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From: BOB@WINROCK.ORG
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Radio Shack Pro 2026 modifications?
Date: 18 Aug 1992 08:29:21 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu


I have recently purchased a Radio Shack Pro 2026 scanner.  It has 800 Mhz
capability, but of course cellular is deleted.  I thought it looked
identical to my Bearcat 950 XLT & I could use the same mod, but thought
wrong.

Anybody have the cellular restoration mod for the RS2026?
Thanks in advance.

bob@winrock.org
From: summers@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Jim B. Summers)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 03:46:20 GMT
Subject: Re: FT-470 Intermods?
Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL) writes:

> Did you mean factory NEW when you said "new" or just new to you? 

The radio was (is) factory new.  I have spoken to Yaesu and they said that
my radio should have the new parts.  Indeed the IF frequencies correspond
to those described in the mod documentation which Yaesu faxed to me.  If
the intermod is occuring in the front end, changing the IF frequencies
should have little effect.  The fax I received showed that they changed
the first IF crystal filters (Vhf and Uhf), the second LO crystals, and
two inductors (in the tanks of the VHF first mixer and first IF amplifier).
That was it.  

Jim Summers, KD7F
summers@hpspkla.spk.hp.com
From: jej@chinet.chi.il.us (joe jesson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: AEA-FAX
Date: 21 Aug 92 00:12:57 GMT
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX

My guess is the op amp is a signal limiter in order to convert the
 FM or variable tone into a series of zero-cross signals.  The computer
 simply counts the time between zero crossings.

 Do you know if AEA uses the same zero-cross limiter on the RTTY system??


 --joe

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From: jkearman@arrl.org (Jim Kearman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Meet The Director
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:51:51 EDT
Organization: American Radio Relay League

;Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
;From: louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
;Subject: Re: AARL vs ARRL
;Organization: University of Maryland College Park
;Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1992 16:02:59 GMT
;Lines: 24
; 
;In article <382@arrl.org> ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare KA1CV) writes:
; 
;>If you are unhappy with League
;>policy in any matter, make your views known to your Division Director. I
;>have seen too many ARRL Forums at conventions that are attended by less
;>than 1% of the convention attendees! (These are mainly the OFs who are 
;>too enfeebled to walk around the booth area looking for bargains :-) :-) ).
; 
;I've heard this point brought up a number of times.  Has anyone
;seriously considered WHY the ARRL forums are so poorly attended?  From
;what I've heard, other such forums (packet radio, satellites, etc)
;which many not appear to the wide spectrum of the amatuer population
;generally don't seem to have difficultly attracting attendees.
; 
;Thought I've not been an ARRL member for more than a decace, I know
;that I wouldn't be attracted to a forum which effectivly bills itself
;as "come piss and moan at the ARRL - let us know what you think."
;What's in it for me?  Is there some organized agenda, such as "ARRL
;seeks input on HF packet forwarding" or "ARRL discusses new VE
;procedures."  If it's crap shoot, who's going to gamble that showing
;up won't be a waste of time?
; 
;louie, WA3YMH
 

Some hamfest ARRL forums are organized to appeal to people
in the "field organization," others are free-form. They're
kinda like open season, where you can throw rocks or roses.
I think fixing an agenda is a mistake. Louie's interested
in packet forwarding, but Jim's interested in something else.
If the agenda says "discuss packet forwarding," I'm going
back to the flea market.

The ARRL forum is THE place to confront your elected 
officials, ask hard questions and make suggestions. It may
not be the perfect way, but it will work if you take the
initiative to go and make yourself heard.

Of course, you could always suggest and moderate a forum of
your own, to which you could invite the director.

73, Jim

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From: rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Antenna drilling
Keywords: antenna
Date: 13 Aug 92 20:32:42 GMT
Organization: Paramax Systems Corp (A Unisys Company), Great Valley Labs, PA

In article <1992Aug12.135829@IASTATE.EDU> bryanw@IASTATE.EDU (Bryan J Welch) writes:
>I have a chance to get a Motorola 2 meter antenna from a guy in town for $10.
>It sounds okay to me, but I'm just checking for opinions...
>
>Also, I'm going to give in and drill a hole in the roof of my car.  I've been
>told so far to do take these measures:  use a sharp bit, wax the area heavily,
>and use RV silicon to seal the mounting.  Any other things I need to watch
>out for?

