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INFO-HAMS Digest            Sun, 10 Dec 89       Volume 89 : Issue 100

Today's Topics:

                                 ARRL
                         Follow-up on Encomm
                         Free Vacuum Forever!
                             rec.scanners
                  RS Discone? To buy or not to buy?
                 Satellite tracking program for UNIX
                             scratching.
               Tennelec Scanner - need schematic/manual
                            tuner problems
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Date: Sat, 09 Dec 89 14:43:21 PST
From: [e-mail]
Subject:

I have been reading the pros/cons of modifing radios to transmit out-of-band
(especially on 2-meters and there about)... I have a Kenwood TH-215A hand-
held and know that is is modifible to extend the transmit band range. (MARS
/CAP.) My question is: How is this done? Does one buy extra guts and solder
them in, or is it a secret code to enter on the keypad? If anyone knows, please
let me know here or via direct mail.
Thanks in advance.
Kevin Savetz / KC6GWQ


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Date: 7 Dec 89 13:34:54 GMT
From: shlump.nac.dec.com!ryn.esg.dec.com!pstjtt.enet.dec.com![e-mail]
Subject: ARRL
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Bob Hardwick) writes...
>
>
>I got the following off of a packet BBS the other day
>and thought the net might like to comment.
>
>[mindless threats by a disturbed individual regarding radio mods]
>
>If this is what the ARRL is doing with our dues money then
>the ARRL has just lost a member.

The following is from the December 1989 "Moved and Seconded" section of
QST:

"9.1 The Executive Committee reviewed a report prepared by the Field
Services Manager documenting  the actions of a Section Manager which had
resulted in numerous complaints from members.  On motion of Mr.
Mendelson, the President was directed to write to the Section Manager
advising him that the expressing of personal opinions in the guise of
official ARRL communications cannot be tollerated, in part because such
conduct might jepordize the agreement between ARRL and FCC estabilshing
the Amateur Auxiliary; and that a repetition of this conduct will be
grounds for immediate removal from office."

Wadda you think?  Sound like it might be connected?

By the way -- the league is its members.  It does what its membership
wants.  Every person who leaves the league because they disagree with
some group (code .vs. no-code, radio-mod idiots, etc.) is actively
supporting the other side.  The way to change things is to stay and
fight.  Changes are made by do-ers, not whiners.

                >>>==>PStJTT
            Patrick St. Joseph Teahan Taber

Mail address:  ahhhhh, you don't want to send me mail....

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Date: 11 Dec 89 03:35:34 GMT
From: att!tsdiag!ka2qhd![e-mail]  (Barry Kutner W2UP)
Subject: Follow-up on Encomm
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Several weeks ago a posted a note about Encomm (now Tom Gentry Enterprises)
and the non-response to my calls about a KDK xcvr I sent for repair. Well,
after about 8 weeks, the radio finally did return, and was repaired. One part
was replaced. Deifinitely an 8 week job! 73 de Barry, W2UP

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Date: 10 Dec 89 01:28:20 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!stjhmc!f1.n234.z1.fidonet.org![e-mail]  (Jim Grubs)
Subject: Free Vacuum Forever!
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

> From: [e-mail] (Robert P. Scott)
 >
 > In article <[e-mail]>,
 > [e-mail] (Jim Grubs) writes:
 > > You're snoops and I'm a fuddy duddy for not approving your bad manners.
 > Chage "fuddy duddy for" to "fascist" and "bad manners" to "freedom" and
 > this
 > will be a more accurate description.
 >
 > If I wanted to read the type of fidonet excretion posted to this news
 > group of
 > late I could do so by dialing any number of local bulletin boards.  Is it
 > really necessary to waste network bandwith transmitting such drivel?

I said what I wanted to say and let it go at that. It's others who are still
harping on it. Maybe they read slowly, I dunno.

Frhliche Weihnacten und Glckliches Neujahr!

Holiday Greetings from Jim Grubs, W8GRT



--
Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!asuvax!stjhmc!234!1!Jim.Grubs
Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: 7 Dec 89 13:03:51 GMT
From: shlump.nac.dec.com!ryn.esg.dec.com!pstjtt.enet.dec.com![e-mail]
Subject: rec.scanners
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Chuq Von Rospach) writes...
>[e-mail] (Mike Owen W9IP) writes:
>
>If the ham radio folks don't want you scanner folks, then come on over to
>rec.radio.shortwave. You're welcome to join us until you decide you want
>your own group. (This is, in fact, one reason why rec.radio.shortwave
>was created was to get away from just this attitude (I know it's just a few
>hams, but it certainly doesn't make me want to learn code any time soon...)

There's an implication that hams for some reason can't be or aren't
swl's or scanner fans.  I'm sure we both know this isn't true.  The
rec.radio.shortwave group has only just started up so it will take a
while for all the receive-only people to find it and start using it to
try and get away from the armchair lawyers and Yellow-bellied Bandwidth
Wasters.  I'm sure the latter will feel compelled to follow just to keep
everyone else in line.

I don't really care where the postings happen, I read both groups, but
now that a receive-only group exists, it would be more elegant to post
swl/scanner information there.

