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From: peterk@seanews.akita.com (Peter A. Klein)
Subject: Clean photocell light switch
Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News + Mail
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:22:34 GMT

Does anybody know of a brand of photocell switch that screws into
a light socket, turns a light bulb on at night and off during the
day, but does not generate RFI? If so, where could I get it?
 
Here's the problem. At the end of my driveway is a light in an
"imitation gaslamp" enclosures--a rectangular glass housing with
slightly angled sides and a little roof, mounted on a pole.
 
One of the previous owners of the house bypassed the indoor
switch to this light, leaving the current permanently on. The
light is controlled by a photocell switch that screws into the
light socket, and has its own socket for the light bulb on top.
 
The switch produces a very strong, raucous square wave buzz
through the entire Long/Medium Wave spectrum, with sporadic
harmonics all over the Shortwave spectrum. I can pick the RFI up
anywhere on my property with a portable receiver, and on the
tuned dipole I use for most hamming/swling.
 
I've tried a couple of brands of photocell switch from local
hardware stores, with the same result. They all run the AC
through a solid state device that reduces the current in
proportion to ambient light, and are all very "dirty." So for
now, I've just removed the bulb and switch.
 
The guy I bought the house from has no idea where the wiring is,
and I really don't want to tear into walls or hire an
electrician. I also would like to use the light. The simplest
solution would be to get a "clean" photocell switch.
 
What I need is something where the photocell operates a relay (or
a *clean* solid state switch) that simply switches the AC on/off
at a specific light level. Like my security lights, which put out
no detectable RFI at all.
 
Anybody know where I can obtain such a beast? For both aesthetic
and insurance reasons, I'd rather buy than build. And if I've
left an opening for jokes about how many hams/SWLs it takes to
change a light bulb, fire away. . .  :-)
 
Peter Klein (KD7MW)
peterk@seanews.akita.com

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From: mbutts@mbutts.mentorg.com (Mike Butts)
Subject: AMSAT News?
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:58:22 GMT
Organization: mentor
Keywords: amsat oscar
Followup-To: 

Whatever happened to the regular postings of AMSAT News?  Anyone know?

                        73 de KC7IT
-- 
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Quickturn Systems, Inc., Mentor Graphics Campus,       voice: 503-685-1302
8005 SW Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777    fax: 503-685-7987
My opinions are my own, and may or may not be shared by Quickturn Systems.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: harp@bnr.ca (Alan Harp)
Subject: Re: Paddle usage
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC
Distribution: rec
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:10:05 GMT

In article <1992Nov20.012308.574@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> seligman@CS.Stanford.EDU (Scott Seligman) writes:
>I'm curious if right-handed hams always use their right hands when
>using a paddle, or if some of you prefer your left (perhaps to free up
>your right to write).  Lefties please reverse all of that (what's
>right is what's left when you've done everything wrong).

>Is it standard usage for the "dit" to be made with the thumb, or do
>I have that backward?

>Any ambidextrous paddlers out there?  Do you reverse the paddle
>(dit/dah-wise) when switching hands?

>When sending a "C", for instance, do you hit each paddle twice, or
>do you hit each once and hold 'em?

>So many questions...


>Scott Seligman KC6OCK

>Internet:  seligman@CS.Stanford.EDU
>UUCP:      {uunet,decwrl,sun}!cs.stanford.edu!seligman
>Packet:    kc6ock @ n0ary.#nocal.ca.usa.na

With a true Iambic keyer with dot and dash memories, close the dit side;
then the dah side; let go of both during the second dah.

As for lefties backwards etc.  It is a simple matter to reverse the
wires on a paddle.  I think I've observed people operating them
forwards and backwards with either hand.  Do what's best for you.

