From wang!elf.wang.com!ucsd.edu!info-hams-relay Mon Apr 1 20:07:29 1991 remote from tosspot Received: by tosspot (1.64/waf) via UUCP; Mon, 01 Apr 91 21:01:32 EST for lee Received: from somewhere by elf.wang.com id aa26422; Mon, 1 Apr 91 20:07:28 GMT Received: from ucsd.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-shadow-mx) id AA19333; Mon, 1 Apr 91 13:07:23 -0500 Received: by ucsd.edu; id AA14215 sendmail 5.64/UCSD-2.1-sun Mon, 1 Apr 91 07:51:08 -0800 for brian Received: by ucsd.edu; id AA14187 sendmail 5.64/UCSD-2.1-sun Mon, 1 Apr 91 07:51:00 -0800 for /usr/lib/sendmail -oc -odb -oQ/var/spool/lqueue -oi -finfo-hams-relay info-hams-list Message-Id: <9104011551.AA14187@ucsd.edu> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 91 07:50:58 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Reply-To: Info-Hams@ucsd.edu Subject: Info-Hams Digest V91 #257 To: Info-Hams@ucsd.edu Info-Hams Digest Mon, 1 Apr 91 Volume 91 : Issue 257 Today's Topics: FAQ - Part 2 FAQ - Part 3 HamStacks - Monthly Announcement large 110->220 transformers MAJOR SOLAR FLARE ALERT - 31 MARCH - TWO EVENTS new callsign server features No-Code Testing Questions Numbers for Newsline or RAIN Dial-ups? P40V The first No-Code Ham is........(DRUMROLL)..... Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: 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: 1 Apr 91 14:54:32 GMT From: genrad!dls@husc6.harvard.edu Subject: FAQ - Part 2 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu 1-Apr-91 08:11 dls update, see changebars (|) The following is a monthly posting of frequently asked questions for hams. Due to the increasing size of this list, I've broken it into 3 Parts (and will break it further if necessary) to keep each Part under 10K bytes. Part 1 - Beginning Amateur Radio questions Part 2 - "Where can I find ..." questions Part 3 - Common Advanced and Technical questions If you have any questions you think should be added, please email to me at dls@genrad.com. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Part 2 - "Where can I find ..." questions ** I don't have a news server at my site, how can I subscribe to the ** rec.radio.amateur groups? | To subscribe to rec.radio.amateur.misc, send email to: | Info-Hams-Request@ucsd.edu In the body of the message, write: subscribe Info-Hams | Similarly, to subscribe to rec.radio.amateur.packet, send email to | Packet-Radio-Request@ucsd.edu, message is "subscribe Packet-Radio", | and to subscribe to rec.radio.amateur.policy, send email to | Ham-Policy-Request@ucsd.edu, message is "subscribe Ham-Policy". ** I can read news at my site, but I don't have posting privileges. How ** can I post? | You can post to rec.radio.amateur.{misc,packet,policy} by sending your posting email to Info-Hams, Packet-Radio, or | Ham-Policy, all at ucsd.edu. To post to other newsgroups, send the posting email to (groupname)@ucbvax.berkeley.edu and for the groupname, replace periods with dashes. | For example, to post to sci.space, you would send your posting to | sci-space@ucbvax.berkeley.edu. | All of the Amateur radio newgroups are archived on ucsd.edu under | subdirectory mailarchives/{Ham-Policy,Info-Hams,Packet-Radio}. ** I don't have FTP capability at my site. Can I get files via email? | ANY FTPable server can be access by the Princeton mail server. Of | course you have to know the directory structure of your target site, | or send it a "ls -lR" command to get the directories and files listed | recursively. For access to the FTP files, send email to bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu or bitftp@pucc.bitnet (for Bitnet users). Subject doesn't matter. The text of the email is the FTP commands | one after another. For example, suppose you wanted to access the FTP | site lcs.mit.edu: FTP lcs.mit.edu USER anonymous PASS yourname@yoursite ASCII CD telecom-archives GET filenames BYE A help file is available giving detailed instructions by putting the single word HELP into the text of the email. ** Where can I find ftp sites that have ham-related files? | There is a fairly definitive list of all anonymous FTP sites available | via anonymous FTP from pilot.njin.net under subdirectory /pub/ftp-list | in file ftp.list. You can alo have the latest copy (published | monthly) via mailing list by emailing to oden@pilot.njin.net, subject | "listserv-request", body of message "send help". Revision info for | the ftp list should be send to odin@pilot.njin.net. General files for any computer and informational archive: ftp.cs.buffalo.edu (submissions to this ftp site should be made to bowen@cs.buffalo.edu) wsmr-simtel20.army.mil or wuarchive.wustl.edu - these are mirror images of each other - These contain ham radio mods and ham radio software MacIntosh computer: ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu, log in as "anonymous", password is your email address, cd pub/ham-radio - This contains the HyperCard Hamstacks written by Diana Syriac. apple.com, cd pub/ham-radio - Ham software and information, especially MacIntosh software | Amiga computers: | ab20.larc.nasa.gov - don't know if there are any ham files here. |** Are there any Telephone BBS's which have ham related files? | WB3FFV has one, phone is 301-625-0817 for 1200 and 2400 baud modems. | This also supports UUCP. Login is uucpanon, no password. For a | listing of available archived, try: | uucp wb3ffv!