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Date: Mon, 9 May 94 00:28:40 PDT
From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu>
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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #504
To: Info-Hams
Info-Hams Digest Mon, 9 May 94 Volume 94 : Issue 504
Today's Topics:
30Mhz - 40Mhz range, who uses it?
ANARTS RTTY NEWS BULLETIN 808 08/05/1994
ANS-127 BULLETINS
How to make a diplexer?
Licencing cost (was: Canadian Reciprocity)
Looking for who is selling me a HTX-202 (2 msgs)
Non-existent ham software that should
VK2WI Weekly News, 8th May, 1994
Was this a bad idea?
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herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official
policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there.
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Date: Mon, 09 May 1994 05:49:02 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!rat!zeus!shawkins@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: 30Mhz - 40Mhz range, who uses it?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Does anyone know who/what uses the 30Mhz to 40Mhz frequency range?
I have a European 35Mhz transmitter for my RC aircraft.
I would like to know if it's safe to use it in the States.
Does anything conflict? Military possibly?
Thanks,
Stuart
------------------------------
Date: 9 May 1994 16:54:27 +1000
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!EU.net!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!news.ci.com.au!eram.esi.com.au!not-for-mail@network.
Subject: ANARTS RTTY NEWS BULLETIN 808 08/05/1994
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
[ ANARTS - Australian National Amateur Radio Teletype Society ]
ANARTS NEWS BULLETIN 808 08/05/1994
Sunday Transmission Schedule
3.545 MHz plus/minus 3 0930 UTC VK2BQS (Jim)
7.045 MHz to minus 3 0030 UTC VK2CTD (Col)
14.070 MHz (amtor/fec) 0030 UTC VK2DPM (Alan)
14.091 MHz 0030 UTC VK2BQS (JIM)
146.675 MHz 0030/0930 UTC VK2JPA (PAT)
144.850 MHz (ax25 bbs) VK2JPA AT VK2RWI
146.675 MHz (rtty mmbbs/repeater) VK2RTY
Views expressed in this news bulletin are not necessarily
those of the Broadcast Officer, the Relay Officers, or of the
Society.
GTOR (conclusion) reprinted from RTTY Digital Journal ------------
On-The-Air Testing
During the month of January over a million bytes were
transferred error-free from Lawrence, Kansas to Laguna Niguel,
California. During these tests, TRACE was set ON at each
station, enabling the display of acknowledgement bytes and
data frames including control bytes. This allowed us to view
and count data and acknowledgement frames received with and
without the aid of forward error correction and interleaving.
The results were somewhat surprising! While Pactor often
dropped in transmission speed from 200 to 100 baud, G-TOR
nearly always kept on crunching frames at 300 baud! Enough
frames are corrected to keep the system running at 300 baud,
regardless of man-made interference and mild multi-path condi-
tions. Transfer duration for the entire test file varied from
12 to 27 minutes for Pactor but only 5.5 to 7.5 minutes for
all but one transfer in G-TOR. G-TOR simply maintained its
highest pace better than Pactor, resulting in a substantial
increase in average throughput.
Operation of G-TOR is much like AMTOR. Establish a link by
typing (GTOR callsign) and (return) at the cmd: prompt. Enter
standby to copy CQs or to receive a link request by typing
(GTOR) and (Return). Tune to a G-TOR CQ call as you would in
AMTOR. G-TOR uses the AMTOR FEC mode for calling CQ and as its
broadcast mode. Change the direction of information flow using
the directives (Control-C T) and (control-C E).
Conclusion
G-TOR features include Golay forward error correction coding,
full-frame interleaving, on-the-fly Huffman data compression
with run-length encoding, fuzzy acknowledgments, a long
hybrid-ARQ cycle of 2.4 seconds, and a link-quality based
transmission rate. Combined, these techniques result in a new,
very robust, interference-resistant mode for HF digital
communication for the amateur radio service. Throughput
exceeds other existing all-mode TNC modes by better than two-
to-one.
G-TOR will be standard in the KAM Plus and the Enhancement
board for the KAM (predecessor of the KAM Plus). G-TOR will
not be available for KAMs without the enhancement board since
EPROM space is too small. Firmware EPROM updates will be
available for the KAM Plus and KAM with Enhancement board.
G-TOR is a trademark of Kantronics, Inc.
