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From: hugh@ivy.unisys.com (Hugh Pepper)
Subject: Kenwood TS440 vco5 problem
Followup-To: Kenwood service.
Keywords: ts440 
Organization: Paramax Systems, Ivyland, PA
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:12:46 GMT

Hello netters !!!!!!!

Due to the recent thread about Kenwood Service, (or lack therof) I'm 
almost afraid to ask for some help with a TS-440s which I recently 
aquired...
 
Problem is.. When I turn on the rig. I get frequency readout and then 
all black except for all decimal points across the bottom. ( I think this
is a VCO unlock indication)

I called Kenwood's new East Coast Repair facility in Virginia Beach, VA
(804-468-2165), and spoke with a friendly person named Chuck..

Conversation went something like this:

ME: Hello, I recently aquired a TS-440S and ...

Chuck: When you turn it on, the display goes blank, and the VCO unlocks.

Me: ..Well, yes! How do you know what i was going to say?

Chuck: Common problem,  Turn around time here for repair is long, and we 
	can't even look at the radio for 3 weeks from the time it arrives.

Me:	Well if this is such a known problem, is there something that I can 
	do, without sending it in?

Chuck:	Well, maybe.. The problem with the radio is that there is a glue or
	wax that is poured over the VCO components, and after a while, under
	certain conditions, this glue becomes conductive.. ..

	The old Glue/wax has to be removed and some components have to be`
	replaced..

	Call Kenwood in California and ask for VCO GLUE MOD/FIX/Bulletin 5,
	But I have to warn you, the glue is hard to get off of the board, and
	you have to promise me, that if you attempt this repair, and it doesn't 
	work, I don't want to see the radio here for repairs..

End of Phone Conversation--

	So I called Kenwood in Long Beach and spoke with Cliff, also very 
	helpful.  He said that there is a service Buletin for VCO number 5,
	where the rubber cement used around the VCO can change properties `
	with time and temperature.  He is putting a copy of the bulletin in
	the mail, today.  
	BTW- the number is 310-639-7140

	Since I will be in Newport beach next week, I said I would stop by
	and pick up a copy there, just in case the paperwork doesn't make it
	here by US snail--MAIL  :~)

	So, so far, they seem to be fairly willing to lend assistance, I guess
	the only time there is trouble, is if you have to send a radio
	in to them, as I guess that 2 factory service centers are fairly 
	swamped with all of the US repairs..


My question to the net is:

	Has anyone ever heard of this fix/bulletin/mod , etc, and better yet
	has anyone ever attempted it successfully.  

	Please Email me any info you may have on getting the 440 on the air,
	and/or  Post it on the net.. 

	Also what components have to be changed in the VCO part of the radio,
`	besides the WAX/GLUE replacement  ...!!

	If this is a prevelant problem, maybe the net can save someone else 
	the time and expense of sending a radio away to Kenwood for a fix that 
	can be done easily at home..
------------------------------------------
Hugh M. Pepper            |email: Hugh@ivy.unisys.com
KE3BI ('B`ad 'I`nfluence) |ph:	  215-443-7500
Paramax Systems -         |Ivyland PA, 18974
From: Hugh_E._Wells.El_Segundo@xerox.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Storing cells in the refrigerator
Date: 26 Aug 92 23:42:17 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

I've been storing various cells (dry and alkaline) in the refrigerator for some
30 years.  Although I've not done any comparative testing on the life
expectancy due to cold vs warm storage.  I believe the cold has worked as I've
used cells stored 5-6 years and received what appeared to be full life from the
cell.

Regarding NICAD cells:  I have at least hundred AA cells stored at room
temperature (I have not tried cold storage for nicads).  All are unused and are
date coded in the early 1980 period.  About 70% of the cells remain good and
perform to near capacity (500 ma/hr) when charged.  The common failure mode
observed from this group is electrolyte seepage through the pressure seal.  A
secondary failure mode is dendridic growth (nickel whiskers) which create a
shorted cell.  These I pitch rather than attempt to repair.

In addition, I have about forty of the 50" size flat nicads built by Gulton in
1968 and all appear to be good.  These are unused and have been stored at room
temperature for these many years.  There is absolutely no signs of leakage or
deterioration to the cells -- amazing!

