Skynet 9-30-23 Constellation “Microscopium” 9 PM CT

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SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30 PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: Constellation “Microscopium, the Microscope” 

Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA

Afterglow Movie 10:30 PM: “Prisoners of the Lost Universe” (1983)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Skynet 9-23-23 “Is the Equinox Day 12 Hours Long?” 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Is the Day 12 Hours Long on the Equinox? It’s Complicated” & “Capricorn the Sea Goat” 

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Warning” (2021)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Skynet 9-16-23 “Why Does Earth Have Magenetic Poles?” 9 PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Why does Earth Have Magnetic Poles?” & Constellations “Delphinus, the Dolphin” and “Equuleus, the Horse” 

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Absolute Zero” (2005)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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September 2023 Lecture and Lab: build an active fox hunt attenuator

If you’ve ever tried to find a hidden radio transmitter, or if you’ve ever wanted to…or if you’ve ever wondered how close you could get to finding a “jammer,” this month’s Lecture and Lab is for you!

We’ll be building the KC9NON active attenuator kit, an easy-to-build device that lets you get up close and personal with the radio transmitter that you’re hunting. The kit cost is only $20.00, and the tools needed are simple: a soldering iron, solder, wire cutters, wire strippers, and a small screwdriver are all that you really need. A hot glue gun and a needle-nose pliers were enough for me to finish my build. You’ll also need a jumper cable with BNC connectors (it can be very short, 2 feet is plenty), and a BNC-equipped antenna and radio, or else a set of adapters.

We’ll be meeting at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 23rd, in the 3rd-floor community room at the Dallas Medical Center, 7 Medical Parkway Dallas, TX 75234. There are 15 kits available, first-come-first-served.

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Skynet 9-9-23 “Extraterrestrial Vortex” 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Extraterrestrial Vortex” 

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Timecop” (1994)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Skynet 9-2-23 “Cyberattack Shutters NSF-Funded Telescopes 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Cyberattack Shutters Major NSF-funded Telescopes for More Than 2 weeks”

 & Constellations 

“Vulpecula the Little Fox” and “Sagitta the Arrow” 

Net Control: Bill N5BB

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Zero Theorem” (2012)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Skynet! 8-26-23 “How Accurate is 2001: A Space Odyssey?” & Constellation “Aquila” 9 PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT 

Saturday’s Topic: “How accurate was/is ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’?” & Constellation “Aquila the Eagle”  

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX 

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Electric Dreams” (1984)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. 

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Skynet 8-19-23 “Neptune’s Disappearing Clouds” & Constellations “Scutum” and “Corona Austrina” 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT 

Saturday’s Topic: “Neptune’s Disappearing Clouds Linked to the Solar Cycle” & Constellations “Scutum the Shield” and “Corona Austrina the Southern Crown” 

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL 

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. 

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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: https://groups.io/g/DARCskynet/topicsFacebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. 

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