Date: Wed, 26 Jan 94 10:08:03 PST From: Ham-Equip Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Equip-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Equip@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Equip Digest V94 #12 To: Ham-Equip Ham-Equip Digest Wed, 26 Jan 94 Volume 94 : Issue 12 Today's Topics: 6 Meter Equipment Rumors IC-901 Reviews Also FCC opened up that band.. ICF-2010: adding filter, mods? Help! ICOM IC2GAT Question Looking for 450 Mhz Mobile Rig mods for Sony ICF-2010 (2001D)? Need info standard C158A Open up! on the ICOM 2SRA TH78 Extended Coverage Yaesu FTH-2070 Infor Needed Yeasu FT416 mods wanted 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 Ham-Equip Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-equip". 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: 25 Jan 94 04:02:12 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!bobw@hplabs.hp.com Subject: 6 Meter Equipment Rumors To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Bob Witte (bobw@col.hp.com) wrote: : According to "West Coast VHFer", the following new rigs are : soon to be available from Japan : : 1. Kenwood TS-60 6 Meter 100 Watt all mode version of the TS-50 : [now if they'd just add 2 meters to it] Rumor confirmed... see back page of February QST. ------------------------------ Date: 23 Jan 94 20:01:02 GMT From: mulvey!rich@uunet.uu.net Subject: IC-901 Reviews Also FCC opened up that band.. To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Trey Garland (io90@sol.acs.unt.edu) wrote: : Also the FCC opened up some band Do any companys make : handhelds in this range or a HT that can be modded into what ever that : range is. In my understanding of the rules you dont need a license. This : would be ideal for my girlfriend and : I to use while out shopping or caravaning in two different cars.. : You're thinking of GMRS - General Mobile Radio Service rigs. Yes, there are several HT manufacturers. Offhand, I know that you can get GMRS HT's at Radio Shack, among others. As for modifying an amateur rig - it's illegal, because the rig wouldn't be type-accepted by the FCC for GMRS use. - Rich -- Rich Mulvey Amateur Radio: N2VDS Rochester, NY rich@mulvey.com "Full power on half a watt." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 10:29:39 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!raffles.technet.sg!ntuix!ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg!asirene@decwrl.dec.com Subject: ICF-2010: adding filter, mods? Help! To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hi, Can anyone tell me how to change the narrow and wide IF filter inside the ICF-2010? What kinds of filter can I use? Can I use filters for say the ICOM (FL-series) or Kenwood. 1) Will these work, 2) Will these fit? I heard of the Kiwa filters for the 2010 too. In general what kind of improvement can I expect out of using such filters? Can someone direct me to any sites where I can find out what kinds of mods are available for the Sony ICF-2010/2001D? Tks. 73 de 9VG Daniel ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jan 1994 22:04:33 GMT From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!llnl.gov!pomplun@network.ucsd.edu Subject: ICOM IC2GAT Question To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu What, if any, undocumented keypad sequences are there for the IC2GAT. In particular, I would be interested in how to keep the dial light on all the time (I run off the car battery so draw is not a problem). But all such stuff welcome. Please E-mail. TNX 73 Don K2BIO ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 1994 11:18:04 -0600 From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!austin.lockheed.com!kestrel.austin.lockheed.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Looking for 450 Mhz Mobile Rig To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I am looking for a 450 Mhz mobile rig. Not interested in dual-band talkies. Will consider a dual band mobile if the price is right. Dick Kriss, KD5VU kriss@austin.lockheed.com 512-386-4153 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 14:58:11 GMT From: pacbell.com!uop!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!raffles.technet.sg!ntuix!ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg!asirene@network.ucsd.edu Subject: mods for Sony ICF-2010 (2001D)? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hi, Does anyone have any mods for the Sony ICF-2010 (or 2001D)? I am also interested in adding a narrower IF filter to the radio for SSB modes, any suggestions? 73 de 9VG Daniel ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 94 21:56:14 CST From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!engr.uark.edu!news.ualr.edu!athena.ualr.edu!pmstuckey@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Need info standard C158A To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hi, I am in need of some info for the new Standard C158A 2 meter handheld radio that is advertised in the Feb 94 QST on page 19... What I need is the specific part number for some of the outer parts, knobs etc.. if anyone has the radio and the book with the part numbers, please let me know.. I REALLY need this info.. Thanks.. ******************************************************************************** * - - Peter M Stuckey - - * * 0 0 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 0 0 * * ) Internet "PMSTUCKEY@UALR.edu" ( * * \___/ Amatuer Radio Call