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Info-Hams Digest            Sun, 16 Oct 94       Volume 94 : Issue 1128

Today's Topics:
                Amateur Radio Newsline #896  14 Oct 94
                          ANS-288 BULLETINS
                        ARLK046 Keplerian data
                   IPS Daily Report - 14 October 94
                   IPS Daily Report - 15 October 94
                   IPS Daily Report - 16 October 94
                          N2XYY QTH wanted?
                       Need info SFU455 filters
               Need manuals for HP-1980-B Oscilloscope
                 Princeton, NJ 2M Repeater Upgraded!

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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 09:36:23 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Steve_Coletti)
Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline #896  14 Oct 94

Amateur Radio Newsline is produced as an audio service by Newsline, Inc.
The transcribed version is produced by Dale Cary, WD0AKO from materials
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NEWSLINE RADIO - CBBS EDITION #896 - POSTED 10/15/94

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                       The following is a QST

   The FCC says no to morse code exemptions for the elderly and
 the ARRL announces some election winners.  These stories and more
 on Newsline report number 896 coming your way right now!

(*****
                          ELDERLY REFUSAL


   The FCC says no a petition that proposed exemptions from Morse
 code exams for people age 65 and older.
   The petition to change the rules was filed by Guy A. Matzinger,
 KB7PNQ.  Matzinger is a 67-year-old Technician class licensee
 from Cheney, Washington.  In his petition Matzinger argued that
 old age results in diminished faculties.  He even equated people
 65 and older with the severely disabled in terms of passing a CW
 exam.
   To back up his claim, Matzinger introduced the results of a
 survey he conducted that said 63 percent of those he contacted
 supported an exemption for speeds above 5 WPM for anyone over age
 65.
   But in turning away Matzingers' request the FCC says that the
 survey was flawed.  It notes that the study provided only a
 statistical age profile of those contacted but did not say how
 many people were actually surveyed.
   The FCC says that similar petitions have been denied in the
 past.  This is because the current Amateur Radio license structure
 is based on the desires of the amateur service community and on
 the thousands of comments it received on previous petitions.
   The Commission also notes that its rules already provide for
 Morse code exemptions for candidates with certain recognized
 disabilities.  It adds that the Matzinger petition got the usual
 public notice, but says it received no comments at all on this
 regulatory change request.

(*****
               CONGRESS ACTS TO SUPPORT HAM RADIO

   A joint congressional resolution supporting Amateur Radio was
 successfully passed through both houses of Congress in the wee
 hours of the morning of October 7.  The bill asks for "reasonable
 accommodation" in the operation of Amateur Radio in homes,
 automobiles and public places.
   It was a last ditch effort by Senators Charles Robb, Wendell
 Ford and Alan Simpson to make Senate Joint Resolution 90 a
 reality.  The bill passed on the floor of the Senate under
 unanimous consent at 12:10 AM.  It then went to the House of
 Representatives.  There it was brought up by Congressman Al Swift
 and passed unanimously at 2:45 AM.  Patricia Spurlock, a staffer
 for Senator Robb, and Stephanie Vance, a staffer for Congressman
 Mike Kreidler, worked overtime on the bill.  You may remember that
 it was Kreidler introduced the original House version.
   Passage was assisted by the efforts of David Leach, counsel to
 the House Energy  Commerce Committee, along with Jerry Waldron and
 Colin Crowell of the House Telecommunication and Finance
 Subcommittee.
   Not since the days when Barry Goldwater, K7UGA served in the
 senate has Amateur Radio seen this kind of support from Capitol
 Hill.

(*****
                          ARRL WINNERS

   ARRL Directors and Vice Directors have been elected or re-
 elected by acclimation in several league divisions.  This happens
 when only one person was nominated and eligible.  At this point
 the Elections Committee declared that candidate elected.
   Those running unopposed this year and elected included Hudson
 Division Director Steve Mendelsohn, WA2DHF and Vice Director Paul
 Vydareny WB2VUK; New England Division Director Bill Burden
 WB1BRE and Vice Director Warren Rothberg WB1HBB; Rocky Mountain
 Division Vice Director Walt Stinson W0CP; Southwestern Division
 Director Fried Heyn WA6WZO and Vice Director Art Goddard W6XD.
 Finally, in the West Gulf Division Tom Comstock N5TC was
 re-elected as Director and former Director and ARRL Vice President
 Jim Haynie, WB5JBP comes in as the new West Gulf Vice Director.
   There were several divisions with contested elections.
 Ballots have been mailed to ARRL members in those divisions where
 a vote to decide the winners is required.

