PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our next meeting will be at 0900 this Saturday, August 29, at Brantley’s
Village Restaurant on Broad Street in Oriental. Please park on the side or
out back. Our meetings are held the last Saturday of each month except June
when the club participates in the annual ARRL Field Day or when in conflict
with a major holiday. We hope to see you all there. For more information
contact Pamlico Amateur Radio Society President Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287
or w_olah@yahoo.com.
This month, Tom Finta K8TF will report out on our support for the recent
Dragonboat Races; Bill will talk about the Fox Hunt practice and the
forthcoming big event.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was moderate during the 24 hours ending
yesterday at 5 pm local. The largest recent solar event was a M5 flare
observed at 0733Z this morning. There are 2 numbered sunspot regions on the
disk facing Earth. One of them, monster sunspot AR2403, is directly facing
Earth and offers the chance for X-class flares. The sunspot count this
morning is 93, a big jump from the 32 reported by NOAA a week ago at this
time. The Solar Flux Index (SFI) is 133, reflecting the increase in solar
activity. It was 86 in our last PARSgram. The NOAA forecast shows the SFI
dropping to 120 today and tomorrow and then back up to 125 on Wednesday.
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, solar activity is expected
to be moderate through Wednesday with a good chance for more M-class flares
and a slight chance for X-class flares. Radio blackouts reaching the R1
level (minutes) are likely for the sunlit side of the Earth during the next
24 hours according to NOAA at 0800 local this morning..
The Earth’s geomagnetic field reached major storm levels over the weekend.
A solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field during the early hours of
Aug. 23rd. The impact sparked a moderately strong (Kp=6) geomagnetic storm
and bright auroras over Canada and northern-tier US states. More storms are
possible. A minor CME is expected to impact the Earth’s magnetic field today
and tomorrow. The Earth’s geomagnetic field is expected reach minor storm
levels today, be quiet to active Tuesday and Wednesday. Of course, these
storms will primarily affect the polar regions. The Kp-index was reported by
NOAA to be a quiet 2 at 0800 local this morning.
THIS WEEK’S DX CHALLENGE
VENEZUELA, YV. Members of the Association of Radioamateurs of
Venezuela and the Grupo DX Caracas will be QRV as YW5Z from the Los
Testigos Islands, IOTA SA-059, from August 27 to 31. Activity will
be on 160 to 2 meters, including propagation experimentation on 60
meters, using CW, SSB, FM, and various digital modes. QSL via
DM4TI.
QSO QSO CORNER
This is the place to post contacts with DXpeditions, Special Event
Stations, or special QSO’s you would like to share.
Zippo.
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 :
* 29/1200-30/0259Z Aug W/VE Islands QSO Party, CW, Ph, Dig
* 29/1200-30/1159Z Aug SCC RTTY Championship, Dig
* 29/1200-30/1200Z Aug YO DX HF Contest, CW, Ph
* 29/1400-30/2000Z Aug Kansas QSO Party, CW, Ph, Dig
* 30/1300-30/1630Z Aug SARL HF CW Contest, 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 — Yaesu FT 450 Transceiver, MD 100 desk mike and a Pyramid
35 amp power supply. All for $650 and can be seen in action at my QTH to
check it out. All you will need is an antenna to be on the air. Charlie
Overcash, WA4GSI, charlie@dockline.net or 252-249-1257. (20150601).
* 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:
* Aug 29, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Sep 26, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. 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/
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