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Info-Hams Digest Sun, 14 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1344
Today's Topics:
10 meter beacons
Abbreviating Dates (2 msgs)
FCC question pools on the net?
FM on 7105 khz
How to find the answers to frequently-asked questions about Ham Radio
remote switch
What do I do now/ (2 msgs)
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Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 06:35:53 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
Subject: 10 meter beacons
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Gang,
In a previous discussion someone mentioned the monitoring of beacons
to check band openings, so here is a rather complete list of 10 meter
beacons. I received this from ham-server@grafex.sbay.org.
What I find very interesting to note is the very low power that
most of these beacons use; a good portion are in the QRP range
(5 watts or less). As is said, when the band is open, one can use
flea-power and still be heard.
Jeff NH6IL
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Subject: File K:/hamradio/10meters/10mbeaco.lst, in plaintext, Part 1
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The following 10 meter beacon list has been compiled and maintained by
Joe Gumino (K2OLG). If you have any corrections, additions or
deletions please direct them to me (WA2ZYU @ KB1BD-4) and I will
forward them to Joe. Thank you for your interest and response to this
list in the past. Joe and I shall work to keep it current.......agn
tnx & 73.
10 METER BEACON'S de K2OLG 2/19/90 Part 1
Edited and distributed under OKIPN by N8GTC
FREQ. CALL OPERATION LOCATION NOTES
28.175 VE3TEN C OTTAWA, CANADA 10W, GP
28.191 VE6YF EDMONTON, ALBERTA 10W
28.195 IY4M ROBOT BOLOGNA, ITALY 20W, 5/8 GP
28.200 GB3SX C CROWBOROUGH, ENGLAND 8W, DIPOLE
28.201 LU8ED ARGENTINA 5W
28.202 KE5GY ARLINGTON, TX 5W, VERTICAL
28.2025 ZS5VHF NATAL, RSA 5W, GP
28.204 DL0IGI C W. GERMANY 100W, VERT. DIPOLE
28.205 KA3OEM MEADVILLE, PA. 27W, YAGI/WEST
28.206 KJ4X PICKENS, SC 2W, VERTICAL
28.2075 W8FKL C VENICE, FLA 10W, VERT.
28.208 WA1IOB C MARLBORO, MASS 75W, VERT.
28.209 NX2O C STATEN ISLAND, NY 10W, GP
28.210 3B8MS C MAURITIUS GP
28.210 K4KMZ I ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. 20W, VERT.
28.210 KC4DPC C WILMINGTON,NC 4W, DIPOLE
28.212 EA6RCM PALMA DE MALLORCA 4W, 5 EL NNE
28.2125 ZD9GI C GOUGH IS. GP
28.215 GB3RAL C SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE 20W, GP
28.2175 W8UR MACKINAW ISLAND,MI .5W, GP
28.2175 WB9VMY C CALUMET, OK. 2W, DIPOLE
28.2195 LU4XS CAPE HORN
28.220 5B4CY C CYPRUS 26W, GP
28.221 PY2GOB SAN PAULO, BRAZIL 15W, VERT.
28.222 W9UXO C NR CHICAGO, ILL. 10W, GP
28.2225 HG2BHA C TAPOLCA, HUNGARY 10W, GP
*28.225 PY2AMI C SAO PAULO, BRAZIL 5W, DIPOLE
28.2275 EA6AU C MALLORCA, BALEARIC IS. 10W, 5/8 GP
28.230 ZL2MHF C MT. CLIMIE, NZ. 50W, VERT. DIPOLE
28.232 W7JPI/AZ C SONOITA, ARIZ. 5W, 3 EL YAGI NE
28.233 KD4EC C JUPITER, FLA. 7W, GP
28.235 VP9BA C HAMILTON, BERMUDA 10W, GP
28.2375 LA5TEN C OSLO, NORWAY 10W, 5/8 GP
28.2405 5Z4ERR C KIAMBU, KENYA
28.245 A92C BAHRAIN NW/SE DIPOLE
28.2455 ZS1CTB C CAPETOWN, RSA 20W, 1/4 VERT.
28.247 EA3JA BARCELONA, SPAIN
28.2475 EA2HB I SPAIN 6W, GP
28.248 K1BZ C BELAST, MAINE 5W, VERT. DIPOLE
28.250 W3SV C ELVERSON, PA 10W, VERT.
28.250 K0HTF C DES MOINES, IA 2W, GP
28.250 Z21ANB C BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE 15W, GP
28.2505 4N3ZHK C MT. KUM, YUGOSLAVIA 1W, VERT.
