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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 01:41:10 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #106 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Thu, 3 Feb 94 Volume 94 : Issue 106 Today's Topics: BV2CH Coaxial cable (4 msgs) Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 30 January Dayton Parking: Hell on Earth! FTP site with Mods!!! et al. ICF-2010, indentifying components, help! Your experiences on 40 meter CW QRP (2 msgs) Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". 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: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 00:20:02 GMT From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!oakhill!victorc@network.ucsd.edu Subject: BV2CH To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Just say hi to everybody, DE BV2CH ------------------------------ Date: 1 Feb 1994 19:18:48 GMT From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!master.cs.rose-hulman.edu!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Coaxial cable To: info-hams@ucsd.edu >I'd like to have some good quality coaxial cable. Can you give >me any suggestions if you know? >Now, I am using a 50 ohm cable, RG-58 A/U! > > Frankie Choy Howdy, Frankie: Get some Belden 9913 or equivalent. But remember it's not as flexible as RG-58. I only use RG-58 for short junmpers arounbd the shack. And I'm even replacing those cables with RG-223. 73 de Jack, K9CUN ------------------------------ Date: 1 Feb 1994 19:18:00 GMT From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!master.cs.rose-hulman.edu!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Coaxial cable To: info-hams@ucsd.edu ]> I'd like to have some good quality coaxial cable. Can you give ]> me any suggestions if you know? ]> Now, I am using a 50 ohm cable, RG-58 A/U! ]> ]> Frankie Choy Howdy, Frankie: Get some Belden 9913 or equivalent. But remember it's not as flexible as RG-58. I only use RG-58 for short junmpers arounbd the shack. And I'm even replacing those cables with RG-223. 73 de Jack, K9CUN ------------------------------ Date: 1 Feb 1994 19:19:19 GMT From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!master.cs.rose-hulman.edu!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Coaxial cable To: info-hams@ucsd.edu >I'd like to have some good quality coaxial cable. Can you give >me any suggestions if you know? >Now, I am using a 50 ohm cable, RG-58 A/U! > > Frankie Choy Howdy, Frankie: Get some Belden 9913 or equivalent. But remember it's not as flexible as RG-58. I only use RG-58 for short junmpers arounbd the shack. And I'm even replacing those cables with RG-223. Hope you are having fun with the project. 73 de Jack, K9CUN ------------------------------ Date: 1 Feb 1994 19:19:39 GMT From: mvb.saic.com!unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!master.cs.rose-hulman.edu!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Coaxial cable To: info-hams@ucsd.edu >I'd like to have some good quality coaxial cable. Can you give >me any suggestions if you know? >Now, I am using a 50 ohm cable, RG-58 A/U! > > Frankie Choy Howdy, Frankie Choy: Get some Belden 9913 or equivalent. But remember it's not as flexible as RG-58. I only use RG-58 for short junmpers arounbd the shack. And I'm even replacing those cables with RG-223. Hope you are having fun with the project. 73 de Jack, K9CUN ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 11:07:38 MST From: munnari.oz.au!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 30 January To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACT 30 JANUARY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACT ----------------------------------------------------------- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 030, 01/30/94 10.7 FLUX=099.0 90-AVG=106 SSN=081 BKI=1022 1331 BAI=006 BGND-XRAY=B1.5 FLU1=3.1E+05 FLU10=9.5E+03 PKI=3123 3332 PAI=009 BOU-DEV=008,002,017,018,009,021,023,006 DEV-AVG=013 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= C3.2 @ 0111UT XRAY-MIN= B1.2 @ 2359UT XRAY-AVG= B2.8 NEUTN-MAX= +002% @ 2210UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 2140UT NEUTN-AVG= -0.2% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2005UT PCA-MIN= -0.4DB @ 1145UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB BOUTF-MAX=55345NT @ 2359UT BOUTF-MIN=55318NT @ 1807UT BOUTF-AVG=55338NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+067,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+116NT@ 1707UT GOES6-MIN=N:-059NT@ 0740UT G6-AVG=+088,+029,-028 FLUXFCST=STD:105,105,105;SESC:105,105,105 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,010,010/010,015,012 KFCST=2223 4111 1112 3111 27DAY-AP=011,006 27DAY-KP=3133 3331 1322 2110 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 29 JAN 94 was 52.0. The Full Kp Indices for 29 JAN 94 are: 1+ 2- 3o 3o 3o 2- 1- 2- SYNOPSIS OF ACT -------------------- Solar activity was low. Only one C-class flare occurred: an uncorrelated C3 at 0110Z. The remainder of the period was remarkably void of any activity. Region 7662 (S16E10) is showing some modest growth. Some new emerging flux groups were observed just to the west of 7662. The remainder of the sun was quiet and stable. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be low. The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be predominantly unsettled for the next three days. Event probabilities 31 jan-02 feb Class M 05/05/05 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 31 jan-02 feb A. Middle Latitudes Active 25/15/15 Minor Storm 15/10/10 Major-Severe Storm 05/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 25/20/20 Minor Storm 15/10/10 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 HF propagation conditions were normal over all regions. Near-normal conditions should continue over the next 72 hours. The risk for SWF activity over daylit paths has diminished. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WIT ---------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7658 N10W92 184 0020 CAO 05 002 BET 7661 N09W43 135 0020 CRO 02 003 BET 7662 S16E10 082 0040 DRO 06 010 BET 7663 N12E06 086 0000 AXX 01 002 ALPHA 7664 S07E49 043 0010 AXX 00 002 ALPHA 7665 N05E65 027 0060 HSX 02 002 ALPHA 7659 S12W53 145 PLAGE 7660 S09W22 114 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RET NMBR LAT 7651 S07 350 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 30 JANUARY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------ BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP SWF NO EVENTS OBSERVED POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 30 JANUARY, 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXT EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 60 S16W06 S26W08 S18W21 S14W13 112 ISO POS 003 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 ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 29 Jan: 0059 0102 0104 C1.0 0247 0302 0306 B9.7 0314 0413 0422 M2.4 110 130 0735 0739 0742 C5.0 0819 0833 0842 C3.3 0847 0905 0918 C6.6 SF 7658 N12W71 1050 1059 1110 C2.3 1113 1129 1138 M2.4 1252 1308 1321 C6.5 1503 1514 1545 C8.8 35 26 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7658: 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (10.0) Uncorrellated: 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 009 (90.0) Total Events: 010 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WIT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 29 Jan: 1050 1059 1110 C2.3 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. ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 21:07:44 GMT From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!emory!wa4mei.ping.com!ke4zv!gary@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Dayton Parking: Hell on Earth! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2im1g0$i6v@oak.oakland.edu> prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu (prvalko) writes: >I'm not out to scare anyone away (heh heh) but that guy who posted the >"Jesus is coming" thread can rest easy because not even the Lord himself >will be able to get out of the traffic jam around Dayton on April 29th! > >73 all! CU on Shiloh Springs Road. paul They're going to use the money saved to print up nice award certificates for all the hams who earn WAS while trapped in the traffic jam. :-) Gary -- Gary Coffman KE4ZV | You make it, | gatech!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary Destructive Testing Systems | we break it. | uunet!rsiatl!ke4zv!gary 534 Shannon Way | Guaranteed! | emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary Lawrenceville, GA 30244 | | ------------------------------ Date: 3 Feb 94 04:12:26 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: FTP site with Mods!!! et al. To: info-hams@ucsd.edu My modem isn't working, but I have seen that people are looking for a FTP site with mods. Well, the other nite my friend and I were playing with his modem and I found a whole bunch of mods at: garfield.catt.ncsu.edu in pub\??? I forget the directory; it was a while ago. There were probably plans for 40 or so radios; once again I'm not sure. Only word of caution: they only allow 10 anonymous users, so you might have fun trying to get in. Point 2: the other night I was scanning with my 2m HT and on 145.990 I heard some squawking and beeping, as well as VV7VW, in British Columbia. I am in Madison, WI, and that's true VHF DX if I ever heard it. Granted, the band was up, but I'm still wondering...is that a satellite frequency? Point 3: I got my radio late in December, and brought it home from school with me to Green Bay, WI. I noticed that I always got a static signal on 146.760. There is a repeater on that freq in Appleton, 30 miles away, but that wasn't the source because I could key that repeater up while the static was being recieved. I noticed the same problem in Madison, where I go to the UW. There is a repeater on 146.760 here, too, and I can use it. Is this chronic interference unique to my radio, or is the HTX-202 susceptible to QRM on this freq? Point 4: (I said it was an FTP site, et al.) There will be a Hamfest/VE test session in Green Bay, WI on February 20. It will be at Ashwaubenon High School, from 8:00 am until the middle of the afternoon. Admission is $3 at the door. Proceeds go to help the AHSTC put up their new 2m repeater on 147.075 +, P/L 107.2. Talk-in will be on the 147.075, and if that's not up it will be on 147.270 + P/L 107.2 and 146.520 simplex. For more information email: segigot@students.wisc.edu or call Chad Stiles N9PAY at: (414)-494-2936 Thanks for hearing me. Scott Gigot N9VOM segigot@students.wisc.