Good Afternoon,
It got hot this week. As the temperature rose to the mid 90s the
humidity dropped from its summer normal of ~ 50% down to 20%. At the
same time the wind rose from 5 mph to 25 mph. I had never seen the fire
danger sign increase by two steps in one day until this week. Luckily
the weather has turned for the Labor Day weekend. A slow rain started
an hour ago so the forest is a little safer. The wind has also lessened
in intensity, now all those folks going to the beach can have open
fires. But for Smokey the Bear's sake please be careful.
I got busy so this report is late. The same rain which has lowered
the fire danger has also forced me inside so I can write. With all the
list discussion of antennas I will relate my tale of moving the same
antenna from one tree to the next. Previously the enclosed angle of the
V was less than 150 degrees. I was able to raise the center by a few
feet and each end by about twenty feet. Now the interior angle is about
165 to 170 degrees. Since propagation has been changing very slowly
lately I can assume with some confidence that my flatter antenna
radiates more strongly to the NE and SW. Before, with the lower angled
V, I had a more circular radiation pattern. Now it is more consistent
with that of a dipole. On 40 meters this difference was less
pronounced. But, then, the antenna is not 1 wavelength above the ground
at that frequency. I expect the wet trees from the current rain will
change things for this weekend's nets.
On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI
K6XK - Roy - IA
W0CZ - Ken - ND
K4JPN - Steve - GA
K4TO - Dave - KY
AB9V - Mike - IN
On 7047.5 kHz at 0000z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA
K4TO - Dave - KY
See you all on Sunday,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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