> keep it in private E-mail.
> 
> 	And as for the differences between amateurs and CBers, there's
> really not that much of one.  Most are real nice people who are interested
> in radio for one reason or another.  So, with that in mind, let's return to
> talking about what this newsgroup was created for...  CB radio.
> 
 
I agree with paragraph one.
 
Paragraph two I don't agree with.  It's been stated quite a number of times 
of the last several months that I've been reading (and attempting to 
contribute to this newsgroup) that a small percentage of the Amateur 
operators that read this group are out to show, "Hey, I'm smarter, cuz I 
studied up and got a ham ticket."  
 
Now, I don't flaunt the fact that I have a commercial radiotelephone license 
in their faces, so I don't.  I back it up with facts (Re: the cable 
situation) and let it go.
 
I just wanted to show the rest of the group where Tiffany was coming from; 
obviously, her Tech Plus has been wasted on someone that can be a real pain 
on the air.
 
I agree with paragraph three 100%.  'Nuff said.

> -- 
> Michael G. Larish       | Amateur Radio Callsign:  KD6CTZ
> aka Nomad the Wanderer  | Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society (GEARS) - W6RHC
> nomad@ecst.csuchico.edu | Chico State Amateur Radio Society (CSARS)
> CSU Chico, CA           | rram FAQ Maintainer email: hamradio-faq@uts.amdahl.


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Alt.address  - Cobra@coyote.datalog.com | relaxation period!"- Cdr. R. Hoek
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb
From: elesatz@cassandra.cair.du.edu (Eric LeSatz)
Subject: Re: Linear
Organization: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 23:03:28 GMT

In article <21@freddyk.uucp> Edwardl@freddyk.uucp (Ed Langenback) writes:
>>mt615s1075@instem.UUCP (Mark Trinkwalder) writes:
>>
>>>     I'm looking for someone in the
>>>Michigan area, preferably Macomb
>>>County who has a Linear that they
>>>would like to sell for a reasonable
>>>price, I'm looking for something
>>>between 100-200 watts.
>>
>
>  y'know, it's probably not the greatest idea to look for a linear
>in rec.radio.cb  better by far to simply ask around on the radio locally.
>better still to simply not bother with one.

Better yet, get to know a trucker...

Eric
From: john.denison@yob.sccsi.com (John Denison) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb
Subject: GMRS INFO
Date: 2 Sep 92 13:54:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Ye Olde Bailey BBS - Houston, TX - 713-520-1569
Reply-To: john.denison@yob.sccsi.com (John Denison) 

-> So, has anyone gotten a GMRS license out on the net?  Any tips on
-> gear, paperwork, etc?

All I can say is look at Motorola equiment. Their prices are high but
their quality can't be beat. I don't have a GMRS license yet, but its in
the near future. If you want a brochure on Motorola's Radius equipment
then call National Radio in Houston, 1-800-548-2222 or 713-537-5555 if
your local.
From: john.denison@yob.sccsi.com (John Denison) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb
Subject: NEW RADIO SHACK HANDHELD
Date: 31 Aug 92 21:50:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Ye Olde Bailey BBS - Houston, TX - 713-520-1569
Reply-To: john.denison@yob.sccsi.com (John Denison) 

-> Sensitivity: .05 uv for 10 dB (S+N)/N

Are you sure the spec says .05?

I found the specs to my Maxon. They are pretty similar to what you
posted on your model. But the Maxon specs says that the Receiver
sensitivity is .5uv for 10 dB (s+n)/n and that seems like a big
difference between .05 and .5. Also the Maxon draws 500 ma on low and
1200 ma on high.
                          
Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb