Grab for 2M/70cm
KA8YYZ at aol.com
KA8YYZ at aol.com
Mon Jun 3 17:28:36 EDT 1996
Doug,
Not only does letting them have 2M and 70cm make a whole lot of equiptment
now worthless, but you can bet that it won't stop there. 15M just might be
next. Or from all that I read here on the reflector, those no-coders will be
on there.
Where will it end? The best thing to do is not let it start.
73,
Jesse KA8YYZ
>From aa4lr at radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR) Mon Jun 3 22:16:07 1996
From: aa4lr at radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR) (Bill Coleman AA4LR)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 17:16:07 -0400
Subject: On removing CW
Message-ID: <v01540b00add90649f8b6@[206.28.194.40]>
>Of course no one builds anything anymore...be it cars or radios. Most people
>no longer understand how to build anything, or want to spend the time or
>effort necessary.
Funny. More people are building their own airplanes than ever before. I
wonder why that is?
(Hint: $$ the bottom line)
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, AA96LR Mail: aa4lr at radio.org
Quote: "Not in a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>From pgerba at crl.com (Peter Gerba) Tue Jun 4 00:14:48 1996
From: pgerba at crl.com (Peter Gerba) (Peter Gerba)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:14:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LEOs on 144 and 432MHz
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960603161243.27145D-100000 at crl2.crl.com>
On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Brian McGinness wrote:
> ** Reply to note from beaton at wintermute.co.uk 06/03/96 2:42pm +0100
>
> > Picture the scene:
> > Amateur radio loses 2m and 70cm. All over the world, tens of thousands of
> > EME and VHF contests enthusiasts are told their thousands of dollars worth
> > of transceivers, Yagi arrays, 3CX1500s, etc are now worthless, because
>
> Hah! I bet the EME guys would burn those little LEOs right out of the sky!
>
> 73, Brian
>
> *****************************
> * Brian McGinness WA3WJD *
> * Potomac Valley Radio Club *
> * wa3wjd at wirelessinc.com *
> *****************************
>
>
This may become a new radio sport. Ping a LEO...80 ele w/1.5 KW and
there goes another front end.
pete
pgerba at crl.com
>From kr4dl at mindspring.com (Steven R. Schmidt) Tue Jun 4 04:32:57 1996
From: kr4dl at mindspring.com (Steven R. Schmidt) (Steven R. Schmidt)
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 23:32:57 -0400
Subject: NA-076 IOTA Contest
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19960604033257.231f8e28 at pop.atl.mindspring.com>
For those interested, KR4UJ and I will activate Cedar Key, NA-076, as a
multi-single entry in the IOTA contest. We will attempt to activate all
bands (don't expect much out of 10 and 15 meters) just before and during the
contest in mixed-mode.
73, Steve KR4DL
"Little antennas, low to the ground,
don't get out much, but don't blow down."
>From k5zd at ultranet.com (Randy Thompson) Tue Jun 4 04:20:15 1996
From: k5zd at ultranet.com (Randy Thompson) (Randy Thompson)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 23:20:15 -0400
Subject: More on Logs via E-mail/Internet
Message-ID: <01BB51A4.7A9E4620 at k5zd.ultranet.com>
> From K4JRB:
>=20
> Three comments on the mail I have gotten on receiving logs via =
internet...
>=20
> 1. The CQ Rules state there must be a paper log for every CQ =
contest.
> If I cut this down to a summary sheet and a dup sheet =
plus a
> diskette I can verify to CQ that I have a paper log.
> I only look at the actual log upon exception.
>=20
I don't have the rules memorized, but I don't recall a "CQ Rule" =
requirement that paper logs must be submitted. Someone should tell =
N8BJQ because I have not sent him a paper log in 2 years. For a small =
contest like CQ 160, you can make the log submission rules literally =
whatever you want.
> 2. The expense on my part for E-mailed logs is that I must print =
the
> summary and the dup list or in some cases generate the =
dup
> list from the .BIN. I tie up my hard drive plus if I get =
1,300
> logs this way then I run thru 1,300 summary sheets and at least 1,300 =
more
> sheets for dup. This is about $25 at office depot, but also =
uses a
> complete drum for my laser at about $85. I have unlimited
> internet so that is not a concern. I use the computer for all my
> business E-mail also. I don't want an important message lost in a =
sea of logs.
