Friday, October 31, 2008

MARCO Grand Rounds for November 2, 2008

The net was pushed off the air by CQWWSSB activity last week, so...

We will try again this week to finish up "not catching the flu."

Now that we have good propagation everyone wants to get on the air....by the way in the next AETHER there is a story of the relationship between low sun spots and cold winters (tnx to Bob VE3OQM)-- predicting a very early cold winter this year...it is now snowing in Philadelphia.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

MARCO Grand Rounds for October 26, 2008 - POSTPONED!

UPDATE - due to QRM from the CQWW - SSB contest, the October 26 GRand Rounds has been postponed until the following week, November 2. See you then.

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Last Sunday we had a record-breaking 2008 check-in of 44. Propagation is improving !

This Sunday we will continue the discussion of Influenza. This is a disease that, like hurricanes, can blow you away--yet so many of us take it as "just a bad cold." Last year the flu killed 36,000 Americans. One of the new directives states we should not use Symmetrel (Amantadine) or Flumadine (Rimantadine), a long stand by treatment for type A influenza. WHY? They state, because too many flu bugs in the USA have become resistant--will you go along with this????

Tune in Sunday 14.307 10 am. eastern time....Warren kd4gua

Note: Just had annual blood work at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL...the new electronic system now required me to identify myself with a handprint of the veins in my hand, which they state is more accurate than a fingerprint allowing them to align with my medical records. Questions: Is this privacy going too far at too high a price? Or, am I standing in the way of progress? What is your opinion?

Saturday, October 18, 2008

MARCO Grand Rounds for October 19, 2008

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Flu season is about to happen--this Sunday we will talk about influenza (from the Italian which means "influence" ).

Is live intranasal influenza vaccine BACK? Tune in and find out...14.307, Sunday, 10 a.m Eastern...should be fun.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

MARCO Grand Rounds for October 12, 2008

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday we hope to conclude the series on the Large Hadron Collider...the Swiss 17 mile "cyclotron" where protons will collide with protons thus breaking into its particles which will be examined to try and find the solution to the Big Bang and the completion of the Standard Model of the Universe.

Paul K6DMV has sent a comprehensive history of the events taking place which will be in the next Aether.

Tune in and have a cup of black coffee available, this is a toughie but a valuable subject. Warren

14.307, 10 a.m. Eastern time.