http://www.radiobanter.com A radio forum covering all aspects of radios and broadcasting acting as a web gateway with the finest radio newsgroups en Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:50 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.radiobanter.com/images/002/misc/rss.jpg http://www.radiobanter.com http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194782&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:20 GMT eHam.net News /////////////////////////////////////////// Science Students See Their Face In Space: Posted: 23 May 2013 05:06 PM PDT http://www.eham.net/articles/30219 Students from Ralph McCall School and members of the Airdrie Space Science eHam.net News

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Science Students See Their Face In Space:

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:06 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30219


Students from Ralph McCall School and members of the Airdrie Space Science
Club (ASSC) weren't the only ones excited to get the third flight of the
Airdrie Balloon Experiment off the ground, May 18. Their Grade 6 science
teacher, Brian Jackson, a self-professed "card-carrying space geek," could
hardly contain his excitement as he prepared for the launch of the ABE 3
air balloon at the Beiseker Airport just after 8 a.m. With help from three
volunteer Amateur Radio Operators (ARO), 10 students and a dozen parents,
Jackson sent the five-foot helium-filled balloon towards space. A small
homemade pay load was attached to the bottom and packed with a peanut
butter sandwich, a Lego man and temperature sensors. Pictures of the Grade
6 science class and members of the Airdrie Space Science Club were attached
to the edge. A video camera was installed inside the payload to record what
happens to the contents when the balloon is in motion and to capture the
kids' faces with space in the background.


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Amateur Radio Operators Helping with Oklahoma Relief:

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:04 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30218


Amateur Radio Operator Ken Malgren with the Disaster Relief Network knows
how quickly a storm can hit. He is a retired firefighter turned Ham Radio
operator who monitored Monday's twister as it rolled though Oklahoma
City. "I was prepared to respond that day if I needed to," he said. The
EF-5 tornado took lives, homes and left behind rubble. It also took out
communication for people in the area. Experts say during natural
disasters, cell phones have a tendency to go down either from damage to
towers or overload of the system. "When you try to jam all the people that
are trying to make phone calls into a limited infrastructure, the system
gets overloaded very quickly," Malgren said.


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Surviving a Dayton Weekend:

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:01 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30217


True to tradition I joined thousands of radio nuts and computer geeks last
weekend for my annual pilgrimage to southwest Ohio for the Dayton Amateur
Radio Association's annual Hamfest, an event that passed the half-century
mark a few years back.


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'Dynamo' Accounts for Sun's Weather Cycle:

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30216


U. LEEDS (UK) / U. CHICAGO (US) -- Researchers have discovered what drives
the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields like the Sun's. Scientists
have known since the 18th century that the Sun regularly oscillates between
periods of high and low solar activity in an 11-year cycle, but have been
unable to fully explain how this cycle is generated. It has become
increasingly important to be able to understand the Sun's magnetic
activity, as it is the changes in its magnetic field that are responsible
for "space weather" phenomena, including solar flares and coronal mass
ejections. When this weather heads in the direction of Earth it can damage
satellites, endanger astronauts on the International Space Station, and
cause power grid outages on the ground. The research, published in Nature,
explains how the cyclical nature of these large-scale magnetic fields
emerges, providing a solution to the mathematical equations governing
fluids and electromagnetism for a large astrophysical body. The mechanism,
known as a dynamo, builds on a solution to a reduced set of equations first
proposed in the 1950s which could explain the regular oscillation but which
appeared to break down when applied to objects with high electrical
conductivity. The mechanism takes into account the "shear" effect of mass
movement of the ionised gas, known as plasma, which makes up the Sun. More
importantly it does so in the extreme parameter regime that is relevant to
astrophysical bodies.


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ARNewsline Report 1867 -- May 24 2013:

Posted: 23 May 2013 05:01 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30215


The following is a Q-S-T. Ham radio joins
other services in responding to tornadoes in
the Great Plains; Israeli hams get limited
access to 5 MHz, a distracted driving law
that exempts ham radio is signed by Hawaii's
governor; a major DXpedition to Heard Island
is delayed and an in-depth look at Hamvention
2013. All this and more on Amateur Radio
Newsline report number 1867 coming your way
right now.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #21:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30214


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
HA0HW, K1SFA, NC1L, The Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News,
The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest
Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.


