On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:52:33 -0400 (EDT), Kevin Rock <[email protected]> wrote:
>Good Evening, > Wynton Marsalis is playing in the background as the sun moves behind the > fir trees. The temperature is quite pleasant with a light breeze. It is > soothing. I am glad, soothing is good after getting booted off the air. I > am unsure how to proceed at this point. The operator who kicked me off the > air seemed adamant about me not announcing the net. I thought about moving > frequency but he could do the same just as easily and continue his harangue. > Oh well, maybe he won't be on next week and life will go back to normal. > On my walk after the aborted 40 meter net I found the new tower poking > well above the trees. It is going to be much taller than the other two > towers currently in use on top of this mountain. However, if I want to get a > cellular phone I would have great coverage :) It is only 500 yards away as > the crow flies or 1 mile if I drive. They have been working very long days > but the mountain has been covered with clouds the last few days so I could > not see their progress. Looks like they will be hanging the antennas soon. > Propagation on 20 meters was very good into Michigan and Indiana but not > so good into other locales. I don't know about 40 meters because the QRM did > not sign nor was I able to hear anyone else during the few moments I was > allowed to use the frequency. > > The list => > > On 14050 kHz at 2300z: >NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820 >N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008 >K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 QNI #95!!!! >N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994 >KC7OTG - Brett - OR - K3 - 1116 >K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 >W7AQK - Dave - AZ - K3 - 96 >NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217 QNI #60!!! >AD6GI - Chuck - CA - K3 - 355 >AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 >KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798 > > There was no 40 meter net because I was informed on the air to stop > announcing it. I went QRT shortly afterward. Since I did not want to get > into an argument I thought it better to simply shutdown and go for a walk. > Hopefully, next week my nemesis will be elsewhere and I can continue as I > have been doing since 2002. One of the legs of the amateur radio service is > goodwill. Maybe he will remember that or at least leave us alone. > Until next week stay well, > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) [snip] Kevin, Don't give up the ship simply because you've been fired upon. 73, Tom, N5GE [email protected] K3 #806, K3 #1055, PR6, XV144, XV432, KRC2, W1 and other small kits. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.swotrc.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
