Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

Interesting geography lesson from all the comments. I saw the eclipse (I think it was in 1999) in France and it was great. I took a telescope and projected the image onto some card - that was a hit with the locals. The French police stopped all the traffic on the autoroutes, fearing someone

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mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 5:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? Jeez Ron, it sounds like the intro to one of those B-grade disaster movies from my childhood. No one knows if G

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Suppose they gave an eclipse and nobody came. It would take an upgrade to make Godzilla a B-movie. 73, Bob N7XY On 8/18/17 5:12 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: Jeez Ron, it sounds like the intro to one of those B-grade disaster movies from my childhood. No one knows if Godzilla will show up. The

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Same here in Jefferson County, OR. Mike Sent from my iPhone www.ks7d.com @ks7d > On Aug 18, 2017, at 7:36 PM, Phil Kane wrote: > >> On 8/18/2017 6:52 PM, Dan Presley wrote: >> >> Up here in Portland there’s so far no ARES mass callout. > > I can't speak for Portland or

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On 8/18/2017 6:52 PM, Dan Presley wrote: > Up here in Portland there’s so far no ARES mass callout. I can't speak for Portland or Multnomah County but here in Washington County (next county west, home of Nike and Intel and others) assignments have been all given out at meetings, by e-mail

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Just wanted to pass on that today I drove from Ashland to Portland and made it in 4 & 1/2 hrs. The only slowdown was where it’s 2 lane over the hills around Grants Pass where the semis try to pass each other :)) Of course the closer to Monday the worse it’s likely to get, but it may not be that

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On 8/18/2017 11:57 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > The local telephone services are installing many hundreds of portable > "towers" to augment the regular cell towers. Even so, I won't be > surprised if Wayne is correct: Amateur Radio may be the most reliable > communications system. Those of us

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Jeez Ron, it sounds like the intro to one of those B-grade disaster movies from my childhood.  No one knows if Godzilla will show up.  The eclipse likely won't extend past the normal attention span of a teenager ... then everyone needs to leave and return home.  I do hope the hams are ready if

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Nothing to do with emcomm, but: I believe I experience total eclipse a couple times in my youth in Mich. (1950's), so have experienced that before and probably several partial eclipses. Only 45% here in Alaska but if sky is clear (not likely in August) we might get a quick glimpse. 2024 it

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sday, August 17, 2017 10:05 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? Wow... sure hope this isn't the case in North Tennessee... :) __ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 8/17/2017 11:17 AM, Wayne Burdick

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I'm planning to go very early Monday morning, north on I-25 into Wyoming. I'm hoping their predictions are as accurate as those were for Y2K end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it. Barry W2UP w0mu wrote > I-25 In Colorado is going to be a complete mess. They are expecting > over 500k people to go

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I wonder if these jacked up rates includes a current infestation of bed bugs? I understand they are very popular these days. No thank you, I'll stay in our own travel trailer. 73 Bob, K4TAX K3S s/n 10163 On 8/18/2017 12:41 AM, Wes Stewart wrote: Hmm, $51/night, for $5,000 they'll sell

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They are expecting an extra 1/2-3/4 million people along the path in Southern Illinois. It's a very rural area and the State expects backups on the Interstates because the roads there do not have true cloverleafs, there is a stop sign at the top of each ramp and only room for about 16 cars on the

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Hmm, $51/night, for $5,000 they'll sell you the place. N7WS On 8/17/2017 8:27 PM, Jim - N4ST wrote: Yes, motel rooms normally going for $51/night are over $600. A bargain at $1000 for two nights. _ N4ST __ Elecraft

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No, just capitalism and basic economics -- the law of supply and demand at work. 73, Jim K9YC On 8/17/2017 9:34 PM, Clay Autery wrote: Criminal... :-( __ Clay Autery, KY5G On 8/17/2017 10:27 PM, Jim - N4ST wrote: Yes, motel rooms normally going for $51/night are over

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Econ 101 ... supply vs demand. Capitalism at its finest. Skip K6DGW Clay Autery wrote: >Criminal... :-( > >__ >Clay Autery, KY5G > >On 8/17/2017 10:27 PM, Jim - N4ST wrote: >> Yes, motel rooms normally going for $51/night are over $600. A bargain at >>

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Criminal... :-( __ Clay Autery, KY5G On 8/17/2017 10:27 PM, Jim - N4ST wrote: > Yes, motel rooms normally going for $51/night are over $600. A bargain at > $1000 for two nights. > > _ > N4ST > __

[Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

elecraft...@yahoogroups.com Cc: "k...@yahoogroups.com" <k...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? Message-ID: <2d537cb4-01d4-4a7a-b0d7-c73736e85...@elecraft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Many of us are headed into the solar ecl

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To: 'Clay Autery' <k...@montac.com>; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? Come to Paducah KY if you want a good glimpse of the eclipse. Bring plenty of money! Hi Hi.. Ed... AB4IQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.q

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half Of Clay Autery > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 12:05 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? > > Wow... sure hope this isn't the case in North Tennessee... :) > > __ > Clay Autery, KY5G >

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Totality is only about two minutes, but the total event from when the moon begins to cover the Sun until it completes its transit is over two hours. Lots to see and experience. Mike Sent from my iPhone www.ks7d.com @ks7d > On Aug 17, 2017, at 5:19 PM, John AE5X wrote: > > We

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@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? Wow... sure hope this isn't the case in North Tennessee... :) __ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 8/17/2017 11:17 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Many of us are headed into the so

[Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

We are headed into the totality zone ourselves - a 12 hour drive for a 2 minute event. For those who don't make it this year, there is another one in 2024 that will provide "totality" for a much larger portion of the US population: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2024-april-8# Happy

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>>> If you know of any specific networks that are planning to activate for this >>> event, please post that info here (and elsewhere). I'm at my summer home in the mountains of western North Carolina, near Hendersonville,and we're expecting 99.9% totality at this QTH. From the reports in the

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Have fun, Wayne. We're now in Boise where an Uber driver said her peace officer husband and his colleagues will be maximally deployed on Monday in and near the zone. Boise itself will only be about 99.5% of totality, the difference being, ... er, "night and day." I'll be viewing from a

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A friend of mine, a life-long astronomy buff who sold telescopes and other optical instruments, told me he had one chance prior to this one to see a total solar eclipse. But the reports of anticipated mobs and traffic were so overwhelming that he decided to stay home. One of his friends,

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this weekend… Ken K6MR From: Bill Fenech<mailto:wfen...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:03 To: Clay Autery<mailto:k...@montac.com> Cc: Elecraft Reflector Reflector<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? https:

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well clear of I-5 this weekend… Ken K6MR From: Bill Fenech<mailto:wfen...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:03 To: Clay Autery<mailto:k...@montac.com> Cc: Elecraft Reflector Reflector<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em

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ft Reflector Reflector<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets? https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.bellsmith.3/videos/10208675848647902/ On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Clay Autery <k...@montac.com> wrote: Wow... sure hope this isn't the

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https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.bellsmith.3/videos/10208675848647902/ On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Clay Autery wrote: > Wow... sure hope this isn't the case in North Tennessee... :) > > __ > Clay Autery, KY5G > MONTAC Enterprises > (318) 518-1389 >

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As is 60 meters.   Most of our daytime frequencies in SE Asia were in the 5 MHz range.  Worked great from mainland to Philippines.  From info we got on our trip to PNW DXC in Spokane last weekend, the expectations for gridlock, both before and after the eclipse, are pretty high. 73, Fred

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Wow... sure hope this isn't the case in North Tennessee... :) __ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 8/17/2017 11:17 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Many of us are headed into the solar eclipse zone in the next few days, my > family included. We’re leaving

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I'm hearing the Oregon Connection linked UHF system will be active during the Eclipse, looks like this has good coverage of the Hwy 5 Corridor: https://www.oregonconnection.net/repeaters/ On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Bill Fenech wrote: > This may not be Emcomm related

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This may not be Emcomm related but FYI: http://www.travelsalem.com/node/42564 On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Bill Fenech wrote: > I flew to Portland yesterday from the bay area. We'll be in Albany. > > Mt Jefferson (one of the taller peaks in the Cascades) is right in the

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I flew to Portland yesterday from the bay area. We'll be in Albany. Mt Jefferson (one of the taller peaks in the Cascades) is right in the middle of the Path of Totality. don't know the coverage area of the repeaters referenced in the link, it may not be that widespread if info in the link is

[Elecraft] Eclipse logistics and em-comm nets?

Many of us are headed into the solar eclipse zone in the next few days, my family included. We’re leaving today for Ashland, Oregon. Early on Saturday (possibly *very* early), we’ll be driving to a campground in Corvallis, right in the Path of Totality. There are widespread predictions of epic