Uncials (lower case letters) were invented by the Carolingians to allow
people to read faster and increase literacy. It is odd that an
unlettered king (later Emperor) started a wave of literacy in the early
middle ages. The same follk also designed the italic font style. It
was named italic
Good Evening,
I was hiking downhill this morning making more than enough noise
when I saw a doe bounce almost straight up in the air. It seems I had
awakened her from her mid-day nap and cornered her. I was walking along
a path I had made by cutting through all of the wind fallen timber.
Good Evening,
The sun has returned to northwestern Oregon. After a week of cool,
wet weather it feels good to be outside without a jacket. Propagation
has been changing. Reports of sporadic E openings have me listening on
6 meters. Thirty meters is more noisy while twenty seems to have
On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
On 7045 kHz 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
Good Evening,
After a week of 70 degree, sunny weather it was hard to go back to
40, with rain and gloom. But there was an hour of sun today so it got
dried out enough for a hike. The paths I thought would be more
overgrown were as used as when I had been hiking them regularly. Lots
of
I thought the reference was to Ken Keasey and The Merry Pranksters from
the '60s.
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 5/19/2013 5:35 PM, Bruce Beford wrote:
Agreed. I enjoy helping out at the Elecraft booth at every New England ARRL
Convention. I always take time during the weekend to answer any questions
From your etymology no one could ever state, I drank the Kool Aide.
Kevin.
On 5/19/2013 7:38 PM, Bruce Beford wrote:
If you mean Ken Kesey, then no, I don't think that's the relevant reference.
Ken Kesey (and the gang of Merry Pranksters) used LSD laced Kool-Aid to
promote communal
On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
N0DA - Dan - OR - KX3 - 285
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6PJV - Dale - CA
Good Evening,
After last week's warmer than normal temperatures we are back to
normal again: rain with highs in the low 50s. It was nice but it is
easier to work in the mist. The loggers are now keeping better hours.
They are not starting at 3 AM but rather 5 AM. Farmer's hours are
On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W7RIP - Rip - MT
N7EDK - Ed - AZ - KX3 - 45
On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
Good Evening,
The weather has been very pleasant this last week. After a long
winter of snow and rain the last ten days of sun and 70 degree weather
was very nice. But we're going back to normal for the next few weeks:
50s and rain. I knew it was too soon, almost six weeks too soon.
Good Evening,
I have gone two full days without a fire; this is very unusual for
this time of year. Looks like two more days of heat and then we go back
to normal. Hopefully the coming cool weather will take care of this
year's black flies. Right now it is no fun going outside unless it
Good evening,
Conditions on yesterday's nets were poor. Twenty meters had very
deep QSB. NO8V was S5 one second, S1 the next, and ESP a beat later. I
could get about one word in three so copying the call signs was it.
W0CZ who is normally strong to me was very weak on twenty meters and
You could use the multiplier of 1 / 4# . A 1 pound total rig would
land you a mult of 4x. Imagine getting down into the oz rig range; the
multiplier would be very good for even a few contacts. It may get down
to tapping wires to attain the least possible weight. Using one's own
lunch to
Elecraft CW Net Report for
April 7th 8th, 2013
On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
KF0QS - Bernie - CO - K2 - 51
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
KN5L - John - TX -
Good Evening,
Weather has been quite nice this week unlike the propagation. But
the weather is getting worse so maybe propagation will improve. Without
the sun calling me outside it would be nice to be able to get on the air
reliably. I don't think there is an inverse relationship but one
Does the broadcast have anything to do with the large earthquake they
had yesterday?
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 4/20/2013 9:51 AM, Bob-AC2FA wrote:
Sure sounded Chinese to me. The frequency comes up as a station in China
broadcasting in Cantonese if I read it correctly.
73,
Bob - AC2FA
Sent
Good Evening,
The weather has been cool to cold; from snow and hail to lots of
rain. But it looks like there will be some sun one day soon. The elk
are moving through to higher elevation. When they block the road they
don't notice my little truck :) They look in the windows as they flow
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/04/new-microbatteries-boost-electronics
Maybe we will be able to shrink the batteries down to something easy to
carry on that day hike up the mountain.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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Good Evening,
Propagation has been up and down this week; mostly down. The sun
has been active but from where I sit it has not been out in a week.