(*****
                   TASMA'S RADUS STEPPING DOWN

   Out on the west coast, Attorney Sidney Radus, N6OMS, the
 current chairman of the Two Meter Area Spectrum Management
 Association of Southern California says that he will not stand for
 reelection.  He blames a mis-information campaign as his reason
 to step aside.
   In a letter to the TASMA membership and faxed to Newsline,
 Radus says that someone has been putting out information that the
 now defunct $10 a year contribution was a mandatory database
 maintenance fee.  He says that it was his understanding that
 payment was voluntary and intended to fund the work of the groups
 Interference Committee.
   According to Radus, much dis-information has been floated on
 packet radio, on the Prodigy system, on America OnLine and in the
 ham press regarding the purpose of the ten dollar donation.  And,
 while N6OMS stops short of naming names, he does say that there
 are apparently some people who are -- and we quote --- "who are
 attempting to generate a self fulfilling prophecy and stir up more
 turmoil and trouble" -- end quote.
   Radus says that he cannot condone and will not be a party to
 obtaining money under false pretense. For that reason he says that
 he has decided not to seek reelection as TASMA chairman.

(*****
                AT&T FORMS TEAM TO TRACK HACKERS

   AT&T Corp.'s Global Business Communications Systems says that
 it has formed an investigative unit to monitor, track and catch
 phone-system hackers in the act of committing toll fraud.  The
 unit will profile hacker activity and initiate "electronic
 stakeouts" with its business communications equipment customers in
 cooperation with law enforcement agencies, and work with them to
 prosecute the thieves.  The company says that its goal is not only
 to defend against hackers but to get them off the street."

(*****
                RAY BRIEM SHOW - HAM RADIO SPECIAL

   Hi.  I'm Ray Brien, N6FFT.  As many of you know, for the past
 thirty years I have hosted an all night talk show on radio station
 KABC in Los Angeles.  And for the past several years I have
 devoted at least one night a year to talk about one of my favorite
 subjects, ham radio.
   Well, at the end of the year I plan to retire.  Before I do I
 want to hold one more Ray Briem Ham Radio Special.  We plan to
 have some of the best known ham radio operators with us in the
 studio.  Others worldwide will join in by telephone.
   It's an all star ham radio line up to big to list here, but I
 will tell you that you won't be disappointed.
   I've chosen Saturday morning October the 29th for this special
 event.  We start at 5 minutes after midnight and go till 5 in the
 morning.  The nighttime signal of our powerful 5000 watt KABC
 transmitter means that many of you should be able to hear us
 throughout the western United States.
   So come and join us the morning of October 29th -- at 5 minutes
 past midnight for the last ever Ray Briem Show Ham Radio Special
 over KABC radio in Los Angels.  That's 790 on your AM dial.  Who
 knows.  We may even QSL.

(*****
                       DISABLED HAMS FUND

   The ARRL Foundation has established The Program for the
 Disabled Fund.  This, to raise funds for the development of
 educational and informational materials for disabled licensed or
 prospective hams.  Your contribution can help make popular ARRL
 publications available in forms most useful to disabled hams and
 their instructors.  For more information please contact The ARRL
 Program for the Disabled Fund, 225 Main Street, Newington,
 Connecticut 06111.

(*****
                       SMRS FRAUD CHARGE

   The Securities and Exchange Commission, responding to a
 complaint about a Florida based licensing mill has teamed up with
 the FCC's Miami office to act in the case.  As a result, an
 investment company brokering the sale of Specialized Mobile Radio
 System and Private Carrier licenses as investments through
 infomercial television advertising is now charged with interstate
 fraud.
   The FCC Miami Office provided information about licensing
 procedures and developed facts that showed the investment firm had
 been charging an average of $7,000 for each license.  The SEC has
 seized the company and issued a temporary restraining order
 against its owners doing further business.  Before it was able to
 stop the scheme some 12,000 investors had been dinged.

