THANK YOU LARRY!
Larry Wall, KK4SEO, as most of you know, took on the task several years ago
to build a website for the Pamlico Amateur Radio Society. Thanks to Larry,
the site has become a wonderful resource for our members and guests. Well,
we just found out that Larry and his wife have headed for the hills…
literally. They recently moved from Oriental to the mountains of Western
North Carolina. He reports that he is now hard at work on his honey-do list
getting an old house and property ready for winter. Fortunately for PARS,
Larry will keep an eye on things from afar as time permits, at least for a
while. Greg Wadsworth, KM4DZM, our Publicity Chair, has picked up the
editorial and day to day administrative tasks. So Larry, we appreciate and
thank you for your most significant contribution to PARS. We will miss
seeing you around town and at our meetings but it is good to know you will
be keeping up with your friends. We wish you well. (You can reach Larry at
252-639-0980 or larry@barefootlogic.com).
FOX HUNT COMING SOON
Our first FOX HUNT will be held on Saturday, September 19th. Check-in will
be at the rear of Brantley’s Restaurant in Oriental at 9:30 am. This is an
open event for all hams in the area. The fox will run from 10 am to 11:30
am. A buffet lunch will be provided at Brantley’s around Noon courtesy of
PARS for all participants. A new Yaesu FT-60R Dual band HT will be awarded
to the first hunter to touch the FOXmobile. The FOX Frequency will be
146.590 MHz. (A last practice session will be conducted on Saturday,
September 12th–see calendar below.) Questions? For more info contact Bill
Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287, w_olah@yahoo.com or Randy Davis, K4WRD, 249-1680,
randyd@centurylink.net
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was very low during the 24 hours ending
yesterday at 5 pm local. The largest recent solar event was a B1 flare
observed at 0001Z this morning. There are 3 numbered sunspot regions on the
disk facing Earth. The sunspot count this morning is 38, down from the 50
reported by NOAA a week ago at this time. The Solar Flux Index (SFI) is also
down to 85 from 92 reflecting the decrease in solar activity. More
important, the 50 day moving average SFI is down to 110. The NOAA forecast
shows the SFI staying about the same at around 85 through Wednesday.
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, solar activity is expected
to be very low for the next three days with a slight chance for C-class
flares.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to active over the weekend with
increased solar winds. The Earth’s geomagnetic field is expected be quiet to
active today, quiet to unsettled Tuesday, and decline to quiet levels on
Wednesday. The Kp-index was reported by NOAA to be a quiet 3 at 0800 local
this morning.
The Sun was not always this quiet. Tad Cook K7RA in his Propagation Forecast
Bulletin 36 reminds us that 156 years ago this past week, on September 2,
1859 the huge Carrington Event occurred, the monster geomagnetic storm in
which a billion ton CME smashed into Earth setting fire to telegraph
stations around the world. He said to check http://www.spaceweather.com
using the archive feature in the upper right corner of the site to select
September 2, 2015.
THIS WEEK’S DX CHALLENGE
ISLE OF MAN, GD. Members of The DX Interceptors are QRV as MT0IXD
during September. Activity is on 20 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and
various digital modes. QSL via operators’ instructions.
QSO QSO CORNER
This is the place to post contacts with DXpeditions, Special Event
Stations, or special QSO’s you would like to share.
Zip…..
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 :
* 12/1400-13/0200Z Sep Arkansas QSO Party, CW Ph
* 12/1600-12/2359Z Sep Ohio State Parks on the Air, Ph
* 12/1800-14/0300Z Sep ARRL September VHF Contest, All
* 13/0000-13/0400Z Sep North American Sprint, CW
See the ARRL Contest Branch page
ARRL Contest Update http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update/ and the
WA7BNM Contest Calendar
for more info. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out the
ARRL Special Event Station Web page
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.)
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
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* FOR SALE –SGC SG-2000 transceiver with tuner, asking $800. Gill
Grabowski KB1GHA, 339-832-4257 or grabg1@aol.com.
* FOR SALE–Hank Aaron WB4ROA, long time PARS member is moving. He is
selling much of his equipment. Brian Shepard K4LTE is handling the sale.
For a Yaesu FT-2000 and other Yaesu transceivers:
RF Mu-tuning kit 80/40m band for $300.00, and RF Mu-tuning kit 30/20m band
for $300.00.
Command Technologies Commander Amplifier 2KW for $1500.00.
Yaesu-7800R 2M/70cm Transceiver for $150.00.
Heil Headset Pro Set Quiet Phone with HC-5 mic for $80.00, retailed for
$155.00.
MXL Studio Condenser Microphone MXL-2003 for $100.00, retailed for $163.00.
Heil Hand Switch for $25.00.
Foot Switch for $20.00.
Array Solutions Six Pack ( remote antenna switch) 2 radios-6 antenna ports
per radio for $300.00, retailed for $450.00.
Array Solutions Rat Pack (remote antenna switch) 6 antenna positions for
$100.00, retailed for $250.00.
Astron SL-11 pwr supply for $50.00, retailed for $89.00.
Bencher Keyer for $150.00.
Plus lots of coax and cables-most coax uses N-connectors and were
professionally made by Cable X.
PL259 adapters for .50 cent ea. (28-total)
UHF Male Crimp (type PL259) connectors $2.00 ea. (37-total)
Type N Male crimp for RG8 $2.00 ea. (15-total)
PL259 Connectors $1.00 ea. (16-total)
PL259 UHF Male to female tee adapter connectors, $4.00 ea. (total-9)
BNC Male to UHF female connectors, $2.00 ea. (total-2)
Added items–
Palstar ZM30 digital antenna analyzer, $200.00
ICOM M1V VHF Handheld radio with HM-125 speaker microphone and a new BC-119N
desk top charger, $175.00
Aceco FC-6002 RF Tracer, $150.00
Contact Brian at k4lte2@centurylink.net or at his cell 252-670-5531.
(20150511, 20150518, 20150622)
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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 REGIONAL HAMFESTS:
A complete list can be found on your PARS Website, www.n4prs.org
PARS CALENDAR:
* Sep 12, Fox Hunt Practice Session, 10 am, 455 Bennett Neck Rd,
Grantsboro. For directions Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Sep 19, Fox Hunt, 9:30 am. Register/start at rear of Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Buffet lunch follows hunt. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287
or w_olah@yahoo.com and Randy Davis, K4WRD, 249-1680 or
randyd@centurylink.net
* Sep 26, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Oct 3, Pamlico County Heritage Day, PARS Support-ARES/Radio Demo,
Heritage Center, NC 55, Grantsboro. Mike Marsh K4NLC, 252-636-1257 or
mike@marshconsulting.com
* Oct 31, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, 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. This is an informal forum originally
established to assist our new Hams. The frequency is in the 10M voice
segment open to technician licensees and above. Radio related
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/
* Chief Editor and Administrator is Greg Wadsworth KM4DZM, 252-322-1033 or
gwadsworth1@ yahoo.com
* 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.
There will be NO PARSgram published on September 28 and Oct 5, 2015. If you
have items for the PARSgram please plan accordingly.
Have a Great Labor Day!
Jim AI4WL