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Info-Hams Digest Thu, 28 Oct 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1277
Today's Topics:
'Vanity' Call Signs
ARRL - National Exam Day 1993 - October 30th
BAUD VS BAUDS (2 msgs)
Bird watt-meters can't be exported?
How to monitor police digital communications
Info-Hams Digest V93 #1275
International Callbook
Is the band dead -- or nobody on? (2 msgs)
Spread Spectrum
Transmission Info Sought
TRS Model 100 for RTTY/CW/Packet
Unauthorized equipment?
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Date: 27 Oct 1993 14:41:07 GMT
From: drt@athena.mit.edu
Subject: 'Vanity' Call Signs
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <2ajveh$ilg@orca.es.com> alan@olin.es.com (Alan Brubaker) writes:
Don't panic, Darrell...I seriously doubt that the FCC will allow
anything outside of the current formats (1x2, 1x3, 2x1, 2x2, 2x3).
I am confident that all such calls must begin with a K, W, N or
AA-AL, since those prefixes are allocated to the U.S. It would be
interesting to see the text of the proposal to see if there are
any details about this. Obviously, IH8DX would have to be an
Italian station, since they have been assigned the I block of
prefixes. Of course, if you are from Georgia, and live in American
Samoa, you could have AH8DX for a callsign, but then you would be
DX. .... ..
Let me guess ... you won't be able to get a 1x2 callsign (or an
A-prefixed 2x2) if you're not an Extra, and so on , either ...
-drt
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|David R. Tucker KG2S 8P9CL drt@mit.edu|
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|`Most political sermons teach the congregation nothing except |
|what newspapers are taken at the Rectory.' -C.S. Lewis |
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Date: 28 Oct 93 13:28:01 GMT
From: psinntp!arrl.org@uunet.uu.net
Subject: ARRL - National Exam Day 1993 - October 30th
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
The ARRL is sponsoring a National Examination Day for Amateur Radio
License testing. That day is this Saturday, October 30, 1993.
The following is a listing of nearly 80 examination teams who will be
participating in this activity.
We wish all examinees the best of luck. We especially offer our thanks
and appreciation to all VE Teams who are participating both in this day--
and the remaining 364 days of each year. Know that your efforts
are appreciated!
AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES
*****************************************************************
Special Note: Amateur Radio licenses usually arrive between 8 and
10 weeks after the test session. The FCC considers their
processing time to be 90 days--from the date they receive the
application. The FCC usually receives the application one
to two weeks after the test session (once the VE Team and the
coordinating VEC have completed their processing).
Note: Codeless Technician to Technician w/HF upgraders (who pass a
Morse code test) will not receive a new license from the FCC.
The existing Technician license plus the CSCE conveying the Morse
code test credit is the only documentation issued for use of
the additional HF privileges.
*****************************************************************
The following test session information is provided by the
ARRL/VEC for the upcoming six to eight week period. For
further information, please contact the test session CONTACT
PERSON at the telephone number provided. If necessary, you
may contact the ARRL/VEC at 203-666-1541 x282 for additional
information. Electronic mail may be forwarded to the ARRL/VEC
via USENET at "bjahnke@arrl.org" or via MCI Mail to
MCI ID: 215-5052.
Although the test session information presented here does
not indicate whether walk-ins are accepted or not, most test
sessions do allow walk-ins. We encourage you, however, to
always contact the CONTACT PERSON at the telephone number
provided so that the VE Team is aware that you be attending
the test session.
STILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR YOUR EXAM?
If you would like information on how to become licensed; or
how to locate Amateur Radio clubs, instructors, licensing
classes and/or Novice examiners in your area; please contact
the ARRL Educational Activities Department (EAD) at 203-666-
1541 x219. The EAD can also provide information on
recommended study materials. Electronic mail may be forwarded
to the ARRL EAD via USENET at "rwhite@arrl.org" or via MCI Mail to
MCI ID: 215-5052.
EXAM LISTINGS - DEFINITION OF FIELDS
STATE
Test Date,VEC,City,,Contact Phone,Contact Person
The SECOND field in the following listing specifies the VEC
which is coordinating this examination. This single-character
designator denotes the VEC as defined below. An "A" (for example)
indicates that this examination is coordinated by the ARRL/VEC.
