Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 01:58:30 PDT 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 V94 #1003 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Thu, 8 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 1003 Today's Topics: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta: phonetic alphabets (repost) Azden 2000 Mic. Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 06 September FCC recording update: when? Findlay, Ohio Hamfest this weekend HERE's a tough one for you Hiram Maxim's Flying Machine NYS Ham License Plates PACTOR changeover timing Part 15 devices, help! READ: Some Good Things About a Crowded 2M Band (mini-article) SET When?? US License Examination Opportunities Scheduled 9/7/94 to 12/12/94 VEC Testing Help You dont do this on the air why do it on the net? Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. 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So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 21:16:10 GMT From: newsgate.melpar.esys.com!melpar!phb@uunet.uu.net Subject: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta: phonetic alphabets (repost) To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Brian.Kelk@cl.cam.ac.uk writes: >***** ENGLISH ***** >The NATO phonetic alphabet (as per the Cambridge Encyclopedia >of Language under Seaspeak): >Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India >Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo >Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu As a side note, when this alphabet first came out in the late 1950's or early 1960's to replace the then-in-general-use "ABLE-BAKER-CHARLIE, etc., C was COCOA and M was METRO. I remember it because my Dad (who was a pilot) chided me that I'd have to learn a new set of phonetics. Apparently, COCOA and METRO didn't last long and CHARLIE and MIKE were re-hired... :-) /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ o------------o------------o | | Paul H. Bock, Jr. K4MSG |_| "Doin' it the ol' Principal Systems Engineer | | fashioned way..." pbock@melpar.esys.com |_| (well, almost) _______ | | | | __________ ____O_O____ `*' | | Rice-box | | Ye Olde | \( )/ |__| (IC-735) |-----| Tuner | /( )\ |__________| |___________| \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:52:20 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!m-island!larry.boyd@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Azden 2000 Mic. To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Can anyone direct me to where I can purchase a michrophone for an Azden model 2000 2meter radio. Thanks for the help. Larry Boyd larry.boyd@m-island.uu.holonet.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 22:06:23 MDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 06 September To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 249, 09/06/94 10.7 FLUX=095 90-AVG=080 SSN=083 BKI=0325 3330 BAI=014 BGND-XRAY=B1.1 FLU1=8.7E+05 FLU10=1.5E+04 PKI=1335 3322 PAI=015 BOU-DEV=002,028,016,090,033,025,021,004 DEV-AVG=027 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= C1.5 @ 0634UT XRAY-MIN= A8.6 @ 2355UT XRAY-AVG= B1.6 NEUTN-MAX= +000% @ 2345UT NEUTN-MIN= -003% @ 2010UT NEUTN-AVG= -1.0% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2345UT PCA-MIN= -0.1DB @ 2020UT PCA-AVG= +0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55220NT @ 2352UT BOUTF-MIN=55178NT @ 1846UT BOUTF-AVG=55204NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+064,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+111NT@ 1645UT GOES6-MIN=N:-030NT@ 1013UT G6-AVG=+085,+027,-006 FLUXFCST=STD:095,095,095;SESC:095,095,095 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,025,020/020,025,025 KFCST=2234 3222 3333 3333 27DAY-AP=016,000 27DAY-KP=3232 4443 3333 3333 WARNINGS=*SWF ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 05 SEP 94 was 30.0. The Full Kp Indices for 05 SEP 94 are: 2+ 2- 3- 3o 2+ 2- 2- 2- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 05 SEP 94 are: 10 6 13 15 10 6 6 6 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 06 SEP is: 2.2E+06 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity was low. Region 7773 (S08W18) produced the largest event of the period, a C7/1F at 06/0059Z. This region has declined slightly in spot number and area. Region 7776 (S08E30) produced a C1/SF at 06/0633Z and has grown slightly in spot number and area. All other regions were quiet and stable. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be low with a chance of isolated M-class activity from either Regions 7773 or 7776. STD: A full-disk Yohkoh x-ray image has been appended to this report. The geomagnetic field has been at mostly quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. A brief period of minor storm activity was recorded from 06/09-15Z. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly unsettled to active for the next three days in response to a favorably positioned coronal hole. Event probabilities 07 sep-09 sep Class M 20/20/20 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 07 sep-09 sep A. Middle Latitudes Active 25/30/25 Minor Storm 15/20/15 Major-Severe Storm 05/10/10 B. High Latitudes Active 25/30/25 Minor Storm 15/25/20 Major-Severe Storm 10/15/15 HF propagation conditions were near-normal over all regions. Gradual signal degradation is expected over the next several days in response to a recurrent coronal hole related disturbance. Degradation may be strongest on 08 September when levels of geomagnetic activity and high-latitude substorming are expected to be near a maximum. No significant signal degradation is expected, although effects of this activity should be felt into the middle latitudes, particularly on night-crossing circuits. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 06/2400Z SEPTEMBER ------------------------------------------------------------ NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7771 N06W44 123 0060 HSX 02 001 ALPHA 7773 S08W18 097 0400 EKI 14 022 BETA 7774 N08W10 089 0040 DSO 08 014 BETA 7776 S08E30 049 0260 CHO 08 006 BETA 7775 N16E22 057 PLAGE 7777 S14W35 114 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 07 SEPTEMBER TO 09 SEPTEMBER NMBR LAT LO 7769 N10 311 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP 2012 2012 2012 160 2347 2347 2348 130 POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 06 SEPTEMBER, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------ BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 06/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 02 N38W17 N14W43 N28W70 N45W23 114 ISO POS 015 10830A 02 N23W18 N13W44 N28W71 N45W19 113 ISO POS 015 10830A SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 05 Sep: 0000 0013 0018 B3.1 0048 0055 0057 B3.0 SF 7773 S08E06 0149 0155 0159 B2.4 0229 0236 0244 C1.1 SF 7773 S10E07 0359 0416 0422 B5.6 SF 7773 S10E11 0525 0538 0549 C6.0 1F 7773 S09E04 31 0835 0839 0844 B4.5 SF 7773 S08E03 1037 1040 1042 B3.4 1146 1149 1151 B1.9 1444 1454 1458 B1.8 SF 7773 S09E01 1515 1518 1521 B1.6 1753 1756 1803 B1.8 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7773: 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 006 (50.0) Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 006 (50.0) Total Events: 012 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 05 Sep: 0000 0013 0018 B3.1 III 0149 0155 0159 B2.4 III 0525 0538 0549 C6.0 1F 7773 S09E04 III 1444 1454 1458 B1.8 SF 7773 S09E01 III NOTES: All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max, and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After. All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times. Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include: II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event III = Type III Sweep IV = Type IV Sweep V = Type V Sweep Continuum = Continuum Radio Event Loop = Loop Prominence System, Spray = Limb Spray, Surge = Bright Limb Surge, EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb. 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South KEY: East and west limbs are to the left and right respectively. Emission strength, from minimum to maximum are coded in the following way: [space] . , : ; - + | ! 1 2 3 4 * # @ Units used are arbitrary, for illustrative purposes. Get "showasc.zip" from "pub/solar/Software" at the anonymous FTP site: ftp.uleth.ca (IP # 142.66.3.29) to view these images on VGA screens. Remove all but the image data before typing "showasc filename". ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: 7 Sep 1994 08:30:20 -0400 From: psinntp!JH.Org!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: FCC recording update: when? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Does anyone know when the FCC updates the recording with the current call sign assignments? I (stupidly) assumed the 1st of the month. Instead of wasting a toll call I though maybe someone knew. I passed my General on July 24th and I am staring at a new Yaesu FT-530 connected to a rooftop vertical and I CAN'T WAIT! :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: _______ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 13:14:16 GMT From: lerc.nasa.gov!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!kelsey@purdue.edu Subject: Findlay, Ohio Hamfest this weekend To: info-hams@ucsd.edu The Findlay Amateur Radio Club is holding the 52nd Findlay Hamfest this weekend on Sept. 11 at the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Findlay, Ohio. Vendor admission begins at 6:30 AM. General admission begins at 8AM. This year we have rented another building (now 5 total buildings), so there are an additional 60 vendor spaces, of which about 30 spots are still available. Flea market space is available. Admission is $5 at the gate, flea market spaces are $5 each, and each 8 ft table space in the vendor buildings is $10. In addition to the 4 main prizes (two HF rigs, a VHF mobile radio, and a handheld) we will be giving away a hand held radio every hour from 9AM til 2 PM. For more info - e-mail to n8et@delphi.com 73 - Bill - N8ET Findlay Hamfest ------------------------------ Date: 7 Sep 1994 17:58:26 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!news.uh.edu!news.sccsi.com!nuchat!acs@network.ucsd.edu Subject: HERE's a tough one for you To: info-hams@ucsd.edu They've been around for years. Most ARRL and RSGB antenna books have them, primarily for satellite work. 73 de A.C., W5EZM in Houston Gregory Smith (gsmith@alpha.wright.edu) wrote: : Hi all: : Let me throw a curve int the group and see what happens. SO here : it is, after a little thinking I wonder if a DUAL BAND HIGH GAIN beam is : possible? if anyone comes up with anything send me the plans so I can : build it : Greg, N8PPZ -- A. C. Spraggins acs@nuchat.sccsi.com South Coast Computing Services, Inc. w5ezm@sugarland.ampr.org P. O. Box 270355 (713) 917-5000 Houston, TX 77277-0355 (713) 917-5005 fax ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 15:12:55 -0400 (EDT) From: news1.digex.net!usenet@uunet.uu.net Subject: Hiram Maxim's Flying Machine To: info-hams@ucsd.edu On 6 Sep 1994, Kok Chen wrote: > The September *1894* issue of the Scientific American announced > that a Mr. Hiram Maxim had built a steam powered plane, which > unfortunately, tore itself apart upon leaving ground on July 1894. > It, however, made history by being the first powered flight to > leave ground. He was quite prolific in a lot of fields. If I recall correctly, I believe that he's also responsible for having invented the automobile muffler, the firearm suppressor (silencer), and the Maxim machine gun. Don't spread the latter two around though. I'd hate for Sarah Brady to get wind of it and try have ham radio banned too! ;-) 73 DE K4KYO ------------------------------ Date: 7 Sep 1994 08:32:50 -0400 From: psinntp!JH.Org!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: NYS Ham License Plates To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I hate to bring up the subject again, but I haven't heard any discussion on what NYS is doing. Is there any news? 73, Steve -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ss@jh.org Steve Steinberg Amateur Radio Callsign: _______ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 Sep 94 16:08:50 PDT From: microsoft!hexnut!seanews!peterk@uunet.uu.net Subject: PACTOR changeover timing To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Does anyone know the minimum changeover time requirement for PACTOR and G-TOR? In other words, how fast does your radio have to switch between transmit and receive in order to work properly with these modes? I know AMTOR needs 20 ms or better. But I couldn't the find the PACTOR/G-TOR requirements in the manuals for either the PK-232 or the near-equivalent Kantronics unit that has G-TOR. Here's my situation: I have an ICOM 745 and an almost 40-meter dipole fed with twin-lead and tuned with an AEA tuner. I have no problem tuning it to 1:1 on 40-10 meters. No RF in the shack that I'm aware of. For digital modes, I'm using an old AEA CP-1 and MBA-TOR firmware on a Commodore 64 (don't laugh, it was cheap!). It works great on CW and RTTY, but I've never been able to get it to work reliably on AMTOR. If the other station is several thousand miles away, or if they increase their TXdelay a bit, it works with an occasional rephase. Otherwise, it gets out of synch and rephases every few words. This is with the AGC off or at its fastest setting, speech compression off, and using true FSK at 170 Hz (so speech compression shouldn't matter anyway). All this points to a transceiver that switches too slowly. AEA says the Icom 745 is not on their list of problem rigs, and should work fine. Icom, on the other hand, says that the 745 changeover time is about 30 ms, and that's too long for AMTOR, which requires 20 ms. All of which may not matter, since PACTOR seems to be replacing AMTOR for QSOs. If PACTOR needs a slower switching time than AMTOR, I may buy an AEA PK-232 and get on PACTOR. But if the switching times are the same, it probably won't work, and I shouldn't waste my money until I get a new HF rig, which ain't happening in the near future(!) If anyone knows the switching times for PACTOR and G-TOR, or has any insights on using the Icom 745 and/or CP-1/MBA-TOR setups on "chirp modes," I'd be grateful for the info. Also, is PACTOR really always better than AMTOR? I've heard that PACTOR is much faster, but I've also heard that under marginal conditions, its throughput goes WAY down, and you wish you had AMTOR. Thanks and 73, Peter Klein, KD7MW Internet: peterk@seanews.akita.com -- [] SEANEWS [] Seattle Public Access Usenet News + Mail [] peterk@seanews.akita.com [] +1 206 614 0048 (v.FC 28.8k) [] ------------------------------ Date: 7 Sep 94 04:54:19 GMT From: news.claremont.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!ucivax!gateway@uunet.uu.net Subject: Part 15 devices, help! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Anyone Know about the following devices and Part 15? -Garage Door openers -Cordless phones (they seem to carry the warning label where Part 15 says that they have to accept interference...) -Computer modems -Home security alarms I need to know how these are treated by Part 15 if possible, we have a tower permit hearing on Wed night, and there is an irate attorney coming who will complain about interference to those devices. I would like to show her Part 15 and quietly relax. I am already covering PRB-1 and the Communications Act of 1982 which preempts local regulation of RFI problems, but the Part 15 stuff would be so very nicely on target! Anyone know ? Anyone see a warning label from Part 15 on any of these devices at home? I give a presentation tonight to a hearing board (Wed night) so if anyone has some good info, could you pass it along soon? Clark WA3JPG ------------------------------ Date: 7 Sep 1994 16:10:05 -0400 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: READ: Some Good Things About a Crowded 2M Band (mini-article) To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SOME GOOD THINGS ABOUT A CROWDED 2M BAND "... 2 meters is getting just like the CB band." "... all the 'appliance' operators are on 2 meters." Sound familiar? This was just a sampling of the criticism regarding the 2 meter ham band spoken by a large portion of ham radio operators. Now that you can go down to your local Radio Shack and pick up an inexpensive hand-held 2 meter FM transceiver, its easier than ever to get on the air. Question is, is this bad? Lets take the point of view for the moment that it is. More operators means more active repeaters. Gone are the days when you could say "N1NTE listening." and not be answered. Gone are the days that the repeater sits idle without any users. Now its tied up all day long with everyone talking about all kinds of things. Subjects that you know nothing about or never heard of. Watch out! If you listen to these people too long you might learn something new. Oh no! Its a bunch of kids using the repeater. Now we've got young blood in the hobby and it'll never be the same again. They can't even spell CW! They're going to change things, I know it. Now all you hear is this digital packet stuff screeching on all the simplex frequencies. Who cares if it can pass more information along than CW. Its so noisy! But we have more repeater jammers now. When a community grows you tend to get more "crime" than you use to. Who cares if the incidents per capita is lower than before, where are we going to find enough hams to DF these losers? OK, enough sarcasm. Let's look at 2 meters as a public resource. Its full of repeaters and full of operators. Hmm, sound perfect for all kinds of public service - emergencies, assistance, event handling, etc. No shortage of inexpensive equipment out there and its