From dick at twohams.com  Tue Jan  1 19:05:17 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Tue Jan  1 19:07:08 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind Advisory for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <200801020005.m0205ITZ031632@pop4.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
300 PM PST Tue Jan 1 2008

...High wind watch in effect from late Thursday night through
Friday afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a high wind
watch...which is in effect from late Thursday night through
Friday afternoon.

South to southwest winds will increase across western Nevada
early Friday morning and strengthen throughout the day. Wind gusts
of over 60 mph are possible...with even higher gusts in the
foothills and wind prone areas. Persons with Holiday decorations
still remaining outdoors should tie down or remove items that may
be vulnerable to strong wind gusts.

A high wind watch means there is potential for strong damaging
winds to effect the area which may make travel difficult or
dangrous.

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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Wed Jan  2 12:57:13 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Wed Jan  2 12:59:03 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind Advisory for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <200801021757.m02HvDkZ027494@pop4.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
450 am PST Wed Jan 2 2008

...High wind watch remains in effect from late Thursday night
through Friday afternoon...

A high wind watch remains in effect from late Thursday night
through Friday afternoon.

South to southwest winds will increase across western Nevada
early Friday morning and strengthen throughout the day. Wind
gusts of over 60 mph are possible...with even higher gusts in the
foothills and wind prone areas. People in the watch area should be
prepared for strong and possibly damaging winds late Thursday
night and Friday. Take steps to secure loose items outdoors.

A high wind watch means there is potential for strong damaging
winds to effect the area which may make travel difficult or
dangerous.

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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Wed Jan  2 20:06:19 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Wed Jan  2 20:09:16 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind WARNING for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <200801030107.m0317MbE009341@pop3.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
256 PM PST Wed Jan 2 2008

...High Wind WARNING in effect from 4 am to 6 PM PST Friday...

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a High Wind
WARNING...which is in effect from 4 am to 6 PM PST Friday. The
high wind watch is no longer in effect.

[WARNINGS are more serious and immediate than WATCHES.  df]

South to southwest winds will increase across western Nevada
Thursday with breezy conditions lasting into Thursday night. Winds
will further increase Friday morning and strengthen throughout
the day as a strong cold front approaches the area. Widespread
wind speeds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph will occur.
Damaging gusts to 80 mph are possible in the foothills and wind
prone areas. The strongest and most erratic winds will affect the
area Friday afternoon as the cold front passes.

Damage to trees...power lines and property is likely with winds
of this magnitude. Take steps to secure loose items outdoors.
Areas of blowing dust will also cause reduced visibilities.
Driving will be dangerous for high profile vehicles...especially
along highways 50...95 and 395. Use extra caution and remain alert
for sudden gusts or cross winds.

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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Wed Jan  2 20:22:20 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Wed Jan  2 20:24:11 2008
Subject: [SIERA] Nevada Needed on 160m
Message-ID: <200801030122.m031MLkl018228@pop3.greatbasin.net>


---- Begin forwarded message ----
From: "Paul Cavnar" <k7in@charter.net>
To: "Dick Flanagan - K7VC" <dick@twohams.com>
Subject: Nevada Needed on 160m
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:01:42 -0800

Anyone out there able to assist Jim with his needs for NV on 160m below?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Sheldon [mailto:w0eb@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:54 AM

I'm trying to complete my WAS on 160 CW and all QSL's via LOTW.  I still
need NV.  Have worked several, but none seem to do LOTW.

Any help would be appreciated.

Jim Sheldon - W0EB
---- End forwarded message ----
--
Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From jabrott at tele-net.net  Wed Jan  2 21:40:10 2008
From: jabrott at tele-net.net (John Abrott)
Date: Wed Jan  2 21:42:08 2008
Subject: [SIERA] Winter Weather
Message-ID: <001e01c84db1$f5c97570$06c8a8c0@Hamshack>

Most of us are aware of the predicted winter storm hitting us soon.  Be
ready for cold weather, and possibly lots of snow and high winds.  Those of
us that have lived here in Nevada, know with major storms comes the
possibility of power outages.  

