Good Evening,
Well that was a tough one. One minute the signals were up and then
they were gone. A few very persistent folks got through on 40 meters.
The band was plagued with QSB which was very deep. Twenty meters was good
if you lived west of me. Tom, N0SS, was good before the net but five
minutes after the hour he was gone. When I heard someone on twenty they
were good copy. When I heard them on forty they went from good copy to
gone. I have a list of partial calls on 40 meters which is two pages long.
However, if we don't try we will never make contact. I am not sure if
it was my compromised antenna (one leg anyway) or more likely the
propagation. Earlier in the day (1 PM local) twenty meters only had two
QSOs in progress.
The lists =>
On 14050 kHz at 2352z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 QNI #175!!!
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
AH6RE - Curt - HI - KX1 - 464
AH6V - Jerry - HI - Argo but he has a KX1 in reserve ;)
On 7045 at 0300z:
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037 S7 to S2 or less and you were the BEST
signal!
K7TO ?????
K4GT - Jim - GA - K2 - 2015
The good news here is the tree was removed from the roof this morning.
Bad news? It is raining fairly hard so the patch and cover job is not
holding all the water out. I get to remove 8 rafters and all the
associated parts above and below. Looks like I'll get to improve my
drywall skills :) I will use this opportunity to train my nephew how to
build a roof. He wants me to design a clerestory structure. I think he
is a bit wacky but will at least draw it on the drafting board to see how
much it will cost and how hard it will be to seal against the weather.
Thanks to all of you for joining me and for those who tried and were
not successful. Next week we get to try on New Year's Eve :) There
should be plenty of folks out that night since it is Straight Key Night.
Maybe I should brush up my skills and run the nets with one. May be a bit
slower and, heaven forbid, I'll make a few (more) mistakes. Nothing
ventured ...
Enjoy your Christmas day tomorrow. Stay warm, stay safe, and enjoy
your family's presence.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Station 5th Class)
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