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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , May 31, 2024 Field Day and the weekend I spent a little time and money on the Vistaprint site last night , designing an additional and special banner for SPARC's Field Day : effort We will be marking the 10th Anniversary of our founding and 10 years of service to our community . There will be cake Oh yes , there will be cake I'm not a graphic designer , by any means , and I'm certain that a pro would've come up with something snappier and more eye-catching . But we'd also have to pay for that service , so SPARC will have to make do with my meager effort . With practicality in mind , I took special care not to mention 10th Anniversary so that the banner can be re-displayed as needed in future
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , May 30, 2024 Interesting speculation This appeared on Facebook regarding the IT situation over at the : ARRL This was reported by Chris NW6V Mike Ritz , W7VO , ARRL 2nd Vice President , was at the WVDXC club meeting last night , having just attended an ARRL board meeting to discuss the outage . Mike reported those meetings are a weekly event until the matter is . resolved Everything that was running on INTERNAL servers is down until further notice . That includes their VoIP phone system , their org email addresses , and front ends for things like LOTW . Everything running on external servers cloud servers etc . including LOTW data , is believed unaffected . But , such data will not be
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , May 29, 2024 It's baaaaack Remember the monster sunspot that caused all the CME's and X-Ray flares a few weekends ago You know , the mini-Carrington Event Well , guess who's coming back AR 3697 was the cause of the ruckus that weekend and is coming around for a second shot at . things And AR 3691 is no small matter , either . nbsp AR 3697 released a CME yesterday , but because of its position on the very edge of the SouthEast limb of the Sun , it's not headed in our . direction It will be interesting few days maybe we'll get a chance to see some aurora yet As of this moment in time 17:45 UTC on May 29th the K index is 1 and the GeoMagnetic Field is very quiet . The Solar Flux Index is 166
The FCC recently released this public notice: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON THE IMPACTS OF THE MAY 2024 GEOMAGENTIC STORM ON THE U.S. COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR PS Docket No. 24-161 Comments Due: June 24, 2024 The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) seeks comment on any […]
Where: US-3315, Island Lake Recreation Area (near Brighton, MI) When: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm (1830 – 2030 UTC) Who: I was accompanied on this activation by my lovely wife, Silvia. Weather: The skies were overcast, and it looked like it was going to rain. It was also very windy. The temperature was in the […]
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , May 27, 2024 Hootowl Sprint I got on the air last night for the Hootowl Sprint . Activity was not the busiest , but that was probably because the CQ WW PX contest was dominating the bands , especially 20 Meters , I called CQ QRP there for a while with no joy . I did hear Mark WB9HFK calling CQ with a FB 599 signal and worked . him 40 Meters afforded me an unoccupied frequency on which to call CQ and I worked another four stations . Not the greatest total , but at least I was on the air . After the fact , I looked up my call sign on the Reverse Beacon Network and this was where I was being : heard 20 Meters was taking me into Europe and 40 Meters was getting me down into the Cayman . IslandsIf you regularly read this blog, you know that I often criticize the ARRL. I can’t help myself. They make it soooo easy. Despite that, I still think that all hams should be members. The biggest reason I think that all hams should belong to the ARRL is that they really are the only organization […]
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Sunday , May 26, 2024 Memorial Day Weekend 2024 This is the American Cemetery at Normandy . This is why we celebrate this weekend in the United States . These men and women , and countless others , gave their very lives to defend our country , our way of life , and ultimately , for you and me . Honor their sacrifice by volunteering , or by doing something to make this country a better place . That is what they died . for 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP When you care to send the very least at 1:29 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom
FT4GL Glorioso On The Air! Well, "Kinda". That's funny. I just pulled the Club Log stats. Don't even need to explain (.0007). Those that know, know! hahahaha!
