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Info-Hams Digest Sun, 2 Jan 94 Volume 93 : Issue 1532
Today's Topics:
DEP May Impose Fees On YOU!
Finally got my license in the mail!
HAM-server changes
TOYOTAS AND MOBILE RIGS
TS-850 & ICOM SM-8
VK2WI Weekly News, 2nd January, 1994
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Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 00:46:39 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!wb6w@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: DEP May Impose Fees On YOU!
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
John Magliacane (magliaco@pilot.njin.net) wrote:
: SB NJHAM @ ALLUSA $DEPE1
: DEP May Impose Fees on YOU!
:
: The Department of Environmental Protection and Energy in New Jersey is
: proposing a fee pertaining to owners of RF generating devices. In summary,
(snip)
This has the potential for leading to an interesting court case. In the
early 1920's, the US Supreme Court held that ALL radio communications were
in fact interstate commerece. The US Constitution reserves the authority
to regulate interstate commerece to the federal government. Any tax or
fee imposed on the basis suggested in this note is a direct attempt by
a state to regulate interstate commerece - and may be voided in federal
court if anyone bothers to spend the $$$$ to fight it.
That the state has an interest in protecting the health of its citizens is
undeniable. What has not been shown is that the level of exposure to RF
from many of the sources listed are in any way harmful. Based on the
scanner law contoversy in NJ, one is tempted to think that there is
someone of influence in NJ who just doesn't like Amateur Radio!
73 de Glenn Thomas wb6w@netcom.com
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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 18:17:04 GMT
From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!news.eunet.no!nuug!news.eunet.fi!fuug!krk!krksun.krk.fi!tofi@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Finally got my license in the mail!
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
SUSEEA@MAINE.MAINE.EDU wrote:
: Took the Tech test and 5wpm code on OCT. 20, 1993 and recieved
: the license on Dec. 24, 1993. Nice Christmas present I thought.
: Just thought some of you out there would like to know the waiting
: time.
: Alan
: N1QWT
: *** My son, 11 years old also passed his Tech with 5 wpm code. He
: recieved his ticket the same day as me. N1QWV
: Now there are 3 generations of HAMS in this family.
Congrats!!!!
de OH2KWH
-Kristoffer H{ggstr|m
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1993 01:10:04 -0700
From: usc!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: HAM-server changes
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
The HAM-server index has undergone some radical changes. I am in
process of adding descriptors to most of the files, and have moved
some files around.
If you have ordered an index prior to 12/26, I suggest you re-order.
Send your request to:
HAM-server@grafex.sbay.org
In the text place
get \hamradio\index.txt
Do not reply to this post, or email to HAMSinfo.
73 de KA6ETB
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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 1994 22:55:19
From: vtserf.cc.vt.edu!solaris.cc.vt.edu!dkingma.bevb.blacksburg.va.us!dkingma@uunet.uu.net
Subject: TOYOTAS AND MOBILE RIGS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
>I SEEM TO RECALL A FLURRY OF INFO A FEW YEARS BACK ABOUT TOYOTAS AND MOBILE
RIG>S. ANYONE OUT THERE RECALL THE BASIC SCOOP? TNX ES 73, BRIAN, WY2G
I bought a '92 Camry and about a month after installing a 50W 2m rig, I read
that someone blew one of the car computers while running 100W on HF and was
forced to pay for the $1000 computer because, buried in some service manual at
the dealer somewhere, they state that you cannot run more than 10 W in the
car. I asked my dealer about this and he agrees with this finding, but has no
suggestions about where to route cables to minimize such problems... heck, he
couldn't even tell me where the computers were exaclty. He said they were
everywhere. I have been running 5W with no problems with an occasional bump
up to 25 W. However, I usually turn the car off and park it before I crank it
up to 50 W which is very rarely needed. So far, no problems! Knock on wood..
Dave
dkingma@vt.edu
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Date: 2 Jan 94 01:06:00 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: TS-850 & ICOM SM-8
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Greetings....I've been using the SM-8 microphone with my 850 for some time
now and really like how well it works..however, they "up/down" feature does
not work. I can get it to either go Up or Down but not both...cany anyone
help me? Keep it simple please, I'm no technician but I haven't blown my
self up yet either. 73....Roger
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Date: 2 Jan 94 05:17:40 GMT
From: munnari.oz.au!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram!dave@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: VK2WI Weekly News, 2nd January, 1994
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
VK2WI BROADCAST, 2nd January, 1994
Welcome to the first morning/evening broadcast for 1994, and we
trust that all our listeners survived the celebrations. We still
have several dead transmitters, so there will be no broadcast on
160m AM, 10m SSB, 6m SSB and 2m SSB. These transmitters will be
repaired when personnel become available.
