JANUARY 2010 VALLEY
VOICE
Valley Radio Club on the web:
www.valleyradioclub.org
***** THIS MONTH'S MEETING: Friday, January 8,
2010 7:00
PM *****
SURPRISE MEETING TOPIC!
This month's program will be a surprise topic to be announced
at the meeting. Come enjoy the topic and see your friends and meet new
hams.
(You may view a live internet stream presentation of the meeting by
visiting
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/valley-radio-club-meetings.)
I encourage everyone to attend
and be an active part of this very special upcoming event. If you have other
thoughts or suggestions, please bring them to the meeting Friday, January 8th,
at 7:00 PM at the Red Cross, 862 Bethel Dr., Eugene. Hope to see everyone
there!
73,
Riley
W7RIL
President
w7ril@yahoo.com
***** VRC DX *****
Next
Tech Class
Airmail Class Starting Up
UIView
A Bit Of Trivia For
Newsletter
Great Site for Calculators
A Big New Sunspot
Emerges...
For Sale: Heath HM-102 Watmeter & Bencher BY-1 Keyer
Paddle
For Sale: BCD-396T
For Sale: KX1
Good Repeater
List
***** VRC CLUB
CORNER *****
***** VALLEY RADIO CLUB ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
*****
***** MINUTES of the December 4th, 2009 VRC Meeting
*****
***** FROM
THE ARRL
*****
Oregon Section
News Summary
Oregon Section Club News - December
2009
KB6NU's Column
Solar Update
W1AW
2009-2010 Operating Schedule
***** VRC DX *****
(Please email your news, articles, buy&sell,
etc for the newsletter to ke7gbo@arrl.net)
Next Tech Class
The next Amateur Radio Technician
Class licensing class will begin on January 14, 2010.
It meets every Thursday
evening, 7-9 pm, for seven sessions.
January 14, 21, 28. February 4, 11, 18,
25.
Meeting place is the American Red Cross building, 862 Bethel Dr. in W.
Eugene. Come in the rear doors.
There is no charge for the class but the Ham
Radio License Manual which we use costs $25.
The Valley Radio Club has books
available, stocked by me. They are also available from Norvac Electronics, 985
Conger St.
In Eugene. Ham Radio Outlet in Portland has them also.
(hamradio.com)
For books or further info contact me via e-mail or
phone.
"Matt" Dillon W7ARD w7ard@msn.com
541-689-0640
439
Heywood Ave., Eugene, OR 97404
Airmail Class Starting Up
AJust got confirmation today for class room space at the
Red Cross - so there will be another Airmail class for those packet operators
who want to add this to their skill set. It will be held in two parts on
Tuesday, Feb 16th and Thursday, Feb 18th, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., each
night.
Class size is limited, so please contact me about attending and as
soon as possible. You should have basic packet skills; if not sure, drop me an
email and we can discuss your situation.
At a minimum, you should bring
your computer to class, but prefer you bring your portable packet station, or if
not all that portable, bring it anyway. There will be demonstrations, and we
will have a CD of software for each class member. We will go through the steps
to set up Airmail, get you registered on Winlink system, send messages out on
the Winlink system, and do some peer to peer connections in the
class.
This is a repeat of the class held
last November, but divided into two class sessions, based on feed back from
those who attended in November, and from the instructors ....
If you have any questions on any
of the above, drop an email.
73, Mark N7MQ
Mark Perrin N7MQ
n7mq@comcast.net
Lane Emergency Coordinator ARES/RACES
UIView
I noticed that also. There ARE warnings coming from the
server, just none for our area even though there have been some issued. I have
sent an email inquiry to the server operator explaining what is (or is not)
happening. I'll post here when we get it figured
out.
73.....Ron.....AC7TK
(-9 Mobile, -7 hiking (D7), -2 Wx, -1
Work....Sheesh) UI-View32 iGate, Wx & WIDE1 digi
Eugene, OR
Below
is the response back from the server operator. Looks like we could be without
this function for a while. I will keep everyone posted if there are any new
developments.
73.....Ron.....AC7TK
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There
seems to be some rather major problems and issues with the AE5PL-WX server.
Several people on the UIview Yahoo mailing list are complaining about not seeing
WX shape files. I had seen NOTHING on the continental US map on my
UIwebserver, for the last several weeks or so, even during the severe storms
here in soCal the last few days. Not to mention anywhere else in the
US.
