Good Evening,
Wow, forty meters got very loud toward the end. QRN was strong from the
minute I tuned up. QSB was also the order of the evening. S2 to S9 jumps at
times. At the very end of the net I know I got WB5BKL and ND0V but think I
mentioned N0BK by mistake. The BK was probably WB5BKL. However, it was
getting rather competitive trying to hold the frequency! I went outside
afterward to look at some trillium to relax. The trees are alive with a
buzzing sound. The nearby marsh has a lot of croaking too. Spring is here; I
know because the biting flies had their way with me! Luckily they do not last
long. One time Pat came in from cutting wood with both eyes almost swollen
shut. I put her to bed and made an ice pack. The swelling took a few days to
go down and over a week to go away entirely. They don't seem to like me as
much as they did her. Guess it's a matter of taste :)
I did see a sunspot of the new cycle mentioned on www.spaceweather.com
Looks like it really is getting started. Last spot I saw mentioned was in the
other hemisphere and of the opposite polarity. Thus it was from the previous
cycle. I also saw a 10-10 contest. An email was sent to me mentioning the
contest so I scanned 10 meters in a futile attempt to hear something. No luck.
I did get a chance to work a few stations yesterday in 7QP. I put in a little
over an hour on 40, and 80 meters after dark. I was having far too much fun
during the day splitting, stacking wood, and acting as a blood donor to quit.
I will be warm next winter.
The lists =>
On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798 * QNI #125 *
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628 QNI #30!!
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
W1BPJ - Terry - CO - K1 - 1800
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345 QNI #65!!!
NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217
NO8V - John - MI
W0JFR - John - CO - K2 - 4507
K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 * QNI #115 *
On 7044.5 kHz at 0200z:
AH6RE - Curt - HI - K3 - 469
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 * QNI #165 *
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 5471
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4650
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0JFR - John - CO - K2 - 4507
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
NO8V - John - MI QNI #25!!
K6BBQ - Rem - CA - K3 - 581
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345
WB5BKL - Nick - TX - K3 - 231
ND0V - Greg - CO - K2 - 4411
Hopefully I got everything correct. After K6PJV onward I am not sure of
check ins. I do know I heard WB5BKL and ND0V but did not copy much of what you
said because of heavy QRM. Funny thing is the QRM mentioned they were running
a K2 at 100 watts from Tucson, Arizona. At least they were using an Elecraft
rig to QRM ECN :) Please write me with any corrections or additions.
Thank you for your continuing participation.
Until next week stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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