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This Week in Radiosport:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:40 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30213


This Week in Radiosport:


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Amateurs in Oklahoma Respond to Storm Aftermath:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30212


After an EF5 tornado swept through Oklahoma on May 20, radio
amateurs in that state assisted the American Red Cross with its
communications efforts. "Amateur Radio operators were asked to support
voice communications from the American Red Cross Oklahoma City Chapter
Headquarters to their feeding station at the Incident Command Post
located in Moore," explained ARRL Oklahoma Section Emergency
Coordinator Mark Conklin, N7XYO. Moore, located about halfway between
Norman and Oklahoma City, suffered the brunt of the tornado damage. As
of 8:30 CDT on May 22, all Amateur Radio operations in support of the
American Red Cross ceased.


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Dayton Hamvention: Foggy Skies, Friendly Faces, Fantastic Event:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30211


Hamvention 2013 began on a foggy May 17 morning in Dayton, Ohio. As
soon as the doors opened, it didn't take long for the streams of
humanity to fill the indoor aisles.


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QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK) Inducted into CQ Hall of Fame

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:36 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30210


CQ magazine announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees on May 17,
welcoming eight new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame,
including former QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK), who
helmed QST from 2001 until his untimely death in 2012. In addition, CQ
named two new members to the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members to
the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.


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Take Part in WX4NHC's Annual On-The-Air Station Test from the NHC:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30209


The annual WX4NHC On-the-Air Station Test from the National
Hurricane Center in Miami will take place Saturday, June 1, 1300-2100
UTC (9 AM-5 PM EDT). "The purpose of this annual station test is to
test all of our radio equipment, computers and antennas using as many
modes and frequencies as possible in preparation for this year's
hurricane season," said WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Volunteer
Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R. "This is not a contest or simulated
hurricane exercise."


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FCC Now Down to Three Commissioners:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30208


With the departure of Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner
Robert McDowell this past weekend, the FCC now only has three of its
full complement of five Commissioners.


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Section Manager Election Results Announced:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30207


This spring, the ARRL held two balloted elections for Section
Manager. ARRL members in Nebraska elected a new Section Manager, while
members in Utah -- faced with a three-way race -- voted to keep their
Section Manager.


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Logbook of The World Reaches 500 Million QSOs:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:23 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30206


On May 21 at approximately 9:40 PM EDT (0140 UTC on May 22), Logbook
of The World (LoTW) -- the
ARRL's online QSO confirmation system - reached a new record: 500
million QSOs. This milestone was reached as Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, of
Crofton, British Columbia, uploaded a log from 2011 for VC7M, the
Canadian Multi/Multi Team in the 2011 CQ WPX CW Contest.


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Release of TQSL 1.14 for LOTW Delayed:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:22 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30205


Last week, the ARRL announced that the introduction of the new TQSL 1.14
software for Logbook of The World (LoTW) would be
available on May 20.


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13 Colonies Special Event:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:20 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30204


For the 5th consecutive year the "13 Colonies Special Event" will be on the
air again! Special event calls are K2A thru K2M.


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6-Meter Band EME Activity in BV, Taiwan:

Posted: 23 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30203


CTARL (Taiwan) started for the 6-Meter band EME
and VHF QSO Party


]]> Info eHam.net via rec.radio.info Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194782 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194780&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:41 GMT Fybush Media

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Site of the Week 5/24/2013: KMIN/KDSK, Grants, NM, 2011

Posted: 24 May 2013 04:30 AM PDT
http://www.fybush.com/site-20130524/...=site-20130524

Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH One of the most unusual station tours weve
ever had on a Big Trip came at one of the most unusual radio stations weve
ever visited. Back in April 2011, we made a one-day, 500-mile drive from
Las Vegas eastward to Grants, New Mexico to be in position to [...]

]]> Info Fybush Media via rec.radio.broadcasting Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194780 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194778&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:41 GMT Fybush Media

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Site of the Week 5/24/2013: KMIN/KDSK, Grants, NM, 2011

Posted: 24 May 2013 04:30 AM PDT
http://www.fybush.com/site-20130524/...=site-20130524

Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH One of the most unusual station tours weve
ever had on a Big Trip came at one of the most unusual radio stations weve
ever visited. Back in April 2011, we made a one-day, 500-mile drive from
Las Vegas eastward to Grants, New Mexico to be in position to [...]

]]> Broadcasting Fybush Media via rec.radio.broadcasting Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194778 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194779&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:35 GMT RadioInsight

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Martz Flips Potsdam Pair

Posted: 24 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...s-potsdam-pair

Martz Communications has closed on its purchase of 1470 WPDM and 99.3 WSNN
Potsdam, NY from St. Lawrence Radio and debuted new formats today. 99.3
WSNN is now 80s Hits B99.3. The station is branding as The 80s Hit Music
Channel. Meanwhile 1470 WPDM shifts to Sports running the CBS Sports Radio
network. The stations [...]