(*****
             DP3MIR ACTIVE ABOARD MIR SPACE STATION

   German Astronaut Dr. Ulf Merbold is on the air from the Russian
 MIR space station signing DP3MIR.  This, during the ESA EUROMIR
 94 mission.
   In order to give actual information regarding the mission to as
 many radio amateurs and SWLs as possible, he is using the digital
 voice memory of MIR's ham radio rig designed and built by Thomas
 Kieselbach, DL2MDE.  Kieselbach made arrangements with DP3MIR to
 load actual spoken reports into the digital memory.  The reports
 in English and German are being retransmitted automatically on
 145.550 Mhz FM in regular time intervals.

(*****
                     PRODIGY JOINS INTERNET

   Prodigy Services Co. has announced easier access to and help on
 the Internet.  This, for its novice members who often receive
 insulting messages from more seasoned users on the world's largest
 high tech computer network.
   Reports quoting the Reuter news agency say that Prodigy will
 offer a tutorial for new Internet user practice and education,
 simple point-and-click retrieval of frequently asked questions on
 Internet discussion groups and a primer on what Internet types
 call "Netiquette.  That being the protocol demanded of all new
 Internet users by those already there.
   Prodigy also plans to set up its own node on the Internet,
 which would enable Prodigy to offer content and services to
 Internet users.
   William Day, a Prodigy product manager, is quoted as saying
 that his users frequently send test messages to the Internet
 newsgroups.  As a result, many are "flamed" or insulted, by the
 typical sophisticated computer users on the Internet system.

(*****
                            UK AWARD

   From Great Britain comes word that Roger Betts G0TRB, has
 been named as the recipient of the RSGB Supreme Transmitting
 Award in recognition of his three Senior Awards for operation on
 50 Mhz, 144 MHz and 432 MHz.  He also received an updated award
 for contacting fifty countries on the six meter band.
   On 70 MHz, a band not available in the United States or ITU
 Region 2, Derek Thom, G3NKS, has been awarded certificates for 60
 countries, 40 locator squares and 8 countries worked and
 confirmed.

(*****
                           UK BEACON

   Also from the United Kingdom , word that the 23cm beacon
 GB3CLE will have to close down at its existing site next March.
 Two alternative sites have been offered.  One is near Oswestry in
 North-West Shropshire and the other is near Newtown. The sponsors
 of the beacon, the Salop Amateur Radio Society, invites users to
 indicate their preference. Anyone who uses this beacon, and who
 would like a say in its future, should contact the keeper, Don
 Goddard, G3UQH, at his Callbook address.

(*****
                              DX

   In DX, word a large international team of hams will travel to
 Mexico's Naval Base of Socorro Island from 23 October through 01
 November including a multi-single entry in the CQ World Wide SSB
 Contest.  Signing XF4M, the team will operate on all HF bands and
 modes including RTTY and the RS-12 satellite.
   Soccoro Island is in the Revillagigedos Islands Group and this
 DXpedition also marks the first contest effort ever from
 Revillagigedos.
   Also, for the first time ever, the Mexican military will
 permit two prominent Russian amateurs to operate from this
 strategic island.  They are Andy Chesnokov UA3AB and Igor Booklan
 RA3AUU.  Both are well-known for DXpeditions to Afghanistan and
 Myanmar Republic in Burma.
   Others on the team include Frank Smith AH0W, Ed Kritsky NT2X,
 Gabriel Valdez XE2Z, Alfonso Belmar XE1ILH, Pepe Lozano XE1MX,
 Victor Keller XE1VIC, and Motoaki Saito JH1EDB.
   All stations working XF4M will get a prompt QSL from JH1AJT.

