From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Mar 1 12:24:42 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 12:24:42 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] A Message from Jeff In-Reply-To: <20180301140350.B8236209B258@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20180301140350.B8236209B258@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <5f1300b5-c359-ed27-c82d-c6895316bc58@bellsouth.net> Greetings to all, February was a busy month beginning with the ARRL Florida State Convention held in conjunction with Orlando Hamcation. The WX was just beautiful during the weekend and I had the pleasure to meet with many of you during the show. In addition, I attended the W. Palm Beach ARC club picnic, the Jupiter Lighthouse Park Sea Fest with the Jupiter Lighthouse RG, and the PBC ARES meeting. During the ARRL forum at Hamcation, I had the pleasure to present Maurice ?Mo? Dake, K9EE, an award honoring him for his 12 years of service as Palm Beach County Skywarn Coordinator upon his retirement. Congratulations, Mo ! ARES groups in Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach counties participated in drills during February. These drills are part of the ongoing training program as specified in our SFL Section ARES plan. Congratulations to Osceola County EC Joe Reilly, N4ZIQ and his ARES team for their recognition by the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners. They proclaimed the week of February 12-18, 2018 as Amateur Radio Emergency Service Week in Osceola County. Look forward to seeing you at these SFL activities during March and April: Palms West ARC Flea Market 03/10/2018 Location: JFCS of Palm Beach County 5841 Corporate Way West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Website: http://www.palmswestradio.org Sponsor: Palms West Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 147.045 (PL 110.9) Public Contact: Robert Pease , KS4EC Phone: 561-358-9999 Email: ks4ec at att.net Southern Florida Section Convention at Stuart Hamfest 03/17/2018 Special Guest: Bob Allison, WB1GCM Test Engineer with the ARRL Lab Location: Martin County Fairgrounds 2616 SE Dixie Highway Stuart, FL 34994 Website: http://www.stuarthamfest.com Sponsor: Martin County Amateur Radio Association Talk-In: 147.060+ (PL 107.2) Public Contact: Doug Shields , W4DAS Phone: 772-349-7820 Email: hamfest at mcaraweb.com Titusville Tailgate 03/31/2018 Location: Fox Lake Park 4400 Fox Lake Road Titusville, FL 32780 Website: http://titusvillearc.org Sponsor: Titusville Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 146.97 (PL 107.9) Public Contact: Sherry Ferguson , KU4ZO 4835 Santa Rosa Avenue Titusville, FL 32780 Phone: 321-269-2796 Email: Ku4zo at cfl.rr.com FORT PIERCE HAMFEST Start Date: 04/07/2018 Location: Indian River State College 3209 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, FL 34945 Website: http://FPARC.org Sponsor: Fort Pierce Amateur Radio Club Talk-In: 147.345 (PL 107.2) Public Contact: John Sweigart , KK4SHF 4103 Smokey Pines Court Fort Pierce, FL 34951 Phone: 772-905-3552 Email: johnsails at hotmail.com Cy Harris Free Flea Start Date: 04/07/2018 Location: Collins Center 3900 NE 3rd Avenue Oakland Park, FL Website: http://browardarc.net/free-flea/ Sponsor: Broward ARC (W4AB) Talk-In: 146.91 (PL 110.9) Public Contact: Tony Becker , N4AEB 3721 West State Road 84, Unit 102 Davie, FL 33312 Phone: 954-612-9303 Email: N4AEB at arrl.net Flamingo Net / UMARC Free Flea Start Date: 04/21/2018 Location: University of Miami Physics Parking Lot 5101 San Amaro Drive Coral Gables, FL 33114 Website: http://FlamingoNet.8m.net Sponsor: Flamingo Net / University of Miami ARC Talk-In: 147.150 +600 (PL 94.8) Public Contact: William Moore , WA4TEJ 1451 NE 102nd Street Miami Shores, FL 33138 Phone: 305-715-1874 Email: wa4tej at juno.com I?m pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Loughney, AJ4XM as our new SFL Section Youth Coordinator (SYC) Tom has always been an advocate of our SFL Youth program and we look forward to working with him to bring more young people into ham radio. After years of trying, we were able to secure an appointment as ARRL DXCC Awards Manager aka Card Checker for Pete Rimmel, N8PR. Pete is extremely qualified for this assignment and will provide additional opportunities for our active DXCC community. Thanks for hanging in there, Pete ! KE4PT and W4RQ Win the February QST Cover Plaque Award The winning article for the February 2018 QST Cover Plaque award is ?Live Trees Affect Antenna Performance? by Kai Siwiak, KE4PT, and Richard Quick, W4RQ.The QST Cover Plaque Award -- given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue -- is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QSTCover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the March issue today! ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees ARRL has asked the FCC to expand HF privileges for Technician licensees to include limited phone privileges on 75, 40, and 15 meters, plus RTTY and digital mode privileges on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters. The FCC has not yet invited public comment on the proposals, which stem from recommendations put forth by the ARRL Board of Directors? Entry-Level License Committee, which explored various initiatives and gauged member opinions in 2016 and 2017. ?This action will enhance the available license operating privileges in what has become the principal entry-level license class in the Amateur Service,? ARRL said in its Petition. ?It will attract more newcomers to Amateur Radio, it will result in increased retention of licensees who hold Technician Class licenses, and it will provide an improved incentive for entry-level licensees to increase technical self-training and pursue higher license class achievement and development of communications skills.? Specifically, ARRL proposes to provide Technician licensees, present and future, with phone privileges at 3.900 to 4.000 MHz, 7.225 to 7.300 MHz, and 21.350 to 21.450 MHz, plus RTTY and digital privileges in current Technician allocations on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters. The ARRL petition points out the explosion in popularity of various digital modes over the past 2 decades. Under the ARRL plan, the maximum HF power level for Technician operators would remain at 200 W PEP. The few remaining Novice licensees would gain no new privileges under the League?s proposal. ARRL?s petition points to the need for compelling incentives not only to become a radio amateur in the first place, but then to upgrade and further develop skills. Demographic and technological changes call for a ?periodic rebalancing? between those two objectives, the League maintains. ?There has not been such a rebalancing in many years,? ARRL said in its petition. ?It is time to do that now.? The FCC has not assessed entry-level operating privileges since 2005. The Entry-Level License Committee offered very specific, data- and survey-supported findings about growth in Amateur Radio and its place in the advanced technological demographic that includes individuals younger than 30. It received significant input from ARRL members via more than 8,000 survey responses. ?The Committee?s analysis noted that today, Amateur Radio exists among many more modes of communication than it did half a century ago, or even 20 years ago,? ARRL said in its petition. Now numbering some 378,000, Technician licensees comprise more than half of the US Amateur Radio population. ARRL said that after 17 years of experience with the current Technician license as the gateway to Amateur Radio, it?s urgent to make it more attractive to newcomers, in part to improve upon science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education ?that inescapably accompanies a healthy, growing Amateur Radio Service,? ARRL asserted. ARRL said its proposal is critical to developing improved operating skills, increasing emergency communication participation, improving technical self-training, and boosting overall growth in the Amateur Service, which has remained nearly inert at about 1% per year. The Entry-Level License Committee determined that the current Technician class question pool already covers far more material than necessary for an entry-level exam to validate expanded privileges. ARRL told the FCC that it would continue to refine examination preparation and training materials aimed at STEM topics, increase outreach and recruitment, work with Amateur Radio clubs, and encourage educational institutions to utilize Amateur Radio in STEM and other experiential learning programs. ?ARRL requests that the Commission become a partner in this effort to promote Amateur Radio as a public benefit by making the very nominal changes proposed herein in the Technician class license operating privileges,? the petition concluded. JOTA 2018 Patches to be Available this Summer The patch design for the US Jamboree on the Air 2018 (JOTA) has been selected by the National Radio Scouting Committee. BSA Supply expects to have patches available this summer. National JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, said it?s never too early to begin planning for JOTA, and quite a bit of information to help in planning is available, including JOTA Countdown, JOTA Station Planning, and JOTA Event Tips. A podcast on JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree on the Internet) operations from Scouting Stuff You Should Know may also be useful. ?It provides a Canadian perspective, but it?s sound advice for any location,? Wilson said. The National Radio Scouting Committee has developed a draft Troop Meeting Plan for Radio. Looking ahead, next year is the World Scout Jamboree at The Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia. To recognize the first North American World Jamboree ? hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the US ? the call sign NA1WJ has been secured for the event. More information is in the World Scout Jamboree Amateur Radio Operational Vision document. National Hurricane Conference in Late March to Include Amateur Radio Session The annual National Hurricane Conference is set for March 26 ? 29, in Orlando, Florida. The theme this year is ?Improving Hurricane Preparedness.? Some 1,500 attendees are expected. The Amateur Radio session will take place on Tuesday, March 27, at 10:30 AM. Presenters will address various aspects of the Amateur Radio response to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, will discuss ARRL?s unprecedented mission to Puerto Rico to support the American Red Cross in the wake of Hurricane Maria, considered to be the worst natural disaster of all time for Dominica and Puerto Rico. A National Hurricane Center representative will discuss the importance of Amateur Radio surface reports to the hurricane forecasting process. Other presentation topics will cover the operations of several groups during the 2017 hurricane season, including WX4NHC, the National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio station; the Hurricane Watch Net; the VoIP Hurricane Net; the Canadian Hurricane Centre; the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), and best practices in SKYWARN activations. The Amateur Radio session is typically open to hams, free of charge. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Transitioning to New Online Reporting System The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will phase out the traditional ARES report forms later this year in favor of an online system called ARES Connect, a volunteer management, communications, and reporting system. The new system will allow information to be logged by ARES members and managed through the Field Organization. The advent of ARES Connect was among other highlights in ?The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) 2017 Annual Report,? released this week. ?ARES Connect is a volunteer management system that covers event signup, reporting, and roster management,? ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, said. ?It does not change how ARES operates when serving a partner entity; it is simply a system that will make managing volunteers and events easier.? Beta testing of ARES Connect will begin in March. ARES made changes to its report forms last year to make it easier to process information at ARRL Headquarters and to standardize the format for all forms. ARES Monthly Reports have been posted to the ARRL website, providing regular information on Amateur Radio public service communication activity, the report noted. According to the 2017 report, ARES membership stands at 31,332, up by nearly 13% from 2016. The number of emergency operations events reported was up by 665 from the previous year, with 1,913 reported in 2017. The top three states in terms of ARES membership in 2017 were California (2,265), Texas (1,930), and Ohio (1,858). Reported ARES events amounted to 51,673 in 2017 ? a 4% increase ? accounting for 718,930 volunteer hours at a calculated value of more than $17.3 million. ?There was a noticeable increase in reported activity during August through November,? the ARES 2017 Annual Report said. ?During this period there was Amateur Radio response activity for hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; wildfires in the western states, and the total solar eclipse that occurred on August 21.? According to the report, 26 states gained ARES members, while 13 lost members. ARRL Suggests FCC May Need to Intervene to Ensure Effective Antenna Rights Commenting in response to an FCC Public Notice (DA 17-1180) released last month, ARRL addressed the extent of Amateur Radio?s response to recent hurricane disasters and efforts needed to expand the use of Amateur Radio services when it comes to planning, testing, and providing emergency communication. The comments point out that Amateur Radio not only has been ?far more than a hobby;? it is a ubiquitous, infrastructure-independent communication resource that?s always ready to deploy effectively whenever and wherever needed. The League cited the remarks of former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, that Amateur Radio ?oftentimes is our last line of defense.? ARRL raised three areas where action by the FCC could ensure and enhance the ability of radio amateurs to provide emergency communication, including the current Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2017 (S. 1534), now in the US Senate. ?HOAs can preclude amateur antennas in common areas. HOAs can enact reasonable written rules governing height, location, size and aesthetic impact of, and installation requirements for, outdoor antennas and support structures for amateur communications, but the effective outdoor antenna requirement is paramount,? ARRL noted in its comments. ?The bill is currently before the Senate Commerce Committee. If, however, Congress is unable, as has been rumored, to pass any telecommunications legislation this term, it will be incumbent on the Commission to take the action on its own initiative that would be called for by this legislation. The future of Amateur Radio emergency communications is dependent on it.? ARRL asserted that it ?is critical to have stations located at one?s residence in order to regularly participate in disaster preparedness training exercises and drills.? Another ?noteworthy and urgent need? that might call for some regulatory involvement by the FCC, ARRL said, ?relates to an outdated regulation that limits data rates in HF Amateur communications, precluding certain digital emissions that have recently proven extremely important in Amateur Radio hurricane relief efforts.? ARRL noted that the FCC has yet to act on the League?s Petition for Rule Making(RM-11708), filed in November of 2013, proposing to amend the Amateur Service rules to eliminate the symbol rate limit relative to data emissions in allocations below 29.7 MHz. That Petition also called for establishing a 2.8-kHz maximum occupied bandwidth for data emissions in those bands. ARRL has argued that this deregulatory action is necessary to allow the use of PACTOR 4, an effective and efficient digital communication mode that has proven valuable in disaster-relief efforts. In July of 2016, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket 16-239, proposing only to remove limitations on the symbol rate applicable to data emissions. ?Equipment dispatched with the ?Force of 50? [volunteers] to Puerto Rico included data transmission equipment capable of PACTOR 4 operation, but it could not be legally used in the Hurricane Maria disaster relief effort,? ARRL noted. The League prevailed upon the FCC to grant a temporary waiver to permit use of PACTOR 4 by radio amateurs involved in the emergency response. ?However, it should not have