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Invest 94 L Update July 22, 2019 @ 14:30 EDT

The Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is monitoring an area of low pressure (Invest 94L) located near Andros Island in the Bahamas.  If this system further develops it could be named Chantal.   

Current location: 24.6N / 77.5W (Approximately 100 miles East of Miami-Dade County)

Maximum Sustained Wind Speed: 30 MPH

Forward Speed: - - MPH

Forward Direction: NW

Potential for further development or weakening:  While environmental conditions are only marginally conducive for development, only a slight increase in the organization of this system could result in the formation of a tropical depression later today or tonight.  The low is expected to move northwestward today and northward tonight and Tuesday.  By Wednesday, the system will have merged with a cold front and development will no longer be a possibility.

Potential Impact for Miami-Dade County: Although the system is expected to remain offshore the approach and passage of this system could bring increased coverage of showers, thunderstorms and wind gusts across South Florida tonight and through Tuesday.  The main concern will be the potential for locally heavy rainfall (1” - 3”) and street flooding, especially along the east coast.  Any westward shift of the system may bring a higher flooding risk. 

              

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EARC – Weekly Net for June 25th 2019

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EARC – Weekly Net for June 18th 2019

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Everglades Radio Club Minutes – June 14, 2019

President’s Report: Steven Taylor, W1HQL

Secretary Report: Secretary, Bill, KG2CS.

Vice-President: Frank, AF4FU present (Although ailing thank you Frank)

Treasurer: Timothy Sleepy. Absent. He has resigned. Thank you for your service.

Treasurer’s Report: $3375.20(approx) petty cash $35.00

Motioned and passed. John, Pete.

Introductions/New Business: 

Steve, W1HQL did introductions. Motioned, approved.

Field Day Update. Skywarn class discussed at the Field Day site. 10:00-12:00. At the Agricultural Center. Skywarn sponsored by NOAA, and it depends on Ham radio. This important information is used by NOAA is used to calibrate the radar.

Hurricane Center/HF/VHF/Echolink. 

Pete: now posting the net audio. With a list of check ins. Thank you Pete, very cool…..

ARRL 001: Frank, AF4FU for ARES Report. No charge for ARES members. We have additional information. ICF courses are also going to be held on the nets. Steve is being trained as an instructor.

It will be helpful to be credentialed for ARES. You are going to have to credential to serve. That will be happening.

Field Day Count Down: Discussion of next weeks’s activities.

Food Discussed for Field Day: Alain is our consultant, not the full time chef.

Skywarn: 10 AM Robert Molina presenting the class (class is offered online also.

Net Information:

ARRL:

Current Nets: (subject to change)

Tuesday Night: 7 PM American Red Cross.  146.865. 94.8 7:30 PM EARC. 444.325 pl 156.7

Wednesday night: 7 PM. Cutler Bay 146.865. PL 94.8 Simplex 146.520. 7:30 PM Main 146.700

Thursday Night: North Dade Radio Club. 444. 800 PL 94.8

ARES: 3.940 on 7:30 AM Saturdays.

General Nets of Interest: SouthCars 7.251 8 am-1 pm (365 days a year). Sunday morning: Bill: N4LTT (former president EARC) 9:00 am.  Bill, KG2CS (current secretary): 10 AM.

Maritime Mobile Net/Intercontinental Net: 14.300 10 am-10 pm. (365 days a year)

Waterway Net 7.68 7:30 am.

Adjourned 8:16 PM.

Meeting ending motion, and seconded to adjourn at 7:38 PM.

10 for testing. Successful night! Thank you all VE’s and members for your support!

Respectfully submitted,

Bill KG2CS

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Cruising the Bands: June 2019

Well there is quite a lot of report on this month. For 6-meter fans, the sporadic E season has started out better than last year. With my Ringo Ranger 100 Watts I've worked all over the eastern seaboard and as far west as Arizona. Yes, double hop. Even with the low sunspot numbers, you can have a lot of fun on 20 meters and 40 meters in the evening. Because the days are a lot longer 20 meters is stayed open a lot later in the day. I cannot tell you how many times I turned around, didn't hear much, then I called CQ and i was working pileups. So not only listen, but, transmit!

The local nets are doing well, so on Tuesdays don't forget about the American Red Cross net at 7:00 PM, and the Everglades amateur radio club net at 7:30. Also there are the Emergency Nets on Wednesday, and the North Dade amateur radio club net on Thursday at 7:00 PM.

How's DX? I have a profession that requires me to write lots of reports. And I can leave my radio on while I am working, since I am the boss. Steve, W1HQL, mentioned the other day about working South Cook Islands. Well, by golly, I got on the next day, at worked the South Cook Islands on a dead 15 meter band. Did I say turn your radio on? I know we had some club members that operated on the Florida QSO party (Alain), that is usually a fun QSO party where no pressure, just go and make some contacts. There is a recent battleship contest, although not really a contest, it was fun to talk to folks all around the country operating from battleships. Being from New Jersey, I spoke to my friends on the battleship New Jersey, and I hadn't spoken to them in years. Lots of fun.

CQ Field CQ Field CQ Field Day. W4SVI will be operating field day on the 4th weekend of the month which is June 22nd, and June 23rd. At 10:00 AM on the 22nd, there will be a SkyWarn class for those of you who are interested, and all this fun is taking place in the Agricultural Center. The testing with the club continues to go well, along with many club members stepping up the mentor some of our younger hams.

Well I hope to see you all on Field Day!

73’s Bill KG2CS



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EARC – Weekly Net for June 11th 2019

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E.A.R.C. ANNUAL FIELD DAY IS HERE!

Oh Yea!

Our favorite time of the year when family and friends in our normal lives excuse and allow us 24 hours of uninterrupted focus and fun playing Ham Radio.....OOOPs.... No not playing.....excuse me....Practicing Emergency Communications.

Honey, we will be out there roughing it in the heat, fighting the bugs and sheltering from those possible dangerous thunder storms to test our emergency communications abilities.

Last minute preparations are on the menu. Generators, extension cords, lighting, wires ropes, tent, table, bug repellent, gasoline, fire extinguishers, tools...tools...and more tools....meters...coax....oh yeah, water....what am I going to eat....What a mission....See honey how intense this is!... Whew, I think she is taking me seriously....

WHEN........................JUNE 22, 2019

AT THE JOHN D. CAMPBELL AGRICULTURAL CENTER located in the Redlands 18710 SW 288 St. Homestead, FL 8am thru Sunday 2pm. Talk in: 444.700 pl 94.8

AN ADDED PLUS TO THE VENUE............ At 10am thru Noon on Saturday we will be having a SkyWarn Class taught by the National Weather Services Meteorologist Robert Molleda......Now she is really taking me seriously...or is very happy to get me out of her hair for 24 hours.

Be sure to register for the class. Send me an email at staylor@cityofhomestead.com.

Our regular club meeting is on Friday June 14th. (Flag Day) at 7 pm. Most of our meeting activity will be Field Day related. Hope to see you there!

Here is a link explaining what Field Day is:
http://www.arrl.org/field-day

73 de W1HQL