From denton at oregontrail.net Wed Feb 1 08:54:01 2012 From: denton at oregontrail.net (denton) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:54:01 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] dinner meeting tonight?? Message-ID: <9417C24CC2F844FB92701510C979C598@D1SFW181> Is anyone going to attend our W7PL dinner meeting tonight? We will be out of town till this evening, will leave about 11:30 today..thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From denton at oregontrail.net Wed Feb 1 10:57:52 2012 From: denton at oregontrail.net (denton) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:57:52 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] dinner meeting tonight?? In-Reply-To: <9417C24CC2F844FB92701510C979C598@D1SFW181> References: <9417C24CC2F844FB92701510C979C598@D1SFW181> Message-ID: I will just call Sheris and cancel for tonight...c u guys ltr. From: denton Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:54 AM To: w7pl Subject: [W7PL] dinner meeting tonight?? Is anyone going to attend our W7PL dinner meeting tonight? We will be out of town till this evening, will leave about 11:30 today..thanks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ W7PL mailing list W7PL at digitalhams.com http://lists.digitalhams.com/mailman/listinfo/w7pl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From highwayman66 at gmail.com Wed Feb 1 17:16:05 2012 From: highwayman66 at gmail.com (Lynn Wilson) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:16:05 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] Ham radio: Last means of communications in a disaster... In-Reply-To: <8b94e084d58045c5b476219d3b16438e.gacoop@eoni.com> References: <8b94e084d58045c5b476219d3b16438e.gacoop@eoni.com> Message-ID: <4F29E3D5.6010609@gmail.com> I think Trace Adkins said it best in one of his songs when he said;"It ain't for the money, it ain't for the glory, it ain't for the free whiskey..." I realize most of use really don't look for the public attention, but every now and then it's nice to be recognized for the hard work and long hours that many of us put into serving our community through this hobby we are all so passionate about. With that said, this news story makes for a nice little plug for the community service aspect of the hobby. http://www.kval.com/news/local/Ham-radio-no-wires-in-between-138332289.html From mecsr at wtechlink.us Mon Feb 6 00:10:39 2012 From: mecsr at wtechlink.us (Michael E. Califf,Sr) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:10:39 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: HAM Days Message-ID: <02F9E1823FA0432C92F8FD49E09F6CA0@adminHP> FYI,Club, MikeSr AB7OC From: N7GH Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 11:18 PM To: n7gh at arrl.net Subject: HAM Days I would like to invite you and the HAMs in your area to a new event in Grays Harbor County. HAM Days, February 25th 2012. HAM Days is a new HAMFest featuring breakout classes, live Elmering, and a no fee swap meet(no charge to sellers or buyers). You can see our attached ad/flyer or at GHARC.ORG, this is a totally FREE event sponsored by GHARC. If your club or any of its members would like to reserve a free table at the swap meet, please send me an e-mail and we will add you to our list. If your traveling distance is long or you would like to stay an evening in Grays Harbor, we've negotiated 20% off on room rates at the Microtel Hotel where our swap meet portion of our HAMFest is being held. 73, Les N7GH at ARRL.NET Activities Manager GHARC Didn't hear anyone on HF, but didn't call CQ? You weren't on the air either. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Califf,Sr) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:11:57 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: Club meeting for March Message-ID: <533CC8277B0247B4B8E2D5A55A30CC11@adminHP> Anyone have any alternate ideas for where to hold meetings at??? MikeSr AB7OC From: denton Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:40 AM To: Michael E. Califf,Sr Subject: Re: Club meeting for March Lets put out a little poul....I would opt for different places, myself. From: Michael E. Califf,Sr Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:56 PM To: Denton Sprague Subject: Club meeting for March Denton,you think we ought to go back to holding meetings at City Hall room??? Just wondering if the approximately $20.00 per meeting each person is shelling out for meal is causing some to not show up??? What do you think?? If you agree why don???t you try to reserve a Monday, the first one of the Month for us at 1900-2100 (7pm-9pm) in Community Room?? 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Message-ID: Anyone interested in the ham club supper meeting tonight? If not, I will call and cancel for this evening. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From denton at oregontrail.net Wed Mar 7 12:54:37 2012 From: denton at oregontrail.net (denton) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:54:37 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] dinner meetings cancelled Message-ID: I have cancelled the remainder of the dinner meetings at Sheri's...including tonight. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From denton at oregontrail.net Wed Mar 7 13:52:49 2012 From: denton at oregontrail.net (denton) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:52:49 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] dinner meetings cancelled In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ok...I rescheaduled the meeting for tonight 6:30 to about 8:00pm I will also be there. From: Michael E. Califf,Sr Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 1:37 PM To: denton Subject: Re: [W7PL] dinner meetings cancelled I just sent in reply that I was coming!!! MikeSr AB7OC From: denton Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 12:54 PM To: w7pl Subject: [W7PL] dinner meetings cancelled I have cancelled the remainder of the dinner meetings at Sheri's...including tonight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ W7PL mailing list W7PL at digitalhams.com http://lists.digitalhams.com/mailman/listinfo/w7pl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mecsr at wtechlink.us Thu Mar 8 21:40:12 2012 From: mecsr at wtechlink.us (Michael E. Califf,Sr) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:40:12 -0800 Subject: [W7PL] Meeting times,nights,and places Message-ID: I would like comments on three subjects: 1.what is the best night for you to come to meetings?? 2.what is the best time?? 3.How about either, the community room at city hall or Silver Saddle out in east gate?? For the sake of no arguments, everyone who gets this email please comment. Michael E. Califf,Sr. AB7OC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mecsr at wtechlink.us Thu Mar 29 17:51:09 2012 From: mecsr at wtechlink.us (Michael E. Califf,Sr) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:51:09 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Band edge info Message-ID: <017D6BD537F94816A33207D86EB6E2E1@adminHP> Just FYI, not pointing any fingers,anywhere. MikeSr AB7OC Nice file to pass on to friends. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Califf,Sr wrote: > Just FYI, not pointing any fingers,anywhere. > MikeSr AB7OC > Nice file to pass on to friends. > > > _______________________________________________ > W7PL mailing list > W7PL at digitalhams.com > http://lists.digitalhams.com/mailman/listinfo/w7pl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mecsr at wtechlink.us Fri Mar 30 13:36:27 2012 From: mecsr at wtechlink.us (Michael E. Califf,Sr) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:36:27 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: Rookie Roundup - Ideas for Clubs Message-ID: FYI, MikeSr AB7OC From: Fusaro, Norm W3IZ Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 11:02 AM To: clubs Cc: Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW) Subject: Rookie Roundup - Ideas for Clubs Rookie Roundup ? Ideas for Clubs One of the most common concerns expressed by clubs is they want to help their new hams get on the air and learn HF operating skills. Field Day is a great opportunity ? and many hams made their first HF QSOs on that last full weekend of June ? but it only comes once a year. That?s where the ARRL Rookie Roundup [hyperlink to www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup] comes in. The Rookie Roundup is a contest especially for new hams ? those first licensed in the current and preceding two years ? and it occurs three times a year on the third Sunday of April, August, and December. Each contest uses a different mode. April is the SSB contest, RTTY is featured in August, and December is a Morse code contest. April QST includes a feature on the Rookie Roundup ? this is a great opportunity to open up the club station or arrange for a member to host a multioperator effort as described below. Now there are a total of six ARRL HF contests for newcomers every year: Field Day, three Rookie Roundups, and two School Club Roundups. (Eight, if you count Kid?s Days in January and June.) Take advantage of these opportunities to get your new hams on HF! Multioperator Category Many clubs asked about adding a category for multiple rookies sharing a single station ? such as a club station. Beginning with the April 2012 contest, a multioperator category has been added! Any number of rookies can participate ? assisted by any number of non-rookie helpers and Elmers ? as long as a single transmitter is used. This is a bit different than the usual Multioperator, Single Transmitter category which allows a second radio to make contacts. Certainly, the rookies not making contacts can tune around and find other stations to work ? the contacts have to be made from one operating position, though. There are no restrictions on what type of station may be used, the number of rookies, the number of helpers and mentors ? it?s very much like Field Day or a regular contest multioperator effort. You can go fast or slow, call CQ or search and pounce. This is not only a great, low-pressure way for newcomers to try HF operating and get comfortable with a microphone, key, or keyboard but it?s great training for Field Day, too! These new operators will be able to contribute at a much higher level having had experience in the Rookie Roundup. Team Competition Another requested feature for Rookie Roundup was to support team competition. In response, we added a competition for five single-operator Rookie category entrants to add their scores together to create a single team score. A Rookie?s individual score will still be listed separately so now they can compete in two ways at once! Note that multioperator entries can not be included in team scores. A team registration form will be available on the ARRL Rookie Roundup website before the contest ? watch the website for information on how to submit and deadlines for submitting team information. Contest Ideas In no particular order, here are some ideas to jump-start your club?s thinking about operating in Rookie Roundup ? use one of these ideas or make up your own! As the note at the end of this article suggests, be sure to let us know about your ideas, too. ? Break out the club?s emergency communications gear and set up an HF station ? Create two teams of rookies and have a competition within your club ? Challenge another local club to a multioperator competition ? Combine Rookie Roundup with a post-contest pizza feed to share stories ? Pair up individual mentors and rookies and form teams to combine scores ? Set up a ?mini-Field Day? station in a public place for some ham radio publicity ? Invite non-hams to participate as spectators ? Have young rookies challenge the older rookies ? Award prizes for most contacts made, most states contacted, most rookies worked, etc You?ll find plenty of other ideas to try ? have fun with the contest! Other Notes Since 6 meters did not turn out to attract much attention, we dropped 6 meters from the Rookie Roundup effective with the April 2012 contest. We will continue to publish the results of Rookie Roundup during the same week of the contest. Score submissions will still be required 72 hours after the contest. N1MM Logger (hyperlink to n1mm.com) remains the only standalone package supporting Rookie Roundup along with the online logging website, In The Log (hyperlink to inthelog.com). You may also log on paper log sheets ? a downloadable log sheet is available on the contest?s website. Tell Us About It! If you do host or enable a Rookie Roundup operation, be sure to let everyone know by taking photos and posting them to the ARRL Soapbox web page (hyperlink to www.arrl.org/soapbox). Send a copy of your story to contests at arrl.org, as well. Success breeds success ? by publishing your account, other clubs will be encouraged to help their own rookies ?break into the big leagues?, too! 73, Sean Kutzko, KX9X Contest Branch Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio? 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0232 skutzko at arrl.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wa7v at wa7v.com Fri Mar 30 13:48:00 2012 From: wa7v at wa7v.com (Brett Mueller) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:48:00 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] W5YI, SK Message-ID: <4F761C00.9040105@wa7v.com> FYI, in case you haven't already heard. --WA7V SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX002 ARLX002 Fred Maia, W5YI, (SK) ZCZC AX02 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 2 ARLX002 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 30, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX002 ARLX002 Fred Maia, W5YI, (SK) The holder of one of the best-known US Amateur Radio call signs, Frederick (Fred) Maia, W5YI, died of cancer Wednesday, March 28. He was 76 and was a resident of Arlington, Texas. Fred was a leading Amateur Radio journalist for nearly 35 years and a pioneer of the volunteer examining program adopted by the FCC in 1984. Maia published "The W5YI Report," dubbed "America's Oldest Ham Radio Newsletter," from 1978 to 2003, and has been