Good Evening,
We had fun this evening. A few week signals strained my hearing but I
think I finally got them all. Ray, K2HYD, had to be the weakest station
but I finally got him when the QSB came up. Ric got his K1 back on the
air so he may be sleepy at work tomorrow. I appreciate your efforts. Ken
stated there may be some snow in North Dakota around mid-week. Hopefully
all are prepared so you can enjoy it. I know I would have fun up there.
My skis look so forlorn, awaiting wax, and snow. Maybe my F250 will be
nice to me and take me on a trip to where I can go XC skiing. My nephew
has been working me to the point where I may just be able to ski again!
The drywall is giving me the upper body strength the where double poling
down the trail will be almost easy. I need to dust off my roller blades
to get my wind back.
Propagation was mostly steady on 20 meters but on 40 there was QSB for
me and QRN for folks in the middle of the continent. The Southeast is
unrepresented this week. Normally I have a duct into Georgia. I never
can tell what is going to happen from week to week. The predictions say
one thing or another but empirical studies are the only way to test
propagation. During the first net my hands were pretty stiff. So during
dinner I kept squeezing a rubber ball to get rid of some of the tension.
This next week will be even rougher on them since I'll be taping, mudding,
and then sanding the drywall. The computers will get covered but I may
just break them down and put them into the spare bedroom to protect them
from the fines.
The lists =>
On 14050 kHz at 2257z:
K4DXU - Bill - TN - KX1 - 702
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W1BPJ - Terry - CO - K1 - 1800
VE3XL - Ric - ON - TenTec
ND0V - Greg - CO - K2 - 4411 QNI #15!!
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900
N9SF - Bob - IN - K2 - 5308
N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646 QNI #85!!!
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037
W6BK - Dave - CA - K2 - 4910
On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 Thanks for staying up and getting your K1
back on the air!
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 QNI #75!!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608
W6WY - Pete - CA - KX1 - 239 My records have 279; I will fix this. QNI
#5!
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037
N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
Thank you all for your participation. I hope I got everyone who was
trying to check in. There was a C2Z station toward the end but I think he
was in search of someone else. It sounds like the East is enjoying warm
weather, the Middle West is preparing for frost and snow, while I sit
inside with the rains falling steadily. The mushroom crop is just
starting. I took my nephew for a short hike yesterday to see if we could
find the local stream. We found the stream bed and a friendly tree frog
but no running water. On the way back up the slope we found evidence of
deer and elk and quite a few small mushrooms getting started. This rain
will make them explode with growth. If a sunny, warm day comes along I'll
see the local mushroom pickers all over these mountains. Chanterelles,
both white and yellow, are the most commonly harvested though there are
quite a few other edible species in the area.
I've been advised to use my soldering station sponge as a means of
collecting drips from my roof. Hopefully my sponge is large enough to
capture all of that water. While growing up in Wisconsin we would put
Prince Albert cans, basins, and whatever other containers we could find
under the leaks in the cheese factories metal roof. Maybe Weller has come
up with a more absorptive sponge I can buy for my station ;) I will be
travelling into town to buy a roll of bituminous membrane to seal around
the worst offenders in my roof. Then I can move the soldering station to
a more useful location!
Until next week stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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