PCT/PCN EXERCISE WEDNESDAY DEC 1, 2021
Pamlico Communications Net Exercise for Wednesday Dec. 1st:
For those of you with Winlink, the following exercise is requested to be
completed for the Wednesday Net.
Send a Spotrep Report to K4ONC and K4NLC via Winlink via the following:
– Open Winlink Express and click the new message icon on upper left of
screen
– On the “Enter a New Message” screen, Open and select “Standard Template”
– Open “Standard Templates”
-Open “SHARES Forms”
– Open “Shares Spotrep-2txt”
-Fill out the form with your info and send “To” K4ONC and K4NLC, and use
your Lat/Lon
– Enter “Submit” and post to “Outback”, then “Open Session” and send via
any mode you like, i.e., Telenet, VARA, Pactor, etc.
– After sending message, open
-Open Winlink Express
-Open “Message”
– Open “Sitrep Map and Report For Spotrep-2”
– Open “Display “Sitrep Map”
– Place the cursor on the colored pin
During the NET, tells us what you see.
Have fun and play around with Winlink and tell the others during the NET
what you have learned.
Stay Safe and 73,
Bruce Perkins – K4ONC
AuxComm Coordinator
PAMLICO AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY (PARS) November 27, 2021 MEETING NOTES
* Twenty-two PARS members, visitors and guests attended the 9 am
breakfast meeting chaired by President Mike Marsh, K4NLC, at Brantley’s
Village Restaurant.
* Mike presented Wally’s treasurer’s report. The club is solvent.
* Propagation Report: Solar activity is reported to be very low. We
have 3 sunspot regions today showing little activity, however the solar
flux yesterday was 92 and the chance for C-class flares remains. The
geomagnetic field was reported to be quiet but with a minor storm
possible today, Saturday. About half of members present reported
operating on HF during the past month, many making DX contacts. Gary,
NC3Z/4, reported almost round the clock connectivity with a station in
Israel while alpha testing a new Vara keyboard to keyboard chat mode.
* Jim, AI4WL, shared a tip from Pete, AG7C, for WSJT-X users to check
the “all.txt” file in WSJT log directory. Fun to look at but, this file
can grow very large if not purged occasionally. It collects all the
stations that the client decodes.
* Lor, W3QA, described the QDX transceiver, a new four band QRP
transceiver kit for the digital modes from QRP Labs. Inexpensive, fully
featured with embedded SDR receiver, USB sound card, cat control and in
extremely high demand. [ed note. There have been 42,282 hits on the QDX
web page as of last night- Jim].
* Mike Marsh, K4NLC, our PCN coordinator, reported 4 sessions for 23
man-hours. The revised directed net has been well received. One goal is
to provide/practice new operator skills particularly those for use in
emergencies.
* Bruce, K4ONC, our county AUXCOMM lead, reminded all of next Pamlico
Communications Team meeting at the Florence-Whortonsville VFD on
Saturday, 5 Dec. and the Communications Exercise on Thursday, 9 Dec. The
exercise scenario will involve a number of reporting tasks for a team at
the VFD location and for participants at home stations. All interested
are welcome to come to the meeting and participate in the exercise.
* As discussed at the October meeting, Bruce reported the N4ONC
Repeater Group is working toward upgrading the now over 20 year old 2M
repeater to provide for both analog and digital (DMR) modes. Lor briefly
outlined his progress–components are being assembled.
* Mike reminded all that the next PARS meeting, due to the Christmas
holiday, will be on Saturday, December 18. It will include the now
annual gift exchange. The gifts should be amateur radio related and of a
suggested cost of no more than $10.
* There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:55 am.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported solar activity was very low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 4 p.m. local. There are three reported numbered
sunspot regions on the Sun facing Earth this morning. The Prediction
Center expects solar activity to be very low today through Wednesday
with a chance for C-class flares each day. On Sunday the observed Solar
Flux Index (SFI) at Penticton was 92. (Last Sunday it was 79.) The index
is predicted to measure 92 today, 94 tomorrow and on Wednesday. The SFI
90 day trailing average is 88.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled yesterday. NOAA
expects conditions to be quiet to unsettled today and then quiet Tuesday
and Wednesday. The estimated Kp-index of 1 reported at 7 a.m. local this
morning reflects our current quiet geomagnetic conditions.
We can expect fair operating conditions today on 80 and 40 meters, good
on 30 and 20, fair on 17 and 15, and poor on the higher bands. Last
evening, DXMaps reported considerable FT8 E-layer skip activity on 6
meters between stations in the Midwest in the early afternoon, in the
morning and late evening most contacts were made using meteor scatter.
This morning it was all meteor scatter.
For an explanation of the numbers used in our PARSgram, see the
excellent article written by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA at
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere.
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
For listing in the PARSgram send me your amateur radio related items
that are for sale, trade, or wanted. PLEASE let me know when you have
have sold your item or your listing is no longer needed. Listings will
EXPIRE AFTER 90 DAYS unless I hear otherwise.–Jim.
*FOR SALE* Astron RS-70M in pretty nice shape. $250 Gary Mitchelson,
NC3Z/4, nc3z.gary@gmail.com, 252-745-0655 (20211101)
*FOR SALE* Yaesu FT-2000 from the estate of the original owner. This is
the 100 watt version. In evaluating this radio the frequency display
was found to be weak, and has been replaced with genuine Yaesu parts.
Otherwise, the radio is in full specification working order, and
includes the owner’s manual and associated schematic diagrams. It does
not include a microphone, but there are numerous commercial options.
$750. Prefer local pickup. Bill Michne, WM3X, 252-249-1175,
drmichne73@gmail.com. (20211025)
PARS CALENDAR:
* Dec 4, PAMLICO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MEETING, Saturday, 9am,
Florence-Whortonsville VFD. For more info, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC,
252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
* Dec 18, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Note, Christmas Day is on the last day of the
month therefore the PARS meeting and Christmas gift exchange will be on
the third Saturday. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
* Jan 29, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
LOCAL NETS OF INTEREST TO PARS MEMBERS:
* Wednesdays,”Pamlico Communications Net”, 7:30 pm local, Oriental
Repeater, 147.210 + (PL151.4).
* Thursdays, “DownEast/Pamlico Six Meter Net”, 8 pm local, 50.200 MHz,
USB. A non-directed open net to promote operation on the ‘Magic Band’.
(For more nets see www.arrl.org/arrl-net-directory-search )
PARS WEB SITE: https://www.n4prs.org/
Our Web Master is Paul Jodoin, K4MMB, 561-308-3456, PARSwebman@gmail.com
Spend to save on Cyber Monday!
73, Jim AI4WL
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