Good Evening,
Twenty meters was going well until I closed the Tom. He went from decent
copy to ESP in seconds. In an email to confirm a serial number he told me the
very same thing. The band cut off quite sharply. Forty meters, on the other
hand, did not so much cut off as never turn on. It was tough going. I got to
use the memory keyer on automatic for about ten minutes while I listened. Lots
of QRN but very few signals. I did check in Pete on 7045.5 kHz but then got
hammered by someone who obviously could not hear me at all. I slid up to .66
and kept going. Thanks for following along with me.
Today was cold but only some of the snow is still here. Mostly it rained
hard and I stayed next to the fire. Right now it is toasty. This morning I
found the fire had hung in the middle of the night so it was 55 in here.
Getting the house warm again takes hours. Sometimes the logs just don't self
feed properly and the fire goes out. It is nothing to get the remaining
charcoal going but the massive thermal sink of the house takes quite a bit of
heat to get warm again. I close off many rooms but the main area is large
enough that getting warm again can take a while. So I cook something in the
oven and do the laundry. The extra heat helps the fire along.
On to the lists =>
On 14050.5 kHz at 0000z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138 ** QNI # 210 **
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
VE7XF - Ralph - BC - K3 - 1823
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
W6HP - Steve - CA - K3 - 365 QNI # 5!
W6BK - Dave - CA - K2 - 4910
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
On 7045.66 kHz at 0200z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K7ZLB - Clarence - AZ
I am thinking I should not have changed the two nets with the time change
from Daylight Savings Time. Hmmm... I will monitor the two bands at the
earlier times. This may help both nets become more active but who can tell?
As ever, if there are any errors please email me with the corrections.
Until next week stay well and stay warm,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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