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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V93 #1430
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- Info-Hams Digest Mon, 6 Dec 93 Volume 93 : Issue 1430
-
- Today's Topics:
- "Re: hypocondriac afraid of cancer"
- Calculating SWR (OOPS!)
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 03 December
- GPS sat sound? (2 msgs)
- Ham Radio Show (Re: Talk America Radio Netwo)
- hypochondriac scared of cancer!
- Mods to TH22 handheld
- Reporting Constant QRM: who?
- W5YI's coverage of "temporary callsigns"
-
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-
- Date: 6 Dec 93 13:11:26 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: "Re: hypocondriac afraid of cancer"
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- This posting is in regard to a station at the Univ of Alaska, 'transmitting
- on 104.1 MHz from a 70-foot tower near a dorm.'
-
- First-off, my 1994 M-Street Radio Directory lists the station as -
- KUAC 104.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 10.5 kW at
- height above average terrain of 440 feet.
- I doubt that the U of Alaska is on asuch a precipitous hill that a 70-foot
- tower could give a HAAT of 440 feet (averaged out to 15 miles from the
- antenna). So I conclude that the tower you see is NOT used for their main
- transmitter. There must be a REAL tower somewhere else; phone them on
- 907-474-7491. There may be microwave dish on the tower with a few milliwatts
- coming out of it.
-
- A few corrections to Gary C's reply....
- Class A FM stations have a maximum ERP of 6 kW at 100 meters AAT
- >> Class B FM stations have a maximum ERP of 50 kW at 150 m AAT
- >> Class C FM stations have a maximum ERP of 100 kW at 600 m AAT
- Antennas above these limits require reduced ERP to not exceed the same
- coverage area. There are also B1 stations (25 kW, 100 m), C1 (100 kW, 300 m),
- C2 (50 kW 150 m) and C3 (25 kW 100 m). Class B stations are only assigned in
- the northeastern area of the USA and California; Class C only in the rest of
- the country. Thus the reason that C3 = B1 and C2 = B .
-
- I hope this helps.
-
- 73 de Bob w3otc@amsat.org
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 6 Dec 93 17:33:11 GMT
- From: ogicse!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!master.cs.rose-hulman.edu!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Calculating SWR (OOPS!)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- > The topic of SWR is mentioned several times in the above manuals,
- > particularly in the Technician and General Class Manuals. In fact,
- > 2 formulas are given for SWR : (see Now Your Talking p7-7)
- >
- > SWR = Emax/Emin
- >
- > SWR = Zo/R or R/Zo (whichever is >1)
- >
- This is ONLY true for RESISTIVE loads terminating a line whose
- characteristic impedance, Zo, is resistive, as it is at RF frequencies.
-
- Don't believe everything you read.
-
- 73 de K9CUN, Jack
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1993 22:27:10 MST
- From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 03 December
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 03 DECEMBER, 1993
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 03 DECEMBER, 1993
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 337, 12/03/93
- 10.7 FLUX=105.6 90-AVG=095 SSN=097 BKI=5554 3332 BAI=027
- BGND-XRAY=B1.9 FLU1=2.1E+06 FLU10=1.1E+04 PKI=6565 4332 PAI=037
- BOU-DEV=074,105,083,055,025,000,000,011 DEV-AVG=044 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= B4.4 @ 1140UT XRAY-MIN= B1.3 @ 0213UT XRAY-AVG= B2.4
- NEUTN-MAX= +001% @ 1450UT NEUTN-MIN= -004% @ 0850UT NEUTN-AVG= -1.3%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 0910UT PCA-MIN= -0.5DB @ 1230UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55377NT @ 0306UT BOUTF-MIN=55312NT @ 1023UT BOUTF-AVG=55338NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+042,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+108NT@ 1605UT GOES6-MIN=N:-118NT@ 0911UT G6-AVG=+068,+035,-067
- FLUXFCST=STD:110,110,105;SESC:110,110,105 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,015,010/020,015,010
- KFCST=3344 4333 3343 3322 27DAY-AP=027,019 27DAY-KP=4355 4434 4243 3334
- WARNINGS=*SWF
- ALERTS=**SWEEP:II=2@0637-0643UTC;**245STRM:0632-0849UTC
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 02 DEC 93 was 43.0.
