Date: Sun, 14 Nov 93 11:41:04 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1345 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 14 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1345 Today's Topics: Amateur Radio Newslin DSP units Message failed to FORUM.VA.GOV Mobile Transceiver Installation Guide? SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 (3 msgs) What do I do now/ Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 14 Nov 93 02:05:00 GMT From: library.ucla.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!ernie.almac.co.uk!almac!martin.briscoe@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Amateur Radio Newslin To: info-hams@ucsd.edu -> Mike; On this side of the pond we write our dates as Month/Day/Year. -> It's just as confusing to me when I read newsletter posts written in -> Europe. I suppose that we should count ourselves lucky that they don't write the time as MM:SS:HH, following the same logic as MM/DD/YY then it should be. * RM 1.2 00964 * Martin Briscoe - Inverness-shire - Scotland ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1993 23:09:20 GMT From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!gatech!asuvax!ennews!anasaz!john@network.ucsd.edu Subject: DSP units To: info-hams@ucsd.edu kenman@iastate.edu (Kenneth D Anderson) writes: >Could someone please enlighten me on DSP units such as JPS, Datong, and >Timeware(?) sell? How well do these puppies work? I have a Timewave DSP-9 on my TS-430 and I think it works VERY WELL. Nice widget - inexpensive also. -- DISCLAIMER: These views are mine alone, and do not reflect my employer's! John Moore 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 USA (602-951-9326) john@anasazi.com Amateur call:NJ7E Civil Air Patrol:Thunderbird 381 - - Don't forget the thought which by it's very nature cannot be remembered!- - - - - - - - Storm Chasers Do It in All Kinds of Weather! - - - - - - ------------------------------ Date: 14 Nov 93 18:59:58 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: Message failed to FORUM.VA.GOV To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Your message 'Info-Hams Digest V93 #1344' was not accepted by FORUM.VA.GOV. The error message was '7'. ------------------------------ Date: 14 Nov 93 16:24:57 GMT From: olivea!news.bu.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!BIX.com!arog@ames.arpa Subject: Mobile Transceiver Installation Guide? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu While the question asked related to rfi to auto computer equipment, I figure that there is one other point to be made... When connecting to the 12 volt system of a car, its *real*good* pratice to get as close to the battery as possible. Generaly, I,ve done this by using a Burndy clamp to make the splice on the cable as it comes from the battery. "Split bolt" type clamps also work and bith should be in stock at electrical contactor or their suppy houses. These ar used for high current applications in industrial applications and elsewhere. alan ------------------------------ Date: 14 Nov 93 16:37:34 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu R:931114/1843Z @:VK1KCM.ACT.AUS.OC [Canberra, ACT] $:29047_W7OEK R:931112/1442Z @:VK4DGQ.QLD.AUS.OC [Brisbane] #:39039 $:29047_W7OEK R:931112/0503z 39129@KE7KD.#NONEV.NV.USA.NOAM [RENO, NV.] R:931107/0432z 11312@N7KXI.UT.USA.NA R:931107/0111z 17783@KG7FC.UT.USA.NA [DATA HUB UT] R:931104/1920z 10535@N7MLR.UT.USA.NA R:931104/1123z 52019@N0LEU.#NWCO.CO.USA.NOAM R:931103/1739z 59375@KT0H.#NECO.CO.USA [DATA HUB CO] R:931103/1716Z @:W0RA.#SECO.CO.USA.NA [YODER] FBB5.14d #:82723 R:931103/1302Z @:W7GCI.WA.USA.NA [Tacoma] #:35682 Z:98499 FBB5.15 R:931103/1212Z @:WA7BHH.WA.USA.NA [Tacoma] #:13575 Z:98465 FBB5.15 R:931103/1132 6215@WB7QEU.WA.USA.NA R:931103/1016 7983@WA7SJN.WA.USA.NA R:931103/1003 1121@W0RLI.OR.USA.NOAM R:931103/0545 37550@N7DXT.#EUGEN.OR.USA.NA R:931103/0454 49935@WB7VMS.#MURPH.OR.USA.NOAM Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 29047 ; 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Tue, 02 Nov 93 13:43:53 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 13:44:50 UTC Message-Id: <28933_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28933 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:42:37 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:43:53 UTC Message-Id: <28932_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28932 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:09:45 GMT X-Forwarded-To: W7OEK Date: 28 Oct 93 19:00:00 UTC Message-Id: <931028050312@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb@wa8ure.#swmi.mi.usa.na To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B R:931102/0810z 28885@W7OEK.OR.USA.NA R:931102/0121 49595@WB7VMS.#MURPH.OR.USA.NOAM R:931101/1449 37097@N7DXT.#EUGEN.OR.USA.NA R:931101/0530 4700@KB7DBD.