easily obtainable. Sounds like an extremely valuable asset that gives ham radio a lot a value to the un-informed public view. Next, a good majority of the No-Code Techs start out here. What a excellent opportunity to welcome these folks aboard and demonstrate your exquisite operating skills as role- model ham radio operators. Most of them got their license because they are excited to learn about radio. Teach them. Maybe you can even convince them to adopt the "CW FOREVER!" motto and add them to the ranks of "real hams". So you want to have along conversation with your friends without a lot of interruptions? Gee, 220 MHz is always being called the "use it or lose it band", so use it. Get the demand for 220 MHz equipment up and watch the manufacturers offer lots of new equipment. Look what's starting to happen for 6 meters. In some areas, 440 MHz is dead, in others try 1.2 GHz. It'll take a while for them newcomers to get up this high! Start populating these bands or we'll regret it sooner than you think. What a shame if the FCC had to allocate more frequencies because we were using them all up. Try to look at the positive side of an issue and you can come up with lots of benefits. Change isn't a bad thing. Life would be very boring if everything was status quo all the time. Be an active part of the hobby and influence change. Push it in the direction that would benefit the whole ham radio community not just a select group. But more than anything - Enjoy your hobby and let others share in the fun. ***** Suggestions and comments welcomed by the author. Please send all correspondence to: Rob Bellville, N1NTE email address - RBellville@aol.com -or - PO Box 515, Millbury, MA 01527-0515. ***** All rights reserved. Copyright 1994, Rob Bellville ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 18:56:19 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!m-island!larry.boyd@network.ucsd.edu Subject: SET When?? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Is there a specific date when this next SET is to start, or can you plan your own date to hold it; just so long you get the paper work in by 31 of Jan95?? Thanks for the help.. Larry Boyd larry.boyd@m-island.uu.holonet.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:44:00 MDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: US License Examination Opportunities Scheduled 9/7/94 to 12/12/94 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu [[ EXAMS9.07W : 3416 in EXAMS9.07W ]] AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES ***************************************************************** Special Note: Amateur Radio licenses usually arrive between 8 and 10 weeks after the test session. The FCC recently has been taking upwards of 14 weeks to process licenses (although as recently as this week, some licenses have come through in six to eight weeks. The FCC considers their processing time to be 90 days--from the date they receive the application. The FCC usually receives the application one to two weeks after the test session (once the VE Team and the coordinating VEC have completed their processing). Note: Codeless Technician to Technician w/HF upgraders (who pass a Morse code test) will effective 6/8/94 receive a new license from the FCC that reads "TECH PLUS." Such upgrades before that date would not receive a new license but would need to retain the existing Technician license plus the CSCE conveying the Morse code test credit as the only documentation issued for use of the additional HF privileges. ***************************************************************** The following test session information is provided by the ARRL/VEC for the upcoming eight to twelve week period. For further information, please contact the test session CONTACT PERSON at the telephone number provided. If necessary, you may contact the ARRL/VEC at 203-666-1541 x282 for additional information. Electronic mail may be forwarded to the ARRL/VEC via USENET at "bjahnke@arrl.org" or via MCI Mail to MCI ID: 653-2312 or 215-5052. Although the test session information presented here does not indicate whether walk-ins are accepted or not, most test sessions do allow walk-ins. We encourage you, however, to always contact the CONTACT PERSON at the telephone number provided so that the VE Team is aware that you be attending the test session. STILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR YOUR EXAM? If you would like information on how to become