From n8uvi at localnet.com  Sun Apr  3 00:31:37 2005
From: n8uvi at localnet.com (FSK)
Date: Sun Apr  3 00:35:30 2005
Subject: [MIham] A Close Encounter with Jupiter
Message-ID: <001201c5380e$8c23ef30$0b010f97@mylab>

Space Weather News for April 2, 2005
http://spaceweather.com

When Jupiter rises at sundown on Sunday, April 3rd, the giant planet will
be at its closest to Earth all year long.  Step outside, face east and
look toward the horizon. To the naked eye, Jupiter resembles a very bright
star, almost three times brighter than Sirius.  Seen through a backyard
telescope, that "star" reveals itself as a full-fledged world with clouds,
spots and moons.

If you miss Jupiter on April 3rd, don't worry.  It will remain close to
Earth, bright and easy to see, for many weeks to come.  Visit
Spaceweather.com for sky maps and images.

         
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From kb8vee at comcast.net  Sun Apr  3 22:09:35 2005
From: kb8vee at comcast.net (Tom VanderMel)
Date: Sun Apr  3 22:11:17 2005
Subject: [MIham] 2005 Holland Amateur Radio Club Great Lakes SuperSwap
Message-ID: <008301c538bb$59764490$6401a8c0@TOMS>


> Hello,
>
> This message is to let you know that the Holland Amateur Radio Club will 
> host its 3rd Annual SuperSwap on October 22, 2005.  The venue is the same 
> as last year, Harbor Lights Middle School.  Set up will be Friday evening 
> Oct 21st from 6 - 8pm and again on Saturday morning between 6 - 8 am. 
> Doors will be open to the public at 8am sharp.  Information will be up on 
> our website in approximately 2 weeks at www.hollandarc.org.
>
> Table prices are $10.00 with admission tickets $6.00.  If you have any 
> questions, please feel free to contact us.  This year we will be able to 
> have food and drinks in the vendor area.  That is going to be great for 
> the vendors that are by themselves and not able to get away.  We hope that 
> everyone will enjoy that feature.
>
> We know that several vendors look for a hotel and we are in the process of 
> working out an arrangement with 2 local hotels not far from our venue, to 
> possibly provide discounted accomodations.  We look forward very much to 
> seeing you again this year.
>
> Holland Amateur Radio Club
> SuperSwap Staff
>
> John  WD8BWK
> Sue   KC8RQS
>
> _________________________________________________________________
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From dfischer at usol.com  Wed Apr 13 12:01:26 2005
From: dfischer at usol.com (Duane B. Fischer, W8DBF)
Date: Wed Apr 13 12:06:22 2005
Subject: [MIham] Commemorative Certificate Ready To Mail!
Message-ID: <200504131603.j3DG2vdC014043@smtp.usol.com>


	
I received the final version of the HCI special event commemorative certificate
late yesterday and the graphic guys, W5JT, Jim Thayer and K0TLG, Tom Guntzel,
did a spectacular job! It features nine photos that are beautifully framed with
a easy to read text overlay in special fonts for a very professional appearance.
			
	
I will not tell you anymore details! Wait until you receive yours and enjoy the
surprises these guys came up with. Looks darn nice on my Shack wall, even if a
blind man says so! Pretty good looking dude by that modified custom hot rod
there also, wonder who he is?  	
Remember, you must mail in a ready to use address label, that is all. A QSL will
be appreciated, but is 'not' mandatory. (Some of you owe me one anyhow, so here
is your chance to make good and get a bonus too!) You may send postage or a
monetary donation to help defray costs, 'if' desired, it is not mandatory. Do
not send a SASE! A special size envelope is being used, along with heavy
cardboard, in the hopes of keeping the certificate from being folded by the
postal system. This is on high gloss photographic paper and is definitely
suitable for framing. Each certificate is personalized with the participant's
name, call sign (if applicable, as some who are not licensed hams participated
also), City, State, country (if other than the United States), time in UTC and
RST. 

This is a one time event using the Halligan's Hallicrafters club call sign of
W9WZE and will 'never' be issued again! Do not miss out! 		
	