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Where: US-3315, Island Lake Recreation Area (near Brighton, MI) When: 1:00 pm – 4 pm (1700 – 2000 UTC) Who: On this activation, it was just me. Weather: Beautiful day. Sunny skies, temperature in the low 80s, and very little humidity. Now that I’m back from Dayton, it’s time to start enjoying the summer. For […]
Amateur radio is supposed to be all about public service, but it doesn’t always have to include radio. At this year’s Ann Arbor Creativity and Making Expo, I ran into Dale Grover of Maker Works, a non-profit makerspace here in Ann Arbor, MI. He mentioned that he’d recently gotten a grant to repair assistive devices […]Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , May 24, 2024 CW Bands should be crowded this weekend : Contests CQ WW WPX Contest , CW One of the biggies https : www.cqwpx.com rules.htm QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint http : qrparci.org contest hoot-owl-sprint Special : Events 05 19 2024 National EMS Week May 19-May 25, 0000Z-0000Z , N4E , Gainesville , FL . W.T . Loften High School Amateur Radio Club . 14.335. QSL . W.T . Loften High School ARC , 3000 East University Avenue , Gainesville , FL 32641. www.qrz.com db k4wtl 05 24 2024 Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Special Event Station May 24-May 25, 2200Z-2200Z , K9V , Columbia City , IN . Whitley County Amateur Radio Club . 7.243 14.243 21.343 28.343 FT8 on all frequencies 10M thru 80M QSL . WC9AR K9V, Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , May 23, 2024 Danged if you do , danged if you don't Short post today , but just wanted to mention something I've noticed about Hams through e-mail reflectors' and social media , regarding Logbook of the . World Type 1 are those who hate it . It's too complicated or I can't get it to work or It doesn't work well , so I'm not going to bother using it . Type 2 now that it's been down for a bit What's going on , I can't access my QSOs or I can't believe it's been down so long I can't live without it or It's the end of the world as we know it Personally I keep all my QSOs on N3FJP's Amateur Contact Log and I upload to LOTW every now and then . I download complete ADIFs of my QSOs every monthPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , May 22, 2024 Aggravation I was supposed to run the South Plainfield ARES RACES Net last night at 7:00 PM local time . We hold it on the third Tuesday of the month . I went down to the basement and turned on my VHF UHF radio that sits on the bench and nothing By rights , I should have run upstairs for an HT , or out to the car and used my mobile rig , but I still have enough Service Manager stubbornness in me that when something like this happens I have to trouble shoot it right . away I was getting 13.8 Volts out from the power supply , but nothing at the radio . I checked the in-line fuses and they were fine . I checked the voltage at the transceiver end of the power cable and that wasPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , May 20, 2024 That's it I'm going To Hamvention and FDIM next year God willing and the creek don't rise and I'm in good health and there are no family emergencies . I mentioned to Marianne that I'd like to go and that attending FDIM is on my bucket list and she had no . problems May is always a busy month for us as both out birthdays are in May , Mother's Day is in May , but there are no more graduations to worry about missing so hopefully it's a go for next year . I've been wanting to go for so long to actually meet some of the people I've talked to on the radio for years . So I will start saving my shekels . now I got on the air for the Run For The Bacon last night . The K index was 2, andPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , May 17, 2024 Hamvention Weekend Even though the big shebang is taking place in Xenia this weekend , there will still be happenings on the bands this : weekend : Contests NZART Sangster Shield Contest https : www.nzart.org.nz activities contests sangster-shield His Maj . King of Spain Contest , CW https : concursos.ure.es en s-m-el-rey-de-espana-cw bases Arkansas QSO Party http : www.arkqp.com Baltic Contest http : www.lrsf.lt en Run for the Bacon QRP Contest W8DIZ Memorial Sprint http : qrpcontest.com pigrun Special : Events 05 04 2024 NJ Knights of Columbus 128th State Convention May 4-May 18, 0000Z-2359Z , K0C , Brick , NJ . NJKCARC N2AJO 7.225 14.240 21.350 28.340. Certificate QSL . Art
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , May 16, 2024 QRP Labs has done it again The QMX+ 160 6 Meter QRP Transceiver . Even ordered pre-assembled , it comes to around a 200 dollar price point . Wow A QRP CW rig with all bands for around two hundred bucks . Unbelievable All the technical details can be found here : https : shop.qrp-labs.com qmxp Here are some : photos I wonder what else will be unveiled at FDIM and Hamvention 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP When you care to send the very least at 1:40 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels : commercial equipment QMX QRP Labs 1 : comment Rick N8TGQ 5:05 PM Hey Larry- QRP Labs has some amazingHamvention and more importantly, Four Days in May will be happening this weekend!Oh how I wish that I could attend! I'm in a situation where I do not receive PTO - that is, if I'm not at work, I don't get paid.Maybe, just maybe, next year, if God is willing and I can retire next May, I will finally be able to make it back to Hamvention after a 20 some year absence. In any case, to all of you who are going - safe travels, be well, have a good time and enjoy yourselves!72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!
