Skynet 12-28-19 “When Does the Decade End?” & “Constellation: Corvus the Crow” 9PM CT

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “When Does the Decade End?” & “Corvus the Crow”

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (2019)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Skynet 7-21-19 “CST-100”, “NORAD Santa Tracker”, & “Corvus the Crow” 9PM CT

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “CST-100”, “NORAD Santa Tracker” & “Constellation of the Month: Corvus the Crow”

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Skynet 12-14-19 “Apollo 17” & “100 Blinking Lights -Alien Life?” 9PM CT

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Apollo 17” & “How 100 Blinking Lights in the Sky Could Be Evidence for Alien Life – Or Something”

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Alpha Incident” (1978)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion Topic of the Evening.

4. Discussion Topic of the Evening.
Apollo 17

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Tech Net News 12-07-2019

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Stentor roeseli, which is smarter than you think. Credit: Proyecto Agua/Flickr

The Dallas Marathon is coming up one week from today, on Sunday, Dec. 15th. Most positions have probably been filled, but if you haven’t signed up, please head over to https://sites.google.com/site/dallasmarathoncomms/volunteering/sign-up and register.

I didn’t get a chance to try this, so for everyone’s benefit I’ll repeat this one: If you’d like to try something really different, you could get on the air using FT-8 on 2 meters! The North Texas Microwave Society is holding informal FT-8 nets on 144.174 USB each Monday at 19:30 local. Any antenna you have will be better than nothing, but a horizontal antenna is preferred.

Nothing really stands out on the contest calendar this weekend. The ARRL 160-meter contest is taking place today and tomorrow morning, and, surprisingly, the ARRL 10-meter contest will be taking place next weekend. Good luck!

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Skynet 12-7-19 “The Parker Solar Probe” & “The New Constellations” 9PM CT

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “The Parker Solar Probe” & “The New Constellations”

Net Control: Bill N5BB

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “War of the Satellites” (1958)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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