ham-radio.806pifat,
From: Laurent Labourie <f6dex@compuserve.com> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] SOFT990 CAT
SOFT990 is a control software designed for Yaesu FT-990 and running also
with FT-890 & FT-840. It is a DOS software distributed as freeware.
SOFT990 (improved V4.22) includes :
- full transceiver monitoring
- utilities for memories, split operation...
- logbook function compatible with Log-EQF
- TNC & DX-CLUSTER operation
- data base operation for broadcast listening
- graphic band scope
- support for com3 & 4
Instructions egalement en francais.
To download SOFT990.zip
On CompuServe : GO HAMNET (Equipment/Antennas)
On Internet : http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/f6dex
By/par F6DEX e-mail : f6dex@compuserve.com
packet : f6dex@on4ktk.wvl.bel.eu
ham-radio.807pifat,
From: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta)
Subject: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #298
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 16:43:00 EST
Organization: Basic Amateur Radio Frequency, BARF-80 +1 216/237-8208
SB DX @ WW $OPDX.298
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 298
The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 298
BID: $OPDX.298
March 31, 1997
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
WD8MGQ, W0YG, DK1RP, DJ5NN, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, I1HYW, JA1ELY, OZ5MJ,
PS7AB, SP2BIK, VE3UOL, VE9AA and VK4AAR for the following DX information.
6O, SOMALI. Bill, VK6ZX, will be traveling in the northeast region of
Somalia in the town of Galkayo. He hopes to be active for a few hours
during April 8-9-10th. His XYL, Diane, VK6KYL, will also be with him.
Their callsigns will be 6O0X (Six Oscar Zero Xray) and 6O0YL (Six Oscar
Zero Yankee Lima) respectively. The callsigns have been allocated by
the political organization responsible for this region (SSDF). Bands of
operation are expected to include 20 and 40 meters. There is and will be
limitations to access of equipment which is also used for regularly
scheduled non-political AM shortwave broadcasting inside Somalia. The
times of operation will be ruled by availablility of equipment and
acceptability of running the generator (for power) during sleeping hours.
Bill states, "The radio station is a peace project which was given a
major upgrade 3 years ago with funding from the Boulder Rotary Club in
Western Australia and the Australian Government. It has been operational
for some 4 years now and continues to have an influence on the process to
establish an accord resulting in a Somali Government. The Radio station
was established by Sam Voron VK2BVS (6O0A). To date, the most commonly
used frequency from this location is 14275 kHz by Sharif (6O0SC) and Abdi
(6O0W) have been on air. The equipment available for use includes a Yaesu
Txcvr with a Henry amplifier. The antenna is a log-periodic at between 30
and 40 metres in the air. SWR on 40m may be too high for high power. No
ATU is available yet. QSL is via my call, VK6ZX at the call book address
(PO Box 463 Kalgoorlie, WA 6430, Australia). Direct QSL with green stamp
will be answered."
CALL BOOK GOING PAPERLESS. Almost every avid DXer has at one time or
another used a paper call book, but "TIMES ARE A-CHANGING". Some DXers
will be affected by the announcemnet that the printed version of the
"Flying Horse Radio Amateur Callbook" will be discontinued. Beginning
with the Spring 1997 edition, the callbook will only be available on
CD-rom.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Mike, VE9AA, reports the CY9AA DXpedition will
now take place from June 26-July 3rd, due to special circumstances. No
other details were given.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. The "DX News Sheet" reports Dave, DJ0PJ, will be
active again from April 2nd to May 6th as FY/DJ0PJ. Activity will be
"QRP" on 10116, 14060, 18080 and 21060 kHz.
GJ, JERSEY. Peter, DK1RP, will be active from here April 6-12th. He
states, "As Jersey is not a very rare country I will try to make some
CW-activity on the low bands (160,80,40). As I am travelling by air I
will not be able to take 'great equipment' with me, but I will try to
find a place with a good offset to USA on the island. Each contact will
be confirmed via the bureau."
HF1, POLAND. There will be a special event station be active from the
city of Gdansk on Polish Baltic Coast which will celebrate its 1000 years
birthday. For this occasion there is a special callsign issued, HF1GD,
which will be active from now until December 31st. The station will
operate on all HF bands, VHF/UHF and satellites. QSL cards via SP2BIK.
IOTA NEWS/UPDATES.......
Steffen, DJ5NN, informed OPDX that he and others will activate Mando
Island (EU-125), a Danish island located in the North Sea Coast Group,
from May 1-6th. Activity will be on CW/SSB on all HF-Bands, on the
well know IOTA frequencies (also check 144/430 MHz). They will use the
callsign OZ/LX9EG/p. Members of the group are: LX1NO, DL8DXL, DL2TG,
DL2LTM, DL2DRD, DJ5NN and DH0DW.
MEL ISLAND (IOTA SA-047, DIB 24, DFB PR-01, DFH PR-01) will be active
April 15-22nd, using the callsign PQ5L (only!!!!). Operations will be
on CW/SSB, all bands (try IOTA freq. and Brazil DX Net). QSL via PP5LL.
SAO FRANCISCO ISLAND (IOTA SA-027, DIB 08) will be active April 22-30th
using the callsign PR5L. Operations will be on CW/SSB, all bands (Try
IOTA freq. and Brazil DX Net) QSL via PP5LL.
JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. JG8NQJ/JD1 is reported to be active and will
continue to be active until he returns to the mainland on April 23rd.
He prefers CW and can usually be found on 20 and 40 meters after 0100z
as late as 0600z and after 1100z (until he goes to bed). He expects to
return again in June or July of this year. QSL via JA8CJY, direct to
CBA or JARL Bureau.
JUST A REMINDER! NH7A which was active in the WPX contest this past
weekend, was really Hawaii. Don't get this confused with Kure Island.
All Kure Island callsign suffixes start with a "K" (ex. AH7K, KH7K,
NH7K or WH7K).
QSL INFO AND NEWS..........
Alan, VK4AAR, has recently been appointed QSL manager for Frank, YJ8AA,
and he will have access to all of Frank's logs. Frank will be going
with some friends to the Shepherd Islands (OC-111) and Torres Island
(OC-110) sometime later this year (callsigns are not yet known, may use
YJ8AA/p). Alan will be managing these operations also. QSL to VK4AAR
per '95, '96 '97 CBA ONLY (The earlier callbooks show incorrect
information). The correct address is: Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office,
Dalveen. QLD 4374, Australia. ADDED NOTE: Alan still has the logs
and cards for the March '96 operation from Melville Is (OC-173) by
VK8MI (Stuart & David).
QSL cards for the recent St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks DXpedition, ZY0SG
and ZY0SK, are reportedly ready and will be mailed within one week.
Don't forget to visit their Home Page and sign their guest book at:
http://www.glomec.com.br/rocks/index.html
QSL MIX-UP (V5/W8UVZ AND V5/ZS6YG). Charlie, W0YG (ex KY0A), reports
that both George, W8UVZ, and he are getting a lot of cards meant for
each other. QSL V5/W8UVZ QSOs "only" to W8UVZ. QSL V5/ZS6YG QSOs
"only" to W0YG. Do not try to send QSLs for V5/ZS6YG to the ZS Bureau.
They will probably never get to him. QSL V51Z, their ARRL CW Contest
callsign, to ZS6EZ "only".
RARE ASIAN DXPEDITION. Steve, HA0DU, reports Zoli, HA5PP (ex-3W8DX, XW8DX,
XU8DX, ZA1DX), would like to activate two VERY rare Asian countries soon.
He needs equipment support. Those interested can contact him at his E-Mail
address: HA5PP@hotmail.com (or if it does not work, send your E-Mail to
Steve at: Istvan.Bogyo@mdc.hu).
S2, BANGLADESH (POSSIBLE NEW IOTA ISLAND IN WORKS). Giovanni, I1HYW,
received a fax from Vittorio, I1SLY, stating that a S2 operation "MAY"
start April 5-6th. It will probably be from Hatia Island instead of
the island that they tried for last month since they could not get
permission to operate. This one will be a new IOTA and count for S2
little letter "a".
SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the fairy tale writer Hans Christian
Andersen's 192nd birthday, a special event station will be active,
on the April 2nd with a special callsign OZ5HCA. The QTH is Odense
where Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805. Odense is located on
the Island of Fyn (IOTA EU-029). Activity will be on 14260 +/-, 7060
+/-, 3670 and 3540 khz starting around 0800z. There will be a special
QSL card issued. QSL via bureau. If you want direct QSL you can send
it to OZ5MJ, Jens Palle Moreau Jorgensen, Jaegerbakken 13, DK 5260 Odense,
Denmark.
V5, NAMIBIA. Charlie, W0YG, will once again head for V5 in July, but he
will be active mobile. He will be using 500 watts, and will again try
80 and 160 meters. Charlie states, "My signal wont be strong on these
bands, but at least I will attempt it with a little different twist in
the installation." He also mentions that he is trying for A2, Z2 and
9J licenses. Charlie says this will take time, and he is not sure he
can do it in the amount he has left before he leaves July 23rd.
XU, KAMPUCHEA (CAMBODIA). Reports indicate Mike, XU6WV, has been active
on 3512, 7004 and 7007 kHz. His sunrise is currently around 2304z, and
his sunset is currently 1100z. QSL via K0TLM.
YN6, NICARAGUA. Hiro, JA6WFM, was issued the callsign YN6WFM on March 12th
and expects to be in Nicaragua until December. He was quite active on 40
meters CW in the early mornings. QSLs via JA6WFM to the bureau or direct
to: Hirofumi Nakamura, 1311-11 Miyahara-Machi Yatsushiro Gun,
Kumamoto 869-46, JAPAN.
ZL9, AUCKLAND ISLAND (Update). Information from Ed, K8VIR, relayed to
OPDX by Alan, VK4AAR, states Ed expects to be active on the 1st or 2nd of
April for about 5 days. He will be using ZL9DX and K8VIR/ZL9 mostly on
14260 kHz and, if the band is open, he will be on 21300 kHz. Ed suggests
the best QSL route for USA/Europe go to his home call as per the "1997
CallBook". For other areas, they can use this route: Ed Hartz, K8VIR,
POB 9, Te Anau, New Zealand.
ZS8, MARION ISAND. The "DXNS" reports Chris, ZS8IR, continues to be
active on 1822 kHz from 0300z until after his sun rise as much as he can
before going QRT in early May. He has worked 330 different stations on
160 meters including the first QSOs with VK6 and JA recently.
ham-radio.808pifat,
From: Grubesic Zoran <zoka@etf-bl.rstel.net>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: YU4WU
YU4WU Reports that YZ7ED will be active from YU4EBL as YT4I in
CQ WPX SSB 1997 Contest as Single Operator 20m.
QSL Via YU4WU
Robert Babec,YU4WU
P.O.Box 224
78001 Banja Luka
R.S. Via YUGOSLAVIA
Bureau is also active but via YU Bureau, we prefer on direct (1$ or 1 IRC)
is OK!
P.S. e-mail from yu4wu will be published later (also other activities from
Banja Luka)
ham-radio.809pifat,
From: "Greg Jones, WD5IVD" <wd5ivd@tapr.org> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Steve Bible's HRM Show on-line
TAPR's very own Steve Bible, N7HPR, was a guest on Len Winkler's Ham Radio
& More Show Sunday March 30th at 2300 UTC. The topic was the New SPREAD
SPECTRUM Plan.
If you were not able to hear the show, it is now available on-line. To
listen to the show you can visit either:
http://www.tapr.org/ss
or
http://www.tapr.org/hrm
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8987-309 E Tanque Verde Rd #337 * Tucson, Az * 85749-9399 * 817-383-0000
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e-mail: TAPR@TAPR.ORG ftp: ftp.tapr.org web: <http://www.tapr.org/>
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ham-radio.810pifat,
From: owner-bitbucket@ftp1.primenet.com (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] AR Club Links etc
Hey everyone,
In the past I asked for URLs for AR club pages. I've been added for some
time now. Tnx to all that have submitted!
Please everyone visit <http://www.netpath.net/~n4mio/aarc.htm> and go to the
hot links page (please sign the guestbook also) and check out the World Wide
ARC section. If your favorite club isn't listed please list if you will.
Within the topics of the Hot Links page please list any that you would like
to see listed.
And I hope this will be a valuble resource for your reference. Tnx es 73
"...my yoke is easy..." - JESUS
Is there true FREEDOM without Christ?
Dwayne C. Ayers
Look for me, N4MIO
Ham Freq. - 146.67 FM voice, Burlington,NC
Ham Packet - N4MIO@WR4AGC.#DUR.NC.USA.NOAM
Home ARC - http://www.netpath.net/~n4mio/aarc.htm
_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/
_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
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ham-radio.811pifat,
From: Stanley Wilson <microres@crl.com> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] BPSK generator Re: QRP Inflection Point
As a result of my e-mail message about a "QRP Inflection Point" I
received several messages wanting to know how to get on the BPSK mode.
For receiving build the Sigma-Delta circuit from QST/Jan 92 designed
by VE2IQ. You can pick up the software (Coherent version 6.0) from his
web page. http://w3.ietc.ca/home/bill/bbs.htm
For transmitting you will need a BPSK generator.
The output of the generator should be fed through a low
pass filter then to the mike input on your SSB transceiver.
The generator operates at 800 hz.
The the bpsk generator circuit is as follows:
Osc/Divider circuit - I used a 74HC4060 cmos divider with an internal
osc. The xtal required is a 6.5536 mHz series resonance available for
about a dollar. The output on pin 1 of the 4060 is a pulse at 1600 hz.
I used this signal for sync and also fed it to a squaring FF(2) to
obtain a nice signal at 800 hz. (Xtal Digikey XO18-ND)
The actual BPSK signal is generated with a EX-OR circuit 74HC86.
The output of the EX-OR is a square wave at 800 hz.
Sync FF(1) - I chose to sync the data with the clock. I wanted the
carrier to be coherent with the data pulse.
I found the osc circuit in the 74HC4060 to be voltage sensitive. So I
add a 78L05A for regulation of the power buss of the BPSK generator.
Results: I have a nice square wave with a time period of 1250.07 usec
from the 74HC86. The data is in sync with the zero crossing of the 800
hz carrier. Not bad for a couple dollars in parts. I am running the
output through a w3nqn passive filter (arrl handbook). Once you get a
decent looking output it can be feed into the S-D circuit for testing
since Bill ve2iq software is full duplex.
Squaring FF(2)
-------- -------
1600 hz ----|---------|C Q |-----------| |--- BPSK
| | | | EX-OR | output
| ----|D /Q |--- ---| | 800 hz
| | |_________| | | |_______|
| | | |
| ------------------ |
| 74HC74 | 74HC86
| |
| Sync FF(1) |
| __________ |
---------|C Q |--------|
| |
| |
Data ---------------|D |
-----------
Figure 1. BPSK Generator (800 Hz) with Sync
For receiving you can build the circuit from the QST article or purchase
a kit from VE2IQ. It takes about $20 in IC's and can be built on a RS
vector board. I think Bill currently gets about $50 for a kit with a
nice etched board and instructions. Software is free on his web page.
A plus with ve2iq's circuit, If you run the FFT.zip program (also on
the web page) and if you have only noise input to your receiver you can
geta plot (PC-CRT) of your IF bandpass filter , etc.
You should have a 368 machine with 20 mhz although some use a smaller
or larger PC to run the software (Coherent V6.0).
Have fun - The above can easily be built and tested on a weekend.
Cheers, de Stan AK0B
ham-radio.812pifat,
From: knaka@riec.tohoku.ac.jp (K. Nakajima)
Subject: Re: 425DXNEWS: Some additional info. of JG8NQJ/JD1
Cc: knaka@riec.tohoku.ac.jp (K. Nakajima)
At 18:25 97.03.30 +0900, Toshikazu Kusano, JA1ELY wrote:
>I had received some questions about JG8NQJ/JD1. Here is my answer.
snip
>No, he has no antenna for 160 meters and no equipment for RTTY.
Raelly?
I worked him by RTTY last year and got a QSL.
de JA0RYN/7 Nakajima _._
ham-radio.813pifat,
From: "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com> (by way of Brian
K7ON Short <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Announcing The Daily DX
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ham-radio.814pifat,
From: "Ron Stailey, K5DJ" <Ron-Stailey@easy.com> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] (Updated) EA RTTY Rules
EA RTTY CONTEST 1997 RULES
Organized by "UNION DE RADIOAFICIONADOS ESPANOLES (U.R.E.)", the
EA RTTY CONTEST was created to promote activity in RTTY mode and
is open to radio amateurs world-wide.
DATE: l6OO Z Sat. to l6OO Z Sun., ApriI 5 - 6, 1997
MODE: RTTY-BAUDOT
BANDS: 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters, according to IARU band plans.
CLASSES: a) Single operator all band.
b) Single operator single band
c) Multi operator all band only
d) SWL
CALL: "'CQ EA TEST"
MESSAGE: RST and CQ Zone.
EA Stations send RST and "PREFIJO PROVINCIAL".
POINTS: 10, 15 and 20 meters bands, one for contact within own
continent, two for contact outside own continent. On 40
and 80 meters bands, three for contact within own
continent, six for contact outside own continent.
Contacts between stations in the same DXCC country are valid for
multiplier credit, but have zero point value.
Contacts between stations world-wide are valid.
It is not necessary to contact EA stations.
MULTIPLIERS: DXCC COUNTRIES and Spanish Provinces
(PREFIJOS PROVINCIALES) on each band.)
** Note: The first QSO with an EA, EA6, EA8, EA9 station
on each band, will count as two multipliers.
DXCC Country + Province.
CQ Zones DO NOT count as multipliers.
The Spanish "Prefijos Provinciales" are:
A-ALICANTE AB-ALBACETE AL-ALMERIA AV-AVILA B-BARCELONA
BA-BADAJOZ BI-BILBAO BU-BURGOS C-LA CORUNA CA-CADIZ
CC-CACERES CE-CEUTA CO-CORDOBA CR-CIUDAD REAL
CS-CASTELLON CU-CUENCA GC-G.CANARIA GI-GIRONA GR-GRANADA
GU-GUADALAJARA H-HUELVA HU-HUESCA J-JAEN L-LERIDA
LE-LEON LO-LOGRONO LU-LUGO M-MADRID MA-MALAGA
ML-MELILLA MU-MURCIA NA-NAVARRA O-OVIEDO OR-ORENSE
P-PALENCIA PM-PALMA de MALLORCA PO-PONTEVEDRA
S-SANTANDER SA-SALAMANCA SE-SEVILLA SG-SEGOVIA SO-SORIA
SS-SAN SEBASTIAN T-TARRAGONA TE-TERUEL TF-TENERIFE TO-TOLEDO
V-VALENCIA VA-VALLADOLID VI-VITORIA Z-ZARAGOZA ZA-ZAMORA
FINAL SCORE: Total points in all bands x total multipliers in all
bands.
