HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: New handgunner needs advi
From: ben.sansing@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Ben Sansing) 
Date: 3 Sep 92 08:34:00 GMT
Reply-To: ben.sansing@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Ben Sansing) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Courts of Chaos * Jacksonville AR USA * 501-985-0059

TS>I am about to buy my first handgun.  I thought I wanted one for
TS>occasional practice, and to have on hand for home defense, in case all
TS>hell breaks loose in this society (p > .00).

TS>What about a .22?  Can you do semi-serious target shooting (whatever
TS>that is) with a revolver?  If not, what's a good .22 auto?  I have
TS>heard positive things about the Ruger Mark II, but much more about the
TS>S&W Model 41 ($$$).

Since you're most comfortable with revolvers, there is NOTHING wrong
with a Smith K-22. Perhaps not QUITE so precise as a semi-auto for top
echelon target shooting, but for practice and familiarity with, say a
Model 19 or 686, it would be ideal. K-22s are excellent revolvers.
Another (cheaper) alternative might be the nine-shot Taurus target .22
revolver, which seems to be a good value and of nice quality.

I can't advise you on the M19 vs. the 686. My "mainstay" .357 is an
ancient N-frame (M27) pre-war Smith... a huge old beast but sturdy and
accurate. I'm also partial to the Ruger Security-Six, but they don't
make those anymore either...
---
 . SLMR 2.1a . "I'll wear the plants in this family" - Adam to Eve
   
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: bdale@col.hp.com (Bdale Garbee)
Subject: Re: Looking for Gracilis software
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 18:14:10 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

ron@sigyn.cs.athabascau.ca (Ron Haukenfrers) writes:
> I've just made several attempts to download grac9208.exe and grac9208.zip
> off the Gracilis BBS but seem to get dumped off their system midway
> through the transfer.  Are these files available for FTP anywhere?  

Current versions of publicly-released Gracilis bits should be on col.hp.com 
[15.255.240.16], in the directory packet/gracilis.

73 - Bdale, N3EUA
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: jt63597@ee.tut.fi (Tervo Vesa (OH3NWQ))
Subject: Inspector for F6FBB bbs (M_FILTER)
Organization: Tampere Univ. of Technology, Finland.
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:13:24


INSPECTOR for FBB mailbox v.920814:
-----------------------------------


What it does:
-------------

With this programme you can find messages that contain obsene words
or where somebody tries to sell or buy something on ham radio (illegal
in most parts of Europe).


How it does it:
---------------

When a message is received by FBB mailbox this programme (M_FILTER) is
automatically called. It checks line by line if sertain strings of
letters (words) are found. These strings are read from the file
M_FILTER.WRD. If one or more of them are present in the inspected
message, a notice of this is written to C:\FBB\WAITING.IN.
Another programme called MF2MAIL checks if there is a file WAITING.IN
and if it finds the file it moves it to the end of the FBB mailbox import
file MAIL.IN. MF2MAIL is activated with the CRON.


How to install:
---------------

1. Copy M_FILTER.EXE to \FBB\BIN or any directory in the PATH.
2. Copy MF2MAIL.EXE to \FBB\BIN or any directory in the PATH.
3. Copy M_FILTER.WRD to \FBB.
4. Add the following lines into Cron.sys:

                IF H 3,8,13,19
                        X MF2MAIL
                ENDIF

   (of course you can change the times or the frequency if you like :) )
5. Edit the file M_FILTER.WRD if you like.


Where you can find this programme:
----------------------------------

Use anonymous FTP from nic.funet.fi
directory: pub/ham/packet/bbs/fbb/util
By the way the source code in Turbo Pascal 6.0 is included.

