Date: Sat, 25 Dec 93 15:39:35 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1509 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sat, 25 Dec 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1509 Today's Topics: "Renewal" batteries -- a note (2 msgs) ANS-359 BULLETINS Attn: N6SLE Good Stores/Mail Order/Emergency Use in Car HDN Releases (2 msgs) Information needed Need info on building IF-232 for Knwd TS-850S QSL Route for XF4CI ??? wanted: morse tutor for apple II WHERE ARE ALL THE YOU Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 17:56:56 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!btoback@decwrl.dec.com Subject: "Renewal" batteries -- a note To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I bought a set of "Renewal" batteries for my Standard C58 -- a portable all-mode 2m transceiver -- because it goes through them very rapidly. I wanted something that would last longer than NiCd batteries (and besides, my charger is in storage). The C58 takes 9 AA cells: six in a nine-volt holder, and three in a 4.5v holder. When the radio is turned on, it runs on the full 13.5v; when it's off, the 4.5v is used to maintain the microprocessor memory. The problem with this arrangement is that the batteries in the three-cell holder discharge faster than the rest, so they can be subject to "reverse-charging" if the radio is operated after a period of disuse. (The three-cell battery will discharge completely after about two months with the radio off.) When I tried to charge the three Renewal cells that were in the 4.5-v holder, the charger refused to operate. Even leaving the cells in the holder overnight, which is the solution recommended by the manual by for this problem, didn't work. It turned out that the obvious thing worked in this case: I applied 9v from a handy 9v battery (I don't have much equipment here) to the recalcitrant cells for about a minute. The charger then accepted the cells, and they have come back to full charge. I don't know whether the total life of the cells have been affected by this treatment, but the solution should prolong the life of Renewal cells that have been accidentally subjected to reverse charging. Meanwhile, I need to find something to do to prevent this from happening again... -- Bruce Toback KN6MN ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 21:17:37 GMT From: gsm001!gsm001.mendelson.com!gsmlrn@uunet.uu.net Subject: "Renewal" batteries -- a note To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article btoback@netcom.com (Bruce Toback) writes: >I bought a set of "Renewal" batteries for my Standard C58 -- a portable >all-mode 2m transceiver -- because it goes through them very rapidly. >I wanted something that would last longer than NiCd batteries (and besides, >my charger is in storage). > >The C58 takes 9 AA cells: six in a nine-volt holder, and three in a 4.5v >holder. When the radio is turned on, it runs on the full 13.5v; when it's >off, the 4.5v is used to maintain the microprocessor memory. The problem >with this arrangement is that the batteries in the three-cell holder >discharge faster than the rest, so they can be subject to "reverse-charging" >if the radio is operated after a period of disuse. (The three-cell battery >will discharge completely after about two months with the radio off.) > >When I tried to charge the three Renewal cells that were in the 4.5-v holder, >the charger refused to operate. Even leaving the cells in the holder >overnight, which is the solution recommended by the manual by for this >problem, didn't work. > >It turned out that the obvious thing worked in this case: I applied 9v from >a handy 9v battery (I don't have much equipment here) to the recalcitrant >cells for about a minute. The charger then accepted the cells, and they >have come back to full charge. I don't know whether the total life of the >cells have been affected by this treatment, but the solution should >prolong the life of Renewal cells that have been accidentally subjected >to reverse charging. > >Meanwhile, I need to find something to do to prevent this from happening >again... Thanks for the inof. I am in the process of converting my nicad "arsenal" to renewal batteries and any info would be helpful. As for the reverse charging, try placing a diode in series with the 4.5 volt pack. As no diode has infinite reverse resistance (0 reverse current) there may be some reverse charging, but it might be low enough (also depends on the interal resistance of the batteries) to fix your problem. Just about any rectifer diode would do. Ray-O-Vac aslo has a toll free info number and if you call when the enginers are there, they will transfer you to one. 73, Geoff. -- I used to talk to myself..... Now that I am a ham, I send code to myself: -... --- -.