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THINGS TO LOOK FOR
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(AND LOOK OUT FOR)
SIMPLEX SEMI·DUPLEX INTERCONNECT
IN A PHONE PATCH
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• A patch should work with any
radio. AM, FM, ACSB, relay
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switched or synthesized.
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• Patch performance should not •• J
be dependent on the T/A speed . .
of your radio. ~
• Your patch should sound just
like your home phone.
• There should not be any sam With an amazingly low pn e P
pling noises to distract you and
powerful perso I pho. e
rob important syllables. The
best phone patches do not use simplex. repe er aided
the cheap sampling method. repeater). Tha .gh e
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(Did you know that the compett
PRIVATE PATC 111 doe e
tlon uses VOX rather than
leatures which were 10""
sampling in their $1000 com
mercial model?) models.
• A patch should disconnect
With a flick of the new connect switch you can patch your friends on the repeater into
automatically If the number
the phone system. One of them may need to report an emergency!
dialed Is busy.
No hassles with busy signals! If you call a number that is busy, just put your MIG down
• A patch should be flexible. You
and relax. PRIVATE PATCH III will disconnect automatically.
should be able to use it
simplex, repeater aided simplex,
The new CW 10 keeps you completely informed as to patch status, ID occurs when you
or semi-duplex.
access and again when you disconnect. 10 is also sent after toll call attempts, all
• A patch should allow you to
automatic disconnects, manual disconnect and when timeout is imminent. And of
manually connect any mobile or
course your CW 10 chip is free.
HT on your local repeater to the
PRIVATE PATCH III does not interfere with the normal use of your base radio. A new
phone system for a fully
audio pre-amp permits audio take off before the VOL control. As a result, the VOL and
automatic conversation. Some
one may need to report an squelch settings do not affect patch operation. Of course you can also connect
emergency! PRIVATE PATCH III to the MIC and EXT speaker jacks as before.
• A patch should not become er A new digit counti ng system makes the toll restrict positive even in areas where you do
ratic when the mobile is noisy.
not have to dial "I" first. A secret five digit code disables the toll restrict for one toll call.
• You should be able to use a Re-arm is automatic.
power amplifier on your base to
Additional new features: MOV lightning protection - Three digit access code (eg.*93)
extend range.
- Spare relay position on board - Plus former features: 316 minute timeout timer
• You should be able to connect
Digital fast VOX (pat. pend.) - 115 VAC supply - Modular Jack and cord plus
a patch to the MIC and EXT.
much more!
speaker jack of your radio tor a
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• You should be able to connect
a patch to three points inside
Options: Warranty? Yes, one full year!
your radio (Val high side, PIT,
FCC approved coupler
MIG) so that the patch does not
12 VDC or 230 VAC power
interfere with the use of the DEALERs
radio and the VOL and SQ. set
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ISSUE #302 NOVEMBER 19B5
On the Cover:
14 ~~JU!'lt Leave Me Here To Die!"
73 columnist Peter Putman
In June, 1985, two VHF contesters trudged 4200 teet to the
KT2B mans contest station
top 01 Slide Mountain. Fifty-pound packs. wet weather. a nd
K2XR/2 at the summit of Slide
pernicious porcupines were simply a part of the fun .
tv1ountain, New York.
Photography by Steve Katz .............................................. KT2B
\W2W1K.
22 Toss Out Your Tubes!
Replace them with high-performance FETs-OA4KO shows
you how.. , .... , ... , , . , , . , , , , , , , . , , . , , , , , OMKONV5
28 Improve Your Audio Report
Are you tired of lying to your fellow amateu r? Try the QRI
sig nal reporting system. Let him know what he really sounds
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like . ,., .". " ., ." ., . . , ." ." . "., . . , ." ." W20ZH
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What!
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QRX Conjure an Rf Genie
56 Bes-ter- "N" 8n,' 73's Weekend Special: A 3-22-MHz signal generator/i-f align
56 Conte..ts er you can build in under two hours. ... . . . . . . . .. K1BQT
60.70.84 lIam Help
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Operate OSCAR on 10 Meters?