The major news items this week include:
A New Year Broadcast
Council meeting in Wollongong
Annual General Meeting
FM-828 Bonanza
Packet Users meeting
NTAC Chairman resigns
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Divisional News
A New Year Broadcast
As mentioned, this is the first "live" VK2 Broadcast for the new
year. We believe that some Divisions will not commence their
Broadcast until later on in the month, so in the meantime those
Members and listeners bereft of a local Broadcast are invited to
tune in to VK2 instead. The regular evening Broadcasts will also
re-commence tonight, and call-backs on most frequencies will be
taken.
Council meeting in Wollongong
There will be a meeting of the Divisional Council held in Wollon-
gong, at the Illawarra SES headquarters in Montague St, starting
at 7.30pm. The meeting was requested by John Simon VK2XGJ. The
purpose of the meeting is to consider urgent NTAC business, set a
date for the EGM as requested in a petition to consider a Motion
of No Confidence in Council, and to continue with business left
over from the previous meeting to consider a Motion of No Confi-
dence in the Divisional Secretary. The next Council meeting at
Parramatta will be on Friday 21st January.
Office hours
Following a well-deserved break, the Divisional Office will be
open as usual from Monday 10th January, at the usual hours of
11am to 2pm Monday to Friday, and 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday nights.
Thank you Margaret, and we hope your in-tray will not be too
full!
Annual General Meeting
Don't forget that the AGM has been set for Sunday 10th April.
The closing date for agenda items and nominations is Monday 28th
February.
FM-828 Bonanza
Members and Clubs may be interested to know the the Division has
obtained over five hundred "FM-828 high-band" VHF radios, for
subsequent disposal. They were donated by a large telecommunica-
tions company in a ceremony attended by the President, Vice-
President and Secretary. There will be further details in a
later Broadcast.
Trash and Treasure Sale
The next Divisional Trash and Treasure is scheduled to be held at
Amateur Radio House, Parramatta, on Sunday 23rd January.
Packet Users meeting
Listeners interested in the development of packet radio in the
Sydney area are invited to an informal meeting at Amateur Radio
House, 109 Wigram St, Parramatta, on Sunday 23rd January, start-
ing at 2pm. Please contact Darryl VK2TDS for more details.
NTAC Chairman resigns
Cesar VK2TCM, the Chairman of NTAC (the NSW Technical Advsiory
Committee) has resigned from that position, effective immediate-
ly. Cesar claims that the Committee cannot function effectively,
as there is too much control imposed by the Council, and the long
delays in approvals are causing much ill-will amongst the Clubs.
Vanity Callsigns in USA
Listeners may be aware that the USA regulatory body, the FCC does
not charge for Amateur licences, and as a result there are no
resources avauilable to permit Amateurs to pick their own call
sign. This could soon change. The FCC has released its Notice
of Proposed Rule Making, in PR Docket 93-305, to permit amateurs
to choose a ``vanity'' call sign. Individuals as well as trust-
ees of club stations would be eligible to request an available
call sign from the block assigned to their licence class or a
lower licence class.
A fee would be required. The Communications Act specifies a fee
of 7 dollars per year for amateur service vanity call signs, and
allows the Commission to require payment of small fees in advance
for a number of years not to exceed the relevant licence term.
Fee issues would be resolved under a separate FCC rule making
proceeding, and a vanity call sign system would not be started
until then.
The applicant would provide a list of up to 10 total call signs
desired. The FCC would assign the first available requested call
sign from the applicant's list. If none of the desired call
signs was available, the applicant's current call sign would be
reassigned. Call signs of lapsed or deceased licensees would not
be available for reassignment for two years. A call sign relin-
quished under the vanity call sign program would be available for
reassignment immediately.
-- From the ARRL Bulletin
WICEN News
This is a quiet time for WICEN, barring the usual unforeseen
emergencies that seem to happen at this time of the year, so this
is an appropriate time to overhaul the Sydney WICEN repeater
system on 7150/8275. A dual-band high-gain antenna has been
borrowed, and it will be placed in service, replacing the current
temporary antenna, as soon as practicable. Casual users of this
repeater system are reminded that except during net times and
other activations, there is a 30-second timeout; you will soon
get used to keeping your overs short to avoid getting the dreaded
raspberry.
The next major exercise is the annual Bungonia Cave Rescue, on
the weekend of 19-20th March. Further details will be provided
in a later broadcast. The next Committee meeting will be on
Saturday 12th February.
The Sydney WICEN net, normally held every Thursday at 9.30pm on
repeater 7150, is in recess and will re-commence later on in the
month. In the meantime, this would be a good opportunity to
brush up on your communication skills, and ensure all your equip-
ment is in working order for that sudden activation.
