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Subject: Re: RDF Question
From: Bruce Gordon <bgordon@rain.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:07:13 -0800
X-Message-Number: 13
Hi all,
HT or other loaded ships should work PROVIDED that they are all the same.
Any difference in tuning will appear as a phase shift that depends on which
antenna is receiving at the moment rather that the direction of the
received signal. In other words, a direction error. Small mismatches will
give small errors and bigger ones big errors. There will also be a small
loss of sensitivity due to antenna losses. The "rubber dummy load" effect
often talked about on an HT.
Bruce Gordon
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Subject: FYI Delorm Street Atlas
From: "Joe Della Barba" <joe@dellabarba.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:37:04 -0500
X-Message-Number: 14
I just loaded Street Atlas so it didn't need the CD in the drive to run. If
you make a drive either by partitioning or sharing a folder and mapping a
drive, you can then copy the install CD to that location and run it from
there. Then you can copy the data CD to that share and the program will work
just fine.
73
Joe N3HGB
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Subject: RE: RDF Question
From: "JB Crafts" <jbcraft@adelphia.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:23:08 -0500
X-Message-Number: 15
From my experience, you need stiff whips, MANY years ago, I built a
"doppler scan" by W6AOP, and I tried very flexible whips and I had a hard
time getting a stable track because of the antenna movement.
I ended up using 19 inch pieces of 3/8in copper pipe. It LOOKED funny, but
it worked. The antenna required eight pieces instead of four too.
Bob K8YS
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Subject: Re: PRSG WAS: Rino and Tiny Trak
From: Jeff King <jeff@aerodata.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:01:57 -0500
X-Message-Number: 16
I'd not believe everything you read. Best as I can determine, PRSG
represents the views of one man. And he handles himself quite well before
the FCC. But don't believe me, get on the MURS-OPEN list and ask yourself.
--
Jeff King, jeff@aerodata.net on 02/22/2003
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Subject: Re: Rino and Tiny Trak
From: Jeff King <jeff@aerodata.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:04:54 -0500
X-Message-Number: 17
I totally agree with you, and kick myself in the head for not waking up
earlier. He has a petition for reconsideration before the FCC now, that
hopes to ban any interconnection between the internet and MURS.
--
Jeff King, jeff@aerodata.net on 02/22/2003
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Subject: OT: Are weather alerts gone?
From: Glen Tubbesing <n7got@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:30:19 -0800
X-Message-Number: 18
I subscribe to the FreeEAlerts.com weather alerts, but I haven't
received any messages for the past week. I just tried to access their
website and got a "Site Not Found" message. Have they closed up shop?
Or is this just a temporary glitch? Does anyone know of any alternate
sites that can email weather reports and alerts?
Thanks and 73,
Glen Tubbesing N7GOT
Las Vegas, NV
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Subject: OT: Are weather alerts gone?
From: "Ronald Reams" <wa4mjf@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:38:04 -0500
X-Message-Number: 19
I use :
www.EmergencyEmail.org
They do a great job.
73 de Ronnie
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Subject: Re: FYI Delorm Street Atlas
From: WA8LMF2@aol.com
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:44:03 EST
X-Message-Number: 20
In a message dated 2/22/03 8:40:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,
joe@dellabarba.com writes:
>If you make a drive either by partitioning or sharing a folder and mapping a
>drive, you can then copy the install CD to that location and run it from
>there. Then you can copy the data CD to that share and the program will work
>just fine.
It's completely unneccessary bother!
The Extractor utility provided with SA will allow you to copy part or all of
the data CD to a subdirectory located under the one the program is installed
in. Extractor presents an Explorer-like tree with the root being the US with
a "directory" for each state and "subdirectories" for each county, allowing
you to extract only part of the data if you have limited hard disk space
(such as on a laptop). Extractor is installed ONLY if you choose a "Custom"
install at the time of initial setup instead of the "Default" install.
This refers only to the "Classic" Street Atlas.
If for some reason you are using the hopelessly buggy, sluggish,
resource-hogging SA "Road Warrior", "SA Deluxe", or "SA 2003" (which are
completely useless for any APRS applications), it's an all-or-nothing
proposition. The "Data Manager" application provided with these programs only
allows you to move the entire data CD to the hard disk -- no selective
copying.
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf @ aol.com
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.com
Ham Radio/Mobile SSTV page: http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/ham
APRS Stuff
http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/aprs
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Subject: RE: FYI Delorm Street Atlas
From: "Ray McKnight" <shortsheep@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:10:40 -0800
X-Message-Number: 21
For those who don't have their PC networked, you can easily do this
without fooling with new partitions or shares.
1) Create a new directory called STREETS8 (it's best to use the same
name as your how your original StreetAtlas CD is labeled, I have version
8)
2) Copy the entire contents of your Street Atlas CD to that directory
(best to do it one directory at a time so you make sure to get it right,
it needs to duplicate the CD directory structure exactly)
3) Create a line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (this might be AUTOEXEC.NT if
you're using Win2K, not sure what it is in XP)
SUBST F: C:\STREETS8
The above is assuming that you want to associate the drive letter F:
with the directory C:\STREETS8. USE WHATEVER YOU HAVE SET UP ON YOUR
COMPUTER. You can define any drive letter, I just chose F: for example.
It's best to give yourself a little wiggle room and use a "high enough"
drive letter to accommodate future expansion (like if you plug in a ZIP
or JAZ drive the drives they get assigned can't conflict with these
substitutions you are creating. Some people start at Z: and work
backwards to be safe.
You can put your CD data on any valid drive on your system. I have a
partition E: that is used only for storing CD data like StreetAtlas that
I subst in this manner so I can use multiple programs without needing to
insert the CD's. Of course, in the above SUBST command line, you need
to use the exact drive/directory that matches what you create on your
system. Obviously, you need enough hard drive space for this to work!
4) Staring with Win2K, the old AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are no longer
automatically created or even needed. You may not have one on your
system, so you'll have to create it from scratch. USE NOTEPAD, not Word
or Wordpad, etc. It needs to be a plain ASCII file. Traditionally it
will be placed in C: root (top level). Win2K, ME and XP won't see it at
boot up. You need to make an AUTOEXEC.NT version for Win2K and link it
to your startup folder so these subst drives will be created
automatically at boot time. Worst case, you can just "run" autoexec.bat
when you need to have these substitutions active.
Use the Windows online HELP function and search for "drive subst", or go
to the command line and type HELP SUBST to learn more.
Most of the time, after you get it working, you can CAREFULLY delete
unneeded files, like installation files, demos, or extra data that
you're not using with APRS (like StreetAtlas has a LARGE database of
"Points-of-Interest" that you may not want. You can save maybe 275MB of
space by not storing that in your SUBST directory.
DOS RULES!
73's
Ray - WB3ABN
Kingston, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: bounce-aprssig-29143@lists.tapr.org
[mailto:bounce-aprssig-29143@lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Joe Della
Barba
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 08:37
To: TAPR APRS Special Interest Group
Subject: [aprssig] FYI Delorm Street Atlas
I just loaded Street Atlas so it didn't need the CD in the drive to run.
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Subject: Re: OT: Are weather alerts gone?
From: blitz <blitz@macronet.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 15:25:48 -0500
X-Message-Number: 22
I use them too, and mine have been working all day just fine....(and to an
excess)..
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Subject: RE: FYI Delorm Street Atlas
From: "The Hildebrands" <b.hildebrand@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:13:44 -0800
X-Message-Number: 23
Just use the utility Extractor that comes with Street Atlas. QED Brent
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