61 Special Event8
It's a sna p - a ll you need is this versatile satellite c onverter!
62 Holiday Shopping Guide
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70 Fun!
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70 Satellite!! A Gentleman's Antenna
72 Abm·'e and Beyond The solution to an age-old p rob lem: How do you fit a 160m
74 RIn' IAJOp wire onto a 40m lot? , , , , , , . , . , , . , , , , . , , . , , , , . WMBLC
74 Leuees
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Probe tile Un k n o wn
76 1\"...",. Produc18
looking for an easy way to measure rf? Use the "e lectric
.8..0. Heview
pen," a no-load active probe with real flair! Bailey
QSL oC the ~Jonth
50
86 73 International It's a Dangerous Obsession
Growing up a nd learning about electronics is like d riving a
9·' Dealee Oirf"ctory
94 Propagalioll car before you can rea ch the brake pedal. KB4YJ tells how
95 U"l of Ad"C"rtifolerM he lived through it. , .. , , KB4YJ
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Convert and Converse
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Transform your Basic p rograms into Hamtext-readable
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73 for Radio Amateurs · November, 1985 3
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TAFF
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EXECUTlVE EDITOR
News from the Publisher
$1.1..., PTlltbr1ck
MANAGING EDITOR
St_ J_ett KA1MPM
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Pl:In)" Donham KW10
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Chrla Schmldl KA1MPL
Although you won', really realize It, from a printing standpoint this Is the first page since our STS-9
INTERNATIONAL EDITOR
issue (March, 1984) that has been late. Me.lco earthquake at 7.8. XEs going crazy, especially In Mellico
Rlch. rd Phenix
Cily, successfully getting on the air. Shades 01Managua. We will have a full report nellt month. By the
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
way, unless )'01,1'\18 been in a similar wrong place at the wrong time, you have no Idea whal terror teers
Nancy COot<
like as the earth rOlls beneath, underneath your leel.
DESIGNERS
The reason I held this page in abeyance was to be able to report, hopefully. thai the FCC had done DIanne Rilson
s..
H. ya
something about PRB-l. They did. The gisl of it Is that local ordinances regarding amateur re
dio-especially antennas-may now be preempted by the Commissioo through due process. Another ASSQCU.TES
Robert Baker W82GFE
way to put ills this: state and other jurlsdiClions "must reasonably accommodate amateur communica
.John Edwards KI2U
tions and represent the minimum practicable regulallon to accomplish the purpose of the local author
Bill aosne,. KE7C
ity." Why did we gel this done? Because thousands ot you wrotelellers.
Chocl Hani. VP2ML
Or. Marc Le• ...,.,. WA3A.tR
Noles; Bill Paaternak WA6ITF
P\<!ler Slark I<2OAW
1. When was Ihe last time you wrote 10 your Representative and $enalors about amateur radio? Sit
Pl:Iler Putman KT2B
down, do it, spend 66 cents in postage, absorb the cosl 01 pencils/pens, paper, and envelopes yoursell,
ec
but do III Barry K7UGA does the best he can to help us, but he can only In Congress what other
Senators and Representatives tell him their constituents want. You don't have to say, " I support aucn ADVERTISING
l-BOl)..1.t~
and-such bill." All you need to say is, " I support amateur radio and won't vote for you until you tell me
you do." SALES MANAGER
Jim Gray W1XU
2. My random calls went out to readers this month in Indiana and Oregon. While we're at It, I should
ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER
explain in more detail my reference last monlh 10 a cauee overseas who said, " No, wrong number!" I've
Nancy CI.mpa
gollen ieuers and calls about it. Simply put, tms ham who wants to share lives in a place where political
SAlES REPRESENTATIYE
and military turmoil has suddenly surfaced. The person ended up on the wrong side 01 the fence in the
Ross KIIlftYOIl KA1QAY
nation, and that·s why I knew, by his voice, that something was wrong. Moral; You can't even begin to _c._
know what some 01our overseas friends 00 through, nor the danger they sometimes find themselves in.