been necessary to wait more than 4 years for the underlying rulemaking proceeding to have been resolved, and it should not have been necessary to ask for a temporary waiver of a hopelessly outdated rule that limits data speeds for no useful reason,? ARRL added in its comments. The League also called on the FCC to ?take the action requested in ARRL?s January 2017 Petition for Rule Making (RM-11785), proposing to allocate the band 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Radio Service on a secondary basis, in accordance with the Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Conference 2015. ?A contiguous band in the vicinity of 5 MHz will assist in conducting emergency and disaster relief communications in the United States; with the Caribbean basin; with Alaska and with other parts of North, Central and South America,? ARRL told the FCC. ARRL has asked the FCC to permit 100 W, as it does on the five existing 60-meter channels, and to retain the four channels that are not part of the requested contiguous frequency band. APIC Sherri, W4STB, asked me to post this info from the PR reflector for our Club and ARES PIOs. Thanks, Sherri ! Hello all, As many of you may know, NBC?s ?Left Field,? a new digital news unit, produced a video news story about the vital role that Amateur Radio plays in Hawaii?s emergency communications system -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO09aMGMizM&feature=youtu.be ? and we shared the story on all of our social media platforms, where it generated a lot of positive feedback. We were also given permission from the producer of the piece (Sky Dylan-Robbins) to use this piece in any promotional way that we wanted. So you and your organizations are free to show this seven-minute piece at any gatherings where it would be appropriate. (NBC prefers that you use the link to the video on You Tube rather than from the Left Field web site.) Dave David Isgur Communication Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio? disgur at arrl.org (w) 860-594-0328; (c) 860-214-3961 Please let me know about any events that your club or ARES group are sponsoring such as picnics, free fleas, operating events, etc. as they can be added to this newsletter to better keep the members of SFL informed of your activities. Well, I guess that?s about it for now. My thanks for all that you do for Amateur Radio. Get on the air, Elmer a new ham, support your local club and ARES group but most of all, have fun with ham radio. Vy 73, Jeff, WA4AW -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Southern Florida Section Section Manager: Jeff Beals, WA4AW wa4aw at arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/cc60e1129cabb3fcb147b0a88b87383a From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Mar 1 12:28:01 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 12:28:01 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] New DXCC Card Checker... Message-ID: From Jeff:/ "After years of trying, we were able to secure an appointment as ARRL DXCC Awards Manager aka Card Checker for Pete Rimmel, N8PR. Pete is extremely qualified for this assignment and will provide additional opportunities for our active DXCC community. Thanks for hanging in there, Pete !" / From n8pr at bellsouth.net Mon Mar 5 23:06:21 2018 From: n8pr at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel N8PR) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 23:06:21 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Saturday QCWA Lunch Message-ID: This Saturday, March 10th is our QCWA Lunch. See you at the Falcon Pub at noon. PLEASE if you have any idea and can bring a 30 minute program, let me know. I am out of ideas for the moment and would appreciate some help for the lunch program. 73, PeteR N8PR From n8pr at bellsouth.net Thu Mar 8 18:30:58 2018 From: n8pr at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel N8PR) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 18:30:58 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] "We'll be BA-Ack" say the Bouvet Ops Message-ID: <33290F3B2FB444629421DA049D52BE36@PeteRGateway> 3Y0Z Bouvet Island Team: We?ll Be Back 03/05/2018 Now safely home in the wake of their ill-fated DXpedition attempt to Bouvet Island, the members of the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island team hope to try again to mount an operation from what?s been described as the most remote place on Earth. The subantarctic Bouvet ? a Norwegian dependency ? stands as the second most-wanted DXCC entity. ?[W]e are not the kind of people to give up,? DXpedition co-leader Bob Allphin, K4UEE, said in a statement released over the weekend. ?The same thing happened when we were trying to activate Peter I Island in 2005. We came back the following year and?we got it done.? The 2006 3Y0X operation subsequently was judged the ?DXpedition of the Decade.? All told, the 3Y0Z team spent a month aboard MV Betanzos, the vessel that transported them from Chile to less than a mile off Bouvet to Cape Town, South Africa. Now back home for about 2 weeks, the team has had a little time to reflect. ?We have been to Bouvet Island, and as a result, we have a better appreciation for the challenges we face,? Allphin said. ?It is a dark, dismal, and dangerous place. Yet, when the sun shines, it is magnificent.? The most difficult memory for the team, Allphin said, is the team?s final day off the coast of Bouvet, ?when we saw the island, crystal clear in calm winds, less than a mile away. The conditions were perfect for our first reconnaissance flight and possible landing of men and camp