[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were poor to adequate.  On twenty meters QSB was deep, S1 
to S9.  Noise was moderate to high.  On forty meters there was less  QSB 
with moderate noise.  Signals were OK to quite loud.  The ionosphere is 
moving, QSB was present on everyone.  One active sunspot is spouting 
numerous flares each day.  It is responsible for radio black outs all 
week.  It will be geo-effective until the end of the week.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WJ7S - John - UT

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KG7V - Marv - WA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were poor on both bands.  QSB was present in good measure 
on both 40 & 20 meters.  There was only a little noise from thunder storms.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WJ7S - John - UT

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTj - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-marvel-at-crazy-cuts-through-four-dimensions-20240422/


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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were not great on either band.  QSB was mild on twenty, 
but deep to deeper on forty meters.  More noise there too.  Some storm 
noise, some space noise.  Sun and warmth are returning, along with 
flowers and spring chores.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WJ7S - John - UT


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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Interesting article about the interactions between engineers and 
mathematicians as they develop new tools to study the N-body problem.


https://www.quantamagazine.org/geometers-engineer-new-tools-to-wrangle-spacecraft-orbits-20240415/


The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other 
ages you've been.




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Spring chores are bubbling up the to do list pushing most other 
items down.  Once the snow is gone and the sun comes out it is time to 
get ready for next winter :)  You only know if you had enough wood when 
April rolls around and there is still some left.


   Propagation was poor on both bands.  Twenty meters had moderate and 
stronger QSB with thunder storm static.  This was behind a layer of QRM 
which rose and fell.  Forty meters was a little better.  QSB and a few 
spring thunder storms.



  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight -  ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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Obie looked at the Seeing Eye dog, and then at the twenty-seven 
eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a 
paragraph on the back of each one, and looked at the Seeing Eye dog and 
then at twenty-seven eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with circles and 
arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one, and began to cry, 'cause 
Obie came to the realization that it was a typical case of American 
blind justice, and there wasn't nothing he could do about it, and the 
judge wasn't going to look at the twenty-seven eight-by-ten color glossy 
pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each 
one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us. And 
we was fined fifty dollars and had to pick up the garbage in the snow, 
but that's not what I came to tell you about.‎



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were unfavorable on 20 meters.  A DX pile up, rapid QSB, 
some noise, and weak signals did not help.  40 meters was better; 
stronger signals, less noise, with lighter QSB.



  On 14051.3 kHz  at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

W8OV - Dave - TX

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS






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So many years we suffered here
Our country racked with Spanish wars
Now comes a chance to find ourselves
Quiet reigns behind our doors
We think about posterity again

So the pride of little men
The burghers good and true
Still living through the painter's hands
Request you all to understand



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were fair on both bands.  A little QSB on 20 meters, more 
on 40 m.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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How soap bubbles realign as they shrink.

https://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Apollonian-Gasket

https://mathlesstraveled.com/2016/06/10/apollonian-gaskets-and-descartes-theorem-ii/



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had less QSB than I had expected.  Earlier in the day 
the band was roaring with static.  But, by net time, it had calmed down 
to more moderate levels.  Forty meters had some fast, light QSB with 
less noise.  Weather reports are showing a warming trend, with less 
snow.  Between nets I noticed one blossom on a salmon berry stalk.  So 
spring is due here too.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WJ7S - John - UT

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K7TXA - Jim - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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Symmetry

https://www.quantamagazine.org/maze-proof-establishes-a-backbone-for-statistical-mechanics-20240207/

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[kevin]

Good Evening,

    Twenty meters had decent propagation.  At the very end the noise 
level started rising.  On forty meters there was some noise and a 
moderate level of QSB.  About two S units on everyone who checked in.  
It is surprising how well the sun is doing with the sunspot number so low.


    Seventy degree temperatures have melted more of the snow.  In 
another few days it will be gone at my elevation.  The birds are already 
taking advantage of the newly hatched insects.




  On 14050.5 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

WJ7S - John - UT

K6XK - Roy - IA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 2200z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


Happy Saint Patrick's Day !!




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In case you are planning a trip:

https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-quantum-teleportation-20240314/



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both nets had OK propagation.  Both bands also had QSO party 
participants.  I know Wisconsin was having theirs but it sounded like a 
number of other states were having theirs too.  The CW bands were being 
utilized :)


   Weather reports were uplifting.  Almost everyone else has sun with 
warm temperatures.  Only Dwight and I are experiencing the tail end of 
winter.  I expect my snow will be gone by the end of the week.  My 
daffodils were about six inches tall when the snow started falling.  
They will be ready for sun when they're uncovered.



  On 14050.0 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.0  kHz at z:

K4TO - Dave - KY

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS




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I have written some code to simulate a wind tunnel.  It is far from 
mature.  What I want it to do differs from what I am telling it to do.  
Gradually I am taming various features as I learn the algorithms of the 
Lattice Boltzmann method.  Here is a link to screen shots of a variety 
of profiles in a wind stream at a Reynold's number of 100.0 : 
http://bacona.design/tunnel.html


The lattice Boltzmann algorithms can also model electric and magnetic 
fields.  A way to model antennas and their propagation fields.  Or see 
how inductors interact.  Test how orienting your toroids will lessen 
their effects on each other over a range of frequencies.  Lots of 
interesting code to write :)


I wrote another page to partially document my elastic mesh ideas: 
http://bacona.design/mesh.html  This one is quite large so it will take 
a long time to load if your net connection is slow.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were a better on forty meters; twenty meters had more 
noise with a little QSB.  Forty had deeper QSB but less noise.  Both of 
my antennas could have been a problem.  They were covered with a few 
inches of snow while more was falling quickly. I heard thunder a few 
times.  I also heard a few branches fail due to their snow load.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

WJ7S - John - UT

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

WA6MCL - Vic - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY

W0CZ - Ken - ND

W7JRD - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6JPV - Dale - CA



Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   QSB was present on both bands with two rates.  A slow S3 rate and a 
fast S1 rate, it chopped up code a little.  Low noise helped me copy 
into the depths.  Weather reports were consistently mild. What should be 
the last snow storm of the season is just getting underway.  The bird 
population will increase soon after it melts.



  On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX



Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-quickly-do-large-language-models-learn-unexpected-skills-20240213/

https://www.quantamagazine.org/maze-proof-establishes-a-backbone-for-statistical-mechanics-20240207/




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had decent conditions such that many contesters could 
be heard far into the distance.  JAs from one side and on the other loud 
VE1 stations.  QSB was moderate and slow.  On forty meters the QSB was 
faster, or rather a moderate and slow type with a faster flutter on 
top.  There was a steady hiss from the ions flowing our way.



  On 14049.75 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K7TXA - Jim - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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We wind a simple ring of iron with coils; we establish the connections 
to the generator, and with wonder and delight we note the effects of 
strange forces which we bring into play, which allow us to transform, to 
transmit and direct energy at will.







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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands were noisy, with some QSB.  On twenty meters I had to 
move down, then down again to find an open frequency.  SKCC was quite 
active today.  Forty meters was more noisy with weaker signals and 
rapid, light QSB.  Winter has become mild.  Today I heard a tree frog 
and saw some shoots popping out of the ground. I'm waiting for the next 
storm before spring.  The last foot of snow is due about now :)




  On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WM5F - Dwight - ID

WJ7S - John - UT

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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I wield the flail of the lashing hail,
And whiten the green plains under,
And then again I dissolve it in rain,
And laugh as I pass in thunder.

I sift the snow on the mountains below,
And their great pines groan aghast;
And all the night 'tis my pillow white,
While I sleep in the arms of the blast.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had little noise and mild QSB.  Forty meters had 
stronger QSB with a slow flutter.  Looks like there is an active sunspot 
group moving into view.  We will get a week of flare activity from it.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WJ7S - John - UT

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.0 kHz at 0100z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K7TXA - Jim - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making 
mistakes.

Only when I fall do I get up again.




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Good Evening,

   Conditions were good on both bands.  Mild QSB with a little noise, 
but signals popped through nicely.  Temperature reports were also mild.  
Any snow left above me is filling seasonal streams.  It is time to clean 
the hummingbird feeders and wait for their arrival.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6DGW - Skip - NV


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

N7FD - Jim - FL


  Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers 
grow on it.






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Good Evening,

   Conditions were OK on both bands.  Slow QSB on most everyone on 20 
meters, with faster QSB on 40 meter signals.  Noise was not too high on 
either band.  The ionosphere was fairly calm today.  I did hear some 
digital operations off frequency and a few whistlers.  In a couple days 
the approaching CME will add some ions and noise.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WJ7S - John - UT

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W7EZ - Ed - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were odd.  A little QSB on 20 meters, more on 40 m.  Same 
with noise: less on 20 meters, more on 40.  It was where my signal was 
landing.  How could I hit GA and not reach the Midwest?  The cold 
weather must be refracting the RF :)


    Weather ranged from mild and sunny to cold, colder and even 
colder.  The cold spell is supposed to last here for another two days.  
It is the forecast for freezing rain which bothers me the most.  Power 
lines break in many places instead of a few.  I'll bring in more wood.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

WA7SPY - Glenn - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA



Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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Stay warm.


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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Signals were strong on twenty meters with light, rapid QSB on a few 
of you.  Propagation on forty meters seems correlated to sunset.  The 
net began slightly after sunset.  It is hard to tell exactly because of 
the clouds over the ocean.  Signals are strong at first, with low 
noise.  Then signals drop off and noise gets stronger.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4LAN - Lou - FL

WJ7S - John - UT

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS







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The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands were OK.  Low noise, mostly clear signals.  Brian told me 
there had been an X class flare at 2205z.  I later read it had blacked 
out signals across the Pacific.  Twenty meters woke up shortly before 
the net.  There was a little QSB but not enough to affect copy.  Forty 
meters started about twenty minutes after sunset.  Signals were decent 
with some faster QSB.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NA5LU - Enrique - TX

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

WM5F - Dwight - ID

WA7SPY - Glenn - CA


  On  7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.