TROPHIES: Award and plate to winner in class A. Award to winners
in class B), C) and D)
LOGS: Use separate log sheet for each band. Include a summary sheet
showing the scoring and other essential information. Official log
forms are recommended. Mailing deadline for all entries is May 10th
1997, to:
EA RTTY CONTEST MANAGER
ANTONIO ALCOLADO (EA1MV)
P.O.BOX 240
09400 ARANDA DE DUERO (BURGOS)
SPAIN.
30th March, 1997
_ __________________________________________________ _
/ ) | Ron Stailey, K5DJ (ex:ab5kd) | ( \
/ / | 504 Dove Haven Drive | \ \
__( (_ | Round Rock, Texas 78664-5926 | _) )__
(((\ \> |/-) (512) 255-5000-(Shack Phone) (-\ < / /)))
(\\\\ \_/ / E-Mail- k5dj@easy.com \ \_/ ////)
\ / Remember: \ /
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/ / |_________________________________________________| \ \
-----
ham-radio.815pifat,
From: ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt (Jose de Sa)
Subject: 425DXNEWS: DX'pedition to B.L. Islands 1997
Moreira CT1AHU, Lopes CT1CJJ, Jose CT1EEB and Jorge CT1FMX
will be active from the 25th to the 27th
of April from the next Portuguese Islands for DIP/PIP:
BL-002 Testada Island
BL-004 Gaga Island
BL-015 Matadouce Island
BL-016 Marinha Nova Island
This are the original plans but the Islands to be active might
change depending on the weather.
Callsigns: Home-calls/Portable
Note: This Islands are only good for the Portuguese Islands
Award and Plaque, NOT FOR IOTA !
73 and good DXing,
Jose de Sa CT1EEB
ham-radio.816pifat,
From: Brian K7ON Short <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] FS: PI-2 Hi Speed Packet Interface Card
Ordered PI-2 Ottawa High Speed interface card in January
and it just arrived, but found a PI in the duration.
Actually, I thought the order mailed from FL was lost!
It is unopened in the envelope as received from Ottawa
and ready to go out immediately.
This is the PI-2 Partial Kit just recently available.
I don't need it presently, so *someone* please buy it from
me and I'll be grateful!
As received, unopened, PI-2 high speed packet interface
*READY FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT*...
Brian Short 1994 E Laguna Dr Tempe, Az 85282 (602)839-3484 k7on@qsl.net
ham-radio.817pifat,
Reply-To: ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt (Jose de Sa)
From: ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt (Jose de Sa)
Cc: 425dxnews@pc.fr.flashnet.it
Cc: dx@ve7tcp.ampr.org
Cc: jizirat@aol.com
Subject: 425DXNEWS: Gramatal Isl. is BL-017 and not BL-015, sorry!
On the 31st of March CT1EEB/p and CT1CJJ/p have been active
from Gramatal Island, BL-017 for the Portuguese Islands Award...
By mistake on the air we referenced the Island as BL-015, which
its not correct, so, please correct on your LOG the reference for
BL-017 !
We apologise for any inconvenience...
You can send QSL to each of the Home-callsigns...
73 and CU again soon from the Islands,
ham-radio.818pifat,
From: "Stephen R. Gregory" <steve.vk3ot@h140.aone.net.au> (by way of Brian
K7ON Short <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
The data base for Frequencies, TV video etc is at
http://www.uksmg.org/vk3ot.htm
Thanks to Chris G3WOS who maintains it and puts up with my nocturnal
postings.
One of the best Web link sites is
http://www.mindspring.com/~wave/6me.html
The VK real audio files reside at
http://www.telesupport.nl/wave/vk3ot/index.htm
Thanks to henk PA2HJS
And the UKSMG real audio is at
http://www.uksmg.org/nostalgia21.htm and nostalgia22.htm
Thanks again to Chris G3WOS.
email: steve.vk3ot@h140.aone.net.au
Fax 613 5571 2222 t/f 613 55723333
ham-radio.819pifat,
From: Neil Heckt <neil@aade.com> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Homebrew Heaven
Homebrew Heaven (Almost All Digital Electronics)
My web site at http://www.aade.com is dedicated to amateurs,
professionals and hobbists interested in circuit design
and construction
(While shamelessly touting my popular L/C Meter IIB and
Digital Frequency Display Kits).
You will find links of genuine interest in My Favorite Links
http://www.aade.com/links
Where you can download demo or free printed circuit,
schematic capture and circuit analysis programs (ie:SPICE),
microcontroller assemblers and simulators and
PLD compilers.
Where you can download data sheets for most any IC,
Sources of new and surplus equipment and parts,
Links to other kit manufacturers
and links to many amateur radio sites.
Watch for the May issue of QST for a feature article on the
Digital Frequency Display which can add digital frequency
readout to most any rig from direct conversion to superheterodye
HF, VHF, UHF and SHF.
Watch Nuts and Volts magazine in the next month or two for a
feature article about my L/C Meter IIB which can measure
from 1 nano-henry (.001uHy) to 150 mHy and .01pf to 1.5ufd.
with 1% accuracy and is automatic ranging and self-calibrating.
--
Neil
Almost All Digital Electronics
Homebrew Heaven at http://www.aade.com
Home of L/C Meter IIB and Digital Frequency Display
Links to sites of interest to Engineers, Amateurs and hobbyists
interested in Circuit Design and construction.
ham-radio.820pifat,
From: Mauro Pregliasco <i1jqj@amsat.org>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: IOTA Notice [March 97]
IOTA Notice [March 97]
>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN MARCH 1997 <<<
AS-126/Prov HS BUTANG GROUP (Thai islands, "f"), operation by HS9AL from
Terutao Island
OC-219 YB8 TUKANGBESI IS (Indonesia, YB8 islands, "u"), operation by
YB8ZY
OC-220/Prov VK5 SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE WEST group (Australia, South
Australia islands, "c"), operation by VK5ISL from St.
Peter Island
>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (*) <<<
AS-067 JI6KVR/6, Uji Archipelago (November 1996)
AS-125 HS50A, Koh Chang (December 1996)
NA-088 HP2CWB/HP4, Colon Island (February 1997)
OC-209 YC8TZR, Talaud Island (resident)
OC-219 YB8ZY, Wangiwangi Island (March 1997)
(*) Includes operations where validation material was volunteered, ie not
specifically required for credit to be given - in all cases cards now
submitted will be accepted by Checkpoints.
>>> PROVISIONAL IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS (YET TO BE CONFIRMED) <<<
AF-076/Prov 5N4 Gulf of Guinea group (Nigeria, operations from Bonny
Island by 5N4ALE since September 1996 and 5N4BHF from
February 1997)
AS-126/Prov HS Butang Group (Thailand, operation from Koh Terutao by
HS9AL in March 1997)
OC-220/Prov VK5 South Australia State West group (Australia, operation
from St. Peter Island by VK5ISL in March 1997).
Checkpoints are not authorised to accept for IOTA credit QSL cards confirming
contacts made with islands/groups whose Reference Numbers have been issued on
a provisional basis.
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)
ham-radio.821pifat,
From: wa2moe@doitnow.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 20:27:29 -0700
Subject: [BitBucket] another unhappy USR customer
>X-Sender: dnorris@postoffice.syspac.com
>Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 20:14:16 -0700
>To: wa2moe@doitnow.com
>From: Dean Norris <dnorris@k7no.com>
>Subject: another unhappy USR customer
>
>Robin Cheng-Hai Gan (Home) wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Everyone,
>>
>> I would like to share with you a very bad experience that I had with US
>> Robotics:
>>
>> I bought a Sportster 33.6 modem model 840 before their deadline of
>> so-called free upgrade to 56Kpbs and $20 rebate. Now I have two problems:
>>
>> The first problem is that the flash hook feature of that modem doesn't work
>> which prevents me from calling into work smoothly. I contacted their
>> tech-support through Internet email and all I got back was that they will
>> look into it, but nothing further ever since. Also, the modem sometimes
>> cannot be initialized correctly at the first time after I start my
>> computer. I am not really satisfied with their support effort.
>>
>> No the second problem is that after I sent in all the free upgrade and
>> rebate paperwork, they now finally responded after six weeks with a piece
>> of cheapy postcard claiming that they did not receive a valid sales
>> receipt! They ask me to resubmit before the deadline of 05/03/97.
>> Resubmit what?! I have given them everything in original and I don't have
>> anything in original to "resubmit".
>>
>> To me, this is just a scam that US Robotics trying to trick customer like
>> me to buy their junky product that they try to get rid of before the end of
>> the year with fancy packaging and marketing materials such as "free upgrade
>> to 56K", and "$20 rebate", etc. Now customer like me is the "definitely
>> lose" situation because I have given them the original receipt already and
>> I have nothing in my hand to resubmit as "original". Now I can't even
>> return the product although I didn't get what I paid for which includes
>> that so-called rebate and so-called free upgrade.
>>
>> So for those of you who are thinking about buying a US Robotics modem,
>> please think again because you might be the next victim. I have heard of
>> similar story like this about other companies but I can never believe that
>> US Robotics, a previously very reputable company, would do something like
>> this to a value customer like me because this is the second time that I
>> bought a modem from US Robotics.
>>
>> US Robotics, you better look out because you are now dealing with a very
>> angry customer and I am going to continue distributing this email to
>> everywhere and everyone that I can think of, and let all the people in the
>> world know about what kind of treatment you give to a value customer like
>> me. Think about how many people are connected to the Internet! I will
>> make you very famous of bad service and bad support!
>>
>> A very upset customer of US Robotics
>> Robin Cheng-Hai Gan
>
>
>I would stay on there case... and also the retailer where you bought it
>from should be backing you up too... where is he?
>John
>
>--
>John Amero, Parksville, B. C. Canada Phone:-(250) 248-5091, E-Mail:-
>johna@island.net
>
Stu Greene WA2MOE
7537 North 28th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85051 USA
wa2moe@doitnow.com
ham-radio.822pifat,
From: Gary Capek <gcapek@getnet.com> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Special Event Station - Please Distribute
>Come Join Us at Biosphere 2!
>Biosphere 2 Center is pleased to announce the first annual Earth Day
>Special Event, an Amateur Radio celebration honoring the Earth. On Sunday,
>April 20th, amateur radio operators from Arizona, students of all ages, and
>the general public are invited to participate as we make contact with
>people from around Arizona and the world, wishing all a happy Earth Day.
>Biosphere 2 is a unique combination of the largest functioning Earth
>systems model in the world linked with leading-edge technology for data
>collection and analysis. Biosphere 2 is a set of tools, a model, and a
>system for viewing the world. Biosphere 2 and the surrounding Sonoran
>Desert ecosystem provide the gateway to exploring both local and global
>environmental issues, and an ideal setting to host the first ever amateur
>radio event concerned with those issues.
>The Earth Day Special Event is being hosted on the lawn in front of the
>Human Habitat where the former Biospherians lived. This is also the only
>Free-Day of the year, so there is no charge to participate or tour the
>campus. Attendance for this event, which will also have key note speakers
>and educational activities concerning the environment, is expected to range
>from four to seven thousand people. Bring your family and friends. This is
>a unique exposure opportunity for the amateur radio world.
>Educational activities are being coordinated by Terry Pemberton of the
>Math Science Technology Project of Prescott Unified School District. Terry
>has been using amateur radio as a teaching resource for years and is eager
>to share his methods and ideas with others. The educational curriculum,
>developed by the Math Science Technology Project, revolves around the
>topics of radio wave propagation, solar flares, light transmission, and
>sunspot cycles.
>Bob O'Connell and Steve Arens, both with the Radio Society of Tucson, are
>coordinating the technical issues, including placement and quantity of
>equipment and frequency assignments. We encourage you to bring equipment
>and demonstrate your knowledge, but first contact either Bob or Steve.
>Bryan Thorpe works at the Biosphere 2 Center and is acting as liaison for
>all parties. He is the contact point for all questions that cannot be
>answered by email.
>This is an opportunity to share the value of amateur radio, to experience
>the Biosphere 2 and the beautiful Santa Catalina Mountain range, and to
>celebrate our Earth by communicating with both neighbors and distant
>friends.
>If you have any questions/suggestions, or would like to participate as a
>guest or a demonstrator, then please contact us. Clubs and school
>organizations are encouraged to send a representative. Also, we are
>especially interested in solar powered displays, but power will be
>available.
>
>We hope to see you!
>
>Bryan Thorpe KE6TCF Earth Day Coordinator bthorpe@bio2.edu (800)
>992-4603x1
>Terry Pemberton KB7TRE Education Coordinator
>Bob O'Connell KC5DWB Technical Coordinator reo@azstarnet.com
>
>Frequency List
>
>2 Meters 147.140 +600 FM Voice
>6 Meters 50.130 Voice
>10 Meters 28.405 Novice Voice !
>15 Meters 21.138 Novice CW !
>15 Meters 15.238 General Voice
>20 Meters 14.245 Voice
>40 Meters 7.117.5 Novice CW !
>40 Meters 7.238 Voice
ham-radio.823pifat,
From: "Gary L. Johnson" <gjohnson@goodnet.com> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] XPWIN 1.1.7 Released
April 1, 1997
XPWIN 1.1.7 is now available via the WEB page shown below.
This is a free upgrade for registered users.
73 Gary KF7XP
The list are program changes are shown below.
Version 1.1.7
- Added AMTOR Menu option to switch the TNC mailbox
on and off for HF TOR modes. This option can be reached
via the Switch MBX option in the AMTOR menu or CTRL-ALT M
keystroke.
If the TNC mailbox is active the program will display
MBX ON in the HF port status Window.
- Modified Mailbox options to make it a little more clear
to the end user. Mailbox selections have been renamed
from Internal and External to TNC and Program. This
should make it a bit more straight forward for the
user wen selecting a mailbox.
- Corrected AMTOR Standby operation for Kantronics
KAM TNCs. Program was previously setting the
TNC to LAMTOR mode instead of AMTOR Standby.
ALT-L may still be used to toggle between AMTOR
Listen and Amtor Standby Modes.
- Corrected NavTex for Kantronics KAM units.
Program now displays correct operating mode.
- Adds Transmit/Receive Invert option. This is
available in the Misc Menu, Tool Bar and using
CTRL-ALT-I keyboard sequence. The toolbar command
is labeled as 'A'.
The Toolbar indicates the current invert status.
if the 'A' is right reading the current status is
Invert Off. If the 'A' is upside down Invert is On.
- Corrects Kantronics initialization problems
where the callsign for MYPTCALL and MYGTCALL
were being corrupted.
- Corrected Signal Lost indication for Hal controllers.
This was being handled as a new connection. Now
Signal lost is tranparent to program operation.
- Corrected problem with AMTOR operation with HAL controllers.
Problem inhibited linking from other stations.
- Corrected FSK inversion commands for HAL Controllers.
The program commands where reversed.
- Added Preview feature to file selector. This is active
when selecting files to Transmit, View or Edit. It is
not used when opening up a receive file.
Allows preview of Text, ANSI, JPG, BMP, PNG and PCX files.
- Adds full support for KPC-2.
- Corrects MYPBBS connect problems with Kantronics controllers.
- Corrects possible loss of connect possibility for KPC-2 and KPC-3
controllers.
Version 1.1.6
- Signal Identication mode (SIAM) is fully implemented for
AEA controller. To enter Signal Ident, select Signal Ident
from the MISC menu.
Once the program is reported mode information the user can
switch to the reported mode, by pressing the OK button on the
toolbar or pressing ALT-F9 on the keyboard.
*********************************************************************
* Gary Johnson * (602) 833-6997 Voice *
* gjohnson@indirect.com * (602) 898-1058 BBS *
* CIS : 74041,2317 * *
* WEB : http://www.goodnet.com/~gjohnson *
* XPCOM - XPDUAL - XPKAM - XPPCI - XPPTC - XPWIN *
*********************************************************************
ham-radio.824pifat,
From: bill@tiktok.cse.tek.com (William K McFadden) (by way of Brian K7ON
Short <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Handy Shortwave Chart
[Last modified 14-Mar-97]
The latest version of this file can be accessed via my web page at:
http://www.rdrop.com/users/billmc
Handy Shortwave Chart
Bill McFadden
bill.mcfadden@tek.com
Band allocations and time zone conversions for the USA. Information taken
from an NTIA allocations table dated Sep 95. Includes WARC-92 broadcast
band extensions which may be used before April 1, 2007 on a secondary
(non-interference) basis. Please e-mail corrections to me.
SHORTWAVE BROADCAST BANDS UNITED STATES TIME ZONES
2300 - 2495 120 Meters PDT MDT CDT EDT
3200 - 3400 90 Meters GMT PST MST CST EST
3900 - 4000 75 Meters --------------------------------------------
4750 - 5060 60 Meters 0000 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
5900 - 6200 49 Meters 0100 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM
7100 - 7350 41 Meters 0200 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM
9400 - 9900 31 Meters 0300 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM
11600 - 12100 25 Meters 0400 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM 12 AM
13570 - 13870 22 Meters 0500 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM 12 AM 1 AM
15100 - 15800 19 Meters 0600 10 PM 11 PM 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM
17480 - 17900 16 Meters 0700 11 PM 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM
18900 - 19020 15 Meters 0800 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM
21450 - 21850 13 Meters 0900 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM
25600 - 26100 11 Meters 1000 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM
1100 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM
1200 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM
AMATEUR PHONE BANDS 1300 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM
1400 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM
1800 - 2000 160 Meters 1500 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM
3750 - 4000 75 Meters 1600 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM
7150 - 7300 40 Meters 1700 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM
14150 - 14350 20 Meters 1800 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM
18110 - 18168 17 Meters 1900 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM
21200 - 21450 15 Meters 2000 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM
24930 - 24990 12 Meters 2100 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM
28300 - 29700 10 Meters 2200 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM
2300 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM
AMATEUR CW BANDS
OTHER BANDS
1800 - 2000 160 Meters
3500 - 3750 80 Meters 150 - 285 Longwave Broadcast (not in US)
7000 - 7150 40 Meters 535 - 1705 Mediumwave Broadcast
10100 - 10150 30 Meters 1900 - 2000 Radiolocation
14000 - 14150 20 Meters 13360 - 13410 Radio Astronomy
18068 - 18110 17 Meters 25550 - 25670 Radio Astronomy
21000 - 21200 15 Meters 25850 - 26100 Remote Broadcast Pickup
24890 - 24930 12 Meters 26960 - 27410 Citizens' Band
28000 - 28300 10 Meters
FIXED SERVICE BANDS AIRCRAFT BANDS MARINE BANDS LAND MOBILE
1705 - 1800 13800 - 14000 2850 - 3155 2000 - 2107 25010 - 25070
2107 - 2170 14350 - 14990 3400 - 3500 2170 - 2194 25210 - 25330
2194 - 2850 15600 - 16360 4650 - 4750 4000 - 4438 26175 - 26480
3155 - 3400 17410 - 17550 5450 - 5730 6200 - 6525 27410 - 27540
4438 - 4650 18030 - 18068 6525 - 6765 8100 - 8815 29700 - 29800
4750 - 5450 18168 - 18780 8815 - 9040 12230 - 13200
5730 - 5950 18900 - 19680 10005 - 10100 16360 - 17410
6765 - 7000 19800 - 21000 11175 - 11400 18780 - 18900 US GOVERNMENT
7300 - 8100 21850 - 21924 13200 - 13360 19680 - 19800
9040 - 9500 22855 - 23200 15010 - 15100 22000 - 22855 25330 - 25550
9900 - 9995 23350 - 24890 17900 - 18030 25070 - 25210 26480 - 26950
10150 - 11175 26950 - 26960 21924 - 22000 26100 - 26175 27540 - 28000
11400 - 11650 29800 - 29890 23200 - 23350 29890 - 29910
12050 - 12230 29910 - 30000
13410 - 13600
--
Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 50-350 Beaverton, OR 97077
bill.mcfadden@tek.com http://www.rdrop.com/users/billmc (503) 627-6920
CAUTION: Don't look into laser beam with remaining eye.
