--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00013 Date: 04/14/98 From: LAURENCE TAYLOR Time: 11:09pm \/To: DONALD BOWERS (Read 0 times) Subj: no biggy Quoting Donald Bowers to Tom Delfratte: DB> I've got a SW radio. I can get abunch stations, I'd just like to know DB> what the flip I'm listening to, as some are in a foreight language. Get a copy of the World Radio and TV Handbook. This lists most MW and SW transmitters throughout the world, together with programme schedules, languages and interval signals used, and contact details. rgds LAurence ... Real power can't be given. It must be taken. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- ViaMAIL!/WC4 v1.30 * Origin: Ooh! London. [Free E-Mail + UseNet] 0181-395-3108 (2:254/233) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00014 Date: 04/16/98 From: DIANE LEVESQUE Time: 10:40am \/To: LAURENCE TAYLOR (Read 0 times) Subj: Prawn Sorghum LT>Quoting Same to All: LT> Sa> Glen Hauser has an alternative sexual orientation. LT>Good for him. Jealous, are you? There goes the neighborhood. Over the years I have amassed quite a collection of Fido moderators who couldn't stand my love of the First Amendment--and, quite frankly, I still think there are too many of 'em that still have delusions of grandeur to the point of being overbearing--but it's postings like this that grow into threads as big as cancers and a thread like this one is the one thing that makes me pray for a topic cop. ANY topic cop. puhhhLEEEEEZ. I pray to Fido that this forum can remain a nice, quiet place for someone to lurk after getting smoked in rec.radio.shortwave. * SLMR 2.1a * 49 Meter Dash Gold Medalist --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: FIDO: The Ranch & Cattle Metro BBS * (602) 943-1497 (1:114/270.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00015 Date: 04/13/98 From: TOM DELFRATTE Time: 12:44pm \/To: CHARLES MIKELSON (Read 0 times) Subj: same b-caster what you will find out is that 75 % of those b-casts are coming from the same adress -- !!! since the spring is here the propagation will result in some european pirates and low x-mitter power catches ... --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Radio Sharon Sharon, PA (724) 981-3151 (1:2601/507) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00016 Date: 04/19/98 From: CHRIS WRIGHT Time: 01:18pm \/To: STEVE WALFORD (Read 0 times) Subj: Sony IC 2001 Q: Are they suitable for enthusiastic listening A: The ICF2001 is suitable providing you take care of the keyboard which is the tops me from fully using it. It is a membrane keyboard unlike a modern computer point of view. So consequently most of the keys are out of use or very hard tond hand) A: I paid NZ$425.00 in Aug-1980 Which using today's conversion rate (.39/4/98 converts to 139.00 Q: Can air band be added to the model withoutverting a 2001 overall is the same cost or more as a receiver with either just the airband or a receiver like the one I now use most of the time whvers 150 Khz to 1.950 Ghz. With the only concession being the S/N level on Hf. 's Radio the AA's last @1 year but the D's only last @3 -4 Hours a mains power s5v at@0.5 amp The AOR AR8000 can use AA's (x4) but I use it's inbuilt nicad charger which I find quite useful Overall I find I use the AR8000 more as a portable with the exception of the Another source of info. might be If you are interested in the field of radio you might like to :- /nzrdxl 2. Compuserve: 100236,2003 3. Email:clarkb@sparc.org.nz 4. JLeague Inc. Addressing an envelope as such :- National Treasurer New Zea --- Xenolink 2.0 * Origin: Light Speed BBS ** Christchurch,NZ Ph 643-339-0232 (3:770/350) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00017 Date: 04/18/98 From: MODERATOR Time: 12:48pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Conference Rules *** SHORTWAVE CONFERENCE RULES *** Revised 03/25/98 *** Rules for the Fidonet SHORTWAVE Radio Conference ------------------------------------------------ In compliance with Fidonet Echo tradition, the following will be posted at least once a month. These rules are in addition to any valid Fidonet rules or policy. They may be updated at any time by the Moderator. ALL USERS WHO POST IN THIS CONFERENCE MUST AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE RULES STATED HEREIN AND ALL PREVAILING FIDONET RULES AND POLICY. This is the International Fidonet Echomail Conference SHORTWAVE. It is paid for by individual systems who help distribute it. 