Sign \___/ * ***KEEP** KB5WCE - 146.55 MHz **SMILIN'** ******************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 94 15:09:08 GMT From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!BIX.com!hamilton@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Open up! on the ICOM 2SRA To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu chrism@col.hp.com (Chris Magnuson) writes: > I know the ICOM 2SRA has some limitations, and I'd like to hear from as > many users of it as possible about these, plus any other comments on the > radio. I am about one month away from a purchase. I also have been eyeing this radio. A friend of mine has one and is happy as a clam with it. He loves showing off the scanner capabilities. The one negative that concerns me is Icom itself. Over the last couple months, I've been trying to decide on an HF rig and naturally I started off wanting to consider Icom. Can you believe that despite FOUR phone calls to their literature hot-line over this period, plus another couple calls to some of their other numbers, I have still not been able to get one single sheet of product literature?! At one point, I did get an Icom rep on the phone and when I asked him to sell me on his product, about all he could say (this was about the 765) was that it had a great receiver. Pumping him for "tell me more", there was no more. He confessed he really didn't know his competition to be able to compare their strengths. When I mentioned my frustration at not getting any literature, he promised (this was about 2 1/2 weeks ago) that he _personally_ would send me some. Nothing. Kenwood wasn't much better, though they did send a couple pages (that was it) on a couple of their products. Yaesu really put out some effort. I called them several times with nitpicky questions on a number of issues and each time was immediately connected to very knowledgable people. For example, when I asked about the CAT (RS-232 control i/f), I was immediately switched over to a fellow who was ready to talk bit-level about how the control packets were laid out. And no problem at all with literature! They sent piles! Even included world time zone maps, etc. Since then, I've had several conversations with dealers and end-users who've confirmed to me that the impressions I've gotten are not atypical. One fellow told me a story of wanting a part for an ancient Yaesu rig and getting charged only $2 for it even though obviously Yaesu had to do some scrambling to even find it. Another told me a story of frying his mobile thru misuse and getting it fixed (in days!) for free by Yaesu. As you might guess, I have certainly decided that for an HF rig, I'm definitely going with Yaesu and, in fact, am heading up to HRO in Salem, NH later today to pick up the FT-990. When time comes (shortly :-) for an HT, I admit that the technical features of the Icom unit (esp. the scanner) may overcome my other concerns about them, but honestly, it does matter to me to be dealing with a company that acts like they really want my business. If you get some interesting feedback from Icom owners, I'd appreciate hearing a summary if you have time. Best regards and good luck! Doug Hamilton hamilton@bix.com Ph 508-358-5715 ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 1994 17:43:35 GMT From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!slc6!trier@network.ucsd.edu Subject: TH78 Extended Coverage To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu In article <1994Jan25.151720.9301@bradford.ac.uk>, P.J.Scott wrote: >Also does any body know if it is possible to get it to 'crossband repeat' >in the same band? This would be in-band, not crossband, repeating. That is hard to do without a bulky duplexer and fixed frequencies. I would be surprised to see it in _any_ HT. Stephen -- Stephen Trier KB8PWA "Is this what Andy Warhol meant by '15 minutes Other: trier@ins.cwru.edu of fame?'" - lisbon@vpnet.chi.il.us Home: sct@po.cwru.edu "As this is alt, that should probably be '15 Mb of flame.'" - arthur@Smallworld.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 94 21:30:41 GMT From: ogicse!psgrain!qiclab!al@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Yaesu FTH-2070 Infor Needed To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Title says it...I bought a FTH-2070 VHF/UHF FM Transceiver last week at a garage sale...anyone have any idea of frequency coverage, capabilities...or even better a operators manual. ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 1994 11:17:28 GMT From: EU.net!chsun!elna.ethz.ch!elektra!mpeter@uunet.uu.net Subject: Yeasu FT416 mods wanted To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu hello, are there any mods for the yeasu FT416 available ? I'm looking for: - extendet TX (got 140MHz .. 150MHz) - extendet RX (got 136MHz .. 176MHz) - repeater switch on beep, 1750 Herz like the euro version has (got the american version without that tone) - hidden, undocumented features Thanks for any hints Martin -- Martin Peter, ETH Zuerich e-mail: mpeter@ee.ethz.ch Computing Support Group tel: 41 1 623 5286 ISG Gloriastrasse 35 fax: 41 1 252 0954 8092 Zurich/ Switzerland ------------------------------ Date: (null) From: (null) -- Alan L. Peterman (503)-684-1984 hm & work al@qiclab.scn.rain.com Tigard, Oregon 97224 As I get older the days seem longer and the years seem shorter! ------------------------------ End of Ham-Equip Digest V94 #12 ******************************