PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our next meeting will be at 0900 this Saturday, Nov 29th, at Brantley’s
Village Restaurant on Broad Street in Oriental. Please park on the side or
out back. Two days after the annual Thanksgiving feast, here’s another
chance to continue the consumption pattern of the season. “Fox Hunt” is on
the agenda. There will be an auction after the meeting so bring your
checkbook. Our meetings are held the last Saturday of each month except June
when the club participates in the annual ARRL Field Day or when in conflict
with a major holiday. We hope to see you all there. For more information
contact Pamlico Amateur Radio Society President Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287
or w_olah@yahoo.com.
SKYWARN APPRECIATION DAY, FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER.
SKYWARN Appreciation Day is coming up on Friday, Dec 5th from 7pm
through Saturday, Dec 6th at 7pm at the National Weather Service office just
off US-70 on Roberts Road in Newport. Head over, get the tour, and spend
some time operating the office’s HF station in the annual NWS QSO Party.
SKYWARN Recognition Day began in 1999 by the National Weather Service and
the American Radio Relay League. It celebrates the contributions that
volunteer SKYWARN radio operators make to the National Weather Service. The
official webpage for the event is: www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio. For more
information contact John Hopkins, KJ4JPH, or Janice, KJ4JPE, at
hopkinszoo1@msn.com. Drop one of them a short email to let them know you
are coming so the Newport folks can plan.
How about getting a few of your friends together and heading over for a
few hours on Saturday. Meet the forecast folks on duty. See the tools they
use. Maybe work a few stations during the WX Service QSO Party. Good fun.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was low during the 24 hours ending
Sunday afternoon at 4 pm local. The largest recent solar event was a C4
event observed this morning at 24/1105 from Region 2217. There are
currently 3 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. The sunspot count this
morning is 66, down from the 91 reported by NOAA last Monday. The Solar Flux
Index is 173, nearly the same as the 172 in last week’s PARSgram. It is
expected to drop way down to 140 on Wednesday after active sunspot region
AR2209 disappears from view. According to the Space Weather Prediction
Center, solar activity should continue to be moderate with a 25% chance for
X-class flares and a 60% chance for M-class flares each day through
Wednesday. Radio blackouts reaching the brief R1 level are likely in the
next 24 hours for stations on the sunlit side of the Earth.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active
during the 24 hour period ending yesterday afternoon. The geomagnetic field
is expected to be quiet to unsettled today and be quiet on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The K-index was reported by NOAA to be a quiet 2 at 0700 local
this morning. No storms are predicted.
THIS WEEK’S DX CHALLENGE
VIETNAM, 3W. Tony, KM0O will be QRV as 3W3O from Da Nang from
November 25 to December 24. Activity is on all bands. This
includes an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL
to home call.
QSO CORNER
This is the place to post contacts with DXpeditions, Special Event
Stations, or special QSO’s you would like to share.
Nothing reported this week. Guess none of our PARS folks was able to add
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, VU4 to the log last week. There’s still time.
If you can hear ’em try to work them through the crowd. Reportedly the
folks on site have 6 stations now up and running but they are having site
power problems. The low voltage at their location on Neil Island is causing
the power amps to shut down. BTW, these islands are a long way away from us
on the opposite side of the globe. They are located at the juncture of the
Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, and are a Union Territory of India. The
territory is only 93 miles north of Aceh in Indonesia. They are separated
from Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) by the Andaman Sea.
OTHER ACTIVITY ON THE RADIO:
This info is extracted from the ARRL Letter, from the WA7BNM Contest
Calendar, the ARRL Contest Update or the ARRL Contest Corral. You can
receive the Letter weekly via email as a member of ARRL :
* November 22-23 — LZ DX Contest (CW, SSB)
* November 26 — SKCC Straight Key Sprint
* November 27 — Top Band Sprint (CW, SSB)
* November 29 — Full Day of Hell
* November 29-30 — CQ World Wide DX Contest (CW)
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
and the W1AW Centennial Stations are a great way to get those last states on
your Worked All States (WAS) Award list.)
SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/4 in Florida
and W1AW/5 in Arkansas are QRV until 2359z on November 25. In
addition, W1AW/3 in Delaware, W1AW/5 in Louisiana and W1AW/KP4 in
Puerto Rico will be QRV starting at 0000z on November 26. They will
be active until 2359z on December 2.
(Courtesy of the ARRL DX Bulletin)
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
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* 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)
* FOR SALE– Updated list of remaining items from Jim Reynolds’ (W4YLO)
station. Jim Reynolds W4YLO is in a care center with late stages of
Parkinson’s disease. His wife would like to sell his shop tools and
equipment and gain back the garage. If you have any interest in these items
please call me, Ed Valentine, and set up a visit time to view them.
– Sorenson Power regulating transformer. 1000VA – About 60 lbs.
– Radial Arm Saw 14 inch blade. Delta. Extra Blades
– Icom IC-CP1 mobile charger $5. Use with IC2A/AT/E Transceiver
– 6 mtr cavity transmitter. $15
– Dentron Super Tuner ( Rated very good tuner in QRZ) $125
– MFJ 261 Dummy Load. 15 watts, 100 watts Peak. New $42 Sell for $20.
– B&K Scope 30Mhz with 4 Tektronix Probes.. Make offer.
– Logic probe for TTL & Cmos $5
Jim Reynolds equipment is clean and tested. Nonsmoking house.
– Icom 756 Pro 2 Transceiver w PS $1300
– Icom IC 7600 transceiver purchased new 3 years ago, little used, $2800
– Icom PW-1 KW amp. $3650
– Icom SP21 speaker $75
All manuals & cables & original boxes.
– Icom Receiver IC-R70 with service manual. 100 Kc. to 30 Mhz. Like new.
$295
– Icom AH4 Antenna Tuner $190 + 50+ft of control cable & RG8X
– Xantrex True Charge Dual 20 Amps. with remote battery monitor $175
– Xantrex 1500 watt Inverter. $125
– Steel work Table on wheels with compartments. 3ft. w x 5ft. long x 4ft. h
& heavy.
– HP Photosmart Scanner Printer HP8450 with Software & Cables, $20
– HP Scanner HP3570 with Software & Cables, $15
Contact Ed Valentine W2YPM at 252 637-3161 or
w2ypm@earthlink.net for information and pricing.
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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).
UPCOMING HAMFESTS:
* February 7, 2015: Richmond Frostfest, Richmond Raceway Complex,
Richmond, VA, http://www.frostfest.com
* April 4, 2015: 43rd Annual RARSfest/North Carolina State Convention,
Raleigh Amateur Radio Society, State Fairgrounds,
Raleigh, NC, http://www.rars.org/rarsfest
PARS CALENDAR:
* Nov 29, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Dec 27, PARS Christmas Breakfast & Gift Exchange, Saturday, 9 am,
Brantley’s Village Restaurant, Oriental. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or
w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Jan 5 – Mar 2, Monday evenings, PARS General Class License Preparation
Course, Sea Harbour Yacht Club on Harbour Way in Oriental. TO REGISTER FOR
THE COURSE contact Bill Michne, WM3X, at 252-249-1175 or by email at
billmichne@embarqmail.com. DON’T WAIT to register, class space is limited!
* Mar 2, 2015, Amateur Radio License Exam Session, Technician, General, and
Extra, Monday, time TBA. Sea Harbour Yacht Club on Harbour Way in Oriental.
For more information, and TO REGISTER FOR THE EXAM, contact Bill Michne,
WM3X, at 252-249-1175 or by email at billmichne@embarqmail.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.
PARSgram ITEMS
We are always looking for items of interest to PARS members to put in
the PARSgram. If you run across a timely item or think of something you
believe would interest our folks, please send it to me. Thanks.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. See you Saturday.
73, Jim AI4WL