Editor's note : there is a critique of G-TOR on the packet
system here at the moment. In the interests of amateurs who do
not have access to packet, we will run this item following the
completion of this review so as to have another viewpoint on
this new system.
-----------------------------------------
VOLTA RTTY WW Contest
Contest period: from 1200z Saturday to 1200Z Sunday 14-15 May
(24 hours, no rest periods required)
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10M
Classes: A1 - Single op, all bands
A2/xx - Single op, single band (xx = band)
B - Multi-op, single transmitter
C - SWL
Exchange : Send : RST plus QSO nr. plus CQ zone nr.
Multipliers: DXCC Country List plus each call area in VK, VE
and USA.
DO NOT COUNT VK, VE , or USA as separate country. (USA
stations with callsigns from one district but are now living
in a different district should give proper identification,
such as :K6WZ/0.) The same multiplier counts again on a new
band. An additional multiplier is given for each
INTERCONTINENTAL COUNTRY worked on at least four bands.
Contacts between stations within the same country will not be
valid, such as: a W2 station can work W1, W3, W4 etc. but not
W2. Contacts made OUTSIDE ones own continent on 80 or 10M are
worth double QSO points. A contact with a station that would
count as a multiplier will be valid if that station appears in
at least 4 other logs, or a contest log is received from that
station.
More next week
-----------------------------------------
IPS weekly report
-----------------
29 April - 5 May 1994
Issue No 18
Date of issue: 6 May 1994
INDICES:
Date 29 30 01 02 03 04 05
10cm 078 075 075 076 074 073 073
A 06 02 25 41 45 23 (30 estimated)
T 45 40 27 -05 49 09 16
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY
Solar activity was very low during the period.
The geomagnetic field at Learmonth (WA) was quiet on 29th-30th
April, unsettled to minor storm 1st-2nd May, and unsettled to
active 3rd-5th with a brief minor storm period on 3rd.
Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were near
predicted monthly values 29th-30 April, near normal to 30 per
cent enhanced on 1st May, depressed by up to 30 per cent on
2nd, returning to near normal to 20 per cent enhanced on 3rd.
On 4th-5th May, frequencies were near normal to 30 per cent
depressed.
Spread F was observed on 2nd and 4th-5th May, and blanketing
sporadic E conditions obtained at times on 2nd May.
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK (6 - 12 May)
SOLAR: Very low
GEOMAGNETIC: Unsettled to active
IONOSPHERIC Near predicted monthly values.
Updated IPS Monthly Predicted Smoothed T-Indices
YR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
-------------------------------------------------------------
94 39 37 36 35 34 31 28 26 24 22 21 19
95 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 10
96 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12
97 13 15 17 19 21 23 26 30 33 38 43 48
Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services
----------------------------------------
VK2SG RTTY DX NOTES 29 APR 94
VK2SG RTTY DXNOTES FOR WEEKENDING 29 APR. 1994 (BID RTDX0429)
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE WEEKS WHERE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED,
SO
I TOOK LIBERTY TO LOOK AROUND THE BANDS. ONE WONDERS AT TIMES
ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF SOME PEOPLE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT, AT
THE MOMENT, THE BIG GAME IS TO JAM OTHER STATIONS. IT HAS
BEEN NOTICED THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF SIGNALS THAT JUST IDLE
ON TOP OF STATIONS THAT ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A CONTACT.
SOME OTHER OPERATOR SEEM TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME JUST LISTING
BULLETINS IN EVERY MAILBOX THAT CAN FIND, WELL EACH ONE IS
ENTITLED TO DO THAT, BUT IT SURE SEEMS TO ANNOY SOME PEOPLE.
OUR THANKS THIS WEEK GO TO: ZS5S, W2JGR, WB2CJL, VK2SG, OH2BBF
ON6RO, DJ3IW AND THE CENTRAL-EU. DXCLUSTER NODE DB0SPC, I5ICY
AND IK5PWJ PACKETCLUSTER AND THE NJ0M NODE OF THE TWIN CITIES.
