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From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 829 Tube caps
Date: 23 Dec 1992 02:14:13 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: hobbes.ucsc.edu


In article <EP7=HZ0TU@linac.fnal.gov> carlson@linac.fnal.gov (Kermit Carlson) writes:
>In article <1h7fdnINN3k@rave.larc.nasa.gov> kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey) writes:
>
>>I am building a VHF amp using an 829 tube (for various reasons having to
>>do with having a lot of them around), but I can't seem to find appropriate
>>plate caps.  These things have very small pins on the top for each of the
>
>     Several commercial amplifiers that used this tube employed
> Fanstock-type spring clips for the plate connection and braided
> type plate leads. Fanstock clips are still available from several

Well the official thing for 829 tube caps is a little piece of metal that
looks like - well it looks like an 829 tube cap.  Think of a square piece
of metal, cut slots from one edge dividing it into thirds, but don't
cut all the way through.  So you have a fork with three tines, and you
run the two outer ones on one side of the plate cap and the inner one
on the other side, and the thing is all formed and springy enough so
you push it over the end of the plate cap rather than from the side.

However another possibility is to get a little piece of aluminum rod,
drill a hole through it axially big enough to let the plate cap into
it, drill a hole into that radially and tap for a setscrew, and tap
one end of the axial hole for a screw to hold the end of the braided
lead.  Now if you use copper or brass instead of aluminum you could
solder the braided or ribbon lead on.  I've seen things like this of
aluminum where the rod is about half an inch in diameter and has grooves
turned into it to make cooling fins.
-- 
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From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Exploding Air Bags? Locking Anti-Lock Brakes?
Date: 30 Dec 92 21:11:17 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Destructive Testing Systems

In article <1992Dec28.092433.8317@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
>gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
>: 
>: It's a violation of federal regulations, OSHA? BATF?, one of those, to
>: transmit within 500 feet of a wired explosive charge. Since airbags are
>: deployed by a wired explosive charge, lead azide, it would seem that you
>: can't legally transmit on an amateur radio in an airbag equipped car.
>
>Sorry, Gary. It is not lead azide. The compound used is sodium azide.
>It burns, but does not explode.

Sodium azide is classified as a flamable solid by DOT, the same as
nitro based smokeless propellant powder. And just like smokeless powder, 
it's ignited by a class I explosive primer which is wired to the auto 
systems. That priming charge is usually, but not always, lead azide.
It can also be a mercuric chloride, which is both a primary explosive,
and a toxic waste hazard. Airbags using mercuric activators have to
be disposed of in an approved toxic waste facility under current EPA
regulations.

Gary
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From: CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Chris Thomas)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Y24HO 'QSL Routes' - Opinions sought
Date: 23 Dec 92 16:09:14 GMT

In article <1h8o8gINNieq@rave.larc.nasa.gov>, on 23 Dec 1992 04:00:16 GMT,
eckman@eos1.larc.nasa.gov (Richard Eckman) writes:

>
>  Is anyone familar with the publication 'QSL Routes' by Y24HO?
>I recently received an advertisment for it in a recent QSL
>mailing from, dare I say, F6FNU.  How does this book compare
>with the 'GO List'?  Is there significantly more information
>here as compared to other sources?  Have any stateside hams
>ordered this direct
>from the address in Berlin?  The ad seems to imply that personal
>checks in US funds are accepted.  Is this really the case?
>Any comments on the book would be appreciated.
>
>Rich Eckman  KO4MR
>NASA Langley
>eckman@dobson.larc.nasa.gov
>
Yes, I have it.  Yes, checks are fine.  No, if I had to have only
one list, I'd have the GO list.  There are a few European addrs
that are correct in QSL Routes that aren't in the Callbook.  I
bought it because I believe that collecting routes is a service
to the DX fraternity and people who do a good job of it ought to
be supported.  Yes, you can get all the route info you need from
the local DX cluster without spending a dime.  Any if everybody
does that, the sources of information will dry up.  Just one
opinion. 

  -- 73 de Chris Thomas, AA6SQ (ex-WA6HTJ) (CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: n1jbc@anomaly.sbs.com (Jed Barton - N1JBC)
Subject: kenwood TS440
Organization: Small Business Systems, Incorporated, Smithfield, RI 02917
Distribution: please send any information to me Jed at m maili
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 04:03:38 GMT
Summary: I have a problem with tuning my radio on 40 meters. It seems that thee 
Keywords: v:kenwood


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From: karl@khk.ghia.rhein-main.de (Karl-Heinz Kuehlborn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: "LOGIC"-User!?!
Keywords: "LOGIC"; PDA;
Date: 27 Dec 92 16:41:15 GMT

Hello to all Reader!

