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~DPI! Palal... lb••fax". Radio Cblh Inc. Post Office Bos: 73, Vurt.&. California 92085-0073 JANUARY ****** 1995 ** 59 YEARS OLD Volume XXI Number 1 Rossler (from King Schools here in following: Published monthly by PARC, an ARRL SO), and their guide, Viktor Smolin l)Spend <$40 for Buckmaster master Special Service Club.Membership $12 flew across Russia just before the call book disk. including $3 for SCDPE. Outside SDC political coup that broke up the 2)Change the operating system chip $4.Coffee 7pm,Mtg.7:30pm @ Carlsbad Soviet Union. The plane was a of the 145.05 NODE to THE NET ROM Safety Center(CSC), Palomar Airport Cessna 185, and it was the first which is the same as ESCN. This Rd.to N.on Camino Real(Sll),east on crossing of Russia since the will give more exposure of PARC's Faraday .25 m1,left to CSC,TB 14F6. Lindberghs' expeditions of 1937. name and allow you to measure UR Talk-in on 146.73 The trip is captured in the book, packet xmtr deviation. ($50). SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ·Viktor, Vodka, and Raw Fish-, by 3)Investigate using 223.54 for pkt OPEN REPEATERS / CLOSED AUTOPATCHES John, as well as in a video tape. linking of msg forwarding. PARC PALOMAR MT.REPEATERS(W6NWG): John Will speak about -The People 4)Spending < $650 for club computer PARC W6NWG Trustee: Ron-WI6B of Siberia-. to be used in the project. Autopatches(4): 146.73-, 147.075+* (S)HOW & (T)ELL: See Sybil-W6GIC 5)Replace borrowed items (KE6CDH) 147.13+*, 449.425-* B4 meeting to reserve time. with club eqUipment. PALBBS:145.070(W6NWG-3)SYSOP KE6CDH 111111I1I111I1111111111111111111111 6)Stages of changing 146.7 from PACKET:145.05s;70cmMET;RTTY:146.7-* HAM C LAS S E S KB6MCU RTTY over to Pkt. Pkt testing to SIMPLEX: 145.350s, 145.520s, 446s 1111111111111111111111111111111111' start on limited basis in Dec. ATV: 1241.25T(out)/919.250R(in)(AM) Ham Radio License classes for 7)Increase number of sections on ATV Int-Com146.43sPL79.7Hz,(915 FM) the new year are as follows: PAL8BS to include information on COVERING 2000 SQ-MI OF SDCo. ADVANCED: Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 PARC and its activities as well OTHER:224.380-*KK6KD; 224.9-*WD6HFR Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 as local SDCo items. 146.175+*WA6IPD; *=107.2Hz NOVICE/TECH Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24 Item 12 was previously approved May. I, 8, 15, 22. 29 by the Board but was reaffirmed at 11111111' CAL END A R 111111111 Jun. 5, 12. 19 this committee meeting. Jan 4 Wed. CLUB MEETING - 1995 - GENERAL Sep.ll, 18, 25 Item 13 was a suggest ion for Jan 7 Sat 7th ARRL RTTY Roundup Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23. 30 linking to the State and National Jan 9 Man ADVANCED CLASS LICENSE Classes are held at the Carlsbad forwarding system and we will be course by Bill-KB6MCU at CSC. Safety Center in Carlsbad. Contact contacting Bill-KB6MCU about Jan12 Thu.PARC 7pm Board Meeting Bill-KB6MCU at 582-2313 or Sybil- availability of equipment (Bill­ Jan14 Sat.PARC VE Tests Carlsbad SC W6GIC at 278-4284 for the latest KB6MCU & Sybil-W6GIC gave us two Jan21-23 48th ARRL VHF Sweepstakes information. -SK= transceivers). Bill 1s presently Jan23 Fri.Deadline 4-SCOPE articles 1111111111111111111111111111111111, working on a new repeater for the Jan27 Tue.SCOPE mailed at Vista PO KE6CDH - PAL B B S - W9FQN 220 Club of San Diego to replace Feb 1 Wed PARC starts **59th** year 11111111111111111111111111111111111 their -monster- rack in PARC's Feb18-19 ARRL Internat. DX Contest John-KE6CDH (SYSOP) 630-5289 block building. On December 4th a meeting was In item 16 the test period will SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII held to discuss PARC's digital start in December and last until NEXT MEETING - VPres. W6GIC effort and PALBBS. This was not a the middle part of January. We will 11111111111111111111111111111111111 Technical Committee meeting which operate the 146.7 repeater running PLEASE COME EARLY and help set is scheduled for February. This the packets so that what goes in up chairs. group was composed of John-WB6IQS, comes out just as if your rig were Sybil Allbright, W6GIC, has an- Paul-KB6MU. Art-KC6UQH. Ted-KD6AKT, sitting on top of Palomar Mountain. nounced that the January club meet- John-KE6CDH. and Norbert-KJ6ZD After the test period we will ing will be John Proctor. KC7GNI. (others were invited). They deCided install a TNC at 1200bps~ John and his photographer. Rick to recommend to PARC's board the (Cont.Pg.') I SCOPE-JAN'95 CLUB MTG WED JAN. 4th, 1930 Hr. CARLSBAD SAFETY CENTER, CARLSBAD Pg. 1 JAN'95 Pg.2-630 - DEC BOARD MEETING - drink and goodies •• and members Palomar Mountain is much better. KC6UQH W6GIC KC6YSO bringing goodies: Art-KB6YH1 Anita- Jerry moved the equipment and ~: *KM6WG WB6IQS W9FQN KC6WAN *AB6QT KB6YHY Larry-WA6UTQ Duane-AA6EE antennas while Stan and John WB6PKK (*ABSENT). Paul-N6ISC Bill-KM6PY Jack-KI6JM installed a 3~' mast next to John's OTHERS: W6HCD KB6MCU KM6WF. George-K6YGK John-WB6IQS J-KD6PBH & garage where the new autopatch Goodies were furnished by Art's Norm-N6QQF connection has been made. Testing wife. JoAnn. and were enjoyed by Goodies were great & U were re- indicates a solid path to John's all. Club members are invited to warded with -1- participation QTH. attend Board meetings to observe ticket. (12-04)149: John-KE6CDH. John­ the Board of Directors in action *** ELM E R S *** (call for info) WB6IQS. Paul-KB5MU. Art-KC6UWH, ••or non-action •• and receive one