~/FILES /usr/spool/uucppublic ** Are there any on-line callbooks? If you are at an Internet site you can connect using telnet to one of the two primary servers: callsign.cs.buffalo.edu (currently 128.205.32.4) ham.njit.edu (currently 128.235.1.10) (alias plan9.njit.edu) The servers sit on port number 2000 which is a different port number than what telnet usually defaults to. So if you just telnet to these machines, you will get a login prompt instead of the server. How you tell your telnet program to connect to port 2000 instead of the default port is operating system dependent but it is usually done with a line like telnet callsign.cs.Buffalo.EDU 2000 If this doesn't work, consult your local systems guru for the proper command string. The interactive servers are designed to be somewhat self-explanatory and they support fairly detailed help facilities. The first command you should execute when connecting to one of these servers is "info". This will list general info about that server and how to use it. You should then type "help" to list the various commands available. Typing "help" followed by a command name will give you a little more detail about that command. Servers allow searches by call, last name, | zip code or city and also provide regular expression filters to trim your searches so you get a reasonable amount of output. Both these servers are built from a database distributed by Rusty | Carruth, N7IKQ. This database currently contains US and Canadian callsigns and it does not contain club calls. A new version of the database is sent around approximately once a year. There is also an email callsign server at callbook@sat.datapoint.com. In the body of the text, say "lookup" followed by callsigns you want to look up. If your mailer appends signature files, you should put a line "quit" at the end of your request (before the signature file). If you want help, put the word "help" on a line by itself. Here is what a request might look like: help lookup kc1sp wn4bbj lookup n0fzd quit If you are a packet radio station, callserver data is available from | REQQTH@WA4ONG.VA.USA.NA, subject line should be up to 5 US callsigns, | separated by spaces. Body of message is ignored. The server is an | OS interface to the MBL packet BBS using the Buckmaster CD-ROM | callsign database. ** Where can I find modifications for my radio to extend its capabilities? There are two ftp servers that has this data: wsmr-simtel20.army.mil or wuarchive.wustl.edu | Another FTP site to try is 129.100.22.100. There WAS email service from bitlib@uwo.ca. This has been terminated, however the new server may be available at pcserver@novell.business. uwo.ca. In the body of the email, send the command HELP. REMEMBER that any modification is likely to void your warrantee and that these mods are NOT guaranteed to work. ** I am looking for a specific ham, can anyone help me find him? Rather than sending out a message on Usenet, you might first try directory assistance from the phone company or the locator service provided by the Salvation Army. A Salvation Army post in your local area may be able to help you. If you have his/her callsign or name, you might also try one of the on-line callservers shown above. ** Is there an on-line copy of the FCC Part 97, or FCC Amateur Radio ** allocations? | Part 97 is available by ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu, file is | mirrors/misc/hamradio/part97.txt. |** Are there any news groups for CAP? | There is no news group just for Civil Air Patrol discussions. However, | rec.aviation is appropriate for CAP aviation discussions and for | CAP radio information, these rec.radio.amateur.