The slate of officers (uncontested) for 2025 are as follows:
The Bylaws allow FIVE elected EC members, so members will make their selection in November from the below list of eight candidates:
Solar Cycle 25 has been an exciting one for sure, with many X-level solar flares and a few excellent opportunities for those of us who live around 41 degrees latitude to see auroral activity.
This past week several notable flares corresponded with large Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) that were Earth effective. One of those flares impacted earth and produced a Major G4 Geomagnetic storm (in fact, it was just a tick below the level of Extreme G5). The CME impacted earth after 1500z Oct 10, causing the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF/Bz) to point south, creating perfect conditions for aurora.
Here in RI, last light was around 6:45 PM local time and by 7:15 we were in a remote area with good views to the North, East, and West. The display was stunningly bright to the naked eye. At one point the red/pink color in the sky was so intense that I noticed the ground was reflecting the color. The photos below were taken between 23:20 and 23:30 UTC.
The Geomagnetic storm continued for almost 12 hours as shown in the Space Weather Prediction Center graph below.
As always two wonderful sources for Amateur Radio operators interested in solar condition are:
Club member Bruce NJ3K, who lives in PA commented that 6-meter propagation was quite enhanced during this disturbed condition, likely caused by auroral propagation.
Space Weather Prediction Center record of K Index showing severe conditions around October 10
Photo by WB4SON taken around 23:25 UTC in Exeter Rhode Island
Photo by WB4SON taken around 23:20 UTC in Exeter RI
Our next business meeting will be held on October 14th at St Barnabas Church (1697 E Main Rd Portsmouth, RI). Doors will open around 6 pm, and the meeting will begin at 7 pm.
Members will be receiving an email with more details, but the purpose of this meeting is to present the Nomination Committee slate of officers for 2025. This year we are blessed with an abundance of volunteers, and as such an election will be required to select FIVE Executive Committee members. Nominations can also be made for any position from the floor until the close of the October business meeting.
After the business meeting, Jim Sammons, KA1ZOU, will be giving a presentation on Fox Hunting.
The current slate of officers for 2025 from the Nomination Committee are as follows:
The Bylaws allow FIVE elected EC members, so members will make their selection from the below list of eight candidates at the November meeting:
Per the bylaws, Paul Fredette, K1YBE, will be serving as well as the immediate past president.
The New England Wireless & Steam Museum is having their “Stem-up” on Saturday October 5th. You can find details at their website here: https://newsm.org/
In addition, the RI ARES group is holding a 60m antenna build-day from 1 to 3 PM at the same location. Contact RI ARES leader Jeremy Taylor, K1JST for more details.