The purpose of the special event was to commemorate my 1000th consecutive Net as
the NCS. I have been told by some that this may well be a record, but who knows.
It is one heck of a lot of times at the operating desk every weekend for over
seven years and a lot of mileage on my rump in that well padded NCS control
chair! It has been a great experience and truly a honor to make the utility
companies electrical power meter spin all of those Saturdays and Sundays as we
all makde those wonders that still go glow in the dark show the world one more
time what a 'real' radio was. A pure pleasure for me to meet so many thousands
of you on the air and make innumerable numbers of wonderful friends while
providing a forum for help of all different kinds to be dispensed by many of you
to others of you in need. Perhaps even more, providing an electronic meeting
place where we could all gather and share from the incredible collective pool of
wisdom and form friendships that will keep the spirit of radio alive for another
century, maybe more.     	
	
Please get busy and mail in your ready to use address label ASAP, if you have
not already done so. Send it to: 	
	
W9WZE Special Event 	
C/O Duane Fischer, w8DBF	
5028 Merit Drive	
Flint, Michigan 48506-2127	
USA	
	
Thank you for participating! It was fun, despite the QRM, band so long the first
bounce was just this side of the Mars moon known as Phobos and old Sol belching
some solar gas so as to not be left out of the Special Event. Hey! If I am alive
and still the NCS, you still have operating vintage gear and the planet is still
intact and populated by humans, we will do it again when HCI Net 2000 happens,
consecutive or not. Heck, I just might take a day off sometime!   	
	
Duane Fischer, W8DBF (WPE8CXO)	
dfischer@usol.com	

	


From hgk at centurytel.net  Wed Apr 13 14:13:12 2005
From: hgk at centurytel.net (Harry)
Date: Wed Apr 13 14:16:40 2005
Subject: [MIham] Michigan Amateur Awareness Week 2002
Message-ID: <425D6138.3030507@centurytel.net>

I have a pdf copy of the Michigan Amateur Awareness Week 2002 if anybody 
wants it I'll send it via email. It's a nice looking certificate from 
Govenor John Engler's office dated June 17 - 23 2002

Harry
N8GNI

From n8uvi at localnet.com  Fri Apr 15 21:46:16 2005
From: n8uvi at localnet.com (FSK)
Date: Fri Apr 15 21:52:09 2005
Subject: [MIham] Weird sunsets, rings of fire and broccoli blasts
Message-ID: <000f01c54226$1574be10$0dc4fea9@mylab>

Space Weather News for April 15th
http://spaceweather.com

SOLAR ECLIPSE: Last week, sky watchers saw crescent sunsets, rings of fire
and other strange things during a solar eclipse. See for yourself: browse
the image gallery at Spaceweather.com, which includes photos from the path
of totality in the remote South Pacific.

FINDING SATURN:  Have you seen Saturn lately?  It's easy to find tonight,
Friday, April 14th.  Step outside after sunset and look west.  Saturn is
that bright yellow star near the moon.  If you have a telescope, point it at
Saturn.  Even small telescopes show the planet's lovely rings.  Visit
Spaceweather.com for a sky map and more information.



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From n8uvi at localnet.com  Fri Apr 22 12:13:06 2005
From: n8uvi at localnet.com (FSK)
Date: Fri Apr 22 12:21:25 2005
Subject: [MIham] The Lyrid Meteor Shower
Message-ID: <000901c54756$6cb8ff30$0dc4fea9@mylab>

Space Weather News for April 21st
http://spaceweather.com

LYRID METEOR SHOWER:  The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks on Friday, April
22nd, when Earth passes through a stream of dusty debris trailing Comet
Thatcher.  This is not an intense shower.  Nevertheless, if you wake up an
hour or so before dawn on Friday, and watch the sky, you might see a
sprinkling of meteors emerge from the vicinity of the bright star Vega.
Expect one every 5 to 10 minutes or so.  (Note: This is a northern
hemisphere shower; southern observers can stay in bed.)