BANDPASS:
FRIDAY 22
0641-14084 C91AI
1240-14085 RA1ZD
1337-14087 J28JJ
2005-14084 UY0IO
2201-14083 EI3GZ
SATURDAY 23 (INT. MARCONI DAY)
0056-14082 CX7BF
0140-14077 P29RB PACTOR
0338-14069 A35CT AMT
0551-14080 7Z1AB PACTOR
1006-14077 T30NS PACTOR
1256-21085 ZD7DP
1304-21084 Z21HD
1440-14082 XU7VK
1443-14086 3Z0RY FER PREFIX
1445-21085 5R8DS
1447-21088 S92ZM
1512-14078 V51A
1538-21083 VQ9SS
1541-21091 ZP6XR
1639-21085 J28JJ
1705-14083 UN5PR
1836-21090 9H1ET
1930-14088 VP9MZ
SUNDAY 24
0302-14085 ZL3GQ
0321-14075 V31AE PACTOR
0937-21086 UZ9CWA
0944-21084 3Z0RY
1448-21083 Z21HD
1511-14085 LZ1KB
1653-21087 CX5CJ
2032-14086 VA3MM
2153-14081 LU1HM
MONDAY 25
0345-14084 T28RW QSL ZL1AMO
0605-14086 HV4NAC QSL IK0FVC
1345-21070 J28JJ ARQ
1355-21074 VP8WA PACTOR
1414-14082 UN5PR
1512-14087 RU9FM
1526-21076 ZC4SW PACTOR QSL G0DVF
1638-14087 TA5C
1741-14089 5R8KH
2156-14086 SV1QN
TUESDAY 26
0612-14095 V63JM PACTOR
0625-14082 C91AI QSL VIA CT1GTZ
0720-14090 WL7EE
1205-14087 UT7FP
1340-21085 VS6GA
1747-14084 SV1ADG
2310-14089 HK0DPA
2356-14083 V31AR
WEDNESDAY 27
0552-14085 C91AI
0605-14088 NH6XM
0620-14086 WL7EF
0745-14086 T28RW
1107-21070 S92ZM ARQ
1404-14090 VS6GA
1555-14085 9H1ET
1714-14089 ZC4ZZ
2212-14088 HK0DPA
THURSDAY 28
0524-14080 OD5NA PACTOR
0552-14083 C91AI
1514-21070 J28JJ ARQ
NOTES OF INTEREST:
MORE ON 9X5LJ. ON HIS RETURN IN BELGIUM, JACQUES WAS ON TV
NEWS. HE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR KEEPING A 2 MTR VOICE REPEATER
IN KIGALI GOING WHICH ASSISTED GREATLY DURING THE EVACUATION
OPERATIONS.JACQUES WAS HOPITALISED FOR MALARIA AND HEPATITIS.
BOTH, MONIQUE AND JACQUES ARE TOUCHED BY ALL SEND MESSAGES OF
OF SYMPATHY THEY HAVE RECEIVED. THEY ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THEM AND SEND THEIR REGARDS TO ALL OF YOU. THE BOX WAS STILL
RUNNING ON THE 25TH APR. 21073 ON AMTOR.
MARKET REEF. ERIC OJ0/OH2BBF PLANS TO AIR SOME RTTY FROM 15TH
TO 16TH MAY FROM MARKET REEF. OJ0/OH1VR, OJ0/AC6T, OJ0/OH6RM
AND OH0MB WILL BE ON SSB/CW, OJ0/OH1VR ALSO ON 6 METERS, 14TH
TO 17TH MAY. (OH0MB IS THE CURRENT MARKET REEF CALL OF LARS,
OH0RJ). OPERATION IS PENDING FROM WEATHER DUE TO HELICOPTER
TRANSPORTATION.
VOLTA RTTY TEST. HONORING ITALIAN DISCOVERER OF ELECTRICITY,
ALESSANDRO VOLTA, I REMIND YOU THIS CONTEST WHICH WILL START
FROM 1200Z MAY 14TH AND WILL END 1200Z OF MAY 15TH. EXCHANGE
RST, QSO NUMBER AND CQ ZONE NUMBER.
GENEVA. AN ITALIAN TEAM WILL BE ACTIVE FROM ITU HEADQUARTERS
MAY 20-22TH USING SPECIAL CALL 4U9ITU ON CW, SSB AND RTTY.
SEND YOUR BANDPASS AND NOTES FOR NEXT WEEK BULLETIN TO JULES,
W2JGR AT W2TKU.#SRQFL.FL.USA.NA.
GL DE (DX2) LUCIANO, I5FLN AT ZS5S.ZAF.AF
Editors Note
Lucianos comments apply here as much as overseas. What has
happened to the Amateurs code of respecting others rights? All
that is required is to choose a frequency in that segment of
the band set aside for the mode you want to use, and to take a
moment or two to listen for any traffic to see that the
frequency is clear. Not too much to ask, is it?