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KIGS Returns

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...n=kigs-returns

Pereira Broadcasting has returned silent 620 KIGS Hanford, CA to the air as
Fox Sports 620. The station, which rimshots the Fresno market, had gone
silent in July 2012 following the death of owner Maria Pereira. The
relaunch comes following the settlement of her estate with the station
being transfered to son Albert Pereira. It [...]

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Cumulus Launches Five Additional NashFM's

Posted: 24 May 2013 02:00 AM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...tional-nashfms

Update 12:10pm: Each station will make the shift to the Nash FM brand at
12:00pm local time with WLXX and WKAK already doing so at 12pm Eastern.
Original Report 5:00am:Phase Two of the NashFM launch is officially
underway. Cumulus has flipped five of its Country stations to the Nash
brand as of this morning. The [...]

]]> Info RadioInsight via rec.radio.broadcasting Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194779 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194777&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:35 GMT RadioInsight

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Martz Flips Potsdam Pair

Posted: 24 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...s-potsdam-pair

Martz Communications has closed on its purchase of 1470 WPDM and 99.3 WSNN
Potsdam, NY from St. Lawrence Radio and debuted new formats today. 99.3
WSNN is now 80s Hits B99.3. The station is branding as The 80s Hit Music
Channel. Meanwhile 1470 WPDM shifts to Sports running the CBS Sports Radio
network. The stations [...]

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KIGS Returns

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...n=kigs-returns

Pereira Broadcasting has returned silent 620 KIGS Hanford, CA to the air as
Fox Sports 620. The station, which rimshots the Fresno market, had gone
silent in July 2012 following the death of owner Maria Pereira. The
relaunch comes following the settlement of her estate with the station
being transfered to son Albert Pereira. It [...]

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Cumulus Launches Five Additional NashFM's

Posted: 24 May 2013 02:00 AM PDT
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlin...tional-nashfms

Update 12:10pm: Each station will make the shift to the Nash FM brand at
12:00pm local time with WLXX and WKAK already doing so at 12pm Eastern.
Original Report 5:00am:Phase Two of the NashFM launch is officially
underway. Cumulus has flipped five of its Country stations to the Nash
brand as of this morning. The [...]

]]> Broadcasting RadioInsight via rec.radio.broadcasting Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194777 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194781&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 20:19:43 GMT West Coast areas. Did you feel them? www.stevequayle.com West Coast areas. Did you feel them? www.stevequayle.com
]]> Shortwave DhiaDuit http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194781 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194775&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:56 GMT From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA May 24, 2013 To all radio amateurs]]> SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP21
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 21 ARLP021
>From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA May 24, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

Overall, solar activity is still pretty quiet, but one positive sign
was on May 16, when the daily sunspot number was 212. I eyeballed
the records, and had to keep searching further and further back to
find a higher sunspot number.

One year, six months and one week earlier, on November 9, 2011 the
sunspot number was nearly that high, at 208. We look clear back
seven years, 10 months and 12 days to July 4, 2005, another near
miss at 192. To find activity beating the May 16 number we have to
go back nearly a decade, to November 1, 2003 when the daily sunspot
number was 277. This was way back on the downward slide of cycle
23, nine years, six months and 15 days earlier than our recent high
number. Let's hope for many more days like this. That seems
likely, as the peak of this solar cycle is predicted for this fall,
which begins about four months from now, on Sunday, September 22.

Compared to the previous period (May 9-15) average daily sunspot
numbers this week were down over 12 points to 144. Average daily
solar flux sank nearly 6 points to 134.2. Geomagnetic activity was
higher, with average daily planetary A index up 3.7 points to 9.7,
and average daily mid-latitude A index up 4.4 points to 10.3. It
should be noted that five of the eight daily geomagnetic readings
which make up the A index were not recorded for May 16 at the mid-
latitude observatory, so the mid-latitude A index of 12 for that day
is an estimate.

The latest prediction from NOAA/USAF has solar flux at 135 on May
24-25, 130 on May 26-27, 135 on May 28-29, and then 130, 115, 105
and 110 on May 30 through June 2, 120 on June 3-5, and 125 on June
6-8, before rising to a short-term peak of 140 on June 12-13. This
prediction is a bit far off, but it also shows a minimum flux value
of 100 on June 26-27.

Turning to geomagnetic activity, predicted planetary A index is 15,
20, 12 and 8 on May 24-27, 5 on May 28 through June 10, and then 8,
12 and 8 on June 11-13, 5 on June 14-17, and then 15, 12, 8 and 5 on
June 18-21. On June 24, a month and about one solar rotation from
now, they show planetary A index rising from 5 to 15, perhaps an
echo of current geomagnetic activity.