I drilled a hole in my roof about 4 weeks ago.  Since I had a complete set of
twist drills, including 3/4 inch, several sizes between 3/4 and 1/2 and complete
set from 1/2 inch on down, I just started with a very small drill and kept
working my way up.

The only problem I had (minor) was that I drilled the hole right behind my
interior dome light.  It appears that the roof had an extra layer of metal
to it near the light as part of the light support.  So I had to work my
mount through a slightly thicker surface.  But once I got it in, it is solid..

That Diamond SG-7900 in the center of the roof works GREAT..  I just gotta
watch out for those low tree branches :-)

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

Paramax Systems Corporation - a Unisys Company
Electronic Systems - Valley Forge Labs - Paoli, Pennsylvania
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: dls@genrad.com (Diana L. Syriac)
Subject: Re: "Destinated" (was RE: QST Content)
Organization: GenRad, Inc.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 11:46:25 GMT

In article <5515@transfer.stratus.com> fms@sw.stratus.com (Faith Senie) writes:
>In article <1992Aug11.192121.21070@xn.ll.mit.edu>, tom@xn.ll.mit.edu writes:
>This from a fellow we've nicknamed "Timeout Tom", who runs 80 watts mobile 
:-)  I know who she's talking about!!!!
>
>> many nouns have become verbs to enliven our modern language
>> we need a new word to describe a good time out on repeaters
>> and there must be hundreds of other spots open for them
>> how about a smiley encapsulated list submitted by the good
>> people out there?
>> 
>
>Gee, Tom, as soon as I figure out what you just asked for, I'll see
>if I can't dream something up... :-)

And you know, the funny thing about the above paragraph?  That's exactly 
how he talks on the radio too!!!  :-)  Ah, it's nice to see that some people
still know how to ramble without hurting anyone (or saying anything?)....
:-)



->Diana L. Syriac (Carlson) dls@genrad.com	Ham: KC1SP (Sweet Pea)      <-
->I'D RATHER BE FLYING!	P-ASEL, INST		CAP: 1LT, Freedom 690 Mobile<-
->AD ASTRA, PER ASPERA				Airplane: C-172 N6513E	    <-
->GenRad, MS/6, 300 Baker Ave, Concord, Mass.  01742  (508)369-4400 x2459   <-
From: steven@ulysses.atmos.colostate.edu (Steven London)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Verticals/Covenant Controlled Lot
Date: 22 Aug 92 20:39:00 GMT
Organization: Atmos. Science, Colorado State Univ.

Verticals can work reasonably well if they are located far from blocking objects
(i.e. houses).  With a 200' x 200' lot, that shouldn't be a problem.  I'm
not an expert on the latest crop of verticals, but common wisdom says to
choose a vertical with an elevated feedpoint, to reduce ground effects.

Flame on:  A 200 by 200 lot, and no outdoor antennas allowed ?  What the
heck is allowed with all that land ?  Plant a few daisies and lots of
water-sucking Kentucky bluegrass ?  Are you buying a home or a golf course ?
Let me guess, horses are allowed, but antennas aren't ?  Heaven forbid,
a clothes line !

Also, in the USA, there is no god given right to erect a flag pole.  Some
guy near here is having an enormous hassle in his covenant controlled
neighborhood with his flag pole.  Despite the developer having flag poles
in front of the model homes he is using to sell the development.

It's getting to the point where "the public" equates antennas with
toxic waste dumps, in terms of where they should be located.

Flame off.