* groups are available. | In addition, there is a mail digest just for CAP. Subscribe by | emailing to capital-request@cps.udayton.edu. Submit articles by | emailing to capital@cps.udayton.edu. CAP related files are also | stored on the FTP site sunburn.cps.udayton.edu in pub/capital. ->Diana L. Syriac dls@genrad.com Ham: KC1SP (Sweet Pea) <- ->I'D RATHER BE FLYING! P-ASEL, INST CAP: 1LT, Freedom 690 Mobile<- ->GenRad AD ASTRA, PER ASPERA <- ->MS/6, 300 Baker Ave, Concord, Mass. 01742 (508) 369-4400 x2459 <- ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 14:55:29 GMT From: genrad!dls@husc6.harvard.edu Subject: FAQ - Part 3 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu 1-Apr-91 08:11 dls update, see changebars (|) The following is a monthly posting of frequently asked questions for hams. Due to the increasing size of this list, I've broken it into 3 Parts (and will break it further if necessary) to keep each Part under 10K bytes. Part 1 - Beginning Amateur Radio questions Part 2 - "Where can I find ..." questions Part 3 - Common Advanced and Technical questions If you have any questions you think should be added, please email to me at dls@genrad.com. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Part 3 - Common Advanced and Technical questions ** What are the different US amateur classes and what can each of them do? Novice - has CW (Morse code) privileges on 4 HF bands (80, 40, 15, and 10 meter), Voice priveleges on 10 meters, and full priveleges on 2 VHF/UHF bands (220 MHz and 1290 MHz). Required are 5 wpm Morse code test and 30-question Novice test. Technician - has full priveleges on all VHF/UHF bands above 30 MHz. Required are Novice test and 25-question Tech test. Technician may access Novice HF bands by passing the 5 wpm Morse code test. General - has all Technician priveleges, plus larger access to more HF bands, including CW and Voice on 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meter bands. A General class amateur can give Novice tests. Required are 13 wpm Morse code test, Novice, Tech and 25-question General test. Advanced - has all General priveleges, plus wider band access on 80, 40, 20, and 15 meter bands. An Advanced class amateur can also become a VE and give tests to Novice and Tech tests. Required are 13 wpm Morse code test, Novice, Tech, General and 50-question Advanced test. The Advanced test is the most difficult of the five written tests. Amateur Extra - has full privileges on all amateur bands. An Extra can become a VE and give all amateur tests. Required are 20 wpm Morse code test, Novice, Tech, General, Advanced and 40-question Extra test. |** I'm confused. What do all those abbreviations mean??? | AM Amplitude Modulation | AMTOR Similar to packet but on lower long distance frequencies | ATV Amateur Television - a way to see who you're talking to! | CAP Civil Air Patrol is a volunteer organization that searches for | downed aircraft and missing kids and uses frequencies just | outside of the ham bands and often uses modified Amateur radios | FM Frequency Modulation | HF High Frequency - 3 MHz to 30 MHz | HT Handy-Talky, a shorthand for "hand held radio" | LF Low Frequency - 30 kHz to 3 MHz | MARS Military Affiliate Radio System, military affiliated Amateurs | who provide free communications for overseas GIs and other | Federal services. MARS operators are licensed under DoD | instead of FCC. | NTS National Traffic System, a way to send radiograms | packet computer bulletin boards/electronic mail via Amateur Radio | QSO One of the Q signals used in Morse code to mean "conversation" | RTTY Radio Teletype - older form of computer communications on HF | SAREX In Amateur Radio talk, Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment, a | chance to talk to astronauts in space. In CAP talk, Search | and Rescue EXercise, practicing for the real thing. | SSB Single Side Band - need less band width than AM or FM | SSTV Like ATV but slower and used on lower bands | UHF Ultra High Frequency - 300 MHz and above | ULF Ultra Low Frequency - 30 Hz to 300 Hz | VHF Very High Frequency - 30 MHz to 300 MHz | VLF Very Low Frequency - 300 Hz to 30 kHz, audio frequencies | 2m Shorthand for "2 meters", which is a reference to the wave- | length of a common Amateur frequency band used for local | communications ** Where can I learn more about Amateur Radio if I live outside the USA? | Write to the ARRL and ask. They can usually tell you how to get a | license in your country. ** Can I send ARRL electronic mail? Try 2155052@mcimail.com. |** How can I get a "reciprocal license" if I am a licensed ham from another |** country? | You need to submit a FCC Form 610-A to the FCC, PO Box 1020, | Gettysburg, PA 17326. They will then send you a reciprocal permit | for alien amateur licensee (FCC Form 610-AL). You must be a citizen | of a country with which the United States has arrangements to grant | reciprocal operating permits to visiting alien Amateur operators. ** What magazines are available for Ham Radio? Your local ham store may have some, but here's some popular ones (this is NOT a complete list!): QST, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 - basic projects and contesting CQ - ? 