Suddenly, I am seeing some stuff. As I write this (12:20 AM
Tuesday 12 Dec 09) I am seeing a bunch of red shapes in the southern Louisiana
area, but nowhere else in the country. Note that the AE5PL server only sends
WARNINGs of severe weather currently in progress, but not ADVISORIES or
WATCHES. I.e. you will no longer see any yellow or orange shapes on the
map. I recall something posted a month or so ago on the APRSsig about the NWS
changing it's format and classification of weather messages and that the WX
server parser would have to be radically rewritten to deal with the message
classes below WARNING.
A Bit Of Trivia For Newsletter
Was thumbing thru a magazine about the "good ol' days"
and came upon this bit of ham-related trivia. The main thrust of the story was
about Western Union Lines connecting the U.S and its people but it branched off
onto the subject of Samuel F.B. Morse himself. A son of a prominent minister, he
graduated from YALE in 1810 and actually pursued a career as a painter. This
author stated that his paintings are now recognized as some of the most
accomplished of the 1800s. He was also a pioneer in daguerreotype
photography.
But while perfecting his art work in Europe, he became
acquainted with scientists studying electricity. As his interest in the
telegraph grew, he developed his famous series of dits and dahs....they were
calling them dots and dashes, standing for the alphabet, numbers and
punctuation.
He obtained $10,000 in 1843 to run an experimental line from
Baltimore to Washington, DC to transmit his coded messages. Within 10 years,
2,300 miles of telegraph lines connected the United States and all because of
his Morse Code. Thought that was sort of interesting
background. 73 and have a great New
Year................de Bob W7FPY W7fpy@aol.com
Great Site for
Calculators
During my
station re-design, here is a very useful site with calculators that will solve
most of those problems that one typically runs into.
http://www.daycounter.com/Calculators/
Cheers, KO7N
ko7n@peak.org
A Big New
Sunspot Emerges...
Space Weather News for Dec. 15, 2009
http://spaceweather.com
BIG NEW SUNSPOT: Just yesterday, sunspot 1035
was nearly invisible. Today, it is as wide as seven planet Earths. The
fast-growing active region burst into view on Dec. 14th with a magnetic polarity
that clearly identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24. If the expansion
continues apace, it could soon become the largest sunspot of the year. Check
http://spaceweather.com for movies, photos and updates.
Space Weather
News for Dec. 31, 2009
SUNSPOT SURGE: 2009 is ending with a flurry of
sunspots. The month of December has had more "spotted days" than any previous
month of the year by a significant margin, and all of the month's sunspot groups
have been members of new Solar Cycle 24. Could this herald an end to the deepest
solar minimum in nearly a century? That remains to be seen. Sunspot counts and
trends are shown on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.
Coyote
KY0TE coyotemarten@gmail.com
For Sale: Heath HM-102 Watmeter & Bencher BY-1 Keyer
Paddle
I have a Heath
HM-102 Watt meter for sale. It is an 8 or 9 out of 10 for condition. Includes
original Heath construction manual, not a copy. Manual is a 5 or 6 out of 10
for condition. Non-smoking environment. $45.00, or trade for ?
And a
Bencher BY-1 Keyer Paddle for sale. The Key is in 8 to 9 condition out of 10.
$75.00.
If interested email me at dave@nk7z.net.
Thanks,
Dave
NK7Z NNN0RDO
For Sale:
BCD-396T
Three year
old, single owner BCD-396T in very good condition. With original box, SMA/BNC
adapter, antenna, power adapter, belt clip, owner's manual, hand strap, original
batteries (never used) and PC serial cable. Everything that came with it new is
included.
I have used this scanner
constantly since purchasing it 3 years ago, and have had no issues with it. It
has been very well taken care of. Only detractions that I am aware of are a very
small scratch in the paint near the lower right of the front panel and the small
raised squares on the rubber side grips are nearly worn smooth. All keypad and
faceplate lettering is in excellent shape. Firmware has been updated to the most
current. Display has a ZAGG screen protector on it which can be easily removed
if you wish. Screen is perfect, no scratches.
If you wish, I will attempt
to program it for your area using the most current info from RadioReference.com
(no guaranty that I'll get it 100% correct though) and I will send you the
FreeScan programming file that I used. Otherwise I can reset it to factory so
you have the original programming to look at. It is currently programmed for the
Eugene/Springfield area and I can leave that in there if you want.
