From subs-admin@kfcf.org Sat Mar 2 22:50:01 2002 From: subs-admin@kfcf.org (subs-admin@kfcf.org) Date: Sat Mar 2 22:50:01 2002 Subject: [KFCF Friends] KFCF/KPFA News and Solar Conjuction/Outages Message-ID: <001001c1c27f$0afbbdf0$0b3c7f18@rych.org> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C1C23B.FC90C690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable March 2, 2002 Dear KFCF Friends and Subscribers, Thanks for your support during our recent marathons. We had another = record-breaking fund drive and some really great programming. We = appreciate your support and look forward to a lot more great programming = now that much of the battle in the Pacifica situation has been resolved. = Members of the KFCF/Fresno Free College Foundation Board of Directors = will be attending the Pacifica National Board Meeting in Los Angeles = this coming weekend, so if you have any concerns you'd like us to = convey, send us an e-mail at office@kfcf.org . Locally, we have a number of great things we are working on, including = a KFCF Benefit with Utah Phillips and Kenny Hall at the Forestiere = Underground Gardens in Fresno on April 13th. Information on tickets, = cost, etc. should be available this week at www.kfcf.org , and tickets = will be available at The Movies in Van Ness Village in the Tower = District in Fresno. We are approaching one of our bi-annual solar conjunction periods. The = conjunction (sometimes referred to as a solar outage) is when the sun in = its' seasonal arc lines itself up directly behind the satellite that = transmits the KPFA signal to Fresno. It happens once a day for a few = minutes for about a week in March and October during the late morning. During this "conjunction" the satellite receiver will see the sun as a = much more effective transmitter of energy than the few watts the = satellite uses, and will cause gargling, popping or muting of the audio = from the satellite receiver for a few moments. A schedule of times is = at the end of this e-mail and most occurances will be far shorter than = the times calculated by the software. This is similar in effect to the "rain fades" we get when a heavy rain = storm in Fresno or Berkeley (or both) has raindrops that are half the = diameter of the wavelength of the radio frequency used for the satellite = system and the raindrops "absorb" the signal, causing the receiver to = mute, gargle and pop. We apologize for the inconvenience to our = listeners, but we have no control over Mother Nature, and hope you'll = understand during the few minor outages we have over the year. Rych Withers President Fresno Free College Foundation Update - Solar Outage Schedule for March, 2002 Date Time Fade margin in degrees=20 March 3 10:53 - 10:57 AM 4.7=20 March 4 10:51 - 10:58 AM 9.8=20 March 5 10:51 - 10:58 AM 15.9=20 March 6 10:51 - 10:58 AM 12.3=20 March 7 10:51 - 10:58 AM 6.0=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C1C23B.FC90C690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
March 2, 2002
 
Dear KFCF Friends and = Subscribers,
 
Thanks for your support during our = recent=20 marathons. We had another record-breaking fund drive and some really = great=20 programming. We appreciate your support and look forward to a lot more = great=20 programming now that much of the battle in the Pacifica situation has = been=20 resolved.  Members of the KFCF/Fresno Free College Foundation Board = of=20 Directors will be attending the Pacifica National Board Meeting in Los = Angeles=20 this coming weekend, so if you have any concerns you'd like us to = convey, send=20 us an e-mail at office@kfcf.org=20 .
 
 Locally, we have a number of = great things we=20 are working on, including a KFCF Benefit with Utah Phillips and Kenny = Hall at=20 the Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno on April 13th. Information = on=20 tickets, cost, etc. should be available this week at www.kfcf.org , and tickets will be = available at=20 The Movies in Van Ness Village in the Tower District in = Fresno.
 
We are approaching one of our bi-annual = solar=20 conjunction periods. The conjunction (sometimes referred to as a = solar=20 outage) is when the sun in its' seasonal arc lines itself up directly = behind the=20 satellite that transmits the KPFA signal to Fresno. It happens once a = day for a=20 few minutes for about a week in March and October during the late=20 morning.
 
During this "conjunction" the satellite = receiver=20 will see the sun as a much more effective transmitter of energy than the = few=20 watts the satellite uses, and will cause gargling, popping or muting of = the=20 audio from the satellite receiver for a few moments.  A schedule of = times=20 is at the end of this e-mail and most occurances will be far shorter = than the=20 times calculated by the software.
 
This is similar in effect to the "rain = fades" we=20 get when a heavy rain storm in Fresno or Berkeley (or both) has = raindrops that=20 are half the diameter of the wavelength of the radio frequency used for = the=20 satellite system and the raindrops "absorb" the signal, causing the = receiver to=20 mute, gargle and pop.  We apologize for the inconvenience to our = listeners,=20 but we have no control over Mother Nature, and hope you'll = understand=20 during the few minor outages we have over the year.
 
Rych Withers
President
Fresno Free College = Foundation
 

Update - Solar Outage Schedule for = March,=20 2002

Date Time Fade margin in = degrees
March 3 10:53 - 10:57 AM 4.7
March 4 10:51 - 10:58 AM 9.8
March 5 10:51 - 10:58 AM 15.9
March 6 10:51 - 10:58 AM 12.3
March 7 10:51 - 10:58 AM 6.0
------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C1C23B.FC90C690-- From subs-admin@kfcf.org Thu Mar 7 11:59:01 2002 From: subs-admin@kfcf.org (subs-admin@kfcf.org) Date: Thu Mar 7 11:59:01 2002 Subject: [KFCF Friends] Utah Phillips Message-ID: <004401c1c612$209dd490$0aef14aa@RYCH> Forestiere Underground Gardens Concert KFCF 88.1 FM and the Fresno Free College Foundation are sponsoring a premiere concert at the Forestiere Underground Gardens April 13, beginning at 6 p.m. Performing that evening are Utah Phillips, Kenny Hall and Jemmy Bluestein. The Underground Gardens, located at 5021 W. Shaw Ave. in Fresno, were designed and hand-sculpted by Baldasare Forestiere, a Sicilian immigrant. In the early 1900s, Forestiere began to carve a thoroughly unique underground retreat to escape the San Joaquin Valley's excessive heat. After nearly 40 years with hand tools and persistent effort he succeeded in creating a cool subterranean complex fashioned after the "visions stored in my mind." In the midst of the manmade caverns, is a large banquet room Forestiere had intended as an entertainment venue. KFCF will be honoring Forestiere's desire to share his unique creation with others with this first ever concert. Utah Phillips is a folksinger, humorist, archivist, storyteller and tramp and is still considered a "Grand Duke of Hobos." He educates and illuminates, softening his punches with humor and a certain unexpected gentleness. He was recently presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by North America's largest traditional music organization, the Folk Alliance. Kenny Hall, a Fresno resident, is a veritable living musical encyclopedia with a repertoire of over 5,000 folk tunes. Blind from birth, Kenny is world renowned for his excellent mandolin and violin musicianship. Jemmy Bluestein, a member of Fresno's Bluestein family, is a singer and stringer of people's music. Jemmy will perform an eclectic set to open the evening performance. KFCF and the Fresno Free College Foundation are dedicated to the principle that the health and well-being of a community are measured by the respect it shows for the civil, intellectual, and artistic freedom of its citizens, and that the exercise of this freedom enriches each individual and the society at large. Since 1975, KFCF has broadcast programming from KPFA in Berkeley as well as locally produced programs. Tickets to benefit KFCF are $25 and are available by calling 559-233-2221 or by purchasing them at The Movies, 1435 N. Van Ness in Fresno. Food and drink will be available. Seating is limited.