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Info-Hams Digest            Sun,  6 Mar 94       Volume 94 : Issue  255

Today's Topics:
                              5 by 5...
       Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 05 March
                   FCC Exec fired for incompetance?
             Further criminalization of scanning (2 msgs)
                        Icom Package For Sale
              Information needed on Tandy 4000 computer
                      IPS Daily Report 03 03 94
                                JARGON
                         NUDE RADIO AMATEURS
                     PostScript log pages wanted
                             RST reports

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Date: 6 Mar 94 06:16:31 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!tcj@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: 5 by 5...
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Joe Gregg (gregg@plains.nodak.edu) writes:

 > Where did the phrase, "I read you five by five." come from

Alan Bloom (alanb@sr.hp.com) replies:

 > I believe it comes from the old days before the RST system was
 > invented.

Does anyone know when the RST system came into use or how its predecessor
worked?

As an avid SWL as a kid, I remember including a SINPO report in my QSL
requests to shortwave broadcasters.  In retrospect, it seems to me that the
five point rating scale used in a SINPO report (signal, interference, noise,
propagation, and overall rating) would actually be more valuable on phone than
an RS(T) report, especially in these times of modern technology, when the "S"
rating is all too often the essentially meaningless reading from the
respondent's S-meter.


Todd, KB6JXT

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Date: Sat, 5 Mar 1994 23:24:57 MST
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 05 March
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

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

                 DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACT

                                 05 MARCH, 1994

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

                  (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)


SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACT
---------------------------------------------------------

!!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 064, 03/05/94
10.7 FLUX=095.7  90-AVG=106        SSN=086      BKI=1111 1112  BAI=003
BGND-XRAY=B1.1     FLU1=1.7E+06  FLU10=2.0E+04  PKI=1112 1123  PAI=005
  BOU-DEV=009,006,005,006,009,009,009,015   DEV-AVG=008 NT     SWF=00:000
 XRAY-MAX= B5.7   @ 0750UT    XRAY-MIN= A9.6   @ 1807UT   XRAY-AVG= B1.7
NEUTN-MAX= +002%  @ 2355UT   NEUTN-MIN= -002%  @ 1620UT  NEUTN-AVG= -0.2%
  PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 1815UT     PCA-MIN= -0.4DB @ 1010UT    PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
BOUTF-MAX=55340NT @ 0133UT   BOUTF-MIN=55310NT @ 1935UT  BOUTF-AVG=55333NT
GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT   GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT  G7-AVG=+085,+000,+000
GOES6-MAX=P:+142NT@ 1850UT   GOES6-MIN=N:-058NT@ 0707UT  G6-AVG=+101,+033,-027
 FLUXFCST=STD:095,095,095;SESC:095,095,095 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,020,020/025,030,025
    KFCST=3346 6433 3346 6433  27DAY-AP=057,054   27DAY-KP=4436 6755 4647 6543
 WARNINGS=*GSTRM;*AURMIDWCH
   ALERTS=
!!END-DATA!!

NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 04 MAR 94 was  48.0.
      The Full Kp Indices for 04 MAR 94 are: 1+ 1- 1o 2o   1+ 1o 1o 1o 
      The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 04 MAR 94 are:   5   3   4   7   5   4   4   4 
      Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 05 MAR is: 2.3E+07


SYNOPSIS OF ACT
--------------------

             Solar activity was very low. Region 7682 (S19W68) remains
       the most significant sunspot group on the disk but has only
       produced a few subflares (all below C-class) since yesterday.
       New Region 7685 (S07E23) emerged on the disk.

            Solar activity forecast:  solar activity is expected to be
       very low to low. Small C-class flares are possible in 7682.

            The geomagnetic field was mostly quiet. Unsettled conditions
       were observed at some high latitude stations from 05/09-15Z.

            Geophysical activity forecast:  the geomagnetic field is
       expected to be quiet to unsettled becoming active to storm due
       to a coronal hole.