Iom looking for other user of the Logbook/Contest-program by PDA. Maybe it
is possible to exchange any experiences!

                               vy 73 de Karl-Heinz



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From: moisan@silver.lcs.mit.edu (David Moisan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Soldering radials to SO-239's
Followup-To: poster
Date: 31 Dec 1992 00:09:03 GMT
Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
NNTP-Posting-Host: silver.ai.mit.edu
Summary: Need to solder coathangers to make a 1/4-wave VHF antenna
Keywords: antenna construction soldering

As some of you are aware, there are many designs for 1/4-wave VHF
antennas that use an SO239, BNC or N chassis-mount connector upon
which the radials are soldered (to the mounting holes).

I've tried to build one such antenna using coathangers as the elements.
But try as I might, as hot as I get the connector (with a 100-watt gun
newly-purchased), the coathanger will not take solder.

It's occurred to me that some coathangers are aluminum (don't work,
 do they?! :))  Yet the coathanger I tried _was_ steel, or so I thought.

Has anyone had actual experience?  What materials, if not coathangers, do 
you use in *your* designs?

Thanks in advance,

Dave, N1KGH

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From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
Date: 28 Dec 92 01:37:47 GMT
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division

In article <BzvvFp.IM3@NeoSoft.com>, jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese) writes:
> In article <n1317t@ofa123.fidonet.org> Larry.Mc.Donald@ofa123.fidonet.org writes:
>>I can olny hit one open one from my house (the entire area 
>>has about six) and there's only one simplex freq. The rest has all 
>>been privatised by hams who wanted "private" systems or were looking 
>>to make a buck off of the ham bands. Sure, there are plenty of 
>>repeaters that I can use, for $15 a month.  
> 
> 'scuse me...but have you ever had to PAY for the equipment involved in putting
> up a repeater?  I didn't think so...  If you had, you wouldn't think $15
> per month was such a rip-off.
> 
Give me a BREAK. $15 a month adds up to $190/user/year. An average repeater
has 100 or so users. That's $19,000/year. I've built and run a number of
repeaters and for $19,000 a year you can have a HELL of a repeater (and
ALOT of parties for the owner/operator).

UHF Repeater $2000 - ICOM
100W Amp     $ 350
Pwr Supply   $ 250
Duplxr       $ 750
Antenna      $ 150 - 6db
Controller   $1500 - Advanced  Controler with digitized Voice $ Voice Mail
             ______
             $5000
Add Misc     $1000 - Control Link Receiver, antenna, co-ax, etc


Add Another Grand or so per year for Operating Expenses (Power, Fone Line)
and you're still a long way from $19K, and that's just to get the machine up.
The second year It's just operating expenses and maybe a little maintenance.

$30 or $35 a year is more like it.

> Repeaters are VERY expensive, even for the good scroungers.  Someone has to

A good scrounger would put it up for A LOT less. Using converted USED 
commercial equipment would let you do the whole thing for a few thousand less
at least.

> pay for them...the logical choice is the users.  You're lucky that at least
> six people have chosen to put on open systems out of the goodness of their
> heart. 
> 


   John Rice -  K9IJ         |  "Did I say that ?" I must have, but It was    
   rice@ttd.teradyne.com     |   MY opinion only, no one else's...Especially  
                             |   Not my Employer's.... Licensed since 1959
                             |   Ex: K8YZR, KH6GHC, WB9CSP, W9MMB, WA1TXV
From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Tandy Flame
Date: 24 Dec 92 00:04:50 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

oxenreid@chaos.cs.umn.edu writes:

>I remember a time, from 1985 to 1987 we had a new group manager
>every quarter.  It appears that if you got a call from your boss, 
>you were gone.  So much for Demings Quality Improvement management 
>theroy point #8 "Drive out fear, so that everyone may 
>work effectively for the company."  Tandy has/is using the under-world
>style of management.  "Do as I say, or Ill rub yous' out."


In my five years with Tandy, I saw a number of managers get fired.
It was never over a minor incident.  The most common reasons
for getting fired were:  1) Stealing from the cash drawer, fraudulent
sales ticket writing, or other stealing from the company; 2) Flagrant
and deliberate violations of company policy; or 3) Multiple complaints
from customers about you.  You could get away with #3 if you were
making money for the company.  That rarely happened, since customers
were driven away by hostile managers.

Tandy does have a number of old-fashioned and hostile policies
toward its employees.   One was the "you don't get your unused
vacation when you leave the company" policy that was blatantly
illegal in California.  Tandy lost a law suit over this policy,
and was required to pay damages to employees over it.  The
"no beards or moustaches" policy led to the firing of a number
of long-time employees about 5 years ago.  

