Via Brad, KD8AJG:
There has been world-wide reporting of the work done using amateur radio WSPR signals in an attempt to pinpoint the location of missing flight MH370 In addition to the Times and other national UK newspapers the story has also been covered by 9 News in Australia. The surge of publicity on December 1 came as the result of the claim by Richard Godfrey that he had pinpointed the precise location of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 at the bottom of the southern Indian Ocean. 9 News says: Mr Godfrey’s research, which he claims will lead to the discovery of MH370 next year, is based on Global Detection and Tracking of Any Aircraft Anywhere (GDTAAA) software and Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) data. WSPR can be best visualised as laser beams which criss-cross the world, with any disturbances logged in a database. According to Mr Godfrey’s research, GDTAAA combined with WSPR data provided hundreds of trackable radio signals every two minutes during the flight of the Boeing 777, allowing him to zero in on a critical search zone. Read the full 9 News story and watch the TV Report at https://www.9news.com.au/national/mh370-crash-location-pinpointed-in-indian-ocean-new-research-claims/9769769c-6a71-4dd4-8dcc-6206396a66c3 Space Weather Message Code: WATA50
Serial Number: 74 Issue Time: 2024 Mar 23 1840 UTC WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G3 Predicted Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: Mar 24: G2 (Moderate) / Mar 25: G3 (Strong) / Mar 26: G1 (Minor) THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 50 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power system voltage irregularities possible, false alarms may be triggered on some protection devices. Spacecraft - Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites and orientation problems may occur. Navigation - Intermittent satellite navigation (GPS) problems, including loss-of-lock and increased range error may occur. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio may be intermittent. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon. Two sunspots erupted into a Class X1 solar flare aimed right at the earth at about 9:30 PM last
night. The CME is expected to hit the earth in the early hours of Monday, March 25. Long wire and HF antennas without good surge protection should be disconnected and/or grounded by 10 PM tonight, and remain disconnected/grounded well into the day tomorrow to avoid equipment damage. Geomagnetic storms that may disrupt HF communications are expected through Monday. Auroras may be visible at our latitude after midnight tonight. The club will be holding its annual Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 5th. Dinner begins at 6PM with a social preceding at 5-ish.
Directions: Follow US-33 W to Chieftain Dr. Take the OH-180/County Road 33A exit from US-33 W 5 min (4.9 mi)Continue on Chieftain Dr to your destination 3 min (1.3 mi)Antioch Alliance Church 11947 Antioch Rd, Logan, OH 43138 We need at least 6 operators to work from 10 -2 on Saturday 12/2/2023 at the Hocking
County Fairgrounds. Please meet at the fairgrounds before 10 AM. We will be operating on FRS frequencies so we can more easily communicate with volunteers from the Chamber of Commerce, who will be working with us. Please wear warm clothes suitable for the weather that day, or shorts, this is Ohio after all, and you can never tell. The Club will provide reflective vests. You may want to bring a chair if you get assigned to a gate position. Bring an FRS capable radio(s) if you have them, I will have a limited number available to loan out. Please let me know if you have any questions and if you can attend and help.
During times that hurricanes are approaching, or on the mainland of the US,
be mindful of the Hurricane Watch frequencies of 14.325 MHz daily, and 7.268 at night. Stay clear of these frequencies unless you are actively participating in hurricane relief activities. Other frequencies may be activated as conditions warrant. WX4NHC is net control for the Hurricane Watch net. A filament eruption and associated coronal mass ejection (CME) were observed on
UT day 30-Aug. This CME is expected to impact Earth from 1800 UT +/- 12 hours on 02-Sep, with impacts possibly rolling into UT day 03-Sep. G1-G2 geomagnetic conditions are expected over this time, with a chance for periods of G3 conditions. Blackouts could occur as well as enhanced or unusual propagation conditions will occur through Sept. 4 on the HF bands, and enhanced propagation may be observed on the 6 and 2 meter bands as well. Saturday 26 August, checkin in 0930, start 1000
Fox Hunt Rules 1. The Fox shall be located within the boundaries of Hocking County, Ohio. 2. The Fox shall be located in plain view of a public roadway - the 'Fox location'. 3. The Fox operator shall select the Fox location at his/her discretion, subject to Rules #1 and 2. Except as provided in Rule 4, this location will not change during the Hunt. 4. The Fox may begin transmitting at a higher elevation location within a 200 yard radius of the Fox location for the first 30 minutes of the hunt. After the initial 30 minutes, the Fox must transmit from the final Fox location until the end of the hunt. 5. The Fox shall transmit on 147.495 MHz FM simplex, using a vertically polarized antenna. The Fox shall transmit at intervals of 10 minutes or less, for at least 30 seconds per transmission. 6. The Fox operator shall provide clues to the Fox location after the first 30 minutes of the Hunt. The clues shall be determined by the Fox. 7. The Fox operator shall be the sole judge of the first Hunter to find the Fox, and the winner of the Hunt. 8. Hunters shall NOT transmit on 147.495 MHz during the Hunt. Doing so may result in disqualification of the offending station. Please provide a clear channel for the Fox. 9. Hunters shall NOT receive directional or bearing information from base stations during the Hunt. However, Hunters may begin the Hunt from their own base station. 10. Hunters may share location information among themselves while mobile or portable, but NOT from base stations as per Rule #9. 11. The Hunt Control frequency (147.345+ MHz Repeater) will be used for all important communications, except for Fox transmissions, during the Hunt. 12. Hunters shall check-in during the 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the Hunt on the Hunt Control frequency, and will notify the Control Station or the Fox if they leave the Hunt early. 13. Hunters are cautioned to obey all traffic rules, and to not trespass on private property. 14.The Hunt will start on the date and time published on the HVARC website, and end approximately 3 hours after the start time, or until all Hunters have found the Fox or have left the Hunt. 15. The Hunt may be ended early due to severe weather or other emergency, as determined by the Hunt Control Station and/or the Fox operator. 16. This is Ham Radio. Don't forget to have Fun! |