--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00024 Date: 02/18/97 From: WA4MJF RONNIE Time: 06:41am \/To: RAY BROWN KB0STN (Read 4 times) Subj: RE: HAM_TECH RULES 2/97 > Trying to clarify something here.. not me, but another local > operator who has a HTX-242 (like mine), wants to know if it's > possible to get it to transmit out of band, up at 155. (He's a > volunteer fireman as well as the ARES EC of the next county south.) > How would I properly ask the question without getting tossed out on > my ear? That wud be illeagal as the HTX-242 is not type-accepted under part 90 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. 73 de Ronnie /ex --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Full Internet Access $15.00, (919) 779-6674 or MMS.NET (1:151/102) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00025 Date: 02/20/97 From: WAYNE SAROSI Time: 07:05pm \/To: RALPH MOWERY (Read 4 times) Subj: Big Wheels & Halos In a message to Wayne Sarosi <17 Feb 97 10:33> Ralph Mowery wrote: RM> HOw long are the legs on those birds?? Got to have a ground for the RM> zapper to work...... The boom is at ground. The elements are insulated. RM> BTW, I have made yu some compies out of an old ARRL VHF handbook tha has RM> some info on the big wheel antennas and halo antennas. Will put them in RM> the mail Tuesday of this week. Much Appreciated! -WS --- * Origin: KB4YLY Moderator (1:374/73.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00026 Date: 02/20/97 From: WAYNE SAROSI Time: 07:12pm \/To: GARY SMITH (Read 4 times) Subj: Antenna Plans In a message to Wayne Sarosi <18 Feb 97 16:30> Gary Smith wrote: GS> I'd like to use you as a sounding board for some antennas that I'm GS> considering building. I'd rather do it through Internet e-mail though, GS> if you don't mind. I don't recollect GS> ever having seen you post an e-mail GS> address though. Can this be arranged? I'll send you a test message on both. Whichever is easier. I have a connection through FIDO. -WS --- * Origin: KB4YLY Moderator (1:374/73.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00027 Date: 02/21/97 From: WAYNE SAROSI Time: 07:11pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 4 times) Subj: HAM_TECH RULES 2/97 In a message to Wayne Sarosi <20 Feb 97 7:41> Tom Walker wrote: TW> Perhaps all would be Better served if he was told to tell his "Friend" TW> that NO Ham unit is Authorized to Transmitt on Any other Frequency TW> EXCEPT a Ham Frequency. And Yes MARS and CAP is allowed with Proper TW> Paperwork. BUT NO HAM unit is Approved for Transmitting on any other TW> Frequenct no matter WHO you Work for. You can if you wish. Those rules were voted on by the people who read this echo. Probably the only echo in FIDO that the readers voted on the rules. It was a close vote also. OOB mods are rarely discussed on this echo but they are allowed. The actual mod must be accompanied by the statement in the rules if they are posted. In the 14 months of the rules allowing OOB mods I have yet to see one posted here. I would imagine if I took your opinion on that matter and made rules to the like I would imagine there would be people splatting OOB mods all the time just because they can't. I just leave it up to the readers. They know the FCC regs and the rules on this echo. Everyone treats that ideal as such and there is no problem. The responsibility of transmitting out of band belongs to the individual. We are taught what you said when we become amateur radio operators and receive our license. After that it's up to the individual whether they break the rules or not. Drop the individual a netmail and give him your opinion. Rule 1 says to keep it Technical and Ham radio oriented on the echo. Political issues can be posted on HAM. -WS, Moderator --- * Origin: KB4YLY Moderator (1:374/73.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00028 Date: 02/21/97 From: WAYNE SAROSI Time: 07:29pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 4 times) Subj: Plastic Owls for tower In a message to Wayne Sarosi <20 Feb 97 12:40> Roy Witt wrote: RD> Wayne did you forget to put the RD> required-for-all-amateur-towers plastic owl RD> ornament on top to scare of any unwanted feathered guests ? ;-) WS> Mocking birds attack Owls. The state bird is the Mocking bird. :( WS> There are a lot of them. RW> My owl lost it's eyes within the first year I had it. Mocking RW> Birds are not afraid of owls. I've seen them sit next to and RW> talk to the owl for hours. Mocking bird to Owl: "Hey, how's the kids doing? Kill anything last night?" RW> Worst part is, it's at dawn. Long before I have to get up. I know, I know. I was thinking of putting one up though, maybe on something rotates. It would be neat to put one up with a swivel head that would turn the head only when the antenna moves. Or maybe one that has a control circuit with a timer that turns the head randomly at different times. I saw in QST a while back that the Japanese were using a big pair of yellow eyes about the size of party ballons. They claim it scares the birds off any tower. I wonder how Mocking birds will handle those? -WS --- * Origin: KB4YLY Moderator (1:374/73.