Date: Thu, 19 May 94 04:30:23 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 #150 To: Ham-Equip Ham-Equip Digest Thu, 19 May 94 Volume 94 : Issue 150 Today's Topics: 2m HT amp?? AM receive bandwidth, Yaesu990 Citibank Visa And Hts Comments on Motorola Maxar ? DR-592 Mods Ham-Equip Digest V94 #149 Info Wanted on Alinco DR592T Th78 No More 800 Mhz Rx? 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: 17 May 94 01:20:00 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!wwswinc!eric.hodges@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: 2m HT amp?? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I am having trouble getting into several repeaters around town using my 5w HT. I have seen ads for 2m amps (ones that take 1-5 watts in and give 50-90 watts out). I was wondering if anyone had experience with these and could suggest some pros and cons of going with this method. thanks for the help! - Eric/n0zoz --- * Origin: The Shop ** Columbia, MO ** (314)449-2710 ** (1:289/39) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 06:00:44 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!xyzoom!rob@network.ucsd.edu Subject: AM receive bandwidth, Yaesu990 To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu In article <9405162043.AA02786@btiad17>, Dave Kynor wrote: >Chuck, > >I have noticed the same problem with the 990 and remembered the QST >reviewers making a similar comment. About the only thing that will >help is the use of a good external speaker or some headphones. I have tried numerous external speakers and have only had success using the outboard equalizer mentioned in my previous post. For sideband the IF shift is great, but for AM it won't do anything, of course... --Rob -- Rob Lingelbach KB6CUN | 2660 Hollyridge Dr LA CA 90068 213 464 6266 (voice) rob@xyzoom.info.com | "I care not much for a man's religion whose dog or robl@netcom.com | cat are not the better for it." --Abraham Lincoln ------------------------------ Date: 17 May 94 22:02:00 -0500 From: blkcat!org!fidonet!z1!n109!f239!David.Edger@uunet.uu.net Subject: Citibank Visa And Hts To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hope you like the Standard C558A. I have one and find it is really a nice rig. The construction is better than many of the other dual banders I've tried and the receive sensitivity is really great. 73 Dave AA5NU --------- Fidonet: David Edger 1:109/239 Internet: David.Edger@f239.n109.z1.fidonet.org ------------------------------ Date: 19 May 94 03:08:31 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!bobw@hplabs.hpl.hp.com Subject: Comments on Motorola Maxar ? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I am considering using Motorola Maxar 50's or Maxar 80's on the amateur band and/or GMRS. Does anyone have any experience with these radios? Any warnings, comments or suggestions? Thanks, Bob Bob Witte / bobw@col.hp.com / Hewlett Packard PMO / KB0CY / (719) 590-3230 ------------------------------ Date: 18 May 94 15:18:00 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!news.uh.edu!uhcl2!rsch2854@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: DR-592 Mods To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Hi, Does anyone know if there is a wideband transmit mod for the Alinco DR-592? I need to be able to transmit in the 420-430 MHz range. Thanks, Rory Burke ============================================================================= Rory Burke - KA5MBH | "I always ignore my lawyer before rsch2854@uhcl2.cl.uh.edu | making a decision" - Groucho Marx Remember, there's a difference between "can't" and "not supposed to" ============================================================================= ------------------------------ Date: 18 May 94 14:35:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: Ham-Equip Digest V94 #149 To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Question - How do I get on the LIESTSERV for rec.radio.swap??? Also are any other radio groups known other than on the ucsd system? many thanks de Bob N3FTU ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 01:34:04 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!news.ysu.edu!malgudi.oar.net!mailhost.interaccess.com!dyna2-19.interaccess.com!astaniec@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Info Wanted on Alinco DR592T To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu I'm about to receive an Alinco DR592T dualband mobile as a birthday present. Can anyone give me any information regarding the operating characteristics of this rig? I guess what I'd like to know is if it's decent radio for a beginner or just a piece of junk I should avoid. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Art Staniec - N9UOF | I've never gone looking for trouble. astaniec@home.interaccess.com | It was always out there waiting... -Mack Bolan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: 17 May 94 21:52:00 -0500 From: blkcat!org!fidonet!z1!n109!f239!David.Edger@uunet.uu.net Subject: Th78 No More 800 Mhz Rx? To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu Those mods are supposed to be the ones for a late model TH78 (which yours obviously is.) Makes me wonder if they have done something else to block 800MHZ. Hope you get to the bottom of it. 73 Dave AA5NU --------- Fidonet: David Edger 1:109/239 Internet: David.Edger@f239.n109.z1.fidonet.org ------------------------------ Date: 18 May 94 19:51:30 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!aries!hawley@hplabs.hpl.hp.com To: ham-equip@ucsd.edu References <9405162043.AA02786@btiad17>, <1994May18.060044.720@xyzoom.info.com>, Subject : Re: AM receive bandwidth, Yaesu990 dgf@netcom.com (David Feldman) writes: >In article <1994May18.060044.720@xyzoom.info.com> rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) writes: >>In article <9405162043.AA02786@btiad17>, Dave Kynor wrote: >>>Chuck, >>> >>>I have noticed the same problem with the 990 and remembered the QST >>>reviewers making a similar comment. About the only thing that will >>>help is the use of a good external speaker or some headphones. >Has this thing been tracked down to the nature of the crystal filter in the >IF, the audio circuitry, or something else? 73 Dave WB0GAZ dgf@netcom.com I have bypassed the 6KHz AM filter, and had no improvement. All modes go thru a Low Pass Filter in the audio section before any additional amplifica- tion. This amp has it's frequency rolled off at 3KHz (down 3db). Next time I have the cover off, I'm going to move it out to 4KHz. The AM has the same highs as SSB, but it has so many lows that the treble to bass balance is way off. Makes it sound like all bass. Chuck, KE9UW, Urbana, Illinois 73. ------------------------------ End of Ham-Equip Digest V94 #150 ******************************