Surely amateurs of today can abide by the gentlemans code and
make the hobby pleasant and friendly for all.
---------------------------------------
Coming events
-------------
1994
----
May 14th-15th Volta RTTY WW Contest
------------------------------------
Society information
The Society may be contacted at : PO Box 860, Crows Nest 2065
Australia, for such matters as membership and general
enquiries. Enquiries can also be made by packet to the
President (Col) VK2CTD, or the Secretary (Pat) VK2JPA @ VK2RWI
or whatever BBS is providing the alternative communication.
News items may be sent to Broadcast Officer PO Box 60
Blacktown 2148 Australia, or by packet to VK2JPA as per the
above outline.
Email address for the Broadcast Officer is:
patl@pitt.conmusic.su.oz.au
The Society welcomes news items on any digital subjects from
anywhere in the broadcast footprint. We know we reach ZL and
South Pacific islands. We are looking forward to news from
your areas to let other amateurs know what you are doing in the
hobby. Hope to hear from you.
73s de Pat VK2JPA Broadcast Officer
That concludes ANARTS NEWS 808 08/05/94.
To assist an analysis of our distribution, if you use this means
of obtaining a copy of the bulletins, a VERY BRIEF note would be
appreciated. Simply your call and via ??????BBS would be
sufficient- Send via Packet through VK2DAA, or Amtor through
VK2AGE, I monitor them both weekly......Additional comments will
be read with interest.
Inserted by VK2BQS (Jim) Vice President ANARTS.
--
Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2AAB.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3
dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available
------------------------------
Date: 9 May 94 03:17:44 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: ANS-127 BULLETINS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-127.01
AMSAT-NA BEST EVER DAYTON
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 127.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD MAY 7, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-127.01
Dayton Hamvention '94 Termed "Best Ever" For AMSAT-NA
The 1994 Dayton Hamvention is now history, and AMSAT-North America's
(AMSAT-NA) participation at this year's gathering was nothing short of a
record breaker from a number of standpoints. "While all the numbers aren't
in yet, we now believe this will be our best year ever for AMSAT at Day-
ton," said Bill Tynan (W3XO) AMSAT-NA President. He went on to express his
sincere thanks for the very long hours, lost sleep and hard work put forth
by the many Dayton AMSAT booth volunteers, forum speakers and contributors.
In addition, Bill expressed his particular pleasure that the success at
this year's Hamvention also coincided with AMSAT's 25th anniversary cele-
bration. Without question, the highlight of this year's Hamvention activ-
ity was a forum honoring the 10th anniversary of SAREX activity aboard the
NASA Space Shuttle. Roy Neal (K6DUE) moderated the forum and was joined on
the podium by NASA Shuttle Astronauts Tony England (W0ORE) and Steve Nagel
(N5RAW) along with several other members of the SAREX working group. Also
joining the group by live telephone patch were Astronauts Jay Apt (N5QWL)
at the Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston and Astronaut Ron Parise
(WA4SIR) at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In
addition, a surprisingly clear telephone patch was successfully completed
to Astronaut Ken Cameron (KB5AWP) in Star City, Russia. Ken is now
training there for an upcoming joint NASA/Soyuz mission to the Russian
Space Station MIR. All the astronauts shared their on-orbit experiences
with ham radio and answered several questions from the gathering of Ham-
vention attendees. A number of students who have contacted the Shuttle via
Amateur Radio in the past were also present at the forum and gave their own
first hand impressions of their activities. Local TV coverage from all
three Dayton commercial television stations highlighted the NASA astronauts
speaking to the standing-room-only crowd of nearly 500 present at the
event.
Other AMSAT activities at this year's Hamvention included a beginner's
forum hosted by Keith Baker (KB1SF) along with a new PACSAT forum hosted by
John Hansen (WA0PTV). Ed Krome (KA9LNV) highlighted the simplicity of
Mode-S in a forum dedicated exclusively to that activity. Dick Jansson
(WD4FAB) AMSAT-NA's VP for Engineering, was also on the program and brought
Hamvention attendees up to speed on the latest developments with Phase 3-D.
In addition, Ron Broadbent (G3AAJ) the Honorable Secretary of AMSAT-UK,
gave his organization's perspective on the Phase 3-D project. Ron also
announced to the group that a $100,000 contribution from AMSAT-UK was
recently made to the Phase 3-D project specifically for the purchase of
flight batteries for the new spacecraft.
