good ol' boys on 75m

Tue Feb 6 23:53:59 EST 1996

I agree...So few congressmen are aware of what amateur radio is, I think
positive reinforcement will help us and the negative will hurt.  Of course we
can still record and send to FCC and testify for the U.S. Attorney...

Chuck

ke5fi at aol.com

>From Jeffrey Clarke <jdclarke at freenet.columbus.oh.us>  Wed Feb  7 05:21:02 1996
From: Jeffrey Clarke <jdclarke at freenet.columbus.oh.us> (Jeffrey Clarke)
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:21:02 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Sprint Team Members Needed for Mad River Team
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9602070002.A23916-a100000 at acme>

     We have 3 slots available for the Mad River Radio Club CW 

    sprint team. If you 're interested please e-mail me asap.

    The members at the present time are :

     KW8N          Bob 
     K8CC          Dave
     K8MR          Jim
     W8FN          Randy
     NF8R          Dave
     WD8LLD        Goose     
     WM4T  (KU8E)  Jeff 

                              Jeff  KU8E

 ******************************************************************
 *      Jeffrey D. Clarke   jdclarke at freenet.columbus.oh.us       *
 ******************************************************************

>From Willem A.Angenent" <kn6dv at qnet.com  Wed Feb  7 07:46:10 1996
From: Willem A.Angenent" <kn6dv at qnet.com (Willem A.Angenent)
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 07:46:10 -0000
Subject: WPX-RTTY contest Low or High power?
Message-ID: <01BAF530.5F035840 at dialup19.palm.ca.qnet.com>

Hello all, I hope to work every one this weekend in the WPX-RTTY =
contest.
I will enter this contest as SINGLE OPERATOR ; LOW POWER.
For me that means 150 watts and no amplifier! Please if you enter the =
LOW POWER category do not use an amplifier. If you would like to use an =
amp. than enter the High power category.
I have seen results in the past with comment that LOW POWER was used but =
with the help of an AMPLIFIER? and the results are looking to good to be =
true!
Maybe I am starting a war, but is has been bothering me for sometime.

This is completely my own opinion and I am not looking for any agreement =
or disagreement(flame) it is just my opinion.

Thanks 73 and hope to see you in the contest   Will  KN6DV

>From w7ni at teleport.com (Stan Griffiths)  Wed Feb  7 09:39:22 1996
From: w7ni at teleport.com (Stan Griffiths) (Stan Griffiths)
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 01:39:22 -0800
Subject: CONTEST STATION TVI/PHONEI SOLUTION
Message-ID: <199602070939.BAA03237 at desiree.teleport.com>

>Hi Guys!  Chalk up another satisfied TVI-complaining neighbor!

>I brought out the "phone" and installed it. Volla!  No interference!
>
>I explained that this was a special phone manufactured specifically to
>eliminate interference and that it cost me $80.  I also explained that the
>amplifiers/transistors in the Panasonic phone were the problem, not my
equipment
>for which I was licensed to use. I told them that I was giving them the phone
>so that they could make calls anytime.  They told me that they considered the
>phone a "loan" and that they were just borrowing it and that when they move,
>they will give it back to me!  I agreed to consider it a loan.
>
>We thanked each other and I went home to get on the air!
>
>One more "satisfied" neighbor!  Three down and one (known) to go.
>
>More later on the continuing saga of the N3RR allband TVI contest!
>
>73!
>
>Bill, N3RR

Bill,

I am glad you were able to solve this telephone interference problem, but
you solution is do a disservice to the rest of us.  Think of the poor guy
who lives a stone's throw from 100 appartments, all with bad phones.  At $80
a crack, it will cost him $8000 to implement your solution!

You may not think so, but you are helping to set a very UNDESIRABLE
precedent.  You TOLD your neighbors it was not your responsibility to fix
their phone (you are correct, of course).  But then you ACTED like it WAS
your responsibility by buying them a phone.  ACTIONS speak louder than
WORDS.  Any of their friends who have a similar problem will now expect a
similar solution, ie: a free phone paid for by the poor ham involved.

I have to admit that I, too, have provided bullet proof phones at no charge
to my neighbors.  The BIG difference is that I bought my bullet proof phones
from local garage sales for $2 each.  They are old, heavy dial phones made
by Western Electric and don't have any of the bells and whistles that cause
all the trouble.   MY nieghbors have a much lower expectation of me when it
comes to fixing their phone interference problems.  You could fix 100
appartments with my solution for $200.

Bill, you are not alone in fixing your interference problems that way.  I
just think it is a bad idea for any of us to assume that responsibility
because not all of us can afford to do it.  It would not surprise me to
eventually see the telephone interference burden placed squarely on hams by
the legal system, especially since we sometimes act like it is our
responsibility anyway.