infrastructure. But, during the violent night before, the captain had made the decision to abort. In retrospect, his call was clairvoyant. The mechanical propulsion failure on the ship that occurred would have brought disaster if it resulted in some of our men being stranded ashore.? Allphin said the 3Y0Z Bouvet team is optimistic that it will get at least some of its money back from DAP, the Chilean company that owns the vessel. ?That money [with] what we still have in the bank will allow us to begin making plans to try again,? he said. ?We have begun the difficult task of looking for a suitable vessel, and would hope to go back to Bouvet in the next year or two.? He said no contributors have asked for their donations back, and several have urged the team to roll over their contributions to help fund the next attempt to activate Bouvet. ?So, if we can pull all the moving parts together, we are going to try it again, hopefully, this time, with a different outcome,? Allphin concluded. Allphin, Ralph Fedor, K0IR, and Erling Wiig, LA6VM, have served as co-leaders of the 3Y0Z effort. The 2018 3Y0Z team totals 20 radio amateurs, including the co-leaders, from eight different nations and includes some of the world?s top operators From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Mar 11 16:24:22 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (WILLIAM MARX) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:24:22 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Some Morse Paddles and Keys you may like.. References: <2045089807.15285650.1520799862176.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2045089807.15285650.1520799862176@mail.yahoo.com> https://www.youtube.com/user/oh6dc/videos oh6dc | | | | | | | | | | | oh6dc | | | | From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Mar 16 08:29:08 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:29:08 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] =?utf-8?q?Florida=E2=80=99s_largest?= =?utf-8?q?_FREE_hamfest_in_Stuart?= Message-ID: <1b58c44a-a9ec-32d2-7145-1087990a01c5@bellsouth.net> Hello everyone, ???? Please come join us Saturday for Florida?s largest FREE hamfest in Stuart.? Admission is FREE, parking is FREE, tailgating is FREE.? We also have inside swap tables, commercial vendors, food , forums, and a VE exam session.? We will have Bob Allison from the ARRL Lab with a special forum on software defined radios. ???We will be giving away an Icom IC-7300, Kenwood TM-V71A, and FT-60R.? Other hourly door prizes.? You do not have to be present to win the major prizes.? You can get prize tickets at the event or at www.stuarthamfest.com . ???Tailgating opens at 7AM.? Inside areas open at 8AM.? Come join us for a great hamfest. Doug Shields? W4DAS From bmarx at bellsouth.net Tue Mar 20 20:16:37 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill M) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:16:37 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> Message-ID: <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... > Hi Bill, > > Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. > Everyone welcome. > > Regards > David Williams VK3RU > Mob 0412 941695 > >> From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Mar 21 08:24:26 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:24:26 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Repeat... Message-ID: <54c1db6a-64e1-4c4b-6b1a-8c7c35ef6b72@bellsouth.net> Just experimenting... Bill W2CQ From k.siwiak at ieee.org Wed Mar 21 09:28:54 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:28:54 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? -Kai On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: > Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... >> Hi Bill, >> >> Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. >> Everyone welcome. >> >> Regards >> David Williams VK3RU >> Mob 0412 941695 >> >>> > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > From k.siwiak at ieee.org Wed Mar 21 09:51:56 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:51:56 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> Message-ID: <544b0e40-66a7-b811-d8fc-572400614d8c@ieee.org> Don't forget the travel time to/from the airports, and the two+ hours allocated for TSA. Okay, that brings it to only 28-29 or so hours. My error! -Kai On 3/21/2018 09:43, Ed Callaway wrote: > Nonsense! AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX. > > Not that I've ever done that, of course . . . > > Ed N4II. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kai > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM > To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector > Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March > > It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? > -Kai > > On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: >> Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. >>> Everyone welcome. >>> >>> Regards >>> David Williams VK3RU >>> Mob 0412 941695 >>> >>>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> QCWA69 mailing list >> SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > From Ed.Callaway at arm.com Wed Mar 21 09:43:19 2018 From: Ed.Callaway at arm.com (Ed Callaway) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:43:19 +0000 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> Message-ID: Nonsense! AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX. Not that I've ever done that, of course . . . Ed N4II. -----Original Message----- From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kai Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? -Kai