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Info-Hams Digest            Mon, 14 Dec 92       Volume 92 : Issue 1311

Today's Topics:
                           2m rig in Europe
     3rd party and reciprocal license agreements with Bangladesh?
                      ARRL technical literature
        Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 13 December
         HAM CONNECTION-RE_THOUGHT DECISION NOT TO SHUT DOWN
                          HELP working AO-21
                         Need Tech test info
                   Postage for Russian QSLs: Help!
                          REALISTIC HTX-202
                          Scanner news group
            Software Systems Consulting, PC Slow Scan 5.0
                 STANDARD C558 :search extended mods
                           W6RO/Queen Mary
               WANTED: ******** KENWOOD 701 ***********
                           Weak Signal VHF
                        Where can I get AutoCW
                            Yaesu FT-890AT

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Date: 14 Dec 1992 17:21:38 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!lib!oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu!jmaynard@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: 2m rig in Europe
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <"14_Dec_92_10:20:15_GMT_#3523"@UK.CO.SSS.D> DAVEW@D.SSS.CO.UK (Dave Wade) writes:
>Depending on rig Frequencies may be a problem. Remeber UK is on 25Khz
>US on 15.

Not all of the US is on 15 KHz; some places opted for technical superiority
and went to 20 KHz channels. No modern 2 meter radio is dependent on 15 KHz
channels, and those few that are (first-generation synthesized rigs) may be
modified for other channels.
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
  "All [Windows] NT has is a lot of journalists fooled." -- Brian Button

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Date: 14 Dec 92 18:51:56 GMT
From: ogicse!emory!ncratl!ncrhub2!ncrclm!tskelton@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: 3rd party and reciprocal license agreements with Bangladesh?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <r241Hq#?ab@atlantis.psu.edu> holman@pop.psu.edu (Darryl J. Holman)
writes:
>I am moving to Bangladesh later this month and I will live there for
>about a year.  I am interested in information on any third party
>agreement with the US and whether I could operate from there.
>Unfortunately, graduate school has left me rather out of touch with
>these issues and ham radio, in general.  
>
>73, Darryl Holman, WB9TCY
>    holman@darwin.psu.edu

The government of Bangladesh has recently allowed amateur radio
activity.  Eric is active as S21ZC (home call WZ6C I think?) and
the head of the Bangladesh PTT is S21A I believe.  Due to the efforts
of INDEXA, Jim VK9NS, et al the task may be actually possible.
Good luck and please listen for us suffering east coasters!
73, tom WB4IUX

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 02:24:24 GMT
From: pacbell.com!sgiblab!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!newsserver.pixel.kodak.com!laidbak!tellab5!balr!ttd.teradyne.com!news@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: ARRL technical literature
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <1992Dec8.170401.6583@athena.cs.uga.edu>, mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes:
>>Rajiv,  aa9ch says:
>>
>>ARRL is a democratic organization.  The power rests in the hands of the
>>directors who are ELECTED by the members of the organization.  ARRL's
>>decisions are a result of a voting process.  So when you say that ARRL
>>set back amateur radio by a few years by killing no-code in the early 80s,
>>you are making a statement about ARRL members at that time.
> 
> The ARRL is far from a perfect democracy.  Its members consist basically of
> people who want to read QST, which in turn means that people who really don't
> like the ARRL "style" (with lots of radio nostalgia and lots of Morse code)
> are already filtered out.

Point me to a 'perfect' democracy. Surely you don't think we live in one, do
you? In  Any democracy , Including that of the United States Government, power
rests in the hands of those who 'speak out' (vote).

In the early 80s, those of the membership of the ARRL who made their voices
heard, were against the idea of no-code. 

If 'those' who don't like the ARRL 'style' aren't interested in making their
voice heard, then so be it. I do question, though, how you can be so sure of
the make-up of the membership, since they obviously 'don't' make their voices
heard ?

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Date: 14 Dec 92 18:46:28 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 13 December
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 348, 12/13/92
10.7 FLUX=173    90-AVG=134        SSN=184      BKI=2412 2211  BAI=008
BGND-XRAY=B6.2     FLU1=1.4E+06  FLU10=9.6E+03  PKI=2312 2221  PAI=007
  BOU-DEV=***,***,006,011,010,***,***,006   DEV-AVG=008 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= C2.7   @ 1045UT    XRAY-MIN= B6.1   @ 2221UT   XRAY-AVG= B9.6
NEUTN-MAX= +002%  @ 2315UT   NEUTN-MIN= -002%  @ 1055UT  NEUTN-AVG= +0.3%
  PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2245UT     PCA-MIN= -0.5DB @ 1425UT    PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55421NT @ 1415UT   BOUTF-MIN=55395NT @ 1909UT  BOUTF-AVG=55411NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+113NT@ 1818UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+007NT@ 1245UT  G7-AVG=+095,+027,+011
GOES6-MAX=P:+134NT@ 1817UT   GOES6-MIN=E:-014NT@ 2359UT  G6-AVG=+113,-005,+036
 FLUXFCST=STD:175,175,175;SESC:175,175,175 BAI/PAI-FCST=007,005,005/010,010,010
    KFCST=2223 3322 2223 3222  27DAY-AP=007,006   27DAY-KP=3122 2222 2321 2221
 WARNINGS=*SWF
   ALERTS=**245STRM:0114-0333UTC
!!END-DATA!!

