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Hi Everyone! Hope you made it through the storm and have your power restored. This month's newsletter did not get posted everywhere it should have. So I'm sending it again (after editing out a few past items.) Apologies to anyone who is getting this twice. *We will be having our meeting tonight* ! Emory has power. Be sure to notice the upcoming Open House and Star Party too. *Welcome to the September issue* of free local events related to astronomy. It's purpose is to raise awareness of the many fun and educational events you and your family can enjoy. For group postings, your moderator has approved this monthly email. If you would like more information about these events, contact information is included in each section, directions to events are listed at the bottom of this email. If this list has been forwarded to you and you want to be added to the monthly mailing, just send an email request to Programs@.... Wishing you clear skies, Nancy Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club www.atlantaastronomy.org Programs@... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *CONTENT: * 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events 3.) Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events 4.) Bradley Observatory - Events 5.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *1.)* *Atlanta* *Astronomy Club - Monthly Program * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Atlanta* *Astronomy Club Meeting * All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Friday, *September 17 * 7:30 PM - Please join us for refreshments at 7:30 , meeting starts promptly at 8 PM At White Hall, Rm 207, Emory University. (See Directions section below) Our September guest speaker is *Dr. Amy J. Lovell* , Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Agnes Scott College. Her presentation is titled " *Taking the Asteroids' Temperatures: Surprising Results in Thermal Emissions from Large Asteroids* ". Dr. Lovell is a favorite speaker, as well as a member of the AAC. Her research specialties are small solar system objects, mainly inner-solar-system comets and asteroids. I'm especially thrilled that she was able to accept our invitation because she has just returned from a 7 month research sabbatical, where she was doing asteroid and comet research at the Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica, y Electronica (INAOE) in the state of Puebla in Mexico. In addition, Dr. Lovell will describe a proposed program of simultaneous multi-wavelength observations. This program is in need of volunteers. Hey, how about you? * Fun fact: Asteroid 9274 Amylovell was named in her honor. For more information, please contact: Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Programs@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *2.)* *Atlanta* *Astronomy Club - Observing Events * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * *Open House !* Public Open house. Learn about the Night Sky and telescopes. Free. Saturday, *September 25 * 7 PM At the Walter F. Barber Jr. Observatory in Villa Rica (See Directions section below.) This event is open to the public. Come one, come all; we'll make sure everyone gets a chance to check out the premier amateur astronomy facility of the Metro Atlanta area. Refreshments will be provided. For more information on this event, please contact: Jim Holley VP, Observing Chairman Observing@... *Georgia Astronomy in State Parks (GASP)* PUBLIC Event Saturday, *October 2nd * 7 PM At Florence Marina State Park (See Directions section below.) GASP is Georgia Astronomy in State Parks. These events are scheduled in conjunction with our friends at the various state parks throughout Georgia. The events include a talk on astronomy and sidewalk astronomy. * Next GASP event is November 20 at Unicoi State Park For more information on any GASP event, please contact: Joanne Cirincione GASP Coordinator Starrynights@... *Peach* ** *State* *Star Gaze (PSSG)* The Atlanta Astronomy Clubs Annual Star Party !! PUBLIC Event Wednesday – Sunday, *October 13-17 * At White Water Express High Adventure Camp Ducktown , TN (Just across the Georgia boarder - see web site for directions.) Speakers, vendors, workshops, programs, door prizes Pre-paid meals available, bunkhouses and camping on the field available, flush toilets and shower houses on site. * Be sure to check out the website—it’s full of great information on this event. For more information on this event, please contact: Peter Macumber PSSG Chairman PSSG@... PMacumber@... www.atlantaastronomy.org/PSSG04/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *3.) AAC - Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting * All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Saturday, *September 18* Various events from 5 PM on. See schedule directly below At Charlie Elliott Visitor's Center classroom. (See Directions section below. Enter through the left side door nearest the back of the building.) Schedule: General Meeting - 5:00-6:00 PM Lecture - 6:00-6:30 PM. * * "Astronomy Current Events". Speaker: Clevis Jones. Enjoy a presentation of the latest current events in astronomy. Lecture - 6:30-7:30 PM. "Polarization Measurements during the December 2003 Martian Dust Storm". Speaker: Dr. Richard Schmude, Jr. There is usually a dark sky observing session after the meetings. For more information, please contact: Larry Owens Charlie Elliott Chapter Director Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club planetographer@... www.atlantaastronomy.org/CEWMA ( http://www.atlantaastronomy.org/CEWMA ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *4.) Bradley Observatory - Events * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Bradley Observatory Open House –* *Agnes* ** *Scott* ** *College* ** Open to the public. Typically held the second Friday of each month, during the school year. At Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College (See Directions section below.) Be sure to check their event calendar for the latest details: http://www.agnesscott.edu/about/p_eventscalendar.asp?id=8 For more information, please contact: Chris De Pree Director, Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College cdepree@... www.bradley.agnesscott.edu Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Ave. Decatur , GA 30030 www.agnesscott.