Friday, August 12, 2011

This Weekends Contest & Special Event Stations: 8/12/11-8/15/11

I'm hoping the bands are in great shape for the weekend.
Here is a list of this weekends contest and Special Event Stations.
Good luck, happy DXing~
73 de KD8BIG

This Weekends Contest;
MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint ContestAug 12-13
QRP Fox HuntAug 12
NCCC Sprint LadderAug 12
WAE DX Contest, CWAug 13-14
Maryland-DC QSO PartyAug 13-14
SKCC Weekend SprintAug 14

This Weekends Special Event Stations;

08/07/2011 | 95th Anniversary of Lassen Volcanic National Park
Aug 7-Aug 15, 0000Z-0000Z, N6L, Mineral, CA. Area Amateurs. 14.244 10-40 m. QSL. K6LSN, 5921 Cedars Rd, Redding, CA 96001. For Event QSL please send SASE. DX please send SAE w/ 2 US $. lassenbirthday.blogspot.com

08/10/2011 | 54th Annual Northern Illinois Steam Power Show & Threshing Bee
Aug 10-Aug 14, 1300Z-2100Z, W9S, Sycamore, IL. Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club. 14.268 7.268 7.042 3.988. Certificate. Bob Yurs, W9ICU, 1107 Commercial St, Sycamore, IL 60178. www.kish-club.org

08/11/2011 | Naturist Society Western Gathering 2011
Aug 11-Aug 14, 2000Z-2000Z, NU6DE, Los Gatos, CA. Pacific Area Naturists Amateur Radio Society. 28.465 21.365 14.265 7.265. Certificate & QSL. Jim Campbell, PO Box 232445, Encinitas, CA 92023. Operating hours will be dependent on competing activities during this gathering. www.inaro.com

08/12/2011 | Navajo Code Talkers Day
Aug 12-Aug 14, 1400Z-0000Z, N7C, Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ. Navajo Amateur Radio Club. 20 40 m 14.265 7.265. QSL. Herbert Goodluck, N7HG, PO Box 3611, Window Rock, AZ 86515. www.qrz.com/db/n7c

08/13/2011 | Sonoma County Radio Amateurs Mini DX to CM79
Aug 13-Aug 14, 0000Z-1700Z, N6T, Santa Rosa, CA. Sonoma County Radio Amateurs. 144.200 50.120 50.091 14.250. QSL. SCRA, PO Box 116, Santa Rosa, CA 95402. www.sonomacountyradioamateurs.com

08/13/2011 | Carnation Days
Aug 20, 1400Z-2100Z, W8LKY, Alliance, OH. Alliance Amateur Radio Club. 21.250 14.045 7.240 7.045. Certificate. AARC-W8LKY, PO Box 3344, Alliance, OH 44601. www.w8lky.org

08/13/2011 | Super 322 Drive-in/Car show
Aug 13, 1400Z-2000Z, N3QC, Clearfield, PA. Quad-County Amateur Radio Club. 14.250 7.250. Certificate. QCARC, 3319 Allport Cutoff, Morrisdale, PA 16858. qcarc.org

08/13/2011 | US Coast Guard Birthday 1790, Navy Dental Corp Birthday
Aug 13, 1700Z-2359Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway (CV-41) Museum Radio Operations Room. SSB 14.320 7.250 PSK31 14.070 D-STAR 012C 2 m 70 cm SOCAL rptrs. QSL. USS Midway Museum Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101-5811. kk6fz@arrl.net

08/13/2011 | Hillsboro Lighthouse
Aug 13, 0800Z-1530Z, W4BUG, Pompano Beach, FL. Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association. 14.285 146.610. QSL. W4BUG, PO Box 773, Pompano Beach, FL 33061-07. QSL with SASE w4bug.org

08/15/2011 | 42nd Anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival
Aug 15-Aug 17, 1700Z-1700Z, W2S, Fishkill, NY. WB2LQF. 14.034 7.034. Certificate. Stan Levandowski , 6 Chatham Ct, Fishkill, NY 12524. This is a single-station, single-operator, QRP CW-only special event commemorating the 42nd anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival that took place on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, NY. For certificate, send 9X12 SASE. wb2lqf@arrl.net

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HOW TO READ PROPAGATION NUMBERS

The A index [ LOW is GOOD ]

  • 1 to 6 is BEST
  • 7 to 9 is OK
  • 11 or more is BAD

Represents the overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere ("Ap" if averaged from the Kp-Index) (an average of the eight 3-hour K-Indices) ('A' referring to amplitude) over a given 24 hour period, ranging (linearly) typically from 1-100 but theoretically up to 400.

A lower A-Index generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; a low & steady Ap-Index generally suggest good propagation on the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands.

SFI index [ HIGH is GOOD ]

  • 70 NOT GOOD
  • 80 GOOD
  • 90 BETTER
  • 100+ BEST

The measure of total radio emissions from the sun at 10.7cm (2800 MHz), on a scale of 60 (no sunspots) to 300, generally corresponding to the sunspot level, but being too low in energy to cause ionization, not related to the ionization level of the Ionosphere.

Higher Solar Flux generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; Solar Flux rarely affects the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands.

K index [ LOW is GOOD ]

  • 0 or 1 is BEST
  • 2 is OK
  • 3 or more is BAD
  • 5 is VERY VERY BAD

The overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere ("Kp" if averaged over the planet) over the past 3 hours, measured by 13 magnetometers between 46 & 63 degrees of latitude, and ranging quasi-logarithmically from 0-9. Designed to detect solar particle radiation by its magnetic effect. A higher K-index generally means worse HF conditions.

A lower K-Index generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; a low & steady Kp-Index generally suggest good propagation on the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands.

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