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Date: 14 Dec 92 13:22:00 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hpbs938.boi.hp.com!phant!ron.smith@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: HAM CONNECTION-RE_THOUGHT DECISION NOT TO SHUT DOWN
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

From: lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu
Date: 10 Dec 92 22:09:36 +1700
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

In the message From: Lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu To: All dated 08:58 - 
12-14-92 regarding HAM CONNECTION-RE_THOUGHT, it was said...

L>This is like a see-saw, but the HAM Connection BBS will not be 
L>shutting down.

Good on you!  (Insert bells, whistles, and fireworks here)

I've lost the number - could you please post it again?

Ron
ron.smith%phant@hpbs938.boi.hp.com
or
ron.smith%phant%hpbs938@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com





---
 . WinQwk 2.0 a#0 . Unregistered Evaluation Copy
               

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:38:15 GMT
From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!yale.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!chnews!hfglobe!labelle@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: HELP working AO-21
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

	I have been trying, without success to work AO-21 on FM. I've
	been told the up is 435.016 for 145.987 down. I have been figuring
	the up needs to be udjusted down in freq 3 KHz for every 1 KHz the
	downlink is dopplered up. (i.e. I hear it at 145.988, so I uplink
	at 435.013) Is this correct?

	I hear the satellite at full quieting thru 80% of the pass using a
	discone. I'm running 40 watts up with a TS-790, is this sufficient?
	If not, why not?

	Also, the last few days, a woman speaking a foreign language
	(seemingly stored in the bird) has been broadcasting thru some of
	the best part of the pass! What the heck is that?

		Thanks,
		George
		WB6YZZ

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 20:18:03 GMT
From: usc!sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!butch!iscnvx!news@network.
Subject: Need Tech test info
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Does anyone know of an FTP site where I can get a file to train my wife
for her tech license?

Chris Colvin
N6GDL

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Date: 14 Dec 92 17:28:49 GMT
From: olivea!spool.mu.edu!hri.com!noc.near.net!lynx!lkay@ames.arpa
Subject: Postage for Russian QSLs: Help!
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Can anyone who has sent direct QSLs lately to anywhere in the former
USSR tell me what they used for return postage (if anything)?
I haven't sent a direct QSL there in about a year and recently 
worked a UF8 and a 4K2 both with UA9 managers.

I've heard rumours from friends ranging from 'everything gets 
opened up and pilfered' to 'direct works OK, just don't
trust the buros'.

Anyone wanna please give me some hard facts?

Thanks & 73,

Len 


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 Dr. Leonard Kay, KB2R               | "But we are not dealing with the
 Electrical and Computer Engineering |  normal world. We are chasing DX."
 Northeastern University, Boston     |    -- W9KNI, 'The Complete DXer'
 NU ARC: W1KBN 145.31(-)             |
 Packet: KB2R@K1EA                   | #include <disclaimer.h> 
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 18:16:54 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!mercury.unt.edu!vaxb.acs.unt.edu!wday@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: REALISTIC HTX-202
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

 robert@inqmind.bison.mb.ca (Rob Boux) writes:

> I have recently purchased an HTX-202, and would like to know if anybody 
> else has experienced a problem with TX lock-up. It seems to to only 
> happen in very humid conditions. I can still receive, but can't transmit, 
> and the only way I can un-lock the radio is to connect external DC power.
> 
> Am I just nuts?  Did I get a bad radio,  or has anyone else had this 
> problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob.
> VE4-RRB
> 
> robert@inqmind.bison.mb.ca
> The Inquiring Mind BBS, Winnipeg, Manitoba  204 488-1607

In watching both this newsgroup and the HAMNet forum on CompuServe,
yours is the first report of such an event that I can remember. It's
certainly not a common problem (i.e. we're quite damp during the summer
and I never heard of anyone having the problem.).

When it occurs, is it warm humid or cold humid conditions?

What happens when you just turn off the radio, then turn it back on?

Sounds like it's time for a trip to the repair shop, though merely
inserting a dummy plug into the external power connector would probably
be enough to disrupt the battery power for a brief time.

