FOOT/ELBOW ACTIVATED PTT

ehayes at VNET.IBM.COM ehayes at VNET.IBM.COM
Wed Aug 9 14:54:16 EDT 1995


I would like some info on the preferred method for activating
the PTT on an Icom 737 and a TS 450 SAT so that my hands would
be free to enter calls/exchanges in my CONTEST software.

Thanks in advance,


73  KC5DVT   Wayne     email...ehayes at vnet.ibm.com
Austin, Texas

>From H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil at seattleu.edu  Wed Aug  9 20:11:06 1995
From: H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil at seattleu.edu (H. Ward Silver)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 12:11:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: What's a dbworth
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9508091259.A23180-9100000 at bach.seattleu.edu>


As we found out in the WRTC held in Seattle in 1990, the station really
didn't make the big difference...the operator did.  As long as you're
within a broad class of capabilities, operator skill and Lady Luck will
carry the day every time.  Ya makes yer own db, I guess.

Life's too short! (as Jerry Garcia found out today...)

73, Ward N0AX



>From John Boudreau <ve8ev at gov.nt.ca>  Wed Aug  9 20:35:30 1995
From: John Boudreau <ve8ev at gov.nt.ca> (John Boudreau)
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 13:35:30 MDT
Subject: To Move or Not To Move

To move or not to move...

I get asked to move ALOT in contests.  The only problem is that nine
times out of ten I don't have propagation on the other band.  Unless
I really need the mult and figure there is at least a chance of making
it I usually just say "I'll be on XXm at YYYYz.  Give me call if you hear
me."  If I say that I will be on a different band later I usually make
every effort to be there but if its a dead band I don't hang around too
long talking to myself.  At the very least giving them an idea of when
to look is more polite than just saying "no".

John - VE8EV


John Boudreau VE8EV     INTERNET: ve8ev at amsat.org
Inuvik, NWT, CANADA       PACKET: VE8EV at VE8YEV.#INU.NT.CAN.NOAM



>From Keith Morehouse-WB9TIY <blckhole at ripco.com>  Wed Aug  9 21:50:59 1995
From: Keith Morehouse-WB9TIY <blckhole at ripco.com> (Keith Morehouse-WB9TIY)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 15:50:59 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: To Move or Not To Move
Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.91.950809154949.18610A-100000 at golden.ripco.com>


Running Big Rate ???  Move ???  Yeah, right....QRZ TEST

Running nobody ???  Move ???  YOU BET !

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>From Marijan Miletic <s56a at ljutcp.hamradio.si>  Wed Aug  9 22:26:55 1995
From: Marijan Miletic <s56a at ljutcp.hamradio.si> (Marijan Miletic)
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 95 21:26:55 UTC
Subject: S5 EUHFC scores
Message-ID: <70463 at ljutcp.hamradio.si>

Hi Contesters,

As NAQP results are still pouring in, let me announce some S5
scores in EU HF Champ last weekend.  OH1EH/OH0 has over 1200
QSO in 12 hours of inter-EU exchanges.  No clash with NAQP as
EU moved to lower bands.  I hereby certify that W8VAC from MI
is in my log after staying on my freq for a LONG time :-)
CONDX were good with nice Scandinavian opening at 28 MHz BUT
one hour before contest started.  Lower bands were noisy as
expected in August.

CALL  QSO PNTS MULT TOTAL   MODE
--------------------------------
S57AD 469  922  210 193.620   CW
S59AA 596 1192  232 276.544   CW
S56A  770  770  250 192.500  SSB
S59A  736 1175  271 318.425  MIX

73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU.

>From peterj at netcom.com (Peter Jennings)  Wed Aug  9 23:10:35 1995
From: peterj at netcom.com (Peter Jennings) (Peter Jennings)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 15:10:35 -0700
Subject: LPT1 port control
Message-ID: <199508092210.PAA23297 at netcom9.netcom.com>

>
> I'd like to turn on and turn off a pin on my PC parallel port (e.g. LPT1) to
> control a particular station function.  Any PC C programmers have a
> quick/dirty approach to this?
> 73, Kevin NC6U
>


In C:


outportb( 0x378, 1<<n);  // will set port bit n assuming your port is at
                         // 0x378 (usually LPT1)  (0x278 is usually LPT2)

The DB25 port bits are:

    Pin     n

    2       0
    3       1
    4       2
    5       3
    6       4
    7       5
    8       6
    9       7

  18-25    GND

An optoisolator is a good idea.


In BASIC, the same thing is   OUT 888,2^N

73
Peter  AB6WM

--                                                peterj at netcom.com
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>From Ken Silverman" <ken.silverman at CCMAIL.AirTouch.COM  Thu Aug 10 00:35:26 1995
From: Ken Silverman" <ken.silverman at CCMAIL.AirTouch.COM (Ken Silverman)
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 95 15:35:26 PST
Subject: To Move or Not To Move
Message-ID: <9507098080.AA808008228 at CCMAIL.AIRTOUCH.COM>

     
A lot of people seem to forget about the timing of a move:

Knowing who is going to be there for the long haul is important. If 
you work someone who isnt typically on for a contest, an immediate 
move might be a good thing to try he/she may not be there later on.  
If the station is usually on for contests, it may be better to wait 
until things slow down a bit before you make the request.  

Knowing propagation is also key to a successful move.  Its a waste of 
peoples time if you try and move someone if there is obviously no 
propagation, and you haven't checked it out.  I feel it is the 
responsibility of the asking party to have checked out the band condx 
before asking me to move... 

During the CQ WW CW, I am usually in some DX land doing a M/S.  So 
knowing the category of the station will also help in a successful 
move.  For those of you who forgot, M/S is constrained by the 10 
minute rule, so even I wanted to move for you, I couldn't. 

My philosophy is if you don't ask, you don't get.  But knowing when to 
ask will go a long way.

Ken WM2C


>From Will Sill <will at epix.net>  Thu Aug 10 00:43:51 1995
From: Will Sill <will at epix.net> (Will Sill)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 19:43:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FOOT/ELBOW ACTIVATED PTT
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950809194215.24390A-100000 at grape.epix.net>


On Wed, 9 Aug 1995 ehayes at VNET.IBM.COM wrote:

> I would like some info on the preferred method for activating
> the PTT on an Icom 737 and a TS 450 SAT so that my hands would
> be free to enter calls/exchanges in my CONTEST software.


I will prolly be the umpteeth to say so but a footswitch is available 
from HRO and plenty other places. Love it, tho I hadda fix a way to keep 
mine from walking away from my big foot!

will at epix.net - KD3XR - W F Sill, Tunkhannock, PA



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