(*****
                            NEW BABY

   And finally, back in 1987 this reporter had the good fortune to
 host a ham radio promotional video called The New World of Amateur
 Radio.  Those of you who have seen that show will remember I was
 joined on screen by two teenage hams.  Well -- Nathan Pyle
 KB6PLH and Kelly Howard N6PNY were teen-agers back then.
   Since 1990, Kelly Howard has been Mrs. Steven Lenert, and on
 Sunday night, October 2nd she gave birth to her first child, a 7
 pound boy named Michael Steven.
   Through "The New World of Amateur Radio," Kelly brought a lot
 of joy to hams around the world.  And through the magic of that
 video she has remained a very special part of all of our lives.
   So as we end this weeks newscast, we ask you to join with us in
 congratulating Kelly Lenert, N6PNY and her husband Steven on this
 very special moment in their lives.  We also welcome Michael
 Steven Lenert into his own new world, that some day may even
 include Amateur Radio.  Who knows what the future will bring.

(*****

   And for this week, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.
 You can write to us at:
                        Amateur Radio Newsline
                        Post Office Box 463
                        Pasadena, California
                        91102

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Date: 16 Oct 94 23:05:54 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dave Cowdin)
Subject: ANS-288 BULLETINS

SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-288.01
SUMMARY OF AMSAT-NA SYMPOSIUM

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-288.01

AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium

The 1994 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium was held October 7-9 at
the Orlando, Florida Airport Holiday Inn.  Attendance set a new record with
227 registered including 24 from countries outside the U.S.  Countries rep-
resented were Canada, Mexico, the U.K. Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, the
Azores, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Panama, Jamaica, and Japan.
Papers on most aspects of satellite design and operation were presented
including an entire afternoon devoted to Phase 3D.  The symposium was high-
lighted by tours of the Phase 3D Integration Facility which has been estab-
lished in a Foreign Trade Zone at the Orlando International Airport.  All
who saw the facility and the Phase 3D spaceframe were very impressed by the
quality and care going into the construction of the new satellite.

A Proceedings was published by ARRL in conjunction with the Symposium,
copies of which are available from AMSAT Headquarters.  For information,
call Martha at 301-589-6062.

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-288.02
AMSAT-NA BOARD MEETS

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-288.02

AMSAT-NA Board Meets - Elects Officers

The AMSAT-NA Board of Directors met October 9 and 10 in Orlando,
Florida.  Topics addressed included long range planning for the
organization following the completion and launch of Phase 3D,
production of revenue for new projects from Phase 3D developed
technology, future policies with respect to providing MICROSAT
technology to overseas amateur groups, guidelines defining
amateur satellites, interaction with the IARU, cooperation with
various university groups building, or planning to build,
satellites and the TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93 project.

In addition, officers to serve until next year's Annual Meeting
were elected.  These are as follows:

President                     Bill Tynan W3XO
Executive Vice President      Keith Baker KB1SF
Vice President Engineering    Dick Jansson WD4FAB
Vice President Operations     Keith Pugh W5IU
Corporate Secretary/Manager   Martha Saragovitz
Treasurer                     Art Feller KB4ZJ

Thus, Keith Baker replaces Ray Soifer W2RS as Executive Vice
President.  This is in accordance with Ray's expressed desires.
W2RS will remain active as AMSAT-NA's principal liaison with
overseas AMSAT groups and the IARU as well as other tasks for
which he is especially suited.

A new department called "Electronic Publications" was established
and Paul Williamson KB5MU was appointed by the President as a
Vice President to head that department.  Appointments of
additional officers will be made by the President shortly.

The AMSAT-NA budget for 1995 was approved.  It reflects very
heavy spending for completion of Phase 3D project.

AMSAT-NA Members Win Award for Papers Presented at Institute of
Navigation Conference

Dr. Tom Clark W3IWI and Frank Bauer KA3HDO both won "Best in
Session" awards for papers presented at the Institute of
Navigation (ION) GPS-94 Conference held in Salt Lake City in late
September.  W3IWI's paper was entitled "A Low Cost Spacecraft
Receiver for Orbit and Attitude Determination."  It described the
GPS equipment being readied for installation in Phase 3D.
KA3HDO's paper was entitled Preflight Testing of the SPARTAN
GADACS Experiment."  SPARTAN is a package, containing an amateur
transponder, to be deployed during an upcoming SHUTTLE mission.

The AMSAT News Service congratulates both AMSAT members for these
well-deserved honors.

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-288.03
AO-21 GOES SILENT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-288.03

DB2OS Reports Sad News About AO-21

"I'm sad to inform you that AO-21 (RS-14) suddenly suspended it's
operation this morning on October 13, after more than 3 1/2 year of
successfull operation in space."

