INFO-HAMS Digest Mon, 13 Nov 89 Volume 89 : Issue 873 Today's Topics: 2 way radio in China 42mHz (2 msgs) A new ham Heath HA10 manual wanted Latest update on HyperCard Ham Stacks Unknown satellite on 432.875 ZETRON MODEL 48B REPEATER MANAGER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 Nov 89 00:25:23 GMT From: att!hriso!attdso!ssc!tad@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Tad Cook) Subject: 2 way radio in China (A BUNCH OF STUFF DELETED ABOUT RADIO REGULATION IN PRC) A friend was visiting recently from Hong Kong. He said that 10 mtr CW is almost unusable in PRC because of the government looking the other way when non-ham interests want to use 2 way radio there. This is also true outside of PRC. I guess the availability of 10 and 11 mtr radios is just too tempting. 73, Tad Cook tad@ssc.UUCP KT7H @ N7HFZ ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 89 11:49:46 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!mailrus!sharkey!itivax!jls@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Janet L. Smith) Subject: 42mHz For the past 4 days I have been picking up police transmissions on 42mHz from California. Pretty good skip, I would say, considering I am in Michigan. I have caught 18 different frequencies in the 42 mHz range from 10:00 am EST - 2:00 pm EST. The locations that have been given range from San Diego to Sacramento/Oakland/Berkeley. My question is - is the 42 mHz range a statewide Sheriff frequency for California? There have been no license designations given (i.e. KMG367, etc). Can anyone give me some information about this? I have been having a great time listing to these transmissions! I have a Bearcat 800XLT with an outside antenna. Thanks Janet L. Smith jls@itivax.iti.org Industrial Technology Institute ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 89 14:19:29 GMT From: shlump.nac.dec.com!tallis.enet.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com (Jim Reisert) Subject: 42mHz In article <4407@itivax.iti.org>, jls@itivax.iti.org (Janet L. Smith) writes... >For the past 4 days I have been picking up police transmissions on >42mHz from California. Pretty good skip, I would say, considering I >am in Michigan. It's been better than that. 6 meters (50 MHz) was wide open to Europe Wednesday through Saturday this past week (11/8-11/11), and yesterday, 11/12, the band was open to the west coast (W6/W7, but alas, no Alaska or Hawaii yet). Some solar flares this weekend seem to have taken the edge off, but look for good conditions to return no later than this same time next month. jim, AD1C =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "The opinions expressed here in no way represent the views of Digital Equipment Corporation." Jim Reisert Internet: reisert@tallis.enet.dec.com Digital Equipment Corp. UUCP: ...decwrl!tallis.enet!reisert Littleton, MA 01460 ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 89 13:21:33 GMT From: genrad!dls@husc6.harvard.edu (Diana L. Syriac) Subject: A new ham I was quite touched to receive the following email from a new ham, and thought it was worth sharing with the rest of the world. (I have deleted the name, since I didn't get his permission to print this letter): Dear Diana, I want to thank you very much for creating the hypercard stacks, they helped me allot to study for my exams. I study best when I can "hang" the information on something. When I took the exam, I was so nervous that I forgot my street address. One of the questions asked me to draw a block diagram of a simple ham station, the supervisors were impressed. I actually knew some theory to begin with. When I took your simulated exam I didn't pass, but after about 20 rounds I was progressing into the 70's-80's. I couldn't have done it without you! Sincerely, , N6WUR (Technician) P.S. I am 13 years old. CONGRATULATIONS are in order for another young HAM. Now if I can just get my 13 year old going on this.... -> Diana L. Syriac CAP: SM, Freedom 690 Mobile Ham: N1GZS <- ->USmail: GenRad Inc., Mail Stop 6, 300 Baker Ave, Concord, Mass. 01742 <- ->usenet: {decvax,mit-eddie}!genrad!dls or dls@genrad.com <- ->tel: (508) 