Good Evening,
After a snowy week it is nice to see the sun again. On Wednesday a
bird got my attention from about ten feet away. He gave me enough time
to look him up on three websites. I watched a Red-breasted sapsucker
make his characteristic row of holes around a tree. First one tree,
then the next, all within easy view so I could check his field marks.
Woodpecker #8 on this list
https://wildlifeinformer.com/woodpeckers-in-oregon/ While I have not
seen him before, I have heard his call; part of which mimics the CW you
hear the day after a contest in any rhythmic sound. You know it is CW,
you are just not sure which language they are using :)
The sun has some large, dark spots. A pinhole camera should resolve
them onto a plane surface. There is a moderate amount of solar flux,
the auroral oval is active. A few of the spots could flare but any CME
would miss us. However, if an X class flare erupts it blanks the
hemisphere facing the sun no matter where the spot is placed. I wonder
if radio communication is even possible near a class O star. We're
lucky to be orbiting a more modest star.
Please join us on (or near):
14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
7047 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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A strange game, the only winning move is not to play.
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