Make sure you have working flashlights, and extra batteries.  Extra food and
water for several days is highly recommended.
If the power goes out, what other types of heat do you have available?
Within your house do you have "wireless phones"?  They do not work without
power, plug in a hard line phone, it will work with out AC power if the
phone company is still operational.  Once the storm hits, stay home.  If it
pans out like the weathermen are saying, this may be a whopper of a storm.
Remember a few years ago, outages, flooding, downed power lines, trees, and
other damage?

Prepare for the worst and hope for the best!!!

John KD7NHC




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From dick at twohams.com  Thu Jan  3 12:14:00 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Thu Jan  3 12:15:56 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind WARNING for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <200801031714.m03HE0D3027002@pop3.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
457 am PST Thu Jan 3 2008

...High Wind WARNING remains in effect from 4 am to 6 PM PST
Friday...

A High Wind WARNING remains in effect from 4 am to 6 PM PST
Friday.

South to southwest winds will increase across western Nevada today
with locally windy conditions lasting into tonight. Winds will
further increase Friday morning and strengthen throughout the day
as a strong cold front approaches the area. Widespread wind speeds
of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph will occur. Damaging gusts
to 80 mph are possible in the foothills and wind prone areas.

Damage to trees...power lines and property is likely with winds
of this magnitude. Take steps to secure loose items outdoors.
Areas of blowing dust will also cause reduced visibilities.
Driving will be dangerous for high profile vehicles...especially
along highways 50...95 and 395. Use extra caution and remain
alert for sudden gusts or cross winds.

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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Thu Jan  3 18:50:45 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Thu Jan  3 18:52:42 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind WARNING for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <200801032350.m03NojEl022408@pop3.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
226 PM PST Thu Jan 3 2008

...High Wind WARNING remains in effect until 6 PM PST Friday...

A High Wind WARNING remains in effect until 6 PM PST Friday.

South to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 to 60
mph will affect the Reno Carson City area through tonight. Gusts
to 70 mph are possible in wind prone areas.

Winds will further increase early Friday morning to 30 to 40 mph
with gusts up to 65 mph. Damaging gusts to 80 mph are possible in
the foothills and wind prone areas Friday morning through Friday
afternoon. Areas of blowing dust will also cause reduce
visibilities to less than 1 mile at times.

Damage to trees...power lines and property is likely with winds
of this magnitude. Take steps to secure loose items outdoors.
Driving will be dangerous for high profile vehicles...especially
along highways 50...395 and Interstate 80. Use extra caution and
remain alert for sudden gusts or cross winds.

Expires:041200 gmt
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--
Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From jabrott at tele-net.net  Thu Jan  3 19:14:30 2008
From: jabrott at tele-net.net (John Abrott)
Date: Thu Jan  3 19:16:31 2008
Subject: [SIERA] Are you Ready ???
Message-ID: <000001c84e66$c742e5a0$06c8a8c0@Hamshack>

I got this from Otto, and thought it would be good to pass on.. Good
information.

Mornin' John;

Fancy meeting you this week!

If that generator has not been tested recently, today is the day. If you
think the gas in it is good, dump it in the car and buy fresh for the
generator. Don't think it is fresh enough for the car? Then put fresh in the
generator. When was the last oil change? Do it now if you don't know. At
least check the oil level! 

Also identify ALL radio cables today. Can you charge that HT directly from a
battery? Identify the cable. Do you have a cigarette lighter cable? Where is
it? While your at it, plug in the wall wart and charge all the batteries.
Where is the instruction book? Can you change freqs and PL's easily without
the manual or are you like everyone else and think you have it all in
memories and don't have a clue how to reprogram them on the fly? Have
antenna adapters for any type of coax you might find. 

Message grams? Print at least 10 (front and back). That probably won't be
nearly enough if needed but at least you will have 20 forms to use before
you have to do it 'freestyle'. 

Packet? Have a TNC but never fired it up? Today is the day. Long into your
local BBS and get past the log in screen so that you don't have to do it in
a hurry. Don't be silly. When it asked for your name, type you name. When it
asks for your zip code, type your zip code. The SYSOP just wants to know who
he is talking to and the zip code is used to route NTS traffic if required.
Send a message to the SYSOP saying hello. Most BBS's in the local area are
capable of handling several hundred NTS messages an hour. Bet you don't even
know who your voice NTS operators are! Today is the day to find out.


