Hi Lars,
In a message dated 96-09-19 11:37:44 EDT, you write:
> Even if you have impedance-transformation you will still have
>THE SAME
>radiationresistans so that the groundloss/rad.res. ratio will remain
>unchanged!
I'm happy to see someone de-bunk this misconception.
It appears in too many articles and handbooks here in the USA. There was even
an antenna that claimed a folded element increased radiation resistance and
reduced the need for radials, they gave Los Alamos National Lab as a
reference.
Los Alamos "suggested" they remove the reference, and they did.
Thank you for de-bunking this dark magic.
73 Tom
>From Scott.Neustadter@HSV.Boeing.com (Neustadter, Scott) Thu Sep 19 20:59:07
>1996
From: Scott.Neustadter@HSV.Boeing.com (Neustadter, Scott) (Neustadter, Scott)
Subject: Electronic Filing for Vanity Calls
Message-ID:
<c=US%a=_%p=Boeing%l=XCH-HSV-01-960919195907Z-3464@xch-hsv-01.EXCHANGE>
FCC Information Specialist says that electronic filing will be
available on Monday.
You to can participate in electronic gridlock!
Mine's gg by Fedex.
73
Scotty
>From tree@lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree) Thu Sep 19 21:41:41 1996
From: tree@lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree) (Larry Tyree)
Subject: How many good calls?
Message-ID: <199609192041.NAA00955@lady.axian.com>
Here is an interesting statistic. When K2MM, WN4KKN and WB5VZL
visited about a month ago, John and George stayed up late
one night coming up with the available four letter callsigns
with the number as the second character (K#, N# and W#).
Here is the breakdown by call area:
0 987
1 1129
2 766
3 1032
4 578
5 830
6 546
7 1009
8 1126
9 1081
The total is 9084. Guess the Fours and Sixes get the fewest
choices. I think the FCC made a few more calls "available" after
this was done, but I don't have any data on the 2 year waiting
status.
73 Tree N?TR
tree@contesting.com
>From n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith) Thu Sep 19 22:02:51 1996
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith) (Pete Smith)
Subject: CQWW blooper
Message-ID: <199609192102.OAA07126@dfw-ix3.ix.netcom.com>
I was amused to note that the CQ Mag contest calendar this month has the
wrong dates for CQWW - not in the short run-down at the front of K1AR's
column but at the back. Tuesday and Wednesday, indeed. My XYL might like
it better, but I doubt my boss would agree.
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com
... and not changing!
>From thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) Thu Sep 19 21:24:24 1996
From: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) (David L. Thompson)
Subject: where are articles on balloons?
Message-ID: <199609192112.RAA23273@answerman.mindspring.com>
Several months ago there was a discussion on balloons/antennas. Someone was
building
an archive of articles and I thought it was on the KA9FOX page, but there is
only one article
there. Anyone know where the archive is?
Dave K4JRB
>From w2vjn@rosenet.net (George Cutsogeorge) Thu Sep 19 20:02:45 1996
From: w2vjn@rosenet.net (George Cutsogeorge) (George Cutsogeorge)
Subject: DVP Hum
Message-ID: <M.091996.120245.87@ppp021.rosenet.net>
An excellant way to remove a ground loop without destroying the RF shielding
properties of a shielded cable is to connect one end of the shield to ground
through a capacitor. Something like a 0.1 or 0.01 uF will keep the shield
impedance low for RF, yet appear as an open circuit to 60 Hz.
George
----
George Cutsogeorge, W2VJN
Umpqua, OR.
http://www.qth.com/topten
>From tree@lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree) Thu Sep 19 22:37:35 1996
From: tree@lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree) (Larry Tyree)
Subject: How many good calls?
Message-ID: <199609192137.OAA01927@lady.axian.com>
By request, here is the break down by prefix.
Ignore the third column.
339 339 1695 k0
378 378 1890 k1
199 199 995 k2
352 352 1760 k3
220 220 1100 k4
228 228 1140 k5
205 205 1025 k6
322 322 1610 k7
364 364 1820 k8
377 377 1885 k9
477 477 2385 n0
528 528 2640 n1
356 356 1780 n2
463 463 2315 n3
115 115 575 n4
364 364 1820 n5
114 114 570 n6
455 455 2275 n7
518 518 2590 n8
473 473 2365 n9
171 171 855 w0
223 223 1115 w1
211 211 1055 w2
217 217 1085 w3
243 243 1215 w4
238 238 1190 w5
227 227 1135 w6
232 232 1160 w7
244 244 1220 w8
231 231 1155 w9
Tree N?TR
>From thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) Thu Sep 19 22:47:12 1996
From: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) (David L. Thompson)
Subject: DVP Hum
Message-ID: <199609192235.SAA00630@itchy.mindspring.com>
One other thought on DVP hum. I have an old Nel-Tech DVK 100 and the
so-called hum is actually the receiver picking up the micro processor. Gary
at Nel-Tech spend quite a bit of time on this. Someone borrowed my DVK
about 8 or 9 years ago for running the SS
from N4RJ (forget if it was Bill KM9P or Trey WN4KKN) and said they heard
the hum on the
Kenwood TS930 or 940. I sent it back and Gary worked on it, but said
except for processor hum
he found no Rf feedback or hum. I tried it with a TS940 and it sounded OK.
The real key I think is making up good connector leads!
In my case the Yaesu picks up the so-called hum where my ICOM does not. I
have the MFJ I use with my Yaesu now and I hear no hum from it al all.
Dave K4JRB
BTW: I have an ACER 385/20 notebook that puts processor hum on 10 and 24
Mhz when its laying on the operating table. Sounds just like the DVK.
>From HWDX09A@prodigy.com ( ROBERT REED) Thu Sep 19 22:46:43 1996
From: HWDX09A@prodigy.com ( ROBERT REED) ( ROBERT REED)
Subject: ARLB064 - ON-LINE VANITY FILING
Message-ID: <199609192046.QAA10924@mime4.prodigy.com>
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 64 ARLB064
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 19, 1996
To all radio amateurs
SB QST ARL ARLB064
ARLB064 On-line vanity call sign
An electronic version of the Amateur Station Vanity Call Sign
Request Form 610V will be available September 23, 1996, on the
Internet at the Federal Communications Commission Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau home page, http://www.fcc.gov/wtb, under
Amateur Radio-Interactive Vanity Call Sign. Detailed filing
instructions are available by clicking on the item number on the
Internet form.
Electronic payment is not yet available. Applicants must mail a
completed FCC Form 159, FCC Remittance Advice, with payment to
Federal Communications Commission, Box 358994, Pittsburgh, PA
15259-5994. Note that this is a different Post Office box and ZIP
code than for vanity requests and payments using hard-copy forms.
For technical assistance, call the FCC Technical Support Group at
202-414-1250. For general application assistance, call the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Consumer Assistance staff at
800-322-1117.
NNNN
____
73, Bob Reed, WB2DIN
1991 Route 37 West - Lot 109
Toms River, New Jersey 08757
Internet : hwdx09a@prodigy.com
wb2din@juno.com
Packet : wb2din@wt3v.nj
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