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1218 9138@KB7KBT.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1152 6500@KA7AGH.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1156 23351@W0RLI.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1128 7291@WA7SJN.WA.USA.NA R:931101/0025 12848@WA7BHH.WA.USA.NA R:931101/0000 35118@W7GCI.WA.USA.NA R:931030/1514 47346@N8GTC.#CIN.IN.USA.NOAM R:931030/0718 29215@W9OJ.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0652 22073@N5CEC.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0540 21727@KK9G.#CEIN.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0537 35453@N5AAA.#CEIN.IN.USA.NA R:931029/1256 26400@KD9LP.#NCIN.IN.USA.NA R:931029/0636 15967@NU9H.#NWIN.IN.USA.NA R:931028/1900 36038@WA8URE.#SWMI.MI.USA.NA SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-58.025 SAREX Keps & Update: 10/28 Thursday 10/28/93 @ 08:00 UTC The last school group contact was completed yesterday. The Portsmouth HS in Portsmouth, New Hampshire had a telebridge contact using stations in California (Ralph Warner, N6MNN) and Texas (Bob Douglas, W5GEL). The students asked 5 questions during this bridge contact. Hams across the U.S. and around the world continue to work the Shuttle Columbia on both voice and packet. Moreover, the completion of school group contacts has cleared several school backup passes for possible general QSO opportunities. While the SAREX Working Group cannot fully guarantee availability, there is a high probability that the STS-58 crew will be ready to take general calls over the continental U.S. on these passes. Two of these "scheduled" passes remain. These include orbit 178 at MET 11 days 1 hour 42 minutes (10/29 at 16:35 UTC) and orbit 192 at MET 11 days 22 hours and 29 minutes (10/30 at 13:22 UTC). Please note that the astronauts operated voice during yesterday's "scheduled" pass which occurred on 10/27 at 14:59 UTC (Orbit 145). Also note that hams on the ground heard or worked the Shuttle Columbia crew on several other orbits yesterday. Element set GSFC-031, generated by Ron Parise, WA4SIR, is the official SAREX set for today. Please note that there is only a six second difference between element set GSFC-025 (released two days ago) and element set GSFC- 031. STS-58 1 22869U 93065A 93300.17699070 0.00133671 99048-5 24183-3 0 318 2 22869 39.0252 71.9896 0012817 34.2105 325.9529 16.00500857 1383 Satellite: STS-58 Catalog number: 22869 Epoch time: 93300.17699070 (27 OCT 93 04:14:51.** UTC) Element set: GSFC-031 Inclination: 39.0252 deg RA of node: 71.9896 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-58 Eccentricity: 0.0012817 Keplerian Elements Arg of perigee: 34.2105 deg Mean anomaly: 325.9529 deg Mean motion: 16.00500857 rev/day Semi-major Axis: 6651.1630 Km Decay rate: 0.13E-02 rev/day*2 Apogee Alt: 281.30 Km Epoch rev: 138 Perigee Alt: 264.25 Km NOTE - This element set is based on NORAD element set # 031. The spacecraft has been propagated to the next ascending node, and the orbit number has been adjusted to bring it into agreement with the NASA numbering convention. Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group ------------------------------ Date: 14 Nov 93 16:55:07 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu R:931114/1846Z @:VK1KCM.ACT.AUS.OC [Canberra, ACT] $:29050_W7OEK R:931112/1444Z @:VK4DGQ.QLD.AUS.OC [Brisbane] #:39041 $:29050_W7OEK R:931112/0459z 39127@KE7KD.#NONEV.NV.USA.NOAM [RENO, NV.] R:931107/0451z 11314@N7KXI.UT.USA.NA R:931106/0721z 17716@KG7FC.UT.USA.NA [DATA HUB UT] R:931104/2120z 10537@N7MLR.UT.USA.NA R:931104/1305z 52021@N0LEU.#NWCO.CO.USA.NOAM R:931103/1735z 59374@KT0H.#NECO.CO.USA [DATA HUB CO] R:931103/1708Z @:W0RA.#SECO.CO.USA.NA [YODER] FBB5.14d #:82722 R:931103/1257Z @:W7GCI.WA.USA.NA [Tacoma] #:35681 Z:98499 FBB5.15 R:931103/1205Z @:WA7BHH.WA.USA.NA [Tacoma] #:13574 Z:98465 FBB5.15 R:931103/1123 6214@WB7QEU.WA.USA.NA R:931103/1009 7982@WA7SJN.WA.USA.NA R:931103/0959 1118@W0RLI.OR.USA.NOAM R:931103/0516 37547@N7DXT.#EUGEN.OR.USA.NA R:931103/0445 49934@WB7VMS.#MURPH.OR.USA.NOAM Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 29050 ; Wed, 03 Nov 93 02:01:26 GMT Date: Wed, 03 Nov 93 02:01:50 UTC Message-Id: <29047_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 29047 ; Wed, 03 Nov 93 01:09:32 GMT Date: Wed, 03 Nov 93 01:09:40 UTC Message-Id: <29041_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 29041 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 21:42:27 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 21:42:59 UTC Message-Id: <28985_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28985 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 20:47:06 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 20:47:48 UTC Message-Id: <28973_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28973 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 19:58:01 