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Info-Hams Digest Thu, 25 Nov 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1387
Today's Topics:
210XL Bearcat Scanner to read 1012Mhz?
Alinco DJ560 sensitivity specs over frequency
Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 23 November
Ed Hare has no tie!
HAM-server index update
How Long are Licenses taking?
PACKET RADIO & 800MHZ TRUNK SYS
Phillips-Adams Code [long]
Some TH-78A power tips
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Date: 23 Nov 1993 20:33:59 -0500
From: panix!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
Subject: 210XL Bearcat Scanner to read 1012Mhz?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <1993Nov23.123957.25833@hemlock.cray.com>,
Jim Knoll <n3022@cray.com> wrote:
>I am posting on behalf of my father, a retired
>news photographer who was out there in the action
>almost every day. Since retirement, most of the
>"action" he has experienced has been through
>shortwave (and scanner) monitoring. He has listened to
>the local police dept for years on 154Mhz. Now the
>city hall has purchased 900Mhz equipment and have left
>him in the dark.
>
>Rather than buying a new scanner, my father is wondering
>if there is a converter that will double the upper-end
>frequency capability of his 210XL Bearcat Scanner from
>512Mhz to 1012Mhz. Has anyone run across one?
Suggest that you post in alt.radio.scanner and rec.radio.scanner
GRE America makes two such boxes; one for handheld and one for
desktop scanners. They don't double the coverage range but downconvert
810-950 to 410-550. You can call them at 415-591-1400 or
800-233-5973.
Frankly, I'd just buy a new scanner having 800 MHz capability. There
are newer devices having much better performance than the old BC
scanners. Again, look on the two scanner newsgroups and you'll get an
avalanche of recommendations.
--
Mike Schuster | schuster@panix.com | 70346.1745@CompuServe.COM
------------------- | schuster@shell.portal.com | GEnie: MSCHUSTER
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 15:56:16 GMT
From: convex!convex!horak@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Alinco DJ560 sensitivity specs over frequency
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
I don't have regular access to special equipment but one day when I had
a few spare moments, I spec'd out my Alinco DJ560-T dual band transceiver's
sensitivity over various frequencies. I used a Marconi 2022D signal
Generator which outputs from 10KHz to 1GHz and a few feet of an
extremely low loss Andrew cable. All readings were taken when a solid
"FULL" reading was achieved on the LCD bargraph.
Frequency db
130MHz 5.2uv
134 4.0
138 2.8
140 2.4
141 2.2
142 2.0
143 1.9
144 1.8
145 1.6
146 1.5
147 1.5
148 1.4
150 1.4
154 1.5
158 1.8
162 2.1
166 2.4
170 2.7
173.99 3.0
417.35 23uv
420 19
425 13
430 9
435 6.5
440 4.2
441 3.9
442 3.6
443 3.3
444 3.0
445 2.7
446 2.5
447 2.2
448 2.0
449 1.8
450 1.6
452 1.3
454 1.1
456 1.1
458 1.3
460 1.7
462 2.1
464 2.5
466 3.0
468 3.5
470 4.0
472 4.6
474 5.2
476 5.7
478 6.2
480 6.8
482 7.3
484 7.9
486 8.5
488 9.0
490 9.7
492 10.3
495 11.6
495.175 11.8
As you can see for the UHF range, not all frequencies between 400 and
520 MHz were measured. The PLL would not lock on anything outside the
range I measured. Hope this is of some use,
David
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 20:59:42 MST
From: library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 23 November
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
23 NOVEMBER, 1993
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
(Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 23 NOVEMBER, 1993
------------------------------------------------------------
!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 327, 11/23/93
10.7 FLUX=100.4 90-AVG=094 SSN=069 BKI=2210 1221 BAI=004
BGND-XRAY=B1.5 FLU1=7.9E+05 FLU10=1.4E+04 PKI=2211 2221 PAI=006
BOU-DEV=010,012,006,004,009,013,016,006 DEV-AVG=009 NT SWF=00:000
XRAY-MAX= B5.2 @ 1140UT XRAY-MIN= B1.4 @ 1553UT XRAY-AVG= B1.9
NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 1805UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 2255UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.1%
PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1415UT PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 2155UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55358NT @ 2322UT BOUTF-MIN=55334NT @ 1841UT BOUTF-AVG=55352NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+075,+000,+000
GOES6-MAX=P:+133NT@ 1750UT GOES6-MIN=N:-060NT@ 1025UT G6-AVG=+096,+017,-031
FLUXFCST=STD:100,097,091;SESC:100,097,091 BAI/PAI-FCST=015,010,005/015,010,007
KFCST=3334 4222 3322 3222 27DAY-AP=041,016 27DAY-KP=4466 6433 3344 3234
WARNINGS=*SWF
ALERTS=**245STRM:1900-2050UTC
!!END-DATA!!
NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 22 NOV 93 was 38.0.
The Full Kp Indices for 22 NOV 93 are: 1+ 2- 1o 1- 1+ 2- 2- 2+
SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
--------------------
Solar activity was very low. Minor B-class flares were
observed from the three spotted regions on the disk. Region
7620 (N05E03) continued slow growth. Region 7618 (N06W71)
continued its slow decline. A small filament located near
N11E55 faded between 23/1557-1702Z.
Solar activity forecast: solar activity is forecast to be
low. Infrequent C-class flares are expected from Regions 7618,
7620, and 7622 (N14E48).
The geomagnetic field remained quiet. The forecast coronal
hole disturbance did not appear on schedule.
Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field
should become unsettled to slightly active on 24 Nov in
response to the end of the coronal hole stream. The field
should then become quiet to slightly unsettled for the
remainder of the period.
Event probabilities 24 nov-26 nov
Class M 20/20/15
Class X 05/05/01
Proton 05/05/01
PCAF Green
Geomagnetic activity probabilities 24 nov-26 nov
A. Middle Latitudes
Active 25/20/15
Minor Storm 15/10/05
Major-Severe Storm 05/01/01
B. High Latitudes
Active 35/25/20
Minor Storm 15/10/05
Major-Severe Storm 05/01/01
HF propagation conditions continued normal over all
regions. The anticipated coronal-hole-related disturbance did
not materialize on 23 November as expected. Yohkoh x-ray
imagery shows that the equatorward boundary of the hole has
retreated northward and hence should be less geoeffective than
it has been on previous rotations. If this is the case,
conditions may become only mildly degraded over the high and
polar latitude paths on 24 November. There is a chance this
disturbance may not materialize at all, which would result in
generally near-normal propagation through at least 26 November
inclusive.
COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
========================================================
REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 23/2400Z NOVEMBER
-----------------------------------------------------------
NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
7618 N06W72 339 0340 DAI 06 012 BETA
7620 N05E02 265 0120 DSO 10 021 BETA
7622 N14E47 220 0080 DAO 07 008 BETA
7621 S09E09 258 PLAGE
REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 24 NOVEMBER TO 26 NOVEMBER
NMBR LAT LO
7613 S12 155
LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 23 NOVEMBER, 1993
-------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP SWF
NO EVENTS OBSERVED
POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 23 NOVEMBER, 1993
-----------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
23/B1557 B1702 N11E55 DSF
INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 23/2400Z
---------------------------------------------------
ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS
SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------
Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz
------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
22 Nov: 0307 0312 0315 B3.9
0417 0428 0445 B6.6
0452 0456 0511 SF 7618 N09W47
0607 0612 0624 B2.7
0953 0958 1004 B2.9
1025 1034 1037 C1.0
1446 1452 1500 B2.5
2321 2333 0004 B3.7
REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------
C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
Region 7618: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (12.5)
Uncorrellated: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 007 (87.5)
Total Events: 008 optical and x-ray.
EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY
----------------------------------------------------------------
Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations
------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
22 Nov: 0307 0312 0315 B3.9 III
NOTES:
All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max,
and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After.
All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce
associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the
x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the
optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times.
Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include:
II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event
III = Type III Sweep
IV = Type IV Sweep
V = Type V Sweep
Continuum = Continuum Radio Event
Loop = Loop Prominence System,
Spray = Limb Spray,
Surge = Bright Limb Surge,
EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb.
** End of Daily Report **
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Date: 26 Nov 93 00:38:37 GMT
From: yeshua.marcam.com!wrdis02.robins.af.mil!lakeith@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Ed Hare has no tie!
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
eric.s.hellman (hellman@cbnewsm.cb.att.com) wrote:
: Yesterday I visited the ARRL in Newington and met Ed Hare in his
: office. He could not produce even one tie! (There was a rumpled
: sport jacket hanging behind the door).
Good for him! Let's see if we can get the rest of the ARRL staff and
the elected officials to follow his example..
Personally, I never wear a tie, on-the-air!!
Larry, KQ4BY
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Date: 25 Nov 93 12:19:50 GMT
From: ogicse!cs.uoregon.edu!sgiblab!pacbell.com!amdahl!grafex!news@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: HAM-server index update
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Executed: Thu Nov 25 07:19:48 1993
HAM-server updated index -------------------------------------------------
The following has been changed:
Added SUPERIOR.SHR to /hamradio/morse
Moved /hamradio/packet/mlhacker to /hamradio/newsletters
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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1993 04:32:56 GMT
From: boulder!cnsnews!spot.Colorado.EDU!millerpe@uunet.uu.net
Subject: How Long are Licenses taking?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Does anyone know how long liceses are taking to arive on average?
I took my test at a VEC session a while back and I am hoping
I don't loose interest before the license arrives.
Who has a story on the quickest arrival of a license?
Peter Miller
--
===========================================================================
Peter M. Miller Home: 303-494-6990
Computing and Network Services - Small Systems Work: 303-492-4866
University of Colorado - Boulder millerpe@spot.colorado.edu
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Date: 19 Nov 93 10:40:45 EST
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!toads.pgh.pa.us!cup.edu!alv3192@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: PACKET RADIO & 800MHZ TRUNK SYS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
RE: PACKET RADIO TNC INFORMATION.
ATTN: ALL HAMS INTO PACKET RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
I am employed by the Fayette County, PA Emergency Management Agency
in charge of the computer equipment. My boss recently asked about the
possibility of using packet radio over our radio channels. (Commercial
Public-Safety channels).
Here is the problem. We will be upgrading Communication equipment
to a Motorola Smartnet 800MHZ Trunked System. Does anyone have
any information concerning the interface of a packet node controller
to a trunked two way radio (Motorola Maxtrac 800).
Due to the design of trunked systems, *INSTANT* transmit of a field
unit thru the repeaters is not possible. Also if the trunked system
gives you a busy channel status, the packet controller needs to know.
I appreciate any help that you can give.
Please E-Mail, Post in this group, FAX or write.
Tony Alviar, KA3VOR
System Administrator
Fayette County Emergency Management Agency
61 East Main St
Uniontown, PA 15401
FAX: 412-430-1281
VOICE: 412-430-1277
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 19:43:42 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!odin!chuck.dallas.sgi.com!adams@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Phillips-Adams Code [long]
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
WOW. What a tough crowd. You want the long form, you got it.
