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system: You are Jerko Golubovic, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Darr Hoag about "RFI".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Darr Hoag to Michael Somers <=-
DH> *** On 27 May 96  19:31, Michael Somers did say (to All,) this:
> My question is, how is this done since I havent found a radio
> yet that can function within 30 yards of a modern computer.
DH> Do you have the cover off this computer?
DH> My HTX-202 sits on a shelf right above 3 PCs, where it hooks to the
DH> external copper-pipe JPole and a power supply, and I have no problems

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assistant: One HAM told me that with PS/2 series (IBM) you don't have problems at all,
even if you put radio on monitor.
Here I will list problems/solutions I encuuntered:
TNC:
Connect it with shielded serial cable only! When you enter in HOST (sync)
mode, it raises up noise for approx. 4 S-units.
Modem:
Internal BOCA 144IW modem generated a *lot* of noise, even with filters on
the phone line. Replaced with ZyXEL U1496P (pocket model) noise
disappeared.
Power Supply:
If you bought cheap, assembled, Taiwan PC it's more like that you have an
cheap C-classed switching power supply inside. It depends where you buy an
case (99% of power supplies comes with cases). In old days they were
manufacturing non-switching power supplies: big, heavy, expensive but with
little or no radio noise generation.
Mouse:
Most mouses comes with unshielded connection cable (it's cheaper).
UPS:
UPS-es have switching rectifirers/inverters and lot of logic inside. Good
ones (and expensive also) have good protection/shielding, cheap ones
usually not.
Grounding:
Groung all equipement in one point (where your power cord enters computer
Power Supply) and from there connect to the physical grounding (do not rely
on wall outlet ground - long wires across walls = antenna). Ground also
your radio equipement at that point. And it is safer for
operator/equipement if this is done properly.
Remember - when you are connecting ANYTHING on computer - use shielded
cables only. It helps a lot.
That what you did it's perfectly OK and everybody should do the same.
Hope this will help to somebody.
/\/\
... Mary had a little RAM -- only about a MEG or so.
system: You are Andy Walden, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Wayne Sarosi about "CABLE!!".

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assistant: Well for the cable.. sounds like I should go with either hardline (but
that's expensive stufff) or the belding 9913 (an afordable alternative).
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Somers about "Antenna Genius".

They wrote:
MS> Due entirely to some genius of my own, I sheared off my 10 meter
MS> antenna by driving under a carport far too low to accomodate an
MS> antenna. This forced me to visit my local source for CB antennas
MS> and keep abreast of the cutting
MS> edge of RF technology and research.

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assistant: In a message to All <01 Jun 96 11:55> Michael Somers wrote:
Good stuff. This guy is local too. Wheew!  Anyhow, I have an old
firestik if you would like it. It is cut for 10m. Just pick it
up when you can.
-WS
system: You are Ray Brown Kb0Stn, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Wayne Sarosi about "re: [LPIV-Update]".

They wrote:
> I set the LPIV up and was gretting ready to do a few tests.
> My wife came out and asked if I wanted to go to the beach
> with
> her and the kids. She was going to Playalinda. Great surf
> fishing
> there. I looked at the LPIV, then my wife, then the LPIV,
> then my
> surf poll, then the LPIV ... I caught a couple of 20 inch
> Blue fish
> and a Whiting. I'll check it out tomorrow.

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assistant: ROFL! :-)  BTW, where is Playalinda? :-)
  How about an eyeball QSO around, oh, July 14 up at Ormond Beach? We'll be
there for a few days from Saturday the 13th 'till about Friday the 19th.
Wife's mother has a time-share condo in Ormond Beach about that time.
Checking my Repeater book, the Samsula repeater is the same as ours here in
Joplin (must be a popular frequency pairing!), and I should be able to pick
it up from Ormond Beach. That, or the repeater in Ormond has a ZB CTCSS.
(shrug)
  I'd like to see some diagrams on the LPIV, too. :-)
                                                        _Ray_
system: You are Edward Dobbins, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chris Boone about "GE Delta programing".

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assistant: Chris,
I'm still in need of information regarding programing the GE Delta.
We have VHF mobiles with the S-990 control heads, 128 Freq. w/tone.
I believe that these are programed via a serial port on the head, what I
need is the pin-out for the port, and some kind of software to let me
"talk" to the the thing.  Very possible a COM program might work if I
knew the the tech's about the port on the control head.
Jon KB0ALL
... If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
system: You are Ray Vaughan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ray Brown Kb0Stn about "re: 6 meter J-pole".