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 19:58:49 UTC Message-Id: <28968_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28968 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 18:43:20 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 18:44:09 UTC Message-Id: <28942_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28942 ; Tue, 02ov 93 17:43:53 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 17:44:47 UTC Message-Id: <28937_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG b iy W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28937 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 15:43:49 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 15:44:50 UTC Message-Id: <28936_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28936 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 14:43:54 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 14:44:51 UTC Message-Id: <28935_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28935 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 13:43:53 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 13:44:50 UTC Message-Id: <28933_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28933 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:42:37 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:43:53 UTC Message-Id: <28932_w7oek@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb%w7oek@wd4eck.ampr.org To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B Received: from WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG by W7OEK.AMPR.ORG with SMTP originator <ABFHB%W7OEK@WD4ECK.AMPR.ORG> id 28932 ; Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:09:45 GMT X-Forwarded-To: W7OEK Date: 28 Oct 93 19:00:00 UTC Message-Id: <931028050312@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb@wa8ure.#swmi.mi.usa.na To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B R:931102/0810z 28885@W7OEK.OR.USA.NA R:931102/0121 49595@WB7VMS.#MURPH.OR.USA.NOAM R:931101/1449 37097@N7DXT.#EUGEN.OR.USA.NA R:931101/0530 4700@KB7DBD.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1218 9138@KB7KBT.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1152 6500@KA7AGH.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1156 23351@W0RLI.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1128 7291@WA7SJN.WA.USA.NA R:931101/0025 12848@WA7BHH.WA.USA.NA R:931101/0000 35118@W7GCI.WA.USA.NA R:931030/1514 47346@N8GTC.#CIN.IN.USA.NOAM R:931030/0718 29215@W9OJ.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0652 22073@N5CEC.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0540 21727@KK9G.#CEIN.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0537 35453@N5AAA.#CEIN.IN.USA.NA R:931029/1256 26400@KD9LP.#NCIN.IN.USA.NA R:931029/0636 15967@NU9H.#NWIN.IN.USA.NA R:931028/1900 36038@WA8URE.#SWMI.MI.USA.NA SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-58.025 SAREX Keps & Update: 10/28 Thursday 10/28/93 @ 08:00 UTC The last school group contact was completed yesterday. The Portsmouth HS in Portsmouth, New Hampshire had a telebridge contact using stations in California (Ralph Warner, N6MNN) and Texas (Bob Douglas, W5GEL). The students asked 5 questions during this bridge contact. Hams across the U.S. and around the world continue to work the Shuttle Columbia on both voice and packet. Moreover, the completion of school group contacts has cleared several school backup passes for possible general QSO opportunities. While the SAREX Working Group cannot fully guarantee availability, there is a high probability that the STS-58 crew will be ready to take general calls over the continental U.S. on these passes. Two of these "scheduled" passes remain. These include orbit 178 at MET 11 days 1 hour 42 minutes (10/29 at 16:35 UTC) and orbit 192 at MET 11 days 22 hours and 29 minutes (10/30 at 13:22 UTC). Please note that the astronauts operated voice during yesterday's "scheduled" pass which occurred on 10/27 at 14:59 UTC (Orbit 145). Also note that hams on the ground heard or worked the Shuttle Columbia crew on several other orbits yesterday. Element set GSFC-031, generated by Ron Parise, WA4SIR, is the official SAREX set for today. Please note that there is only a six second difference between element set GSFC-025 (released two days ago) and element set GSFC- 031. STS-58 1 22869U 93065A 93300.17699070 0.00133671 99048-5 24183-3 0 318 2 22869 39.0252 71.9896 0012817 34.2105 325.9529 16.00500857 1383 Satellite: STS-58 Catalog number: 22869 Epoch time: 93300.17699070 (27 OCT 93 04:14:51.** UTC) Element set: GSFC-031 Inclination: 39.0252 deg RA of node: 71.9896 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-58 Eccentricity: 0.0012817 Keplerian Elements Arg of perigee: 34.2105 deg Mean anomaly: 325.9529 deg Mean motion: 16.00500857 rev/day Semi-major Axis: 6651.1630 Km Decay rate: 0.13E-02 rev/day*2 Apogee Alt: 281.30 Km Epoch rev: 138 Perigee Alt: 264.25 Km NOTE - This element set is based on NORAD element set # 031. The spacecraft has been propagated to the next ascending node, and the orbit number has been adjusted to bring it into agreement with the NASA numbering convention. Submitted by Frank H. 