WX1GYX SKYWARN Training Net
Wednesday 10 October 2007
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WX1GYX at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/ will be staffed for the Maine  Simulated Emergency Test(SET) on  October 20th 2007. The SET runs from 8 to 11am. We hope to have HF capablility with Computer Keyboard CW/PSK31/SSTV modes in addition to LSB 3940/7262kHz. Please Read on and give psk31, sstv a try, SSTV Net and Digital Discovery Net on the KQ1L.comLinked Repeater System Fridays 7:00-9:00pm. We can try the 145.500FM for SSTV and 51.120/145.550 for PSK31. Please monitor the Auburn 146.610 and the KQ1L.com Linked Repeater System for updates.

73 David WE1U
207 783-1759

Maine SET October 20th 2007

Info: MARA-Merrymeeting Amateur Radio Association and Midcoast ARES 2007 SET page:  http://ks1r.net/?q=node/208

Local Copies (From MARA) of the 2007 Maine SET Senerio and SET Report(2006 report is being used)

Maine ARES http://www.maineares.org/

ARRL American Radio Relay League http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/setguide.html

The "WE1U interface"

For Reception, Place the microphone from computer placed near the speaker of the radio for reception. For Sending, Place the earphone of the computer on the radios microphone. Battery with "Cigar lighter"-style Power Outlet. 2m Ground Plane Antenna
microphone to computer placed on radios speaker headphone from computer over microphone deep cycle battery with 12vdc "cigar lighter socket"-style power outlet 2-meter ground plane antenna

SSTV and Digital Modes - PSK31

SSTV Net on the KQ1L.com Linked Repeater System Friday 7:00pm

Windows: MMSSTV http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmsstv/index.htm
Linux: QSSTV http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/qsstv/index.html
OSX: Multimode <<<Free Trail>>> http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html

SSTV Frequencies 

Band

Frequency

160 Meters

1.916 MHz

80 Meters      

3.845 MHz 3.857 MHz

40 Meters 

7.170 MHz 7.172 MHz

20 Meters

14.230 MHz 14.233 MHz 14.236 MHz

15 Meters 

21.340 MHz

10 Meters

28.680 MHz 28.690 MHz 28.700 MHz

 6 Meters

50.680 MHz USB

 2 Meters

145.5 MHz FM


Digital Discovery Net on the  Linked Repeater System Fridays 8:30pm


Windows: Hamscope http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/
Linux: fldigi http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html
OSX: Multimode <<<Free Trail>>> http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html

PKS31 HF Frequencies from http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/frecuencies.html


PKS31 Frequencies 
1838.150
3580.150
7035.15 for region 1 and region 3, and 7080.15 for region 2 *
10142.150
14070.150
18100.150
21080.150 (although most activity can be found 10 kHz lower)
24920.150
28120.150
50.280 USB
51.120 FM
144.144 USB
145.550 FM

PKS31Links

http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/psk31.html

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/techchar/PSK31.html

http://www.psk31.com/Other_Links___/other_links___.htm

Other Digital Mode Links
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/techchar/
http://www.feldhellclub.org/digital%20Modes.htm



Drought Links

Weekly Northeast Drought Status
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_northeast.htm

Wx Maps
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/gis/index.html

Real-Time Water Guage
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis/rt/

Water Terms from USGS.gov
http://ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/waterwatch/drought/definition.html


http://md.water.usgs.gov/drought/define.html

Meteorological drought:
"A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area." (Huschke, R.E., ed., 1959, Glossary of meteorology: Boston, American Meteorological Society, 638 p.)
Agricultural drought:
"A climatic excursion involving a shortage of precipitation sufficient to adversely affect crop production or range production." (Rosenberg, N.J., ed., 1979, Drought in the Great Plains--Research on impacts and strategies: Proceedings of the Workshop on Research in Great Plains Drought Management Strategies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, March 26-28: Littleton, Colorado, Water Resources Publications, 225 p.)
Hydrologic drought:
"A period of below average water content in streams, reservoirs, ground-water aquifers, lakes and soils." (Yevjevich Vujica, Hall, W.A., and Salas, J.D, eds., 1977, Drought research needs, in Proceedings of the Conference on Drought Research Needs, December 12-15, 1977: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 276 p.)

Definitions from the National Drought Mitigation Center

Miscelleaneous Definitions

Because the definition of a drought can be a complex issue, a collection of other definitions of drought follows. Note that particular definitions may not be appropriate for individual circumstances, and that some of the definitions may be quite location specific. Other definitions can be suggested for inclusion by sending email to the maintainer listed at the bottom of this page; be sure to include a full bibliographic reference for the definition.