a CQ contributing editor since 1985. His regulatory affairs column, first titled "Ticket Talk," then "Washington Readout," offered news and perspective on FCC Regulations and ITU actions. His final column will appear in the May 2012 issue of CQ. After the FCC adopted volunteer examining for all levels of Amateur Radio licensing in 1984, Fred became the first Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) appointed by the FCC. Fred subsequently founded The W5YI Group in 1986 to develop, publish and sell amateur and commercial radio license study materials. In the realm of FCC commercial radio licensing, Fred formed National Radio Examiners to provide examination services. Maia served as President of the W5YI-VEC until his retirement in October of 2000 when he sold The W5YI Group study material products to Master Publishing, Inc. The retail operations were purchased by General Manager Larry Pollock, NB5X, newly appointed President of the W5YI-VEC and National Radio Examiners organizations. Maia continued writing "The W5YI Report" newsletter until July 2003. A graduate of the US Air Force Radio Operators School, Fred was an avid CW operator. He was first licensed as a teenager as W1NTK in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he grew up. Maia was later licensed as W5UTT, and held DXCC CW awards and EU-PX-A CW. He was a member of QCWA and Life Member of the ARRL. For several decades, Maia also served on the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) as a member of the Question Pool Committee that oversees the development and maintenance of the Amateur Radio license examination question pools. ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, commented: "Amateur Radio is healthier today because of the tireless efforts of Fred Maia. While Fred did not always see things quite the same way as the ARRL, in my experience he always had the best interests of Amateur Radio at heart. He was a major figure who will be sorely missed." He is survived by his wife, Doris, and two daughters. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM, Saturday, March 31, at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 North Davis Dr, Arlington, TX 76012. NNNN /EX From denton at oregontrail.net Sun Apr 1 11:35:50 2012 From: denton at oregontrail.net (denton) Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 11:35:50 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Pendleton amateur radio club meeting Message-ID: <9F0BFD5522F24F448ED0C2CC295A670C@D1SFW181> We have a reservation at the Silver Saddle for tommrow night, April 2nd from 6 to 8 pm for our dinner meeting. I have reserved the back room for 10 to 20 people...let's have a nice turnout! 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Califf,Sr) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:13:32 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: CCARC Ham Fair Message-ID: MikeSr AB7OC From: Jamie Forest Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:27 AM To: kl7wp at yahoo.com Subject: CCARC Ham Fair The Clark County (Washington) Amateur Radio Club Ham Fair is August 25, 2010. Preregistration form and Flyer are attached. Could you please distribute and/or post in your Club Newsletter. Thank you. 73 Jamie Heim, KL7WP Assistant PIO Clark County Amateur Radio Club -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pre registration form med.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 681266 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Ham Fair Flyer 1a.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1499896 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mecsr at wtechlink.us Sun Apr 8 14:48:49 2012 From: mecsr at wtechlink.us (Michael E. Califf,Sr) Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:48:49 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: RMS TITANIC SPECIAL EVENTS Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: Norm Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 10:19 AM To: Michael E. Califf,Sr Subject: RMS TITANIC SPECIAL EVENTS Hi Mike Could you send this on W7PL thread for me, I had some computer problems and lost my W7PL's address. This is just FYI Thanks Norm Shown below is an email I got from Frank, GI4NKB who is the spark plug behind setting up these Belfast special event stations. 