PARSgram 2023-04-03

BIT ERROR

The date for the PARS Fox Hunt is Saturday, May 27 not the 29th as

reported in the “FOX HUNT UPDATE” last week. The 29th this year is a Monday.

 

SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY

NOAA reported that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period

ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. There are 4 numbered sunspot regions

on the Sun facing Earth this morning.  There were 8 last Monday. The

Prediction Center expects solar activity to be very low today through

Wednesday with a chance for a C-class flare each day. There is, however,

a new sunspot region rapidly developing that could soon generate Earth

directed flares.

 

Yesterday’s noon Solar Flux Index (SFI) observation at Penticton was

  1. Last Sunday’s was 159. The index is predicted to measure 125 today,

120 tomorrow and 120 on Wednesday. The SFI 90 day trailing average was

170 yesterday. It was 170 last Monday.

 

The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to active yesterday. It is

expected be quiet to unsettled today, Tuesday and on Wednesday. The

estimated Kp-index of 2 reported at 5 a.m. local this morning indicates

quiet geomagnetic conditions.

 

In the near term, HF conditions are expected to be good during the night

on 80 -15 Meters, fair to good during the day. The best conditions

during the day are likely to be found on 20-15 meters. Twelve and 10

meters will be fair during the day, 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 ARLD013 DX news:

-SOUTH SUDAN, Z8.  Diya, YI1DZ is QRV as Z81D from Juba until April 22.

Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using FT8.  QSL via OM3JW.

-NIUE, E6.  Janusz, SP9FIH and Leszek, SP6CIK plan to be QRV as E6AF and

E6CI, respectively, to April 9.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters

using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.  QSL via Club Log.

 

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.

 

No listings. All items have been sold, traded, given away or put back up

in the attic. Send me one.

 

PARS CALENDAR:

* Apr 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

* May 6, 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

* May 27, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village

Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,

252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org

* May 27, PARS FOX HUNT, Saturday, Time TBD, Oriental VFD Station 19 on

Straight Rd. For more info and to sign up, contact Dick Goodwin, K4JJW,

rgoodwin41@suddenlink.

 

PAMLICO COUNTY REPEATER/NODE STATUS

(See www.n4prs.org/frequencies/ for set-up)

N4ONC VHF FM Oriental — Operational

KR4LO UHF FM Oriental — Operational

NC4ES VHF FM/DMR Arapahoe — Operational

NC4ES UHF DMR Florence — Operational

WM3X-ONC VHF 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).

*  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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