Will
ship to USA addresses only. (You pick up is OK also.) Cashier's check or cash
preferred (scanner ships right away). Personal checks OK (scanner ships after
check clears). No credit cards, PayPal, etc.
$350.00 US + $25 for UPS
Ground w/tracking and insurance Will waive shipping cost if you pick
up.
DO NOT REPLY TO THE LIST. Contact me directly if
interested.
Ron Cluster....AC7TK AC7TK@comcast.net
Eugene,
OR
For Sale:
KX1
KX1 for sale. 20,
30 and 40, plus ATU and paddle. Properly built; works great, just surplus to
needs. $485 and will ship CONUS by priority mail. PayPal fine.
If
questions, contact off list.
73, Mark N7MQ
n7mq@comcast.net
Good Repeater List
http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/states/Oregon.asp
good
repeater list
73 DE KE7QOJ
godsloveishere@yahoo.com
***** VRC CLUB CORNER *****
ARRL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: The Club can receive
money when you renew your ARRL membership. VRC gets $15 or each new ARRL
membership for members of ARRL affiliated clubs and $2 for each ARRL membership
renewal. For the details contact VRC Treasurer, Al K3DUW.
CLUB
BADGES: You too can get a name badge with the VRC logo. And when ordering
that, get one of the great Club patches as well. Check with Prez Riley at the
next meeting and get the details on how to order yours - show and wear the club
badge and the club patch.
CLUB HATS: Club hats with names and call
signs are good to have and wear at the various public service events where club
members provide radio support. To get the hats, go to "J & S Embroidery" and
ask about "ham radio hats". They are custom made and available for about $13.00.
J & S Embroidery is located at 1406 Carter Lane in Springfield. The phone
number is: 741-1394.
***** VALLEY RADIO CLUB ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
*****
6 Meter
SIG: Informal net held at 7:30 p. m. local time Tuesdays on 50.125 USB, run
by Larry and Marv. For more, contact Larry WJ7S [wj7s@yahoo.com] or Marv W7AE
[marv.w7ae@gmail.com].
VE Sessions: second Wednesday each month at
Red Cross bldg - contact Riley W7RIL for info and registration. His number is
345-2407, or w7ril@arrl.net.
Em Comm Testing: contact Riley W7RIL
well in advance of the regular VE sessions and he will arrange for Em Comm
testing on ARRL Em Comm certification categories.
Code Class: no
current plans, but if interested, contact Ron WJ7R
wj7r@comcast.net.
Technician License Classes: Matt W7ARD teaches
Technician classes. Contact him for more info on when his next one starts. The
Ham Radio License Manual is available from Matt or from Norvac Electronics.
There is no cost for the class. Students should download supplemental info about
the book at http://www.arrl.org/hrlm. Please contact Matt via email at
w7ard@msn.com or phone at 689-0640 to sign up.
DX and Contest Sig:
now meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month [except November and December to
adjust for holidays] at Countryside Pizza & Grill, 645 River Road. The
meetings will start at 6 p.m. to order any snacks or food, and then there is a
program with a video, followed by discussions of current DX and contesting
matters.
Em Comm Classes: For the next emergency communication
classes, based upon Em Comm I or Em Comm II certification by ARRL please contact
Mark N7MQ at n7mq@arrl.net.
Packet Information Group
(P.I.G.): Meetings are generally on the 3rd Saturdays of the month from
7:00 to 9:00pm at the Red Cross building located at 862 Bethel Drive, in Eugene.
If you have any questions, please send them to KC7QAG@aol.com. See you
all there! KC7QAG / Elmer McClellan
Valley Voice newsletter
articles/announcements/etc.: Please email your info to Tom Cleveland KE7GBO
at ke7gbo@arrl.net. The newsletter is usually sent out the weekend before the
monthly meeting and all material received in time will be
included.
***** MINUTES
of the December 4th, 2009 VRC Meeting *****
VALLEY RADIO CLUB
December 4,
2009
MINUTES
I. President Riley, W7RIL, called the meeting to
order at 1905 hours.
The attendance sheet was
circulated. Members in attendance introduced themselves by name and call. Hard
copies of recent newsletter were offered. Membership applications were
offered.
The meeting was carried live via streaming
video. Forty-one members attended in person, and four checked in
on-line.
II. Current Business
A. Tom,
KE7GBO, solicited articles for the newsletter, to be sent to KE7GBO @
arrl.net
B. John at K7JU @ arrl.net maintains the Club
roster. He was absent. No roster report.
