Reminder from: Racine-Hams Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Racine-Hams/cal Racine Megacycle Club monthly meeting Monday November 9, 2009 7:30 pm -

Reminder from: Racine-Hams Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Racine-Hams/cal ARES Wednesday Night Practice Net Wednesday November 4, 2009 8:00 pm -

Reminder from: Racine-Hams Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Racine-Hams/cal RCARES EmComm Group Thursday Night Meeting Thursday November 5, 2009 7:00

In addition to the sunspot group 1029 that graced us from October 23-30, a new Solar Cycle 24 spot -- 1030 -- just emerged on Thursday. It is currently in a maximally geo-effective position (in other words, in the center longitudinal meridian as viewed from Earth), and may provide some enhancement for the ARRL CW Sweepstakes this weekend. On Thursday, the daily sunspot number was 15. Sunspot numbers for October 29-November 4 were 19, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0 and 0 with a mean of 4.6. The 10.7 cm flux was 76.7, 75.2, 75.1, 72.3, 71.4, 71.5 and 71.4 with a mean of 73.4. The estimated planetary A indices were 7, 11, 1, 2, 2, 0 and 0 with a mean of 3.3. The estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 8, 1, 2, 2, 1 and 1 with a mean of 2.9.

This week, Surfin' takes a look at some state-of-the-art homebrewing.

March 18, 1945. We could tell the war was going in our favor, but we were still in some danger in the Pacific. My best pal, Franz Butler, and I were stationed aboard a DE, destroyer escort, as radiomen. I was first class. Franz was second class. One night it happened. It’s always in the back of your mind, but when it happens, it takes you by surprise — and then some.