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Info-Hams Digest            Sat, 22 Jan 94       Volume 94 : Issue   65

Today's Topics:
                   AMIGA software for BAYCOM modems
                Are there any RS232C cards for PCMCIA?
                   ARLX003 Girl Scout Thinking Day
                        Best logging program?
      Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 19 January
                         Gin Pole Dealers???
                       IOTA frequencies wanted
                               LA Comms
                              subscribe
          What could this mean? (Pac Bell residential rates)

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Date: 21 Jan 1994 07:48:00 GMT
From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!zib-berlin.de!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!sun4nl!tuegate.tue.nl!blade.stack.urc.tue.nl!philip@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: AMIGA software for BAYCOM modems
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Hi,

For a friens of mine I am searching for a programm to control a baycom modem
with an Amgiga 2000. Does anybody know where (on which ftp-site) such a
programm will be?
Hope to hear some positive reactions, please mail them directly to:

Philip@stack.urc.tue.nl

Thanx, 73

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 17:29:25
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!transfer.stratus.com!xylogics.com!bubba.xylogics.com!burba@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Are there any RS232C cards for PCMCIA?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <KITAGAWA.94Jan19172922@qed.laser.ee.es.osaka-u.ac.jp> kitagawa@ee.ES.Osaka-U.AC.JP (Masahiro KITAGAWA) writes:

>I am going to buy a laptop or sub-note with only one serial port. But
>I need two or even three serial ports in the future. Are there any
>RS232C cards for PCMCIA slot? I know there are fax/data modem cards
>and Ethernet cards. But so far I couldn't find any serial port card. 
>If you know, please tell me the model, price, dealer, spec, etc.

>I'm also looking for PCMCIA Ethernet cards for 10base-2 (Coax)
>[NOT 10base-T].

Check with Socket Communications, 2501 Technology Drive, Hayward CA 94545
Voice 510.670.0300   FAX 510.670.0333

I seem to remember something in one of their flyers about PCMCIA serial ports. 
I know they have ethernet cards that are NE2000 compatible.  I am using two of 
them.  They have a combo card that does 10base-T and 10base-2.


===========================================================================
Terry Burba, CNE                                      burba@xylogics.com
Applications Engineer                                 CIS     72234,2454
Xylogics Technical Support                            617-272-8140  x238
===========================================================================

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Date: 21 Jan 1994 19:10:24 GMT
From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!emory!news-feed-2.peachnet.edu!concert!inxs.concert.net!rock.concert.net!mikewood@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: ARLX003 Girl Scout Thinking Day
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <$arlx003.1994@ampr.org>, Luck Hurder KY1T <lhurder@arrl.org> wrote:
>SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX003
>ARLX003 Girl Scout Thinking Day
>
>ZCZC AX35
>QST de W1AW
>Special Bulletin 3  ARLX003
>From ARRL Headquarters
>Newington CT  January 17, 1994
>To all radio amateurs
>
>SB SPCL ARL ARLX003
>ARLX003 Girl Scout Thinking Day
>
>THE GIRL SCOUT'S THINKING DAY IS FEBRUARY 22.  GIRL SCOUTS AND GIRL
>GUIDES THE WORLD OVER USE THINKING DAY TO REFLECT ON INTERNATIONAL
>FRIENDSHIP AND WORLD PEACE.  WHY NOT CONTACT YOUR LOCAL GIRL SCOUT

And PLEASE whatever you do, DO NOT THINK on any other day of the year.
February 22 has been exclusively reserved for thinking. ;-)

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Date: 19 Jan 1994 22:39:40 GMT
From: iris.mbvlab.wpafb.af.mil!edfue0!engberg@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Best logging program?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I've been using Microsoft WORKS for logging.  It has Database, Spreadsheet,
and Wordprocessor.  The Wordprocessor easily prints labels with all the 
pertanent info needed for a QSL card.  The Spreadsheet is nice to use for a
checklist of countries/states worked. 

The advantage of using a DB manager like this is that you can roll your
own.  If you want a report of all stations worked in 1990, or all contacts
except US, or all 3Y contacts on all bands, these are easy to produce.

A side advantage is that you learn to do other things with your computer.

