Amateur Radio: Elmers List Info and Administrivia
Paul W Schleck KD3FU
Archive-name: radio/ham-radio/elmers/admin
Revision: 1.14 06/14/95 23:45:31
Changes: Added new FTP and WWW sites
Posting-Frequency: posted on the 1st and 15th of each month
This administrivia file and the companion Amateur Radio Elmers Resource
Directory are intended for non-commercial distribution via Usenet. Any
other uses, please E-mail for permission.
In order to standardize the Internet resource notation used in this
Directory, I've decided to adopt Uniform Resource Locator (URL) format
throughout. In addition to being a straightforward, human-readable,
format for specifying File Transfer Protocol (FTP) archives, Gopher and
World-Wide Web (WWW) servers, and Usenet newsgroups, it is also amenable
to formatting as hypertext links in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
For example, users viewing this document at designated World-Wide Web
Servers (see "How may I obtain the latest copy of the Elmers List?"
below) will see all URL's converted to hypertext links on their WWW
client. Rather than fumbling with the various conventions of FTP,
Gopher, WWW, and Usenet News software, the document or directory
referenced by a hypertext link is but one mouse- click (or key-click)
away.
Scott Ehrlich has graciously agreed to be a WWW Elmer and provide
further information about how to obtain and use WWW client software
such as Lynx and Mosaic (see his entry). While I'm happy to
incorporate the latest and most popular information-formatting
standards into the documents that I maintain, I really can't allow
myself to be dragged into the role of a WWW help-desk for all of the
Internet. Please understand this when I politely refer you to other
Elmers, easily-obtainable on-line documentation, or even local
expertise such as resident gurus, consultants, or help-desks at your
school, company, or information service provider.
I expect there to be a bit of controversy regarding my adoption of
this somewhat radical new standard, especially to many users who can't
or won't use WWW. Those users should be assured that I wouldn't have
adopted a standard unless it was easily human-readable by those
accessing this document as straight ASCII (which is one of the main
reasons why the entire Elmers list isn't HTML, MIME, MMDF, or
one of many other competing, mostly non-compatible, information
formats). The URL format is easily mapped into human FTP, Telnet,
Gopher, and Usenet News reader commands. For example:
ftp://ftp.cs.buffalo.edu/pub/ham-radio/README
Anonymous FTP to ftp.cs.buffalo.edu and get the file README under
the /pub/ham-radio directory.
gopher://oes1.oes.ca.gov:5555/
Access the Gopher root page at oes1.oes.ca.gov via non-standard port
5555 (if the standard Gopher port of 70 was used, the ":5555" part
would be replaced by ":70" or most likely not appear at all).
telnet://callsign.cs.buffalo.edu:2000/
Initiate a Telnet (remote terminal) session with
callsign.cs.buffalo.edu via non-standard port 2000 (if the standard
Telnet port of 23 was used, the ":2000" part would be replaced by
":23" or most likely not appear at all).
news:rec.radio.info
Access the rec.radio.info newsgroup on your Usenet newsreader from
your local news server.
URL's that start with:
http:
Are only accessible via WWW client software (which is why almost all
http: URL's in this directory also have corresponding ftp: or gopher:
URL's).
For more information about URL formats, see:
http://www.cc.ukans.edu/lynx_help/URL_guide.html
ftp://nis.nsf.net/documents/rfc/rfc1630.txt
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Addressing/URL/URI_Overview.html
Disclaimer: While I have personally confirmed the accuracy of all
URL's through the Lynx WWW client, any referenced documents external
to this document are subject to future changes beyond my control. In
addition, with networks and their administration being what it is,
many services with up-to-date URL's may be temporarily unreachable.
Please consult with your local gurus, consulting staff, or help-desk
to confirm that it's a non-local problem, then ask the Elmer him or
herself (me in the case of URL's which appear outside of individual
entries). The currency and accuracy of URL's should be at least no
worse than that of the Elmers entries themselves (which are each
individually confirmed by me every 2 years, and updated within 1 month
on request of the Elmer).
A Brief Historical Overview:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
If there is any one constant in the changing state of the communications
art, it is that "Hams" (Amateur Radio Operators) have always been on
the forefront of it. Rumors abound where the term "Ham" came from.