CARDIFF. Duane-WB6R 753.4821 Norbert-KJ6ZD. and Stan-W9FQN met activity pt. for attending. CHULA VISTA Steve-N6RUV 422.4415 at IQS's QTH to discuss the - SECONDS - La MESA. • Roger-N6UUW 697.6025 direction of the club's digital DISCUSSED: EquipBal $2955. PrePd LAKESIDE Mac-WB6GIR 561.2211 effort and to make additions to $3471. Gen Purpose $5677; TOTAL> RAMONA. Vern-AA6UU 789.3070 PALBBS. Recomendations will be made $12,000; Control Ops responsibili- SAN DIEGO • Dennis-N6KI 271.6079 to the PARC board at their December ties meeting; Club History summary $AN MARCO$. Ralph-KC6WAN,727.7415 meeting. by K6HAV & KI6JM Nomination amend- SAN MARCOS. Rusty-AA60M 747.5872 (12-??)Dave-KD6EBY has been ment to bylaws; Sybil's list of 21 VISTA Jack-KI6JM 598.0420 checking the 14 batteries to see '95 programs; Ham instruction by Prospective amateurs ONLY can call that they are charging properly and KB6MCU; Trailer improvement; PALBBS 1-800-32-NEW-HAM the ARRL Hdq have the proper liquid levels. ~ progress; 816 members; Field Day 8am-5pm ET M-F for Ham Info. Checks were made on: APPROVED: Selling PARC's -SK= 10-11 10-13 10-14 10-20 11-05 11-22 maritime fleet for $25 (better than I1I1111111111111111111111111I111111 12-04 12-07 =SK­ nothing). WB6PKK to change W6NWG-l W0 R K PAR TIE S W9FQN I1111111111111111I1II1I1111111111111 (PALMAR) chip and add dev board; I111II11111111111111111111111111111 Kf6JM/K6HAV - A 6 0 G 0 - W9FQN Concept of 6m Rpt and Ar~ MARS Club members who have worked at '$111111111111111111111111111111111' digipeater at site; $1 for non- the PARC repeater site are ! (l-'4) (lyr) ••officers Harry­ cammerical use of club's roster on cautioned NOT TO VISIT THE SITE ON W~6YOO (Pres). Art-KC6UQH (VP). disk; $650 for PALBBS project; YOUR OWN since it causes PARC N.sh-W6HCD (Sec). Jennifer-KM6W6 Meeting started at 7pm and ended problems when you set off the (treas). John-WB6IQS (TechCh). at 10:42pm. intrusion alarms on the property Stan-W9FQN (SCOPE). Ralph-KC6WAN Contact board member 4-info or C which are in addition to the (Membership). Mike-AB6LY, &Rick- Sec. 4-minutes. individual building alarms. Kt6LV (Board) ••ATV project I1111111111111111111111111111111111 PARC then needs to investigate ahnounced •• attendance at Dec LAS T M E E TIN G the reason for the alarms and to m~eting 113 •• 146.7 new RTTY II11111111111111111111111111111111I reset them. If you want to visit. rkpeater ••started rptr site god M-Members G-Guests T-Total check with Stan-W9FQN first so that ststem •• advertisers: HRO. PALOMAR Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May you can either take items to the E. GINEERS. NU6L. W9WV. WB9COY. M- 111 100 125 113 112 98 94 ? site or check on items at the site ~HKI. KM6WG. CLARA ZIEGLER. N66ZI. 6- 14 8 17 15 11 11 13 ? for us. Stan will turn off the KD6MKH. and KD6HPQ. ..SCOPE 12 T- 125 108 142 128 123 109 107 125 alarms during the time you are at pages. (Bring or invite a friend) the site. (1-90) (5yrs) •• officers Stan- SHOW & TELL featured David- We had to send two different W9FQN (Pres). Jack-KI6JM (VP). KC6YSO with 6m J-poles. Joe-N6YPC intrusion groups to the site on 11- Nash-W6HCD (Sec). Ron-WI6B (Treas) with a quadrifilar antenna. Art- 27-94 because a club member. a girl ••SOOPE Editor Ralph-K6HAV •• 0T·s KC6UQH with a helical antenna for friend, and a dog were at the site Bill Jago-K7MO. and Earl Leak- ATV. and Brian-KF6C with the possi­ unannounced. K6CLU, were in attendance at Dec ble offer of computer controlled This is the last of the meeting with 63 present •• WA6IPD ham transceivers for all stations workparties listed for the year repeater on 146.175- just at Field Day as a test of the 1994. Thanks everyone! established in Fallbrook •• another products which he produces. (11-•• )147: Jo-KB6NMK and Gail- SCOPE artical on computers by Thanks to everyone who partici- KM6WF in late November took care of Chuck-K16TG •• advertisers: HRO, pated in the SHOW &TELL for the an SK estate. PALOMAR ENGINEERS, N6G1I. &N6RAO December meeting. (12-03)148: John-WB6IQS, Jerry- •• SCOPE 8 pages. =SK­ ART-KB6YHZ & Anita-KB6YHY made WB6FMT. and Stan-W9FQN moved the the coffee and Jack-K16JM's YL. VSTA II autopatch equipment to Audrey. assisted supervising the John's QTH where the path to Pg. 2 BOARD MT6 THUR. JAN. 12th, 1900 Hr ••••••• 's QTH SCOPE-JAN'95 Pg.3-631 JAN'95 "LARGESTHAM OUTLETIN THE WORLD" ALL MAJOR BRANDS IN STOCK NOWI N • Clairemont Mesa Blvd ­ ~ _Ifa:nceptr ~ ....n ....,aft o · ." '- c.·........ (g.U",; OUTBACKER. lJj".".ia leOM BenCHeR,Inc. ~ .j~ II!!&!!!! •• -- IIlK MFJ Atai8.A"a.t.ro. n antronl.c s ~~.... • ••i •.i~f• •7 •, •i .•.• - ft_tenftGI !!!_ KENWOOD ~W~ ~ .Ad\.. R A I ) W A R E OPEN HOUSE From December 7th 1994 to January 20th 1995, we will hold an Open House most weekday evenings from 6 PM to 10 PM to allow Hams and short-wave listeners to play with a complete operating RADWARE system. We will have the RADW ARE card operating a 486 computer with local bus video. A prototype transmitter amplifier will drive an FL2000B linear amplifier. The antenna is a Cushcraft R7 mounted on the roof of the building in a clear industrial area. Please call beforehand so that we are sure to be open on the evening you would like to attend. The RADWARE BBS is now up and running call 599 0185 for free RADWARE Demo programs and other info. PS. We have a surplus of leaded parts :hat will be on sale during the open night's. C01v1ER COJ\1MUNICATIONS, INC. ~~£.#/ L~/"'4Y .~, vc,070-o"? 