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Info-Hams Digest Sat, 5 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 242
Today's Topics:
ACE Communications - good? bad?
ANARTS RTTY NEWS797 20/02/94
Call Sign Re-issue
Chest Harness for HT?
Getting Coax Seal OFF?
How Long Have You Waited?
JARGON
QST review of Dual-Bander HTs
second letter
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Date: 2 Mar 94 14:26:34 GMT
From: brunix!pstc3!md@uunet.uu.net
Subject: ACE Communications - good? bad?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CLr3n7.Jwy@avalon.chinalake.navy.mil>,
erik@peewee.chinalake.navy.mil (Tom Servo) writes:
|> I purchased a scanner from them for $465 using visa which I returned
|> as soon as I tried it (another story). They sat on my money for one
|> month after receiving the returned unit.
This really isn't all that uncommon. Most businesses wait until they
receive notification from the bank that a deposit was made for $X.
They then process a credit memo for your credit card, which has to
be processed by the credit card company, so it can take upwards of
two months before a credit is realized. Not ideal, by any means,
but not uncommon or completely unacceptable either.
I purchased an AR-2500 from ACE, the only complaint I have is that I
asked for a schematic for modification purposes, and I received a
hand-drawn schematic which was very difficult, if not impossible in
places, to read.
The scanner itself, internally, seemed rather cheesy, but then again,
there really isn't alot to scanners, is there? The first question that
I, and other friends who saw the unit, asked ourselves was "is this
thing really *worth* $450?" Since I've never opened a Bearcat or
Uniden, I really have nothing to compare it to.
Overall, the unit works just fine, and I have no complaints with
performance. From that perspective, I would say that indeed, yes,
the unit is "worth" $450, since it performs as expected, and I was
willing to pay $450 for that level of performance.
Would I purchase another unit from ACE? I would have to say yes.
Would I purchase the same unit? Probably.
MD
--
-- Michael P. Deignan
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-- Brown University, Box 1916, Providence, RI 02912
-- (401) 863-2668
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Date: 28 Feb 94 05:57:32 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!sserve!usage!metro!news.ci.com.au!eram!dave@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: ANARTS RTTY NEWS797 20/02/94
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 797 20/02/94
Sunday Broadcast Schedules (Note 80 metre change)
3.545 MHz 0930 UTC This relay is in
recess from end of
November until be-
ginning of April.
7.045 MHz -3 0030 UTC VK2CTD (Col)
14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC VK2DPM (Alan)
14.091 MHz 0030 UTC VK2BQS (JIM)
146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT)
144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI
146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY
Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily
those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the
Society.
Special reminder
----------------
As next weekend is Central Coast Field Day at Wyong, please
note that the usual Sunday morning broadcast will go out at
the same time a day earlier on the Saturday...
Repeat, the morning broadcast will take place at 0030UT on
Saturday 26th February.
Of course, this is so ANARTS relay officers can go to the
Field Day along with the rest of the East Coast amateurs. Look
for us there, and say hello.
Back to normal the following Sunday ...
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Change in 80m broadcast relay
-----------------------------
Due to very poor propagation in this part of the cycle during
summer months, it has been decided to drop the 80m relay of
the cast from December to March inclusive. The relay will
resume on the first Sunday in April, which is the 3rd this
year.
This could be reviewed in future years, but should be in force
until at least 1997, judging by the way the current solar
cycle is progressing. The minimum for the cycle is estimated
variously to come from late 1995 to around April 1996. This
presumes that the cycle length will continue to shorten to
under 10 years, the last cycle being 9.6 years in length. The
decline of the present cycle is running three to eight months
ahead of cycles 18, 19, and 21 (cycle 20 was of much lower
amplitude).
Something good to remember -- the present cycle (cycle 22)
reached its maximum in the record short interval of 2.8 years.
Perhaps this next one will be similar.
Estimates courtesy of the IPS Radio and Space Services Solar-
Geophysical Summary January 1994.
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A reminder for the Gosford - Central Coast Field Day
----------------------------------------------------
Don't forget the Central Coast Field Day on 27th February, at
the prestige venue of the Wyong Racecourse in Howarth St.
Wyong.
There you will meet the committee of ANARTS -- Col VK2CTD,
President, Jim VK2BQS, Vice-President, Alan VK2DPM, Treasurer,
and Pat VK2JPA, Broadcast Officer, will be floating around
somewhere with a video camera. (I am also a member of the
Gladesville Amateur Radio Club Inc. specialising in ATV, and I
have been told that I don't float! Pat)
Don't forget to enter the Morse contest ANARTS will be running
again. It was such a success last year that it will be a
feature of the stand again this year. Polish your sending and
receiving skills and come along and participate in this most
historic method of amateur digital transmission.