Some of the more amusing are described in the list of Frequently Asked
Questions for this newsgroup.
Regardless of origin of the name, a "Ham" is universally recognizable as
one who experiments in radio and communications.
Whether it be constructing a low-power CW radio with vacuum tubes, or
designing TCP/IP packet networks, such experimentation has historically
spilled over into the mainstream such as was the case with Howard
Armstrong, who developed the regenerative oscillator and FM radio, or
General Curtis LeMay (W6EZV) who was instrumental in making Single-
Sideband the communications standard for the Strategic Air Command
(1947-1992, now reorganized into a joint command called USSTRATCOM) and
eventually the U.S. Air Force. Although packet-switching techniques
originated from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and
the ARPANet, no one can deny the tremendous influence that amateurs
have had in demonstrating the viability of TCP/IP and AX.25
communications via radio links. The efforts of AMSAT (the Amateur
Satellite Corporation), including the development of many ham satellites
and the low-orbiting Microsats (communications satellites no bigger than
a breadbox that use store-and forward packet techniques), have certainly
advanced the state-of-the-art in communications, one of the defined
purposes of the Amateur Radio Service, as recognized by international
treaty.
Since in many cases hams are writing "the book", there is often no
"book" or other established reference for a beginner to refer to.
Traditionally, information has been passed on from ham to ham via word-
of-mouth. Like many of the traditional crafts, a variation of the
Master-Apprentice system has emerged, the Elmer-Novice relationship.
Called "Elmers" because they are usually older and wiser, having the
benefit of many years in the hobby, including several failed projects,
and an electric shock or two, they have traditionally been the mainstay
of amateur radio, and the source of many new hams, particularly those
interested in working on emerging technologies.
Even more importantly, Elmers provided an outlet for the impatient
newcomer who wanted "to know everything, and right away." Faced with
such a request, a good Elmer will smile and proceed to lead the novice
through some project or operating experience. Several hours, days, or
weeks later, the novice would have his answers, but would have earned
them. Even better, the sense of accomplishment would boost the novice's
confidence and nudge him or her down the road to being a model,
experienced ham operator.
Many present hams feel that such an experience is missing today. In
today's hustle-bustle world, the response to such natural curiosity and
desire to learn is, more often than not, "I'm too busy" or "RTFM." As a
result, the quality of new hams declines and the knowledge and operating
habits they develop in their first formative months and years leave much
to be desired. And the very same hams who claim that they "can't
understand the new generation" also, in almost the same breath, lament
about the "decline of amateur radio."
What is an Elmer today?
+++++++++++++++++++++++
An Elmer today is of any age, male or female, who has some expertise and
is willing to share it with beginners. Elmers don't even need to be
licensed amateurs, just people with knowledge in some area of
electronics or communications technology.
What is a Usenet Elmer?
+++++++++++++++++++++++
With the ever-widening scope of the Internet, and the amateur radio
newsgroups on Usenet, the potential for Elmers to share their
knowledge to a wide audience has never been greater. To that end, I
maintain a list of such Elmers. Volunteers need only send me their
name, E-mail address, and area of expertise. I have set up an
administrivia mailbox for this purpose (elmers-...@gonix.com, the
default Reply-To: of this message).
Those desiring a more extensive list, or who need more specific
assistance, are encouraged to contact Rosalie White, WA1STO, Educational
Services Manager at the American Radio Relay League, 225 Main St.,
Newington, CT 06111 or via electronic mail addressed to
rwh...@arrl.org.
How may I obtain the latest copy of the Elmers List?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
There are currently 7 ways of obtaining the Elmers List. Any site
at least reachable by Internet E-mail can use options 3 or 4:
1. Usenet News: The latest copy of the list can be found in the
companion postings to this message, "Amateur Radio: Elmers Resource
Directory [A-*]" and "Amateur Radio Elmers Resource Directory [*-Z]"
(The * represents a wildcard character, as the need to split the list
evenly to keep both parts under the 64K message limit for Usenet
requires that I adjust the split occasionally). Since the list is
cross-posted to the following newsgroups:
news:rec.radio.amateur.misc
news:rec.radio.info
news:rec.answers
news:news.answers
on the 1st of each month, with an expiration date 6 weeks into the
future, there should always be a copy available at most news sites.
