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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1531
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Info-Hams Digest Sat, 1 Jan 94 Volume 93 : Issue 1531
Today's Topics:
** New England Ham - Electronic Fleamarket Dates ** 1 Jan ** Update
ANS Bulletin 001.02
Email_Callbook_server
Looking for information (2 msgs)
Mobile HF woes.
N8EMR_BBS_INFO
RACES Bulletin #307
Radio Amateurs on USENET (2 msgs)
Repeater database? (2 msgs)
Repeaters in the Victoria BC area
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Date: 1 Jan 1994 20:07:49 GMT
From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!w1gsl@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: ** New England Ham - Electronic Fleamarket Dates ** 1 Jan ** Update
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
New England Area Ham - Electronic Flea Market *** DATES *** 1994 P 1 of 2
All events are Ham Radio/ Electronic related except ~_____~
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1994 Contact Source
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15 Jan Marathon NY SkylineARC @ Civic C 7A $2B $5Sell
16 Jan Mattapoisett MA @KoC B$1 S$10 Ken 508 993 3993 F
16 Jan Yonkers NY Metro70 @Lincoln HS $15@7 $5@9 Otto WB2SLQ 914 969 1053 F
22 Jan Nashua NH NE Antique RC $5@9 $1@10 @ Res Ctr Church Ray 508 865 1290
12 Feb Goshen NY OrangeCoARC James WB2WLN 914 564 2707 A
19 Feb Marlborough MA Algonquin ARC @MS $2@10 $12@8 Ann KA1PON 508 481 4988 F
20 Feb Mattapoisett MA @KoC B$1 S$10 Ken 508 993 3993 F
26 Feb Milton VT @HS 8AM $3 tables free ti 145.47- Joe N1DMP 802 893 6458 F+
27 Feb Westford MA Boston Antique RC John 508 371 0512 T
27 Feb New Hyde Park NY LIMARC @Nassau PAL s@7 b$6@9 Neil WE2V 516 462 5549
5 March Lewiston ME AARC @Multi P CTR $3@8 $5/T@7:30 Sal W1CUW 207 998 2853 F
6 March Northampton MA MtTomARA @Smth VoT $12@8 $3@9 Jim K1MEA 413 527 3199 +
6 March Braintree MA SSARA @ DAV $12/T@10:30 $2@9 Thaire KA1MJR 508 230 2248 +
13 March Bristol CT ICRC @Eastern HS b$4 s$10/t Chuck K1DFS 203 747 6377 +
20 March Mattapoisett MA @KoC B$1 S$10 Ken 508 993 3993 F
20 March Westboro MA MMRA @HS $2@10A sell @8AM Walter N1HBR 508 481 0994 T+
20 March Yonkers NY WECAfest @Raceway $5@9 $10tg-$20/table@6 914 962 9666 +
26,27 March Baltimore MD Hamboree @Timonium 8A- $5 Sell $5/10+ 800 HAM FEST
26 March Portland ME @UofSME gym Ron KA1FI 207 846 9090 +
26 March Upper Saddle R NJ CRRC @SrHS Jack W2EHD 201 768 8360 +
10 April Framingham MA @ HS $14@8 $5@9 $2@10 Barry WN1N 508 877 4947 F
10 April Southington CT SARA @HS? N1GCV 203 621 6191 D
17 April Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
buy $2@9A sellers $10/sp@7A $8in adv $35/sp "Season Pass"
3rd Sunday Each Month April thru October
23 April Nashua NH NE Antique RC $5@9 $1@10 @Res Ctr Church Ray 508 865 1290
23,24 April Waltham MA Photographica 10-5 $5 ~photo~ (bef 9PM) 617 965 0807 F
29,30 April 1 May Dayton OH F
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LAST UPDATE 12-30-93 de W1GSL P 1 of 2
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Additions/ Corrections via Internet w1gsl@athena.mit.edu
TCPIP w1gsl@gw.w1mx.ampr.org
AX.25 w1gsl@wa1phy.#ema.ma.usa
US Mail W1GSL POB 82 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139
SASE for updated copy as issued.