Otto, KV7J
(775) 220-5450

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From vhfplus at bmg50.com  Sun Jan 13 17:17:06 2008
From: vhfplus at bmg50.com (Jack/W6NF)
Date: Sun Jan 13 17:18:43 2008
Subject: [SIERA] Antennas FS
Message-ID: <478A8DE2.9010504@bmg50.com>

I have a couple of items FS:

1) Hustler G6-144B 2-meter antenna. Never been installed. $85.00.

2) Hy-Gain DX-88 vertical. All bands 80-10, including WARC at maximum 
legal power. Base section is slightly bent and needs to be straightened 
or replaced ($50.00 from Hy-Gain). See specs at:

http://www.hy-gain.com/products.php?prodid=DX-88

Currently sells for $369.95...asking only $100.00.

Both antennas local pickup only (may be able to arrange meeting for 
delivery).

Jack, W6NF
Silver Springs, NV

1-775-577-4621

From jabrott at tele-net.net  Wed Jan 16 20:16:49 2008
From: jabrott at tele-net.net (John Abrott)
Date: Wed Jan 16 20:19:01 2008
Subject: [SIERA] SIERA After the Holidays Dinner
Message-ID: <000201c858a6$a2e5e550$06c8a8c0@Hamshack>

Date: Saturday - January 19, 2008
Place: Carson Valley Country Club in Gardnerville
Time: 1800 (6:00pm PST)
 
This is a family style Basque dinner.

Dinner includes your choice of:
Steak, Salmon or Chicken Accompanied with:
Red Wine,  Roasted Garlic Bread,  Soup of the day,
Green Salad,  Side Dish ,Vegetable, French Fries,
Ice Cream and, Coffee.

All for $30.00 per person including tax and gratuity. 
Please come and enjoy a fun-filled evening with the SIERA family of hams and
friends.

Please RSVP Bruce Pfeiffer (N7CPP) at (775) 882-2207.

There are many Raffle Items as well.  If you have Raffle items to donate,
Contact Bruce Pfeiffer or Dorothy Uebele at 265-4278.  You may also bring
the items to the dinner for the Raffle.

See you all there, Great food, and Fun for All.

John
KD7NHC 


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From dick at twohams.com  Thu Jan 17 19:40:45 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Thu Jan 17 19:42:55 2008
Subject: [SIERA] ARLX002 Lunar Echo Experiment looking for Amateur Radio
 Participants
Message-ID: <200801180040.m0I0ekEC018876@pop4.greatbasin.net>

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX002
ARLX002 Lunar Echo Experiment looking for Amateur Radio Participants

ZCZC AX02
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 2  ARLX002
 From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  January 17, 2008
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX002
ARLX002 Lunar Echo Experiment looking for Amateur Radio Participants

The HF Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska and the
Long Wavelength Array (LWA) in New Mexico are planning an additional
lunar echo experiment for January 18-19.

Interested radio amateurs are invited to participate in this
experiment by listening for the lunar echoes and submitting reports.

On January 19, listen on 6.7925 MHz from 0500-0600z, and on 7.4075
MHz from 0600-0700z. On January 20, listen on 6.7925 MHz from
0630-0730z and on 7.4075 MHz from 0730-0830z (depending on frequency
occupancy at the time of operation, it may be necessary to adjust
the frequency slightly).

Based on previous experiments, investigators believe it should be
possible to hear the lunar echoes with a standard communications
receiver and a simple 40 meter dipole antenna. The format for the
transmissions will follow a five second cycle beginning on the hour
and repeating continuously.

The HAARP transmitter will transmit for the first two seconds. The
next three seconds will be quiet to listen for the lunar echo. Then
HAARP will transmit again for two seconds, repeating the cycle for
one hour. In the second hour, this five second repetitive cycle will
be repeated at a different frequency. All transmissions from HAARP
will be CW (no modulation).