73  Wayne KF5ZC
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 Wayne Day KF5ZC    Institute of Emergency Administration and Disaster Planning
 Internet:WDay@unt.edu                                University of North Texas
          76703.376@CompuServe.Com         Manager:  CompuServe TANDYNET Forums
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Date: 14 Dec 92 17:50:31 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Scanner news group
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I recently saw reference to a news group alt.radio.scanner.
I have no access to this group it seems. There is no such listing
for this newsgroup on my system. I have full Internet capability
ie FTP /Telcom etc. Can anyone advise if this group exist?
Is it archived on a machine I can FTP to? Who may be the moderator?
Who could I e-maul inquiries to? Tnx for any help in advance.
As this is outside the scope of this digest possibly the best would 
be to respond via e-mail to Laportej@wl.aecl.ca .I do read the disgest
for this newsgroup daily..

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Date: 14 DEC 92 08:42:37    
From: deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!dbased.nuo.dec.com!ryn.mro4.dec.com!fccvde.enet.dec.com!klimasewski@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Software Systems Consulting, PC Slow Scan 5.0
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I purchased the package about a month ago and so far I am happy.
There is another piece of software called JVFAX5.0 that works with
the same hardware. They describe a interface called a "compartor" and
state it uses a 741 op amp. The SSC interface also has a 8 pin chip
but the numbers are rub off. 
Does anyone know if it also is a 741 op amp? I just started to draw
a diagram of the SSC circuit.

Has anyone compared the SSC to the VIEW PORT or PASACON systems?

                                     Ken  

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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 19:07:53 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!ira.uka.de!math.fu-berlin.de!fub!einoed!bitcave!chamber.in-berlin.de!herman@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: STANDARD C558 :search extended mods
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Hello there......

I'm searching ANY information about the extended mods and functions
              ---
for the C 558 .

Something similary exists for C 528. (From OM to OM)
Is it possible to create something like this for the C 558.

Thank's in advance                herman  ( DD6MF )

-- 
| Martin Gebert | DD6MF | German Amateur Radio Station |
| herman@chamber.in-berlin.de | QRV in Berlin on       |
| herman@obh.in-berlin.de     |          70 cm and 2 m |

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Date: 14 Dec 92 21:10:27 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: W6RO/Queen Mary
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I'm planning to be in L.A. during the first week of January. I'd like to operate W6RO/Queen Mary's station. Are there operating hours and days for such operations?
Tnx

WX3W/5  *********** F1JTL
f1jtl@carina.unm.edu

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:49:59 GMT
From: clarkson!news@uunet.uu.net
Subject: WANTED: ******** KENWOOD 701 ***********
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I know you saw this posting before, but I realy need a kenwood 701 for a
remote base on our repeator.  (or any RC-10 compatable radio)

Your car realy needs a th742a anyway, send me email and I'm sure we can
get you more than half way there.  Or I'll even consider giving you my
personal 742a if you are realy straped. 

                        Rob@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
--
Rob Logan           AMA        -----|-----   ARRL         n2qcn@k2cc-2.ampr.org
Clarkson ERC        IRCHA   *>=====[_]L)     EAA          AirBorn
Potsdam, NY 13699   PRA           -'-`-      PADI         USSA
work: 315-268-2292  fax: 315-268-6570        home: 315-265-2679

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:56:21 GMT
From: deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!dbased.nuo.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!nntpd2.cxo.dec.com!nuts2u.enet.dec.com!little@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Weak Signal VHF
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders) writes:

>With the influx of new hams many being no-code. The assumption 
>that everyone has an HF rig cant be made anymore.

Correct, but if they have an HF rig, transverters can be cheaper or more
expensive than multi-mode VHF or UHF rigs.  SSB Electonics sells very high
end transverters that cost more per band than a new top of the line
multi-mode VHF/UHF rig.  

On the other end, there are plenty of plans for building your own
transverters, and designing a simple receive converter from scratch
shouldn't be too difficult.  At least no more difficult than designing the
front end of any radio.  Just use a 28 Mhz IF.

Somewhere in between are the various kits that can be had for under $200.

As for availability, I would have to agree that on the used market,
multi-mode rigs are more plentiful than transverters.

73,
Todd
N9MWB

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:32:00 GMT
From: nsisrv!nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov!stocker@ames.arpa
Subject: Where can I get AutoCW
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I a previous posting in the group someone mentioned AutoCW as a good program
for learning code.  He pointed out that this program was free.  Could someone
tell me how I can get a copy of the software for my PC.

Erich 

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:11:54 GMT
From: usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!agate!linus!linus.mitre.org!mwvm.mitre.org!m14494@network.UCSD.EDU
Subject: Yaesu FT-890AT
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <92346.182538MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> 
<MGB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> writes:
> Does anyone have any recommendations on [the Yaeus FT-890AT]... ?

