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From: gleason@mwk.uucp
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: ICOM IC-2SRA
Date: 29 Jul 92 08:25:06 CST
Organization: M. W. Kellogg, Houston TX

In article <9207272028.AA25501@ucsd.edu>, POLS0@AIS.UCLA.EDU (Linda Stocks) writes:
> Does anyone on the net have any info on the IC-2SRA?
> The receive is supposed to be 50-905 MHz.  Are there any
> gaps in this range? (The literature doesn't show any.)
> Any info on it's strengths/weaknesses would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Linda, AA6MR

  I've got one, and I like it a lot...it's handy for me to have a
2 meter HT that also can tune local broadcast FM stations, TV audio,
NOAA weather radio all in one package, as well as being able to function
as a general purpose scanner.

  I have been a little disappointed with its HF receive capabilities,
and would like to know if this is typical, or if my unit has a problem...
it seems to have very little sensitivity below 50 MHz. I base this on the
fact that I live in an urban area, and have never heard anything below
this frequency on it...and there should be plenty of traffic between 25 MHz
and 50 Mhz here (eg, CB on 27 Mhz, cordless phones and baby monitors
at 49 Mhz). This is all done with the whip antenna - haven't tried with
an external one yet

  I've been thinking of sending it in and having it checked out while
still under warrantty, but like it so much I don't wanna be without it
that long...so, I'd appreciate hearing if this performance is typical
or if I need work on mine

Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
gleason@mwk.uucp

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.cb
From: mike@hernix.org (Mike Herman)
Subject: Re: Comp.dcom.telecom Moderator attacks ham radio
Organization: Michael A. Herman Software
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 04:02:05 GMT

In several respects I agree!  I've heard some incredible things over
the years on 2 meter repeaters.  I've heard deliberate jamming on 75 meter
SSB.  I've seen some crooks in action at hamfests, etc.  No matter what
large group of people you find in life, there are always going to be a
few bad apples.  I think you're blowing it out of proportion.  However,
due to the amount of knuckleheads I've found on 2 meters around here, I no longer talk on any of the local 2 meter repeaters.
73 de 2b8evi

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From: jmccombi@bbn.com (Jon McCombie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: want 146/440 homebrew antenna plans
Date: 21 Jul 1992 17:56:40 GMT
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
Distribution: world
Reply-To: jmccombi@bbn.com. (Jon McCombie)
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

I need a dual-band antenna for 2m/70cm FM work at home.  A look through
the Handbook and the ARRL Antenna Book yields no ideas.  Relatively small
size is important; high gain figures are not (so long as it's at least as
good as, say, a quarter-wave ground-plane on both bands).  I could, of
course, drop some $$ at the local ham radio emporium, but I'd rather
build it myself.  Any ideas?  Plans?

Please e-mail to me directly; I will summarize if there is interest.  I
will be on vacation (at home building antennas!) but reading personal
e-mail, so don't be put off by the auto-reply daemon.

Thanks in advance.  Take care and 73 de
Jon   N1ILZ
jmccombie@bbn.com   OR   ...!{harvard, others}!bbn!jmccombie   OR
N1ILZ @ WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.US
From: ron@pilot.njin.net (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Origin of NOAA? (Was Re: amateurs in history)
Date: 21 Jul 92 21:28:09 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

> remaining a part of the Dept. of Agriculture and not Defense (*). They also

Agriculture?  NOAA is Department of Commerce.
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: AARL vs ARRL
Date: 28 Jul 92 05:14:06 GMT
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.

In article <1992Jul23.024702.6349@cs.yale.edu>
    ewing-martin@CS.YALE.EDU (Martin Ewing) writes:

>There is some precedent for keeping a slightly antique name like the
>American Radio Relay League.  [ ACM history elided ]

There is also the WIA - Wireless Institute of Australia.  I mean, who
calls radio "wireless" any more? :-)

>ARRL and ACM, as names, point to the tradition, origin, and history
>of the organizations.  I think that's worth keeping.  Arguments about
>the cost of new letterheads, etc. seem rather unimportant by comparison.

