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Ham-Equip Digest Tue, 15 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 65
Today's Topics:
2m/70cm stub duck wanted
Alliance 5-wire Rotor Motor Questions
Best cars for mobile HF/VHF??
lojack detector wanted (2 msgs)
MFJ Antenna Tuner (2 msgs)
subscribe (2 msgs)
Yaesu HT-470 Opinions?
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Date: 14 Mar 1994 19:23:13 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!mvb.saic.com!news.cerf.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!jericho.mc.com!fugu!levine@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: 2m/70cm stub duck wanted
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
-->You might try to obtain a yaesu 470 antenna. Order from yaesu as a
-->replacement part. The 530 antenna is well known around here as a designer
-->dummy-load. The single band antennas will always perform better than the
-->dual-band compromisers.
-->
-->Bob
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--> Berkeley, California home rwilkins@ccnet.com
--> 94701-0710 play n6fri@n6eeg.#nocal.usa.noam
Maybe you mean the very early ones that Yeasu shipped.
The more recent one supplied with the FT530 seems to work
very nicely. I'd say it is second only to the Diamond R77
in my collection. That one seems to be king of the duckie
dual banders.
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Bob Levine KD1GG 7J1AIS VK2GYN formerly KA1JFP
levine@mc.com <--Internet email Phone(508) 256-1300 x247
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Date: 14 Mar 94 21:11:57 GMT
From: gatekeeper.us.oracle.com!sgiblab!rtech!ingres!kerry@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Alliance 5-wire Rotor Motor Questions
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <CSLE87-100394170722@145.39.1.10> CSLE87 (Karl Beckman) writes:
>In article <1994Mar10.145901.65354@yuma>, galen@picea.CFNR.ColoState.EDU
>(Galen Watts) wrote:
>
>> I've accquired an Alliance rotor motor with no control box. The rotor
>> takes 5 wires, has the rotating mast thru the body and the mast top clamp
>> on the side of the case. I've been told this style is often used as an
>> altitude rotor on Satellite setups.
>> Questions:
>> 1. What voltage does it take to turn the motor? AC or DC?
>
>24 VAC, about 40 watt xfmr (to be safe for more than 2% duty cycle). You
>drive one motor lead directly against ground and the other through a
>capacitor of about 10 mfd at 200 VAC.
>
Anyone have experience running a rotator with a power inverter?
The specific question is will one of the smaller rotors work with the
$100/200W units? Primary interest is use a backup power supply (marine
battery) for emergency services. I know that some of the cheaper
inverters only put out square waves. Does this cause a problem?
Thanks in advance.
forward, or email
kerry@ingres.com
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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 23:35:58 GMT
From: butch!enterprise!news@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Best cars for mobile HF/VHF??
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <2lor4d$krj@brahms.udel.edu>, penneys@brahms.udel.edu (Robert Penneys) writes:
|> I need to replace a car and want one which 100 watts or so of HF and 50 watts
|> or so of 2 meters or 440 will not interfere with the electronics af the
|> vehicle. Nor do I want ignition or other noise beyond the bare minimum.
|>
|> In consideration are four door sedans from the size of a Corolla up to that
|> of a Taurus. or perhaps a minivan or small pickup. Replacing a Ford
|> Aerostar.
|>
|> Will listen to all viewpoints. Tnx a million. Bob
|> --
|> Bob Penneys, WN3K Frankford Radio Club Internet: penneys@pecan.cns.udel.edu
|> Work: Ham Radio Outlet (Delaware) (800) 644-4476; fax (302) 322-8808
|> Mail at home: 12 East Mill Station Drive Newark, DE 19711 USA
My father uses a TS 50 and an IC901 in his taurus. only noise is slight alt whine
on the 901. Only effect caused by xmitting is changing the speed of the key-in-ignition
chime when xmitting on 440. He's happy with car.