C. Matt, W7ARD,
reported that a Tech class is scheduled January 14 - February 25, 2010, to be
held at 7 pm on Thursdays at the Red Cross Building. He has 10 copies of the
Tech manual for sale. As of July 1, 2010, there will be a new Tech manual and a
new set of questions for the Tech exam.
A member asked if
there is any tutoring available for the Extra exam. No specific tutoring
program.
D. The next DX SIG group meeting will be
December 16, 2009 at Countryside Pizza, 645 River Road, Eugene, 6:00 - 8:30 pm..
Contact Ron, WJ7R, for program information.
E. Mindy,
K7MCB, reported that she had placed an order for jackets. She also reminded
members that club logos or a personal call can be added to a member's existing
jacket or vest. Look at the catalog at the officers' table at every VRC meeting,
or go to Image Sense, 1800 Prairie Rd, Eugene, to check out styles and sizes,
BUT PLACE YOUR ORDER through Mindy and Tonya for club
credit.
Riley, W7RIL, reminded members that sew-on
VRC patches are available for $4.00.
F. Mark, N7MQ, made
the following report:
Recent
EmComm I class had 5 students
Packet Airmail class had 15 students and 5
teacher/tutors. There will be an advanced Airmail class, date and time to be
announced.
In April, there will be an EC1, EC Plus, and
Net Control classes.
In mid-April, there will be a
SET with "significant statewide" involvement.
G.
Butch, W7BE, offered to help with the Red Cross lighting project. Many ceiling
lights in the main Red Cross meeting space have burned out. High-reach equipment
is needed to be able to replace the lights. Red Cross does not have the budget
for lights or equipment rental. John, K7JU, will contact EWEB for additional
assistance.
H. The Club Holiday Party will be held
Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Roaring Rapids Pizza from 2-4 pm. It's BYO
Pizza.
I. By popular demand, the Club began a new
Raffle. The prize is a $500 HRO gift certificate. Tickets are $5.00. Ticket
purchases were lively.
J. James, KE7QOJ, reported that
Mike, KC7ZFP, had made recent updates to the Website.
K. Tom, KE7GBO, needs a 2m antenna for his house.
III.
Program
Ron, WJ7R, and Mark, N7MQ made a presentation to the Club
regarding "Logbook of the World." This is a world-wide record-keeping system, an
"electronic QSO." The system does not replace paper logs or QSL cards. It is
free; membership is not required, unless you intend to apply for arrl awards.
Ron and Mark went through the steps for setting up a Logbook of the World
account, using Larry, WJ7S, as a "prospective account applicant."
IV.
Routine Business
A. Minutes of the November 6, 2009
meeting were approved.
B. Treasurer Al, K3DUW,
reported as follows:
See e-mailed copy of the newsletter
C.
Trustees Report. Larry, WJ7S, reported that the shack is OK, the backroom is a
mess, and he solicited a donation of a 4-drawer file
cabinet.
D. VE Report. The test session on
November 11, 2009 produced 2 Technicians, 1 General and 1 Extra. The next test
session is December 9, 2009.
E. Al, K3DUW, conducted new
membership readings:
Second Reading
for: Perry McGill, KF7EFP, Technician
Brad Black, K7EUG, Extra
The meeting was
adjourned at 2000 hours.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sylvia, KE7SLT
Secretary
***** FROM THE ARRL ****
Oregon Section News Summary
Hello to everyone in the Oregon Section. I hope you
all have great holidays coming up. Our wind turbine is fully operational and
generating power whenever we have a wind. Mark had to invite his sister and her
family down from Beaver Creek for Thanksgiving dinner so they could admire it.
It is looking quite nice. Everyone should have a wind turbine in their front
yard.
I attended the Hoodview Amateur Radio Club Christmas Banquet last
weekend. Instead of their normal gift exchange, they asked all attendees to
bring non-perishable food items for donation to Snow Cap. With the economic
situation the way it is, I thought that was a really great idea. They also
played a game where the winners chose a prize from a table full of regifted
items that one of the members had received a previous gift
exchanges.
Since I started working part-time a year ago and then working
from home teaching online the rest of the time, I have found myself taking on
too many teaching jobs since my field is so much in demand. Before I knew it, I
was working full-time from home along with my part-time job. So I am working on
cutting back and after this weekend I will have much much more time available.