28.252 WJ7X C SEATTLE, WA 5W, RINGO
28.252 WB4JHS I FLORISSANT, MO. 7W, VERT.
28.2525 OH2TEN FINLAND
28.255 LU1UG GRAL PICO, ARGENTINA 5W, GP
28.2575 DK0TEN C ARBEITSGEN, W. GERMANY 40W, GP
28.259 WB9FVR C PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. 1W, DIPOLE
28.260 VK5WI C ADELAIDE, SA, AUSTRALIA 10W, GP
28.262 VK2RSY C SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA 25W, GP
28.264 VK6RWA C PERTH, WA, AUSTRALIA
28.266 VK6RTW C ALBANY, WA, AUSTRALIA
28.266 KB4UPI C BIRMINGTON, ALA 20W, 1/4 VERT.
28.2685 W9KFO I EATON, ILL 750MW, VERT.
28.270 ZS6PW C PRETORIA, RSA 10W, 3 EL YAGI
28.270 VK4RTL C TOWNSVILLE, QLD, AUSTRALIA
28.2725 9L1FTN I FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE 10W, VERT. DIPOLE
*28.2745 ZS1LA STILLBAY, RSA 20W, 3 EL YAGI NW
28.275 AL7GQ C DENVER, CO 1W, LOOP
28.2755 N6RDX I STOCKTON, CA 20W, 3 EL YAGI
28.2775 DF0AAB C KIEL, W. GERMANY 10W, GP
28.280 LU8EB ARGENTINA 5W
28.282 VE1MUF C FREDRICKTON, NB, CANADA 500MW, DIPOLE
28.282 VE2HOT C BEACONSFIELD, QUE 5W, VERT DIPOLE
28.2825 OK0EG C HRADEC KRALOVE 10W, DIPOLE
28.284 VP8ADE C ADELAIDE IS, NR ANTARCTICA 8W, V BEAM TO G LAND
*28.286 KE2DI NR ROCHESTER, NY 2W, VERT. DIPOLE
28.286 KK4M C LAS VEGAS, NEV. 5W, VERT.
28.287 W8OMV NR ASHVILLE, NC. 5W, GP
28.287 H44SI C SOLOMON IS. 15W
28.288 W2NZH I MOORESTOWN, NJ 3W, GP
28.290 SK5TEN SWEDEN
28.290 VS6TEN C HONG KONG 10W, VERT.
28.292 ZD8HF ASCENSION ISLAND
28.2925 LU2FFV SAN JORGE, ARGENTINA 5W, GP
28.295 WC8E I CINCINNATI, OHIO 10W, RINGO
28.296 W3VD C LAUREL, MARYLAND 1.5W, VERT. DIPOLE
28.297 WA4DJS I FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA 30W, GP
28.301 KF4MS C ST. PETERSBURG, FLA 5W
28.3025 PT7AAC FORTALEZA, BRAZIL 5W, GP
28.306 PT8AA RIO BRANCO, BRAZIL 5W, GP
28.315 ZS6DN C IRENE, RSA 100W, VERT.
28.888 W6IRT HOLLYWOOD, CA 5W, GP CODE PRACTICE
28.992 DF0ANN MOTITZBERG, W. GERMANY 20MW, 1 EL DELTA LOG
* REVISION
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End of session.
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Oh, hopefully the NH6IL/B 10 meter beacon will be operational in January;
as of now Hawaii is not represented on 10. I'm shooting for 28.203 - I'll
make an announcement when it's on the air. 5 watts into a 5/8 wave vertical.
Jeff NH6IL
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Date: 14 Nov 93 13:58:04 GMT
From: noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!gilbaronw0mn@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Abbreviating Dates
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
>In article <9311122339.AA02883@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov> rc@cmr.ncsl.NIst.GOV
(Robert Carpenter) writes:
>>
>>
>>Abbreviated Countries where used
>>------------ ---------------------
>> 12/15/1993 USA
>> 15/12/1993 Belgium, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Brazil,
IMHO the only one that make sense is one that is not ambiguous. That uses the
3 character month field. Example 20JUN1993. No possible ambiguity here. Any
of the others can be. For computers the one that takes the least storage
would be the best. You are going to tell the computer how to read it so no
ambiguity there either since it carries with the program the definition.