OK1HH predicts active to disturbed geomagnetic conditions May 24,
quiet to active May 25, mostly quiet May 26-27, quiet to active May
28, quiet to unsettled May 29, quiet May 30, quiet to unsettled May
31 through June 1, mostly quiet June 2, quiet to unsettled June 3,
quiet June 4-8, mostly quiet June 9-10, quiet to active June 11,
active to disturbed June 12-13, quiet to unsettled June 14, and
mostly quiet June 15-16.

The CQ World Wide WPX Contest, CW weekend begins tonight/tomorrow at
0000 UTC May 25. The geomagnetic activity predicted for this
weekend may add some additional challenge to the test, which has a
new set of rules. The multiplier used is the number of unique call
sign prefixes of stations worked. See details at
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm.

The current geomagnetic activity is due to a May 22 M5 class solar
flare, which is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our
geomagnetic field today, May 24.

Jon Jones, N0JK reports that during a six meter e-layer opening last
Sunday evening observed from coast to coast in North America, a rare
Australia to North America opening took place. From 2355 UTC on May
19 until 0032 UTC on May 20 on CW VK4MA worked W9FF, NW0W, K9ZM,
WZ8D, W9WZJ and K0GU. It appears the longest distance was to WZ8D,
about 9,041 miles. N0JK believes the propagation path was via
e-layer linked to trans-equatorial propagation.

Last Friday, May 17 Jim Smith, K3RTU took his backpack rig into
Ridley Creek State Park in Southeast Pennsylvania (FM29). He wrote:
"After some hiking I set up my Buddistick vertical and new KX3 about
1730. I tried 15 meters first, but had no luck and only heard a few
stations, so I readjusted the antenna for 17 meters and after a few
minutes worked Duncan, EA5ON/M with SSB and got a 54 report. Not
too bad for vertical to vertical, but the QRN on his end was
troublesome. Duncan told me it was raining there with lots of
atmospheric noise and later contacts with Western Europe confirmed
the bad weather was pretty wide spread. Then over the next two
hours worked Dave VP5/W5CW (my report 59), Mario DJ2OR (55), Carolyn
W5/G6WRW near Santa Fe, NM (53), Al VE7WJ (53), Joe DF9ZP (59),
KB5AVE (56), and last, Mike IF9ZWA (55) on Favignana Island off the
coast of Sicily. What amazed me the most was that I had good
propagation both east and west of my location which I don't always
find to be the case."

And finally, I just ran across a previously overlooked email from
Wayne Mills, N7NG of Jackson Hole, Wyoming sent on January 4, 2013,
reflecting on cycle 19. Wayne said, "I have seen all of the solar
peaks since 1956. What I have to say, however, is that I had
absolutely no expectation of what cycle 20 might be like. The
reason was that when I was a sophomore in high school in 1958, I had
NO IDEA what sunspots were.

I started working DX in 1956 with 90 watts and a low 40M dipole. I
was on 20M CW ONLY. No worries about other bands, what might be
open, what long paths might be open. Just listen and work what I
heard.

It was just a few high school friends and me; we had very little
contact with local DXers. Eventually, I ran into W6MX (Honor Roll
1955) and W6BAX, a serious DXer and learned a few things.

Soon, I put up a 2 element 20M beam, and then I had to worry about
where to point it. Still, it took more than 2 years to work DXCC.

Things will never be the same."

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at
http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of
the numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of
past propagation bulletins is at
http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good
information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for May 16 through 22 were 212, 198, 146, 113, 113,
119, and 107, with a mean of 144. 10.7 cm flux was 144.7, 136.4,
132.1, 135.3, 132, 125.3, and 133.4, with a mean of 134.2.
Estimated planetary A indices were 14, 9, 21, 12, 7, 7, and 12, with
a mean of 9.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 12, 9, 16, 11,
6, 8, and 10, with a mean of 10.3.
NNNN
/EX

]]> Shortwave ARRL Web site http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194775 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194774&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:56 GMT From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA May 24, 2013 To all radio amateurs]]> SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP21
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 21 ARLP021
>From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA May 24, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

Overall, solar activity is still pretty quiet, but one positive sign
was on May 16, when the daily sunspot number was 212. I eyeballed
the records, and had to keep searching further and further back to
find a higher sunspot number.

One year, six months and one week earlier, on November 9, 2011 the
sunspot number was nearly that high, at 208. We look clear back
seven years, 10 months and 12 days to July 4, 2005, another near
miss at 192. To find activity beating the May 16 number we have to
go back nearly a decade, to November 1, 2003 when the daily sunspot
number was 277. This was way back on the downward slide of cycle
23, nine years, six months and 15 days earlier than our recent high
number. Let's hope for many more days like this. That seems
likely, as the peak of this solar cycle is predicted for this fall,
which begins about four months from now, on Sunday, September 22.

