REMINDER–FIELD DAY OPEN STATION
From Bill, WM3X: This is an open invitation to all of our Technician
and General class licensees who have little or no experience operating
single sideband on HF. I will be operating my home station for Field
Day, June 25 and 26, using the club callsign N4PRS. You are invited to
spend an hour or two with me operating the station. You will learn how
to find and tune in stations to call, aim the yagi if needed, make the
contact, exchange the required information, and log the contact. The
purpose is to tweak your interest in getting your own HF station on the
air. The event runs from 2:00 PM Saturday, June 25 thru 5:00 PM Sunday,
June 26. Call (252-671-6703) or email (drmichne73@gmail.com) me to set
up a time for your visit.
[In addition to participating in the N4PRS activation, our members are
encouraged to operate from their home stations using their own call.
Just like last year, aggregate club scores will be calculated and
published in the December QST. PARS Field Day participants should list
our club name with their reported results. Please list your club
affiliation as “Pamlico Amateur Radio Society, LTD” when you send in
your score. Be careful, the club in little Washington has a similar
name. –ed]
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reported that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. There are 2 numbered sunspot regions
on the Sun facing Earth this morning. There were 5 last Monday.
The Prediction Center expects solar activity to be low through Wednesday
with a chance for M-class flares. However, according to
SpaceWeather.com, growing sunspot region AR3032 exploded around midnight
last night local time generating an M3-class flare that lasted more than
3 hours. It caused a HF radio blackout over Japan and southeast Asia. A
CME is likely, but not yet confirmed.
At noon yesterday, the observed Solar Flux Index (SFI) at Penticton was
121. Last Sunday it was 99. The index is predicted to measure 120 at
noon today, 120 Tuesday and 125 Wednesday. The SFI 90 day trailing
average is down one to 126.
The Earth’s geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled yesterday. NOAA
expects conditions be quiet today and on Tuesday then quiet to unsettled
on Wednesday. The estimated Kp-index of 2 reported at 5 a.m. local this
morning indicates current quiet geomagnetic conditions.
Like last Monday, we can expect fair day and good nighttime operating
conditions today on 80 to 40 meters, good day and night on 30 and 20.
Conditions should be fair to poor on 12 and 10.
As hoped, this past weekend’s ARRL VHF contest brought out the players.
After a slow start Saturday afternoon, the 6M Magic band offered
Europe-France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Germany-on Sunday
morning, then some West Coast Sideband in the afternoon and then another
quick shot of Europe in the early evening. Hard to decide whether to
work the contest or chase DX. Some did both. As expected, signal levels
were up and down, one minute there, next minute gone.
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 CHALLENGE
Extracted from ARRL DX News ARLD023-
ANTARCTICA. Warren, VK7WN is QRV as VK0WN from the Australian Casey
Station, possibly until October. Lately he has been QRV on 20
meters using SSB around 0430 to 0800z. QSL via operator’s
instructions.
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.
** NEW For Sale**
* Icom IC7600 with 125 power supply and sp23 speaker. This speaker has
filters in it. With hand mic, $1000
* Tentec Jupiter green screen with ps963 power supply and Heil desk mic.
$500
* Second Tentec Jupiter with desk mic and 963 power supply, $500
* Heathkit solid state transceiver built by Yaesu. Heathkit SB-1400 same
as FT-747 but better looking. Has matching power supply, speaker combo,
clean $300
* MFJ 40 mtr QRP CW rig with matching tuner and battery pack. With
chargers and flat key, model num 9040 tuner is 971 power neat late
model. Look up MFJ prices abt 600 for all, my price is $100
* MFJ model 949c manual 300 watt tuner ..clean $75
* Alpha 76ca amp 160-10 meter Peter Dahl trans super clean, $1000
* Acom 1000 amp.. 160-6 meters at 1000 watts built in tuner 3 to 1, $1000
* TE Systems model 0552g ss amp mobile. Needs to be fed with 50 amp
power supply. 20 watts in, 350-400 out, $350
Have other equiptment for future listings. Thanks guys. All of this
equipment is clean and works perfect. Can demo here at home.
Contact Don Smith, KJ4RB at kj4rb@embarqmail.com or 252-568-4011 (If no
answer please leave message). (20220613)
For Sale: Hy-gain AV-18HT vertical antenna. Covers 80, 40, 20, 15, and
10 meters. See full specs at dxengineering.com. Antenna is
disassembled and can be delivered within 100 miles or so. $500 OBO. A
portion of the proceeds will go to PARS. Bill Michne, WM3X,
drmichne73@gmail.com, 252-249-1175 or 252-671-6703.(20220404)
PARS CALENDAR:
* Jun 25, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Mike Marsh, K4NLC,
252-636-1257 or mike@MarshConsulting.org
* Jun 25-26, ARRL Field Day, home operation or at Bill’s shack using the
club call. To add your score to that of other PARS members for a
combined club score, list your club affiliation as “Pamlico Amateur
Radio Society, LTD”. For more info, contact Bill Michne, WM3X,
252-249-1175 or drmichne73@gmail.com.
* Jul 30, 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
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