Steve, N2IC/0
From: root@cpe.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: cushcraft R7 in an apartment (help)
Date: 13 Aug 92 14:47:00 GMT
Nf-ID: #R:cis.ohio-state.edu:10476:cpe:1388467297:000:510
Nf-From: cpe.UUCP!root    Aug 13 09:47:00 1992


For six months at the Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort worth we used a R7 on
a tripod, mounted to a sheet of plywood.  The Plywood was held down by
four bags of sand from the Home Depot.  We had some storms with 50mph
winds and it stayed up there fine.  

We had to come up with a way to mount it with out placing any holes
or supports into the roof at the convention center.  It worked great,
no complaints from any of the dozens of operators, and thousands or
stations were worked.


					John Clark
					AB5GQ
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders)
Subject: ARRL BULLETIN 73  ARLB073
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 (1200/2400/v.32/pep)
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 13:25:51 GMT

==============================================================
| 		Relayed from packet radio via                |
| 		N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553                |
==============================================================

ARRL BULLETIN 73  ARLB073
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT  AUGUST 14, 1992
RELAYED BY WB8KWC, OBS KETTERING, OH
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS

SB QST ARL ARLB073
ARLB073 BID INTEGRITY REMINDER

THANKS TO ALL AMATEURS WHO FAITHFULLY RELAY W1AW AND OTHER
BULLETINS.

AMATEURS ARE REMINDED TO MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL BULLETIN ID NUMBER,
BID, ON ALL BULLETINS.  BID INTEGRITY WILL GREATLY AID IN
DECONGESTING SOMETIMES OVERWORKED HF, VHF AND UHF PACKET NETWORKS.


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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: tonyp@convex.com (honey bunny)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Neat-o new license (stock)
Keywords: Don, Mon, Turn, Tur, Hic, Joc, Hoc
Date: 18 Aug 92 21:09:20 GMT
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, San Diego, Ca., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.


For those of you due for renewal of your license:

You've probably got that faded yellow piece of paper
that is barely readable, and was filled in by a 33-ASR.

It looks like one of those circa-1970's "you may already
be a winner" things - where the cover was offset litho'd,
and then a teletype typed in your Dog's name and a semi-
correct address. Mondo impressive!

                         -BUT-

The new license is done on wheat-yellow parchment-looking
stock - almost like the background of a business check.

It is printed on a laser-writer - excellent font.

It is a two-fer: the top is the wallet-sized license - 
complete with a picture of a scissor - so you know where
to cut it out, and a 7x9 station copy. 

                     LOOKS KILLER!!!

FCC - you folks did an excellent job!

(AND FOR ALL YOU AMATEUR EXTRAS OUT THERE):
P.S. - I don't know if they are still available, but 25
years ago, when I got my Amateur Extra, you could write 
to the examination point, and get a offical A-E station
license form. It was blue ink on white paper, and looks
quite impressive. 

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 San Diego , Ca   |  It's called a MODEM.
tonyp@convex.com |  And what's this button for? 
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From: sterling@cbmvax.commodore.com (Rick Sterling - Test Eng)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Kenwood TH-78's Alpha-Numeric Paging
Date: 17 Aug 92 11:57:34 GMT
Reply-To: sterling@cbmvax.commodore.com (Rick Sterling - Test Eng)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <578@bongo.UUCP> julian@bongo.info.com (Julian Macassey) writes:
>In article <34195@cbmvax.commodore.com> sterling@cbmvax.commodore.com (Rick Sterling - Test Eng) writes:
>>
>>The paging function uses standard DTMF ... if your repeater passes or can
>>be programmed to temporarily pass DTMF then you could page through the
>>repeater. A typical message could be sent to a TH28, TH48 or TH78 like
>>this...
>
>	It would be difficult to to prgramme a repeater to block DTMF.

  Not at all. Quite easy actually. All of the repeaters I use block the
retransmission of DTMF quite effectively.

>Haven't heard it on repeaters there though, although I know of no regs 
>against it.