>=20
Why do you have to print this stuff? I could see keeping the summary =
sheets, but let the computer handle the rest. Get a separate address =
just for handling log submissions. I have a separate account for ham =
radio vs work just for this reason.
> 3. Even more important the time is doubled for each log as I =
must
> print each and also enter it (or write a program to enter =
the
> info.) This would add another 100 hours (2 1/2 weeks)
> pushing the total time spent past 1,100 hours.
>=20
Talk to your fellow contest log checkers of CQ Contests. Both the WW =
and WPX are using software written by N6TR which handles the log import =
and data crunching. No reason to print anything except the bad/unique =
report for each log you want to check.
> Please remember that CQ Magazine only sponsors the contests...All of =
the
> contest checkers are VOLUNTEERS! 1,100 hours is time away from =
family ,
> contesting et al!
>=20
Get some other volunteers to help you spread the load!
> I have picked up several valuable ideas but until I can get by the =
three
> points listed I will continue to only accept logs via mail.
>=20
Consider the above as a few suggestions of ways you could possible do =
it...
Randy, K5ZD
Randy Thompson
K5ZD
E-mail: k5zd at ultranet.com
11 Hollis Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569
h (508) 278-2355
>From aa8u at voyager.net (AA8U) Tue Jun 4 04:32:27 1996
From: aa8u at voyager.net (AA8U) (AA8U)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 23:32:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Lat/Lon
Message-ID: <199606040332.XAA13533 at vixa.voyager.net>
I would like to know the Lat./Lon. of Rarotonga, South Cook Islands. I'm
getting the pc ready for the trip and it would be handy to know the beam
headings which CT will provide, but only if the correct coordinates are
entered for ZK1.
Put up the inverted-L today. Works very well. Compared it to the full size
vertical and the L is down about 6 dB compared to vert. to the east coast
from here. Got about 60' vertical and 75' Horizontal, thanks to a couple
tall trees. Used 5 radials on ground at 133' and 6 at 68'. Feedpoint close
to 35 ohms, so inserted balun,,,1.1:1 to 50 ohm cable at 1800 first try.
Works up at 1900 with the internal tunner to. Gee, didn't even bleed on this
one to get it to work. Just got in the poision ivy. :'(
Lots to get ready for the trip. Appreciate someone getting me the coord's.
This is contest related, as the DXpedition is for the IARU contest in July.
Thanks all,
Ugly
>From w7ni at teleport.com (Stan Griffiths) Tue Jun 4 09:43:27 1996
From: w7ni at teleport.com (Stan Griffiths) (Stan Griffiths)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 01:43:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CW in Europe
Message-ID: <199606040843.BAA01025 at desiree.teleport.com>
>
>Europeans don't cross breed, hence they are of much
>better stock. We are mutts, having seen centuries
>of cross breeding sight. A truer, purer, blood
>line is the secret to their copying success. This
>theory was throughly examined by some little guy with
>a funny mustache :^)
>
>*****************************************************************
>* *
>* 73 de Dr. Bafoofnik *
>* *
>*****************************************************************
>
>PS: no flames, please. I haven't seen a sunspot in 4 weeks
>and am getting really bored. Oh, yea, contest.
Hey! This looks like a bogus message from a phoney dr. Bafoofnik to me.
The real (humble) dr. Bafoofnik uses a lower case "d" in "dr."
Stan w7ni at teleport.com
>From bagraham at HK.Super.NET (Mr. Brett Graham) Tue Jun 4 12:31:01 1996
From: bagraham at HK.Super.NET (Mr. Brett Graham) (Mr. Brett Graham)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:31:01 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: 4th Asia-Pacific Sprint announcement!
Message-ID: <199606041131.TAA23278 at is1.hk.super.net>
The Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest Committee would like to announce the fourth
running of this spectacular radiosporting event:
Objective: For stations outside the Asia-Pacific region to work as many
Asia-Pacific stations as possible within the 2 hour time limit.
For stations inside the Asia-Pacific region to work as many
stations as possible, anywhere in the world, within the 2 hour
time limit.