Of course I hold onto my old 71 VW bus. Point ignition, generator, etc. all waay in the
back, entire body grounded, lotsa room for rigs, etc. I'd hate to lose that car!
George Lyle, N7TNJ/6
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Date: 14 Mar 94 20:40:30 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!chip.ucdavis.edu!ez006683@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Subject: lojack detector wanted
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
Gary Coffman (gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us) wrote:
: Ah, what to do. On one hand we have econazis, likely associated
: with Earth First! terrorists, and on the other hand we have the
: police, neo-fasicst pigs out to bust their chops, burn their churches,
: and kill their wives and children. What to do.
: Ok, there are simple and inexpensive ways of detecting, finding, and
: disabling tracking transmitters attached to your vehicles, but I'm not
: going to tell you how unless you identify yourselves and your affiliations.
Gary, I think you can let yourself rest easy. I think I ran upon the
original posting that was cancelled.
Hey Dudes!
Some punk parks a bitchin' new Ferrari out at the parking lot across the
street but I think they got that lojak thing. Is there anyway I can find
out where it is and disable it so we can take the thing for a joy-ride
and prk it my frat houses garage until a Friday night when I can cruise
the local bar once before dumping it in river?
Thanks!
cheers,
Dan
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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 13:19:11 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcomsv!bongo!julian@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: lojack detector wanted
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <070302Z14031994@anon.penet.fi> an19585@anon.penet.fi writes:
>
Poorly written, eco-commie drivel deleted.
>
>As for the comment by Julian Massey, I see he is from the
Does the gutless wonder mean Julian Macassey?
>LA area, and just for an example of police practices there...
>what happened with the "elite" crime unit under Gates who
>spent all the time and money spying on the private lives
>of politicians, Hollywood actors, and the like, =merely=
>because they had hinted at some odd criticism of the LAPD
>at one time or another.
Glad you asked. Despite the pompous noises made after the
departure of Gates, I have every indication that it still exists. But
who cares, the politicians are still corrupt, the actors are still a
law unto themselves and the judges won't put criminals in prison.
I have no reason to fear the police. I don't spend my time
whining and bitching. I get on with my life. If I don't like what the
cops do, I tell them. If I like what they do I tell them too.
>Perhaps Mr. Massey has stood up against whole police
>departments himself and indeed found that remedies and
>support are ample and sufficient.
>On what planet?
The above paragraph is meaningless. It meant even less before
I made it a paragraph as the gutless wonder seems to have trouble
writing clearly. Perhaps paranoia does that to you.
Grow some balls and get out more often.
--
Julian Macassey, N6ARE julian@bongo.tele.com Voice: (310) 659-3366
Paper Mail: Apt 225, 975 Hancock Ave, West Hollywood, California 90069-4074
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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 20:01:22 GMT
From: spsgate!mogate!newsgate!news@uunet.uu.net
Subject: MFJ Antenna Tuner
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
I recently bought the MFJ Antenna Tuner. Does anyone else
have any comments/tips on usage?
Thanks,
--
R i c k C o t t l e
Email:rrbk50@email.sps.mot.com
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Date: 14 Mar 1994 23:02:53 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!news.Cerritos.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!helium!hlester@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: MFJ Antenna Tuner
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
In article <1994Mar14.200122.1493@newsgate.sps.mot.com>,
Rick Cottle <cottle@prism.sps.mot.com> wrote:
>I recently bought the MFJ Antenna Tuner. Does anyone else
>have any comments/tips on usage?
I have a 948 - which model did you get?
Howard
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Date: 15 Mar 1994 03:23:39 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu!prvalko@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Yaesu HT-470 Opinions?
To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu
As a former owner... I'd say DON'T buy one. It WAS a GREAT rig but the
new FT-530 runs rings around it in every catagory. Save up the extra
cash and buy the new model.
73 congratulations... etc
paul wb8zjl
p.s. I'll let everyone else jump on you for buying an HT for your first
rig. :-)
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