[NLRS] Fwd: 2017 ARRL 10 GHz & Up Contest

[John Toscano]

Barry:

The ARRL does not consider the 10 GHz and Up Cumulative Contest to be a
club contest, so that is not at issue here. Sure, it's a matter of pride
among NLRS members how many of them score in the top 10 or whatever, even
though the ARRL does not recognize the club as such.

The next total solar eclipse after this one in the continental US passes
right over Kerrville, Texas, so K0MHC should invite us all to come down to
his place (well, UP to his place in my case) in 2024 to watch it!  ;-)

John Toscano, W0JT/5, EL09vu20

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 6:55 PM, Barry Malowanchuk <ve4ma at shaw.ca> wrote:

>
>
> Hi Donn,
>
> I remember 1979 was cold, and I saw the corona, but I was focused on
> taking sun noise readings at 432 MHz. Superior for 2018 sounds good,
> however I will be pursuing Superior or other (lake Winnipeg?) in 2017. It
> does not matter from a club perspective since I am too far away to
> count...normally...or at all?
>
> Best 73
> Barry VE4MA / W7
>
>
>
> From: "Donn WA2VOI" <wa2voi at mninter.net>
> To: "ve4ma" <ve4ma at shaw.ca>, "nlrs" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 5:44:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] Fwd: 2017 ARRL 10 GHz & Up Contest
>
> Hi Barry.
>
> I "kind of" agree with you... but. 1979 I was on the lake north of
> Winnipeg Beach in
> the -20 cold. (And colder at totality !) High, thin clouds so no corona
> was visible.
> Got to see Baily's Beads, though. 1972 in Prince Edward Island there was
> ONE cloud in the
> sky from horizon to horizon... over the sun at totality ! If I'd been 5
> miles either east
> or west of where I was it would have been good. Got to see shadow bands,
> though. 1968 in
> the Carolinas just cloud cover... not much to see. Bottom line: I'm going
> to western
> Nebraska to see the eclipse... PERIOD. That I can drag along the 10GHz
> equipment for
> Sat/Sun contest, OK, but the contest is not my main interest this year.
> Western Nebraska
> because that's the best odds for low clouds and visibility... about 35%
> cloud cover.
> Best odds east of the mountains AND in the area of near maximum
> duration... >2:30. Max
> time is ~2:40 near southern Illinois... but cloud cover is 50-70%.
>
> (I'm not really planning on the next eclipse, 8 April 2024) even though it
> goes over my
> hometown in Western New York. Early April is cloudy, and its not beyond
> the realm of
> possibility to have a lake-effect snow storm then that would dump 8" of
> snow. Might be an
> interesting experience if you had both, though. Hmmm.)
>
> "We" have kind of talked about Lake Superior next year, 2018. Maybe we
> should just put
> that on the calendar and plan accordingly ? I would be up for that. Also
> gives a year to
> plan/build.
>
> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Malowanchuk" <ve4ma at shaw.ca>
> To: "nlrs" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 11:23 PM
> Subject: [NLRS] Fwd: 2017 ARRL 10 GHz & Up Contest
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Quite Frankly I am disappointed with the idea of going to Nebraska for
> the Eclipse. I
> > don't know where you were in 197?.....it was no big deal...but if you
> have never
> > experienced it ...OK it is something to see. But from a microwave point
> of
> > view....nothing happens !
> >
> > I really want to get back to Superior....and as a minimum I want to test
> it on 24/47/78
> > GHz with 10 GHz for liason : - ). I know that many of you want to win
> the contest with
> > the Club score and I respect that, and if Nebraska does it...go for it!
> >
> > Life is short, and we are All getting closer to the end.....so its time
> to do something
> > different before we run out of time ! However I recognize that Nebraska
> is
> > different....so whatever !
> >
> > Best 73
> > Barry VE4MA/ W7
> >
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