80m 4-square owners...

Thu Sep 19 14:10:00 EDT 1996

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 at HSV.Boeing.com (Neustadter, Scott)  Thu Sep 19 20:59:07 1996
From: Scott.Neustadter at HSV.Boeing.com (Neustadter, Scott) (Neustadter, Scott)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 14:59:07 -0500
Subject: Electronic Filing for Vanity Calls
Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=Boeing%l=XCH-HSV-01-960919195907Z-3464 at 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 at lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree)  Thu Sep 19 21:41:41 1996
From: tree at lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree) (Larry Tyree)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 13:41:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: How many good calls?
Message-ID: <199609192041.NAA00955 at 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 at contesting.com

>From n4zr at contesting.com (Pete Smith)  Thu Sep 19 22:02:51 1996
From: n4zr at contesting.com (Pete Smith) (Pete Smith)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 14:02:51 -0700
Subject: CQWW blooper
Message-ID: <199609192102.OAA07126 at 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 at contesting.com 
... and not changing!

>From thompson at mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)  Thu Sep 19 21:24:24 1996
From: thompson at mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) (David L. Thompson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 16:24:24 -0400
Subject: where are articles on balloons?
Message-ID: <199609192112.RAA23273 at 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 at rosenet.net (George Cutsogeorge)  Thu Sep 19 20:02:45 1996
From: w2vjn at rosenet.net (George Cutsogeorge) (George Cutsogeorge)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 96 19:02:45 GMT
Subject: DVP Hum
Message-ID: <M.091996.120245.87 at 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 at lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree)  Thu Sep 19 22:37:35 1996
From: tree at lady.axian.com (Larry Tyree) (Larry Tyree)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 14:37:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: How many good calls?
Message-ID: <199609192137.OAA01927 at 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 at mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)  Thu Sep 19 22:47:12 1996
From: thompson at mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) (David L. Thompson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:47:12 -0400
Subject: DVP Hum
Message-ID: <199609192235.SAA00630 at 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 at prodigy.com ( ROBERT   REED)  Thu Sep 19 22:46:43 1996
From: HWDX09A at prodigy.com ( ROBERT   REED) ( ROBERT   REED)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 16:46:43, -0500
Subject: ARLB064 - ON-LINE VANITY FILING
Message-ID: <199609192046.QAA10924 at 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 at prodigy.com
                   wb2din at juno.com

       Packet   : wb2din at wt3v.nj