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Roger I have both a large Iron for 110v and one that runs on lp gas. Will bring both.

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I sent this out on Evite, but if I missed you, here it is again. Could someone please bring a high wattage soldering Iron? I need to install a couple of PL-259s. When: Saturday, August 28th, 9:00 AM Where: Roger's House, 3441 Steve Drive NW, Marietta, GA Telephone: 770-421-1401 Directions: Heading West on 120 from Marietta, (Whitlock Avenue, then it turns into Dallas Highway), go 6.2 miles west from the square on 120. Turn Right on Due West Road. There is a Bank of America on the corner. Turn Right on Steve Drive, which is the 2nd road on the right. I'm in the first house on the right. You can also come across Barrett Parkway. Just take it West of Highway 41 until you intersect with Dallas Highway. Turn Right on Dallas Highway and proceed about a mile and a half to Due West Road. Turn Right on Due West Road. The Second Street on the Right is Steve Drive. It looks like the weather is going to cooperate, so let's go for it, get KN6RO's tower up so he can quit sending out all of the messages about it. The good news, no climbing required. It'll be just like raising a tower at field day, except the tower is 50 feet and anchored in 6000 lbs of concrete. I'll have the coffee, soda, food, and beer (it's happy hour somewhere). Thanks for all the help!

Since we may be gathering Saturday at Roger's, I'll try the lost and found add again! I have the following leftovers from field day that are in need of their true owner: 1. Wool? olive drab army-type blanket (not as thick as the "real" army blankets of WWII fame) that probably came from the 12x14 "sleeping" tent 2. Two AC power strips that both look nearly new--one, however, was laid on a piece of very wet newspaper during the get-it-in-the-car-there's-a-storm-coming rush. The newspaper adhered nicely when it dried--got most of it off with goo-gone. 3. One SO-239 to SO-239 "bullet" which looks to be good quality stuff (not the 98-cent hamfest special). Looks like a panel mount type threaded all the way from tip to tip. Is anyone missing anything? I didn't go through the plastic bins all that carefully when I unloaded, but I can easily do so if somebody is missing something. 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.

Well Gang, it's time for the latest KN6RO tower project update. The line pump did in fact manage to show up last Thursday, late in the evening. Unfortunately Kimberly had the digicam and I didn't get any pictures of the fun. However, the base did get poured, and the coins put in for good luck! Actually, I finished the concrete and put the coins right on top! I figure that without all of that mud to go through, the electrons have a much better chance of getting home. So, at that point, I had a huge concrete cube in the ground with 10 feet of tower in in. Last night I got a little froggy and bolted the second section on, walked it up, so now I have 20 feet in the air. Lesson learned - For field day raising 20 feet of tower is a 7 man operation, but with it stuck on a fold over base and 6000 Lbs of concrete, it can be done by one man. 20 feet is about all I can handle by myself. I think that I'm going to need about 6 folks to stand the whole 50 feet of tower with the antennas attached. The KT-34 construction is coming along. Dave Moss, If you're available Saturday Morning for a couple or 4 hours to help me with the antenna, I sure could use it. The last of the stuff I need is not going to be here until the 26th...and with the weather this weekend scheduled to be questionable (which means it'll be fine), I would like to see who is available for Saturday, August 28th to have a tower party and get this thing done. I have lots of beer and lots of food!!!! I'm attaching some pics for your viewing pleasure. The ones of the balun on the beam are interesting...notice how the aluminum plate now forms to the balun courtesy of the stainless hose clamps. See y'all soon! 73 de KN6RO Roger