73, Carter K8VT On 04/04/2012 02:29, k8vt wrote: Hi Carter! This is rumour control, here are the facts Two special specials will be active from Belfast for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. GI100MGY will be active from The City Hall, Belfast 7-10th of April as part of the councils Titanic 2012 festival. We'll actually be setting up station in the council chambers, point your browser here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/ccecos4 and have a look at page 27 in the festival programme where we get a mention, this programme was distributed free to every home in the Belfast area - quite a coup for amateur radio. GI2012MGY will then run from 12-18th from onboard the SS Nomadic, the last surviving link to the Titanic and the White Star line: http://www.nomadicpreservationsociety.co.uk/index.asp We'll be operating mere yards from where the Titanic and indeed the Nomadic where built AND where MTV will be staging their Titanic Sounds concert on the 13th, again quite a coup. The two callsigns are "firsts" for the UK being the first time a regional designator has been allowed to be used as a special event callsign, we expect interest to be huge. GI100MGY will of necessity be a 100w station while GI2010MGY will run the legal limit. We'll be QRV on all bands 80 - 10m using CW and SSB, it is unlikely we'll do any digital modes as operating time is short and we want to give as many as possible a chance to work us. That's about it Carter, if you've any more questions don't hesitate to ask. See you on the bands. 73, Frank GI4NKB Chairman, City of Belfast Radio Amateur Society. From normand3 at q.com Mon Apr 9 08:01:41 2012 From: normand3 at q.com (Norm) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 08:01:41 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Test Message-ID: <8CA567405821449EB3E678EF9DF717F1@HP7600> Sorry, disregard message. Norm WB7WEQ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ke4trr at bmi.net Mon Apr 9 12:36:15 2012 From: ke4trr at bmi.net (Alan Polan) Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:36:15 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Fwd: Library Program on April 12th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4F833A2F.6060108@bmi.net> FYI. The Pendleton Public Library will have a guest speaker on an interesting subject: "Meteorites: Great Balls of Fire". The presentation will be given on Thursday, April 12th, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, in the Pendleton Foundation Room (lower level of the Recreation Center). 73, Alan, KE4TRR -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Library Program on April 12th Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:01:32 +0000 From: Mary Finney To: Mary Finney Hi, Everyone. Here's a program that is really exciting me. Very interesting presentor! Thursday, April 12^th , the Pendleton Public Library is pleased to host a meteorite program presented by Dick Pugh, Oregon geologist. Dick's enthusiasm for the subject of meteorites is contagious! If you haven't been to a program with Dick, the following snippet from *Alex Ruzicka's, *Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, introduction of Dick Pugh as the recipient of the Meteoritical Society's Service Award for 2011 will be of interest: /"In the Pacific Northwest of the USA, it is no exaggeration to say that no one has done more than Dick to increase education and public awareness of meteorites and the fireballs that produce them. Dick has inspired people of all ages, from first graders to retirees, to look for and identify meteorites. He also helped uncover the story of how the 1981 Salem meteorite was found by an off-duty policeman, and he is the main reason why the number of Oregon's known meteorites recently jumped by 50%, from 4 to 6."/ Dick is extremely knowledgeable and would like to see any meteorites or possible meteorites persons may want to bring in to the program. To accommodate that, the program will begin at 6:30 PM with a half hour for Dick to look at the rocks brought in to verify whether they truly are space rocks. At 7, the program will begin which will give in depth information about meteors and meteorites. There will be time before and after the presentation to look at the meteorites Dick will bring from his own collection. So, in a nutshell: Meteorites: Great Balls of Fire: Thursday, April 12, 6:30 -- 8:00 PM, in the Pendleton Foundation Room (lower level of the Recreation Center) For further information, please do not hesitate to call Mary Finney Assistant Director Pendleton Public Library 502 SW Dorion Ave Pendleton OR 97801 Phone: 541 966-0380 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Califf,Sr) Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 14:28:31 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: CSEPP staff party Message-ID: <5403556C72FC4330B68C9E1B0DED60EB@adminHP> FYI, members, MikeSr AB7OC -----Original Message----- From: gacoop at eoni.com Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 2:15 PM To: califfsr at wtechlink.net ; highwayman66 at gmail.com ; dmwall at windwave.org ; kk7rf at yahoo.com ; ke4trr at bmi.net Subject: FW: CSEPP staff party ------- Original Message ------- >From : Jodi Florence[mailto:jodi.florence89 at gmail.com] Sent : 5/4/2012 10:00:55 AM To : TomGroat at ctuir.com; RayDenny at ctuir.com; Dennis.Hull at noaa.gov; kathy.eldrige at umcdf-fo.org; petermank at oregonredcross.org; gacoop at eoni.com; glen.herman at imesd.k12.or.us; caryn.appler at imesd.k12.or.ua Cc : Subject : FW: CSEPP staff party CSEPP staff's last day will be May 11. Come on by and say farewell. There will be cake! 