Good Evening,
Twenty meters was very quiet today while forty meters had its normal amount
of QRN. A little QSB was on many signals and the few operators where I did not
have it reported hearing some on mine. However unsettled the ionosphere may be
it provided great signals from all over. K7SJ surprised me with how very
strong his signal was today; I thought he was on vacation somewhere and asked
for his location. He reported he was at home! If the mountain was not in the
way he would be line of sight from here. This means 40 meters is working NVIS
between us. When this happens on twenty meters I will be very happy.
Today's sun was very nice. I expect another week of rain but temperatures
are warm. Tomorrow is forecast to be 59 degrees but later in the week it will
drop to 49 for a high. I keep hearing reports of this being a storm fraught
year but this is not true nearby. This has been a very mild winter. Very
little snow and very little rain though there has been enough to fill the
reservoirs and keep Mt Hood's skiing areas open. Since the first week in
January the temperatures have been at least ten degrees higher than normal. It
is almost time to get back out in the woods and start cutting firewood for next
season. That will be good to clear the head and get a little exercise.
Sitting inside too much is not good; a sledge hammer and a wedge are great for
stretching out cramped muscles.
On to the lists =>
On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
N0TA - John - CO - K2 - 5723
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W6BK - Dave - CA - K2 - 4910 QNI # 15!!
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K3 - 1208
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N6JW - John - CA - K3 - 936
On 7045 kHz at 0000z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K3 - 1208
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 ** QNI # 285 **
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392 QNI # 65!!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
N0TA - John - CO - K2 - 5723
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241 QNI # 15!!
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
W7AQK - Dave - AZ - K3 - 96
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
VE7CZW - Ernie - BC
KD5ZLB - Edwin - LA - K3 - 3147
If there are any errors in the lists please send me an email. Or if you
want to make a comment or critique on ECN or these reports send me a message.
I enjoy reading and responding to your comments very much. I need to build
some shelves near my electronics work bench so I can hold a rig or two. Right
now I have one rig on the bench which feels odd since it is taking up space I
had enjoyed using for my projects. With the shelves above the bench I can keep
free space for work and have the rigs and books at or above eye level. Then
all I have on the bench is paper for notes and my paddles. I now have one HF
antenna lead running to that rig. I plan to add an antenna switch and a stub
of coax so I can test some of the radios I have been building. This winter has
had a spate of building with direct conversion and superhet receivers piling up
along with a few QRPp transmitters. Mostly they have been exposed to test
equipment without an antenna. It is fun to run a few
milliwatts into a dummy load and hear it on the receiver in the back room to
test my oscillator's frequencies.
Until next week stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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