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Info-Hams Digest Thu, 17 Feb 94 Volume 94 : Issue 170
Today's Topics:
Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 16 February
DX: Tune In To Tuva
Frequency doubler design, help, VFO.
Help me find quartz for TV station in Novosibirsk
IC-820
John Ramsey
TS850-PK232 Comments - Cures !
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 01:13:38 MST
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!gumby!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 16 February
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
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DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACT
16 FEBRUARY, 1994
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
(Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACT
------------------------------------------------------------
!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 047, 02/16/94
10.7 FLUX=104.7 90-AVG=106 SSN=071 BKI=3433 3322 BAI=014
BGND-XRAY=B2.1 FLU1=2.7E+06 FLU10=1.3E+04 PKI=3433 3332 PAI=015
BOU-DEV=030,050,023,034,033,023,017,015 DEV-AVG=028 NT SWF=00:000
XRAY-MAX= B6.2 @ 1113UT XRAY-MIN= B1.8 @ 1815UT XRAY-AVG= B2.4
NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 2235UT NEUTN-MIN= -003% @ 1620UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.0%
PCA-MAX= +1.2DB @ 1940UT PCA-MIN= -0.3DB @ 0350UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55356NT @ 0319UT BOUTF-MIN=55310NT @ 1842UT BOUTF-AVG=55336NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+062,+000,+000
GOES6-MAX=P:+125NT@ 1803UT GOES6-MIN=N:-067NT@ 0530UT G6-AVG=+086,+040,-031
FLUXFCST=STD:105,110,110;SESC:105,110,110 BAI/PAI-FCST=015,025,020/015,025,020
KFCST=1112 2111 3333 4121 27DAY-AP=012,007 27DAY-KP=3333 3232 2311 1232
WARNINGS=
ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!
NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 15 FEB 94 is not available.
The Full Kp Indices for 15 FEB 94 are: 4- 3- 3o 3o 5- 3o 3o 3+
The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 15 FEB 94 are: 23 14 15 16 36 15 15 20
Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 16 FEB is: 5.4E+08
SYNOPSIS OF ACT
--------------------
Solar activity was very low. A new region was assigned:
7672 (N03E28).
Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
low.
The geomagnetic field has been at mostly unsettled levels
at mid-latitudes while some high latitude stations reported
major storm levels. Energetic electron fluxes continue to be at
elevated levels. It appears as if the long duration geomagnetic
storm is about to end. A-Fredericksburg values for the past
eleven days are listed below:
Date: Feb 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A-Fred: 21 39 45 42 32 28 38 27 30 28 26
This represents the longest string of days greater than 20
since 1957.
Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
expected to be unsettled to begin the period. Active to minor
storm conditions are expected for the end of the period due
to a well positioned coronal hole.
Event probabilities 17 feb-19 feb
Class M 10/10/10
Class X 01/01/01
Proton 01/01/01
PCAF Green
Geomagnetic activity probabilities 17 feb-19 feb
A. Middle Latitudes
Active 25/35/35
Minor Storm 25/35/25
Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05
B. High Latitudes
Active 30/35/35
Minor Storm 25/35/30
Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05
HF propagation conditions continued to improve to
near-normal values over the low and middle latitudes today.
High and polar latitudes also showed improvements, although
periods of below-normal conditions persisted primarily along
the night-sectors where residual localized substorming is
persisting. Conditions should continue at current levels until
18 February when the next disturbance from another well placed
(although smaller) coronal hole is due to begin perturbing the
high and upper-middle latitude ionosphere.
COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
========================================================
REGIONS WIT
-----------------------------------------------------------
NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
7668 N08W55 283 0020 BXO 04 005 BET
7669 N08E17 211 0010 BXO 04 002 BET
7670 N10E24 204 0040 CRO 09 008 BET
7671 N10E38 190 0420 CKO 05 004 BET
7672 N03E28 200 0010 AXX 01 002 ALPHA
REGIONS DUE TO RET
NMBR LAT
7661 N08 133
7660 S08 114
LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 16 FEBRUARY, 1994
-------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
1340 1340 1341 150
POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 16 FEBRUARY, 1994
-----------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
NO EVENTS OBSERVED
INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 16/2400Z
---------------------------------------------------
ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXT
EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
62 S19W02 S19W02 N17W26 N22W04 246 ISO NEG 013 10830A
63 S15E63 S27E51 S01E46 S01E46 184 ISO POS 008 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
------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
15 Feb: 0049 0141 0157 B9.0
0345 0351 0402 C1.0 SF 7670 N12E49
0551 0556 0600 C1.1 SF 7670 N10E47
0747 0757 0811 C1.8 SF 7671 N09E63 15 16 24
REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
------------------------------------------------
C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
Region 7670: 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 002 (50.0)
Region 7671: 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (25.0)
Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 (25.0)
Total Events: 004 optical and x-ray.