P 2 of 2
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1994 Contact Source
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6,7 May Rochester NH Hoss Traders @FG ex13 off rt 16 $5 noon fri Joe K1RQG
15 May Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
buy $2@9A sellers $10/sp@7A $8in adv $35/sp "Season Pass"
3rd Sunday Each Month April thru October
15 May Poughkeepsie NY Mt B ARC @Arl HS $10@6 $5@8 Ken KL7JCQ 914 485 9617 +
20,22 May Rochester NY NYS ARRL Conv Harold K2HC 716 424 7184 A
21 May Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW 8A Rick K1KYI 401 725 7507
30 May Whitman MA WARC @Rt 14+18 sell@$10/sp (monday) 617 447 1277 F
5 June Newington CT @HS Flea + ARRL HQ OH Al N1JWF 203 747 1925 T
19 June Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
17 July Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
23 July Nashua NH NE Antique RC $5@9 $1@10 @ Res Ctr Church Ray 508 865 1290
7 Aug Wellesley MA WARS @Babson Trim Hall Barbara N1ICQ 617 329 2628
13 Aug Charlotte VT @Old Lantern CG 8A- $5 su 3P Fri Dave N1ERD 802 893 7660 T
21 Aug Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
27 Aug Gardner MA MARC @Drive-in $5@6 $2@8 Bill WJ1Y 508 939 2643 T
10 Sept Berlin VT CVTARC Robert McCorkle 802 433 6172 A
17 Sept Forestdale RI RIFMRS @VFW 8A Rick K1KYI 401 725 7507
18 Sept Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
21-24 Sept Rochester NY Antique WA Conf Joyce 607 739 5443 +
25 Sept Framingham MA @ HS $14@8 $5@9 $2@10 Barry WN1N 508 877 4947 F
1,2 Oct Boxboro MA NE Div Conv. Gene W1VRK 617 631 7388 A
8,9 Oct Durham CT Nutmeg @FG Opens 4PM sat $5-25 Jim N1IZF 203 349 3353 F
16 Oct Cambridge MA FLEA at MIT Nick 617 253 3776 F
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LAST UPDATE 12-30-93 de W1GSL P 2 of 2
Source F= Flyer J= John Roberts list A= ARRL list WR NV 73 CQ QST = Mags
T= tentative early info D= W1DL + = new info this month
This list has been compiled from many sources. While we believe the info to
be accurate the author can not be responsible for changes or errors.
Check with the sponsoring organizations for more details. This list will be
posted monthly to USENET. Mailed copies are sent when additions are made.
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Additions/ Corrections via Internet w1gsl@athena.mit.edu
TCPIP w1gsl@gw.w1mx.ampr.org
AX.25 w1gsl@wa1phy.#ema.ma.usa
US Mail W1GSL POB 82 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139
SASE for updated copy as issued.
Page 3 Electronic version only This page has the overflow if any from P3
the paper version.
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1994 Contact Source
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22,23 Oct Waltham MA Photographica 10-5 $5 ~photo~ (bef 9PM) 617 965 0807 T
29 Oct Nashua NH NE Antique RC $5@9 $1@10 @ Res Ctr Church Ray 508 865 1290
13 Nov Branford CT SCARA @intrm sch Brad WA1TAS 203 265 9983 T
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LAST UPDATE 12-30-93 de W1GSL P 3
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Additions/ Corrections via Internet w1gsl@athena.mit.edu
TCPIP w1gsl@gw.w1mx.ampr.org
AX.25 w1gsl@wa1phy.#ema.ma.usa
US Mail W1GSL POB 82 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139
SASE for updated copy as issued.
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Date: 1 Jan 94 23:38:22 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: ANS Bulletin 001.02
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 001.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD January 1, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-001.02
RV3DR, QSL manager for MIR contacts, advises that on December 24,
1993, December 31, 1993 and January 6, 1994 the MIR space station
will be transmitting special digitized voice messages on its
normal frequency of 145.55 MHz. The message repeats every tow
minutes. Sergey says that the developer of this equipment is
DL2MDE.
