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Subject: Ham-Equip Digest V93 #131
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Ham-Equip Digest Mon, 13 Dec 93 Volume 93 : Issue 131
Today's Topics:
Address/Phone of IRC
Info sought on QUANTUM batt. packs
Kenwood TS-50
Receive broadcast FM on 2m mobile antenna?
receiver sensitivity (2 msgs)
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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 21:07:14 GMT
From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!news.den.mmc.com!pogo.den.mmc.com!boutell@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Address/Phone of IRC
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Could someone please tell me the address of a company called IRC. I
believe it is in Florida. They carry (hopefully) CW filters for my HF
rig.
Thanks and 73,
Russ (WD0FTF)
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1993 14:54:15 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!cs.yale.edu!ccsua.ctstateu.edu!white@ames.arpa
Subject: Info sought on QUANTUM batt. packs
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
I've been looking at battery packs for my TH78a.... Has anyone
used the QUANTUM battery packs? Any feedback appreciated.
73s de N1QVE Harry white@csusys.ctstateu.edu
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Date: 12 Dec 1993 09:52:08 GMT
From: olivea!inews.intel.com!ilx018.intel.com!ilx049!dbraun@ames.arpa
Subject: Kenwood TS-50
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
I was thinking of getting a Kenwood TS-50 (the tiny HF rig).
Its main appeal for me is that it's small, and I can have
someone bring (smuggle) it to me here in Israel rather easily.
Are there any good reasons NOT to get this rig? Is there anything
it doesn't do? Does it have any nasty habits? I have the QST review,
and the only bad points I remember are that it doesn't have VOX
(big deal) and it has a bit of filter blow-thru.
Oh, will it work OK for RTTY/Pactor, etc.?
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Doug Braun Intel Israel, Ltd. M/S: IDC1-41
Tel: 011-972-4-655069 dbraun@inside.intel.com
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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 93 19:58:20 MST
From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ennews!stat!rangr!adam@ames.arpa
Subject: Receive broadcast FM on 2m mobile antenna?
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
riyadth@boi.hp.com (Riyadth Al-Kazily) writes:
>
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering.. (here I go, getting myself in trouble again!) .. if
> it would be possible to install a 2m antenna on my car in place of my
> standard antenna, and have some type of adapter that would allow me to
> use it with a(n) HT and also with my stereo (without damaging either one).
> Has anyone tried this? I don't know how broadcast AM/FM reception will
> be affected, but everything I listen to around here can be heard with
> little or no antenna at all, so I don't think that will suffer too much.
>
> I remember seeing combination CB/AM/FM antennas advertised in the
> past, with some kind of isolator to prevent the CB from overloading the
> AM/FM receiver. Is there any similar product for Amateur Radio use?
> Otherwise, I guess I'll just buy a magnetic mount antenna for amateur
> use -- but it sure would be nice to have a more permanent solution.
>
> -Riyadth Al-Kazily
> riyadth@boi.hp.com
> --
> { Riyadth Al-Kazily KB7YWE DoD #295 '83 BMW R65 '77 Volvo 242DL }
> { riyadth@boi.hp.com | When am i going to have time to use all this }
> { (208) 396-4987 | stuff I'm collecting? More important, how can }
> { Boise, Idaho | I get more stuff? Amiga 500+ (+ stuff, that is) }
There are several companies that make what is commonly refered to as
"disguise" antennas.These are made to take the place of the regular
broadcast antenna,and when combined with a coupler,will also function
as a broadcast antenna.One of the companies is Antenna Specialist Co.
at 216-349-8400.Another,which I would reccommend,is STI-CO Industries
at 716-662-2680.Both of these companies will sell direct or send you
to a local distributor.One additional piece of info is that Barker
-Williamson use to make a tuner for your purpose.I dont know if they
are still in business.I should warn you that "disguise" antennas are
very expensive but work fairly good.I use an antenna specialist model
for 6 meters on my chevy and have had no problems.Good luck!
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internet: adam@rangr.stat.com
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Date: 10 Dec 1993 15:14:37 GMT
From: pacbell.com!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!caen!usenet.cis.ufl.edu!usenet.ufl.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!bradley.bradley.edu!augustana.edu!gganderson@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: receiver sensitivity
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
I know in general one wants a receiver with a low sensitivity
threshold in terms of lower microvolts.
Is there a practical way I can understand the differences between
receivers of say 2, 1, .5, and .125 microvolts sensitivity?
Obviously the factors of power of transmitted signal, distance
to source, interference, etc., all play into this. But is there
really an effective minimum sensitivity one needs for say local
VHF repeater/simplex use versus "general" HF versus DX HF?
How do broadcast AM, FM, TV and international SW stations compare
to amateur signals in field strength and required receiver
sensitivity?
Thanks. 73 de Kevin
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Kevin L. Anderson, Geography Dept., Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois 61201 USA phone: (309) 794-7325
e-mail: gganderson@augustana.edu or kla@helios.augustana.edu
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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 05:56:10 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
Subject: receiver sensitivity
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <CHy1oG.1GB@news.Hawaii.Edu> I wrote (oh no!):
>
>Kevin, I'm using a receiver that probably only has 20 mv sensitivity!
^^
Gad, what a rotten receiver that would be! Make that 20 uv (u = micro).
Jeff NH6IL
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