 
How to contact the author:
--------------------------

Packet:   OH3NWQ @ OH3RBR.FIN.EU
Internet: oh3nwq@cc.tut.fi

73 de Wes OH3NWQ

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packet: OH3NWQ@OH3RBR.FIN.EU                 I use H instead of R in REJET.SYS

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: ggjns@knuth.mtsu.edu (John N Schmidt)
Subject: 70cm rigs; Which Ones Best for 9600 Baud Packet?
Summary: Which ones are best *and* relatively inexpensive?
Keywords: 9600,Baud,Packet,440 MHz,70 cm,Help!
Organization: Dept. of CS, Middle TN State Univ, Murfreesboro, TN
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:38:44 GMT

Hello packeteers.  I'm writing this question on behalf of a club station
at our University which seeks to put 9600 baud packet on the air using a
440 link to the wide-area digipeater up there.  Could you please drop me
a line as to what rigs you are using successfully on 440 for that speed,
and if you had to do any modifications to the radios themselves before
your efforts were met with success?  

The club station has to put its paperwork together to get its 'slice of
the pie' in funding by 18-Sept-92, so there's only a week of time to get
your ideas in to us.  Although I'm sure a few people use those all-mode
440 rigs for things like PACSATs and the like, they're not going to be
able to get *that* kind of funding!  If your success was with things
like the off-the-shelf Alincos, Icoms, etc. in a range under $400.00
that would be great!  

E-mail to me would be preferred, but I do read the group regularly and I
would be happy to summarize responses later.  If this question has
already been addressed in recent months, then (a) I missed it, and (b) I
apologize for the duplicate traffic.  Thanks, and best 73s to you all.
-- 
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Middle Tennessee State University  ++ 615-898-5538 or 896-2871 FAX 24H 
1500 Greenland Drive, PO Box 135  +x+ GGJNS@KNUTH.MTSU.EDU <Internet Address>  
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0135 USA  +xx+ MTSU Center for Remote Sensing and GIS 
TCP/IP ADDRESS [44.34.50.soon]  +xxx+ PACKET: KD4EAI@KC4RDJ.#MIDTN.TN.USA.NA
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: karn@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Phil Karn)
Subject: Re: Inspector for F6FBB bbs (M_FILTER)
Reply-To: karn@chicago.qualcomm.com
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 00:36:08 GMT

In article <JT63597.92Sep14161324@ampeeri.ee.tut.fi>, jt63597@ee.tut.fi (Tervo Vesa (OH3NWQ)) writes:
|> INSPECTOR for FBB mailbox v.920814:
|> -----------------------------------
|> What it does:
|> -------------
|> 
|> With this programme you can find messages that contain obsene words
|> or where somebody tries to sell or buy something on ham radio (illegal
|> in most parts of Europe).

Oh geez. I've been waiting for somebody to try this, because it's
certain to create an escalating measure-countermeasure war (and
associated flamefests) that should keep amateur packet radio buzzing
for quite some time. And here I was afraid the nets might run out of
things to send. (Please note the sarcasm in this paragraph.)

I wonder if this program will successfully parse the words in the following:

 ######   ####   #####
 #       #    #  #    #
 #####   #    #  #    #
 #       #    #  #####
 #       #    #  #   #
 #        ####   #    #


  ####     ##    #       ######
 #        #  #   #       #
  ####   #    #  #       #####
      #  ######  #       #
 #    #  #    #  #       #
  ####   #    #  ######  ######

or this:

66 6f 72 20 73 61 6c 65 0a!

and then decide to let this message pass because it understands that
this is a discussion *about* programs that censor such traffic, and
not an actual, verboten, for-sale message?

I'd also be interested in knowing how this program can be legally sent
over amateur radio given that it must contain a list of the "seven
dirty words" that cannot be used over ham radio. Even if they're
encoded in something other than plain text, the rules do ban language
that is obscene *in meaning*, no matter what form it takes...

Phil
From: BTITMARS%ESOC.BITNET@vm.gmd.DE (BARRY TITMARSH)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: TCPIP in Germany Users BANNED
Date: 5 Sep 1992 23:12:15 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

