Hello All:

A weather update and skip condations report, From the Mojave Desert.

Very cold winds and light rain last night, with some light hail, and
even some snow flakes. Light wind and rain tonight, with the wood stove
running all night again tonight.

Listening in on the scanner the Highway Patrol was closing some mountain
roads as tow trucks had to remove several cars today out of the mountain
roads. Skip did not allow the CB Radio to work for local communications,
but the 2 meter ham band was alive with emerengy use today.

The skip died down this evening so now we have two locals in modified
hot rod Jeeps out there mountain toping talking on the radios to all
over the High Desert, and into the Los Angles areas. Hope they can get
down as tempatures will certainly drop below frezzing to night in the
mountains.

This will certaily be heavy jacket wearing weather. And its a good call
to stock up on canned food, Gas, fire wood, long underware, and what
ever else you would need, should we get snowed in again, and such from
Miss Dinah's Fillin Station, just down the road ah ways.

The snow reports and local road condations will be on channel 12 and 15,
with some guys sneaking off to Lower 38 and 40. Early in the morning.
From about 4 AM to 7 AM.

Jay in the Mojave Catch me on 12 or 435.

And to think, I can be found on some of those cold evenings with my major
telescope up on Rosamond Blvd by the Foster Freeze place on the street
corner.


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Hello All:

A weather update and skip condations report, From the Mojave Desert.

Very cold winds and light rain last night, with some light hail, and
even some snow flakes. Light wind and rain tonight, with the wood stove
running all night again tonight.

Listening in on the scanner the Highway Patrol was closing some mountain
roads as tow trucks had to remove several cars today out of the mountain
roads. Skip did not allow the CB Radio to work for local communications,
but the 2 meter ham band was alive with emerengy use today.

The skip died down this evening so now we have two locals in modified
hot rod Jeeps out there mountain toping talking on the radios to all
over the High Desert, and into the Los Angles areas. Hope they can get
down as tempatures will certainly drop below frezzing to night in the
mountains.

This will certaily be heavy jacket wearing weather. And its a good call
to stock up on canned food, Gas, fire wood, long underware, and what
ever else you would need, should we get snowed in again, and such from
Miss Dinah's Fillin Station, just down the road ah ways.

The snow reports and local road condations will be on channel 12 and 15,
with some guys sneaking off to Lower 38 and 40. Early in the morning.
From about 4 AM to 7 AM.

Jay in the Mojave Catch me on 12 or 435.


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From: (starlord)
And to think, I can be found on some of those

cold evenings with my major telescope up on

Rosamond Blvd by the Foster Freeze place on
the street corner.
_
Sounds like a new verse for "Mistaken Identity" by the Rolling Sotnes.

Nope, I'm a " Sidewalk Astronomer " and when I can I take my 'Babylon 8'
Dobsonian scope up to a corner and invite anyone to stop and see the moon,
planets, or stars.


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From: (starlord)
And to think, I can be found on some of those

cold evenings with my major telescope up on

Rosamond Blvd by the Foster Freeze place on
the street corner.
_
Sounds like a new verse for "Mistaken Identity" by the Rolling Sotnes.



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Jay in the Mojave wrote:

Hello All:

A weather update and skip condations report, From the Mojave Desert.

Very cold winds and light rain last night, with some light hail, and
even some snow flakes. Light wind and rain tonight, with the wood stove
running all night again tonight.

Listening in on the scanner the Highway Patrol was closing some mountain
roads as tow trucks had to remove several cars today out of the mountain
roads. Skip did not allow the CB Radio to work for local communications,
but the 2 meter ham band was alive with emerengy use today.

The skip died down this evening so now we have two locals in modified
hot rod Jeeps out there mountain toping talking on the radios to all
over the High Desert, and into the Los Angles areas. Hope they can get
down as tempatures will certainly drop below frezzing to night in the
mountains.

This will certaily be heavy jacket wearing weather. And its a good call
to stock up on canned food, Gas, fire wood, long underware, and what
ever else you would need, should we get snowed in again, and such from
Miss Dinah's Fillin Station, just down the road ah ways.

The snow reports and local road condations will be on channel 12 and 15,
with some guys sneaking off to Lower 38 and 40. Early in the morning.
From about 4 AM to 7 AM.

