MARCO Grand Rounds for November 29, 2009

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Got rained out by contesters Sunday so we will try again this Sunday....Planned to discuss the new breast and cx guidelines and throw in a little about visiting a hoard house (what causes people to hoard?) a good NP discussion. Any other suggestions?

Sunday put into effect those new sun spots Danny was talking about and every freak (freq - Ed.) was taken around 14.307 at 10 a.m EST.

Website hacked!!

On November 7, 2009 MARCO's Website was hacked. It appears that the login password was compromised. Every html page on the site had a bit of code added to it that would download malware to the computer of a visitor.

If you visited the MARCO Website between November 7 and November 14, I strongly urge you to scan your computer for viruses and malware.

AS of this writing, the problem has been fixed, and the members of MARCO's Internet Committee are taking action to render the site more secure.

MARCO Grand Rounds for November 15, 2009

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday YOU have a choice for a choice selection:
1. Blood problem, flu keeps donors away.
2. What do we do with "Hoarders" who clobber-up homes with "stuff."
3. Walmart now selling caskets.
4. De-Stressing pets with Pheromones,
5. Who flobbed the dub at Ft. Hood.
Send your vote back in the order of preference. Should be enticing.

Another Great Memory

From Smitty, W6CS:

Unless your TV has been broken, you know by now that today is the 20th
anniversary of the iconic Berlin Wall coming down.

We were on a European trip and by chance were in a West Berlin hotel
when */it/* happened. After a few hours the excitement calmed down and
East Berlin/Germany, for the first time, was allowing tourists to cross
over the wall at the Brandenberg Gate to visit the city. I decided to
see if I could cross over for a short tour of that communist city. As I
learned later, I was one of the first tourists - and the first American
- to cross over. The wall didn't come down in the literal sense at that
time, but temporary ramps were built up & over in a few places
permitting visitors to enter East Berlin.

I left my dear Aileen in the hotel for a few hours not wanting to
subject her to what might be a somewhat 'dicey' situation. So I walked,
and walked, and walked - or did I say that already? - Since I couldn't
speak German, I didn't feel comfortable taking public transportation -
streetcars, buses, etc.

After several hours of walking alone into the neighborhoods, business
sections, etc., I headed back west to the crossing. As I walked by a
street car turntable on which a streetcar was in the process of being
turned around 180 degs. getting ready for the return trip, the two crew
members saw me and recognized that I was probably an American. They ran
up to me. grabbed my arms and - all smiles - led me onto the "tram".
They couldn't speak English and I certainly didn't speak German but that
didn't stop them from explaining - in rapid Deutsche - what we were
seeing out the window as we traveled through the neighborhoods. They
let me out at the wall and also left me with a stunning memory.

Yes, the world has changed. A lot.

MARCO Grand Rounds for November 8, 2009

From Warren, KD4GUA:

We had a very attentive audience last Sunday as we discussed Prostate cancers. Apparently, as Bruce KM2L requested, they all brought their prostates to the mike with a few exceptions--Hi Linda, Ellen! We barely touched this sensitive subject so we are bringing it back this Sunday.

There were two German gentlemen (?) on our frequency and since they wouldn't move in the past we had to go down to 14.306.

Will need updates on oldtimers from Bruce and a Marco article from Arnold for the next Aether. Keep the blue side up.