On the other hand, Tandy provides many opportunities.  I got a 
job with them in high school when I had no work experience.  It led
to the lucrative computer career I now enjoy.

-- 

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Randall Rhea                                        Informix Software, Inc. 
Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems    uunet!pyramid!infmx!randall
From: Sean.Reigle@f203.n103.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Repeater Listing
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
Date: 23 Dec 92  02:49:00

Does any BBS or system have a listing of repeaters which could be downloaded
or sent to me thru email or other means of transmission? Just a portion, not
the entire listing, or per region. Thank you.

Sean.Reigle@f203.n103.z1.fidonet.org

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From: jangus@skyld.tele.com (Jeffrey D. Angus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Exploding Air Bags? Locking Anti-Lock Brakes? 
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 16:37:01 GMT
Organization: Grendel's Lair


In article <1992Dec21.151315.1663@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com writes:

  > If Toyota salesman hear some of that, the pressure can become pretty
  > intense on the factory.

 Toyota (like General Motors) sells enough cars that even if EVERY amateur
 quit buying thier new cars, they wouldn't notice. (Or care) There is enough
 of a market out there without the amateur community. The only manufactures
 that HAMs have any clout with are those that depend on them for a major part
 of thier business. Sad but true, we are NOT the center of the universe.

netcom!bongo!jangus@skyld.tele.com < the winter solstice is here >
US Mail:  PO Box  4425  Carson, CA  90749-4425    1 (310) 324-6080
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: chuck@eng.umd.edu (Chuck Harris - WA3UQV)
Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 20:03:08 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, Department of Electrical Engineering

In article <1992Dec28.235602.1@ttd.teradyne.com> rice@ttd.teradyne.com writes:
>Excuse Me ? "Invited" to use the spectrum. Where does the FCC say that ANY
>Amateur has to be INVITED to transmit on a frequency? This kind of attitude
>is a good part of What's wrong with ham radio today. Some people think they
>have a god given right to a portion of the spectrum. It's theirs - they 
>paid for it - an no one's going to take it away from them. Pure unadulterated
>BULLSHIT.

In article <8228@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
>This kind of attitude is a good part of What's wrong with ham radio today.
>Some people think they have a god given right to use other people's equipment.
>It's using ham spectrum and they can use it if they damned well please. Pure
>unadulterated BULLSHIT.
>
>Your argument boils down to "If they want to spend $10K on a sophisticated
>repeater system, they have to make it a public utility". There are two

If you want to park your $10K machine on a public frequency, then you should
expect it to be used as a public utility.  If you are not expecting that,
then you should move out of the way so that others can use the frequency.

This "I own the frequency" crap IS the largest problem with Ham radio today.
Nothing compels you to put up a repeater.  You do so, in part out of public
service, in part out technical interest, and in part out of stroking your own
ego.  Nothing wrong with that.  The rest of the Ham commumity puts up with your
hogging of the frequency with your repeater because it expects to be able to
use it from time to time when it wishes to, or needs to.

No one expects to use your autopatch for free; so control your access codes.
If you find that someone spends a great deal of time on your machine, remind
that person that it costs a lot of money to run a repeater, and you can use
all the help you can get, but don't expect to be able to force that individual
to pay.  This is not a commercial venture.  If you still can't deal with your
"great act of charity", then take your repeater down, and let someone else use
the allocation.  There are plenty of hams out there who would love to put up an
open repeater on your pair!

73,

Chuck Harris - WA3UQV
chuck@eng.umd.edu


Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
Subject: Re: Realistic Dx-160
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:59:53 GMT

In article <725377189.AA00034@tdkt.kksys.com> Claton.Cadmus@f100.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Claton Cadmus) writes:
>GC>Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
>GC>Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
>
>GC>In article <1992Dec25.055513.29834@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
>GC>sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>GC>>
>
>GC>>I've heard about digital readouts being added to old radios.  Is this
>GC>>possible with the 160 while keeping it's components 'original'?
>
>I did this with a DX-160, there was an article in 73 magzine some years
>back on contructing a Freq. Counter that had a way to preset the 455 khz
>I.F. freq. so the readout was correct.  You can build one for about
>$60-100 depending on your junk box.  I sold my DX-160 this past summer
>but kept the counter and now use it on my older analog rig.
>
>I must say it worked quite well and made it much easier to find those SW
>stations.  If you own a Freq. Counter you could use that but you would
>need to mentally add/subtract the I.F. frequency.  I installed a small
>length of RG-174 from the output of the oscillator buffer to an RCA
>jack on the rear of the unit.  I did notice that the oscillator would be
>"pulled" a few hundred hertz when I connected the readout, but thats not
>a problem.

Thanks!  I might look into this if manually re-calibrating the dial
doesn't work.