73,  Hugh Wells     W6WTU
From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Anybody doing telegraph sounder Morse?
Date: 29 Aug 92 07:40:47 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: hobbes.ucsc.edu


I'm just starting to try to learn to copy Morse using a telegraph
sounder.  I'm going to start with regular continental code, since
I already know it and can get practice material off the air or
by keyboarding and tape recording.  Just wondering if there's
anyone else interested in this kind of whimsy.
-- 
haynes@cats.ucsc.edu
haynes@cats.bitnet

"Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an Art."
        Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: mleech@bnr.ca (Marcus Leech)
Subject:  Integrating a GaAsFET L.N.A into a TS-680
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Information Techology Division
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:23:26 GMT

Has anyone successfully integrated as GaAsFET amp 'in skin' to a Kenwood
  TS-680?

The Kenwood has built-in Rx amps, one for 21.5 to 30MHZ, and one for 6M.

I want to replace the built-in one with a Hamtronics LNG-50, and I think
  Q72 is the right place to do it (based on a block diagram).  I've tried
  this, and the LNG-50 appears to be oscillating, suggesting a bad
  impedance mismatch. What I did was to remove Q72, and connect the LNG-50
  input to the base connection, and the output to the collector connection.
  Anybody had any experience in this portion of the TS-680?

-- 
Marcus Leech, 4Y11             Bell-Northern Research  |opinions expressed
mleech@bnr.ca                  P.O. Box 3511, Stn. C   |are my own, and not
ml@ve3mdl.ampr.org             Ottawa, ON, CAN K1Y 4H7 |necessarily BNRs
From: rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: PL-259s on 9913 Coax
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:16:44 GMT
Organization: Paramax Systems Corp (A Unisys Company), Great Valley Labs, PA

In article <1992Aug28.131212.1923@biggus.moron.vware.mn.org> chrisc@biggus.moron.vware.mn.org (Chris Cox  W0/G4JEC) writes:
>
>Given that most people are going to be using 9913 at UHF frequencies, why
>are you even considering using 5dB attenuators?
>
>It's like driving a Ferrari, and running it on prune juice...

Why do the antenna/equipment manufacturers continue to insist on putting
PL-259/SO-238 connectors on VHF/UHF antennas/equipment??

Why do they make a 10 dB gain UHF antenna then stick a UHF connector on it???

=================================================================
Pete Rossi - WA3NNA                  rossi@gvl.unisys.com

Paramax Systems Corporation - a Unisys Company
Electronic Systems - Valley Forge Labs - Paoli, Pennsylvania
=================================================================
From: Jay.Townsend@f3.n346.z1.spk.wa.us (Jay Townsend)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: ICOM IC-751A 24-pin accessory connector?
Date: 23 Aug 92 17:38:50 GMT

In a message of <19 Aug 92>, Aaron Endelman wrote to All:

 AE> Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

 AE> Anyone know what the mating connector for the 24-pin accessory 
 AE> connector is
 AE> called?  Looks like a Molex something-or-other.

 AE> The manual doesn't say what it is; the ICOM parts department wants 11 
 AE> bucks
 AE> for one and they won't tell me who makes it.

 AE> I'm sure I can find it for a lot less.

 AE> Also, what's the pin diameter?

 AE> Replies to me directly, please.  Thanks.

I don't know.  But Radio Shack sells them for about 2 bucks.


 * Origin: Radio Therapy BBS (1:346/3)
From: ron@pilot.njin.net (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Yaesu FT-470 HT reprogramming
Keywords: Yaesu, FT-470, programming
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:40:52 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

>  I have had my FT-470 for about a year and a half and discovered early on,
> with random playing around that I could get it to receive on freqencies that
> it "isn't supposted to".

2M receive is opened up by holding the arrows keys down while turning
the radio on.  450-500 receive can be had by exploting bugs in the
microprocessor (set 0000 for a split, turn the radio off, on, and then
hit REV and the receiver is set to some rediculous value), you can
dial in a downward direction to the desired range.

> Is it possible to reprogram the 470 to receive and transmit on other
> frequencies? MARS, CAP, etc.?

Alternate transmit and receive ranges can be had by playing with a set
of diodes inside the radio.