A late amendment to our previous announcement of a display of
computer pictures. Murphy has struck again and the hard disk
crashed rather permanently by the sounds of things, so we
can't show the fractals and other images we had lined up for
display. There's always next year.
See you there.
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DARC HF RTTY Contest (cont.)
------------------
Date: February 19-20, 1994
Sponsored by Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e V.
Multipliers: Each DXCC/WAE country, and each USA state, and
each call district in JA, VE, and VK, (NOT USA), regardless of
band. (NO band multipliers). For USA stations, count only the
FIRST QSO with a USA station as a DXCC/WAE country
multiplier, regardless of band.
QSO points: Count 1 point for QSO with own country (States of
USA are not counted as countries).
Count 2 points for QSO outside your own country, but within
continent.
Count 3 points for QSO outside your own continent.
Final score: Total QSO points x total of multipliers.
Awards: To top stations in each class, country and district
mentioned above.
Logs: Logs must contain: Date, Time UTC, Callsign, Message
sent/received, name, US-state, first-time-mult prefix, and QSO
points. Also required is a Summary sheet with a list of
claimed multipliers. If entry is multi-op, please list names
and callsigns of all ops. Comments are very much appreciated.
Deadlines; Part 1: May, 1994. Part 2: September 1, 1994.
Mail entry to:
Werner Ludwig, DF5BX
P.O. Box 12 70
D-49110 Georgsmarienhutte
Germany
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IPS weekly report
-----------------
11 - 17 February 1994
Issue no.: 07
Date of issue: 18 February 1994
Date 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
10cm 93 98 98 101 104 105 106
A 38 27 30 28 26 16 (12 estimated)
T 20 26 36 48 72 41 54
Summary of activity
Solar activity was mostly very low except for 13th and 17th
February when activity was low.
The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) from 11th to 15th was
mostly unsettled to active with storm levels at periods on
11th, and minor storm levels at times on the 12th-15th.
Conditions on 16th were unsettled to active, and quiet to
unsettled on 17th.
Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were near
predicted levels 11th to partway through 13th when frequencies
were firstly enhanced by up to 40 per cent, then depressed by
up to 30 per cent after 1700UT. Frequencies on 14th to 15th
ranged from near normal to up to 60 per cent enhanced,
returning to near predicted values on 16th, then up to 15 per
cent enhanced on 17th February. There was Sporadic E blanket-
ing at 0800UT on 11th and some spread F during local night on
16th.
Forecast for the next week (18 - 24 February)
Solar : Low.
Geomagnetic: Active 20-23 February due to a coronal hole.
Ionospheric: Near predicted monthly values, MUFs are then
expected to be depressed 15-20 per cent during
the coronal hole activity.
Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services
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VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 11 FEB 94
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES FOR WEEK ENDING 11 FEB 93 (BID RTDX0211)
OUR INFORMATION THIS WEEK CAME FROM 9X5LJ, I5AAX AND THE
IK5PWJ PACKET CLUSTER, I5FLN, WB2CJL, AA5AU, W5KSI, ZS5S, AND
THE NJ0M NODE OF THE TWIN CITIES DX PACKETCLUSTER NETWORK.
THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP.
