On 15-MAR-1996 21:11:20.2 Richard.McAllister said to JKAHRS
Question:
> > An humble prayer to USA friends: " Why don't you put your county,
>printed on > your card?" A lot of times we can't resolve county and
>worse, there is not > any way to do it.
Answer:
> If you have full internet access, including telnet, there *is* an
> easy way to do it. Here's an example. Use "help" or "?"
> to get more information after you connect.
> Rich
> $ telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000
> Trying 141.213.11.44 ...
> connected to martini.eecs.umich.edu
> # Geographic Name Server, Copyright 1992 Regents of the University of
>Michigan. # Version 8/19/92. Use "help" or "?" for assistance, "info"
>for hints. .
> Crescent City
> 0 Crescent City
> 1 06015 Del Norte
> 2 CA California
> 3 US United States
> R county seat
> F 45 Populated place
> L 41 45 22 N 124 12 02 W
> P 3075
> E 44
> Z 95531 95538
> 0 Crescent City
> 1 12107 Putnam
> 2 FL Florida
> 3 US United States
> F 45 Populated place
> L 29 25 48 N 81 30 39 W
> P 1722
> E 53
> Z 32012 32112
> 0 Crescent City
> 1 17075 Iroquois
> 2 IL Illinois
> 3 US United States
> F 45 Populated place
> Z 60928
> .
> bye
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> urth 1027$
Comment:
Not quite so fast...it will work for MOST but NOT ALL! There are some folks
out there whou get their mail from an address that is not the correct
county. They may live in one county but receive their mail through a Post
Office that is in a different county. The USA-CA Award has become a major
award these days so a reference to a county somewhere on the card should be
in order. Its a simple request that you can satisfy with the next printing
of your QSLs ... or just write it on till then.
73, Hank/K2UVG
USA-CA #285 endorsed All Counties Mobile to Mobile
All Counties Second Time Award #172
jkahrs@delphi.com
>From Dale Jones K5MM <ddjones@nas.com> (by way of Laura Ostrem
><laurao@vcn.com>) Sun Mar 17 12:03:11 1996
From: Dale Jones K5MM <ddjones@nas.com> (by way of Laura Ostrem
<laurao@vcn.com>) (Dale Jones K5MM)
Subject: Need expert help
Message-ID: <199603171203.FAA06938@visionary.vcn.com>
Hello Jay,
Sounds like you have a great start to an effective antenna farm. You
did not say which bands are important to you. If you want to contest
and DX that Log Periodic is margina. Suggest you consider focusing on
a few bands. For both DXing and Contesting 20 meters is critical for both
phone and cw, and then secondly 40 meters is a money band on cw.
The info you have from ON4UN is okay for both 80 and 160. The log periodic
is probably okay for 10 and 15 for now too. You just need some "smoke"
on 40 and 20.
A wire quad (2 element wire beam) would work okay for 2 directions on 40.
To be effective on 20 you must bite the bullet and get some aluminum up.
Twenty meters is THE band to work DX on and it is the optimum band for
contesting across all the HF bands. Check out the big scores in QST or CQ
magazine and you will see that 20 is the money band.
If I could do only one thing with your station, I would put my time and
money into 20 meters first, then 40 meters secondly (assuming you work cw).
One other point, I see that you used the salutation " 73's " in your
note to the reflector. That translates literally into " Best Regards's ".
Te Amateur Radio literature is quite clear on that point, only the number
73 by itself, without any apostrophe s means "Best Regards". Just as
88 (without apostrophe s) means "love and kisses". The apostrophe s is
redundant, and not needed.
Good luck on your tower installation, and big signal should be up and
running from your fine State.
73
Dale Jones K5MM
At 01:06 AM 3/17/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Hey guys,
>
>I just recently logged into I-Net and this reflector, and I'm impressed with
>the info I've been seeing.
>
>This is my problem:
>
>I have a 133 ft tower with a Cushcraft Log Periodic on top. The tower is
>electrically just a tad bit longer than a 5/8s wave on 80. The tower is
>grounded and I've got 4 125 ft radials elevated at 10 ft' while I'm horsing
>around with shunt feeding the tower on 160. An 80 mtr delta loop fed with
>twin line has it's apex at 130 ft, and loads on 40 and 80. I also have a
>Tri-Ex 60ft crankup not installed, and 50ft of 25g not installed. Space is
>not limited, nor is feedline.
>
>I like to dx and contest(I missed this year).
>
>My request: Give me your opinion/ideas on expanding my antenna farm for
>maximum efficiency, my only limitations are that aluminum antennas may be at
>a premium.
>
>I e-mailed John on4un and he suggested loading the tower on 160, and putting
>up a 4 square for 80 hanging on the tower.
>
>Get creative, especially with the wire.
>
>
>
> 73's
> Jay in Wyoming
> WC7M
> laurao@vcn.com
>
>
>
>From silver@ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira) Sun Mar 17 12:58:21
>1996
From: silver@ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira) (Carlos Augusto
Silveira Pereira)
Subject: FL2100Z/FL2100B
Message-ID: <199603171258.JAA01018@fama.ibase.br>
Does anybody know if there are replacement bandswitches for the FL2100Z and
FL2100B made in the U.S.A. If yes please provide the complete supplier or dealer
information!
