PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our September meeting will be at 0900 Saturday, October 1st at
Brantley’s Village Restaurant on Broad Street in Oriental. Please park
along the side or out back. We hope to see you all there. For more
information contact Pamlico Amateur Radio Society President Mike Marsh,
K4NLC, 252-636-1257 or mike@marshconsulting.com.
OL’ FRONT PORCH MUSIC FESTIVAL- HELP STILL NEEDED
PARS has been asked to work “closed road barricades”, guide performers
and visitors and coordinate with the festival staff via our radios on
FRIDAY THE 30TH, from about 10am to 7pm. We need to man 6 locations
through the day and give our PARS members stationed at those locations a
break. Please help those that have already volunteered get some relief.
If you have even just a couple of hours on Friday, please help make the
Music Festival a safe and enjoyable event, interact with fellow PARS
members and the community, hear some great music and have fun. Please
call Bruce Perkins, K4ONC, at 252-626-2730 or email K4ONC@aol.com and
tell him you can help.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. There are 5 numbered sunspot regions
on the Sun facing Earth this morning. There were 2 last Monday. The
Prediction Center expects solar activity to continue to be low with a
40% chance for an M-class flare today, tomorrow and Wednesday. An
X-class flare is possible.
At noon yesterday, the observed Solar Flux Index (SFI) at Penticton was
- Last Sunday it was 138. The index is predicted to measure 140 at
noon today, then 142 Tuesday and 145 Wednesday. The SFI 90 day trailing
average was 125 yesterday, up two from last Sunday.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled yesterday. It
should be quiet to unsettled today, Tuesday and Wednesday. The estimated
Kp-index of zero reported at 5 a.m. local this morning indicated very
quiet conditions.
We can expect fair day and good nighttime operating conditions today on
80 to 40 meters and generally good conditions on the higher HF bands
except for 10 meters. Propagation on 10M will be fair, but 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 THIS WEEK–
Extracted from ARLD038 DX news:
JAPAN, JA. Take, JI3DST will be QRV as JI3DST/5, JJ5RBH, JS6RRR/5,
and JS6RRR/p from Shodo Island, IOTA AS-200, from September 25 to
November 4. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and
FT8, depending on call sign. QSL via LoTW.
VANUATU, YJ. Darren, VK4MAP is QRV as YJ0DA and YJ0DA/p from New
Hebrides, IOTA OC-035, and Shepherd Island, IOTA OC-111,
respectively, until October 2. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using
SSB. QSL to home call.
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
For listing in the PARSgram send me your amateur radio related items
that are for sale, trade, or wanted. 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.
For Sale: Yaesu FT-2000. 100 watt version. Frequency display module
replaced within the last year. Comes with a hand mic and external SP8
speaker. The speaker is for transceiver audio only, i.e., the phone
patch circuitry is not connected. The transceiver itself is fully
functional and in excellent condition. $800.00. Bill Michne, WM3X,
252-671-6703, drmichne73@gmail.com. (20220919)
For Sale:
* MFJ-815B SWR/WATT Meter. $50
* MFJ-994B Automatic Intellituner rated at 600 Watts. $150
Contact Charlie Overcash, WA4GSI, at 919-210-5168. (20220801)
PARS CALENDAR:
* Sep 30, Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival Support, Friday, 10am-TBD,
Oriental. For more info, to volunteer, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC, at
252-626-2730 or email K4ONC@aol.com.
* Oct 1, RESCHEDULED SEPTEMBER PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am,
Brantley’s Village Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike
Marsh, K4NLC, 252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
* Oct 8, PAMLICO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Oriental
VFD Station 19 on Straight Rd vic. NC-55. AUXCOMM & ARES–All are
welcome. For more info, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC, 252-626-2730 or
K4ONC@aol.com
* Oct 29, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
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
——–
This email is sent to members and friends of the Pamlico Amateur Radio
Society. We are pleased that you asked to receive our weekly newsletter
and hope that you enjoy reading it. If you no longer wish to receive the
PARSgram please let us know by reply email or to pamlicoham@pamlico.net.