[Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 244, Issue 4

Sat May 11 08:59:03 EDT 2024

Bob, sounds like my homebrew 6dq6 transmitter I built as a kid in 1965 on a good day!
-------- Original message --------From: boatanchors-request at mailman.qth.net Date: 5/10/24  10:16 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net Subject: Boatanchors Digest, Vol 244, Issue 4 Send Boatanchors mailing list submissions to	boatanchors at mailman.qth.netTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit	http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchorsor, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to	boatanchors-request at mailman.qth.netYou can reach the person managing the list at	boatanchors-owner at mailman.qth.netWhen replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specificthan "Re: Contents of Boatanchors digest..."Today's Topics:   1. In Search Of? (Mark Dinsmore)   2. Re: Bands may be dead this weekend (manualman at juno.com)   3. Re: Bands may be dead this weekend (parinc1 at frontier.com)   4. Re: Bands may be dead this weekend (howard holden)   5. Re: Bands may be dead this weekend (Robert Nickels)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 17:12:33 -0700From: Mark Dinsmore <markdinsmore at gmail.com>To: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.netSubject: [Boatanchors] In Search Of?Message-ID: <51FA92A1-C0D0-42B3-92B9-34EFA7271562 at gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8Do you have an old Hammarlund SPC-10? Long forgotten on a shelf? Somewhere in a pile of projects you?ll never get to? Out in the shed? Maybe a donor unit?Want to see it go to a good home? I'd love to rescue it, breathe new life into it!K7MD 73Sent from my iPhone------------------------------Message: 2Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 21:04:34 -0400From: <manualman at juno.com>To: ranchorobbo at gmail.comCc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, amradio at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendMessage-ID: <AABVD7TCLAHWEKFJ at smtpout04.vgs.untd.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8Right now (9 PM EDT 5/10/24) aurora is extending down into central U.S.Covers all of New England, Middle Atlantic, all of Northern U.S. to thePacific. And as far South as VA, Kansas, MO, and Kentucky.https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/ovation/north/latest.jpgPete, wa2cwaOn Fri, 10 May 2024 15:49:23 -0500 Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>writes:> From NY Times...> > Rob> K5UJ> > A Severe Solar Storm Is Hitting Earth?s Atmosphere, and Auroras > May Be Visible> > Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with> navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as > northern> lights as far south as Northern California or Alabama.> ------------------------------Message: 3Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 21:24:37 -0400From: <parinc1 at frontier.com>To: <manualman at juno.com>,	<ranchorobbo at gmail.com>Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, amradio at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendMessage-ID: <[email protected]>Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="utf-8"Hi Pete,I worked IN, OH, VA, KY and MD on 6M CW from western NC. Had not worked Aurora mode since I was a kid in upstate NY- some 50+ years ago.-----Original Message-----From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of manualman at juno.comSent: Friday, May 10, 2024 9:05 PMTo: ranchorobbo at gmail.comCc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; amradio at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendRight now (9 PM EDT 5/10/24) aurora is extending down into central U.S.Covers all of New England, Middle Atlantic, all of Northern U.S. to the Pacific. And as far South as VA, Kansas, MO, and Kentucky.https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/ovation/north/latest.jpgPete, wa2cwaOn Fri, 10 May 2024 15:49:23 -0500 Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>writes:> From NY Times...> > Rob> K5UJ> > A Severe Solar Storm Is Hitting Earth s Atmosphere, and Auroras May Be > Visible> > Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with > navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as northern > lights as far south as Northern California or Alabama.> ------------------------------Message: 4Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 01:30:52 +0000From: howard holden <holden7471 at msn.com>To: "parinc1 at frontier.com" <parinc1 at frontier.com>,	"manualman at juno.com"	<manualman at juno.com>, "ranchorobbo at gmail.com"	<ranchorobbo at gmail.com>Cc: "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>,	"amradio at mailman.qth.net" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendMessage-ID:	<SJ0PR12MB6878BCF83422A53E738BB231C4E02 at SJ0PR12MB6878.namprd12.prod.outlook.com>	Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"Shows to go ya there's a bright side to many ills in life! Never worked any aurora but my Dad did, also on 6M many years ago. Probably a long shot, but did you happen to make a recording of any aurora signals? Bet most people have never herd same.________________________________________From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of parinc1 at frontier.com <parinc1 at frontier.com>Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 6:24 PMTo: manualman at juno.com; ranchorobbo at gmail.comCc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; amradio at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendHi Pete,I worked IN, OH, VA, KY and MD on 6M CW from western NC. Had not worked Aurora mode since I was a kid in upstate NY- some 50+ years ago.-----Original Message-----From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of manualman at juno.comSent: Friday, May 10, 2024 9:05 PMTo: ranchorobbo at gmail.comCc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; amradio at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendRight now (9 PM EDT 5/10/24) aurora is extending down into central U.S.Covers all of New England, Middle Atlantic, all of Northern U.S. to the Pacific. And as far South as VA, Kansas, MO, and Kentucky.https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/ovation/north/latest.jpgPete, wa2cwaOn Fri, 10 May 2024 15:49:23 -0500 Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>writes:> From NY Times...>> Rob> K5UJ>> A Severe Solar Storm Is Hitting Earth s Atmosphere, and Auroras May Be> Visible>> Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with> navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as northern> lights as far south as Northern California or Alabama.>______________________________________________________________Boatanchors mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchorsHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.netList Administrator: Gary Harmon, K5JWK** For Assistance: gharmon at idworld.net **This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to holden7471 at msn.com------------------------------Message: 5Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 20:51:21 -0500From: Robert Nickels <ranickels at gmail.com>To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [Boatanchors] Bands may be dead this weekendMessage-ID: <ced0b711-96c6-496f-884a-9da07815d6a8 at gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowedOn 5/10/2024 8:30 PM, howard holden wrote:> Probably a long shot, but did you happen to make a recording of any aurora signals? Bet most people have never herd same.I did.? Here's a? short clip that will give an idea of what aurora sounds like - should play in your browser:https://tinyurl.com/aae8v4k2SSB is copyable but simlarly scratchy and distorted.?? While making some recordings I saw a clean looking SSB signal pop up - some guy from Costa Rica on E-skip. That's why they call it the "Magic band"!73, Bob W9RAN------------------------------______________________________________________________________Boatanchors mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchorsHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.netList Administrator: Gary Harmon, K5JWK** For Assistance: gharmon at idworld.net **This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlEnd of Boatanchors Digest, Vol 244, Issue 4*******************************************