73 Amateur Radio Today, WGE Center, Forect Rd, Hancock, NH 03449 - ? QEX, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 - more technical projects |** My apartment complex does not allow outdoor antennas, now what do I do? | First of all, don't dispair. Many hams have similar problems. Many | books offer advice for the grouwing group of hams that cannot put up | antennas. Some options are: | * Install an "invisible" antenna made of magnet wire. | * Disguise an antenna as a flag pole. | * Install an antenna in the attic. | * ASK the apartment manager. You may find they will let you put up | something as long as it "is invisible" or "doesn't disturb your | neighbors" or "doesn't attract lightning". | * Operate primarily from your car. ** What do you need to get started in packet radio? Packet radio is a digital form of communication using radios. There are OTHER digital forms, as well, like CW, RTTY and AMTOR. To use packet radio, you'll need a radio (2 meters or 1.25 meters is most popular), a box that converts radio signals to digital signals that a computer can understand (called a TNC or terminal node controller) and a computer or terminal. For some computers or TNCs you may need special software as well. However, most TNCs and computers get along quite well with just a terminal emulator software package. Most personal computers can be interfaced to use with packet radio. Since there are many digipeaters, generally even an HT will work with packet radio. | For more information on packet radio, you might try TAPR (Tucson | Amateur Packet Radio), PO Box 12925, Tucson, AZ 85732 (602-749-9479). ** How do I use the incoming and outgoing QSL bureau? To use the outgoing QSL bureau, you must be a member of ARRL. In general, you send a bundle of foreign (not States!) QSL cards to the outgoing bureau in Newington, Connecticut, along with a label off of your QST magazine (which shows ARRL membership), along with $2 per pound of cards (approximately 150 cards) or $1 for 10 cards or less. To use the incoming QSL bureau, you do NOT have to be a member of ARRL. Send one or more Self-Addressed Stamped Envelopes (size 5x7 or 6x9, no bigger, no smaller) with one ounce of postage attached and with your callsign in 3/4" letters in top left hand corner where the return address label would go. If you expect a large quantity of foreign QSL cards, attach extra money or postage with a paper clip. Send the envelopes to the QSL bureau for your callsign area. If your callsign is xx3xxx/5, you would send it to the 3rd call area, NOT the 5th call area. Addresses for QSL bureaus are listed in QST; if you don't have access to a QST magazine, ask another ham. IMPORTANT: BE PATIENT! Turnaround time for a US QSL bureau, not considering foreign QSL bureaus, is about 3 months. Foreign QSL bureaus and hams can be as fast as 2 months or as slow as TEN YEARS, while average is about 6-12 months. |** What do I need to get started in satellite communications? | For more information about Amateur Satellite Communications, try | AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation), PO Box 27, Washington, | DC 20044 (301-589-6062). They also have an international net on | Sundays on 14.282 MHz at 1900Z. |** Did you know that you can get college credit for being a ham? | It's true! You can receive up to 14 credits in electronics and | engineering thru placement tests for CLEP (College Level Entrance | Placement) exams and DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional | Educational Support) exams if you have an Advanced or Extra class | Amateur license. For more information, ask your campus education | office or (for DANTES) your military education office. |** Can I post my neat new ham related program on rec.radio.amateur.misc? | This is really not a good idea, since many of the readers receive | these newsgroups as mail digests. A better way would be to announce | the existence of your program here, along with information on how to | obtain a copy of your program. If you just GOTTA post it somewhere, | post it to more appropriate groups, like comp.sources.unix or | alt.sources or comp.binaries.pc. ->Diana L. Syriac dls@genrad.com Ham: KC1SP (Sweet Pea) <- ->I'D RATHER BE FLYING! P-ASEL, INST CAP: 1LT, Freedom 690 Mobile<- ->GenRad AD ASTRA, PER ASPERA <- ->MS/6, 300 Baker Ave, Concord, Mass. 01742 (508) 369-4400 x2459 <- ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 14:56:26 GMT From: genrad!dls@husc6.harvard.edu Subject: HamStacks - Monthly Announcement To: info-hams@ucsd.edu LATEST VERSIONS: Novice v3.2, Technician v3.4, General v2.2, ^^^^ Advanced v2.2, Extra v2.2 This is another announcement about the MacIntosh HamStacks which I have created. If you are not interested, press 'n' now. I have created five HyperCard stacks to help people practice for the written Amateur Radio