-- - .... .. ... --. ..- -.-- .. ... .-- . .. .-. -.. .-.-.- Geoffrey S. Mendelson N3OWJ (215) 242-8712 gsm@mendelson.com ------------------------------ Date: 25 Dec 93 22:30:22 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ANS-359 BULLETINS To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.01 PHASE-3D FREQUENCIES HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.01 The Phase-3D Transponder Frequencies Are Solidified During the 3rd Payload Engineering meeting in Garching (near Munchen) the following frequencies are determined for the P-3D International Satellite: 1. 21.210 MHz - 21.250 MHz uplink only (HF band) Mode K 2. 29.330 MHz CAM (Compatible Amplitude Modulation) Downlink only. (no transponder) Spare Frequencies: 29.310, 29.320, 29.340, and 29.350 MHz Mode A 3. 145.805 MHz - 145.995 MHz Uplink and Downlink: Mode V 4. 435.200 - 435.700 MHz Uplink 1 436.000 - 436.500 MHz Uplink 2 435.300 - 435.700 MHz Downlink Mode U 5. 1268.5 - 1269.0 MHz Uplink 1 1269.0 - 1269.5 MHz Uplink 2 Mode L 6. 2400.5 - 2400.9 MHz Downlink 2400.1 - 2400.5 MHz Uplink Mode S 7. 5840 MHz center frequency channel 25 kHz wide Downlink only Mode C 8. 10451.0 - 10451.5 MHz Downlink Mode X 9. 24048 MHz downlink channel 25 kHz wide Mode Ka Each frequency passband is 500 KHz wide on the uplink and 400 kHz wide on the downlink except the Mode V is divided in an analog segment and a digital segment. The digital segment is in the lower frequency part of the band, the analog segment is in the upper frequency part of the band. The uplink segments are of equal width for both analog and digital modes. The down-link segment for digital modes is 150 kHz wide analog modes downlink is 250 KHz wide. The exact position of the beacons will be determined as soon as all relevant information is available. These frequencies are FINAL and can only be changed for VERY good reasons. Note that with the P-3D, the mode designations are changed according to Dick Janson WD4FAB designations: Old Mode B = Mode UV Old Mode J = Mode VU To avoid confusion especially for newcomers, it is recommended that the new tranponder mode designations be used for all satellites. [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Freddy de Guchteneire (ON6UG), IARU Satellite Coordinator, for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.02 AO-21 GOES MULTIMEDIA! HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.02 RUDAK/AO-21 Goes Multimedia! The RUDAK group of AMSAT-DL achieved another milestone with the development of more sophisticated software for the OSCAR-21/RUDAK satellite. Although some key members are already very busy with P-3D activities, much time has been invested to implement new and attractive modes on AO-21. Beside the Voice Broadcast which was successfully used throughout the last year with several greeting messages in different languages, RUDAK is now capable to transmit picture files in WEFAX compatible format. Unfortunate- ly there is no CCD camera onboard AO-21, so the pictures have to be up- loaded first by the AO-21 command station. But not only is RUDAK now capable of transmiting FAX pictures, the pictures themselves are uploaded and stored in JPEG format! They are also converted online by the RTX-2000 RISC processor from JPEG into WEFAX during transmission, so not alot of memory is needed. JPEG compression gives an enormous reduction in file size compared to GIF picture format, without to much quality losses. This saves a lot of space in the 1MB ramdisk and will also speed-up the upload time drastically. RUDAK is also capable to hold several picture and voice broadcast files in the ramdisk at the same time. They can be transmitted on a schedule mixed with FM-Mode and 1200 baud AX.25 Telemetry. The "Multimedia" satellite premiere will be activated for the first time on December 24 and some special season greeting in voice and picture will be transmitted. Stay tuned to AMSAT OSCAR-21 for some more surprises! The RUDAK downlink mid-frequency is 145.987 MHz, Uplink for FM-Mode is 435.014 MHz. The WEFAX format is like METEOSAT WEFAX Specification (MGCS): FM, 2400 Hz Subcarrier frequency with double sideband AM modulation, 300 Hz start signal for 3 seconds, 450 Hz stop signal