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Fwd: Six Meter SSB Net Tuesday
by n6kth n6kth.com 30 Aug '23

30 Aug '23

Hi folks! I thought I would try my hand at promoting two of our local nets again, so: Please join us on Tuesday evening for the monthly six meter SSB net starting at 20:00 hours local of on 50.125 MHz SSB and then migrating up to 50.145 MHz for the rest of the net. Give your radio a little exercise on six meters and join us! As a reminder, the weekly two meter SSB net happens ever Wednesday starting at 8:00 PM on 144.210 MHz. These nets have been running continuously for around 15 years, so come join the conversations!

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Fwd: [K6MEP] N6ZE/7's Six Meter Fall SPRINT Results
by Dave Schmidt 29 Aug '23

29 Aug '23

Forwarded from groups.io groups that I follow. Of note, towards the bottom are listings of the upcoming VHF/UHF sprints. Dave AI6VX ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Peter Heins N6ZE via groups.io <n6ze=aol.com(a)groups.io> Date: Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 7:44 AM Subject: [K6MEP] N6ZE/7's Six Meter Fall SPRINT Results Hello Ventura County clubs: Running a bit late on posting my 6 meter SPRINT results from the PNW, but of note is the schedule for the events on higher bands between now & mid October. I do know that WA6EJO in Ventura made sone contacts, & hope that some others did also. The Fall & Spring SPRINT VHF/UHF programs are a great way to spend a couple of hours making contacts without using repeaters & trying out new bands. Bt73 Pete, N6ZE From Clinton, WA (grid CN87tw), I participated in the Fall 2023 Six Meter SPRINT on Saturday, 26 August 2023. No enhanced propagation was noted, but I worked 13 stations in 4 grids: CN87, CN88, CN97, & CN98. Most contacts were on USB, but I made 1 FM contact and 1 person called me on CW. KA7RRA/Rover provided contacts from THE 4 local grids. Of note, I worked ICARC member, KA6RWL, Craig, for my only Island County contact. Please refer to: http://svhfs.org/2023FallSprintRules.pdf for complete info on the VHF/UHF SPRINT program. The 144 MHz (2 meter) Fall SPRINT will be held on Monday, 18 September (7pm - 11pm) The 222 MHz (135 cm) Fall SPRINT will be held on Tuesday, 26 September (7pm - 11pm) The 432 MHz (70 cm) Fall SPRINT will be held on Wednesday, 04 October (7pm - 11pm) The Microwave: 902 MHz & up SPRINT will be held on Saturday, 07 October (8am - 2pm) The SPRINTS are a great way to see what your VHF/UHF equipment can achieve without using a Repeater. bt73 Pete, N6ZE/7 today

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FW: ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations
by Dave Schmidt 29 Aug '23

29 Aug '23

Forwarding this from a groups.io page I subscribe to. Dave Ai6vx *From: *John Kitchens - NS6X via groups.io <ns6x=arrl.org(a)groups.io> *Sent: *Tuesday, August 29, 2023 8:44 AM *To: *arrlsb(a)groups.io *Subject: *[arrlsb] ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations Just to be aware of what is happening in northern Florida. John Kitchens, NS6X ARRL SB Section Manager NS6X(a)ARRL.org 805.216.2569 from my phone Begin forwarded message: *From:* ARRL Web site <memberlist(a)arrl.org> *Date:* August 29, 2023 at 08:12:15 PDT *To:* "Kitchens, John, NS6X (SM, SB)" <ns6x(a)arrl.org> *Subject:* *ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations* SB QST @ ARL $ARLB019 ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations ZCZC AG19 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 19 ARLB019 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 29, 2023 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB019 ARLB019 Idalia Prompts Amateur Radio Activations Volunteers of ARRL are activating ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia. The storm, which is forecast to intensify into a hurricane, was tracking from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico, between Cancun and the western tip of Cuba. Models agreed that it could make landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday. In a planning call Monday night with leadership of ARRL Florida sections and ARRL Headquarters staff, Section Emergency Coordinator of the ARRL Northern Florida Section Arc Thames, W4CPD, shared plans for activation of Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers within the section. "Beginning at 7:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, August 28, ARES volunteers will begin to staff AUXCOMM positions at the State EOC," he said. The Florida Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) is the primary emergency communications system planned for use. The system is a series of linked UHF repeaters that covers the entire state. There are also HF nets planned as a backup. Radio amateurs are asked to yield HF frequencies to emergency nets when they are activated. The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) was activated Monday afternoon. HWN activated on 14.325 MHz at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) and planned to remain active until 11:00 PM EDT (0300 UTC) or until propagation was lost. HWN then planned to activate on 7.268 MHz at 7:00 PM EDT (2300 UTC) and remain active until 11:00 PM EDT (0300 UTC). HWN Activation Plans for Tuesday, August 29 through Wednesday, August 30: 20-meters: 14.325 MHz at 8:00 AM EDT (1200 UTC) daily until propagation is lost at night. 40-meters: 7.268 MHz starting at 7:00 PM EDT (2300 UTC) Tuesday. HWN will remain active on this frequency throughout the remainder of this event. "We will suspend operations each morning at 7:30 AM EDT to allow the Waterway Radio and Cruising Club Net - WRCC (Waterway Net) to conduct their daily morning Net. After the Water Way Net has concluded, generally around 8:30 AM ET, we will resume operations," wrote net manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV. The WX4NHC amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center also activated Monday and plans to be active Tuesday and Wednesday as the storm continues towards Florida. WX4NHC is active on the HWN frequencies but will also utilize the VoIP Hurricane Net: IRLP node 9219 / EchoLink WX-TALK Conference node 7203. Details can be found at, http://www.voipwx.net/ . The station is also monitoring WinLink reports sent to, wx4nhc(a)winlink.org (subject line must contain //WL2K). WX4NHC asks that radio amateurs please relay any surface reports (weather data, flooding, damage) to them by one of the nets or an online hurricane report form at, https://w4ehw.fiu.edu/WX-form1.php . The Hurricane VoIP Net plans to activate on Tuesday. "In addition to reports meeting Skywarn criteria, the operators, using Echolink WXTalk conference server 7203 and Internet Relay Protocol 9219, will be joined to the Kansas Sunflower Network offering Hamshack Hotline 94032, Echolink KC5FM-r, Allstar 28848, and other modes such as D-Star, Fusion, M17, and P25," wrote Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, Public Information Officer for the VoIP net. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, and the ARES headquarters staff are staying in frequent touch with members of the ARRL Northern Florida Section. Section Manager of the ARRL Southern Florida Section, Barry Porter, KB1PA, sent a message to the hams in the lower part of the Sunshine State. "Much of the northern part of our state will be facing impacts from Idalia, which could be a Category 3 or higher storm. In other words, they might be the victims. Since the southern part of Florida will not see much severe impact, we should be ready to assist with backup communications and welfare messages, if asked," he wrote. ARRL will provide updates to the situation as it develops. Members in Florida are encouraged to monitor local emergency officials and prepare to take action to keep themselves safe as the storm moves toward them. NNNN /EX -- 72/73 John Kitchens, NS6X NS6X(a)ARRL.org 805.216.2569 *ARRL Santa Barbara Section Manager*