tests. There is one stack for each of Novice, Technician, General, Advanced and Extra questions. Each stack is an interactive multiple-choice test, created from the entire question pool for that class of license. The test is randomly generated, using the algorithms provided for each of the tests from ARRL, so this is a real-live simulation of the tests you will get in front of a VE. There are some print capabilities (you can print a test with a separate answer key, but it's slow. you can also print your results of how well you did, along with the accompanying correct answer key) and at the end of each test, it will tell you how well you did, allow you to review the missed questions, and allow you to take another randomly generated test. If you can consistently score over 90 on the tests, it's almost a sure guarantee that you will be able to take and pass the VE proctored test. Note that these stacks will only work on a MacIntosh computer. HyperCard version 1.2 or later is required; they were generated with HyperCard version 1.2. Because HyperCard data is NOT stored in any ASCII form, there is no way that this data can be used on other computers, including IBM PCs, so please don't ask for the impossible. Also, I do NOT have access to email these stacks over the computerwaves, nor do I have ftp capability. There are a couple of sites which are supporting these stacks via ftp, as follows: These stacks are supported by ftp by Charley Kline, c-kline@uiuc.edu. To access the files, type "ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu", log in as "anonymous", with your email address as the password. Type "binary" at the prompt, then type "cd pub/ham-radio". The five hamstacks are : novice-v3.2.hqx.Z, technician-v3.3.hqx.Z, general-v2.2.hqx.Z, advanced-v2.2.hqx.Z, and extra-v2.2.hqx.Z (or similar names). To retrieve one of the files, (for example, the Novice one), type "get novice-v3.2.hqx.Z". When you're finished retrieving all the files you want, type "quit" to exit ftp. Each file must be uncompressed before moving it to the Mac: "uncompress novice-v3.2.hqx.Z". You need to use Kermit to transfer the files to the Macintosh. The files must then be un-binhexed by UnStuffit, then unstuffed by UnStuffit. Another ftp site also used to support them. I don't believe they have the latest versions, and I don't have any name to send them to, but here's the information I have concerning the other site. The hamstacks are available via anonymous ftp at apple.com and the files are stored in the /pub/ham-radio directory. [If someone at Apple wants to update these files, they should probably contact me, dls] The latest versions of the stacks are shown below, and are compressed with Stuffit Classic. UnStuffit is included on the diskette. These versions include modifications for NoCode (very minor changes from v3.0 or v2.0). I have written changes that could be posted for the updates from v3.0 (Novice or Technician) or v2.0 (General, Advanced, or Extra). Changes from Tech v3.2 to v3.3 (and to v3.4) could also be applied directly to v3.0 to fix some wrong questions. Note that there have been no questions changed in General or Advanced stacks. All have an improved report printing and (new) saved scores capability. Novice version 3.2 Technician version 3.4 General version 2.2 Advanced version 2.2 Extra version 2.2 If you wish to receive these PUBLIC DOMAIN stacks from me, please send me a SASE (self addressed STAMPED envelope - 2 ounces postage = .52) and 800K diskette. I will no longer send out the stacks unless the envelope has sufficient postage for return mail (in general, that means .52-.98, depending on size of envelope) and for those who send a standard business envelope, I take no responsibility for the condition of the diskette through USnail. Thank you for your attention. Diana L. Syriac 49A Meadow Pond Drive Leominster, MA 01453 ->Diana L. Syriac dls@genrad.com Ham: KC1SP (Sweet Pea) <- ->I'D RATHER BE FLYING! P-ASEL, INST CAP: 1LT, Freedom 690 Mobile<- ->GenRad AD ASTRA, PER ASPERA <- ->MS/6, 300 Baker Ave, Concord, Mass. 01742 (508) 369-4400 x2459 <- ------------------------------ Date: 31 Mar 91 18:28:19 GMT From: ogicse!emory!wa4mei!ke4zv!gary@ucsd.edu Subject: large 110->220 transformers To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article dh1s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Donn Hoffman) writes: >I am moving to Spain and want to bring several appliances (eg: >macintosh, fax, blender, stereo). >Power in Spain is 220v/50hz. The appliances are all 110v. Some are >labeled 60hz, some are labeled 50/60hz. >I have a couple of questions: >1. I am reluctant to trust my fax and mac to the cheap travel >transformers sold at Akbar & Jeff's Luggage Hut. Is there some sort >of larger, reliable