for 5 seconds, 800 x 800 Pixel Image format with 256 grey levels, 4 Lines/sec. *MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR* AMSAT-DL, Germany and AMSAT-U, Russia /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.03 SKN IS COMING! HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.03 YOU'RE INVITED TO THE 22ND ANNUAL "STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT ON OSCAR" As you know, ARRL has for many years sponsored Straight Key Night (SKN) on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day; it is expected to do so again in 1994. On New Year's Eve, 1972 (January 1, 1973 UTC), a few of us from the AMSAT 75-meter Net decided that we would try to combine the best of the old and the new in Amateur Radio by operating in Straight Key Night on what was then the brand-new communications satellite, AMSAT-OSCAR 6. Since then, proud "brasspounders" have kept the tradition going by operating CW on OSCAR using straight keys for at least a little while on every New Year's Day (UTC) when there's been an OSCAR to work. You're most cordially invited to join in the 22nd annual celebration. It's entirely informal and unofficial; there are no rules, no scoring and no need to send in a log. Just call CQ SKN in the CW passband segment of any OSCAR satellite between 00:00 and 23:59 UTC on January 1, 1994, or answer a CQ SKN call from another station. This year, we're changing things a little: we'll also count QSOs made via the oldest, largest and most reliable communications satellite, OSCAR Zero, otherwise known as the moon. AMSAT didn't build it, but we can adopt it! Of course, all SKN operating must be done with a straight hand key. Just as in the ARRL HF version of this event, we're conducting a search for the OSCAR SKN operator with the "best fist." Please send in a nomin- ation of someone you worked; we'll announce the winner or winners via packet bulletin. Last year's winners were KB6A, W6HDO and W8JAQ. Nominations may be sent to Ray Soifer via packet to W2RS @ WA2SNA.NJ. USA. NA, from Europe to W2RS @ GB7HSN.#32.GBR.EU, via Internet to w2rs@amsat. org, or by mail via his Callbook address. [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) wold like to thank Ray Soifer (W2RS) for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.04 W3XO & AO-21 SEND XMAS GREETINGS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.04 AO-21 Sends Chrismas Greetings To All Radio Amateurs! "Surprise is hardly the word for it", says AMSAT-NA President Bill Tynan (W3XO). Bill caught an AO-21 pass Thursday evening immediately after reading DB2OS's message about the Holiday activity on this versatile satellite. He was pleased, of course, to hear the Christmas carol, "Silent Night", coming from his speaker while tuned to AO-21's 145.983 FM downlink. His first thought, probably like that of many others, on hearing any form of music on amateur frequencies was; "They can't do that!" Upon further reflection, he realized that, the prohibition against the transmission of music on Amateur Radio is a U.S. rule, not necessarily reflected by every other country. Since AO-21 was licensed by the Soviet Union and now by Russia, sending this form of Holiday greeting is subject to their rules. So, Bill advises, just listen and enjoy. Please do not complain, about music on the ham bands to the FCC, the ARRL or AMSAT. But also, just because you heard it on an amateur frequency, don't relay it to you your friends via Amateur Radio. On behalf of the organization, AMSAT-NA President Bill Tynan (W3XO) wishes satellite enthusiasts and all hams everywhere, season's greetings and the best of DX and good fortune in 1994. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.05 AMSAT OPS NET SCHEDULE HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.05 Current AMSAT Operations Net Schedule For AO-13 AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times. Mode-B Nets are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz. If, at the start of the OPS Net, the frequency of 145.950 MHz is being used for a QSO, OPS Net enthusiasts are asked to move to the alternate frequency of 145.955 MHz. Date UTC Mode Phs NCS Alt NCS 3-Jan-94 0200 B 160 WA5ZIB N7NQM Any stations with information on current events would be most welcomed. Also, those interested in discussing technical issues or who have questions about any particular aspect of OSCAR statellite operations, are encouraged to join the OPS Nets. In the unlikely event that either the Net Control Station (NCS) or the alternate NCS do not call on frequency, any participant is invited to act as the NCS. ************************************** Slow Scan Television on AO-13 SSTV sessions will be held on immediately after the OPS Nets a downlink on a Mode-B downlink frequency 145.960 MHz. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.06 FO-21 GOES MULTIMEDIA! HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.06 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.06 First FO-20 Color Fax With the Japanese FO-20 satellite placed into analog mode for the week 1st to 8th of December 1993, Ted G6HMS and Ian G0NKA employed daily 16:00- 24:00 UTC passes experimenting at passing FAX pictures through the JA Mode transponder. Once the fine technique of holding the picture by following the Doppler movement on the downlink was overcome, the methodology worked well. Unlike voice transmissions where the ear can compensate for tonal frequency shift, computers decoding Fax signals are far more critical. By Monday 6th December Ian and Ted had the best yet black and white picture throughput. They then followed this with a full color transmission that produced a 50% success rate. On Tuesday 7th December between 19:59 and 20:03 UTC, transmitting using JV-Fax 6.0 and receiving on the shareware version of Microfax, they succeeded in producing full colour throughput with better than 90% resolution. On all experiments the LSB uplink used is 145.980 MHz. The downlink USB frequency produced is 435.820 MHz +/- Doppler. The uplink frequency is maintained throughout the pass and the downlink is tuned to compensate for the change of doppler shift. Ian and Ted will be trying again between December 15th to Feb '94 whenever FO-20 is scheduled to be in analog mode. Please join them if you can. They look forward to seeing your pictures. Reports would be very welcome. For schedules, Ian may be contacted via PACKET as G0NKA @ GB7DTX.GBR.EU. [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank G3IOR for this bulletin item. G3IOR can be reached at G3IOR @GB7VLS] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.07 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.07 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 26, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-359.07 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 26-DEC-93 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: L QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1993 Nov 15-Jan 31 Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 95 ! Mode-B : MA 95 to MA 180 ! Mode-B : MA 180 to MA 218 ! Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 !<- S Beacon only Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 !<- S Transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-BS : MA 230 to MA 256 ! Blon/Blat 240/-5 Omnis : MA 250 to MA 150 ! Move to attitude 180/0, Jan 31 [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR] FO-20: The following is the current FO-20 operating schedule: From December '93 thru February '94, the analog mode and the digital mode will be on alternately for a week at a time. ANALOG MODE: 29-DEC-93 8:30 -TO- 05-JAN-94 8:50 UTC 12-JAN-94 7:30 -TO- 19-JAN-94 7:50 UTC 26-JAN-94 8:20 -TO- 02-FEB-94 6:50 UTC 09-FEB-94 7:15 -TO- 16-FEB-94 7:40 UTC DIGITAL MODE: Unless otherwise noted above. [JJ1WTK] DOVE: At 05:30 UTC, 24-DEC-93, WD0E put DOVE back into the state where it is sending telemetry every 20 seconds. The RF output transmitter power is back up to about 3 watts. Also, in response to several inquries, the S-band transmitter is back on. There is also a season's greetings message in the text broadcast. [WD0E] MIR: MIR has indeed been on voice recently! KB9BNR read that MIR has been QRT on voice for a long time. KB9BNR states it this has not been case. N9OUU worked Alexander Serebrov (R0MIR) two weeks ago as it passed over Davenport, IA. KB9BNR know this because everytime N9OUU works MIR, N9OUU calls him! Checkout KB9BNR's new landline BBS at (309) 797-3827. He has lots of AMSAT information. [KB9BNR AMSAT Area Coordinator] RS-12: The major solar event and Kp7 prediction produced some remarkable long distance sub-horizon paths for the RS-12 Mode 'K' satellite on December 1st. GM4IHJ alerted G3IOR that he had been copying the 29.407 MHz beacon long before his calculated horizon AOS. G3IOR took the pass that showed a AOS of 13:15 UTC, but had excellent copy of the downlink and beacon from 1300 when the satellite was