Jay in the Mojave Catch me on 12 or 435.
hey jay i was in victorville back in the early eighties and saw it snow
and stick for a few hours over near bell mountain. damndest weather i've
ever seen. shot up to the 70's the same day.

Hello Starlord:

I know that corner really well. Once in a while I will go thru the
Frosty Freeze for lunch and a drink. Get Gas accross the street, and
haul on out of there.

If you keep going east you will run into Mohawk Man, and Lady Wrestler
who live in one of those traier parks. Haven't heard them on in a long
time tho ?!?!?!?!

Why would you want to be looking at the sky when you find a desert lot
somewhere having a fire and a few friends over??!?!?!?

We use to have Star Gazing parties at one time. I never really got into
looking at all this stuff but find it interesting.

Are you on channel 12 AM, or SSB lower 38, or 2 meters? Lots of guys now
going to 220 simplex, but I don't have a 220 radio in the car now.

Jay in the Mojave

starlord wrote:

And to think, I can be found on some of those cold evenings with my major
telescope up on Rosamond Blvd by the Foster Freeze place on the street
corner.


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"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Hello All:

A weather update and skip condations report, From the Mojave Desert.

Very cold winds and light rain last night, with some light hail, and
even some snow flakes. Light wind and rain tonight, with the wood stove
running all night again tonight.

Listening in on the scanner the Highway Patrol was closing some mountain
roads as tow trucks had to remove several cars today out of the mountain
roads. Skip did not allow the CB Radio to work for local communications,
but the 2 meter ham band was alive with emerengy use today.

The skip died down this evening so now we have two locals in modified
hot rod Jeeps out there mountain toping talking on the radios to all
over the High Desert, and into the Los Angles areas. Hope they can get
down as tempatures will certainly drop below frezzing to night in the
mountains.

This will certaily be heavy jacket wearing weather. And its a good call
to stock up on canned food, Gas, fire wood, long underware, and what
ever else you would need, should we get snowed in again, and such from
Miss Dinah's Fillin Station, just down the road ah ways.

The snow reports and local road condations will be on channel 12 and 15,
with some guys sneaking off to Lower 38 and 40. Early in the morning.
From about 4 AM to 7 AM.

Jay in the Mojave Catch me on 12 or 435.



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I started stargazing when I lived in Palmdale in the early 60's and had a
dark sky that had countless stars in it. Never had a good telescope until
the 90's. After reading about one John Dobson, I have followed his way as I
am a 'Sidewalk Astronomer' and it is my mission to bring the wonders of the
sky above to those who have never taken a bit of time to stop and look up.

If my sore feet ease off a bit today and the asprin tone down the hurts, I
may be up there tonight as I was last night. It is wonderful to hear the
ah's and wow's of not only kids, but grown ups to as they see the moon for
the first time in a telescope or see the rings of Saturn for the first time
in their life.

I know of a place where I can go and be alone and in the full dark to view
the faint fuzzies of other galaxies, or look for the places where new stars
are being born. And a fire would destroy my night vision so no fire near the
scope.

Right now I don't have a radio in the car, not sure how long I'll have this
one, am kind of working on a deal that if gets done, I might end up with a
S.wagon of the same year. I might put a simple mag mount on this one if I
put a radio in it. But after the last 3 days I'm flate broke and can't do
anything.

Me and the owner of foster freeze don't see eye to eye, he's tried to have
me removed from my spot, but even the cops say I'm within my rights and will
not even come any more on his calls about me. Heck they stop by to have a
look see now and then, they all know me in Rosamond. Been doing it almost 7
years here.

Plus the radio I have is only an am one and have not been able to hear the
local chatter just yet.

The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond


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"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Hello Starlord:

I know that corner really well. Once in a while I will go thru the
Frosty Freeze for lunch and a drink. Get Gas accross the street, and
haul on out of there.

If you keep going east you will run into Mohawk Man, and Lady Wrestler
who live in one of those traier parks. Haven't heard them on in a long
time tho ?!?!?!?!

Why would you want to be looking at the sky when you find a desert lot
somewhere having a fire and a few friends over??!?!?!?