****************************************************************************
* Alan Harp K4PB     *     Bell-Northern Research      *   CW FOREVER      *
* mail: harp@bnr.ca  *   Research Triangle Park, NC    *                   *
****************************************************************************
From: hpb@hpb.cis.pitt.edu (Harry Bloomberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Third Party Traffic Question
Date: 16 Nov 92 21:10:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: blue.9741
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.policy
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Nov16.200429.25924@meaddata.com> pulse@meaddata.com (Tom Hesley) writes:
>
>Am I interpreting the notion of  third party traffic incorrectly?  Are
>supervising hams considered by  the law  to  be  third parties in  the
>above scenario?  Any comments would be appreciated.
>
   This sounds like a perfect topic for rec.radio.amateur.policy.  Enjoy!

Harry Bloomberg  WA3TBL
hpb@vms.cis.pitt.edu
From: pozar@kumr.lns.com (Tim Pozar)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: 10GHz Gunn Transceivers wanted
Date: 19 Nov 92 21:37:37 GMT
Organization: Late Night Software (San Francisco)

After wandering around the sparse information covering Gunnplexors or
Gunn Transceivers, I want to dive into playing with a pair.  My purpose is
to work on developing data links ala the design by Glenn Elmore. 

In Glenn's article he specs a transceiver sold by California Eastern
Labs in Santa Clara.  Unfortunatly, due to some wierd import problem this
unit is not availible.  I've checked out the M/A gunnplexors but Advanced
Radio Research wants an arm and a leg.  The Solfan units look as if they 
will not work due to the lack of a varactor.

Does anyone have any clues on purchasing such beasts?  Do you have some
on your shelf collecting dust?  Any leads would be appricated.  Thanks...

BTW.. Please respond via email.  I will collect responses and if there
is interested, I will post a summary.

           Thanks...
             Tim
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Voice:    +1 415 788 2022
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: gw214790@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Galen Watts)
Subject: Re: Phone number to order Motorola Application Notes?
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:17:11 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College and A.R.C.

1-800-521-6274, 8:00am to 4:30pm Mountain Time.:w


Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: acm139@ccs.northeastern.edu (Scott Ehrlich)
Subject: Speaker/Mic with Antenna jack
Organization: College of CS, Northeastern U
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:45:08 GMT

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the handheld
speaker/mics with antenna jack offered by a company called Periphex
(yes, the same company which takes out ads in the magazines promoting
their batteries).

The antenna and handmike wires are combined into a retractable coiled cord.

Their catalog states the ASM-6 is compatible with all ICOM, Santec,
and Yaesu radios, for which I have a Yaesu FT-411E ht.  The price is
$49.00, plus I believe $1 for shipping.

The company is located in Connecticut.

Any info. would be very much appreciated.

Please send all comments to the e-mail address mentioned in my .sig.

Thanks.

BTW: The company has an 800 number: 1-800-634-8132

|=============================================================================|
| Scott Ehrlich 		 Internet: wy1z@meceng.coe.northeastern.edu   |
| Amateur Radio: WY1Z            Packet Radio: WY1Z @ K1UGM.MA.USA.NA	      |
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|        ===================//           				      |
|           \_/		         ******************************************** |
|                                * DAH DAH DIT DIT DIT  DIT DIT DIT DAH DAH * |
|         ========		 *					    * |
|				 *	   dit dit dit dah dit dah	    * |
| Dedicated to Mr. Morse	 ******************************************** |
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|--------------------------------------------------			      |
|Disclaimer: Stop making excuses.  That's my job! |			      |
|=============================================================================|
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: wws@craywr.cray.com (Walter Spector)
Subject: Re: What's great about ham radio!
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: 20 Nov 92 12:40:47 CST

Field Day!

Walt
----
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(wws@renaissance.cray.com)		Gonna get our picture on the cover
Sunnyvale, California				  of QST!
_._ _._ _.... _. ._.			   (W6YL Field Day team)
From: harper@huntsville.sparta.COM (Christie Harper)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: info
Date: 17 Nov 92 15:15:38 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

index infohams
From: bowen@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Devon E Bowen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: club calls on-line
Date: 17 Nov 92 20:38:08 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci
Originator: bowen@mira.cs.buffalo.edu


In article <1e79veINN6ga@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>, steve@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Steve Schallehn) writes:
> It appears any blanks are used for parsing separate queries.