Any opinions expressed above are not necessarily those of Tektronix, Inc.
ham-radio.825pifat,
From: AMeyer3565@aol.com
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:37:09 -0500 (EST)
cc: bitbucket@primenet.com
Subject: [BitBucket] Comp Rtty/II PCI Program.
If you are using Comp Rtty program, would like to chat with you.
"73 ES
DX......ALEX..........W6ZX.........................................EX:WB6AFJ
ham-radio.826pifat,
From: John <wd8mgq@tir.com>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: ALERT 04/01/97
Rumors.... only rumors....
I just received a phone call from Joe I2YDX who says that S21YS will be QRV
on April 5, 1997 for 2 days. It will count for little letter a in the S2
group. The island name is Hatia, and be using a generator and batteries
also, along with a dipole and maybe another antenna yet to be announced.
They will listen for North America at 12:00z to 14:00z, and again at 22:00z
to 24:00z. QSL's will be via IK1FLF.
Good luck!! John WD8MGQ
ham-radio.827pifat,
From: wa2moe@doitnow.com
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 09:51:36 -0700
Subject: 425DXNEWS: [TowerTalk] Scarborough Reef news
>
>
>
>
>SCARBOROUGH REEF
>
> New Britain, CT, Apr 1--In a surprise decision made earlier today by
>the Ministry of Radio, the Peoples Republic of China announced that the
>recent BS7SR Scarborough Reef operation was deemed by the government to have
>been an "outlaw operation." The announcement went on to state that "The
>operation was, therefore, illegal," despite the fact that permission had
>been given beforehand.
>
> The reason for retroactive cancellation of the DXpedition's license
>was, according to Ministry officials, that "Examination of the photographs
>of BS7SR in operation clearly show that all reasonable RF-safety
>considerations were ignored, thereby setting a bad example for the people of
>China and of the world. The antennas were located much too near the
>operators for safety, and we fear for the operators' future health and
>children, if any."
>
> Because of this action, the ARRL has announced that DXCC credit for
>contacts with BS7SR has been withdrawn.
>
> It is rumored that the ARRL DX Advisory Committee is considering a
>proposal for a new rule that will allow DXCC credit for Scarborough Reef if,
>and only if, the DXpedition uses large cantilevered scaffolding for the
>antennas, in order to separate the operators from the antennas by at least
>50 feet horizontally and 50 feet vertically. A DXAC member who asked not to
>be identified said, "We feel that ham radio ingenuity and the generous
>application of funding will be able to overcome this antenna difficulty on
>some future DXpedition."
>
ham-radio.828pifat,
From: claude@bauv106.bauv.unibw-muenchen.de (Claude Frantz) (by way of Brian
K7ON Short <k7on@qsl.net>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Future HF modem standard for amateur radio
In my opinion, it's time now, to define a standard for a future HF
modem for amateur radio, which can be proposed to the administration
in order to avoid the reproach of using a non open coded modulation.
We need a high performance, open standard designed to have good
performance in the specific amateur radio environment on HF. Of
course, the standard should be verified and commented in the
community.
At first, the objectives have to be defined. Please allow me to
start the subject, please comment.
The question of the bandwidth is open, it should be compatible with
any common CW/SSB transceiver on the market. The maximum speed
should be defined too. I think, there should be two modes: a
point-to-point mode for classical QSOs and a broadcast mode. The
question of the right modulation will probably be a very
controversial subject, strongly related to the question of the
bandwidth. The standard should be so that the modem can be build
with commonly available up to day one-chip microprocessors together
with a commonly available memory, at a reasonable cost. The
reliability and speed in an enviromnent in which one the QRM and QSB
can be strong over a relatively long period of time should be seen a
the primary design goal. I think that procedures which try to switch
between clear and noisy modes do have inherent problems related to
the fact that it is very difficult to signal the mode switching to
the peer when the performance of the communication channel has
degraded. Another important question is related to the automatic
repeat request error control scheme and forward-error-correction
scheme. Remember, two modes are needed. These procedures are of
great importance in respect of performance and speed.
73,
Claude
ham-radio.829pifat,
From: "Greg Jones, WD5IVD" <wd5ivd@tapr.org> (by way of Brian K7ON Short
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Re: Future HF modem standard for amateur radio
Hello Claude:
If we are talking strictly about the rules (and not technical progress),
there is no need to further define operations within the rules.
If anything, we need to be asking the FCC to eliminate wording in the rules
to foster such experimentation instead of asking for changes to define yet
another niche that might never happen or by the time the rules are finally
confirmed (a 2-5 year process) we have already left behind.
As of right now there is no modulation or coding issues limiting HF
operations. Well, there are a few, but not in the sense of the context
below. The FCC stated four years ago that it was enough to have whatever
was being done published in the Digital Communications Conference or other
recognized publication that could be referenced. I would have to go look,
but the Future Systems Committee of the ARRL requested and got changed the
rules that allow new modes to be defined in this manner, instead of having
them submitted for rules inclusion. That was one reason we saw Clover,
PACTOR and others published in the #11 DCC
(http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/cnc11.html) and others in 13th DCC. All the
abstracts can be found at http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/publications.html.
As to a technical standard -- past history indicates that standards from
within the ham community before something exists, while providing an
excellent intellectual exercise, rarely influences the eventual outcome of
a design by another ham(s). Maybe someone can point me to something within
the amateur community that actually is an example of this working before
something was coded or prototyped.
There have been a lot of discussion at various HF SIG meetings and most it
comes down to the fact that we need rules within Part 97 to allow us to
really get back to experimenting with new modes and moving the art forward
instead of being hackled by outdated rules that are in place to limit our
impact upon a community that wants good, simple, cheap communications
instead of technical expertise and evolution.
If anything, let's focus on getting the rules rewritten so that there are
no limits to what we can experiment with.
Cheers - Greg, WD5IVD
-----
Greg Jones, WD5IVD
Austin, Texas
wd5ivd@tapr.org
http://www.tapr.org/~wd5ivd
-----
ham-radio.830pifat,
From: Jim Tittsler <tpc@mars.dtinet.or.jp>
Subject: Re: [BitBucket] Future HF modem standard for amateur radio
On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Claude Frantz wrote:
> In my opinion, it's time now, to define a standard for a future HF
> modem for amateur radio, which can be proposed to the administration
You might enjoy joining the 'hfsig' mailing list sponsored by
TAPR. A number of HF modems have been proposed, discussed, and
are being prototyped. The easiest way to subscribe is to visit
the TAPR web page http://www.tapr.org/ (Alternatively, you can
mail to listproc@tapr.org)
73, Jim 7J1AJH/AI8A
--
Jim Tittsler, Tokyo 7j1ajh@amsat.org http://shrine.cyber.ad.jp/~jwt/
ham-radio.831pifat,
From: "Carlos Augusto S. Pereira" <silver@ax.apc.org>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: QSL CARDS TO SEND
I have 1500 qsl cards to send and I have a doubt, is it necessary to sign
all of them? Or just filling the card with the qso information is OK? I ask
that because:
1) It is a hard work to sign all of them but if it is necessary ....
2) I have some qsl cards for my DXCC and WAS that are not signed!
What does ARRL mention about that?
73,
Carlos - PY1CAS
ham-radio.832pifat,
From: "Gerben A.Menting" <gam@pi.net>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: VK9GA QSL
Dear om's,
Due to moving from YB3 to PA last year and other circumstances, I could
process the cards for my VK9GA trip of May 1996 just recently. All direct
cards are mailed now and buro cards will be send this week.
Although Geert, PA0GIN is my all time QSL manager, I have processed the VK9GA
cards myself, so don't blame him for the delay.
For some background reading about the VK9GA trip see my homepage.
If you need any QSL of my operations, you can send your request to PA0GIN or
direct to me:
Gerben A.Menting - PA0GAM
WAEZENBURGLAAN 104
9351 HG LEEK
THE NETHERLANDS
Operations:
PA0GAM/OH0, PA0GAM/OH0/OJ0, PA0GAM/4S7, 9Q5MA, PA0GAM/ST2, PA0GAM/9L, YB3AQE,
ZA/PA0GAM, PF4WCY.
Regards,
Gerben
http://www.pi.net/~gam
ham-radio.833pifat,
From: Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
Subject: 425DXNEWS: QSL Route-s WPX PH 97 (1)
Relationship of new incorporations to the list of information of QSL of
stations that participated in the contests CQWW SSB & CW 1996.
Period : 23-28 of February of 1997
The complete list, in HTML format, you could consult in the
following URL address:.
http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/
If you have more information or you find any error send me an e-mail
at following address:
ea5eyj@arrakis.es
If you don't dispose of service of WWW, and you desire to receive the
complete list of routes of QSL of the CQWW SSB or CW of 1996,
communicate me it and I'll send you back for e-mail.
The relationship of qsl-information of the CQWWSSB 1996 consists
of 509 record.
The relationship of qsl-information of the CQWWCW 1996 consists
of 380 record.
******************************
CQ WW SSB 1996
******************************
Corrections:
VA3MG via VA3MG not VE3MG
VA3MM via VA3MM not VE3MM
VA3SK via VA3SK not VE3SK
WP2AHW via WT4K (ex KQ4GC) Only Contest
Bill Gallier, 4094 Sabdy Run Drive, E.Middleburg, FL-32068, USA
XA5T via KB5FU
******************************
CQ WW CW 1996
******************************
V47KP via K2DQX --new call is K2SB
Thanks to the following stations: VA3ZC, WT4K (ex KQ4GC), AJ2U (ex N2MZH)
K5UO
73 EA5EYJ Pascual
Murcia - Spain
E-mail:
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Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
ham-radio.834pifat,
From: Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
Subject: 425DXNEWS: QSL Route-s WPX PH 97 (1)
CQ WW WPX SSB 1997 (29-30/Mar/1997)
Recopile by EA5EYJ (Murcia-Spain) Rev. 30-March-97
Call process: 1A - EZ
CALL QSLINFO
=========== ==============================================================
3A/DF8XC DL1YFF
3B8/DL6UAA DL6UAA Bureau
3DA5A JH7FQK Ichio Ujiie, 162 Shionosawa, Kohata, Towa, Adachi-gun,
Fukushima 964-02, Japan
3E1DX N0JT (ex KF0UI)
3Z0RY SP4TKK
4F3GDX DU3GDX
4F4IX DU4IX OC-042
4L1DX OZ1HPS
4L5A IK3HHX
4M1X W4SO (ex WS4E)
4N0AV YU7AV
4N1A PPS RC Novi Beograd, P.O.Box 35, 11070 Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia
4N9BW YU7BW
4O4D YU4FDE
4S7EA Ernest Amarasinghe, 275/6 Colombo Rd, Divulpitiya,
Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
4S7EF Ekendra F Edrisinghe, P.O.Box 70, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
4U1WB KF4OMW
4V2A 9A2AJ Tomislav Polak, P.P. 34551 lipik, Croatia
4X6TT AMIR BAZAK , P.O.Box 1446, RAMAT HASHARON, 47226, ISRAEL
5N0FPK Bureau or direct (CBA)
5N0T F2YT bureau or direct: Paul Herbet, 9 Rue de l Alouette,
Estree Cauchy, F-62690 Aubigny en Artois, France
5N3/SP5XAR SP5CPR direct or bureau
5X1T ON5NT Ghis Penny, Lindestraat 46, B-9880 Aalter, Belgium
5X4F K3SW James D Kulp, Signal Hill Farm 88 Signal Hill Ln,
Middletown , VA-22645, USA
5Z4PL Peter Lutz, Box 1095, Limaru, Kenya
6D2X K5TSQ
6W1QV F6FNU
7J6CCU JR6HI also bureau
7M1MCT JA6URO
7X2RO OM3CGN Ivan Gombos , Dr.Clementisa 4/161, Rimavska Sobota,
979 01, SLOVAK REP.
7Z5OO W1AF Harvard Wireless Club, 6 LINDEN ST, CAMBRIDGE MA-02138,USA
8P9IJ VE3VET David B.Reichheld, 46 Macoomb Drive, Welland,
Ontario L3C 5T9, CANADA
8R1K OH6DO Marko Myllymaki,Mehtokuja 10 B 3,SF-63700 Ahtari,Finland
9A0C 9A2KL Leon Kanzler,S.Kolara 11 c,10410 Velika Gorica, Croatia
9A1A 9A1A Team, P.O.Box 108, Zagreb 10001, Croatia
9A5Y Bureau
9A7A Bureau
9G1YR G4XTA
9H0A LA2TO
9H3ZZ G4RTO bureau or direct: G.A.Calkin, Av des Rhododendrons 4,
B-1950 Kraainem, Belgium.
9J2BO W6ORD
9K2/YO9HP YO9HP bureau
9K2HN Buro or direct: Hamad J. Al-Nusif, P.O.Box 29174, 13152,
Safat, Kuwait
9L1MA W0HSC North Dakota State Univ AR Soc., D Rogers,
1502 9th Streer N, Fargo, ND-58102, USA
9M2IY JA1INP
9M2TO JA0DMV Jarl buro or direct:Tex Izumo, Bukit Dumbar APR 9-4,
97 Jalan Thomas 11700, Gelugor Penang, Malaysia
9M6TPR K1XM Paul J Young, 11 Michigan DR, Hudson MA-01749, USA
9U5T F2VX Gerard Debelle, 4 le Haut dYvrac, F-33370 Tresses, France
9V1ZB JL3WSL
9Y4NZ Chris, P.O.Box 168, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
A41LZ Tada, P.O.Box 2837, Ruwi 70112, OMAN
A45ZN Tony Selmes, P.O.Box 981, Muscat 113, Oman
A61AF F6EJI
A71EM Bureau
AH8A AC7DX Ron Lago, P.O.Box 25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402,USA
AY9H LU3HL
BV9AYA BV2KI bureau from AS-103
C40M 5B4AFM
C56/DK3FW DK3FW
C6AJR DL3ABL bureau or direct to Andrea Diekmann, Bruno-Taut-Ring 56,
D-39130 Magdeburg, Germany.
C6A/DL6MHW DL3ABL bureau or direct to: Andrea Diekmann, Bruno-Taut-Ring 56,
D-39130 Magdeburg, Germany.
CE8SFG Luis Fernando Prado, P.O.Box 1048, Punta Arenas, Chile
CK7U VE7UBC
CQ1DIZ CT1DIZ
CS6AHU CT1AHU
CT3BX HB9CRV
CT8T bureau
CV1T CX8CP
CW6V W3HNK Joe Arcure Jr, P.O.Box 73, Edgemont, PA-19028, USA
CX8DX F1NGP Yann Weber, 30 Rue des Bleuets, F-57070 Metz, France
D2EV DL3KBQ
DU1COO CBA
DU1SAN Serafin A Nepomuceno, 186 MacArthur Highway, Potrero,
Malabon 1475, MM, Philippines
E22AAA HS-Bureau
EA8AH OH1RY
EA9AM OH2BH Martti Laine, Nuotatniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland
ED1WWE EA-Bureau
ED2BFM EA2BFM
ED6URM EA-bureau
EF3KK EC3CTS
EK8WB Vahan, P.O.Box 22, Yerevan, Armenia
EM1HO I2PJA Antartica AN-006
EM2I UT2IA
ER0F OE5EIN
ES5Q ES5RY
EX8W DL8FCU
EX9A DF8WS direct or bureau
EY1ZA W3HNK Joe Arcure Jr, P.O.Box 73, Edgemont, PA-19028, USA
------ continue -----
Last Update: 30/March/97
Summary effected by EA5EYJ: Pascual Guardiola Guardiola , Murcia - Spain
Please, if he has more information or you detect any incorrectness,
send me a E-mail to any of the following addresses:
Email: ea5eyj@arrakis.es
Email: Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
AX.25: EA5EYJ@EA5URM.EAMU.ESP.EU
The complete list, in HTML format, you could consult in the
following URL address:.
http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/
73 EA5EYJ Pascual
Murcia - Spain
ham-radio.835pifat,
From: Jon Iza <ea2sn@jet.es> (by way of Brian K7ON Short <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] NC38S in Spanish now!
Gang,
NorCal is happy to announce the availability of the NC 38 Special kit
with an exotic touch! The manual, including Ori's troubleshooting, Paul
Harden review, and some excerpts from the QRP-L have been translated
into Spanish by ea2sn and we are ready to ship "38 Especiales"
everywhere. No, the name hasn't changed, it's still "38 Special", just
a joke.
Anyway, for those of you willing to send a gift to some Mexican or
South-american folks, or some Spanish-speaking neighbor, here is a
chance for you to share and enjoy.
You will have to contact Jim for he has to get the copies ready as well
as the kits. Jim Cates is at <mailto:wager@juno.com>
And as for the prices, I guess there is no change: the Spanish manuals
are on me.
By the way, NorCal is working with the latest production techniques:
the JIT (just in time). Jim got the originals from me yesterday, and
yesterday also the current issue of "Radioaficionados" was expected to
hit the mailboxes of some 20000 Spanish hams...
My only hope now is that there will be a bunch of 38S-38S QSOs next
Summer crossing the Atlantic :-)
Be well.
jon, ea2sn
P.S.: The School of Engineering where I teach celebrates today, April 2,
100 years! What a coincidence!
-
Jon Iza ea2sn since 1978 qrp'er at large! <mailto:ea2sn@jet.es>
** One's needs are proportional to the square of his/her incompetence **
URE - ARRL - DARC - VERON - ARI - WIA - NZART - AMSAT-UK - TAPR - IDRA
EAqrp 26 = Gqrp 1216 = ARCI 5153 = qrp-L 313 = NorCal 701 = ARS 202
ham-radio.836pifat,
From: N2LDV@aol.com
Subject: 425DXNEWS: FP5AC
Hi All,
Has anyone received a QSL card from FP5AC? I'm wondering if his operation
was for real, or if he was a slim. I'm still waiting for this new one!
Thank you.
73,
Lenny
ham-radio.837pifat,
From: W.B.Mudde@net.HCC.nl (Bart Mudde)
Subject: Re: 425DXNEWS: QSL CARDS TO SEND
On Tue, 01 Apr 1997 12:50:45 -0300, you wrote:
>What does ARRL mention about that?
>
>73,
>
>Carlos - PY1CAS
>
I was always told, that confirming the DXCC rules QSL cards must be
signed.