73, 

Bob Engberg
phone:  907-552-7172
e-mail: engberg@ctis.af.mil
packet: K0MVL@KL7AA
snail:  Science Applications International Corp.
        911 W. 8th Ave., Suite 401
        Anchorage, AK 99501

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 23:11:07 MST
From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 19 January
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                 DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

                                19 JANUARY, 1994

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                  (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)


SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 19 JANUARY, 1994
-----------------------------------------------------------

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 019, 01/19/94
10.7 FLUX=103    90-AVG=102        SSN=039      BKI=4553 3233  BAI=023
BGND-XRAY=B2.0     FLU1=4.9E+06  FLU10=9.9E+03  PKI=3553 4233  PAI=022
  BOU-DEV=058,077,095,028,027,013,023,022   DEV-AVG=042 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= C4.2   @ 1353UT    XRAY-MIN= B1.7   @ 1045UT   XRAY-AVG= B4.0
NEUTN-MAX= +003%  @ 1305UT   NEUTN-MIN= -002%  @ 0555UT  NEUTN-AVG= -0.0%
  PCA-MAX= +0.2DB @ 0530UT     PCA-MIN= -0.7DB @ 0005UT    PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55362NT @ 0316UT   BOUTF-MIN=55316NT @ 1858UT  BOUTF-AVG=55339NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT  G7-AVG=+060,+000,+000
GOES6-MAX=P:+124NT@ 1749UT   GOES6-MIN=N:-087NT@ 0613UT  G6-AVG=+083,+035,-034
 FLUXFCST=STD:105,107,110;SESC:105,107,110 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,020,028/003,004,004
    KFCST=3344 4333 3345 4333  27DAY-AP=010,008   27DAY-KP=2313 3223 2123 3322
 WARNINGS=*MAJFLR;*SWF
   ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!

NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 18 JAN 94 was  47.8.
      The Full Kp Indices for 18 JAN 94 are: 3+ 3+ 3o 3-   5o 5- 3o 3- 


SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
--------------------

             Solar activity was low.  Region 7654 (N11E32) was
       responsible for two C4/SF flares with associated weak radio
       emissions.  The region has shown some penumbral decay in the
       north while generally maintaining its overall size and spot
       number.  Inversion line analysis indicates a beta-delta
       magnetic configuration.  Region 7652 (N06E18) has been very
       stable this period.

            Solar activity forecast:  solar activity is forecast to be
       low with C and possible M-class flaring expected from 7654.

       STD: A moderate amount of shear continues to exist near the
       delta configuration in 7654.  Shear may have weakened slightly
       over the last 24 hours.  A Yohkoh xray image for 19 January
       (01:00 UTC) has been appended to this report showing the large
       area of x-rays emitted near Region 7654, as well as several
       coronal hole features.

            At middle latitudes, the geomagnetic field has been at
       quiet to minor storm levels for the past 24 hours.  At higher
       latitudes, levels ranged from unsettled to major storm.  The
       storming is believed to be coronal hole related.

            Geophysical activity forecast:  the geomagnetic field is
       expected to be mostly unsettled to active for the first two
       days.  Mostly active to some minor storming is expected for
       day three due to a new favorably positioned coronal hole.

            Event probabilities 20 jan-22 jan

                             Class M    25/25/25
                             Class X    05/05/05
                             Proton     01/01/01
                             PCAF       Green

            Geomagnetic activity probabilities 20 jan-22 jan

                        A.  Middle Latitudes
                        Active                30/35/50
                        Minor Storm           20/25/35
                        Major-Severe Storm    01/05/10

                        B.  High Latitudes
                        Active                35/40/55
                        Minor Storm           20/30/40
                        Major-Severe Storm    05/10/15

            HF propagation conditions have changed very little over
       the last 24 hours.  High and polar latitudes continued to see
       periods of moderate signal degradation due to sporadic bursts
       of geomagnetic and auroral activity.  Some of these
       degradations were observed migrating into the upper middle
       latitude night-sectors.  Conditions showed minor improvement
       near the end of the UTC day, although this will likely be
       short-lived.  A well-placed coronal hole is now near the
       central solar meridian and is expected to sweep another
       disturbance past the Earth on about 22 January.  This should
       result in poor to very poor propagation for high and polar
       latitude paths, and good to occasionally poor propagation for
       the middle latitudes.  Low latitudes should continue to see
       near-normal propagation.  The most heavily affected paths will
       be night-sector transpolar and transauroral circuits.


COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
========================================================

REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 19/2400Z JANUARY
----------------------------------------------------------
NMBR LOCATION  LO  AREA  Z   LL   NN MAG TYPE
7652  N04E18  219  0120 CSO  05  003 BETA
7654  N08E32  204  0570 DKC  09  016 BETA-DELTA
7655  S07W63  300                    PLAGE
7656  S22W23  260                    PLAGE
REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 20 JANUARY TO 22 JANUARY
NMBR LAT    LO
NONE


LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 19 JANUARY, 1994
------------------------------------------------------
A.  ENERGETIC EVENTS:
BEGIN  MAX  END  RGN   LOC   XRAY  OP 245MHZ 10CM   SWEEP
NONE


POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 19 JANUARY, 1994
----------------------------------------------------------
 BEGIN        MAX      END     LOCATION   TYPE   SIZE  DUR  II IV
     NO EVENTS OBSERVED


INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 19/2400Z
---------------------------------------------------
               ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
      EAST   SOUTH  WEST   NORTH  CAR  TYPE  POL  AREA   OBSN
57   N18W06 S22W11 S10W13 N18W06  254  ISO   NEG   004 10830A
58   N37E87 S12E66 N08E47 N37E87  176  ISO   POS   029 10830A
59   S61W12 S61W12 S10W52 S00W45  279  EXT   NEG   041 10830A


SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------

 Date   Begin  Max   End  Xray  Op Region  Locn    2695 MHz  8800 MHz  15.4 GHz
------  ----  ----  ----  ----  -- ------ ------  --------- --------- ---------
18 Jan: 0044  0124  0208  C1.7                                         
        0417  0424  0431  C2.8                                         
        1103  1109  1113  C1.1                                         
        1128  1135  1142  C1.2                                         
        1603  1617  1625  B8.6  SF  7654  N08E47                       
        1925  1930  1938  B4.7                                         


REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------

                C   M   X     S   1   2   3   4   Total   (%)
               --  --  --    --  --  --  --  --    ---  ------
  Region 7654:  0   0   0     1   0   0   0   0    001  (16.7)
Uncorrellated: 4   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    005  (83.3)

 Total Events: 006 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
------  ----  ----  ----  ----  -- ------ ------   ---------------------------
18 Jan: 0417  0424  0431  C2.8                     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.


SPECIAL INSERT: CURRENT X-RAY EMISSIONS FROM THE JAPANESE YOHKOH SPACECRAFT
===========================================================================

                         19 January 1994, 01:00 UTC

                                    North
        ...... .......,,,,,,:::::::::::::,,,,...................
     .....,.......,,,,,:::::::::::::::,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:::::,,,,,,.....         
     ...,,,,,,,,,,,:::::::::,,,,::,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,::;;;;:::,,....         
   . ..,,,,,,,:::::;;;::::,:,,:::::,,,,,,,,,,,.,.....,,,,,,:;;;::,,,...        
  ....,:::::::;;;;;;;:::::::::::::::::::,,.,,,,.........,.,,,,:;;::,,...    ...
 ..,,::;;;---------;;;;;::::;;:::::;;::::,,,,,,.,..,,,..,,,,,,,::;;;::,,,......
.,,,:;-++++++++++----;;;;;;;;;;;;:::;;:::,,,,,,,..........,,,,,,,,:;;;::,,,,,,,
.,:;--+!|||||!!||||||+-;--+++++--:,::::::,,,,,,,,,.....,:,,,,,,,,,,:;;;;;:::::,
.,;;-+|111111111!!!!!!!++++|+++++-,..,,,;:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;--;;;;:::
,:;-+|!1112444*4211111!!!|+||++++-,....,,,,,,:;:::::::,,,,,,,:,,,,,,,:;---;;:::
,:;-++||!123*#@@4111111!!!!+-++---;,.  ..,,,,:;;::::::,,,,,,:::::,,:,::;+--;;::
:;;-++|||1244#@@@*2|||||!!||+----;;:..  ...,,::::;;:::::::::::::,,,,,:::++-;;::
:;--++||!!234#@@@*32!--;;+-;;;,::,,... ....,,:::::;;-;;;;:::::::,,,,,:::+|+-;::
::;-+++-++!22233221!|+++;;::;,,,,,,....  .,,,,,,::::,:;-;:::,,,,,,,,,,::-|+-;:,
:;--+++;;+!1!!||||++---;:;::,,,,,.....   ...,,,,,,,,,::,,,,:,,,,,,.,,,::;+-;;:,
:;-++|+:;--++-----;;;;::;::,,,,.....     .....,,.,..,..,,..,...,,;:,,,,,:-;:::,
:;++|!|;;;----;;;;;::::,,,,,,,,,.....    .....,,...............,,;:,,,,,++-::,,
:;-+|!2|--+-;---;;:;::,,,,,,,,,,......   ,..,,,...............,,,,..,,,,+;:,,,.
:;-++|12-------;;;::::::,,,,.,,,......   ...,+;,..............,,,...,,,:;;,,..,
;-+++|||+------;;;;:::,,,,,,,,,...............,..............,,,..,,,,,;;:,,,,,
;;--++|||+----;;;;;::,,,,,..,,......................:......,,..,.,..,:;;:,,,,,,
:;;--+++||+--;;;:;;::,,,,,.....,.......,..................,..,...,,,:;;::,,,,..
::;;;--+++++-;;::;;::,,,,,,,,..,,,,,.,.,,............. ......,,,,,,,:::,,,...  
,::;;;---++++-;;;;:::::::,,,,,,.,,,::,,,............ .   ....,,.,,....         
,,:::;;;------+-;:::::::,:,,,,.,,.,,,,...........        ........              
,,,,:::;;;---------;;;;::,,,,,.,.,........ .                ....               
.,,,::::;;;-----+++++--;:::,.......                       ....                 
.,,,,::::;;;----+++++++++-;:.                                                  
..,,,,:::::;;;;----++++++++--;;:,,...    ..........                            
 ....,,,,,:::::;;;;-----;;;;;;--;;;;;;;;;;;;:,,..                              
 ........,,,,::::::::::::::;;;;:::::::::::,:,,                                 
   ..........,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.....                                  
            . .  ............. .......                                         

