So, me too. :-) I was first licensed back in 1972 and let it lapse about ten years later, but all this talk got me motivated, too. Unlike Dave, I missed the Extra exam (by only a point, they told me), but I did earn a General class ticket. I'm waiting for crystals to bring up my HT-220, a true "nostalgia toy" as I used to work on them back in the late '70s, and in the meantime I've been working some SSB on 40 and 20, and playing with a 2M handheld. I was going to restore a Drake B-line I picked up a few years ago - again, out of nostalgia for these outstanding radios - but in one of my few eBay transactions where I was snookered, I ended up with a radio that looks like it sat in someone's carport for a few years. After working on it for a bit, I decided it's "a bridge too far" for my available time and patience, and I picked up a Kenwood TS-430S through Craigslist.
It's never too late to have a happy childhood! -- Ian (K7PDP)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 5:26 PM
> To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: OT: ham radio licenses
>
>
> I had a ham license (coded Tech class, KA2UZK) from 1984 to 1994, and was
> quite active on VHF FM and HF CW during that time. I've missed it quite a
> bit over the years and have always intended to relicense, but the piles of
> rules changes gave me pause, as rote memorization isn't really my strong
> suit.
>
> Well, the recent discussion of ham radio licensing motivated me to finally
> get off my butt and do it. I studied off-and-on for a few days to assimilate
> the new rules & regs, and registered for the VE test given at the hamfest in
> Hagerstown, MD on April 31st. I sat for all three exams...Element 2
> (Technician class), Element 3 (General class) and Element 4 (Extra class).
>
> I am very proud to report that I passed them all the first time through!
> And, I don't mind saying, the Extra exam made my head hurt.
> The FCC processed my paperwork very quickly, and on May 5th I was granted
> an Extra-class license and assigned call sign AK4HZ.
>
> Of I'm still in West Virginia handling family business, while all of my ham
> gear is in Florida, but my mother (who is house-sitting for me in
> Florida) was able to ship two of my HTs up here so I'd have something at
> least. When I have access to my HF gear (Yaesu FT-ONE and FT-920, Heath
> HW-7, HW-8, and HW-9 QRP rigs, and Heath SB-101) I hope to try out some of
> the neat new(ish) stuff like PSK31 that came up while I was away.
> High-tech stuff aside, I'm sure to do some plain old SSB and CW on the HF
> bands.
>
> Anyway, enough of my blather, I'm just proud to have accomplished that
> and wanted to tell everyone. I'm hoping to catch some of you on the air!
>
> -Dave
> 73's DE AK4HZ
>
> --
> Dave McGuire
> Port Charlotte, FL
Dave McGuire wrote:
>On 6/13/11 5:11 PM, Daniel Seagraves wrote:
>> Is there something like MAINDEC for Alpha?
>> I have an AS1000 that randomly goes catatonic and I'd like to try to narrow down what's going on.
>> It will do it shortly after boot, usually within 15 minutes, and won't run for longer than an hour at most.
>> Sometimes it hangs hard and must be power-cycled, sometimes it crashes with random messages.
>> The SRM diagnostics say nothing is wrong, even when run for very long loops.
>
> I can't help you with your specific question, but as far as general
>info about the AS1000, if you find yourself spending too much time on
>it, trash it and get something like an AS4100 to replace it. The AS1000
>is one of the crappiest, flakiest machines I've ever seen come out of
>DEC. I've owned several, and every one of them ended up giving me problems.
>
I have had a fair amount of grief with my AS1000A machines but I wouldn't say
it was much more than my other DEC machines which all have their own share of
problems.
Do you ever get a real crash complete with crashdump? If so, analysis of the
dump may help pin down the problem. If not, there might still be something in
the error log.
It may be worth making sure the CPU board is seated correctly in its slot - I
have had issues with this and I assume the AS1000 and AS1000A are the same in
this respect. As far as I can tell the main difference between them is that the
AS1000A has more PCI slots instead of (E)ISA slots.
The B-Cache on the CPU board seems to be prone to failure, however it usually
shows up in the diagnostics. It can be disabled by moving a jumper and the
machine will run with reduced performance. (The memexer diagnostic will then
spectacularly fail as it appears to divide something by the cache size...)