Check your newsreader documentation for information about reading
previously-read articles or articles that are "threaded" to this one.
Also complain to your local news administrator (E-mail to "news" or
"usenet" on your local host) if your local news server is configured
to ignore Expires headers (and thus prematurely delete the articles)
in worthwhile, mostly moderated, information newsgroups like those
listed above.
2. Anonymous FTP: If your site is directly connected to the Internet,
you may retrieve the latest copy via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from
the following sites:
ftp://ftp.cs.buffalo.edu/pub/ham-radio/
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/
3. Mailing-List: Since the list is cross-posted to rec.radio.info, the
latest copy may be obtained from the mailing-list gateway for that
newsgroup (along with many other informational articles about radio)
when it is published each month. To subscribe, send E-mail to:
and in the BODY (not the Subject) of the message, write:
subscribe radio-info
The server may not be able to determine your return address. In that
case write:
subscribe radio-info (your E-mail address)
You should get an acknowledgement very shortly.
4. Mail-Server: If you don't want to read through the entire gateway
of rec.radio.info, or want a copy of the list right away, send E-mail
to:
and in the BODY (not the Subject) of the message, write:
send usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/admin
send usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/index
send usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/list/part1
send usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/list/part2
send usenet/news.answers/radio/ham-radio/elmers/diff
and the latest copy of the list should be sent to you E-mail within 24
hours (the mail-server uses batch priority to reduce system demand).
The last three services are experimental. I'm not terribly familiar
with them, and cannot offer much technical support regarding their use.
(I'd appreciate feedback on whether or not you find them useful,
though.)
5. Internet Gopher: The latest copy of the list should be available
from the following Gopher sites:
gopher://cc1.kuleuven.ac.be/
gopher://jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca/
gopher://gopher.univ-lyon1.fr/
gopher://ftp.win.tue.nl/
gopher://gopher.win.tue.nl/
see also news:comp.infosystems.gopher
6. World-Wide Web (WWW): The latest copy of the list should be available
from the following WWW sites:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/radio/ham-radio/elmers/top.html
http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/rec.radio.amateur.misc.html
The advantage of reading the Elmers list at these sites via WWW client
software is that all URL's are converted to hypertext links.
see also the newsgroups under comp.infosystems.www.* (I haven't listed
URL's for all of the newsgroups under this hierarchy as there are now
about a dozen of them (!!!).)
7. Wide-Area Information Service (WAIS): The latest copy of the list
should be available from the WAIS server at:
wais://rtfm.mit.edu/usenet
see also news:comp.infosystems.wais
How may I contribute to the Elmers List?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
By using this resource, you are benefitting the net by obtaining
assistance in the fastest and most efficient way possible. By
volunteering to appear on this list, you are contributing to the good
reputation of the radio-related newsgroups.
Thanks to all the volunteer Elmers, as well as courteous list users, for
making this service a success.
--
73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU
psch...@gonix.com (personal mail)
elmers-...@gonix.com (Elmers List administrivia)
Paul W Schleck KD3FU
Archive-name: radio/ham-radio/elmers/index
Posting-Frequency: posted on the 1st of each month
Quick Search Index by Subject:
(Note: This index is not necessarily all-inclusive and some Elmers are
listed more than once.)
