Next MCARC Meeting: 2012-10-12

Posted on 2013-10-02 by KF7LTT-Stan

The Mason County Amateur Radio Club will meet Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 8:30 am at the Alpine Way Retirement Apartments in Shelton, Washington. (Coffee provided)   Need directions?

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Flood Watch Thurs–Fri 05-06 Sept 2013

Posted on 2013-09-04 by KF7LTT-Stan 
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
227 PM PDT WED SEP 4 2013

WAC009-027-029-031-033-035-041-045-053-055-057-061-067-073-051300-
/O.NEW.KSEW.FA.A.0005.130905T1900Z-130907T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLALLAM-GRAYS HARBOR-ISLAND-JEFFERSON-KING-KITSAP-LEWIS-MASON-
PIERCE-SAN JUAN-SKAGIT-SNOHOMISH-THURSTON-WHATCOM-
227 PM PDT WED SEP 4 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING COUNTIES...GRAYS HARBOR...CLALLAM...ISLAND...
  JEFFERSON...SAN JUAN...SKAGIT...WHATCOM...KING...KITSAP...
  LEWIS...MASON...PIERCE...SNOHOMISH...AND THURSTON.

* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM THE OLYMPIC
  RANGE EASTWARD. POTENTIALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCAL
  AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE CASCADES...COULD FALL DURING THIS
  PERIOD. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY COULD PRODUCE
  RAIN RATES OF AN INCH IN ONE HOUR OR LESS.

* THE POTENTIALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL
  STREAM FLOODING. A SHORT PERIOD OF INTENSE RAINFALL ON THURSDAY
  COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND OVERWHELM STORM DRAINS...LEADING
  TO FLOODED ROADS. MUD OR ROCK SLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN STEEP
  MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS BUT
  FLOODING IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE READY TO ACT
QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV
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Next MC-ARC Meeting: 2013-09-14

Posted on 2013-08-23 by KF7LTT-Stan

The Mason County Amateur Radio Club will meet Saturday, Sept 14, 2013 at 8:30 am at the Alpine Way Retirement Apartments in Shelton, Washington. (Coffee provided)   Need directions?

You can see some pictures from the NMARES Annual Picnic on Stan’s (KF7LTT) Site. If you’re interested that is…

2013 NMARES Annual Picnic

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Second Annual Barbeque of the PARA

Posted on 2013-08-20 by KF7LTT-Stan

You are cordially invited to the Second Annual Barbeque of the Peninsula Amateur Radio Association, which will be held on Saturday, August 24th, 2013, 12:00 P.M. (noon) until 4:00 P.M. We are welcome to arrive anytime after 12:00 o’clock, Noon.
We plan to eat at about 2:00 P.M.
We need to leave about 4:00 P.M.
All are asked to help clean up before we leave.
Please bring a side dish.
RSVP by email to h0rizon#hotmail.com (replace # with @. Spambot protection) is requested so that we can estimate the number who will be attending. Mike has a canoe and life vests, which we are welcome to use.
Mike Maroney’s address is:

19118 21st Street KP S, Palmer Lake, WA 98349

GPS Coordinates: 47.237633,-122.794945
Directions:
South on Key Peninsula Highway, past the town of Home,
Right on Whiteman Road,
Take the right fork in the road, which is Lake Road, (No Outlet sign)
Second right turn after the fork, which is 21st Street,
Third house on the left, green.
It is the first house on the lake.
Cordially,
Ron Hardy,
President, Peninsula Amateur Radio Association

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IT’S TIME FOR THE NMARES ANNUAL PICNIC AGAIN!

Posted on 2013-08-17 by KF7LTT-Stan

Just a reminder, it is time for the 2013 NMARES Annual Picnic.  It will again be held at the Gazebo at the Port of Allyn in Allyn by the Town Dock.  The picnic will be Thursday, August 22nd and will start around 6 PM with food being served around 6:30 PM.  This picnic is open to everyone who would like to attend, so bring your friends, hams and perspective hams, etc.……

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NMARES will furnish the Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, hot dog and hamburger buns, mustard, ketchup and mayonnaise.   We will also provide the napkins, paper plates, plastic “silver” ware and cups. Please bring your own drinks and a hot/cold dish or desert to share.

Bringing a dish is not mandatory and do not let that deter you from attending.  Most importantly we want your company, so mark your calendar and we hope to see you at our Annual Picnic on Thursday, August 22rd around 6 PM.

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We could use a big Coffee Pot if someone has one.  Let me know who will bring a coffee pot.  We will bring the ground coffee and dry coffee creamer.

Herb Gerhardt, KB7UVC

NMARES Treasurer

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