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Amateur
Radio JULY 1985
News
Issued by the Tasmanian Division of
the Wireless Institute of Australia
RAadiotorial (omment
Well, here we are again, back to our "standard edition" of
"QRM" after all the unusual experimenting of the 1985 TARC version
of your monthly "mag". Following the events of the June 8th/9th
weekend, a great deal of discussion has been taking place - in the
Southern Branch anyway - for two reasons: one, to compile an
"archive" of the 1985 TARC so that we can call to mind in future
years the happenings and personalities of that time; and second,
to examine the successes and the shortcomings that resulted from
our planning effort so that we can build on the first and avoid the
second.
One facet of TARC that was universally noted and approved, was
the fact that we had the opportunity to meet face-to-face, and talk
with, many of our fellow-amateurs who took the trouble to travel
from all over the State to join in the occasion. Those voices we
had heard for so long, suddenly became real people, and the hum
of conversation never ceased at the TARC venue or during the dinner
at the Masonic Club. There was real appreciation of the social
aspect of the weekend, and several conversations hinged on renewed
intentions to become "more a part of what is going on" and even to
become active members of the W.I.A. Very encouraging! But your
Editor walked into a "back-handed" compliment - "Well, it's great to
meet you, but you look older than I thought you'd be". Ah, well,
you can't be a winner all the time.
Certainly TARC has proved most effectively that amateur radio
in all its spheres, needs to be shared, and it is our great hope
that the Activity Centres now coming into being will form the basis
of much closer association, not only among individual members, but
among the Branches of the W.I.A. throughout the State.
VK7 JK.
WOULD ALL ASPIRING CONTRIBUTORS TO "QRM" PLEASE NOTE THAT THE
EDITOR'S CLOSING DATE FOR THE AUGUST ISSUE IS FRIDAY, 2nd. AUGUST.
73 INTERNATIONAL.
This article, which you may have seen mentioned in the latest
"A.R." DX Section, comes to us courtesy of Jim, VK3YJ, who is the
Australian correspondent of "73 International". Jim also tells me
that he has just about finished putting up his "spider quad" for 10,
15 and 20 metres, and, when he and Barry, VK/GE are both pointing
towards S. Africa, they have some good contacts on the ANZA net on
14.135 MHz. Thanks for the information, Jim.
73 FNTERNATIONAL
within their own division. Each division Committec responsible for the behavior of
Each month, 73 brings you then has a councillor on our federal body, fellow amateurs on the air. ThetEommit-
ham-radio news from around the which is responsible for the decisions tee, consisting of a group of amateurs and
world. In this collection of re- made on an Australla-wide or internation- a DOC representative, monitors all ama-
ports from our foreign correspon- al basis. The WIA has all the usual facili- teur bands. If any amateur transmissions
ties and services to members that most are found lacking in quality, the Commit-
dents, we present the latest other good national radio societies have, tee sends out notices to the offending sta-
news in DX, contests, and events, e.g., QSL bureaus, club rooms, etc., plus a tion, asking it elther to explain or clean up
as well as keep you abreast of monthly magazine sent free to all members. operating procedures or quality. If no no-
The magazine is called Amateur Radio tice Is taken of this friendly request, it
the technical achievements of
and is similar in format and quality to 73 then goes to our DOC, which then takes
hams in other countries. except that it has an average of only 60 officlal action if it is deemed appropriate.
If you would like to contribute pages, but as this magazine is sent free of But the greatest worth, | feel, Is the unit-
to your country’s column, write charge to all members monthly, even over- ed front presented on all amateurs’ be-
to your country’s correspondent seas members, this alone makes the $A35 half. Some of the latest cases where the
annual subscription to be a member WIA has been successful in this regard
or to 73 Magazine, Pine Street, of the WIA seem more than tair, consider- are—
Peterborough NH 03458, USA, ing that the commercially-printed maga- ® The granting of third-party traffic with
Attn: Perry Donham KW10. zines of this size available here are around consenting countries (e.g., America and
$A2 or more each, per month, plus post- Canada, with more in the pipeline)
age costs. The WIA also publishes a year- ® The introduction of a Novice-grade
ly Callbook that covers all VK plus P29 license
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call areas. This is a comprehensive call- ® The abolition of the 30% import duty
book that has 70 pages of callsigns with on amateur gear, reintroduced for a short
r4 I another 20 pages allocated to suppliers of
amateur equipment in our area. The final
time last year
® The granting of WARC bands as soon
76 pages are of good-quality information, as they become available, plus extra fre-
covering most things concerning amateur quencies on the recognized amateur
radio in Australia, from repeaters to an bands
AUSTRALIA electromagnetic Interference checklist, ® The abolition of the need to keep
