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From: enge@almaden.ibm.com (Roy Engehausen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: RACES Bulletin #237
Date: 29 Aug 92 18:50:43 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Msgid : $RACESBUL.237

TO:    ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
INFO:  ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
       ALL AMATEURS U.S.         (@ USA: INFORMATION)
FROM:  CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
       2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832  (916)427-4281
RACESBUL.237                                 DATE: Aug. 31, 1992

SUBJECT: OPS - Why simplex frequencies? Part 2/2

     The solution is to use non-standard frequencies in the 2-
Meter band and other bands if necessary.
     The simplex 2-Meter RACES plan was accomplished for
California by Dr. Dave Tyler, Ph.D., N6DRT.   It has seven cells
(or groups) of thirteen frequencies each and every county is
assigned a specific group in letters A through G.  Frequency 1
through 4 and 146.52 are common to all groups, as well as a
common alert frequency 145.695.  The remaining 7 simplex
frequencies are unique to a particular group.  County groups are
typically separated from one another by over a hundred miles.
The overall effect is somewhat like a very large cellular
frequency plan.   In total, there are 57 frequencies and each is
identified by a frequency number, should you wish to maintain
frequency confidentiality over the air.  For a copy, send a SASE
with fifty-two cents postage.  It can be adopted in any state.
     Most of the frequencies in the 2-Meter band are purposely
uncommon frequencies.  Some fall on channels identified for
exotic and experimental purposes.  We feel that the very limited
emergency-only use takes priority and there have been no
complaints.
     Footnote:  This plan is not usable in Southern California
because of the proliferation on non-standard repeater pairs and
link frequencies.

EOM

[AA4RE editorial footnote] The cellular plan is a great concept.
However the actual channels chosen don't work in Northern California
anymore.

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RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ucsd.edu in hamradio/races
and can be retrieved using FTP.
From: tlc20700@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Thomas L. Carney)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Question on antennas
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:32:59 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Michael.Baumann@f60.n374.z1.fidonet.org (Michael Baumann) writes:


>        Not being involved in law, I have lost my way and need some
>assistance.  I have heard the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has a
>rule/law/regulation that can be used to over turn a Home Owners' Association's
>ban on antennas.

There is no FCC regulation that will overturn HOA's restrictions.  There is,
however, PRB-1, which overturns laws and zoning restrictions against
amateur radio operators' antennas.  

Contact the FCC for a copy of PRB-1.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gross@ifsws1.sozialforschung.uni-stuttgart.de (Frank Grossmann [DL1SBR])
Subject: Kenwood TS950 CW sounds bad ?
Organization: Stuttgart University, Institute for social research
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 15:06:07 GMT


Hi folks,
I recently ran into a problem with a Kenwood TS950SD:
When I try to do high speed CW the dots nearly vanish completely
when using full break in.
I noticed this when using the built in IF monitor (not the CW sidetone), as
well as listening to the signal with a second RX.
The CW really sounds wobbly and not like what I am used to...
Anybody having experience with that, maybe there exists a modification ?

thanks a lot,

73 Frank

-- 
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Internet: gross@ifsws1.sozialforschung.uni-stuttgart.de
Packet Radio: DL1SBR@DB0SDX.DEU.EU
Stuttgart University, institute for social research
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,alt.folklore.urban
From: markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier)
Subject: Re: Cellular Frequencies
Organization: SSC, Inc.,  Seattle, WA
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 18:42:04 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

carolo@cse.ucsc.edu (Carol Osterbrock) writes:
: My question is, have there ever been any UHF stations higher than 70?
: If so, what happened to them when the cellular phones got assigned
: those frequencies?

Channels 70 to 83  were assigned to tranlators used to fill in or extend the
reception areas.  Some of them were grandfathered and are still operating.
(There's at least one in the 70's running here, Vashon Island for
channel 7 KIRO.)  The local land mobile repeaters trash it pretty good,
though.  (Not all of the channels got allocated to cellular, there's
a bunch of other stuff there.)