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE MAILING LISTS
(ARES)/RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL
EMERGENCY SERVICE (RACES) Ackermann (TAPR Net-SIG)
BBS)
Battles Adams (QRP-L)
Chilton (EMA Radio Officer) Ardai (Many, see full entry)
Glago (Sonoma Valley, CA deVolpi (AmSoft and World of Ham
ARES and RACES Director) Radio Product Announcements)
Humphries (ex-Asst. EC) Dodell (Land-Mobile Radio,
Stader (EMAS SEC) MARS Members)
French, et al (Ham-Univ College
AMATEUR TELEPRINTER OVER RADIO and University Clubs)
(AMTOR)/PACKET TELEPRINTER OVER Hill (Antique and Older
RADIO (PACTOR)/RADIO TELETYPE (RTTY) Tube Equipment,
rec.radio.amateur.* Working
Battles Group)
Sayer (also decoding CHU's Leadmon (MD/DC Activities)
ASCII time code) Madsen, et al (Iowa State Elmers)
Meredith (F6FBB Packet BBS)
AMERICA ON-LINE Nerenberg (DX)
Wier (Motorola HC11/HC16 and ICOM)
Ruh (ATV Quarterly Williamson (Many, AMSAT-related)
Representative, Ham Radio
Manufactuers and Dealers MEDIA (PUBLICATION/WRITING/
Section) BROADCATING)
Stader (Host and Manager,
Ham Radio Club Forum) Battles (QST)
Bertolino (SWL Page of Radio
AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE Rivista, Italy)
(ARRL) Bloom (QEX)
Buelow (TAPR BBSSIG User
Battles (QST Features Editor, Education Working Group)
CT PIO) Cebik (Technical Writing,
Bloom (QEX Editor, ARRL CNC FAQ's)
Contact) Coletti, et al (Newsline)
Cebik (Educational Advisor) Lau (QST/QEX)
Ehrlich (WWW Page, EMAS Leynes (Editor-in-Chief, Youthnet
Internetworking ASM) News)
Elmore (CO TC) Lloyd (QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM)
Goldstein (Volunteer Counsel - Moore (Co-Host, Ham Radio and More)
Florida Only) Perens (Linux for Hams CDROM)
Hare (Laboratory Manager) Ruh (ATV Quarterly)
Hill (TN TS) Schleck (FAQ's)
Jahnke (VEC Manager)
Lau (Technical Consultant) MEDIUM FREQUENCY (MF, 160 meters)
Redding (Educational Advisor)
Sefranek (EMAS TA) Zurn
Stader (EMAS ASM and DEC)
Tracy (InfoServer Sysop, MICROWAVE
TIS Coordinator)
Turner (Volunteer Counsel) Hammill
Lau (Transverters up to
ANTENNAS 24 Ghz)
van Vliet (including Power
Brewer (wire HF) Amplifiers, Low-Noise Amplifiers,
Brubaker (HF) and Mixers)
Cebik Veres (Commercial Radio through
Coyle (multi-band wire HF) 12 GHz, 2.5 GHz ITFS TV)
DePolo (Design/Theory)
Elmore MILITARY AFFILIATE RADIO SYSTEM
Graham, J (wire HF for (MARS)
apartments)
Halbert (simple designs) Alexander (Navy)
Hieber (wire) Cartier (Army, CT Director for
Hill (Mobile, including HF) Emergency Operations)
Humphries (VHF and multi-band Dodell (Air Force, Mailing List)
wire arrays) Gutstadt (Navy/Marine Corps.)
Myers (and transmission Ingerson (Navy/Marine Corps.,
lines) ME Area of Region ONE)
Ornitz (including computer Taylor (Air Force)
modelling)
Rymell MOBILE/PORTABLE/FIELD DAY
Salnick
Salyzyn Carruth (FM and HT's)
Sefranek (and Transmission Lines) Cieslak (Field Day,
Silva Category 2A)
Standerfer Estes (Bicycle HF)
Stine (wire HF) Hare (RFI issues)
Stockton Hieber
Taylor Hill (including MF, HF)
van De Kerk (HF Low-Profile) Humphries
Zurn (wire HF) Keller (HF)
Salyzyn (HF CW)
ANTIQUE AND OLDER EQUIPMENT
NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM (NTS)
Bellville
Brewer (40's-70's) Elmore
Hill (Mailing List) Goldstein (NCS FL Net,
Keys (including HF and CW) Packet)
Paperman (Manuals, Service Salyzyn (Canada)