On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: > Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... >> Hi Bill, >> >> Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. >> Everyone welcome. >> >> Regards >> David Williams VK3RU >> Mob 0412 941695 >> >>> > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net From k.siwiak at ieee.org Wed Mar 21 11:12:11 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:12:11 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> <544b0e40-66a7-b811-d8fc-572400614d8c@ieee.org> Message-ID: Lets see... 15,161 miles in 15 hours... that's over 1000 mph. You must have one of those seriously souped up G6s that does Mach 1.5. Gotta get me one of those.? Hmmm you might need two or three fuel stops at that speed! Ooops! there's just Pacific Ocean down below! -Kai On 3/21/2018 10:47, Jeff Dale wrote: > You guys are both wrong.? Travel to MIA, embark at the private terminal, TSA > clearance is easy there.? Take my G6 from MIA to NZAA for fuel, then from NZAA > short hop over to YMEL.? This puts us within a 30 minute car ride to the hamfest. > > Total travel time 15 hours in air.? Another hour for re-fuelling.? No > layover.? Bring your own snacks... I'm too cheap to have a flight attendant. :) > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Kai > wrote: > > Don't forget the travel time to/from the airports, and the two+ hours > allocated for TSA. Okay, that brings it to only 28-29 or so hours. My error! > > -Kai > > On 3/21/2018 09:43, Ed Callaway wrote: > > Nonsense!? AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in > exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX. > > Not that I've ever done that, of course . . . > > Ed N4II. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net > > [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net > ] On Behalf Of Kai > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM > To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net ; SFDXA > Reflector > > Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this > Sunday 25 March > > It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? > -Kai > > On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: > > Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... > > Hi Bill, > > Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs > event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. > Everyone welcome. > > Regards > David Williams VK3RU > Mob 0412 941695 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > From Ed.Callaway at arm.com Wed Mar 21 11:21:08 2018 From: Ed.Callaway at arm.com (Ed Callaway) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:21:08 +0000 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> <544b0e40-66a7-b811-d8fc-572400614d8c@ieee.org> Message-ID: That?s right at the ETOPS limit for a G650, unless you have the G650ER. Is there a reason not to stop at Nadi (3D2) instead? Just curious . . . Ed N4II From: Jeff Dale Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:48 AM To: Kai-KE4PT Cc: Ed Callaway ; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector ; nd Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March You guys are both wrong. Travel to MIA, embark at the private terminal, TSA clearance is easy there. Take my G6 from MIA to NZAA for fuel, then from NZAA short hop over to YMEL. This puts us within a 30 minute car ride to the hamfest. Total travel time 15 hours in air. Another hour for re-fuelling. No layover. Bring your own snacks... I'm too cheap to have a flight attendant. :) On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Kai > wrote: Don't forget the travel time to/from the airports, and the two+ hours allocated for TSA. Okay, that brings it to only 28-29 or so hours. My error! -Kai On 3/21/2018 09:43, Ed Callaway wrote: Nonsense! AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX. Not that I've ever done that, of course . . . Ed N4II. -----Original Message----- From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kai Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector > Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? -Kai On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... Hi Bill, Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. Everyone welcome. Regards David Williams VK3RU Mob 0412 941695 ______________________________________________________________ QCWA69 mailing list SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net ______________________________________________________________ South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net From jeff.dale at gmail.com Wed Mar 21 11:20:47 2018 From: jeff.dale at gmail.com (Jeff Dale) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:20:47 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> <544b0e40-66a7-b811-d8fc-572400614d8c@ieee.org> Message-ID: How in the world are you getting 15,000 miles? You realize that the earth is fairly round and you can go both East and West right? Kinda like long path, short path DX :) MIA to Auckland NZ 6995.7nm With a range of +/- 8000nm I think we're good. Then a flight from Aukland to Essendon is only 1424.2nm So how does one get 15,000 miles out of that math. On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Kai wrote: > Lets see... 15,161 miles in 15 hours... that's over 1000 mph. You must > have one of those seriously souped up G6s that does Mach 1.5. Gotta get me > one of those. Hmmm you might need two or three fuel stops at that speed! > Ooops! there's just Pacific Ocean down below! > -Kai > > On 3/21/2018 