--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1K00006 Date: 01/14/98 From: ED KOON Time: 09:44pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Telnet Accessable Fidonet BBS! Greetings All! Just a quick plug for my bbs! Lost your favorite Fidonet BBS? I toss the complete Fidonet Backbone! Access is Free! Access it from anywhere with Telnet! or Http in with your favorite browser! Free Instant Access! No Bothersome Call Back Verifier! Telnet to docsplace.dyn.ml.org 10 Cd Roms online too! Running Winserver! Enjoy! Ed Koon -=DOC=- Webmaster! ============================================================================ Cheers From The Droolers! Ed Koon -=DOC=- Sysop & General Website Slave. Doc's Place Online. Free Adult Access. In Sunny Clearwater Fla (USA!) 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When I look at newsgroups on a friend's terminal, they strike me as 49% get-rich-quick schemes, 49% XXX-download-me-now porn, and 2% useful information. Great potential that is not yet lived up to. Sorry for the off-topic gripe...back to scanning. Blair --- InterEcho 1.18 * Origin: JP's Place - Falls Church VA 703-237-5786 (1:109/621) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1L00000 Date: 01/15/98 From: NATHAN BOLLINGER Time: 08:15am \/To: THOMAS MAHNKE (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: RS Radio-controlled Clock >PS: The Radio Shack clock picks up WWVB, not WWV. FINALLY! A definate answer to my original question! THANK YOU! :-) Nathan KB4CWR --- SLMAIL v5.02 (#0226) * Origin: The Big Byte BBS 704-279-2295 (1:379/301) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1L00001 Date: 01/15/98 From: NATHAN BOLLINGER Time: 08:22am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: The website for mods! Hi All! I occassionally see requests here for information on modifications to various scanners and shortwave receivers. There's an excellent website for this type of information, for those of you who have internet access. It's www.qrz.com. Check it out even if you're not planning on doing any mods. It's a darn good site! Have Fun! Nathan KB4CWR --- SLMAIL v5.02 (#0226) * Origin: The Big Byte BBS 704-279-2295 (1:379/301) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1L00002 Date: 01/14/98 From: BOB MORGAN Time: 08:32am \/To: NATHAN BOLLINGER (Read 1 times) Subj: Radio Station WWVB While doing the Macarena NATHAN BOLLINGER said to THOMAS MAHNKE: >The signal is broadcast by station WWVB near Fort Collins, Colo., and >has operated at 10,000 watts for more than 30 years. It has now been >boosted to 23,000 watts, and plans call for an increase to between >40,000 and 50,000 watts, the agency said. NB> Since the doubling of power only increases signal strength by half an NB> S-unit, I can't imagine why they go to all that trouble. But then, NB> this IS the US Government we're talking about. :-) Maybe the govt has been watching too much Home Improvement. More power!!!! - Tim Taylor ;) ... Multitasking = screwing up several things at once. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.30 * Origin: Hermes BBS The Messenger Bryan Tx (409)823-4442 (1:117/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1L00003 Date: 01/16/98 From: BOB MORGAN Time: 08:13am \/To: FRANK GLOVER (Read 1 times) Subj: SETI While doing the Macarena Frank Glover said to Bob Morgan: BH> An article in today's Houston Chronicle mentioned that due to the BH> increased interference (from cell phones, pagers, cordless BH> phones, etc.), the large radio telescopes are no longer able to BH> receive the faint signals for which they were designed. BH> Possible alternatives would be to locate such telescopes on the BH> moon... BM> Or space based? A good La Grange parking spot and BM> it's there forever! FG> FG> But being on the far side of the Moon will block *all* rf noise FG> from Earth, leaving only signals from lunar orbiting sats, and any FG> manned/unmanned probes in deep space, which could easily be allowed FG> for. I see. I assumed (I know - never ASSume) that 250k miles would be enough distance that low power rf would no longer be a problem but then again with a large array they still might be able to eavesdrop on some Conressman's cel call. ;) Bob ... Madness takes its toll - please have exact change. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.30 * Origin: Hermes BBS The Messenger Bryan Tx (409)823-4442 (1:117/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1L00004 Date: 01/16/98 From: BOB MORGAN Time: 08:18am \/To: ROBERT FORTUNE (Read 1 times) Subj: Usenet scanner conference While doing the Macarena Robert Fortune said to Bob Morgan: BM> What's the newsgroup name? RF> I'm getting one called alt.radio.scanner RF> It's pretty active with about 25-40 messages or more a day. RF> Although right now there's a major flame war in progress with RF> someone called John Mackey, Bill Cheeks and a few other people. RF> There's also another scanner conference called rec.radio.scanner Okay, thanks. Bob ... "Mr. Worf, scan that ship." "Aye, Captain... 300 DPI?" --- Blue Wave/Max v2.30 * Origin: Hermes BBS The Messenger Bryan Tx (409)823-4442 (1:117/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1L00005 Date: 01/16/98 From: BOB MORGAN Time: 10:44am \/To: KEN COUGHLIN (Read 1 times) Subj: RS family radio While doing the Macarena Ken Coughlin said to Bob Morgan: BM> I know this may not be the best echo for this question so my apologies. BM> That being said ..... Radio Shack has their little 100mW FM walkie BM> Talkies on sale this month for nearly half off - $59.95 each. BM> BM> Does anyone know anything about these? KC> ...Yep... at that price they'd probably go fairly fast. They're not KC> bad little radios for "personal" or "family" use and have about a 2 KC> mile range under ideal conditions (expect up to a mile). The radios use KC> "intersitial" frequencies on the business band (450Mc)... frequencies KC> between presently assigned channels. The Family Radio Service gear is KC> strictly limited in power and only simplex operation is allowed. KC> (mode: FM) So is the "Family band" interstitial meaning interlaced with the biz band? Mototola also has a nice little radio but is a bit confusing to operate. What the max wattage on this type of radio? Thanks Bob ... She said it was either her or the radio. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.30 * Origin: Hermes BBS The Messenger Bryan Tx (409)823-4442 (1:117/110) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1M00000 Date: 01/16/98 From: JAMES BAKER Time: 09:28pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: CT freqs for S.E. & N.W. Conneticut If there is somebody out there that has a listing of frequencies for Conneticut they could pass to me, I'd appreciate it!! I have some for MI if anyone else is interested! Thanks Jim/KC8GEJ --- WtrGate/2+ v0.93 sn 26 * Origin: Sea of Noise +1 860 886 1441 (1:320/42) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: F1N00000 Date: 01/16/98 From: RICH VERAA Time: 09:39am \/To: PETE HOPPING (Read 1 times) Subj: SETI In a message to Bob Morgan, Pete Hopping wrote: BM> Or space based? A good La Grange parking spot and it's there BM> forever! PH> Seems to me that the dark side of the moon would be a better place PH> for a radiotelescope than parking it at any La Grange PH> point. You'd still be getting interference from terrestrial PH> radio sources if you parked anywhere else. On the dark side, all PH> terrestrial sources of interference would be blocked - PH> since they're all line-of-sight. Better yet, put it in solar orbit beyond the asteroid belt. Cheers, Rich http://www.netside.net/~rveraa/ * Origin: Birdsoft - North Miami (1:135/907)