Yes, but double quotes can already be used to group parameters (as is
noted in the "info" listing). The bug you mentioned in my todo list is
that it doesn't distiguish between something like "mc donald" and
"mcdonald" which really should match the same records.

> A change of the code would fix this problem by simply playing Unix
> shell: anything in quotes is one search item.  While at it, a regular
> expression could be implemented.  GNU's regex.c should do the trick.

Like I said, double quotes already group items. And regular expression
filters are already implemented. Regular expression searches are not
possible because of the way the hash tables are set up. Searching an
entire 50 Meg database with regular expressions would be a bit of a
resource hog. If you have any ideas for a way to do this without doing
a full file search, though, I would love to hear them.

> Maybe I will help Devon out and do some programming during Christmas
> break.

Any additions are welcome...

Devon
From: n5pyd@pyd.UUCP (Paul Wardell N5PYD)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Radio Astronomy?
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 21:52:47 CST
Organization: AE Electronics, Lawton OK

For those interested in radio astronomy, I found a book that may
be what you should start with.  It is called "The Amateur Radio
Astronomer's Handbook".  It was written by John Potter Shields in
1986.  It was published by Crown Publishers, Inc., 225 Park Avenue
South, New York, New York 10003.  There is also a national amateur
radio astronomy society organization:
       Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA)
       1548 Bell Flower Court
       Stone Mountain, GA 30058
They also publish a newsletter and would be glad to send useful info
on what you might need to get started.   Good luck.

Paul Wardell                 | Internet: n5pyd%pyd@lawton.lonestar.org
A E Electronics, Lawton, OK  | UUCP: lawton!pyd!n5pyd
(405) 492-5743               | Packet: n5pyd@wd0ajg.ok.usa.na
***************************  | Compuserve: 71601,3112
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: jeffj@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (jeffrey.n.jones)
Subject: What's great about ham radio!
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:40:29 GMT

As much as I find the on going cw discussions interesting (NOT) I'd
thought it would be nice to do one on what'g great about ham radio.
Here is my list and please add to it if you can!

Being in the middle of nowhere talking on my 2 meter rig to a fellow
ham friend as the rain pours down in the darkness.

Talking to my wife in the middle of nowhere when my car broke down.

Working my first DX country on SSB, Mexico and being totally thrilled.
Working Albania for the first time almost a month after they got on the air.

Being in a informal group on 40 meters every night with hams from all
over the western USA.

Working the RS-10 and RS-12 satellites. 

My first CW DX contact, Sweden.

Working any DX, still!

Getting my Novice.

Getting my Extra.

Anyone like to add to this list? 

73!

Jeff

-- 
 Jeff Jones  AB6MB         |      If we do not succeed,
 jeffj@seeker.mystic.com   |      then we run the risk of failure.
 Infolinc BBS 415-778-5929 |      Vice Pres. Dan Quayle
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: little@nuts2u.enet.dec.com (nuts2u::little)
Subject: Re: CC&Rs and radio antennas
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 05:12:51 GMT
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

I just thought I'd give an update wrt my request to the ARRL for
information regarding the effect of antenna installations on real estate
values.  Due to the efforts of Luck Hurder and perhaps a couple of others
at the ARRL (as I received a couple of offers of assistance from ARRL
staffers), I now have in my hands the documentation referenced in their
PRB-1 package.  I'd also like to commend the ARRL for their willingness to
provide this kind of information.  All too often, all that is posted in news
are the problems instead of the successes.  Again thanks!

73,
Todd
N9MWB
From: kmldorf@utdallas.edu (George Kimeldorf)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Advice Needed:  Dallas/Fort-Worth
Date: 8 Nov 92 17:51:46 GMT
Distribution: dfw
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas

I have been inactive for many years, but want to get back on the air by
buying a hand-held transceiver to use in my home and car.  My interest was
piqued by the review of 2-meter hand-helds in October QST.  Should I get a
hand-held for 144 MHz only, for 420 MHz only, or for both?  Would these
units be powerful enough to activate the repeaters from my home and/or car
in far, far North Dallas?  Also, where in the Dallas area would I buy such
animals?