Right on.  Especially when our society, the WIA, is the OLDEST such
society in the world (founded 1910).  Yes, it pre-dates the ARRL...

-- 
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.cb
From: jim@n5ial.chi.il.us
Subject: Re: Comp.dcom.telecom Moderator attacks ham radio
Originator: jim@eddie
Reply-To: jim@n5ial.chi.il.us
Organization: me?  have you seen my desk?  : -)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 13:25:03 GMT

In article <pschleck.712105383@cwis> pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu
(Paul W Schleck KD3FU) writes:

[regarding our ``wonderful'' (extreme sarcasm intended) moderator in
comp.dcom.telecom, and his latest target for insults]

>Yowch!  If you'd like to give Pat a piece of your mind, address it to
>telecom@eecs.nwu.edu.  He might even use it in his newsgroup.

I already did --- but don't count on it getting posted....Pat's view of
moderating a newsgroup is not keeping things to topics relating to the
group, but more along the line of posting what he considers interesting,
and trashing the rest (no matter how appropriate it is to the group).

Pat will probably see that post, which disagrees with his view (which, we
all know, is the only possible viewpoint), and trash it....  after all,
not only does it contain unauthorized viewpoints, it also cites examples....

this, of course, is why I've often wondered why I still get that group
at home....just doesn't seem worth the extra $$$ in phone bills....

but, uh, he does deserve to get a whole host of people with their
flame-throwers up on full.  :-}  Pat's always complaining about how much
mail he has to read....hmmm......

just as a reminder, that's telecom@eecs.nwu.edu  :-)
   --jim

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: danr@ais.org (Daniel Romanchik)
Subject: Re: Bill Halligan, Hallicrafters founder, dead at 93
Keywords: radio company personalities
Organization: UMCC
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 11:47:25 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.132200.12984@cbnewse.cb.att.com> parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) writes:
>
>I read that Bill Halligan (ex-W9AC) died at age 93 last week.
>He founded Chicago-based Hallicrafters in 1933.
>-- 

Here's the UPI story.

CHICAGO (UPI) -- William J. Halligan, founder of Hallicrafters
Co.,  a manufacturer of electronics equipment, has died. He was
93. Halligan died July 14 in a Miami Beach, Fla., hospital.
 
Hallicrafters was founded in Chicago in 1933 and intially made
precision shortwave sets for amateur radio operators. They were
manufactured at a plant on the city's South Side.
 
During World War II, Hallicrafters made shortwave radios for the
military and began manufacturing television sets and radar after
the war. Its radios were sold through catalogs of Sears, Roebuck
and Co. and Montgomery Ward and Co.
 
In the 1960s, the company moved into space communications
systems. Halligan was president and later chairman of
Hallicrafters, which was acquired by Northrop Corp. in the 1960s.
He retired in 1967.
 
Halligan attended West Point but quit to become a newspaper
reporter in Boston and New York. He was a sales manager for a
Boston radio supply company before he started Hallicrafters.
 
Private services were held Monday.

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Dan Romanchik  Internet: writer@irie.ais.org, CI$: 76236,2372,
313-930-6564
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From: tomb@hplsla.hp.com (Tom Bruhns)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Deed restriction bans all ham antennas
Date: 21 Jul 92 23:23:34 GMT
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA

Our recorded covenants say something like, "No antennas above the
peak of the roof of the house."  It's slightly more complicated
than that, but it's ambiguous:  does it mean I can put one up
out back that isn't over the roof and make it plenty high, or
does it mean I can't put one above a plane covering my entire
lot which passes through the peak of the roof?  Since it's in
a paragraph headed "FENCES", is it unenforceable because an
antenna isn't a fence?  Mind you, I'm not too worried about it; I
think my neighbors will always be more tolerant than my SO anyway ;-)
So far, wire antennas in the trees haven't been a problem.
From: adam@panix.com (Adam Epstein)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Diplexer Recommendations
Date: 30 Jul 92 19:44:18 GMT