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The Moderators may take part in active discussion in the echo without necessarily acting in any official capacity, unless the message is posted "From: Moderator", signed "Moderator", or signed as below: Keith Wineka, Moderator Fred Hatfield, Moderator 1:2220/10@fidonet 1:396/65@fidonet Internet: keith@bright.net --- timEd 1.10+ * Origin: The Outer Limits * USR v.34+ * 614-772-5520 * (1:2220/10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00018 Date: 04/16/98 From: BRUCE LEGRANDE Time: 08:07pm \/To: DIANE LEVESQUE (Read 0 times) Subj: Prawn Sorghum Diane Levesque wrote in a message to Laurence Taylor: LT>Good for him. Jealous, are you? DL> There goes the neighborhood. Over the years I have amassed DL> quite a collection of Fido moderators who couldn't stand my love of DL> the First Amendment--and, quite frankly, I still think there are DL> too many of 'em that still have delusions of grandeur to the point DL> of being overbearing--but it's postings like this that grow into DL> threads as big as cancers and a thread like this one is the one DL> thing that makes me pray for a topic cop. ANY topic cop. DL> puhhhLEEEEEZ. What get's me is the fact that I just checked back for 60 days and I don't find the last message in the thread, so it looks like someone is really 'retarded' (I mean that in the literal sense), or just lobbing a cocktail into the works. BTW: I'm a firm believer that when the 1st is either denied or misused, the 2nd is always there to fall back on Oops! That MC didn't quite get launched. WOW! A Roman torch! Neat! DL> I pray to Fido that this forum can remain a nice, quiet place for DL> someone to lurk after getting smoked in rec.radio.shortwave. Uhh... A place of sanity from the lunatic majority ? ;) Toodles ^0^ ... Firepower is a frame of mind, and a full magazine. --- WtrGate v0.93 Unreg * Origin: GreenTree Ground Station * CM88 * 707-987-ISDN (1:2003/0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00019 Date: 04/20/98 From: DIANE LEVESQUE Time: 02:40pm \/To: BRUCE LEGRANDE (Read 0 times) Subj: Prawn Sorghum -> Diane Levesque wrote in a message to Laurence Taylor: -> RE: -> DL> of being overbearing--but it's postings like this that grow into -> DL> threads as big as cancers and a thread like this one is the one -> DL> thing that makes me pray for a topic cop. ANY topic cop. -> DL> puhhhLEEEEEZ. -> -> What get's me is the fact that I just checked back for 60 days and I -> find the last message in the thread, so it looks like someone is real -> 'retarded' (I mean that in the literal sense), or just lobbing a cock -> into the works. -> -> BTW: I'm a firm believer that when the 1st is either denied -> or misused, the 2nd is always there to fall back on -> Heheh...sly guy! -> Oops! That MC didn't quite get launched. WOW! A Roman torch! Neat! -> -> DL> I pray to Fido that this forum can remain a nice, quiet place for -> DL> someone to lurk after getting smoked in rec.radio.shortwave. -> -> Uhh... A place of sanity from the lunatic majority ? ;) -> Well, you know how it is, with what springs eternal. And speaking of things that are not eternal, RIP to the Ranch & Cattle Metro BBS as of the 30th of this month. Won't be able to see Fido fireworks much longer from here So long, it's been good ta know ya--topic cops and all. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: FIDO: The Ranch & Cattle Metro BBS * (602) 943-1497 (1:114/270.