Good Evening,
A walk outside just now showed me a bright moon and a sparkling deck. The
heavy mist has turned to frost while the fog has settled into the valleys. The
forecast is for snow until Saturday when my weather site runs off the calendar.
Accumulations are to be only a few inches a day so it won't be bad.
Temperatures will bounce above and below freezing so each day's snow may not
last too long. I did hear reports of rain in California. That is good news
for those folks awaiting a very droughty summer. They have not received very
much rain this winter. I have not gotten anywhere near the normal amount of
precipitation either.
Propagation was pretty good today. There were many good comments about how
strongly I was being heard. I am glad; it has been too long with far too many
months of weak signals. There was only a little QSB and only on a couple
stations. The rest were easy copy though Tom was fading when he signed off the
air. From what I have read another solar stream is due on the 14th. Well
Happy Valentine's Day :) The last one hit some time between Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday night. I was awarded with good conditions and strong
signals on Friday morning for my daily sked. It was nice not having to
struggle to hear. A few ions hitting the Heaviside layer are enough to keep
things perking along, now if only the sunspots would appear more frequently.
On to the list =>
On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 3342
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
W7AQK - Dave - AZ - K3 - 96
W6SU - John - CA - K3 - 1303
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826
W8FU - Bruce - OH - K3 - ??
W6HPK - Steve - WA - K3 - 365
Pete I know you sent K2 but I am unsure of the serial number you sent. This
one does not match any of the numbers I have listed for you. Maybe you have
worked on someone's rig and are testing it; Dick did that last week. I thought
he had expanded his herd of Elecraft rigs but he subsequently disabused me of
that notion ;) My fingers are getting a little itchy now too. I have not
soldered any gear in a few months. Winter is normally my time for bench work:
both design and study. Spring, summer, and fall each have their own set of
chores which keep me away from the bench. But winter is just right for sitting
by the fire, listening to Fauré, and working on some electronics. To every
season ... That being said I do have three protoboards within easy reach all
running assembly language apps with a variety of appliances attached. They may
not be radios but they are electronics. Firmware is quite a bit of fun to
design and craft; I have been doing this for many years.
Hopefully the freezing rain in the Midwest will not be too severe. Losing
power from ice is probably the worst storm damage which can occur in the winter
because the wires tend to get broken is so many spots it takes a very long time
to get it all fixed and power back on again. Good luck! I also hope the folks
in California keep getting rain so next summer is not so bad. It is
interesting to hear all the weather reports, I have enjoyed the hobby since I
was very young.
Until next week stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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