"Both the RUDAK beacon on 145.987 MHz and the CW telemetry beacon on
145.812 MHz are now completly silent. Commands to re-activate the
RUDAK beacon from ground were unsuccessful."

"At the moment it is unclear if a system fault occured or if the payload
was switched off by the INFORMATOR-1 main command station."

"On 16-NOV-94 last month, the command station for the main satellite suspended
active thermal and attitude control, as the primary mission of the
spacecraft was over. Although at the same time it was indicated that at
least the AO-21/RS-14 amateur radio payload will be still powered up and
can continue it's operation. However, it was also made clear that the
Main Commandstation will no more control INFORMATOR-1 in case of trouble."

"We are trying to find out what happened, but it may turn out that AO-21
will never come back to life again."

"Please keep your fingers crossed."

73 Peter, DB2OS
AMSAT-DL

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-288.04
WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-288.04

Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 15-OCT-94

AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
   N QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE ***  1994 Sep 12 - Dec 19
   Mode-B  : MA  30 to MA 150 |<- OFF Oct 22 - Nov 07 for eclipses
   Mode-B  : MA 150 to MA 190 |       max duration 2h 12m
   Mode-BS : MA 190 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-B  : MA 230 to MA  30 |        Blon/Blat 230/0
   Omnis   : MA 250 to MA 140 |  Move to attitude 180/0, Dec 19
  The battery charge state is of paramount importance during the eclipse
  seasons.  As always the command team may have to have to make temporary
  changes to the published schedule.  In that case we will try to minimize
  the inconvenience, setting Mode-B OFF from MA 230-256 in the first
  instance.
==========================================================================
[G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]

KO-25: The Keps being distributed for KO-25 are still those for Object
22830.  The Keps for Object 22828 are, by general agreement, much more
accurate for KO-25.  W5RKN believes it is time to drop Object 22830 and
distribute the Keps for KO-25 as Object 22828.  [W5RKN]

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 [e-mail], or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
area, WD0HHU @ N0QCU.  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

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 14:39:11 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: ARLK046 Keplerian data

SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK046
ARLK046 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK14
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Keplerian Bulletin 46  ARLK046
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  October 15, 1994
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK046
ARLK046 Keplerian data

Thanks to NASA, AMSAT and N3FKV for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

STS-66
1 99966U          94307.76579162  .00051270  00000-0  16849-3 0    26
2 99966  56.9997 196.6306 0011659 276.4103  83.5649 15.89544561    27
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B   94274.43486862  .00000009  00000-0  10000-3 0  3153
2 14129  26.8409 305.1981 6029094 215.5270  82.9344  2.05880028 57002
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   94284.06842816  .00000023  00000-0  84473-5 0  9724
2 18129  82.9251 243.1794 0012999  65.4275 294.8211 13.72342218365801
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   94284.55050201  .00000139  00000-0  31409-4 0  7454
2 14781  97.7843 293.8226 0010711 258.5688 101.4311 14.69252752567399
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   94284.16533842  .00000015  00000-0 -63325-7 0  7447
2 21089  82.9200 285.4371 0030063 143.3255 216.9900 13.74047285184571
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   94284.59421807  .00000099  00000-0  10000-4 0  9818
2 19216  57.7136 226.3304 7236688 352.3018   0.7184  2.09719137 16952
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   94284.24734306  .00000033  00000-0  29769-4 0   440
2 20437  98.5858   7.4211 0010422 207.9287 152.1334 14.29857747246173
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   94284.71838348  .00000046  00000-0  34677-4 0  8429
2 20439  98.5951   9.2464 0010677 207.7087 152.3532 14.29911794246251
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   94284.73130830  .00000045  00000-0  34481-4 0  8437
2 20440  98.5957   9.6221 0010935 205.9747 154.0880 14.30051780246273
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   94284.77872173  .00000041  00000-0  32995-4 0  8462
2 20441  98.5954   9.6613 0011367 207.0179 153.0411 14.30025442246284
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   94284.18928613  .00000046  00000-0  34878-4 0  8411
2 20442  98.5964   9.3666 0011606 208.4611 151.5940 14.30123245246216
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   94284.85344646 -.00000030  00000-0 -28342-5 0  7395
2 20480  99.0568  54.7296 0541259  75.2624 290.7810 12.83227371219092
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   94285.81164397  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0  5284
2 21087  82.9366  55.6506 0036285 114.7470 245.7469 13.74545983185740
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   94284.21428917  .00000047  00000-0  30357-4 0  5489
2 21575  98.4259 356.3104 0007324 310.2542  49.8001 14.36934979169748
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   94284.78844457 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  4417
2 22077  66.0824  35.8455 0015344 259.3353 100.5937 12.86288007101787
KO-25
1 22830U 93061H   94284.74577107  .00000036  00000-0  32019-4 0  3452
2 22830  98.5454 355.3885 0010997 191.4058 168.6873 14.28066134 54332
KO-25?
1 22828U 93061F   94284.74511794  .00000041  00000-0  34065-4 0  3177
2 22828  98.6404 359.4037 0009437 213.8387 146.2189 14.28069039 22413
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   94285.18203164  .00000027  00000-0  28712-4 0  3382
2 22826  98.6432 359.8142 0008405 229.0416 131.0042 14.27741823 54387
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   94284.64890901  .00000038  00000-0  33373-4 0  3406
2 22825  98.6448 359.2338 0007811 228.3764 131.6754 14.27636872 54307
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   94284.75277065  .00000067  00000-0  44616-4 0  3327
2 22829  98.6417 359.4311 0009302 215.2615 144.7948 14.28043993 54337
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   94286.82358765  .00009086  00000-0  12798-3 0  8056
2 16609  51.6488 312.6899 0002060 104.1305 256.0462 15.57440041494504

