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AE5ME > ARL 19.04.16 05:12l 131 Lines 7268 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: ARRL Letter April 14 Part 4 of 4
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In Brief...
Mike Goode, N9NS. [Tom Roscoe, K8CX, hamgallery.com photo]
DXer, DXpeditioner Mike Goode, N9NS, SK: Well-known DXer and DXpeditioner Michael C. "Mike" Goode, N9NS (ex-WN9RJI), of Carmel, Indiana, died on April 11. An ARRL Life Member, he was 68 and had been undergoing post-surgical treatment for cancer. Goode had retired in 2015 as transmitter supervisor from WFYI Public Media in Indianapolis after 40 years of service. Licensed in 1966, DXing and DXpeditions were his primary Amateur Radio interests. He attended Indiana University, majoring in geology and engineering. As a geologist and mineralogist, he attended many gem shows across the country. He also enjoyed hunting gems, rocks, and minerals and had visited volcano eruption sites to collect geological samples. His DXpedition travels included stops as N9NS/KH5K, E30GA, T31A, T33A, FO0CI, and FO0AAA (Clipperton), 3A/N9NS, KH8Q, VP2MNS, K7K (Kure), and W1AW/KH8, to name a few. He served as secretary/treasurer of the Hoosier DX and Contest Club and was a member of the South West Ohio DX Association. Goode had 336/356 confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed standings. He also was a DXCC card checker. A service is set for April 16. -- Thanks to Brian Smith, W9IND, and The Daily DX
AMSAT Phase 4 Ground Team Leader Michelle Thompson, W5NYV.
Dayton AMSAT/TAPR Banquet Speaker is Michelle Thompson, W5NYV: The 10th annual joint AMSAT/TAPR Banquet held in conjunction with Dayton Hamvention® will be on Friday, May 20, 6:30 PM, at the Kohler Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, Ohio. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased from the AMSAT store until May 17. The keynote speaker will be AMSAT Ground Terminal Team Leader Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, whose topic will be "It's Just Software, Right?" The Ground Terminal project is a component of the so-called "five and dime" (5 GHz and 10 GHz) Phase 4B geosynchronous satellite project. Seating is limited. Pick up tickets at the AMSAT booth at Hamvention. For a small sample of Michelle Thompson's wit and style, view this recent Phase 4B video report on YouTube. -- AMSAT News Service
Iran DXpedition Set: If you missed out on the EP6T DXpedition last year, another is expected on the air from Iran April 16-25. The EP2A operation, headed by Yuris Petersons, YL2GM, initially was planned for last fall, but the paperwork reportedly took longer than expected. Others on the team include YL3CW, YL2KA, UT7UJ, US7UX, UT7UV, UX0LL, EP3MIR, and EP2LMA. EP2A plans to be on all bands 160 to 6 meters (excepting 60 meters). EP2A will be running high power and appears to be well equipped for antennas.
Two New Iraqi Hams...and a Persistent Pirate: Iraq has two new hams -- Salam, YI1SAL, and Wahhab, YI3WHR. YI1SAL has been active on 20 and 40 meters SSB, apparently using dipoles. YI3WHR has been active on 20 meter SSB. Both operators are likely not yet used to pileups. In the meantime, the YI1IRQ club station call sign continues to be bootlegged, reportedly by someone calling himself Hassan. For years now "Hassan" has been using multiple unauthorized call signs, including, but not limited to YI1HR, YI1H, YI1HRP, and YI1HI. More recently, he has also pirated YI1BGD, YI1IRQ, and YI1DZ, all legitimate call signs. The real YI1DZ has been out of the country for quite a while now. Elsewhere, someone has been pirating the call sign EP3FS. This bogus station has been reported since early March on SSB on 40, 20, and 15 meters. -- Thanks to The Daily DX
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: There was an upward bump in recent solar activity, with average daily sunspot number for the April 7-13 period at 32 (compared to 19.1 for the previous 7 days) and average daily solar flux rising 23 points to 106.1.
The average daily planetary A index rose 3 points to 12.4, and the average daily mid-latitude A index went from 7.6 to 8.3.
For the near term, predicted solar flux is 105 on April 14-16; 100 on April 17-19; 90 on April 20-21; 100 on April 22-23; 95 on April 24-29; 90 on April 30-May 3; then 95, 100, 105, and 110 on May 4-7; 112 on May 8-13, and 115 on May 14-17. Solar flux then drops below 100 on May 21 and beyond.
Predicted planetary A index is 30, 12, 8, 5, 8, and 12 on April 14-19; 8 on April 20-21; 5 and 12 on April 22-23; 10 on April 24-25; 8 on April 26; 5 on April 27-28; then 20, 15, and 8 on April 29-May 1; 5 on May 2-3; 12 and 8 on May 4-5; 5 on May 6-7; 8 on May 8-9, then 18, 30, and 10 on May 10-12; 5 on May 13-16, and 8 on May 17-18.
Sunspot numbers for April 7 through 13 were 26, 27, 29, 26, 41, 34, and 41, with a mean of 32. The 10.7 centimeter flux was 92.3, 98.3, 105.5, 110.6, 116.6, 111.3, and 108.2, with a mean of 106.1. Estimated planetary A indices were 17, 9, 3, 7, 6, 19, and 26, with a mean of 12.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 10, 6, 3, 6, 5, 12, and 16, with a mean of 8.3.
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This Week in Radiosport
?April 15-16 -- Holyland DX Contest (CW, SSB, digital)
?April 16 -- TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Test
?April 16 -- ES Open HF Championship (CW, SSB)
?April 16 -- Feld Hell Sprint
?April 16-17 -- Worked All Provinces of China (CW, SSB)
?April 16-17 -- CQ Manchester Mineira DX Test (CW)
?April 16-17 -- Nebraska QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
?April 16-17 -- Michigan QSO Party (CW, phone)
?April 16-17 -- EA-QRP CW Contest
?April 16-17 -- Ontario QSO Party (CW, phone)
?April 16-17 -- North Dakota QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
?April 16-17 -- YU DX Contest (CW)
?April 17 -- WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes
?April 17 -- ARRL Rookie Roundup (SSB)
?April 18 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW)
?April 19 -- 222 MHz Spring Sprint (CW, phone, digital)
?April 21 -- RSGB 80 Meter Data Club Championship
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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions and Events
?April 15-17 -- International DX Convention, Visalia, California
?April 15-17 -- VHF Super Conference, Sterling, Virginia
?April 16 -- Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, Delaware
?April 22-24 -- Idaho State Convention, Boise, Idaho
?April 23 -- Aurora '16 Conference, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
?April 23 -- Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, Nebraska
?April 29-May 1 -- Nevada State Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
?May 7 -- South Carolina Section Convention, Spartanburg, South Carolina
?May 13-15 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Keystone, Colorado
?May 14 -- Iowa State Convention, Boone, Iowa
?May 20-22 -- Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, Ohio
?June 3-5 -- Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
?June 4 -- Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
?June 5 -- Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Prospect, Pennsylvania
?June 10-11 -- West Gulf Division Convention, Irving, Texas
?June 18 -- Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee
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