-- Dave VK2KFU, WICEN (NSW) Publicity Officer
Broadcast Summary
Summarising the articles in this news broadcast so far:
We note the passing of Reg VK2YL last month.
The VK2 Broadcasts are now "live" again, every Sunday morning and
evening, and callbacks will be taken. The office re-opens on
Monday week, the 10th January.
There will be a meeting of the Divisional Council held at the
Illawarra SES headquarters in Wollongong, starting at 7.30pm.
The purpose of the meeting is to consider urgent NTAC business,
set a date for the EGM as requested in a petition to consider a
Motion of No Confidence in Council, and to continue with business
left over from the previous meeting to consider a Motion of No
Confidence in the Divisional Secretary.
The AGM has been set for Sunday 10th April. The closing date for
agenda items and nominations is Monday 28th February.
Over five hundred "FM-828 high-band" VHF radios will soon become
available from the Division.
Listeners interested in the development of packet radio in the
Sydney area are invited to an informal meeting at Amateur Radio
House, 109 Wigram St, Parramatta, on Sunday 23rd January, start-
ing at 2pm. Please contact Darryl VK2TDS for more details.
Cesar VK2TCM, the Chairman of NTAC (the NSW Technical Advsiory
Committee) has resigned from that position, effective immediate-
ly, claiming that the Committee cannot function effectively.
Club News
Central Coast Amateur Radio Club
Amateur radio operators, their families, friends and those inter-
ested in amateur radio are invited to attend the 1994 GOSFORD -
CENTRAL COAST FIELD DAY which will be held on Sunday 27th Febru-
ary 1994 at the prestige venue, the WYONG RACECOURSE. Gates open
at 9:00am. TRADING AND ALL ACTIVITIES WILL COMMENCE AT THE NEW
TIME OF 9:00AM.
Registration is $8 for adults, with children under 12 free, $5
for Seniors and Pensioners. Special group concessions are avail-
able on application. The usual attractions will be available,
and there will be seminars and workshop sessions. Please listen
to future broadcasts for further information.
-- From a packet bulletin by David VK2UDT
Coming Events
Divisional Council meeting in Wollongong . . . TUESDAY
VK2 Divisional office reopens . . . . 10th January
Divisional Council meeting at Parramatta . . 21st January
Divisional Trash and Treasure Sale . . . 23rd January
Packet Radio users meeting at Amateur Radio House . 23rd January
WICEN (NSW) Committee meeting . . . . . 12th February
AATC meeting . . . . . . . . 13th February
Central Coast Field Day at WYONG . . . . 27th February
Closing date for AGM . . . . . . 28th February
Daylight Saving ends . . . . . . 6th March
Bungonia Cave Rescue (WICEN) . . . . . 19-20th March
AATC Workshop . . . . . . . . 20th March
VK2WI Broadcast, 2nd January, 1994. Copyright 1994 WIA (NSW) & contributors.
--
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3
dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available
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Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 01:14:39 EST
From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.bu.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <1993Dec29.131133.17917@hemlock.cray.com>, <1993Dec30.090602.1@matrix.cs.wright.edu>, <1993Dec30.213102.28032@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>
Subject : Re: UK scanner & Cops
"It's illegal to sell drugs, but the police do it. It's illegal to buy stolen
goods, but the police do it."
But they do NOT actually do those things as such; they're trying to arrest the
people on the other side of those "transactions," and as long as those are
people who intended to commit crimes (buying dope, selling stolen goods) I
have no problem with it.
"It's illegal to speed, but police do it without the required emergency
signals."
Excellent point there. There was a case a while back where a woman got fed up
with sheriff's deputies' speeding and actually pulled some of them over and
tried to make citizen's arrests on them; she ended up being arrested herself
for speeding (in trying to overtake them), and the court ruled that while she
DID have authority under the law to make the citizen's arrests she had NO
authority to break the law in trying to do so.
"It's illegal to serve a warrant for a technical tax violation with concussion
grenades..."
No argument there.
-- Ed Ellers, KD4AWQ
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Date: 2 Jan 1994 07:05:49 +0100
From: library.ucla.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!EU.net!sun4nl!hacktic!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <CIv8HH.Izw@news.iastate.edu>, <2fvpke$e5l@cascade.ens.tek.com>, <30DEC199321501489@erich.triumf.ca>
Subject : Re: CW WAIVERS
Well, maybe we could let people choose for the kind of examn to get their
HF license.
1) CW examn
2) A very tough theoratical examn (much tougher than for those who'll do
the CW). Followed by a practical test, in which they show their ability
as a correct radio-operator.
Hence you get a system in which both categories have proven their
knowledge, and you'll get good operators (and the bands still don't get
that crowded).
-martin-
(choosing for 1)
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