BANDPASS:
FRIDAY 4
0735-14084 FK8GS REV. 0939-14082 YL1ZE
1142-21083 UN8PFE 1302-14085 4S7RM
1320-14089 SO6AD/9 1340-14091 HK0DPA
1348-14088 9H1ET 1500-21085 TZ6FIC
1510-21089 XE1SRF 2350-14089 JA3DLE/1
SATURDAY 5
0245-14086 VQ9TV 0835-14082 6W6JX
1257-14087 YV5KAJ 1304-21085 TZ6FIC
1316-21082 TU4EV 1400-21088 ZD7DP
1435-21085 CU3EM 1525-14086 J88BS
1543-14081 4U1ITU 1707-14083 XU7VK
1817-14082 J28JJ 1918-14086 EA8AK
1922-14088 ZA1MH 2008-14092 FG5FI
2149-14085 FM5GN 2156-14087 LU4DXU
SUNDAY 6
0006-14085 S92ZM
0042-21076 3Y0PI FEC QSL KA6V SEE NOTE
0103-21076 3Y0PI ARQ 0620-14079 UA0ST
0624-14086 TR8MD QSL F6FNU 0648-14082 S53X
0756-14079 4U1ITU 0756 14079 4X/OK1FGV
0800-14080 T91ENS PACTOR 0826-14090 ER1PE
0830-14071 OD5ZZ PACTOR 0921-21086 EA6VS
0926-14083 UX0KC 0930-14085 6W6JX
0950-14090 UY7LT 0951-14090 RW8LZ
1035-14086 RV9CX 1050-14086 XU7VK QSL HA0HW
1053-14085 UN5PR 1053-14085 UH8WAD
1340-21085 ZS5J 1343-21083 SV9CAG
1400-14085 BV7WB 1400-21086 ZD7DP
1403-14087 4U1ITU 1405-14085 XU7VK
1415-14088 CU3EM 1431-14089 HP1XVI
1440-14091 YB3AQF 1441-28083 V50CM
1454-14086 TA5C 1506-21076 TU2BB PACTOR
1509-14091 UT2UZ 1533-14087 5B4VX
1538-21083 V50CM 1532-14080 VU2YK PACTOR
1705-14083 XU7VK 2226-14087 FM5GN
2322-14087 HP1XVI
MONDAY 7
1107-14085 XU7VK 1711-14089 CO2AW
1829-14083 C91AI QSL CT1DGZ 1900-14084 3Y0PI INVERTED
2007-14083 CX3ABE 2021-21085 ZD7SM
2148-14084 CO2AW 2206-14084 YN4JAR
2224-14084 HK0DPA 2239-14084 S92ZM
2340-14084 ZP6EM 2354-14086 KP4SQ
TUESDAY 8
0002-14088 PJ2MI 0026-14083 VP8CIL
0030-14083 FY5FG 0032-14085 ZP6EM
0039-14080 3Y0PI QSX UP 0119-14076 3Y0PI
0302-14081 3Y0PI 0048-14082 CE3NDN PACTOR
1721-14090 HK0DPA 1822-14086 CO2AW
1857-14083 CX3ABE 1904-14085 5Z4FO
1930-14083 YN5JAR 2153-14070 V31AR FEC/ARQ
2218-14084 9Y4VU 2230-14082 CO2AW
2235-14080 3Y0PI PACTOR QRM
2300-14082 3Y0PI QSY'D TO ESCAPE PACTOR QRM
WEDNESDAY 9
0102-14082 3Y0PI STILL GOING STRONG
THURSDAY 10
0100-14081 V31JU
NOTES OF INTEREST:
TNX TO TONY WA4JQS, AT 3Y0PI, FOR HIS VALIANT EFFORTS IN
SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRING THE RTTY GEAR UNDER THE MOST ADVERSE
CONDITIONS.
A35JJ, TONGA - LOOK FOR A35JJ BETWEEN 12 AND 20 FEBRUARY ON
ALL BANDS. QSL TO JR2KDN.
FOR NEXT WEEK'S BULLETIN, SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST TO LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF OR
AT 9X5LJ.#KGL.RWA.AF.
73 ES GOOD HUNTING DE JULES W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA
(VIA HF PACTOR)
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Coming events
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1994
----
February 19th-20th DARC HF RTTY
Contest
27th CCARC Field Day
at Wyong
March 19th-20th BARTG WW RTTY
Contest
April 16th-17th SARTG WW AMTOR
Contest
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Society information
The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
Australia, for such matters as membership and general
enquiries. Enquiries can also be made by packet to the
President (Col) VK2CTD, or the Secretary (Pat)VK2JPA @ VK2RWI
News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60
Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA @ VK2RWI.
Email addresses for the Broadcast Officer are :
patl@extro.ucc.su.oz.au or VK2JPA @ VK2OP nsw.aus.oc
The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from
anywhere in the broadcast footprint. We are looking forward
to news from your areas to let other amateurs know what you
are doing in the hobby. Hope to hear from you.
73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
That concludes ANARTS NEWS797 20/02/94.
Inserted by VK2BQS Jim, Vice-President ANARTS.
--
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2OP.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3
dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available
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Date: 2 Mar 94 01:51:19 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu!miavx1!miavx3.mid.muohio.edu!clmorgan@
Subject: Call Sign Re-issue
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <50030048@hpscit.sc.hp.com>, rogerm@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Roger Myers) writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I recently heard that the FCC is now allowing people to get call signs
> re-issued. I would like to my dad's call sign. He passed away 5 years ago.