ANS thanks RV3DR for the information that went into this bulletin
and James Mollica N2NRD for relaying it to us.
/EX
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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1993 23:00:32 -0700
From: library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Email_Callbook_server
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
EMAIL CALLSIGN SERVER
US CALLS ONLY
(access interface changed..)
For those who do not have telnet access to marvin or one of the other
Internet callsign servers here is an alternative.
N8EMR's Ham BBS, 614-895-2553 has an email server up and running.
The Server is based on Buckmasters Fall 92 database.
------------------------- INTERNET AND CIS USERS -------------------------------
Mail should be addressed to
callbook@n8emr.cmhnet.org
You MUST use the reply line now.. To many people with bad
reply paths.. I got tired of seeing the errors bounced back to me.
There are two command line options. One is REPLY. This command
is used to specify the return path to use for the callbook request.
You can use internet @ or bang ! path format.
The second command is CALL. This command is used to specify a list of
callsigns. Each call sign is seperated by a white space. All other
lines and info are ignored.
E.G.
# mail callbook@n8emr.cmhnet.org
REPLY user@site.domain (your reply path, ! or @ format.)
CALL n8emr w5rrr (list of calls, space seperated)
^D
#
-------------------------- PACKET RADIO ----------------------------------------
Mail should be sent to CBOOK@N8JYV.#CMH.OH.USA.NA
You MUST use both the REPLY and CALL option lines.
The REPLY line should be as follows n8jyv!HOME_BBS!CALL, where
HOME_BBS is your local packet bbs where you would normal pick up
your mail, CALL is your callsign.
You must include the n8jyv! in your reply path.. Packet mail will fail
without this.
E.g.
SP CBOOK@N8JYV.#CMH.OH.USA.NA
Subject ^M
REPLY n8jyv!w8cqk!n8emr
CALL n8emr w1aw
/EX
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Date: 1 Jan 1994 17:25:14 GMT
From: nothing.ucsd.edu!brian@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Looking for information
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
No, Jeff, most hams don't go to libraries or read books.
Few of the public do either, whether hams or not.
I believe this is primarily because reading is too painful for them.
Judging by the quality of the English most hams write (just examine the
typical packet radio message), the written word has become a lost art.
That's probably why so many manufacturers are now offering instructions
on video - too many customers can't read the old-style instruction sheets.
Sad, isn't it?
- Brian
There are no extra apostrophes in this message.
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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 22:22:39 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcomsv!bongo!julian@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Looking for information
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <2g4blqINNs9j@network.ucsd.edu> brian@nothing.ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor) writes:
>No, Jeff, most hams don't go to libraries or read books.
>Few of the public do either, whether hams or not.
I once heard that 3% of the population had library cards. Then
I read the 5% of the public buys books.
I wonder what perecentage have VCRs and video rental cards.
I know that many homes I visit have few or no books. I am alos
stunned by the number of radio amateurs that do not have any manuals
or handbooks on their favourite hobby.
Could the lack of literacy be related to the falling numbers
involved in participatory activities?
--
Julian Macassey, N6ARE julian@bongo.tele.com Voice: (310) 659-3366
Paper Mail: Apt 225, 975 Hancock Ave, West Hollywood, California 90069-4074
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Date: 28 Dec 93 22:36:00 GMT
From: newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!mona.muug.mb.ca!mwcsinc!jim.incoronato@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Mobile HF woes.
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
IC>I'm trying to get back on HF mobile. Has anyone mounted an HF rig in
IC>a Saturn SL-2? I can't find a good passage through the firewall to
Ian,
Tell me some more about your mobile antenna setup. I considered buying a
Kenwood TS-50, but it seemed there were too many headaches in trying to
get a " clean " antenna mount. I did not want to destroy too much of the
car's paint or lines.