J. E. Joyce VK3YJ DX hints, AMSAT operating, etc. logbooks
44 Wren Street Several of the WIA state divisions con- The list is endless.
Aliona 2018 duct slow Morsecode practice sessions
on the air, with the VK2 and VK5 sessions My Opinion
Victoria
Australla on 3.550 MHz (give or take QRM) at 0930 The WIA, to me, is like a trade-union
THE WIA UTC onwards, seven nights per week, be- movement, with its members paying for
Ing the most popular in the eastern states. services rendered (e.g., better wages, bet-
Our early Australian amateur-radio ex- There is usually a different instructor ter working conditions, legal representa-
perimenters, with great foresight, know- each night, and with some sending stories tion, and lialson with the government of
Ing that the best way to expand knowl- or Jokes as part of the practice session, the day).
edge in any particular field of endeavor this makes you concentrate so that you This poses a question. How many peo-
is by sharipg with others of similar voca-
don't miss the punch line; it makes inter- ple, outside a union movement, refuse
tion their thoughts and ideas, soon real- esting listening. Others send the usual that extra $10.00-per-week raise, or the ex-
Ized that some national forum was need- tra benefits that the union members get
mixed letter and figure groups at speeds
ed. With this in mind, they founded the between 3 and 16 wpm. for them via their donations to an organi-
Wireless Institute of Australia, the doyen The WIA (VK3 Division) started a nightly 2ation presenting one voice, for the better-
of National Radio Societies. ment of all? Conversely, how many non-
broadcast on 200 meters for the amateur-
Founded in 1910, the WIA Is easily the members of a national radio organization
radio fraternity in 1921. This led to what is
oldest national radio club in existence, now a weekly event nationwide. Sunday representing them refuse to use the add-
with the RSGB (1913) and ARRL (1914) fol- morning Is the time of most WIA broad- ed advantages gained by that organiza-
lowing closely behind. Not a bad effort for casts of local and federal news on most tion on behalf of its members? E.g., larger
an isolated country that had been colo- amateur bands. Each division has its own frequency allocations, no log books, the
nized by Europeans (mainly convicts and times and frequencies of operation, but a fight against tower height limitations, rep-
thelr guards, sent out from England) only typical time siot would be between 9:30 resentation to the DOC to eliminate spec-
130 years previously. and 11:00 local state time, with frequen- trum anarchy on the bands, etc., etc.?
cles around 3.600 MHz, 7.050 to 7.150 We all believe in freedom of choice in
Our 75th Year Celebrations
MHz, and 14.175 MHz (VK6 and VKS), our democratic system, but we should
This year the Wireless Institute of Aus- 21.175 and 21.195 MHz being of interest also believe in every person pulling his falr
tralia is celebrating its 75th year of service
for DX operators. There are also 2-meter share of the load. | feel sure that If these
to amateur radio, not only locally but nonmembers had to fight the battles that
FM transmissions via repeaters in most
worldwide, as the voice of Australian ama- organizations like the WIA do on their
states plus, lately, a trial transmission on
teurs. As stated in earlier columns, there 6 meters in VK3. behalf, on an individual basis, they would -
will be a great range of activities on all be the first to stand up and shout “Why
bands and modes of transmission this Perhaps the best way to gauge the
isn't something being done?” They are
year to mark this special event. worth of a national body representing its
very lucky that members of organizations
The WIA Is a combination of eight self- members s to ask what kind of relation- like the above are not so shortsighted.
ship it enjoys with its members and with Happy 75th birthday, WIA!
governing bodies which are companies
the authorities. In this regard, the WIA s
registered under separate State Corpo-
held in high esteem by our DOC, so much
rate Affairs Acts, and, as such, are respon-
so that we are left basically as a self-regu-
sible for the running of amateur radio
lating body with an Amateur Advisory
BEING A CORRESPONDENT. (9% VK3IYT)
Two years ago, I was asked by the W.I.A. to write a monthly article,
on their behalf, for the 73 International section of "73's" ’
magazine. These articles were to give a cross-sectional view of
amateur radio activities within Australia, to the many world-wide
readers of this particular American publication.