> Does anyone know the procedure to get a call sign re-issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roger Myers
> WB7PJS
I'd expect this will come under the "vanity call sign" program ... if and
when it occurs ... and will require FCC 610V.
I doubt that they (the Government) will reissue old calls if they can be sold
thru the vanity program (sure don't like that name!!!).
Good luck. Hope you get it.
73 >< Carl
K8NHE
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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 01:11:14 GMT
From: world!dbr@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Chest Harness for HT?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
A few years ago, at a cross-country ski center, I saw an employee with a
handheld radio attached to his chest with some sort of harness. It held
the radio at a diagonal angle such that the antenna (VHF duck) pointed at
his left shoulder and the base of the radio pointed at the right side of
his waist.
The harness seemed to be made out of neoprene or nylon and was black in
color. I want one. It would be terrific for cross-country skiing,
because if you fall, you don't fall on your radio. Even if you
don't fall, it makes the radio easier to use because you can simply
press the ptt switch without removing the radio from the harness.
Does anyone have any information?
-- Dan N2EDC
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Date: 2 Mar 94 21:01:16 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!sgiblab!wrdis02.robins.af.mil!apollo.robins.af.mil!woodj@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Getting Coax Seal OFF?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <ericr.762116748@access3>, ericr@access3.digex.net (Eric Rosenberg) writes:
>
> Can anyone suggest a decent method for taking Coax Seal *off* of a
> connector? It's a mess, and I'm not sure how to do it.
>
> Please email your repsonses...
>
> Thanks --
> Eric
>
>
> --
> Eric Rosenberg WD3Q, EI4VPS, ZL0ADG, J20BY, etc.
> 338 14th Street, NE voice: +202-547-3441
> Washington, DC 20002 USA fax: +202-547-3613
> ericr@access.digex.com wd3q@amsat.org
>
I think WD40(tm) will cut it. I don't know know what would be a good cleaner
to remove the WD40... Jim KA4GHX
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Date: 2 Mar 94 02:32:41 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!bigfoot.wustl.edu!cec3!jlw3@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: How Long Have You Waited?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Ian Jordan (ijordan@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu) wrote:
: I took the test with a friend around December 11th, and it took exactly 8
: weeks to come for both of us. My brother took it a week later, and it
: took exactly 9 weeks to come. Hope that helps and good luck.{
: Ian Jordan
: KC7ANP
: --
: * * Ian Jordan * *
I got my CSCE on 23 Dec; still waiting today. Luckily, I have plenty of
classes to keep me busy and not wondering.
--jesse
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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 12:49:12 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!nrtpa038!brtph560!b4pph107!jwittich@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: JARGON
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Tin cans is another good one. Maybe not as colorful as XYL,
but should help with the project. For the new fellows, tin
cans is an OF word for headphones. Ya don't hear it much
any more. I guess everybody uses speakers now.
73.
Jeff (yet another one!)
--
*******************************************************************************
jwittich@bnr.ca * BNR claims they know nothing of my
AC4ZO * employment here.
*******************************************************************************
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Date: 2 Mar 94 17:52:29 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.cs.columbia.edu!mix-cs!popovich@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: QST review of Dual-Bander HTs
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
devlin@lf.hp.com (Lee Devlin) writes:
> Actually, there are quite a few hams with pilot's licenses that would
> *love* to have a radio that can do that. A typical aviation handheld
> costs around $500 and they are becoming a very popular accessory as a
> backup radio.
The problem here, of course, is that the aviation handhelds are type
accepted for aviation use, and the TH-78A is not. It's against FCC
regulations to use the TH-78A to transmit in the aircraft band. If I
had one along in an airplane and there was an emergency requiring its
use, then I'd use it, but I wouldn't expect the FCC to be pleased.
-Steve
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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 02:41:43 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!chip.ucdavis.edu!ez006683@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: second letter
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Conway Yee (yee@mipg.upenn.edu) wrote:
: I hope that this clarifies my last letter, and that there
: will not be any further misunderstanding proliferated on the
: Internet.