They wrote:
RBK>   Oh, really!!! Are you the Communications Chairman
RBK> for the Dade Co. chapter?? Do you know that I _was_
RBK> the Vice-Comm. chair when I was there? I bought two
RBK> ARC-freq handitalkies, on speculation that Dade Co.
RBK> would buy them from me, and they never did offer to
RBK> buy them! I still have them, and they're in
RBK> excellent shape!

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assistant: I'm only a member of the committee, not Chair.  Norman Ward, K4RBR is the
Chair.
For the 27th Ave HQ, we got a donation of a new-in-the-box 20+ year old AS
base antenna from the EOC.  The don't make them like that any more!
The HT's I've seen are HT600's, a bit odd looking with the larger antenna,
but seem to work well.
Don;t think I have the Red Cross echo here.   Can't really justify adding it,
don't have the time to read a fraction of what I have now.  Sorry.
Catch you later,
Ray KD4BBM
system: You are Andy Walden, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Danny Burdick about "Re: CABLE!!".

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assistant: ah.. I use it for a "pager".. I have a CB set up and customers will "ring"
for me when they need me.. and I may be oh.. charging a battery for example..
I will hear it on my handheld.. and then of course come to the showroom (a
family business). And of course I have to squelch the hell out of it..
because all 40 channels have people talking on them.. and swearing.. for all
over the US.. and yes.. I have been talking to someone where all of a suuden
"you F**KIN **** **** **** ect ect ect..." in on the radio.. and of course
they wonder what the hell is going on. Well I've said too much already.. it's
not the BEST system.. but it works fairly well.
system: You are Les Wilson, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Fred Mckenzie about "Bnc Replacement".

They wrote:
FM>      I think the majority of responses to your
FM> question are on the mark.
FM> Blue LocTite from the local hardware store, might
FM> be all you need.  (Red
FM> LocTite may be too "permanent"!)
FM>      As a point of interest, there is a screw-
FM> thread connector that might
FM> meet the requirements of your request, called a
FM> "TNC".  Think of BNC as
FM> "Bayonette NC" and TNC as "Threaded NC".  If your radio doesn't use a
FM> custom BNC, you may find a standard part that fits
FM> perfectly in place of
FM> the original.  Still, the TNC will attach the same
FM> way as the BNC, and
FM> should work loose just as easily.  You may also
FM> have trouble finding a TNC
FM> Rubber Duckie, although I believe they are available.

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assistant: For now, I am using a rubber feed-thru grommet, sliced in half, placed on the
BNC connector on the radio before the antenna comes on.  Makes for a nice,
tight connection, with virtually no antenna movement at all.  Made for a
_big_ difference.  I also tried a couple of ducks where the rubber part of
the antenna extends all the way past the BNC connector about 1/8" inch, and
it seemed to stay in place quite nicely.  Couldn't find one tuned to 155 MHz
at the HamFest -- just ham band ones for $15+ each.  I did find a bunch of
UHF stubbies for $4.00 a pop made the same way - got one for the scanner.
Looks good and works great for my 460 MHz needs.
TNC is a thought, but the antennas are harder to come by.
Thanks for your help... I will keep the blue Loc-Tite in mind if the nut
still keeps slipping off.
system: You are David Barker, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "HeathKit SB200 Woes".

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assistant: Greetings to all, i have a Heathkit SB200 that i restored, the problem is,
the input SWR is anywhere from 2.5 - 3.0 to 1. Needless to say, my TS140
cuts itself back to protect itself. One schematic shows a 290 pF and a
115 pF cap. on each side of the 10 meter band input inductor. The other
schematic
shows a 68 pF cap. I have yet to come up with a workable combination.
The amp has 2 new Svetlana 572B tubes in it. Any guesses on the actual
impedance of the tubes? I'd like to get the thing going by the time i
upgrade to general class.(real soon). The input inductance coil shows
a resonant freq. of about 31 Mhz, with no caps attached.
Thanks for any help on this problem, David KE4UYC
... My other radio is a Drake TR3.....
system: You are Rob Dennis, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "6 meters...".

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assistant: Just a curiousity propagation question...
 During the past week there have been several openings on 6m and 10m as
several
severe thunderstorms and some tornados passed thru the mid-west,southern and
east coast areas.
 I noticed that just before any storm arrived there was a `window' of about
n
hour or so where the band was wide open with signals from all over the
southern
U.S.,mid-west and eastern U.S.
 Shortly after the storm passed over the opening was repeated and lasted for
a longer period of time.(up to 4 or 5 hours)
 And on one day it even managed to effect the 2m band.
 Besides the normal spring openings possible that have been going on this
past week,has anyone elses noticed this strange effect on 6 and 10m ?
 Or have they seen it on any other band above 17 meters ?
 The only theory I come up with is that the storms are charging the clouds to
a degree such as to make it act like and behave like a low level sporadic `E'
layer of some sort.
 Has anyone else noticed this strange effect ?
system: You are Jared Andersen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "DSQ paging".