transformer I can get to plug all (or several) of >my appliances into? >2. Can someone recommend a store in New York City (or mailorder) >where I can buy such a transformer (for best price)? >3. Is 60Hz going to screw up my 50Hz clock radio? If so, can anything >be done about this? Most things won't care about the 50 hz power. Motors and transformers designed for 60 hz will run hotter than normal, so if you've got equipment that runs rather warm *now*, I'd be a little concerned about running it on 50 hz. Syncronous motors will run slower of course. Switching power supplies generally won't care at all. In fact, many switching power supplies won't even care if you feed them 220 instead of 110 though some will have a switch or jumper that they would prefer that you set to the proper voltage. Your absolute best bet is to buy a full time sinewave UPS. You can charge the batteries with 220 50 hz with no problem and the inverter in the UPS will supply steady 110 volt 60 hz power to your equipment. Power in Spain tends to be a little unreliable anyway so this would probably be a good idea even if they produced 110 volt 60 hz. A 800 to 1200 watt fulltime UPS can be had new for around $1000 or you can pickup a rebuilt one for around $300 or you might scrounge one that needs a little repair for free. Check with the MIS departments of neighboring companies and schools. The shipping charges to Spain might break you though. These things tend to be heavy. Gary KE4ZV ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 08:16:55 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: MAJOR SOLAR FLARE ALERT - 31 MARCH - TWO EVENTS To: info-hams@ucsd.edu -- MAJOR SOLAR FLARE ALERT -- MARCH 31, 1991 Flare Event Summary Potential Impact Assessment -------- MAJOR ENERGETIC EVENT SUMMARY Region 6555 is still apparently complex enough to generate some explosive activity. This region spawned two major flares today, both right on the west limb. The first, a class X1.0/SF began at 19:07 UT, peaked at 19:12 UT and ended at 19:19 UT on 31 March. This event was associated with a 440 s.f.u. tenflare. No sweeps were observed with this flare. The location of the flare was estimated at S21W98. The second major event was of long-duration. This flare was rated at a class M6.3 level that was optically uncorrelated, although a bright limb surge was observed which coincided with this event, so the spawning region the event occurred from is known (6555). The preliminary duration of the flare is 272 minutes. A moderate intensity Type II sweep was observed with this event. A moderate intensity, long-duration short-wave fade was also produced by this event over sunlit areas. The SID/SWF began around 19:07 UT on 31 March and ended sometime around 01:00 UT on 01 April. POTENTIAL TERRESTRIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT These last two major flares will have no impact with the Earth. Region 6555 is too far west to produce any significant terrestrial impacts (aside from potential proton activity) caused by potentially powerful flaring. Region 6555 (which is now over the west limb), was continuing to decay as it departed from view and is expected to continue to decay as it traverses the far side of the sun. The following warnings are still IN PROGRESS: - POTENTIAL MAJOR SOLAR FLARE WARNING - POTENTIAL PROTON FLARE WARNING (will end shortly) - POTENTIAL POLAR CAP ABSORPTION EVENT WARNING (will end shortly) - POTENTIAL POLAR LATITUDE RADIO SIGNAL BLACKOUT WARNING (will end shortly) ** End of Alert ** ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 13:56:18 GMT From: enuxha.eas.asu.edu!crawford@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: new callsign server features To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <68050@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, bowen@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (Devon E Bowen) writes: > As promised, I managed to find some time over Easter to add some features > to the callsign server on marvin. I didn't get as much done as I had hoped > but I still made some major improvements that I think you're gonna like... And the address ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Crawford INTERNET (current): crawford@enuxha.eas.asu.edu PO Box 804 (permanent): crawford@stjhmc.fidonet.org Tempe, Arizona 85280 FidoNet: 1:114/15.12 USA Amateur: KL7JDQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 13:15:38 GMT From: tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!m.cs.uiuc.edu!vela!swood@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Subject: No-Code Testing Questions To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Alright, now that the no-code is here, I have a lot of people asking me to get them tested. I have gotten all my VE goodies from the ARRL more than a year ago, and I am at a loss to the how-to's of the no-code. Is the no code tech restricted to VE's, or can Generals and above (two in number) give the test (seeing that it is a new 'entry level' license)?? If VE's are required to give the test, than how do you make one up? I am to understand that the questions are from a combined pool of Novice and Tech questions, but how do you know which ones to use to make up the 55 question total? Thanks for the help. swood WQ8B -- ---- Insert favorite .signature here ---- | swood@argo.acs.oakland.edu | swood@vela.acs.oakland.edu Bitnet: swood@Oakland | swood@unix.secs.oakland.edu UUCP: ...!uunet!umich!