73 de Bart PA3GGM
ham-radio.838pifat,
From: oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills)
Subject: Re: 425DXNEWS: QSL CARDS TO SEND
Oh rats, my XZ1N and ZS8IR cards won't count after all.
Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
ham-radio.839pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] 3 New *FREE* Reflectors (Mailing Lists)
QSL.NET has authorized the creation of three new
mailing lists which will be my initial responsibility:
1) Ham-Books (literature and periodicals of amateur radio)
a) publishers
b) magazines
c) newsletters
d) books
e) old and "collector" books
f) new book announcements
2) Ham-Software (software of all types used for amateur radio)
a) logging
b) propagation prediction
c) digital modes
d) award tracking
e) commercial/shareware
f) electronic design and simulation
3) Mobile/Portable
a) QRP and QRO, HF and VHF+
b) rigs, antennas, tuners
c) installation
e) batteries
f) generators
g) camping/RVs/backpacking
h) laptop/palmtop computers
i) portable packet
j) roving and mountain-topping
k) GPS
These mailing lists are NOT yet ready for use, but at this
time the scope and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are in
preparation.
I WOULD LIKE INPUT ABOUT ABOVE OR OTHER ITEMS THAT SHOULD OR
SHOULD NOT BE SCOPED IN THE CHARTER FOR THE NEW MAILING LISTS
Please send me (ke7gh@primenet.com) any comments or interest
in the above. I will post information about signing up (free)
and the completed FAQs beyond the very rough outline above.
Brian ke7gh@primenet.com >or< http://www.primenet.com/~ke7gh
ham-radio.840pifat,
From: Donald Milner <donjm@smartnet.co.za>
Subject: Re: 425DXNEWS: QSL CARDS TO SEND
Derek, your ZS8IR does count for DXCC, not sure XZ1N. All the papers
everything are in order for ZS8IR.
73 ... Don ... ZS6AQS
At 02:07 PM 4/3/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Oh rats, my XZ1N and ZS8IR cards won't count after all.
>
>Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
>oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
ham-radio.841pifat,
From: Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
Date: 04 Apr 97 08:34:47 +0000
Subject: 425DXNEWS: QSL Route-s WPX PH 97
CQ WW WPX SSB 1997 (29-30/Mar/1997)
Recopile by Pascual Guardiola
EA5EYJ (Murcia-Spain)
Rev. 31-March-97
CALL QSLINFO
=========== ===============================================================
3A/DF8XC DL6UAA Bureau
3DA5A JH7FQK Ichio Ujiie, 162 Shionosawa, Kohata, Towa,
Adachi-gun, Fukushima 964-02, Japan
3E1DX N0JT (ex KF0UI)
3Z0RY SP4TKK
4F3GDX DU3GDX
4F4IX DU4IX OC-042
4L1DX OZ1HPS
4L5A IK3HHX
4M1X W4SO (ex WS4E)
4N0AV YU7AV
4N1A PPS RC Novi Beograd, P.O.Box 35, 11070 Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia
4N9BW YU7BW
4O4D YU4FDE
4S7EA Ernest Amarasinghe, 275/6 Colombo Rd, Divulpitiya,
Boralesgamuwa,Sri Lanka
4S7EF Ekendra F Edrisinghe, P.O.Box 70, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
4U1WB KF4OMW
4V2A 9A2AJ Tomislav Polak, P.P. 34551 lipik, Croatia
4X6TT AMIR BAZAK , P.O.Box 1446, RAMAT HASHARON, 47226, ISRAEL
Ceo spisak je privezan uz poruku.
qsl.zipham-radio.842pifat,
Subject: [BitBucket] NASA FREQUENCYS- SHUTLE LAUNCH
From: k8omo@juno.com (DONOVAN P WHITAKER)
SHUTTLE MISSION FREQUENCIES - PART 1
------------------------------------
By: ON4ABU BELGIAN AMATEURRADIOCLUB SECTION KOKSIJDE (KSD)
NASA MALABAR (PALM BAY) HF NETWORKS IN KHZ.
7919 DATA CHANNEL 7985 DATA CHANNEL
9022 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 9043 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
9132 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 10305 SPACE MISSILE TACTICAL NET
10310 MALABAR TO ASCENSION IS-MUX 10780 ETR PRIMARY DAY CHANNEL
11104 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 11252 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS
11407 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS 11414 CAPE RADIO
11548 CAPE RADIO 11621 SRB RECOVERY SHIPS
13227 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 13237 DATA CHANNEL
13495 DATA CHANNEL 13600 MALABAR TO ASCENSION IS-MUX
13878 LAUNCH SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 14937 ASCENSION IS TO MALABAR-MUX
18009 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS 19303 LAUNCH SUPPORT SHIPS
19640 CAPE RADIO 19966 ASCENSION IS TO MALABAR-MUX
20186 LAUNCH TRACKING NET 20192 MALABAR TO ASCENSION IS MUX
20198 OCC SHUTTLE MISSION AUDIO 20390 ETR-SECONDARY DAY CHANNEL
22755 ASCENSION IS TO MALABAR-MUX 23413 CAPE RADIO
27065 NASA CB RADIOS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----
By this way don't forget that NASA has transponders on f2 satellites on =
the
clarke belt
PART 2
SHUTTLE MISSION FREQUENCIES
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
BY:ON4ABU BELGIAN AMATEURRADIOCLUB SECTION KOKSIJDE (KSD)
This is a list of frequencies that are used during a shuttle mission,I =
have
found them from all sorts of various materials,including monitoring =
times,
popular communication and via the NASA.
NASA SHUTTLE AIR-TO GROUND
--------------------------
3.850 mhz Johnson Space Flight Center
3.860 mhz Goddard Space Flight Center
7.185 mhz Goddard Space Flight Center
14.280 mhz Johnson SFC
14.295 mhz Goddard SFC
21.370 mhz Johnson SFC
21.395 mhz Goddard SFC
28.600 mhz Johnson SFC
28.645 mhz Goddard SFC
USAF / NASA FREQUENCIES HF USED AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
----------------------- -------------------------------
4.510 mhz 9.974 mhz Search and Rescue
4.760 mhz 10.780 mhz =
=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8=F8
4.855 mhz 11.104 mhz 2.182 mhz 3.023 mhz 5.680 mhz=20
4.992 mhz 11.414 mhz 8.346 mhz 10.003 mhz 14.993 mhz
5.350 mhz 11.548 mhz 19.993 mhz=20
5.810 mhz 14.615 mhz VHF Sarsat:121.500 mhz
6.727 mhz 19.303 mhz Marine Distress:158.6 mhz
6.740 mhz 19.984 mhz Military Air Distress: 243.0 mhz
8.993 mhz 20.191 mhz
9.315 mhz 20.475 mhz
KENNEDY OPERATIONS
------------------
7.675 mhz 7.765 mhz 10.780 mhz 13.213 mhz 20.390 mhz
SHIPS
-----
2.625 mhz 5.190 mhz 5.696 mhz 5.810 mhz 9.125 mhz 11.407 mhz
AIRCRAFTS
---------
6.693 mhz 6.896 mhz 6.983 mhz 7.461 mhz 8.891 mhz 9.043 mhz 9.131 mhz
10.780 mhz 11.205 mhz 13.170 mhz 15.015 mhz 18.200 mhz
VHF FREQUENCIES AT KENNEDY
--------------------------
Operations at: 117.80 mhz 121.90 mhz 126.40 mhz 148.40 mhz 162.60 mhz
170.10 mhz 284.0 mhz
Aircraft: 164.80 mhz
Ships: 148.50 mhz 149.10 mhz and 162.0 mhz
Shuttle: 296.0 mhz primary 259.70 mhz secondary 296.8 mhz eva spacesuits
=
279.0
S-band microwave in mhz: Shuttle to ground- 2205.0 2217.5 2250.0 2287.5 =
mhz
Ground to shuttle -2041.9 2201.4 mhz
NASA AERONAUTICAL FREQUENCIES VHF/UHF IN MHZ
--------------------------------------------
Kennedy sc Patrick afb Edwards afb
117.8 118.4 116.4
121.7 121.7 120.7
126.2 125.1 121.8
284.0 128.7 127.8
138.3 236.6
138.45 269.9
149.925 290.3
162.612 318.1
273.5 390.1
335.8
340.9
348.4
358.3
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER GROUND SUPPORT VHF IN MHZ
----------------------------------------------
148.480 163.510 170.350
149.170 163.560 171.150
162.610 165.190 171.260
163.460 170.150 173.560
163.480 170.170 173.680
NASA MALABAR (PALM BAY) HF NETWORKS IN KHZ
------------------------------------------
2405 data buoys 2622 srb recovery primary
2664 backup mission audio-cape/hou 2678 etr range control
2716 navy harbor cntl-port canav. 2764 srb recovery channel
3024 coast guard sar-primary 3187 srb recovery ships channel
4376 primary recovery zone sar 4510 srb recovery ships channel
4856 cape radio/leader 4992 cape radio/coast guard ships
5180 nasa tracking ships 5187 nasa tracking ships
5190 etr primary night channel 5350 launch support aircraft
5680 launch support ships 5810 etr secondary night channel
6720 sar primary atlantic 6896 cape radio
6837 cape radio 7412 sar comms with bahammas
7461 cape radio/launch support a/c 7525 nasa ground tracking net
7676 launch support aircraft 7765 srb recovery ships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
THANKS TO
ON4ABU
AMATEUR RADIO STATION K8OMO
VOICE MAIL---1-330-935-2960----STANDBY FREQ. 145.370/ 442.350 REPEATERS
REMEMBER THE CHOICE OF ONE (YOUR CHOICE) MAY NOT BE THE CHOICE OF ALL.
OMO
ham-radio.843pifat,
From: David <dsimp@tbsa.com.au>
Reply-To: dsimp@tbsa.com.au
Subject: 425DXNEWS: New look Web Site
Refresh your web browsers and take a look at the fresh new look on my
web page. It should now be much easier to navigate and no more long
scrolling! Thanks to those regulars who provided the feedback, please
visit the site (link below) when you get a chance, there are extensive
links and detailed home page indexes of other Ham Radio operators. Some
finer touches still to be completed.
73 & good DX to all.
***************************************
VK3NDS David Simpson
Email: dsimp@tbsa.com.au
Packet: vk3nds@vk3bbs
>>>INTERNET HOME PAGE<<<
http://www.tbsa.com.au/~dsimp/
***************************************
ham-radio.844pifat,
From: Bob VE7OR <bmarch@intertrek.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] EA Contest?
Can any-one tell me when using RTTY, what contest setup do you use for the
EA contest?
Thanks de Bob VE7OR
ham-radio.845pifat,
Subject: [BitBucket] : DX Superconducting Antenna]
From: k8omo@juno.com (DONOVAN P WHITAKER)
ENJOY ,i DID
DE OMO
AMATEUR RADIO STATION K8OMO@juno.com
As DXers, we are always interested in very high gain antennas ...
the following letter was written some time ago, but for those
who haven't heard about it, I thought it appropriate to share
it with you again.
73, Sandy W7BX/7J1ABV
--------
I received this letter from an old friend, Joe Speroni AH0A/7J1AAA,
who has been living and working in Japan for many years. He is also
the
author of the well-known MORSE ACADEMY software for teaching Morse
Code.
Anyway, it was such an exciting letter that I thought it would be of
interest to others here on "the Net".
Dear Sandy:
I had promised a series of articles on Japanese amateur radio, but
there is something so exciting I just have to take a break and tell
you about it.
It all started with the work that Ed Coan (AH6MI/7J1AAE) did on
antenna pattern plotting using his personal computer. The circular,
and even backward antenna patterns of some of our local TIARA
club members brought home the point that what a good station needs is
a good antenna. Ed's antenna looks great and the results verify it.
He works regular schedules into Colorado and Maine, just like sunspots
don't mean anything. My mini-beam just could not compare.
Well, I got to thinking about what we apartment dwellers could do
and realized that space is THE problem. How do you fit a full-sized
beam on a balcony? Loading coils are the answer and the problem
at the same time -- the antenna radiation resistance drops as
reactance is substituted for length. High current loops develop
and the power is dissipated in the antenna instead of being radiated.
If only the antenna didn't dissipate the power. Hmmmmmm....let's
see, P=E*E*R; if R were 0 then......
From my work, I have some contacts in research groups over at
Tokyo University. Better yet, I knew a Japanese ham who is a
graduate student there. The thought running through my head was
to build a super-conducting antenna. This requires cryogenics,
i.e. temperatures around minus 279 degrees Centigrade. I was able
get the university folks interested in the project and we built a
10 meter dipole test silicon wafer. They put together a lot of serial
coils on the wafer and by "re-work" on the wafer, they were able to
connect them so we had a super-conducting dipole. I took my TS-930
transceiver down to the lab for the first tests, but before we
could test it, actual measurements showed it was resonant on 3126 KHz.
It seems that the normal equations for inductance don't work with
super-conducting materials -- you need a lot few turns to get the
same results than at normal temperatures. Many measurements and
trials later, we had a ten meter resonant wafer. This time we put
a pair of 40 element beams on each wafer and stacked 4 wafers in
the same assembly. That made a 320 element array on 10 meters in
less than a half-foot (15 cm) cube.
The first test didn't go too well. I connected the TS-930 to the
super-conducting wafer antenna and tuned it for 10 meters. At room
temperature, we couldn't hear anything. Using a heat pump, the lab
technicians started lowering the antenna's temperature toward the
super-conducting region. I was really impressed by how small the
equipment is, and started thinking it might all fit in the shack.
Just then, the TS-930 froze solid, which had a negative effect on
its operating characteristics. This wouldn't be so easy after all,
the coax connection would need some study!
We reworked the wafers to put inductive coupling on them, but I could
find no way to efficiently couple to it from the conducting ceramic
material that passed RF but not heat. Probably, something that
Kyocera invented just for this use. I sent the TS-940 to the ham
shop in Akihabara and asked them to touch it up for me. Suzuki-san
(service manager at the ham shop) asked exactly how the paint had
been peeled off around the coax connector -- lightning maybe? No,
I assured him -- just low temperature exposure, without saying how low
the temperatures were. The project had to stay secret and besides,
Suzuki-san can repair anything!
Since it looked like it might be a while before the TS-930 would be
repaired, I brought out my TS-940. I had already placed an order
for the Yaesu FT-1000 anyway. After verifying that in the super-
conducting range the antenna was resonant on 10 meters, we connected
the TS-940. The ceramic material worked and the rig operated well
even as we began the cooling cycle. The band seemed dead even
with the antenna at -150 degrees C. It took another 10 minutes
to get to the super-conducting range -- then the TS-940 blew up.
It seems our antenna had a bit more gain than the TS-940 front-end
could take. Later, with 100 dB of attenuation, measurements showed
5 volts coming out of the coax. A little hard to believe, but then
what do I know about cryogenic LSI antenna technology?!
The TS-940 was also returned to Suzuki-san, but this time he frowned
a bit -- the front-end board did look like it had been hit by
lightning. Not to worry, Suzuki-san can repair anything!
The FT-1000 arrived just in time to be able to continue the
experiments.
We built a QSK attenuator to protect the receiver and with the LSI
wafer antenna still inside the lab, decided to try to make a contact
on 10 meters. Boy, what a shock when we got it working. The first
thing
we heard was a couple of W2's talking locally on 10 meters and that was
with 80 dB of attenuation. We had the antenna array on a rotatable
mount; I moved it about 1 degree and the W2's disappeared.
What beam width! We tuned them in again, and they were just about to
sign off, so we thought we would try to work them. The rig was tuned
up at 50 watts on a dummy load; we switched in the wafer antenna and
gave N2BA a call. The noise was unbelievable -- an ionized ray shot
out from the antenna and hit the wall of the building. Before we
knocked
a hole in the band, we took out a piece of the lab wall! Ever wonder
what an antenna pattern looks like in three dimensions? There was a
small round hole in the wall of the lab -- about 1 cm in circumference.
We cut power quickly. N2BA came back on frequency a few minutes
later and said he was using his back-up rig; something had taken his
main rig off the air. For some reason, the station he was talking to
never came back, and so we decided not to transmit again until we knew
for sure what was going on.
As near as we can tell, the antenna array has 120 dB gain over a
dipole,
but with a beamwidth of 0.75 degrees using the 60 dB points. With
50 watts output, the effective radiated power is 55 quadrillion watts
at the center of the beam (5.5 with 13 zeroes). As soon as the
University realized what we had built, the entire project was taken
away from us and turned over to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
Amateur radio "tinkering" has contributed to something, but I am not
exactly sure what. I haven't the slightest idea what was in those
wafers or how to explain how to build another set. But what I'd give
to use a smaller set in the next CQ World Wide Contest! Do you think
someone may be interested in this idea for Star Wars/SDI??
A few months later, the University contacted all of us and asked
just how close we had been to the antenna when operating. As best as
I can figure, we were in the null behind the array. From what has been
said so far, it looks like a secondary use for our antenna may be as a
mass sterilizer, but confirmation will have to await the results of
the medical tests. If our antenna ever hits the market, it looks
like remote operation would be desirable.
As I am writing this, I have been informed that Suzuki-san can't fix
everything after all. He's written off the 930 and 940, and I just
found out that before the university terminated the project, they
tried one more time with my FT-1000, but without the 100 dB attenuator
to protect the receiver. It's front-end now matches the 940's and it
looks like it will be awhile before I am on the air again. Maybe
Yaesu will announce some new models soon.
Best 73, Joe Speroni AH0A/7J1AAA, ex-Chief Engineer - TIARA
1 April 1996 >>
>>
ham-radio.846pifat,
From: Giorgio Fanelli <G.Force@flashnet.it>
Subject: I beleave (Was Re: 425DXNEWS: QSL CARDS TO SEND)
At 12.50 01/04/97 -0300, Carlos - PY1CAS wrote:
>I have 1500 qsl cards to send and I have a doubt, is it necessary to sign
>all of them? Or just filling the card with the qso information is OK? I ask
>that because:
>
>1) It is a hard work to sign all of them but if it is necessary ....
>
>2) I have some qsl cards for my DXCC and WAS that are not signed!
>
>What does ARRL mention about that?
I beleave who if cards are labeled you NEED to sign or to stamp trough the
label edge else if card is handwrited (but I beleave it's too hard with 1500
QSL) you don't need to sign, but I sign all card. Good QSLing to everybody.
George I0YQV.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Giorgio Fanelli X25: I0YQV@IW0FGK.ILAZ.ITA.EU
Roma - Italy PCL: I0YQV > I0JBL-6
E-MAIL: G.Force@flashnet.it Ham: I0YQV
Home page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/9382
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ham-radio.847pifat,
From: Mauro Pregliasco <i1jqj@amsat.org>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: 425 DX News #309
S DX@WW $425WW309A
425 DX News #309 [1/5]
5 April 1997 No 309 BID: $425WW309A
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ
IK1ADH - IK1GPG
/---------------------------------------------------------------------------\
! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: !
! !
! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: info DX !
! (e-mail i1jqj@amsat.org - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) !
! Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes !
! (e-mail 425dxqsl@pc.fr.flashnet.it - BBS IK1GPG@IW1BIM.IPIE.ITA.EU) !