Hello all again.
Seems the problems inGermany with TCPIP users is again getting worse
Users are being banned locked out and generaly abused in Germany. I have
again  for the N.th thime this past weeks been Banned my self, Hi Hi
I operate in the Rhein Mainz area, the worst for Black listing TCPIP
operators.  It really has not stopped me operating at all, i simply
re-routed the IP via another host on the same Digi.
I have Emailed My tcpip co-ordinator about this problem in the past and
again recently, His responce in the past has been Im going to do nothing
and in the present He seems to prefer the If i ignore the problem it might
vanish. Not realy good enought is it.
In the past year i have had mails with very offensive nature with all sorts of
threats. well there are some Hams like this in Germany Unfortunatly,
In the north of Germany TCPIP operation is very much suppressed and its
spreading south.
Thanks to you that replied to my Request for info about simular action against
TCPIP users in Europe, I revieved many such cases of Users bein Banned Locked
out of Netroms and digis, However None of the TCPIP users that i know who have
been sent abusive mail and have been Locked out of digi's would actualy admit
to haveing a problem. I know that most users have been intimated to the extent
of actualy being removed of their License.  I was told by one sysop that this
is what he would do, to me.. as if he has this power . Hi Hi.
Ok. I am asking any of the Leagal Buffs out there, What do you sujest ?
If this problem existed in the USA what action would you take ?

For the local readers of this Group in Germany the path to DC0HK.ampr.org
is now routed via DB0ODW [be it the sysop has locked me out] I have arp route
via 44.130.24.100 or arp route via 44.130.24.78 and arp route via 44.130.42.3
this is enough to keep All links going at normal through-put ;-))

Digis that have sysops that lockout users:
DB0ODW DB0ZDF DB0SPC-8 DB0MAV [ can some update the list from the north please]
there are now many more these are just a few as Bad examples.

So again WHAT ARE >you<  going to do about this type of action here in Germany

TCPIP is not going to Vanish over night, and the Bad sysop policys are going
to increase, unless >You< stand up and do something about it. and not just
leave it all to the few Who do!!.  Think about it.!
Barry [the black listed criminal hi hi]   44.130..24.71 and other IP's
DC0HK/G8SAU/GM8SAU.
From: tcline@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Ted Cline)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 19:26:53 GMT
Subject: Downloadable reference for AX.25 protocol?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet


Is there a file I can download to tell me the meanings of the text
inside the < >'s below (I think I'm asking for a downloadable reference
for the AX.25 protocol.  Maybe inside a program's doc file??):

    AUR1>N0MXS [via LOV*]  <RR (P) R0>
    N0MXS>AUR1 [via LOV*]  <RR (F) R5>
    AUR1>N0MXS [via LOV*]  <I (Text) R0 S5>:
    AUR1>N0MXS [via LOV*]  <RR R1>
    AUR1>N0MXS [via LOV*]  <DISC (P)>
    N0MXS>AUR1 [via LOV*]  <UA (F)>
    N0MXS>AUR1 [via LOV*]  <I (Text) R7 S0>:
    AUR1>N0MXS [via LOV*]  <DISC (P)>
    N0MXS>AUR1 [via LOV*]  <UA (F)>
    WA5VRL-1>ID  <UI (Text)>:
    N0MXS>AUR1 [via LOV*]  <REJ R1>


(I'm new to packet and am having fun with Poor Man's Packet (which of
course did not come with a TNC manual!)

Please email file names (and with anonymous ftp internet address with
directory path is best!).


Thanks!

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From: tim@shovel.Prime.COM (Tim Cantin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: MFJ-1278 TNC/etc
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:25:22 GMT
Organization: Prime Computer R&D

My father (WA1ETX) recently (3/92) purchased an MFJ-1278 with MultiComm
software. So far it has been a very nice setup to work with. Except for a
little battle we had with it a month or two ago - sent it back to MFJ for
a free firmware upgrade. However, yesterday we discovered that you can only
convert a CGA image to SSTV with the 7-month old software that we have. So I
decided to call the MFJ tech support line and ask when a new version of
BCDSSTV (converts an MFJBCD screen dump to SSTV format) is coming out that
supports EGA/VGA. The guy said it will be released as an update in 2-3 weeks,
to keep an eye out in QST. Just for yucks we looked at the latest copy of QST,
and sure enough it is in there (MultiComm v2.2). Here's the kicker: it costs
another $24.95 + shipping. *GRUMBLE*

No question, just felt like letting off a little steam somewhere. :)~
I would still reccommend the MFJ-1278 if you are looking for something that
does everything (packet, fax, sstv, etc...). They (MFJ) do, however, need
to do some hefty work on their software, it's very 'messy' (misspellings,
etc). Stuff like that should be corrected before a piece of commercial
software is sent to a customer!