All advice welcome.  Please reply by email or by telephone.

--George Kimeldorf  K5LL
(214) 386-7659
From: WRIGHT@morekypr.UCSD.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: KENWOOD TK340D INFO WANTED
Date: 17 Nov 92 10:13:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucsd.9211171120.AA28065
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Hello again fellow Ham's

I am in need of information and specs for the Kenwood TK340D HT

Our local Fire Department has went to these radios and our Rescue
squad is looking at them also but wants a second opion other than
what we are getting from the Fire Department members.

My Reply Address is:

WRIGHT@morekypr.BITNET

Thanks Again for the help

Tim Wright KD4OVM

WRIGHT@morekypr.BITNET
KD4OVM@N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA

73's and have a safe and HAPPY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
From: randall@informix.com (Randall Rhea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: What are transverters?
Date: 17 Nov 92 19:47:27 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

I've heard a lot of discussion on the net about transverters.
Excuse my ignorance, but I do not know what these things are.
I have a "transverter output" jack on my Icom-735.  It sounds
like I can add 6 meters to the rig using this jack, but I have 
no idea how.

What are transverters?

How difficult are they to use?

Where can I get one?  I have not seen them in ham radio
stores or in QST ads.

73 DE KK6MY

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: PORTER04%TSU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: WxSat reception and SIG advice?
Date: 23 Nov 92 20:05:00 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu


I am currently using the Soundblaster board in a 386sx,
along with an ICOM R-7000 and 2m 22 el KLM OSCAR ant to RX the
NOAA sats. My pictures  show up "OK" sometimes, but I am plagued
with low contrast and noise. Any advice on how to improve things?
(I can get an S5-7 on a close-in pass, using WBFM.)
   I am using IMDISP to view and enhance. It is great!
   Is anyone else out there into this?
   Sorry if the subject is a little off the Ham area, but I
know of no other group to post this.
   Does anyone know of a Weathersat Special Interest Group
on Internet, Bitnet, or a redistribution/digest of same?

   de Curt N4MEY@W4HHY.TN.USA.NA
   PORTER04@TSU.BITNET

         ***CAUTION***
  ***CUTE DISCLAIMER FOLLOWS***
  "These are NOT opinions. They are hallucinations."


Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: Bruce@Pixar.com (Bruce Perens)
Subject: Re: How long waiting for ticket?
Organization: Pixar -- Point Richmond, California
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:43:00 GMT

In article <BxxGID.7LI@wang.com> dbushong@wang.com (Dave Bushong) writes:
> 
> A friend of mine passed her tech last Saturday, and we both are
> wondering when she will get her license.  Anybody recently gotten
> theirs?

It took mine eight weeks to the day. I was examined by the Marin County
Amateur Radio Club's ARRL VECs.

The FCC only runs ham licenses on Thursdays. If you call them up, they
will not be able to tell you about the status of your application, they
don't know what applications they have until they grant them and generate
the callsigns. I called them on Monday the same week they granted my
license, and they didn't have any information. They granted the license
on Thursday, and it was in my mailbox on Saturday morning.

The format of the pocket-sized license leaves a little to be desired.
The mailing address is on one side and the rest of the information,
including the station address, is on the other side. Mine says that
"same as mailing address" is a technician licensee, and you have to
turn the license over to find my name! The full-sized license makes
a bit more sense.
				Bruce Perens
From: myers@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Myers)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:28:56 GMT
Subject: Re: Which band?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc


The short form:

1. The higher the frequency, the more the tendency for signals to pass
   through layers of the ionosphere rather than be absorbed, and the
   less "bending" (refraction) will be done by a layer of a given strength.

2. During the day, the sun ionizes the Earth's atmosphere, and makes stronger,
   higher, and better defined layers of ionization.  At night, the atmosphere
   (no longer being bombarded by the sun's ionizing radiation) *DE*-ionizes,
   but this process takes time - so we have lower, weaker layers at night.