For further information on any examinations listed, or if you do not
find any examinations listed for your area, you may contact
any of the coordinating VECs below.
A = ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; (d) 203-666-1541
The 1993 Test Fee is $5.60.
X = Anchorage ARC, 2628 Turnagain Parkway, Anchorage, AK 99517;
(d) 907-786-8121, (n) 907-243-2221 (or) 907-276-5121
(or) 907-274-5546
C = Central Alabama VEC, 1215 Dale Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35801;
205-536-3904
N = Charlotte VEC, 227 Bennett Ln, Charlotte, NC 28213;
704-596-2168
D = Great Lakes ARC VEC Inc., PO Box 273, Glenview, IL 60025;
708-486-8019
E = Golden Empire ARS, PO Box 508, Chico, CA 95927; No phone.
G = Greater Los Angeles ARG, 9737 Noble Ave, Sepulveda, CA 91343;
818-892-2068, 805-822-1473.
J = Jefferson ARC, PO Box 24368, New Orleans, LA 70184-4368; No phone
K = Koolau ARC, 45-529 Nakuluai St, Kaneohe, HI 96744;
808-235-4132
L = Laurel ARC Inc., PO Box 3039, Laurel, MD 20709-0039;
(d) 301-572-5124, 301-317-7819, (n) 301-588-3924
M = The Milwaukee RAC Inc., 1737 N 116th St, Wauwatosa, WI 53226;
414-774-6999. Test fee for 1993 is $5.00.
H = Mountain ARC, PO Box 10, Burlington, WV 26710; 304-289-3576,
301-724-0674
P = PHD ARA Inc., PO Box 11, Liberty, MO 64068; 816-781-7313
R = Sandarc-VEC, PO Box 2446, La Mesa, CA 91943-2446; 619-465-3926
S = Sunnyvale VEC ARC, PO Box 60307, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-0307;
408-255-9000
T = Triad Emergency ARC, 3504 Stonehurst Pl, High Point, NC 27265;
919-841-7576
W = Western Carolinas ARS VEC, 5833 Clinton Hwy - Suite 203,
Knoxville, TN 37912-2500; 615-688-7771.
The 1993 Test Fee is $5.60.
5 = W5YI-VEC, PO Box 565101, Dallas, TX 75356-5101; 817-461-6443
The 1993 Test Fee is $5.60.
EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR AREA:
ALABAMA
10/30/93,A,Montgomery,,205-269-4201,Leroy Bell Jr
ARKANSAS
10/30/93,A,Fairfield Bay,,501-745-2444,Joe Evans
ARIZONA
10/30/93,A,Sierra Vista,,602-378-9404,Frank Ivey
CALIFORNIA
10/30/93,A,Burbank,,818-703-4256,Alfred Fernandez
10/30/93,A,Corona,,714-279-5447,Phillip Williams
10/30/93,A,Fairfield,,916-662-0801,Gerald D Newton
10/30/93,A,French Camp,,916-775-1629,Dorothy Hays
10/30/93,A,Fresno,,209-227-3684,William Post
10/30/93,A,Lake Elsinore,,909-678-2147,Julie Szabo
10/30/93,A,Los Angeles,,310-820-1234,Ray Cardenas
10/30/93,A,Ridgecrest,,619-375-7245,Lloyd Brubaker
CONNECTICUT
10/30/93,A,Bloomfield,,203-243-1611,Don Wilson
10/30/93,A,Plymouth,,203-283-4089,Lawrence S Polowy
DELAWARE
10/30/93,A,Dover,,302-697-6178,Robert W Baker
GEORGIA
10/30/93,A,Brunswick,,912-267-0816,Vergil Eckleberry
10/30/93,W,Dalton,,404-673-2214,Bert Coker
10/30/93,A,Fort Gordon,,706-798-5060,Carroll Norton
HAWAII
10/30/93,A,Kappa,,808-822-0373,Ed Coan
IOWA
10/30/93,A,Council Bluffs,,712-322-1454,Lorraine Bogle
ILLINOIS
10/30/93,A,Athens,,217-544-5374,Gary Britz KF9OI
10/30/93,A,Effingham,,217-347-7346,Russ Thomas
10/30/93,A,Hanover Park,,708-483-8523,William Rudd
10/30/93,A,Jacksonville,,217-245-2061,Timothy C Childers
INDIANA
10/30/93,A,Connersville,,317-825-2434,Omar Pea NZ9H