As for learning the code and getting a license... it's something you do
for yourself.  You can't try and devolve the responsibility onto others.
If you ever make the effort, I'd be glad to chat it up with you on the
bands.
                >>>==>PStJTT (swl, scanner fan and N1GGR/AA)
            Patrick St. Joseph Teahan Taber

Mail address:  nahhhhh, you don't want to send me mail....

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Date: 10 Dec 89 03:08:45 GMT
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!natinst!rpp386!puzzle!khijol![e-mail]  (Edwin R. Carp)
Subject: RS Discone? To buy or not to buy?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I've used homemade discones for years - they work great, are really easy to
make (a piece of coax, a broom handle (!), and some wire screening - total
cost under $5 - and you've got yourself a pretty neat antenna!

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Date: 11 Dec 89 03:38:08 GMT
From: zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ctrsol!IDA.ORG![e-mail]  (Eric Roskos)
Subject: Satellite tracking program for UNIX
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] writes:

>I have something called ORBIT23.C which came from SIMTEL-20..but
>this piece does not calculate pointing angle (sometimes known
>as squint angle) and appears to flake out when the AZ calculation
>crosses from 2 digits to 3 (ie, from 99 to 100 degrees) or visa-versa
>I haven't fully researched this phenomenon...but it left me wondering
>about the accuracy of the calculations.  Someone must be tracking
>birds on a UNIX box...  let's find out who--   Chris  N0JCF

I track weather satellites daily using a modified version of orbit23
which reads the NASA prediction bulletins which TS Kelso (used to?)
posts on rec.ham-radio.  It works very well for me, although I only use
it to calculate the general direction of the satellite, when it will be
over the horizon, and the doppler shift (necessary to get a uniform grey
scale in the infrared pictures).  Since I use a dipole antenna I don't
have to point it that precisely, so I don't use the azimuth and
elevation produced by the program except to be sure there won't be a
wall or post in the way of the antenna when positioning it.  The
satellite subpoint calculations are, however, correct, since I use those
to identify things on the image when the outline of the continent is not
visible.  When the outline is visible, it matches what the program
calculates.  I've never noted any problems with the program in using
it for nearly a year.

It runs on a Sun 3/60.
--
Eric Roskos ([e-mail] or [e-mail])

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Date: Sat, 9 Dec 89 13:28 EST
From: GWYFFD <[e-mail]>
Subject: scratching.

        I'm waiting for my novice ticket at the moment, and I'm excited about
finally getting into ham radio. An old friend of mine told me that if I really
want to get to know the hobby, one of the best ways was by building my own
rig... which sounds like both a lot of fun, and possibly a bit cheaper. Can
anyone suggest books to me that would help me out? I have a college education,
so assume I'm on the "fairly intelligent, but not TOO technical" level
:-)....Also, does anyone know of any other companies that make ham rigs from
kits ( besides Heathkit/Zenith ) ?  I've got a Heathkit catalog, but I'd like
to look into making a rig that can do SSB as well as CW. All they've got in kit
form is a QRP CW rig.... In anycase... any suggestions would be helpful. Please
send 'em to me personally or to the net...I will be glad to summarize responses
to save netwidth.


        73 de I'm still waiting for the durn thing!


                        R. Todd Perry
                        [e-mail]

(as everyone breaths a sigh of relief after reading a message directly related
to ham radio...... ;-)  )

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Date: 9 Dec 89 03:59:26 GMT
From: csusac!mmsac!ribs![e-mail]  (Jim Lips Earl)
Subject: Tennelec Scanner - need schematic/manual
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I've inherited a Tennelec Model MS-2 Scanner.  I've got the instruction manual
along with the frequency codes, but no schematic.  The unit doesn't receive.
You can program it, and you get noise when you turn the squelch down, but
it doesn't seem to be receiving any RF.  This is one of those early suckers
that you program with two front-panel buttons labeled '0' and '1'.  For
example, for 453.900, you'd enter: 0001 0010 0010 0000.  It used to work,
but it appears that someone has tweaked some of the caps/coils on the PCB.

Anyone out there have a schematic for this monster?  The company that made
the unit appears to be out of business.  They are:

KEYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
1965 Pioneer Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA  19006

Directory assistance has no such listing.

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Date: 10 Dec 89 20:57:59 GMT
From: unisoft![e-mail]  (Jim Washer)
Subject: tuner problems
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

I am very new to ham radio so if I say something stupid, please
forgive me.

I have an old kenwood 599 ( twins ) reciever/transimitter pair.
the xmit is hooked up to an mfj versa-tuner II (model 941d).
The only antenna I have at this time is a 15m dipole (van gorden kit
with an hq 1:1 balun).

Now come the questions.

1) The antenna/balun kit says DO NOT USE A TUNER. Why is this?
Is it because you shouldn't have to, or because something evil
will happen if you do?

2) When I tune for low swr, I notice that the rf meter drops quite
a bit. Is this normal? What does it means?

3) The rf meter on the rig usally reads about  160. the forward
on the tuner reads about 80. the reflected read 30.
Where did the rest go? Is the likely just a case of meter
mis-calibration, or does the meter on the rig actually show something
other than true output from the rig??


Information concerning the above and/or anything that a novice should
know about using tuners in general would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance. E-mail preferred ( I'll repost summaries)

jim washer kc6gni
[phone] x137
[e-mail] uunet!unisoft!washer

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