Good Evening,
Now that was something! Twenty meters made me check to see if there
was cotton wadded inside of my headphones. Forty meters seemed weaker
than normal but that made the QRN more bearable :) I am happy to say I
was not skunked. Oddly enough I have never been skunked in all the times
I have run ECN. Thank you! You make my Sunday evenings much brighter.
No matter how I feel when I am getting ready to start the nets I feel much
better afterwards. How could someone give up something like that? Plus I
get critter advice while I am on the air.
Speaking of critters: the squirrels have moved back inside the house to
bug me. However, I have learned a few things about getting them to move
back outside. Over the next couple weeks we shall have our little battle
and see who wins. The deer and elk have been moving through the property
on a very regular basis while the birds are starting to move too. Just
the other night I was out a few hours after dark when I heard a flock of
geese passing over. The seasons must be about to change. It also means I
must continue cutting, splitting, hauling, and stacking wood. The weather
will be just a little warm for that and the fire watch on medium. Good
thing I can cut within the length of my hose.
On to the lists =>
On 14050 kHz at 2255z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
N5SM - Scott - TX - K2 - 5846
NO8V - John - MI
7D ? Heard my callsign twice with great copy then the signal dropped
away.
K?GW ?
K4BEH - Pat - GA - K2 - 5061 QNI #25!!!
N9SF - Bob - IN - K2 - 5308 QNI #15!!
AK2B - Tom - NY - K2 - 4482 QNI #40!!!
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
On 7045.50 kHz at 0200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
N7KRT - Jeff - NV - K2 - 5471
K6YUU - Yuki - CA - K2 - 3121
AE6GC - Jack - CA - KX1 - 1403 QNI #10!!
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
AL7FS - Jim - AK
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
AB4Z - Ron - NC
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345
W0JFR - John - CO - K2 - 4507
As you can tell there were a couple stations who barely made it and a
few who got honorable mention by getting a few characters of their call
sign noted. I hope next week brings us better conditions. Being at the
bottom of the sunspot cycle is causing a few difficulties but everything
will get better from here. The sun is moving back south again so the
evening hours will extend plus the sun will grow more active. Soon we'll
be sitting next to our heaters listening to the tones of CW while the snow
slides by our windows. I'd better get cutting so Sam and I are cozy and
warm while winter comes and goes.
Please stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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