OTE TO SUBSCRIBERS
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PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our next meeting will be at 0900 this Saturday, Jul 30, 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.
In addition to normal club business, expect discussion of this year's PARS "Do It From Home Field Day" and about "Team Contesting" followed by an auction of antennas and other items.
NOAA reported solar activity has been at moderate levels during the 24 hours ending yesterday at 5 pm local. The most recent activity was a C1 flare at 0910Z this morning. There is but one sunspot region on the disk facing Earth and it is about to rotate off the disk. So far, this year, we have had 16 spotless days. The sunspot number (SSN) is 16 this morning. The Solar Flux Index (SFI) was 82 at noon yesterday, down from the 94 recorded at Penticton Sunday two weeks ago. According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, solar activity is expected to be very low for the next three days. There is a chance for a C-class flare today, a slight chance for an M-class flare on Tuesday and a slight chance for a C-class flare on Wednesday. The NOAA forecast has the SFI dropping slightly to 75 today and down to 70 by Wednesday. The 90 day trailing average is up one to 89.
The Earth's geomagnetic field reached minor storm levels over the weekend. The field is forecast to reach minor storm levels today and then be quiet to active for through Wednesday. The Kp-index was reported to be a quiet 3 at 5 a.m. local this morning.
Expect fair conditions on 30 and 20 Meters, but poor on the higher bands. Poor day and fair nighttime conditions are expected on 80 and 40. Here in the Southeast, we are seeing daily openings on 6 Meters with the Maximum Usable Frequency approaching 100 MHz at times. Yesterday's was in the morning around 10 a.m local time.
THIS WEEK'S DX CHALLENGE
CROATIA, 9A. Janez, S53V will be QRV as 9A8CV from Krk Island, IOTA EU-136, from July 24 to August 3. This includes an entry in the upcoming RSGB IOTA contest. QSL via operator's instructions.
QSO CORNER
This is the place to post contacts with DXpeditions, Special Event Stations, or special QSO's you would like to share.
Only contacts made here were by lightning!
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 :
* 27/0000-27/0200ZJul 1.8-28 MHz SKCC Sprint CW
* 30/1200-31/1200ZJul 3.5-28 RSGB IOTA Contest CW Ph
See the ARRL Contest Branch page <http://www.arrl.org/contests/>, the ARRL Contest Update http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update/ and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar <http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html> for more info. Looking for a Special Event station? Be sure to check out the ARRL Special Event Station Web page<http://www.arrl.org/special-events>. For a LIST OF STATE QSO PARTIES, see http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/stateparties.html. (State QSO parties 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--Hy-Gain AV-680 Patriot-Plus HF Vertical Antenna, covers
6,10,12,15,17,20,30,40 and 80 meters. Requires no ground radials, comes
with it's own counterpoise. About 2 years old, this was my temporary
antenna during my move, I now am putting up more dedicated antennas.
I built a simple mounting system that allows me to raise and lower by
myself if ever needed. It will remain operational here if you are
interested in seeing it's performance.
I am open to offers, trades, etc.
Gary Mitchelson, NC3Z/4, 252-745-0655 or n3cz@arrl.net (20160620)
* FOR SALE--
The following equipment is being sold because I no longer have the time to
use it or the space to store it. Unless otherwise noted, all units are
fully functional at or above their manufacturer specifications.
Cosmetically they are 9+ out of 10, showing only signs of routine use.
Asking prices are based on the average of recent completed transactions for
the same or similar units on eBay, or are approximately one half of the
original price, and are believed to represent the current market value.
Pictures are available on request. Shipping if necessary is not included.
Local pickup is preferred. All sales are final. Contact Bill Michne at
252-249-1175 or billmichne@embarqmail.com. (20160509)
Yaesu FT-897 HF/VHF/UHF all mode transceiver. Maximum power outputs are:
160-6 meter, 100 W; 2 meters, 50 W; 70 cm, 25 W. Includes the FC-30
automatic antenna tuner, YF-122C narrow filter for CW/digital modes, and
MMB-80 mounting bracket. Does not include the internal batteries for
portable operation as I never purchased them. $700.00.
Ten Tec Titan 425 legal limit linear amplifier. This unit consists of a
lightweight desktop RF deck containing the two 3CX800A7 ceramic tubes and a
separate remote power supply with hypersil transformer. The RF deck can be
switched between HV ranges, the higher one for full legal limit output, and
the lower one for high duty cycle modes such as RTTY. The unit features an
overdrive limit circuit to protect the tubes, and a rapid switching circuit
for preventing "hot switching" during QSK and VOX operation. $1200.00.
Kenwood TS-830S ham band transceiver. Includes the matching SP-230 speaker,
the VFO-230 digital VFO, and the MC-50 microphone. The unit has a full
complement of Fox Tango filters for both CW/RTTY and SSB operation
installed. These filters have very steep skirts to provide exquisite
selectivity. This is a hybrid radio, mostly solid state, but with tubes in
the driver and final amplifier stages. The sale includes two sets of
replacement tubes. I recently had the radio professionally restored to full
original specifications. $800.00.
Kenwood TS-940S solid state 160-10 meters transceiver and general coverage
receiver. This radio does not transmit, and has limited receive function.
If the transmit function can be reestablished it is probably worth
repairing. Otherwise it is good for parts. $75.00.
(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:
* Jul 30, PARS Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 9 am, Brantley's Village Restaurant, Oriental, Bill Olah, KR4LO, 249-0287 or w_olah@yahoo.com.
* Aug 27, 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/
* 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.