Again, list from Phillips Code + Adams Mods to bring it somewhat
up to date. Not every abbreviation you know or will ever use is
here and there are some here you will never hear or use in your lifetime,
but that is life. :-)
Enjoy dit dit
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Phillips-Adams Code
AA all after GN gone RD read
AB about GN good night RDY ready
ABB abbreviate GND ground REF refer to
ABBD abbreviated GNI good night REF reference
ABBG abbreviating GP group RF radio frequency
ABBN abbreviation GS guess RFI RF interference
ABD aboard GT great RFU refuse
ABS absent GUD good RG regular
ABT about GV give RHT right
ABV above GVT government RIG station equipme
ACG according H has RJ reject
ADR address HAP happy RKO record
ADS address HB have been RMB remember
AF after HI telegraphic lau RPT repeat
AFN afternoon HP hope RPY reply
AGN again HPN happen RR railroad
AK acknowledge HR here RT are the
ALW always HV have RTTY radio teletype
AMT amount HVR however RU are you
ANT antenna HVU have you RX receiver
AO at once HW how RY railway
APC appreciate IFN information SAT saturday
AR answer IM immediately SD should
AS standby, wait IN indication SDY sunday
AVB available IMY immensely SED said
AX ask IMT immediate SH such
AY any IP improve SIG signature
AYB anybody ITD intend SIG signal
AYG anything IW it was SJ subject
AX ask J by which SKED schedule
B be JF justify SKJ schedule
BAK back JGM judgement SM some
BC because JN join SMG something
BCI bdcst itrfrnc JR junior SND send
BCL bdcst listener JT just SNN rst of 599
BCNU be seeing you K out of the SPO suppose
BD board KD kind SPZ surprise
BF before KGNS congratulations STD standard
B4 before KMN communication STN station
BFL beautiful KP keep STO store
BFT breakfast KPPG cooperating SUGN suggestion
BH both KU continue SUY saturday
BK break KW know SVC service
BKN broken LAF laugh SVL several
BLDG building LG long SYS system
BN been LIC license T the
BS best LID very poor op TBL trouble
BTN between LK like TDY today
BTR better LOV love TFC traffic
BUN bulletin LTR letter TFK traffic
BURO QSL bureau LUK look TG thing
BV believe LV leave TGR together
BZ business LVG leaving THD thursday
C see M more TI time
C yes MAB maybe TKS thanks
CA came MB maybe TM them
CD could MD made TMP temperature
CDRY considerably MDA monday TMW tomorrow
CDX condition MFG manufacturing TN then
CF chief MGR manager TND thousand
CFM confirm MH much TNI tonight
CFUD confused MK make TNK think
CHC chance MMY memory TNX thanks
CHG charge MNG morning TR there
CHN children MO month TS this
CLD called MS most TSE these
CLDY cloudy MSJ message TT that
CLR clear MSK mistake TU thank you
CK check MST must TUY tuesday
CL closing station MSY mostly TV television
CLD called MTG meeting TVI TV interference
CLG calling MTR matter TW tomorrow
CM come MVG moving TWM tomorrow mornin
CNCD concerned MVM movement TWV tmw even
CNDS conditions N no, not TX this is
CTD connected NA name TX transmitter
CPI copy NBR neighbor TXT text
CPT complete ND need TY they
CQ calling any stn NI night U you
CQY correctly NIL nothing UCN uncertain
CTD connected NM no more UF unfortunate
CUD could NR near UFBY unfavorably
CUL see you later NTG nothing UK understand
CW continuous wave NUM number UKN unknown
CW morse code NUMD numbered ULY usually
CY copy NUP newspaper UN until
D in the NV never UPN upon
DA day NW now UR your
DAU daughter NX next V of which
DD did O of VB valuable
DDNT did not OB old boy VCY vicinity
DE from OC old chap VET veteran
DEG degree OFN often VFO var. freq osc.