Misundertanding proliferating on the internet? NEVER! ;-]
(ps. I know this isn't the internet)
cheers,
Dan
--
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Daniel D. Todd Packet: KC6UUD@KE6LW.#nocal.ca.usa *
* Internet: ddtodd@ucdavis.edu *
* Snail Mail: 1750 Hanover #102 *
* Davis CA 95616 *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* All opinions expressed herein are completely ficticious any *
* resemblence to actual opinions of persons living or dead is *
* completely coincidental. *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 23:53:08 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!wetware!spunky.RedBrick.COM!psinntp!psinntp!arrl.org!ehare@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <rohvm1.mah48d-010394075503@136.141.220.39>, <tcjCM2nKv.28C@netcom.com>, <Anthony_Pelliccio-030394142257@138.16.64.49>
Subject : Re: The ARRL is a business (was "Re: ARRL--->Online Repeater directory")
Tony Pelliccio (Anthony_Pelliccio@brown.edu) wrote:
<regarding the "profitabilty" of the ARRL:>
: It is profitable for the executives of the corporation. That's right, why
: do you think some of these guys have made a career out of the ARRL? Not
: because of their love of amateur radio but because of their love of power
: and money. Very simple.
Hello, Tony. Nice to see you post again. You have been strangely
silent of late. :-)
It seems that we have a wild assumption here on the motives of some of
the staff. I am a paid staffer, but I would never take the kind of
abuse I sometimes have to take just for the money; I may enjoy the
"power" of my position, but to me it is a power to get things done --
a power to help make the world a little bit better than it was
before I started messing with it.
I think I know the HQ staff and management better than you, and I
couldn't say with any certainty why they are here or whether their
dedication to Amateur Radio is greater or less than their appreciation
for their paychecks. I can assume safely that they have both dedication
and appreciation, but, then again . . . don't we all. You spoke with
certainty where certainty just can't exists.
: > A league official recently told me that the ARRL spends an average of $75 per
: > year per member. If I'm not mistaken, membership costs only $40. That extra
: > $35 per capita has to come from somewhere.
: Actually, I'll have to go over the annual report I have for the ARRL more
: closely.
Actually, actually, our dues are $30 per year, $24 for over age 65,
$4 for family members, $4 for blind members (no QST), plus special
rates for hams under 21 that are the oldest licensed amateur
in their households.
I had sent you MY copy of the 1992 Annual Report, so I will have
to leave it to you to look up all of the applicable salary information.
As you do, we usually have about 115 employees or so. Take the total
reported for salaries and benefits and divide by 115. I am sure
you will appreciate that the benefits part includes medical insurance,
all applicable taxes and workman's compensation. Hopefully if it
is all thoroughly analyzed we can all feel a little bit richer. :-).
This year I will get two, so I can send you one and still have
mine; it makes great reading. :-)
Do point out the cost of living up here in the expensive Northeast.
It will help everyone put it all in the right perspective.
For now, 73. You all gotta' invite me back to do another presentation
at your local club. I thoroughly enjoyed my last visit. Ed.
--
-----
Ed Hare, KA1CV ehare@arrl.org
American Radio Relay League
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Date: 2 Mar 94 00:47:25 GMT
From: amd!netcomsv!bongo!julian@decwrl.dec.com
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <gregg.68.000DC24B@plains.nodak.edu>, <762531813snx@skyld.grendel.com>, <debmooreCM09xI.87y@netcom.com>
Subject : Re: 5 by 5...
In article <debmooreCM09xI.87y@netcom.com> debmoore@netcom.com (Bob Shilling) writes:
>As a radio operator in the USMC in the early sixties, we used a scale of
>1 - 5 for Signal Strength, hence 5x5. The military 2 1/2 ton truck was
>known as a 6x6, so the "saltier" operators would say "I hear you like
>a truck".
I have been known to give a 2 by 2 report. I reserve it
for the obnoxious, ill mannered operators who have
transmitters with more Watts than their IQ.
It means I hear you Too damn loud and Too damn often.
--
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: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 23:43:18 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!ringer!lonestar.utsa.edu!blake@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <1994Mar1.165710.2145@dtint.dtint.com>, <ZG2IvWv.brunelli_pc@delphi.com>, <CM3K8D.2I7x@austin.ibm.com>
Subject : Edco TX-146 2m Intermod Filter for HTs
Does anyone know how well this device works? I saw it in my most recent catalog
from Tucker Electronics and Computers. The description says it requires +12VDC,
so I guess you would have to haul around an extra battery if you wanted to go
pedestrian mobile! Has anyone tried it with the TH78a?
73,
--
|O| Blake Schreckenbach, | "It's a 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full |O|
|O| KC5DRP | tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes, It's |O|
|O| University of Texas | dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it." |O|
|O| at San Antonio | -- Jake & Elwood Blues | blake@lonestar.utsa.edu |O|
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