Gil Baron, El Baron Rojo, W0MN Rochester,MN
"Bailar es Vivir"
PGP2.X key at key servers or upon request
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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1993 13:45:00 +0000
From: doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!demon!llondel.demon.co.uk!dave@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Abbreviating Dates
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <9311122339.AA02883@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov> rc@cmr.ncsl.NIst.GOV (Robert Carpenter) writes:
>
>
>Abbreviated Countries where used
>------------ ---------------------
> 12/15/1993 USA
> 15/12/1993 Belgium, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Brazil, International
> English, Latin America
> 15.12.1993 Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland
> 15-12-1993 Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal
> 1993-12-15 Canada(French), Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Sweden,
> Poland
>Note: Doesn't Japan use something like the last format (above)?
>It also seems to me that following is true...
> 19931215 American National Standards Institute (since it collates
> directly without any special treatment).
>
I would say the standard USA format is the worst - at least all the others
manage to go either most significant to least significant or vice versa. When
you add the time to it, the ones with the year first make the most sense in
computer terms.
Wasn't there a court case in the USA once where a European had died and left a
will which was apparently dated *after* he died? Evidence had to be produced in
court to prove that over this side of the pond we use DD/MM/YY instead of
MM/DD/YY. Perhaps legal documents should not be signed before the 13th of the
month in order to make such things a bit clearer :-)
Dave
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Date: 10 Nov 93 09:52:46 -0800
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic.csu.net!vax.sonoma.edu!butler@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: FCC question pools on the net?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Are the question pools for FCC license exams available on the net?
If so, where?
Thanks for any help,
-Bob
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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 93 04:30:42 GMT
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!a3bee2.radnet.com!cyphyn!randy@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: FM on 7105 khz
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Has anyone heard that FM signal on 7105kc 0800-1300UTC ?
Just curious...didn't know 'they' used FM to do broadcasting on SW.
--
Randy KA1UNW If you get a shock while
servicing your equipment, "Works for me!"
randy@192.153.4.200 DON'T JUMP! -Peter Keyes
You might break an expensive tube!
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1993 02:44:03 GMT
From: pacbell.com!amdahl!thunder!ikluft@ames.arpa
Subject: How to find the answers to frequently-asked questions about Ham Radio
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Posted-By: auto-faq 3.1.1.1
Archive-name: ham-faq-ptr
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 23:42:31 GMT
From: amd!amdcl2!brian@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: remote switch
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Steve Bass writes:
> As part of a project of mine, I would like to construct a remote
> control switch that operates on principles used by garage door
> openers and car alarm systems.
>
> Steve Bass
> sbass@fc.hp.com
I just finished playing around with one of these and wanted to post
what I'd learned to the net but wasn't sure whether anyone would be
interested. Obviously, someone is, so here's the garage door info
file:
I recently reverse-engineered the transmitter half of a simple garage
door opener. My intent was to increase it's range beyond the current
30 foot maximum. I didn't figure out how to crank the power, but I
did learn a lot about how they work. I haven't studied the receiver
box yet.
Clock:
The circuit derives a simple 50% duty cycle clock from an RC based
oscillator. Most of this logic is contained in the single IC. There
are two external resistors and one external capacitor used to set the
clock frequency. (Note that this clock is a digital clock and has
nothing to do with producing the actual RF.)
This clock has a period of approximately 1.15 milliseconds.
Coding:
The code for this unit is a 9 digit base 3 number. It is set via a
9 place dip switch with 3 positions per switch. The 3 positions are
labeled minus zero and plus. The switch labeled 1 is sent first.
Here are the waveforms associated with each "digit":
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
clock: / \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
_ _
-: / \_____________/ \_____________ (ie. short short)
_____________ _
0: / \_/ \_____________ (ie. long short)
_____________ _____________
+: / \_/ \_ (ie. long long)
The IC reads the switch positions and produces a digital signal
which is a sequence of nine of the above waveforms (one for each
switch) strung end to end followed by a long period of zero output.
The key is sent repeatedly while the button is held down.
Keying:
There are only two connections between the IC and the RF oscillator.
One of them carries the above "key" waveform and is apparently used to
power the oscillator! I don't really understand the function of the
second connection.
Oscillator:
The RF oscillator is composed of a single n-channel JFET transistor
(type 2n5486) and several passive components. It appears that the
oscillator tank circuit and the antenna have been combined into a
single unit made of a loop on the circuit board with an adjustable
capacitor across it. By adjusting the capacitor, I could change the
oscillation frequency from 275MHz (max cap) to 335MHz (min cap). Note
that most common remote units operate at 390MHz, so this obviously
isn't one of them!
