Date: Wed, 11 May 94 04:30:18 PDT 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 #142 To: Ham-Equip Ham-Equip Digest Wed, 11 May 94 Volume 94 : Issue 142 Today's Topics: amps with HT's? AM receive bandwidth, Yaesu990 AMTOR/PACTOR w/ Ten Tec Scout 555? Experiences with Yaesu FT2400H? (2 msgs) LED Replacement - FT5200 Looking for magazine articles to modify Ramsey 2m radio Looking for SW Reciever < $200 Street Value? Need 24VDC/20amp Power supply... Need a 2 meter rig Radio Shack HTX-202 Mods??? 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: 9 May 1994 15:09:02 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!mailer.acns.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!freenet3.scri.fsu.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: amps with HT's? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu JBAACK31@MAINE.MAINE.EDU wrote: : This might seem a silly question, but can you run an amp to a HT ? The model I : have in question is the Rat Shack 2meter. Looking for that additional : strength to make those long repeater calls. If so how much do they cost? : I am looking for something small 50w or less. : Thanks Jason Ramsey Electronics sells a 2m HT amp (25-30 W out, or so) for $80, or so. It works more-or-less. Mine died after a couple years of normal use. Currently, I'm using a/the Alinco HT amp (5/3W in, 35W out). I don't remember the model number offhand. I wrote to Alinco about getting more of the molex connectors they used on the power harness, but they said that that model is discontinued. Oh well. As for benefits, more power to hit those fringe repeaters. AS for problems, I have to turn off the pre-amp when I'm in town. 73 de Steve KC6WCH/4 -- Steven J. King KC6WCH/4 EL89tq SFCC: Stevenson.J.King@santafe.cc.fl.us Free-Net: SJKing@freenet.fsu.edu Packet: KC6WCH @ K4DPZ.#GNVFL.FL.USA.NA ------------------------------ Date: 9 May 94 20:23:39 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!s1.gov!fastrac.llnl.gov!usenet.ee.pdx.edu!cs.uoregon.edu!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: AM receive bandwidth, Yaesu990 To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I find that the Yaesu 990 lacks hi's on receive AM, compared to my Knwd 850...or any thing for that matter. Whilst I had the IF board out to install 500CW filter, I tried a 1uf cap across the 6KHz AM filter. It had no effect, the Yaesu still sounded quite rolled off on the highs. Does anyone have experience w/ this "problem" ... any fixes? Is the rolloff due to something other than the AM selected 10 and 6 KHz filters? Is that something switched in for AM? Is the AM detector limited in bandwidth? Over. Thanks, Chuck Hawley-KE9UW-Urbana Illinois. ------------------------------ Date: 10 May 94 13:35:37 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!netmbx.de!zib-berlin.de!news.tu-chemnitz.de!news.htwm.de!myhost.subdomain.domain!tb@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: AMTOR/PACTOR w/ Ten Tec Scout 555? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Has anybody experience with using the Ten Tec Scout 555 in AMTOR or PACTOR? If so I would like to know yout opinion about... Please mail answer direct to tb@htwm.de Thomas DL1JBE ------------------------------ Date: 10 May 94 18:40:18 GMT From: newsgate.melpar.esys.com!melpar!phb@uunet.uu.net Subject: Experiences with Yaesu FT2400H? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu eddxu@huber.com (Douglas Udoff) writes: > just bought a Yaesu 2400H at a reasonable price. It looks like >a good rig. I know it's a little late, but could anyone share >their experiences with me?I hope this note comes out well as Good radio! I used one for 6 months, and only sold it because (a) it spent 99% of its time in the shack, so an HT was adequate for mobile use; and (b) I wanted a multimode rig (got a Kenwood TR-751A). The -2400 is rugged, reliable, easy to use/see in the car (big display), and pretty easy to figure out function-wise. I had just gotten good at it when I sold mine..... My HT is a used FT-411E, also a good radio.....but the display is small, which is a pain. 73, Paul, K4MSG ================================================================= * Paul H. Bock, Jr. K4MSG pbock@melpar.esys.com * * Senior Systems Engineer (703) 560-5000 x2062 * * * * E-Systems, Melpar Div. Falls Church, VA ** G ** * * * * We meet upon the level, and we part upon the square * * * ================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 18:16:37 CDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.eecs.uic.edu!uicvm.uic.edu!u40241@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Experiences with Yaesu FT2400H? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I dropped mine on the sidewalk; it landed on its' tail and bent the outside section of the heat-sink fin, but it came up running. Hooray for Mil-Spec! Otherwise a good rig, with track-tuned front-end for good RF selectivity. JL ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 May 94 11:47:21 CDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!apollo1.cacd.rockwell.com!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: LED Replacement - FT5200 To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hi, I have a YAESU FT-5200 that has one of the LED's burned out. Is it possible to replace or does it need to go back to YAESU? Has anyone done this job themselves? Thanks -- ________________________________________________________ Glenn Pearston (515) 294-0032 v 24 Horticulture Hall (515) 294-0730 f Ames, IA 50011 pearston@iastate.edu ------------------------------ Date: 10 May 94 19:41:13 GMT From: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!ei938@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Looking for magazine articles to modify Ramsey 2m radio To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Folks, I am looking for articles on how to modify the Ramsey 2m radio. I have heard, but not seen, of an article in 73 on how to build a thumbwheel tuner. I would like to do this, but I cant find the magazine or anyone who sells the kit. I do have one 73 which refers to a computer controlled tuner, from Mar 93 or so. Does anyone know of other articles or where I can find how to modify/upgrade the Ramsey 2m radio. Well, if anyone can help, I'd certainly appreciate it. Thanks! Andrew Lynch alynch@wpgate1.wpafb.af.mil ------------------------------ Date: 9 May 1994 20:13:09 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!mayonews.mayo.edu!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Looking for SW Reciever < $200 Street Value? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I'm looking for recommendations on behalf of a friend for a short wave reciever under $200. This would be strictly for listening, i.e., he has no intention of using this as part of a 'seperates' transcieving setup. Provision for an external antennae is a must, though. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! ********************************************************************** * Al Spohn (N0JJD) | spohn@mayo.edu | 507-284-1666 | Mayo Clinic * ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: 11 May 94 05:32:29 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.tamu.edu!news.tamu.edu!kj5gu@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Need 24VDC/20amp Power supply... To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Howdy... Would anyone out there happen to have a 24VDC/20 amp. power supply hanging around their shack needing a good home? I need one to power a PRC-47 (Military...hence the 24 volts...:-) If you have a spare one that you'd consider selling for a reasonable price (Read that: VERY CHEAP! :-), please drop me an e-mail to: phantom@pro-haven.cts.com and NOT to the address above as it will be inactive soon and I won't be able to receive any mail there.....I'd really prefer something around the Lone Star State here because a power supply this big is probably a boatanchor, weighs a ton, and shipping it would be really tough..... Thanks es 73! Tiffany -- kj5gu ------------------------------ Date: 11 May 94 03:10:52 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!deathstar.cris.com!deathstar.cris.com!not-for-mail@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: Need a 2 meter rig To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hi I need a 2 meter rig that is hand held or mobil with power supply and if possibol a swr meter please e-mail me at David.Swanson@launchpad.unc.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 May 1994 17:26:53 -0500 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!ub!galileo.cc.rochester.edu!ee.rochester.edu!rochgte!UUCP@network.ucsd. Subject: Radio Shack HTX-202 Mods??? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu JD> Subject says it all. Are any mods possible for this radio, extended JD> RX? extend TX? Thanks for any input. Nope... there aren't any. And if someone says there is, I wouldn't try it. ... Catch the Blue Wave! ------------------------------ End of Ham-Equip Digest V94 #142 ******************************