Information, and Literature) Zurn (Europe)
Standerfer
Turner (including Kenwood and NOVICE/TECH INSTRUCTION
Ten-Tec)
Bellville (K-12 Educator
APPLE MACINTOSH COMPUTER and Consultant)
Bono (AutoExam/AutoCW)
Bellville Chilton
Ehrlich (including Amateur Radio Deutschmann
Software FTP Archive) Glago (Public Service for
Stader (List of Amateur Radio Beginning Amateurs)
Software) Hill (CW learning hints)
Larson
BATTERIES Madsen, et al
Maia (W5YI Group Education
Hammill (Sealed Lead-Acid) Division)
Meyers Myers (including basic
Sefranek (including Solar electronics and communications
Operation) theory)
Redding
BULLETIN-BOARD SYSTEMS (BBS'S) Reeves
Stader
Bertolino (Trance - Italy)
Gathergood (CQ Centre - PACKET
United Kingdom)
Leadmon (WB3FFV) Ackermann (including TCP/IP,
Meredith (F6FBB Packet BBS TAPR, Net-SIG, and Kantronics
Support) D4-10 19.2kBaud Radio Modems,
Joint IP Coordinator for Ohio
CALLSIGN DATA/NATIONAL TECHNICAL Subnet)
INFORMATION SERVICE (NTIS) Angus (TCP/IP, NOS, UUPC,
Tnet, and SNEWS, SCO Xenix
Carruth TCP/IP and Sendmail, IP
Coordinator for CA - LA
CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) County Subnet)
Battles (AX.25 and TCP/IP)
Moore Bellville (including Rose)
Standerfer Bloom (ARRL CNC Contact)
Buelow (TAPR BBSSIG User
COLLEGE CLUBS Education Working Group)
Chandler (BayMOO Packet Radio
DePolo (Technical Director, Simulation MUD)
Univ. of Pennsylvania ARC) Coffman (GRAPES 56 kBaud
Edwards (Univ. of Maryland Radio Modems)
ARA) Cole (TCP/IP and NOS)
French, et al (Ham-Univ Mailing Coyle
List) Deutschmann
Heiber (IG-Funk, Univ. of Dodell (IP Coordinator for
Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany) Arizona Subnet)
Madsen, et al (Iowa State Fay (IP Coordinator for MD -
Elmers) Prince George's, St. Mary's,
Schleck and Calvert Counties Subnet,
Linux with TNOS)
COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT Goldstein (TAPR TNC-2 Firmware,
Packet Radio and TAPR WWW
Bellville Server)
DePolo Graham, J (KAMterm)
Dodell (Mailing List) Hieber
Veres (Commercial Radio through Huntting (KaWin FTP Archive and
12 GHz, UHF and 2.5 GHz ITFS WWW Page)
TV) Ingerson (TCP/IP, IP Coordinator
Wier (ICOM Mailing List) for Maine Subnet)
Leadmon (IP Coordinator for
CW (MORSE CODE) Maryland Subnet)
Leynes (TCP/IP)
Bono (AutoCW) Madsen, et al (Iowa State Elmers)
Elmore Meredith (AZ VHF/UHF Digital
Hill (learning hints) Coordinator, F6FBB Packet BBS
Keys (including CWIST HF CW Net) Mailing List and Support BBS)
Salyzyn Nerenberg (TCP/IP)
Silva Nielsen (TAPR)
Stine Salyzyn (Canadian)
Stockton Sayer (VHF)
van De Kerk Schliesser (Join IP Coordinator
Zurn (including European for Ohio Subnet)
abbreviations) Stader (TCP/IP and Macintosh)
Vail (TCP/IP, TAPR/9600)
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP)
PART-15 BROADCASTING
Bloom
Bruhns Ornitz
Edwards
Gilliver POWER SUPPLIES
van Vliet (Filters, including
Integrated, Distributed, Myers
Lumped, and Active) Sefranek
EQUIPMENT TESTING/TROUBLESHOOTING PRODUCT INFO/FEEDBACK
Brewer (Tube Gear) Bono (AutoExam, AutoCW,
Bruhns (Low-Level/Low-Frequency et al)
Analog and Transmission Line Coffman (GRAPES 56 kBaud
Measurements) Radio Modems)
Coyle (Kenwood TS-830S and deVolpi (AmSoft and World of Ham
TS-940/AT Service) Radio Product Announcements
DePolo Mailing List and WWW Page)
Elmore (Troubleshooting) Gilhuly (Kentrol and SkedMan,