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assistant: I have recatly got a new H.T.. I have been able to figure out all the
features except one; DSQ paging !!!  Can anyone help me??
                        Puzzeled
                              Jared
system: You are Ron Marosko, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rob Dennis about "6 meters...".

They wrote:
RD>  The only theory I come up with is that the storms are charging the
RD> to a degree such as to make it act like and behave like a low level
RD> sporadic `E' layer of some sort. Has anyone else noticed this strange
RD> effect ?

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assistant: Hello Rob!
Tuesday June 04 1996 13:53, Rob Dennis wrote to All:
clouds
I think the theory most widely held right now, supported with documentation
and photos from the shuttle, is something called "upwards" lightning. These
bursts of lightning move rapidly upwards from the tops of thunderstorms, and
dissipate (as opposed to striking) in the E layer of the atmosphere. This
does, of course, charge the E layer accordingly, essentially forming what we
think of as an E cloud, hence causing the E layer propagation.
The photos taken from the shuttle show "red sprites" and "blue jets" of
upwards lightning. Really fascinating. If you can find them, have a GOOD look
at them.
73,
Ron KK5DK
EM20gb
QRV all bands 160M through 23CM
system: You are David Capelle, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "20-M SSB-CW Receiver".

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assistant: Hi
I'm not yet a radio-amateur, but as soon as I turn 16 I will try to get a
license. And so now I want to listen to the 20-M-Band. Who could send me
some circuit diagrams for receivers, which can easily be built. Please
mail me by NM and if possible add the diagramm UU-Coded.
I would also appreciate to get some Internet-URLs, related to this topic.
Thanks in advance, David
system: You are Larry Adreme, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Somers about "RFI".

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assistant: Hi Michael,
I have seen the MFJ Artificial Ground (model mfj-931) work on some bbs's
reduceing hf rfi and in one case it allowed the bbs to operate at 100 watts
on hf while users were on the board.  With luck you may find a ham friend
that will be willing to let you use theirs for a test. Just to see how it
will works for you.
Good Luck
73's
Larry WE0T
system: You are Marc Blitz, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rob Dennis about "Re: 6 meters...".

They wrote:
->> While engaging targets of opportunity,
RD>  Besides the normal spring openings possible that have been going
RD> on this past week,has anyone elses noticed this strange effect on
RD> 6 and 10m ?
RD>  Or have they seen it on any other band above 17 meters ?
RD>
RD>  The only theory I come up with is that the storms are charging
RD> the clouds to
RD> a degree such as to make it act like and behave like a low level
RD> sporadic `E' layer of some sort.
RD>  Has anyone else noticed this strange effect ?

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assistant: Rob Dennis shouted to All...<<-
Ever since they have been beaming tons of power into the ionosphere from the
HAARP project in Alaska, propigation seems to have changed, as has the
weather.
One can only hope their tinkering doesn't cause another ice age...or worse.
I saw footage from a NASA observation that shows what scientists claim is
lightning never seen in ball form at the TOP of a thunderhead before...
This should prove to be an interesting sunspot cycle...
.\\arc
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Bj Anderson about "Mobile Antennas".

They wrote:
BA>  I've been thinking about mounting a 2m mobile antenna on my Toyota Van
BA> to use with a basic VHF/UHF scanner.  Most of my monitoring is on the
BA> VHF/Hi band (139 Mhz - 156 Mhz).  The question is:  will a 2m antenna
BA> function adequately on UHF for receive only?  Better or worse that the
BA> 'rubber duck' type antenna that came with the radio?
BA>  Also, I want to use the same antenna with a frequency counter (1 Mhz
BA> to 1300 Mhz coverage).  The counter came with a 3-segment collapsible
BA> antenna with a BNC on the end.  Will the above mentioned 2m antenna
BA> work with the counter?
BA>  Does anyone have experience with mounting an antenna on a Toyota Van?
BA> It would seem pretty much straight forward, but the van has EFI
BA> (electronic fuel injection), and warns about radio equipment.  My guess
BA> would be RFI induced into the EFI unit.  But what about receive only?  I
BA> can't see this as a problem?  ? ? ?

