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/////////////////////////////////////////// Radio History Made at Palm Springs American Legion: Posted: 30 Dec 2015 04:07 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/35871 The American Legion hall in Palm Springs is hard to find if you don't know exactly where to look. Designed by the architectural firm of Albert Frey and John Clark, the Owen Coffman Post 519 War Memorial building sits on the east side of Belardo Road, facing the O'Donnell Golf Course, on land obtained from Austin and Pearl McManus for $9.90. The post was chartered in 1939 and its first commander was Earl Coffman, who served in France during World War I. He was the son of Nellie Coffman, founder of the Desert Inn. In the early days, the group held its meetings in the Fiesta Room at the hotel. Nearly 70 years after the first broadcast from the American Legion hall, a group of legion members have restored the booth to its almost original luster. The men -- members of the legion's amateur radio club -- have been working on the project for about the past seven months. "This is where they recorded -- and it was live broadcast, hard-lined into Los Angeles -- where it went on the air," Tom McLean told me during a recent tour of the post. "We kept the original colors, which was battleship gray, World War II (era) -- and the white ceilings," he said. "We kept everything original -- we wanted to preserve everything. Then we got an FCC license for an amateur radio club here." Glenn Morrison, who has been a Ham radio operator for nearly 50 years, did some checking on the Internet and found that K6TAL, a "vanity call" -- think vanity license plate -- was available. K is for U.S., 6 is for California and TAL stands for The America Legion. /////////////////////////////////////////// Strong Solar Storm to Hit Earth Before New Year's Eve: Posted: 30 Dec 2015 04:07 PM PST http://www.eham.net/articles/35870 NOAA just extended the G3 (Strong) solar storm watch through New Year's Eve, as the energy hitting Earth is expected to hit later than expected, and continue in intensity. January 1st, New Year's Day, will now see a minor G1 storm as the system last longer than first expected. No word yet on peak viewing times for the aurora. NOAA is predicting a strong "G3" class geomagnetic storm. The rating system classifies the magnetic fields created by these solar events on a scale of G1 to G5. A G3 storm like what will hit this week can create fluctuations in power grids, cause radio blackouts in the higher latitudes, and even affect GPS reception. A less common G4 storm would create northern lights visible in California. |
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