I am keeping the teaching jobs where I have some curriculum work to do and
dropping the ones where I am only teaching. For the teaching I am doing, I am
starting to focus on the upper-division college courses and turning down the
courses where I have first-term students who can't put a coherent sentence
together successfully. I need to go back through some of the emails and
discussion board postings I've had in some of my classes and deindentify them so
you can see what I am dealing with! With some of the papers and emails I get
from students, I'm not sure they should have passed third grade
successfully.
After the first of the year, I am going to work work on
putting together a calendar to make sure that I get around to visit all the
affiliated clubs on a regular basis just to say hi to people. That means that
more of you may be hearing from me throughout the year to check on your plans
for a particular month.
Since we are all focused on the holidays, I don't
have a lot of news for you this month. I will send you better quality news from
all parts of the state in the news next month.
EASTERN OREGON
ACTIVITIES
I received an email awhile back from Larry Wilson W7IXZ about
a general class amateur class that the Grande Ronde Radio Amateur Association
will be holding in LaGrande the weekend of January 23 and 24.
Graham
Hicks, W4PJS, from LaGrande as well asked me to let everyone know that the W4PJS
repeater in La Grande is back in service with a brand new machine and CAT-200B
controller. It has an extended range, better audio quality, voice ID (except CW
when the ID comes during a transmission) and requires a 100 Hz encoded tone.
They're still on the same 146.380/146.980 pair. Apparently it is used by people
statewide as they drive through the area and he wants everyone to be aware that
it is back on the air.
The Harney County Radio Association in Burns
recently celebrated their birthday and their ARRL affiliation as well as many
other achievements. It's really great to hear about the ham radio activity on
the east side of the state. So many of those over here on the west side don't
hear a lot about what is going on over there. They have some great leaders over
on that side of the state in the ham radio community.
OREGON STM REPORT FOR NOVEMBER
2009
Following is the month report produced by Scott Gray, W7IZ, Oregon
Section
Traffic Manager.
OREGON EMERGENCY NET: QNI 5,454; QTC 18;
N7RBO NET MGR
DISTRICT #1 ARES NET: QNI 921, QTC 40, KC7ZZB NET MGR
OREGON
ARES TRAFFIC NET: QNI 623; QTC 84; WA7FXF NET MGR
BEAVER STATE NET: QNI 659,
QTC 45, N7CM NET MGR
OREGON SECTION NET #1 QNI 134, QTC 84, WS7L NET
MGR
OREGON SECTION NET #2 QNI 92, QTC 34, KC7SRL NET MGR
NORTHWEST TRAFFIC
AND TRAINING NET: QNI 416, QTC 185, N7YSS NET MGR
OREGON EMERGENCY NET
(OCTOBER), 31 SESSIONS, QNI 6,706; QTC 26
STATION ACTIVITY REPORT (SAR)
TOTALS NOVEMBER 2009:
K7IFG 396 N7YSS 140 N7CM 133 N7ATK 112 K7EAJ 111 W7IZ
64 K7PMB 48 W7VSE 41
KC7SRL 34 WS7L 17 KK7DEB 16 W7ELI 15
PUBLIC
SERVICE HONOR ROLL (PSHR) TOTALS NOVEMBER 2009:
N7CM 295 K7EAJ 165 N7XG 110
N7YSS 110 KK7TN 94 W7VSE 87 KK7DEB 76 W7ELI 75
KD7THV 23
See you next
month if not
before!
Bonnie
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ARRL
Oregon Section
Section Manager: Bonnie M. Altus,
AB7ZQ
ab7zq@arrl.org
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Oregon Section Club News - December
2009
The Coos
County Amateur Radio Club recently participated as a Special Event station from
Shore Acres park. KCBY-TV ran a story on the event which can be viewed at:
http://www.kcby.com/news/local/79243157.html?video=YHI&t=a . The Tualatin
Valley Contesters operating W7TVC. This is the third year that the club
participated in the CQ WW SSB contest, operating from from a hilltop between
Dallas and Falls City.
A total of eight operators participated, four
stayed the entire weekend. The event held during the weekend of the Swaptober
fest. To see the full article, head to:
http://www.otvarc.org/newspapers/documents/09DecemberBW.pdf
The Oregon
Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club (OTVARC) held their Holiday Party at the
Meriweather Golf Club in Hillsboro. A great dinner of Turkey and all the
trimmings was had by a good turnout for the event. A white elephant gift
exchange followed. Election ballots were tallied and the new slate of officers
for 2010 are as follows: President, Pat Roberson N7PAT; Vice-President, Don
Baldwin AA2V; Secretary, Jenny Roberson K7JLR; Treasurer, Alvin Carlson KB7VHI;
Trustees, Wes Allen K7WWG, Joel Simmons AD7IS, Karl Anderson NM7N, JD Fort
K7JDF, and Ron O'Connor KD7VIK. Congratulations to all.