Unfortunately, two days of steady rain on Friday and Saturday followed by
extremely cold weather on Sunday kept most of the crowd indoors. Despite
the bad weather, however, well over 200 people stopped by the booth to
initially join or renew their memberships in AMSAT-NA.
New items at this year's AMSAT booth included two new software programs and
a number of other items. Joe Holman (KA7LDN) unveiled AMSAT-NA's first
ever Microsoft Windows-based satellite tracking program called WINSAT. In
addition, a new Microsoft Windows-based PB/PG packet software package
called WISP written by Chris Jackson (ZL2TPO), was premiered at the booth.
Needless to say, both of these new AMSAT software packages were in great
demand by Hamvention attendees.
Other new items included an AMSAT 25th Anniversary patch and decal. Also,
several new books were premiered at the booth, including the fourth and
latest edition of "How to Use the Amatuer Radio Satellites" by Keith Baker
(KB1SF) and a newly revised "AMSAT-NA Digital Satellite Guide" edited by
Gould Smith (WA4SXM).
[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank KB1SF, W3XO, and KA3HDO
for this bulletin item.]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-127.02
UoSAT STUDENT/HAM HONORED
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 127.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD MAY 7, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-127.02
G7MBF Recognized For His Research With POSAT-OSCAR-28's GPS Experiment
Congratulations are in order for University of Surrey (UoSAT) student
Martin Unwin (G7MBF) who won the "Best Student Paper Prize" for his paper
titled "Differential GPS Implementation on Microsatellites" presented at
the recent Differential Satellite Navigation Systems Conference held in
London. The award was sponsored by INMARSAT and the Royal Institute of
Navigation and consists of $1,000 to be used for continuing research in GPS
at UoSAT; it was presented to Martin by Olaf Lundburg, the Director General
of INMARSAT.
The PoSAT-OSCAR-28 GPS experiment has been highly successful automatically
generating keplerian elements on-board based on GPS location measurements.
Efforts are under way to use ground-based radars or other "cross-checks" to
see just how accurately the GPS receiver is measuring the satellite's
position in orbit.
[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Jeff Ward (K8KA/G0SUL)
for this bulletin item.]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-127.03
AO-13 OPS NET SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 127.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD MAY 7, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-127.03
Current AMSAT Operations Net Schedule For AO-13
AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times. Mode-B Nets
are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz. If, at
the start of the OPS Net, the frequency of 145.950 MHz is being used
for a QSO, OPS Net enthusiasts are asked to move to the alternate
frequency of 145.955 MHz.
Date UTC Mode Phs NCS Alt NCS
14-May-94 1700 B 167 WA5ZIB W5IU
21-May-94 2130 B 185 VE2LVC W9ODI
Any stations with information on current events would be most welcomed.
Also, those interested in discussing technical issues or who have quest-
ions about any particular aspect of OSCAR statellite operations, are
encouraged to join the OPS Nets. If neither of the Net Control Stations
show up, any participant is invited to act as the NCS.
"Slow Scanners" are invited to join the SSTV sessions on AO-13. The freq-
uency is 145.955 MHz. The net meets at 45 minutes before Mode S, and on
Mode B following Mode S on Saturdays and Sundays. Join those sessions or
convey your wishes for other SSTV skeds to wb6llo@amsat.org, and he will
coordinate your efforts.
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-127.04
WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 127.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD MAY 7, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-127.04
Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 07-MAY-94
AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Apr 07-Jul 11
Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 170 |
Mode-BS : MA 170 to MA 218 |
Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only
Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
Mode-BS : MA 230 to MA 250 | Blon/Blat 230/-5
Mode-B : MA 250 to MA 256 |
Omnis : MA 250 to MA 120 | Move to attitude 180/0, Jul 11
[G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]
FO-20: The FO-20 ground command station has confirmed that the bird has
been malfunctioning. The operational schedule announced previously is
currently suspended and the analog mode will be continued indefinitely.
Further operation schedule will be announced on and after 11-May-94.