Welcome to the August 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.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Astronomy Club Meeting All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Friday, August 20 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) This month we feature another intriguing subject! Can you imagine the most intense explosion in the universe? An explosion that shines a million trillion times as bright as the Sun? It's called a gamma-ray burst and it's a hot topic. Delving into the exciting world of Gamma-Ray Astronomy, we will hear from one of the country's top experts, Dr. Charles "Chip" Meegan. His presentation is titled "Gamma-Ray Bursts - The Most Powerful Explosions in the Universe". Dr. Meegan is an Astrophysicist with the Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Group at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Don't know much about Gamma-Ray Astronomy? Well, then August 20th is your chance to learn something new and exciting. High energy gamma-rays are found at the far end of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. The limited visible light we see is found in the middle. Gamma rays can have over a billion times the energy of the light that is visible to our eyes. They are also quite harmful to life but fortunately Earth's atmosphere protects us. Of course, since our atmosphere absorbs gamma-rays, these high energy photons are near impossible to study from Earth. This is why the work of NASA's Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Team is important. They investigate the high energy regime of our universe, studying gamma-ray phenomena such as pulsars, black holes, and other exotic astrophysical objects. Dr. Meegan has more than 20 years experience designing, building and operating instruments to study gamma-ray bursts. He is also the Principal Investigator developing a new burst monitor, which is to be flown on NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, planned for an upcoming launch. He likes working puzzles, and enjoys putting together the clues to solve mysteries. Come join us to hear what he has to say about one of our most exciting mysteries. For more information, please contact: Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Programs@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No open houses are scheduled for August but we will have one in September! Dark Sky Outing (DSO) for AAC members and their guests. Saturday, August 14 7 PM At Brasstown Bald (See Directions section below.) Newcomer Training Night for AAC members only. Orientation and Observing 101 Saturday, August 21 7 PM At the Walter F. Barber Jr. Observatory in Villa Rica (See Directions section below.) Georgia Astronomy in State Parks (GASP) PUBLIC Event Saturday, September 4th 7 PM At FDR 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. For more information, please contact: Jim Holley VP, Observing Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Observing@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.) AAC - Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Saturday, August 21 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: Larry Owens. Enjoy a presentation of the latest current events in astronomy. Lecture - 6:30-7:30 PM. "In Search of the Lovers Triangle - 3 Love Stories". Speaker: Philip Sacco.. 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brasstown Bald Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/conf/webcam.htm http://ngeorgia.com/travel/brasstown.html From Ga 400: From I-285 take GA 400 north for 47 miles to GA 60. Turn left onto GA 60. Note that GA 60 is also US 19. Take Ga 60/US 19 north. Travel north on US 19 for 32 miles to Ga 180. Turn right onto Ga 180 and travel east for 8 miles. Look for the Ga 180 spur on the left. There should be a gate and sign for Brasstown Bald Mountain. Turn left onto the 180 spur and proceed for 1 to 2 miles. The road ends at a large parking area. We will set up in the middle two parking lanes. From I-575: Take I-575 north to Ga 515. Take Ga 515 north and eventually east to Blairsville. Note that the distance from the I-75/I-575 interchange to Blairsville is 93 miles. Take US 129 south at Blairsville and proceed for 8 miles to Ga 180. Turn left onto Ga 180 and proceed east for 8 miles. Look for the Ga 180 spur on the left . There should be a sign for Brasstown Bald Mtn and a gate. Turn left onto Spur 180 and proceed for about 1 to 2 miles to a large parking area. We will set up in the middle two parking lanes. From I-85: Take I-85 north to I-985(exit 113). Take I-985 north for 21 miles to US(exit 22). Turn left onto US 129. Proceed north on US 129 for 25 miles to Ga 75 just north of Cleveland. Turn right onto Ga 75 and proceed north for 20 to 22 miles to Ga 180. Turn left onto Ga 180 and proceed west for 6 miles. Look for Ga 180 spur on the RIGHT. Look for a gate and Brasstown Bald sign. Turn right onto spur 180 and proceed for 1 to 2 miles to a large parking area at the top. We will set up in the middle two parking lanes. Information: The Brasstown Bald parking area is located below the top of the mountain. The view to the north is obscured some along with the view to the south. Horizons are unlimited to the east and west. Bathrooms are located on the northwest corner of the parking area at the edge of the woods. Look for a stone building. Please get to Brasstown before dark so as to make it easier to find the place. Some of these mountain roads are hard to navigate after dark. *** 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 *** FDR State Park ( F.D. Roosevelt State Park) http://gastateparks.org/info/fdr/ Located near Callaway Gardens and the town of Warm Springs. 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@.... If you are on my list, I'll take care of it before the next posting. If this email is being forwarded to you, please contact your sender. Thanks!