passing over Mexico right up the central United States, in line of sight range of all US and VE call areas. The extension continued until the satellite was over UA9, within range of UA0 and JA. Sadly (apart from G3IOR) there were no stations active on RS-12 over the period of study. It would appear that such conditions are produced just before solar storms, and as GM4IHJ and NM7M forecast, when the interplanetary field is reversed. In a follow-up status report on this event, G3IOR says the extended northerly polar subhorizon paths for RS-12 seem to have disappeared this past week, to be replaced by extensions to the normal LOS by up to eight minutes on passes going out between 180 and 240 degrees azimuth. G3IOR worked K1FX (SSB) and N4ZC (CW) plus several Europeans mutual sub-horizon. Heard but got away included KN4UI and VE3CRG. Within mutual horizon QSO's inluded GW3NXR, EI7AF, UA9WE, UA1AP, UB5OA, EA7CEZ, LA1IC, UA1ADY, DJ6EA, G3FBN, SP4DCA, ER1RR and OZ4ZO. [G3IOR] PoSAT: G3AAJ reports that PoSAT will place it's amateur radio section on (38.4 KBauds?) on January 6, 1994. No OSCAR enumeration has yet been given (or sought?) for PoSAT. [G3IOR] The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM. Also, if you find that the current set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts. /EX ------------------------------ Date: 14 Dec 93 18:28:24 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!news.dorsai.org!dorsai!bigsteve@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Attn: N6SLE To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Your E-Mail came in with an invaild domain portion of the address or incomplete address. I cannot reply. Please send me the complete address and/or gateway system address. -Steve ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 17:39:59 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!btoback@decwrl.dec.com Subject: Good Stores/Mail Order/Emergency Use in Car To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article dkk@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (david.k.kallman) writes: >Folks, > >I'm just getting started, so please excuse these elementary >questions. > >A bit of background; I have MS, just started using a >wheelchair, so people have advised me that I should have >emergency communications in my car just in case there is >any excitement. I first explored cellular and CB. Cellular >is expensive where I live (NJ) - $20/month for dialtone is >the least expensive I've found so far. Dialtone basically >is what I'm looking for since I want to listen to the >radio or books in the car, not do business. You can dial 911 on a cellular phone without actually being a subscriber. All you need is the phone. >Then I got a few suggestions to check out ham radio. The >ham radio crowd seems far more genteel than the CB crowd. >And the whole world of amateur radio from what I'm found >out so far seems incredibly diverve and exciting. Also my >12 year old seems to be getting the bug, and he's the one >who knows how to do all the "some assembly required" >projects. > >Two quick questions: > >1. [A question to which I have no answer.] > >2. The major question: would ham radio do what I need for >application number 1: summon emergency help if I had a >problem with my car? Note I'm not looking for 100% >reliability. Mostly I travel on the Garden State Parkway, >which is very well patroled, so I'm looking for 80-95% >reliability Depending on the facilities in your area, ham radio would give you phone patch capabilities as well as possible contact with other hams. So it could satisfy your emergency needs as well as being a lot of fun -- which you seem to have discovered anyway. If you have both a phone with no service -- which you should be able to pick up for under $100 -- and ham radio, you will have almost guaranteed emergency communications. -- Bruce Toback KN6MN ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1993 00:21:05 From: usc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!news.oc.com!utacfd.uta.edu!rwsys!ocitor!FredGate@network.ucsd.edu Subject: HDN Releases To: info-hams@ucsd.edu The following files were processed Friday 12-24-93: HAMPACK [ HAM: Packet Communications programs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PTM_KM.ZIP ( 107471 bytes) PTM v5.29 Updated Version by OZ4ZK 21-Nov-1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 107471 bytes in 1 file(s) Total of 107471 bytes in 1 file(s) Files are available via Anonymous-FTP from ftp.fidonet.org IP NET address 140.98.2.1 Directories are: pub/fidonet/ham/hamnews (Bulletins) /hamant (Antennas) /hamsat (Sat. prg/Amsat Bulletins) /hampack (Packet) /hamelec (Formulas) /hamtrain (Training Material) /hamlog (Logging Programs) /hamcomm (APLink/JvFax/Rtty/etc) /hammods (Equip modification) /hamswl (SWBC Skeds/Frequencies) /hamscan (Scanner Frequencies) /hamutil (Operating aids/utils) /hamsrc (Source code to programs) /hamdemo (Demos of new ham software) /hamnos (TCP/IP and NOS related software) Files may be downloaded via land-line at (214) 226-1181 or (214) 226-1182. 