  I'm looking for diplexer, (or triplexer, or quadplexer, or
pentaplexer) recommendations.  I'm going to be using a single multi
band mobile antenna (probably 2m & 70cm) with multiple single band
radios.  Never having used one of these n-plexer devices, I'm
interested in hearing about other people's experiences, good or bad.
I have literature from Austin, Larsen, Diamond, and Comet.

 -Thanx
  -Adam (N2DHH)
   adam@panix.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)
Subject: Re: Ham Radio Software
Keywords: ham,software,mac
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 22:35:56 GMT

jaap@cs.ruu.nl (Jaap Romers) writes:


>Hi,

>Maybe a FAQ, but i've never seen info on this one.

>I know there is a lot of ham-radio software for MSDOS systems
>on several FTP-sites. But I was wondering if there are also
>ftp-sites with ham-radio software for Apple Macintosh.
>Is there a lot of ham software for the Mac, like MSDOS ??

>Thanks in advance.

>Jaap

The following excerpt from the FAQ may be of help to you:

Part 3 - "Where can I find ..." computer questions
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[...]

**  Where can I find Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites that have 
    ham-related files?

        [...]

	The following is a brief summary of major ham-related FTP sites:

        [...]
	
	apple.com (130.43.2.2)
		cd pub/ham-radio - Ham software and information, especially
		MacIntosh software

        [...]

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Since this is a very common question on this newsgroup, I'm pleased to
announce that I have found an Elmer for my Elmer's List who knows quite
a bit about Apple Macintosh and IIe computers and ham-related software.
The following is his list entry:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Terry Stader - KA8SCP/1, America Online Ham Radio Club Host
Internet: tstader@aol.com  _or_  tstader@attmail.com
KA8SCP@WA1PHY.#EMA.MA.USA.NOAM  _or_ 
ka8scp@ka8scp.ampr.org [44.56.4.82]

- registered ARRL Instructor (teaching for the last 6 years Novice/Tech
classes with an 87% pass rate)
- Host of the America Online Ham Radio Club (like CompuServe only a LITTLE
smaller!)
- President for 5 consecutive years of an ARRL Special Service Club (The
Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford, MA - WB1GOF)
- ARRL District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for EMAS section
- Area 1 Communications Officer for the Massachusetts Emergency Management
Agency (formerly Mass. Civil Defense Agency)
- Expertise with Apple // and Macintosh computers.  (I have over 80 MB
of Mac ham radio software available.) and ham-related
- plus all around source of information about communications

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU

pschleck@unomaha.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: ARRL Bulletin 68  ARLB068
From: julian@bongo.UUCP (Julian Macassey)
Date: 26 Jul 92 15:56:26 GMT
Organization: The Hole in the Wall  Hollywood California U.S.A.




In article <14tbd1INNd1u@network.ucsd.edu> brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor) writes:
>In article <306@arrl.org> ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare KA1CV) writes:
>>If you feel that any organization is doing any one thing that is 
>>important to you, join the organization to support that activity or program.
>>That also gives you the opportunity to influence (and more effectively 
>>complain about) all the rest.
>
>Conversely, those IN the organization whose positions you oppose will
>grandly ignore your opposition and point with great pride to the fact
>that you are still a member - "they must agree with what we're doing,
>or they wouldn't keep renewing."
>
>No, I believe you can have as much or MORE influence on any dues-
>supported organization by making your position known AND explaining
>that the error of their ways is why you will not support them with
>your membership.
>
>In that way, you are making doubly sure that your point is understood.
>You have "put your money where your mouth is."


	I disagree with Brian on this point. I would not say I am a
"joiner" or in any way gregarious, but I belong to the ARRL. I belong
to no professional organisations. I will not join any fraternal or
secret societies.