Well gang, after all this time, the base is in the hole, and the line pump will be here Thursday morning to pump the concrete the 150 fun filled feet from the street to my back yard. Thought you might enjoy a couple pictures of the progress so far. Remember...Think Tower Party! 73 de KN6RO

If its on an August wknd, I'll be there... Gary - WB4SQ --- Roger Hackler <rhackler@...> wrote: > Well gang, after all this time, the base is in the hole, and the line > pump > will be here Thursday morning to pump the concrete the 150 fun filled > feet > from the street to my back yard. Thought you might enjoy a couple > pictures > of the progress so far. > > Remember...Think Tower Party! > > 73 de KN6RO > > ATTACHMENT part 2 image/jpeg name=Tower 001.JPE > ATTACHMENT part 3 image/jpeg name=Tower 003.JPE > ATTACHMENT part 4 image/jpeg name=Tower 004.JPE > ATTACHMENT part 5 image/jpeg name=Tower 005.JPE > ATTACHMENT part 6 image/jpeg name=Tower 006.JPE > ATTACHMENT part 7 image/jpeg name=Tower 007.JPE __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Roger, great news! Couldn't happen to a nicer fellow. Don't forget to throw a few coins (the more exotic the better), pieces of broken glass, etc. in the hole for good luck and to make for good DX. FYI: Pictures from my tower "raising": http://www.homestead.com/ke4eni/details.html When it gets done it's all worth it: http://www.homestead.com/ke4eni/tower.html Let me know when the big day is, and I'll "come and take pictures". :-) TTYL es 73 de JG -----Original Message----- From: Roger Hackler [mailto:rhackler@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:00 PM To: n4n_field_day@... Subject: [n4n_field_day] KN6RO Tower Project Well gang, after all this time, the base is in the hole, and the line pump will be here Thursday morning to pump the concrete the 150 fun filled feet from the street to my back yard. Thought you might enjoy a couple pictures of the progress so far. Remember...Think Tower Party! 73 de KN6RO ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links

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Not much sunspot activity when we looked through the solar telescope, but more is coming... -Nan KG4IUL Space Weather News for July 13, 2004 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR ACTIVITY WATCH: The Sun has been mostly quiet for weeks, but this could soon change. One or more big sunspots are turning toward Earth, raising the possibility of solar flares, geomagnetic storms and auroras in the days and weeks ahead. MORNING STAR: It's not easy waking up at dawn, but this week it's worth doing. Venus, the "morning star," is absolutely brilliant in the eastern sky around sunrise. On July 14th, Venus and the crescent moon will appear side by side--a lovely sight. On July 15th Venus reaches maximum brightness. The planet is delightful to see through a telescope; it looks like a tiny crescent Moon.

Hope the party went well. The HS reunion in Ft. Lauderdale was a bust. Would rather have been at Dave's pool party. Gary (Back in Roswell) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Here is a link to my web server (www.hamlab.com) where I place some Field Day 2004 photos. Larger sized files are available (just ask) if anyone wants to make a big sized print. http://www.hamlab.com/photo_albums/Field%20Day%202004/page_01.htm 73.... Great Field Day Dave Rice - KD4SHH

Don't forget bringing something with 'DEET' in it. I'm trying out the vitamin B1 100mg. Gary - WB4SQ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

i was able to upload 6 photos then attemted 6 more to check if photos upload the second time i went to album and i am gettin an error message.