Little did I know what I was letting myself in for, as there is,
at present, an Australiana interest in the U.S.A., due a lot to
Paul Hogan and the America's Cup win, that has left me at the
receiving end of a lot of international phone calls and overseas
mail. Perhaps two examples of these might give you, the readers,
some idea of what John - VK7JK - and countless other unpaid
volunteers involved with the W.I.A., are doing to keep the W.I.A.
in the forefront of world-wide amateur radio.
PHONE CALL
One Sunday evening, sitting down to enjoy a roast dinner,
I heard the phone ring. "This is W5---. I am just reading
your article and thought I would give you a call". (Into
the oven goes my roast dinner!)
After preliminary discussion about the article, the gentleman
discloses that it is 2 a.m. at his QTH, and that he is
sitting on, and phoning from, his toilet! After a 35 minute
conversation with him, I was really broken up by his next
request - he asked me for one of my QSL cards for this
contact by phone. I ask you - how would you fill in a QSL
card for someone sitting on a thunderbox, 7,000 miles away,
and calling by telephone??
After I had stopped laughing, my mind boggled at this
request - Would it be: Readability 5 Strength 9 with
occasional QRM?
This gentleman has since rung me twice to confirm the contact!
LETTER REQUESTS.
The following is a typical request that I seem to get,
although this one was a bit longer than usual. Seeing that
I can get up to 10 of these letters per week, and only one
in ten will send return postage with their requests, I ask
you all to remember to add SASE or return post when asking
for info from overseas stations.
I sometimes feel sorry for John - VK7JK - who asks for
contributions to keep QRM going, but gets few replies. (He
can have my lot if he likes!)
(The whole letter above-mentioned, consisted of eight pages
partly handwritten, partly in French and partly a printed
self-advertising handout. A very truncated summary is given
below)
"Dear OM,
My call is WB2CFX but it should be W2! I am from
Brussels but American citizen and wish to come to Australia.
I need to know: 1. Can I have easily an Australian call?
2. How do I get it? 3. Can I have a printed text of the
Australian regulations (updated) 4. What current do you have?
5. Where should I land and live - it must be nice? I have been
through two wars - no more! 6. What would be the advantages &
disadvantages of living in BRISBANE? 7. Could you send
me a GOOD map of VICTORIA and stress specifically some spots
to your liking? 8. Could you introduce me to some Hams (sic)
in Brisbane and somewhere else too? BE FRANK, HONEST!
9. Where do I find light, sun, air, company? 10. What is
the address of - Chamber of Commerce, storage firms, etc.?
I have no commercial equipment - I build myself, no SSB, no
phone, only CW, RTTY and packet.
RUDY, W2.
(ED: you can perhaps understand how Jim felt!! In fact,
Jim says he asked for all that info and then insulted him
by calling him a boy because he didn't use RTTY.)
THIS MONTH'S TECHNICAL ARTICLE.
WATT is electricity?
Electricity is a colourless, odourless gas which burns with a
bright flame. Light grows from a bulb. An amp is a little animal
that crawls along a wire. An amp lives in an ohm. In summer, an
amp lives in a coulomb. Polarisation is the changing of an ohm
into a coulomb.
Ammeter is an animal that eats amps. A battery fires amps around
a circuit. An amp rides round the circuit on a megacycle.
Megacycles are parked on a grid. Hemmings right-hand rule states
that: All amps must ride their megacycles on the right-hand side
of the wire.
A charge occurs when all the amps run down the wire at the same
time. All amps meet at an accumulator. An oersted is an ohmstead
for 'orses. A joule is a fight between two amps. You receive a
shock when an amp isn't wearing any shoes.
Editor s Note: When Watt read this, he invented the steam engine
as a decent alternative, and was then prematurely retired to
the old volts ohm.