                                    South

KEY: East and west limbs are to the left and right respectively. Emission
     strength, from minimum to maximum are coded in the following way:

     [space] . , : ; - + | ! 1 2 3 4 * # @

     Units used are arbitrary, for illustrative purposes.  Get "showasc.zip"
     from "pub/solar/Software" at the anonymous FTP site: ftp.uleth.ca
     (IP # 142.66.3.29) to view these images on VGA screens. Remove
     all but the image data before typing "showasc filename".


**  End of Daily Report  **

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Date: 19 Jan 1994 22:20:41 GMT
From: iris.mbvlab.wpafb.af.mil!edfue0!engberg@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Gin Pole Dealers???
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Check with Texas Towers.
-- 

Bob Engberg
phone:  907-552-7172
e-mail: engberg@ctis.af.mil
packet: K0MVL@KL7AA
snail:  Science Applications International Corp.
        911 W. 8th Ave., Suite 401
        Anchorage, AK 99501

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Date: 21 Jan 1994 07:33:10 GMT
From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!zib-berlin.de!news.belwue.de!news.dfn.de!server2.rz.uni-leipzig.de!news.uni-jena.de!news.tu-ilmenau.de!prakinf2.PrakInf.@network
Subject: IOTA frequencies wanted
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I'm looking for the so called IOTA frquencies. Could one who 
knows them point me to those qrg's?

Thomas, DL5ATP
-- 
Thomas Planke                           Planke@Systemtechnik.TU-Ilmenau.DE
Technical University of Ilmenau                    Phone: +49 3677/69-1465

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Date: 19 Jan 1994 16:31:17 GMT
From: koriel!newscast.West.Sun.COM!abyss.West.Sun.COM!sunspot!myers@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: LA Comms
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

In article <1994Jan19.154907.17558@rsg1.er.usgs.gov> bodoh@dgg.cr.usgs.gov (Tom Bodoh) writes:
>I saw a news story where the announcer was suprised to find that cellular
>phone service was disrupted as well.  People tend to forget that the
>cellular system must tie into (and depend on) the land-line phone system
>as well as power and is no more reliable than the land-line phone system...

The couple of cell sites I've been to had backup generators that start
when power is disabled, or a big battery.

-- 
 * Dana H. Myers KK6JQ, DoD 466 | Views expressed here are *
 * (310) 348-6043   | mine and do not necessarily *
 * Dana.Myers@West.Sun.Com | reflect those of my employer *
 * This Extra supports the abolition of the 13 and 20 WPM tests *

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Date: 22 Jan 94 19:43:09 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: subscribe
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Please send E mail to dy794@cleveland.freenet.edu
I am an AMSAT Life Member. Tnx

--
de Bob, W2THU

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Date: 22 Jan 1994 01:07:46 GMT
From: src.dec.com!src.dec.com!horak@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: What could this mean? (Pac Bell residential rates)
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

The SF Chronicle article is a bit misleading.

Pacific Bell will offer a residence-tariffed line to anyone operating an Amateur
Radio repeater with a phone line used for autopatch, even if the phone line is
located in an obviously non-residential location.

This saves you ~$1.17/mo on the "Interstate Access Charge", and gives you
unlimited zone 1 & 2 dialing if you order a flat-rate line.  Business service
does not have a flat-rate tariff, so you pay for all local calls.