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *5.) Directions * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College * 141 E. College Ave. Decatur , GA 30030 http://www.agnesscott.edu ( http://www.agnesscott.edu/ ) *From I-20:* Take Candler road exit north past Memorial Dr., past Kirk road (light) look for E. Dougherty St. on your left (at the Agnes Scott College sign). Turn left, and park your car as directed above. *From I-285 (east side of city):* Take the Ponce de Leon exit. Go west on Ponce de Leon toward Decatur. Stay on Ponce until Church Street. Turn left on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks ( College Ave. ), and you will be on Candler Road southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above. *From downtown:* Take Ponce de Leon east until it hits Church Street. Turn right on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks ( College Ave. ), and you will be on Candler Rd. southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above. Parking at Bradley Observatory: Handicapped-accessible parking is available adjacent to the observatory. Other visitors are requested to use campus parking lots accessible via E. Dougherty St. and South McDonough St. * Note: E. Dougherty St. is a one-way street. There is on-street parking along E. Dougherty, or in the parking lot to your right past the black construction fence. Additional parking is available off of S. McDonough St. : Follow Dougherty to the four-way stop, either turn left and take your first left into the parking lot, or turn right and park in the large parking deck on the left. The sidewalk to Bradley Observatory is found between the Woodruff Physical Activities Building and Gellerstedt Field, to the left (south) side of E. Dougherty. *** *Charlie* ** *Elliott* ** *Wildlife* ** *Center* * * 543 Elliott Trail Mansfield , GA 30055 (770) 784-3059 There is a camping area nearby, no camping is allowed on the observing field. http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=315 Location of the AAC Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting. Meeting at the Charlie Elliott Visitor's Center classroom. Please enter through the left side door nearest the back of the building. From Atlanta - Go east on I-20 to Ga. 11 (Exit 98). Turn right (South) and drive 7 miles, to Mansfield. From Athens - Take Hwy. 78 to Monroe , then 11 south through Social Circle and Mansfield. (Alternatively, if you like freeways, you can take 441 to Madison and I-20 west to Exit 98. then turn left to Mansfield ). At Mansfield Railroad Crossing, continue south on Ga. 11 for exactly 3 more miles. Turn Left at the sign for Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. Go 1 mile and turn right where signs mark the way to the Visitor Center. If you find yourself on an unpaved road, you have gone too far. Follow the road to the Welcome Center , where we meet. Weather permitting, viewing sessions follow the meetings. * * *Emory* ** *University* *, White Hall* *From I-20 East or West:* Take exit 60-B, the Moreland Avenue North exit. Turn right on Moreland and follow it approximately 5 miles. Moreland will change names to Briarcliff Road once it crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue. Continue on it to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur one mile to the Dowman Drive intersection. It’s a five way intersection. Emory University will be on your left. *From I-75 North or South:* Take exit 248-C, the Freedom Parkway exit. Cross Boulevard; continue on Freedom Parkway ; veer right at split. Road will pass by Carter Center. Continue on through next traffic light. Road dead ends at next traffic light. Turn left onto Moreland Avenue. Road changes names after crossing over Ponce de Leon Avenue to Briarcliff Road. Go approximately 2 miles on Briarcliff Road to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur Road one mile to the Dowman Drive intersection. Emory University will be on your left. *From I-285 East:* Take I-285 to Stone Mountain Freeway (exit 39). Take the Atlanta / Decatur exit. Take the Stone Mtn. Freeway to the end (1 Mile). Turn left onto Lawrenceville Hwy. Road will change names to Scott Blvd. Take Scott Blvd to North Decatur Road. Note that it is a five way intersection. Turn right onto North Decatur Road. Take road for 1 1/2 to 2 miles to Dowman Road. Note that Dowman Road is a five way intersection. Turn right onto Dowman Road. * * *From I-85 South or North:* Take exit 91, the Clairmont Road exit. Turn (east/south) on Clairmont and follow it approximately 3 miles to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur approximately one mile to Dowman Road. Note Dowman is located at a five way intersection. Turn right onto Dowman Road. * * *Where to Park on* *Dowman Drive* *:* Now that you are on Dowman Drive what???s next. Parking is available along Dowman Drive on both sides of the roads. There is a large parking lot behind the Admissions Building. When you turn onto Dowman Drive you will see a driveway on the left side with a gate and small building. Turn left onto the drive and proceed past the gates. After 6PM there is no fee to park. There is a small parking lot to the right just past the small building. There are two larger parking lots straight ahead to if the small one to the right is full. At the end of the large parking lot it the new math *** * * *Florence* ** *Marina* ** *State Park* ** http://gastateparks.org/info/flormarin/ Located 16 miles west of Lumpkin at the end of Ga. Hwy. 39C. Check out their web site for all the details. *** * * *Walter F. Barber Jr. Observatory, at Villa Rica * This is the club's permanent observing site, just north of Villa Rica, West of Atlanta. The roll-off roof observatory houses the club's 20" Newtonian and 10" Cave

Welcome to the October issue of free local events related to astronomy. It's purpose is to raise awareness of the many fun and educational events you and your family can enjoy. For group postings, your moderator has approved this monthly email. If you would like more information about these events, contact information is included in each section, directions to events are listed at the bottom of this email. If this list has been forwarded to you and you want to be added to the monthly mailing, just send an email request to Programs@.... Be sure to check out the lecture tomorrow at Bradley Observatory, and the PSSG next week! [Note: The PSSG is not a free event as we have to rent the space. All other events are free to attend.] Wishing you clear skies, Nancy Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club www.atlantaastronomy.org Programs@... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENT: 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events 3.) Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events 4.) Bradley Observatory - Events 5.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Astronomy Club Meeting No October General Meeting - Come to the Peach State Star Gaze! October is all about the Peach State Star Gaze! This year it will be held from Wednesday, October 13 through Sunday, October 17th, over our traditional third Friday General Membership Meeting. The PSSG Committe has gone to great lengths to secure wonderful speakers, workshops, and door prizes for this event. Therefore we will not be having a meeting at Emory this month. In this month's space, we'll showcase the speakers of the PSSG, beginning with our keynote speaker. Eric Honeycutt Eric's talks at this years PSSG will be "PNe's" and "Challenges of the Fall Sky" This year's PSSG keynote speaker is Eric Honeycutt. Eric Honeycutt of Raleigh NC, is one of the top planetary nebulae (PNe) observers in the U.S.. He is the owner and moderator of the Planetary Nebulae Yahoo Group and is a regular speaker at star parties. Eric’s accomplishments include: successful observations of the entire Abell Planetary Catalogue; a featured PNe article in Sky and Telescope’s May 2002 issue. Eris Planetary Nebula Resource for the Advanced Amateur Astronomer website can be found at http://www.icplanetaries.com Ron Buta "Spiral Galaxies: from Lord Rosse to the Present" Spiral galaxies are massive pinwheel-shaped systems of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity into a single unit. These intriguing objects, the ultimate in "deep-sky" observing targets and also the chief victims of light pollution, have always had an air of mystery about them. How did they get their shapes, and what causes the variety of features seen in spirals? This talk will describe the discovery of the nature of the spirals, beginning with Lord Rosse’s observations at Birr Castle in the 1840s. Lord Rosse and his assistants used the world’s largest telescope at the time to detect spiral structure in more than two dozen nebulae. Rich Jakiel "Mars" The talk will discuss the current state of Martian Geology (and the search for water/life) with heavy emphasis on the findings from the latest probes and landers/rovers. Numerous images from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), Mars Express (ESA), Pathfinder and the current Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit, Opportunity) will be shown, many of which have not been published in science and astronomy magazines. For more information, please contact: Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Programs@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peach State Star Gaze (PSSG) The Atlanta Astronomy Clubs Annual Star Party !! PUBLIC Event Wednesday - Sunday, October 13-17 At White Water Express High Adventure Camp Ducktown, TN (Just across the Georgia boarder - see web site for directions.) Speakers, vendors, workshops, programs, door prizes, bunkhouses and camping on the field available, flush toilets and shower houses on site. Space is still available for walk-in registrations. * Be sure to check out the website. Iit's full of great information on this event. www.atlantaastronomy.org/PSSG04/ For more information on this event, please contact: Peter Macumber PSSG Chairman PSSG@... PMacumber@... www.atlantaastronomy.org/PSSG04/ Georgia Astronomy in State Parks (GASP) PUBLIC Event Saturday, November 20 7 PM At Unicoi State Park (See Directions section below.) GASP is Georgia Astronomy in State Parks. These events are scheduled in conjunction with our friends at the various state parks throughout Georgia. The events include a talk on astronomy and sidewalk astronomy. The final GASP campout and lecture for the public for 2004 will be held at Unicoi State Park on November 20th. For more information on any GASP event, please contact: Joanne Cirincione GASP Coordinator Starrynights@... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.) AAC - Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting Please Note: We have canceled the October meeting since it is so close to Halloween and only 2 weeks before the November meeting. Presentations planned for October, will be given at the November meeting. Next observing event will be after the November chapter meeting at the CE observing field. For more information, please contact: Larry Owens Charlie Elliott Chapter Director Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club planetographer@... www.atlantaastronomy.org/CEWMA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.) Bradley Observatory - Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley Observatory Open House - Agnes Scott College 2004-2005 Open House Series: Astronomy in Georgia Open to the public. Typically held the second Friday of each month, during the school year. At Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College (See Directions section below.) Roving Through Gusev and Meridiana on Mars: Are We There Yet?" Date: Friday, October 08 Time: Lectures begin at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Speaker/Performer: Martha Leake, Valdosta State College Location: Bradley Observatory When you think about astronomy and astronomical research, chances are you don`t have Georgia on your mind. You might be more likely to think about the observatories on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, or the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, or the telescopes at the summit of Cerro Tololo. But there is a great deal of astronomical research going on right here in your own backyard. Lectures this year emphasize the role that astronomers in Georgia are playing to advance our understanding of the cosmos, from the solar system to the farthest reaches of the observable universe. Be sure to check their event calendar for the latest details: http://www.agnesscott.edu/about/p_eventscalendar.asp?id=8 For more information, please contact: Chris De Pree Director, Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College cdepree@... www.bradley.agnesscott.edu Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 www.agnesscott.