Depending on ionospheric conditions, it may or may not be possible
to hear the HAARP transmission directly via skywave propagation.
Since HAARP will not be using any modulation, set your receiver on
to CW mode to hear HAARP and the lunar echo. Investigators are
interested in receiving signal reports from radio amateurs who may
be able to detect -- or not detect-- the lunar echo or the
transmitted skywave pulse from HAARP.

Submit reports via e-mail to mbreport@haarp.alaska.edu and list your
call sign and the type and location of your receiving equipment and
antennas.
NNNN
/EX
--
Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Fri Jan 18 23:14:18 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Fri Jan 18 23:16:32 2008
Subject: [SIERA] ARRL Club News for January 2008
Message-ID: <200801190414.m0J4EICB006369@pop5.greatbasin.net>

ARRL Club Newsletter
January 18, 2008
____________________________________________________________________

Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, Editor

IN THIS ISSUE:
+ It Was Always There
+ Field Day Tidbits
+ Webinar/teleconference For Atlantic Division Clubs
+ First Contact Award
+ Customizable Awards

_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________

It Was Always There
By Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ
President, Arctic ARC
kl7aj@arrl.net

At a recent Arctic Amateur Radio Club board meeting, during a rare
lull in the oft-heated discussions about how best to increase our
membership, I threw out a simple question.
"How did you get into ham radio?"
The responses were revealing, to say the least.  One by one, our
board members, some young, some old, told the story of how they got
into this hobby of all hobbies.  One gentleman had a father who was a
ham, and more or less forced him into the hobby, for which he was
unspeakably grateful...years later, of course.	One XYL saw a
shortwave radio at a friend's house, started twiddling knobs, and got
frustrated that she could only listen.	For her, the rest was
history.  A couple of others were exposed to amateur radio in high
school, one in Boy Scouts.  Another credited me with getting him into
ham radio, much to my gratification.  One other confessed that he
didn't really know; it just seemed to him that ham radio was "always
around."
Interestingly enough, not one of the hams entered the hobby because
of a concentrated recruitment program.	Although occasional public
relations "Blitzkriegs" have their place in Amateur Radio, I'm not
sure they produce lasting hams.  Like many other clubs, we manage to
get a lot of hams licensed, but the dropout rate is appalling.	The
vast majority of our newly licensed hams never get on the air.
I don't think our message is flawed; I think it's our delivery.  Of
all the board members I mentioned above, I believe the last fellow,
the one who said ham radio was "always around" had the key.  We need
to get back to the place where amateur radio is a continual, if
quiet, presence.  People who get lured into the hobby, stick with the
hobby.	People who get coerced and cajoled into the hobby leave as
soon as we aren't looking.
The fact is, most new hams never see a working ham shack, about all
they see is a handheld, which isn't all that fascinating.  When a
young person sees a ham shack equipped to cover everything from DC to
daylight, they take notice...it doesn't matter whether they're a geek
or not.  I've never seen anyone who wasn't impressed by a Moon bounce
(Earth-Moon-Earth contact) array swinging around on its
rotators...whether they had a clue what it was or not!	
People don't know about ham radio because they don't see ham
radio...except, perhaps at Field Day.
The best place to cultivate that "always around" feeling is in the
schools.  We need to infiltrate the middle and high schools again.
Notice, I said, again.	There was a time, not too long ago, when it
was difficult to find a high school without a club station.  Field
Day should be a three hundred and sixty five day a year event, and
that is easier to achieve in the schools than anywhere else.
There is no better way to teach science than with ham radio.  We need
to remind our public (and private) school teachers and administrators
of that.  We need to let our students get their hands grubby making
things happen, rather than merely watching things happen.  We need to
get some real hardware into the schools.  We have wonderful new
allocations now, and the technology to use them is cheaper and easier
than ever.  When I was in high school in the late 60s, it was
everything one could do, and then some, to do Moon bounce.  It was
only because we had a lunatic (no pun intended) electronics teacher,
that we were able to pull off such a stunt.  Now, Moon bounce is
practically within reach of any determined high school club station.
Wouldn't it be great if Moon bounce stations proliferated at our high
schools the way H.F. stations once did?
Of course, I only use Moon bounce as one radical example.  We have
exciting things happening down at 500 kHz, as well.  What better way
to learn weak signal, digital signal processing techniques than with
our newly allocated MF experimental spectrum?
This all may be rocket science, but it doesn't take rocket science to
get it into the schools!  Our teachers want to see us excel in the
sciences.  Let's give them the tools to do so.
Fifty years from now, someone may be asked how they got into ham
radio.	It would be nice if they could answer, "I don't know...I
guess it was always there."
******
Eric P. Nichols was born in 1954 in what is now Silicon Valley.  As
Eric describes it, his exposure to physics research came at an early
age, having grown up "down the barrel of the Stanford Linear
Accelerator."  In 1976 he felt the call of the wild and abandoned a
fledgling engineering career to move to Alaska and live life "with
the bark still on."  As it turned his call to the wild kept him in
engineering as he spent a twenty year career as Chief Engineer for
KJNP, a 50,000 watt radio station in North Pole, Alaska.  Afterwards,
Eric became a development engineer for HIPAS observatory, an aurora
research facility near Fairbanks operated by UCLA.  The experience
set the stage for his first novel, Plasma Dreams, published in 2004.
ISBN 9781413748260
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________

Bon App?tit sur Field Day!
You may recall the Field Day Cookbook that appeared in the June 2007
issue of QST. Well, we're doing it again in 2008. In addition to the
technical tips, readers greatly enjoyed the Field Day recipes. Send
us your culinary concoction and you'll have a shot at QST stardom.
Keep in mind that it has to be something that can be prepared at a
"normal" Field Day site (one without access to stainless steel ovens,
etc). The shorter the recipe, the better; we'd like to fit several
onto one page. If you have a digital photo of your masterpiece, send
it along too. E-mail your recipe to Steve Ford, WB8IMY, QST Editor at
sford@arrl.org by no later than February 29.

_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________

Any Day Can Be Field Day

Paul Milward, AB4PM tells us that the Daytona Beach ARA uses a mini
filed day type operation to attract people to Amateur Radio.  Paul
says that the club visits various parks on alternating weekends and
sets up a HF station and starts calling CQ.  Curious parkgoers are
treated to an infromative demonstration on ham radio and recieve some
club information and how to get their own Amateur Radio license.
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________


Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar, N3LLR is hosting a
webinar/teleconference for ARRL affiliated clubs in the Atlantic
Division

	Meet with ARRL leadership within the Atlantic Division along
with ARRL Membership Manager - Katie Breen W1KRB and ARRL Member
Volunteer Program Department Assistant Manager - Norm Fusaro W3IZ.
Presentations from Katie and Norm will focus on building club
membership and building club meeting attendance.

*** This webinar/teleconference is for clubs within the Atlantic
Division. ***

Space is limited to 1 representative per club, except current ARRL
Special Service Clubs which may have 2 representatives per club.

Registration for this event is on line at <
http://www.atldiv.org/training.htm >
*** Again, this webinar/teleconference is for clubs within the
Atlantic Division. ***


_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________

First Contact Award

Do you want to recognize someone who just made their first two-way
radio communications by Amateur radio? Perhaps you just made your
first CW contact or first HF contact and want to have a certificate
to remember that exciting time.

Whether you are presenting the award to someone or creating a
landmark of your own Amateur Radio journey, use the on-line form to
fill in the QSO information and the operator who is being presented
with this certificate and ARRL will mail a beautiful First Contact
Award.

The award can be mailed directly to the recipient or it can be
presented in person or at a club meeting.

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/award/certificate/1contact.html
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________

New ARRL Award Products Available

The ARRL now offers custom awards for clubs, groups and individuals
for recognition and achievement, offering a wide range of styles and
price levels. Each award is customized with your text and the ARRL
logo.

Products offered include a tan leather rectangular key fob with a
call sign on one side and the ARRL diamond on the other; a rosewood
pen and pencil set with personalization available on the pen and
pencil, as well as the presentation box; an 8x10 inch wood plaque
with blue plate engraved with up to 14 lines of gold text; a
swiveling wood desk clock that holds a photo or an insert ---
personalize this with up to 25 characters on two lines, and a
beautiful crystal 3-inch etched globe on a crystal base, presented in
a velvet-lined gift box.

