Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 23 2017 08:30 am Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2069, for Friday, June 23, 2017 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2069, with a release date of Friday, June 23, 2017 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. Hams enjoy the longest radio day of the year in England. Schools begin prepping for Space Station contacts -- and hurricane season is upon us! All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2069, comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** HURRICANE SEASON COMES STORMING IN JIM/ANCHOR: Don't look now, but Hurricane Season has just gotten under way. As we start this cautious time of year on the Atlantic Coast of the U.S., our first report comes to us courtesy of Phil Thomas, W8RMJ, of the Amateur News Weekly podcast. Phil reports on the recent release of the 2017 Hurricane Outlook from NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. PHIL'S REPORT: June the first marks the official start of the 2017 Hurricane Season, which continues through November the 30th. In an average season, based on data from 1981 to 2010, twelve named tropical cyclones should be expected, with six of these reaching hurricane intensity, and three developing into major hurricanes. The outlook is a general guide to the overall activity during the upcoming hurricane season. It is not a seasonal hurricane landfall forecast, nor does it predict levels of activity for any particular location. The official NOAA 2017 Hurricane Season Outlook indicates a 45 percent probability of an above-normal season. The outlook calls for between 11 and 17 named storms. This already includes pre-season Tropical Storm Arlene, which occurred in April. Of these named storms, between five and nine could reach hurricane intensity, with between two and four of these becoming a major hurricane. FEMA is encouraging residents and businesses to prepare by understanding the risks, planning for the entire family, and downloading the FEMA app. The app contains important information on what to do before and after a hurricane. The app also allows users to receive weather alerts from NOAA's National Weather Service, including life-saving safety tips. To learn more, go to www.hurricanes.gov. JIM/ANCHOR: That was Phil Thomas, W8RMJ, of Amateur News Weekly. For more news from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana area, visit amateurnewsweekly.com (AMATEUR NEWS WEEKLY) ** "LAST MAN STANDING" BREATHES ITS LAST JIM/ANCHOR: True fans may already know this, but TV's "Last Man Standing" appears to have breathed its last. The show, which was cancelled by ABC, was in talks to be revived on CMT, but media reports indicated that negotiations with 20th Century Fox Television, as of June 20, had broken down. According to the Hollywood Reporter website, talks fell apart over cost. The ratings hit, which ran for six seasons on ABC, featured Tim Allen as an amateur radio operator. The show eventually prompted the actor to get his own real-life license, KK6OTD. At least for now, his character Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, appears to have become a Silent Key. (FOX NEWS, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org .