[Kazu Sakamoto (JJ1WTK) qga02014@niftyserve.or.jp]
KO-25: KO-25 B has apparently been moved to the alternate receive freq-
uency because of trouble with the other receiver. So uplink now is 145.870
MHz. The controllers note that the receiver may be turned off inter-
mittently due to receiver testing. [WH6I]
AO-16: Working well. [WH6I]
LO-19: Operating normally. [WH6I]
KO-23: Operating Normally. [WH6I]
UO-11: WB1HBU talked with Doug Loughmiller (G0SYX) of the University of
Surrey (UoSAT) while they both were at the Dayton Hamvention and G0SYX
indicated that UO-11's S band beacon is now on continuously. The frequency
is 2401.5 MHz. [WB1HBU & G0SYX]
RS-10/11: WA6ARA reports that RS-10 is operating beautifully! The passes
at his QTH are coming around again in the late evening. WA6ARA is present-
ly using QRP power, about 5W, using CW into a J pole with excellent
results. WA6ARA says that "this bird continues to put out an excellent
signal." [WA6ARA]
RS-12/13: HA5WH friend, Sanyi (XU7VK), is working from Cambodia during the
daytime on RS-12. His biggest problem is finding stations to make QSOs
with. HA5WH requests all stations in that area who use RS-12 to listen for
XU7VK on RS-12. [HA5WH]
The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM. Also, if you find that the current
set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at
your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you
provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.
/EX
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 04:32:00 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!iceonline!icebox!janc@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: How to make a diplexer?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
>That's not a diplexer schematic in the previous post. It's essentially a
>VHF / UHF splitter, which is really just hi pass and lo pass filters in
>the same box. Diplexers use exotic things like cavities and magic T's.
>What? You've never heard of a magic T?
>
I've always been told that a duplexer utilized cavities and was used in
applications such as repeaters. Diplexers it was then understood were the
little black boxes you'd attach to your dual band mobile radio to run two
bands/2 radios on a dual band antenna OR 2 antennas from a single dual band
radio with only one antenna output.
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janc@icebox.iceonline.com : If you eat a live toad first thing in the
: morning, nothing worse will happen to you all
Fido: 1:153/7116 : day.
Amateur Radio: VE7FJC : To you or the toad.
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Date: 7 May 94 14:43:57 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ns.mcs.kent.edu!kira.cc.uakron.edu!malgudi.oar.net!hypnos!voxbox!jgrubs@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Subject: Licencing cost (was: Canadian Reciprocity)
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
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rwa@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Ross Alexander) writes:
> jhanson@yar.cs.wisc.edu (Jason Hanson) writes:
>
> >Russ Renaud <va3rr@amsat.org> wrote:
>
> >>Our cousins to the south pay less than $6.00 U.S. for a license that's
> >>good for 10 YEARS!!!!
>
> Our cousins live in a sea of EMI and QRM. They're welcome to it.
> Or go live there; you're not a prisoner.
>
> >Actually, we don't pay a thing for the license. The $5.xx goes for testing
> >fees. So, in theory, you can pay that once and have a license for life...
>
> Our licenses are lifetime, too. It's the *station* license that costs $26
> per annum.
I'd be willing to pay $26 a year if it meant we would get decent
service from the FCC, including vigorous enforcement against
non-amateur use of ham bands.
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| Jim Grubs, W8GRT Voxbox Enterprises Tel.: 419/882-2697 |
| I _DO_ speak for Voxbox; in fact, I _AM_ Voxbox |
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Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 05:27:41 GMT
From: netcomsv!netcom.com!cslye@decwrl.dec.com
Subject: Looking for who is selling me a HTX-202
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
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cslye@netcom.com
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Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 05:31:07 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!cslye@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Looking for who is selling me a HTX-202
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
I am looking for the person who was selling me a Radio Shack HTX-202, you
had mailed me your info and the price with shipping. And I did not write it
down the first time, and then all my mail was deleted.. Can I get the info
again please? I have the money sitting here waiting...
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cslye@netcom.com
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Date: Sun, 8 May 1994 14:37:48 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!udel!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!gagme.wwa.com!n5ial!jim@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Non-existent ham software that should
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CpE5xB.38K@csn.org> lwjames@csn.org (Dr. Lawrence James) writes:
>what software could hams use which is either not available [ .... ]
>There are some of us out here who might write it inspired by your ideas.
Please excuse the ``me too'' post, but this one is at least slightly more
than just ``me too''....
I've been looking for a project idea for a new shareware program. I'd also
like to know what people would be interested in, but I'm going to add a
twist to it---I'm open to writing both dos (not windows---I don't have
windows, and I don't have the libs to compile stuff for it) stuff and UNIX
stuff. In other words, even if it exists in dos, but not in UNIX, let me
know if it's something you'd like to have (it doesn't have to be limited
to amateur radio, btw---I'm open to any ideas).