-Ron
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: using Velcro
From: carndt@zeus.calpoly.edu (Chris Arndt)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:36:09 GMT
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

In article <1992Aug31.180945.22486@cs.rose-hulman.edu> derry@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John Derry) writes:
>
>Mounted my small (TM-2412A) 2-m rig in my Honda the other day.  Put velcro  
>hook material on "hump" and fuzzy stuff on the rig.  Used 2 strips about
>3 in long.  Works fb.
>
>Did this once before and after removing the rig a few times the hook stuff
>(adhesive backed) began to come unstuck from car.  The "hump" gets pretty
>hot, you see.
>
>Solution:  This time made the hook portion about one inch longer than
>fuzzy part.  So far no problem.
>
>Pretty gud way to bring rig indoors or transfer between vehicles.
>
>73 de Jack, K9CUN

I've been using Velcro hook and loop like this for years. Let's see..

Holds Pro-2004 to dash of motorhome, holds TM741A to top of scanner,
Holds Uniden backup TV monitor to dash. I pulled the mike hanger knob
off the TM741 mike and use velcro as a mike holder. (I have a patch on
the steering wheel for this also) Hook and loop also mounts the indoor
outdoor thermometer, and a whole bunch of other stuff. You get the idea.
I even use it to keep my water bottle from tipping over.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: ICOM service is GREAT
From: fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov (Fred McKenzie)
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:49:54 EST
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Distribution: world
Organization: NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Florida

In article <9208280223.AA22517@gordon-tsd1.army.mil>,
carrl@gordon-tsd1.army.mil (Mr Larry Carr) wrote:
> My two cents worth:
> Sent my IC-751 to ICOM on Monday, got it back on Thursday of same week.
> They fixed my problem, and automatically realigned xmit/rec, checked
> all functions and returned posthaste.  It was in and out same day.

Larry-

I always thought Icom equipment was pretty good, but never needed to
experience their service, since I prefer to repair my own.

However, the IC-24AT I purchased a year and a half ago, has low average
modulation, and there is no microphone gain control.  When I purchased the
radio, I also ordered the Service Manual.  Its been a year and a half, and
still no manual.  Further, AES in Orlando claims they haven't received one
yet for their own shop, and they were unable to fix the problem while the
radio was under warranty.  (Their technicians are usually pretty good.)

In spite of frequent inquiries, there is not even a projected date of
delivery of the service manual, and the radio may be discontinued soon. 
The Icom rep. from Atlanta even promised to send me a copy of their service
manual, but sent a copy of the owner's manual instead.

If you've seen the inside of the IC-24AT, you must realize how difficult it
is to find anything without a map.  It will take a lot of convincing to get
me to ever buy anything else made by Icom.  I refuse to be bullied into
sending equipment back to the factory for what should be simple
maintenance.

fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov
From: William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Cellular Frequencies
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:27:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucsd.9208311526.AA07018
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

In article <l9qcl7INNkvl@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>
geoffm@purplehaze.Corp.Sun.COM (Geoff Miller) writes:
>In article <1992Aug27.013721.22282@engage.pko.dec.com> moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com writes:
>
>beyond 60 in the first place.  And I know for a fact that I've never
>heard of a UHF station higher than 54 (the local UHF PBS affiliate).
>
 
There's also WBCC ch 68 in Cocoa, Florida (traded their channel 18 with WKCF 
in Claremont in exchange for a lot of stuff - WKCF wanted off Ch 68 in the 
worst way).  Brevard Community College got the nice stuff, but they also now 
get the power bill.
From: dfrey@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu (David Frey)
Subject: Antennas in trees, anybody?
Keywords: antennas
Reply-To: dfrey@bigbird.csd.scarolina.edu
Organization: Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:01:02 GMT

I would like to hear from anyone who has experience with putting mast-type 
antennas in treetops. I live in the middle of 8 acres of woods, many of which
are huge, sturdy oaks that would bend only in the rarest of conditions. I can't
help but think what great antenna-holders they might make. I am assuming that
a properly attached vertical would be almost no problem, but a 2 meter beam
might be a horse of a different stable.
I can't see shelling out $$ for a tower when that red oak is taller?