	But I belong to the ARRL because as a member I feel I am in a
better position to ginger and harry them. The ARRL purport to represent
the interests and aims of amateur radio to national and international
bodies. If they are going to assume this task, I want to be able to let
them know what I think.

	Yes, I know they may ignore me and want me to go away. They
could always tell me they don't want me as a member if I get too
tiresome. They haven't done that yet, other organisations have. o

	So I spend my money, with an organistaion that claims to
provide services. I then get to thump the counter when service is
sloppy or slow. As a customer I have that right. As a non customer, I
would not be in a position to demand better or different service.
-- 
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: DMH.wbst129@xerox.COM.wbst129
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: PRO-43 Scanner Comments
Date: 22 Jul 1992 08:33:24 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu


Sorry for the delayed PRO-43 response, I've been a little behind on my mail
lately.

I'm an active scanner user, but can't afford the likes of the ICOM R-7100.
Here's what I'd like to in a new scanner from the Shack (to get this at a
reasonable price, I'm sure it'd have to be in a box the size of the PRO-2006,
or larger).

- Signal strength meter, or a signal strength output jack (for connection to a
voltmeter or A/D would be as good or better).
- AM, FM and WFM.
- Programmable steps (including 30kHz).
- Easy to restore cellular mod.
- RS-232 interface!
- Fast scanning!  (combined with the 232 interface and signal strength meter
would allow the beast to be used as a poor man's spectrum analyzer).
- PL squelch AND scan (if you've got PL decode in the box, adding a scan
function can't be much more than a few additional lines of software).
- 1000 channels (or so) with user programmable bank size.  If user programmable
bank size is too much effort then 20 banks or more is desired (more banks, but
each with fewer channels...perhaps even chainable banks).  Personally, I'd find
10 banks of 100 channels each to be a real waste.  100 banks of 10 would be far
more useful.  Turning on/off multiple banks is MUCH easier than running through
one big bank and locking/unlocking certain frequencies.  I often run out of
channels on my BC200XLT, not cause they are all full, but because I ran out of
banks and don't want to put unrelated freq's into my police banks, or local
fire bank, or media banks, etc...
- Dual antenna inputs with electronic switching (I could live without this).
- Frequency coverage similiar to the PRO-2006 would be fine, full coverage is
preferred though (for spectrum analyzer purposes mentioned above).
- Capable of running from 12V.
- Sound Squelch
- Search lockout (so you can lockout unwanted signals while in search mode).
- If it has the 232 interface, then I guess there isn't a need for automatic
search and store functions, etc.  But...if the software developers get bored
these would be great things to build in.
- Built in programmable bandpass filter.
- Up conversion to reduce image problems.

Hmm, I guess that about covers it.  Okay, so it'd be too expensive.  I at least
wanted the folks at the Shack to see my "wish list".  It never hurts to ask.

Aloha,
Dave  N2RTU

PS - I'd have sent this directly to Paul (from Tandy), but I don't have his
E-mail address.

Oh, one question, Why do most scanner start AM coverage at 118??  I find it
very annoying since my local airport ATIS is at 110 MHz.  That was a big reason
I got the PRO-2023, it goes down to 108.
From: cleveland@gold.gvg.tek.com (cleveland)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Yaesu Rapid Charger Probelms/Fixes
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:35:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: gold.4884
Distribution: usa
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

I've been quite unhappy with the existing rapid charger for
my Yaesu FT-470. All it provides is a timed charge with no
concern for the condition of the battery.