            Event probabilities 06 mar-08 mar

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

            Geomagnetic activity probabilities 06 mar-08 mar

                        A.  Middle Latitudes
                        Active                20/20/20
                        Minor Storm           15/15/25
                        Major-Severe Storm    15/15/05

                        B.  High Latitudes
                        Active                20/20/20
                        Minor Storm           15/15/25
                        Major-Severe Storm    15/15/05

            HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions.
       Conditions are expected to deteriorate over the next several
       days due to effects from a coronal hole.  High and polar
       latitude paths should see the strongest signal degradation with
       poor to occasionally very poor conditions existing during the
       local night hours.  Middle latitudes should see good to fair
       propagation with occasional poor propagation during the local
       night sectors.  Low latitudes should see generally good
       propagation with periods of fair propagation possible during
       the local night hours.


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

REGIONS WIT
--------------------------------------------------------
NMBR LOCATION  LO  AREA  Z   LL   NN MAG TYPE
7678  S11W39  043  0010 BXO  03  005 BET
7680  S10W15  019  0010 BXO  06  005 BET
7682  S19W68  072  0150 CAO  11  016 BET
7684  S09W05  009  0000 AXX  01  003 ALPHA
7685  S07E23  341  0010 BXO  05  007 BET
REGIONS DUE TO RET
NMBR LAT
7673 N08   267


LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 05 MARCH, 1994
----------------------------------------------------
BEGIN  MAX  END  RGN   LOC   XRAY  OP 245MHZ 10CM   SWEEP
NONE


POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 05 MARCH, 1994
--------------------------------------------------------
 BEGIN        MAX      END     LOCATION   TYPE   SIZE  DUR  II IV
     NO EVENTS OBSERVED


INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 05/2400Z
---------------------------------------------------
               ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXT
      EAST   SOUTH  WEST   NORTH  CAR  TYPE  POL  AREA   OBSN
67   S34E36 S63E08 S35W39 S21E13  018  EXT


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

 Date   Begin  Max   End  Xray  Op Region  Locn    2695 MHz  8800 MHz  15.4 GHz
------  ----  ----  ----  ----  -- ------ ------  --------- --------- ---------
04 Mar: 0135  0148  0201  C1.5                                         
        0203  0208  0213  C1.8  SF  7682  S18W41                       
        0235  0240  0244  C1.3  SF  7682  S18W42                       
        0258  0302  0306  C1.6  1F  7682  S18W42                       
        0313  0321  0324  C3.6                                         
        0343  0346  0348  B9.7                                         
        0358  0406  0419  B9.3                                         
        0424  0432  0436  C1.1  SF  7682  S18W45                       
        0504  0504  0507        SF  7680  S12E11                       
        0516  0519  0521  B8.0                                         
        0540  0543  0545  B6.4                                         
        0605  0612  0618  C1.1  SF  7682  S18W47                       
        0642  0650  0655  C5.8  1F  7682  S18W46                       
        0738  0742  0745  B8.0                                         
        0749  0800  0803  C1.3                                         
        0829  0834  0839  B9.8                                         
        0904  0907  0909  B7.7                                         
        0914  0924  0948  C3.6                                         
        1048  1054  1106  C2.3  SF  7682  S19W47                       
        1220  1247  1255  C1.2  SF  7682  S18W50                       
        1402  1424  1426  B9.1  SF  7682  S19W51                       
        1502  1507  1509  B6.4                                         
        1616  1620  1622  B4.4                                         
        1624  1627  1629  C1.1  SF  7682  S19W52                       
        1634  1637  1639  B6.1  SF  7682  S19W53                       
        1717  1723  1732  B4.7                                         
        1748  1752  1754  B4.0                                         
        1816  1819  1821  B2.5                                         
       B1842 U1843  1846        SF  7682  S18W52                       
        1853  1856  1858  B5.0                                         
        1859  1903  1905  C1.3  SF  7682  S19W56                       
        2003  2003  2006        SF  7682  S19W55                       
        2043  2046  2048  B9.5                                         
        2049  2052  2054  C1.7  SF  7682  S17W55                       
        2111  2121  2125  B6.2  SF  7682  S18W54                       
        2241  2243  2245        SF  7682  S18W57                       
        2251  2255  2257  B5.9                                         
        2333  2343  2348  B4.8                                         


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

                C   M   X     S   1   2   3   4   Total   (%)
               --  --  --    --  --  --  --  --    ---  ------
  Region 7680:  0   0   0     1   0   0   0   0    001  ( 2.6)
  Region 7682: 11   0   0    15   2   0   0   0    017  (44.7)
Uncorrellated: 4   0   0     0   0   0   0   0    020  (52.6)

 Total Events: 038 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: Sun, 6 Mar 1994 23:27:25 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!newshub.nosc.mil!news!Roger.Keating@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: FCC Exec fired for incompetance?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Hello.