Currently it is snowing, again. I hope it will be the last snow of
spring. Without decent propagation and inclement weather I have been
On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
KN5L - John - TX - KX3 - 1658
N0DA - Dan - OR - KX3 - 285
On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W0CZ - Ken -
Good Evening,
Typical of this season in this part of the world the weather has
gone from nice to wet. The forecast for the foreseeable future has many
variations on some kind of precipitation. Rain, showers, snow, hail,
mist, etc. All of that means very high humidity too. However, lots
Someone has read On the Beach :)
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 4/3/2013 12:04 PM, riese-k3...@juno.com wrote:
may be a coke bottle caught on a window blind waving in an open window
tipped on to a straight key ??
Bob K3DJC
On Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:00:07 -0700 (PDT) Dave KK7SS
On 24049.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
Good Evening,
The sun felt very nice after all the snow last week. Today I took a
hike and listened to all the new birds. I got squawked at by a Pileated
Woodpecker and stared at by two hummingbirds; they may be trying to tell
me something. The birds who stay around all winter are
Conditions were not very good. During the first net I had to run a
kilohertz higher than normal. The second net was better but conditions
were still not very good. There had been a solar storm earlier and the
after effects were apparent. KS7D was my DX for the day. Just good
enough to
Good Evening,
A rare sunset (for this time of year) is just about over. If only
this had happened a week ago. Then I would have had a better chance at
seeing another comet. But the next one should be even better and during
my dry season.
After a very mild February I am back to snow
I looked up the definition of sport:
sport (spôrt, sprt)
n.
1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs
and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed
by a set of
I could barely hear Phil but think I may have been checked in.
Conditions were very weak too. When they called for the Northwest the
signal from SoCal was strong but he could not hear me at all. The only
response I got was from a 4 land op. I only got a partial return though
when QRN rose.
The band was just not very good. On the air for twenty minutes and got
one response. Mike, AB9V gave me a 339 while he was bouncing up and
down but still well over the noise. I had to run up at 14051 kHz
because of all the activity around the putative net frequency so the
band was not
On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
K9FD/KH6 - Merv - HI - K3 - 2603
On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
NO8V -
Good Evening,
I just saw the movie Hitchcock, it reminded me of being scared silly
when I was 3 or 4. For some reason my parents let me watch an episode
of his TV show; it did not go well :) However, I have gotten used to
his directing and narration. By the way: he is the reason I open
Good Evening,
Last week's nets were OK with QSB and QRN from storms. I expect
tomorrow's nets will be filled with lightning static from the storms in
the Midwest. The same system which is sending all the moisture into
that area is causing my sunny and dry weather. Never fear, tomorrow the
Good Evening,
The last few days have been quite nice. So nice I have had a hard
time not staying outside all day. I keep looking at my shovel but I
know it is far too early to start turning soil. Gardening will just have
to wait for spring :) But with a temperature of 50 degrees and no
Good Afternoon,
For those of you who like to play with computer code here are some
DSP routines converted to run on fixed point micros. It is interesting
to note the various speed up techniques used in the conversion process.
It is also fun to exercise my rusted math skills :)
Thanks to a timely relay I was able to check in a local station on 40
meters. Steve lives in Portland through a number of mountains from my
location. I knew he was there but could not copy a letter. Thanks for
the assist Brian.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
NO8V -
Good Evening,
I have been out moving wood uphill and have found it is truly not
the heat but the humidity. For the last month the dewpoint and the
temperature have been either the same or quite close. This means the fog
gets dense and the humidity approaches 100%. Even at 40 degrees moving
Watch the ions which allow us to use amateur radio.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Kevin. KD5ONS
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Good Evening,
I had time to fill the database and create a few reports. I am
unsure of the SN on the KX3 of N5XL though. I don't think there have
been this many KX3s sold as of yet but I am sure I will be severely
chastised for doubting :( I truly hope I copied Dave's serial number
Good Evening,
Currently I have a wintery mix of precipitation. I have seen four
inches of snow, some sleet, a little hail, rain, and then what appeared
to be clumps of slush falling. The trees were bowed and I heard a few
cracking noises but the sun came out for ten minutes and most of
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
Kevin.
On 2/23/2013 7:43 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
Believe it. I've seen mention of serial numbers in the 3600-range
lately.