2598 Fortune Way - Suite I ~"7?;-6"7 Vista, CA 92083 (619) 599-0476 \1 SCOPE-JAN'95 CLUB MTS WED JAN. 4th. 1930 Hr. CARLSBAD SAFETY CENTER, CARLSBAD Pg. 3 JAN'95 Pg.4-632 11111111111111111111111111111111111 computer monitoring station and KE60AY James-KE6KTE Harry-KE6NQO PRESIDENT's WAVELENGTH KC6UQH wrote its operational program in John-H6MAE Virtls-KE6IQQ Cathy­ JlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BASIC. KE61QU Bob-KE6MrT Our Elections are behind us. our John did the etched circuit UPGRADES: Paul Christensen­ new Board of Directors are board design and made the boards. WA6TIL to General. installed and now the Board must Jerry stuffed and soldered the If U didn't C UR name/call here devote their time to the running of boards. Jerry wired and tested each but received UR SCOPE. then U R A one of the largest Amateur Radio unit and the test box. John mod­ MEMBER! Clubs in the nation. ified the radios for the link fre­ 73. Ralph 727-7415 ~One of the main contributions to quencies and Orlando Vernacchia. I1111111111111111111111111111111111 our present membership of 822 mem­ N6QVW. did the machine work to mod­ VET EST I N G AA60M bers has been the development of a ify the Government surplus cavities 11111111111111111111111111111111111 county wide Auto-Patch system serv­ for the link radios. NOV.12: 8 2Bs. IOe1 &SPass. ing our four voice repeaters. It We have a unique system that NOVICE/TECH=>TECH+; KE6NAO. took Stan Rohrer. W9FQN several allows us three separate phone KE6NAM, &KB6WYG. years to overcome the objections lines to access in three different NONE->TECH: Galen Manners & that other board members had to parts of the county. All of our Jeffrey Shoaf. installing the Auto-Patch System. links have battery backup making OTHER: Aura Vargas (3B). Stan found the call blockers that our system least vulnerable to VETEAM: KB5MU AC6FM KI6JM AA60M prevented toll calls from being total failure in the event of a WA6HYC WB6R KE6VX. made and chose the areas of the major disaster. This system was DEC.IO: 13 2Bs, 17el &13Pass. county where the radio links were done using as much donated equip­ ADV->EXTRA: KC6ZLX installed to give us toll free ser­ ment as possible and close to 1000 NONE->TECH: Tom Bearman, Barry vice to 991 of the county. man-hours of donated labor to place Canter. Tom Sullivan, Keigh Beier & Jerry Houser, WB6FMT, and Stan this system in operation. Dan Ros1und. talked over various design Congratulations on a job well done. OTHER: Thanh Dinh (2), Barb objectives and circuits. Jerry did If you have an opportunity please Johnson (3B), & Dennis Johnson the actual design of both the first pass along your personal thank-you (3B). and second generation Auto-Patch for the efforts these members have VETEAM: WA6HYC KM6SN KE6VX W6TFB systems, did most of the con­ contributed to our Club. KI6JM AA60M. struction along with assistance 73, and Happy New Year. 73. Rusty-AA60M from Stan and John Kuivinen, Art, KC6UQH 111111111111111111111111111111.1111 WB6IQS. The first system performed I1I111I1I1II11111111111111111111111 - PAC K E T 1 4 6. 7 ­ flawlessly for two years and was M E M B E R S HIP KC6WAN II111I1111111111111111111111111111I replaced last Spring with an I11111111II111111111111111111111111 During the past 4-5 months PARC improved version which automat­ NEW CLUB MEMBERS wanting confir­ has been looking at the possibility ica11y removes the time out timer mation of their membership and/or of converting the RTTY repeater on for !11 calls and provides a busy an autopatch information sheet 146.7 over to a packet repeater signal (came from one of Jerry·s and/or FCC 610 form should send to using the same input of 146.1MHz kids' toys) when the patch is in me at the club's address a (S)e1f­ and an output of 146.7MHz. use on another repeater. The second {A)ddressed (S)tamped (E)nve10pe PermiSSion has been obtained from design also contained improved (SASE) requesting same or see me at all coordination organizations. Control Operator access and con­ the next meeting. The repeater was not being used tro1. I can not emphasize the The Board has authorized me to very much for RTTY except in effort enough. Besides a repeater sell members for non-comercia1 use connection with the evening SDCTN cabinet on the mountain stuffed a disk with membership information. traffic net on 146.730. The Board with electronics, there are also The disk sells for $1 and I will has given the RTTY message three repeater cabinets, equally provide free updates with a return handlers, who sometimes have to stuffed (one at each phone site, of the ORIGINAL disk bought from handle 30-60 messages, permission Vista. Mira Mesa. and La Mesa) to me. A short program will be on the to run RTTY on 146.73 during the make our system work. disk allowing you to access the evening SDCTN net from 8-9pm. Old Besides the above mentioned information. Timers will remember that PARC used hardware Jerry also constructed a 5yrs- Pau1-W6BRF to permit RTTY on 73 Sunday test set for the individual circuit 3yrs- Marcel1a-Assoc Ruf-KR6K evenings after 9pm. cards, built spare cards to keep 2yrs= Ray-KE6ClO John-WB6IQS has converted the the system up during maintenance lyr- Don-WA6JXE Harry-KE6CXO RTTY regenerator over to the packet and constructed a recording monitor John-KD6EKQ Dick-KJ6SN Bob-W6PVT audio frequencies and he has set up with a -time stamp-. Stan set up a Ken-KE60HV Wa1lace-KE6MRW Phi1ip­ the repeater for a test period on Pg. 4 BOARD MrG THUR, JAN. 12th, 1900 Hr, •••••• 's QTH SCOPE-JAN'95 Pg.5-633 JAN'95 1•••••••••••••11111111111••••••1111 from Jerry-WB6FMT's QTH to John­ WB6IQS - REPEATERS - W9FQN WB6IQS's QTH where signal levels 1•••••1.111111111111111111•••••••1& are much higher. During bad weather Jennifer A. Thieme The MORNING COMMUTE group on the'l patch was subject to fades KM:6WG 146.730 who experience "REPEATER and Navy radar pulses and we hope PROBLEMS" should check the the move will improve reliabilfty. frequencies of 146.125. 