On Mastodon, ARIP @amateurradioinclusivitypledge@mastodon.hams.social posted: I love that this club has this as the very first thing in their about section. They also do nets via Allstar. I’ve checked in a couple times and they are a delightful bunch, based on those couple interactions! Check them out if you’re in their neck of the woods, […]
Last Wednesday, Scott Yonally, N8SY, the Great Lakes Division director, addressed our club, ARROW, via Zoom. Scott pretty much stuck to the facts and managed to avoid any controversial issues. There was one statistic that really jumped out at me though. One of Scott’s slides pointed out that there are 751,233 licensed radio amateurs in […]Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , May 13, 2024 Disappointing weekend Not only were the bands kaput , but also were the nighttime . skies Only in NJ could the skies be cloudy Friday , Saturday and Sunday nights during the geomagnetic storm of the decade . nbsp Saturday night , the clouds were thin enough that they turned pink , so the aurora must have been pretty intense behind them . But rather than thin out from that point , they got even thicker and just an hour or two later , there was no color to be . seen The weekend was for the most part raw , damp and rainy . There were some outbreaks of sun , but they were far and few in between . I got on the air on Saturday and all the HF bands were quiet . I did hear some raspyPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Sunday , May 12, 2024 In Layman's Terms You've seen the numbers , you've viewed the graphs , you've read the articles , and have watched all the videos about this weekend's Geomagnetic . storm Count on someone on Facebook to sum it all up : nicely Currently , the K Index is down to 3. We are in recovery and we survived The world did not come crashing to an . end 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP When you care to send the very least at 8:18 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom W2LJ Courtesy of Jeff Davis KE9V QRP Watering Holes W2LJ By
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Saturday , May 11, 2024 Must have been a slow news day Yesterday , in my weekend post , I mentioned the upcoming solar weather conditions for the weekend . No big deal , right Well , if you went on the internet yesterday you got treated to apocalyptical , end-of-the world-as-we know-it warnings and . messages Worst geomagnetic storm to hit the Earth in 20 years You know what we said 20 years ago Boy , the bands sure sucked today While CNN was calling for the breakdown of civilization as we know it , what was even more disturbing to me was the number of Hams who were freaking . out One in particular Boy This is NOT good Why Were you planning a POTA activation or rove I mean , really , it's not like
The Amateur Radio Software Award (ARSA) committee is pleased to announce that they have selected OpenWebRX, a project led by Jakob Ketterl DD5JFK, and OpenWebRX+, a project led by Marat Fayzullin KC1TXE, as the winners of the 5th annual Amateur Radio Software Award. The award recognizes software projects that enhance amateur radio and promote innovation, […]Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , May 10, 2024 This was always cool From the : ARRL 05 09 2024 The US Department of Defense DOD is hosting this year’s Armed Forces Day AFD Crossband Test on Saturday , May 11. For more than 50 years , military and amateur stations have taken part in this event , which is an interoperability exercise between amateur and government radio stations . The event is open to all licensed amateur radio operators and will not impact any public or private . communications The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service ARS as authorized in 47 CFR 97.111. The annual DOD message will be transmittedPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , May 09, 2024 Stuph I looked at the QMX order list yesterday . I am 670 in line . If QRP Labs continues to manufacture around 200 pieces a month , I figure I should see mine maybe in August or September . I can live with . that For my birthday , Joseph and Marianne asked me what I wanted . My no name cheapie bargain basement mobile VHF UHF antenna just isn't doing the job . I was coming home from a club meeting a few weeks ago and tried hooking up with Marv K2VHW on the way home . He was in and out and I was in and out and neither of us should have been . I had to chalk it up to poor performance from my off brand bargain basement purchase . I sent Joseph a link for a Hustler MX-270 antenna
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , May 07, 2024 Field Day Plans Coming Together Thanks to the due diligence and the yeoman efforts of Dave KD2FSI , our Field Day location has been secured . We are returning to Spring Lake Park , which is in South Plainfield , but is part of the Middlesex County Park . System This was our Field Day home from 2014 to 2019. Of course in 2020, there wasn't much of a Field Day because of the pandemic we all participated from home and submitted our aggregate scores . We had planned to return to Spring Lake in 2021, but we did not receive our approval of request from the County until the day before Field Day We had secured a Boro park , Putnam Park in the meantime and had pre-planted all our Field