At the risk of producing a monster, here is an ASCII drawing of the
RF oscillator circuit:
+9V
pin15 |
| R7=150K
D1 0.62V |
6.7V | +-----+------+----pin14
L1 | | |
4.8V | L3 R9=1K D2
+--------------+ R8=1K | | |
| + | | s +--switch--GND
| +--------+-----C5----+----g JFET
| | d
| 10pF |
| LOOP | | both diodes are
| 16x12mm +-+--+ | cathode "down"
| | | | L1=L3=2.2uH
| var 4.7pF |
| | | |
+--------------+----+-----------------------+
The voltages shown are during oscillation. I had some real
difficulty measuring the frequency of this circuit because there isn't
any point on the circuit that is a pure RF with no AC component due to
the switching waveform. I finally just coupled to probe into the loop
with a small loop on the oscilloscope probe. Pin 15 is the switching
waveform. When it's high, the circuit oscillates. I don't know the
function of pin 14. The switch is the button that activates the whole
circuit.
Anyone with ideas for how to increase the power of this unit?
The receiver is in a weather sealed box and I haven't gotten brave
enough to open it yet.
Brian McMinn N5PSS brian.mcminn@amd.com
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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1993 00:35:16 GMT
From: news.uiowa.edu!icaen!drenze@uunet.uu.net
Subject: What do I do now/
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Well, I'm almost ready to got on the air HF-wise for my first time. I've
got my random-wire tuner, a tranceiver, a random wire, cables to connect it
all...all I lack at the minute is a counterpoise (well, multiple counterpoises
for the 2-3 bands I want to get on to) and an SWR meter, which I should be
getting in a few days.
Question: Now what? I don't have a clue about what the controls
on the front of my trusty old HW-101 do (what's a Final? What's a Drier
erps...Driver Preselector?). How do I regulate my power output? In short,
what in the world do I do?
The manual doesn't give me any help, and I don't seem to be able to
find anything which tells me just how to tweak everything and get on the air!!!
Any help?
Peace es 73,
Doug N0YVW
--
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\'o.O' | +1 319 337 4664 | IN GOD WE TRUST
=(___)= | drenze@icaen.uiowa.edu | All Others Pay Cash
U | Douglas-Renze@uiowa.edu |
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Date: 14 Nov 93 14:26:29 GMT
From: ogicse!emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: What do I do now/
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <1993Nov13.003516.27888@icaen.uiowa.edu> drenze@icaen.uiowa.edu (Douglas J Renze) writes:
>Well, I'm almost ready to got on the air HF-wise for my first time. I've
>got my random-wire tuner, a tranceiver, a random wire, cables to connect it
>all...all I lack at the minute is a counterpoise (well, multiple counterpoises
>for the 2-3 bands I want to get on to) and an SWR meter, which I should be
>getting in a few days.
Well you really don't need an SWR meter for a random wire installation,
but get one if you must. Just try not to be as fixated on obtaining low
SWR readings as most hams are. All you really need for a random wire
installation is a relative output indicator, a NE-2 bulb and loop will
work fine.
> Question: Now what? I don't have a clue about what the controls
>on the front of my trusty old HW-101 do (what's a Final? What's a Drier
>erps...Driver Preselector?). How do I regulate my power output? In short,
>what in the world do I do?
> The manual doesn't give me any help, and I don't seem to be able to
>find anything which tells me just how to tweak everything and get on the air!!!
There are several schools of thought on rig tuning. Tune for maximum
smoke seems to be a common approach, as does the all knobs to the right
approach. But let's try to be a bit more rational. I haven't sat down
in front of a HW101 in years, so I'll restrict myself to general advice.
First set your band and frequency controls to the band and frequency
where you intend to operate. Switch the radio into the dummy load.
Your tuner may have one included, if not, *that* should be your first
purchase. Set the "load" control on the radio to minimum, usually fully
counterclockwise, and set the driver tuning to the band of interest.
(Note, on many rigs the driver preselector and the receive preselector
are one and the same. In that case, before switching to the dummy load,
peak received signals with the control. That'll get you close to the
desired transmit setting.)
Now the next few steps have to be done rather quickly so read them through
until you understand them before proceeding. Find out how to place the
radio in transmit. There may be a "tune" position on a mode switch, and/or
you may have to put the radio in CW mode and close the key. Make sure
the meter is switched to PA amps. When you go into transmit, quickly
adjust the "plate tuning" control for a "dip" in the meter reading.
This will be the resonance point. The dip in the meter reading should
be rather sharp. The meter reading should be rather low at this point.
Now adjust the driver tuning control for a maximum reading of the meter.
