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NABRC monthly meeting tonight June 10
NABRC Monthly Meeting?
Monday July 10, 2023
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Meeting Location
Aiken County Public Safety Station II
501 W Five Notch Rd, North Augusta, SC 29860
For directions, see: Public Safety #2 ¨C North Augusta Belvedere Radio Club (k4nab.org)
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?As always -Fellowship at 6:30pm and meeting starts at 7:00pm
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Please bring something with you for a radio show and tell-
A cable, your favoite boat anchor, the strangest "do dad you own",
A picture with a story of woe, etc,?
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Topics to be covered will include:
1. Discussions on club participation Field Day??
2. Kent KQ4KK will update on the start of the year at Schofield Middle School
3. We need to decide if the club is participating in SCEED, which happens much earlier this year.
4 We had tabled discussion on providing training books to local libraries till after new tests had been issued.
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Sorry for the late notice-
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Hope to see you there.
73's
KN4OQD
Jim Matson
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Sunspots Hit a 21-year High
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SUNSPOT COUNTS HIT A 21-YEAR HIGH:?The sun is partying like it's 2002. That's the last time sunspot counts were as high as they are now. The monthly average sunspot number for June 2023 was 163, according to the Royal Observatory of Belgium's?. This eclipses every month since Sept. 2002:  Solar Cycle 25 wasn't expected to be this strong. When it began in Dec. 2019, forecasters believed it would be a weak cycle akin to its immediate predecessor Solar Cycle 24. If that forecast had panned out, Solar Cycle 25 would be one of the weakest solar cycles in a century. Instead, Solar Cycle 25 has shot past Solar Cycle 24 and may be on pace to rival some of the stronger cycles of the 20th century. The last time sunspot numbers were this high, the sun was on the verge of launching the??of 2003, which included the strongest X-ray solar flare ever recorded (), auroras as far south as Texas, and??it was ultimately detected by the Voyager spacecraft at the edge of the solar system. Dave,? WB5NHL Treasurer,? NABRC |
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NABRC/ PFC William Hunter Kilburn American Legion Post 26 Field Day Photos
Some photos from this weekend's Field Day. Thank you to everyone that supported setup, operation and tear down. Thank you to our first time partners, PFC William Hunter Kilburn American Legion Post 26 radio club. A special thank you to Carl Juvrud for arranging the excellent BBQ meal. Photos thanks to NC8N, KQ4KK, and WB5NHL.
Field Day 2023 photos are at the bottom of the Field Day page -- Dave,? WB5NHL Treasurer,? NABRC |
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Today's Field Day Setup - Time Change
The EM Comm trailer will be onsite at 3pm today. Antenna setup will start at approximately 3pm. Your support is requested.
Of course, setup is subject to satisfactory weather i.e. no thunder storms in the area.? If today's setup is cancelled? I will put out an email notice. -- Dave,? WB5NHL Treasurer,? NABRC |
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Visitors to the NABRC FD site
We expect to John Gendron, NJ4Z SC Section Manager and Dr. Jim Boehner, N2ZZ Roanoke Director visiting our FD site between 9-9:30 on Sat morning.
If you have a name tag please where it. It will help John know who he's meeting. We have a handout for John describing the comm trailer and of course a complimentary NABRC pin! As with ALL visitors to Field Day they will be signing in and thus acknowledging our safety briefing. This is particularly?important for any visitors that will spending time at the site. -- Dave,? WB5NHL NABRC Field Day Safety Officer |
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Radio In a Box - future of Dxpeditions
Check out this video providing a detailed description of Radio In a Box (RIB). Many DX locations have become unavailable because Government agencies are VERY protective of the fragile ecosystems and don't want hams traipsing around setting up camp for weeks. George Wallner, AA7JV has worked for 3+ years to engineer the RIB to minimize ecological impact as well as reducing Dxpedition cost, effort and improving results.
This looks like the future of Dxpeditions.? Great video well worth watching! -- Dave,? WB5NHL Treasurer,? NABRC |
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Re: 20ft Telescoping Metal Pole
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWell built. I use this pole as the center conductor for my Array
Solutions Shared Apex Loop (SAL-20) when I went from the original
design using 4 central wires to a common conductive pole (Mark
II). I use screws at the joints to make sure it makes good
electrical connections. Very easy to erect, even fully extended. On 6/20/2023 12:49 PM, KENT HUFFORD,
KQ4KK wrote:
-- Dave WB5NHL 8 band DXCC, 317 countries confirmed (Mixed , current) Hamshack Hotline 5555 -- Dave,? WB5NHL Treasurer,? NABRC |
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Pictures & Videos of 2023 NABRC Field Day
I'm looking for pictures and videos of our efforts Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 23-25. Previous years I have created videos and posted on our website. I would like to do it again this year but I need source material.
So....if you aren't operating, logging or actively assisting.....take some videos or pictures Previous years videos can be found here -- Dave,? WB5NHL Treasurer,? NABRC |
James Matson KN4OQD
Dave Kjellquist, WB5NHL