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WHAT'S HOT?
(Updated: 08-19-2013)
ISS is going away!

ISS -- SEATTLE: All Passes (Heavens-Above.com) ISS -- Visible Passes -- Seattle Search period start: 19 August 2013 00:00 Search period end: 29 August 2013 00:00 Orbit: 413 x 418 km, 51.6° (Epoch: 19 August)  Date Brightness Start Highest point End Pass type [Mag] Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. 19 Aug -2.9 21:54:11 10° WNW 21:57:28 51° SSW 21:58:24 37° SSE Visible 20 Aug -3.2 21:05:24 10° WNW 21:08:45 78° SSW 21:11:26 15° ESE Visible 20 Aug -0.8 22:43:01 10° W 22:44:18 14° WSW 22:44:18 14° WSW Visible 21 Aug -1.6 21:53:43 10° W 21:56:27 23° SW 21:57:23 21° SSW Visible 22 Aug -2.2 21:04:41 10° WNW 21:07:48 36° SW 21:10:31 13° SSE Visible 23 Aug -0.5 21:54:50 10° SW 21:55:11 10° SW 21:55:33 10° SW Visible 24 Aug -0.8 21:04:25 10° W 21:06:36 16° SW 21:08:48 10° S Visible NO More visible passes until Sep 14, 2013 ==================================== New HAMs! Congratulation Terresa & Ashlynn!  (photo by Darin [KF7TOV]) Breaking New Callsigns:  Terresa [KG7EUR] & Ashlynn [KG7EUQ]   - . .-. .-. . ... .-   -.- --. --... . ..- .-.     .- ... .... .-.. -.-- -. -.   -.- --. --... . ..- --.-     ==================================== Meet Sophia [next HAM?], Steve [KG7EDQ] and Heidi [KG7EDR]  Both Heidi & Steve got their Technician Class tickets at the Ballard PC Training; Steve passed his General Class exam at this year's PSRG Picnic, and his Extra a week later!  ====================================  .- -. -..   - .... . -. --..--   --- -. .   - .. -- .   .- -   .... .- --   -.-. .- -- .--. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.-  PSRG Filed Day & Picnic Pix On-Line!  .--. ... .-. --. -....- ..-. ..- -.   .--. ... .-. --. -....- ..-. ..- -. WHAT'S NEW?  =================================================== WLW's 500,000 Watt Transmitter (requested by Chris [KC8MUS]) =================================================== Ah, the Joy of being a Nine O’clock Net Host...   An average PSRG 9-O'Clock Net Host Remember: Monday Night is PSRG Weekly Net Check-In Time! We are actively recruiting New Net Hosts! If you are interested, please contact Dale [KF7QME] via email.  .--. ... .-. --. -....- ..-. ..- -.   .--. ... .-. --. -....- ..-. ..- -.  ===================================================  Now on the Sidebar (UPDATED!) [MORA-Cams] It's Summer at Mt. Rainier -- Webcam Page [MORA-NPS] -- Visiting Mount Rainier [MORA] Tips [STUDY-000] - LW [K7LWA]'s HAM Exam Study Materials  Now on the Sidebar (UPDATED!) =================================================== In-The-Know Sidebar:  [Project Tips] -- Lee's Soldering Tips + Shelley's 2-meter Yagi Shelley [KF7TBA] dishing up her homemade 2m-Yagi w/ Pesto!   .... .- ...- .   -.-- --- ..-   -... . . -.   .-   -... .- -..   .... .- --   - --- -.. .- -.-- ..--..    -- .- -.-- -... .   -.-- --- ..-   -. . . -..   .-   .-.. .. - - .-.. .   ... . ... ... .. --- -.   .-- .. - ....   - .... .   .--. . ... - ---   ... .--. .- - ..- .-.. .-   --- ..-.   -.. .. ... -.-. .. .--. .-.. .. -. . --..--   .... ..- .... ..--..   The Boo-Boo Kitties have a message for YOU:  "Remember to Check-In on the PSRG Weekly Net each Monday at 7:30PM!"  .- -. -..   - .... . -. --..--   --- -. .   - .. -- .   .- -   .... .- --   -.-. .- -- .--. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.-    Puget Sound Repeater Group Website   (http://web.psrg.org) .... - - .--. ---... -..-. -..-. .-- . -... .-.-.- .--. ... .-. --. .-.-.- --- .-. --. -..-. PSRG's 9-O'Clock Net  Check-in Roster --Thanks Lee [N7KC] -- Irene [KF7WUD]'s Snoopy also sez:  "Check out Live Stream TV on Sundays & Wednesday on WW7ATS -- below!" Streaming every Sunday @19:00 & Wednesday Evening @20:00 on the web! Western Washington Amateur Television Society Fancy Something New that is Olde? "Pre-9 O'Clock" Net: Educational Radio Net Some of the newer people will not know that Lee [N7KC] and Bob [K9PQ] did a long running net on PSRG called the Educational Radio Net.   We had a blog to support the net and it is still a good resource. Here is the link:   http://educationalradionet.blogspot.com/ --- --- --- Current Bandwidth --- --- --- Weather Announcments via PSRG's Echolink/IRLP Node! Also, check out the new, cool tools on PSRG.ORG website: Home Operating Rules Listen Online Sponsored Nets: PSRG Weekly Net, Mondays, 19:30 The Nine O’clock net, Each day, 09:00 & 21:00 Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service, Mondays, 19:00 WWATS Amateur Television Net, Sunday @20:00 and Wednesday @19:00 Call:WW7PSR  Output:146.96 MHz  Input Shift:-600 kHz   CTCSS Tone:103.5 Hz. .... - - .--. ---... -..-. -..-. .-- . -... .-.-.- .--. ... .-. --. .-.-.- --- .-. --. -..-. .--. ... .-. --. -....- ..-. ..- -. .-.-.- -... .-.. --- --. ... .--. --- - .-.-.- -.-. --- --   Permalinks below -- related to the PSRG Organization Forget Monday Night Football or the Monday Night Movie or the Iron Chef Monday Night is PSRG Weekly Net Check-In Time! .... - - .--. ---... -..-. -..-. .-- . -... .-.-.- .--. ... .-. --. .-.-.- --- .-. --. -..-. Check it out, then Check In: PSRG Net, Mondays, 19:30 .--. ... .-. --. -....- ..-. ..- -. .-.-.- -... .-.. --- --. ... .--. --- - .-.-.- -.-. --- --  [ARCHIVE 2012 Summer] PSRG-FUN Blog  (includes 2012 Antenna Parties & Field Day photos) Now on the Sidebar   .- -. -..   - .... . -. --..--   --- -. .   - .. -- .   .- -   .- -. - . -. -. .-   -.-. .- -- .--. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.-   PSRG-FUN Blog   PSRG-FUN Blog PSRG-FUN Blog [ARCHIVE 2012 Summer] PSRG-FUN Blog  (includes 2012 Antenna Parties & Field Day photos) Now on the Sidebar   .- -. -..   - .... . -. --..--   --- -. .   - .. -- .   .- -   .- -. - . -. -. .-   -.-. .- -- .--. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.-   ..-. .- .-. -- . .-.   -.. .- .-.. . ..--..   .... .   .-- . -. -   - .... .- - -....- .- .-- .- -.--