EVENTS WIT
----------------------------------------------------------------
Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations
------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
NO EVENTS OBSERVED.
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: Wed, 16 Feb 94 22:37:00 -0600
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!menudo.uh.edu!nuchat!cld9!greg.pool@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: DX: Tune In To Tuva
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
TUNE IN TO TUVA
Greg Pool WH6DT/6
A group of radio amateurs from the Central Coast of California met with
hoomeii-master Kongar-ool Ondar and his family last October in an effort to
bring Amateur Radio to the land of Tannu-Tuva, near Mongolia in central Asia.
Ondar and his student, Bady-Dorzhu, had been showcasing hoomeii, their unique
style of throat-singing, at concerts in New York, San Francisco, and Los
Angeles. Their trip included a heartwarming appearance on the former Chevy
Chase Show, where nine-year old Bady's performance stole the show.
Ondar's livelihood is the teaching of hoomeii, which dates back thousands of
years. The performer accentuates the natural harmonics present in all our
voices to sing several different tones all at once. An oddly mesmerizing
sound to the listener and equally difficult one for the performer to
maintain, it is a national treasure to the Tuvinian people and a heralded
craft throughout the world.
Spearheaded by Pat Barthelow AA6EG and Ralph Leighton, of Friends of Tuva
(FOT), the group presented radio equipment to Ondar for delivery to the
Lyceum of Tuva, a high school located in the capital city of Kyzyl. FOT was
founded jointly by Leighton and the late physicist, Nobel Laureate Richard
Feynman.
The equipment included a Drake 2-NT transmitter and 2-C receiver, donated by
Paul Herrschaft KQ6G, and both the ARRL's Radio Amateur's Handbook and
Antenna Book, donated by Jim Maxwell W6CF.
"Tannu-Tuva is an extremely remote republic of about 300,000 people," Pat
informs. "The winters are very severe; temperatures can reach -60 deg F.
The republic is surrounded by the 10,000-foot high Sayan mountain range to
the north and the Tannu-ola mountains to the south.
"Between 1921 and 1944, Tuva was an independent state. They joined the
Soviet Union voluntarily in 1944 as an autonomous region, and were consti-
tuted as an autonomous republic in October, 1961. Tuva now faces a new
future as a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States."
A member of the Naval Postgraduate School ARC in Monterey CA, Pat is working
on furnishing enough ham radio equipment to help activate a radio club at the
Lyceum.
"The Lyceum amateur radio station," he says, "is likely to become a
centerpiece of attention throughout the republic, enabling the school to
become connected to the rest of the world, particularly to other schools.
They are very interested in communicating with other students."
Although not an amateur himself, Ondar immediately recognized the Morse Code
key given to him and gladly agreed to bring back the equipment to the Lyceum
in Tuva. Quite a celebrity in his own country, Ondar informed the group
through Leighton that he would tell his fellow Tuvinians of his visit with
the US amateurs.
Besides FOT, Pat is also working with the Foundation for Amateur Radio
International Radio Service (FAIRS) and the Northern California DX
Association (NCDXA).
On hand to represent the NCDXA was Jim W6CF, who noted that Tuva (UA0Y..) is
on the air but still quite rare. "Tuva is located in Zone 23, which includes
Mongolia and Tibet, but is not that active." Jim informed Leighton that the
project would be of interest to a great many amateurs, even to the point of
DXpeditions into the area.
Pat adds the power grid there is 220 volt and 50 Hz. "HF, VHF, UHF,
satellite, and packet is needed. If anyone knows how to obtain ham radio
equipment through educational grants, I would love to hear about it."
This first delivery will be a test to see how best to transport radio
equipment into Tuva. Hand-carrying anything of significant value through
customs in Russia can carry a slight risk. A letter from the President of
Tuva in support of the project will accompany all donations.
"Any equipment would go to Tuva under the close accounting and supervision of
myself and Ralph Leighton, " assures Pat. Leighton authored Tuva or Bust!,
an account of the FOT's formation in 1977 and their ensuing exploits.
You can contact Pat at on internet at 4927 @ msg.com, packet @
K6LY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA or mail at 810-B Airport Rd., Monterey CA 93940 USA.