My original source read this posting and contacted me; one of us
misunderstood.   The agency involved was not the FCC, but the FAA.

Read the actual story about the FAA in:   clari.news.aviation
or your newspaper.

PS, some folks responded by email indicating that they had not heard it
but didn't find it surprising given the degree to which the FCC is out
of date with its computers.  :)

Roger Keating
keating@nosc.mil

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Date: 6 Mar 1994 22:19:23 GMT
From: yale.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!gilbaronw0mn@yale.arpa
Subject: Further criminalization of scanning
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

> 
>In article <1994Mar2.175938.12119@alw.nih.gov>, weisen@alw.nih.gov (Neil
Weisenfeld) writes...
>>What I think we should do is write to our congresspeople and tell them why
>>we feel the cellular and cordless privacy laws are so misguided.  Even if
>>they outlaw the manufacture of scanners that can receive cordless  
>>(and I haven't heard anyone say that that is what is up for debate --  
>>only outlawing *listening*, not manufacture), those radios are going to be
 
>>around for a long, long time as used equipment.
> 
>Been there, done that. My Congressman ignored my letter. The law didn't
pass on
>his watch, so, in the finest tradition of politicians, I guess he feels no
>obligation to deal with it.
> 
>Amen to the long, long time. I just tuned up my old BC220 table-top
scanner.
>15 years old, 20 channels, and no 800MHz, but still not a bad radio if your
>city hasn't gone to trunked public service.
> 
>>I'd be interested if other people agree.
> 
>Yup. These laws, if I'm not misinformed, are unique in recent history in
that
>up until their enactment, it was legal to listen to any waves passing
through
>your home, as long as you didn't act on or disclose what you heard. You are
>now a criminal if you choose to *tune in* to these particular band
segments,
>regardless of what you do with what you hear. More such laws will follow,
>since government and regulations never shrink in size.
>-Tom R.   N1OOQ   randolph@est.enet.dec.com
> 
Sad, very sad. And it does not really protect anyone. In fact it gives too
many people a false sense of security. Digital technology with encryption
will protect people and that is what we should have. Of course the
government is trying to get its dirty summy rotten hands intot hat too. Can
you say Clipper. They will pry my key out of my cokld dead hands and no
other way. 
Get PGP and be safe.

                   Gil Baron, El Baron Rojo, W0MN Rochester,MN
                   "Bailar es Vivir"
                   PGP2.3 key at key servers or upon request

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 00:32:07 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!tcj@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Further criminalization of scanning
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@alw.nih.gov) writes:

 > What I think we should do is write to our congresspeople and tell
 > them why we feel the cellular and cordless privacy laws are so
 > misguided.

Gilbert Baron (gilbaronw0mn@delphi.com) replies:

 > And it does not really protect anyone. In fact it gives too many
 > people a false sense of security.

In light of the current Clipper initiative, it occurs to me that this may, in
fact, be their very intention....


Todd, KB6JXT

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Date: 5 Mar 94 20:57:12 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.unomaha.edu!news.nevada.edu!jimi!envoy!equinox.unr.edu!dsring@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Icom Package For Sale
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

 I have the following Icom equipment for sale which I wish to seel 
only as a package!!!! The radio has a clean bill of health from Icom 
service, dated 12/28/93. The radio and all of it's accessories are in 
excellent condition and have been well cared for. 