  ;-) ;-) ;-)

>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

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From: FBCABAC%CFRVM.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Traffic Signals
Date: 21 Aug 1992 12:21:31 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

OK, so it's not Ham radio, but I'll risk the question anyway.  While
driving around the streets of Tampa, I listen to my favorite AM
station at 540kHz.  At certain intersections, I hear what sounds like
an unmodulated carrier.  I notice what seems like a doppler effect in
the pitch of the tone as I pass through.  I am curious as to what this
is.  I assume it is a detection device that activates the traffic
light cycle.  Is anyone familiar with how this works?  Could a devious
person (certainly not me ;-) cause the light to cycle, say, 1/4 mile
in advance by transmitting an appropriate radio signal?  Why do I not
hear this at most intersections?  Different frequencies?

Ross F. Wilder   N4OJU         FBCABAC@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU
From: nick@sunpix.East.Sun.COM (Nick England - Sun NC Development Center)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Big Antennas (was: QST Content Revisited
Date: 13 Aug 92 22:54:17 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Research Triangle Park, NC
NNTP-Posting-Host: trancjne.east.sun.com

In article <1992Aug12.233323.2612@intelhf.hf.intel.com> zardoz@rx-db (zardoz@rx-db.hf.intel.com) writes:
>In article <rwa.713655224@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> rwa@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Ross Alexander) writes:
>>
>>I'm waiting for the antenna book to have a good discussion of Webenwullers :).
>>
>A Wullenweber is any arrangement of directional antennas designed to be
>selected electrically so as to provide a rotating beam sorta like radar.
>Picture this:
>A 200 foot mast with sloping veebeams running in all directions which are
>terminated near the ground.  A mechanical or electrical switching arrangement
>at the feedpoint is constantly rotating the pattern forming a shortwave
>rotating "dish" antenna.  Several of these around the country should be able
>to pinpoint any station's position by triangulation and will be broadbanded
>so as to cover most of the hf spectrum.  An antenna like this is described
>in a 1947 issue of QST, I believe.  
>
Years ago I first saw a Wullenweber for IFF (1000 MHz or so) - maybe 25
ft. in diameter - pretty nifty gadget I thought at the time.
	Several years later, here I am driving along on some back road
in Germany, going to visit some friends in Augsburg...what to my
wondering eyes should start to appear on the horizon but this incredible
monstrous antenna assemblage. "Holy Modal Rounders" I sez, "it looks like
an HF Wullenweber" !!!! It seemed like it was miles in diameter !!!
	Sure enough, my friend in Augsburg just smiled when I told him
about seeing this monster. "Now you know where I work" he said -
"unfortunately I can't tell you what we do there".
	Anyone know more about what this monster really is and what it
is being used for now ?? - I assume listening to the Red Army isn't quite
as passionate a hobby as it used to be.

Nick KD4CPL
nick.england@east.sun.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: rusty@anasazi.com (Rusty Carruth)
Subject: Re:  Upcoming DXAC vote on DX Operating Practices
Organization: Anasazi Inc, Phoenix AZ USA
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 19:12:27 GMT

This is REALLY old news - sorry, I'm REALLY behind in reading
r.r.a.m (like, about 700 articles!):

In article <19920802112414CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU> CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Chris Thomas) writes:
>In article <70704@apple.Apple.COM>, on 1 Aug 92 00:24:11 GMT,
>winter@Apple.COM (Patty Winter) writes:
>>I do, however, agree with Trey's comment on the absurdity of asking
>>someone to compete with other people who may have *much* better
>>propagation to the DXpedition location. If the DXAC is going to set a
>>policy on this, *please* have it indicate that people should call with
>>the district they're actually in.
>
>I agree that requiring someone to compete with people in another
>geographic area instead of the one that he or she is actually in
>is unfair and isn't going to work.  However the problem that they
>are trying to address is the widespead faking of portable designators
>in pileups.  I've heard people signing with 3 different designators
>in the span of a a few minutes just to get a contact.  I don't
>care that they get a QSO they didn't deserve (they know what their
>honor is worth), but their actions deprive people who are trying to
>play by the rules of legitimate contacts.

So, the solution is to require "someone to compete with people in
another geographic area instead", which you already say "is unfair
and isn't going to work"?

Eh???  Did I miss something there???  