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Re: Fwd: [K6MEP] SIX Meter SPRINT Tomorrow! 4pm-8pm pdt
by Dave Schmidt 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Unfortunately I did not. Was working on stuff to present for a zoom meeting that evening. Dave AI6VX On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 7:44 PM Ken Alker <ka6ken(a)alker.net> wrote: > Did anyone try? > > I did around 7-8pm from UCSB using big Yagi... but band seemed dead. > > Ken > > --On Friday, August 25, 2023 12:21 PM -0700 Dave Schmidt > <dgschmidt(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Forwarding for those that want to try 6M this weekend. > > > > > > Dave > > AI6VX > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > From: Peter Heins N6ZE via groups.io <n6ze=aol.com(a)groups.io> > > Date: Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 8:16 AM > > Subject: [K6MEP] SIX Meter SPRINT Tomorrow! 4pm-8pm pdt > > > > > > > > > > The Fall SPRINT events kick off on Saturday, 26august with the SIX Meter > > SPRINT from 4pm-8pm pdt (1600-2000 pdt) > > > > > > Try it , you'll like them . > > > > http://svhfs.org/2023FallSprintRules.pdf > > > > > > Bt73 > > Pete,n6ze in CN87tw today > > > > e [dgschmidt(a)gmail.com] > > > > _._,_._,_ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SBARC-list mailing list -- sbarc-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sbarc-list-leave(a)lists.netlojix.com >

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Fwd: [K6MEP] SIX Meter SPRINT Tomorrow! 4pm-8pm pdt
by Dave Schmidt 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Forwarding for those that want to try 6M this weekend. Dave AI6VX ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Peter Heins N6ZE via groups.io <n6ze=aol.com(a)groups.io> Date: Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 8:16 AM Subject: [K6MEP] SIX Meter SPRINT Tomorrow! 4pm-8pm pdt The Fall SPRINT events kick off on Saturday, 26august with the SIX Meter SPRINT from 4pm-8pm pdt (1600-2000 pdt) Try it , you’ll like them . http://svhfs.org/2023FallSprintRules.pdf Bt73 Pete,n6ze in CN87tw today e <https://groups.io/g/K6MEP/unsub> [dgschmidt(a)gmail.com] _._,_._,_

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Hilary: Latest Model
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 20 Aug '23

20 Aug '23

The latest model shows Tropical Storm Hilary bearing down on SoCal but veering to the north as it hits the SB-VTU county line. Almost as if there were a forcefield keeping it from moving further west. It appears that it will be mostly out of the Santa Barbara area by Monday morning. Animation: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HzFu8FeWg9ZMFwhC9 More maps: https://www.windy.com/?2023082115,33.018,-117.125,6 LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM www.levimaaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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Sun and Meteors
by Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM 11 Aug '23

11 Aug '23

FYI, from spaceweather.com WEEKEND METEORS + A SOLAR CYCLE UPDATE: Forecasters are predicting the best Perseid meteor shower in years this weekend. It's a great time to go camping and witness dozens of bright shooting stars. With sunspot counts at a 21 year high, you might soon be seeing auroras as well. Solar Cycle 25 is gaining strength and could soon rival another potent solar cycle from 20 years ago. LCM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM www.levimaaia.com +1.805.604.5384

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