Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 10:59:36 PDT
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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1283
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Info-Hams Digest Fri, 29 Oct 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1283
Today's Topics:
`Vanity` Call Signs
AX.25 Specifications on the net?
BAUD VS BAUDS
Bird watt-meters can't be exported?
converting ssb cb to 10 meter
Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 28 October
Gays vs. ARRL (was: <an ad for a gay radio club>)
HF bands in need of repair
ORBS$301.2L.AMSAT
ORBS$301.WEATH.AMSAT
Update - ARRL National Exam Day '93 - Tomorrow, 10/30/93
Yaesu FT-990 Comments...
zones, regions, and all that stuff -- where am I?
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Date: 29 Oct 93 16:56:53 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: `Vanity` Call Signs
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
> Personally, I do not want to see a commercial company administer amateur
>licenses. They can charge whatever they want, while amateur organizations
>can only charge the actual costs involved since they are non profit.
>Since license fees would be used to pay for the program, you can see that
>an amateur organization would be a better choice for all of us.
i don't believe a non-profit biz is prohibited from turning a profit. they
can't do things to raise capital & pay investors like a profit business but
they can certainly show a profit. There are other things a non-prof. cannot
do but those are political trade off for having the tax benefit of non-profit
status.
there's certainly more folks on here that will be more expert in this part of
the tax code than me, but i know it's false to assume a non-profit
organziation is a guarantee against high fees/prices...
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Date: 29 Oct 1993 16:27:04 GMT
From: nothing.ucsd.edu!brian@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: AX.25 Specifications on the net?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
btoback@netcom.com (Bruce Toback) writes:
>Is the full specification for AX.25 available on the net?
No.
Is the description
>of AX.25 in the ARRL Handbook adequate for writing PAD software?
No. But there is little better. You should look at several of the
available implementation sources to get ideas.
- Brian
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Date: 29 Oct 93 14:50:29 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: BAUD VS BAUDS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Actually the term baud itself is often misused. The term baud means
"a rate of information exchange". e.g., Baud rate is the rate at which
a frequency shift keyed tone is changing to send mark and
space or "1s" and "0"s. In most high speed landline modems for 1200
bps and up the bit/second rate and the baud rate are *not* the same.
The fact is that a 9600 BPS modem uses a baud rate (not bauds) of 2400.
That's because of the modem modulation scheme using more than one FSK
tone pair sends 4 bits per baud. So technically it is incorrect to call
a V.29 or V.32 modem a 9600 baud modem. The "9600" modem you might have
in your PC is a 9600 bit/second (2400 baud) modem.
Seth Taylor
KC2WE
The opinions are my own and not those of ASCOM Timeplex
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 08:43:49 GMT
From: pacbell.com!uop!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!uos-ee!ee.surrey.ac.uk!M.Willis@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Bird watt-meters can't be exported?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Seriously. These things cost a lot more over here and I suspect it is a monopoly
problem. You can expect to pay about $500 equivalent for a basic model43. Then
there are the slugs. It is a very expensive meter, second hand prices from dealers
usually are about $150. Getting useful slugs (e.g. 1KW C) is virtually impossible
without buying new...so if anylone has a collection of slugs they don't need let me
know.
I made my own 43 using a panel mounted bird meter and coupler plus a dicast box,
that only cost me $120 with a 500W 50-125 MHz slug that also works on 144 MHz
pretty well.
Mike
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Date: 27 Oct 93 18:13:08 EST
From: titan.ksc.nasa.gov!k4dii.ksc.nasa.gov!user@ames.arpa
Subject: converting ssb cb to 10 meter
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <1993Oct21.152442.23398@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu>,
martin@datacomm.ucc.okstate.edu (Martin McCormick) wrote:
> I have a Browning LTD which I converted just recently to 10.
> After determining which crystal in the mixer to replace, I bought one
> and soldered it in. The only problem I had is that the new crystal which
> is in a varactor circuit won't rubber around nearly as much as the old one did.
Martin-
If you haven't received a better response yet, try adding a small
inductance in series with the voltage-variable-capacitor diode. I don't
recall the approximate value, but the physical size of the inductors I've
used, was about the size of a 1/2 watt carbon resistor.
You might try taking a 1/2 watt 1 megohm resistor, and winding a single
layer coil using the finest wire you have. When you see how much
difference this makes, you can try more or less inductance to get where you
want to be. If this approach doesn't increase the range enough, you may
need an inductor that is wound on a ferrite core coil form.
To lower the frequency of the crystal, you might change the
voltage-variable-capaitor diode, to one that has a higher nominal value.
If you don't have a source of these diodes, try an ordinary rectifier
diode, and see what happens. I have found some that not only worked well
in the circuit, but had a wider "rubbering" spread!