I've played with one extensively in the showroom at EEB, and
I'm very impressed.  It seems like a splendid little radio,
at a very attractive price.  If I were in the market for that
class of rig, the -890 would be my first choice.

Mike, N4PDY

************************
* These are my opinions only.*
************************

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:22:30 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!mimbres.cs.unm.edu!constellation!essex.ecn.uoknor.edu!usenet@network.UCSD.EDU
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <1992Dec10.193018.11851@ll.mit.edu>, <6097@naucse.cse.nau.edu>, <+$i1H$ftcb@atlantis.psu.edu>okn
Reply-To : jahern@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu
Subject : Re: Clever Phonetics Needed--WK3C


In article <+$i1H$ftcb@atlantis.psu.edu> holman@pop.psu.edu (Darryl J. Holman) writes:
>In article <6097@naucse.cse.nau.edu> rrw@sunset.cse.nau.edu (Bob Wier) writes:
>>
>>Now, if you want something REALLY difficult, try
>>my call WB5KXH -
>> 
>>The only thing I ever came up with is 
>>
>>   WB5 Kindly eX Ham  - which doesn't make much
>> sense!
>
>WB5 Kinky eX Ham   or WB5 Kinky eX Hermit
>
>darryl, WB9TCY
>
 
How about "Kinesthiologists X-ray Hamstrings", or some variation of
[type of doctor which starts with K] X-rays [part of anatomy which
starts with H].

While on this subject, proper phonetics should be used for IDing
(if conditions warrant phonetics at all, of course), 
and for really making your call letters clear, as has been flamed
on here before, but _mnemonic_ phonetics are NOT ILLEGAL as such,
and are very useful for those of us whose grey matter is not what
it used to be. I honestly wouldn't even remember one of my old
calls without them (I was WA8VEM - very elderly man; my mom was
VEL - very elderly lady, of course!). 

For my current call I sometimes use Kansas City 5 Rhode Island.
Once again, only as a mnemonic aid, usually over coffee and not
on the air. Yes, I know it would be confusing to some poor soul
who always thought Kansas City was in the midwest...  :^)

I'd welcome suggestions for phonetics for my call. 

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| Geology & Geophysics        Internet: jahern@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu |
| University of Oklahoma  "Opinions expressed here reflect the entire|     
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 19:04:47 GMT
From: usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!mojo.eng.umd.edu!chuck@network.UCSD.EDU
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <oxenreid.723929122@chaos.cs.umn.edu>, <1g5lrjINNlh9@topaz.bds.com>, <1992Dec14.054828.3554@news.acns.nwu.edu>!
Subject : Re: Halogen Lamp/Dimmer causes interference Help!

In article <1992Dec14.054828.3554@news.acns.nwu.edu> jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) writes:
>In article <1g5lrjINNlh9@topaz.bds.com> ron@topaz.bds.com (Ron Natalie) writes:
>>> Yup, you got it.  Simple is it not?  It is also a poor design.  A Good design > would use a Zero Crossing SCR.
>>
>>A Zero Crossing SCR would only be usable here if you were just turning on
>>and off the light.  To dim it in any sane sense requires the dimmer firing
>>during the non-zero parts of the wave form.
>>
>
>Not quite.
>You just switch between cycles to keep the noise low.  The more cycles that
>conduct (averaged over time) cause the bulbs to burn brighter.  Just adjust
>the duty cycle to vary the amount of light.  There are probably some glue

Yumm, yumm, that should flicker verrry nicely!  Let's see, if you want 10%
output, turn on 1 cycle in 10, that should give you an exceedingly nice 6Hz
flicker.  Zero crossing SCR, I don't think so...

73,

Chuck Harris - WA3UQV
chuck@eng.umd.edu

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Date: 14 Dec 1992 15:26:56 GMT
From: topaz.bds.com!topaz.bds.com!ron@uunet.uu.net
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <oxenreid.723929122@chaos.cs.umn.edu>, <1g5lrjINNlh9@topaz.bds.com>, <1992Dec14.054828.3554@news.acns.nwu.edu>
Subject : Re: Halogen Lamp/Dimmer causes interference Help!

> Not quite.
> You just switch between cycles to keep the noise low.  The more cycles that
> conduct (averaged over time) cause the bulbs to burn brighter. ot quite.

You can do this if you don't mind the lights flickering.  I said sane.
Second, the number of parts required to to this would be enourmous.
A reasonable job can be done with a simple coil.  Have you ever looked at
a light dimmer?  The one in my dining room (which doesn't interfere with
anything) consists of the SCR, an RC network, another capacitor and a small
toroid choke.

-Ron

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