(Lifted from the "N.Z.Navy News", Sept. 1982)
FOR SALE.
1. AZDEN PCS300. 2m. handheld. AS NEW. 3.5 watt output. Complete
with charger, handheld ext. speaker/mic and leather case.
$255.00 the lot, or near offer.
2. Kenwood HMC1 headset with vox and mic. Suit Kenwood TR2600 and
TM21 and TM41 hand helds. New. :
CONTACT Alan, VK7AN, QTHR or phone 003.317914.
FOR SALE.
One ROOFRACK, suit Landcruiser or any other 4WD.
CONTACT Arthur VK7KBA.
QSL INFORMATION SHEETS.
Thanks to Allen, VK7AN for the sheets giving the latest QSL
information, direct, as he says, from Japan. Since there is a
total of four sheets, we shall publish the first two (from A to VY)
this month, and the second two (from VK to 9Y) in the August issve.
T HROQSLEa—O—
BOTSWANA | Botswana Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 1873, Gaborone
Pakistan Amateur Radio Society, P.0.Box65, Lahore
BY1 : Chinese Radio Sports Association, P.0.Box6106, Beijing
BY4 : CRSA Shanghai Branch, P.0.Box205, Shanghai
BY CHINA
BY5 | CRSA Fuzhou Branch, P.0.Box730, Fuzhou
BY8 : CRSA Sichuan Branch, P.0O.Box607, Chengdu
ANDORRA Unio Radioaficionats Andorrans, P.0.Box150, La Vella
W
GAMBIA Radio Society of The Gambia, P.0.Box2470, Serrekunda
DO
BAHAMAS Bahamas Amateur Radio Society, P.0O.Box SS-6004, Nassau
CHILE Radio Club de Chile, P.0.Box13630, Santiago
CM, CO | CUBA Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba, P.0O.Box1, Habana
Association Royale des Radio-Amateursdu Maroc, P.0. Box299, Rabat
Radio Club Boliviano, P.0.Box2111, La Paz
Rede dos Emissores Portugueses, Rua D, Pedro VN 7,4, 1200Lisbon
Liga dos Amadores de Radio de Angola, P.0O.Box484, Luanda
GERMANY Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club, P.0.Box1155, D-3507 Baunatal
PHILIPPINES| Philippine Amateur Radio Association, P.0.Box4083, Manila
EA SPAIN Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles, P.0O.Box220, Madrid
EIl IRELAND Irish Radio Transmitters Society, P.0O.Box462, Dublin 9
Liberia Radio Amateur Association, P.0O.Box1477, Monrovia
Club Oceanien de Radio et d’Astronomie, P.0.Box5006, Pirae, Tahiti
G c¢/oE.G. Allen, G3DRN, 30 Bodnant Gardens, London SW20 OUD
GD :c¢/o G.W. Ripley, GD3AHV, “Corea Bungalow,”Ranague Rd.,
Ballasalla, Isle of man
GI:c/oR.R. Parsons, GI3HXV, 45 Erinvale Ave., Finaghy, Belfast
UNITED BT10 OFP, Northern Ireland
KINGDOM GJ
: c/o H.J. Chater, GJ2LU, 106 Rouge Bouillon, St.Helier, Jersey
: ¢/o L.Hamilton, GM3ITN, Halls Land, Hardgate, Clydebank, Scotland
GM
GU:c/o W.E. Butt, GU2FZC, Meo Voto, Green Lanes, St.Peter
Port, Guerusey
GW: c/oJ.L. Reid, GW3ANU, 28 Waterson Rd., Gabalfa, Cardiff, Wales |
SOLOMON IS, | Solomon Islands Radio Society, P.O.Box418, Honiara
HUNGARY Magyar Radioamator Szovetseg, P.0.Box214, H-1368 Budapest
Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen-Amateure
SWITZERLARGD P.0.Box9, CH-4900 Langenthal 1
ECUADOR | Guayaquil Radio Club, P.0.Box5757, Guayaquil
HAITI Radio Club d'Haiti, P.0.Box501, Port-au-Prince
DOMINICAN REP, | Radio Club Dominicano, P.0.Box1157, Santo Domingo
COLOMBIA Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, P.0.Box584, Bogota
KOREA Korean Amateur Radio League, C.P.0O.Box 162, Seoul 100
Liga Panamena de Radioaficionados, P.0.Box175, Panama 9A
HR Radio Club de Honduras, P.0.Box273, San Pedro Sula
Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, G.P.0.Box2008, Bangkok 10501
_ Associazione Radioamatori Italiani, Via Scarlatti 31, 20124 Milano
(Continued)
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J2 DJIBOUTI Association des Radioamateurs de Djibouti, P.0O.Box1076, Djibouti