licensed; or how to locate Amateur Radio clubs, instructors, licensing classes and/or Novice examiners in your area; please contact the ARRL Educational Activities Department (EAD) at 203-666- 1541 x219. The EAD can also provide information on recommended study materials. Electronic mail may be forwarded to the ARRL EAD via USENET at "rwhite@arrl.org" or via MCI Mail to MCI ID: 215-5052. EXAM LISTINGS - DEFINITION OF FIELDS STATE Test Date,VEC,City,,Contact Phone,Contact Person The SECOND field in the following listing specifies the VEC which is coordinating this examination. This single-character designator denotes the VEC as defined below. An "A" (for example) indicates that this examination is coordinated by the ARRL/VEC. For further information on any examinations listed, or if you do not find any examinations listed for your area, you may contact any of the coordinating VECs below. A = ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111; (d) 203-666-1541 The 1994 test fee is $5.75. X = Anchorage ARC, 2628 Turnagain Parkway, Anchorage, AK 99517; (d) 907-786-8121, (n) 907-243-2221 (or) 907-276-5121 (or) 907-274-5546 C = Central Alabama VEC, 1215 Dale Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35801; 205-536-3904 N = Charlotte VEC, 227 Bennett Ln, Charlotte, NC 28213; 704-596-2168 D = Great Lakes ARC VEC Inc., 3040 Harrison St, Glenview, IL 60025; 708-486-8019 E = Golden Empire ARS, PO Box 508, Chico, CA 95927; No phone. G = Greater Los Angeles ARG, 9737 Noble Ave, Sepulveda, CA 91343; 818-892-2068, 805-822-1473. J = Jefferson ARC, PO Box 24368, New Orleans, LA 70184-4368; 504-737-2315. Test fee for 1994 is $5.00. K = Koolau ARC, 45-529 Nakuluai St, Kaneohe, HI 96744; 808-235-4132 L = Laurel ARC Inc., PO Box 3039, Laurel, MD 20709-0039; (d) 301-572-5124, 301-317-7819, (n) 301-588-3924 M = The Milwaukee RAC Inc., 1737 N 116th St, Wauwatosa, WI 53226; 414-774-6999. Test fee for 1994 is $5.00. H = Mountain ARC, PO Box 10, Burlington, WV 26710; 304-289-3576, 301-724-0674 P = PHD ARA Inc., PO Box 11, Liberty, MO 64068; 816-781-7313 R = Sandarc-VEC, PO Box 2446, La Mesa, CA 91943-2446; 619-465-3926 S = Sunnyvale VEC ARC, PO Box 60307, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-0307; 408-255-9000 T = Triad Emergency ARC, 3504 Stonehurst Pl, High Point, NC 27265; 919-841-7576 W = Western Carolinas ARS VEC, 5833 Clinton Hwy - Suite 203, Knoxville, TN 37912-2500; 615-688-7771. The 1994 test fee is $5.75. 5 = W5YI-VEC, PO Box 565101, Dallas, TX 75356-5101; 817-461-6443 The 1994 test fee is $5.75. EXAMINATION OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THE UNTIED STATES: 10/29/94,A,American Somoa,,684-699-2420,Michael Homsany 10/08/94,A,England,,44-442-62929,Neville Cheadle G3NUG 10/29/94,A,England,,081-902-5995,Yves a g Remedios 10/22/94,A,Germany 35216,,02-71315297,Frank Sperber AA9KJ 09/10/94,A,Japan,,098-633-1728,Alice Kottmyer 10/01/94,A,Japan,,243-6092,Paul W Jackson USN 10/01/94,A,Papua New Guinea,,77-4425,Randall Pearson 10/29/94,A,St Maarten,,617-566-8613,M L Bardfield GUAM 09/11/94,A,Adelup,,627-646-7611,Harry Y Taguchi 12/11/94,A,Adelup,,627-646-7611,Harry Y Taguchi PUERTO RICO 09/24/94,A,San Juan,,809-789-4998,Victor Madero 10/29/94,A,San Juan,,809-789-4998,Victor Madero 11/26/94,A,San Juan,,809-789-4998,Victor Madero US VIRGIN ISLANDS 10/08/94,A,St Croix,,809-778-3156,Frank Jaeger 11/12/94,A,ST Thomas,,809-774-4740,Ronald A Hall Sr *eof ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 19:02:40 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!iat.holonet.net!m-island!larry.boyd@network.ucsd.edu Subject: VEC Testing Help To: info-hams@ucsd.edu When testing the different classes how many VE's and VEC's are needed for the different classes? Ex. Novice Class 1 general VEC + what? 2 general VE's?? Thanks for the help. Larry Boyd larry.boyd@m-island.uu.holonet.net ------------------------------ Date: 8 Sep 1994 04:06:12 GMT From: nothing.ucsd.edu!brian@network.ucsd.edu Subject: You dont do this on the air why do it on the net? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu If your news or mail system isn't putting your proper address into the headers, it doesn't belong on the net. Instead of continuing to pollute the network with bad software and working around it by putting your real address into the body of the message, GET YOUR SOFTWARE FIXED. - Brian ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #1003 ******************************