Simon

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese)
Subject: Re: 430 mhz band under th (now repeater costs)
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 14:23:19 GMT

In article <1993Jan3.004149.6956@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> laborde@oak.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Gregory R. LaBorde) writes:
>The basic error in their arguments, I feel, is the assumption that all closed
>440 MHz repeaters are like theirs. I can only speak for the LA area since that
>is where I live, but as many, many posts on this thread have pointed out, most
>closed 440 MHz repeaters here sit there inactive most of the time. Jim, you
>should accept this for most closed 440 MHz repeaters because they are far less
>active than the handful of open ones (again, LA area perspective).

No arguement from me... I know that there are many closed systems that are
not active.  My whole intent was to point out that not ALL of them are like
this.

Having been a frequency coordinator in a congested area (Dallas, Texas on
2 meters) for three years, I am painfully aware of the problems coordination
groups have dealing with low activity radios.  It's real hard to tell one of
the twelve guys on the waiting list "sorry, there's no channels available, and
there aren't going to be any...ever".  During the peroid that I was a
coordinator, I came very close to selling all of my radios and saying
"F*** IT--it ain't worth it.  That's when I got out of the coordinating
business.  Being a frequency coordinator was the worst experience I've ever
had in ham radio.

In an ideal world, it is easy to say "we'll just take the channels away from
those low-usage radios"...but in the REAL world, you get sued if you do this.

Most coordination organizations aren't prepared to fight this battle in court,
so they avoid the issue completely.  The feeling is it's easier to deal with
the people on the waiting list than to fight it out in court when you take
away the wrong guy's channel.


-- 
     Jim Reese, WD5IYT            | "Real Texans never refer to trouble
  jreese@sugar.neosoft.com        |  as deep doo-doo"  --Molly Ivins
From: Larry.Mc.Donald@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: 430mhz band under th
X-Sender: newtout 0.03 Dec 29 1992
Date: 29 Dec 92  12:38:06

 steve@presoft.com 
   (Steve Kohlenberger) sez:

 > I heard that the 220-222 Mhz was deallocated from amateur use
 > (partially) due to non (low?) use.  Would it be wiser to roll those
 > 440 pairs that are _mostly unused_ from private use back into available
 > so that others can allocate for OPEN use before the same thing
 > happends in 440?

   This was precisely my point in my first post.  Program your 
440 rig with just about any group of 'private' repeaters. Scan. 
I'd be very surprised if you heard more than one conversation a 
day.  A local lid here has a private repeater pair in his name 
and lives a couple of blocks away, so I monitored his pair for a 
month. I don't think he even has a machine there, just grabbed 
the pair to say that they are his.
   Someday the FCC will notice.



... Larry.Mc.Donald, N6ZMB, Fullerton, California!  <cough, cough>
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.10

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From: jimla@tekig1.PEN.TEK.COM (James G Larsen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: PC Board Layout Software
Keywords: PADS, Easytrax
Date: 24 Dec 92 06:27:59 GMT
Followup-To: poster

Another shareware program for PCB layout is Easytrax from Protel
Technology.  It is a fully functional manual place and route program.
I found the user interface to be extremely fast and easy to learn
compared to PADS.  There is no netlist input, but all layout and post
processing functions are included.  The complete Autotrax package including
schematic entry, PCB layout, and autorouter costs $395.  For info call
Protel Technology at (800) 544-4186.  I have no connection with Protel,
just impressed with their products.

Jim Larsen
N7IHQ
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler)
Subject: Re: ICOM 901 vs Kenwood TM-741
Organization: UMCC
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 02:26:02 GMT

  As someone who owns an IC901 with 4 bands (& is an Assistant RACES
Officer, for whatever that's worth), I have no problem in suggesting the
Kenwood 741 over the IC-901 system.  The 741 just has many more features
than the 741, but that will be obvious to anyone who compares the two.
 
    Since you want more than the 3-band maximum of the 741, I'd suggest you
get the 741 & then a separate radio.


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From: Sean.Reigle@f203.n103.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: on-line repeater directory
X-Sender: newtout 0.05 Dec 30 1992
Date: 30 Dec 92  21:23:05

Quoting a message which Bourque_David wrote to All on Monday December 28 1992 
at 14:57:

 BD> For those that are really interested.  I have NY as well.  It is treaded
 BD> as a seperate file and has not been updated.  It is identical to the
 BD> ARRL directory (most recent version).  So NYers, how about some updates?
 BD> BTW, the NY file is larger than the New England file.

Would you like to send a repeater list for 6m/10m/2m/220m/440m/1.2ghz to the
email address listed below? Thank you.

Sean/Dezone - Sean.Reigle@f203.n103.z1.fidonet.org

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