Most business offices don't know about this.  I just converted two phone lines
that I'm responsible for, and went through a fun maze of employees to get it
done.  One of the major players is currently swamped with LA quake stuff, but
email me directly if you have a repeater and want more info about how to go
about getting this type of service.

GTE also offers this service anywhere in the US, but I don't have any experience
with them in this regard.

--Brad Horak  N6BDE

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Date: 19 Jan 1994 16:13:22 GMT
From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!rdewan@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <Anthony_Pelliccio-180194095831@138.16.64.8>, <Charles.R.Hohenstein.1-180194124857@mac22.hesburgh.lab.nd.edu>, <2hi58r$kcp@apple.com>
Subject : Re: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon

In article <2hi58r$kcp@apple.com>, Kok Chen <kchen@apple.com> wrote:
>Charles.R.Hohenstein.1@nd.edu (Charles R. Hohenstein) writes:
>
>>In article <Anthony_Pelliccio-180194095831@138.16.64.8>,
>>Anthony_Pelliccio@brown.edu (Tony Pelliccio) wrote:
>>> > 
>>> Can I ask a question? Did you actually sit there and post this to every
>>> single Usenet group? Enough of your wahoo bs... take this to a more
>>> appropriate forum since this is for amateur radio. Who knows, maybe one day
>>> a Ham will have a QSO with God himself.
>>> 
>>Yes, but would this QSO be voice or CW?
>
>
>QLL?  Can you send in Latin?
>QLL   Please use Latin.

And I thought  QSL meant `Please use Latin?'  No wonder I have been
having difficulties.

CW ad extremum.

Rajiv
aa9ch
r-dewan@nwu.edu

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Date: 22 Jan 94 21:04:21 GMT
From: ogicse!cs.uoregon.edu!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!rkarlqu@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <2hk0r2$kht@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, <2hp6ct$3h6@hpscit.sc.hp.com>, <ep588deb-220194003025@davebmac.pts.mot.com> 
Subject : Re: Low Power VCO

In article <ep588deb-220194003025@davebmac.pts.mot.com>,
David Bengtson <ep588deb@pts.mot.com> wrote:

>Any Particular reason you picked the MRF-931? We've been using MRF941's in
>even lower power applications, and getting what we consider good results.

The MRF-931 is optimized for low currents.  It still has good
gain and f-sub-t down to .1 mA.  This should allow a larger
current swing than the 941, which has little gain at .1 mA.
You want to approach a swing of 4 mA. peak to peak when using
2 mA. DC collector current for maximum efficiency.  To do this,
you need to get as close to 0 mA. as possible.

For "normal" uses, we love the MRF941.  We use it (actually the
SMT version MRF9411L) practically "everywhere" in RF circuits.  
Just watch what you hang on the base so it doesn't take off at 3 
GHz!  The MRF931 is more "idiot proof" in this respect.

Rick Karlquist N6RK
rkarlqu@scd.hp.com

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 16:34:33 GMT
From: olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!fconvx.ncifcrf.gov!mack@decwrl.dec.com
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

References <Anthony_Pelliccio-180194095831@138.16.64.8>, <Charles.R.Hohenstein.1-180194124857@mac22.hesburgh.lab.nd.edu>, <2hi58r$kcp@apple.com>nvx
Subject : Re: Global Alert For All: Jesus is Coming Soon

In article <2hi58r$kcp@apple.com> kchen@apple.com (Kok Chen) writes:
>Charles.R.Hohenstein.1@nd.edu (Charles R. Hohenstein) writes:
>
>>In article <Anthony_Pelliccio-180194095831@138.16.64.8>,
>>Anthony_Pelliccio@brown.edu (Tony Pelliccio) wrote:
>>> > 
>>> Can I ask a question? Did you actually sit there and post this to every
>>> single Usenet group? Enough of your wahoo bs... take this to a more
>>> appropriate forum since this is for amateur radio. Who knows, maybe one day
>>> a Ham will have a QSO with God himself.
>>> 
>>Yes, but would this QSO be voice or CW?
>
>
>QLL?  Can you send in Latin?
>QLL   Please use Latin.
>
>
>LXXIII,
>
>Kok Chen, AA6TY    kchen@apple.com
>Apple Computer, Inc.

There is an Andrew's college in the 616 area. I left a message with
the Presidents secretary - they're closed for the day (cold weather), telling
her of Clarence Thomas. I'll call again tomorrow. In the mean time the
phone number for the president of Andrew's College in Berrian Springs is
(616)-471-3100

Joe NA3T
Joseph Mack
mack@ncifcrf.gov

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