Compared to the previous period (May 9-15) average daily sunspot
numbers this week were down over 12 points to 144. Average daily
solar flux sank nearly 6 points to 134.2. Geomagnetic activity was
higher, with average daily planetary A index up 3.7 points to 9.7,
and average daily mid-latitude A index up 4.4 points to 10.3. It
should be noted that five of the eight daily geomagnetic readings
which make up the A index were not recorded for May 16 at the mid-
latitude observatory, so the mid-latitude A index of 12 for that day
is an estimate.

The latest prediction from NOAA/USAF has solar flux at 135 on May
24-25, 130 on May 26-27, 135 on May 28-29, and then 130, 115, 105
and 110 on May 30 through June 2, 120 on June 3-5, and 125 on June
6-8, before rising to a short-term peak of 140 on June 12-13. This
prediction is a bit far off, but it also shows a minimum flux value
of 100 on June 26-27.

Turning to geomagnetic activity, predicted planetary A index is 15,
20, 12 and 8 on May 24-27, 5 on May 28 through June 10, and then 8,
12 and 8 on June 11-13, 5 on June 14-17, and then 15, 12, 8 and 5 on
June 18-21. On June 24, a month and about one solar rotation from
now, they show planetary A index rising from 5 to 15, perhaps an
echo of current geomagnetic activity.

OK1HH predicts active to disturbed geomagnetic conditions May 24,
quiet to active May 25, mostly quiet May 26-27, quiet to active May
28, quiet to unsettled May 29, quiet May 30, quiet to unsettled May
31 through June 1, mostly quiet June 2, quiet to unsettled June 3,
quiet June 4-8, mostly quiet June 9-10, quiet to active June 11,
active to disturbed June 12-13, quiet to unsettled June 14, and
mostly quiet June 15-16.

The CQ World Wide WPX Contest, CW weekend begins tonight/tomorrow at
0000 UTC May 25. The geomagnetic activity predicted for this
weekend may add some additional challenge to the test, which has a
new set of rules. The multiplier used is the number of unique call
sign prefixes of stations worked. See details at
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm.

The current geomagnetic activity is due to a May 22 M5 class solar
flare, which is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our
geomagnetic field today, May 24.

Jon Jones, N0JK reports that during a six meter e-layer opening last
Sunday evening observed from coast to coast in North America, a rare
Australia to North America opening took place. From 2355 UTC on May
19 until 0032 UTC on May 20 on CW VK4MA worked W9FF, NW0W, K9ZM,
WZ8D, W9WZJ and K0GU. It appears the longest distance was to WZ8D,
about 9,041 miles. N0JK believes the propagation path was via
e-layer linked to trans-equatorial propagation.

Last Friday, May 17 Jim Smith, K3RTU took his backpack rig into
Ridley Creek State Park in Southeast Pennsylvania (FM29). He wrote:
"After some hiking I set up my Buddistick vertical and new KX3 about
1730. I tried 15 meters first, but had no luck and only heard a few
stations, so I readjusted the antenna for 17 meters and after a few
minutes worked Duncan, EA5ON/M with SSB and got a 54 report. Not
too bad for vertical to vertical, but the QRN on his end was
troublesome. Duncan told me it was raining there with lots of
atmospheric noise and later contacts with Western Europe confirmed
the bad weather was pretty wide spread. Then over the next two
hours worked Dave VP5/W5CW (my report 59), Mario DJ2OR (55), Carolyn
W5/G6WRW near Santa Fe, NM (53), Al VE7WJ (53), Joe DF9ZP (59),
KB5AVE (56), and last, Mike IF9ZWA (55) on Favignana Island off the
coast of Sicily. What amazed me the most was that I had good
propagation both east and west of my location which I don't always
find to be the case."

And finally, I just ran across a previously overlooked email from
Wayne Mills, N7NG of Jackson Hole, Wyoming sent on January 4, 2013,
reflecting on cycle 19. Wayne said, "I have seen all of the solar
peaks since 1956. What I have to say, however, is that I had
absolutely no expectation of what cycle 20 might be like. The
reason was that when I was a sophomore in high school in 1958, I had
NO IDEA what sunspots were.

I started working DX in 1956 with 90 watts and a low 40M dipole. I
was on 20M CW ONLY. No worries about other bands, what might be
open, what long paths might be open. Just listen and work what I
heard.

It was just a few high school friends and me; we had very little
contact with local DXers. Eventually, I ran into W6MX (Honor Roll
1955) and W6BAX, a serious DXer and learned a few things.