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 16:16:40 GMT From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!raffles.technet.sg!ntuix!ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg!asirene@network.ucsd.edu Subject: ICF-2010, indentifying components, help! To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Hi, Does anyone here have an ICF-2010/2001D service manual? I need some help indentifying components:- 1) junction of R106,R113 and R118 2) gate of Q22 3) gate of Q31 Can someone send me a GIF of the relevant section or maybe put it in the mail for me? Perhaps a detailed description is sufficient? Tks. 73 de 9V Daniel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 23:13:41 GMT From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!odin!chuck.dallas.sgi.com!adams@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Your experiences on 40 meter CW QRP To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <1994Jan31.135516.1302@rsg1.er.usgs.gov>, junger@rsg1.er.usgs.gov (John Unger) writes: ...stuff deleted... |> |> The key for me in working 40 CW successfully (and I'm not all that |> successful!!) is having a good receiver and listening carefully |> and diligently. Band conditions seem to vary quickly and drastically |> on 40; you should be able to recognize when it is a good time to work |> hard for DX and when you just might as well rag chew with the guy |> down the street. I wouldn't (and don't) use any antenna that was |> "worse" then a resonant dipole in performance. You might consider |> some of the "shortened" dipoles if space is a factor; but I don't |> have any experience with them. ...more stuff deleted... |> cheers -- John, W3GOI |> 1. QRPers usually hang out around 7.040MHz on 40. 2. Late and nite the band comes and goes, so if it seems dead it might be, but then again, just try it. 3. Three nites ago, worked an F6 from the home qth near Dallas. I was using 0.95W on a 250' long wire up 33' pointed north. He was in the contest. 4. In QRP work, the antenna seems to be everything. But, don't give up just because you have only a dipole. 5. Patience, patience, patience. QRP separates the tolerant from the intolerant rather rapidly. 6. Listen to 7.050MHz. If you hear a warbling signal, then the band is very very long. I haven't found anyone to tell me what in the world (or outta of this world) this signal is. Kinda reminds me of the Over the Horizon Radar from the old USSR. All the above IMHO. I've been doing QRP over 30 years and CW 35+, thus I'm an OF, but I'm still learning. I haven't had any operations to talk about over the air, so I guess I won't fit in the phone crowd...... :-) dit dit -- Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 wpm adams@sgi.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 14:59:48 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!greg@decwrl.dec.com Subject: Your experiences on 40 meter CW QRP To: info-hams@ucsd.edu >Andrew M. Cohn (andy@clark.net) wrote: >: If you work 40 meter CW, with 5 watts or less, and use less than ideal >: antennas (no beams, dipoles or rhombics, etc), I would like to hear about >: your experiences. No...I'm not writing a book; I just want to know what >: I can expect before investing in a QRP station! Andy... The year was 1976, I was a Novice. Rig: Ten Tec Argonaut 509, shiny and new. <3 watts out. Antenna: Bent 40 meter dipole, fed with RG/174 1/8" coax. Antenna hidden behind false roof on second-story. Three inches from wood fascia, three feet above roof surface. Sunspots: What sunspots, it was 1976!? Results: Lots of fun on 40, some on 15, too. 30-odd states in four months as a Novice. Enough contacts to go from 5 to 13WPM and upgrade to Advanced in less than six months with no anxiety about code speed. Typically five or six QSOs in each couple-hour session. Recommendation: Go for it. Greg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 20:28:41 GMT From: metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.@munnari.oz.au To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <2igvqt$ov2@tcomeng.tcomeng.com>, <hatunenCKI4Mx.4HD@netcom.com>, <tweekCKI8FK.5xr@netcom.com>am Subject : Re: FCC Database Online For Calif. Michael D. Maxfield (tweek@netcom.com) wrote: : I too was hoping for a little different implementation. I noticed that : you must exactly match the Licensee name (MC DONALDS REST works whereas : MC DONALDS does not work) as it is in the licensee field. of all the things to listen to on a scanner, I still am trying to figure out why some one would want to listen to "that's a big Mac, .....". Watching paint dry must really make some people wet thier pants. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 14:45:32 GMT From: netcomsv!netcom.com!greg@decwrl.dec.com To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <9401230124.A9637wk@support.com>, <gregCK519D.84u@netcom.com>, <1994Jan28.171743.483@arrl.org> Subject : Re: RAMSEY FX TRANSCEIVER In article <1994Jan28.171743.483@arrl.org> ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare (KA1CV)) writes: >Greg Bullough (greg@netcom.com) wrote: > >: Steven has hit it on the head. As hams, we have for years said "can't >: afford a commercial rig? Home-brew or build a simple kit." Then >: QST and all the other magazines which bang this drum (which quite >: handily fills up magazine pages with circuits that few ever >: build) reap big advertising dollars from kit companies. > >For starters, I am not sure that few ever build projects from >magazines. Why? Haven't you polled your readers, in order to make intelligent editorial decisions? Haven't you asked 'if not, why not?' '73' has an article-by article reader feedback form, every issue. If you don't have the information, you really aren't in much of a position to either support or refute my assertion, are you? >Some of the authors that have offered a kit have reported >large sales And god bless 'em if they do, for they are the ones who recognize that parts procurement is 90% of the problem and 200% of the expense of home-brewing. Someone who take the time to write an article, and then offer a kit, with no intention of profiting by either is, IMHO, entitled to some sort of sainthood. >something else. Go to any hamfest, note the rows upon rows of >vendors offering components. Hams are buying them, putting them >in bags and taking them home. They must be doing something with >the parts. In my experience, they're gathering bits for something they'll 'get around to someday,' and or looking for a specific component for some simple use. >Even if hams don't actually build very many projects, they sure seem >to enjoy reading (or thinking ) about building them! All of the ham and >electronics magazines offer construction articles. I don't think I >would characterize printing articles that our readers like as "banging >a drum", but you may have meant something I just didn't understand. Yup. One of the difficulties, over the years, is that many of the folks at ARRL HQ 'just didn't understand,' what it's like to live in the real world without the worlds biggest junk box at their disposal, as well as instrumentation, EE degrees, etc., in pursuit of the hobby. Sure, I *like* reading the advanced construction articles, and dreaming that I might some day be entitled to hold the same end of a soldering iron as Wes Hayward. The fact is, though, that I'm doing good if I have the ability and time to crank up a two-transistor QRP transmitter. The 'drum' being banged is one which rings out 'build build build.' The one that needs to be banged is 'how to get on the air with a key, a chunk of coax, and an HW-101 you picked up for a buck and a quarter at the ham-fest.' Or 'how can a tell a good old FM model HT from a dud?' Building is great. But there is NO substitute for getting a new ham *ON THE AIR* as expeditiously and cheaply as possible, and with the least angst. Sure, there're folks (like the gentleman from Hawaii who did some articles back in the 70's) who get their Novice ticket and home-brew everything from the wall out. And they're great. But that's just not realistic for most new hams. The no-code ticket was instituted to reduce discouragement. The League fought it tooth-and-nail, until it was clear that the League had lost. This 'build it yourself' approach to basic communications gear is another source of discouragement, and a recipe for unrealistic expectations. The 'right' way, IMHO, is to get the new ham on the air down the path of least resistance, initially. Then encourage him/her to branch out, by building simple station accessories, perhaps a QRP transmitter to use alongside the HW-101 or IC-737, etc. By the way, the League and QST have flirted with this policy from time to time, but they can't seem to get away from the 'all home-built' ideal. >Now, as for the big adverising dollars, I took a look at the February >QST issue. I counted two 1/8th-page ads, two 1/12th page ad and a 1/24th- >page ad, plus 4 ham ads, for companies offering kits. I guess Ramsay's and Hamtronics' full-page ads didn't run in February. >a small percentage of our total ad space; most of the ads are for >some form of ready-made product. Our editorial policy is not influenced >by our advertisers; it is determined by our perceptions of what >hams want to see. More correctly stated: 'by what the Directors want hams (particularly new hams) to see.' >: As a hobby which has a tradition of mentoring ("elmering"), we are >: doing the Right Thing(TM) when we identify something like a Ramsey >: kit which is apt to blow a new ham's radio budget out the window >: while discouraging him or her, and leaving him without a working >: rig. > >Our QST Product Review did indeed point out the problems we found >with the Ramsey FX-146. We also pointed out those things we like. >This ensures that QST reviews are complete and unbiased. People >who read these things are able to decide which things are important >and buy accordingly. > > And good it was. QST Product Reviews are the ONLY ones I would ever trust. Mostly because I've seen gushing, press-release quality *articles* in 73 and CQ, masquerading as product reviews. It only begs the question of why, when this landmark kit has been on the market for several years already, it was just recently the subject of a review in QST. Lots of stuff of much lesser interest has appeared before this one. I mean, I bought one of the close-outs of the first Ramsay 146 kits on sale a good two years ago! Haven't got around to assembling it yet, but I wish I'd known what to watch for before plunking even the bargain-basement price on the counter. Greg ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #106 ****************************** ******************************