THE MOON & JUPITER:  Here's something you can definitely see: The full Moon
and Jupiter will be pleasingly close together all night long on April
21st-22nd.  Look for them rising in the east at sunset on Thursday.  Jupiter
is at its closest to Earth this month, so it's absolutely brilliant; only
the Moon itself is brighter. Together they're eye-catching and beautiful.
(If you're outdoors on Friday morning looking for Lyrids, you'll also see
Jupiter and the Moon hovering near the western horizon--a nice bonus.)

AURORA WATCH:  Earth is about to run into a high-speed solar wind stream,
and that could spark a geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers in Alaska, Canada and
Scandinavia should be alert for auroras on April 22nd or 23rd.

Visit Spaceweather.com for sky maps and more information.



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From n8uvi at localnet.com  Wed Apr 27 14:44:36 2005
From: n8uvi at localnet.com (FSK)
Date: Wed Apr 27 14:52:05 2005
Subject: [MIham] Fw: [KC-Arpsc] National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005
	(Introduced in Senate)
Message-ID: <000e01c54b59$34be5ab0$0dc4fea9@mylab>


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Nawrot" <jeffnawrot@kcraces.org>
To: "Jeffrey Nawrot" <jeffnawrot@kcraces.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 12:12 PM
Subject: [KC-Arpsc] National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 (Introduced
in Senate)


> Everyone, I am sorry for the mass email on this but I feel this is very
> important to everyone.   On April 14th a bill was introduced in the senate
> to make certain things from the NWS not available directly to the public
> with out purchasing it from a private company. This is not acceptable, as
> Storm Spotters, Emergency Service personnel or just Joe blow on the street
> this information is vital to our daily lives.   I have put two very
> important things in this email  #1) a copy of the bill and #2) a link to
the
> listing of the US senators.   Please contact yours today and make it very
> clear to them about your feelings on this.
>
> Thank You for your time
>
>
>
>
>
> Here is a copy of the bill:
>
> National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)
>
> S 786 IS
>
>
> 109th CONGRESS
>
> 1st Session
>
> S. 786
> To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National Weather
> Service , and for other purposes.
>
>
> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
>
> April 14, 2005
> Mr. SANTORUM introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
> referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
>
>
> A BILL
> To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National Weather
> Service , and for other purposes.
>
>
> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
> United States of America in Congress assembled,
>
> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
>
> This Act may be cited as the `National Weather Service Duties Act of
> 2005'.
>
> SEC. 2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE .
>
> (a) IN GENERAL- (1) To protect life and property, the Secretary of
> Commerce shall, through the National Weather Service , be
> responsible for the following:
>
> (A) The preparation and issuance of severe weather warnings and
> forecasts designed for the protection of life and property of the
> general public.
>
> (B) The preparation and issuance of hydrometeorological guidance and
> core forecast information.
>
> (C) The collection and exchange of meteorological, hydrological,
> climatic, and oceanographic data and information.
>
> (D) The provision of reports, forecasts, warnings, and other advice
> to the Secretary of Transportation and other persons pursuant to
> section 44720 of title 49, United States Code.
>
> (E) Such other duties and responsibilities as the Secretary shall
> specify.
>
> (2) The National Weather Service shall serve as the sole official
> source of flood warnings and severe weather warnings.
>
> (b) COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR- The National Weather Service
> shall not provide, or assist other entities in providing, a service
> or product (other than a service or product described in subsection
> (a)(1)(A)) that is or could be provided by the private sector
> unless--
>
> (1) the Secretary determines that the private sector is unwilling or
> unable to provide such service or product; or
>
> (2) the United States Government is obligated to provide such service
> or product under international aviation agreements to provide
> meteorological services and exchange meteorological information.
>
> (c) ISSUANCE OF DATA, FORECASTS, AND WARNINGS- All data, information,
> guidance, forecasts, and warnings received, collected, created, or
> prepared by the National Weather Service shall, to the maximum
> extent practicable, be issued in real time, and without delay, in a
> manner that ensures that all members of the public have the
> opportunity for simultaneous and equal access to such data,
> information, guidance, forecasts, and warnings.
>
> (d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCLOSURES- An officer, employee, or
> agent of the National Weather Service , or of any other department
> or agency of the United States, who comes by reason of that status
> into possession of any weather data, information, guidance,
> forecast, or warning that might influence or affect the market value
> of any product, service , commodity, tradable, or business may not--
>
> (1) willfully impart, whether directly or indirectly, such weather
> data, information, guidance, forecast, or warning, or any part
> thereof, before the issuance of such weather data, information,
> guidance, forecast, or warning to the public under subsection (c);
> or
>
> (2) after the issuance of such weather data, information, guidance,
> forecast, or warning to the public under subsection (c), willfully
> impart comments or qualifications on such weather data, information,
> guidance, forecast, or warning, or any part thereof, to the public,
> except pursuant to an issuance that complies with that subsection.
>
> (e) REGULATIONS- Not later than 90 days after the date of the
> enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
> implement the provisions of this section.
>
> (f) EFFECTIVE DATE- The provisions of this section (other than
> subsection (e)) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the
> enactment of this Act.
>
> (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- The Act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653)
> is amended as follows:
>
> (1) Section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313) is repealed.
>
> (2) Section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317) is amended by striking `, and it shall
> be' and all that follows and inserting a period.
>
> SEC. 3. REPORT ON MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
> ACTIVITIES.
>
> (a) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than 90 days after the date of the
> enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the
> appropriate committees of Congress a report that sets forth--
>
> (1) a detailed statement of the activities of the National Weather
> Service that are inconsistent with the provisions of section 2;
>
> (2) a schedule for the modification of the activities referred to in
> paragraph (1) in order to conform such activities to the provisions
> of section 2; and
>
> (3) the regulations prescribed under section 2(e).
>
> (b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED- In this section, the
> term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
>
> (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
> Senate; and
>
> (2) the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.
>
>
>
> I
> have
> enclosed a link so that you can email the two senators in your state.
>
> http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
>
> This will take you to all of the US Senators. Please email them
> with your concerns about this issue.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From n8uvi at localnet.com  Wed Apr 27 14:44:53 2005
From: n8uvi at localnet.com (FSK)
Date: Wed Apr 27 14:52:05 2005
Subject: [MIham] Monthy Meeting And Transmitter Cleanup.
Message-ID: <000f01c54b59$36cc0500$0dc4fea9@mylab>

The monthly meeting of the Lowell Amateur Radio Club (W8LRC) is Saturday,
May 7. 9AM
social, 10AM meeting at Lowell City Airport, 730 Lincoln Lake Ave SE just
north of Lowell
between Main St (Hwy M-21) and Vergennes St. All are welcome. Talk-in
145.27-(94.8Hz)
http://www.w8lrc.org  mailto:w8lrc@k8sn.org.

This month there will be a NTS Traffic Handling Presentation.  Presented by
Chuck Putney KC8REH


It's that time of year again, the growing season is now upon us. So as part
of our agreement with the
CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION, to have our repeater at the WKLQ
Transmitter
Site. We need to keep up the grounds around the tower site. This will happen
on the Wednesday
following the LARC Meeting, which in the month of May this will be on
Wednesday May 11, at 7PM,
if it's Raining this will be Thursday May 12 at 7PM.

The Transmitter Site is about 5 miles north of the City of Lowell on Lincoln
Lake Ave, between Three
and Four Mile Rd on the East side of Lincoln Lake Ave.

So Bring a Lawnmower, Weedeater if you have them, or just come out and join
the fun...Many Hands
Makes the Work Load Lighter!!!!
                                                                            
                                           73 Frank N8UVI


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From n8uvi at localnet.com  Fri Apr 29 21:26:55 2005
From: n8uvi at localnet.com (FSK)
Date: Fri Apr 29 21:36:21 2005
Subject: [MIham] Big Sunspot
Message-ID: <000d01c54d23$f3c97ef0$0dc4fea9@mylab>

Space Weather News for April 29, 2005
http://spaceweather.com

More than four years after solar maximum, the sun continues to produce big
sunspots.  There's one transiting the solar disk now. It's about five times
wider than our entire planet Earth--in other words, big enough to see with
the unaided eye. But please do not stare at the blinding sun. Visit
http://Spaceweather.com for safe solar observing tips, plus a movie of the
growing 'spot and photos taken by amateur astronomers around the world.



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