NO PARSGRAM NEXT WEEK
Your inbox gets another rest. Our next PARSgram will be out on October 20th.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF PARS OFFICERS AT OCTOBER MEETING
(Treasurer Gail “Wally” Wallace’s Notice of Elections is provided for those
members who may not have received it by email last week.}
At the [September] PARS meeting…, it was noted that the vote
for the 2015 officers will be held at the October 2014 meeting.
A call for volunteer(s) to serve on an election committee did not
surface anyone available to undertake this effort. Therefore, Bill Olah and
I will serve as points of communication for anyone who wishes to serve in
any officer role.
At [the October 25, 2014 PARS Meeting -ed], we will select a
President, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer.
Current officers respectively are Bill Olah, Randy Davis, and me, Gail
M.”Wally” Wallace.
We three are willing to continue in our current roles, and we will be
put forward for a vote at the meeting.
Please let Bill Olah or me know if you would like to have your name
presented as running for any of these positions in October as well.
We plan to take an open vote via show of hands as we have done in the
past few years. However, as stipulated in the by-laws, if any member
eligible to vote would prefer paper ballets, this request will be
accommodated.
Thank you all for you efforts on behalf of PARS.
Regards, Wally & Bill
MAYSVILLE HAMFEST THIS COMING SUNDAY, OCT 12TH
One of our two local Hamfests, this year’s Maysville Hamfest will be on
Sunday, October 12th at the Rotary Park Community Center, 704 8th Street. If
coming from New Bern on US17 turn right on 8th Street. It is sponsored by
the Maysville Hamfest Association. Last of the old fashioned tailgating
swapfests, admission is free, breakfast and dinner available. Talk in on
GRIFTON 146.685 Repeater (PL 88.5). Hours are 8 am to 3 pm. For more
information contact Janice Hopkins KJ4JPE at hobkinszoo1@msn.com or
252-393-4544.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was low during the 24 hours ending
Sunday night at 5 pm local. The largest recent solar event was a C1 event
observed at 06/1236Z. There are currently 8 numbered sunspot regions on the
disk, none showing much activity. The sunspot count this morning is 106,
down almost 50 percent from the 200 reported here last Monday. The Solar
Flux Index is 128 also well down from the 181 in last weeks report and now
just below our 90 day trailing average of 133. The Solar Flux is expected to
slide to 120 by Wednesday. According to the Space Weather Prediction
Center, solar activity should be low through Wednesday. What a difference a
week makes….
The Earth’s geomagnetic field activity was quiet during the 24 hour
period ending yesterday afternoon. The geomagnetic field is expected to be
quiet to unsettled today and quiet on Tuesday and Wednesday. The I-index was
1 at 0800 local this morning.
DX CHALLENGES FOR THE WEEKS AHEAD
WEST KIRIBATI, T30. A group of operators are QRV as T30D from the
Southern Tarawa Atoll, IOTA OC-017, until October 15. Activity is
on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with four stations active
at all times. QSL via DL4SVA.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Mathias, DJ2HD, one of the team members of the
Lagunaria DX Group going to Lord Howe (signing as VK9DLXVK9LM), announced
that he received his VK9DJ callsign/license to use on Lord Howe between
October 10-12th before the main team starts their big operation. Activity
by Mathias will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DJ2HD, direct or by the
Bureau.
QSO CORNER
This is the place to post contacts with DXpeditions, Special Event
Stations, or special QSO’s you would like to share.
So who worked Tristan de Cunha, ZD9, last month besides K4JJW? If not,
you have a long wait for your next chance. The ferry/re-supply vessel that
took the two hams to the remote island is enroute back to Cape Town as you
read this. According to Wikipedia, it is the most remote inhabited
archipelago in the world, lying 1,243 miles from the nearest inhabited land,
Lacking an airport, the islands can be reached only by sea. Fishing boats
from South Africa service the islands eight or nine times a year and big
resupply ships only on occasion. And you thought Pamlico County was out-of
the way. About 300 hardy folks live there.
Word has it that Tim Allen (Timothy Alan Dick), the actor/comedian who
plays Mike Baxter KA0XTT on the “Last Man Standing” sitcom, now is a real
Ham. He received his technician license and call KK6OTD in September
without fanfare. Mandy, his outlandish TV daughter, has the TV call KF0XIE but as far as we know, is not yet licensed in the real world.
OTHER ACTIVITY ON THE RADIO:
This info is extracted from the ARRL Letter, from the WA7BNM Contest
Calendar or the ARRL Contest Corral. You can receive the Letter weekly
via email as a member of ARRL :
* October 11-12 — Great Pumpkin Sprint
* October 11-12– Oceania DX CW Contest
* October 11 — Arizona QSO Party
* October 11 — Pennsylvania QSO Party
* October 11– North American RTTY Sprint
* October 18 — Asia-Pacific Sprint
* October 18-19 — Iowa QSO Party
* October 18-19 — New York QSO Party
* October 18-19 — Worked all Germany
* October 18-19 — W/VE Islands QSO Party
* October 18-19 –South Dakota QSO Party
* October 18 — Telephone Pioneer QSO Party
* October 19-20 — Illinois QSO Party
See the ARRL Contest Branch page <http://www.arrl.org/contests/>, the
ARRL Contest Update http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update/ and the
WA7BNM Contest Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html>
for more info. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out the
ARRL Special Event Station Web page<http://www.arrl.org/special-events>. For
a LIST OF STATE QSO PARTIES, see
http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/stateparties.html. (State QSO parties
are a great way to get those last states on your Worked All
States (WAS) Award list.)
SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/KL7 in
Alaska, W1AW/6 in California and W1AW/3 in the District of Columbia
are QRV until 2359z on October 7. In addition, W1AW/4 in Virginia
and W1AW/8 in Michigan will be QRV starting at 0000z on October 8.
They will be active until 2359z on October 14.
(Courtesy of the ARRL DX Bulletin)
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
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* NEW FOR SALE:
DRAKE R-8A communications receiver in like-new condition; no cosmetic
flaws, all knobs and meters intact, nesting spiders chased out. Asking price
$500. Comparable to those on Ebay advertised at $695.
HLA 300 Plus solid state HF linear amplifier; all bands 10-160,
automatic band selection and tuning, excellent condition. Asking price $500.
Comparable items available on the internet in lesser condition for sale at
$600-700.
Contact Jamie King KJ4JK at (252) 514-7497or kj4jk@arrl.net (20141006)
* SOLD- ICOM-756 PRO III by original owner….
* FOR SALE– Recently purchased by a New Bern ham forced to
give up the hobby, a Radio Works Carolina Windom Antenna 160 model with
Dacron line (Heavy) and winches (2) to raise it high in the pines (See at
Radio Works,www.radioworks.com/). Make a reasonable offer for the whole
thing with coax and matching balun, We have a bid for the 160 Meter
Carolina Windom Antenna of 45$ Any one else interested? Other items from
Jim Reynolds’ (W4YLO) station:
SOLD –Autek Research RF 1 antenna analyzer
Bird Mod 43 Watt meter with choice of one slug. $ 100… More Slugs to
get as an extra, $35 ea.
B&K Scope 30Mhz with Tektronix Probes New Price $969. Make offer.
Logic probe for TTL & Cmos $5
MFJ 261 Dummy Load. 15 watts, 100 watts Peak. New $42 Sell for $25
Weller soldering gun $15.
New Rolls of Kester Solder 1 Lbs. Dia .031 Flux Alloy Sn63 $8 ea.
Jim’s equipment is clean and tested. Nonsmoking house.
Icom 756 Pro 2
Icom IC 7600
Icom KW amp Very rare.
Icom speakers and Power Supplies
Heil mic and desk boom. Icom Desk mic.
All manuals & cables & original boxes.
New items added to the list:
Xantrex 1500 watt inverter for a boat $95.
Radial Arm Saw 14 inch Rockwell Single Phase $470. Extra Saw Blades.
Contact Ed Valentine W2YPM at 252 637-3161 or
w2ypm@earthlink.net for information and pricing.
(20140602/20140804/20140929)
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(Send me your amateur radio related items for sale, trade, or wanted for
listing in the PARSgram. PLEASE let me know if your listing is no longer
needed. ITEMS listed will EXPIRE AFTER 90 DAYS unless I hear
otherwise.–Jim).
PARS CALENDAR:
* Oct 25, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Nov 29, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
PARS NETS:
* Mondays, Pete’s “Swamp Talk” roundtable, around 8:15 pm local,
28.463 MHz plus or minus, USB. An informal forum originally established
to assist our new Hams, this freq. is in the 10M voice segment open to
technician licensees and above. Radio topics/questions/issues welcomed.
* Wednesdays, Pamlico Emergency Net Practice and Rag Chew, 7:30 pm,
Oriental Repeater, 147.210 + (PL151.4).
PARS WEB SITE:
https://www.n4prs.org/
Web Master is Larry Wall, KK4SEO, wallmailbox@yahoo.com.
ABOUT THE PARSgram
The PARSgram is a weekly email publication for members of the Pamlico
Amateur Radio Society (PARS), an association of amateur radio operators
located in, near, or from Pamlico County, North Carolina. The PARSgram
contains announcements and information about current and planned activities
of the Society and other items of specific interest to its members. Except
to summarize information related to Solar Activity or announce expeditions
of amateur radio operators to unique distant places, special event stations,
and contests, it does not generally repeat information available elsewhere.
The PARSgram does offer a means to make known to its subscribers radio
equipment and other related items for sale or trade. Since PARS members may
have limited internet access, the PARSgram is sent in text format and kept
relatively short. We are always looking for items of specific interest to
our members to put in the PARSgram. If you run across a timely item or
think of something you think would interest our folks, please send it to me
at jth350@embarqmail.com. — Jim Hartmeyer, AI4WL, Editor (20121126)
Jim, AI4WL