Bylirig! (Tuvinian for 73)
from:
Pool, G., 1994, "Tune In To Tuva," Worldradio, March, p. 16.
see also:
Pool, G., 1993, "Iniki and the Red Cross," Worldradio, June, pp. 1, 18-21.
Pool, G., 1993, "Royal Gardens QRT," Worlradio, April, pp. 1, 13-16.
Pool, G., 1992, "Volcano Voice," Worldradio, August, pp. 11-12.
---
OLX 2.1 TD Aloha+73 de Greg WH6DT greg.pool@nitelog.com
[R2.00o] Usenet Nitelog BBS Monterey CA 408-655-1096
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 15:43:13 GMT
From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!raffles.technet.sg!ntuix!ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg!asirene@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Frequency doubler design, help, VFO.
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Hi,
I need a simple design for a 20m VFO that drops into the place of
a X-tal. My exact transmitting circuit is the 6-watter from the 1986 ARRL
Handbook.
I have also built a 40 meter VFO from the QRP tranceiver designs in
the 1994 ARRL Handbook and they work. But when I use the VFO with the freq.
doubler circuit from the September 1993 issue of CQ, I found the output to
be too weak and fundamental frequency rejection is insufficient.
The doubler was originally intended for doubling 3.5 MHz to 7 MHz
but I am using it to double 7 MHz to 14 MHz. Is there a problem doing this
and/or is there a more suitable means of deriving 20 m from a 40 m VFO?
The VFO works fine right now. I just can't get a strong and clean
doubled frequency. Can anyone help me, especially if you have access to the
documents I cited, could you take a look at the circuits and advise me. Tks.
73 de 9V Daniel
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 21:48:55 GMT
From: news.cerf.net!megatek!jimc@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Help me find quartz for TV station in Novosibirsk
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <AAOIYOjmC5@msib.nsk.su> main@msib.nsk.su writes:
>
>Hi, world!
>
> Anybody know where can I find a few quartz resonators for
>governmental TV station in Novosibirsk, becouse component plants in
>Russia are stay or closed and component distributors demand minimal order
>in $1000.
>
>Please, help me find quartz
>
>Freq Q-ty
>98,217 MHz 1
>48,972 ... 1
>49,986 1
>50,388 1
>50,791 1
>52,000 1
>52,201 1
>52,590 1
>53,368 1
>44,333333 1
> 5,13550 8 <-- urgent & urgent
> 5,040 2 <--
>
>98,217 KHz 2
>
>Please, answer me directly by e-mail, because I don't follow
>this newsgroups.
>
>Thanks,
>
>----
>Alexandr N.MAINICHEV /Telex: (64)412062 OCTET SU,
> / BOX 50516
> Dipl.Physic. / POST BOX 82, / main@msib.nsk.su
> Director of / NOVOSIBIRSK-90, / Fax:(383 2) 35 68 11
> "Agency MicroSib" / 630090, RUSSIA / Ph :(383 2) 35 44 28
>
>
>
>
>
>
Most of you probably already know this, but the commas in this posted
request serve the same funtion as our decimal points. So they are *not* looking
for XTALs in the GHZ range...
--
Jim Campbell "The Tye-Dye Guy" | "Remember to tweet!"
jimc@megatek.com | When in doubt, you're probably
WB6ZPB NSS ASA TNS | unsure about something
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Date: 17 Feb 94 23:09:15 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: IC-820
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Hello Everyone,
Has anyone heard anything about the IC-820 all mode dual band rig.
All I have seen is a jpg picture of it on the UO-22 bird.
Is it already availble ?
what are the general specification ?
How much does it cost?
thanks and bye ,Assi
s2902081@techst02.technion.ac.il
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 20:32:05 GMT
From: news.Hawaii.Edu!uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!jherman@ames.arpa
Subject: John Ramsey
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CLAz5v.Iss@news.direct.net> kg7bk@indirect.com (Cecil Moore) writes:
>JEFF M. GOLD (JMG@tntech.edu) wrote:
>: Well I will say it flat out: John Ramsey is a liar.
>
>Jeff, a psychologist will tell you that anyone who says a person is
>a "thing" rather than saying a person acted in a certain manner under
>certain circumstances, has at least abandoned objectivity and at worst,
>abandoned rationality. I think I've seen these exact words before. Do
>you have this file stored on your disk drive somewhere?