146.130, During the 3-4hour move our Bookkeeper and 146.135. Quite possibly you computer logging system recorded have a "friend" and the REPEATER is only one member trying to make Accountant not your problem! repeated calls to his home phone. The MORNING COMMUTE and Remember, if you don't get a dial sometimes the EVENING COMMUTE group tone, it does no good to dial the on 146.730 are sometimes heard rest of the number. -SK- (619) 599-1134 saying: Recently we have noted an THE TIME OUT TIMER IS OFF apparent problem. Someone dials the 770 Sycamore Ave. tJ·126 I DON'T HEAR A BEEP THIS MORNING access code and does not find a Vuta, California 920&1 OH, THE BEEP IS BACK dial tone but a phone "off the SOMEONE IS INTERFERRING WITH YOU hook" sound. We think that someone SOMEONE IS PLAYING GAMES! before you (or you) tried to use THE REPEATER IS HAVING PROBLEMS the autopatch and used a VERY SHORT THIS MORNING. "'" to terminate the patch THE REPEATER SEEMS INSENSITIVE resulting in a "turn-off" of the THIS MORNING. sytem on the hill but not long (ok if its raining/snowing) enough to "turn-off" the area IT's PROBABLY THE REPEATER UP connection to the phone line which NORTH (tell us how) then must go thru a three minute THERE IS A LOT OF INTERMOD ON THE "time-out" cycle before re-setting. REPEATER (No, its UR receiver) This could give an "off-the-hook" Some poeple enjoy FEEDING THE signal from the phone company, MaNKIES! The more you comment the RULE: MAKE SURE YOUR "'" IS AT more someone is "rewarded" for LEAST ONE SECOND LONG WHEN interferr1ng with you. Why is the TERMINATING A PATCH. repeater "insensitive" only during Two members are trying to CLOSE "your" commute time and great the the patch with a"·"' -SKc rest of the day? Recently several 911 calls If there is no BEEP. it means through the autopatch have that possibly a control operator experienced problems: has TURNED OFF the timeout timer so l)Audio has been very low to the '//////////////////////////////h that "our friend" can't time out point of the mobile not being able the repeater. Your "friend" can to understand what the operator is Printed Circuit also make the repeater seem saying. All indications are that "insensitive." the autopatch is only repeating the Board Design The 146.730 repeater always levels which it receives. We have ·tests good" for sensitivity and had several reports of 911 Land functions "normally" during the Line (LL) calls experiencing the rest of the day when users do not SAME problems. For example it was J.T. (Tim) Low use the above words! The same observed on a recent LL that the N6ZUC person is probably on the EARS Sheriff's department audio was 146.880 repeater from time to time normal (ok) but that the dOing exactly the same things. transferred call to the Rancho Fire Phone or Fax Contact WB6IQS or W9FQN for (Vista) was at very low level. We (619)735-9125 further information on ·your" suggest you pull off the road to problems. -SKc cut down on road noises or enlist 2946 Amanecer Place 11111111111111111111111111111111111 the aid of a base station. Escondido, CA 92027 WB6FMT AUTOPATCHES W9FQN Z)Several 911 autopatches have been 111111111111••••1.11111111111111111 DROPPED but at least on one As previously announced the VSTA occasion it occured when they were 'I autopatch was moved December 3rd switching from one area of SCOPE-JAN'95 CLUB MrS WED JAN. 4th, 1930 Hr, CARlSBAD SAFETY CENTER. CARlSBAD Pg. 5 JAN'9S Pg.6-634 responsibility to another (ie, SD par1noid about the way things are is teaching a bilingual kinder Police to Sheriff or Police to to be done in the use of their class. -SK­ Fire, etc). This could give a repeaters and autopatches but it *****John-KD6TlF now has his I-watt disconnect and you should be able needs to be remembered that the FM ATV transmitter up and running to dial 911 immediately to re­ trustee of all of our radio on 915.0MHz with an 18 loop yaggie connect. Turn off the patch. Use a equipment, repeaters and auto- pointed at Palomar Mountain. He longer "II" than normal. patches. is responsible for the reports sending and receiving P5 Immediately dial your access code proper operation and use of all pictures. -SK­ plus 911 again and indicate you equipment by him or by his *****Joe-KC6QIU again took 1st were disconnected. appointed representatives (control place in 6-land in the 10m SSB If anyone is having problems operators and board members). Our contest that was in August for the with any of the autopatches, please exposure is great with such a large 10-10 international. Joe is glad to contact W9FQN at 749-0276 so that amount of equipment. There are meny help anyone get started in 10-10. we can get your problems solved. areas in which we can get into =SK­ Please be prepared to indicate the trouble with the FCC and PARC *****Sybil-W6GIC was elected time and day that your patch failed always attempts to impose club secretary of TASMA and we wish her along with the number you were rules stronger than the FCC rules the best of luck in working with attempting to dial. Our GIANT so that if anyone strays from the TASMA which coordinates all(?