  IC W2A (2m/440 Handheld Transciever)
 HM 65  (Speaker Mic. W/earphone jack)
 BC 72  (Rapid Charger)
      2-BP 84  (Battery Pack, Provides 2 watts)
      2-BP 85  (Battery Pack, Provides 5 watts)
        AD 20  (Charging Adapter, Used with BP 84)
 LC 73  (Radio Case)
 BC 77  (Standard Charger {Comes With Radio} )
______________________________________________________________________________

 $$$$$$$$$$$$ This would normally run around $1000.00 NEW $$$$$$$$$

 I am asking $600.00 for everything or best offer. 

Please contact me at:


--


 Douglas S. Ring     Amateur Radio Operator
 University Of Nevada, Reno   KB7QMD-Advanced Class
 Electrical Engineering Major   HZ1AB-Operating Member
 email: dsring@equinox.unr.edu   V.Chair-UNR Radio Club
 Telephone: (702) 626-5516   
 Fax: (702) 626-3840
        Assalamu Aleikum
            (May peace be upon you)
    
      
   

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Date: 6 Mar 1994 22:03:31 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!mailer.acns.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet2.scri.fsu.edu!twright@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Information needed on Tandy 4000 computer
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Well first off it has a 3 1/2 and a 5 1/4 floppies and the min of
a 40 meg HD with a EGA monitor.  I paid $25.00 for it. Heck the case
is worth $50.00 just to build one.

I powered it up and it booted perfectly. The monitor has full rapture
on it before the CPU was powered. After the CPU booted using DOS 5.0
the monitor was showing three boot up listings along with 3 C> promts.
These 3 columns (sp) are over lapping and 2 of the 3 promts were fuzzy
and only one was clear but it all still over lapped.

I installed Super Morse off of a 3 1/2 and then again off of a 5 1/4.
both floppies work perfectly as well as the Hard Drive. The SM program
did like the boot up all overlapping.  I then installed a game called
Space Quest II and the monitor cleared right up and the system ran
perfectly.  I reinstalled SM and the Monitor went back into the over
lapping letters.  I connected the monitor to another CPU and it worked
perfectly again. So this rules out the monitor.
I am suspecting that the problem lies in the video driver cmds in the
DOS 5.0 system program.  What brings me to think this is that a game
has its own program to run the game which carries its own video driver
commands.

If some of you computer experts out there either agree or disagree
PLEASE let me know.  I want to get this machine up and running on
Packet A.S.A.P.

Thanks a bunch

Tim Wright  KD4OVM
 .
-- 
Tim Wright KD4OVM  | T.Wright@msuacad.morehead.edu | Morehead State University
                   |  TWright@freenet.fsu.edu | Tallahassie Freenet Service
                   |     AR098@yfn.ysu.edu | Youngstown Ohio Freenet Service
                   |   KD4OVM@WSU.N8FOW.AMPR.ORG | Try one, I'll get it.

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Date: 3 Mar 94 23:11:11 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!sserve!usage!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: IPS Daily Report 03 03 94
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Daily Solar And Geophysical Report
Issued at 2330 UT 3 March 1994
Summary for 3 March and Forecast up to 6 March
IPS Warning 7 was issued on 02 March and is still current.
-----------------------------------------------------------

1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: None

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 101/49 

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 March           05 March           06 March
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 105/54 

1C. SOLAR COMMENT
None.
-----------------------------------------------------------

2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : mainly quiet to unsettled levels,
apart from one minor storm  period.

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 2 March
    Learmonth       13  3325 2122
    Fredericksburg  17                          17
    Planetary       28                          12


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
04 Mar    35    Active to minor storm.
05 Mar    35    Active to minor storm.
06 Mar    20    Active.

2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
Coronal hole induced disturbance expected.

3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
             LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH 
03 Mar      normal         normal         fair-normal    
PCA Event : None.
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
             LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH 
04 Mar      fair           poor           poor
05 Mar      fair           poor           poor
06 Mar      normal         fair           poor
3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
Degraded HF comms are expected over the next few days.

-----------------------------------------------------------

4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
MUFs at Sydney were about 10% above predicted monthly values

T index:  64

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
04 Mar    30    Near predicted monthly values.
05 Mar    15    About 15% below predicted monthly values.
06 Mar    15    About 15% below predicted monthly values.