Later,
--jim
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Date: 9 May 1994 16:49:20 +1000
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!news.ci.com.au!eram.esi.com.au!not-for-mail@network.UCSD
Subject: VK2WI Weekly News, 8th May, 1994
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
[ Don't blame me for the upper case later on... ]
W.I.A. NSW DIVISION
NEWS
ISSUED 8 MAY, 1994
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS FROM MICHAEL CORBIN VK2PFQ
My comments to you this week will be, of necessity, brief.
Last Friday evening, a meeting was held [at Amateur Radio House in
Parramatta] involving members of the old Ad Hoc - now, "Concerned
Amateurs" - Committee, some of the candidates who stood at the recent
Council election, a few Councillors and myself.
The meeting was NOT a Council meeting. It was just an informal meeting
at which various aspects of the Ad Hoc (now Concerned Amateurs)
group's legal advice on their dispute over the election were discussed
and the issues that those in attendance saw arising from them.
The Division's legal advice was not available for the meeting and thus
could not be discussed.
When the Division's final legal advice becomes available, I'll have
more news to give you then.
In the meantime, Divisional business will proceed as normal. Next
Thursday's Council meeting will allocate responsibilities to various
Councillors.
Those of you who have repeater applications will be pleased to know
that the sorting out of this matter began as of last Friday.
We have a new Chairman for NTAC (NSW Technical Advisory Committee). It
is Barry Sullivan VK2BZ. Councillor Ian Rosser VK2XB will act as NTAC
Liaison.
Applicants will be contacted. The approval process will be under way.
FEDERAL NEWS
NEW REGULATIONS TO BE FINALISED BY THE END OF THE YEAR
THE LONG-AWAITED NEW REGULATIONS FOR THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE IN
AUSTRALIA LOOK LIKE BEING COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THIS WAS THE HOPE EXPRESSED BY SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AGENCY
REPRESENTATIVE PETER STACKPOLE WHO WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE W.I.A.
FEDERAL ANNUAL CONVENTION DINNER LAST WEEKEND.
MR STACKPOLE EXPLAINED THE DELAY HAD BEEN CAUSED PRIMARILY BY THE
RESTRUCTURING OF THE FORMER DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND
COMMUNICATIONS, NOW THE S.M.A.
THE NEW REGULATIONS WERE FIRST PUBLICLY FORESHADOWED NEARLY 18 MONTHS
AGO.
THE MAIN AIM OF THE EXERCISE IS TO SIMPLIFY THE PRESENT LICENSING
CONDITIONS.
THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF
A NO-CODE NOVICE LICENCE AND REVIEW OF THE FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND
PRIVILEGES FOR THE LIMITED, COMBINED AND NOVICE LICENCES.
A FURTHER BIT OF GOOD NEWS FOR AMATEURS WAS RELAYED BY MR STACKPOLE:
THE S.M.A. HAS PROPOSED AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY FRAMEWORK FOR
AUSTRALIA.
THIS MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE MANDATORY STANDARDS INTRODUCED FOR ALL
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT EMITS RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY
WHICH IS NOT PART OF ITS PURPOSE.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN APPLIANCES SUCH AS DRILLS AND
FOOD PROCESSOR, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PERSONAL COMPUTERS.
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE PLANNED TO BE
EFFECTED FROM JANUARY 1996, BUT WILL NOT BE RETROSPECTIVE.
THE E.M.C. FRAMEWORK IS PROPOSED TO APPLY FOR ALL EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURED IN OR IMPORTED INTO AUSTRALIA.
IT WILL ALSO DEVELOP IMMUNITY STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT LIKELY TO BE
AFFECTED BY ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE.
THIS WILL APPLY TO EQUIPMENT SUCH AS DOMESTIC TELEVISION RECEIVERS AND
VIDEO RECORDERS, FOR EXAMPLE.
MR STACKPOLE ALSO REMINDED W.I.A. DELEGATES AND GUESTS AT THE DINNER
ABOUT THE S.M.A. DECISION TO TOUGHEN INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS.
THE S.M.A. PLANS TO INCLUDE IN THE REGULATIONS NEW PROVISIONS RELATING
TO THE OPERATION OF AMATEUR STATIONS IN REGARDS TO INTERFERENCE.