J3 GRENADA Grenada Amteur Radio Club, P.0O.Box290, St.George's
J7 DOMINICA Dominica Amateur Radio Club, 5 Solomon Lane, Goodwill
JA-JS ___JAPAN | Japan Amateur Radio League, 1-14-2 Sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo 170|
JY JORDAN Royal Jordanian Radio Amateur Society, P.0O.Box2353, Amman
(LA _FNORWAY Norsk Radio Relae Liga, P.0O.Box2l, Refstad, Oslo 5
LU ARGENTINA | Radio Club Argentino, P.0O.Box97, 1000 Buenos Aires ]
LX LUXEMBOURG Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d’Ondes Courtes [
P.0.Box26, L-3601 Kayl ]
LZ BULGARIA Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs, P.0O.Box830, Sofia |
OA PERU | Radio Cub Peruano, P.0.Box538, Lima 4
filz _b_LEBANON Association des Radio-amateurs Libanais, P.0O.Box8883, Beirut ]
OE AUSTRIA Osterreichischer Versuchssenderverband, P.O.Box999, A-1014, Viennii
OH FINLAND Suomen Radioamatooriliitto, P.0O.Box1, SF-00751 Helsinki 75 _4
OK CZECHO-SLOVAKIA| Central Radio Club of Czechoslovakia, P.0O.Box69, 113 27 Praha 1 |
ON | BELGIUM Union Beige des Amateurs-Emetteurs, P.O.Box400, FB-84OO COstend 14’
oYy FAROE IS, Faroes Radio Amateurs, P.0.Box343, DK-3800 Torshavn(Via Denmark)
0z, OX DENMARK c¢/o B.W. Nielsen, OZ7BW, Solbjerghedevej 76, DK-8355 Ny-Solbjerg {
P PAPUA NEW Papua New Guinea Amateur Radio Society, P.0.Box141, Port
L GUINEA Moresby ,__!
PA-PI NETHERLANDS Dutch QSL Bureau, P.0O.Box330, 6800 AH Arnhem i
PJ. P4 NETHERL Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederlandse |
ANTILLES Antillen P.O.Box3383, Curacao B
PP-PY BRAZIL Liga de Amadores Brasxlexros. clie Radio Emissao
P.0.Box07-0004, 70.000 Brasilia, D.F. B
’i SURINAME lg_reniging van Radio Amateurs in Suriname, P.O. Box566, Paramaribo
S2 BANGLADESH | Bangladesh Amateur Radio League, G.P.0.Box3512, Dhaka q
rfl[_ _*SWEDEN | Foreningen Sveriges Sandareamatorer, Ostmarksgatan 43, S-123 42 Farsta
LSP _‘_I:OLAND |Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow, P.0O.Box320, 00-950 Warszawa 1 g
L_SV TflEE‘CE — Radio Amateur Association of (}reece,~P.O.Box564. Athens :
7 i SAN MARINO | Associazione I}adxoamatorl .dclla Repubblica di San Marino Via delle
Carrare 67, 47031 San Marino i
TA TURKEY Turkiye Radyo Amatorleri Cemiyeti, P.O.Box109, Istanbul B
TF ICELAND Islenzkir Radioamatorar, P.0O.Box1058, 121 Reykjavik i
TG GUATEMALA Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala, P.O.Box115, Guatemala City |
__'IJ B _COSTA RICA Radio Club de Costa Rica, P.0.Box2412, San Jose _~1
TU i I\'OE‘;'COAST L_é_ssociation des Radio-Amateurs ivoiriens, P.0O.DBox1752, Abidjan Olfij
U, R . U.S.S.R. |
Radio Sport Federation of the U.S.5.R., P.0.Box83, Moscow
\% g:}:é%%}; AND Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box114, St.John's |
V3 BELIZE | Belize Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box296, Belize City i
{ VE,VO,VY ! Canadian Radio Relay League Central QSL Bureau
P.O.Box5l, St.John, NBE2L 3X1
VEl i c/o L.J. Fader, VEIFQ, P.O.Box663, Halifax, NS B3] 2T3 i
VE2 : c/o A.G. Daemen, VE2I], 2960 Douglas Ave., Montreal, PQ H3R 2E3 j
o VE3 : Ontario Trilliums Amateur Radio Club
VE.VO.VY |CANADA P.O.Box157. Downsview, ON M3M 3A3
VE4 . c/o L.R. Lazar, VE4SL, 30 Bathgate Bay, Winnipeg, MB R3T OL2 |
VE5 © ¢/o B.J. Madsen, VE5ADA, 739 Washington Dr., Weyburn, SK S4H 254
VE6: c/o N.F. Waltho, VE6VW, General Delivery
9714-94th St., Morinville, AB TOG 1PO
The copies of this newsletter will be distributed to WIA
members at Branch meetings and to other interested subscribers
by post ot purely nominal cost. Anyone who would wish to take up
this offer, please contact the Editor on 002.293402.