>
Oh no. Cecil, are you going to be the net.psychologist and analyze what
we say and how we say it? These newsgroups aren't science journals -
were not turning out research papers on here. Most are at work and in
a hurry, and will type out their comments as if they were speaking to
someone. Jeff got his point across - we understood what he said quite
clearly, and I don't think anyone (except you) cares how he said it:
1. Joe is a liar
2. Joe has lied in the past
3. Joe frequently lies
4. Joe is currently lying
5. Joe will continue to lie
I think 1. encompasses all the others quite nicely.
Oh, by the way: I am a mathematics lecturer - isn't `lecturer' a thing
just like `liar'.
Jeff NH6IL
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Date: 17 Feb 94 20:19:51 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: TS850-PK232 Comments - Cures !
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
PK232 Mods - Problems - 440S - 850S Radios
PK232 to Kenwood TS 440
For those who are having difficulty changing power i.e. a very small increase
in mic gain
makes a big difference in power output. If you have been plugging your
PK232MBX on
mike plug of your TS440S, you must try instead at the rear of your 440s with
the 13 pin
din plug. Pins 4, 8 and 12 must be shorted together. And 1 of those pins
soldered with
the brown wire ( ground ) supplied with the PK232MBX. Pin 3 must go with the
green
wire ( audio speaker output ). Pin 11 must be soldered with white wire ( Audio
mic ).
And pin 13 must be soldered with the red wire ( PTT ). Don't forget to wire the
brown
with the bare wire. And also the shield wire must be clamped with the metal
frame of the
13 pin din plug.
After this small modifications you'll have to increase the afsk variable
resistor at the rear
of the PK232MBX. ( approx. 3/4 of max. : 75mvolts rms ). You will see with that
after
you
will be in better control of the TS440S
.
PK232MBX and distortion problems:
1. Own a PK232 or PK232MBX ?
2. Have it connected to an HF rig ?
3. Experience distortion on ssb when the '232' is connected to the HF rig ?
Here's the fix:
There are two 680 ohm resistors in the audio output circuits of the TNC (noted
R151 and
R152 in the schematic). These resistors are located on the pc board near the 5
pin output
jacks of the TNC ("Radio 1 & 2"). Carefully cut or unsolder one end of the
resistor nearest
the jack used for the HF rig. Bend the resistor away from the circuit board
slightly. That's
all there is to it !
THIS REMOVES A GROUND LOOP introduced into the HF audio circuit which in turn
causes the distortion, even when the TNC is off. If you are using AFSK on HF,
you may
have to readjust the mic gain control and/or the TNC level pot for proper
drive/ALC level,
but the SSB distortion will be gone !
Mod for PK232MBX
For those who are experiencing the same problem as I do: At some extreme
condition,
when it is getting really difficult copying a station, doing some digital mode
on HF... Well
what I want to explain is: with some conditions like when you still can copy a
station
while increasing your AF (Audio) gain, but your PK232MBX cannot do so ( still
decoding ),
There is two ways of hooking your PK232MBX up, the first one: your audio out of
your rig
is variable ( probably like an audio jack ) you do not have to bother with this
modification.
If you have plugged into the acc jack (independent level of AF for any change
of AF gain)
You can try this modifications with good success.. In my settings: My rig is a
TS440 and
the PK232MBX is plugged into the 13 pin din socket. The mod is to change R34 in
the
PK232MBX the factory value is 10K, change this to 4.7K. This mod was discussed
with
AEA and confirmed to be workable.
The above information has not been proof read or checked for grammar, but is
simply
a collection of the subject matter. I take no credit for any of the ideas !
The mod
for SSB distortion does work, I know of one other station other than mine that
has
performed this mod.
Now that Red Adar ( Spelling perhaps ? ) has retired. Perhaps some of us can
purchase
some flame proof suits to ward off the knuckle headed clowns who persist in
nailing
anyone they can who might just want to post something to this list.
WA2MZF
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 16:35:01 -0500
From: titan.ksc.nasa.gov!k4dii.ksc.nasa.gov!user@ames.arpa
Subject: What the heck are these?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <45@ted.win.net>, mjsilva@ted.win.net (Michael Silva) wrote:
> I've got a bag full of 3-pin semiconductors, small-transistor
> sized. They are marked either "U1994" or "U1837E". For some
> reason I think they might be RF JFETs. Anyone know what they are
> and what they might cross to? The manufacturer's logo looks like
> the bottom half of an 8-sided compass rose (4 polygons). Thanks.
Mike-
These are both N-Channel JFETs, manufactured by Teledyne Semiconductor. I
found them in an old "selector guide" dated 1973. It lists Teledyne at
1300 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, California 94040, Phone
(415)968-9241. However, in 20 years, the company could have moved or gone
out of business!