The combination of these two means that, during the daytime, higher
frequency signals are (in effect) "bounced" off the higher, stronger
layers, having passed through the lower layers with little attenuation.
Low-frequency signals are overwhelmed before they even make the first
"bounce."  At night, higher-frequency signals pass through ALL layers (since
the layers are lower/weaker), and are lost to space.  Low-frequency signals
can now survive the passage, and are easily reflected (actually, refracted)
back to Earth.

This means that:

Frequencies in the 15 meter band or higher tend to be best in daytime.

The 40 and 80 meter bands tend to be nighttime bands.

20 and 30 meters are "transistional" bands, which can often be used success-
fully day or night.


Of course, all of this depends on how strongly the atmosphere is ionized,
which varies with several factors.  Chief among these, and so of great
interest to propagation-watchers, is solar activity, as in sunspots.  This
is why the 11-year sunspot cycle is of such great concern.

As an earlier poster mentioned, it is possible to predict an MUF, or maximum
usable frequency, for a given set of conditions and a desired path.  
Operating just below this frequency does not guarantee contact, but makes it 
much more likely than just randomly picking a band and trying.


Bob Myers  KC0EW   Hewlett-Packard Co.      |Opinions expressed here are not
                   User Interface Tech. Div.|those of my employer or any other
myers@fc.hp.com    Fort Collins, Colorado   |sentient life-form on this planet.
From: erik@peewee.nwc.navy.mil (Erik van Bronkhorst       Code 3814                               Phone 939-1421)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: [Q] computerized repeater directory
Date: 19 Nov 92 21:46:38 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV, China Lake

Given that there is a computerized callsign directory, it seems only
logical that there must be a computerized repeater directory somewhere.
Even a simple text file that I could FTP would be extremely useful.
Does anyone know if/where there is such a thing?  If it helps, I really
only need California listings...

Thanks
-- 
Erik van Bronkhorst KC6UUT DoD#4342585443 AMA#[classified]
"Truth is false and logic lost, now the fourth dimension is crossed..."
From: JMG%TNTECH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Jeff M. Gold)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Argonaut-keyer help
Date: 20 Nov 92 19:46:58 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

Help,

I just got an Argonaut 509 and want to use it CW/Mobile.

I built the "Cheap Keyer" from QST and now in the 1992
Handbook. The keyer works fine with my MFJ.  When I talked
with Ten Tec they said the keyer needs to go almost to
ground and have about .2v (less than 1/2 v).  He also said
there is often an easy way to modify the keyer to work with
the Argonaut.

If anyone could make a suggestion, I would really appreciate
it.

thanks

73s de Cookeville, TN
Jeff, AC4HF
From: faunt@cisco.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Famous or well known HAMS
Date: 19 Nov 92 03:33:30 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

But who is M G?
From: a-kevinp@microsoft.COM (Kevin Purcell, Rho)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: THird party traffic
Date: 18 Nov 92 02:48:28 GMT
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu
Originator: daemon@ucsd.edu

It is legal to do this, but the ham who said that they techs could only 
communicate with countries with which the USA has a valid 3rd party 
agreement is correct.

Consider who is the control operator at the station? It can't be the 
tech. They have no privileges in those bands. It is the TECH that is 
the third party. The Advanced/Extra ham is the control operator and he 
should be directly supervising the techs (even to the point of having 
his finger on the PTT when you operate with non-licensed personel).

Reread part 97 about control operators and third party traffic -- this 
is perfectly clear.

BTW this form of operation is best done on FD when most of the stations 
out there are W/VE/XE and we have aggreements with all of those.

73 de Kevin Purcell N7WIM/G8UDP (Seattle, WA)          a-kevinp@microsoft.com
Do your interests match mine? If so call me. I'd like to hear from you.
QRP, Packet, TCP/IP, Digital voice, Macintosh, Spread Spectrum, Homebrew,
Satellites, Antenna design, Propagation, VHF/UHF weak signal, Microwave, QEX