10/30/93,A,Indianapolis,,317-291-3569,Joseph A Cirillo
10/30/93,A,South Bend,,219-255-4455,Dan Caesar
KENTUCKY
10/30/93,A,Bowling Green,,502-781-4459,Roger Batsel
10/30/93,A,Louisville,,502-423-8478,Otis R Herron
LOUISIANA
10/30/93,A,Minden,,318-377-2928,George M Winford
MASSACHUSETTS
10/30/93,A,Chelsea,,617-289-2473,Rico Arpino
MARYLAND
10/30/93,A,Port Deposit,,410-378-2771,Louis Busby
MAINE
10/30/93,A,Portland,,,Arthur Allen
MICHIGAN
10/30/93,A,Manistee,,616-864-3077,Gerald Young
MINNESOTA
10/30/93,A,Saint Paul,,612-888-6187,Jerry Jensen
MISSOURI
10/30/93,A,Hannibal,,314-221-8618,Clifford H Ahrens
10/30/93,A,Kennett,,314-888-6223,Jack D Sawyer
MISSISSIPPI
10/30/93,A,Vicksburg,,601-638-3362,Brent Lamb
NORTH CAROLINA
10/30/93,A,Andrews,,704-321-3195,Robert Stokely, N4WCO
10/30/93,A,New Bern,,919-633-3178,Charlie Gould
NEBRASKA
10/30/93,A,Grand Island,,308-381-8062,Jack Barnard
10/30/93,A,Lincoln,,402-486-1400,John Hauner
10/30/93,A,Norfolk,,402-379-1961,John Wilson
10/30/93,A,North Platte,,308-284-6397,Mark Skinner
NEW HAMPSHIRE
10/30/93,A,Contoocook,,603-224-3899,Rob Fair
10/30/93,A,Peterborough,,603-924-9901,Chester Bowles
10/30/93,A,Rochester,,603-742-0130,William Dodge
NEW JERSEY
10/30/93,A,Hackettstown,,201-347-7723,Bonita M Johnson
10/30/93,A,Oakland,,201-835-1808,Warren J Walsh Jr
NEW MEXICO
10/30/93,A,Clovis,,505-762-3953,Harold Landsperg
NEW YORK
10/30/93,A,Albany,,518-462-9417,Bessie Israel
10/30/93,A,Bronx,,718-538-0258,Alcangel Viera
10/30/93,A,Lockport,,716-751-9223,Judith Cianchetti
10/30/93,A,White Plains,,914-834-2322,Dr Richard A Sandell
OHIO
10/30/93,A,Akron,,216-836-8869,Tony Mortimer
10/30/93,A,Girard,,216-534-1394,James Viele
10/30/93,A,Lisbon,,216-532-3131,Evelyn Mc Intosh
OKLAHOMA
10/30/93,A,Miami,,918-542-7142,Gary Sherard
OREGON
10/30/93,A,Eugene,,503-689-5534,Steve Snyder
PENNSYLVANIA
10/30/93,A,Bryn Mawr,,215-265-6032,Robert J Lees
10/30/93,A,Indiana,,412-479-8117,Paul Williams
10/30/93,A,Nazareth,,215-767-4778,John Greenage
10/30/93,A,Philadelphia,,215-898-8538,Matthew Gomez
10/30/93,A,Reading,,215-678-8976,Harry Hoffman
10/30/93,A,York,,717-292-3529,Ray Shaub
RHODE ISLAND
10/30/93,A,Slatersville,,401-333-2129,Robert Beaudet
TENNESSEE
10/30/93,A,Columbia,,615-381-6814,Charles Miller
TEXAS
10/30/93,A,Grangerland,,713-592-2257,Sam Neal
10/30/93,A,Laredo,,210-723-9624,C J De La Garza
10/30/93,A,McGregor,,817-859-5374,James M Lang
10/30/93,A,Ravenna,,903-989-2600,Charles Kingston WA5UTS
10/30/93,A,San Angelo,,915-658-7876,Robert R Mowrer
VIRGINIA
10/30/93,A,Fredricksburg,,703-373-7076,Carolyn Cavanagh, AC4SK
VERMONT
10/30/93,A,Burlington,,802-878-6454,Ralph T Stetson III
WASHINGTON
10/30/93,A,Forks,,206-374-2222,Larry G Thornton
WISCONSIN
10/30/93,A,Tomahawk,,715-453-7096,Gregory Garner
WYOMING
10/30/93,A,Cheyenne,,307-637-8634,Wilson Sellner
EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES SCHEDULED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES:
AMERICAN SOMOA
10/30/93,A,Mapusaga Village,,684-699-2420,Michael Homsany
BAHAMAS
10/30/93,A,Bahamas,,809-368-2188,Robert Hagans
*EOF.