{vela, argo, unix, nucleus}!swood ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 01:57:03 GMT From: orion.oac.uci.edu!ucivax!jarthur!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!caen!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!zeus.unomaha.edu!acmnews@ucsd.edu Subject: Numbers for Newsline or RAIN Dial-ups? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu Does anyone know the dial-up numbers and support addresses for either the RAIN FOUNDATION or NEWSLINE Amateur Radio weekly news bulletins? This was usually found on a packet bulletin, but since the @USA controversy, it seems to have disappeared. If someone would either post or E-mail it, I would be very grateful. I would also be happy to pass it along to Diana Syriac for inclusion into her Frequently Asked Questions List. 73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 15:41:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: P40V To: info-hams@ucsd.edu > >QSL P40V to AI6A. > > I already sent e-mail to the poster, but since this information was > posted I ought to correct it. The QSL route was AI6V in the past. > Perhaps it's changed, perhaps AA6SQ is right - but I suspect that > it hasn't and he isn't. Apologies if the route has changed this > year. Well, I was close :-). That's what I get for relying on memory instead of looking it up. Derek is correct-- it's always been AI6V. Incidentally, it's the Northern Calif DX Club, and they are always a major competitor in any contest they particiate it. Also, they have the sharpest operating procedure of anyone I've heard -- if you want to learn how to contest, listen to the way they work their frequencies. By the way, did anyone else hear the SID or fadeout on 10m Sunday morning (1909Z). Within 30 secs, the band died completly -- I could only hear two stns between 28.400 and 28.600. I looked outside to see if my antenna had fallen down. It came back in about 10-15 minutes. By 1930Z, conditions were very good. FR5DX (Reunion Is, nearly the opposite side of the earth from here) was 59+10bd, and gave me a new one. I've heard about sudden fades, but this was the first time I've actually experienced one. ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 02:08:01 GMT From: rex!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!zeus.unomaha.edu!acmnews@ames.arpa Subject: The first No-Code Ham is........(DRUMROLL)..... To: info-hams@ucsd.edu (MORE DRUMROLL) (STILL MORE DRUMROLL) (CYMBAL CRASH) >> Robert Williams, N3IFY << Mr. Williams will have a unique place in ham history as the first U.S. Amateur to become licensed without demonstrating proficiency in International Morse Code. I think a hearty congratulations to Robert is in order. Mr. Williams took his exam from Volunteer Examiners with the Laurel ARC in Laurel, MD. (Source: NEWSLINE Dial-up bulletin service, which I only know the Chicago dial-up for :-) 73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU ------------------------------ Date: 1 Apr 91 14:05:08 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnewse!parnass@ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <3919@anasaz.UUCP>, <1c4iZ2w163w@w8grt.fidonet.org>, <2651@ke4zv.UUCP> Subject : Re: Newer HF rigs About the Drake TR-7, in article <2651@ke4zv.UUCP>, gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes: > Ah but it's that analog VFO that *makes* it such a great receiver... The low phase noise level in the Drake gear was an advantage, but one drawback to the internal Drake PTO was that it drifted. My TR7, TR7A, and two R-7s all required a few hours warmup before settling down for CW use. I plotted the drift over 4 hours and it was still over a hundred Hertz after one hour. I've had no such problems with the later digital equipment, like the Japan Radio NRD-525, Icom R-71A, and Ten-Tec Paragon. -- ============================================================================ Bob Parnass, AJ9S - AT&T Bell Laboratories - att!ihlpy!parnass (708)979-5414 ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest ******************************