[ADXA] Ecllipse Prep

Sat Apr 6 06:55:26 EDT 2024

I just cannot get hyped up over the eclipse, but to each his (her) own, I guess.

Aside from the solar event, the mass hysteria over the concern of crowd issues may turn out like Y2K….a BIG nothing. Like Dennis, I’ll be staying home and don’t plan to alter my daily schedule. The time of total darkness will be very close to my afternoon nap time, so a little darkness could be welcomed!!!  😊

ZN

From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of W5KI at SL
Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 6:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] Ecllipse Prep

Dennis, you are in an enviable QTH this coming Monday.  I estimate you will get 4m-10secs of totality in the eclipse at your house!!!  Heck, that's only 7 secs less than the centerline near your place.  Staying home with a lawn chair and a big glass of iced tea sounds like a good plan.  I have to drive over past Harrison to get into any of the total eclipse area.  If weather is good, might do that.  But I am pretty sure the traffic will be as epic as the event, hihi.  

At least in 2017, we were returning from a East Coast trip and stopped for that eclipse in "Jonesboro" Illinois (thought that was appropriate).  We were pretty close to centerline so got right at 2 minutes.  But sparse enough with watchers that we were on the interstate heading south to MO/AR at full speed -- shortly after the show!  Don't think Hwy 65/62 is gonna be quite as lucky.

73, Steve, W5KI

On 05-Apr-24 18:09, Dennis Schaefer wrote:

Congratulations to Charles - you’re  catching up!  

He has been doing a lot of work to make sure we are ready for the eclipse, which is a BIG DEAL in this area.  Charles has been making sure all the repeaters are ready for the onslaught, and that we have a couple that can be used for local comms.  We are helping the county and city authorities, who are not sure what will happen, but want to be covered for the worst possibilities.  Best case, we will have traffic jams.  I made a brief trip to town today and saw a lot of Texans headed into the area.  We should have clear weather, and other areas have clouds predicted, so that means whatever we would have had, we will have more of it!   Should be interesting.   I’m staying home.

73,

Dennis/RZ

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