There will be VE
testing in Lincoln City on January 2nd at the Lincoln City Community Center,
2153 NE Oar Place. According to the TEARS Newsletter, the Main entrance opens at
8:30 AM and applicants need to arrive no later than 9 AM.
I wish you all
a Very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Pat Roberson,
N7PAT
Oregon Assistant ARRL Section
Manager/Administrative
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ARRL
Oregon Section
Section Manager: Bonnie M. Altus,
AB7ZQ
ab7zq@arrl.org
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KB6NU's Column
What Should Every Ham Know How to
Do?
By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
On the HamRadioHelpGroup mailing
list, there was recently a discussion about using modulated CW on 2m. One fellow
pointed out that MFJ sold a unit that would do this. When I pointed out that
this box cost $100 and that they could do exactly the same thing with the $18
PicoKeyer from HamGadgets.Com, I got some flack that the PicoKeyer was a kit,
and that some people might not be able to build it.
I pointed out that a
couple of years ago our club held a construction night, and that several people
who had never soldered before successfully completed the kit. I also pointed out
that even if the ham didn't have the proper tools, he or she could purchase a
soldering iron, needle-nose pliers, and diagonal cutters, in addition to the
kit, for less than $100.
I don't know if that convinced him, but it got
me thinking about what a ham should be able to do. This is the list I've come up
with so far:
1. Solder. Every ham should know how to solder a connection,
and by extension, build small kits and cables. Over the course of one's ham
career, this skill will save you a ton of time and money.
2. Build a dipole antenna. The
dipole is the simplest and most versatile antenna. Knowing how to build one and
use one is an essential skill.
3. Check into a net. Net operation is one
of the most basic operating skills.
4. Use a multimeter to measure
voltage, current, and resistance and know what those measurements mean. This is
the most basic skill used in troubleshooting, and at some point or another,
you're going to have to troubleshoot something.
This list does, of
course, imply that a ham is physically capable of doing them. I would not expect
hams that are physically disabled to be able to do everything on this
list.
After I posted this to my blog (www.kb6nu.com), I got several good
responses. Jeff said, "I believe hams should know how to install RF connectors,
particularly the three most used in our hobby, the PL-259, the BNC, and the N
connector." Blair, WB3AWI, replied, "Another thing that hams should know how to
do is to measure the SWR of an antenna."
So, now I ask you, What do you
think every ham should know how to do? Feel free to post a comment to my blog or
e-mail me at
cwgeek@kb6nu.com.
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When
not analyzing the abilities of amateurs, KB6NU pounds brass on nearly all the HF
bands and teaches various ham radio classes in Ann Arbor, MI. You can read his
other musings on our fine hobby at www.kb6nu.com.
SOLAR UPDATE
Tad
"<http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry/woman.htmlhttp:/englishhistory.net/keats/poetry/woman.html>That
its mild light creates to heal again" Cook, K7RA, reports: This edition of the
Solar Update will be brief. Since ARRL Headquarters is closed on Thanksgiving
Day and the day after, I hope to have another bulletin out Monday morning to
catch up with the sunspot, solar flux and geomagnetic data information. In
<http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/11/20/11208/?nc=1>last Friday's
Solar Update, we reported sunspot numbers for November 12-18 as 11, 0, 0, 11,
12, 0 and 29. Since then, from November 19-24, they were 30, 31, 14, 13, 0 and 0
-- definitely nice conditions for the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes last weekend. This
weekend, November 28-29, is the CQ Worldwide CW DX Contest. Although recent
activity seems a good trend, we have no indications when sunspots will return.
Look for more information in the Solar Update, available on the ARRL Web site on
Monday, November 30. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit
the <http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html>ARRL Technical
Information Service Propagation page. This week's "Tad Cookism" brought to you
by John Keats'
<http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry/woman.html>Woman! When I Behold
Thee Flippant, Vain...
Amateur Radio in Space: New Antennas
Installed on ISS..
W1AW 2010 Operating Schedule
The W1AW Operating Schedule may be found on the web at
http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html
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