Soon, I put up a 2 element 20M beam, and then I had to worry about
where to point it. Still, it took more than 2 years to work DXCC.

Things will never be the same."

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at
http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of
the numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of
past propagation bulletins is at
http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good
information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for May 16 through 22 were 212, 198, 146, 113, 113,
119, and 107, with a mean of 144. 10.7 cm flux was 144.7, 136.4,
132.1, 135.3, 132, 125.3, and 133.4, with a mean of 134.2.
Estimated planetary A indices were 14, 9, 21, 12, 7, 7, and 12, with
a mean of 9.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 12, 9, 16, 11,
6, 8, and 10, with a mean of 10.3.
NNNN
/EX

]]> Info ARRL Web site http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194774 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194773&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:56 GMT From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA May 24, 2013 To all radio amateurs]]> SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP21
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 21 ARLP021
>From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA May 24, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

Overall, solar activity is still pretty quiet, but one positive sign
was on May 16, when the daily sunspot number was 212. I eyeballed
the records, and had to keep searching further and further back to
find a higher sunspot number.

One year, six months and one week earlier, on November 9, 2011 the
sunspot number was nearly that high, at 208. We look clear back
seven years, 10 months and 12 days to July 4, 2005, another near
miss at 192. To find activity beating the May 16 number we have to
go back nearly a decade, to November 1, 2003 when the daily sunspot
number was 277. This was way back on the downward slide of cycle
23, nine years, six months and 15 days earlier than our recent high
number. Let's hope for many more days like this. That seems
likely, as the peak of this solar cycle is predicted for this fall,
which begins about four months from now, on Sunday, September 22.

Compared to the previous period (May 9-15) average daily sunspot
numbers this week were down over 12 points to 144. Average daily
solar flux sank nearly 6 points to 134.2. Geomagnetic activity was
higher, with average daily planetary A index up 3.7 points to 9.7,
and average daily mid-latitude A index up 4.4 points to 10.3. It
should be noted that five of the eight daily geomagnetic readings
which make up the A index were not recorded for May 16 at the mid-
latitude observatory, so the mid-latitude A index of 12 for that day
is an estimate.

The latest prediction from NOAA/USAF has solar flux at 135 on May
24-25, 130 on May 26-27, 135 on May 28-29, and then 130, 115, 105
and 110 on May 30 through June 2, 120 on June 3-5, and 125 on June
6-8, before rising to a short-term peak of 140 on June 12-13. This
prediction is a bit far off, but it also shows a minimum flux value
of 100 on June 26-27.

Turning to geomagnetic activity, predicted planetary A index is 15,
20, 12 and 8 on May 24-27, 5 on May 28 through June 10, and then 8,
12 and 8 on June 11-13, 5 on June 14-17, and then 15, 12, 8 and 5 on
June 18-21. On June 24, a month and about one solar rotation from
now, they show planetary A index rising from 5 to 15, perhaps an
echo of current geomagnetic activity.

OK1HH predicts active to disturbed geomagnetic conditions May 24,
quiet to active May 25, mostly quiet May 26-27, quiet to active May
28, quiet to unsettled May 29, quiet May 30, quiet to unsettled May
31 through June 1, mostly quiet June 2, quiet to unsettled June 3,
quiet June 4-8, mostly quiet June 9-10, quiet to active June 11,
active to disturbed June 12-13, quiet to unsettled June 14, and
mostly quiet June 15-16.

The CQ World Wide WPX Contest, CW weekend begins tonight/tomorrow at
0000 UTC May 25. The geomagnetic activity predicted for this
weekend may add some additional challenge to the test, which has a
new set of rules. The multiplier used is the number of unique call
sign prefixes of stations worked. See details at
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm.

The current geomagnetic activity is due to a May 22 M5 class solar
flare, which is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our
geomagnetic field today, May 24.

Jon Jones, N0JK reports that during a six meter e-layer opening last
Sunday evening observed from coast to coast in North America, a rare
Australia to North America opening took place. From 2355 UTC on May
19 until 0032 UTC on May 20 on CW VK4MA worked W9FF, NW0W, K9ZM,
WZ8D, W9WZJ and K0GU. It appears the longest distance was to WZ8D,
about 9,041 miles. N0JK believes the propagation path was via
e-layer linked to trans-equatorial propagation.