73 de Jim - AD6CW
On 2/23/2013 5:29 PM, kevinr wrote:
Good Evening,
I had time to fill the database and create a few
Good Evening,
Another good week of propagation. There was just a little more noise
though. Maybe it is the angle of the sun as our day length increases.
The weather was pleasant enough to walk outside without getting soaked.
The deer are moving back up here. I saw eight of them slowly
Elecraft CW Net Report for January 27th 28th, 2013
On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
On 7045 kHz
Good Evening,
It has been a foggy week. I have seen the dewpoint follow the
temperature step for step as the fog stays heavy. There was a brief
glimpse of the sun yesterday so I took a short walk. Good thing it was
short because the dark clouds came back and it started raining before I
Good Evening,
I spent a few hours today cutting, hauling, splitting, and stacking
wood. Now I am trying to stay awake :) The weather was perfect for
this kind of work: sunny and not too warm. Once I got moving I no
longer needed a jacket. A little while later my sweatshirt was soaked
On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
AB9V - Mike - IN - KX3 - 560
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John
Good Evening,
The weather has been quite mild this week. Some sun, a lot of rain,
fair temperatures, and today - a little snow. In Oregon, if you don't
like the weather wait fifteen minutes, is commonly true. Only this
morning I had large fluffly flakes falling madly for ten minutes only
On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
W9XC - Les
Good Evening,
It has been sunny this week and today the temperature rose to 57
degrees. There is still some snow left but you have to look for it.
With the temperature inversion I am warmer than the valley folk. My
chimney sends its smoke upward a few feet and then it all flows
Good Evening,
The last few mornings have been frosty. Each night there has been
freezing fog so every morning there is more hoarfrost on everything.
Today there was some sun so all of the trees were like jewels; then they
were making sounds as the icy helictites melted off.
Radio
Good Evening,
It has been a chilly but fairly dry week. Temperatures stay below
freezing and the clouds are staying in the valleys. I have sunny days
which can feel warm if you are out of any wind.
I have not been on the air this week due to one thing and another.
I have not read of
Good Evening,
I enjoy reading the weather forecast. In this case it says wintery
mix. I am glad I am not driving in it :) It doesn't look like the
freezing rain part of the mix will last too long so my antennas should
be up come tomorrow.
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Hmmm.. I check for typos but just as I hit send I saw this one :)
Sorry.
73,
Kevin
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Good Evening,
Most of the snow has melted but it looked quite nice for Christmas.
Now the weather is milder and the critters are out and about. If I go
for a walk the Grey Jays follow me in a group. Sometimes they will watch
me reading on the deck. It is not always about food. They are
Good Evening,
Both bands had high noise levels. On twenty it was mentioned by
those who checked in; I did not notice it on my end. On forty noise was
on both ends. The most amazing check in was from Corvallis, Oregon.
There is at least one mountain in the way so it was not ground wave.
Good Afternoon,
I have to get this out now before I lose power. When I went to bed
last night the forecast for today was light snow with little to no
accumulation. The forecast I read this morning was very different.
Four to seven inches of snow today may take down my antennas and power
Good Evening,
The nets went rather well this week. Forty meters surprised me at
how many I collected. But I should not have been since forty has
supported a number of contacts for me this week. It could be related to
the gloom here. Once the sun has come up it stays the same gloomy grey
It's 26 O'clock and all is well.
On 12/9/2012 6:25 PM, Bayard Coolidge wrote:
That's gotta be the wierdest rubber clocking I've ever heard of in 44+ years
of ham radio. :-)
Just don't tell the contest committee!
From: jimk...@aol.com jimk...@aol.com
To:
Good Evening,
The rain has been trying to change to snow without success. I
don't think I'll get any icy surfaces at this temperature. Good, my
antennas can stay in the air longer. Propagation has been mostly down
but I did try 40 meters in the middle of the day. I heard a sound which
Good Evening,
Conditions for both nets were rather poor on Sunday. Only today has
propagation improved enough to have a decent sked. I may need to move
the forty meter net earlier to follow the sun. From dusk to about an
hour later the band is open from here further to the east. Any
Good Evening,
The rain is falling steadily but at the rate of only an inch per
day. Much less than last weekend. Even though the West Coast is being
hit by a large storm most of it is south of me. I did have a frost last
week so all of the bracken fern have turned brown and are starting
Good Afternoon,
The CW nets are cancelled for today. Enjoy your week. I will see
you next Sunday.