Thanks
Jim - VE4HAM
---
CmpQwk #UNREG UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
----
Muddy Waters Computer Society Inc. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(204)943-6507,08,09 (204)942-0227 (204)956-4997 (all nodes USR 16.8K D/S)
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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1993 23:00:28 -0700
From: library.ucla.edu!news.mic.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!root@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: N8EMR_BBS_INFO
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
The N8EMR Ham bbs is online to serve the needs of the
amateur radio operators..
HOW TO ACCESS THE N8EMR HAM RADIO TELEPHONE BBS !!!
System Name: N8EMR
Phone: 614-895-2553
Login: hbbs
Modems: TB2500 PEP/V.32 support
Times: 24hrs
IP Address: 44.70.0.1
Amateur radio annonymous ftp access is available via the ohio
netrom/ip network. CMHIP is the Netrom node Id and is known
by most of the nodes in ohio. (its slow but it works)
This is only via the ohio packet network. This sytem
is not available via the "INTERNET".
To access the system via the dialup, at the login prompt type hbbs
(lower case only), you will then enter the BBS program. Follow the
directions from the bbs prompts.
I attempt to keep the latest and greatest HAM software on-line, and
encourage all to upload Here is some of software that is available
for downloading.
NEWHAM area. Pick the tools you need to become a ham
AMSAT news and satellite keplerian elements
KA9Q TCP/IP Software for various computers,
ARRL related files
Latest packet bbs programs and utilitys.
Modifications for HAM Rigs and Scanners
DX and contesting programs
Many Packet related programs
Scanner, shortwave and TVRO files and messages.
NASA NEWS..
Online Callsign lookup.
Question or comments to
Gary W. Sanders (gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org), 72277,1325
N8EMR @ W8CQK (ip addr) 44.70.0.1 [Ohio AMPR address coordinator]
HAM BBS 614-895-2553
Voice: 614-895-2552 (eves/weekends)
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Date: 1 Jan 94 19:54:52 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: RACES Bulletin #307
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Bid : $RACESBUL.307
TO: ALL ES, CD, AND PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTORS VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CALIFORNIA
INFO: ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6SIG@WA6NWE.CA)
2800 MEADOWVIEW RD., SACRAMENTO, CA 95832 916-262-1600
LANDLINE BBS OPEN TO ALL 916-262-1657
RACESBUL.307 RELEASE DATE: January 3, 1994
SUBJECT: MGT - Observations - Part 3/3
The Radio officers said that their programs suceeded because:
1. It is clearly established that the county official is in
charge -- not an outside organization.
2. They train in and perform some duties other than two-way radio
because that is what is needed by and useful to the local government.
3. The radio officer is accepted as regular staff and attends
staff meetings, goes to the agency office regularly, and actively
seeks new and expanded ways in which the volunteers can serve the
agency and local government. In other words, the RACES (or by whatever
name) is not a declared disaster-only operation. Unfortunately, that
last interpretation of the RACES is still widely misunderstood and
propagated by those with a different agenda.
A few reported that their packet bulletin board did not carry the
RACES Bulletins and that the reason was unknown. I suggested they
contact their BBS sysop to work backward through the delivery system
to identify the drop out. The RACES Bulletins are by and for all
communications volunteers in government service --- and not just hams,
either.
Some disaster management officials with whom I spoke said they
have a fine RACES group but never heard of and saw the RACES
Bulletins. I pointed out that the RACES Bulletins are addressed to the
official and not the messenger (recipient station). If the official
claims to have a fine group but isn't getting the mail because it's
not being forwarded -- well, there seems to be a problem with the
messenger, does it not?
We solicit your comments, views, input, suggestions, ideas and
reports.
--- Stan Harter, CA State Office of Emergency Services
EOM
-----------------
RACES Bulletins are archived on the Internet at ucsd.edu in hamradio/races
and can be retrieved using FTP.
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Date: 29 Dec 93 20:47:00 GMT
From: newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!mona.muug.mb.ca!mwcsinc!harsha.godavari@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Radio Amateurs on USENET
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
To: hams-on-usenet@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca
From:harsha.godavari@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca
Mark:
Please add my name to the list. I received my ticket on 93-12-09 (basic).
harsha.godavari@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca(Harsha Godavari) VE4SAI 93-12-09
73
VE 4 SAI
Harsha Godavari
---
SLMR 2.1a #389 They all look the same at 2 A.M.