73,
Carlos - PY1CAS
E-mail: silver@ax.apc.org
>From frode hansen <frohanse@sn.no> Sun Mar 17 22:16:46 1996
From: frode hansen <frohanse@sn.no> (frode hansen)
Subject: FL2100Z/FL2100B
References: <199603171258.JAA01018@fama.ibase.br>
Message-ID: <314C8F4E.2E36@sn.no>
Carlos Augusto Silveira Pereira wrote:
>
> Does anybody know if there are replacement bandswitches for the FL2100Z and
> FL2100B made in the U.S.A. If yes please provide the complete supplier or
> dealer
> information!
>
> 73,
>
> Carlos - PY1CAS
> E-mail: silver@ax.apc.org
If not, you might trye ANKERSKE COMMUNICATION AS in Norway
Guess they have it in stock.
Just E-mail to : ankcom@sn.no
They are the Yaesu Dealer in Norway and do also have a large stock
of PCB w/components for older Yaesu equipement.
73 de LA6VIA Frode
>From John Brosnahan <broz@csn.net> Sun Mar 17 14:21:58 1996
From: John Brosnahan <broz@csn.net> (John Brosnahan)
Subject: Cable securing, etc.
Message-ID: <199603171421.HAA22691@lynx.csn.net>
I haven't had much of a problem in dry Colorado with moisture
buildup under tape on tower legs, but any place moisture can
collect, it will. Which had been the rationale for silicon grease that
was supplied with many expensive connectors. If the connector
is already filled with grease then there is no room left for water.
I think this practice has fallen into disfavor and I am not sure why,
but I believe it is because of the very slight impedance bump due to
the change in dielectric--something that becomes more and more
important as communications frequencies move higher in the
spectrum.
Enclosures are like diodes, moisture goes in and never goes
out. Humid air can be pulled it with temperature and air pressure
variations. At night when things cool down the humid air can
result in a few drops of moisture condensing out. This may not
re-evaporate the next day and with time the moisture can build up.
Antenna switches, mast-mounted preamps, etc can NEVER be
made hermetically dealed except by being fully potted.
I know a company that wasted over a million bucks
in damaged components trying to do exactly that. Any boxes with
electrical components that are mounted outside MUST have a
"weep" hole for any condensation to drip out.
My experience with UV rated cable ties has been confirmed by
Mike Stah, K6MYC, at M-squared. There are good ones and
bad ones. And even buying the same brand won't give
consistent results. The very large UV cable ties that he supplies
(for mounting the phasing line standoffs) with his 40M beam only
lasted about 2 years here in Colorado, while the smaller ones
that I added for additonal support of the feedline were still in perfect
shape. Mike says that he has always been using the same ones and
some batches seem to be much better at handling UV than others.
I have been using single strand house wiring for a lot of my installations.
Black TW or THHN of 12-14 gauge can be cut into 8-12 inch lengths
and easily applied. And they can also be easily reused if another cable
needs to be added or easily removed if need be. They are not perfect
but cheap and readily available in whatever size is needed. (I hate it
when cable ties are too short and I have to use two to get the job done.)
Andrews makes a stainless steel banding material that is used with little
"washers with big holes" and applied with a little tool. This is a pretty
good way of making permanent installations, but I have found the
tool and material to be a bit of a pain to use on the tower. Guess, by the
time I am doing the cable, the job is about over and I just want to get
down off the tower and "dinking" with their Tie-Loks (not sure if
I recall the name correctly) is always frustrating.
W6GO mentions something I had meant to say about cutting tape
off. Never pull tape to break it. It just stretches it out and guarantees
a loose end that will flap in the breeze and may promote the unwinding
of more of the tape wrap. Always cut the tape cleanly, making sure
that it is not stretched, and then wrap the last turn or two by pressing it
down rather than by pulling it around the sonnection. And, of course,
make the last spiral wrap upwards so that the layers of tape are
layered like shingles.
An interesting product that I have not used but recently ran across
in the Anixter catalog is made by GACO WESTERN and it is
called Liquid Neoprene Coating and used for sealing splices. It is in
the section on drop and installation materials for cable TV and might
be worth checking out. Unfortunately Anixter has been restructuring
their business and many of their poducts are no longer stocked. (They
USED TO BE a good source for EHS guy cable but not any more.)
73 John W0UN
John Brosnahan
La Salle Research Corp 24115 WCR 40 La Salle, CO 80645 USA
voice 970-284-6602 fax 970-284-0979 email broz@csn.net
>From AA1K Jon Zaimes <jon.zaimes@dol.net> Sun Mar 17 19:43:08 1996
From: AA1K Jon Zaimes <jon.zaimes@dol.net> (AA1K Jon Zaimes)
Subject: taped connections
What's all the fuss about this expensive tape? I've used the cheapo stuff
for years (3/$1 black electrical tape, etc.) up at 100 ft and on all the
beverage hardline connections along the ground...never had one fail...took a
bunch apart after 10 years at the old QTH and they looked fine...(el cheapo
PL259's too)...it's just a hobby! ....of course after reading how VE1ZZ
just puts an old soda
bottle over his splices i began wondering why i was wasting all this money
on tape....i seem to get out...73/Jon AA1K jon.zaimes@tgv.com
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