10:47, Jeff Dale wrote: > > You guys are both wrong. Travel to MIA, embark at the private terminal, > TSA clearance is easy there. Take my G6 from MIA to NZAA for fuel, then > from NZAA short hop over to YMEL. This puts us within a 30 minute car ride > to the hamfest. > > Total travel time 15 hours in air. Another hour for re-fuelling. No > layover. Bring your own snacks... I'm too cheap to have a flight > attendant. :) > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Kai wrote: > >> Don't forget the travel time to/from the airports, and the two+ hours >> allocated for TSA. Okay, that brings it to only 28-29 or so hours. My error! >> >> -Kai >> >> On 3/21/2018 09:43, Ed Callaway wrote: >> >>> Nonsense! AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in >>> exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX. >>> >>> Not that I've ever done that, of course . . . >>> >>> Ed N4II. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman. >>> qth.net] On Behalf Of Kai >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM >>> To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector >>> Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this >>> Sunday 25 March >>> >>> It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? >>> -Kai >>> >>> On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: >>> >>>> Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... >>>> >>>>> Hi Bill, >>>>> >>>>> Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to >>>>> be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. >>>>> Everyone welcome. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> David Williams VK3RU >>>>> Mob 0412 941695 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> QCWA69 mailing list >>>> SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: >>>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >>>> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" >>> SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com >>> SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone >>> To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" >> SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com >> SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone >> To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net >> To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> > > > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Wed Mar 21 12:07:20 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:07:20 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March In-Reply-To: References: <9FD28D62-6D47-41A3-A5A6-6F682E845681@bigpond.com> <46198396-AAF5-43A7-95BB-49482BEB3E03@bellsouth.net> <349a94cf-d390-529d-0110-f1a9c7c24ea8@ieee.org> <544b0e40-66a7-b811-d8fc-572400614d8c@ieee.org> Message-ID: <4e52380a-756e-cdf9-b24f-de3a0689afe7@bellsouth.net> Include Layover time? Bill W2CQ On 3/21/2018 11:21 AM, Ed Callaway wrote: > That?s right at the ETOPS limit for a G650, unless you have the G650ER. Is there a reason not to stop at Nadi (3D2) instead? Just curious . . . > > Ed N4II > > From: Jeff Dale > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:48 AM > To: Kai-KE4PT > Cc: Ed Callaway ; qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector ; nd > Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March > > You guys are both wrong. Travel to MIA, embark at the private terminal, TSA clearance is easy there. Take my G6 from MIA to NZAA for fuel, then from NZAA short hop over to YMEL. This puts us within a 30 minute car ride to the hamfest. > > Total travel time 15 hours in air. Another hour for re-fuelling. No layover. Bring your own snacks... I'm too cheap to have a flight attendant. :) > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Kai > wrote: > Don't forget the travel time to/from the airports, and the two+ hours allocated for TSA. Okay, that brings it to only 28-29 or so hours. My error! > > -Kai > > On 3/21/2018 09:43, Ed Callaway wrote: > Nonsense! AA275 MIA to LAX and QF94 LAX to MEL will have you there in exactly 24 hours -- including a 2-hour layover in LAX. > > Not that I've ever done that, of course . . . > > Ed N4II. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kai > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:29 AM > To: qcwa69 at mailman.qth.net; SFDXA Reflector > > Subject: Re: [SFDXA] [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] EMDRC Hamfest this Sunday 25 March > > It's only about 32 hours of travel time! Why not, matey? > -Kai > > On 3/20/2018 20:16, Bill M wrote: > Pack your bags, check your passports and book your flight... > Hi Bill, > > Might be a long shot for distribution but this is our clubs event to be held Sunday in suburban Melbourne. > Everyone welcome. > > Regards > David Williams VK3RU > Mob 0412 941695 > > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974" > SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com > SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone > To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net > To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net From k.siwiak at ieee.org Sun Mar 25 19:57:25 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:57:25 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] China Space Lab at end of life Message-ID: <8c88c803-c126-ad75-16ca-5e225da68bcb@ieee.org> Ever hear about China's Space lab? https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/102575007/tminus-one-week-until-chinas-space-lab-crashes-to-earth Glad I read the international Press! Cheers; Kai, KE4PT From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Mar 26 06:15:43 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 06:15:43 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Estate Sale. Huge Lot. Miami. 