On October 17, 2017, Jack Caron, W1AYX, checked in from Allagash, ME while he was on a hunting trip with some friends. Here are a couple pictures of his mobile setup (Yaesu FT-450D, Diehard 12 volt marine battery, MP1C Super Antenna).
A much warmer than normal October here in the northern part of Acushnet with
above normal precipitation. It was the warmest October on my temperature records back to
1984. The average temperature of 59.6 deg. for October 2017 was 5.9 deg. above normal.
The low temperature for the month was a warm 36 deg.. No frost was observed during the month.
The first 24 days of the month featured mild temperatures and just occasional periods
of rain dropping only 0.90″ during the period. A juicy flow of moisture ahead of a slow moving
cold front produced 2.37″ of welcomed rain on the 25th. into the 26th.. Mother Nature then added
all the ingredients to produce a potent windswept rain storm that fell trees resulting in widespread power outages in Eastern New England to end the month. October barometers got quite a workout
ranging from an unusual high of 30.65″ at the beginning to maybe a record low of 28.99″ near
months end.
October 2017 Acushnet, Mass. 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 69.6 deg.
Ave Low 49.6 deg.
Oct. Mean 59.6 deg. is 5.9 deg. abve normal
High Temp 80 deg. on Oct. 10th. & 22nd.
Low Temp 36 deg. on Oct 17th.
Days 90 or above 0
Total Precip. 5.02″ is 0.58″ above normal
Max 24hr. Precip. 2.37″ on Oct. 25-26th.
Total 2017 Precip. 44.09″ is 1.13″ above normal
T- Storm Days 0
High Wind Gust 46 mph on Oct. 30th.
Heating Degree Days 200
Cooling Degree Days 29
High Barometer 30.65″ on Oct. 3rd.
Low Barometer 28.99″ on Oct. 30th.
Tom is our newest Net Control. He alternates Saturday with Jon, N1MLF. Tom lives in Tiverton RI.
I have been a resident of Tiverton RI for 32 years and an avid amateur radio op for about 60 years. Worked as a CW operator for RCA Global Communications from 1978-84 at their RCA Coastal Station WPA in Port Arthur TX. This was the best job I ever had…working CW and getting paid for it.
I recently retired three years ago as an Electronic Technician with Purvis Systems working as a government contractor @ NUWC (Navy Undersea Warfare Center) in Newport/Middletown RI. There I did a variety of jobs doing mostly fiber optic fabrication along with power cables, power racks, water cooled equipment, computer installation/repair work and supply work…so I was pretty busy most of the time.
Once retired, I looked into getting back to Meteorology as that was my passion when I was a teenager, listening to Don Kent CH4/WBZ in the early AM before going to school and the NEWN on 3.905MCs (MCs, back then). Purchased the Davis Vantage PRO2 set up and put the wind instruments on the 55 foot tower in the back and temp/rain equipment off the side deck.
Equipment is an Elecraft K3 w/KPA500 and a Kenwood TS830S for backup. I have a 80m inv-V off the tower.
From Jack, NIHOS in Bellows Falls VT. See how many you can identify without reading the note below from Al, N1MHC in East Boothbay ME.
Tom Carr no longer has Internet availability. Click on the file below to see his summary for August 2017.
A colder and drier than normal July here in the northern part of Acushnet. The July mean of 71.2 deg. was the coldest July since July 2009 saw a mean of 70.7 degrees. The July low temp
readings of 51 deg. were the lowest in July since 2009 saw 49 deg.. July averages the driest month of any month at my location in the past 38 years. My July total of 1.89″ holds up to its reputation.
Five of the last six Julys have been drier than normal. Big savings on electric bills during this July with only 20 cooling degree days and 10 heating degrees days at my location.
July 2017 Acushnet, Mass. 41deg,44min N 70deg,55min W
Ave High 80.6 deg. Ave Low 61.7 deg. July Mean 71.2 deg. is 1.8 deg. below normal. High Temp 91 deg. on July 20 & 21st.; Low Temp 51 deg. on July 26 & 31st. Days 90 or above 2
Total Precip. 1.89″ is 1.63″ below normal Max 24 hr. Precip. 0.72″ on July 7th. Total 2017 Precip. 31.47″ is 1.45″ above normal. T-Storm Days 2 . High Wind Gust 21 mph on July 1st. Heating Degree Days 10 ; Cooling Degree Days 207
High Barometer 30.22″ on July 6 & 26th. Low Barometer 29.64″ on July 7th.
I have three web sites, of which two are dedicated to weather: www.capecodwx.com and www.newenglandweathernet.com. I think you’ll be surprised at the activity there is on these web sites:
That’s right, an average of about 18,000 hits a day and close to 600,000 a month! Peak Visits for the last year was 944 a day or over 28,000 a month (Nov 2016).
Jim Faughnan, N1CJL, checked in with us a couple of times while he was on vacation and hiking in the mountains of Vermont. He sent me some pictures of his remote QTH so I thought I would pass one of them on to show you what a real remote station looks like! He had some company that day!