Stan  W7NI at teleport.com

>From Dave Lawley <101332.232 at compuserve.com>  Wed Feb  7 11:16:39 1996
From: Dave Lawley <101332.232 at compuserve.com> (Dave Lawley)
Date: 07 Feb 96 06:16:39 EST
Subject: IOTA Contest Date
Message-ID: <960207111639_101332.232_GHW70-2 at CompuServe.COM>

My thanks to G4iFB AA5UO LA9HW and G3VMW who pointed out the error
in my posting, the IOTA contest is the last weekend of JULY not AUGUST.

The dates for 1996 are 27-28 July 1996

Yours apologetically,

Dave G4BUO
101332.232 at compuserve.com

>From Bob Patten <n4bp at bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us>  Wed Feb  7 13:10:50 1996
From: Bob Patten <n4bp at bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> (Bob Patten)
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 08:10:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Switching Power Supply
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9602070849.A9430-0100000 at bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us>

On Tue, 6 Feb 1996 WD5N%mimi at magic.itg.ti.com wrote:

> This info was passed around last year, time to go again I guess:
> The Icom PS-35 is light (about 5 or 6 lbs) and small.  It was
> designed to be the optional internal supply for a variety of Icom
> rigs.  I had to call several supply houses before finding availability
> from Ross.  Not overly cheap, I think it was about $200, or maybe
> a little less.  Changing a jumper inside allows operation from 220V.
> The only problem: it is not designed for 100% duty cycle, so you
> can't use it for a 100-watt rig in an RTTY contest!  Several folks
> have reported using it for dxpeditions with no problems.
>  
I've been using one for almost 15 years with my TS-430S.  I found one for 
$50 and have never used anything else with the rig.  It's been on several 
DX-peditions and endured many CONTESTs.  It came with a small 120v fan 
which I mounted atop the heat sink, but it's probably not even needed...

>From De Syam <syam at Glue.umd.edu>  Wed Feb  7 15:12:08 1996
From: De Syam <syam at Glue.umd.edu> (De Syam)
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:12:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CONTEST STATION TVI/PHONEI SOLUTION
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960207100418.15456B-100000 at basic.eng.umd.edu>

On Wed, 7 Feb 1996, Stan Griffiths wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> I am glad you were able to solve this telephone interference problem, but
> you solution is do a disservice to the rest of us.  Think of the poor guy
> who lives a stone's throw from 100 appartments, all with bad phones.  At $80
> a crack, it will cost him $8000 to implement your solution!
> 
> You may not think so, but you are helping to set a very UNDESIRABLE
> precedent.  You TOLD your neighbors it was not your responsibility to fix
> their phone (you are correct, of course).  But then you ACTED like it WAS
> your responsibility by buying them a phone.  ACTIONS speak louder than
> WORDS.  Any of their friends who have a similar problem will now expect a
> similar solution, ie: a free phone paid for by the poor ham involved.
> 
> I have to admit that I, too, have provided bullet proof phones at no charge
> to my neighbors.  The BIG difference is that I bought my bullet proof phones
> from local garage sales for $2 each.  They are old, heavy dial phones made
> by Western Electric and don't have any of the bells and whistles that cause
> all the trouble.   MY nieghbors have a much lower expectation of me when it
> comes to fixing their phone interference problems.  You could fix 100
> appartments with my solution for $200.
> 
> Bill, you are not alone in fixing your interference problems that way.  I
> just think it is a bad idea for any of us to assume that responsibility
> because not all of us can afford to do it.  It would not surprise me to
> eventually see the telephone interference burden placed squarely on hams by
> the legal system, especially since we sometimes act like it is our
> responsibility anyway.
> 
> Stan  W7NI at teleport.com
> 
> 
Stan:  I also provide my complaining neighbors with bullet-proof phones.  
But I don't just give phones away without proof that there is a problem.  
So far it has cost me two phones to one complaining neighbor, and a 
voluntary gift to my own tenants in the house next door which I own.

One neighborhood kid asked for one and I tuned him down, figuring he 
would only sell it to get "walking around" money.

It's not like I have been deluged with requests for phones, so the 
hypothetical case you use is probably not that close to reality.

By the way, any neighbor who complains about interference of any kind 
gets a registered letter from me afterwards giving my account of the 
conversation and asking whether he agrees with the account.  The letter 
is cc'd to my attorney and the FCC.  This is usually the last I ever hear 
from that neighbor.

                                           Very 73,

                                          Fred Laun, K3ZO