200 pics on Links In-Reply-To: <1f8213f8-f499-c8a7-5ea7-eb1e96c6495c@bellsouth.net> References: <1f8213f8-f499-c8a7-5ea7-eb1e96c6495c@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: Whoa...! https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/estate-sale-huge-lot-miami-200-pics-on-links.598979/ From n8pr at bellsouth.net Mon Mar 26 09:58:52 2018 From: n8pr at bellsouth.net (Pete Rimmel N8PR) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:58:52 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Estate Sale. Huge Lot. 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Message-ID: <5841477B26F44BC1A125178AFA285270@PeteRGateway> Have your name placed on the Parker Solar Probe and sent to the SUN ! Take a look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfS21Nr6K0Y then click on: http://go.nasa.gov/HotTicket to get your name on the spaceship... THEN check out the following to see what the Parker Solar Probe will be doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzDa9bJykBY&t=14s 73, PeteR N8PR From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Mar 29 18:59:14 2018 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:59:14 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Kenneth Graham, WX4KEG, Tapped as Next National Hurricane Center Director In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <43e260c0-cc38-84a0-5bee-c3708da08389@bellsouth.net> Kenneth Graham, WX4KEG, Tapped as Next National Hurricane Center Director 03/27/2018 The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has named Kenneth Graham, WX4KEG, to head the National Hurricane Center (*NHC* ) in Miami. Preparations at the NHC continue ahead of the 2018 hurricane season, which begins on June 1. Graham will pick up the reins from Deputy/Acting Director Ed Rappaport on April 1. ???It???s an honor and privilege to be selected to work alongside the talented and dedicated employees of the National Hurricane Center,??? said Graham. ???This is an exciting time to work for the National Weather Service, and I look forward to the important work ahead in an effort to keep our communities safe from the various threats posed by hurricanes.??? He and Rappaport were presenters at this week???s National Hurricane Conference in Orlando. Graham comes to the NHC after serving as the meteorologist-in-charge of the National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge Office since 2008. He is credited with establishing two command centers in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, to provide forecasts that aided authorities in making critical decisions in the succeeding 5 months. Graham also led the effort to support decision makers in Louisiana and Mississippi with services focused on expected impacts for hurricanes Gustav, Ike, Isaac, and the hurricanes during the historic 2017 season. ???Graham has vast experience working with emergency managers prior to and during a wide variety of weather threats and spent time deployed with officials at emergency operations centers,??? NOAA said in making the announcement. A former TV meteorologist, Graham holds a BS from the University of Arizona and an MS from Mississippi State University. The home of WX4NHC, the NHC is co-located with the National Weather Service Miami-South Florida forecast office on the campus of Florida International University. http://www.arrl.org/news/kenneth-graham-wx4keg-tapped-as-next-national-hurricane-center-director From k.siwiak at ieee.org Sat Mar 31 17:39:16 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 17:39:16 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Fwd: Happy Easter / Daylight Savings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From Dai, ZL/KE4QXL, on Daylight Savings time. DST was to occur in New Zealand today (their Sunday morning). However ... https://thespinoff.co.nz/news/01-04-2018/do-not-change-your-clocks-nz-daylight-saving-shift-fails-due-to-algorithm-error/ Kai From w6bxq at comcast.net Sat Mar 31 17:49:34 2018 From: w6bxq at comcast.net (W6BXQ, John) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:49:34 -0000 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [SFDXA] Fwd: Happy Easter / Daylight Savings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <007e01d3c93a$2927d9c0$7b778d40$@comcast.net> First time didn't go through. Happy April Fools! They went off Daylight Time even if on April 1st. W6BXQ John Sanders W6BXQ at comcast.net http://www.W6BXQ.net W6BXQ Repeater Phone: 954-589-1206 Cell: 954-643-4085 From k.siwiak at ieee.org Sat Mar 31 18:11:29 2018 From: k.siwiak at ieee.org (Kai) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 18:11:29 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Fwd: Happy Easter / Daylight Savings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: In case this wasn't obvious, APRIL FOOLS DAY! Kai On 3/31/2018 17:39, Kai wrote: > From Dai, ZL/KE4QXL, on Daylight Savings time. > > DST was to occur in New Zealand today (their Sunday morning). However ... > > https://thespinoff.co.nz/news/01-04-2018/do-not-change-your-clocks-nz-daylight-saving-shift-fails-due-to-algorithm-error/ > > > Kai > ______________________________________________________________ > QCWA69 mailing list > SubScribe UNSubscribe or Info: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/qcwa69 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:QCWA69 at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >