FOX HUNT AND PARS PICNIC – OCTOBER 18
The FOX HUNT and PARS PICNIC are on track for Saturday, October 18th.
All PARS members and their families are invited. Hamburgers and hot dogs
will be grilled at the Oriental Park and soccer field off Straight Rd.
behind the Fire Station. Please bring a side dish or desert to share,
folding chairs, any special beverages. Water will be available. The FOX
HUNT runs from 10-12 am. Be at the fire station by 0930 for check-in and
quick briefing. The picnic starts at noon or soon thereafter. You don’t
have to do the Fox Hunt to enjoy the picnic. PLEASE RSVP BY TUESDAY, OCT
14 to chief cook Mike Marsh, 252-636-1257, or mike@marshconsulting.org.
He needs to know how much to buy!
PAMLICO EMERGENCY/COMMUNICATIONS NET
We counted 18 WinLink check-ins and 24 voice check-ins for the Pamlico
Emergency/Communications Net last Wednesday, October 1st. Two of the
voice check-ins were via EchoLink by distant members (KO4MHM from
Brevard, K2TNO from Greensboro), K1AUG and WA2FIS were mobile, and N1IG
was portable.
After check-ins are taken on Wednesday the 8th, Ray KR4ABZ, plans to ask
net members to change over to the ARAPHOE NC4ES DMR Repeater LOCAL TALK
GROUP and await his call. Those that cannot, please standby on Kershaw.
After he goes through the list we will all return to the Oriental
repeater to close out the net.
HELP ELIMINATE HOA ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS
Please join us in SENDing A LETTER to our representatives urging them to
support the bill in Congress to ELIMINATE HOA ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS. It
is an easy “two click” procedure. The official ARRL page for its
campaign to pass the “Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act” is at
https://www.arrl.org/current-legislation. You don’t have to be a member
to use it. Just click on the “Send Your Letters Now” button, fill in
your call sign. If needed, add any other info requested, then “send”.
Those letters will be printed and presented to our reps as a “bundle”.
They won’t be ignored.
BIT BUCKET
–KO40JC FM/C4FM/WIRES-X Baird Creek repeater output power has been
increased TO 70 watts. All are welcome to use the dual mode repeater and
its C4FM Wires-X world-wide connectivity. Reports and issues to Wayne
KO4OJC or Bill, KR4LO.
–Lightning last week shut down the Aurora DMR PRN repeater. Arrestors
need to be replaced. Tower climb required. Restoration TBD.
–Over 15 members learned about repeater duplexers and how they are
tuned at the October Pamlico Communications Team meeting last Saturday.
A tour of the newly completed Oriental VFD Station 19 ham station
followed. It now has HF,VHF, UHF with multi-mode capability plus WinLink.
–Bruce will give another short talk and demonstration of Community GMRS
at the Oriental Town Hall on a Thursday evening soon. Sponsored by the
Oriental History Museum Date, the date is TBD.
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reports that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 5 p.m. local. The Space Weather Prediction Center
expects solar activity to be low through Wednesday with a 45% chance for
M-class flares, a slight chance for an X-class flare.
There are 7 numbered sunspot regions on the Sun facing Earth this
morning. There were 9 last Monday, 10 the Monday before.
Sunday’s noon Solar Flux Index (SFI) observation at Penticton was 148,
last Sunday’s was 171. The index is predicted to measure 150 today, 155
Tuesday and 150 on Wednesday. The more important SFI 90 day trailing
average was 153 yesterday. It was 149 last Sunday.
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled yesterday. The SWPC expects
the field be quiet to active today, then be quiet but possibly reach
minor storm levels on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The planetary K-index
at 5 a.m. this morning was 1.33 indicating quiet conditions.
For now, look for fair conditions during the day on 80 to 40 Meters,
good at night; good day and night on 30 to 15; fair day, poor at night
on 12 and 10. Go to https://www.n4prs.org/looking-up/ for the latest
observations.