! Mirko Caserta, IK0ZSN: 425dxnews Reflector !
! (e-mail ik0zsn@amsat.org) !
! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 WWW Pages !
! (e-mail i121171@amsat.org) !
\---------------------------------------------------------------------------/
3A - Special Event station 3A7A will be active from 15 to 30 April to
celebrate 700 years of Grimaldi dynasty. QSL via bureau.
3B8 - Kenton, NK6F will be active from AF-049 from 20 April to 8 June as
3B8/NK6F. He will operate mainly on CW from 3B8CF's house. QSL via
home call.
3C0 - The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE) is organizing a
DXpedition to Annobon Island (AF-039) from 20 to 27 May. Three
complete station will be active and operators include EA3AOK, EA3BT,
EA4BPJ, EA4BT, EA5AD, EA5GRC, EA6BH, EA6WV, EA7BJ, EA7JB, DJ9ZB,
EA4BQ/OH0XX, EA8AH/OH1RY and W9EVI. QSL via EA4URE. Budget is US$
45,000 and any help will be most appreciated.
3V - Giovanni, I5JHW will be active from 3V8BB from 28 April to 5 May. He
and I5SNR, I5OYY and IK5EKB will participate in the ARI
International Contest (3-4 May) possibly as 3V5I. QSL via I5JHW.
3Y_bouv- The SSIDXG operation [425DXN 303] has been delayed until December
1998 on the authority of the Norwegian Polar Institute. An ecosystem
monitoring programme is being established on the island and landing
permissions have been temporarily revoked.
7O - Steve, HA0DU reports that Zoli, HA5PP (ex 3W8DX and XW8DX) will be
in Aden, Yemen for about one year as from May. He will do his best
to have his license approved and confirmed by the authorities in
Sanaa. Zoli plans to be on the air in late June.
Ceo bilten je privezan uz poruku.
425dx309.zipham-radio.848pifat,
Akademski radio-klub "Mihailo Pupin" YU1EXY uskoro započinje sa
kursevima za radio-amaterske operatore klasa C, E i F. Predviđeno je
da obuka počne 15. aprila, a do tada se možete prijaviti svake večeri
(od ponedeljka do petka) od 18 do 20 časova u prostorijama kluba,
koje su u sobi 340 na trećem spratu zgrade ETF u Beogradu, Bulevar
Revolucije 73. Soba se nalazi tačno preko puta lifta na trećem
spratu, odnosno malo pre skriptarnice/kopirnice Arhitektonskog
fakulteta. Takođe, prijave možete poslati i e-mailom na adresu
pifat@sezam.co.yu
Predavači će biti Žarko Resanović YU1MK (teoretska nastava) i Bora
Milenković YU1XX (telegrafija).
Igor YT1MM
ham-radio.849pifat,
From: kmetternic@frahmr.hoechst.com (Klaus Metternich) (by way of "Brian K.
Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] mloop31.zip - Magnetic loop antenna design for 1 to 60 Mc
I have uploaded to Simtel.Net:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/hamradio/mloop31.zip
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/hamradio/mloop31.zip 400742 bytes
mloop31.zip Magnetic loop antenna design for 1 to 60 Mc
mloop v3.1 is is designed to aid construction of magnetic antennas for
frequencies from 1 to 60 Mc. You can choose by installation the language
German or English. It runs under DOS, Windows and DOS-window of Win95,
WinNT and OS/2.
Special requirements: None
mloop31.zip has replaced mloop30.zip.
Freeware. Uploaded on behalf of the author, Hans Joachim Kromer.
Contact by e-mail via: kmetternic@frahmr.hoechst.com
Klaus Metternich, dj9km
kmetternic@frahmr.hoechst.com
ham-radio.850pifat,
Subject: [BitBucket] MIR in DISTRESS??????
From: k8omo@juno.com (DONOVAN P WHITAKER)
Does anyone one else feel the same as me ? That the MIR SPACE STATION is
in dier straights???? (TROUBLE)
AMATEUR RADIO STATION K8OMO
ham-radio.851pifat,
From: wa2moe@doitnow.com
What If Dr. Seuss Wrote Computer Tech Manuals?
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icons put your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
If the label on your cable on the gable at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall.
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary RISC,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM,
Quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your mom!
Stu Greene WA2MOE
7537 North 28th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85051 USA
wa2moe@doitnow.com
ham-radio.852pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] *Correction^2* New Mailing Lists
For simplicity, please address 'requests' to 'majordomo'
rather than the 'list-request' alias previously mentioned.
Serious appologies to all for bandwidth in this regard.
-Brian
-----
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and periodicals of amateur radio:
* publishers
* magazines
* newsletters
* books
* old and "collector" books
* new book announcements
To be added to the mailing list, send email as follows:
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If you have questions or need assistance contact: k7on@qsl.net
-----
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of all types used for amateur radio:
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* propagation prediction
* digital modes
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and portable operation of amateur radio (QRP and QRO, HF and VHF+):
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ham-radio.853pifat,
From: "Eric A. Cottrell" <eac@shore.net>
Subject: Re: [BitBucket] NASA FREQUENCYS- SHUTLE LAUNCH
Hello,
>By this way don't forget that NASA has transponders on f2 satellites on =
>the clarke belt.
NASA was on Spacenet 2 (S2) but now uses GE-2 on the clarke belt.
Channel 9 is NASA Select (shuttle coverage and educational stuff). Channel
5 is the NASA Contract Channel and shows multiplexed video of the launch
pad
area before the lanuch.
73 Eric eac@shore.net
ham-radio.854pifat,
From: wazoo@pacbell.net (Paul Wasserman) (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Pager FAQ Available Anywhere???
I'm looking for either a FAQ or a good website which explains
everything anyone would want to know about pager technology including
how they work, technical info re-reprogramming them, etc.
Please let me know.
Thanks!
Paul Wasserman
Wazoo@pacbell.net
ham-radio.855pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] 219-220Mhz Digital Link?
I'll admit I've NOT done much homework prior to asking...
As you know, Shawn (KB7PWD) and I are gradually working
toward establishing a 56kbps TCPIP link (about 2 miles)
for largely experimental purposes (initially anyway).
We still need another GRAPES modem and both transverters.
We are leaning toward QRV on 220 Mhz and recently became
interested in using the 219-220Mhz spectrum allocated for
this very purpose.
How do we get the appropriate authorization to operate in
that area of spectrum? We are in the Phoenix area so it is
doubtful we would interfere with any coastal services.
Anyone have a GRAPES modem or transverters surplus?
73, Brian k7on@qsl.net
Brian Short 1994 E Laguna Dr Tempe, Az 85282 (602)839-3484 k7on@qsl.net
ham-radio.856pifat,
From: KD1YV <jimkd1yv@ix.netcom.com>
Organization: Hamily !
Subject: Re: [BitBucket] 219-220Mhz Digital Link?
Brian K. Short wrote:
>
> I'll admit I've NOT done much homework prior to asking...
>
> As you know, Shawn (KB7PWD) and I are gradually working
> toward establishing a 56kbps TCPIP link (about 2 miles)
> for largely experimental purposes (initially anyway).
>
> We still need another GRAPES modem and both transverters.
>
> We are leaning toward QRV on 220 Mhz and recently became
> interested in using the 219-220Mhz spectrum allocated for
> this very purpose.
>
> How do we get the appropriate authorization to operate in
> that area of spectrum? We are in the Phoenix area so it is
> doubtful we would interfere with any coastal services.
>
Brian,
I believe that I recall that you apply to ARRL for authorization. They can
give you the
full scoop. If you go to the ARRL page, http://www.arrl.org/ I expect that
you will
find it there.
Good luck, and keep the group posted on your progress.
--
73 de Jim, KD1YV
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimkd1yv/hamily.html
ham-radio.857pifat,
From: Phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk (Phil Whitchurch)
Reply-To: Phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk
Subject: 425DXNEWS: L4D - IOTA SA-065 - NOVEMBER 1993
If you still need a QSL for the operation from the Blanca Island (SA-065)
operation on 20/21 November 1993, I have copies of the logs and a
supply of QSL cards kindly provided by the RSGB IOTA Committee and paid for
by Yaesu (UK) Ltd.
My address is OK in any call book since 1970: (21 Dickensons Grove,
Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, United Kingdom). I will also reply to
cards received via the RSGB bureau.
Unfortunately, I am unable to assist with cards for any of the other
L4D operations, either before or since.
73 and good DX-ing
Phil Whitchurch
G3SWH
ham-radio.858pifat,
From: "Christopher W. (Chris) Boone" <cboone@earthlink.net>
Organization: ABC Radio Network Engineering - Dallas, TEXAS!
CC: BitBucket@primenet.com
Subject: Re: [BitBucket] 219-220Mhz Digital Link?
Brian K. Short wrote:
> We are leaning toward QRV on 220 Mhz and recently became
> interested in using the 219-220Mhz spectrum allocated for
> this very purpose.
>
> How do we get the appropriate authorization to operate in
> that area of spectrum? We are in the Phoenix area so it is
> doubtful we would interfere with any coastal services.
SPOC (Single Point Of Contact) for the 219-220 Mhz bnd is THE ARRL HQ.....
contact them about getting coordinated on that band...
power is limited to 50watt MAX, DIRECTIONAL antennas only...
Chris
WB5ITT
ham-radio.859pifat,
From: Christian Steyaert <steyaert@vvs.innet.be> (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Radio Meteor Obs. Bull. March 1997
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 44 April 1997
1. FORWARD SCATTER METEOR OBSERVATIONS
Observer: Maurice De Meyere
Location: Deurle, Belgium (3 37' E, 51 00' N)
Frequency: 66.51 MHz
Ceo tekst je privezan uz poruku.
ms.zipham-radio.860pifat,
From: owner-bitbucket@ftp1.primenet.com (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Picture DX Bulletin #11
Sorry about not getting a "clean" copy, but it bounced this month
for some reason. If someone has a "clean" copy, please post.
-Brian
> The PICTURE DX BULLETIN #11 April 1997
>
> Thanks to JA2BWI/1, SM5EEP, ON4PL
>
> *7X2VZK, Karim, has been giving a lot of RX reports to European SSTV
> stations. For one reason or another he's only able to receive SSTV
pictures
> but he told me he's working also on the TX part.
>
> *CU6NS, Vitorio, has been very active in SSTV on 20M lately. QSL via buro
> or direct CBA ( so far nothing received yet via direct QSO August '96)
>
> *And yes, weekly new stations from Asiatic Russia appear with full color
> SSTV! This months newcomers: UA0OB and RA9JW
>
> *HL1AQ was seen in Europe. Look also for HL3CJ. Surely more HL stations
are
> active in SSTV but guess
> with this poor conditions we only see the big guns coming trough.
>
> *XE1L, LUIS, showed up on 14230, transmitting nice pictures of the 1995
> XR0Y DXpedition. QSL via WA3HUP (a sure one!)
>
> *SSTV from the Middle East is still rather rare. A61AN is one of the rare
> stations active in this mode.
>
> *CX4NF is very often sending CQ pictures towards Europe. Not the biggest
> signal but good readable. Look also for CX4NI !
>
> *FR5ZV is another REUNION station active in SSTV. Look also for FR5AB and
> several others.
>
> *ZS6XJ, Leroy, was on 20M SSTV last month with nice wildlife pictures
from
> South Africa. QSL via buro or CBA
>
> *My best DX last month was XX9KC, Kenny. He's very often working 20M SSB
> but when you ask him for SSTV he sure switches on the computer ! QSL via
> CBA.
>
> *Bandconditions are getting better. So it's time to spread out and leave
> that noisy and messy 20 meter band!
> The JASTA is proposing 18160 and 24980 as SSTV frequencies on the WARC
> bands. This idea has the support of the USA SSTV'ers . I've been sending
a
> lot of CQ pictures on 18160, so far "only" worked KL7J there. But I keep
> trying, I hope so do you! The sporadic E season is coming up too, so try
> also 28680 more often. My CQ picture will be on the air on 10M daily !
This
> months slogan: "SPREAD OUT" ! Any suggestions wath we can do against the
> big mess on 14230 14230 ? A few operators still don't know any operating
> practice. They even not understand any language as there own. They only
> have one button: TX . Guess we have to keep them informing about there
bad
> operating practice to keep SSTV as the most beautiful Hamradio mode !
>
> *Something new to follow is the appearance of SSTV repeaters. So far we
> have a one in FRANCE on 3720 (80M) , one in Holland on 144525 (2M) , one
in
> England on 144475 (2M) and a brandnew one in Belgium on 144537,5 (2M).
The
> biggest problem is that IARU has no frequencies in his bandplan to put
this
> repeaters on.
> Also the local Radio Control Service have big problems to give a valid
> license. Any suggestions?
>
> *Don't forget the IVCA SSTV contest 5th April 00UTC untill 6th April
24UTC.
> Good luck !
>
> 73 HAPPY SSTV'ing DANNY ON4VT
>
>
> The PICTURE DX BULLETIN is a monthly bulletin for SSTV and FAX news.
Edited
> by ON4VT and spread via following ways:
> *PACKET via BBS in directory SSTV@WW
> *INTERNET -via several DX Reflectors and via mailing list. To subscribe
on
> the mailing list just drop me an E-MAIL , the PDXB will be
mailed
> to you every month automaticly. E-mail: ON4VT@ping.be
> -on several Websites (for example
> http://www.club.innet.be/~pub02749)
> -take a look at my personal SSTV website:
> http://www.ping.be/~pin06783
> *MAGAZINES: CQDL (Germany), Megahertz (France), TBL (France), CQQSO
> (Belgium), RadioAmateur (Belgium), Vision (USA) and more ???
> Feel free to copy this bulletin into your publication. If you do please
> send me a hard copy of it !
> Your SSTV/FAX info is hardly welcome via:
> PACKET ON4VT@ON7RC
> E-mail ON4VT@ping.be
> FAX +32 15 222250
>
>
>
> +++ RADIO AMATEUR STATION ON4VT +++
>
> ++ Danny Van Tricht ++
> ++ Snail mail : Hulshoutveld 2 , B-2235 HULSHOUT, BELGIUM ++
> ++ E-mail: ON4VT@ping.be ++
> ++ Website: http://www.ping.be/~pin06783 ++
> ++ Phone: +32 15 224055 ++
> ++ FAX: +32 15 222250 ++
> ++ Packet BBS: ON4VT@ON7RC.#BR.BEL.EU ++
> ++ DX-cluster: ON4DXA connected 24 hours a day ++
>
> +++ Editor of "THE PICTURE DX BULLETIN" +++
ham-radio.861pifat,
From: Gary McKelvie <gary.mckelvie@zetnet.co.uk>
Subject: [BitBucket] BBC B micro computor
Hi All
A friend of mine has asked me to see if there is a source of progams
on the net for packet,RTTY and SSTV for the above computor.If any one knows
of a source or can help possibly with share ware versions of the progams it
would be much appreciated.
TIA Gary GM7USC
All the best
Gary
gary.mckelvie@zetnet.co.uk
GM7USC (AX25 Proberly via GB7SAN)
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/GM7USC/
"Mr Kim we're Starfleet officers,weird is part of the job"
Capt Catherine Janeway USS Voyager
ham-radio.862pifat,
From: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta)
Subject: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #299
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 15:18:00 EST
Organization: Basic Amateur Radio Frequency, BARF-80 +1 216/237-8208
SB DX @ WW $OPDX.299
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 299
The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 299
BID: $OPDX.299
April 7, 1997
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, KE2LJ, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, N4UQM, AC7DX, W5IJU & Island/DX News, EA2CLU, G4BUE & DX
News Sheet, G0WMW, HA0DU, LU6EF, ON4BAM, OZ8ABE, URE EA DX and VK4AAR
for the following DX information.
Ceo bilten je privezan uz poruku.
opdx299.zipham-radio.863pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] Even More *New* Reflectors
Al (K3TKJ) asked me to announce the following:
(I am *NOT* list-owner of any of these, personally!)
The following reflectors at qsl.net are *now* available:
1) cw
2) 50mhz
3) forsale-swap
4) skywarn
5) aprs
6) ares-races
7) wsvhf
8) newsvhf
9) marrn
10) vintage-radio
11) packet-pbbs
12) sstv/atv
To signup for any of the above:
TO: majordomo@qsl.net
SUBJECT:
BODY: subscribe <put name of list here, no brackets>
(I was just asked to forward this information!)
ham-radio.864pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Reply-To: k7on@qsl.net
Organization: k7on
Subject: [BitBucket] [Fwd: Colorizing Weather Satellite Images]
Subject: Colorizing Weather Satellite Images
Date: 4 Apr 1997 23:25:26 GMT
From: mjbrown@aol.com (MJBROWN)
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
I have just posted a tutorial on using Adobe Photoshop to add color to
monochrome satellite images. Although I used GOES images in my examples,
the same techniques apply to NOAA WEFAX images.
The tutorial is at:
http://members.aol.com/mjbrown
It is in the Satellite and Space Shuttle Image Processing Section.
Enjoy.
ham-radio.865pifat,
From: "Giorgio - i05105" <roxanne@grisnet.it>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: CRAZY dx group & Internet
-----------------------
Crazy DX group & Web !!
-----------------------
This message is for announcing that, starting from March 26th 1997, the new
"Crazy DX Group" Internet site, completely updated, is available.
Besides the very new graphic covering, the site is now completely available
in English language, too.
You will find it at the WEB address: http://mline.peoples.it/crazy
More exactly, you will find:
----------------------------
- Detailed informations about the Crazy DX Group (who are the Crazy's,
group's rules, membership list, etc...).
- Pages full-dedicated to the IIA award, (last informations about the
activities, informations by the IIA committee, updated list of every
island
valid for the IIA award, IIA Award rules - HF & VHF, etc...).
- Software page, where you'll find:
OFFICIAL I.I.A. SOFTWARE by IK0QOB last release 2.1 (freeware)
updated at 23/03/97, several databases for Packet-Cluster(tm) (IIA, IOSA,
SPIA) available both in italian and english language, etc...).
- Photo & QSL (very large photo-list of IIA activities, Crazy DX Group
members QSL, etc...).
- List of many HAM-sites links.
All this, and other, is available at the following WEB address:
http://mline.peoples.it/crazy
Any kind of remarks and suggestions are mostly welcome and appreciated.
Just send them to the following e-mail address:
i05105@amsat.org
73's de Crazy DX Group....the Crazy Islanders !
********************************************
CRAZY DX GROUP
P.O. BOX 11
04011 APRILIA
- ITALY -
Internet: http://mline.peoples.it/crazy
E-mail: i05105@amsat.org
****************************************
ham-radio.866pifat,
From: "Ron Stailey, K5DJ" <Ron-Stailey@easy.com> (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] SP-DX RTTY Contest Rules
SP-DX RTTY Contest
------------------
SPONSOR: Organized and run by Polish Radiovideography Club (PK RVG).
DATE: Last full weekend in April.
TIME: Saturday 00.00 - Sunday 24.00 UTC.
Single ops allowed only 36 hours operation. No restrictions on length of
rest periods.
BANDS: 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter.