----
Muddy Waters Computer Society Inc. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(204)943-6507,08,09 (204)942-0227 (204)956-4997 (all nodes USR 16.8K D/S)
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Date: 29 Dec 93 22:27:00 GMT
From: newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!mona.muug.mb.ca!mwcsinc!harsha.godavari@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Radio Amateurs on USENET
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
To: hams-on-usenet@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca
From:harsha.godavari@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca
Mark:
Please add my name to the list. I received my ticket on 93-12-09 (basic).
harsha.godavari@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca(Harsha Godavari) VE4SAI 93-12-09
73
VE 4 SAI
Harsha Godavari
---
SLMR 2.1a #389 They all look the same at 2 A.M.
----
Muddy Waters Computer Society Inc. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(204)943-6507,08,09 (204)942-0227 (204)956-4997 (all nodes USR 16.8K D/S)
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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 13:06:46 GMT
From: swrinde!menudo.uh.edu!uuneo!sugar!jreese@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Repeater database?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <21870055@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> scott@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Scott Turner) writes:
>How do I stay away from these things if I don't know where they are?
>Look, this hiding of links and such-like strikes me as being just a bit
>silly. If I really want to mess with a link, I'm going to figure out
>where it is and mess with it.
I don't think the intent is to "hide" the link data from the casual user, but
that it is not relevent to the intended market of the ARRL Repeater Directory.
>
>Most amateurs *want* to cooperate on the band, and will use more
>information to help them do so. I'm doing a lot more simplex these days,
>especially on 2 meters, and soon on 450, and the band plan listed in the
>ARRL repeater directory strikes me as inadequate to help guide me to
>open simplex frequencies.
Not to mention the fact that the ARRL "band plan" printed in the directory
is NOT USED in much of the country. Please join your local coordination
group and help them to make a reasonable band plan. That's what is really
needed.
--
Jim Reese, WD5IYT | "Reality is for those with no imagination."
jreese@sugar.neosoft.com | --Jim McClellan
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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 23:34:42 GMT
From: usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!grian!morris@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Repeater database?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
bwilkins@iat.holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri) writes:
>mkb@cs.cmu.edu (Mike Blackwell) after my editing writes:
>:
>: Suppose I write a geographical database with a really whizzy graphical
>: front end, searching and planning capabilities, made to run on a
>: laptop or PDA. It includes the ARRL repeater directory database. Just
>: what I want while travelling,
>:
>: Feedback is appreciated, before I waste too much time...
>:
>: Mike Blackwell -- ke3ig -- mkb@cs.cmu.edu
>You don't propose any thing different than already exists...in the paper
>edition. Lets make this a new and real product.
>I really don't care where the repeater is located...I want to know the
>geographic areas that I can reliably communicate either on my
>handy-scratchy or my 30 watt mobile. Sinse you are offering a graphic
>interface you could show coverage maps of repeaters overlaid on a good
>highway map.
Knowing where the repeater is can be valuble, because a standard 3
second topo data base is available that when given the lat/long of the
repeater and the antenna pattern info can predict the coverage. Note
that coverage can be different depending on the frequency involved - 6m
has very different coverage from 2m even from the same site and power.
Ditto 2m/220, 220/440, 440/1200. If the coverage maps were to be
developed from repeater locations, then a knowledgeble user could
simply plug in a new repeater himself, and not have to wait for a
vendor update. A method of copying the info from an existing repeater
at the same site would be a good interim method.
I have seen two differnt windows based highway map products. The one
that I can remember the name of is Del Orme, is CD based, and I think
is available from Egghead. I don't remember the other name.
> An interface to gps could enhance your product.
