PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our next meeting will be at 0900 Saturday, July 29th, in the back room
of Brantleys Village Restaurant on Broad Street in Oriental. Please park
along the side or out back. We hope to see you all there. Come early for
breakfast with your best friends. There’s a chance to draw a $20
Brantleys Restaurant gift certificate. For more information contact
Pamlico Amateur Radio Society President Mike Marsh, K4NLC, 252-636-1257
or mike@marshconsulting.com.
WHAT HAPPENED TO AMELIA EARHART REDUX
By email and on Wednesday’s net, Danny Garris, President of NBARC,
invited all to their next meeting at 6:30 pm on Aug 7th at Moore’s Olde
Tyme BBQ, 3621 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Blvd in New Bern. It will be special. Our
Bill Michne, WM3X, will again be presenting “The Role of Radio in the
Disappearance of Amelia Earhart” and offering his research on what might
have happened to her. Bill’s talk at our June PARS meeting fascinated
everyone. If you missed it, here’s your opportunity to hear the story
thanks to the New Bern club. For more info contact Danny, WD4CQ, at
252-670-9955 or garristv@hotmail.com.
PARS’ 2023 THIRTEEN COLONIES PLAYERS – UPDATED
So the list grows longer. Some worked the 13 Colonies stations using
just one mode, others worked ’em several times different ways, even
using only QRP. Here’s our list so far: KR4LO, K4ONC, WA4GSI, KO4OJC,
AI4WL, K4JJW and NC4OM. Just added: W3QA and NC3Z. That makes nine.
Anyone else? Let’s talk about the event at our next PARS meeting on July
29th and find out who did what.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reports that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. The Prediction Center expects solar
activity to be low today through Wednesday with a decreasing chance for
M-class flares. There are 7 numbered sunspot regions on the Sun facing
Earth this morning. There were 5 last Monday, 12 the Monday before.
Sunday’s noon Solar Flux Index (SFI) observation at Penticton was 173.
Last Sunday’s was 184. The index is predicted to measure 165 today, 165
Tuesday and 160 on Wednesday. The more important SFI 90 day trailing
average was 163 yesterday. It was 160 last Sunday.
The geomagnetic field was quiet Sunday. Conditions are expected be quiet
to active today today, quiet to unsettled Tuesday and then quiet on
Wednesday. The planetary K-index at 8 am this morning was 1.33
indicating quiet conditions.
For the next few days, HF conditions are expected to be poor on 80
through 20 during the day, good at night. The best conditions during
both day and night remain on the 17 and 15 meter bands. Twelve and 10
meters should be good during the day but poor at night. The eastern US
is benefiting from 6 meter Es into Europe this morning.
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 TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK–
Extracted from ARLD029 DX news:
–EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 3C. Ersoy, TA2OM is QRV as 3C3CA from Bioko
Island, IOTA AF-010, until July 31. QSL via LoTW.
–MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end
of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW.
QSL via JH3SIF.
–MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Bob, W0RGC is QRV as V7/W0RGC from Kwajalein
Island for about two to three weeks. Activity is in his spare time
on 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call.
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
Send me your amateur radio related items that are for sale, trade, or
wanted and your contact information. 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: AnyTone 778uv Dual Band Radio, less than a year old and
programed by our very own expert, Wayne Beasley. Radio is in excellent
shape. $65. Contact Charlie, WA4GSI, at 919-210-5168 or
charlie@dockline.net. (20230717)
FOR SALE
— d104 lollipop type-9volt-side key mic, found while exploring boxes of
equipment in my storage room, tested it, it works!…missing a screw or
two. $75.
— Icom IC 2300h 65w 2 meter mobile is out of production. It will be
replaced with IC 3500h with enhanced feature and price (+$50). Very few
2300s left. Contact Danny Lupton at idlupton@bizec.rr.com (20230515)
PARS CALENDAR:
* Jul 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
* Aug 5, PAMLICO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MEETING, Saturday, 9-10:30am,
Oriental VFD Station 19 on Straight Rd vic. NC-55. All are welcome. For
more info, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC, 252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
* Aug 26, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
REPEATER/NODE STATUS
(See www.n4prs.org/frequencies/ for set-up)
N4ONC (“Above Average”) VHF FM Oriental — Operational
KR4LO UHF FM Oriental — Operational
NC4ES VHF FM/DMR Arapahoe — Down for maint/upgrade
NC4ES UHF DMR Florence — Operational
WM3X-ONC VHF C4FM/WIRES-X NODE Oriental — Operational
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). A directed net
open to all.
* 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
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