Good Tuesday evening! I hope everyone is doing well. I know the pollen is in high gear but should subside slightly with the coming rain.
And speaking of rain; the Storm Prediction Center has the Midlands and portions of SC under a slight and marginal risk of severe weather tomorrow. NWS Columbia suggests that 12 pm – 7 pm has the greater potential for severe impacts. They will have more information for us tomorrow morning after the system begins taking shape.
All Spotters are encouraged to standby for possible activation tomorrow and requested to report any observed severe impacts whether or not watches/warnings are issued.
1. NCS stations. Any NCS interested in volunteering to run SKYWARN Net tomorrow afternoon through the early evening (if activation is needed), please let me know. 2 or 3 stations are requested.
2. Zello Moderator. Is anyone interested in monitoring our Zello Channel tomorrow afternoon, if activation is needed, please let me know?
3. There is another risk of Severe weather on Friday. More information on Thursday.
4. SC Statewide tornado drill scheduled for tomorrow, will be postponed until Friday (sans any severe risk).
Everyone remains safe and weather aware! Let’s welcome the rain but keep an eye out for any severe weather. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Our very own Angelo AC2BC is hosting, as IEEE Section Chair, a presentation on the application of mmWaves (EHF, 30 to 300 GHz). While it obviously a bit techie, but no heavy math, or equations, it is intended for a audience of broad backgrounds. It will have radio issues of interest to many Hams. It is open to all, registration is free. The presentation will be held next Tuesday evening (3/15) at 7PM and held virtually
Topic: Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems play an integral role in our daily lives, and we are currently witnessing an explosion of the IoT ecosystem, which includes not only smartphones but also smart, ubiquitous objects embedded with communication, computation, and sensing capabilities. Emerging IoT systems, such as autonomous vehicles, immersive virtual and augmented reality, tactile internet, holoportation, and smart, connected buildings, promise to automate human lives at unprecedented levels this decade. However, such systems rely on two critical foundations: (1) Next-generation wireless network architectures that can serve billions of devices; and (2) Ubiquitous sensing techniques that enable the objects to be “truly smart” by understanding and interpreting the ambient conditions and micro-activities with high precision.
Sanjib Sur’s research team has been building these two foundations. They design, develop, and deploy experimental data-driven computational and deep learning models to extract intelligence from wireless signals, which, in turn, enable ubiquitous sensing modalities and high-resilience and high-performance networks. In this talk, Sanjib will go through some of the design and prototyping of our current works that use extremely high-frequency millimeter-wave wireless to enable wire-like connectivity and reliability, and applications in healthcare and beyond-visions.
Newest Leixen VV-898SP 25W Ultra Compact Backpack Radio
Note: if you need program software, please contact us freely. 25W Amateur Car Radio Transceiver with 12000 mAh Battery Built-in Dual-PTT Mic
Something New about the updated version: 1. The microphone is dual PTT (It can transmit in VHF and UHF at the same time) 2. Both the MIC and the transceiver have speakers. You can shift the receiver with an on-off key. (Both the MIC and transceiver can receive from others.) 3. The “Temperature Fairy” can automatically work when the temperature is over 45 degrees centigrade.
Main Feature: 1. Portable and mobile. The mobile, with its own battery (12000 Mah) to keep working, is designed to take out! 2. You just need to charge the capacity full at home over 6 hours, then it can continuously work for over 4 hours. Its standby time is over 12 hours. 3. It is designed to put on your pack bag or any handbag so that you can get your hands free and concentrate on the surrounding environment. 4. It is a 25 W ham amateur transceiver to confirm the long-distance communication
Package including: 1* TC-B25W(with built-in battery 12000 mAh) 1* transceiver Charger (We offer EUR and Us Plug) 1* Car mobile charger 1* Microphone 1* Instruction 1* UHF-Male Antenna 1* Right-angle Coaxial Adapter (SL16(UHF) Male TO SL16(UHF) Female) 1* PROGRAMMING CABLE 1*SOFTWARE(FREE OF CHARGE）
Specification: 1. 12000 mAh battery built-in 2. 12A Li-ion battery for 25W radio 3. Radiator Fan 4. Frequency Range: 136-174/400-470 MHz 5. Mini Size: 200*150*45 mm 6. Weight: 1160 G 7. Channel Capacity: 199 8. Output Power: 25 W 9. Battery capacity: 12000 mAh 10. Can continuously working hour for Approx 4 Hours
South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week, jointly sponsored by the National Weather Service and South Carolina Emergency Management Division, will take place the week of March 6-12, 2022.
Ukraine: IARU-R1 statement IARU Region 1 has released the following statement regarding any radio transmissions you may hear from radio amateurs in Ukraine.
“Any radio amateur currently transmitting from Ukraine is risking his or her life. If you hear a Ukrainian station, do not broadcast its callsign, location, or frequency-whether on the band, in a cluster, or on social media. You may be putting lives at risk.”
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