DX THIS WEEK–
Extracted from ARRL’s ARLD040 DX news and DXWorld.net:
–UGANDA, 5X. Pista, HA5AO, will be QRV as 5X2I to October 10. Activity
is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via LoTW.
–BHUTAN, A5. Gerben, PG5M is QRV as A52G until October 8. Activity is
on 40 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters, using mostly CW with some
FT8. QSL via LoTW.
–SVALBARD, JW. Operators JW7XK, JW9DL, and JW6VM will be QRV from
Longyearbyen, IOTA EU-026, from October 8 to 13. Activity will be on the
HF bands using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4, and on Satellite RS-44 as JW5X.
–MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Take, JG8NQJ is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 until
December while working at the weather station here. Activity is in his
spare time on the HF bands using CW and some FT8.
–MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Harry, JG7PSJ is QRV as WH0RU from Saipan, IOTA
OC-086, until October 12. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB,
and various digital modes.
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 if your listing is no longer needed. Listings
will EXPIRE AFTER 90 DAYS unless I hear otherwise. Thanks, Jim.
NEW FOR SALE: Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator. $40.00. Like new. Arrow
Antenna 4Mhz Offset Fox Hunt Attenuator. The gold standard of fox hunt
attenuators. See specs at http://arrowantennas.com
Dick Goodwin K4JJW rdgjg1964@gmail.com 252-349-5613 (20251006)
NEW FOR SALE: Yaesu FT 450D . With spare parts radio . Mobile bracket
included. Works great. $450.00 WB2AII, Ken. (252)658-1012 (20251006)
FOR SALE Husky generator, 5000 watt, 6250 watt starting, with Subaru
engine. Always used non-ethanol gas, & stored inside. Starts easily.
$300. Al Parker, W8UT, New Bern, email anchor@ec.rr.com (20250922)
PARS CALENDAR:
* Oct 18, PARS FOX HUNT and PICNIC, Saturday, 10am until…,Oriental
Soccer Field and Park behind Station 19 VFD and opposite the Dog Park
off Straight Rd. For more info, contact Wayne Beasley, KO4OJC, at
wayneb@ec.rr.com or 252-241-1962.
* Oct 25, PARS MONTHLY MEETING/ELECTION OF OFFICERS, Saturday, 9am,
Brantley’s Village Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Bruce
Perkins, K4ONC, 252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
* NOV 1, PAMLICO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM (PCT) 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
REPEATER/NODE STATUS
(See www.n4prs.org/frequencies/ for set-up)
N4ONC FM Oriental (147.210MHz+ CTCSS 88.5Hz) — Operational
GMRS Repeater Oriental (Ch 21, Rptr 7 or 462.700MHz+) — Operational
NC4ES DMR Arapahoe (NC4ES Network)(147.285MHz+ CC1) — Operational
NC4ES FM Arapahoe (147.285MHz+ CTCSS ENC 88.5Hz/DEC 100Hz) — Standby
NC4ES DMR Florence (NC4ES Network)(445.6625MHZ- CC1) — Operational
WM3X-ONC C4FM/WIRES-X NODE Oriental (145.530MHz smplx) — Operational
KO40JC FM/C4FM/WIRES-X Baird Creek (146.310MHz- CTCSS 131.8) — Operational.
LOCAL NETS OF INTEREST TO PARS MEMBERS:
* Mondays, “Pamlico 10 Meter Net, 7:30 pm local, on or near 28.464 MHz,
USB. A non-directed net for technicians and above. Radio
topics/questions/issues welcomed.
* Wednesdays,”Pamlico Communications Net”, 7:30 pm local, N4ONC
(Oriental) VHF Repeater, 147.210+ (CTSCC Tone Squelch 88.5). A directed
net open to all. Net activates on call during emergencies.
* 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 WEBSITE: https://www.n4prs.org/
Our Web Master is Paul Jodoin, K4MMB, PARSwebman@gmail.com
73, Jim AI4WL Editor
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