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00020 Date: 04/19/98 From: CHRIS VANDENBERG Time: 01:08pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: MIRNEWS.418 MIRNEWS.418 17 APRIL 1998 4th Spacewalk (EVA) crew 25th Main Expedition to MIR: This arduous, but successful EVA was made on 17.04.1998 between 07.40.22UTC (opening hatch) and 14.12.30UTC (closing ha tch) so 6 hrs 32 minutes. The schedule foresaw in opening at 0725UTC. A few minutes after this moment Budarin accomplis hed opening of the locks of the exit hatch, but then something went wrong with the transceivers in Budarins spacesuit. Musabayev could see the moving lips of Budarin and even tried to determine what B. was saying, but this is not the way to communicate during an EVA, so if they would not be able to resolve this problem the EVA had to be cancelled. But al l went well: by switching from the main to the reserve radio set and back and by switching off and on the contact with Budarin was fully restored. From this moment on the operation proceeded according to plan. Musabayev used a new spacesuit and he had to accustom h imself to the other gloves and sleeves. The transfer of Musabayev and the packages with equipment was done with the us e of the Strela boom steered by Budarin. The operation started with the dismantling of 2 truss structures: the Rapana and the so called 3rd truss . The 3rd truss was folded up and installed on the outersurface of the Kvant-1 module. The original plan to jettison the Rapana into open space was abandonned and this truss also was parked horizontally on th e outersurface. (Obviously they refrained from this launch to keep the Rapana available for future use.) Then the cosmonauts went to the Progress-M38 and unlocked the bolts which had been prevented the new VDU from autonomo us adventures. Further the VDU was raised by telecommands from earth. The VDU had to be inclined from the Pr-M38 to an angle of 35 degrees. The cosmonauts had to help the VDU to reach that angle for the automatic regime did not function during the last few degrees. When the inclination reached 35 degrees the cosmonauts secured the VDU in that starting point for their work during the 5th EVA. Andy Thomas documented the whole EVA from inside MIR regularly advised by Musabayev. Communications: The main part of the communications took place via Altair-2. There was only phone, so no images of the EVA were relayed (at least not via Altair-2) during the EVA itself. Sometimes the transmissions were interrupted for technical reasons. After one interruption the signal was very poor. During later sessions the quality was excellent. When MIR came within VHF range the transmissions could be monitored simultanuously via the direct way and via the lo ng way through Altair-2 as well. After the EVA everybody was satisfied. The spacewalkers were tired. Musabayev said that their hands and wrists were v ery tired, but he added that this was quite normal and within the acceptable limits. 5th EVA: This EVA is still scheduled for 22.04.1998. The cosmonauts are determined to accomplish the installation of t he VDU during that EVA. Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202. --- Maximus 2.01 * Origin: Scoop BBS (The Netherlands) +31-33-2996366 (2:500/202) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 140 SHORT WAVE Ref: F5G00021 Date: 04/19/98 From: TREVOR BATES Time: 01:44pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Off Topic Message from The UK.... Hi And firstly please let me apologise to the moderators / users of this echo for this off topic message.. I know this is out of place in this echo... I need to contact people in the USA that would be willing to let some of us fido users here in the UK use their Snail Mail addresses in the usa... This is so that several people here in the UK can sit the AARL amatuer radio exams here in the UK.. The exam system is MUCH frendlier / flexible than the UK system and several people other than myself now need a USA mail address if at all possible.. All this would involve is a notification to the postal service in your area of the names that I send you and postage to the UK of the Licences to the .. Air mail would be preferable and ALL expences incured would be paid back to you in Dollar bills by return mail if thats ok with you! I myself sat the AARL Novice and Technichian exams in December last year and am now a licensed operator with the call sign N1ZYH (usa call sign) If you can oblige us here in the UK I would really appreciate an E-mail or Netmail from you... Regards Trev.. SysOp Crock's Corner BBS InterNet E-Mail trevor.bates@crocks.camelot.co.uk --- FMail/2 1.22 * Origin: > Crock's Corner BBS Tel+44(0)1253-305040 24hrs< (2:250/607)