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From The ARRL Letter Vol 20, No 27 (7-6-01)

The ARRL Letter, Vol 20, No 27: Museum ship special event set for July 21-22: Amateur Radio stations aboard or associated with some 60 historic vessels will be on the air July 21-22 for the annual museum ship special event. The yearly outing is sponsored by the USS Salem Radio Club, K1USN, in Quincy, Massachusetts. Warships, submarines and various motorized vessels from WW II and earlier from the US and elsewhere will be on the air. All have a history and a story to tell. A certificate is available. Visit the USS Salem Web page for a list of participating ships, operating frequencies and certificate information.

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From The ARRL Letter Vol 20, No 27 (7-6-01)

Ten-Tec solicits comments on pending transceiver: Ten-Tec is looking for comments and suggestions from the amateur community on its proposed Model 516 "IF-DSP" low-power (variable from 1-5 W) HF transceiver--a general coverage, software-defined radio. The rig is expected to be on the street by next January at a price under $600. It will offer CW, SSB and FM and AM and 38 DSP filters from 200 Hz to 8 kHz. Because of its software-defined design, Ten-Tec will be able to incorporate changes much later in its production schedule than typically is possible with discrete-component design. Ten-Tec says almost all functions and features are stored in flash ROM. To add new features, users will download the latest software version from the Ten-Tec Web site. Ten-Tec invites suggestions for features to be incorporated in the new radio via e-mail, sales@tentec.com. Details on the transceiver are available on the Ten-Tec Web site, .

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Thanks again to Frank, K3DZ, here's neat site to visit: Marconi in Newfoundland

There's not a lot I can tell you about this site, except that it seems to be an excellent intro to some of radio's early days! Complete with diagrams of the old rigs...and I do mean old rigs, old!   Best suggestion I can make? Go there...   Read that!!

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Decided to check out New Products in QST. The new Kanga Xcvr Kit.

Well, once again, you gotta check those URLs, ARRL! Kanga's listed URL [www.bright.net/ ~kanga/] is in the right "neighborhood" but the wrong address! Or, at least, you've gotta knock at the door several times, HI! Go the the Kanga US home page Go to the Kanga Products (UK) home page Go the the Hands Electronics home page Go to the G-QRP Club Home pag Go to the Findlay Radio Club (W8FT) home page Beats me! Well, I've checked out all of the links listed above. Lots of neat stuff to check out.......but, no RTX-109 that I could find anyway! And I really wanted to check this one out, too....Grrrrrr! Sri, ARRL; guess it's not your fault!! Anybody:   If you find the URL for the RTX-109, let me know, ok?

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Here's another ARRL review:   New Books:   Radio Data Code Manual

Check Klingenfuss Publications. This link works gang, HI! But there's loads more to check out here as well. Sure, go and check out the Radio Data Code Manual, by all means. Just be sure to check out the other 14 items as well: 2001 Super Frequency List on CD-ROM 2001 Guide to Utility Radio Stations 2001 Shortwave Frequency Guide 2001/2002 Guide to Worldwide Weather Services Wavecom W40PC and W41PC Digital Data Decoder Cards Hot Frequencies and Digital Data Transmission Screenshots Radiotelex Messages 1974-1998 Double CD Recordings of Modulation Types Encyclopedia of Intelligence and Secret Services Worldwide Intelligence Services on CD-ROM Shortwave Communication Receivers 1942-1997 DX-Ultra Shortwave Dipole Antenna Quality information Transparent Attache Case

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