- The Full Kp Indices for 02 DEC 93 are: 4+ 5- 5o 5- 4+ 4- 5o 5+
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity was very low. Region 7627 (S18E31) and
- newly assigned Region 7629 (S22E55) produced the only action
- this period. All activity was in the B-class/SF range. A type
- II sweep was reported by Learmonth, Culgoora, and San Vito at
- 0636Z. No optical correlation was noted. One other region was
- numbered last night, Region 7630 (S10E56). All others regions
- appear dormant.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- low. Region 7627 and new Region 7629 provide the greatest
- potential for flare activity at the moment.
-
- The geomagnetic field has been at unsettled to minor storm
- levels at mid latitudes and active to severe storm at high
- latitudes. Since 18Z, the field has settled down at both
- mid and high latitudes to mostly unsettled. Activity is most
- likely a result of a favorably positioned coronal hole.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be at active levels on day one declining to mostly
- unsettled levels on days two and three as coronal effects are
- lessened.
-
- Event probabilities 04 dec-06 dec
-
- Class M 15/20/20
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 04 dec-06 dec
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 35/20/10
- Minor Storm 20/10/05
- Major-Severe Storm 10/01/01
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 40/20/20
- Minor Storm 30/10/10
- Major-Severe Storm 15/05/01
-
- HF propagation conditions continued below-normal over the
- polar, high, and middle latitude paths although middle latitude
- paths saw some minor improvements as levels of geomagnetic
- activity began to subside. High and polar latitude paths will
- see gradual improvements over the next 24 hours. Near-normal
- propagation is expected over most regions on 05 December.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 03/2400Z DECEMBER
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7623 S09W27 163 0020 HRX 03 003 ALPHA
- 7624 N04W56 192 0230 EAO 11 008 BETA
- 7625 S16W51 187 0000 AXX 02 002 ALPHA
- 7627 S18E31 105 0150 EAO 12 015 BETA
- 7629 S22E55 081 0130 DAO 07 007 BETA
- 7630 S10E56 080 0000 AXX 01 002 ALPHA
- 7626 N27W40 176 PLAGE
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 04 DECEMBER TO 06 DECEMBER
- NMBR LAT LO
- NONE
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 03 DECEMBER, 1993
- -------------------------------------------------------
- A. ENERGETIC EVENTS:
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- 0641 0645 0656 B3.8 II
- 0739 0739 0739 160
- 0817 0817 0817 130
-
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 03 DECEMBER, 1993
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- 03/ 0637 0643 RSP B3.8 15 2
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 03/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
- EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
- 51 N50E23 S07W30 N23W74 N53W18 169 EXT POS 044 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 02 Dec: 0536 0539 0541 B2.8
- 1549 1558 1603 B6.4 SF 7627 S16E55
- 1925 1932 1937 B4.5 SF 7627 S18E48
- 2232 2251 2317 B9.2 SF 7627 S19E48
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Region 7627: 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 003 (75.0)
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 (25.0)
-
- Total Events: 004 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
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED.
-
- 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.
-
-
- ** End of Daily Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 5 Dec 1993 14:04:13 -0800
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!vanbc.wimsey.com!not-for-mail@ames.arpa
- Subject: GPS sat sound?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- GPS birds transmit a direct sequence spread spectrum signal, which is
- prob'ly about a megahertz wide, and which is so far down in the mud
- (on your scanner) that you might never even detect even a perceptibel
- jump in the noise level, which is what it will sound like even if you
- DO detect it.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1993 23:00:34 GMT
- From: haven.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!news.oc.com!NewsWatcher!user@ames.arpa
- Subject: GPS sat sound?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2dtlst$p89@vanbc.wimsey.com>, mfraser@vanbc.wimsey.com (Mark
- Fraser) wrote:
-
- > GPS birds transmit a direct sequence spread spectrum signal, which is
- > prob'ly about a megahertz wide, and which is so far down in the mud
- > (on your scanner) that you might never even detect even a perceptibel
- > jump in the noise level, which is what it will sound like even if you
- > DO detect it.