The U1837E is listed as a member of the "2N4391 Family" General-Purpose
Switch, in the plastic package category. No lead configuration was given,
however. Its data is:
rDS(ON)(Max.) 30 ohms
VGS(OFF) (Min.-Max.) 5.0-10 V
ID(OFF)(Max.) 0.2 nA
Ciss(Max.) 16 pF
Crss(Max.) 5 pF
BVGSS(Min.) 40 V
IDSS(Min.-Max.) 30---mA
Typical Characteristics curves for the 2N4391 family, are shown for Yfs,
rDS(ON), IDSS and ID.
The U1994E (rather than the non-E) is listed as a member of the "2N4416
Family" VHF RF Amplifier - 400 MHz, in the plastic package category. Its
data is:
Yfs(Min.-Max.) 4,500-7,500 micromhos
IGSS(Max.) 100 pA
VGS(OFF)(Min.-Max.) ----6 V
IDSS(Min.-Max.) 5-15mA
BVGSS(Min.) 30 V
Ciss(Max.) 4 pF
Crss(Max.) 1.0 pF
400 MHz N.F.(Max.) 4 dB
Again, Typical Characteristics curves for the 2N4416 family, are shown for
Yfs, rDS(ON), IDSS and ID.
I hope you can find someone with more up-to-date information, especially
the lead configuration.
73, Fred, K4DII
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:22:05 GMT
From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!udel!news.sprintlink.net!direct!kg7bk@ames.arpa
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <01H8X21VF1N6ECXSL5@tntech.edu>, <CLAz5v.Iss@news.direct.net>, <2jtq4nINNl22@abyss.West.Sun.COM>net
Subject : Re: John Ramsey
Dana Myers (myers@sunspot.West.Sun.COM) wrote:
: >But my approach was not, "you idiots don't know your ass from..."
: The implication is that Jeff's approach was this. Do you knoe something we
: don't?
That has been Jeff's approach toward Ramsey for the year that I have been
on Internet.
: In the 20 or so years I've been building kits, especially Heathkits,
: I've had at least 90% of them work from the moment the power was turned on.
Your experience has been different from mine. I had 100 times the trouble
out of Heathkits that I had with Ramsey kits. You probably weren't around
for the '50s when it was a miracle if a Heathkit ever worked.
: Err... settle down Cecil; I think Jeff is mentioning that the assembly
: manual didn't say you needed to stretch the coil.
Ramsey immediately responded with that information and included it in the
next manual printing.
: I will say, flat out, that John Ramsey indeed bad-mouthed Jeff Gold by
: name during a phone call with me despite the fact I asked him not to do so.
: * Dana H. Myers KK6JQ
I agree it was probably not a "politically correct" thing to do. But John
may (or may not) share my attitude that anyone who calls another person
a liar in public is less than human. And John probably doesn't appreciate
his name being a line item on Internet so how about us taking this off
line?
73, Cecil, kg7bk@indirect
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 21:15:55 GMT
From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!udel!news.sprintlink.net!direct!kg7bk@ames.arpa
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <1994Feb14.144321.10990@tellab5.tellabs.com>, <CL8qE6.Lxz@news.direct.net>, <1994Feb16.130055.21938@tellab5.tellabs.com>
Subject : Re: HAMBLASTER INCORRECT STATEMENTS
John W. Albert (jwa@tellabs.com) wrote:
: >: ... for Ham use you only need an... 8 bit A/D.
: The Hamblaster has a 14 bit A/D.
: Jack Albert WA9FVP
I'll rephrase my question... if "for Ham use you only need an... 8 bit A/D",
why does the Hamblaster have a 14 bit A/D?
73, Cecil, kg7bk@indirect.com
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 20:46:36 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!jfh@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <N4HY.94Feb9140932@harder.ccr-p.ida.org>, <1994Feb11.140442.11801@tellab5.tellabs.com>, <CLAC34.Dq@cscsun.rmc.edu>om
Subject : Re: Hamblaster update
dtiller@cscsun.rmc.edu (Dave Tiller) wrote:
>Is it just me, or is anyone else wondering why we're being continually
>bombarded with a blatantly commercial posting? I'm glad they've taken
>the initiative to make a new piece of hardware for hams, but I don't think
>this is the proper forum for their continous ads disguised as status
>reports.
It's hard to think of them as ads when the product doesn't even exist yet.
In any case, there's no blanket prohibition against advertising on the net.
I don't plan to buy a Hamblaster (I already have a SoundBlaster 16 ASP),,
but I think the progress reports are mildly interesting.
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