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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Good Evening,
It has been very foggy this week. It is hard to tell the time of
day. If you walk too fast you get pretty wet :) Under the trees there
is a steady dripping which soaks into the fir needles very well. I saw
one elk disappear into the mist, a grouse who left a wake, and a
Good Evening,
Tonight is the coldest of the season; my first hard frost will make
the alders lose their leaves overnight. The deer and elk will lose
cover so the hunters will do that much better.
Propagation is also changing with the seasons. I moved the second
net an hour earlier -
Or buy a used, bare-bones K2 and then enjoy soldering all the other modules.
GL 73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
On 11/4/2012 3:00 PM, Johnny Siu wrote:
Hello Bill,
Apart from Don's advice, you may consider a built but older version K2.
Doing the modification update to an old but
Good Evening,
The twenty meter net never got underway due to high SS activity. On
forty meters I waited for the chatter to die down and ran on 7045 kHz.
Conditions were pretty good with some noise and medium fading. Except
for Texas at 77 and California at 88 the rest of us were having
Good Evening,
Daylight savings time ends early Sunday morning so note the new net
times. They are the same local time while the zulu time changes. 7 PM
has been a good time for forty meters lately. After it got dark around
then my check in rate increased.
Another soggy week but it
I have been using earbuds with my K3 for about a year. I experimented
with three sets of headphones and seven pairs of earbuds. Since I am a
CW op I don't need great fidelity. On my first pass through all the
transducers I found the earbuds outperformed the headphones. Two of the
Good Evening,
It has been quite foggy. I was out collecting wood when I kicked up
a grouse. I never saw him but I did see the curlicues forming in the
fog where he had passed. From dead silence to a flurry of wings to dead
quiet in only a few seconds. With the fog it was possible to
Good Evening,
Greetings from the soggy, but no longer dusty, Pacific Northwest.
There have been spates of sunshine now and then but they do not last
long. Next thing you know it the fog is rushing past and the rains
begin. During the breaks I keep banging away on the woodpile; it keeps
Good Afternoon,
Both bands were a little weak yesterday. However, there was a
little discussion about Pacificon and Elecraft along with the usual
wishing for rain :) Luckily most folks got a little so the land is not
so parched. Here it seems not to be soaking in but rather simply
Good Evening,
The weather switched abruptly yesterday ending the month's long dry
spell. One inch yesterday, one inch today, and two more tomorrow. The
rainy season is upon us; next look at the sun will be in April or May
:) One fan of the new conditions was a tree frog who woke me up
Good Evening,
The weather has changed a great deal over the last week. The
mountains are preparing for the deluge of winter. It is very dry here
as can be seen by all the fires filling the Columbia River Gorge with
smoke. The coming rains will clear the air and hopefully help the
Elecraft CW Net Report for September 23rd 24th, 2012
Good Afternoon,
We had a good twenty meter net last week as shown by the following
list. Conditions were good into many places. Some QSB but it was
fairly slow. Forty meters was better than it had been too. However,
when the net
Good Evening,
Another week has zipped by. Temperatures are drifting down as the
sun sets earlier each day. The plants are turning a variety of fall
colors while the elk are readying their antlers for the upcoming
challenge. My cedar trees are showing a lot of damage higher than I can
Good Morning,
It is easy to tell we have entered autumn. When the week began it
was in the mid 70s. Now it is in the mid 50s. Trees are changing color
and a few have begun to lose their leaves. Spiders are everywhere. As
I am cutting wood I try to avoid the largest webs but inevitably
Good Evening,
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and 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 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay well,
Kevin.
Good Evening,
We had two good nets on a couple of weak bands. QSB on both but the
lion's share of QRN on 40 meters. Someone, somewhere was getting a
thunderstorm. Here we are getting rain but it is slow and without wind.
Propagation was not great last week and it has held through the
Good Evening,
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and 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 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay well,
Kevin.
Good Evening,
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and 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 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay well,
Kevin.
Good Evening,
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and 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 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay well,
Kevin.
Good Afternoon,
After one week of sunny, hot weather I am now contemplating a fire
in my woodstove. From the low 90s to the mid 50s. It was nice to feel
the sun cooking me but I am not ready for it full time :)
Now that the next net is only 50 minutes away I thought it was a
good
Good Evening,
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and 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 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
Stay well,
Kevin.