MR STACKPOLE SAID THESE PROVISIONS ARE BEING PROPOSED TO ENCOURAGE
RADIO AMATEURS TO TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE RESOLUTION OF
INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY THEIR TRANSMISSIONS.
THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE S.M.A.'S THINKING IS THAT RADIO AMATEURS AND
THOSE SUFFERING INTERFERENCE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE
INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS.
BECAUSE AN AMATEUR TRANSMISSION IS SPECTRALLY CLEAN, WILL NOT IN THE
FUTURE BE A DEFENCE IN CASES WHERE INTERFERENCE IS BEING SUFFERED BY A
NEIGHBOUR.
GUIDELINES FOR RESOLVING INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS WILL BE DEVELOPED.
THE N.S.W. DIVISION WILL BE WATCHING THIS MATTER CLOSELY.
OUTBACK RADIO GETS A BOOST
THE 2.5 MILLION RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA'S OUTBACK COUNTRY ARE TO GET
IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES.
MANY OF THESE OUTBACK RESIDENTS RELY ON HIGH FREQUENCY RADIOS FOR
COMMUNICATIONS AND HAVE EITHER NO ACCESS OR VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 80,000 HF RADIOS USED FOR THIS PURPOSE ACROSS
AUSTRALIA.
TELSTRA - THE CORPORATE NAME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OTHERWISE
KNOWN TO YOU AND ME AS TELECOM AUSTRALIA - HAS INTRODUCED TWO
SERVICES: ONE IS SATELLITE-BASED AND CALLED SATCOM-M; THE OTHER USES
HF COMMUNICATIONS AND IS CALLED RADPHONE DIRECT DIAL.
WITH THE NEW HF RADPHONE SERVICE ALLOWS USERS TO DIAL DIRECTLY TO JUST
ABOUT ANY TELEPHONE NUMBER IN AUSTRALIA.
LATER THIS YEAR, THE FACILITY TO SEND FAXES AND DIGITAL DATA WILL BE
ADDED.
THE PRACTISE OF OUTBACK HF USERS HAVING TO CALL A BASE STATION TO
PLACE A PHONE CALL WILL DIE OUT.
THE SATELLITE-BASED SATCOM-M SERVICE EMPLOYS TERMINALS THE SIZE OF A
BRIEFCASE, INCLUDING THE ANTENNA.
THE HF TERMINALS FOR THE RADPHONE DIRECT DIAL SERVICE COST ABOUT THE
SAME AS TOP-LINE, MULTIBAND HF AMATEUR RIGS, WHILE THE SATELLITE
TERMINALS COST ABOUT FIVE TIMES AS MUCH.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT OVER THAT LITTLE HURDLE, THEN THERE'S THE PHONE
BILLS.....
COMING EVENTS
NEXT LICENCE EXAMS AT PARRAMATTA...........NEXT SUNDAY, 15TH MAY
TRASH & TREASURE SALE, PARRAMATTA...............SUNDAY, 29TH MAY
PORT MACQUARIE FIELD DAY, OXLEY REGION ARC............11-12 JUNE
ANARTS DX RTTY CONTEST................................11-12 JUNE
WIA VK NOVICE CONTEST.................................18-19 JUNE
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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2AAB.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3
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Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 15:58:48 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!ukma!ovation!ramcad.pica.army.mil!mellis@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Was this a bad idea?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
[fascinating story deleted for space]
>Since I was unlicensed, was it illegal for me to use my radio
>on an amateur frequency for this situation?
>
>I'm telling myself "No, since it was a valid emergency". However,
>I dunno. Would someone help me with this one? I'm still wondering
>if I was right/wrong. I *do* plan to let the person who answered
>my call that it was me when...IF my ticket gets here tomorrow,
>just in time for THursday night network.
>
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I seem to remember (don't have any reference handy, maybe someone else
can provide) in the rules that in an emergency, you can transmit on any
frequency (even out of your license class bands) to call assistance.
Since you have no license (at the moment), everything is out of
your license class! :-). I used the Gordon West study guide for the
Technician class, and recall the phrase "...in an emergency, ANYTHING GOES!".
I think you're in the clear. I know if I was injured in that accident,
I'd appreciate the hell out of what you did.
.... Mark E. Ellis <mellis@ramcad.pica.army.mil>
n2wzb
PA&TD Workplace Automation Group
Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
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