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 http://www.agnesscott.edu From I-20: Take Candler road exit north past Memorial Dr., past Kirk road (light) look for E. Dougherty St. on your left (at the Agnes Scott College sign). Turn left, and park your car as directed above. From I-285 (east side of city): Take the Ponce de Leon exit. Go west on Ponce de Leon toward Decatur. Stay on Ponce until Church Street. Turn left on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks (College Ave.), and you will be on Candler Road southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above. From downtown: Take Ponce de Leon east until it hits Church Street. Turn right on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks (College Ave.), and you will be on Candler Rd. southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above. Parking at Bradley Observatory: Handicapped-accessible parking is available adjacent to the observatory. Other visitors are requested to use campus parking lots accessible via E. Dougherty St. and South McDonough St. * Note: E. Dougherty St. is a one-way street. There is on-street parking along E. Dougherty, or in the parking lot to your right past the black construction fence. Additional parking is available off of S. McDonough St.: Follow Dougherty to the four-way stop, either turn left and take your first left into the parking lot, or turn right and park in the large parking deck on the left. The sidewalk to Bradley Observatory is found between the Woodruff Physical Activities Building and Gellerstedt Field, to the left (south) side of E. Dougherty. *** Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center 543 Elliott Trail Mansfield, GA 30055 (770) 784-3059 There is a camping area nearby, no camping is allowed on the observing field. http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=315 Location of the AAC Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting. Meeting at the Charlie Elliott Visitor's Center classroom. Please enter through the left side door nearest the back of the building. From Atlanta - Go east on I-20 to Ga. 11 (Exit 98). Turn right (South) and drive 7 miles, to Mansfield. From Athens - Take Hwy. 78 to Monroe, then 11 south through Social Circle and Mansfield. (Alternatively, if you like freeways, you can take 441 to Madison and I-20 west to Exit 98. then turn left to Mansfield). At Mansfield Railroad Crossing, continue south on Ga. 11 for exactly 3 more miles. Turn Left at the sign for Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. Go 1 mile and turn right where signs mark the way to the Visitor Center. If you find yourself on an unpaved road, you have gone too far. Follow the road to the Welcome Center, where we meet. Weather permitting, viewing sessions follow the meetings. ** Emory University, White Hall From I-20 East or West: Take exit 60-B, the Moreland Avenue North exit. Turn right on Moreland and follow it approximately 5 miles. Moreland will change names to Briarcliff Road once it crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue. Continue on it to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur one mile to the Dowman Drive intersection. It’s a five way intersection. Emory University will be on your left. From I-75 North or South: Take exit 248-C, the Freedom Parkway exit. Cross Boulevard; continue on Freedom Parkway; veer right at split. Road will pass by Carter Center. Continue on through next traffic light. Road dead ends at next traffic light. Turn left onto Moreland Avenue. Road changes names after crossing over Ponce de Leon Avenue to Briarcliff Road. Go approximately 2 miles on Briarcliff Road to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur Road one mile to the Dowman Drive intersection. Emory University will be on your left. From I-285 East: Take I-285 to Stone Mountain Freeway (exit 39). Take the Atlanta/ Decatur exit. Take the Stone Mtn. Freeway to the end (1 Mile). Turn left onto Lawrenceville Hwy. Road will change names to Scott Blvd. Take Scott Blvd to North Decatur Road. Note that it is a five way intersection. Turn right onto North Decatur Road. Take road for 1 1/2 to 2 miles to Dowman Road. Note that Dowman Road is a five way intersection. Turn right onto Dowman Road. From I-85 South or North: Take exit 91, the Clairmont Road exit. Turn (east/south) on Clairmont and follow it approximately 3 miles to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur approximately one mile to Dowman Road. Note Dowman is located at a five way intersection. Turn right onto Dowman Road. Where to Park on Dowman Drive: Now that you are on Dowman Drive what???s next. Parking is available along Dowman Drive on both sides of the roads. There is a large parking lot behind the Admissions Building. When you turn onto Dowman Drive you will see a driveway on the left side with a gate and small building. Turn left onto the drive and proceed past the gates. After 6PM there is no fee to park. There is a small parking lot to the right just past the small building. There are two larger parking lots straight ahead to if the small one to the right is full. At the end of the large parking lot it the new math *** Georgia State Parks (Location of GASP events) http://gastateparks.org Check out their web site for all the details. *** Walter F. Barber Jr. Observatory, at Villa Rica This is the club's permanent observing site, just north of Villa Rica, West of Atlanta. The roll-off roof observatory houses the club's 20" Newtonian and 10" Cave telescopes. A smaller dome contains an 8" Maksutov telescope. There are toilet facilities, a warm-up building, and electricity. FROM ATLANTA OR DOUGLASVILLE: Take I-20 west to exit 24 (Carrollton and Villa Rica). Exit interstate and at end of exit ramp turn right onto GA 61/101. Proceed on GA 61. At the third traffic light, the road shrinks down from 4 lanes to 2 lanes. Continue straight through intersection. Road becomes GA 101. After approximately 1 mile, the road ends at a three-way intersection. (Stop Sign.) Turn left. Proceed for 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Harlan Lane. Travel on Harlan Lane for exactly 1.9 miles. Look carefully for Tapley Road. The road and sign are not visible until you are upon them. Turn left onto Tapley Road and follow for 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Observatory field is on the right, just before the Stone Wall with Iron Gate. FROM MARIETTA OR DALLAS: Take GA 120 west from Marietta to US 278. Turn right onto 278 and proceed on it for 2 to 3 miles to GA 61. Turn left onto GA 61. Head south on GA 61 to Douglas County line. Once you cross into Douglas County, the road will go up a hill. At the top of the Hill is a road on the right. Turn right onto Ledbetter Road. Take Ledbetter Road to the end. Turn right onto Harlan Lane. Travel on Harlan Lane for exactly 1.9 miles. Look carefully for Tapley Road. The road and sign are not visible until you are upon them. Turn left onto Tapley Road and follow for 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Observatory field is on the right, just before the Stone Wall with Iron Gate. FROM CARROLLTON: Take GA 61 east and north from Carrollton. Just after you cross over I-20, start counting traffic lights. The road will shrink down from four lanes to two lanes at the third traffic light. Continue straight through intersection. Road becomes GA 101. After 1 mile, the road ends at a three-way intersection. Turn left. Proceed for 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Harlan Lane. Travel on Harlan Lane for exactly 1.9 miles. Look carefully for Tapley Road. The road and sign are not visible until you are upon them. Turn left onto Tapley Road and follow for 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Observatory field is on the right, just before the Stone Wall with Iron Gate. *** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you prefer not to receive a 'direct-to-you' monthly mailing anymore, please send a removal request to Programs@.... 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Here is a quick analysis of our performance looking back 3 years: Our scores: 2004 12476, 3831 QSOs, 9A 2003 11074, 3309 QSOs, 6A 2002 4236, 1483 QSOs, 4A Entries in FD: 2004 2003 2002 Overall 2248 2085 2100 All power x 2 entries 1925 1781 1743 All GA entries 50 55 41 All GA power x 2 entries 42 46 35 All Southeast entries 164 153 146 All Southeast power x 2 entries 144 135 127 Our Placement: 2004 2003 2002 Overall 21 20 392 All power x 2 entries 15 17 319 All GA entries 1 1 13 All GA power x 2 entries 1 1 11 All Southeast entries 3 4 33 All Southeast power x 2 entries 2 4 29 Although we dropped back by 1 place overall, from 20 to 21, If you just look at the power x 2 entries, we increased by 2 places from 17 to 15, and that was with 144 more power x 2 entries overall. We also went up one place in the Southeastern division in both overall and only power x 2 entries. Congrats to everyone for a great effort! 73 de KN6RO Roger