DFC difference OFS office VKN vacation
DFT different OFY officially VOL volume
DG doing OFC officer VSB visible
DLD delivered OG organize VSR visitor
DNR dinner OJ object VST visit
DOLS dollars OM old man VU view
DR dear OP opportunity VY very
DT dont OPR operator VYG voyage
DX distance OT old timer W with
DUP duplicate OTH other WA word after
EA each OV over WB will be
EH either OWG owing WB word before
EJO enjoy OWZ otherwise WD word
ENH enough P per WDS words
EQM equipment PAP paper WDA wednesday
ES and PB probable WD would
ESPY especially PBL preamble WDF wounderful
EU Europe PBM problem WEA weather
EV ever PBY probably WF wife
EXA extra PC percent WG wrong
EXK expect PD paid WGT weight
EXQ excuse PFD preferred WH which
EYB everybody PFT perfect WI will
EYG everything PKJ package WK week
F of the PLS please WKD worked
FB fine business PLSR pleasure WKG working
FER for POX police WL well
FM from PSE please WLD world
FO for PSK prospect WN when
FO fast operator PWR power WO who
FQ frequent PX press WRD word
FRI friday Q on the WT what
FRV forever QA qualify WTV whatever
FRW forward QAY quality WUD would
FS first QK quick WX weather
FU few QKY quickly X in which
FW follow QRO high power XCVR transceiver
G from the QRP low power XJ explain
GA good afternoon QRS transmit slower XMTR transmitter
GA gave QSN question XTL crystal
GA go ahead QT quite XYL wife
GB good bye QTH location Y year
GBA gv better adr QTN quotation YA yesterday
GD good QTY quantity YR year
GE good evening R are, received YL young lady
GG going R roger Z from which
GL good luck RCD received 73 best regards
GLS girls RCV receive 88 love and kisses
GM good morning RCVR receiver
State Abbreviations
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KT LA ME MD MA MI MN NS MO
MT NB NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
--------------------cut here----------------------------------------------
--
SIG
------cut here----------
Chuck Adams, K5FO - CP60
adams@sgi.com
QRP ARCI Awards Chairman
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1993 20:15:34 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!wd6cmu@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Some TH-78A power tips
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Some people have complained about the battery life on the TH-78A. I
came up with these tips by checking out the power consumption under
various configurations. In the case of power-saver mode, figuring out
the average current with my DVM was impossible, so I ran the radio on a
large capacitor and timed how long it took to die. These tips won't
solve everything, but they might help.
o The rig draws close to 2ma even with the power turned off, so don't
leave the rig off with the battery installed for several days and
expect full capacity to be maintained.
o If you're only using one of the bands, shut down the other to extend
your battery's life -- current consumption with the squelch closed
is cut by almost a third.
o If you're monitoring two frequencies on the same band, use the f2
button to receive both simultaneously rather than scanning between
them -- the battery saver with two receivers will use about half
the current of one receiver that is scanning.
o You can make up a battery pack by putting nickel metal hydride AA
cells in a BT-8 battery holder. A small strip of aluminum from the
positive battery terminal to the depression in the top of the case
will allow you to recharge the pack inside the rig. This will give
you 1000mah capacity without enlarging the size of the radio, and
NiMH cells have no memory effect. (But they *are* expensive.)
--
Eric Williams | DGC Vincent: MC (B+S)t G+Y 1.2 Y L++ C+ T+ I+++ H+ S++ V+ F++
wd6cmu@netcom.com | Murphy: DS W+(B+R)t+R Y 1.3 Y L C+ T- I+++ H+ A+ F+ B--
WD6CMU@WD6CMU.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA
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Date: 19 Nov 93 18:33:06 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!sgiblab!barrnet.net!cronos!Metaphor.COM!henniger@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <TROCH.93Nov10111625@gandalf.Rutgers.EDU>, <2brb59$m7m@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, <wier-131193221527@csci-wiermac.etsu.edu>
Reply-To : henniger@Metaphor.COM (Mickey Henniger)
Subject : Re: RS Preferred Customer (Re: Fun with Radio Shack)
In article <wier-131193221527@csci-wiermac.etsu.edu>, wier@merlin.etsu.edu (Bob Wier) writes:
|> In article <2brb59$m7m@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, cravitma@pacific.uucp (Matthew
|> B Cravit) wrote:
|> > According to the manager of my local R.S. store, Radio Shack generated
|> > a list of all of their customers sorted by amount spent at R.S. in the
|> > previous year (dollars, not hours ;-) ). The top 10 million? people on
|> > this list received preferred customer cards.