TNX
I'm destinated
KD4NAR for ID
Hi Hi
:)

David
From: William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Cellular Frequencies
Date: 28 Aug 1992 05:48:41 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

>Huh?  If memory serves, I've never seen a television UHF dial that went
>beyond 60 in the first place.  And I know for a fact that I've never
>heard of a UHF station higher than 54 (the local UHF PBS affiliate).
>Geoff

my 1977 sony tunes 2-83.  was a big deal to have click stop tuners that 
covered the full range back then in that having this would make UHF as easy to
tune as VHF (since it was felt that people wanted to be able to just dial in a
channel number and not have to plink around with the fine tuning required of a
analog slide rule dial).  modern digital controlled TVs finally do make tuning
UHF as easy as VHF....

bill wb9ivr
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: RG 8 atten @ 20 Mhz?
Date: 3 Sep 92 22:55:06 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <9209030927.AA12595@outmail.microsoft.com> mikemr@microsoft.COM (Michael Mraz) writes:
>=============================================
>RG-8 has loss of .9 dB per 100 feet at 20 MHz.  350 feet would give a
>loss of 3.15 dB.  This is roughly half of one "S" unit: a station that
>would be S9 with a much shorter run of coax would be S8.5; this is
>=============================================
>
>Another perspective, however, is to realize that -3dB is equal to
>a power ratio of 1:2. In other words, 1/2 of the power that you
>supply to the line is dissipated in the line as heat. So, 100W in,
>50W heat, and 50W to the antenna.   de N6MZ

But the other ham will only notice that your loss of that power looks
like a half S unit in his reciever.  Probably not worth worrying
about that much.  Besides, some loss in your coax will make
your antenna's SWR look better, making the transmitter happier.
If you replace the lossy coax with better stuff, expect that the SWR
will look worse.  If you can load into it, don't worry too much, all
the power will find its way out (though a bad SWR will multiply
cable losses.  Suppose your coax system eats half the power.  A bad
SWR could reflect say half the power delivered to the antenna back.
you loose half the reflection on the trip back to the transmitter.  
The transmitter has a very low inpedance, so what amount of power 
that survives to there gets almost all bounced back towards
the antenna.  half of that arrives at the antenna, and so on.  
Antenna eventually gets 1/2 + 1/16 + 1/128 + etc.  If the coax was
lossless, you'd get 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + etc.  
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys)
Subject: Re: Looking for a _really_ feature-packed handheld dual bander
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:32:28 GMT


In article <1SEP199205405992@spades.aces.com>, gavron@spades.aces.com (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546) writes...
>In article <1992Aug31.215422.29063@engage.pko.dec.com>, 
>gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys) writes...
>#
>#[quoting me]
>#>	- Odd splits on at least 20 memories, with the offset between
>#>	  TX and RX varying from a multiple of 5KHz to 10KHz (the W2A
>#>	  does not allow a 5KHz offset from RX/TX)
># 
># 
>#	Mine does. I've done the expanded freq mods (those tiny diodes) and
>#don't know if it is related, but it does work. You need to set the tuning speed
>#to the appropriate step first. Then you can change the offset appropriately.
> 
>Let me rephrase.  The W2A doesn't give one "odd splits" as much as it
>allows variable repeater offset on duplex channels.  The offset, however
>is in terms of X.XXMHz, so that it can go from 0.00 - n.90 in steps of .01M
>or 10KHz.
> 
>In other words, if the input frequency ends with a 5, so will the output
>frequency.  One can't set an input frequency of 146.455 and output 147.400
>since that would require a units (5Khz) digit on the offset which just isn't
>there.
> 
>So far the only HT to fit the requirements appears to be the TH78.  Three
>people mentioned it to me, with John Steele N5ZKC (JFS4892@ZEUS.TAMU.EDU)
>and Bob Kupiec N3MML (kupiec@hp800.lasalle.edu) giving me complete 
>information.
> 
>I'll know Thursday for sure.  When I get it :)
> 
>#	/s/	Bob Gettys  N1BRM
> 
>Ehud  n5neq
> 
>--
>Ehud Gavron        (EG76)     
>gavron@aces.com	    


	Just for the record - my W2A does do the 5 khz offset. It does have the
hardware mod for out of band xmit which may be necessary to get this
functionality, I have no way to check that without access to an unmodified
unit. 

	/s/	Bob Gettys N1BRM
Xref: sparky rec.radio.amateur.misc:14767 alt.folklore.urban:22561
From: de@moscom.UUCP (David Esan)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Cellular Frequencies
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:33:18 GMT
Reply-To: de@moscom.UUCP (David Esan)
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford, NY

In article <1992Aug29.050123.23014@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) writes:
>In article <1992Aug29.015531.15683@engage.pko.dec.com> moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com writes:
>>In article <1992Aug28.214645.4889@mv.mv.com>, mem@mv.mv.com (Mark E. Mallett) writes...
>>>In article <l9qhf3INNn02@news.bbn.com> levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin) writes:
>>>>	Channel 56 (Independent, Boston)  WLVI.
>>#1 is WTEN which is channel (guess) in Albany, NY.
>Or WXIA, (channel) 11, Atlanta.  Formerly WAII.


