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"What hath God wrought" - Samuel Morse, May 24, 1844 on the official opening of the first telegraph office, in the basement of the United States Capitol. The message was transmitted to the Baltimore & Ohio Railway's Mount Claire Station in Baltimore, Maryland.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Hazardous Weather Outlook - 5/21/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
840 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS..
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY
RISKS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE THE STORMS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM. THE STORMS
WILL GENERALLY MOVE TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...WITH MOST OF THE STRONG TO SEVERE ACTIVITY ENDING BETWEEN
7 AND 9 PM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED
***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Hazardous Weather Outlook 5/20-21/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 158 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY SCATTERED STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE ARKLAMISS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A SURFACE FRONT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE REGION. THE PRIMARY RISK WILL BE SMALL BANDS OR CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...ALTHOUGH AT LEAST SOME HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Visit a Friend
If you're an amateur radio operator, or one who wished you'd just followed your free spirited heart in younger days, go visit my online friend NR4CB - Connie. She's all over the web, including her blog of the trip "Are We There Yet", Twitter, road-trip Twitter, and Facebook.
Connie is a motivated college student from Florida, finishing up undergraduate work and planning to start on her Master's this fall. Instead of sauntering through a typical summer, she's launching out on a planned 6000-mile trek across the eastern United States and Canada. In years to come her grandchildren will be entertained by the stories she accumulates on this adventure. Who among us doesn't wish we'd done something like that?
In addition to blogging and tweeting along the way, she will be hauling a ham radio around her two-country, twenty-three-state jaunt, giving those lucky enough to have contact with her the opportunity to vicariously ride along.
Drop by her blog, follow her on your favorite social media, and tag along for the ride. I'm certain you'll be glad you did!
Connie is a motivated college student from Florida, finishing up undergraduate work and planning to start on her Master's this fall. Instead of sauntering through a typical summer, she's launching out on a planned 6000-mile trek across the eastern United States and Canada. In years to come her grandchildren will be entertained by the stories she accumulates on this adventure. Who among us doesn't wish we'd done something like that?
In addition to blogging and tweeting along the way, she will be hauling a ham radio around her two-country, twenty-three-state jaunt, giving those lucky enough to have contact with her the opportunity to vicariously ride along.
Drop by her blog, follow her on your favorite social media, and tag along for the ride. I'm certain you'll be glad you did!
Operating Notes, 15 May 2012
On The Air:
National & Regional
We participated in the annual Armed Forces Cross Band Test this past weekend, May 12, 2012, and band conditions were far less than favorable. Contact was made with Army MARS Station AAZ, at Fort Huachauca, Arizona.
Local
As mentioned in our January 31, 2012 Operating Notes, the Olde Towne Middle School in Ridgeland, Mississippi successfully completed another Titans In Space high-altitude balloon mission. LEO-1 sailed to 97,000 feet from Ridgeland to northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. We monitored their 20-meter telemetry broadcasts for a few hours, and were glad to live-upload the data for the school to track and analyze later. Great job!
Around the Station:
One of my stated goals for 2012 was to bring my logbook up to 1000 contacts. My radio operation is hit-and-miss. Some weeks I'll be on the air almost every night, other weeks I hardly go out to the shack. But since our last Operating Notes, 68 contacts were added, mostly in March and April. My total log count is now 732 entries, leaving 268 more to reach my goal this year, having started the year with 566 entries.
The longest-distance contact was 4Z5LR in Israel using the PSK-31 digital mode. Israel rarely pops up on the band, and I was quite happy to log it!
International log entries since January are: Argentina, Azores, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and Ukraine.
Station K5JAW went portable on an LxPedition to Carroll County, Mississippi, Grid EM53bl. Even though only a few contacts were recorded, it was a great spot of fun operating in the field. The best contact was OK1CF in the Czech Republic, who needed Carroll County to complete all counties worked in Mississippi. The excitement in his voice was evident, and it was a pleasure to get him in the log. You can read the full report of the weekend here.
QSL Cards Received
None received
QSL Cards Going Out
None processed to send, yet
National & Regional
We participated in the annual Armed Forces Cross Band Test this past weekend, May 12, 2012, and band conditions were far less than favorable. Contact was made with Army MARS Station AAZ, at Fort Huachauca, Arizona.