HAMPROGS. DOC.
AMATEUR RADIO PROGRAMMES DOCUMENTATION.
From: James K. Mills WB9KFP, Special Interest Group Co-ordinator,
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Chicago Area Computer Hobbyist Exchange,
P.0. Box 94864, Schaumberg, IL 60194.
BMAINT .BAS and BREPORT.BAS are modifications of Ward Christensen'
maillist programmes for use by Amateur Radio Clubs. The KEY is now by
callsign instead of by name - this is much more convenient for
Amateur Radio Clubs where one usually knows the individual's call-
sign better than his name. The Keying algorithm is changed not only
for the callsign, but also to allow any number of records up to the
maximum of 1920 (15 extents) per disc.
LABELS.BAS is a small BASIC-E programme to print return address
labels (or whatever you want to use them for). Asks for name,
organisation, street, city-state and postal code. Prints out 2 to
100 labels (you can change the limits).
TEACH.ASM is the predecessor to my own PRACTICE.ASM documented
below. TEACH is for those first learning the Morse Code. It sends a
character, then waits for a response, and then another, and so on.
It will give you a bar graph of your speed and correctness of
responses. Soxce code is 10K. Needs hardwore to be able to generate
tone. PRACTICE.ASM and RANDTEXT.BAS are for use in order to
practice Morse Code. Some type of hardware is necessary to generate a
tone which can be controlled by the computer. CODE.BAS is Ward
Christensen's MBASIC Morse receive programme - hardware required to
interface your radio to the computer. MORSE.ASM is a Morse send-
receive programme. Again, hardware is required to couple radio to
computer. Source code is 8K.
RTTY.ASM is a Ham RTTY (5-level Baudot Code) send/receive
programme with some nice features. It was developed from the TTY* ASM
files which are also included on this disc for reference.
CP/M USERS GROUP VOLUME 41
1. HAM RADIO PROGRAMMES.
NUMBER SIZE NAME COMMENTS
-CATALOGUE .041 CONTENTS OF CP/M VOL. 41
ABSTRACT.041 Abstracts on some files.
41.1 12K BMAINT.BAS 1. Ham maillist maint. BASIC/E
41.2 12K BREPORT.BAS 1. Ham maillist report.
41.6 2K CODE .BAS 1. Simple Morse Code receiver,
41.7 3K HAMPROGS .DOC 1. Doc on BREPORT, BMAINT, RTTY
41.8 2K LABELS.BAS 1. Print return labels.
41.9 6K MOONLOC.DOC 1. Doc on 41.10 to 41.13 which
41.10 3K MOONLOC1.BAS are various versions of progs
41.11 3K MOONLOCZ2 .BAS to locate moon's position to
41,12 7K MOONLOC3.BAS do moon bounces.
41.13 5K MOONLOC5 .BAS
41.14 8K MORSE .ASM 1. Morse send/receive programme.