- Ah, well that explains it. I was thinking it was some kind of "standard"
- modulation scheme (in the sense of a channelized FM signal).
-
- There is supposed to be a frequency list for them on the Celestial BBS
- but since I can't dial off campus here with a modem, I'm out of luck
- ... looks like it might be moot anyway...
-
- 73's de WB5KXH
- ======== insert usual disclaimers here ============
- Bob Wier, East Texas State U., Commerce, Texas
- wier@merlin.etsu.edu (watch for address change)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1993 18:42:14 GMT
- From: haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!asuvax!ennews!anasaz!john@ames.arpa
- Subject: Ham Radio Show (Re: Talk America Radio Netwo)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- ken.smith@channel1.com (Ken Smith) writes:
-
- >Scott Ehrlich typed this about Talk America Radio Networ
- Thanks to Scott for that. Now I don't have to!
-
-
- Let me comment that not all stations on the network carry the show. Also,
- stations not on the network can carry the show by contacting the Talk
- America Network at 508-460-0588 (it's free of charge as long as they
- run all of the national commercials, and they can run 6 local commercials).
- They can also do this from Canada.
-
-
- Also note change below on Arizona stations list.
-
- John Moore
- Co-Host Ham Radio and More
-
- > OUTPUT POWER
- > STATE CALL FREQ DAY/NIGHT CITY ADI
- > ----- ---- ---- ----------- ----------------
- >------------------------
- > AK KBYR 700 1000/500 Anchorage Anchorage
-
- > AL WAVU 1560 N/A Daleville Dothan
- > WDLK 1450 250/250 Alexander City Alexander
- >City/Dadeville
- > #WTKI 1450 1000/250 Huntsville Huntsville
- > #WTNW 1230 1000/250 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa
-
- > AR #KEWI 690 250/ Benton Benton/Little Rock
- > #KHWN 1320 5000/5000 Fort Smith Fort Smith
-
- > AZ #KFYI 910 5000/5000 Phoenix Phoenix
- > #KJAA 1240 1000/250 Globe Globe
- In AZ, KFYI will not carry the program. It originates at KFNN in Phoenix (1510)
-
- > CA KTOX 1440 N/A Needles Needles
-
- > CT WNLC 1510 10000/5000 New London New London
- > WPOP 1410 5000/5000 Hartford Hartford
-
- > FL WWAB 1330 1000/ Lakeland Lakeland
- > WIPC 1280 1000/500 Lake Wales Lakeland/Winter
- >Haven
- > WEND 760 N/A Brandon Tampa
- > WBRD 1420 1000/ Bradenton Tampa/St.Pete
- > WAOC 1420 1000/ St.Augustine Jacksonville
- > #WBZT 1290 5000/1000 West Palm Beach West Palm Beach
- > #WPDQ 690 50000/10000 Jacksonville Jacksonville
- > #WQBQ 1410 5000/ Leesburg Orlando
- > WLAS 910 N/A Jacksonville Jacksonville
- > WTMC 1290 5000/1000 Ocala Ocala
- > WEBY 1330 N/A Milton Pensacola
-
- > GA WSSA 1570 5000/ Morrow Atlanta
-
- > ID #KCRD 1490 1000/250 Chubbock Pocatello
- > KFRD 580 N/A Boise Boise
-
- > IL WTIM 1410 1000/ Taylorville Taylorville
-
- > IN #WMDH 1550 250/250 New Castle New Castle
- > WGAB 1180 N/A Newburgh Evansville