We use to have Star Gazing parties at one time. I never really got into
looking at all this stuff but find it interesting.




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Hello Jim:

Yeah the weather here in the Mojave Desert can be really strange at
times. The weather in Vegas can get rainy and have a lot of lightning at
times while most other parts of the Mojave Desert are clear and warm.

I have seen it here get below freezing (Brrrrrr) for almost two weeks. I
had my pipes freeze once, and had to replace the 60 dollar pressure
regulator, during the day when it got up to 30 degree's. Man was that a
cold winter. It even happened in March.

I worked a construction job near Vicorville once. I work in heavy
construction machinery. We had an electrical problem in a heavy road
grader once that throw everyone a curve. It was a Cat 16G Grader, or a
Super Grader as it had a really wide blade on it for open grading of a
new highways and such.

This thing kicked some major a$$ when it was NOT running and of course
things got behind schedule, because this kick ass, no ****, 5 star gold
plated, Super Duper Grader wasn't running, or would only run long enough
to get in the way. Man did the ol man (the boss) blow a gasket over that
one!!!! Because it wasn't out equipement, we rented it!

So we worked day and night to get to run again. We audited the main wire
harness, and figured some repair mechanic or welder doing a repair
damaged a few wires causing several electrical intermittent connections
in the electrical system that allowed the Super Kick Ass Grader to be a
large in the way obstacle. After a new ignition switch, Starter
Solenoid, Starter, Alternator, and all new wire harness to the engine
this baby was ready to Grade to China. So the Boss had the Grader
Drivers and crew out there on a Sunday, and work at night, to make up
for lost time.

During the night and early morning it snowed, rained, blew like no
tomorrow, and during the day was nice, didn't need a jacket.

To make a long story short, you had to be ready for anything the weather
would dish out, as we got it often. I don't think the weather in Alaska
counld be that bad.

Jay in the Mojave




jim wrote:

hey jay i was in victorville back in the early eighties and saw it snow
and stick for a few hours over near bell mountain. damndest weather i've
ever seen. shot up to the 70's the same day.

Hello Starlord:

So's when the next time you gonna be out there??????

Jay in the Mojave

starlord wrote:

I started stargazing when I lived in Palmdale in the early 60's and had a
dark sky that had countless stars in it. Never had a good telescope until
the 90's. After reading about one John Dobson, I have followed his way as I
am a 'Sidewalk Astronomer' and it is my mission to bring the wonders of the
sky above to those who have never taken a bit of time to stop and look up.

If my sore feet ease off a bit today and the asprin tone down the hurts, I
may be up there tonight as I was last night. It is wonderful to hear the
ah's and wow's of not only kids, but grown ups to as they see the moon for
the first time in a telescope or see the rings of Saturn for the first time
in their life.

I know of a place where I can go and be alone and in the full dark to view
the faint fuzzies of other galaxies, or look for the places where new stars
are being born. And a fire would destroy my night vision so no fire near the
scope.

Right now I don't have a radio in the car, not sure how long I'll have this
one, am kind of working on a deal that if gets done, I might end up with a
S.wagon of the same year. I might put a simple mag mount on this one if I
put a radio in it. But after the last 3 days I'm flate broke and can't do
anything.

Me and the owner of foster freeze don't see eye to eye, he's tried to have
me removed from my spot, but even the cops say I'm within my rights and will
not even come any more on his calls about me. Heck they stop by to have a
look see now and then, they all know me in Rosamond. Been doing it almost 7
years here.

Plus the radio I have is only an am one and have not been able to hear the
local chatter just yet.

The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

Well, it depends on the weather, wanted to go last night, but the winds came
up
and they didn't die down enough until way late. It looks like tonight will
be ok IF
the winds don't get bad again, they are saying rain saturday night, which is
always
a IFFY deal for out here. If I go up to the corner tonight, it may be the
last time
for the next 2 weeks until after New Moon. Once Saturn starts coming up
sooner,
then I'll be out there more, but that'll not be until after New years most
likly. As it
is, I got my car running again, otherwise I wouldn't have been going
anyplace at all.


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Hello Starlord:

So's when the next time you gonna be out there??????

Jay in the Mojave




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