[SOC] That explains it . . .

[AL7JK John]

 Thanks ya'll ! Keepin it simple hr, Xyl, barbecue's & ham radio.


On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 5:21 PM William Kennedy via SOC <soc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Happy Birthday indeed!
>
> Go out and wrestle a bear or trap a beaver. Don’t lay down with the
> Huskies though.
>
> On Aug 31, 2018, at 7:49 PM, Tom McCulloch <thom2 at att.net> wrote:
>
> Happy Birthday, OM!
>
>
> Tom wb2qdg
>
> Soc# ...hmmm, I forget
>
>
> On 8/31/2018 7:54 PM, AL7JK John wrote:
> >  “Ah, Alaska … where you can’t be too drunk or too fat.” — Homer Simpson
> >
> > LoL !   I'll drink to that. Cheers to all !!!
> >
> > Today is my birthday, having a couple Miller Lites and working Japan
> > on 17 mtrs cw with the KX3 elecraft set a 1 watt.
> > Life is good
> > AL7JK
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 3:25 PM William Kennedy via SOC <
> soc at mailman.qth.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> “Ah, Alaska … where you can’t be too drunk or too fat.” — Homer Simpson
> >>
> >>
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >>
> >> From: AL7JK John <al7jk.john at gmail.com <mailto:al7jk.john at gmail.com>>
> >> Subject: [SOC] That explains it . . .
> >> Date: August 31, 2018 at 3:58:15 PM CDT
> >> To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net <mailto:
> >> soc at mailman.qth.net>>
> >> Reply-To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net <mailto:
> >> soc at mailman.qth.net>>
> >>
> >> Earlier this week, a number of people in southcentral Alaska
> >> went nuts. Kept law enforcement and ems busy with people
> >> hurting themselves doin stupid things. Jumping off buildings,
> >> bridge overpasses, running out into heavy traffic getting hit
> >> by cars (some were naked ! ).
> >>
> >> Taken from the ARRL propagation report:
> >> " But Alaska felt the full force of the geomagnetic storm,
> >> with an A index in Fairbanks (the College A index)
> >> of 90, a very high number. "
> >>
> >> Now I do not have the scientific background to back
> >> up my theory of bizarre human behavior and geomagnetic
> >> storms. But ! I can read, use morse code effectively
> >> at Qrp power levels successfully. Build stuff that works
> >> from electronic schematics. Consume my share of beer
> >> and other physical skills.
> >>
> >> Anyways they go on to mention: " from an unexpected
> >> crack, opening in Earth's magnetic field. Solar wind
> >> spewed forth "
> >>
> >> That's all the proof I need. Myself, I stayed indoors
> >> kept a low profile, even logged a couple cw Qso's
> >> during this geomagnetic storm. Its safe for folks up
> >> north now to venture outside. Last night, had a cool
> >> cw Qso with K7FD in Oregon at 11:30pm on 40 mtrs.
> >> Things are returning back to normal. Your mileage may
> >> vary.
> >>
> >> This email is submitted for "peer review " by my
> >> SOC colleagues.
> >>
> >> 73
> >> AL7JK
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