369-4400 x2459 I'D RATHER BE FLYING!!! <- ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 89 04:07:16 GMT From: cadnetix.COM!cadnetix!rusty@uunet.uu.net (Rusty Carruth) Subject: Heath HA10 manual wanted Well, last saturday while "working the un-net" as they say, I ran across someone who was looking for the manual for a Heath HA10 Kw Linear. In fact, I found him calling for help at 28.410 and later at 28.320. I felt so sorry for him that I offered to post here. So, if you've either got a manual, or know where to find one, how about getting in touch with : N8CHZ G Walter R Lee Jr 19295 Grandview Detroit, MI 48219 Please do not email me, I've only spoken to this gentleman twice on the air. Thanks! 73 de rusty n7ikq. ---Join the usenet un-net, 28.410 and/or 28.390(+-) 1600Z to 1700Z saturdays! Rusty Carruth. Radio: N7IKQ ^^ or later :-) DOMAIN: rusty@cadnetix.com UUCP:{uunet,boulder}!cadnetix!rusty home: POB. 461, Lafayette CO 80026 ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 89 13:53:46 GMT From: genrad!dls@husc6.harvard.edu (Diana L. Syriac) Subject: Latest update on HyperCard Ham Stacks In article <903peterss@yvax.byu.edu> peterss@yvax.byu.edu writes: >My thanks to Diana for putting together these hypercard stacks. I've been in a ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THANK YOU for the nice posting >manual before I take the real test.) Anyway, I anxiously await the posting of >the updated stacks (I've got the October 20 tank.uchicago.edu versions). I just yesterday completed and sent out 12 diskettes, including one to Peter, so these should be available shortly. >Are there any Macintosh programs out there for Morse code practise? There is a public domain package called MacMorse and a commercial package called MacMorse also. I have both, having first paid for the latter.... I do believe they are from the same person....they do operate identically the same. In any case, I'm at work and don't have the addresses available here. If you're still interested, send me an email and I'll hunt them up at home. CHEERS! Thanks! Diana -> Diana L. Syriac CAP: SM, Freedom 690 Mobile Ham: N1GZS <- ->USmail: GenRad Inc., Mail Stop 6, 300 Baker Ave, Concord, Mass. 01742 <- ->usenet: {decvax,mit-eddie}!genrad!dls or dls@genrad.com <- ->tel: (508) 369-4400 x2459 I'D RATHER BE FLYING!!! <- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Nov 89 07:51:15 EST From: LANG@UNB.CA Subject: Unknown satellite on 432.875 > Date: 9 Nov 89 19:05:02 GMT > From: vsi1!daver!lynx!neal@apple.com (Neal Woodall) > Subject: Unknown satellite on 432.875 > > Who are the Dallas Remote Imaging Group? I lived in Dallas for about The Dallas Remote Imaging Group run the Datalink RBBS (214-394-7438) dedicated to satellite tracking, decoding of NOAA/Soviet meteorological satellite telemetry, and digital image processing of satellite pictures. They are also an AMSAT bulletin board and have just taken over the editorship of the Environmental Satellite Amateur Users Group journal. For further info, contact: Jeff Wallach Dallas Remote Imaging Group P.O. Box 117088 Carrollton, TX 75011-7088 Phone: 214-394-7325 ======================================================================== Richard B. Langley BITnet: LANG@UNB.CA or SE@UNB.CA Geodetic Research Laboratory Phone: (506) 453-5142 Dept. of Surveying Engineering Telex: 014-46202 University of New Brunswick FAX: (506) 453-4943 Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3 ======================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1989 09:14 EST From: Dave Colvin Subject: ZETRON MODEL 48B REPEATER MANAGER We are looking at installing two commercial repeaters on Campus plus inhouse paging (all on UHF). Does anyone have any experience with the Zetron Repeater Managers? They seem to have alot to offer for the money but would be interested in any pros or cons. Dave Colvin VE3ZDC Systems Development & Communications Officer Dept. of Physical Plant Univ. Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada (519) 661-3301 ------------------------------ End of INFO-HAMS Digest V89 Issue #873 **************************************