Or WXXI, channel 21, Rochester, NY.

-- 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -->     David Esan      de@moscom.com  
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: buaas@trout.nosc.mil (Robert A. Buaas)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: FT-747 mods to narrow sideband filters (ala FT-757) ??
Date: 29 Aug 1992 18:57:25 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Does anyone know where these mods were published, or have a copy?
please email direct: buaas@nosc.mil

thanks in advance/bob K6KGS
From: Jim_Sollows@mindlink.bc.ca (Jim Sollows)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: <<<WANTED, ICOM HT, USED>>>>
Date: 29 Aug 92 16:17:26 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

I don't have one for sale but I can recommend ICOM in general but more
specifically the ICOM IC02AT. I have used on for Mountain Search and Rescue
work for many years  and it has served me faithfully despite getting wet,
dropped, banged, and even the occasional dunking. I once had to fish my trusty
ICOM out of a pool following a rescue. The radio was submerged 10 feet deep in
a glacier fed stream. I fished it out...dried it off...and powered it up, it
still works to this day. The radio has also been able to transmit out of areas
where our usual Motorola HT's could not. It also has recieve and transmit from
140.000 - 149.995 so if needed the radio can transmit on the SAR frequency of
149.495, as was used on many occasions when the Motorola HT's just couldn't do
the job.

Jim L. Sollows VE7JLS
From: ssohn@kaerigw.kaeri.re.KR (Surgwon Sohn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re:RG-8 Attenuation
Date: 31 Aug 92 09:43:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: kaerigw.9208312243.AA01411
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

My Belden catalog reads like this. The nominal attenuation of RG-8A/U is 
0.17 dB/100ft.@1MHz and 0.55 dB/100ft.@10MHz, 1.3 dB/100ft.@50MHz each.
-Surgwon Sohn,HL3ANF
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: wpns@miki.pictel.com (Willie Smith)
Subject: Re: Did this guy really sit *4 YEARS* in Prison ??
Organization: PictureTel Corporation
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 16:46:57 GMT

In article <9208311219.utk24096@FAB8.intel.com> RHAREL@FAB8.INTel.COM (RICHARD HAREL) writes:

>>On December 17, 1984, Burton was convicted of having 
>>violated Section 318 of the Communications Act and 
>>sentenced to four years imprisonment.  Eventually, after 
>>serving a prison sentence, Burton was placed on five years 
>>probation, which ended December 17, 1989.  Immediately 
>>after being released from prison, on December 17, 1989, 
>>Burton violated the terms of his probation by operating a 
>>radio broadcast system without a license.  On March 10, 
>>1990, after his probation ended, Burton was convicted of 
>>operating a radio transmitting apparatus without a license 
>>in violation of Section 318 of the Communications Act.  
>>Burton was again placed on probation and fined.

This particular passage is _really_ confusing.  He was sentenced to 4
years of imprisonment from 1984 to 1988 but released from prison in
1989, placed on 5 years probation from 1984 to 1989 which ended 1990.
Unless there was more than one of him or he served his probation in
prison, something's wrong with the chronology.  Either way he sounds
like he's just not getting this "law" concept.

Willie Smith
wpns@pictel.com
From: oopdavid@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (D.RODMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: WANTED: IC-765 PBT/IF SHIFT MOD
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:03:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

If someone is familiar with the IC765 modification that reactivates the 
IF shift, I would be appreciative.  Also, I would be interested in learning
of other common Mods that might apply to my new radio.

73, Dave
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: garfield@sunspot.noao.edu (Brian Armstrong)
Subject: Need help with satellite element conversion
Summary: Longitude reference at apogee, period of satellite formulae
Keywords: satellite math formula 
Organization: National Solar Observatory/SP, Sunspot NM, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 22:34:52 GMT

I have a satellite tracking program, and am trying to use the posted
Keplerian elements here with it.  

Anyway, my program asks for, among other things, the longitude
reference at apogee and the period of the satellite.  How do I
compute these from the posted Keplerian elements?

(I'm hopefully looking for a couple of formulae to give me these
values.)

Brian D. Armstrong, KA7KPN, National Solar Observatory, Sunspot NM
garfield@sunspot.sunspot.noao.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc