From frank at mclc908.org Sun Jul 12 18:15:06 2015 From: frank at mclc908.org (Frank) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:15:06 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Space Weather Forecast for Pluto In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55A2E6EA.1000407@mclc908.org> Space Weather News for July 12, 2015 http://spaceweather.com SPACE WEATHER ON PLUTO: As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft prepares to buzz Pluto on July 14th, space weather forecasters have released long distance predictions for the distant dwarf planet. A region of merged CMEs could be on the verge of hitting Pluto and compressing its atmosphere, but this is expected to happen well after the flyby. Meanwhile, New Horizons has just taken its best picture of Pluto's farside, which is dotted with mysterious dark spots. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information. AURORA ALERTS: On July 10th and 11th, a G1-class geomagnetic storm sparked auroras over multiple US states including Michigan, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and the Dakotas. Did you miss the display? Next time get a phone call while geomagnetic storms are underway. Aurora alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (phone). You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com: http://spaceweather.com/services/ . To unsubscribe click here: http://www.spaceweather2.com/u?id=79T&n=T&l=spaceweather or send a blank email to leave-spaceweather-1622182N at www.spaceweather2.com -- P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, Performance. From frank at mclc908.org Wed Jul 22 10:49:23 2015 From: frank at mclc908.org (Frank) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:49:23 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Fwd: Mud Run 2015 In-Reply-To: <3d8b83e60adfc117246be78c43b34d12@www.kcvrm.net> References: <3d8b83e60adfc117246be78c43b34d12@www.kcvrm.net> Message-ID: <55AFAD73.8090600@mclc908.org> All The 2015 Mud Run is Saturday August 29th 7:30 AM - 1 PM at the Kentwood Community Church located at 1200 60th St. We are in need of volunteers to assist in monitoring runner safety. If you are able to help out please sign up at http://vrm.cc/mudrun If you are not a licensed ham radio operator and would like to help please feel free to sign up, we will still be able to put you to work. Events like this are a great opportunity to get public exposure for the group. Our primary duties will be runner safety. We will position personal along the course to monitor the runners. We may also be called to perform other functions if necessary, but only if they do not interfere with our primary task. Most positions will be stationary posts. If you wish to bring a chair to sit in while monitoring the course you may. Please remember that many of the positions will be in the sun, so remember to bring proper protection. Food will be provided. If you have any questions regarding the event please contact Karl Palma kpalma at kcest.org Thank You -- If you do not want to receive any more newsletters, this link To update your preferences and to unsubscribe visit this link Forward a Message to Someone this link powered by phpList2.10.19, ? phpList ltd From frank at mclc908.org Mon Jul 27 22:48:59 2015 From: frank at mclc908.org (Frank) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:48:59 -0400 Subject: [MIham] Blue Moons and Atmospheric Radiation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55B6ED9B.1090807@mclc908.org> Space Weather News for July 27, 2015 http://spaceweather.com TRANSCONTINENTAL SPACE WEATHER BALLOON EXPERIMENT: Last week, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus conducted a unique experiment in atmospheric radiation involving airplanes and high-altitude balloons launched simultaneously almost 3000 miles apart. For the next five days, we will be highlighting some of the results. The news kicks off with some interesting measurements of cosmic radiation inside a commercial passenger jet. Visithttp://spaceweather.com for details. BLUE MOON: There's a full Moon this week and according to modern folklore it is a "Blue Moon." Most Blue Moons are gray, as usual, but sometimes a Blue Moon can really turn blue. Find out more about this phenomenon in today's edition ofhttp://spaceweather.com From jamelar at localnet.com Wed Jul 29 19:18:53 2015 From: jamelar at localnet.com (Jack Amelar) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:18:53 -0400 Subject: [MIham] (no subject) Message-ID: <20150729191853.if0cjpc3oz4so0g0@webmail.localnet.com> It's not a hamfest, it's a science fair for Ham Radio. This Saturday, August 1. And you get to sleep in! NO admission charge. Same location as the Fall GRAHamfest. http://www.k8tb.org/sitp.htm Spark in the Park A Science Fair for Amateur Radio August 1, 2015 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Yes, an afternoon event !!) No Admission Charge Home School Building 5625 Burlingame SW, Wyoming, MI Sponsoring Clubs: Holland Amateur Radio Club Lowell Amateur Radio Club Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association Allegan County Amateur Radio Club Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club Pictures from last year: http://www.k8tb.org/sitpp/sitpp.htm It's not a flea market. It's not a field day. It's kinda like a science fair for amateur radio. It is an exposition of many facets of amateur radio, including: -Human powered tricycle with Elecraft KX3 onboard, Bob, K8EIO -VHF/UHF roving in a pickup truck, Bob, K8DOG -VHF/UHF vehicle roving, Dave, KF8QL -Mototrbo digital radio, Mike, KB8ZGL -Replica of military drone (non-flying!), Al KC8OPU -HF digital modes, ARRL Michigan Section Technical Specialist -Amateur Mesh networks -QRP portable operations -- Amateur Television, Ron K8DMR -Remote transceiver operation, Bob, KD8HNF and Art, K0TWB -"Go Bags" and boxes -Microwave -Amateur radio controlled quad and hexcopters, with live video downlinks -Arduino amateur radio projects For more information, contact Tom Bosscher k8tb at bosscher.org --------------------------------------------- Save the dates for these coming West Michigan Hamfests: Saturday, October 2015 | GRAHamfest Location: Wyoming, MI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association Website: http://www.w8dc.org Saturday, October 17, 2015 | Muskegon Color Tour Hamfest Location: Muskegon, MI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Muskegon County Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Website: http://muskegoncolortourhamfest.com/ Sunday, October 18, 2015 | Kalamazoo HamFest 2015 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club & Southwest Michigan Amateur Radio Team Website: http://KalamazooHamFest.com Lookup hamfests in the US and Canada http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search 73 Jack NY8D