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Date: 28 Oct 93 13:08:41 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: BAUD VS BAUDS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Finally! Someone actually answered the original question!
Thank you Gary!
N5UPF
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Date: 28 Oct 93 07:29:27 GMT
From: cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
Subject: BAUD VS BAUDS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <2ajofp$stp@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> cravitma@pacific.uucp (Matthew B Cravit) writes:
>>IS THE TERM BAUD LIKE MOST PEOPLE USE OR IS IT BAUDS LIKE THE ARRL FOLKS
>>USE?
>>Roy
>
>As I have always used it (as a computer person soon to hopefully be a
>technician-class ham), I have always said "baud" as a synonym for
>"bps" or bits-per-second. It would seem that "bauds" would be like
>bits per second^2, or a measurement of the change in the transmission
>speed of data. Of course, I may be wrong.
>
>73 de MC (no callsign, since no license)
Hi,
Baud is a rate, like Hertz, whether is bits per second or symbols. Did you
ever hear anyone use Hertzes? :-)
--
Joe - N3PQY/AE
(landisj@drager.com)
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Date: 27 Oct 1993 14:28:08 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!jericho.mc.com!fugu!levine@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Bird watt-meters can't be exported?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
--> The other problem is that they
-->can't be used in the SOuthern hemisphere, since the Coriolis force
-->of the earth's rotation causes RF generated down there to rotate
-->in the opposite direction than the meter expects, so it tries
-->to read backwards....
-->
Yes, but in this case you can rotate the slug so the arrow points
in the opposite direction to compensate.
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 22:38:35 PDT
From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!newshub.nosc.mil!crash!slic!mikey@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: How to monitor police digital communications
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
bwilkins@iat.holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri) writes:
> an40111@anon.penet.fi (FreeMan) writes:
> :
> : Any help on the subject would be appreciated, as well
> : as suggestions for the acquisition of the appropriate
> : equipment.
> : This pertains to the systems used by the corrupt
> : criminal cops of southern California.
>
> I am unable to tell by your post that you might be one of them corrupt
> southern california criminals who can't monitor the the other corrupt
> southern california criminals.
Then again, he may be one of those corrupt criminals of Southern
California of which he speaks. Some peoples kid's...use PGP for
questionable missions...
--
Mike Shirley San Diego, CA USA HAM:WB6WUI
mikey@slic.cts.com guaranteed: mikey@crash.cts.com
mikey-pkey@slic.cts.com will send you my PGP Public Key
pgp-info@slic.cts.com will send you info on PGP
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Date: 28 Oct 93 17:28:02 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1275
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In response to the vanity call sign thread - using my 35 year old call
sign up through all the upgrades is vanity enough for me.
73 & gud dx
K1JKR - Ken (extra class license)
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 21:53:00 GMT
From: usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!ub!acsu.buffalo.edu!ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu!v108r7fj@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: International Callbook
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Hello to all hams:
I am one of those ham's who just doesn't have an international callbook
I can't really justify spending $30 for one-I'm not a real dx'er
If anyone could look up the following calls so I could QSL them direct,
I would appreciate it. Please send your reply via e-mail to:
beninbuf@aol.com
or you can send it to the address on the message
Thank You
73 de Ben, N2UIT
The Calls are:
XE2JFP
GM3DPL
XT2DX
F6CKH
DL1EJA
Thank You again
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Date: 28 Oct 1993 15:48:25 GMT
From: orca.es.com!olin!alan@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Is the band dead -- or nobody on?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <1993Oct27.200502.9559@VFL.Paramax.COM> rossi@VFL.Paramax.COM (Pete Rossi) writes:
>I was talking to a friend about how dead the bands seemed lately - 10 meters
>especially, yet we both noted the following:
Good observation - 10 meters has been quiet for the past couple of
months, but if you hang around enough, you can catch an opening now
and then. It's not dead yet, and even at the very bottom of the
sunspot cycle we will have sporadic E propagation, mostly in the
summer, and transequatorial propagation as well.
>
>Why is it that the band can be open to a specific area of the world yet you
>only hear a very few stations from that area??
>
>For example, the other night I was tuning around 15 meters about 9 PM local
>time (0100Z) and it sounded pretty dead .. but then I heard this one "PY"
>station. He has a reasonable signal but nothing else was on the band.
>It is hard to believe that in the whole continent of South America this
>was the only station on. I could not hear the W station he was working.
Generally, the higher you go in frequency, the more "spotty" the
propagation can be. Particularly on 10 meters, but sometimes on the
other bands too. I have heard stations accross town working stations
that are virtually unreadable for me. Keep in mind too, that in some
areas there are just not very many active stations. Brazil is one of
those countries where there is not a great deal of activity - there
seems to be more activity in Argentina, but even then, South America
is not a hotbed of HF activity compared to Europe and North America.
Sometimes the one station that you hear will have an exceptionally
good transmitting system (KW, beam high in the air) - and the other
stations running low power and a dipole are just not as visible.
>
>Again, about a week ago I was tuning 15 meters in the early evening. Here
>were these *two* JA's coming through working U.S. stations. Now, here it is
>8 or 9 o'clock in the morning in Japan and you are trying to tell me that
>only *two* stations in all of Japan are on 15 meters?? Really?? They are
>supposed to have more hams than we do!
If this was a normal weekday, most of the JAs had already gone to work.
If it is evening here, it is morning there. Also, most JAs do not have
large antenna systems. The few that do are the ones that you will tend
to hear the best. If conditions are very good, you will hear the 100
watt/dipole guys and you will hear more stations in that case.
>
>The more my friend and I kept talking we expanded this observation to
>other bands and times. Think back to how many times you tune the band
>and you hear this *one* nice loud station from an area and nothing else
>from that area. WHERE IS EVERYONE??
>
>Sometimes I really wonder if the bands are *really* dead. Maybe everyone
>is listening and nobody is transmitting ;-)
>
>When is the bottom of the sunspot cycle predicted for anyway? '95? '96?
As we get into the depths of the sunspot minimum, the stations that
have the large antenna systems will stand out more and more. When
propagation is marginal, 100 watts and a vertical will simply not be
as visible as a KW and a high antenna. Us little guys are going to
get buried in the noise and QRM, and will likely go find something
more fun to do. Stay tuned for the next sunspot peak around the turn
of the century - about 6 years away. Good luck.
--
Alan Brubaker, K6XO |~~|_ "Pumps have handles, Hams have names;
<IYF disclaimer> | * |mine's Lee, what's yours?" - Lee Wical,
Internet: alan@dsd.es.com|____|KH6BZF, the Bloomin' Zipper Flipper.
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Date: 28 Oct 93 16:45:43 GMT
From: ogicse!uwm.edu!caen!destroyer!news1.oakland.edu!vela.acs.oakland.edu!prvalko@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Is the band dead -- or nobody on?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Alan Brubaker (alan@olin.es.com) wrote:
: In article <1993Oct27.200502.9559@VFL.Paramax.COM> rossi@VFL.Paramax.COM (Pete Rossi) writes:
: >I was talking to a friend about how dead the bands seemed lately - 10 meters
: >especially, yet we both noted the following:
Yup, the bands are dead. Have you noticed how many low band rigs are
available at swaps and in the yellow sheets lately? Looks like a lot of
people are exchanging Japanese silicon for American greenbacks.
: >For example, the other night I was tuning around 15 meters about 9 PM local
: >time (0100Z) and it sounded pretty dead .. but then I heard this one "PY"
: >station. He has a reasonable signal but nothing else was on the band.
: >It is hard to believe that in the whole continent of South America this
: >was the only station on. I could not hear the W station he was working.
He was the only station on with a $5000 Alpha or Henry 10K ultra (export
version of course) and a Mosley Clasic 67 at 125 feet <g>
: >Again, about a week ago I was tuning 15 meters in the early evening. Here
: >were these *two* JA's coming through working U.S. stations. Now, here it is
: >8 or 9 o'clock in the morning in Japan and you are trying to tell me that
: >only *two* stations in all of Japan are on 15 meters?? Really?? They are
: >supposed to have more hams than we do!
They have a zillion hams in Japan, but they're all on V/UHF!
: As we get into the depths of the sunspot minimum, the stations that
: have the large antenna systems will stand out more and more. When
: propagation is marginal, 100 watts and a vertical will simply not be
: as visible as a KW and a high antenna. Us little guys are going to
: get buried in the noise and QRM, and will likely go find something
: more fun to do. Stay tuned for the next sunspot peak around the turn
: of the century - about 6 years away. Good luck.
Hey Alan, if want some real fun (now that it is getting near winter),
turn the drive down and get on 40 meters with QRP!!!
73 wb8zjl =paul=
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Date: 27 Oct 1993 15:11:27 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!koriel!male.EBay.Sun.COM!eb5ts4.EBay.Sun.COM!keithhar@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Spread Spectrum
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Is there a news group for spread spectrum
I would like to do some spread spectrum expermiting
but info on ss seems hard to come by
I see a blip once in a while in a HAM mag but never a working project
and is there a C program to genarate PN codes??
thanks
-Keith N7QLR
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Date: 28 Oct 93 08:38:16 PDT
From: galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!news.cerf.net!biivax.dp.beckman.com!NewsWatcher!user@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Transmission Info Sought
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
My son is looking to get started in radio and would like to create a
low-power transmission set-up to cover his junior high school on the
commercial AM or FM bands. I would like to find out if this is legal (below
a certain power level?) and if there are kits, recommended books, etc. to
help him assemble a transmitter.
Appreciate any help anyone can give me.
************************************************************************
Allen Furst
Palo Alto, California
email: fursta@mail.beckman.com
fax: 415-859-1658
voice: 415-859-1763
************************************************************************
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 15:04:47 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!uchinews!att-out!cbfsb!cbnewsg.cb.att.com!mam@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: TRS Model 100 for RTTY/CW/Packet
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Has anyone used a TRS Model 100 to interpret radio signals like
RTTY, CW or Packet?
Specifically, it occured to us that the Cassette port could decode
and encode digitial signals at the low baud rates typical of RTTY
or packet that we could plug the rig directly in withOUT a TNC.
Love to hear any suggestions or success stories.
--Mark KB2els
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Date: 28 Oct 93 17:06:16 GMT
From: haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!ham@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Unauthorized equipment?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <1993Oct28.152301.2990@newsgate.sps.mot.com>,
Mark Monninger <rapw20@email.sps.mot.com> wrote:
>hope they sock it to the idiot who's jamming nets on the local 2M repeater.
^^^^
Who's "THEY?" Unless the FCC has gotten some new teeth, they won't do it
alone. My impression is still that there must be a fair amount of help
from the affected amateurs, or a least a LOT of prodding, in order to get
the FCC involved. Of course, false SOS calls, or intentionally jamming
air-traffic radio would get an immediate response. But with the ham
bands, as we all know, it's a self-policing policy for the most part,
or at least until enough of a stink has been raised to get the FCC's
monitors on the scene.
I still see a LARGE amount of room for abuse of the airwaves. The fines
will help, but the ham bands, historically, have ranked fairly low on
the FCC's priority list. Maybe this will change somewhat? Or already has?
Scott
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