- > WGL 1250 1000/1000 Ft.Wayne Ft.Wayne
- > WAMJ 1580 1000/ So.Bend So.Bend
- > #WPDJ 1300 500/ Huntington Huntington
-
- > LA KMLB 1440 5000/1000 Monroe Monroe
-
- > MA #WSSH 1510 50000/50000 Woburn Boston
- > WSRO 1470 1000/ Marlboro Boston
- > #WDIS 1170 1000/ Norfolk Boston
- > WGAW 1340 1000/250 Gardner Gardner
- > WBSM 1460 N/A New Bedford New Bedford
- > #WHTB 1400 1000/250 Fall River Fall River
- > #WMSX 1410 1000/ Brockton Brockton
- > WPEP 1570 1000/ Taunton Taunton
-
- > MI WKYO 1360 1000/1000 Caro Flint/Saginaw
- > WKZO 590 5000/5000 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo
- > CKLW 800 50000/50000 Winsdor, Ont. Detroit
-
- > MN KNSI 1450 1000/250 St.Cloud St.Cloud
-
- > MO #KCGQ 1220 250/ Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau
- > #WDKD 1280 1000/ Clinton Clinton
-
- > NC WLAS 910 5000/5000 Jacksonville Jacksonville
- > WQNX 1350 N/A Aberdeen Raleigh
- > #WCRY 1460 5000/ Fuquay-Varina Raleigh
- > #WEEB 990 5000/ Southern Pines Fayetteville
- > WHPY 1590 5000/ Clayton Raleigh
- > #WBMS 1340 1000/250 Wilmington Wilmington
-
- > NJ WTTM 920 1000/1000 Trenton Trenton
- > WIFI 1460 N/A Florence Trenton
-
- > NM KQEO 920 1000/500 Albequerque Albequerque
-
- > NY WHUC 1230 1000/250 Hudson Hudson
- > #WVKZ 1240 1000/250 Schenectedy Albany
-
- > OH WATJ 1560 N/A Geneva Cleveland
- > #WYWR 1330 500/1000 Campbell Youngstown
-
- > PA WTRN 1340 1000/250 Tyrone Tyrone
- > WCHE 1520 250/ West Chester Philadelphia
- > WGMR 101.1 N/A Tryome Altoona
-
- > RI WADK 1540 1000/ Newport Fall River, MA
- > WKRI 1450 1000/250 West Warwick Warwick
- > #WICE 550 1000/500 Pawtucket Providence
-
- > SC WHHR 1130 N/A Hilton Head Hilton Head
-
- > TN WWTN 99.7 N/A Manchester Nashville
-
- > TX KDNT 1440 5000/500 Denton Dallas
- > KTSM 1380 5000/500 El Paso El Paso
- > KGVL 1400 1000/250 Greenville Greenville
-
- > UT #KSGI 1450 1000/250 St.George St.George
-
- > VA WTON 1240 1000/250 Staunton Harrisonburg
- > WGAT 1050 1000/ Gate City Kingsport
- > WTAR 790 5000/5000 Norfolk Norfolk
-
- > WA KLAY 1180 N/A Tacoma Seattle
-
- > WI WCWC 1600 5000/5000 Ripon Ripon
- > #WTOG 1590 1000/500 Platteville Platteville
-
- > WV #WQBE 950 5000/1000 Charleston Charleston
- > WKOY 1240 1000/250 Bluefield Bluefield
-
-
- > Notes: N/A = not listed in my 1982 White's Radio Log book
- > # = callsign has changed since my 1982 White's Radio Log book
-
- > WTKI was WFIX WTNW was WTBC KEWI was KBBA KHWN was KWHN KFYI was
- >KJJJ
- > KJAA was KGJM WBZT was WIRK WPDQ was WAPE WQBQ was WZST KCRD was
- >KKLB
- > WMDH was WCTW WPDJ was WHLT WSSH was WITS WDIS was WJMQ WHTB was
- >WALE
- > WMSX was WAMK KCGQ was KZYM WDKD was KDKD WCRY was WAKS WEEB was
- >WCEL
- > WBMS was WAAV WVKZ was WWWD WYWR was WHOT WICE was WGNG KSGI was
- >KDXV
- > WTOG was WSWW WQBE was WKAZ
- >---
- --
- DISCLAIMER: These views are mine alone, and do not reflect my employer's!