} two COMPUTER records every digit PARC rules slightly that they will meter frequencies. -SK­ dialed. -SK- probably still be within the FCC *****Valley Center now has a EYAC The GIANT COMPUTER monitoring rules as put forth in part 97. WING at the Blackington air strip. all calls has finally picked up a The FCC says, for example. that Jack-KE6BWM and Joe-KC6QIU are former member using the autopatch you can order piza over the working with this new wing. (UR after his dues have expired. It autopatch. PARC says NO and will editor only knows 8-9 hams in prints on the screen: remove several sets of telephone Valley Center but Bill-KB6MCU E I P IRE O! It won't be long numbers that YOU USE from the printed out a list of 53 hams in until the computer automatically mester computer to emphasize the YC. Just goes to show you that you issues a "III" (which cannot be pOint. don't know what goes on behind heard) to terminate the patch. -SK- PARC does not like to have you closed doors!} -SK­ It has come to our attention call- *****Need an RF-proof telephone? that cellular prefixes or pagers l)answering machines with music. FCC advises the following phones {ie 855. 899} are not listed in the 2}places of business with Co. Name. are gud: Western Electric/ATT Desk phone book. If anyone can get a 3}answering machines and then you Model de Pro Distributors of list of these for us (or give us "TT" for messages left by others. lubbock, TX and the TPXl-O Desk your cell prefix) and explain their There are exceptions to the Model from TCE Laboratories, Inc. operation and/or where their local above and if you have questions on of Canyon lake, TX. -de AA6EE. office is located, please contact how you can do some of the above *****Does anyone know anything Stan-W9FQN. without getting into trouble with about the shareware HAMCOM30 which Each autopatch (YSTA, MMSA. & PARC, contact W9FQN or any club allows you to send AMTOR, RTTY, CWo lMSA) was programmed from the board member. -SK­ etc from your HF rig? If so, how telephone book which evidentally 1111111111111111111111111111111111' about writing a review of it for does not list CEll PHONE prefixes. - NEW S ­ the SCOPE? -SK­ Only phone book listings were II11I111II1I11111111111111111111111 *****USED STAMPS NEEDED:DAYer programmed into the prefix Contributions by the 20th} Bernie Elmore and the Senior protectors so if you have a cell *****A Ham has troubles seeing at Citizens Volunteers of the Buffalo, phone or need to call a cell phone, night and would like to come to N.Y. Chapter American lung Assoc. you are probably going to be PARC meetings. If anyone is driving collect and donate cancelled "rejected" by the protector. near Pomelo Or. in Vista, please postage stamps to the YA Hospitals It is our understanding that contact Paul at 726-5007. in Buffalo. Washington. D.O., and there is a standard toll to some *****Oan &Amy, who used to be on over the nation. At present of 90~ cells (depending upon the locaton our repeaters a lot, got married the stamps go to the Veterans Stamp of the patch) but the "air time" is before they left for Denver. Amy and Coin Club in Tucson, AZ. =SK­ charged to the cell phone so PARe lived in Escondido and Dan in SO. Individuals are asked to send needs to know which patch is They are now NOIVB and NOIVC stamps to: Stamps for Veterans. c/o closest to the cell site if we respectively and can be reached at Bernie Elmore, P.O.Box 398. Depew, decide to include their numbers in MOIVB @ KAOWIN.ISECO.CO.USA.MA. in N.Y •• 14043-0398 (DIers have lots the system. -SK= Denver. They were here for of "pretty" stamps -Ed). de WA6YOO. Sometimes PARC almost seems Christmas vacation with family. Amy Pg. 6 BOARD MTG THUR. JAN. 12th, 1900 Hr, •••••• ·s QTH SCOPE-JAN'9S Pg.7-635 JAN'95 band, lot pr1ce $40; Johnson Ifyour antenna Fleetcom II VHF mod529 $65; Johnson system looks like F. VHF mod527 $40; Johnson VHF 242­ this and you want Give .e a -HI· Wave! 501 $25; Motorola UHF Maxar $75; it repaired. Ph/send ads 2 W9FQN (C Ed's Standard UHF 4chan+ $75; Zenith replaced or even removed, please addrl B4 20th of mo. w/ur NAME, 100PC w/doc $150: Alf WB6TAW 941 call for a free CALL. Ph I. &CITY. Personal ads 2428 Vista. estimate! FREE 2 members. Others cost (12-051Packet, RTTY, CW Station­ ~~=:::S~~ Radio systems 25c/col. line (35spacesl. -SK­ ·NEC· Monitor, Kenwood 7850-5Ow 2m ~ installation. repair and removal. and ***** NEW ADS ***** xcvr with cables and manuals $400. interferance (12-21)Tektrontx Mod-575 MFJ Tuner 9410 30-30Ow $75. Robot resolution. transistor curve tracer $100; HP 800 &Key board w/modulator manual­ Edward Ross, N6GZI Hod 170B dual trace, dual time base RTTY ASCI/CW mode (cost $900) $200: ntenna oscilloscope $100 or best offer; Larry W7HKI 439 5855 Ocsd. 542-1405 scope card hvy duty $25: Jack KI6RF (12-04)KWH-2 + pwr supply great 222 4209 after 6pm SO. condit10n: Joey-NU6L 749 2699 (12-20)Kenwood R-1000 Receiver V11yCtr. $300; Astron RS-35A Pwr supply (11-28)52' crank-up Tri-Ex Twr $130: Duane AA6EE 789 3674 Ramona. HZ-354N w/new never used elect (12-17)RS-232 programmable data motor asking $600; large assort PC R-X Noise Bridge terminals, lea C-ITOH CIT 101 &lea software; orig1nal disks manuals; CIT 101E models. can emulate Windows & DOS; IBH Quietwriter several common makes of data Printer cut sheet setup only $40: terminals wIman $25ea: PARC John Hark KC6CZO 739 1533 eve/wk ends. WB6IQS 727 3876 Vista. (11-23)Radio Shack HTX-100 10m (12-17)KLM KT-34 4el tri-band 20w xcvr wIant near new $120; ant. 3 active e1 on 20 and 4 on Hustler 4BTV 10-15-20-4Om Vertical 10/15. make offer: PARC John WB6IQS $65; 5BTV $75; HJF-202 Noise Bridge 727 3876 Vista. new $35; Kenwood .SW-2100 (12-17)C-ITOH FX-86e as is for swr/wattmeter $75: Duane AA6EE 789 • Le.m the truth .bout your parts, head and P.S. seem OK but no 3674 Ramona. ant.nn•• print. take it away please: John ***** 0 LOA D S ***** • Find Its reson.nt 'requen­ wB6IQS 727 3876 Vista. PRINTED ON ODD MONTHS cy. (12-16)Bubble Sextant MK.IX.A. (10-15)Kenwood 2m xcvr (52301): • Adjust It to your operating in nice case (never be lost) WWYG1: Ralph 728 4053 fNqu.ncy quickly .nd ..... PARC Stan W9FQN 749 0276 VC. (09-14)Collins S-L1ne 75S3 $250. Iy. (12-15)EIMAC 4-400A tube low 32S3 & pwr suply $300 (winged time $45 or trade for low time 3­ emblem, gud condx, cables. .....one I*cein you' amtiQn wNre 500Z low time: Dennis N6KI 271-6079 manuals): Pete K6JQE 755 4838 you CIIWIOt I"IIk uncert.1 resultS it • 1'1 MMesa. S.Beach. your..,.,., (12-15)A11nco DR-M06 lOw 50MHz PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU BUY OR t.... u.s. TM price II 1ftII.In and IIIObile xcvr $300; MFF-452 super key SELL SO I CAN TAKE OUT THE AD! can.aa. Add S.UICI IbIppinglhanclling. board w/pwr $100; HFJ-564 Iambic (09-13) G6-144B in box never CIIIlfomia rnidentllIdd .....hi&. Paddle $25; Alden 2m AZ-21A HT used 2m/gain ant $80: Hike WB6CSH lSJ Z w/speaker mike $225: C.L. Ball 538 POB 2831 Fort Bragg CA 95437. 0289 SO. (08-19)ICOM 47H 45w mobile $100: ...... far FREE .........c:rtMI.... (12-14)Yaesu HF Amp FL-2000B. Tim NM7V 753 3567 Encinitas • ODII.'.... ...X ..................... 10-80m. 1200w/1n. 572B's. ExCond (08-16)SWR &Pwr meter STRUTHERS .......,. . SWR ........................... wIman $400: John KD6TLF 747 9431 DIRECTIONAL w/case 2-30MHz 144­ T....., VLFCon.......... . anytime Esc. 470HHz 70-470MHz $130: Lief KE6BZP (12-09)Yaesu 470 $275; ICOM IC­ 223 4983 SO. PALOMAR 03SAT + Quick Charge $325: Joe {08-11)YAESU FT5200 144-440 dual KC6QXU 749 8217 Valley Center. band 3mo old 10hrs cost $700 need ENGINEERS (12-08)Lafayette HA-146 2m larger readout. exchange for 2400 Box 455, Escondido. CA 92025 mobile $35; SSE Oel Mar Marine VHF or other mobile (45-5Ow) + cash; C­ Phone: (619) 747·3343 radio $30; RF Harris Marine VHF 64 computer. 154100. printer (great $30; Chushcraft assorted FM Ringo for Packet); will demo YAESU antenna's 220, 440. 2m. VHF low FL2100B linear 10-80 + WARC 572B's SCOPE-JAN'95 CLUB MTG WED JAN. 4th. 1930 Hr. CARLSBAD SAFETY CENTER. CARLSBAD Pg. 7 dAN'95 Pg.8-636 $400: Larry W7HKI 439 5855 Ocsd. O'scope for parts to repair HV in I1II11I111I1I1111111111111111111111 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• my T922: John WB6IQS 727 3876. - S I X MET E R S ­ HIGHWAY ELECTRONICS:parts.{new/old) (12-17)new antenna parts; Hy- 111111.111111.1111.1.11.11111111111 military. Ask 4Nick.967-7225 2 C if Gain or equivalent 8 wire rotator During the past 3-4 years the open(10-3pm}.305 Wisconsin Ave.Ocsd Mod III/IV preferred w/contro1 box; club has been looking for club 3 100' runs RG-213/U or 214/U mil interest in a six meter FM .a•••••••••••••••••••••••s.s••••••• {08-10)RTTY machine KSR-35 all grade cable; 100· of 8 wire rotator repeater. Your editor used to do a SS gears de police dept: Allen 739 cable and 2 or 3 inch 0.0. pipe 20' lot of FM operating (1957-69) on 1405 Esc. (Info thru Walt Huckabay long: John WB6IQS 727 3876. several repeaters and the national W6dRQ-1916). (12-13)Ametron AL-80 amplifier; simplex of 52.525MHz with an old S'$$""""""""""$""""" 4/5BTV vert ant; doorknob 850s type Motorola taxie cab gear in northern SAVE BIG ON '95 CALLBOOKS 50-70pf: Dennis N6KI 271-6079 Mira Indiana (Elkhart. South Bend. and North American or Internat10nal Mesa. Fort Wayne). The unit is still in (retail $35) $26.95; Both $51.95 {12-05)Kenwood TS-130/140. Drake my -junk box!­ MN 2000 Tuner. Kenwood or Henry Bill-KC6YOr and David-KC6YSO Buckmaster HamCall CDROM $39.95 Amp. Hal Tele-reader for mobile have finally gotten through the QRZ! HAM RADIO CDROM ($30) $14.'5 RTTY. for I.O.T.A. Kenwood Acces: -talking- stage and have obtained a '94 Callbooks (N.A. or Int) $14.95 Larry W7HKI 439 5855 Ocsd. 6m FM transmitter and receiver '94 ARRL Handbook ($25) $18.95 ** 0 LOW ANT E 0 ** which they are going to turn into a '95 ARRL Handbook ($30) $28.95 PRINTED ON ODD MONTHS 6m repeater. PARC will furnish them ARRL Antenna Book 17ed ($30) $27.95 (10-22)Vibrop1ex or McElroy bug with a controller like what we are (reasonable): Sandy K6HE 745 6940 using on our other repeaters. ARRL Operating Manual ($18) $13.95 Escondido. The plan is to -burn-in- the Help for New Hams -ARRL($10) $ 7.95 (10-21)Weller soldering unit TC­ repeater at Bill's QTH and then to Now You're Talking ($19) $15.95 201 or similar and one PC Board place it at a location where we can vice: Nash W6HCD 940 1028 cover SDCo. and still reach the LA POSTPAID. Add 71 tax (CA orders) Fallbrook. area so that we have another link Duane Heise. AA6EE (pd ad) (10-15)Need diagram of Telex CM­ during emergency conditions to the 16832 Whirlwind/PRC12 1320 headset with boom mic w/o LA area. Ramona. CA 92065 Ph 789-3674 connector: Nash W6HCD 940 1028 Members interested in the $$$SS$SSSSSSS$$$$$SS$SSSSSS$$SSSSSS Fallbrook. project should contact Bill and (7-8)Kenwood TS-130S. PS30. PLEASE REPORT UNWANTED ADS TO UR David during the early morning AT130 a desk mike w/stand gud EDITOR! ·commute- group on 146.730. condx: Dee N6ELP 753 5647 (10-l2)Co11ins speaker and 111••••••111.1111111111111111111111 Encinitas. Collins power supply: Stan W9FQN (Cont.de.Pg.4) PLEASE REPORT ITEMS SOLD TO UR 749 0276 VC. for Hugh K4ESQ. the repeater for a test period on EDITORI (09-19}ICOM PS-740 or PS-35 Packet although the conversion