Blank Food for thought for 2005: What is category 'AB' such that KP2AA with a power mult of 5!! can have 400 less Q's yet over double the score? Is that category battery powered? If so we need a Director of Battery Power Management next year! If it matters I counted us #13 raw Q's! Congrats everyone. Jim 'MBP

The ARRL web page has the 2004 Field Day scores posted (members only). N4N dropped one notch overall but still a competitive effort at number 21 overall, and still number one in Georgia! My quick look shows two stations from the southeast division ahead of us--one from VA and one from AL. The next highest Georgia score was from the Buckhead Contest Club at number 41 with a very respectable 2A effort with only 7 participants. Some new competition on the horizon! Congrats on another fine effort! Dave KE4UW .DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any of its attachments may contain proprietary INPO or WANO information that is privileged, confidential, or protected by copyright belonging to INPO or WANO. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity for which it is intended. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is contrary to the rights of INPO or WANO and is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout of this e-mail and any attachments. Thank you.

Welcome to the November issue of free local events related to astronomy. It's purpose is to raise awareness of the many fun and educational events you and your family can enjoy. For group postings, your moderator has approved this monthly email. If you would like more information about these events, contact information is included in each section, directions to events are listed at the bottom of this email. If this list has been forwarded to you and you want to be added to the monthly mailing, just send an email request to Programs@.... Wishing you clear skies, Nancy Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club www.atlantaastronomy.org Programs@... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENT: 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events 3.) Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events 4.) Bradley Observatory - Events 5.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Astronomy Club Meeting All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Friday, November 19 7:30 PM - Please join us for refreshments at 7:30, meeting starts promptly at 8 PM At White Hall, Rm 207, Emory University. (See Directions section below) Our November guest speaker is Dr. Richard Schmude Jr., Executive Director of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO). His presentation is titled "Recent Observations of the Planet Uranus". An engaging and entertaining speaker, you don't want to miss Dr. Schmude present the latest research on Uranus. In his talk, Dr. Schmude will present recent images and will also discuss recent brightness measurements of Uranus. Finally, he will discuss long term brightness changes of the planet. For fun, there may be a short quiz after the talk. Dr. Schmude is the Remote Planets Section Coordinator, the Jupiter Coordinator, and board member of ALPO, as well as Secretary of the Astronomical League. He is also an active member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, and the Flint River and Atlanta Astronomy Clubs. Raised in Texas, he received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1994. Since then, Dr. Schmude has been teaching Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry at Gordon College in Barnesville, GA. His primary areas of study include the solar system, variable stars and planetary nebulae. For more information, please contact: Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Programs@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgia Astronomy in State Parks (GASP) PUBLIC Event Saturday, November 20 7 PM At Unicoi State Park (See Directions section below.) GASP is Georgia Astronomy in State Parks. These events are scheduled in conjunction with our friends at the various state parks throughout Georgia. The events include a talk on astronomy and sidewalk astronomy. This is the final GASP campout and lecture for the public for 2004! For more information on any GASP event, please contact: Joanne Cirincione GASP Coordinator Starrynights@... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.) AAC - Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting (Note NEW FALL/WINTER SCHEDULE) Place: Charlie Elliott Visitor's Center classroom. Enter through the left side door nearest the back of the building. General meeting open to public. Time: 3:00-4:00 PM, Saturday November 13, 2004 "Astronomy Current Events" Lecture. Enjoy a presentation of the latest current events in astronomy. Speaker Horace Sullivan. Time: 4:00-4:30 PM, Saturday November 13, 2004 "The Philosophy of Astronomy" Lecture. Explore unimaginable "places" in the cosmos and see how the "experience" of astronomy can broaden your sense of reality. Speaker: Larry Owens Time: 4:30-5:30 PM, Saturday November 13, 2004 For more information, please contact: Larry Owens Charlie Elliott Chapter Director Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club planetographer@... www.atlantaastronomy.org/CEWMA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.) Bradley Observatory - Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley Observatory Open House - Agnes Scott College 2004-2005 Open House Series: Astronomy in Georgia Open to the public. Typically held the second Friday of each month, during the school year. At Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College (See Directions section below.) Our Molecular Interstellar Neighborhood Date: Friday, November 05, 2004 Time: 8:00 PM Speaker/Performer: Loris Magnani Location: Bradley Observatory When you think about astronomy and astronomical research, chances are you don`t have Georgia on your mind. You might be more likely to think about the observatories on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, or the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, or the telescopes at the summit of Cerro Tololo. But there is a great deal of astronomical research going on right here in your own backyard. Lectures this year emphasize the role that astronomers in Georgia are playing to advance our understanding of the cosmos, from the solar system to the farthest reaches of the observable universe. Loris Magnani of the University of Georgia will discuss "Our Molecular Interstellar Neighborhood." He applies much of his research to observational radio astronomy of the interstellar medium with particular emphasis on molecular clouds. Magnani routinely observes at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, and at the 100-meter radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia. All talks are free and open to the public. Lectures begin at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Be sure to check their event calendar for the latest details: http://www.agnesscott.edu/about/p_eventscalendar.asp?id=8 For more information, please contact: Chris De Pree Director, Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College cdepree@... www.bradley.agnesscott.edu Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 www.agnesscott.