Good Evening,
Another wet and chilly week on the West Coast. I know the folks in
California like it very hot and dry but I gave that up when I left Albuquerque.
I had had enough of seeing my corneas wrinkle in the single digit humidity.
It was nice to see the sun but 360+ days a year of it gets to be a bit much. I
like variations in temperature and visibility. Growing up in the Midwest it
was not unusual to have a temperature change of 100 degrees in a week (40 below
zero to 70 degrees) in early March. I once had the pleasure of having my
vehicle towed out of my own driveway. The frost had gone out of the gravel
overnight and my truck had sunk to the frame! Luckily the extremes are not as
great in Oregon. I have grown a little older over the last twenty years and
the below zero weather would probably not be so kind to me.
Fall will be starting very soon up here. The foxgloves are done blooming so
it is time to get very serious about collecting all the wood I've cut and split
over the last four months. I am very relaxed right now after doing just that
for the last few hours. Between the rain showers it is nice to get out to
enjoy the cool weather. Getting my chores done is a good way to have some fun.
The new cat enjoys watching me split and stack wood for some silly reason. He
just lies there and watches the progress. No comments just little green eyes
going back and forth (when they are open that is).
Twenty meters was fair this week for my contacts into the Southeast. QSB
and QRN were present each time but it was possible to converse for an hour.
Forty meters was good the one evening I tried and from reports I've read others
had the same conditions. I just read on SpaceWeather.com that there is a large
coronal hole on the back side of the sun. This will be on the Earth facing
side in another week. Watch out for aurora and for improved conditions once
the ionosphere has become recharged. From the satellite photo this should
produce a large charged stream of particles. If we get a solid hit it will be
quite noisy for a period of time. Keep your ears tuned for propagation changes
soon.
Please join us tomorrow evening.
1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP <relay> help)
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay well,
Kevin. KD5ONS
ecn.visionseer.com
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