73, Fred, K4DII
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Date: 29 Oct 93 14:50:35 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for 28 October
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 301, 10/28/93
10.7 FLUX=088.5 90-AVG=094 SSN=047 BKI=3343 3224 BAI=016
BGND-XRAY=B1.5 FLU1=1.2E+06 FLU10=9.7E+03 PKI=3344 3234 PAI=016
BOU-DEV=024,025,046,029,021,019,019,044 DEV-AVG=028 NT SWF=00:000
XRAY-MAX= C1.7 @ 0802UT XRAY-MIN= B1.1 @ 0201UT XRAY-AVG= B3.3
NEUTN-MAX= +001% @ 2220UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 2315UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.4%
PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1330UT PCA-MIN= -0.6DB @ 1805UT PCA-AVG= -0.1DB
BOUTF-MAX=55363NT @ 0352UT BOUTF-MIN=55336NT @ 1709UT BOUTF-AVG=55352NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+059,+000,+000
GOES6-MAX=P:+119NT@ 1316UT GOES6-MIN=N:-066NT@ 1017UT G6-AVG=+082,+018,-038
FLUXFCST=STD:086,085,084;SESC:086,085,084 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,008,008/015,010,015
KFCST=2333 4332 2333 2222 27DAY-AP=025,008 27DAY-KP=5455 3322 2233 2321
WARNINGS=*SWF
ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!
NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 27 OCT 93 is not available.
The Full Kp Indices for 27 OCT 93 are not available.
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 22:27:37 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
Subject: Gays vs. ARRL (was: <an ad for a gay radio club>)
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
>dbledsoe@netcom.com (Donnelly R. Bledsoe) writes:
>
>> While the ARRL is now prepared to publish
>> one specific ad, we have received no assurance that this decision would
>> not be reversed as it was in 1985 if League members once again complain about
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> its publication. In the absence of a stated assurance that our ad will not
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> once again be removed, how can we possibly drop our complaint?
>
Don,
If QST represents the ARRL, and the ARRL represents it members, and
if the membership doesn't want your ad to appear, then what grounds do
you have for a complaint? Why should the ARRL (i.e., the membership) go
against the wishes of its members? Seems rather contradictory to me.
Jeff NH6IL
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Date: 29 Oct 93 15:21:49 GMT
From: ogicse!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!cville-srv.wam.umd.edu!ham@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: HF bands in need of repair
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Has anybody noticed that the HF bands are in pretty poor shape as of late?
It seems as though DX is hard to come by, at least far-away DX. Anyway,
seeing as how there's a REALLY big DX contest this weekend, it would seem
that the ionosphere is in need of some "pumping up."
Do you think we could get NASA to get the shuttle astronauts to drop some
spare ions into the atmosphere? It would really help for DXing. Or how
about a balloon carrying ions that we'd let go, and once it got to a
certain altitude, it would blow up and disintegrate (like weather balloons
of olden times) and release the ions into a useful location.
Scott NF3I
--
73, _________ _________ The
\ / Long Original
Scott Rosenfeld Amateur Radio NF3I Burtonsville, MD | Live $5.00
WAC-CW/SSB WAS DXCC - 109 QSLed on dipoles __________| Dipoles! Antenna!
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Date: 29 Oct 93 13:52:00 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: ORBS$301.2L.AMSAT
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-301.N
2Line Orbital Elements 301.AMSAT
HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT
FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 28, 1993
BID: $ORBS-301.N
DECODE 2-LINE ELSETS WITH THE FOLLOWING KEY:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B 93299.24383121 -.00000072 00000-0 10000-3 0 2062
2 14129 27.1666 359.3410 6019738 124.9488 306.7842 2.05883620 77965
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B 93299.07482308 .00000223 00000-0 41935-4 0 6079
2 14781 97.8024 319.6332 0011402 304.7018 55.3113 14.69072104515936
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A 93299.10285174 .00000046 00000-0 44148-4 0 8078
2 18129 82.9272 141.8725 0011615 322.1644 37.8691 13.72324920317791
AO-13
1 19216U 88 51 B 93291.97902075 -.00000112 00000-0 30938-2 0 8038
2 19216 57.9233 288.8083 7215023 326.4503 3.7960 2.09724992 40957
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C 93299.00186596 -.00000048 00000-0 -80958-4 0 6045
2 20480 99.0180 130.3366 0541032 150.1410 213.1750 12.83221199174090
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A 93298.13050588 .00000085 00000-0 82657-4 0 3624
2 21087 82.9443 316.6683 0036745 20.9355 339.3296 13.74527377137295
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A 93298.75967888 .00000048 00000-0 44678-4 0 6077
2 21089 82.9248 185.2906 0030933 41.5515 318.7983 13.74028575136455
ARSENE
1 22654U 93031B 93298.03432981 -.00000047 00000-0 10000-3 0 2041
2 22654 1.3841 114.8650 2933270 159.2220 217.6982 1.42202580 2416
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B 93298.72689339 .00000085 00000-0 40898-4 0 9073
2 20437 98.6070 21.5185 0011128 155.8328 204.3377 14.29799008196084
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D 93298.72161595 .00000086 00000-0 41254-4 0 7070