Predicted Monthly T Index for March is 40.

4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
Communications are expected to become degraded over the next few
days.
-- 
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney           |IPS Radio and Space Services
email: rwc@ips.oz.au                          |PO Box 5606
tel: +61 2 4148329                            |West Chatswood NSW 2057
fax: +61 2 4148331                            |AUSTRALIA

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 00:41:09 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!slay@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: JARGON
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

Sue Gundersen (ez014553@othello.ucdavis.edu) wrote:
: I need a little help with an English paper I am writing. The topic I am 
: writing about is jargon used by amateur radio operators. I am already  
: using ham, lids and an abbreviation. What I need is one more word that 
: has an interesting etymology.

: Does any have any good suggestions? I am stuck and would like another term.
: Please send me Email

A Japanese friend and fellow DXer recently wrote the following to me: 

> 1. What does "SASE" stand for? Is that "Self Addressed & Stamped Envelop"?
>    I sometimes see "SAE" as well, but I'm not sure the difference. And how
>    do you pronounce "SASE"? Is that "eS-eI-eS-eE" or "Sa-Se" ( like 
>    Roma-JI )?
> 2. Why do they call $1 note "green stamp"? I think it's because of its 
>    color.  But I find one side of the $1 not is not really green, 
>    though the other side is.  {Try it - one side black, the other green}
> 3. Are "SASE" and "Green Stamp" words only for ham world?
>    73 de TOMO - JH2PDS/1     jh2pds@media.cst.nihon-u.ad.jp

Well - I am not sure if others do use SASE although I often here the
expression self-addressed stamped envelope - primarily on TV or something.
Green Stamps of course go back to the old Blue Chip and S&H Green Stamps
given out at grocery stores and other markets which could later be traded
in for various items in an S&H Green Stamp *department store* or whatever
they were. I presume those outfits are all out of business by now.
Hmmmm - maybe Hams are the only ones using these espressions.

73 de Sandy WA6BXH/7J1ABV  slay@netcom.com

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Date: 6 Mar 94 05:52:44 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcomsv!lavc!steven.rosenberg@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: NUDE RADIO AMATEURS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

northup@hoop.sw.stratus.com (Bill Northup) writes:

>Is it time to get into ATV ?
 
But wouldn't SSTV be more forgiving?

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Date: 6 Mar 94 00:29:43 GMT
From: hub.cs.jmu.edu!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!ruacad!ddabay@uunet.uu.net
Subject: PostScript log pages wanted
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I am looking for log pages in a postscript format, as well as a

US band chart in PostScript format......


dave


-- 
Dave Dabay      Telecommunications Engineer Supervisor         KD3PC
Radford University Computer Services Internet: ddabay@ruacad.ac.runet.edu

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 01:05:36 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!tcj@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: RST reports
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu

I wrote:

 > It seems to me that the five point rating scale used in a SINPO
 > report (signal, interference, noise, propagation, and overall
 > rating) would actually be more valuable on phone than an RS(T)
 > report

Derek Wills (oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu) replies:

 > I can't see this catching on - giving 5 numbers for a signal report,
 > ack!

Agreed, especially if the report is merely an adminstrative formality required
for your contest log or DXCC application.  Every once in a while I wonder how
my signal is *really* getting out, however, and I simply intended to comment
that I'd find a SINPO report much more informative than an RS(T) report under
these circumstances.

 > 599 means "you're loud", "this is a contest", or "I need your QSL
 > card", 579 means "you're pretty strong but I'm not giving you a
 > routine 599", and 559 means "you're weak".   Anything else is just
 > pretentious.

You may be onto something, Derek.  Maybe the county hunters are on the right
track, and what we *really* need for most purposes is a 1 by 3 scale.  ;-)

BTW, under 599 you left out, "We're up to our knees in penguin guano, freezing
our butts off on a frigid little rock in the Antarctic circle, and have
neither the time nor inclination to even *think* about the quality of your
signal.  In fact, our computerized logging system doesn't even have a place
to enter a report, since the software we'll use to generate your QSL will
insert a 599 report automatically."


Todd, KB6JXT

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