[PPRAANet] PPRAANet Digest, Vol 161, Issue 3
J Rader
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Tue Sep 5 08:32:50 EDT 2017
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Today's Topics:
1. Club Breakfast 9/2/17 (Jim Bishop)
2. Re: 2m net (Glenn)
3. Colorado QSO party (wv7t at aol.com)
4. wa2xrm on 166.6 kHz, 10am, 4 Sept. 17 (Paul Signorelli)
5. Big Solar Flare (Paul Signorelli)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 01:20:42 +0000
From: Jim Bishop <kd0kql at hotmail.com>
To: Reflector PPRAA <ppraanet at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [PPRAANet] Club Breakfast 9/2/17
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All,
As per the club website, the breakfast location for tomorrow has been moved to the Cracker Barrel, just North a block or two of the original location. The French eatery is closed for the holiday.
See you there?
Jim KD0KQL
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 08:38:27 -0600
From: Glenn <n3ulw at comcast.net>
To: ppraanet at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [PPRAANet] 2m net
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??? I, like some others, thought overall the net went very well!! Like
Jim, I also tried to copy some of the calls
for the log but got a little befuddled! LOL!
? I was very pleased at the turn out, if anyone would lend an ear I
gave them the scoop on the net as to time,
place (freq., tone), date and what we, the club hoped to accomplish over
the air. I talked it up!!!
? We had 2 people add 1 upcoming event and Dick, KD8EQ, tell about the
"Spotter Plotter" they he with the
help of a few others put together for the severe weather nets.
? Mike also put it out that anyone/ club with upcoming events could
forward them to him for inclusion in the
event portion of the net.
?? If it is our intent to foster community awareness, I think possibly,
in some way shape or form make it abundantly
clear that the net happens with the blessing of CMRG and hosted by PPRAA
but is NOT strictly a Club only info
net but a Amateur Radio Community Net for the Colorado Springs and
surrounding area. Mike did state in the
preamble that it was open to all but what I'm attempting to say that it
is a community bulletin board for lack of
better words! Kind of a 1 stop shop for happenings in? the area!! Should
also generate a larger audience?
? John (SFY) could have added upcoming Ares/ Races events that could
use some help and if nothing else, let people
know about them so they could watch!
? Again GREAT first time, Grand Opening net!! My comments weren't meant
in the negative and I hope they
are NOT construed as such! May the net live long and prosper!!! Good job
Mike!!!!!!!!!!
_*A+
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Glenn? n3ulw
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 08:15:58 -0400
From: wv7t at aol.com
To: ppraanet at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [PPRAANet] Colorado QSO party
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I arrived at Ellicott about 7 am and started operating 20m from 7:30-8:30. Jim K3ILC got there and started operating CW. He had a great time working pile-ups. Rich AD0NP and replaced the "J" antenna with a Diamond dual band vertical. Larry Olsen and his xyl came out and used their weed eater to clear areas we needed to. Jim KD0KQL and John NG0I came out to supervise the rest of us. Raleigh N4HYF was there and also kept an eye on us "kids". The working party was well attended. I sorted out and removed materials not needed from the shed. I will go out next week and get wire to take to recycle and turn the money in for the scholarship program. I inventoried the donations to being to the board for review. The ramp at the north end of the trailer needs attention. The weather got a bit hot. I was impressed, all 4 officers were present.
A great QSO party and work day.
Mike WV7T
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 16:06:09 +0000
From: Paul Signorelli <w0rw1 at msn.com>
To: PPRAA <ppraanet at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [PPRAANet] wa2xrm on 166.6 kHz, 10am, 4 Sept. 17
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wa2xrm is on 166.666 kHz, Sending CW from COS , 4 Sept., 1000 MDT till 1200 MDT.
Just retuned my antenna, now using link coupling.
If you tune to 407 kHz you should hear the AirNav beacon "CO" ,
Burlington "ITR" at 209 kHz, or Denver "AP" at 260 kHz.
They are sending MCW (A2).
I will be sending CW (A1) so you need your BFO on.
If you can't hear them you won't hear me.
My erp is probably less than 100 mW. This is real QRP.
Need SWL reports ....
Send reports to w0rw1 at msn dot com
Paul
wa2xrm
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 01:49:10 +0000
From: Paul Signorelli <w0rw1 at msn.com>
To: PPRAA <ppraanet at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [PPRAANet] Big Solar Flare
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18 MHz now open to Caribbean, HI and KP4's, Lots of QSB. 0100z, 5 Sept, 2017.
Flux up to 183! Paul w0rw
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Paul NA5N has this message for us:
Our quiet sun woke up with an M1 flare smack in the middle of the sun
earlier today (Monday), and what appears to be an M5-M6 flare not long ago
from the same region. These two flares have sent strong ionizing radiation
to planet earth, ionizing the D, E and F layers. D-layer ionization is
causing strong HF signal attenuation across North America, and near
blackout conditions from the mid-west to the west coast with maximum
attenuation centered about over Hawaii. This will persist the rest of
daylight hours. I only hear two very weak stations on 20M.
Also of interest is the M1 flare produced a Type II storm with the sonic
shockwave measured at around 1400-1500 km/sec. The M6 flare likely
produced the same shockwave velocity, if not higher. With the flare site
smack in the center of the sun, this means the CME shock wave will almost
assuredly hit the earth in about three days. Usually a shockwave leaving
the sun at around 1,000 km/sec. or more will trigger a major geomagnetic
storm with a direct or near-direct hit (which this will likely be).
FORECAST: Expect fairly lousy conditions the rest of the day - daylight
hours. The D-layer absorption will disappear around sundown, so 40M should
be about normal tonight. This indicates very good grayline propagation
could exist around sundown as the E and F layers remain ionized as the D-
layer is disappearing. Try it! If the X-ray emission from the sun remains
somewhat high, as it is now, the next two days could bring good HF
conditions and long skips awaiting the geomagnetic storm.
Then late Wednesday through early Thursday, expect the onset of a strong or
major geomagnetic storm from the 1400 km/sec shockwave. Due to two
shockwaves from two M-class flares, the geomagnetic storm will likely
persist for many hours, a good portion of the day. If the shockwave hits
around midnight, aurora could be seen in the northern tier of states. Once
the geomagnetic storm subsides, HF conditions are usually very good and
unusually quiet for a couple of days.
NOAA has not yet released the data on the M6 and associated shock wave
yet. I'll update this if needed when they issue their solar activity
report or issue a geomagnetic storm warning different from the above.
While the above indicates periods of poor HF conditions, it also indicates
the windows between nasty events where QRP can be very effective.
72, Paul NA5N
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