2 20439 98.6156 22.5143 0011307 156.6454 203.5244 14.29856581196099
DO-17
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WO-18
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2 20441 98.6156 22.7974 0011996 156.7230 203.4497 14.29971655196115
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G 93298.73359862 .00000084 00000-0 40309-4 0 7079
2 20442 98.6163 22.9939 0012327 156.2467 203.9286 14.30063548196120
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B 93298.74500372 .00000103 00000-0 41671-4 0 4075
2 21575 98.4612 12.6843 0007035 274.2635 85.7748 14.36859247119414
KO-23
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2 22077 66.0822 50.8442 0003465 348.4485 11.6453 12.86281536 56633
AO-27
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2 22825 98.6795 8.5384 0007562 177.6052 182.5167 14.27585294 3797
IO-26
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2 22826 98.6792 8.5415 0008651 179.1527 180.9670 14.27687862 3799
KO-25
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2 22830 98.5809 11.3340 0011835 139.9688 220.2367 14.28011695 4238
NOAA-9
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2 15427 99.0865 343.0970 0014906 151.8994 208.2999 14.13555759457494
NOAA-10
1 16969U 86073A 93294.47268088 .00000082 00000-0 43407-4 0 5061
2 16969 98.5156 305.7322 0012934 311.4298 48.5778 14.24837765368616
MET-2/17
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MET-3/2
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NOAA-11
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MET-2/18
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2 19851 82.5239 330.5443 0014109 157.6371 202.5407 13.84347402235301
MET-3/3
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MET-2/19
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FY-1/2
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MET-2/20
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MET-3/4
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NOAA-12
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2 21263 98.6472 323.3661 0012171 203.1133 156.9505 14.22322766126769
MET-3/5
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MET-2/21
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MIR
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HUBBLE
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2 20580 28.4698 286.9209 0004452 5.5939 354.4702 14.92891768191401
GRO
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2 21225 28.4612 73.5299 0077420 174.2221 185.9288 15.57904631 20500
UARS
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2 21701 56.9877 8.7080 0005863 89.4282 270.7416 14.96281379116200
POSAT
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2 22829 98.6763 2.0610 0010043 184.4594 175.6498 14.27975951 2862
/EX
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Date: 29 Oct 93 13:40:00 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: ORBS$301.WEATH.AMSAT
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-301.W
Orbital Elements 301.WEATHER
HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR WEATHER SATELLITES
FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 28, 1993
BID: $ORBS-301.W
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
Satellite: NOAA-9
Catalog number: 15427
Epoch time: 93300.72651427
Element set: 608
Inclination: 99.0865 deg
RA of node: 343.0970 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0014906
Arg of perigee: 151.8994 deg
Mean anomaly: 208.2999 deg
Mean motion: 14.13555759 rev/day
Decay rate: 9.9e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 45749
Checksum: 353
Satellite: NOAA-10
Catalog number: 16969
Epoch time: 93294.47268088
Element set: 506
Inclination: 98.5156 deg
RA of node: 305.7322 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0012934
Arg of perigee: 311.4298 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.5778 deg
Mean motion: 14.24837765 rev/day
Decay rate: 8.2e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 36861
Checksum: 347
Satellite: MET-2/17
Catalog number: 18820
Epoch time: 93298.90570410
Element set: 206
Inclination: 82.5396 deg
RA of node: 94.9503 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0017341
Arg of perigee: 115.3342 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.9614 deg
Mean motion: 13.84695739 rev/day
Decay rate: 3.9e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 28993
Checksum: 331
Satellite: MET-3/2
Catalog number: 19336
Epoch time: 93298.94058135
Element set: 206
Inclination: 82.5415 deg
RA of node: 129.4526 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0017465
Arg of perigee: 125.4990 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.7765 deg
Mean motion: 13.16961909 rev/day
Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 25242
Checksum: 320
Satellite: NOAA-11
Catalog number: 19531
Epoch time: 93298.39832634
Element set: 406
Inclination: 99.1495 deg
RA of node: 276.8780 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0012791
Arg of perigee: 73.7107 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.5606 deg
Mean motion: 14.12924957 rev/day
Decay rate: -2.93e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 26206
Checksum: 338
Satellite: MET-2/18
Catalog number: 19851
Epoch time: 93299.11903329
Element set: 207
Inclination: 82.5239 deg
RA of node: 330.5443 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0014109
Arg of perigee: 157.6371 deg
Mean anomaly: 202.5407 deg
