Good Evening (it is nearly Good Morning :)
It is very late here but I will get this out before I hit the hay.
Long day fighting with software, hardware, weather, &tc. I was not able
to get as much done as I would like but lately that seems to be normal.
My to do list rapidly outpaces my ability to do. However, I do see some
progress and that is a plus. Trouble is my projects each tend to generate
two more projects producing scaling problems. There seems to be only one
of me. Where do I truncate this never ending tree of projects? Maybe I
should look at one of those game algorithms for a hint at a limiting depth
;)
It looks like spring is gradually moving up the mountain. The earliest
flowers have ceased blooming at around 1000 feet to be replaced by the
next set. The snow in my yard is almost entirely gone though the
surrounding higher elevations still hold their cover. Each time the sun
comes out to melt some the resulting evaporation causes the cloud cover to
increase so the effect is self limiting. According to the GOES satellite
we are in a cloud stream. The area near the mouth of the Columbia River
is often where this stream remains for weeks at a time. The difference in
my weather and downtown Portland is often quite surprising. I drive out
of pouring rain only to be met by bright sunshine and dry roads. By the
time I get off the train the temperature can be 20 to 30 degrees warmer
than when I started my commute. My fellow passengers must wonder why I am
dressed so warmly.
Forty meters was very good two evenings this week. Those were the only
times I tested though so it may have been good all week. A few skeds at
0300z went on until we called it quits. Light QSB was not a problem. On
Friday night we did have to deal with our neighboring SSB stations.
Occasionaly they would wipe out a word or two but since human language is
redundant we don't need to hear all the words to make sense of a
sentence. Unless, of course, that word is the principle verb or noun :)
Context is everything and it is fun to work my friend so I dig that much
deeper.
If you are not busy tomorrow evening why don't you join us on either
twenty or forty meters? You are welcome to join us on both. I will be
there.
Please join us:
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 3pm PST) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 6pm PST) 7045 kHz
Hasta mañana,
Kevin. KD5ONS
Soon we should move back to 2400z and 0300z.
KJR
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