-- 
#include "stddisclaimer.h"
/* Tim Cantin          {uunet, csnet-relay}!primerd!tim || tim@s35.prime.com
   Prime Computer Inc. 10-21, 500 Old Conn. Path, Framingham, MA 01701 (USA) */
flames > /dev/null 2>&1
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet,rec.radio.swap,chi.wanted,misc.forsale
From: tedwards@src.umd.edu (Thomas Grant Edwards)
Subject: Re: Grace DSP Unit For Sale
Organization: Systems Research Center, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 05:39:14 GMT

In article <q#rn_5_.joe@netcom.com> joe@netcom.com (Joseph Jesson) writes:

>This is the L.L. Grace DSP-12 Multi-Mode Communications DSP universal 
>packet modem.  The DSP-12 supports HP packet, RTTY, ASCII, VHF packet, 
>PSK satellite telemetry.  Specs include:

Tell us Joe, what was it like using the DSP-12?  Did you use it
for PSK satellite?  What are your feelings about it (you can wait
till ya sell it if its anything bad of course!)

de N3HAU

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: jim@rwsys.lonestar.org (James T. Wyatt)
Subject: Need address/phone of D/FW Texas IP coordinator
Organization: R/W Systems, Richland Hills, Texas, USA, 76118-5849
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 03:19:10 GMT

I need to get an IP address (and list of common frequencies) I can use for
packet radio at 1200b on 440MHz and 2mtrs. I have KA9Q and TCP/IP for Xenix
to allow me to put email and archives online. Our facility has a class-C
address from our IP provider, but I need an ampr.org address for the nodes
we will put PK-88s on. Please help me help others! Thanks in advance...
----
James Wyatt  KA5VJL  jim@rwsys.lonestar.org  Semper Gumbi - always flexible!

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From: gerry@bluemoon.use.com (Gerard M. Foley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: Re: Packet DX?
Date: 15 Sep 92 11:28:45 GMT
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])

jcv26@cas.org (Jon Vander Hill) writes:

> 
> I like what I hear about packet and am seriously looking at putting a
> packet rig together.  What sort of DX opportunities are there with
> packet?  How does it compare with more traditional phone or CW DX-ing
> on HF?
> 
> Jon Vander Hill, N8PAP
> jon@cas.org

I find it slower than novice cw, and most stations are
automatic and do not answer calls. Gerry K8EF@W8CQK.OH.USA.NA

gerry@bluemoon.rn whose home bbs has trouble getting the 
mail out sometimes, so it may go here instead.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: zawodny@arbd0.larc.nasa.gov (Dr. Joseph M Zawodny)
Subject: Re: Packet DX?
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Distribution: rec
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:58:53 GMT

	If you are talking HF packet DX, my limited experience with it has led
me to the following conclusions.  Most HF packeteers are interested in passing
traffic or such and are not interested in keyboard to keyboard contacts.  HF
packet is very very slow, with retries out the gazoo!  I would recommend your
going with AMTOR instead if you really want to play with digital DX.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
 Joseph M. Zawodny   (KO4LW)                      NASA Langley Research Center
 zawodny@arbd0.larc.nasa.gov                      MS-475,    Hampton VA, 23681
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: mont@netcom.com (Mont Pierce)
Subject: Re: FTP -> E-Mail Server
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 92 05:01:29 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Sep4.151038.5196@athena.cs.uga.edu> fuller@athena.cs.uga.edu (James P. H. Fuller) writes:
>     There's another such gateway at decwrl which was still operating as of
>a few months ago.  Send me email if you're interested and I'll dig up the
>address you poke to make decwrl emit its help message.
>
>                                                    -- jf

Send the following to "ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com" and it'll send back a
list of instructions:

    mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
    Subject: anything

    reply yourid@yoursite
    help


73,

-- 
Mont Pierce

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: "Seth M. Dworken" <p00123@psilink.com>
Subject: How do I get an AMPR IP address?
Organization: KC3IL, Fairless Hills PA, USA
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 22:07:42 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink (3.2)

I've been on packet for quite a while now but am just about to start 
playing with TCP/IP.  Can anyone point me in the right direction to 
get an IP address?