I've also had memory failures but these also showed up in the diagnostics for
me (sometimes the diagnostics seem to report the wrong slot as being faulty).
However, I've also seen memory problems in other alphas cause random hangs
while nothing shows up in diagnostics. You could try running with a reduced
amount of memory.
As with any machine, it is worth checking the the power supply voltages
are correct and don't have excess ripple.
Right now, I've got one that used to randomly halt and now randomly switches
itself off. I suspect problems with the front panel switches or related logic
but I haven't worked up the enthusiasm to check this theory out.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan.
The owner of the 785 and I could not connect last weekend. I had an
epidural earlier, and will be allowed to drive tomorrow, and hopefully
walk better. The plan is now to see it this weekend, and I hope to
take pics and a fairly accurate inventory. I will try to post same
day.
Paul
Is there something like MAINDEC for Alpha?
I have an AS1000 that randomly goes catatonic and I'd like to try to narrow down what's going on.
It will do it shortly after boot, usually within 15 minutes, and won't run for longer than an hour at most.
Sometimes it hangs hard and must be power-cycled, sometimes it crashes with random messages.
The SRM diagnostics say nothing is wrong, even when run for very long loops.
Hi,
I have an HP iPAQ H1910 (almost classic :)
for sale: $50 plus postage.
Includes:
Working HP iPAQ H1910 (Pocket PC, with PocketPC 2002 Pro)
(has Outlook, Pocket Excel, Pocket Word).
Comes with A/C adapter, stylus, and an HP pouch (probably not the original/correct pouch)
No box or manuals.
Dyalog's Pocket APL, installed (was legitimately purchased and installed
via download, hence no Dyalog media)
(code date probably late 2003, and is probably 10.0.3)
Synch/charge cable
Has a screen protector installed.
Condition: very good (nearly unused), except for minor scotch tape residue on the back, and one minor scratch on back.
Stan
> Ok, it's a small one, but it's wonderful to me :)
>
> I just got a case of 1/2 mag tape EOT markers :) Anyone need a pack?
>
> Jay West
I was perusing old cctech items, and ran across this. I suppose I ought to have some, if you still have any left....
--
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"A toy robot!!!!" -unlucky Japanese scientist
"And Leon's getting laaaarrger!" -Johnny
"Delete! Delete! OK!" -Dr. Bronner on disk space management
"I didn't get a 'Harrumph!' out of _that_ guy." -Gov Le Petomaine
Spum bad keming.
Hi all,
I have a DECServer 90L+ that I am trying to use as a terminal server.
After some time, I managed to get it powered up and started to look
for MOP boot requests. However, the expected, give me a MOP boot image
broadcast on the network did not occur. The Ethernet frames that I see
give the impression that the DECServer is looking for a specific
machine on the network. I am also not getting any output on the first
serial port (MMJ to MMJ cable connected to a VT320)[1].
So, first question. Does anyone know how to do a factory reset on
these. The operating manual isn't much help. :(
Oh, I am considering it a success so far in that I got it powered up
and saw Ethernet traffic from it!
[1] I haven't checked my MMJ cable for continuity yet.
Many thanks.
Simon
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philosophers and theologians: the prime concern of an engineer is
the utility of the final product."
Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials, L.Solymar, D.Walsh
Possibly a bit modern for folks on here... ;?)
I've just bought 1 cheaply on eBay (under ?15) and am considering a
2nd as a cheap way to get some additional storage for it. The device
has 3 proprietary card slots, 2 for RAM or Flash, 1 for an EPROM.
I was wondering if anyone had devised some device to let owners use
much cheaper modern Flash storage in 'em, such as CF or SD cards?
Given that they've been interfaced to Spectrums and so on these
days...
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Team if anyone on this list has a working ASR/KSR-33 they would like
to donate for an excellent exhibit at the Exploratorium, please
contact Ron below, see note...
Your Name: Ron Hipschman
Your Email address: ronh at exploratorium.edu
Do you guys have a functioning RS-232 teletytpe (ASR-33 or KSR-33)
kicking around that might want to be donated to the Exploratorium for
a possible exhibit?
Ron Hipschman
