IMPORTANT NOTICE
There will be NO PARSgram published on September 28 and Oct 5, 2015. The
September 21st edition will be abbreviated. If you have items for the
PARSgram please plan accordingly.
FOX HUNT ON SATURDAY
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. 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 B5 flare
observed at 0042Z this morning. There are 5 numbered sunspot regions on the
disk facing Earth. The sunspot count this morning is 75, up from the low 38
reported by NOAA a week ago at this time. The Solar Flux Index (SFI) is 99,
up a little from the 85 reported here last Monday. The NOAA forecast
shows the SFI staying about the same, rising to 105 today and Tuesday and
back down to 100 on Wednesday. According to the Space Weather Prediction
Center, solar activity is expected to be very low for the next three days
with a chance for C-class flares, and a slight 10% chance for M-class
flares. Despite the emergence of a new and unstable sunspot region
(AR2415), the sun remains quiet. The sun’s X-ray output is very low.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled over the weekend. The
Earth’s geomagnetic field is expected be quiet to active today, unsettled to
minor storm levels Tuesday, and then back to quiet to active on Wednesday.
Fluctuating solar winds are the cause. The Kp-index was reported to
be a quiet 2 at 0800 local this morning.
Your best chance for DX is to be found on the 30 and 20 Meter Bands and 40
Meters at night.
THIS WEEK’S DX CHALLENGE
(Courtesy of Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1231, Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
ed.)
OJ0, MARKET REEF (Update). Operators Dietmar/DL3DXX, Thomas/DL5LYM, Robert/
SP5XVY and Roman/US5WDX will be active as OJ0DX from Market Reef (EU-053)
between September 19-28th (depending on the WX for boat transfer to/from
the island). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
Look for them to be active during the CW Scandinavian Activity Contest
(September 19-20th) and CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). QSL via
DL3DXX.
AND COMING UP–
TX3X CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS DXPEDITION (Update #1). After a year of heads
down project planning, budgeting and equipment procurement TX3X will soon
be on the air. Chesterfield Island is now Clublog’s Most Wanted #21. As
of Thursday, Sept. 10th, the Advance Team is either in New Zealand, or
en route. Evohe’s skipper, Steve Kafka, is at Auckland’s Bayswater Marina
preparing to load our equipment between Sept. 13-15th. His position is
visible at:
New Zealand. It’s not too late to make a donation through the “Donate”
button at
before we sail on Sept. 28th. – LoTW uploads will be processed while we’re
on the island. All other donors will receive their LoTW upload on a priority
basis. OQRS will be available shortly after the DX-pedition is completed.
73, Chesterfield Islands 2015 Team….
QSO QSO CORNER
This is the place to post contacts with DXpeditions, Special Event
Stations, or special QSO’s you would like to share.
Did everyone leave town for the Summer?
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 :
* 19/1400-20/0300Z Sep South Carolina QSO Party, CW Ph Dig
* 19/1600-20/2359Z Sep Washington State Salmon Run, CW Ph Dig
* 19/1600-19/2200Z Sep QRP Afield, CW
* 20/0000-20/0400Z Sep North American Sprint, RTTY, Dig
* 23/0000-23/0200Z Sep 144 MHz Fall Sprint, CW Ph Dig
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.)
SPECIAL EVENT
The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club of San Bernardino, California, is
hosting the 16th annual “Route 66 On The Air” special event between
September 12-20th. The purpose of this event is to offer amateur radio
operators a fun way relive their memories of Route 66, and to celebrate the
highway’s 85th anniversary. The U.S. Highway 66 established in 1926, was the
first major improved highway to link the west coast with the nations
heartland. Look for 21 stations (two are rovers) operating in or around the
major cities along the old “Route 66” from Santa Monica, California, to
Chicago, Illinois. For more info and a list of SE stations go to
http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=15
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 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.
Jim AI4WL