I know there are supposed to be regional coordinators but have no idea how
to find out who they are.

Any info would be appreciated.  Please respond via email.

Thanks,  Seth
From: dbradley@sugar.NeoSoft.COM (Dennis Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: signoff packet-radio
Date: 6 Sep 1992 05:28:07 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu

signoff packet-radio
Organization: Middle East Technical University - Computer Center
Date: Monday, 14 Sep 1992 12:36:58 TUR
From: <C70861@TRMETU.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: Un`x Dr`ver

  Hello there,

     I am try`ng to bu`ld a un`x-based `nterface for an ETHERNET

LAN to a packet rad`o stat`on...

     Any help concern`ng the gateway software or any techn`cal

comment would be h`ghly regarded.


                              Name:  Abdul-Ham`d Sadka
                            e-ma`l:  c70861TRMETUBITNET
                               QTH:  Ankara/Turkey
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Subject: Re: RFI problem
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 02:30:26 GMT

Here's how I delt with RFI in my packet station:
I used _long_ (like 20 feet or more) lengths of shielded cable between the
TNC and radio.  Also placed the antenna about 25 feet overhead from the
room with station (up on the roof).  I also used _seperate_ power supplies
to drive the radio and the TNC.  
You might be able to tweak the TNCs xtal oscillator(s) to move a harmonic
off the receive frequency (145.01 in your case), if the above suggestion
isn't workable (like no access to a roof).  Of course, you'll trash another
frequency, but that might be acceptable for your purposes (not a high
quality solution, though).
==========================================================================
Question: Are banana peels considered hazardous waste (after all, someone
could slip on it and fall)?
From: ron@sigyn.cs.athabascau.ca (Ron Haukenfrers)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: Looking for Gracilis software
Date: 1 Sep 92 06:19:48 GMT


I've just made several attempts to download grac9208.exe and grac9208.zip
off the Gracilis BBS but seem to get dumped off their system midway
through the transfer.  Are these files available for FTP anywhere?  They
are dated Aug 15 and seem to be the latest version for the PackeTwin package.

Thanks in advance.
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From: tpmannin@vipunen.hut.fi (Tomi Manninen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: Where to find Graphic Packet?
Date: 6 Sep 92 18:47:08 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland


Does anybody know where to find Graphic Packet by DH1DAE?
I have checked all the Internet FTP-sites I know of but haven't
had any luck. If somebody has it could he/she upload it to some
anonymous FTP-site and inform the rest of us about it.

Thanks in advance.

73 de Tomi OH2BNS
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OH2BNS                          Packet: OH2BNS@OH2RBI.FIN.EU
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From: fc1jso@stna7.stna7.stna.dgac.FR
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet
Subject: TNC-2 Release ?
Date: 10 Sep 1992 00:59:10 -0700
Organization: UCSD Usenet Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsd.edu


Hello all packeters,

First:

I have Release 1.1.6 on my TNC2
(TINY-2 10/18/88  32k ram  UK Siskin Electronics )
whith personal BBS.

But, i need manual for some differents commands :

PERSIST, PPERSIST, PIDCHECK, SLOTTIME, STATUS, TXUIFRAM,
3RDPARTY, CWID, CWTLG, CWLEN, CWIDTEXT, KISS

Where can i found it?

(i have only manual for 1.1.5)

Second :

When monitor is ON, nodes traffic will
cause dammages on my terminal, because some word in the packet
have the bit 8 to hight.
The TNC don't filter this bit and transmit to my terminal a code
without this bit.
expl : bell char is $07 (in ASCII), when on the air there is a $87, i have
a 'beep' on my terminal because it receive a $07.
Others chars would broken my terminal configuration... and
the MF commands (filter) would only cut chars from $00 to $7F ....

What can i do ?

Third :

Where can i found Release 1.1.7 for TNC2 or clones ?
(I have already found TAPR Release 1.1.8 on UCSD.EDU)

Many thanks for all informations.

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