There is a standard 1200 baud interface for most GPS rx's that gives
latitude, longitude and time of day. Crosshairs and a clock in a corner
would be a nice feature. Esp. if it self adjusted for Daylight time and
time zone.
>How about a
>descripter file of the type of use , times of local nets and news broadcasts.
I'd like to see that - for example one wide area machine near me has a
30 second timer. Every local knows it, every visitor times it out. A
text comment block for W6FNO could warn the visitors, and let them know
about the Tues night 7pm roll call.
>Your listing of the 250 repeaters in the San Francisco Bay Area is
>meaningless if it just reflects what is in the ARRL Directory. Many of the
>local repeaters are listed as closed but are in fact quite open to the
>travelling amateur. Some repeaters are low level 25 mile coverage machines
>that can be quite popular. Other repeaters are high level 150 mile
>repeaters that have no usage at all. I have seen repeaters go from vary
>active to next to nothing in a matter of months. In essence we do not have
>the user base to support 250 repeaters in this area.
Also list the cross band systems and linked systems somehow. Look up
the ZIA connection in AZ & NM. 8 (I think) systems - what goes in on
one comes out on all. Ditto the Condor 220 system in CA. Perhaps
clicking on one would show the coverage of the one, plus a zoom-back
icon when clicked woudl show the coverage of the network (just OR the
coverage zones, then zoom to fit the display).
>When ever I travel I scan the bands for activity and key words so I know
>that I can add something to the discussion. Maybe you could add the voice
>recognician feature as well as the active scan feature to your interface.
I don't think there is a standard voice recognition system except the
Windows Sound system, and it's recognition doesn't work very well with
the limited audio bandwidth (300-3khz) from the average handy scratchy.
The idea is nice, but not as valuable as the info block or the GPS
feature.
>With out the added features I think your product would only appeal to
>statistitions and wanabe repeater coordinators...certainly not to any of
>us that want to find a good QSO on the bands or make an emergency call.
When can I buy one? Preferrably with the current ARRL directory as the
included data base.
--
Mike Morris WA6ILQ | This space intentionally left blank.
PO Box 1130 |
Arcadia, CA. 91077 | All opinions must be my own since nobody pays
818-447-7052 evenings | me enough to be their mouthpiece...
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Date: 1 Jan 94 19:52:17 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!jach.hawaii.edu!JRF@ames.arpa
Subject: Repeaters in the Victoria BC area
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
2m and 70cm repeaters in Victoria
Hello there all, I am a student at the University of
Victoria in Canada and am have my tech. license (WH6PB). I was
hoping that someone out there would be able to tell me where I
can find a list for the 2 meter and 70 cm repeaters in the Victoria
area. I am using a relatives account to post this, and I
can't get this newsgroup at the University, so I would appreciate
if you could E-mail me some suggestions.
I was also wondering what the advantages of 2m over 70cm
were and vice-versa. I am just getting into ham-radio, so any
advice would be a welcome addition to my limited knowledge.
Happy New Year All --> Thomas Fletcher (WH6PB)
E-Mail - tfletche@sirius.uvic.ca
- tfletchr@dao.nrc.ca
As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there;
He wasn't there again today, I wish I wish he'd stay away.
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Date: 1 Jan 1994 09:20:08 -0800
From: swrinde!sgiblab!gatekeeper.us.oracle.com!barrnet.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <00977B186CA20CA0.24E0CB04@drager.com>, <21870055@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>, <CIyCFB.CBI@sugar.NeoSoft.COM>for
Subject : Re: Repeater database?
In article <CIyCFB.CBI@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> jreese@NeoSoft.com (Jim Reese) writes:
>I don't think the intent is to "hide" the link data from the casual user, but
>that it is not relevent to the intended market of the ARRL Repeater Directory.
Never-the-less in the context of the "repeater database" that was the subject
of this thread, Scott's call for such information to be published makes perfect
sense. I would hope the database would have uses the ARRL directory does not
try to address.
Happy New Year everyone...
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matthew rapaport Philosopher/Programmer at large KD6KVH
CIS: 70271,255 Internet: mjr@crl.com
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