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 http://www.agnesscott.edu From I-20: Take Candler road exit north past Memorial Dr., past Kirk road (light) look for E. Dougherty St. on your left (at the Agnes Scott College sign). Turn left, and park your car as directed above. From I-285 (east side of city): Take the Ponce de Leon exit. Go west on Ponce de Leon toward Decatur. Stay on Ponce until Church Street. Turn left on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks (College Ave.), and you will be on Candler Road southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above. From downtown: Take Ponce de Leon east until it hits Church Street. Turn right on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks (College Ave.), and you will be on Candler Rd. southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above. Parking at Bradley Observatory: Handicapped-accessible parking is available adjacent to the observatory. Other visitors are requested to use campus parking lots accessible via E. Dougherty St. and South McDonough St. * Note: E. Dougherty St. is a one-way street. There is on-street parking along E. Dougherty, or in the parking lot to your right past the black construction fence. Additional parking is available off of S. McDonough St.: Follow Dougherty to the four-way stop, either turn left and take your first left into the parking lot, or turn right and park in the large parking deck on the left. The sidewalk to Bradley Observatory is found between the Woodruff Physical Activities Building and Gellerstedt Field, to the left (south) side of E. Dougherty. *** Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center 543 Elliott Trail Mansfield, GA 30055 (770) 784-3059 There is a camping area nearby, no camping is allowed on the observing field. http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=315 Location of the AAC Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting. Meeting at the Charlie Elliott Visitor's Center classroom. Please enter through the left side door nearest the back of the building. From Atlanta - Go east on I-20 to Ga. 11 (Exit 98). Turn right (South) and drive 7 miles, to Mansfield. From Athens - Take Hwy. 78 to Monroe, then 11 south through Social Circle and Mansfield. (Alternatively, if you like freeways, you can take 441 to Madison and I-20 west to Exit 98. then turn left to Mansfield). At Mansfield Railroad Crossing, continue south on Ga. 11 for exactly 3 more miles. Turn Left at the sign for Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. Go 1 mile and turn right where signs mark the way to the Visitor Center. If you find yourself on an unpaved road, you have gone too far. Follow the road to the Welcome Center, where we meet. Weather permitting, viewing sessions follow the meetings. ** Emory University, White Hall From I-20 East or West: Take exit 60-B, the Moreland Avenue North exit. Turn right on Moreland and follow it approximately 5 miles. Moreland will change names to Briarcliff Road once it crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue. Continue on it to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur one mile to the Dowman Drive intersection. It’s a five way intersection. Emory University will be on your left. From I-75 North or South: Take exit 248-C, the Freedom Parkway exit. Cross Boulevard; continue on Freedom Parkway; veer right at split. Road will pass by Carter Center. Continue on through next traffic light. Road dead ends at next traffic light. Turn left onto Moreland Avenue. Road changes names after crossing over Ponce de Leon Avenue to Briarcliff Road. Go approximately 2 miles on Briarcliff Road to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur Road one mile to the Dowman Drive intersection. Emory University will be on your left. From I-285 East: Take I-285 to Stone Mountain Freeway (exit 39). Take the Atlanta/ Decatur exit. Take the Stone Mtn. Freeway to the end (1 Mile). Turn left onto Lawrenceville Hwy. Road will change names to Scott Blvd. Take Scott Blvd to North Decatur Road. Note that it is a five way intersection. Turn right onto North Decatur Road. Take road for 1 1/2 to 2 miles to Dowman Road. Note that Dowman Road is a five way intersection. Turn right onto Dowman Road. From I-85 South or North: Take exit 91, the Clairmont Road exit. Turn (east/south) on Clairmont and follow it approximately 3 miles to North Decatur Road. Turn right and follow North Decatur approximately one mile to Dowman Road. Note Dowman is located at a five way intersection. Turn right onto Dowman Road. Where to Park on Dowman Drive: Now that you are on Dowman Drive what???s next. Parking is available along Dowman Drive on both sides of the roads. There is a large parking lot behind the Admissions Building. When you turn onto Dowman Drive you will see a driveway on the left side with a gate and small building. Turn left onto the drive and proceed past the gates. After 6PM there is no fee to park. There is a small parking lot to the right just past the small building. There are two larger parking lots straight ahead to if the small one to the right is full. At the end of the large parking lot it the new math *** Georgia State Parks (Location of GASP events) http://gastateparks.org Check out their web site for all the details. *** Walter F. Barber Jr. Observatory, at Villa Rica This is the club's permanent observing site, just north of Villa Rica, West of Atlanta. The roll-off roof observatory houses the club's 20" Newtonian and 10" Cave telescopes. A smaller dome contains an 8" Maksutov telescope. There are toilet facilities, a warm-up building, and electricity. FROM ATLANTA OR DOUGLASVILLE: Take I-20 west to exit 24 (Carrollton and Villa Rica). Exit interstate and at end of exit ramp turn right onto GA 61/101. Proceed on GA 61. At the third traffic light, the road shrinks down from 4 lanes to 2 lanes. Continue straight through intersection. Road becomes GA 101. After approximately 1 mile, the road ends at a three-way intersection. (Stop Sign.) Turn left. Proceed for 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Harlan Lane. Travel on Harlan Lane for exactly 1.9 miles. Look carefully for Tapley Road. The road and sign are not visible until you are upon them. Turn left onto Tapley Road and follow for 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Observatory field is on the right, just before the Stone Wall with Iron Gate. FROM MARIETTA OR DALLAS: Take GA 120 west from Marietta to US 278. Turn right onto 278 and proceed on it for 2 to 3 miles to GA 61. Turn left onto GA 61. Head south on GA 61 to Douglas County line. Once you cross into Douglas County, the road will go up a hill. At the top of the Hill is a road on the right. Turn right onto Ledbetter Road. Take Ledbetter Road to the end. Turn right onto Harlan Lane. Travel on Harlan Lane for exactly 1.9 miles. Look carefully for Tapley Road. The road and sign are not visible until you are upon them. Turn left onto Tapley Road and follow for 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Observatory field is on the right, just before the Stone Wall with Iron Gate. FROM CARROLLTON: Take GA 61 east and north from Carrollton. Just after you cross over I-20, start counting traffic lights. The road will shrink down from four lanes to two lanes at the third traffic light. Continue straight through intersection. Road becomes GA 101. After 1 mile, the road ends at a three-way intersection. Turn left. Proceed for 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Harlan Lane. Travel on Harlan Lane for exactly 1.9 miles. Look carefully for Tapley Road. The road and sign are not visible until you are upon them. Turn left onto Tapley Road and follow for 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Observatory field is on the right, just before the Stone Wall with Iron Gate. *** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you prefer not to receive a 'direct-to-you' monthly mailing anymore, please send a removal request to Programs@.... 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Hey gang: I just picked up a TL-922 that is really clean, and the price was right. The only problem is that there was no user / Operator manual. It's been a long time since I've owned one of these, and can't remember the details. Does anyone have a manual available? Of course, I'd be happy to pay for copying / postage / time and trouble. I've checked online to no avail, so if you know a website, I'd appreciate that also. 73 de KN6RO Roger