41.15 7K PONG .ASM 3. PONG for the VDM (re-release
of CP/M U.G. 6.9)
41.16. 8K PRACTICE .ASM 1. Morse Code teacher.
41.17 2K RANDTEXT .BAS 1. Generate text for 41.16.
41.18 2K RESIZE.DOC 1. part of ham maillist system.
(Continued)
41.19. 5K RESIZE2.BAS. Part of ham maillist system.
e e
e
5K RESIZE3.BAS Part of ham maillist system.
B -
41.20
41.21 26K RTTY.ASM RTTY send/receive programme.
41.22 12K SSPLIB.FOR Curve fitter/simultaneous
e
linear equation solver.
41.23 10K TEACH.ASM 1. Morse Code teaching programme.
41.24 9K TTY.ASM 1. Baudot-coded-ASCII to ASCII
41 25 5K TTYR.ASM 1. Variation of 41.24.
41.26 5K TTYR1.ASM 1. Variation of 41.24.
41.27 5K TTYX.ASM 1. Xmit ASCII via conversion
to Baudot-coded-ASCII.
FOR SALE.
BF981 dualgate FET's, 2m. pre-amp devices, as in "A.R! Vol. 52
No. 6, June 1984. Cost of 70 cents each.
CONTACT Mike, VK7ZML via Repmter 2 or 002.681598.
Address: 31, Dollery Court, Brighton, 7030.
AUSTRALIAN LADIES' AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION.
On behalf of ALARA, Laura VK/NYL and myself were very happy to be
part of TARC 1985. We appreciated the interest shown in our display
and especially the scrapbook, compiled by our historian, Mavis VK3KS
who has collected details of our early days. We enjoyed meeting
other amateurs and their families from all round the Stote. It was
good to catch up with another ALARA member, Jan VK7JM from Ulverstone,
and of course, the camera was put into action to capture another
photo for our album - also cared for by Mavis. We also enjoyed our
turns in operating the TARC station.
Each Monday night, ALARA holds an official net at 8.30 p.m. E.S.T.
(or 9 p.m. Daylight Saving Time) on about 3.582 MHz and this links
YL's from all over Australia. VYL's are invited to join in and enjoy
meeting other YL's who come from many walks of life and who have very
diverse interests. Many rewarding friendships have been made on
this net. If anyone would like more information on ALARA, please
drop me a line QTHR, or a call (from the OM) on 2m. will catch me.
A reminder to the OM's that they are also welcome to join our nets
after the girls have had a couple of rounds.
73, 88 and 33,
Helene VK7HD.
SO _YOU WANT TO CONTACT THE EDITOR?
His name is John Rogers. His callsign is VK7JK. His telephone
number is 002,293402. His address is:
1, Darville Court,
Blackman's Bay,
Hobart, 7152,
And when you lose your copy of QRM, remember he's QTHR. When
he is at home, the 2m rig is normally running and listening to
Repeater 2.
ICO I\ ’I E‘.EEZEUR EE@DUCTS 1st October 1984
MODEL DESCRIPTION ____R.R.P.
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ACCESSORIES (Cont'd.)
FL 63 CW/N Filter for IC R70/1C R71A 65.50
FL 70 455 KHz 2.8KHz SSB Wide Filter for 52.50
745/751/R71A
GC 4 World Clock 120.00
HM 3 Microphone 3 or 4 Pin (Specify Radio) 22.00
HM S Microphone 4 Pin Noise Cancelling 34.00
HM 7 Microphone 8 Pin Amplified 22.00
HM 8 Microphone 8 Pin with DTMF Pad 56.00
HM g Speaker Microphone for IC 2A/ IC 4E 25.00
HM 10 Scanning Microphone for 25A/45A/260A 41.00
290A/25A/730
Hm 11E Scanning Microphone for 4S0A 45.00
HM 12 Scanning Microphone for 25A/45A/271A/ 29.00
471A/751A
HM 14 Scanning Microphone 8 Pin with DTMF Pad 56.00
27R/4TA
HM 22 Scanning Microphone 8 Pin for 27A/47A 28.00
HM 25 Scanning Speaker mic. 8 Pin for 27A/47A 33.00
HP 1 Headphone 38.00
HS 10 Headset 37.50
HS 10/s8 PTT Switch Unit for HS 10 37.50
HS 10/SA VOX Switch Unit for HS 10 37.50
HS 15 Boom Microphone for HS15/SB 37.50
HS 15/5B PTT Switch Unit for HS 15 37.50
LC 1/2/3/ Carry Case for IC 2A/ IC4E (BPS/BP4/BP3) 10.00
LC 10 Carry Case for IC 505 42.00
LC M Carry Case for 02A/04A (BP3) 15.00
LC 12 Carry Case for 02A/04A (BPS) 15.00
LC 14 Carry Case for 02A?04A (BP7/8P8) 15.00
LCm 12/5 Carry Case for 2A/4t (Leather Case) 72.00
SS 1 Shoulder Strap for 2A/4E/02A/04A 15.00
Manual Any owners manual except (701/720A/730/ 10.00
740/745R/751R
OBTAINABLE FROM:
PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. Hobby Electronics,
477 Nelson Road, Mount Nelson,
Hobart, Tasmania.
Ph: (002) 23 6751.
- 4"=DIGIT HANDHELD DMMs
8062A
® Stable 4!4-digit (20,000 count) resolution
® 0.05% basic dc accuracy
® True-rms ac voltages to 30 kHz
® Fast audible and/ or visual continuity tests
® Relative reference (offset)
® [ ow-power ohms on all resistance ranges
® Constant-current diode test mode
® Measures resistances to 300 M)
® Self diagnostics
® |-year warranty and calibration cycle .
Because the 8062A has several unique
modes, several special annunciator symbols
may appear in the LCD readout. For
example REL will appear when the relative
reference button has been pushed — a
T i
helpful reminder to any operator. The
= TR
300 MQ top resistance range in the 8062A is
fifteen times higher than the usual 20 M().
8062A To keep the front panel simple, there is only
one manually-selectable position above
The 8060A and 8062A reciprocal of period measurements to 200 k). When that position is used, the
indicate frequency, and display only the appropriate 2 M(}, 20 M(), or 300 M) range
4'>-digit true-rms DMMs difference between a stored reference value is automatically selected.
These two 4l5-digit handheld DMM’s offer and a measured value. Three self-test
There are five ac and dc voltage ranges on the
far more measurement capabilities than diagnostic routines are built in. One test
8062A from 200 mV to 1000V fordc, to 750V
found in most bench/portable DMM’s. occurs each time the power switch is turned
for ac. Resolution is 10 uV on the 200 mV
They are Fluke's first microcomputer-based on.
range. True-rms ac accuracy is specified to
handheld DMM’s and consequently offer
The 8060A and 8062A are exceptionally 30 kHz. Basic ac accuracy is 0.5%.
unique and valuable features never before
well-suited to the needs of engineers,
found in a small low-cost DMM. The 8060A There are four ac and dc current ranges on
technicians, and hobbyists skilled in audio,
even measures frequency — from 12 Hz to the 8062A from 20 mA to 2A. Resolution is
video, telecommunication, or computer
more than 200 kHz —autoranging over four 10 nA on the 20 mA range.
technology. They are designed using the
decades from 200 Hz to 200 kHz.
same rugged case and safety engineered
The microcomputer lets you automatically jacks, test leads, and double-fused current 8060A
do such things as subtract lead resistance inputs found on other Fluke handheld ® All the features of the 8062A, plus
when measuring ohms, convert voltage to dB DMM’s. And the same extensive overload ® Frequency... 12 Hz to 200 kHz
or dBm, average each set of updated protection is built in for the other functions ® True-rms ac voltages to 100 kHz
measurements to reduce noise, take the and ranges. ® (.049% basic dc accuracy
® (.2% basic ac accuracy
® dBm or relative dB measurements
® Conductance measurements
It is easy to accurately measure the dB gain
or loss of amplifiers, filters, attenuators, etc.
with a DMM that has dB readopt. To
With the 8060A,
combine that feature in a handheld DMM
frequency, decibels,
that also measures frequency provides a
continuity, or relative
nearly ideal test instrument for many
reference mode is
applications. LCD annunciators appear in
selected with one of
the display when the dB or Hz pushbuttons
four pushbuttions. The
are used to select one of those modes.
choice is indicated in
the display.
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