I spent alot, but they sent one to my wife who doesn't spend hardly anything.
I assumed that it is a way to bring in those that wouldn't normally go there.
(The rest of us go without being prodded.)
Mick
--
---------------------------------
| Mick henniger@metaphor.com |
| (wb5von) |
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 07:45:20 -0500
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.ans.net!malgudi.oar.net!news.ysu.edu!psuvm!cunyvm!rohvm1!rohvm1.mah48d@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <1993Nov17.034311.24091@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, <1993Nov18.034401.1913@mulvey.com>, <19.edu
Subject : Re: Miss Manners in the Novice Sub-bands?
In article <1993Nov18.143557.3937@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us
(Gary Coffman) wrote, in part:
>
> . If *neither*
> party were Novice/Tech+ then I think it's rude for them to occupy
> the tiny band segment allocated to N/T when they have plenty of
> alternative space available. However, if *either* of the parties
> were N/T, then they were obviously in the right place since the
> N/T *couldn't* operate anywhere else.
With the current callsign structure it can be difficult to know when you're
calling a novice/tech+. I've got a 1 x 3 callsign, just like a tech+, but
have had an Extra ticket for 25 years. As a result, when I operate in the
novice bands, I tend to answer CQ's from people sending 10 wpm or less,
just to avoid the problem of two higher-class licensees cluttering the
limited space available to the novice/techs. Problem is, this
discriminates against those novice/techs looking for a higher speed QSO.
Dare I run the risk of being rude, Gary, and answer an N-XXX call sending
CQ at 20 wpm? :-) Seriously, we all ought to drop by the novice bands to
chat (with _them_, of course), and not isolate them.
73 de John W3ZID
Internet: rohvm1.mah48d@rohmhaas.com
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1993 20:27:21 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <LEVIN.93Nov24114340@powell.bbn.com>, <1993Nov25.133351.10311@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, <2d2jq0$ddh@reznor.larc.nasa.gov>
Subject : Re: CONELRAD-what was it?
We have a unique situation here on Oahu: All AM and FM stations are linked
to the county CD EOC (basement floor of the municipal building). During any
county or statewide emergency, broadcasts made from the EOC are heard on
ALL stations - as you tune across the dial you hear only our EOC announcer.
During our monthly outdoor warning siren test (first working day of the
month at 1145 all 150 sirens island-wide are activated; state-wide too
but I don't know the total number of sirens in the entire state - guessing
at 400) (oh, we have a WWV receiver so we make sure the sirens start at
exactly 11:45:00 - they're tone-activated on around 156 MHz) our EOC
describes to the listening audience on all the bcst stations that we're
conducting the monthly test of our communications and siren equipment.
THEN we get a flood of phone calls:
``The siren in our neighborhood didn't work''
``Hey, why did you guys sound the sirens?''
``Why did you interrupt my favorite song?''
``I heard you on every station - how'd you do that''
``Can't you turn the volume of the sirens down?'' (120 dB)
Most of our sirens are the Thunderbolt air-compressor rotating model made
by Federal Signal Corporation, but we've got a few of the newer all-electronic
sirens (rotating) (they sound `funny'); they're also made by Federal.
So, we really don't have a primary/secondary station concept here. I guess
you could say that every station is primary. A couple stations received
money from the feds for new generators since we are prone to island-wide
blackouts sometimes lasting more than 24 hours. Out of the 2 dozens
or so stations at least two have the capability of staying on the air
more than 48 hours.
Oh, we get a real emergency at least once each year; usually either a
hurricane or tsunami (tidal wave) warning.
Jeff NH6IL
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