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assistant: In a message to All <05 Jun 96 13:26> Bj Anderson wrote:
o Yes, the 2m antenna will be fine for receive on UHF. Maybe better
than the duck.
oYes, the 2m antenna will work fine. The collaspable antenna will
extend to a quarterwave (give or take) thus it should be OK.
A friend of mine uses a 50w 2m rig on his toyota van with no problem.
The antenna can be mounted many ways from clamp on to mag-mount to
punching a hole into the roof. It's up to you. I prefer the mag mount.
It doesn't take away fromt he resale value, there is no hole, and
the antenna can be removed when needed.
-WS
system: You are Bill Rister, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Motorola Maxar 80".

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assistant: I picked up a very clean Motorola Maxar 80 single frequency transceiver
 yesterday at a price I couldn't resist.  There are two hitches..
  1) No power cord was with the radio.  The chassis mounted female is
     a 15 pin molex with 13 pins utilized.  I have not yet opened it
     to try to find the correct power pins.. in the meantime, can anyone
     supply me with pinout information?
  2) The radio is crystaled for 800MHz.  I note that 33 centimeters is
     allocated for ham use in all modes.  But, is it used?  Would it
     be worth my while to try to re-crystal and tune the radio?  Or
     should I try to find a buyer desiring it for business use in the
     800MHz band?  If ham use is feasible, it certainly would make a
     neat little mobile or station rig.
 Any comments will be appreciated.
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system: You are Martin Campbell, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to David Capelle about "20-M SSB-CW Receiver".

They wrote:
DC> Hi
DC> I'm not yet a radio-amateur, but as soon as I turn 16 I will try to
DC> get a license. And so now I want to listen to the 20-M-Band. Who could
DC> send me some circuit diagrams for receivers, which can easily be
DC> built. Please
DC> mail me by NM and if possible add the diagramm UU-Coded.
DC> I would also appreciate to get some Internet-URLs, related to this
DC> topic.

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assistant: On (04 Jun 96) David Capelle wrote to All...
Hi David. Check the local library for A.R.R.L. publications, especially
the Radio Amateurs Handbook. You might also get a copy of CQ, QST, or 73
magazines. You will find several manufacturers that sell kits for
relatively simple to build,low power transceivers. You might also consider a
shortwave receiver(With a BFO for ssb/cw reception). Call the local pawn
shops. Once in a blue moon, they may have a good deal on a shortwave
receiver, or even some ham gear that may be of use to you.
CUL8R
Martin Campbell    KB0HAE
system: You are Bob Nn0P, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Icom720A".

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assistant: I need tech info on the Icom 720 A. The data board and the schematic
do not agree. Please leave a message on board. Thanks. Bob, NN0P.
system: You are Boothe Gregory, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "FT-757GX VFO trouble.".

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assistant: My FT-757GX VFO display has gone away except for a small "F" in the lower
left corner and a small "CH" in the upper right corner.  Otherwise the radio
seems
to xmit and recv.  Of course I can't tell where!  Has anyone else experienced
dimilar difficulties and if so what was the fix?  If sending it back to Yaesu
is the fix, I already know that one (hee-hee)!  Any assistance would be
appreciated!  Please respond here. Thanks!!!
system: You are Don Lafreniere, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Wanted: TS-140 or TS-50".

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assistant: * Crossposted from: FIDO Amateur Radio
Hello,
I am in the market for a Kenwood TS-140S or a TS-50S.  I am particuliarly
fond of the 140 though.  Anything that is in good-excellent condition is
wanted.  If you have one let me know,
Don.
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            Fido Ham Radio Echo
Packet: va3djl@kb8vk.#det.#semi.mi.usa.noam
TCP/IP: va3djl@detroit.ampr.org
Internet: don.lafreniere@tsr.gcastle.com
... VA3DJL...The Bicycle Mobile and Go-Cart Mobile Ham!
system: You are Buddy Ashley, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Boothe Gregory about "FT-757GX VFO TROUBLE.".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Boothe Gregory to All <=-
BG> My FT-757GX VFO display has gone away except for a small "F" in the
BG> lower  left corner and a small "CH" in the upper right corner.
BG> Otherwise the  radio seems
BG> to xmit and recv.  Of course I can't tell where!  Has anyone else

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assistant: +
     I used to have a 757GX that had the same problem; the rig seemed to
     work ok except for the digital VFO acting up.  Solving the problem
     was very simple and inexpensive, turned out the internal lithium
     battery needed replacing, and that solved my 757's problem! I wonder
     how long you have had your 757, and have you every replaced the
     battery??  Give it a try, hopefully will solve your problem.
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