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00029 Date: 02/21/97 From: WAYNE SAROSI Time: 08:09pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: LPDA Plans Greg Parsons and Harvey Harbicht, I missed going to the Post Office due to a meeting that went through lunch. I'll mail the plans tomorrow. They are all ready to go. -WS --- * Origin: KB4YLY Moderator (1:374/73.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00030 Date: 02/21/97 From: WAYNE SAROSI Time: 08:11pm \/To: RAY WADE (Read 4 times) Subj: LPDA Plans Ray, Got your letter. TNX. BTW, what year was the radio made? For a short time, I too worked for Rockewell, then we were sold to Boeing / United Space Alliance. -WS --- * Origin: KB4YLY Moderator (1:374/73.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00031 Date: 02/22/97 From: RAY WADE Time: 10:24am \/To: WAYNE SAROSI (Read 4 times) Subj: LPDA Plans On (21 Feb 97) Wayne Sarosi wrote to Ray Wade... WS> Ray, WS> Got your letter. TNX. Thank you! BTW, have you ever "modeled" your LPDA using one of those software programs for that purpose? I am curious to know what would happen to the gain and SWR curves if the beam was "fed" from the opposite end *or* at one of the middle elements? I don't have such a program myself. WS> BTW, what year was the radio made? WS> For a short time, I too worked for Rockewell, then we were sold WS> to Boeing / United Space Alliance. 1980. I bought it new and am still using it. When Collins first brought out the 380 they offered their employees the opportunity to buy one at dealer cost ("list" less 30%). I wanted one and was able to find an "employee" in Dallas (thru a friend of mine here in Tulsa that sold stuff to Collins) that was not going to exercise his right to buy one for himself. So...he bought one for me! Mine has *every* option available. Fortunately, for me, Collins decided to service their initial Dealer orders first, before making them for their "employee" customers. So it was right at a year later (1981) that I actually got it. Mine is serial 693. The reason I am "fortunate" is that about the first 400 made had a *lot* of problems. As a matter of fact, the buyers of the first 400 that were sold thru dealers were so unhappy with them that the radio got a terrible reputation in the first year of deliveries. Of course Collins corrected all the problems with a series of modifications and also "updated" all the ones that were out there (free) thru their warranty program. But the "rep" sure suffered at first. When Art Collins owned Collins he would "issue" new products to the hams that worked there before offering them for sale to dealers. In this manner all of the radios that were made in Cedar Rapids when he owned it were throughly "debugged" by employee/engineer/hams by actual on the air *usage* before they ever were offered for sale. Thus the name "Collins" came to be very highly regarded. Unfortunately when Rockwell bought Collins they did not follow this historical trend. As far as I am concerned my 380 is at least as good as *any* radio made since then. I love it! FYI, the "rep" of 380's now is very high. I was recently offered $3500 for mine. But I can't find a single radio out there (regardless of price) now that I like as well. So I will continue to use my 17 year old Collins. It is *still* state-of-the-art! ... WORK HARDER!... Millions on welfare depend on YOU!!! --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: K5JCM, Tulsa OK (1:170/302.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 188 HAM TECH Ref: E2T00032 Date: 02/22/97 From: JOHN WOODSTOCK Time: 04:22pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Ham Radio IRC Server From: woody@woodyware.com (John Woodstock) Subject: Ham Radio IRC Server Organization: Woodyware Software, Inc. *** Attention All Ham Radio Operators *** Are you looking for a more interactive way to chat with Ham friends that you can't get to over the air? AR-Net (Amateur Radio Network) has established an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server for you to use. Here's how you can check this out.. 1) Get an IRC client application mIRC seems pretty good to me (http://www.mirc.co.uk) 2) Dial up your local ISP 3) Point your IRC client to: ar-net.woodyware.com port: 6667 4) Change your Nickname to your Ham Call 5) Retrieve the list of channels (we have 6 channels already set-up) 6) Join the one you are interested in.. 7) Enjoy yourself!! Give it a try.. Put a little more fun in our hobby.. --------------------------------------------------- John Woodstock woody@woodyware.com P.O. Box 436 woody@usbbs.com Coram, NY 11727-0436 Ham Call: N2HAA SysOp Services: www.usbbs.com