Do you have that one ham in your group who comes out every Field Day,
rain or shine, who stays from beginning to end, helping out in any
way possible? Acknowledge their involvement with a beautiful gift
that shows how much you value their service? What about the ham in
your club that has been a member for 25 years and has yet to miss a
meeting? Show them how much you appreciate their contribution with a
small personalized token. Do you have an Elmer you would like to
thank with more than words? A personalized gift with their name and
call sign on it would remind them of you every time they used it.

Each item features the ARRL diamond logo. Award orders will be
processed and delivered within 20 working days. View the entire award
product line, as well as ARRL clothing items, at the Barker
Specialties Web site <http://www.barkerstores.com/arrl >.
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________

ARRL Affiliation Milestones for January 2008

	60 yr	
*W5		
STX	Orange Amateur Radio Club, Inc	W5ND


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Note that you must be logged in to the site to access this page. Scroll
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k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Tue Jan 29 13:51:39 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Tue Jan 29 13:55:19 2008
Subject: [SIERA] Fwd: High Wind Advisory for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20080129105118.00b8c130@mail.greatbasin.net>


---- Begin forwarded message ----
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:05:04 -0500
From: Weather Underground Email Service <emailer@email.wunderground.com>
To: <dick@twohams.com>
Subject: High Wind Advisory for Carson City, NV

High Wind Advisory
704 am PST Tue Jan 29 2008

...Wind Advisory in effect from noon today to 8 PM PST this
evening...

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM PST this
evening.

Low pressure will move through the area today and bring gusty
winds to far western Nevada and the eastern Sierra through early
this evening.

Southwest winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph
by noon. Gusts in wind prone areas along Highway 395 may reach 60
mph. Gusts to 90 mph will affect the Sierra ridges in Mono County.

Motorists...especially in high profile vehicles...should use
caution and remain alert for sudden gusts or cross winds along
highways 95 and 395. Check our website at weather.Gov/Reno or
listen to NOAA Weather Radio for updates on this situation.

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From Wplewis2 at cs.com  Tue Jan 29 23:24:14 2008
From: Wplewis2 at cs.com (Wplewis2@cs.com)
Date: Wed Jan 30 13:17:35 2008
Subject: [SIERA] Change in Will's email address
Message-ID: <cc9.271029b7.34d155ee@cs.com>

Hello all,

Our new email address is:  wplewis2@verizon.net

Thanks,   Will & Phyllis Lewis   
From dick at twohams.com  Wed Jan 30 19:39:46 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Wed Jan 30 19:44:48 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind Advisory for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20080130163830.00bafd90@mail.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
341 PM PST Wed Jan 30 2008

...Wind Advisory in effect from 10 am to 6 PM PST Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Wind Advisory...
which is in effect from 10 am to 6 PM PST Thursday.

Winds will increase late Thursday morning ahead of a strong cold
front before diminishing Thursday evening behind the front. South
to southwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph are
expected Thursday afternoon and early evening. Local gusts to 55
mph are possible in wind prone areas.

Motorists...especially in high profile vehicles...should use
caution and remain alert for sudden gusts or cross winds.  Check
our website at weather.Gov/Reno or listen to NOAA Weather Radio
for updates on this situation.

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k7vc@arrl.org


From dick at twohams.com  Thu Jan 31 08:48:20 2008
From: dick at twohams.com (Dick Flanagan)
Date: Thu Jan 31 08:51:50 2008
Subject: [SIERA] High Wind Advisory for Carson City, NV
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20080131054743.00ba1660@mail.greatbasin.net>

High Wind Advisory
342 am PST Thu Jan 31 2008

...Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10 am this morning to
6 PM PST this afternoon...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10 am this morning to 6 PM
PST this afternoon.

Winds will increase later this morning ahead of a strong cold front
before diminishing this evening behind the front. South to southwest
winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph will occur this afternoon
and early evening. Gusts up to 60 mph are possible in wind prone
areas...especially in the foothills and along Highway 395.

Motorists...especially in high profile vehicles...should use
caution and remain alert for sudden gusts or cross winds. Check
our website at weather.Gov/Reno or listen to NOAA Weather Radio
for updates on this situation.

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k7vc@arrl.org