as (7-7}Large selection tubes. power supply: Dennis N6KI 271 6079 done December 11th appears not to sockets pwr supplies. xfmrs. xta1s. SO. be working properly. We hope to spkrs. hardware. coils. pots. etc. (09-07)HEATH/SCHLUMBERGER fre­ have the problems corrected soon. All priced to move: Lee W6TDC 724 quency counter for spare parts. Mod Your packet signal is received 7460 Vista. SM-110A. SM-II0B. or SM-lI0C: Bob by the 146.1 receiver and {7-S)15AH 12v VASA sealed WA6QQQ 723 2700da F1brk. immediately transmitted on 146.7 batteries $Sea: John Sharp 740 (08-20)rCVR for 6m all mode: ••at least that is supposed to be 5107. Alan N6AMR 434 5656 Carlsbad. the way it works during the test 1111111111 WAN TED 111••11111 (08-16) Schematic a/or service period. The effect is that your aMY picture is in the postoffice!" Man. 4 MPI Printmate 350 printer: station appears to be ·DNa Palomar PARC IS LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOW­ Dan W2LUK 592 9901 Poway. Mountain and -goes straight thru. ING ITEMS (old?) FOR THE REPEATER C6-10)Hard disk drive for Zenith the repeater so don't try to SITE: large a small hammer. axe. laptop ZWL-184-97 and manual for connect to it Since it 1s REAL small wood saw. crowbar. a small ZWL-0200-02: Mike AB6QT 742 1573 DUMB! If the test period is scissors. We always seem to need P.Nt. successful. we w1ll install a TNC some of these items when we don't (12-01-94) YAESU FRG-7 rcvr gud and its operation will be more like bring them to the site -W9FQN. cond orig1nal carton w/YH-55 head­ a node but the output will be (12-20)Tube tester(TV/7); tubes phones. bat &dust cover $125: Dave transmitted as 1t is com1ng 1nto Mul1ard 5AR4. WE 300-B. 2A3 tr10de. WA6HQM 753 2605 ·SK­ the repeater. This should e1im1nate &AR-l speakers: Bob 310 928 3889. the -hidden" node or transm1tter (12-17)Tektron1x 900 series mod problem that all nodes suffer from. p~. 8 BOARD MTG THUR. JAN. 12th, 1900 Hr ••••••• ·s QTH SCOPE-JAN '95 Pg.9-637 JAN' 95 WHAT'S NEW ON ATV? (Cont.de.pgl) We recently received the interconnect with 145.05 & the replacement for our failed 13 cm Metro Link, and start working transmitter that we mentioned towards allowing 9600pbs before. We are using it to route transmissions sometime in the Two Meter Vagi signals from the Santiago ATN future. -SK­ network to our repeater so that our PALBBS can be accessed directly Great for Packet friends on the network can talk by many in north county although Radio or FM with San Diego users using the many of you will have to access intercom frequency of 146.43 with PALBBS by first ·C ESCN· or·C a PL of 100. We also use it to SNoG- on 145.07. SNoG is on Palomar route select NASA programming to Mounta1n and ESCN is on a hill our users on our repeater. south of Vista. Sometime in the future PALBBS will probably move to We have also added a 33 cm another frequency. Possibly 146.700 input on 915 Mhz to use FM input. when that becomes available on a It requires the user to tell the AT V reliable bas1s to Packet. -SK­ repeater to go on AM or FM. This A some of the sections that can is done by sending a control be accessed in PALBBS are: DTMF tone sequence over the ALL - Please change to AlLSD. 146.43 (PL 79.7) intercom. AlLSD - All San Diego, items of interest not covered by The latest user to come up on our other sections below. AT V repeater is our Palomar Club ARES - Info and where to go. President, Art McBride, KC6UQH. ATY - Amateur Television Info. Art uses a home brew antenna BOATS - Boating 1nformation. and downconverter. CAlLBK- How to look up calls. We have been in correspondence CLUBS - Listing of SANDARC clubs. with the manufacturer of our CONTST- Contest listings (general). microwave eqUipment for DATES - Dates of coming events. additional link equipment for DFING - Info on oF1ng. sending signals from the Palomar EVAC - Info on EVAC activit1es. repeater to Santiago Peak. We FCC - Latest FCC news. (619) 748-2286 hope to have the back link FREQSD- SDCo Frequency listings. Gene Swiech, WB9COY completed by late spring of '95. HELPME- Ask for help / help someone HDWTO - How to send a bulletin and When our system is complete, add to a section •• etc. Our advertisers users can access the repeater on: MARA - Info on MARA activities. appreciate your MARS - Army, Navy, AirForce info. 426.25. 434.00, 919.25 AM TV MEXICO- Mexico information. patronage. 915.0, 2141.5 FM TV MODINF- Modifications to equipment. 146.43, PL 79.7 FM Voice on NOTICE- Recent info in PALBBS Palomar PARC - Listing of PARC activities. - COR R E C T ION ­ 146.43, PL 100 FM Voice on (large number of listings) The power supply modification Santiago. PATH - Pkt commands to far off. for the units sold at the last QRP - Low power information. meeting need a clarification: where Anyone needing help getting on RACES - Info and where to go. the two resistors connect to the ATV come up on 146.43 PL 79.7 README- Info on PALBBS, how to••••• voltage regulator on the bottom of where KB6MCU is monitoring SAlE - Sell or look for items. the board, the trace must be most evenings. Or call 278-4284 SATELL- Satellite related items. scraped away so as to isolate the for more information. SCHOOL- Listing school ham clubs. leg from the rest of the board •• it SYSOP - Messages to the SYSOP. cannot be a part of any circuit -Bill Smith, KB6MCU TECH - Technical items. ••and Gateway has parts for the TOWERS- Tower info, WANTED/SAlE VETEST- Test locations, info, times conversion. KD6AKT (and so 4th) More subject areas will be added as time goes by. SCOPE-JAN ' 9S CLUB MTG WED JAN. 4th, 1930 Hr, CARLSBAD SAFETY CENTER, CARLSBAD Pg. 9 JAN"S Pg.I0-638 Check out the above areas and then send your bulletin on the ·hardened8 to earthquake shak1ngs feel free to add to the areas after parade. Follow all directions. and we have installed 3,360 AHr of reading the INFOll under each sec­ Before sending a bulletin it emergency 12vdc battery backup for t10n for directions. Remember. a would be wise to read some of the when Palomar Mountain looses its AC good BBS requires input from the bulletins in the section that you power. We have also installed a 1kw users. It is not all a ONE WAY want to add to lie): NEWS. TECH. 110VAC generator at the site to thing. ALLSD (no ALLUSA or ALLSOCAL), help us in case the AC power is Start with -L DATES· to see what HELP, WANTED. etc. lost for longer periods of time. is under that topic. To add to the CONTINUED next month. -SK­ If everything goes as planned. topiC, do a -S8 DATES· to (S)end a I1111111111I11111111111111111111111 we will install more battery backup (B)ul1etin to DATES. then answer - E MER G E N C I E S ­ within the next few months bring1ng the next prompt with your sub­ I11111111111II11I1111111111111II111 our total backup to about 8,400AHr title. 1e•• -DEC XMAS Parade- which The Palomar Amateur Radio Club of batteries. That is operating should not be longer than three over the years has based many of five repeaters 24 hours a day for short words. Then list the date. its decis10ns on how the club will seven days. Assuming a 50S duty event. and general information in provide emergency communications. cycle. this would be worth two the Matn body of your bul1et1n. MOBILE EMERGENCIES: The club weeks of operating or under real -SK- noticed that at certain times dur­ emergency cond1tions about 3-weeks Some of the commands available ing the day that few club members of repeater and packet operation. on PALBBS are: are 1n a position to help other This battery backup is the equiv­ B-Bye C-Conference club members When they have mobile alent energy of about 100 car bat­ D-Down10ad 6-Fi1e search emergencies: wa1k1ng with an HT. teries H-Help I-Information mobile. etc. It is for this reason NETS: PARC sponsors the San J-Ca11s heard K-Ki11 message that the club built up its D1~County Traffic Net (SDCTN) L-List Messages M-Msg of the day autopatch system so that mobiles, Which serves San Diego County N-Enter name/qth P-Path to call hikers, and others not near a phone nightly allOWing voice and MARS R-Read msg S-Send msg would have access to the phone (Mil1tary Affiliate Rad10 System) T-Talk to SYSOP U-Current users lines even though others were not traffic to enter and leave SDCo. V-BBS Version V-List files dir in a position to help them. Our This net has been conducted nightly X-Set options Y-YAPP autopatch system has three entry with such illustrious managers such *-Comment 11ne ?x-Info abt cmd x pOints into the San Diego County as L1tt1e Joe La Po1nte-VB6HMY, For a short description of the phone system. If the phone lines go Marnie Parker-KB6PCF, Joe Martina­ commands. use the aH· command. For down between various sections of N6RVO. and Char1es-N6TEP making the more information about a part1cular SDCo, PARC has three entry points traffic flow almost 365 days/yr. command. type -?x· where ax- is the into the phone system which do not The RTTY repeater (146.700) was put letter of the command. For example depend upon phone lines from in to help w1th the large flow of a -?L will give you information on Palomar Mountain or are limited on messages. Packet was added (145.05) ala along with other forms of the their access to all of SDCo. to help but we are not sure how al- command like alMa for LIST MINE FIELD DAY: The motivation behind th1s 1s be1ng used or how effective (messages U put on PAlBBS). PARC making an all out effort w1n­ it 1s. Recently there has been a If the CD ROM ca11book server is n1ng SA in 1991. 1992, and 1993 was group of members who have been a on11ne. -PC CALLSI6N (example ·PC that in the process of making these pushing a BBS for the club and its VA8BXN-) will return name and efforts that the club was com1ng up members and we only hope that the address info for a given call. The with equipment and experience which accent will be on communications ·PC· command 1s great for getting it could use 1n emergencies: e1ght and emergency communications. 1nformation for the calls that you ·stand alone" crank up towers. three The day will come when PARC is hear. Just type -PC N6YZZ· to find tra11ers, beams, etc. going to be required to process V9FQN's daughter's age and address. REPEATERS: The club has ded­ large amounts of health and welfare To post a message to a fr1end of icated its repeaters to emergency messages, emergency messages. and yours: operations making them available to emergency communications. C PAlBBS (on 145.07) or C ESCN or the Amateur Radio Emergency Service Almost all decisions made by the C SNDG then C PAlBBS (ARES), Rad10 Amateur Commun1cation PARC board reflect this concern for wait 4 prompts.ie. S N6UWW. then a Emergency Service (RACES). Mercury EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. title When asked for, then send UR Amateur Radio Assoc1ation (MARA). message. Follow all directions. Red Flag. Red Cross. Animal Rescue, To post a bulletin: and var10us community events where SB ALLSD (category). wait 4 prompts emergencies could occur. PARADE (example of subject) The repeater site has been Pg. 10 BOARD MTS THUR, JAN. 12th, 1900 Hr, ••••••• s QTH SCOPE-JAN'9S

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