PARS FOX HUNT — Saturday May 27th
Here’s a reminder to mark your calendar for the next PARS fox hunt on
Saturday May 27th starting soon after the Saturday PARS breakfast
meeting at Brantley’s Restaurant. There’s still plenty of time to sign
up individually or as a team and join in on the fun. Winners will have
a shot at three prizes…1st prize is a Comet GP-1 dual band 2m/70cm
antenna, 2nd prize is a MFJ-108B 12/24 LCD desk clock, 3rd prize is a
$20 gift certificate to Brantley’s. So far we have 16 participants
including six teams. If you’d like to sign up contact Dick Goodwin
K4JJW at rgoodwin41@suddenlink.net. It will be a two hour single stage
event with one fox transmitter operating on 146.590 Mhz. Don’t forget
that you need to have your 2M handheld radio pre-programmed to 146.590
and the 4 Mhz attenuator off-set frequency programmed for 150.590 Mhz.
Date: Saturday May 27th
Where: Oriental Fire Station
Time: 10:00 to 12:00
Lunch: Picnic lunch 12:15
Prizes: 3 prizes awarded after lunch
ARRL MEMBER DUES SURVEY — A Reminder
Our ARRL members are urged to participate in the Dues Survey which is
running until May 31. Your input is important. Responses will help guide
the future of ARRL. Revenue options and necessary By-Law changes are
expected to be discussed at the July 2023 ARRL Board meeting. To
participate, go to www.arrl.org and sign in. Then follow the “Dues
Survey” instructions posted near the top of the ARRL webpage.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reports that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. There are 7 numbered sunspot regions
on the Sun facing Earth this morning. There were 6 last Monday, 6 the
Monday before. The Prediction Center expects solar activity to be low
today through Wednesday. There is a slight chance for M-class flares
each day.
Yesterday’s noon Solar Flux Index (SFI) observation at Penticton was
- Last Sunday’s was 157. The index is predicted to measure 135 today,
135 tomorrow and 130 on Wednesday. The SFI 90 day trailing average was
156 yesterday. It was 160 last Monday.
The geomagnetic field has been quiet to active for the past 24 hours.
Conditions are expected to be quiet today, unsettled to active tomorrow
and then quiet to unsettled on Wednesday. The estimated Kp-index of 1.00
reported at 5 a.m. local this morning indicates quiet geomagnetic
conditions.
In the near term, HF conditions are expected to be good during the night
on 80-15 Meters, fair to good during the day. The best conditions during
the day and night are likely to be found on 30-15 meters. Twelve and 10
meters will fair during the day, poor at night.
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 TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK–
Extracted from ARLD019 DX news:
–PALAU, T8. Operators JA6EGL and JH6HZH are QRV as T88SM and T88ZH,
respectively, from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, until May 17. QSL to
home calls.
–GIBRALTAR, ZB. Special event station ZQ2HRH is QRV until May 31 to
commemorate the coronation of King Charles III. QSL only direct,
see QRZ.com .
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.
NEW FOR SALE
— d104 lollipop type-9volt-side key mic, found while exploring boxes of
equipment in my storage room, tested it, it works!…missing a screw or
two. $75.
— Icom IC 2300h 65w 2 meter mobile is out of production. It will be
replaced with IC 3500h..with enhanced features, and price (+$50). Very
few 2300s left. Contact Danny Lupton at idlupton@bizec.rr.com (20230515)
FOR SALE: Two complete restored vintage stations. Plug and play, ready
to go as illustrated on K4JJW’s QRZ.com page. It’s not getting enough
use and I’m selling everything as a single package at a very reasonable
$1400 price, way under going market prices. About 25 separate pieces of
gear, all cables, manuals, spare tubes, restoration notes, operating
desk. Everything operates as it should. Major gear…Johnson Ranger,
EICO-720, Drake 2B, ICOM R71A, Digital VFO, Timewave DSP, SDR/Uno SDR
receiver, About 15 additional accessory items, too much to list here.
Contact Dick Goodwin K4JJW at rgoodwin41@suddenlink.net or 252-633-7873
for a complete description and list via email. (20230417)
PARS CALENDAR:
* May 27, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
* May 27, PARS FOX HUNT, Saturday, 10am, Oriental VFD Station 19 on
Straight Rd. For more info and to sign up, contact Dick Goodwin, K4JJW,
rgoodwin41@suddenlink.
* Jun 24, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
* July-date to be determined, 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
REPEATER/NODE STATUS
(See www.n4prs.org/frequencies/ for set-up)
N4ONC VHF FM Oriental — Down for maint/upgrade. Est rtn 25 May
KR4LO UHF FM Oriental — Operational
NC4ES VHF FM/DMR Arapahoe — Operational
NC4ES UHF DMR Florence — Operational
WM3X-ONC VHF WIRES-X NODE Oriental — Operational
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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