MODE: RTTY CONTEST CALL: "CQ SP RVG TEST"
CATEGORIES: A. Single operator, All band
B. Multi operator, All band
C. SWL.
D. SP stations
EXCHANGE: Send: RST + QSO Number. SP stations send: RST + Province
(2 letters). NOTE: Polish stations will use a two letter abbreviation
of their province. There are 49 SP provinces.
POINTS: Count 2 points for QSO with own country
Count 5 points for QSO with other countries on your continent.
Count 10 points for QSO with countries not on your continent.
MULTIPLIERS: Each DXCC country and each different province (max 49 for each
band)
count as a multiplier. Multiplier count only once on each band. Each
continent QSO counts as a multiplier (max of 6) of all bands.
FINAL SCORE: Total QSO points x total mults x number of continents (max 6).
SWL rules apply as above.
LOGS: Use separate log sheets for each band. Logs must show: BAND, DATE and
TIME in UTC, CALLSIGN, MESSAGE sent and received, country multiplier
and
points claimed. Entries with more than 100 QSOs must submit duplicate
check sheets. Multiple operator stations should include names and
callsigns of all operators. We invite you to submit logs on computer
disk. The format we prefer is CT.BIN file (K1EA), or RTTY by WF1B.
AWARDS: First place plaque to top winner in all classes, 1st thru 3rd place
winners will receive certificates in each class and in each continent.
NOTE: Awards will be issued based on participation of 20 or more
entries
in each class. NOTE: Contest Committee will send results to all
participants in test.
DISQUALIFICATION: Violation of the rules of the contest or taking credit for
incorrect QSOs or multipliers, or duplicate contacts in excess of 3% of
the total made, will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification.
The decision of the SP DX RTTY Contest Committee are final and not
contestable.
DEADLINE: Logs must be postmarked no later than May 25 to qualify. An extension
may be granted if requested. Mail logs to:
SP RTTY Contest Manager
Christopher Ulatowski, SP2UUU
P.O.Box 253
81-963 Gdynia 1
Poland
_ __________________________________________________ _
/ ) | Ron Stailey, K5DJ (ex:ab5kd) | ( \
/ / | 504 Dove Haven Drive | \ \
__( (_ | Round Rock, Texas 78664-5926 | _) )__
(((\ \> |/-) (512) 255-5000-(Shack Phone) (-\ < / /)))
(\\\\ \_/ / E-Mail- k5dj@easy.com \ \_/ ////)
\ / Remember: \ /
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) / | than little ones close to the ground.... | \ (
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ham-radio.867pifat,
Subject: [BitBucket] Icom IC-2530H
From: kb0vof@juno.com (Gerald S Santomassimo)
Hello all,
I recently picked up one of these dual-band mobiles. Anyone know the
band-expansion mod?
A friend of mine has a repeater on a 420 frequency that's linked to a 6M
tranceiver that I want to be able to use, but the 2530 only transmits
from 440 to 450.
I already did the receive expansion...
Thanks in advance.
73
Gerry
KB0VOF in Denver
ham-radio.868pifat,
From: pec@superlink.net (Pec) (by way of "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] WWW: Shortwave/Radio Catalog #52 On-Line Now
Cc: Ham-Software@qsl.net
ANNOUNCEMENT
Shortwave & Radio Catalog
of Hypermedia Links
http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio
Shortwave / Radio Hypertext Catalog on the World Wide Web (WWW)
serving the radio enthusiasts since March, 1994
AVAILABLE ON-LINE NOW
ISSUE #52
Now 12 pages
A new on-line catalog of hypertext links to FTP, GOPHER, and WWW files and
services for the Shortwave Listener and Radio enthusiast is now on-line. This
issue includes links to broadcaster schedules, digital audio files, graphics,
mediumwave, shortwave, FM, Ham Radio, FCC, and other files associated with
radio.
Over 1500 hypertext links (and still growing) are listed. These include
direct links to Shortwave, AM, and FM broadcasters, Solar reports and images,
Scanner information files, audio files, internet broadcasting, ham radio info,
radio reviews, info for the novice and much more. All these available with a
click of your mouse via Netscape, Internet Explorer, or whatever browser
(return key for NCSA lynx users), and the catalog is searchable!
The URL to put in your hotlist/bookmark file or Home Page:
http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/
** WHAT'S NEW **
ISSUE #52
Now 12 pages
* Radio Nepal (Shortwave)
* A Radio History & Technology Timeline (Radio Topics)
* Thorsten Koch's Shortwave Internet Guide Link Update (Shortwave)
* AWR (Shortwave)
* RVA, Radio Veritas Asia (Shortwave)
* TRS SWBC Database Transfer to Fineware (Radio Services)
* Simon Collings Web Page Link Updates(Radio Services)
* Currency Conversion (Radio Services)
* WEWN Link Update (Shortwave)
* CFRB and CFRX (Shortwave)
* Jordan Radio & TV (Shortwave)
o NIST Time & Frequency Division ala WWV (Radio Services)
o RadioRaft Utility Decoder Software (Radio Services)
o Antique Radio Auction - On-Line (Radio Services)
o NDBLOG Non-Directional Beacon Log Software (Radio Services)
o BBC Engineering Info Page (Shortwave)
o Castle Transmission Services (Shortwave)
o HCJB Discontinues FTP Site (Shortwave)
o Hard-Core DX Link Update (Radio Services)
o Bayrak Radio and Television - Cyprus (AM/FM: Outside USA)
o DX Listeners' Club of Norway (Radio Services)
o SDXL - Finnish DX Club (Radio Services)
o Irkutsk DX Club Link Update (Radio Services)
o Costa Rica Radio (AM/FM: Collections)
o George Jacobs and Associates Link Update (Radio Services)
o Bandercom (Radio Services)
o Esperanto Broadcasts (Radio Services)
o Japan Radio Company Link Update (Radio Services)
o Misc. corrections and updates
Special Thanks to Thorsten Koch, Tom Sundstrom, Al Quaglieri
ISSUE #51
This issue assisted by Jill T. Dybka and Aaron Anderson
* DW Deutsche Welle Link Update (Shortwave)
* DW Transmission Schedules (Shortwave)
* Radio Denmark Link Update (Shortwave)
* Al Waller's Free Internet Service - For Hams (Radio Services)
* RNW's Receiver Shopping List (Radio Services)
* RKI Radio Korea Link Update and KBS Real Audio (Shortwave)
* Jean Shepherd WWW Site (Radio Topics)
* Clandestine Radio Intel Page (Shortwave)
* Catalog Propagation Page (Radio Services: Propagation)
* RNW Booklist (Radio Services)
* Nordic Shortwave Center Link Update (Radio Services)
* Swiss Radio International Info Updated (Shortwave)
* DX Window Link Update (Radio Services)
* SWARM Solar Warning Software (Radio Services: Propagation)
* Voice Activated Recording Software (Radio Topics: Scanners)
* YLE Finland Update (Shortwave)
* Werner Funkenhauser's AM Station Databases (Radio Services)
* IBB (Shortwave)
* HAARP (Shortwave)
o Tore Stabell Kuloe Receiver Buying Page (Radio Services)
o NRD Control Software and Databases (Radio Services)
o Longwave Club of America (Radio Services)
o Asociacion DX Barcelona, ADXB (Radio Services)
o Wilko J. Hollemans' CW/Morse Web Site (Shortwave: Amateur Radio)
o Sunrise/Sunset Determination (Radio Services: Propagation)
o Mid West Radio Ireland (Shortwave)
o Czechoslovak DX Club - CSDXC (Radio Services)
o Joe Crummey (AM/FM: USA)
o J. T. Communications - Micro-power Xmitters (Radio Services)
o Igor's Russian Radio (AM/FM: Collections)
o Outside N. America VLF Receiver Info (Radio Topics)
o FM Station Location Database (Radio Services)
o NPR Overseas Stations (AM/FM: USA)
o Gloucester Amateur Radio and Electronics Society (Radio Services)
o BFBS (AM/FM: Outside USA)
o Micro Orbiter Satellite Software (Radio Services & Satellite)
o AR7030 Review Link Update (Radio Services)
o T. Nakajima' DX World Report Link Update (Radio Services)
o UK ASAPS Software Distribution (Radio Services: Propagation)
o Howard Stern, Rush and More (AM/FM: USA)
o ARCC of E. PA and S. NJ (Shortwave: Amateur Radio)
o Bandplan Link Update (Radio Services)
o Many AM/FM Link Updates (AM/FM: USA)
o WESS Link Update (AM/FM: USA)
o Twin Cities Station ID's (AM/FM: USA)
o Scott Poest's Legal ID's (AM/FM: USA)
o Hit FM 94.2, Stockholm (AM/FM: Outside USA)
o WorldSpace Digital Satellite Radio (Satellite Radio)
o Sound In Mind - Radio Repairs (Radio Services)
o Blossom Studios (Radio Services)
o Radio Waves International (Radio Services)
o Radio Kuridat Nigeria (Shortwave)
o Russian Phrases for Amateur Radio (Shortwave: Amateur Radio)
o Boston Radio Link Update(AM/FM: USA)
o Trans World Radio Africa (Shortwave)
o Bob Eslinger's Antique Radio Restoration and Repair (Radio Services)
o CounterSpin Link Update (AM/FM: USA)
o Beverage Ant. Termination Link Update (Radio Services)
o West Coast Live Linl Update (AM/FM: USA)
o TomNet's New Zealand Radio (AM/FM: Collections)
o More New Zealand Radio (AM/FM: Outside USA)
o Misc. Corrections and Updates
* What's on Shortwave? *
John Figliozzi's WWW Shrtwave Listening Guide, an interactive
display of shortwave programs on shortwave at a user selected time
and day-of-the-week, or at the current hour. (Some lynx browser versions
may have problems, check for latest tables supported browser.)
** MUF/LUF **
Maximum Usable Frequency, E-Cutoff a.k.a. Lowest Usable Frequency Charts
I have a WWW MUF/LUF tool based on "micromuf.bas" on-line. Fill out your
location, transmitter location, and sun-spot info (links to solar info for
the day, week and month available from the web page.) and an ASCII, WWW, or
even a .GIF MUf/LUF propagation chart graphic file will be returned. Try out
this interactive World Wide Web form.
Now also available as a MUF/LUF JAVA Applet!
Thanks again to Jay Novello, John Figliozzi and Ralph Brandi for their
help in making the various internet and web radio projects useful. I owe them
a lot!
Toward the Future
If you have a site or know of a site that maintains up-to-date information
on radio topics, send me e-mail.
If your club would like to participate, (provide program schedules, club
events, maintain files on individual broadcasters, etc.), send me e-mail.
If you are a radio broadcaster and have internet ftp files, gophers or WWW
servers with program schedules, audio-on-demand files, or other information
to share, send e-mail to:
Pete Costello
pec@superlink.net <-- New e-mail address
Shortwave/Radio Catalog
Your on-line reference to radio on the internet
http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/
ham-radio.869pifat,
From: gustavoc@pinos.com
Date: 7 Apr 1997 17:58:40 EDT
Subject: [BitBucket] T.I.M
Telemetry.Interfase.Module (TIM)
This Telemetry Interface Module can be used as a single chip telemetry
system. The intent of this original design was to make a very simple,
light weight module for balloon flights. The chip has four analog inputs,
and output PTT and CW module audio. The only external components besides
the sensors themselves are a crystal and transmitter. The pin-out follows:
+---------+
Analog 3 -o| |o- Analog 2
Analog 4 -o| |o- Analog 1
NC -o| T.I.M |o- Xtal
Reset -o| |o- Xtal
Gnd -o| C.W. |o- 5 volts
NC -o| |o- NC
CW out -o| TLM |o- NC
NC -o| |o- NC
PTT -o| c h i p |o- NC
+---------+
The module transmits a value for each of its four analog channels once every
sample time. The sample periodicity is about 1 frame every 30 seg. The format
of the telemetry specifies the callsign the the parameter number follows the
the value measure:
XYZ 1nnn 2nnn 3nnn 4nnn
Where:
XYZ : is the callsign
1nnn to 4nnn: is a analogic channel, that have a 8 bits resolution, expressed
as a decimal number from 0 to 255.
TIM has been designed to serve as a general purpose telemetry system using for
balloon payload, reapeter id and telemetry, foxhunt party, using any type of
fm transmitter.
ORDERING YOUR TIM SYSTEM: please be very accurate in specifying the following
item when ordering, CALLSIGN and default periodicity, (30 sec),other defaults
supported 60,120,240 sec. The cost of each programmed chip with the complete
instrucction set is u$s 25.-
Comments to : gustavoc@pinos.com
ham-radio.870pifat,
From: Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
Date: 07 Apr 97 18:15:17 +0000
Subject: 425DXNEWS: UPDATE QSL's CQ WPX PH 97
Registry of update's of QSL-Routes of the CQ WPX PH 1997
Relationship of new incorporations to the list of information of QSL of
stations that participated in the contests CQ WPX PH 1997.
The complete list, in HTML format, you could consult in the
following URL address:.
http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/
If you have more information or you find any error send me an e-mail
at following address:
ea5eyj@arrakis.es
Pascual.Guardiola@inte.haci.carm.es
UPDATE QSL's CQ WPX
Period 01-07/April/97
**********************
* CQ WPX SSB 1997 *
**********************
-- Append info adress manager's:
CALL QSL Info
========= ==============================================================
4L1DX OZ1HPS Lars Peter Henneberg-Jacobsen, Toften 18 Kollemorten,
Give, 7323 , Denmark
4L5A IK3HHX Mario Gava, Via S.Lorenzo 29, Mareno Piave, TV 31010,
Italy
4U1WB KF4OMW Masahiro Miura, 1401 N Taft St APT 707,
Arlington VA-22201, USA
9G1YR G4XTA Mr Pd Godolphin, 3 Knipe View, Haweswater,
Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2RF, England
9J2BO W6ORD Norman E Friedman, 96 Palomino CIR,
Palm Desert CA-92211-3212, USA
9L1MA W0HSC North Dakota State Univ AR Soc., D Rogers,
1502 9th Streer N, Fargo, ND-58102, USA
BV4FH KA6SPQ William R Wortell, 110 Cannon Dr,
Cresent City CA-95531, USA
CO3ZD CT1ESO Luis Gomes, P.O.Box 207, P-8900 VR, Sto Antonio, Portugal
DU1COO Ernesto M Ong, 7242 Sta Barbara St, Makati, Metro Mla, Philippines
HC1JOL Direct: Keith Clukey, P.O.Box 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuador
HC8/HC4MZ HC4MZ Milton Zambrano, Box 2828, Manta, Ecuador
IY4M I4ABF ARI Bologna Italia
J52IM KB9XN Howard Barbrey, 306 Greenfield Circle, Geneva IL-60134, USA
KH2/K9AW WF5T Paul I Rubinfeld, P.O.Box 4909, Santa Fe NM-87502, USA
KH8/N5OLS N5JA (ex AA5BL) Jon A Barclay, RT 1 Box 155,
Kennard TX-75847, USA
LZ7N LZ1NG Nikolay Babarev, Skopije 45 ap19, Plovdiv-4004, Bulgaria
PZ5DX K3BYV John R Mantell Jr. POB 2137, Brevard, NC-28712, USA
PZ5JR K3BYV John R Mantell Jr. POB 2137, Brevard, NC-28712, USA
UX7I N8TV Thomas A Vickers III, 1286 Poplar Ests Pky,
Germantown TN-38138, USA
V31MD NM2D (ex K2MDM) Robert A. Fox, 207 Hawthorne AVE,
Mill Valley, CA-94941, USA
V7/WA1EAC K1ZUT Paul M Leon, Box 456 Mann Hill Rd, Pownal VT-05261, USA
VS97WO K9EC Michael Zeug, 3850 Sugar Pike Road, Canton, GA 30115, USA
YB2BRW N2UE Stephanus J D Busono, 910 E Walnut Ave,
Burbank CA-91501, USA
ZD7WRG WA2JUN Anthony L D Ercole, 187 Long Hill Rd,
Oakland NJ-07436, USA
ZF1UK bureau or direct: John H Carter, P.O.Box 30329,
Grand Cayman, BWI, Cayman Isl..
ZS8IR ZS6EZ Chris R Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria 0001, Soud Africa.
New info:
CALL QSL Info
========= =========================================================
HL5PVN Bureau or direc: P.O.Box 12, Tong-Nae Pusan, 607-600, South-Korea.
II7P I2KHM Marcella De Misi,P.O.box 261, 73100 Lecce, Italia
LA6FJA Bureau or direct: Stein Roar, Grevlingvn 20,
NO-2840 Reinsvoll, Norway.
PX1I PY1KS
RN3QO N2UCK Bureau or CBA direct.
S50D S57AD
SN6U SP6YFU
WP2Z KE2VB
YB5QZ Anton Iriawan, P.O.Box 1035, Pekanbaru 28010, Indonesia
ZZ1Q PY1ADV
Thanks to the following stations: KH7R, KA3TGY, K5TSQ, PY2YP, S56MM, OM3RM,
EA1DAX,YU4WU, F5MUX, SP6YFU, HL5PVN,T93Y,
AC7DX, YB5QZ, RN3Q0, PY1CAS, K4GD, N2UCK.
------------------------------------------
73 de EA5EYJ
Pascual
Murcia - Spain
ham-radio.871pifat,
From: dvhunt@ES.COM (Darvell Hunt) (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Re: WTB: Books and CDROMs
In case you are interested, I have finally finished my QSL clip art CD.
You can see more information about it at http://www.qsl.net/n7ln.
Thanks!
Darvell (N7LN)
ham-radio.872pifat,
From: i121171 <i121171@amsat.org>
Subject: 425DXNEWS: HS50A
Look at the new pictures and info from Ray Gerrard
and HS50A expedition on 425 WWW site.
Best 73, Maury
http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/
ham-radio.873pifat,
From: GEORGE A FULLER <n1tdw@snet.net> (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] SOLAR CHAOS
>From George N1TDW 4-9-97 1800Z
Well this must be a real big solar event!! It was top story on
CNN at 1800Z. Supposed to hit earth about 0001Z,4-10 . Visual Aurora
as far south as 35 Degrees N. Turn on those VHF sets, I sure will!!!!
73 George
ham-radio.874pifat,
From: wa2moe@doitnow.com
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 11:23:22 -0700
Subject: [BitBucket] Re: [DX] Solar Flare
>To: dx@ve7tcp.ampr.org
>Subject: Re: [DX] Solar Flare
>References: <2.2.16.19970409104501.264f34b8@mail.pittstate.edu>
>X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-16
>From: hansbrakob@juno.com (Hans Brakob)
>Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 14:12:11 EDT
>Sender: owner-dx@ve7tcp.ampr.org
>Reply-To: hansbrakob@juno.com (Hans Brakob)
>X-Mailing-List: dx@ve7tcp.ampr.org
>
>Keith Retzer writes:
>
>>Hi All, With the expected solar flare and probable loss of Radio
>>communication.....
>
>Keith,
>
>The following came from NBC........
>
>" A solar flare that unleashed a massive wave of energy across
>the face of the sun was expected to hit the Earth's magnetic
>field later Wednesday, but NASA said it expected little
>interference with communications satellites or power grids.