- John Moore 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 USA (602-951-9326)
- john@anasazi.com Amateur call:NJ7E Civil Air Patrol:Thunderbird 381
- - - If a field of study has the word "science" in it - it isn't a science - -
- - - Support ALL of the bill of rights, INCLUDING the 2nd amendment! - -
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1993 16:23:09 GMT
- From: netcomsv!netcomsv!cirrus!csparc046!ebs@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: hypochondriac scared of cancer!
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1993Dec5.234801.25658@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, gary@ke4zv.atl.ga.us (Gary Coffman) writes:
- |> In article <1993Dec3.223244.1@aurora.alaska.edu> fsjtc@aurora.alaska.edu writes:
- |> >I live in a dormitory whose window faces the other dorm building. On top of
- |> >_that_ building is a 70 foot radio antennae (I don't know the wattage) that
- |> >broadcasts the college radio station out over the town of Fairbanks, Alaska.
- |> >Yes, people really live there!
- |> >What I want to know is: is having that antennae 100 ft away from my dorm
- |> >room window any kind of health risk? Be honest! I wanna know the facts!
- |> >(it broadcasts at 104.1 fm, if that helps at all.)
- |>
- |> Well if the station is Class A, 3,000 watts, then the field strength at
- |> the antenna is 387.3 V/m and 0.43 V/m at your window for a power density
- |> of 0.32 mW/cm^2. If the station is a Class B maxiumum power regional station,
- |> 100,000 watts, then the field strength at the antenna is 2236 V/m and
- |> 2.4 V/m at your window for a power density of 5.38 mW/cm^2. Note
- |> that both cases assume your window is centered in the main lobe of
- |> the antenna which isn't true unless your window is level with the top
- |> of the antenna. So your exposure is less. Field densities decline with
- |> the inverse square of distance, so tend to fall rapidly in the near
- |> vicinity of the antenna.
-
- Hi Gary,
-
- Could you run through your calculations of power density for me or direct
- me to a reference that has an example of how to do this calculation.
- I have tried to calculate power density based on a toroidal field pattern.
- If I assume no power loss at this distance (bad assumption), I can calculate
- the power density based on the surface area of a toroid 70ft tall (inner radius)
- with a outer radius of 100ft.
-
- Pd = Pin/(4*pi^2*R*r)
-
- where Pin=3000Watts R=100ft and r=70ft
-
- When I plug numbers into this eqn, I get about 12uV/cm^2. This seems to
- be off by more than a order of magnitude. I know I didn't account for
- antenna directivity, but that's not a factor of 1000. Where am I going
- wrong?
-
- Eric Smith
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * ^ *
- * Eric Smith <+> *
- * Design Engineer v *
- * Crystal Semiconductor *
- * Austin, Texas *
- * (512) 442-7555 X 363 *
- * ebs@crystal.cirrus.com *
- * *
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-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 20:09:15 GMT
- From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!EU.net!ieunet!curia!jbarry@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Mods to TH22 handheld
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1993 20:45:26 GMT
- From: news.service.uci.edu!ttinews!avatar!sorgatz@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Reporting Constant QRM: who?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1993Dec2.011931.21694@cyphyn.radnet.com> randy@cyphyn.radnet.com (Randy) writes:
- >For the past couple of years this one guy ( who everyone knows ) has
- >been causing malicious QRM on 80 40 10 and 2 meters...using others
- >call signs, doing everything possible to irritate everyone and daring
- >everyone to 'do somthoing about it' ... then proclaims we can not.
- >
- >He now practically owns a local repeater, that a club has put a lot of\
- >time/effort/money into.. and we've run out of legal ideas to have him stop.
- >
- >I don't wanna hear jazz about 'go pin his coax' ... go 'speak to him' ...
- >as he's been spoken to many many many times.... and when he was a CBer, the
- >CBers shot his antenna, roped his antenna, and someone cut out a 5 foot
- >section of his coiax, replaced it with black garden hose.... and he came back
- >for more, worse than before.