Mean motion: 13.84347402 rev/day
Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 23530
Checksum: 287
Satellite: MET-3/3
Catalog number: 20305
Epoch time: 93298.42537212
Element set: 908
Inclination: 82.5459 deg
RA of node: 72.9825 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0016410
Arg of perigee: 148.0687 deg
Mean anomaly: 212.1432 deg
Mean motion: 13.16023362 rev/day
Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 19223
Checksum: 279
Satellite: MET-2/19
Catalog number: 20670
Epoch time: 93298.73841042
Element set: 707
Inclination: 82.5470 deg
RA of node: 34.6912 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0017240
Arg of perigee: 82.9970 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.3151 deg
Mean motion: 13.84178650 rev/day
Decay rate: 1.5e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 16818
Checksum: 311
Satellite: FY-1/2
Catalog number: 20788
Epoch time: 93298.92381594
Element set: 812
Inclination: 98.8525 deg
RA of node: 321.3744 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0014692
Arg of perigee: 308.8653 deg
Mean anomaly: 51.1202 deg
Mean motion: 14.01317616 rev/day
Decay rate: 3.60e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 16089
Checksum: 311
Satellite: MET-2/20
Catalog number: 20826
Epoch time: 93299.07374770
Element set: 706
Inclination: 82.5275 deg
RA of node: 332.2559 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0013857
Arg of perigee: 349.6098 deg
Mean anomaly: 10.4773 deg
Mean motion: 13.83562027 rev/day
Decay rate: 4.6e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 15538
Checksum: 325
Satellite: MET-3/4
Catalog number: 21232
Epoch time: 93297.56590798
Element set: 608
Inclination: 82.5424 deg
RA of node: 336.1765 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0014196
Arg of perigee: 55.6002 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.6456 deg
Mean motion: 13.16456765 rev/day
Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 12035
Checksum: 306
Satellite: NOAA-12
Catalog number: 21263
Epoch time: 93295.63898410
Element set: 813
Inclination: 98.6472 deg
RA of node: 323.3661 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0012171
Arg of perigee: 203.1133 deg
Mean anomaly: 156.9505 deg
Mean motion: 14.22322766 rev/day
Decay rate: 1.64e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 12676
Checksum: 290
Satellite: MET-3/5
Catalog number: 21655
Epoch time: 93298.88640364
Element set: 607
Inclination: 82.5509 deg
RA of node: 282.2055 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0014735
Arg of perigee: 62.6900 deg
Mean anomaly: 297.5720 deg
Mean motion: 13.16824970 rev/day
Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 10562
Checksum: 311
Satellite: MET-2/21
Catalog number: 22782
Epoch time: 93300.19232430
Element set: 206
Inclination: 82.5497 deg
RA of node: 31.0715 deg
Eccentricity: 0.0022297
Arg of perigee: 155.2055 deg
Mean anomaly: 205.0182 deg
Mean motion: 13.82988487 rev/day
Decay rate: 8.7e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev: 788
Checksum: 295
/EX
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Date: 29 Oct 93 15:29:38 GMT
From: psinntp!arrl.org@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Update - ARRL National Exam Day '93 - Tomorrow, 10/30/93
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
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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.
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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
10/30/93,A,Framingham,,508-877-0563,Dick Marshall
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
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 13:59:55 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uchinews!att-out!cbfsb!cbnews!cbnewst!cbnewsm!hellman@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Yaesu FT-990 Comments...
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
> If so, this is amazing. I use a TS850 with FSK and my 500Hz cw filter
> for RTTY and can't imagine going back to LSB mode like I had to with
> the older TS440.
>
I use the FSK (actually it's AFSK) Mode switch on my TS440 for rtty and
that uses the 500 Hz filter.
73 Shel WA2UBK dara@physics.att.com
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Date: 29 Oct 93 14:44:55 GMT
From: sequent!muncher.sequent.com!dale@uunet.uu.net
Subject: zones, regions, and all that stuff -- where am I?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In response to my post about logging programs for the CQ WW
contest the responses were all that I should get CT. I pulled
it off the QRZ CD ROM and it is a great program.
When it starts up it wants to know what "zone" I am in and I
am somewhat embarassed to admit that I also want to know that.
I have two maps at home, one is the world, and one is North America.
They both have lots of black lines as "zone" boundaries according to
the key. Problem is that one map shows 6 for Western USA, and the
other 3.
Can someone please tell me which zone the Western part of USA (Oregon)
is according to CQ WW desires? As you guessed, I'm not a big time
contester. :-)
73, Dale, N7PEX
--
dale@sequent.com OR uunet!sequent!dale
Dale Mosby 503-578-9842 N7PEX // Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
15450 SW Koll Parkway // Beaverton, Or. 97006-6063
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End of Info-Hams Digest V93 #1283
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