I understand that Yaesu has a new version. Any information
on such a charger, or better yet, anyone have any experience
with it?

thanks,

Grover WT6P
groverc@gold.gvg.tek.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: pascoe@rocky.gte.com (Dave Pascoe)
Subject: Re: 2M Glass Mt. Losses?
Organization: GTE/SCSD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:07:24 GMT

gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
: In article <1992Jul28.021529.268@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> f_riskph@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
: >
: >I'm interested in installing a glass mounted 2-meter antenna on a
: >'91 Olds 98.  I was tempted to put a Motorola antenna in the top
: >but chickened out.  Can anyone tell me how bad the loss is on the
: >glass mounted types?  A local ham said they're terrible.
: 
: My experience is that they radiate equally poorly with the outside
: element present or not. The coax in the car does most of the radiating.
: Others have other opinions. Mine is to grab that drill and cut that 
: hole.

My experience with the Avanti 2m on-glass antenna was very good.
About five years ago I had one and ran some extensive tests against a
roof-mounted 1/4-wave mag-mount.  I found that the on-glass antenna
performed at least as well, and most of the time better than the
1/4-wave antenna.  There was one problem....and it has to do with
humidity.  The on-glass antenna starts to migrate away from the window
after a long time....which causes a mismatch to occur.  I don't recall
how severe it was....but eventually the sticky tape on the inside
capacitor box has to be replaced.  

So I wouldn't run off and drill that hole yet.....but, despite my
experience with the on-glass antenna, I'd still drill the hole if you
don't care about selling the car.


--
Dave Pascoe KM3T
pascoe@rocky.gte.com
GTE/SCSD - Needham Heights, MA
(617) 455-5704
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: bpb9204@tamsun.tamu.edu (Brent)
Subject: Re: Amateurs on USENET List Aug 1992
Keywords: privacy networks
Organization: Texas A&M Univ., Inc.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 01:53:18 GMT

pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU) writes:
|
|[...] I think one would be exceedingly naive to think
|that there isn't subtle information-gathering at work [...]

Indeed!  In fact during the spring I received a call from some person
I never knew.  He left a message and said he was A&R Research (or somesuch
name) and would like to talk to me.  Well, I called him back and
to my surprise, he said he had "heard" that I was interested in operating
systems.  All I said was, "Yes, but how did you find out my phone number
and my interests?"  They (the research ppl) watch different sources and
he had found my particular information in the comp.os.minix (I assume)
group.  He then went on to ask if I'd be interested in working for OSF.

Since I'm starting grad school, I passed up the OSF opportunity (assuming
it was legit).  But, it was still weird to have a call like this out
of thin air.

| If you wish
|to remain truly anonymous, don't post, or post under another name.

Safe computing is not the 100% cure; abstinance is.  ;-)

-Brent
-- 
+-------------------------+  Pale Terror trembling guards the fountain's head,
|Brent P. Burton, N5VMG   |  And rouses Fancy on her wakeful bed;
|bpb9204@tamsun.tamu.edu  |  From realms of viewless spirits tears the veil,
+-------------------------+  And there reveals the unutterable tale. - M. Lewis
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Subject: Re: "Readability, Strength" signal reports
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:34:17 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.171305.11370@cas.org> vjh21@cas.org (Vince Herried ext 2877) writes:
>
>      T a digit from 1 to 9 indicating the purity of the tone of the
>      received CW. 1 sixty cycle ac, very broad and rough, 2 very rough ac,
>      very harsh and broad, 3 rough ac tone, rectified but not filtered
>      4 rough note, some trace of filtering, 5 filtered rectified ac,
>      but strongly ripple modulated, 6 filtered tone, definite trace of
>      ripple modulation, 7 near pure tone, trace of ripple modulation
>      8 near perfect tone, slight trace of ripple modulation,
>      9 perfect tone, no trace of ripple or modulation of any kind.
>
>      Note, some cw ops also optionally add a 'c' at the end to indicate the
>      presence of 'click'.

How would one designate those CW signals that sound like Whoop whoop? A RST 
with a W on the end? 8-)  Actually this is a semi serious question. What are
the technical reasons for those signals going whoop whoop? Almost impossible
for me to copy by the way.

73!

Jeff


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