This will "peak" the driver tuning for your operating frequency. Your
manual should tell you the ideal plate current for the radio. You will
alternately advance the loading control while redipping the plate tuning
control until you achieve this current reading at resonance. The dip
will become less sharp as you increase loading. Note: you should do this
rather quickly, no more than 10 seconds of transmit at a time, or you can
damage the finals. If it takes you longer, let the finals rest a few seconds
between efforts by unkeying. At this point the radio should be properly tuned.
Now you need to adjust the tuner to present the radio with a 50 ohm
load. There are several ways to do this, but the best is with a noise
bridge. Switch from the dummy load to the tuner and insert the noise
bridge in the line between the radio and the tuner. Adjust the tuner
for a null in the receiver noise. At this point remove the noise bridge
from the line and you are ready to transmit, all without ever putting a
dead carrier on the air. This is the ideal tuning method, but if you
don't have a noise bridge, there are other ways.
If your tuner uses the typical circuit, there should be three adjustment
knobs. One will be called input tuning, one will be a switch for the
inductor taps, and the third will be output tuning. If your tuner is
an 'L' network, there will only be two controls, a tuning control and
the inductor switch. In some cases the inductor may be a roller inductor
with a turns counting dial instead. In any event, here's a method for
tuning up on the air. First select an unused spot in the band and tune
the radio into the dummy as above. Switch to the tuner. Set the tuner's
output tuning to minimum if you have that control. Now listening to the
receiver, adjust the inductor taps, and input tuning, for strongest
reception of atmospheric noise. Key the transmitter and adjust input
tuning on the tuner for a dip on the radio plate meter. As before with
tuning the transmitter, alternate between output tuning and input tuning
controls on the tuner until the plate meter reads the proper current at
dip. You're tuned up. Alternatively, couple an output indicator to the
antenna, and adjust output tuning for maximum output while adjusting
input tuning for plate current dip.
If you bought that SWR meter anyway, you can place it between the
radio and the tuner and adjust the tuner's input tuning control
for minimum SWR while adjusting output tuning for the desired plate
current and maximum output.
This all sounds complicated, and requiring three hands, but it's
really easy once you get the hang of it, and you should be able
to tune the rig in 3 or 4 seconds. Once you get a feel for where
the controls should be on various bands, you'll preset them before
starting to tune, and all you'll need to do is quickly touch them
up.
Gary
--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV | Life's a journey, | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary
Destructive Testing Systems | not a destination. | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary
534 Shannon Way | Live it. | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary
Lawrenceville, GA 30244 | |
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 93 23:48:47 EST
From: noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@uunet.uu.net
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <2blvdg$13fa@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, <1993Nov8.230739.14660@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, <2boouf$12m3@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Subject : Re: Radio Shack HTs
SOME of the Realistic scanners come out of the Uniden/Bearcat line, while others
are done in-house by Tandy. Check the FCC ID on the unit to be sure -- AA0
means a Tandy design, AMW means Uniden.
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1993 03:59:10 GMT
From: spool.mu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!news.oc.com!csci-wiermac.etsu.edu!user@decwrl.dec.com
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <1993Nov5.231254.15145@es.dupont.com>, <2bqons$4t7@ds9.sim.es.com>, <2c0c4v$gbc@wrdis02.robins.af.mil>ser
Subject : Re: Fun with Radio Shack
In article <2c0c4v$gbc@wrdis02.robins.af.mil>, sberman@robins.af.mil
(CONTRACTOR Steven G. Berman;WR-ALC/LKS) wrote:
>
> Their rules don't allow that. They've got this national software POS
> system ("last four digits") that has them scan in everything they
> sell. If they give anything away, woe unto them! What I did was wait
That may be, but it isn't distributed back to the stores - I go to
two different stores here 15 miles apart and they have totally
separate data bases on customers...
======== insert usual disclaimers here ============
Bob Wier, East Texas State U., Commerce, Texas
wier@merlin.etsu.edu (watch for address change)
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 93 23:46:45 EST
From: noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@uunet.uu.net
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <CG6JDz.C5v@apollo.hp.com>, <2blvdg$13fa@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, <1993Nov8.230739.14660@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>
Subject : Re: Radio Shack HTs
Actually the clue is the FCC ID (for the receiver's Part 15 approval); it
starts with AA0, the code that is used for Tandy non-computer products. Tandy
designed the rig themselves and hired the unnamed Korean maker (not one known
for its own brand, according to Ed Juge) to build from their drawings.
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