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Tue, 02 Nov 93 12:09:45 GMT X-Forwarded-To: W7OEK Date: 28 Oct 93 19:00:00 UTC Message-Id: <931028050312@w7oek.bbs> From: abfhb@wa8ure.#swmi.mi.usa.na To: ans@amsat.org Subject: SAREX Keps & Update 10/28 X-BBS-Msg-Type: B R:931102/0810z 28885@W7OEK.OR.USA.NA R:931102/0121 49595@WB7VMS.#MURPH.OR.USA.NOAM R:931101/1449 37097@N7DXT.#EUGEN.OR.USA.NA R:931101/0530 4700@KB7DBD.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1218 9138@KB7KBT.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1152 6500@KA7AGH.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1156 23351@W0RLI.OR.USA.NA R:931101/1128 7291@WA7SJN.WA.USA.NA R:931101/0025 12848@WA7BHH.WA.USA.NA R:931101/0000 35118@W7GCI.WA.USA.NA R:931030/1514 47346@N8GTC.#CIN.IN.USA.NOAM R:931030/0718 29215@W9OJ.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0652 22073@N5CEC.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0540 21727@KK9G.#CEIN.IN.USA.NA R:931030/0537 35453@N5AAA.#CEIN.IN.USA.NA R:931029/1256 26400@KD9LP.#NCIN.IN.USA.NA R:931029/0636 15967@NU9H.#NWIN.IN.USA.NA R:931028/1900 36038@WA8URE.#SWMI.MI.USA.NA SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-58.025 SAREX Keps & Update: 10/28 Thursday 10/28/93 @ 08:00 UTC The last school group contact was completed yesterday. The Portsmouth HS in Portsmouth, New Hampshire had a telebridge contact using stations in California (Ralph Warner, N6MNN) and Texas (Bob Douglas, W5GEL). The students asked 5 questions during this bridge contact. Hams across the U.S. and around the world continue to work the Shuttle Columbia on both voice and packet. Moreover, the completion of school group contacts has cleared several school backup passes for possible general QSO opportunities. While the SAREX Working Group cannot fully guarantee availability, there is a high probability that the STS-58 crew will be ready to take general calls over the continental U.S. on these passes. Two of these "scheduled" passes remain. These include orbit 178 at MET 11 days 1 hour 42 minutes (10/29 at 16:35 UTC) and orbit 192 at MET 11 days 22 hours and 29 minutes (10/30 at 13:22 UTC). Please note that the astronauts operated voice during yesterday's "scheduled" pass which occurred on 10/27 at 14:59 UTC (Orbit 145). Also note that hams on the ground heard or worked the Shuttle Columbia crew on several other orbits yesterday. Element set GSFC-031, generated by Ron Parise, WA4SIR, is the official SAREX set for today. Please note that there is only a six second difference between element set GSFC-025 (released two days ago) and element set GSFC- 031. STS-58 1 22869U 93065A 93300.17699070 0.00133671 99048-5 24183-3 0 318 2 22869 39.0252 71.9896 0012817 34.2105 325.9529 16.00500857 1383 Satellite: STS-58 Catalog number: 22869 Epoch time: 93300.17699070 (27 OCT 93 04:14:51.** UTC) Element set: GSFC-031 Inclination: 39.0252 deg RA of node: 71.9896 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-58 Eccentricity: 0.0012817 Keplerian Elements Arg of perigee: 34.2105 deg Mean anomaly: 325.9529 deg Mean motion: 16.00500857 rev/day Semi-major Axis: 6651.1630 Km Decay rate: 0.13E-02 rev/day*2 Apogee Alt: 281.30 Km Epoch rev: 138 Perigee Alt: 264.25 Km NOTE - This element set is based on NORAD element set # 031. The spacecraft has been propagated to the next ascending node, and the orbit number has been adjusted to bring it into agreement with the NASA numbering convention. Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group ------------------------------ Date: 14 Nov 93 17:59:43 GMT From: pacbell.com!amdahl!JUTS!arl00@ames.arpa Subject: What do I do now/ To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2c46b1$hl4@crcnis1.unl.edu> mcduffie@unlinfo.unl.edu (Gary McDuffie Sr) writes: >drenze@icaen.uiowa.edu (Douglas J Renze) writes: > >> 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 > >Now, if that doesn't say something about the current licensing >situation, nothing will. > >Gary Gary, I would suggest you consider turning your ticket in and hanging out on CB for the next ten years, where attitudes such as yours constitute acceptable behavior. Cut the kid some slack, bud, and look up the concept of "Elmering" in the books on your shelves. Even doing nothing more than suggesting that Doug pick up a copy of the '94 ARRL Handbook and do some reading is vastly preferable to your boorish comment. I suggest pounder apology is in order ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V93 #1345 ****************************** ******************************