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URL: From normand3 at q.com Tue May 8 11:28:08 2012 From: normand3 at q.com (Norm) Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 11:28:08 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] ARLX004 Coast Guard to Join Armed Forces Crossband Communications Test Message-ID: ZCZC AX04 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 4 ARLX004 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 7, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX004 ARLX004 Coast Guard to Join Armed Forces Crossband Communications Test The US Coast Guard will be joining the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines in the 2012 Armed Forces Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12. In addition to the Coast Guard station, five Army stations, three Air Force stations and six Navy/Marine Corps stations will be on the air to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD). Military-to-amateur crossband operations will take place on the dates and time in UTC on the frequencies listed for each station. Voice contacts will include operations in single sideband voice (SSB). Some stations, depending on propagation and staffing, may not operate the entire period. Participating military stations will transmit on selected military MARS frequencies and listen for Amateur Radio stations in the amateur bands. The military station operator will announce the specific amateur band frequency being monitored. Duration of each voice contact should be limited to 1-2 minutes. The Secretary of Defense message will be transmitted via digital modes, including RTTY, PACTOR, AMTOR, PSK31, MFSK and MT63 from certain stations. The following information was not included in the original list of the stations that will be on the air for the test: Station: NMN (1300 UTC May 12-0030 UTC May 13) USCG CAMSLANT (Communications Area Master Station Atlantic), Chesapeake, Virginia Frequency Emission Amateur Band 7.5286 MHz USB 40M (USB) 14.427 MHz USB 20M (USB) 18.1961 MHz USB 17M (USB) QSL card requests should be addressed to Commanding Officer, ATTN: OS3 Cattell, 4720 Douglas A. Munro Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322-4399. Schedules and frequencies of participating military stations, including the stations that will be transmitting the message from the Secretary of Defense can be found on the web in PDF format at, http://www.netcom.army.mil/MARS/docs/AMC_Test_2012.pdf. Instructions on how to copy and submit the message are also included. NNNN From mecsr at wtechlink.us Wed May 9 17:39:13 2012 From: mecsr at wtechlink.us (Michael E. Califf,Sr) Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:39:13 -0700 Subject: [W7PL] Fw: Big Sunspot Crackling with Flares and Radio Bursts Message-ID: <89793331421F4B41B4C7751051C9497F@adminHP> FYI Guys, MikeSr AB7OC -----Original Message----- From: SpaceWeather.com Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:11 PM To: SpaceWeather.com Subject: Big Sunspot Crackling with Flares and Radio Bursts Space Weather News for May 9, 2012 http://spaceweather.com RADIO-ACTIVE SUNSPOT: Huge sunspot AR1476 is crackling with M-class solar flares and appears to be on the verge of producing something even stronger. The sunspot's 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field harbors energy for X-class flares, the most powerful kind. Radio operators are recording strong bursts of shortwave static from the sunspot as it turns toward Earth. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sample recordings and forecasts. SUNSPOT TELESCOPE: AR1476 looks magnificent through a properly-filtered telescope. Explore Scientific's White Light Solar Observing System is perfect for sunspot watching, and it's available now in the Space Weather Store: http://www.shopspaceweather.com/explore-scientific-white-light-solar-observer-system.aspx You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com. New subscribers may sign up for free space weather alerts at http://spaceweather.com/services/ . To unsubscribe click here: http://www.spaceweather2.com/u?id=1323759W&n=T&l=spaceweather or send a blank email to leave-spaceweather-1323759W at www.spaceweather2.com