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com
From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Sexist Statement
Date: 4 Sep 92 05:19:50 GMT
Organization: Dixie Communications Public Access.  The Mouth of the South.

sharon@unixland.natick.ma.us (Sharon Machlis Gartenberg) writes:

>jangus@skyld.UUCP (Jeff Angus) writes:

>>gals? Oh come on team, the "Politically Correct" term now is Vaginal American.

>Of course, the rational and mature thing to do is to ignore such a juvenile
>comment. 

This girl's whining reminds me of something that happened long,long ago
in a place far away (well, at least a couple of states.) The
occasion was the token girl in an otherwise all-guy construction crew
complaining at a dirty joke.  Job super calls us all together.  He 
props his foot up on a 'dozer blade, takes off his hardhat and sez:

	Ok all you motherf*ckers, no more cussin' around the cunt.  She's
	getting embarrased.  Now back to work.

Guess he wouldn't win the Gloria Stun-um PC Achievement Award, huh?

John
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,fido.ham-radio,alt.bbs.ads
From: root@n8emr.cmhnet.org (0000-Admin(0000))
Subject: Email_Callbook_server
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 05:00:32 GMT

			EMAIL CALLSIGN SERVER
                            US CALLS ONLY


For those who do not have telnet access to marvin or one of the other
Internet callsign servers here is an alternative. 

N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553  has an email server up and running.
The Server is based on Buckmasters Spring 92 database.

------------------------- INTERNET AND CIS USERS -------------------------------

	Mail should be addressed to 
callbook@n8emr.columbus.oh.us

If you have a well behaved mailer or a well know return address 
the reply path will be taken from your mail header. If you have
a strange reply path or non standard reply path. You can use the 
option REPLY line to specify a return path.
On the Subject line include a list a call signs to lookup. If your
mailer doesnt generate a Subject line you can use the option CALL
to specify a list of callsigns. All other lines and info are ignored.

E.G. 
# mail callbook@n8emr.columbus.oh.us
REPLY  user@site.domain		(your reply path, ! or @ format.)
CALL n8emr w5rrr  		(list of calls, space seperated)
^D
#

-------------------------- PACKET RADIO ----------------------------------------

	Mail should be sent to CBOOK@N8JYV.#CMH.OH.USA.NA 
	You MUST use both the REPLY and CALL option lines.
The REPLY line should be as follows n8jyv!HOME_BBS!CALL, where
HOME_BBS is your local packet bbs where you would normal pick up 
your mail, CALL is your callsign. 
You must include the n8jyv! in your reply path.. Packet mail will fail
without this.

E.g.
SP CBOOK@N8JYV.#CMH.OH.USA.NA 
Subject ^M
REPLY n8jyv!w8cqk!n8emr
CALL n8emr w1aw
/EX

------------------------------ FIDONET USERS ---------------------------------

	Fidonet users can send request to call book 1:226/20.0

	Mail sent to the fidonet address must have the following info
included the REPLY line in  the following format.

REPLY fistname.lastname@fxx.nxx.zxx.fidonet.org

	where xx is your fidonet node info.


---------------------------- OPTIONAL COMMANDS ---------------------------------

REPLY This is an email address you would like to send the lookup info
	to. Either Internet @ or ! addressing is fine.
CALL  This is a white space separated list of callsigns you would like
	to lookup.
From: William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Emergency Preparedness...
Date: 29 Aug 92 18:30:54 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Here are a couple of thoughts about some things that maybe should be added to 
the list of things that are done when a hurricane emergency is pending or has 
just passed through.

1)	Along with all the other stuff to get (batteries, water, plywood, 
etc.), you should make contact with someone far away if possible and arrange 
how you will let them know you are OK after the storm passes.

Been getting a lot of calls from people wanting to know how Uncle Harriet is 
doing and the callers are not happy campers when they find out that Health and
Welfare traffic is the lowest priority message on the totem pole.  It takes 
some time to explain that and there are some who cannot be placated about 
this.  

2)	When the water/food/etc. trucks go out there should be a ham on board 
and while the distribution is going on, the ham should be taking messages to 
relay on to the nets after they get back.

what this can do is generate "i'm alive" traffic out of the disaster area that
can cut down on the number of "is Uncle Harriet OK?" messages that want to 
come into a disaster.

Third thought:  i've been championing the idea that we should have antennas 
for the various services installed and checked regularly at the shelters.  
this would speed set up and would (hopefully) permit more flexibility to the 
station since the range of the shelter with antennas should be better than the
quick and dirty 1/4 wave in a window with an HT and the requirement that the 
repeaters be working for the 1/4 wave to do any good for any distance.

of course, there should be antennas for the other services that would be 
involved also.

what was missing from that is there needs to be a cache of spare antennas, 
tools, cables, etc. at the antenna-equipped shelters as well so when the first
one gets blown off during the storm, you can more quickly restore 
communications after the storm passes.

-=-=-=-=-==-=

amateur radio is sold in part as being an emergency communications resource.  
we know about things like message priorities and such, but the general public 
doesn't and can be left with a bad taste in their mouths unintentionally.

this could all be written down somewhere and i just haven't seen it.  some of 
this is most likely already being done.  what do you gals and guys out there 
in the unperturbable netland think?

73, bill wb9ivr%pubs%genav.mlb@ns14.cca.cr.rockwell.com
From: martin.briscoe@almac.co.uk
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: pl-259s on 9913 coax
Date: 2 Sep 92 12:32:31 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: ALMAC BBS Ltd


W=4probably because N connectors are:

W=4        1)      Expensive
  4        2)      Hard to find
  4        3)      Hard to assemble
  4        4)      Instructions missing in Now You're Talking (handbook too?).

I would have said that the average PL-259 is much harder to fit than a 
N-type.  I know I always seem to mess them up !  Can fit a N-type in a 
fraction of the time - and it stays on much longer too.

               Martin
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: koning@koning.enet.dec.com (Paul Koning)
Subject: Re: Packet, Clover, Piccolo, bandwidth.
Reply-To: koning@koning.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Co., distributed systems architecture
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:41:22 GMT


In article <1992Aug27.084349.16203@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK>, ees1mw@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK (Mike Willis) writes:
|>............... We also must get round
|>this silly 300 baud limitation. Most of the world is not America and
|>couldnt care less what the FCC say. How about trellis coding?
|>Reed-Soloman? Interleaved Convolutional or a combination to take care of
|>the FEC, plus positive ack for the lost packets. 64 level phase/amplitude
|>coding would allow us to send 6 bits per Hz, With 200 Hz bandwidth plus
|>filtering taking up a channed of not much over 300 Hz we could have 1.2
|>kb/s. Allowing for coding overhead at say 50% (but make it variable to
|>account for good/bad channels) that would give us 600b/s data rate. Still
|>slow but much better than Amtor.

Ah, but if you send 600 b/s using 64-level coding, that's 100 Baud, NOT 600!
And the FCC does -- correctly -- say Baud in the rules, not bits/second.
Therefore it's perfectly legal in the US to use the scheme you mentioned.

|>...
|>Mike

	paul, ni1d
From: sdkuo@argo.acs.oakland.edu (Steve Kuo)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Mobile Dual Bander Suggestions
Date: 24 Aug 92 02:43:59 GMT
Reply-To: sdkuo@argo.acs.oakland.edu
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, MI

In the search for a mobile dual bander, I'm considering the
following units:

  -  Kenwood TM732A - Packed with features, dual receive, air &
     800 out-of-band receive, remote base, DTMF and PL encode. 
     Seems to be a popular and great rig.  Does not have built in
     duplexer, no lit buttons, runs around $650.  Thanks to Fred
     Lloyd AA7BQ for the great review.
  -  Icom 2410 - Don't know too much about this rig.  Has all the
     popular features such as dual receive and remote base.  Also
     has lit buttons ,built in duplexer, and cool looking
     display.  Could someone comment on this rig please?  Runs
     around $770 for the high power model (50W).
  -  Yeasu 5200 - I know nothing about this rig.  Comments
     welcome please.  Runs around $580.
  -  Alinco DR599T - An updated and improved version of the
     DR590T.  Has dual receive and remote base.  I'm not sure on
     the price, but pretty sure its much lower than the rest. 
     Comments welcome please.

So far, I'm leaning towards the Kenwood 732, mostly because it
has all the latest features at a good price.  I like the good
out-of-band receive coverage.  It however, does not have lit
buttons, could someone comment on night usage of this rig?  One
other small complaint, the tuning knob doesn't seem to turn
around, it merely turns a bit left or right, does this make
tuning difficult?

I would appreciate comment on any of the above rigs as I'm still
considering all rigs.  Thanks in advance,

Steve Kuo, N8OPH, sdkuo@oakland.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey)
Subject: Re: Converting toy radios
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center and Reptile Farm
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:43:32 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.182129.27429@news2.cis.umn.edu> mark@lenti.med.umn.edu (Mark Olson (CDC)) writes:
>
>    Anyone know an easy way to boost the output of these things?  They'd be
>a good 6m rig if they could be boosted to 100-500mw...

The Phillips amp packages will give a good 2-5W or so.  If you just want
100 mW, you can build a one-transistor amp without much trouble.  

I do warn you that the output spectrum isn't so clean.  The Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtle brand at least seems to have a good bit of second harmonic
(although no serious third harmonic).  You'd want to filter it.  The good
news is that you can change out the cathode... er... emitter resistor on
the final of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rig and get respectable power
out of it (maybe 50-100 mW or so).

Plus, it's a lot of fun filling out the "Equipment" field in the QSL cards...
--scott
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Vertical antenna for a covenant-restricted lot?
Organization: Programmers Who Say Ni
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:44:15 GMT

In article <BtHzJJ.IxD@chinet.chi.il.us> megabyte@chinet.chi.il.us (Dr. Megabyte) writes:
+In article <1992Aug21.230600.9871@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jon@Turing.ORG (Jon Gefaell (KD4CQY)) writes:
+>Have you heard of antennas disquised as telephone poles? Such a device,
+>store bought, or self built would seem ideal, and no doubt the ability 
+>to construct a excellent ground would only be better.
+
+Er, ah, how do you explain to your neighbors the sudden appearnace of a
+telephone pole in your back yard?  The homeowners association might ask
+what it is and why you had it installed.

Tell them it is for cellular calls and that by having it, anyone with
a cellular phone in the neighborhood will get better reception. 
Placebos work !-).

____________________________________________________________________________
	    So many restaurants, so little time!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Paul D. Blumstein, paulb@harley.tti.com, DoD #36, ABATE, AMA, HOG, KD6LAA
            Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap
From: pwl@tc.fluke.COM (Paul Lutt)
Subject: Stolen Radios
Followup-To: poster
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Distribution: seattle
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 17:56:32 GMT

Two Kenwood mobiles were stolen from my vehicle on August 28th while it
was parked in the 112th Ave. S.E Park and Ride.  The units are:

    Kenwood TM-621A, S/N 0010155  (Dual bander, 2 meter/220)
    Kenwood TM-421A, S/N 9010217  (440)

The units were also marked with my WA drivers license id.

I don't expect to see them again, but just thought I'd pass along the
info.  From the neat and tidy job done by the thief, I suspect he or
she was specifically after the ham gear.  Even took the spare mag-mount
antennas in the back.  Nothing else taken.
--
	Paul Lutt
Domain:	pwl@tc.fluke.COM
 Voice:	+1 206 356 5059
  UUCP:	uunet!fluke!pwl
 Snail:	John Fluke Mfg. Co. / P.O. Box 9090 / Everett, WA 98206-9090
From: SWIFT@dallas.rockwell.COM (Daniel M. Swift)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Smith Charting Program for a PC?
Date: 2 Sep 1992 13:07:12 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Does anyone know of a MS-DOS program that can compute and/or display Smith
Charts on a PC?  It would also be nice if the program could prepare a
PostScript file for printing.

The program can be either freeware/shareware, or a program for sale...I
just need a program that can do the work for me.  Please reply to me
directly.

Thanks!

Dan Swift, N5UPG
INTERNET: swift@dallas.rockwell.com

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders)
Subject: ham_stuff
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 (1200/2400/v.32/pep)
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 02:39:24 GMT



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

ARRL BULLETIN 76  ARLB076
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT  AUGUST 23, 1992
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS

SB QST ARL ARLB076
ARLB076 HURRICANE ANDREW

HURRICANE ANDREW (25.4 N, 75.8 W AT 1800Z, AUGUST 23, WINDS TO 150
MPH) IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON.  THE STORM IS
EXPECTED ON THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA COAST IN THE PREDAWN HOURS MONDAY.
AMATEURS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE HURRICANE WATCH NET FREQUENCY
14.325 MHZ AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAFFIC NET ON
14.303 MHZ, BUT TO NOT TRANSMIT ON THESE FREQUENCIES EXCEPT IN
RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE NET CONTROL STATION.  FLORIDA
EMERGENCY NETS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACTIVATED ON THE 75 METER AND 40
METER BANDS, ACCORDING TO ARRL NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA SECTION
MANAGERS.  MONITOR YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR STORM
COORDINATES AND BULLETINS.

WELFARE INQUIRY TRAFFIC SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL
AUTHORITIES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS INDICATE THEY ARE ABLE TO PROCESS
INQUIRIES.  PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF
COMMUNICATIONS.  CONTROL OF THE COMMUNICATION SITUATION LIES WITH
THE AMATEURS AND AUTHORITIES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS.

-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: goris@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Andy Goris)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:04:43 GMT
Subject: Re: Vertical Colinear
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

I forgot to mention,  this is for 2 meters.
Andy
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jwj2047@zeus.tamu.edu (JOE JURECKA-N5PYK TAMU ENTC-EETT)
Subject: Gunnplexer Radar
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 02:46:00 GMT


I am interested to know if anyone has ever had experience with, or knows of
someone that has made a pulse type radar out of a 10 GHz Gunnplexer assembly
If you have any ideas about it, please send to me directly and I will swap
ideas, etc.

JWJ2047@ZEUS.TAMU.EDU         Internet
JWJ2047@TAMZEUS     	      Bitnet

Please, no flames about the illegality of pulse on 10Ghz ham bands.
You know, there are experimental licenses for such a thing....

Joe Jurecka - N5PYK  TAMU ARC(W5AC)
From: ron@pilot.njin.net (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Vertical Colinear
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:45:07 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

> Does anyone have pointers to articles on colinear vertical antennas?
> I was told there was an article in 73 a while back, but don't know where
> to look exactly.

I nice one was published in QST may years ago.  It consists of a
length of pieces of coax at various legnths with the sheild and
center conductor flipped between sections.  There is a reprint in some
of their old FM and Repeaters book.  If you build this, make sure to
read the hints and kinks book which describes a better match section.

> Can anyone tell me what's in the Ringo Ranger?  It's not just a long wire
> with a matching section at the bottom, is it?  

That's what it looks like to me.
From: William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Ham Stores in North FLA?
Date: 1 Sep 1992 13:01:43 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

>I am visiting Florida in two weeks and would like to buy some MFJ ham
>gear over there.  I will be travelling by car in the north of the state
>(for obvious reasons), from Orlando up.  Can anyone suggest the
>`reputable' dealers in that area?  A phone number would help, so I can
>check they stock the gear I want.
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Alan G3XAQ
 
There's Amateur Electronic Supply in Orlando.  They're on Commonwealth, 
adjacent to Orlando Executive Airport (Herndon Field.  The passenger airport 
is Orlando International or McCoy Field).  The main street you are looking for
is State Road 50 - Colonial Drive.  Orlando Executive is east of the center of
town.

Commonwealth is marked by a Burger King at the corner.  AES is behind the 
Burger King on the east side of Commonwealth.  AES, 621 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Orlando, FL  32803.  phone is (407) 894-3238.  Exiting Orlando International, 
you can head north on SR 436 until you read SR 50, turn left and start 
watching for the Burger King....

There is also an AES store in Clearwater (1898 Drew Street. (813) 461-4267).

BTW -- Orlando is central Florida -- it's still a good part of a day's drive 
to get out of the state from there.....

73, bill wb9ivr