Good Evening,
The bands were a little strange this evening. Twenty meters was much noiser
than forty meters. Since I do not have much time between nets to prepare and
eat dinner I could not go outside for a quiet break. Luckily when I got on
forty meters the band was simply weak and not loud. By the way, happy
beginning of summer. A few of you mentioned temperatures which reflect this
fact but not here. Today it was in the low fifties with rain. Inside the
house it is almost 60 degrees. I am not going to spend much time out here in
the main living area but rather go back into the computer room and enjoy a
warmer climate! I am designing a printed circuit board and let the computer
stay on while I worked both nets, made and ate dinner, and now writing the
report. Once this is done I am going back to Eagle and keep banging away. I
downloaded the evaluation version and am very impressed with its capabilities.
Very easy to learn and very comprehensive. Much simpler and thorough
than the DipTrace application I purchased. Eagle is very intuitive and allows
one to recover simply from any mistakes made while learning. Creating new
packages was simple.
On to the lists =>
On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W6ZH - Pete - CA - KX1 - 384
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 QNI #85!!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
AD6GI - Charles - CA - K3 - 355
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - Wilderness Sierra
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 ** QNI #280 **
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
Since twenty was loud and forty was weak I know there are folks I missed. I
am sorry. Next week there will be no nets because of Field Day. Enjoy
yourself in which ever venue you may find yourself. I hope the weather is
considerate to us all. I know the bands will be better simply from all the
folks sending radiowaves out and bouncing off the ionosphere. Seems to charge
it up almost as well as the sun does from the outside ;) Plus we know the
bands are not 'dead' because we hear so many folks on them. I hope to hear you
next week. I may not be using my callsign but I will acknowledge all of you I
meet none the less.
Until two weeks from now stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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