Hare (ARRL Laboratory Manager) FTP Archive and WWW Page)
Myers Huntting (KaWin, FTP Archive and
Ornitz (Instrumentation) WWW Page)
Paperman (Manuals, Service Lloyd (QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM, FTP
Information, and Literature) Archive and WWW Page)
Rymell (Electronics and Computer Paperman (Manuals, Service
Service Work) Information, and Literature)
Salnick Perens (Linux for Hams CDROM, WWW
Salyzyn Page and Mail Server)
Sefranek (including Power Supplies Wier (ICOM Mailing List)
and Amplifiers)
Standerfer (Test Equipment and QRP (LOW POWER)
Measurements)
Stockton Adams (QRP-L Mailing List, Standardized
Taylor Info Sheets on QRP Rigs)
Veres (Commercial Radio through Cebik (Periodicals, Electronics
12 GHz, UHF and 2.5 GHz ITFS Books, and Antenna Books Lists)
TV) Halbert (HF)
Witte (Instrumentation) Hieber (Club List and QRP-L Mailing
List FAQ)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ's) Stockton
Zurn
Adams (QRP Rig Standardized Info
Sheets) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI)
Bowen (Supplemental FTP Archives,
Internet Callbook Server) Elmore
Cebik (QRP Periodicals, Electronics Hare (including Automotive,
Books, and Antenna Books Lists) Telephone, and Cable Television)
Cheeseman (Australia) Myers
Dodell (rec.radio.info Newsgroup) Sefranek
Ehrlich (World-Wide Web) Stockton
Goldstein (Packet Radio WWW Server, Witte
including Packet FAQ)
Hieber (QRP Clubs and QRP-L Mailing RECIPROCAL LICENSING/FOREIGN OPERATION
List)
Hill (Antennas) Andrews (New Zealand)
Jahnke (VE Exams Scheduled) Bertolino (Italy)
Kluft (General) Salyzyn (Canada)
Ruh (Amateur Television) Stockton (UK)
Stader (Macintosh Amateur Radio Zurn (Italy and Germany)
Software)
Turvey (United Kingdom) REPEATERS
Williams (Amateur Radio WWW Server)
Woods (Mail-Order Electronics) Battles
Yee (Online Repeater Directory) Bellville (2m/6m/440)
Chilton
HANDICAPPED OPERATING DePolo (VHF/UHF Design and
Construction, Database Manager -
Gilliver (Blind Issues) EPA/SNJ Repeater Coordination
Madsen, et al Council)
Gilbert (State Frequency
HIGH FREQUENCY (HF)/ Coordinator, Texas VHF-FM
CONTESTING/DX Society)
Keller (220 Mhz)
Battles Madsen, et al
Bertolino (425 DX News and Sefranek (Building and
IOTA WWW Page) Maintaining)
Brubaker Wilkins (including UHF)
Chilton Witte
Coyle (including Station Setup for
New Hams) SATELLITES/ORBITAL SATELLITE
DePolo CARRYING AMATEUR RADIO (OSCAR),
Elmore (DX'ing, Contesting, AMATEUR SATELLITE CORPORATION
and Propagation) (AMSAT)/SHUTTLE AMATEUR RADIO
Gilbert EXPERIMENT (SAREX)
Hill (Mobile)
Madsen, et al Bertolino (RadioSputniks and
Nerenberg (DX Mailing List) DOVE Telemetry)
Salnick D Allessio (Branson School
Silva SAREX Project Coordinator)
Simpson (Best of 75 Net) Estes (Mostly Analog, Some
Tidd (DXCC Databases) Digital, and SAREX)
van De Kerk (CW, Low Profile) Gilbert
Veres Marchant (SAREX School Group
Zurn Technical Mentor)
Roth (Portland, OR Area AMSAT
HOMEBREWING/DO-IT-YOURSELF Coordinator, All Modes
including AO-13 Mode S and
Bruhns (including Low-Level/ Weather Satellites)
Low-Frequency Analog, DSP, Williamson (InstantTrack, OrbitDRV,
Surface Mounting, and AMSAT Services)
Transmission Lines)
Carruth (Digital Design, SCOUTING
Software)
Chilton Cieslak (Radio Scouting Merit
DePolo Badge Advisor)
Edwards (including DSP)
Elmore (Construction Practices) SEMINARS/LECTURES
Gilliver (DSP, Blind Issues)