Hi Folks,
The first CW net went OK except for my power dying twice. Once I
got the power cable jumped over to another power supply all was fine.
Hopefully I did not splatter too much as the power died as I was sending.
See you in the next net,
Kevin. KD5ONS
Good Evening,
This week had some temperature extremes (at least for here). Highs
of 55 degrees one day and 89 degrees the next. Then into the 60s and
70s. At least we have variety :) No rain but the fog does condense on
the trees most mornings and drop a lot of precipitation. This is
Good Morning,
I awoke this morning to the sound of rain falling on my roof. After
the last few days of sun and heat today is back to fog and cool. The
dense fog keeps things very quiet around here except for the dripping
from the trees. After the Hillsboro Airshow this weekend the quiet
Good Evening,
It was quite sunny today. And warm too. Hottest day of the year
so far at 86 degrees. Quite a change from a few days ago when 62 seemed
warm. Propagation has been good too. A little up and down each day but
for the most part there is little noise. The sun is covered
Good Evening,
Another chilly, damp week has ended. I have gone back to heating my
greenhouse each night. The propagation was pretty good to good each
time I was on the air. During one contact we could each hear the noise
increase as the ionosphere was effected by the sun. A quiet band
Good Morning,
A rather chilly week this week. Some rain but temperatures did
break into the 60s now and then. Propagation was often not very good.
I was met with a loud roar more than I heard signals this week. One
sunspot was very active for the entire time it was visible. Even a
Good Evening,
It was a great week. Temperatures rose into the 70s most days
while the sun was only covered by clouds a few times. It feels so good
to be outside I have a hard time coming back to the keyboard. Summer is
finally here in Northern Oregon. No rain at all in over a week.
Good Evening,
A week of sun and decent propagation was nice. I enjoyed it. The
flowers are telling me the countdown to fall has begun. Turk's cap
lilies and foxglove. Seems like summer only got here yesterday :)
Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.
1) Hail signs (first
Good Morning,
It is too cold in here to type well. With night time temperatures
in the mid 40s the house gets quite chilly each morning. Right now it
has warmed up to 50 degrees. I cannot wait for summer to get here with
a few days in the 70s or even in the 80s (it could happen). But
Good Evening,
The last two weeks have been cold and wet. Highs in the upper 50s
are the best so far but that may change next week. Looks like I'll get
a little sun, a short reprieve from the rain, and temperatures in the
low 60s again. I wish I could send my weather east to Colorado;
I grew up with an attic full of ARC 5s. My dad was the radar/radioman
on B-24s and the radioman on B-17s so he kept them all in fine shape.
When I opened one I found perfect solder joints with each resistor lined
up EXACTLY with the next one. Each was a piece of art which I admired.
As far
I keep seeing all the email about more bass but wonder why you never go
fishing for perch or walleye. Each of those can be fun too. Or the
lowly bluegill. You can catch a lot of them, they are tough to clean,
but they are fine eating.
Expand your repertoire and include some other excellent
Good Afternoon,
Last week's nets ran well but my schedule cannot seem to fit in the
reports afterward. I need to find the time on the same day so I can get
these out faster. Conditions on twenty meters were OK but there were
many stations with QSB and some mentioned the same with my
Good Evening,
Wow, my ears are still ringing from the second net. Noise just kept
increasing as I tried digging deeper. I lost one fellow at the end of
the net but got an email from him. He was trying out his new KX3 from
Corvallis. It is surprising I was able to get any of his call
Good Evening,
Another cool rainy week has passed. No sun today but it was warm
and humid. High humidity is rare here no matter what you may think of
the Pacific Northwest. It can be in the rainy season when it rarely
stops pouring and the humidity is only in the 40% range. But today it
Good Evening,
What an event filled week. First a partial lunar eclipse and then
the second transit of Venus. In 2004 I was unable to find a break in
the clouds. This time around I was able to sneak 15 minutes of viewing
out of the event by waiting for the holes in the clouds to pass over
6 x 2 x 0.5 gives 6 cu in. Which is 98 cubic centimeters. at 22.5
gm/cc that gives 2212 gms. The going price for a gram of osmium is $61
which makes your weight cost about $134,947 not counting machining,
mounting, plus shipping and handling. Quite the fancy weight for your
rig Wayne :)
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