Having lived in 0-land with a 7-call, I can sympathize/empathize with
folks living "in another zone".  I say have the DXAC board do this -
official policy is to call for folks based on their ACTUAL locations
(i.e. their portable designation), and ANYONE caught abusing portable
designations (i.e. lying) LOSES CREDIT for the contact about which
they lied.

How do you enforce that?  Good question....

>  -- 73 de Chris Thomas, AA6SQ (ex-WA6HTJ) (CSMSCST@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU)

Not intentended as a flame toward anyone - just pointing out the
utter nonsense of using "deprivation of legitimate contacts" as
an argument for "ignoring portable designation".  (Since ignoring
portable designation WILL "deprive people of legitimate contacts" -
those in a zone different than their callsign indicates... (or
at least make it MUCH more difficult to make contact in competetion
with folks not in your area (or, in the fortunate case, much easier :-))

Rusty@anasazi.com

(Have YOU got YOUR copy of the summer 92 callsign project??? :-)

Xref: sparky rec.radio.amateur.misc:13687 rec.radio.swap:2116 alt.radio.scanner:1565
From: markf@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Mark Foster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.swap,alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Opinions on Kenwood RZ-1 sought.
Keywords: Kenwood,RZ1,wanted
Date: 12 Aug 92 09:41:21 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex


Dear all,

I am currently looking for a mobile receiver and have read about the
Kenwood RZ-1. Does anyone have any opinions/experience of these sets and
any information as to availability or sources.

I have heard that its only flaw is that you cannot squelch in AM mode
but this can be overcome by using an external amplifier for the audio.

Any pointers would be most gratefully received.

Mark
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: landru@daffy.cis.udel.edu (Paul S. Masters)
Subject: Re: Modifications for ICOM handhelds
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:35:58 GMT

In article <14047@mindlink.bc.ca> Jim_Sollows@mindlink.bc.ca (Jim Sollows) writes:
The entire mod is done via the keyboard and takes a few seconds, if
>you're interrested send me an E-Mail message.
>
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
Can we do things like this with the IC2GAT?

					N3IRU
					Paul



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      "Let there be light"   -- Bomb #20 -- Starship Dark Star

		      Paul Masters N3IRU
From: brian@nucleus.amd.com (Brian McMinn, N5PSS)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Have You had this problem with your PA-6?
Date: 19 Aug 92 00:45:35 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Austin TX.
Originator: brian@nucleus

(Buddy Brannan) writes:
> The way it is ... myself and a friend of mine, Dave, N5RUL 
> (aggedor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu) have similar problems with our PA-6's. The 
> solder joints from the jack on the side of the unit to the circuit board 
> seem solid enough ... but these things have some sort of
> intermittent problem. 

Hi Buddy and the net,

I had this problem and thought that my battery pack was dying.  (I
charged the pack and then found that the battery was still dead.)
From what I found, the problem lies in the cord rather than in the
adaptor box.  I fixed it by cutting the rubber guard off the plug and
then re-soldering the wires.

I think Dave lives 2 blocks from me -- I'll give y'all a hand with the
soldering if you want.

   73,
   Brian
-- 
   Brian McMinn                 brian@amd.com
   Advanced Micro Devices       N5PSS
   Austin, Texas                1-(512)-462-5389
"You can't leap a chasm in two jumps."
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Subject: Re: Cellular Frequencies
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 19:10:54 GMT
Summary: cellular listening --  no-no or yes-yes

In article <1992Aug21.063607.17093@usl.edu>,
jab0684@usl.edu (Boudreaux Jean A) writes:

> Well, my sister the attorney as well as a recent issue of Popular 
> Communications assures me that it is currently legal to listen
> to cellular phone frequencies...

No offense, but you need another attorney :-)   I have a copy
of every PopCom issue published and I think you either misread
something or PopCom is in error (not uncommon).

A lot of us would be very interested in the outcome of
an ECPA test case, but nobody will volunteer to be be prosecuted.

PS - My brother is an attorney, too, but I wouldn't expect him
to be an expert on communications law.
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