Halbert (QRP) Humphries
Keys (Junk Box projects, National Redding
Electrical Code for Hams)
Kohnen (Tubes) TELEVISION, FAST-SCAN (ATV)
Lau (Transverters, VHF/UHF,
Filters, repeatable projects) Chilton
Myers (Transmission Lines, Hammill
Analog and Digital Design) Larson
Ornitz (Chemical and Toxic Material Ruh (ATV Quarterly)
Use and Handling) Veres (UHF and 2.5 GHz ITFS
Rymell (Electronics and Computers, TV)
Low-Cost projects)
Salyzyn TELEVISION, SLOW-SCAN (SSTV)
Sayer (Class-C Bipolar Amplifiers
and Phased-Lock-Loop Circuits) Langner
Sefranek (Amplifiers, Batter/Solar
Operation, Power Supplies, and UNIX
Repeaters)
Silva (Analog, Digital, Tubes, Angus (including SCO Xenix
Semiconductors, RF, Finding TCP/IP and Sendmail)
Parts) Carruth (System Administration,
Stine (Tube Amplifiers, Phoenix, AZ Linux Users Group)
Receivers, and Exciters) Cole (including Linux)
Stockton (including QRP) Ehrlich
Taylor (Tubes and Amplifiers) Fay (Linux with TNOS)
van Vliet (including Power Hieber (Linux)
Amplifiers, Low-Noise Amplifiers, Nerenberg (especially System
and Mixers for Microwave) Administration, Networking,
Woods (Mail Order Electronics) and Electronic Mail)
Perens (Linux for Hams CDROM)
IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) AND Salyzyn (including NeXTSTEP)
CLONES Sayer (especially SunOS)
Angus VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)/
Battles (including MS-DOS, Windows, ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF)
and OS/2)
Bellville Battles (including Contesting)
Bono (AutoExam, et al) Bellville (2m/6m/440 AM/FM/SSB/
Cole Packet/QRP/Repeaters)
Ehrlich and Repeaters)
Fay Coyle
Hieber (DOS and OS/2) DePolo (VHF/UHF Repeaters, Weak
Keller Signal, and Contesting)
Perens (Linux for Hams CDROM) Deutschmann (Radio Amateurs
International Awards Registry)
INTERNET SERVICES Glago (including Public Service
Communications)
Bellville Hammill (including ATV, Weak Signal,
Ehrlich and DX)
Schleck Humphries (2m FM)
Taylor Larson (Weak Signal)
Lau (CW/SSB to 222 Mhz)
LASERS Silva
Veres (Amateur and Commercial Radio
Noll (Communications) and UHF TV)
Wilkins (UHF Propagation)
MAIL/FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)/ Witte (including Portable
WORLD-WIDE WEB (WWW)/MULTIPLE- and Mountaintopping)
USER DUNGEON (MUD) SERVERS/ARCHIVES
VOLUNTEER EXAMINER (VE) PROGRAM
Bertolino (425 DX News and
IOTA WWW Page) Ardai (ARRL VEC Mailing
Bloom, et al (ARRL Info Mail List)
Server) DePolo (Univ. of Pennsylvania
Bowen (rec.radio.amateur.* ARC VE Team Leader)
Supplemental Archives) Jahnke (ARRL VEC Manager)
Chandler (BayMOO Packet Radio Kohnen (W5YI)
Simulation MUD) Maia (W5YI VEC)
deVolpi (Amsoft and World of Ham Reeves
Radio WWW Page) Sefranek (ARRL and W5YI)
Ehrlich (Boston ARC FTP archive
and WWW Page, ARRL WWW Page)
Goldstein (Packet Radio and TAPR
WWW Server)
Harding (Ham Server)
Huntting (KaWin FTP Archive and
WWW Page)
Leynes (Youthnet News WWW Page)
Lloyd (QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM FTP
Archive and WWW Page)
Nerenberg (Contesting, DX, and
Technical Amateur Radio WWW Page)
Nielsen (TAPR)
Perens (Linux for Hams CDROM, WWW
Page and Mail Server)
Simpson (Best of 75 Net and Security/
Fire Systems WWW Home Pages)
Williams (Amateur Radio WWW Server
Williamson (AMSAT WWW Page and
Anonymous FTP Archives)
Woods (Mail-Order Electronics FTP
Archive and WWW page)