Local
As mentioned in our January 31, 2012 Operating Notes, the Olde Towne Middle School in Ridgeland, Mississippi successfully completed another Titans In Space high-altitude balloon mission. LEO-1 sailed to 97,000 feet from Ridgeland to northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. We monitored their 20-meter telemetry broadcasts for a few hours, and were glad to live-upload the data for the school to track and analyze later. Great job!
Around the Station:
One of my stated goals for 2012 was to bring my logbook up to 1000 contacts. My radio operation is hit-and-miss. Some weeks I'll be on the air almost every night, other weeks I hardly go out to the shack. But since our last Operating Notes, 68 contacts were added, mostly in March and April. My total log count is now 732 entries, leaving 268 more to reach my goal this year, having started the year with 566 entries.
The longest-distance contact was 4Z5LR in Israel using the PSK-31 digital mode. Israel rarely pops up on the band, and I was quite happy to log it!
International log entries since January are: Argentina, Azores, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and Ukraine.
Station K5JAW went portable on an LxPedition to Carroll County, Mississippi, Grid EM53bl. Even though only a few contacts were recorded, it was a great spot of fun operating in the field. The best contact was OK1CF in the Czech Republic, who needed Carroll County to complete all counties worked in Mississippi. The excitement in his voice was evident, and it was a pleasure to get him in the log. You can read the full report of the weekend here.
QSL Cards Received
None received
QSL Cards Going Out
None processed to send, yet
Monday, May 7, 2012
Storms Possible 5/7/2012
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 525 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISKS WILL BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS INTO VERY UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE ARKLAMISS. THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE FOR HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TUESDAY.
***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Armed Forces Crossband Test
From the American Radio Relay League:
SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX003
ARLX003 Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 12
ZCZC AX03
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 3 ARLX003
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 2, 2012
To all radio amateurs
SB SPCL ARL ARLX003
ARLX003 Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 12
The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are
co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur Radio Crossband
Communications Test in celebration of the 62nd anniversary of Armed
Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated
on the third Saturday in May -- May 19 in 2012 -- the AFD
Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted on
May 12 to prevent conflict with the Dayton Hamvention, scheduled for
May 18-20.
The annual celebration features traditional military-to-amateur
crossband communications SSB voice and Morse code tests. These tests
give Amateur Radio operators and short wave listeners an opportunity
to demonstrate their individual technical skills and to receive
recognition from the appropriate military radio station for their
proven expertise. QSL cards will be provided to those stations
making contact with the military stations.
Military-to-amateur crossband operations will take place on the
dates and time in UTC on the frequencies listed for each station.
Voice contacts will include operations in single sideband voice
(SSB). Some stations, depending on propagation and staffing, may not
operate the entire period. Participating military stations will
transmit on selected military MARS frequencies and listen for
Amateur Radio stations in the amateur bands. The military station
operator will announce the specific amateur band frequency being
monitored. Duration of each voice contact should be limited to 1-2
minutes.
The schedules and frequencies of participating military stations can
be found in PDF format on the web at,
http://www.netcom.army.mil/
NNNN
/EX
ARLX003 Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 12
ZCZC AX03
QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 3 ARLX003
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 2, 2012
To all radio amateurs
SB SPCL ARL ARLX003
ARLX003 Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 12
The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are
co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur Radio Crossband
Communications Test in celebration of the 62nd anniversary of Armed
Forces Day (AFD). Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated
on the third Saturday in May -- May 19 in 2012 -- the AFD
Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted on
May 12 to prevent conflict with the Dayton Hamvention, scheduled for
May 18-20.
The annual celebration features traditional military-to-amateur
crossband communications SSB voice and Morse code tests. These tests
give Amateur Radio operators and short wave listeners an opportunity
to demonstrate their individual technical skills and to receive
recognition from the appropriate military radio station for their
proven expertise. QSL cards will be provided to those stations
making contact with the military stations.
Military-to-amateur crossband operations will take place on the
dates and time in UTC on the frequencies listed for each station.
Voice contacts will include operations in single sideband voice
(SSB). Some stations, depending on propagation and staffing, may not
operate the entire period. Participating military stations will
transmit on selected military MARS frequencies and listen for
Amateur Radio stations in the amateur bands. The military station
operator will announce the specific amateur band frequency being
monitored. Duration of each voice contact should be limited to 1-2
minutes.
The schedules and frequencies of participating military stations can
be found in PDF format on the web at,
http://www.netcom.army.mil/
NNNN
/EX
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