Hi ham friends, I'm changing over my email address. Please do not use ncronin@..., or any of my other mindspring emails after this week. New address: nancydarling@... Thanks, Nancy KG4IUL P.S. And send your address so we can update our list. Thx!

Sorry for the add on. Also folding tables, cabinets, tools, and so on. Nan

I'm getting rid of some equipment and parts. No, I'm not getting out of radio, just not enough room at the new house and have those awful covenant restrictions to deal with now. I'll use the moolah to put an HF rig in my truck, so your thoughts are welcome on that issue too. I have an Astron 35M P/S, light use, excellent condition, about a year old. A Philips dual trace o-scope. Loads and loads of electronic parts. And a full wall in my garage of other toys and gadget stuff. If you are interested, email me at nancydarling @charter.net. I'll take a picture later of the garage and email anyone interested. (Be afraid :) I can also bring some stuff to the next PARC meeting (5th Tuesday this month). I don't have everyone's email on this machine, so if you're in PARC, pass this on. Many thanks, Nancy KG4IUL

Equipment/Moving Sale. Take your pick. I'm having an open house this Friday and Saturday to purge the place before moving furniture. Still have a Philips dual-trace programmable o-scope. Loads and loads of electronic parts. And a full wall in my garage of other toys and gadget stuff. Also tables, furniture, cabinets, tools, books and so on. Can't keep it all when combining two households. I won't have email contact for a few days, but feel free to call me at 678-849-3300. Leave a message just in case I lose the signal and can't pick up. Will be closing shop about 4 pm on Saturday. The address is: 31 Millpond Way Hiram, GA 30141 Thanks, Nancy KG4IUL

Ladies and Gents: It's about time for our kickoff meeting to set the scope of our Field Day effort for 2005. Anyone interested in a gathering over the holidays? I would suggest the usual place (Hemmingways on the square in Marietta). If you're interested, let me know what days you can make it and we'll try and find a best time. With Christmas and New years being on a Saturday, my guess is Saturdays are out. If we want this to be on a weekend, I could make it on Sun Dec 26 or Jan 2. Any interest? Dave Moss Manager Radiological Protection Group (770) 644-8304 mossdj@... .DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any of its attachments may contain proprietary INPO or WANO information that is privileged, confidential, or protected by copyright belonging to INPO or WANO. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity for which it is intended. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is contrary to the rights of INPO or WANO and is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout of this e-mail and any attachments. Thank you.

Everyone who responded indicated that the 26th would work, so lets gather at Hemmingway’s at 1:00pm on Sunday, Dec 26th. We can swap “look what I got for Christmas” stories and start some of the planning for FD 2005. See ya there! Dave KE4UW

Date: January 21, 2005 From: Team co-leaders: Ralph Fedor, KOIR and Bob Allphin, K4UEE DXpedition new dates - mid-February, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Our last press release announced a delay in the 3YOX Dxpedition to Peter I. We can now give you more specific information. The vessel we have chartered could not meet the original sailing date. The renovations and modifications taking place on the ship were not completed on schedule. K4UEE and LA6VM just returned from a visit to Chile that included an inspection of the team's chartered vessel, a meeting with the CEO of the charter company and the shipyard project supervisor, and an inspection of the team's equipment/supplies in our sea container stored in Punta Arenas. We were disappointed to see that the ship is still not ready. Work is progressing, however, and the charter company tells us they expect to be ready to sail for Peter I on February 10. We are not entirely confident the work can be completed on time, but the team is prepared to assemble in Punta Arenas, Chile on February 8. If all things go well, we will arrive at the island about 6-7 days after departure, depending on the route, weather, and ice conditions. Our landing operations will commence immediately once the weather allows for safe helicopter operation. We will first establish a safe, secure, and self-sufficient camp. Once this is complete we will begin setting up stations and antennas. We will be on the air as soon as possible, but this too is dependent on the conditions on the island. Blizzards, high winds, and low visibility are very real potential problems. We still plan to bring up nine stations with amplifiers and a large array of antennas. Despite the schedule change, the team still hopes to spend two full weeks on the island. And, very importantly, our entire team remains intact. The state of preparation of the ship, the location, complex logistics, weather, and sea ice are all challenges and largely out of our control. We will do all that is within our power to complete this DXpedition safely and within this new time frame. If all goes well and we sail as planned on February 10, we will return to Punta Arenas on March 10th. Check our web site, www.peterone.com, regularly for updates. This is a huge undertaking and very, very expensive. The team members are funding 74% of the total cost and need your help with the remaining expenses. Your contribution will be very much appreciated. Send contributions to either: K4UEE, F2JD, JA1ELY or ZL2AL (check the website for an easy-to-use donation form).

