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WHAT'S HOT?
(Updated: 08-06-2013)
ISS PM viewing is back!

Tue Aug 6, 9:09 PM	6 min	27°S	10 above SSW	10 above E
Tue Aug 6, 10:45 PM	6 min	67°N	10 above WSW	12 above ENE
Wed Aug 7, 0:22 AM	2 min	27°N	12 above WNW	27 above NW
Wed Aug 7, 9:56 PM	6 min	86°S	10 above WSW	10 above ENE
Wed Aug 7, 11:34 PM	4 min	40°N	12 above WNW	34 above NNE
Thu Aug 8, 1:11 AM	< 1 min	10°N	10 above WNW	10 above WNW

+++ SPECIAL ALERT +++
August 10-13, 2013 -- They're back! -- the Perseids
The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip
(See Sidebar: [ISS-000] -- Intl Space Station (ISS) Sightings)

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Technician Training Class -- August 9, 10 & 11
(in Federal Way, WA [see below])
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New HAMs!
Congratulation Terresa & Ashlynn!

(photo by Darin [KF7TOV])
Breaking New Callsigns:
Terresa [KG7EUR] & Ashlynn [KG7EUQ]
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Meet Sophia [next HAM?], Steve [KG7EDQ] and Heidi [KG7EDR]
Both Heidi & Steve got their Technician Class tickets at the Ballard PC Training;
Steve passed his General Class exam at this year's PSRG Picnic,
and his Extra a week later!

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PSRG Filed Day & Picnic Pix On-Line!

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WHAT'S NEW?
Technician Training Class -- August 9, 10 & 11
TECHNICIAN LICENSING CLASS in Federal Way, WA

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be presenting a Technician Licensing class starting the evening of Friday August 9th. The class concludes with testing on the afternoon of Sunday August 11th. This entry level class will be presented at the Federal Way Multi-Service Center located at 1200 South 336th Street in Federal Way. This is a free class, however the cost of the test to qualify for your license is $15. An optional ARRL Technician Licensing Manual is available for $30. For questions or to register for this class, please contact the club's Training Coordinator Daniel Stevens-KL7WM at 206-228-9274 or via e-mail at training(at)fwarc.org.

Friday August 9th	7pm to 9:30pm
Saturday August 10th	9am to 5pm
Sunday August 11th	9am to 5pm

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WLW's 500,000 Watt Transmitter
(requested by Chris [KC8MUS])
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Ah, the Joy of being a Nine O’clock Net Host...

An average PSRG 9-O'Clock Net Host
Remember: Monday Night is PSRG Weekly Net Check-In Time!

We are actively recruiting New Net Hosts!

If you are interested, please contact Dale [KF7QME] via email.

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Now on the Sidebar (UPDATED!)
[MORA-Cams] It's Summer at Mt. Rainier -- Webcam Page
[MORA-NPS] -- Visiting Mount Rainier [MORA] Tips
[STUDY-000] - LW [K7LWA]'s HAM Exam Study Materials

Now on the Sidebar (UPDATED!)

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Please check back soon -- more updates to follow!

In-The-Know Sidebar:
[Project Tips] -- Lee's Soldering Tips + Shelley's 2-meter Yagi


Shelley [KF7TBA] dishing up her homemade 2m-Yagi w/ Pesto! .... .- ...- . -.-- --- ..- -... . . -. .- -... .- -.. .... .- -- - --- -.. .- -.-- ..--.. -- .- -.-- -... . -.-- --- ..- -. . . -.. .- .-.. .. - - .-.. . ... . ... ... .. --- -. .-- .. - .... - .... . .--. . ... - --- ... .--. .- - ..- .-.. .- --- ..-. -.. .. ... -.-. .. .--. .-.. .. -. . --..-- .... ..- .... ..--..

The Boo-Boo Kitties have a message for YOU:

"Remember to Check-In on the PSRG Weekly Net each Monday at 7:30PM!"

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Puget Sound Repeater Group Website
(http://web.psrg.org)

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PSRG's 9-O'Clock Net Check-in Roster

--Thanks Lee [N7KC] --

Irene [KF7WUD]'s Snoopy also sez:
"Check out Live Stream TV on Sundays & Wednesday on WW7ATS -- below!"

Streaming every
Sunday @19:00 & Wednesday Evening @20:00 on the web!

Western Washington Amateur Television Society

Fancy Something New that is Olde?

"Pre-9 O'Clock" Net: Educational Radio Net
Some of the newer people will not
know that Lee [N7KC] and Bob [K9PQ] did a long running net on PSRG called the Educational Radio Net.
We had a blog to support the net and it is still a good resource.
Here is the link:
http://educationalradionet.blogspot.com/

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