Wow, who pulled the plug on propagation? On twenty meters things were
going well and then all of a sudden it got very tough. On forty this held
for the entire net. I ran for twenty minutes each net but did not do very
well. On twenty I got a lot of partial calls and then nothing upon my
query.
Partials on twenty meters: ...BS and K1... and ...D. I think those are
KJ7BS, K1EV, and K2HYD but I could not get a response. It is like the
band simply shut off in the space of a few characters. AB9V, Mike, is
normally strong. Tonight, on both bands, he was just above the noise.
The signals I simply could not pick out were there but not even a letter
to be copied. The noise was quite low though. Normally this is not a
good thing. It is almost like the bands were absorbing the signals
including the QRN. How odd!
Ric and Rick were the two best signals. Ric was running 100 watts but
KL7CW uses his KX1 each time he checks in. I was told by folks east of me
there was QSB on my signal. I had some on VE6ITA but he was my best
station on forty meters. Between working AB9V and John there was a gap of
about five minutes. After I got Rick I kept calling for another ten
minutes.
On 14050 kHz at 0000z:
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
VE3XL - Ric - ON - Ten Tec
AL7N - Ed - AK - non-Elecraft rig
On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 QNI #80!!!
VE6ITA - John - AB - K2 - 5384
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
If you called and I did not answer I am sorry. I simply could not dig out
many weak signals. If you are on the partial list I'd like to get an
email from you describing my signal. At the end of the twenty meter net I
was starting to wonder if my rig was working. I checked the needles on
the tuner and they were bouncing merrily along. I then switched to
another rig for the last minute just to see if I could work anyone else.
No luck.
However, there is always next week :) What did Orphan Annie sing? "The
sun will come out tomorrow. Bet your bottom dollar ..." Good thing
you're not here or you'd be suffering through my singing :) When life
gives you lemons set up a lemonade stand. I think I'll go work on my
notes for another gadget. If I can't work folks on the air I can always
build another circuit!
Thanks for trying folks. I'll be here next week. Same Bat time, same Bat
frequency.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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