(A complete list of the Asia-Pacific countries is defined below)
Winners: Each DXCC country, each continent plus one overall.
Winners receive a cool Asia-Pacific contest T-shirt.
(Sponsorship of prizes is solicited - if interested, please
send an e-mail to ap-sprint at dumpty.nal.go.jp)
Date: 8 June 1996 (future events will be held on the second Saturday of
February, the second Saturday of June & the third Saturday of October)
Time: 1230-1430 UTC
Bands: 20m & 40m only
Mode: CW only
Power limit: 150W output
Entry categories: Single operator, Single radio only
Contest exchange: RST + Serial number beginning with 001
Duplicate contacts: Same station may be worked only once on the per band
Multipliers: Prefixes per WPX rules (once only - not once per band)
QSY rule: Called station (usually CQer) QSYs at least 1 kHz after a QSO
Final Score: Number of QSOs x Multipliers
Asia-Pacific countries for this contest (coutries from Asia side Pacific
Rim to 180 degrees longitude):
3D2(all), 1S/9M0, 9M2, 9M6/8, 9V, BV, BV9(Pratas), BY, BS(Scarborough),
C2, DU, FK8, FW, H4, HL, HS, JA, JD1/Ogasawara, JD1/Marcus, KC6(Belau),
KH2, KH9, KH0, P29, T2, T30, T33, UA0, V6/KC6, V7, V85, VK1-9(all except
VK9X & VK9Y), VS6, XU, XV/3W, XX9, YB, YJ, ZL(all except Chatham & Kermadec)
Results will be posted to: CQ-CONTEST at TGV.com
AP-SPRINT at dumpty.nal.go.jp
CQ Contest Magazine
Rules and results will be distributed by an automated info-server.
Send a request e-mail to: info-contest at dumpty.nal.go.jp
with the command in the body: #get ap-sprint.rule
All logs must contain complete QSO information plus a summary sheet
and your T-shirt size. Electronic logs are gladly accepted by e-mail! The
log & summary sheet must be in ASCII format (no binary files, please).
Sample entry format is shown below.
Post your entry to:
JAs - Tack Kumagai non-JAs - James Brooks
P O BOX 22 15 Balmoral Road #03-08
Mitaka Singapore 259801
Tokyo 181 SINGAPORE
JAPAN
Email: 9v1yc at equator.lugs.org.sg
Log deadline: E-mail - 72 hours after end of contest
Post - Postmarked no later than 7 days after contest
Sample Summary Sheet
--------------------
ASIA PACIFIC CW SPRINT CONTEST
CALLSIGN USED:
OPERATOR:
COUNTRY:
DATE:
BAND QSOs POINTs PREFIXES
7
14
--------------------------------------
Total
SCORE:
Comments:
Signature: Date:
____________________________________________________________________________
(TYPE or PRINT)
NAME CALL
Address:
City :
Prefecture/State:
Postal Code:
Country:
____________________________________________________________
Sample Log
Any ASCII file output from CT/TRLOG/NA/ZLOG etc logging software
will be accepted.
BAND MM/DD/YY HHMM CALLSIGN RSTNR RSTNR NEW POINT
SENT RCVD MULT
20 09/30/95 1310 JE1CKA 599001 59917 JE1 1
40 09/30/95 1312 9V1YC 599002 59916 9V1 1
40 09/30/95 1316 VS6BG 599003 59922 VS6 1
20 09/30/95 1317 JE1JKL 599004 59931 1
[END]
73, VS6BrettGraham bagraham at hk.super.net & vr2bg at harts.org.hk
>From k0wa at southwind.net (Lee Buller) Tue Jun 4 14:21:27 1996
From: k0wa at southwind.net (Lee Buller) (Lee Buller)
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 08:21:27 -0500
Subject: The Reflector(s)
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960604132127.006864e4 at southwind.net>
Ladies and Gentlemen....
The response to my message of finding a reflector that talks about operating
techniques in reference to actual contest operating are overwhelming.
Overwhelming in the sense that most people think the cq-contest reflector
needs to get back to its foundational and fundamental purpose.
Although we all need to be informed of issues in our hobby, there might be
other channels that might fill that need. Maybe, the ARRL should start its
own reflector. What ever the means, lets return to the purpose of the
cq-contest reflector.
For all of you that have posted messages to me concerning other reflectors
on the Net, I will get those together in a couple of days an post them here.
Thank you for your candid and somewhat eloquent remarks.
Sincerely,
Lee K0WA
k0wa at southwind.net
"Computers are becoming a neccessary evil to feed the linear amp! Beware!"
Lee Buller
k0wa at southwind.net
>From k0wa at southwind.net (Lee Buller) Tue Jun 4 14:31:09 1996
From: k0wa at southwind.net (Lee Buller) (Lee Buller)
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 08:31:09 -0500
Subject: Operating with both ears
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960604133109.006829b4 at southwind.net>
Ladies and Gentlemen
I recently attended the contest forum at Dayton and was somewhat amazed by a
few things. One of the things that amazed me was two transceiver operation
in a single-op mode. One transceiver to run rate, the other to S & P. (In
my circles we call it H & P; Hunt and Peck). Feeding audio from both rigs
to a stereo headset was a facinating option that I had never thought of.
(How long have you guys been doing this?) You see, out here in Kansas,
there are about ten contesters to every 105 counties (there are only 105
counties in Kansas, so you get my point) and we don't seem to
cross-pollinate with each other as to operating techniques. (Lucky for
them, cause I am not a beautiful kinda guy)
Well, anyway, I would like to hear from all you hot shots comment on how you
set up the station using this method of operation in a contest like
Sweepstakes. I would be interested in hearing your operating philosophy.
Have you ever studied the technique from the stand point of how many more
points were scored by going to this technique? How does your brain keep it
straight? What challenges have you had to overcome in areas of
concentration, determination, and fatigue?
Thanks for your throughtfull information.
Lee, K0WA
k0wa at southwind.net
"Linear Amps are our friends...take one out to lunch"
Lee Buller
k0wa at southwind.net
>From gswanson at arrl.org (Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW) Tue Jun 4 15:22:00 1996
From: gswanson at arrl.org (Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW) (Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 10:22:00 -0400
Subject: Thoughtful letters...
Message-ID: <m0uQw7I-000f4lC at mgate.arrl.org>
This was originally posted to the VHF Reflector.
It speaks to an important issue: And, please, as K1ZZ said,
"...don't panic, and don't "go ballistic."
And, "...remember that the objective is to educate and persuade,
not to intimidate. We don't need to. The facts are on our side."
Thanks for the bandwidth, Trey.
(This has been hashed-over enough on this reflector!)
73, Glenn, KB1GW
kb1gw at arrl.org
Here's the fwd'ed post:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <snip>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Ladies and Gentlemen:
There has been considerable traffic on the subject of LEO takeover of the
144 and 420 MHz bands. As a thirty-five year veteran of 2M weak-signal
work, I am as concerned as the next guy about this. However, I am also
concerned about the quality of some of the letters being fired off to
various recipients.
I urge restraint before firing up the computer and dashing off a
spur-of-the-moment missive. Certainly we need to make our collective
position known, but let's get a complete picture beforehand.
Furthermore, PLEASE READ what you have written before you send it. Better
yet, get an uninterested third party to do it as well. This is SOP in my
business where we regularly publish failure analysis reports that are widely
distributed.
Without trying to embarrass anyone, I have noted copies of letters that even
have the word amateur misspelled. I'm not an English major and make daily
mistakes with grammar, but guys at least use a spell checker and make sure
you are writing complete sentences. We need to present ourselves in the
best possible light.
Respectfully,
Wes -- N7WS
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>From floydjr at Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) Tue Jun 4 12:51:08 1996
From: floydjr at Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 08:51:08 -0300
Subject: WPX Certificates HELP!!!
Message-ID: <199606041410.KAA24133 at mail-hub.interpath.net>
First let me say thank you to everyone who repsonded to my post about
receiving WPX Certificates. It was not hard to compile. Out of 26
replies only ONE had received the 1995 certificate. Several had never
received any for years. There is not excuse for this in my book.
A lot of material has been on the reflector lately about promoting and
enhancing contesting. Well let me tell you that in my opinion this is
the most NEGATIVE factors you can have in a contest. When the sponsors
of the contest do not support it how do you expect hams to.
Many of us and I of course include myself will probably never set any
world records, have my picture on CQ, be a speaker at the contest forum
in Dayton or be presented awards at Dayton. Still without people like
myself there would not be any contests for these people to win. The
little piece of paper is my reward for the time and money I spent to
make this station work. Not to say the 30 and 48 hour weekends I spend
doing the contest. When a sponsor such as CQ Magazine cannot even get
certificates out to the people who win them it tells me they do not care
much about me. By the way I do subscribe to CQ and enjoy the magazine very
much. In my letters I have stories of talking to everyone there
and trying to get thier certificates without any luck.
I am not talking here about the time it takes to get results and all. I
do not want to get into that issue, but the results are out and have
been out in the magazine for three months. I feel that is sufficent
time to get the certificates out.
I know this has been discussed before and even saw some gentlemen who
was suppose to be getting them out. I did not get his call or email so
I cannot write him direct. But I feel this is a problem that needs to
be addressed by the contest community before it spreads to other
contests. As you all know I do my little part to promote contesting by
doing the scores on here. I only ask that the sponsors to do as much
in return. I do understand that CQ magazine may not be directly the
ones who handle the contest but it is their name on the contest. This
is not an attack on them but a plea to help me and the others who never
received their certificates.
Thanks to everyone for reading this and I hope in a time when we are
doing our best to promote contesting we can remove this negative from
it. See everyone in CQWW in the fall.
73's Jim
**********************************************************
* Jimmy R. Floyd (Jim) Thomasville, NC *
* *
* Amateur Call: >> WA4ZXA << *
* Packet Node: >> N4ZC << *
* Internet Address: **NEW** >> floydjr at interpath.com << *
**********************************************************
>From aa4lr at radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR) Tue Jun 4 15:14:59 1996
From: aa4lr at radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR) (Bill Coleman AA4LR)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 10:14:59 -0400
Subject: License Testing Requirements
Message-ID: <v01540b00add9efd401a2@[206.28.194.40]>
>If the requirement for CW is deleted, what will be the purpose of
>different >classes
>of licenses. If you are given the book, with all the questions, and all the
>answers, who can't pass.
There are folks who can't pass even this simple a test. (I know of at least
one fellow who has studied for his codeless Tech for 4 years. Still hasn't
passed)
And there are many General class amatuers who haven't bothered/been able to
pass the Advanced test. The extra phone frequencies on 80 and 20 alone
would seem to be well worth this effort.
The written test is more of an obstacle than you think.
> You might as well just eliminate the testing.
I think you are jumping far to conclusions. No one is talking about the
elimination of CW testing. Heck, the FCC denied a petition to RELAX the CW
testing from 13 wpm to 5 within the last year. Even if the international
treaty eliminates the "knowledge" of CW phrase for HF operation, it isn't
clear that the FCC would immediately change the licensing structure.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, AA96LR Mail: aa4lr at radio.org
Quote: "Not in a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>From rhummel at monad.net (Rob Hummel) Tue Jun 4 15:43:09 1996
From: rhummel at monad.net (Rob Hummel) (Rob Hummel)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 10:43:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DOS under Win 95
Message-ID: <199606041443.KAA24226 at top.monad.net>
I have seen enough queries over time that I feel this information on DOS and
Win95 might be useful to CT users and the contest community as a whole. If
you have any other questions, please contact me.
Copyright (c) 1996, Robert L. Hummel
In general, Windows 3.x respected the sovereignty of your computer system.
Windows assumed, for example, that you would install DOS, optimize your
memory configuration, and generally perform all the required low-level work.
But doing so properly often resulted in confusion and frustration for new users.
Windows 95 is markedly different. It takes over your system completely,
installing not only itself, but a new version of MS-DOS as well. After
installation, it determines the configuration it needs and stores a record
of those options in a text configuration file named MSDOS.SYS.
In MS-DOS 6.22 and earlier versions of DOS, MSDOS.SYS was one of the two
binary files that made up the DOS system. (The other was called IO.SYS.)
Under MS-DOS 7, however, IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS have been combined into a
single file called IO.SYS. MSDOS.SYS is now an ordinary ASCII text file. And
by changing the settings in that file, you can wrest back control of your
system from Windows 95.
Prepping for Surgery
Before you can reconfigure your Windows 95 system, you'll need access to
your MSDOS.SYS file. From within Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs,
and then click MS-DOS Prompt. When the DOS prompt appears, type the
following commands:
C:
CD \
ATTRIB -R -S -H MSDOS.SYS
EDIT MSDOS.SYS
Alternately, you can click the Start button, point to Find, and then click
Files or Folders. In the Named box, type MSDOS.SYS and press Enter. Use your
right mouse button to click the MSDOS.SYS file, and then select Properties.
Click the Hidden and Read Only attributes so their checkboxes are clear.
Click OK. Finally, double-click the MSDOS.SYS file in the results window to
start the editor. (If an editor isn't associated with the file, simply
choose Notepad.)
Regardless of how you get to it, you'll see a file divided into sections by
bracketed titles, much the same way as the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files were
under Windows 3.x.
The [Paths] section is straightforward, containing information about where
Windows 95 can find its files. The selection UninstallDir appears only if
you chose the option to uninstall Windows 95 during installation. The
comment at the end portion of the file is self-explanatory. Don't change the
entries in either of those sections.
The file section that we're interested in begins under the [Options]
heading. In Figure A, this section is empty. Your system may already contain
a few options that relate to networking or double buffering for SCSI hard
drives -- we won't change those. Table A (at the end of the article) lists
and defines the ten options that you can change to control your system.
Before you make any changes to your MSDOS.SYS, back it up. Either copy the
file to another directory or a floppy disk or print out a copy. That way, if
you confuse things too badly, you can always restore your old configuration.
Retrograde Windows
By picking and choosing your MSDOS.SYS options, you can program Windows 95
to suit your particular needs. But there's one configuration that's very
popular: making Windows 95 behave like your old DOS/Windows 3.x system. In
other words, when you turn on your PC, you'll boot to the DOS prompt. Then,
when you need it, you can start Windows with the WIN command. And finally,
when you exit Windows you'll return to DOS, just as you always have.
Doing so requires only a few changes to the [Options] section of your
MSDOS.SYS file. Any options that appear in your MSDOS.SYS file that aren't
specifically listed here should be left exactly as they are. The section
should contain the following commands:
Logo=0
BootWin=1
BootGUI=0
BootKeys=1
BootMulti=1
BootMenu=0
DisableLog=1
I'm one of those folks that are really bothered by the logo splash screen
that displays when Windows starts up -- its like an unwanted commercial. On
a practical note, the graphic covers up what's going on behind the scenes --
things you may want to watch. Because you're booting into DOS, save a few
nanoseconds by setting Logo=0.
The BootWin=1 option says that you want to boot into the MS-DOS 7 system --
not your previous version of DOS. Setting BootGUI=0 is the next key
component of this new configuration. It tells your system to stop loading
programs when it reaches the DOS command prompt. In other words, it won't
automatically type the WIN command.
To provide the most flexibility, enable the BootKeys and BootMulti options
by setting them to 1. This lets you control the system's boot using the F4,
F5, SHIFT+F5, F6, F8, or SHIFT+F8 keys. The BootMenu=0 option suppresses
display of the boot menu unless you specifically activate it by pressing F8.
By default, Windows writes a log to disk listing the programs and
components it loads. If the system is having trouble with new device drivers
or hardware, this can be useful information. But if the system is running
fine, writing the log just wastes time. To eliminate this unnecessary disk
activity during the boot sequence, disable the log by setting DisableLog=1.
Finally, save your changes and exit the editor. From within Windows 95,
click Start and select Shut Down. Select "Restart the computer" and click
OK. When your PC restarts, you'll be greeted by the MS-DOS 7 prompt! To
verify this, execute the VER command. You should see a response similar to
the following:
Window 95. [Version 4.00]
The final step is to create a batch file that will restore your system when
you exit Windows. By default, Windows leaves your system in an unusable
graphics mode. Fixing this requires only that you create a simple batch program.
First, go to your Windows directory; On most systems, this will be
C:\WINDOWS. Next, create a batch file named WIN95.BAT that contains the
following two commands:
WIN
MODE CO80
Now, when you want to start Windows, use the command WIN95. And when you
exit Windows by choosing Shutdown from the Start menu, you'll be returned to
the familiar DOS prompt.
Table A: These MSDOS.SYS options let you tailor how your Windows 95 system
boots and operates.
Option Name
BootWin=
= 1 Starts the MS-DOS 7/Windows 95 system.
= 0 Starts the version of DOS that was installed on your system before you
installed Windows 95. The MSDOS.SYS file is renamed to MSDOS.W40 the next
time you boot your system after setting this option and the original DOS
system files are restored.
Default = 1
BootGUI=
= 1 Boots directly into the Windows 95 graphical user interface (GUI).
= 0 Boots to the MS-DOS 7.0 prompt. From the prompt, Windows 95 can then be
started with the WIN command.
Default = 1
Logo=
= 1 Displays the animated Windows 95 logo during startup.
= 0 Disables the Windows 95 logo. You may also disable the logo manually
during boot by hitting the ESC key.
Default = 1
BootDelay=n
Specifies that Windows should wait n seconds after displaying the "Starting
Windows" message before booting the operating system. During this time, if
BootKeys=1, you can press F8 to activate the boot menu.
Default = 2
BootKeys=
= 1 Enables the special boot keys F5, F6, and F8 while the "Starting
Windows" message is displayed during startup.
F4 Boots directly into your previous version of DOS. Enabled only if the
BootMulti option is set.
F5 Bypasses your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, then boots Windows as
directed by the other options in your MSDOS.SYS file.
SHIFT+F5 Bypasses your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, then boots the
MS-DOS 7 command prompt regardless of the other options in your MSDOS.SYS file.
F6 Bypasses your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, then loads Windows,
regardless of the other options in your MSDOS.SYS file.
F8 Activates the boot menu screen.
SHIFT+F8 Processes your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files one line at a
time, asking for confirmation before executing each line.
= 0 Disables the boot keys.
Default = 1
BootMulti=
= 1 Enables the F4 key during the "Starting Windows" message to boot
directly into your previous version of DOS. BootMulti works only if BootKeys=1.
= 0 Disables the F4 key. If BootMulti=1, then you can choose option 7 from
the boot menu to select your previous version of DOS.
Default = 0
BootMenu=
= 0 The boot menu appears only if F8 pressed when the "Starting Windows"
message is displayed during system startup.
= 1 The boot menu appears automatically during system startup.
Default = 0
BootMenuDelay=n
Specifies that Windows should wait n seconds after displaying the boot menu
before selecting the option specified by BootMenuDefault. Effective only
when the boot menu is displayed automatically by setting BootMenu=1.
Default = 30
BootMenuDefault=n
Specifies that Windows should boot option n by default after waiting
BootMenuDelay seconds when BootMenu=1. The default option can be overridden
by manually selecting another option.
Default = 1
DisableLog
= 0 A record of all files processed and loaded during boot is written to
the C:\BOOTLOG.TXT file.
= 1 The C:\BOOTLOG.TXT file is not written.
Default = 0
[file ends]
Rob Hummel (WS1A) <rhummel at monad.net>
>From kc7v at primenet.com (Mike Fulcher) Tue Jun 4 23:03:28 1996
From: kc7v at primenet.com (Mike Fulcher) (Mike Fulcher)
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 15:03:28 -0700
Subject: Tower Ordinance
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960604220328.0067bcc0 at mailhost.primenet.com>
Our current tower ordinance in Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ) allows an
overall height of 100 ft including masts and antennas. The ordinance is
ambiguous and has caused a conflict between me and the county over the past
3 years.
In the interim the county asked for us to write an ordinance including what
we would want for towers. We have submitted an amendment to the ordinance
asking for a tower height of 199 ft inclusive of masts and antennas and to
delete the setback requirement of half the boom length.
The planning staff has asked us for information on what other counties or
municipalities are doing. This could help our quest in getting a better
ordinance passed.
I am asking for copies to be mailed, emailed, etc to me from anyone who
lives in an area (county, city) that does not restrict height and has a very
favorable tower ordinance. Any help would be appreciated as we are
scheduled for a public hearing on this matter on July 18.
You can also fax the info to me at 602-585-6054.
Our goal is allow a tower height of 199 ft. There are no current
restrictions on the number of towers allowed and we want to keep it that way.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike Fulcher KC7V
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