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(opposite SM Manila)
QSL Bureau Address:
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1000 MANILA
PHILIPPINES
tel: 974 1986
Go to the District News Page for the latest info in your District, including VHF nets.
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| A collection of NTC Memorandums relevant to amateur radio is now available by clicking HERE |
2008 Board Meeting Minutes may now be read, click HERE
Broadband over Power Line, BPL
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Is this something we should be concerned about? Well, BPL is now becoming established in the Philippines and will shortly be trialed in Malabon. BPL uses HF frequencies and has been shown to cause severe interference to HF receivers/transceivers such as used on amateur radio frequencies as well as government and civil agencies. |
PARA Board Resolution
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WHEREAS, there is a need to adopt an icon that would officially represent the sponsorship of the PARA Annual National Convention; WHEREAS, this icon shall be passed from one District sponsor to the next District host during the culmination of every PARA Annual National Convention conducted; WHEREAS, the most appropriate icon that could be adopted for this purpose is a microphone as it is the most common object used by all ham radio operators; WHEREAS, the first turn over activity shall be conducted during the 2010 PARA Annual National Convention at Tagaytay City wherein the symbolic microphone shall be handed over by the PARA President and the District V Director, the host District in the year 2009; WHEREFORE, be it resolved as it is hereby resolved to adopt a symbolic icon, a microphone, to be handed over from one District host to another at the end of every PARA Annual National Convention; RESOLVED further that the 2009 District V Director be given the task and the privilege to provide the said icon together with its proposed inscription within ten (10) days from approval hereof, to be presented to the PARA Board for approval and adoption; RESOLVED finally that the first symbolic turnover shall be made during the 2010 PARA Annual National Convention in Tagaytay City to be handed over by the PARA President and the 2009 District V Director. Manila, 18 June 2009 |
Mystery of the Missing Sunspots, Solved?
| June 17, 2009: The sun is in the pits of a century-class solar minimum, and sunspots have been puzzlingly scarce for more than two years. Now, for the first time, solar physicists might understand why. At an American Astronomical Society press conference today in Boulder, Colorado, researchers announced that a jet stream deep inside the sun is migrating slower than usual through the star's interior, giving rise to the current lack of sunspots. |
| PARA now has a Facebook page. To join the group please click on the Facebook logo above. If you are not yet a member of Facebook you will be given the option to create an account. See you there! |
NOAA Predicts Solar Cycle 24
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A new active period of Earth-threatening solar storms will be the
weakest since 1928 and its peak is still four years away, after a
slow start last December, predicts an international panel of experts
led by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The panel predicts
the upcoming Solar Cycle 24 will peak in May 2013
with a daily sunspot number of 90. If the prediction proves true,
Solar Cycle 24 will be the weakest cycle since number 16, which
peaked at 78 daily sunspots in 1928, and ninth weakest since the
1750s, when numbered cycles began. The panel also predicted that the lowest sunspot number between cycles—or solar minimum—occurred in December 2008, marking the end of Cycle 23 and the start of Cycle 24. If the December prediction holds up, at 12 years and seven months Solar Cycle 23 will be the longest since 1823 and the third longest since 1755. Solar cycles span 11 years on average, from minimum to minimum. An unusually long, deep lull in sunspots led the panel to revise its 2007 prediction that the next cycle of solar storms would start in March 2008 and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012. The persistence of a quiet sun since the last prediction has led the panel to a consensus that the next cycle will be "moderately weak." An updated sunspot forecast graph can be seen on http://www.para.org.ph/propagation.htm also check out http://solarcycle24.com/ |
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PARA Bulletin Board
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A new Forum has been set up at http://para.lefora.com
All PARA members who are currently paid
up or were paid up in 2008 are invited to join the Forum by going to
http://para.lefora.com
and filling in your username, which should be your callsign,
and your desired password. Your request will be processed quickly
and you will then be able to use the Forum. Please ensure your
membership is paid up and you are listed on the PARA Members page
before requesting access, as this will be checked. free forum hosting by Lefora |
Current Solar information is shown on the Propagation Page
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As Solar Cycle 24 has now started it pays to keep your eye on various web pages that show solar information. We have collected some of this information and it is displayed on our Propagation Page. You can also see from the Cycle graph on http://www.para.org.ph/Dynamic Prop.htm that the forecast sunspot numbers and the actual numbers up to December 2008 are quite different which explains the poor propagation of late. |
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The 2009 Seanet will be held in Seoul Korea
between 23rd and 27th October 2009 at Capital Hotel, Seoul city and Mt.
Sorak in Gangwon province, Korea. |
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More details, with the accompaniment of some nice Korean music, can be obtained by clicking on the picture above. |
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Regular Seminar Schedule See the Local News page for more details Seminars for aspiring amateurs are conducted regularly. Those who are interested in attending please check firstly on the PARA news page for news of upcoming seminars. Please contact the PARA office for more details and confirmation. tel: 974 1986 email: dx1par@yahoo.com Local clubs are encouraged to conduct their own seminars to help their members to upgrade as well as introducing new members to the hobby. Assistance will be given to clubs so please contact Dolores at PARA HQ for more details. |
The NTC Provincial Examination Schedule for 2009 can be seen by clicking HERE
PARA Website
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The para.org.ph domain name and web hosting service is being funded by our esteemed General Secretary, Ramon DU1UGZ, as well as some donations from others (see donors page). We are now looking for more contributions from members to continue running the PARA web site. Any amount will be gratefully accepted and the more the better of course so that we can keep the web site going for many years. Please contact the PARA secretariat if you feel you can contribute. Maraming salamat po.... |
DU HAMS IN DXCC HONOR
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The latest ARRL Honor Listing (12th May 2009) includes several prominent DU Hams. Highest among DU hams is Robin Go, DU9RG with 345 confirmed entities in the Mixed category and 345 on Phone. DU1KT is listed with 341 confirmed entities worked on Phone. As of 12th May 2009 , there are a total of 338 current DXCC. 329 confirmations are required for entry to the DXCC Honor Roll. Included in the Honor Roll is a ham sporting a portable DU call. Clarence Green, WB5LBJ/DU, is an Extra Class operator based in DU6. He is listed with 341 confirmed entities in the DXCC Honor Roll Mixed Category and 340 on Phone. DXCC stands for the DX Century Club Award given by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). DXCC entities are not political territories but are defined in the DXCC rules. So there can be more than one entity in a country. In the Philippines, the Spratly Group is a separate DXCC entity designated as 1S. The latest DXpedition to Spratly was conducted by DXØJP. Another entity in the Philippines is the disputed Scarborough Reef designated as BS7. There was a DXpedition to the reef recently with the special call DXØS granted by NTC to the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA), Inc. |
International Reply Coupons - IRCs
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Do you know there are new ones now available and the old ones you may have are already expired? Click HERE to read more.... |
To find out more and to subscribe to the K9YA Telegraph click here....
Inside the July 2009 Issue...
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Prelude to War By Philip
Cala-Lazar, K9PL Off the Grid By Paul W. Ross, W3FIS lid, kid, space cadet By Philip Cala-Lazar, K9PL Mix By Rod Newkirk, VA3ZBB/W9BRD Ham History By Dick Sylvan, W9CBT |
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| Attributed to Albert Einstein |
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