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday,
October 18, 1994, at 2230z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX

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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 23:14:55 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Regional Warning Centre)
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 14 October 94

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 14/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 14 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 15 OCTOBER - 17 OCTOBER
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number :  93/38

GOES satellite data for 13 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.2E+06 (normal)
       X-ray background: B1.1
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Oct             16 Oct             17 Oct
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Oct:  92/37

-----------------------------------------------------------
2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 13 Oct
    Learmonth       10  3322 2322
    Fredericksburg  06                          10
    Planetary       10                          13

Observed Kp for 13 Oct: 3334 2333
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
15 Oct    10    Quiet to unsettled
16 Oct    10    Quiet
17 Oct    10    Quiet

-----------------------------------------------------------
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
14 Oct      no data available
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
15 Oct      normal         normal         normal
16 Oct      normal         normal         normal
17 Oct      normal         normal         normal

-----------------------------------------------------------
4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
14 Oct    21    near predicted monthly values

Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
15 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values
16 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values
17 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values

--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 23:22:53 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Regional Warning Centre)
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 15 October 94

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 15/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 15 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 16 OCTOBER - 18 OCTOBER
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number :  93/38

GOES satellite data for 14 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:    no data
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:   no data
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV:  no data
       X-ray background:  no data
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 Oct             17 Oct             18 Oct
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 16 Oct:  92/37

-----------------------------------------------------------
2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 14 Oct
    Learmonth       11  3333 3122
    Fredericksburg  10                          07
    Planetary       10                          08

Observed Kp for 14 Oct:  no data available
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
16 Oct    10    Quiet to unsettled
17 Oct     8    Quiet
18 Oct    10    Quiet to unsettled

-----------------------------------------------------------
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
15 Oct      no data available
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
16 Oct      normal         normal         normal
17 Oct      normal         normal         normal
18 Oct      normal         normal         normal

-----------------------------------------------------------
4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
15 Oct    16    near predicted monthly values

Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
16 Oct    15    Near predicted monthly values
17 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values
18 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values

--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 23:17:25 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Regional Warning Centre)
Subject: IPS Daily Report - 16 October 94

SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 16/2330Z OCTOBER 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
SUMMARY FOR 16 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 17 OCTOBER - 19 OCTOBER
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity: very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number :  91/36

GOES satellite data for 15 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  9.8E+03
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.2E+07 (normal)
       X-ray background: B1.3
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             17 Oct             18 Oct             19 Oct
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected

Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 17 Oct:  90/34

-----------------------------------------------------------
2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices : A   K           Observed A Index 15 Oct
    Learmonth        7  2313 2111
    Fredericksburg   6                           9
    Planetary        7                          11

Observed Kp for 15 Oct: 3333 3122
2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
DATE      Ap    CONDITIONS
17 Oct     8    Quiet
18 Oct    10    Quiet to unsettled
19 Oct     8    Quiet

-----------------------------------------------------------
3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
16 Oct      normal         normal         normal
PCA Event : None.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
                LATITUDE BAND
DATE        LOW            MIDDLE         HIGH
17 Oct      normal         normal         normal
18 Oct      normal         normal         normal
19 Oct      normal         normal         normal

-----------------------------------------------------------
4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
       Observed
DATE   T-index  MUFs at Sydney
16 Oct    18    near predicted monthly values

Predicted Monthly T-index for October: 20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
DATE   T-index  MUFs
17 Oct    18    Near predicted monthly values
18 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values
19 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values

--
IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney       |IPS Radio and Space Services
RWC Duty Forecaster   tel: [phone]  |PO Box 5606
Recorded Message      tel: [phone]  |West Chatswood NSW 2057
email: [e-mail]  fax: [phone]  |AUSTRALIA

------------------------------

Date: 16 Oct 1994 19:58:49 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Glen Johnson)
Subject: N2XYY QTH wanted?

Gerry Jurrens ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Can anyone help me?  I'm trying to reach N2XYY in the Atlantic City, NJ area.
: Does anyone on the 'net know him?  He's too new to be listed in the Callbook
: server....

: Thanks and best 73,

N2XYY is:

Eric T. Ashworth
PO Box 98
Pomona, NJ 08240
Technician
------------------------------------------------------------------

Glen Johnson - [e-mail]
Manager: GEnie Sports RoundTable
         Radio & Electronics RT            GEnie address: SPORTS
         Fantasy Sports Leagues RT                        RADIO.RT

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Date: 16 Oct 1994 20:47:14 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Brian Robinson)
Subject: Need info SFU455 filters

In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Karen Tadewosyan) writes:

>
>Hi,
>I am looking for info about SFU455 ceramic filters. I have some SFU455A and
>SFU455B that I plan use, if it possible, in 9600/19200 designing packet rig.
>
>It will be well to know the next parameters:
>        - 6 db bandwidth
>        - 50 db bandwidth
>        - attenuation
>        - insertion loss
>        - input/output impedance
>        - group delay time.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>73 de Karen              Packet:   RA3APW @ RA3APW.MSK.RUS.EU
>Moscow, Russia           Internet: [e-mail]
>Phone: [phone]              [e-mail]
>                         AMPRNet:  [e-mail]
>
>

Here is some of the info:
SFU455A: 10=/-3KHz at -3db, 5 dB insertion loss. No numbers shown in
catalog
for 60 dB. Only spec is "6 db selectivity @ -10 KHz.".

Specs are same for SFU455B, except center f is 462 KHz., and this
part is meant to be used with an IF transformer.

You might try Murata/Erie for more info; 2200 Lake Park Drive,
Smryrna, Georgia 30080. Fax [phone].

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Date: 16 Oct 1994 23:53:47 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Richard Hill)
Subject: Need manuals for HP-1980-B Oscilloscope

Hi.  I'm looking for information on computer oscilloscopes.  I'm trying to find something that
will let me save and print sound images from a taped source.  I've used a Tectronix
storage oscilloscope, but would like to cut and paste images and annotate them.
I use a 486 66 and windows or DOS.  Can you give me any leads?

[e-mail]

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Date: 16 Oct 1994 20:09:40 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Glen Johnson)
Subject: Princeton, NJ 2M Repeater Upgraded!

Gerry Jurrens ([e-mail]) wrote:
: We are looking for reports from stations who have been able to hear the
: Princeton, NJ repeater all these years, but have not been able to get into
: it...the repeater has just undergone a major upgrade (on the receiver side)
: and should be reachable from just about anywhere it can be heard.  It's an
: open repeater, with PL 3B 131.8 on the output for those who want tone squelch
: decode.

What callsign is on this repeater?

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