Hey gang, Time to mark your calendars! Once again, we plan to activate special event station N4N for Field Day 2005! The operation will be from the same site, a wonderful spot on a 200 acre farm in Paulding County with wide open pastures for towers and beams, surrounded by tall trees just right for the wire antennas! This year's event will, as always, be the fourth full weekend in June--June 25-26th. Last year we added a second CW station, a couple more serious-business CW operators, a yagi for 40m phone, and a serious satellite setup and we topped 3800 contacts with a 9A operation! We had a ton of fun, despite getting a bit wet during setup and teardown as some "interesting" thunderstorms passed through. We wound up number 21 overall, number one in 9A, and Number 1 in Georgia! This year, the plan is build on our past success and maybe shoot for top 5 overall. We have plenty of yagis, rotors, tower parts, and radios, so we've got enough equipment lined up to keep the effort at 9A, with four stations on HF phone, 3 stations on HF CW, one HF digital station, and the VHF/UHF and satellite stations. We'll also be set up for the Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) station. Like last year, we'll operate in the 150W category, with computer logging using Writelog with networked computers. Camp setup will begin on Thursday or Friday, and antenna/station setup will begin 2:00pm Friday. If the propagation gods smile on 10 and 15 meters, we should be able to top 4000 QSOs! The most important need is for operators--YOU! We can make fine tuning adjustments to the plan later, but we need to get some idea of how many folks are interested. So, please let me know what your current plans are for this year's Field Day: 1. I’m in! Sign me up as a full-time participant. 2. I’m interested and will be there part time, but not the whole weekend. 3. I probably won’t participate, but I’d like to see the email traffic and may join in later. 4. I won't be making it this year. We’ll be cruising the hamfest boneyards over the next few months for a few odds and ends to fine-tune the setup. If you are interested in participating and have any of the following that could be available to the group for field day, please let me know so we can put our pennies where they count the most: Rohn 25 flat or hinged base Rohn 25 top section (we use 20 or 30 foot towers) Coax cable—especially long pieces Folding tables (like banquet tables) and comfortable portable chairs for operators Tents/shelters large enough and strong enough to house operating positions (we have the two 10x20 white tents from last year and other assorted smaller tents/shelters for sleeping and hanging out) Generators (3-5KW variety) Also, if you know of any others who may be interested in participating, invite them to join the yahoo group, or let me know and I’ll be glad to add them to the email list. Think Field Day! Dave KE4UW .DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any of its attachments may contain proprietary INPO or WANO information that is privileged, confidential, or protected by copyright belonging to INPO or WANO. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity for which it is intended. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is contrary to the rights of INPO or WANO and is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout of this e-mail and any attachments. Thank you.

Hey folks, It looks like we are pretty far along on rounding up the “usual suspects” for field day. Responses so far are (in alphabetical order): In full time: KD4SHH, KE4ENI, KE4UW, KG4IUL, KN6RO, KT4XN, WA2MBP, WB4SQ, WB8VTK Can’t make it: NE4S, WK4U Haven’t heard yet from: Folks who have usually played in the past: AA4RC (Robin), KF4JVD (Jeff), KF4TJY (Shane) Folks who have occasionally played in the past: WO0LY (Tim), KE4WIO (Tom), N1KDO (Jeff), N4NBL (Phil), W5BJV (Marcel) Folks from PARC who played last year: AG4PR (Danny), KF4RPQ (Al), KF4ZNG (Gill), KR4KZ (Mike), N4LIX (Ginger), WD4LUQ (Bill), Folks who have expressed interest, but haven’t played so far: AF4MP (Zyg), K9MUG (Darrell), KF4BUT (Hal), KG4VTY (Art), N8EKA (Vester) If the regulars can make it again, and even half the others, we should have a pretty good crowd for Field Day. As usual, we do need some more CW operators. If you know someone we can invite, by all means twist arms, call in favors, or whatever you think will work to reel in some CW ops. Dave KE4UW

Do any of you have the grid square for the field day site? I have received a card for a 6m contact last year, and he has requested that I include the grid square. If not, does anyone have the GPS coordinates? I’m not sure, but I think I can find the grid square if I have the GPS coordinates. Thanks! Think Field Day! Dave

Peter I Press Release #13 Date: February 15, 2005 From: Team co-leaders: Ralph Fedor, K?IR and Bob Allphin, K4UEE It's a GO!!!! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After a trying week of travel, re-positioning of the team and equipment, working with a new ship, being blind-sided by cancellation of the first helicopter company, negotiating a new helicopter contract, and re-configuring our supplies; the 3Y?X team is ready to roll! Today at 1800 UTC arrangements with the ship and the new helicopter company contract were finalized. Specifications of the helicopter and experience of the pilot were reviewed and found satisfactory. Our ship, the Cavendish Sea, and a Lama helicopter will begin moving in a matter of hours and converge on Ushuaia, Argentina. This evening we will begin an extensive review of our shelter set up procedures, camp layout, and equipment review. We will continue our familiarization with our radios and propagation. When you hear us signing LU/, please call us so we can continue to study propagation from this part of the world. Don't worry about duplicate contacts. We expect to depart from Ushuaia midday, February 18, and begin our sail to Peter I. Weather permitting; we will land on Peter I within five or six days. Because our time on the island has been shortened by the difficulties we encountered, we will shift to the "fast strike" mode and get one or two stations on the air as soon as possible. These last days have been extremely difficult for us. Uncertainties were around every corner. With things changing so rapidly, it was difficult to release meaningful information. We are now better positioned and can send out updates more frequently. Our entire team thanks the DX community for their patience and good wishes expressed on the air. Please continue to check our web site for updates. This is a huge undertaking and very, very expensive. The team members are funding 74% of the total cost and need your help with the remaining expenses. Your contribution will be very much appreciated. Send contributions to either: W4GKF, F2JD, JA1ELY or ZL2AL (check the website for an easy-to-use donation form).