PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our next meeting will be at 0900 Saturday, March 25th at Brantley’s
Village Restaurant on Broad Street in Oriental. Please park along the
side or out back. We hope to see you all there. For more information
contact Pamlico Amateur Radio Society President Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@marshconsulting.com.
There’s been lots of activity at the Kershaw (Oriental) Repeater site
this month, expect to hear all about it at the meeting. Also, we’ll all
help to set the plan for the April 15th Fox Hunt. Then there’s the DX on
10 to talk about. And don’t forget, there’s a chance to draw a $20
Brantleys Restaurant gift certificate.
FOX HUNT UPDATE
So far we have just one sign-up for the April 15th Fox Hunt. If you
plan to participate please let Dick Goodwin, K4JJW, know at
rgoodwin41@suddenlink.net. We need about 10 participants to make it a
meaningful event. Expect a picnic lunch and three prizes for winners.
Although we have tentatively planned a two stage event with finding the
first fox and then receiving the frequency for the second fox, our
planning isn’t firmed up. We will have a discussion at the next PARS
meeting on the 25th to get a consensus on the kind of fox hunt you’d
like to have…one or two foxes. If you can’t attend the meeting next
Saturday please be sure to sign up with Dick so that you will receive
details via email up-dates before the hunt on April 15th.
Date Saturday April 15th
Where…Oriental Fire Station
Time…9:30 to 12:30
Picnic lunch….12:45
3 Prizes to be awarded
BIT ERROR
Last Thursday I reported the passing of John Radtke, KB2NNC, our good
friend and former PARS member. John had just passed on the previous
Monday, March 13th 2023, not on January 13th as I reported in my haste.
I am extremely sorry and sincerely apologize for my error. You can find
John’s obituary at
https://www.bryantfuneralhomeandcrematory.com/obituary/john-radtke
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. The largest recent solar event was a
M1 event 9:47 p.m. Sunday. There are 6 numbered sunspot regions on the
Sun facing Earth this morning. There were 11 last Monday. The
Prediction Center expects solar activity to be low today through
Wednesday with a 1 in 4 chance of an M-class flare each day.
Yesterday’s noon Solar Flux Index (SFI) observation at Penticton was
- Last Sunday’s was 150. The index is predicted to measure 143 today,
140 tomorrow and 140 on Wednesday. The SFI 90 day trailing average was
170 yesterday. It was 172 last Monday.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled yesterday. It is
expected be quiet to active today and Tuesday and then quiet on
Wednesday. The estimated Kp-index of 1 reported at 5 a.m. local this
morning indicates quiet geomagnetic conditions.
For today, HF conditions are expected to be good during the night on 80
-15 Meters, poor during the day. The best conditions are likely to be
found during the day on 17-15 meters. Twelve and 10 meters will be only
fair during the day and then close at night. Check 6M for activity in
the early afternoon.
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.
DX THIS WEEK–
Extracted from ARLD011 DX news:
–SABLE ISLAND, CY0. A group of operators will be QRV as CY0S from
March 20 to 30. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including 60
meters and 2 meter EME, using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8 with three
stations active. QSL via WA4DAN.
–VANUATU, YJ. Chris, VK2YUS should be back on Efate Island, IOTA
OC-035, and plans to be active as YJ0CA from March 18 to 28.
Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home
call.
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
Send me your amateur radio related items that are for sale, trade, or
wanted and your contact information. 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.
STILL No listings. All items have been sold, traded, given away or put
back up in the attic. Send me one.
PARS CALENDAR:
* Mar 25, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
* Apr 8, PAMLICO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MEETING, Saturday, 9-10:30am,
Oriental VFD Station 19 on Straight Rd vic. NC-55. All are welcome. For
more info, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC, 252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
* Apr 15, PARS FOX HUNT, Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Oriental VFD Station 19 on
Straight Rd. For more info and to sign up, contact Dick Goodwin, K4JJW,
rgoodwin41@suddenlink.
* Apr 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, N4ONC
(Oriental) Repeater, 147.210 + (CTSCC Tone Squelch 88.5).
* 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
73, Jim AI4WL
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