1.2 to 16.8K, 23 hours a day . When ask for Full Name, enter: Guest;guest lee - wa5eha Ham Distribution Net * Origin: Ham Distribution Net Coordinator / Node 1 (1:124/7009) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1993 23:49:05 From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kei.com!news.oc.com!utacfd.uta.edu!rwsys!ocitor!FredGate@network.ucsd.edu Subject: HDN Releases To: info-hams@ucsd.edu The following files were processed Friday 12-24-93: HAMANT [ HAM: Antenna design and calculation programs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTDL6WU.ZIP ( 19040 bytes) V1.0 Yagi Design program for 50Mhz & up, by WA2TIF, K1DPP, W1JOT ANTFO.ZIP ( 17237 bytes) V2.0 Yagi Design program for 144Mhz & up, by WA2TIF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 36277 bytes in 2 file(s) HAMNEWS [ HAM: Bulletins and Newsletters ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ARLB118.LZH ( 353 bytes) ARRL Bulletin 12/23/93 ARLB119.LZH ( 311 bytes) ARRL Bulletin 12/23/93 ARLD070.LZH ( 1713 bytes) ARRL DX Bulletin 12/23/93 ARRL1214.LZH ( 7643 bytes) ARRL Newsletter 12/14/93 OPDX140.LZH ( 3861 bytes) Ohio-Pa Packet Cluster DX Bulletin 12/20/93 RACES305.LZH ( 1304 bytes) RACES Bulletin # 305 12/20/93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15185 bytes in 6 file(s) HAMNOS [ HDN: TCP/IP and NOS related software ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JNOS109.ZIP ( 172274 bytes) Latest Version JNOS 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 172274 bytes in 1 file(s) HAMPACK [ HAM: Packet Communications programs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- APRS306.ZIP ( 572284 bytes) Automatic Packet Report system V3.06 by WB4APR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 572284 bytes in 1 file(s) HAMSAT [ HAM: Satellite tracking and finding programs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SPC1227.LZH ( 3593 bytes) SPACE Bulletin 12/27/93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3593 bytes in 1 file(s) Total of 799613 bytes in 11 file(s) Files are available via Anonymous-FTP from ftp.fidonet.org IP NET address 140.98.2.1 Directories are: pub/fidonet/ham/hamnews (Bulletins) /hamant (Antennas) /hamsat (Sat. prg/Amsat Bulletins) /hampack (Packet) /hamelec (Formulas) /hamtrain (Training Material) /hamlog (Logging Programs) /hamcomm (APLink/JvFax/Rtty/etc) /hammods (Equip modification) /hamswl (SWBC Skeds/Frequencies) /hamscan (Scanner Frequencies) /hamutil (Operating aids/utils) /hamsrc (Source code to programs) /hamdemo (Demos of new ham software) /hamnos (TCP/IP and NOS related software) Files may be downloaded via land-line at (214) 226-1181 or (214) 226-1182. 1.2 to 16.8K, 23 hours a day . When ask for Full Name, enter: Guest;guest lee - wa5eha Ham Distribution Net * Origin: Ham Distribution Net Coordinator / Node 1 (1:124/7009) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 03:12:54 GMT From: murphy.com!jpradley!magpie!neal@uunet.uu.net Subject: Information needed To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Please advise me as to the e-mail address for the ARRL, and information about volunteer examiners in Minnesota, west and north of the Twin Cities. Reply to neal@bbsmail.magpie.com Thank you and best wishes for the holidays. Neal ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Dec 93 16:24:25 GMT From: zib-berlin.de!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!sun4nl!bsoatr!bsdihi!dihi@uunet.uu.net Subject: Need info on building IF-232 for Knwd TS-850S To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi there, I have a TS450 S and connected my pc direct to the rig without any problems..it is a little risky however. The best solution is to buy an ic called MAX232 that converts the TTL to RS232 level signals and back. I bought this IC for just about two dollar or so, but still have to include it in the cable between the set and computer. It requires NO external power source what soever. 