> The flare is 'ordinary' and probably will have little
>effect on Earth, said Art Poland, a NASA scientist."
>
>
>-------
>Forwarded via the Internet DX Mailing List.
ham-radio.875pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Reply-To: k7on@qsl.net
Organization: k7on
CC: BitBucket@primenet.com
Subject: [BitBucket] [Fwd: * Design Problem - Contest Update *]
Subject: * Design Problem - Contest Update *
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 09:36:48 -0500
From: Kathy Goerg <kgoerg@webblabs.com>
Organization: Webb Laboratories
alt.engineering.electrical,aus.electronics,sci.physics.electromag,
sci.electronics,sci.electronics.cad,sci.electronics.design,sci.electronics.mis
c,sci.engr,rec.radio.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.digit
al.misc,rec.radio.ama
teur.homebrew,rec.radioamateur..misc,rec.radio.a
NOW - TWO DESIGN CONTESTS IN NEED OF WINNERS!
We now have two design contests in place. To win, you
must solve a particular high frequency system-oriented
problem. If you are one of the first two individuals to solve
either problem, you win your choice of:
SysCad - The Integrated Receiver & System Design Environment
or,
TransCad - The industry's most comprehensive transmission
structure synthesis and analysis library.
The design problems can be found on our web site:
http://www.webblabs.com
Entries must be submitted by fax or e-mail. Complete instructions
are included on the respective contest pages. Good luck!
Kathy Goerg
kgoerg@webblabs.com
Webb Laboratories
13731 W. Capitol Drive
Suite 260
Brookfield, WI 53005
TEL 414.367.6825
FAX 414.367.6824
ham-radio.876pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Reply-To: k7on@qsl.net
Organization: k7on
Subject: [BitBucket] [Fwd: Club Home Page]
Subject: Club Home Page
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 04:30:21 GMT
From: todd@crenshaw.reno.nv.us (Todd Crenshaw)
Organization: Great Basin Internet Services, Reno, NV
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
You're invited to check out our clubs recently revised web page
at http://wadg.greatbasin.net
You're also welcome to connect to our packet internet server
via any internet packet gateway at wadg.ampr.org
73'
KB7UYR
Todd Crenshaw, Secretary
The Wide Area Data Group, Inc. Amateur Radio Club
Reno, Nevada
ham-radio.877pifat,
From: "Chad Johnston, KC8ADE" <webmaster@nuwaysupply.com> (by way of "Brian
K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Opinions on HF Rigs - i.e. ICOM IC-756
I've run across some comments about the Icom IC-756 in a couple of the
newsgroups that haven't been very positive. I've got a friend who's
considering the IC-756, and I mentioned to him that it seems there have
been some problems with that radio.
He's spoken with some dealers that have NOT commented negatively about the
rig, but is starting to become a bit skeptical about buying one of those
756's.
HERE'S MY QUESTIONS:
A) Does anyone have comments about the 756, good or bad. I like to hear
them. I'd also like to know specifically where the problem areas are with
that radio.
B) Does anyone recommend ANOTHER HF rig as opposed to the 756? If so,
what and why?
Thanks! Please email me directly with any responses, in addition to
posting your responses in the newsgroups for others to benefit from.
Thanks a TON...
73,
Chad Johnston, KC8ADE
webmaster@nuwaysupply.com
ham-radio.878pifat,
Subject: Re: [BitBucket] Opinions on HF Rigs - i.e. ICOM IC-756
From: msa <msa@naples.net>
>HERE'S MY QUESTIONS:
>
>A) Does anyone have comments about the 756, good or bad. I like to hear
>them. I'd also like to know specifically where the problem areas are with
>that radio.
>
>B) Does anyone recommend ANOTHER HF rig as opposed to the 756? If so,
>what and why?
>
>Thanks! Please email me directly with any responses, in addition to
>posting your responses in the newsgroups for others to benefit from.
This is an impossible question to answer. Why? depends on what you do
with the hobby, that's why.
Are you into CW? You need a rig that has dependable filters, among other
things. Into RTTY? Then filters on FSK and on SSB, as well as slope
tuning, helps a lot. Into ..... well, need I go on?
Tell us a little about what you like to do. And is this to be your
primary rig, or a backup?
I use a Yaesu 767GX. I use it because it has modules that allow me to
work the birds. I also love the way Yaesu imlements splits, and the way
the VFOs can track each other.
I also use a Kenwood 930 that is loaded with filters and is just super on
CW (and which, sad to say, I need to sell; I want a 706 for an
international trip this fall).
See what I mean? Every rig has good and bad points, and it depends on
your specific needs as to which rig is suitable.
That having been said, INMH ham rigs are fairly cheap, pretty easy to
re-sell, and almost all of them are pretty reliable and are solid performers.
Hope this helps?
Michael Spencer N4XSE
ham-radio.879pifat,
From: Cary Oler <oler@holly.cc.uleth.ca> (by way of "Brian K. Short"
<ke7gh@primenet.com>)
Subject: [BitBucket] Solar Flare Disturbance Update - 09-10 April
The large solar coronal mass ejection disturbance is expected to impact with
the Earth anytime over the next 24 hours. The SOHO team operating the LASCO
EIT and WAVES instruments that detected this disturbance expect this
disturbance to arrive by about 00:00 UTC on 10 April (within the next hour).
The forecasters at the Space Environment Center are expecting the disturbance
to arrive at about 12:00 UTC on 10 April. Suffice it to say, it should
arrive within the next 24 hours. Arrival times have been based on different
data derived from the activity observed on 07 April. Data based strictly on
ground-based flare-related information originally suggested the disturbance
may not arrive until late on 10 April or early on 11 April. Our original
forecast was based on this preliminary data.
Data now appears to favour an earlier arrival time, probably closer to the
Space Environment Center derived times.
The resulting geophysical disturbance is expected to be moderate in strength.
There is the potential for geomagnetic activity to surpass minor storm
levels with periods of major storming possible over short periods from middle
and high latitude regions. Auroral activity should become substantially more
enhanced with equatorward migration of the auroral ovals providing a greater
probability for observing auroral activity from the middle latitudes.
Ionospheric radio communications in the HF bands is expected to be initially
enhanced for a few hours following the arrival of the disturbance, followed
by a rapid period of degradation that should persist through to about 12
April. High and polar latitude paths should be most strongly affected with
increased absorption, fading and multipathing. Transpolar and transauroral
circuits will be hardest hit with periods of poor to very poor propagation
expected about 6 to 12 hours after the disturbance arrives, coinciding with
sometime after about 06:00 to 18:00 UTC on 10 April. Propagation probably
won't improve considerably on 11 April. Middle latitude paths should see
fairer conditions with periods of fair to very poor propagation occurring
during the local night sectors, particularly on the upper-middle latitude
circuits that cross nearer the expanded auroral ovals.
Current REALTIME conditions (solar, geomagnetic, ionospheric and MUCH more)
can be obtained using our Solar Warning And Realtime Monitor (SWARM)
software. Information is available at:
http://solar.uleth.ca/solar/www/swarm.html.
Current near-realtime updated global maps of ionospheric characteristics can
be found at: http://solar.uleth.ca/solar. For instance, a map of maximum
usable frequencies is at: http://solar.uleth.ca/solar/www/realtime.html
We have issued middle latitude auroral activity watches for 10 through 12
April, as well as a potential geomagnetic storm warning for the same time
period.
** End of Bulletin **
ham-radio.880pzeljko,
Prilika za raygovor sa Spejs Satlom
Treceg aprila ove godine planirano je novo poletanje
Spejs Satla pod nazivom Ekspedicija CTC-83.Let tog
kosmickog broda trebalo bi da traje 15 dana i 17
casova,a posada ce se baviti istrazivanjem Mikrogravitacione
naucne laboratorije broj 1 (MSL-1).
Medju clanovima posade bice i radioamteri,sto predstavlja
povoljnu priliku za brojne zaljubljenike da razgovaraju
s posadom tog kosmickog broda .Na letelici ce biti
Dzim KC5RNI,Dzenis KC5BTK i DON KC5FVF.U zavisnosti
od slobodnog vremena javljace se glasom pomocu radio
uredjaja.To ce biti novi prilog amateskim eksperimentima
u radu sa svemirskim letilicama pozanatim pod imenom
SAREX (shuttle Amateur Radi Experiment).Mogu ce su i emisije
sa paket radiom ukoliko bude dodatnih izvora energije.
Frekvencije 145.550 Mhz(prema Zemlji downlink)kao i 144.910
144.930,144.950,144.970 i 144.990 prma Shatlu uplink.
PS.Clanak je iz casopisa Vojska
ham-radio.881pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] FAQ rec.radio.info
rec.radio.info - Submission Guidelines and Etiquette ***
Two introductory articles about rec.radio.info are posted to this group
and
to news.answers every two weeks. You are now reading the second article,
which explains how to submit something to rec.radio.info, and which
answers
some Frequently Asked Questions about the submission process. The first
article is titled "Welcome to rec.radio.info", and it might be a good
idea to check it out as well.
-- How do I submit something to rec.radio.info?
Two possibilities. You can use your newsreading software to just post the
article to rec.radio.info, as you would do with any other newsgroup. The
difference is that the software recognizes the special status of
rec.radio.info as a moderated group, and will e-mail your article to me,
the moderator, instead of posting it to the group.
Alternatively, you can mail your article directly to me at the
following address:
rec-radio-info@contesting.com
Mailing me directly is probably (a wee bit) faster, but using the
transparency offered by the newsreading software is probably more
convenient.
If you have any questions, or wish to deal with some administrivia with
the
moderator, I suggest mailing to the following address:
rec-radio-info@contesting.com
-- How soon will I see my article appear?
It depends on how busy I am. Your article reaches me as mail, I have to
read it first, possibly edit it, give it the stamp of approval, and
finally send it on to the group.
I try to check and process the rec-radio-info mailbox at least twice a
day.
-- Should my article be in a specific format?
No. If it is not totally illegible, I will accept it, and if it does not
have a correct subject-line I will correct it -- that's what a moderator
is for.
However.
You could do me a big favor by making sure your article conforms to these
simple requirements:
1) The article must present information, not discussion or requests, I
will
reject the article or require you to change the wording if it is worth
it.
2) A good, descriptive Subject line.
3) Always mention what source you got the information from.
4) Don't forget to include a Followup-To header, at least if you don't
want
further discussion to automatically be forwarded to you, the poster,
which is the default if the article is only posted to rec.radio.info.
5) Please try to keep commercial advertising out of the signature. One of
the goals is to allow many of these messages to traverse through to
Amateur Packet Radio, and even a mention of a company name can get
some of the Arm-Chair lawyers up in arms :-}
As I said: if your article is appropriate I will post it even if you
don't
follow these guidelines, but then don't blame me for not processing it
immediately. 'Perfect' articles I can send on with a couple of
keystrokes.
Stuff that needs minor editing is going to have to wait until I have time
to do so.
Please do not waste both mine and your time by posting requests, as this
is an information only news group.
-- What about cross-posting?
If you send something to rec.radio.info, just name any group you'd like
to
cross-post to in the Newsgroups field. Then, when I approve the article
for
rec.radio.info it will get automatically cross-posted to any other groups
mentioned. This will also override the default Followup-To: poster,
replacing it with the groups you cross posted to.
I would prefer if the group be cross-posted to the various discussion
groups
in the rec.radio.* heirarchy that are appropriate:
rec.radio.amateur.misc Amateur (ham) radio and related matters
rec.radio.amateur.packet Amateur Packet Radio discussions
rec.radio.amateur.policy Amateur Radio practices, rules, etc.
rec.radio.noncomm Non commercial radio discussions
rec.radio.shortwave International broadcasting on the 'HF' bands
rec.radio.cb Citizens Band (27 MHz) discussion
rec.radio.scanner Scanner discussions (unsupported group)
or in the moderated group:
rec.radio.broadcasting Discussion of *domestic* radio broadcasting
I will leave it up to the poster to decide which group(s) are
appropriate,
but reserve the right to add groups if I feel it has broader interest.
Note: rec.radio.broadcasting is also a moderated group. It *may* be
necessary to 'manually' post your articles to it's moderator. If you
wish
the article to cross-post to rec.radio.info and rec.radio.broadcasting,
place the e-mail address of - rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us - in the Cc: (carbon
copy) field when you mail, and state, in the article, where you want the
Followup-To: to be set. Since William Pfeiffer, the
rec.radio.broadcasting
moderator, is part of the moderation team for rec.radio.info, I will
typically abide by his decision whether the article is appropriate for
rec.radio.info.
If you post to another moderated group it may be better to make special
arrangements with both moderators before posting by contacting us at our
administrivia addresses.
In addition, cross-posts do not take up extra space; modern newsreaders
can
be configured to show you cross-posted articles only once anyway; not
everybody reads rec.radio.info; and rec.radio.info was never meant to
reduce the volume of the regular discussion newsgroups. But keep in mind
that some of the mail gateways may filter out the informational postings
(at request of the subscribers) to keep the load down.
You decide.
-- I have a regular posting with timely information, can I make
arrangements to help speed up delivery by posting directly from my
site?
Yes, there is! It may take a bit of chatter with the moderator, but we
are
willing to take responsible people and provide them the means of posting
the articles directly from their site. We will try everything we can as
we
fully realize that DX (distant signal) and astronomical data can be
somewhat transitory. We are also willing to allow regular posters of
information the same courtesy, even if the information is not as timely.
We refer to this as self-moderation, which is partly based on the model
for
news.answer. This requires co-operation and good will to be beneficial to
the community in the rec.radio hierarchy.
If you are currently maintaining (or plan to maintain) a radio-related
periodic information posting, you may wish to consider cross-posting it
to
news.answers. Postings that are approved by the news.answers moderator
for
this treatment are automatically pre-approved for cross-posting to
rec.radio.info (as the news.answers requirements are far more rigorous
than
the requirements this newsgroup ever plans to use). For more information
about this option, consult the appropriate information articles and
posting
guidelines in news.answers.
Realize also, that even if your post is not approved for news.answers, it
can still be approved for rec.radio.info. The intention is not so much
to
get every last bit of radio-related information on news.answers, but
rather
to provide an alternative avenue of approval (as well as grandfather
existing maintainers of radio-related information and spare them
additional
bureaucratic hurdles). Again, cross-posting to either rec.radio.info or
news.answers, both, or neither, is at the discretion of the poster
(subject
to the approval of the moderators). You decide what is most appropriate
for your article.
Please remember that as an information maintainer, you are not alone.
There are many others on the net who maintain and post periodic
information
postings, using various intermediate-to-advanced features of Usenet
(usually via automated tools). Various degrees of technical support and
general hand-holding are available from many Usenet veterans. Send me
some
E-mail describing your needs, and I'll try to help, or at least refer you
to the right knowledgeable individual(s).
-- And Follow-ups?
If the only newsgroup you have specified is rec.radio.info, then the
Followup-To: field will always be set to poster. If you do not want this,
you must supply a Followup-To line of your own, and I will honor that
one.
If you specify newsgroups to cross-post to, then the Followup-To field
will
be set to include all the cross-posted groups, excepting rec.radio.info
itself. Again, if you do not wish this behavior, supply your own
Followup-To line.
We maintain other standards on the various RFC-1036 (news transport)
header
lines. For example, if the article is appropriate for passing into the
Packet Radio Information Network, we encapsulate the Packet Bulletin
Identifier (BID) in the Message-ID: news header line indicating the
machine
of origin as the ampr.org domain:
Message-ID: <<$opa.55.1994@ampr.org>
where the Packet Radio BID, in this example, is `$OPA.55', and it was
posted in the year 1994, because some of the Bid numbers are cycled
yearly.
Hopefully, this can be used as a key to re-introduce the articles for the
Packet Radio network. Also, if the article is a repost of an already
existing information article in the rec.radio heirarchy, we ensure that
the
References: header line is linked to that previously posted article. This
also helps to tag articles, and may be used for additional filtering if
needed.
Since the articles are archived, please use the Summary and Keywords
header
lines to help one search for your article.
-- Why have I received no reply from you?
I never reject anything in silence, and I make a point of it to answer
all
my mail. However, e-mail, like a brain cell, can and does get lost, every
now and again. In addition, I find that I stop acknowledging the more
prolific posters.
So, if you send me something, and you don't see it appear it
rec.radio.info, and you still have not heard from me in reply after say,
five days, you can be pretty sure that either your mail never reached me,
or that my answer has never reached you. In that case, please try again
(I will filter out duplicates).
--
Brian Short, K7ON -- Moderator rec.radio.info
Submissions to: rec-radio-info@contesting.com
Administrivia to: rec-radio-info@contesting.com
ham-radio.882pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] New Moderator rec-radio-info@contesting.com
The new moderator of the group is
Brian K. Short, K7ON. Submissions to
rec.radio.info can be posted, or e-mailed to:
rec-radio-info@contesting.com
Comments, criticisms, suggestions or questions about the group can be
e-mailed to:
rec-radio-info@contesting.com
*** Welcome to rec.radio.info! ***
Welcome to rec.radio.info, a group that aims to provide a noise-free
source
of information and news for the entire rec.radio hierarchy.
Two introductory articles about rec.radio.info are posted to the group
and
to news.answers every two weeks. You are now reading the first article,
which explains what rec.radio.info is, and answers some Frequently Asked
Questions. The second article is titled "Submission Guidelines", and you
only need to read it if you want to submit an article to rec.radio.info.
You can skip to the next section of this article by searching for the
next
" -- " string. The sections available are:
- What is the purpose of rec.radio.info?
- Why are messages almost always cross posted to rec.radio.info?
- What is a 'follow-up', and what does 'moderated' mean?
- OK, so now I know what 'moderated' means. Tell me more.
- What type of material is considered inappropriate?
- I do not have access to news, how can I get the information posted
to
rec.radio.info?
- Will the material appearing in rec.radio.info be archived somewhere?
- I have a regular posting with timely information, is there a way to
speed up it's delivery, or automate for more convenience?
-- What is the purpose of rec.radio.info?
The purpose or charter of rec.radio.info is to provide the Usenet
community
with a resource for information, news, and facts about any and all things
radio.
All the other rec.radio groups are intended for discussions and general
chit chat about radio. Rec.radio.info will contain informational,
factual
articles only. Follow-ups are redirected to an appropriate other group,
and
further discussion (if any) will not take place in rec.radio.info.
In order to ensure that rec.radio.info contains only appropriate
articles,
it was decided to create the group as a moderated newsgroup.
-- Why are messages almost always cross posted to rec.radio.info?
It provides a "tag" for each article to be assembled into a filtered
presentation in rec.radio.info (even with cross-posting, only one
message,
with a unique Message-ID, is propogated across the net). This tag also
facilitates a pre-existing method of dropping or cancelling the articles
locally within the discussion groups if you don't want to see them. This
accommodates individuals who want to separate the bulletins from the
discussions, discussions from the bulletins, as well as those who are
adamant about not reading another newsgroup and wanted to see everything
all in one basket.