- >
- >
- >WHO do we send our logs of all his doings to?
- >
- >Some of us have been logging all his qrming, and it's gotten to where it's time
- >to send this in to some one.
- >
- >Do we send this to the ARRL...if so WHO? Can it be done via Internet?
- >Or by US Mail?
- >
- >I've been asked to ask here, and will forward USFUL replys back...
- >
- >tnx
- >
- >73 (I hope)
- >
- >--
- >Randy KA1UNW If you get a shock while
- > servicing your equipment, "Works for me!"
- >randy@192.153.4.200 DON'T JUMP! -Peter Keyes
- > You might break an expensive tube!
-
- First off, the ARRL IS INTERESTED! Send copies of all your reports thru your
- ARRL Section Manager. Your SM needs these reports to initiate any real action
- on your/club's behalf. Second, be SURE to send copies of the same stuff to your
- local FCC office, they too are interested and will probably ask you to file a
- formal complaint. Do this, it's fun and you can spend as much time as you like
- mailing stuff off....writing, licking the stamps, the envelopes, having a great
- time yucking it up about "How he'll get it now, har har!" Phooey!
-
-
- Now that you've spent a year or 2 fucking around with the official channels,
- sent hundreds of letters, sent your Section Manager enough paper to sink a
- battleship...wise up, understand that the ARRL isn't gonna do a goddamn thing,
- and in 99% of the cases, neither is the FCC. Both organizations are FILLED
- with paper-shufflers that want to impress people with how politically-correct
- they are, and how much they are doing to help the radio community, etcetra -
- ad nauseum! You'll get PLENTY of lip service - and the QRM will continue with
- no end.
-
- So you've got two basic options:
-
- 1) Hire a lawyer and sue the sob under the existing laws that the FCC cant
- seem to inforce. Very expensive, time consuming and frustrating. But it will
- eventually resolve the problem! Plan on making this course of action a sort
- of "club project", because it's gonna wind up that way!
-
- 2) Take the bastard out, one way or another. Very often, the mere appearance
- of 50 to 100 people at someone's residence is enough to cause people to modify
- their behavior. The police (if called) might even be sympathetic if you can
- persuade them based on the laws involved - and in some cases this has been
- the basis for a US Marshal`s involvement with a resulting warrent issued by
- a local judge!
-
- Invite the guy to coffee, when he arrives keep him so well occupied that the
- local rotten kids manage to steal his car!...then offer him a ride home..via
- the scenic route...say 250 miles out of town?
-
- Alternativly, it is possible that your QRMer is involved in some other kinds
- of illegal activity isnt it? <wink! nudge!> ...a call to "We-Tip" might be
- just what the Dr. ordered!
-
-
- Now I hear you PC folks wringing your hands and getting ready for a hissy-fit,
- but kindly remember that the FOUNDER of the ARRL was just about as vocal as I've
- been in suggesting (via words and cartoons in QST) that QRM slime be dealt some
- quick and final justice at the hands of Amateur's! That the organization has gone
- soft shouldn't be a mark against the advice that the Old Man gave us! GO DEAL WITH
- THE PROBLEM! GET INVOLVED! The paper-shufflers won't do it for you, they don't know
- how to do it anymore! They are impotent! You are STRONG! And there is even GREATER`
- STRENGTH IN NUMBERS! So get after it!
-
- 73!
-
-
-
- -Avatar-> (aka: Erik K. Sorgatz) KB6LUY +----------------------------+
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- 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 +----------------------------+
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- Date: 2 Dec 1993 18:49:17 GMT
- From: nntp.ucsb.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!mipg.upenn.edu!yee@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: W5YI's coverage of "temporary callsigns"
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- > 4. As a licensed ham, my ticket is at stake when I key up and speak to
- > a station. If I am in a QSO with an unlicensed station, my ticket is
- > in jeopardy (although in all reality I doubt the FCC would issue a fine,
- > but you never know...)
-
-
- Are you sure about this? A ham is responsible for HIS OWN transmissions-
- not the transmissions of the other party.
-
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