3. What was Wayne's 25th Anniversary present? Well. . .even though ON CommuniCationsl~terbor· MARKETING MANAGER
ough (73) and Wayne Green Enterprises (W2NSO) are totalty separate divisions 01ON Communicallons,
Incorporated . ..sometimes you get lucky. One night last late winter, I happened to be In one of our other
buildings on the other side of town when a ONCP employee who knew me asked what to do with a box
GRAPHIC SERYICES DIRECTOR
of !ilm foond in the ralters alter remodeling. This was technically CWCP's property but Obviously Wayne's
QlrtaUne Destrempes
personal etutt. so what do t do? I examined it. Here was Wayne's history, in the 50s and 60s, in home
GRAPHIC SERYICES MANAGER
16mm movies . ..reel alter reel.
Denni. Chflstensen
Eventually, I asked trusted people who have known Wayne for some time whether they thought giving
MANUFACTURING MANAGER
him a great gift was worth more than having him know his privacy had been breached. The answer was
Susan 0 '03'
yes. As a result, four of us put toqetner an hour-and-a-nau VHS videotape.
FILM PREP SUPERYISOR
4. Our Silver Eagle awards last month have brought me great grlel, not to menllon one possible lawsuit. Roberl M. Villeneuve
People say, "Where was l in the 98? Where was t in the 371" Give me a break, I say, because we can't TYPESmlNQ SUPERVISOR
can.1e
recognize everyooe. For your Informallon, though, .t26 was Jim Kyle K5JKX (19605) and .t27 was Susan Und. P,
Philbrick (t975-Present). I think I'll sneak them Eagtes anyway. They are as much 25.year all-stars as SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR
....""... Florene.
anyone else.
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Roger Murphy
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4 73 for Radio Amateurs. November, 1985
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EDITED BY PERRY DONHAM KW70
auee
50 Already? up; Ch. 5, 437.375 up. Uplink and downlink complaints filed against them for
channels may be selected independently. edly making illegal amateur-radio trans
= =
For example, pair 013 would be 145.450 missions. Glenn Barrick and Richard
down and 437.275 up. The default pair, cov Szabo. if convicted of violation of Federal
KING HUSSEIN JY1 turns 50 this month,
ering the bulk of communications during law, could face a maximum sentence of
and a two-week celebration has been
the flight, will be 313, or 145.575 down, one year in prison and a $10,000 fine for
planned by the Royal Jordanian Radio Am·
437.275 up. If the pileups get out of hand, deliberately interfering with amateur cern
ateur Society. All Jordanian hams will sign
expect the crew to change their receive fre rnumcatrons. Clinton Berger of Ridgetop,
with special prefix JYSO from November 7
q uency at random. Repea ter owners Tennessee, has been issued a fine of
to November 21 , 1985. Prince Aaad Bin
whose machines have an output in the $1,000. Berger, located by the FCC's HF di
zetd, Chairman of the Royal Society, said,
range 145.45- 145.50 MHz should consider rection-finding network, is accused of ille
"We decided on a two-week period be
suspending operation du ring the flight to ga l operat io n near 6930 k Hz. Th is
cause propagation has been so bad. With
avoid interference to DP0Sl. Two beacon frequency is a hangout for the so-called
a little luck, JY50 stations should be able
types will be used: The first is a standard "Oscar Group," a net of ne'er-do-wens th at
to work into most call areas in the world
beacon signing DP0Sl. The second bee the FCC is trying to shut down. comm!s
during the two-week window." The King,
con will transmit "CO DE DP0Sl RECORD sian enforcement officers are also looking
using the call JYSO, will join the 50 active
ON TAPE K," followed by a one-minute pe at "Oscar Group" activity in Indianapolis
Jordanian hams on 160 through 10 meters.
riod during which calls to the shuttle will and San Francisco.
all modes, and on OSCAR 10. A commem
be recorded. The Deutscher Amateur Ra
orative certificate will be given to Euro
dio Club (DARC) will evaluate the tape alter They CARE
pean amateurs working 10 JYSO stallons;
the mission and confirm calls heard with a
non-European hams must contact 5 to
special OSL There have been rumors to
qualify. Send a copy 01 your log (no OSls
the effect that the three hams will be tak
are required) and 10 IRCs or $5.00 to the
A NATIONAL VEC GROUP was formed as
ing HF equipment on board, specifically
Royal Jordanian Radio Amateur Society, a result of an informal meeting of sixteen
1Q- or 15-meter SSB gear, in order 10 study
JY50 celebration, PO Box 2353, Amman, VECs in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The C0
HF propagation conditions from space.
Jordan. ordinators were present for an all-day ses
Your best source of up-to-date information
sion with the FCC which essentially
will be the 73 RBBS at (603)-924-9809.
completed the transfer of amateur licens
Take 3
Ing into the hands of the volunteer force.
As is often the case, a Friday-night "wind·
Hello, Test
down" meeting produced the most con
HAMS IN SPACE-AGAIN! As first re
crete results- a formal organization of
ported in 73 last July, two German and
Volunteer Examiner Coordinators known
one Dutch amateur wi ll fly aboard the shut IT'S CONTEST SEASON again. Time to
as CARE (Coalition of Amateur Radio Bx
tle Columbia, marking the second ham-In gear up for Sweepstakes, the EME compe
amlners). CARE will address the special
space mission this year. Special call titions, and of course the annual 73 World
problem s o f VECs such as universal
DP0Sl will be used on board Spacetab dur SSB Championships in January. You 'll find
accreditation of Volunteer Examiners, de
ing the seven-cay flight by Dr. Ernst Mes· the results of the 1985 4Q-meter contest in
veloping a common exam pool, and closer
serschmid DG2KM, Dr. Reinhard Furrer this issue, along wi th dates and times for
cooperation in examination scheduling.
DD6CF, and Wubbo Ockles PE1lFO. The the 1986 tests and a sample log sheet.
Officers picked at the meeting were Joe ln
launch is set for October 30, 1985; ham op Also, note this important change: There is
gram K400V, President, Alex Magocsl
eration is expected to begin on the third a new central address to obtain rules and
WB2MGB, First Vice-President, Fred Maia
day and continue until twelve hours before entry forms from. Send an SASE to Con
W5YI, Vlce·Presldent, Jim Georgias
touchdown. One important difference that test Rules and Fo rm s, Billy Madd o x
W9JUG. Executive v tce-President, and
sets this wholly-European mission apart KA6JJKJ3, 1162 Bayview Vista Drive, An
Gordon Girton W6NlG, SecrelaryfTrea.
from American ham-in-space efforts is the napolis MD 21401.
surer. Membership in CARE is open to any
equipment to be used. Most significant is
FCC-accredited VEe, and to any individual
the fact that the antennas will be mounted
Volunteer Examiner. You can get complete
Fine With Me
on the outside of the spacecraft (rather
information about CARE by contacting Joe
than "making do" with a window-mounted
Schroeder W9JUV, Box 406, Glenview Il
strip). Since the Germans own the flight
60025.
(NASA is merely providing transportation), THE FCC IS busily handing out fines for
the problem of moclifying Spacetab to ac illegal operation. In Philadelphia, fines to
Trivia
commodate ham antennas was solved in talling $900 were levied on Joseph Rober
the planning stages. The transceiver being son for operating a CB radio in excess of
carried aboard also is quite different from the legal output limit of 4 Walts. Numer
its American counterpart. Built by the Rob· ous TVI com plain ts from neig hbors DID YOU KNOW that the very first man in
ert Bosch Company, th e rig operates in a caused FCC engineers to look Into the space was a ham? It was April of 1961;
mode similar to AM SAT·OSCAR 10 mode matter. Interestingly, Roberson has reo cosmonaut Yurl Gagarin UA1lQ made a
B, receiving on 437 MHz and transm itting fused to allow his CB station to be in complete orbit of the planet In a trip that
on 145 MHz. Six uplink and four downlink spected. Also in Philly, Harry Jackson was lasted a little under two hours. Did Yuri
channels are available to the astronauts. fined $750 for interfering with local terevt think about amateur rad io as he circled in
The channels are: Ch . 0, 437. 125 up, sian reception for a period of about 6 his tiny Vostok capsule? Perhaps so. It is
145.450 down; Ch. 1, 437.175 up, 145.475 months. The FCC says that Jackson's CB interesting to take note of other " firsts"
down; Ch. 2, 437.225 up, 145.550 down; Ch. radio was operating at 47 Walls output. In logged by the Soviets in space: the first or
3,437.275 up, 145.575 down; Ch. 4, 437.325 Michigan, t wo individuals had cri minal bitalilight exceeding 24 hours in duration,
73 lor Radio Amateurs • November, 1985 7
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first flight by a crew not wearing pressure Leakage from this company's lines was so months with the introduction of the Kan
suits, first woman in space (in 1963- lt severe that the only solution, short of drs tronlcs Packet Communicator and the AEA
would be another 20 years before the first continuing service, was to begin a mas PK-64 (both retail for around $200), and
US woman would fly), and the first space sive rebuil d of the entire distri but ion every day sees another group of first-time
walk. Oh, yes, and the first amateur-radio system! Part of the evidence submitted by packeteers on the local circuits. Auto.
satellite to be launched through the qar the CCRA was a map pinpointing leaks matte mail forwarding has become com
bage disposal of an orbiting space sta along the line, complete wit h measure m onp lac e - a message filed in New
tion! And speaking o f satelli tes, ments. A total of 113 rf leaks were ldenti England can arrive at Its destination in Cal
uec
congratulations to Tom Clark W31WI who in a small portion of the cable system, ifornia in under an hour. How long will it be
was honored by AMSAT at the 1985 Cen ranging from 24 to 4,575 microvolts per before the National Traffic System is reo
tral States VHF Conference in Tulsa. Tom meter (the allowable limit set by the FCC placed? Of course, packet radio is Just one
spent four tough years as president of AM Is 20 microvolts per meter). The cable op of the varied modes of communication we
SAT. Those four years saw the cata erator denied any leaks and stated, " ... we amateurs enjoy, and it will never oust CW
strophic loss of the first Pnase-a satellite have no signal leakage that would exceed or SSB, but it is the most exciting thing to
in the Indian Ocean, and the subsequent FCC regulations:' The CCRA is offering ln happen to ham radio since the audion!
success of its replacement, AMSAT-OS· terested hams copies of their complaint
CAR 10. In recognition of his extraordinary letters and information on how they made Beacon Begins
contribution to the amateur satellite pro leakage measurements- send $1 .00 to
gram, Tom was given the tiUe President cover postage to the Chautauqua County
Emeritus of AMSAT. Well-earned, we think. wide Repeater Association, PO Box 186,
A NEW TEN-METER BEACON is on the air
Westfield NY 14787-0186.
from Thomasville, Georgia. John Mahaga n
Mixed Groups
Good Buddies WB4JHS is conducting a propagation
study in which the height of the transmit
ting antenna is varied. The beacon runs 7
Watts on 28.253 MHz. Send reception re
" YES AND NO" is the word from the FCC
CB·TO·TEN conversions seem to be the
regarding Advanced-class amateurs ad ports to John Mahagan WB4JHS, 220 Cov
"in" thing these days! Lately our mail
ington Avenue Apt. 73, Thomasville GA
ministering ta-wcm code tests. Fred Mala
room has been flooded with letters re
31792.
W5YI had asked the Commission to review
questing information on how to convert
an earlier Order which dismissed a oetl
CBs to to-meter service, and the office
SARSAT Search
tion containing changes to the volunteer
telephone has become a "conversion not
examination program, including a provl
line." It seems that a number of surplus
stcn allowing Advanced ticket holders to
dealers are unloading Hy·Gain CB boards
give the ta-wcm test to General-class as
HAMS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY NY
at bargain prices and mentioning that 73
pirants. In dismissing the entire petition,
would be happy to provide all of the con were scrambled into action when Sal lao
Mala held, the FCC acted contrary to the
gon ia N2EQM, Director of Emergency Ser
version details. And the hams who already
law. Specifically, Fred claimed that Ad·
have old CBs are dusting them off. So vices for the Westchester Civil Air Patrol,
vanced hams are In fact legally able to
received word that an ELT (Emergency Lo
here's the deal: We've put together a list of
give the exam, and that allowing them to
cater Transmitter) had been activated in
all of the CB·to·10 articles that have ap
do so would greatly increase the availabil
his area. An ELT is a device that is turned
peared In 73 (there are about thirty). Send
ity of volunteer examinations. The Com
on automatically when an ai rcraft
us an SASE and we' ll send you the list.
mission's decision? "Upon further review,
crashes-the signal from it is picked up by
Pick the article you'd like to see and send
we agree. The statute states that the stan.
another SASE, and we'll send you a copy SARSAT (Search And Rescue SATellite)
dard to be applied is whether the examiner
uu
and relayed to Scott Air Force Base in
of the article. Now, we usually get a fistful
is of a higher class than the class for
note. ao
of dollars for reprints, but If you won't tell, Officials at Scott then notify the
which the examination is bei ng con
we won't tell! Send your SASE to 73 Mag· propriate CAP unit. Lagonia immediately
ducted." But, " It appears that the amateur
dispatched a CAP airplane equipped with
azine, Editorial Offices, 80 Pine Street, Pe·
community has risen to the challenge...
direction-finding (OF) gear which nar
terborough NH 03458, Attn: CB·to·10.
to administer examinations to over 4,000
rowed the search to the area around one
applicants each month. This is 50% above
Packet Panic! town. Then, two cars armed with OF re
the rate. . .under the previous system and
ceivers and hams were sent out-the first
we feel that these volunteers are only be
manned by Dwight Smith N2FMC, and the
ginning to achieve maximum efficiency.
second carrying Bob and Sarah Wilson,
Therefore, we will continue to accept the
PACKET RADIO is experiencing a tremen
N20VQ and N2EYX. The two mobiles kept
voluntary services of only Amateur Extra
dous growth surge here in the States and
in touch with each other and with CAP
operators for administration of Element
abroad. On the West Coast, Ron Raikes
headquarters on two meters. In just a few
1(B) for the General Class license at this
WA8DED has developed a program which
hours, the ELT was located inside a build
time." Yes, and no.
replaces the software in a TAPA-I TNC. The
ing. It had been aboard a helicopter which
new code is smaller and is designed to al
had made a rough landi ng-the pilot
low simultaneous connections to four sta
Leaky Lines? thought that removing the unit would
tions. It also provides routing information
deactivate it. It didn't.
on incoming packets, eliminating the need
to use the pesky TRACE mode when decld·
Gracias!
HAMS EXPERIENCING INTERFERENCE ing on a connect path. On the East Coast,
from leaky cable-television lines can learn high-speed UHF linking between Packet
a lesson from the Chautauqua County. Bulletin Board Stations (PBBSs) is moving
wide Repeater Association (NY). Com ahead at a rapid pace. Overseas hams are THIS MONTH'S COLUMN had help from
plaints to the New York State Commission embracing packet radio, and PB BSs The W5YI Report, The ARRL Letter, Gate
on Cable Television resulted in two cable designed by Hank Oredson W0RLI are way, Westllnk, and AMSAT. Do you have
operators voluntarily cleaning up their svs springing up on HF, providing locat z-meter news that should appear in "QRX"? Send
tems. A third company, however, was groups access to the international packet it (With photos!) to 73 Magazine, Editorial
ao
forced by the Commission to take appro comm unity. The price of packet has Offices, Pine Street, Peterborough NH
priate actions to resolve the problem. dropped dramatically in the past few 03458, Attn: ORX.
a 73 for Radio Amateurs • November, 1985