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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #372
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Info-Hams Digest Sun, 3 Apr 94 Volume 94 : Issue 372
Today's Topics:
73
:Land mobile radio magazines?
ALERT: MINOR GEOMAGNETIC STORM ALERT - 02 April
Amateur Radio Newsline #868 1 Apr 94
Illegal Activities of Dominique Cormann (Re: CB/HAM equipmen<2if
Long directories
Operation of Ham radios on planes (2 msgs)
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Date: 3 Apr 1994 11:21:37 -0700
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!sgigate.sgi.com!olivea!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: 73
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
George@golflima.demon.co.uk (Russell Lee) writes:
>Yes, I think you are quite correct. *73* should not have an *s* nor a
>*best* or *very*. Whats all this nonsense with *KN* when *K* is
>all thats needed? 73
I always thought 73 is "best wishes." In which case, "very 73"
translates to "very best wishes." I don't see what is so wrong with
that last phrase, but I am only a furriner.
"KN"? Heh, get on RTTY and you will see KK and KKK used! Actually,
RTTY is such a polite mode, you see "PSE K" all the time. Even during
a pileup :-).
Best best wishes'es,
Kok Chen, AA6TY kchen@apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.
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Date: 3 Apr 94 22:10:55 GMT
From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!panix!not-for-mail@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Subject: :Land mobile radio magazines?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Try Mobile Radio Technology
P.O. Box 12968
Overland Park, KS 66282-2968
--
73 ||
Leon ||
NI2P ||
instrutk@panix.com ||
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Date: 3 Apr 94 05:21:13 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Subject: ALERT: MINOR GEOMAGNETIC STORM ALERT - 02 April
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
bid: $GMSA4093A
MINOR STORM ALRT - 02APR94
PACKET RADIO REPORT
SOLAR TERRESTRIAL DISPATCH
(PACKET: VE6MGS@VE6MC.#EDM.AB.CAN.NOAM)
(INTERNET: COLER@SOLAR.STANFORD.EDU)
ATTENTION:
A recurrent coronal-hole related disturbance has resulted in a minor
geomagnetic storm with major to severe periods of activity observed
over some of the higher latitude regions. Minor to major storming
(with isolated severe episodes possible over the high latitudes) are
expected to continue throughout the next several days.
HIGH RISK PERIOD: 03 - 08 April (UT days)
MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 03 - 10 April
POTENTIAL LOW-MIDDLE LATITUDE STORM INTENSITY: MAJOR
POTENTIAL HIGH LATITUDE STORM INTENSITY: MAJOR - SEVERE
POTENTIAL DURATION OF GEOMAGNETIC STORM: APPROX. 7 TO 10 DAYS
POTENTIAL PEAK LOW-MIDDLE LATITUDE K-INDEX VALUES: 6
POTENTIAL PEAK HIGH LATITUDE K-INDEX VALUES: 7
EXPECTED DOMINATING LOW-MIDDLE LATITUDE K-INDEX: 5 - 6
EXPECTED DOMINATING HIGH LATITUDE K-INDEX: 6
POTENTIAL FOR LOW LATITUDE HF DEGRADATION: MODERATE
POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF HF DEGRADATION: MINOR
EXPECTED HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS: GOOD - FAIR
POTENTIAL FOR MIDDLE LATITUDE HF DEGRADATION: HIGH
POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF HF DEGRADATION: MINOR - MAJOR
EXPECTED HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS: FAIR TO VERY POOR
POTENTIAL FOR HIGH LATITUDE HF DEGRADATION: VERY HIGH
POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF HF DEGRADATION: MAJOR
EXPECTED HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS: POOR TO USELESS
POTENTIAL RISK FOR GEOSYNCHRONOUS MAGNETOPAUSE CROSSINGS: 35%
SUSPECTED SOURCE OF OBSERVED/EXPECTED ACTIVITY:
A well-placed and proven geoeffective coronal hole.
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
EST. POTENTIAL GEOMAGNETIC IMPACT EST. POTENTIAL IONOSPHERIC IMPACT
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
SEVERE STORM : 25 % LOW LATITUDES : MINOR
MAJOR STORM : 40 % MIDDLE LATITUDES : MINOR - MAJOR
MINOR STORM : 35 % HIGH LATITUDES : MAJOR
ACTIVE OR LESS : 00 % POLAR LATITUDES : MAJOR
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
PROBABLE SI ASSOCIATION : NONE OBSRVD ESTIMATED GLOBAL IMPACT: MAJOR
ESTIMATED FORECAST PEAK PLANETARY 24-HOUR A-INDEX DURING STORM: 50 TO 60
** END OF PACKET ALERT (1/1) **
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Date: 3 Apr 94 14:05:02 GMT
From: agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@@.
Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline #868 1 Apr 94
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
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with the permission of Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, President and Editor of
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The following is a QST
A bizarre licensing scam in Texas leads to the forfeiture of
ham tickets, two more hams are barred by a court order from
operating on a Southern California repeater and a famous ham
astronaut is off to work in Russia.
(*****
TEXAS VE SCAM
The FCC is cancelling the amateur radio licenses of at least
two people. This, as the Commission expands its investigation
into an elaborate scam involving bogus ham licenses. The scheme
involves a complicated web of name and address changes, callsign
upgrades, an undercover examinee, and allegations that the names
of deceased hams were used to obtain amateur radio licenses.
The scam was uncovered during a routine check of lists of
people getting their ham licenses. Investigators became
suspicious when they saw a familiar name: Hector Cruz. That's
the name of a man linked to an early 1980's scheme when people
tried to get licenses using the names of deceased hams. Further
investigation led to Luis A. Rivera, KP4UP, and Gleason Petit,
AB5KT. Both were listed as volunteer examiners in Texas.
Records show Rivera was an examiner at the session where Hector
Cruz as licensed. Luis Rivera was also involved in the earlier
scam. Examination sessions Rivera administered allegedly include
widespread irregularities. Rivera sessions reportedly list the
names of out of state applicants as taking tests. In fact, they
never showed up. An undercover examinee attended one session and
found evidence of fraud.
The man claiming to be Gleason Petit has reportedly admitted
that his real name is Anthony Hopkins. The real Gleason Petit
was an amateur operator who died in 1985. Luis Rivera denies he
is the same person named in the earlier scam. But he and Hopkins
were told to turn in their amateur licenses. How many fraudulent
licenses were issued under this scheme? Information on that is
not yet available.
This tangled web of apparent fraud and conspiracy remains
under investigation.
(*****
CLARA REPEATER HARASSMENT
Two more southern California hams accused by the Claremont
Amateur Repeater Association of harassing the clubs two meter
repeater have been ordered by a civil court to stay away. Only a
month after successfully obtaining a restraining order against
Tim Seawolf, KJ5KE, that bars his operation on or near
frequencies maintained for use by the CLARA systems, the club was
in court again on March 24th. This time seeking a similar ruling
against Drew Feldman, N3KSO, and Anthony Cardenes, WA6IGJ. Gary
Krist, KI6FG, is the president of the Claremont Repeater group.
"We prevailed again in court against Mr. Anthony Cardenes,
WA6IGJ, and Mr. Drew Feldman, N3KSO. We did obtain our permanent
restraining order. The Defendants were once more ordered to keep
away the typical hundred yards from the meeting sites, etc., etc.
Not to use the Claremont Repeater, nor its assigned frequencies.
Ultimately we were awarded attorneys costs and fees in the amount
of $3000 to be paid by the defendants. Each shall pay $30 a
piece on the first and fifteenth of each month until their debt
is paid off." Gary Krist, KI6FG, President of the Claremont
Repeater group.
It's not over yet. The Claremont group still has several
other legal actions pending or planned. This, to insure that
those it deems to be undesirable are kept off the clubs repeaters
and away from harassing its members.
At airtime its not known if Cardenes or Feldman plan to file
an appeal.
(*****
INDONESIA QUAKE
Amateur radio was at the forefront of relief efforts when more
than 120 people died in an earthquake in Indonesia in February.
Press reports say that ham radio was the only communication
initially available from the affected area. The town of Liwa in
the province of Lampung suffered the greatest damage and loss of
life. A government official told The Jakarta Post that ham radio
was the only way to communicate with Liwa.
(*****
KB5AWP TO RUSSIA
SAREX Astronaut Ken Cameron, KB5AWP, is off to Russia. Ken
has been named Director of Operations - Russia and manager of
NASA operational activities at the Russian control center at
Kaliningrad. There KB5AWP will work with Russian Space Agency
engineers and flight controllers on the US - Russia cooperative
space program. Among his many duties Ken will supervise NASA
astronaut training at Star City and develop plans and procedures
to support joint space shuttle - Russian Mir space station
flights and space station development. He is also expected to
command one of the early shuttle docking missions with Mir.
Cameron, 44, has flown on two SAREX shuttle missions, STS-37
in 1991 and STS-56 in 1993. Both these were all-ham flights.
(*****
RADIO SHACK IN RUSSIA
Word that Tandy Corporation has opened its first Radio Shack
store in Russia. The Moscow store, which officially opened
January 14th. It is identical in look and layout to stores in
the USA and is franchised to the Trident Group, a Florida based
international distribution company. Its being managed by Trident
A O, a Russian company.
(*****
ITAMSAT PROBLEM
The Itamsat ham radio satellite has developed what may be a
major problem. Sometime during the week of March 7th, the PSK
modulation on the primary transmitter became more and more
difficult to decode. According to Alberto Zagni, I2KBD, of the
Itamsat command team, a residual carrier and lower output power
seem to indicate a failure in the PSK balanced modulator.
Alberto says that the condition seems worse at the satellites low
current power setting. He notes that increasing the power level
makes the demodulation easier, but this solution is not
acceptable due to power budget constraints.
Ground controllers decided to switch to the secondary PSK
transmitter on 435.822 MHz. The first two passes over Italy
confirmed the correct operation of the spacecraft. Action is now
being taken to analyze the performance of the satellite in this
new configuration. Alberto says that the on board flying BBS is
working as usual and status bulletins will be uploaded regularly.
(*****
CALL FOR PAPERS - ARRL NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
A call for papers has been issued for the sixth Proceedings of
the ARRL National Educational Workshop, with a deadline of April
29, 1994. The workshop will be held June 10th at the ARRL
National Convention in Arlington, TX. For an author's guide,
contact Tracy Bedlack, N1QDO, at the Educational Activities
Department, ARRL Headquarters, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT
06111.
(*****
FCC ON THE INTERNET
The FCC has announced that some of its information is now
available on the Internet. Postings including the FCC Daily
Digest, news releases, some public notices, and the text of
speeches by Commission officials. The exact file names are
listed in the FCC Daily Digest and FCC's Internet address is
simply ftp.fcc.gov
(*****
WEST COAST VHF CONVENTION
The 1994 West Coast VHF/UHF Conference will take place the
weekend of April 29 and 30 and May 1 at the Sheraton Cerritos
Hotel Town Center in Cerritos, California. The event will
feature a swap meet, breakfast, banquet, technical talks, vendor
exhibits, noise figure and antenna measurement tests, and more.
For registration and information please write to the Southern
California Six Meter Club, PO Box 10441, Fullerton, CA 92635. A
No-Code Technician Class license preparation course taught by
Loraine McCarthy, N6CIO, with testing of students will take place
following the class. Pre-registration for the class is required.
Yes, this is the same weekend as the 1994 Dayton Hamvention in
Ohio.
(*****
ARRL DX ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTION
In DX, the ARRL DX Advisory Committee has announced that the
question of new country status for Pratas Island, BV9, has been
removed from the DXAC agenda pending receipt of further
information from the petitioner. The committee says that on
receipt of the requested information, the matter will be placed
on the agenda, and a vote scheduled. No vote had ever been held
on the Partas Island DXCC country status petition.
(*****
BLANCARD TRIBUTE
A special tribute to a very special ham. Each year, members
of the Birmingham Amateur Radio Club in Alabama recognize a
member for his or her contributions to ham radio. BARC normally
presents its Citizenship Award during the Club's Hamfest, held in
May. But this year is different. The 1994 Citizenship Award was
presented two months early. That is because the clubs recipient
and the circumstances are special.
The callsign AA4LB is a familiar one to central Alabama
amateur radio operators. Frank Blanchard has contributed his
time and talents to the ham community in many ways. He has
served in the clubs administration, on its hamfest board of
governors, he chaired field day, and Frank played a key roll in
setting up the volunteer examiner coordinator program. Fellow
club members say no one deserves this years Citizenship Award
more than Frank Blanchard.
On a cool spring like evening club members made a surprise
visit to the seventh floor of a Birmingham hospital. That is
where Blanchard fights a life threatening illness.
"It was a very emotional scene because you know he's. At
this stage of the game he is very emotional. It was very heart
warming. That is about all I can say." Genoa Blanchard, wife of
Frank Blanchard, AA4LB, BARC Citizenship Award winner for 1994.
It is hard for Franks wife, Genoa to talk about. She and her
husband of 34 years share a lifetime of memories. Ham radio has
been a big part of it. Taking part in county hunting nets is one
of Franks favorite ham activities.
"We sat on many a county line with me looking out the window
and him (Frank) talking. You know it was something that he
enjoyed and he just lived and breathed ham radio. You can come
down to our house and look in his ham shack and know that. He
has got practically every piece of equipment that was ever made."
Genoa Blanchard.
Presenting Frank with his award was a tearful experience.
"He was very pleased and honored and surprised to get this
award. He was just, you know, very grateful, very emotional."
Genoa Blanchard.
Frank is known for always thinking ahead. He has already
directed family members to make final arrangements and other
difficult decisions. Fifty six year old Frank Blanchard knows
that the future holds no promises. But he is sure of one thing.
However much time is left, his life has been made richer thanks
to the loving fraternity that is Amateur Radio.
(*****
For this week, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.
You can write to us at Post Office Box 463, Pasadena, CA 91102.
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Date: 3 Apr 94 21:39:02 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.ans.net!hp81.prod.aol.net!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Subject: Illegal Activities of Dominique Cormann (Re: CB/HAM equipmen<2if
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <2iftmr$sft@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, ...green spleen...
<trd54583@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> writes:
Sure, and just how do you propose it be policed? Uncle Charlie? Anyone
tuning in to repeaters in the DC area will discover that hams who should
be in another hobby are all over the place. Illegals flock to 10 meters like
bees to honey. Live with it -- you're going to have to because nothing will
ever change. Alas!!! de John, KA3DBN
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Date: 4 Apr 1994 03:57:12 GMT
From: nothing.ucsd.edu!brian@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Long directories
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Most of those larger boilerplate postings are also cross-posted to
rec.radio.info, so perhaps you could convince your news software
to not give you anything that's cross-posted to both groups.
- Brian
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 13:54:12 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcomsv!bongo!julian@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Operation of Ham radios on planes
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CnoCCu.s6@armory.com> dev@armory.com (Uncle Dave) writes:
>i know this subject comes up every so often, and if it's in the
>faq, then i didn't look carefully enough, but what's the deal on
>operation of ham radios on a plane?
This is the earliest "Walkie-talkies on planes" posting I have
ever seen. Usually they start with the summer holiday season.
Now this damn thread will refuse to die. The net.cops from the
aviation stuff will chip in. We will be told that if you turn on your
radio hundreds will die a terrible death.
I of course have operated my walkiie-talkie from commercial
aircraft. I have done this since 1974. I have even operated my 2M
walki-talkie from the flight deck. I am still here, isn't that
amazing.
I even have a friend who was a ham (SM7???) and a commercial
pilot (SAS/Sterling) who even used his HF QRP rig to send Morris from
the flight deck on transatlantic flights.
But despite my anecdotal evidence. I will be drowned out by
people telling imagined horror stories of avionics malfunctioning
because someone generated an unwanted Watt of RF. The anecdotes of
real malfunctions will be pretty thin on the ground though.
--
Julian Macassey, N6ARE julian@bongo.tele.com Voice: (414) 457-0874
Paper Mail: 210 Bleyer Drive, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081
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Date: 3 Apr 1994 20:26:51 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!msuinfo!cravitma@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Operation of Ham radios on planes
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
On Sun, 3 Apr 1994 08:17:17 GMT, strange alien beings caused Uncle Dave (dev@armory.com) to write:
> i know this subject comes up every so often, and if it's in teh
> faq, then i didn't look carefully enough, but what's the deal on
> operation of ham radios on a plane?
> last time i saw this subject mentioned i believe the ruling was
> that the FCC said it was up to the FAA, and the FAA said that
> it was legal if the pilot of the plane said it was okay. i have
It is OK if the "Pilot in Command" says so. This appears to be
different from the pilot in some cases, but I don't know why. Will ask
a friend of mine who is a pilot next time I see him.
>
> now, of course i'm not silly enough to try to operate my HT on
> a commercial plane, since the chance of being able to talk to
> the pilot is about nil, and they'd probably say no anyways,
> but as far as i can tell, if it's a private pilot, and they
> don't think it will interfere with the avionics (easy enough
> to test on the ground, or briefly in the air, it's cool to
> use yer radio if you want.
There is an additional requirement that if the plane is flying under
IFR flight rules, it must be above 10,000 feet.
> anyone know where the official rules on this might be found?
> the FCC rule book? the FAA's version of a rule book? i'd just
> like to be able to point to some "official" document that says
> yea, nay, or depends.
The name of the FAA rules is the "Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)."
I don't know where to get a copy though.
/MC
--
Matthew Cravit, N9VWG | All opinions expressed here are
Michigan State University | my own. I don't speak for MSU
E-Mail: cravitma@cps.msu.ed | and they don't speak for me.
GO/CS -d+@ -p+ c++ !l u+(++) e+(*) s/+ n+(---) h+ f+ !g w+(+++) t++@ r(+) y?
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 19:43:52 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!wa2ise@network.ucsd.edu
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <CnEFCs.Hso@demon.co.uk>, <2n8crrINN451@life.ai.mit.edu>, <2n8llk$p79@access3.digex.net>
Subject : Re: HELP: Anyone know what a XR2206 chip is?
>In article <2n8crrINN451@life.ai.mit.edu>,
>Christopher Barnhart <ceb@synergy.ai.mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>This device is a Monolithic Function Generator made by EXAR.
>>Don't know where do get them anymore. I think EXAR died
EXAR still exists, a friend of mine works there in Silicon Valley. Talked
with him a few days ago, so as of a few days ago, EXAR is alive.
Don't know if they own themselves, or someone else does....
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Happy chocolate bunnies!
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