An alternate way to get to the photo is to goto www.hamlab.com then click PHOTOS then click FIELD DAY 2004. or Goto www.hamlab.com then click RADIO then click FIELD DAY 2004. ....dave -----Original Message----- From: Moss, Dave J (INPO) <mossdj@...> To: n4n_field_day@... Sent: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:12:38 -0400 Subject: RE: [n4n_field_day] Field Day Photos Tired that again, but no luck. I'll have to check from home--where the IT folks don't roam! :-) From: John Grimsley [mailto:jgrims@...] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 4:06 PM To: n4n_field_day@... Subject: Re: [n4n_field_day] Field Day Photos I believe when you "click" on the link in Dave's e-mail you are not clicking on the "full URL".... Try cutting/pasting the URL into a browser instead. Examine it careful and make sure you get it all.... http://www.hamlab.com/photo_albums/Field%20Day%202004/page_01.htm If it's any consolation, I have had this happen to me as well. Just do what I do...give up in disgust and go have a beer! :-) 73 de JG ----- Original Message ----- From: Moss, Dave J (INPO) To: n4n_field_day@... Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 3:55 PM Subject: RE: [n4n_field_day] Field Day Photos When I try the links in Dave's email, I get an Explorer page that says Action canceled Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The page might be temporarily unavailable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please try the following: Click the Refresh button, or try again later. If you have visited this page previously and you want to view what has been stored on your computer, click File, and then click Work Offline. For information about offline browsing with Internet Explorer, click the Help menu, and then click Contents and Index. Internet Explorer Is this an artifact of our geeks at work protecting me again, or am I missing something simple? Dave -----Original Message----- From: John Grimsley [mailto:jgrims@...] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 3:15 PM To: n4n_field_day@... Subject: Re: [n4n_field_day] Field Day Photos Super pictures Dave. I especially like the "low lights" shots -- well done! BTW: I don't see any pictures of me! :-) A few pictures from "KE4ENI Field Day" from EM60: http://ke4eni.hamlabs.com/ke4eni/Photo%20Albums/2004%20KE4ENI%20Field%20Day/ CUL es 73 de KE4ENI John Grimsley Five Falls, LLC (404) 386-0969 jgrimsley@... http://www.fivefalls.com "Helping organizations use information technology more effectively." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Rice" <daverice@...> To: <n4n_field_day@...> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:33 PM Subject: [n4n_field_day] Field Day Photos > Here is a link to my web server (www.hamlab.com) where I place some > Field Day 2004 photos. > > Larger sized files are available (just ask) if anyone wants to make a > big sized print. > > http://www.hamlab.com/photo_albums/Field%20Day%202004/page_01.htm > > 73.... Great Field Day > > Dave Rice - KD4SHH > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/n4n_field_day/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: n4n_field_day-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