Last Friday, May 17 Jim Smith, K3RTU took his backpack rig into
Ridley Creek State Park in Southeast Pennsylvania (FM29). He wrote:
"After some hiking I set up my Buddistick vertical and new KX3 about
1730. I tried 15 meters first, but had no luck and only heard a few
stations, so I readjusted the antenna for 17 meters and after a few
minutes worked Duncan, EA5ON/M with SSB and got a 54 report. Not
too bad for vertical to vertical, but the QRN on his end was
troublesome. Duncan told me it was raining there with lots of
atmospheric noise and later contacts with Western Europe confirmed
the bad weather was pretty wide spread. Then over the next two
hours worked Dave VP5/W5CW (my report 59), Mario DJ2OR (55), Carolyn
W5/G6WRW near Santa Fe, NM (53), Al VE7WJ (53), Joe DF9ZP (59),
KB5AVE (56), and last, Mike IF9ZWA (55) on Favignana Island off the
coast of Sicily. What amazed me the most was that I had good
propagation both east and west of my location which I don't always
find to be the case."

And finally, I just ran across a previously overlooked email from
Wayne Mills, N7NG of Jackson Hole, Wyoming sent on January 4, 2013,
reflecting on cycle 19. Wayne said, "I have seen all of the solar
peaks since 1956. What I have to say, however, is that I had
absolutely no expectation of what cycle 20 might be like. The
reason was that when I was a sophomore in high school in 1958, I had
NO IDEA what sunspots were.

I started working DX in 1956 with 90 watts and a low 40M dipole. I
was on 20M CW ONLY. No worries about other bands, what might be
open, what long paths might be open. Just listen and work what I
heard.

It was just a few high school friends and me; we had very little
contact with local DXers. Eventually, I ran into W6MX (Honor Roll
1955) and W6BAX, a serious DXer and learned a few things.

Soon, I put up a 2 element 20M beam, and then I had to worry about
where to point it. Still, it took more than 2 years to work DXCC.

Things will never be the same."

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at
http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of
the numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of
past propagation bulletins is at
http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good
information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for May 16 through 22 were 212, 198, 146, 113, 113,
119, and 107, with a mean of 144. 10.7 cm flux was 144.7, 136.4,
132.1, 135.3, 132, 125.3, and 133.4, with a mean of 134.2.
Estimated planetary A indices were 14, 9, 21, 12, 7, 7, and 12, with
a mean of 9.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 12, 9, 16, 11,
6, 8, and 10, with a mean of 10.3.
NNNN
/EX

]]> Dx ARRL Web site http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194773 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194772&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 18:21:39 GMT Shortwave Radio - Google News /////////////////////////////////////////// HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa Posted: 24 May 2013 08:11 AM... Shortwave Radio - Google News

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HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:11 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...licies-part-1/


SW Radio Africa
HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1)
SW Radio Africa
SW Radio Africas Violet Gonda brings you the first in a two-part interview
with Finance Minister and MDC-T Secretary General Tendai Biti. He outlines
how an MDC-T government will tackle the partys indigenization policy and
restore Zimbabwes ...

and more

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Grey Point Fort special event station - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Posted: 24 May 2013 01:06 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...nt_station.htm


Grey Point Fort special event station
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The event is not a contest; It is an opportunity for all radio amateurs to
make point to point contact on 80-10m SSB and PSK with the three special
event callsigns to commemorate GB0GPF / GN0URN / MN0GPF. A certificate will
be awarded to all stations ...



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Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio - Catholic World Report

Posted: 09 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...lic_radio.aspx


Catholic World Report
Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio
Catholic World Report
Gajdosik: Yes, AM-FM radio is very heavily consumed. People listen in bits
and pieces during their drive time or in the office or at home. There is
some consumption of satellite radio; shortwave radio is more of an
international service. Overall, the ...

and more

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Independent Radio Broadcasters at Peril in Taiwan - The Epoch Times

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:06 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ril-in-taiwan/


The Epoch Times
Independent Radio Broadcasters at Peril in Taiwan
The Epoch Times
RTIs plan to dismantle its substations looks like “some black box
operation,” using shortwave radio as a bargaining chip in exchange for
political interests on the other side of strait. Translation by John Wang.
Written in English by Gisela Sommer ...



]]> Shortwave Google News via rec.radio.info Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194772 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194771&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 18:21:39 GMT Shortwave Radio - Google News /////////////////////////////////////////// HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa Posted: 24 May 2013 08:11 AM... Shortwave Radio - Google News

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HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:11 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...licies-part-1/


SW Radio Africa
HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1)
SW Radio Africa
SW Radio Africas Violet Gonda brings you the first in a two-part interview
with Finance Minister and MDC-T Secretary General Tendai Biti. He outlines
how an MDC-T government will tackle the partys indigenization policy and
restore Zimbabwes ...

and more

///////////////////////////////////////////
Grey Point Fort special event station - Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Posted: 24 May 2013 01:06 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...nt_station.htm


Grey Point Fort special event station
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The event is not a contest; It is an opportunity for all radio amateurs to
make point to point contact on 80-10m SSB and PSK with the three special
event callsigns to commemorate GB0GPF / GN0URN / MN0GPF. A certificate will
be awarded to all stations ...



