Good Evening,
Today was very sunny and warm (50 degrees). The first hummingbird of the
season visited the windows to inform me it was time to set up the feeder for
him. He buzzed the windows three times just to make sure he got my attention.
Just moments ago I was phoned by the Nielson Ratings folks. They always get a
kick out of finding someone with no television. This is the fifth time they
have surveyed me in the last eight years. The first flowers to bloom this year
were not the snow drops but rather some jonquils. For the last few years they
have gotten zapped by frost so it was nice to see them get a chance to bloom
undisturbed. The forecast is for a week of pleasant sunshine and warm
temperatures. It will get to 70 degrees on Monday so I will be rather hot in
here. But then we go back to Oregon normal for the rest of the week.
Conditions on twenty meters were on and off but I was able to make
consistent, if weak, contacts every day of the week. Since I was busy with a
class for the ARES folks I did not have time during the evenings to check. My
antenna/propagation class part one went very well. I started them off with a
taste of Maxwell's equations in vector form. I wanted to make sure they were
alert and awake ;) From the response I received I could have added more
calculus during the rest of the lecture. So, next time I offer this class, I
will give them some differential equations too. Calculus allowed me to show
them things more simply than words would ever allow. Now I need to finish part
two of the class which is on more practical aspects of antennas and
propagation.
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 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay healthy,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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