73's Dick Hissink PA3DSP Email:dihi@bsdihi.atr.bso.nl ------------------------------ Date: 25 Dec 1993 23:10:57 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!bobw@network.ucsd.edu Subject: QSL Route for XF4CI ??? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Anyone have a QSL route for XF4CI ?? Thanks in advance, Bob Witte / HP PMO (Colo Springs) / bobw@col.hp.com / KB0CY / (719) 590-3230 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 DEC 93 12:06:09 EST From: swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: wanted: morse tutor for apple II To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Joe, If yu have a IIgs, there is a nifty program called "QSO Kid" available on services like GEnie. Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1993 14:30:37 GMT From: swrinde!emory!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu Subject: WHERE ARE ALL THE YOU To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2ffvul$qi9@apple.com> kchen@apple.com (Kok Chen) writes: >lawrence.goodwin@support.com writes: > >>>Where are all the young enthusiasts? >> >>>> They are waiting for the obsolete code requirements to be eliminated. >> >>Nonsense. No real "enthusiast" would let 5 WPM or even 13 WPM stand in >>their way. Geez, I learned morse at 5 WPM in three evenings of casual >>practice; no reason why others can't. It took me 6 weeks of intensive work to get to 5 WPM, and 2 more years to reach 13 WPM, but I agree that I was extraordinarily motivated to get the amateur license and I wasn't going to let the code stop me. However, not everyone has an easy time with Morse, and some have learning quirks that make the sounds run together or even reverse, a sort of aural dyslexia. To them it's more than hard, it's often impossible, no matter how much they want the license. Some people are born to be guitar players, others are forever doomed to be a beat behind. Manual rhythm skills aren't something that people universally have a natural ability to acquire. I have a friend, an engineer, whose father is a long time ham, and who wanted to join in on the fun he saw his father and I having, but he just couldn't. No matter how hard the three of us worked at it, he couldn't get the code, even at 5 WPM. He's a ham now though, at least in a limited fashion, thanks to the code test free Tech license. So there are people who can't easily learn Morse, or even learn it at all, but who still have a burning desire to be hams. >5 wpm is as arbitrary a speed as 20 wpm. What if the rules say that >you have to pass 20 wpm to get access to HF? And, really, some of us >only had to practice a couple of weeks to attain that speed and no >real "enthusiast" would let a wimpy thing like that getting in their >way. Do you then still think that a Morse requirement is a good idea? >What if I think it is a good idea, and that you should live by that >rule too? > >There has been arguments made that 1 wpm is not a useful speed. Hey, >people, for a person who will never use Morse, 100 wpm is not a useful >speed. > >I am really tired of the "I can do it, so can you" or the "a six year >old could do it, so should you." Show me a six year old who is mature >enough to distinguish between a useful skill and a skill that is not. These are good points. I too am tired of that attitude. I know it isn't easy for many, and we've rarely heard from them until recently because *they weren't hams* due to the code barrier. That's changing a bit now thanks to the recent changes, but the attitude that "real hams do Morse", and it's "just laziness" that others don't, still persists. Of course *some* people don't learn code for that reason, but others don't learn it because they find it very difficult, or because they don't see a need for it. The former is easy to understand. The latter is just as real a barrier, however. It's not laziness to not want to perform some mindless hazing ritual that you see no useful reason to perform. If more Morse addicts tried to sell Morse for the useful features it has, and there are a few, rather than merely erecting it as a barrier to entry into the wide variety of other modes available to amateur operators, perhaps some of those people who see it as hazing would change their minds. But they'll never change their minds if faced with the attitude expessed above. It's nothing less than raw ignorant bigotry. 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