Welcome to the July 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.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Monthly Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Astronomy Club Meeting All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Friday, July 16 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 guest speaker this month is Dr. Douglas R. Gies, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University. His subject is a strange and fascinating double star system called SS433. What makes this star system unique? In an orbital dance of 13 days, one hot swollen star is being consumed by it's collapsed superdense partner. This system is considered a microquasar, which is a binary system in which a normal star orbits, and loses material to, a compact nearby object, such as a black hole or a neutron star. It could even teach us how quasars and other galactic nuclei are powered. Another interesting feature is that as the superdense partner pulls spiraling glowing gases from the swollen star, it then blasts it out in narrow jets at a quarter of the speed of light. As the collapsed star wobbles, the jets create a "lawn sprinkler" effect in space. So is the superdense partner a neutron star or perhaps a black hole? Please join us to hear the latest research on this exotic star system, The Unusual X-Ray Binary System SS433. For more information, please contact: Nancy Cronin VP, Program Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Programs@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.) Atlanta Astronomy Club - Observing Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No open houses or GASP (Georgia Astronomy in State Parks) events are scheduled for July but events will be appearing later this year, so keep checking. Dark Sky Outing (DSO) for AAC members and their guests. Saturday, July 17 7 PM At Oconee Wildlife Management Area (See Directions section below.) Newcomer Training Night for AAC members only. Orientation and Observing 101 Saturday, July 24 7 PM At the Walter F. Barber Jr. Observatory in Villa Rica (See Directions section below.) For more information, please contact: Jim Holley VP, Observing Chairman Atlanta Astronomy Club Observing@... www.atlantaastronomy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.) AAC - Charlie Elliott Chapter - Program and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Elliott Chapter Meeting All are welcome; general meeting open to the public. Saturday, July 17 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: Debbie Jones. Enjoy a presentation of the latest current events in astronomy. Lecture - 6:30-7:30 PM. "The Outer Planets". Explore the outer planets with special guest speaker Dr. Richard Schmude, Jr. "The planet Uranus has continued to grow dimmer during the last few years. It is now 0.07 magnitudes (or 7 percent) dimmer than what it was in 1991. Older brightness measurements dating back to the 1930s suggests that this planet gets brighter and dimmer with its seasons. During the 1990s, Neptune became brighter but during the last 3 or 4 years, that planet's brightness has remained nearly constant. Pluto has undergone some strange brightness changes since the 1950s. Some upcoming events include the eclipses and transits of the moons of Uranus across that planet's disc along with a possible reappearance of cloud belts on Uranus during the next few years." 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.) Directions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 *** Oconee Wildlife Management Area (WMA) You may camp overnight on the observing field. There are no facilities, power or water on site. You can contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at 706-595-4222 for more information. Travel on I-20 East to the Greensboro Exit, Hwy 44. Take a left on Hwy 44. Almost into downtown Greensboro, take a right on 1st St. or Elm St. (If you miss 1st St. or Elm St., take a right when you get to Hwy 278). Go two blocks and take a right on Walnut St., also called Martin Luther King Dr. on the south side of Greensboro. Follow this road and the name changes to Veazey Road after you cross over I-20. Travel on Veazey Rd, through Veazey (a small community with one store) to Liberty Church Rd. Turn right on Liberty Church Rd. and travel to the Oconee WMA dove field and campground on the way to the check station; unless you need to go by the information center for maps or a hunting season schedule, just make a left into the camping field across from the dove field sign and you?re there. *** 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 2 miles. Turn left onto Tapley Road. Proceed on Tapley Road 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. Proceed on Harlan Lane for exactly 1 mile. Turn left onto Tapley Road. Proceed on Tapley Road 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 2 miles. Turn left onto Tapley Road. 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I'm going to print some QSLs to respond to some requests for N4N confirmations for this year's operation (3 cards received so far), and as we did last year I'd like to have the call signs of each operator on the QSL card. Here's a list of folks I can remember having participated in set up, operation, or tear down. Have I missed anyone? I thought we had something like 30 folks participate, but I can only recall 18. AA4RC AG4PR KD4SHH KE4UW KF4RPQ KF4TJY KG4IUL KG4SKB KN6RO KR4KZ N1KDO N4LIX N5CE WA2MBP WB4SQ WB8VTK WD4LUQ WK4U Dave Moss Manager Radiological Protection Group (770) 644-8304 mossdj@...

Don't forget--post-Field Day celebration at my house Saturday, July 10, 3pm until whenever. Directions: From the Big Chicken (where else!), go east on 120 past the 120 loop, past Piedmont RD, to Old Canton (Quick Trip on the Right, SaveRite grocery and Blockbuster video in shopping center on the left). Turn LEFT on to Old Canton Rd, then RIGHT at the first traffic light on to Sewell Mill Rd. Make a LEFT at the first light (less than 1/4 mile) on to Murdock Road. Go past Murdock Elementary School (on the right), then take the next RIGHT on to Casteel Rd. Make the first LEFT into Twin Lakes neighborhood (Twin Lakes Drive). Our house is the second house on the left after you pass by the small cul-de-sac on the left. Dave and Margaret Moss 3143 Twin Lakes Drive 770-579-0673 Dave Moss Manager Radiological Protection Group (770) 644-8304 mossdj@...