///////////////////////////////////////////
Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio - Catholic World Report

Posted: 09 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...lic_radio.aspx


Catholic World Report
Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio
Catholic World Report
Gajdosik: Yes, AM-FM radio is very heavily consumed. People listen in bits
and pieces during their drive time or in the office or at home. There is
some consumption of satellite radio; shortwave radio is more of an
international service. Overall, the ...

and more

///////////////////////////////////////////
Independent Radio Broadcasters at Peril in Taiwan - The Epoch Times

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:06 AM PDT
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...ril-in-taiwan/


The Epoch Times
Independent Radio Broadcasters at Peril in Taiwan
The Epoch Times
RTIs plan to dismantle its substations looks like “some black box
operation,” using shortwave radio as a bargaining chip in exchange for
political interests on the other side of strait. Translation by John Wang.
Written in English by Gisela Sommer ...



]]> Info Google News via rec.radio.info Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194771 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194769&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:16 GMT QRZ Forums - Amateur Radio News

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R.A.I.N Report for May 17th, 2013

Posted: 23 May 2013 06:53 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...3&goto=newpost


In memory of the late Joe Schroeder, W9JUV, here is an interview with Joe
conducted by Bill Pasternak in 2007. (17 mins).



http://www.therainreport.com/






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Hams in Moore, OK

Posted: 22 May 2013 05:17 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...K&goto=newpost


We have all seen the devastation in Moore,
OK. Doing a search on qrz.com for hams in Moore, OK I
found 114 and I suspect that most of them
lost their home stations as well as their homes.





Rebuilding homes in Moore is the first
priority. There will come a day soon, I hope, that their
lives will start being more normal or, at least, normal as
much as possible.



We Hams have a tradition of taking care of our own. This is
a great hobby and one often used in
disasters like we see in Moore and in other
places. We provide communications and other help but, in
this case, we have the opportunity to do more.



When we find a new ham just starting out, many of us either
contribute or “loan” gear that is redundant
or seldom used to get the person going in the hobby. Now
we have another opportunity to make our
hobby great by helping hams in Moore get back into the
hobby.



First, we will need to know who are indeed in need of
station equipment. A radio of “a certain age”
will not be too much a consideration here as long as
it works. However, antenna material is also
a huge factor in making the hobby work. Wire, insulators,
push-up poles, etc., will be greatly appreciated by many
of them, I’m sure. In some cases,
transportation maybe a problem but “where there is a will,
there is a way.”



Our hobby is rich with talent. I’m sure there are many who
can help. Also, there are many who can see
other ways to get our Ham Radio Friends back up and going.
What do you, the reader, see as a real need for them? Let’s
hear your ideas… Of course, they will need
to rebuild and provide for their families first but just
knowing that they can get back on the air soon thereafter
would be something for them to look forward
to.






]]> Info QRZ.com via rec.radio.info Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194769 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194768&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:16 GMT QRZ Forums - Contests, DXpeditions and Special Events

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13 colonies special event 2013

Posted: 23 May 2013 07:14 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...3&goto=newpost


It's almost time again! The 5th annual 13 Colonies 4th of July Week Special
event will start July 1st at 9AM eastern (13:00) and end July 6th at
Midnight eastern (04:00 July 7th). A new certificate this year featuring
the flags and banners of the revolution. Look up my call at QRZ (KU2US) for
more info and a link to our web site. It will be big fun again this year
and we are planning to top the 60,000+ "Q's" we did last year! ALSO, WM3PEN
special event station will be participating with us again, to make it even
more fun and challenging. (wm3pen at QRZ).




]]> Info QRZ.com via rec.radio.info Admin http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194768 http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=194765&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:16 GMT QRZ Forums - Contests, DXpeditions and Special Events

///////////////////////////////////////////
13 colonies special event 2013

Posted: 23 May 2013 07:14 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php...3&goto=newpost


It's almost time again! The 5th annual 13 Colonies 4th of July Week Special
event will start July 1st at 9AM eastern (13:00) and end July 6th at
Midnight eastern (04:00 July 7th). A new certificate this year featuring
the flags and banners of the revolution. Look up my call at QRZ (KU2US) for
more info and a link to our web site. It will be big fun again this year
and we are planning to top the 60,000+ "Q's" we did last year! ALSO, WM3PEN
special event station will be participating with us again, to make it even
more fun and challenging. (wm3pen at QRZ).




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