With the total size of Usenet (in number of newsgroups and total traffic)
doubling every year or so, this is no insignificant contribution to
reducing information noise and chaos. Making the discussion groups a
catch-all, and making extra newsgroups filters on that catch-all, is also
the most realistic way to implement such a scheme (It's not intuitively
obvious what the charter, contents, and general appropriate topics for
each
and every newsgroup are. Seeing FAQ's and charter/intro postings in the
home newsgroup is beneficial for new readers).
By cross-posting one only is adding a few tens of bytes to each bulletin
(to specify the extra group on the Newsgroups line), but are adding the
capability for very powerful filtering features available on most news
servers, listservers and readers. Your local news guru could probably
explain these features in more detail.
In rn, for example, according to Leanne Phillips in her rn kill-file FAQ,
add a line of the form:
/Newsgroups:.*[ ,]rec\.radio\.info/h:j
either in ~/News/KILL (if you don't want to see rec.radio.info articles
anywhere) or ~/News/rec/radio/amateur/misc/KILL (if you don't want to see
them just in rec.radio.amateur.misc). The latter method means your kill
file will only be consulted during rec.radio.amateur.misc (and hence runs
more efficiently), and will probably work for most people.
In nn, according to Bill Wohler in his nn FAQ, add a line of the form:
rec.radio.info:!s/:^
in ~/.nn/kill (if you don't want to see rec.radio.info articles
anywhere),
or put the following lines: sequence rec.radio.info rec.radio. at the
end
of ~/.nn/init in order to see all the rec.radio.info bulletins first,
then read the remaining rec.radio.* without the bulletins.
-- What is a 'follow-up', and what does 'moderated' mean?
If you are new to Usenet and are not familiar with the terminology, you
might want to read the general introductory articles found in the
newsgroup
news.announce.newusers. Doing so will make your life on the net much
easier, and will probably save you from making silly beginner's mistakes.
If you think that at this moment you are reading an echo, a conference,
or
a bulletin board, I'd also strongly suggest a trip over to
news.announce.newusers.
For the rest of this article, I will assume you have a basic knowledge
of Usenet terminology and mechanics.
A moderated group means that any article that needs to be posted to the
group has to be accepted by the moderator of the group. Since we need to
ensure that followups to an article (discussion) do not show up in the
rec.radio.info newsgroup, the `Followup-To:' header line contains a
newsgroup that is appropriate for disussions about the specific article.
-- OK, so now I know what 'moderated' means. Tell me more.
Rec.radio.info is a moderated newsgroup, which means that all articles
submitted to the group will have to be approved by the moderator first.
The current moderator of the group is Brian K. Short, K7ON. Submissions
to
rec.radio.info can be posted, or e-mailed to:
rec-radio-info@contesting.com
Comments, criticisms, suggestions or questions about the group can be
e-mailed to:
rec-radio-info@contesting.com
But before you do so, please be sure to check out the "Submission
Guidelines" article.
The influence of the moderator should be minimal and of an administrative
nature, consisting chiefly of weeding out obviously inappropriate
articles,
while making sure correct headers etc. are used for the appropriate ones.
-- What type of material is considered inappropriate?
There are three broad categories of articles which will be rejected by
the moderator:
1) Requests for information: rec.radio.info is strictly a one-way street.
I receive information in my mailbox; I then post it to rec.radio.info.
Requests for specific information belong in the normal discussion
newsgroups. If your request gets answered, you might consider passing
the answer on to rec.radio.info, though. Especially if you can edit it
into a informational, rather than a discussion, format.
2) Obvious discussion articles, or articles that appear unsubstantiated.
3) Commercial stuff: a relatively unbiased test of a radio product would
be
accepted, but any hint of for-profit might be reason for rejection.
For
three reasons: This is not the purpose of the list, for-profit is a
controversial topic, and this list may be passed onto Amateur Packet
Radio (where for-profit is prohibited except under certain
provisos).
rec.radio.swap (or possibly comp.newprod) may be more deserving of
the posting in any matter.
Similarly, copyrighted material generally cannot be used. If it's
TRULY
worthwhile to the net, I would recommend obtaining permission from
the
copyright holder. Please note the source, and if permission was
given.
I reserve the right to make the final decision concerning
appropriateness in all situations. In most cases, a brief summary of,
or pointer to, the copyrighted information may be all I can allow.
-- I do not have access to news, how can I get the information posted
to rec.radio.info?
brian@UCSD.EDU (Brian Kantor) has kindly supplied a mail list server for
rec.radio.info. None of the articles will be digested, due to their size,
so
you will receive individual mailings for every article posted to the
group.
Mail sent to radio-info@ucsd.edu will be forwarded to the moderator and
thus is an alias to rec-radio-info@contesting.com
To subscribe and unsubscribe via the listserver; the format for that is
sub address radio-info
unsub address radio-info
where 'address' is your full mailing address. Send this request to
listserv@ucsd.edu
Note that the server will automatically delete any address that bounces
mail.
If you leave the address portion blank, it will try to deduce your
address
from the mail headers. This may not work if you are on bitnet, milnet
or
some other non-Unix host, so it is recommended to put your return
address in any case. For example:
sub mymailbox@myhost.mydomain.mil radio-info
or
sub MEMEME01@DMBHST.bitnet radio-info
or something like that.
-- Will the material appearing in rec.radio.info be archived
somewhere?
Not at this time, unless someone wishes to volunteer for this.
-- I have a regular posting with timely information, is there a way to
speed up it's delivery, or automate for more convenience?
Yes, there is! It may take a bit of chatter with the moderator, but we
are
willing to take responsible people and provide them the means of posting
the articles directly from their site. We will try everything we can as
we
fully realize that DX (distant signal) and astronomical data can be
somewhat transitory. We are also willing to allow regular posters of
information the same courtesy, even if the information is not as time
critical.
We refer to this as self-moderation, which is partly based on the model
for
news.answer. This requires co-operation and good will to be beneficial to
the community in the rec.radio hierarchy.
I suggest reading the posting guidelines for more information. I am open
to suggestions.
I thank the following individuals for their input into this article:
rec.music.info moderator Leo Breebaart rec-music-info@cp.tn.tudelft.nl
rec.radio.broadcasting moderator Bill Pfeiffer wdp@gagme.chi.il.us
Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU pschleck@unomaha.edu
Ian Kluft, KD6EUI ikluft@uts.amdahl.com
David Dodell -- Moderator emeritius rec.radio.info
Submissions to: rec-radio-info@contesting.com
Administrivia to: rec-radio-info@contesting.com
* Requests for information do *not* belong in rec.radio.info *
ham-radio.883pifat,
From: "Brian K. Short" <ke7gh@primenet.com>
Subject: [BitBucket] Volunteer Sought for Archives?
BitBucket has been "on the air" for 6 months or so
and has by some accounts been reasonably successful.
With ~650 subscribers internationally, at least it
has appeal (for whatever reason).
Anyway, under present circumstances, I cannot make
archives available, but for other lists I have used
HyperMail archives and that is really quite nice.
Would anyone care to step forward to make the ongoing
archives of BitBucket available on WWW using HyperMail
or other suitable tool?
Brian ke7gh@primenet.com >or< http://www.primenet.com/~ke7gh
ham-radio.884pifat,
Izvinjavam se cenjenim pratiocima teme za izostanak priloga u
poslednjih desetak dana zbog obaveza u redakciji. Nadam se das ću
tokom vikenda nadoknaditi zaostalo, uz malu reorganizaciju slanja
priloga. Od sada, prilozi sa mailing liste BITBUCKET će biti slani
kao fajl uz poruku u kojoj će se nalaziti spisak tema koje pojedine
poruke pokrivaju. Nadam se da će tako materijal biti čitljiviji i
onima kojima radio-amaterski hobi nije toliko blizak, ali žele da
saznaju nešto i o njemu.
Pozdrav svima.
Igor YT1MM
ham-radio.885pifat,
Posle gotovo dvadesetodnevne pauze, evo zaostalih priloga. U prva
tri, šaljem spakovane DX biltene koji su u međuvremenu stigli, a
drago mi je da se nemački DX NL opet oglašava. Od nekolicine kolega
amatera sam čuo da ga rado prate zbog vrlo informativnog pregleda
prilika na opsezima, odnosno beleški koje su se stanice mogle čuti na
kom opsegu. Dakle, prvo ide DX-NL.
dxnl.zipham-radio.886pifat,
Sledeći na redu je svežanj 425 DX News :)
425dx.zipham-radio.887pifat,
Jasno, poslednji ide Ohio Penn DX Bulletin. Obratite pažnju na sam
kraj arhive, odnosno na ispravku. Očigledno je da osim "slimova" na
opsezima, lažno predstavljanje počinje da hvata maha i na Internetu.
Ne zaboravite, danas počinje velika ekspedicija na greben Skarboro -
BS7H. Nadajmo se da će operatori osvetlati obraz, a nedavna
ekspedicija na ostrvo Herd im svakako može služiti kao odličan primer.
opdx.zipham-radio.888laki,
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ham-radio.889pifat,
Posle dužeg vremena, evo malo DX vesti. Za nekoliko dana trebalo bi
da materijal za ovu temu opet dostavljam u uobičajenim količinama :)
73, Igor YT1MM
dx2107.zipham-radio.890pifat,
Ovo su vesti za poslednjih nekoliko dana, uključujući i sva tri
uobičajena DX biltena - 425 DX News, OPDX i DX-NL.
dx2807.zipham-radio.891pifat,
Teleprinteristi, evo šanse da malo uposlite vaše računare i KT
uređaje :) Žao mi je što je tekst ovako "zubat", ali tako mi je
stigao u mail, a nisam imao vremena da ga ispeglam. Sva sreća, ono
što je napisano lako se prati.
World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
The 4th Annual World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by Hal Communications Corp.
February 14-15th, 1998
Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday - Ends: 2400 UTC Sunday
I. Objective
To contact as many other Amateurs around the
world, using RTTY-Baudot
only.
II. Operating Times
For SINGLE OPERATOR and MULTI-SINGLE,only 30
hours of the 48
hour contest period are permitted. Off times
must be a minimum of 60
minutes in length and be clearly marked in the
log. MULTI-MULTI and
MULTI-TWO stations may operate the full 48 hours.
III. Bands
Only 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz bands may be
used. No WARC bands.
IV. Categories
**** Note the addition of a new category ****
A. SINGLE OPERATOR, ALL BANDS, HIGH POWER.
B. SINGLE OPERATOR, ALL BANDS, LOW POWER, (Output
150W MAX.)
C. SINGLE OPERATOR, SINGLE BAND, NO POWER CLASSES.
D. MULTI OPERATOR, SINGLE TRANSMITTER, ALL BANDS,
NO POWER CLASSES.
**** E. MULTI OPERATOR, TWO TRANSMITTERS, ALL
BANDS, NO POWER CLASSES.
F. MULTI OPERATOR, MULTI TRANSMITTERS, ALL BANDS,
NO POWER CLASSES.
G. S.W.L.
NOTES:
1. SINGLE OPERATOR means, ONE person performs
all the operating
and logging.
2. All SINGLE OPERATOR categories are permitted
only ONE signal on
the air at a time.
3. CATEGORY D. Only ONE transmitter and only ONE
band permitted
during the same time period, defined as 10
minutes.
**** 4. CATEGORY E. A maximum of two transmitted
signals at any
given time, on different bands. Once either
station has begun operation on a
given band, it must remain on that band for at
least 10 minutes. Listening
time counts as operating time. Both transmitters
may work any and all
stations. The second transmitter is not limited
to working new multipliers
only. Each of the two transmitters must keep a
separate, chronological log
for the entire contest period. Violation of the
10 minute rule by either or
both transmitters or improper logging, will
result in reclassification to the
multi-multi class.
5. CATEGORY F. No limit to the number of
transmitters but only ONE
signal permitted per band.
6. SWLs must identify both stations heard and
log both exchanges.
7. All transmitters must be located within a 500
meter diameter or within
property limits, of the station licensee's
address, whichever is greater. All
antennas must be physically connected by wires
to the transmitters and
receivers.
V.
DX PACKET CLUSTERS AND DX ALERTING ASSISTANCE ARE
PERMITTED IN ALL CATEGORIES.
VI. Exchange
RST and a progressive three-digit serial number,
starting with 001. Continue
to four digits if necessary. Multi-multi
stations must use separate numbers
for each band.
VII. Points
A. Contacts between stations on different
continents are worth three (3)
points on 28, 21, and 14 MHz, and six (6) points
on 7, 3.5 MHz.
B. Contacts between stations on the same
continent but different countries
and contacts with Maritime Mobile stations are
worth two (2) points on 28,
21, and 14 MHz and four (4) points on 7, 3.5 MHz.
C. Contacts between stations in the same country
are worth one (1) point
on 28, 21, and 14 MHz, and two (2) points on 7,
3.5 MHz.
VIII. Multipliers
Each VALID PREFIX is counted as a multiplier.
Multipliers are counted
only ONCE, not once per band, i.e. NO band
multipliers. However, the
same station may be contacted on other bands for
additional points credit.
IX. Prefixes
The letter/number combination which forms the
first part of the callsign will
be considered the PREFIX. Examples: N8, W8, AB8,
DL5, DJ2, HG1,
WD200, WF96, 3DA0, GB75, ZS66, U3 etc. Any
difference in the
numbering, lettering or order of same, shall
constitute a separate prefix. A
station operating from a DXCC country different
from that indicated by its
callsign, MUST sign portable. The portable
prefix must be an authorized
prefix for the country or call area of
operation. In the case of portable
operation, the portable designator will become
the prefix. Example:
AB5KD operating from Wake Is. MUST sign
AB5KD/KH9 or
KH9/AB5KD.
AMERICAN DX, i.e. KL7, KH6, KP2, KH3 etc,
operating within the 48
states, MUST sign with a FULL designator of
their choice. Example:
KL7xx/W7 or any other prefix authorized for use
in the U.S. 7th call
district, i.e. KL7xx/WY7.
UNITED STATES portables are NOT permitted to
select a portable
designator. E.g. WS7I/2 is correct, but WS7I/WY5
or WY6/WS7I is
NOT.
PORTABLE DESIGNATORS, without numbers will be
assigned a zero
(0) after the second letter of the designator to
form the prefix. WS7I/PA
would become WS7I/PA0. All calls without numbers
will be assumed a
zero (0) after the first two letters to form the
prefix.
Examples: XEFTJW would count as XE0, RAEM would
count as RA0,
etc. /A, /E, /J, /P, /M, /MM, /QRP or interim
license class identifiers do
NOT count as prefixes.
Special event, commemorative, and other prefix
stations are encouraged to
participate.
X. Scoring
1. SINGLE OPERATOR:
(a) All Band score: total QSO points from all
bands multiplied by the
number of different Prefixes worked.
(b) Single Band score: QSO points on the band
multiplied by the number of
different Prefixes worked on the same band.
2. MULTI-OPERATOR stations. Scoring in both
these categories is the
same as the All Band scoring for Single Operator.
XI. Low Power
Category
(Single Operator only)
Output must not exceed 150 watts. You must
indicate Low Power on the
Summary.
XII. Awards
Certificates will be awarded to the highest
scoring station in each category
listed under Section IV. of the rules.
1. In every participating country.
2. In each call area of the U.S., Canada,
Australia, and Japan.
3. All scores will be published. However to be
eligible for an award a Single
Operator station must show a minimum of 12 hours
of operation.
Multi-Operator stations must operate a minimum
of 18 hours. Plaques will
be awarded only to serious contest efforts.
Decisions of the contest chair
are final. Contestants are permitted to submit
only ONE CATEGORY log
for plaque or certificate consideration.
However, SINGLE BAND entrants,
are allowed to operate on other bands, to
encourage activity. Any logs
other than their chosen band log, will be used
as check logs.
XIII. Plaques
Additional Plaque donors are always needed for
the contest. Contact: Ron
Stailey K5DJ, 504 Dove Haven Dr., Round Rock, TX
78664-5926 or via
E-mail: k5dj@easy.com
XIV. Log Instructions
1. All times must be in UTC. All rest periods
MUST be CLEARLY
marked in the LOG. (.ALL file for RTTY by WF1B
users). Single
Operator and Multi single logs must be submitted
in chronological
order.(QSO nr 001,002 etc). Multi-Multi logs
must be submitted
chronologically by band.
2. Prefix Multipliers should be entered only the
first time they are contacted
and must be clearly marked.
3. Logs should be checked for duplicate
contacts, correct points, and prefix
multipliers. Duplicate contacts must be shown.
4. An alpha/numeric check list of claimed PREFIX
multipliers and a dupe
sheet, must be submitted by all entrants.
5. Each entry must be accompanied by a Summary
Sheet listing all scoring
information,the category of competition, and the
contestant's name and
mailing address. Also submit a declaration that
all contest rules and
regulations for amateur radio in the country of
the contestant, have been
observed.
6. Official logs and sample summary sheets are
available. A large
self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage
or IRC's must accompany
your request. Contest software, e.g. RTTY by
WF1B, Rttyrite Contest
S/W for Windows and OH2GI-HAM SYSTEM is
available and they are
considered adequate logging software for this
contest.
7. Contest logs may be submitted via E-mail, on
a floppy disk in ASCII
format, or on paper. All logs must contain the
required information. Date,
Time, Band, Call, RST & NR Sent, RST & NR Recd,
Multiplier, and QSO
Points. Only MS-DOS compatible disks will be
accepted (either 5 1/4 or 3
1/2 inch). A SASE with a QSL Card will confirm
receipt of your log.
8. E-mail logs may be compressed and must be
named with your callsign,
(OH2LU.ZIP). These logs must be MIME encoded or
file attached. An
E-mail confirmation will be sent. Users of RTTY
by WF1B software should
submit: xxx.ALL,xxx.SUM, xxx.WPX and xxx.DUP
files, where xxx is
your callsign. Users of Rttyrite Contest S/W for
Windows submit: xxx.TXT,
xxx.DUP,xxx.SUM and xxx.WPX. OH2GI-HAM SYSTEM
users submit:
SUMMARY.LST,LOGI.LST and DUPI.LST.
PLEASE do not name your files WPX98!
XV. Disqualification
Violations of amateur radio regulations in the
country of the contestant, or
the rules of the contest, unsportsmanlike
conduct, taking credit for excessive
duplicate contacts, non-verifiable QSO's or
multipliers will be deemed
sufficient cause for disqualification.
Incorrectly logged calls will be counted
as non-verifiable contacts. An entrant whose log
is deemed by the Contest
Committee to contain a large number of errors
may be disqualified. The
contest committee's decisions are final.
XVI. Deadline
Entries must be postmarked no later than Tuesday
17th March, 1998.
Mail Contest Entries and Logs or Disks to:
Eddie Schneider,W6/G0AZT
1826 Van Ness
SAN PABLO, CA 94806
USA
E-mail logs to: edlyn@global.california.com
(MIME encoded)
For WPX rules, log forms or information, contact;
Wayne Matlock, K7WM
RT2, Box 102
CIBOLA, AZ 85328
USA
Please enclose an SASE or SAE + return postage.
Or via Internet: k7wm@redrivernet.com