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
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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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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...
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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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73,

Tom Cleveland KE7GBO
Editor - Valley Voice   KE7GBO@arrl.net
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