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[kevin]

Merry Christmas :)

   Twenty meters was  fair to OK with slow, light QSB and low noise.  
Forty meters had fast and slow QSB with moderate noise. Next week will 
be the last net of 2023 and the first net of 2024. The sun should be 
very active by then.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

WJ7S - John - UT

AB9V - Mike - IN

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





-





As one reaches into a nest,
so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries;
not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was full of ongoing QSOs when I searched for a 
frequency.  Thank you for finding me; I'm sure propagation assisted you 
all.  Conditions were better than I had hoped for. Noise was low on 
twenty meters and not much higher on forty meters.  QSB was moderate on 
twenty but signals were strong enough to limit any problems.  Forty 
meters had just a little more, some of it fast.  Sunset had passed me 
but the ionosphere had not yet settled down.



  On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

W8OV - Dave - TX

NO8V - John - MI

K4JPN - Steve - GA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K9FN - Dave - IN


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-







“So let us begin anew—remembering on both sides that civility is not a 
sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never 
negotiate out of fear.  But let us never fear to negotiate.”





https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-cell-atlases-reveal-untold-variety-in-the-brain-and-beyond-20231213/




A function called at the animation thread frame rate, or via triggered 
event.


static float chi = 0.0; // animation control 
rate



void saw( void )                // Sawtooth chi between end points by 
increments

    {
    static bool up = true;            // multithread 
compatible


    if( up )    { if( ( chi+=0.11 ) > 15.0 )  up = false; }
    else    { if( ( chi-=0.11 ) < -15.0 )   up = true; }
    }


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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Good Grief!  I predicted propagation conditions correctly :) Both 
bands were fairly quiet with mild QSB.  One op mentioned all bands being 
good.  Another was in the 10 meter contest as well as in WES.  Another 
will be running stations on 160 meters before dawn.  So I guess all 
bands are working just fine.  The sun is being kind; providing adequate 
energy while not hitting us with CMEs.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WJ7S - John - UT

W8OV - Dave - TX

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W8RBR - Ray - MI


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.   KD5ONS




-





"With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right 
as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we 
are in to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have 
borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan ~ to do all which may 
achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with 
all nations."


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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was mostly quiet, with mild QSB.  Forty meters was 
more noisy, with moderate QSB.  Weather reports were chilly, to cold, to 
snowy, to rainy, to droughty, to mild and sunny.  I'm trying to arrange 
a rain swap with Iowa; sunny days in December would be nice.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-





"But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let 
no man of peace and freedom despair.  For he does not stand alone."


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[Ad Spaninks (pe1ftv)]

Given the series
1   11   21   1211   111221   312211   13112221

The next number is 1113213211

73, Ad (pe1ftv)

Op ma 27 nov. 2023 03:28 schreef kevin :

> Good Evening,
>
> When it was time to start the twenty meter net I could not find an
> open frequency anywhere close.  It was easier to find room on forty
> meters though there was some QRM toward the end.  A couple reports of
> snow, with even more reporting cold temperatures.  Time to bring in more
> wood to dry.
>
>
>On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:
>
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
>
> K9FN - Dave - IN
>
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> W8OV - Dave - TX
>
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
>
>
> Until next week 73,
>
> Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
>
>
> -
>
>
>
>
>
> What is the next number in this series?
>
> 1   11   21   1211   111221   312211   13112221
>
>
>
>
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   When it was time to start the twenty meter net I could not find an 
open frequency anywhere close.  It was easier to find room on forty 
meters though there was some QRM toward the end.  A couple reports of 
snow, with even more reporting cold temperatures.  Time to bring in more 
wood to dry.



  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K9FN - Dave - IN

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-





What is the next number in this series?

1   11   21   1211   111221   312211   13112221




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were fair to OK.  Mild QSB with low noise.  Fall weather 
reports of clear skies with moderate to low temperatures. Feasting and 
football were both mentioned.  No KH1's have checked in yet, there have 
been inquiries.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K9FN - Dave - IN


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-







And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had more QSB while forty meters had less noise. No 
snow was reported but there was rain and cooling.  It is less foggy 
today, not nearly gloomy enough for the Addams family.



  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K9FN - Dave - IN

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z;

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K9FN - Dave - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-






Guard your tongue in youth, and in age you may mature a thought that 
will be of service to your people.



#define SZ 135000

    // Allocate node memory space
struct node *m1head = (struct node *) malloc( SZ * sizeof( struct node ) );


// Generate cyclical radial motion in a cylindrical mesh.

void rad( void )            // R       // radial
    {
    static float psi = 0.0;   // radial 
angle in degrees

    struct pt C, N;                                          // vectors

    for(int k=0; kinner to outer

    {
    for(int j=3; j        C = vector( (m1head +k*leng*ring +j*ring)->X.x, 0.0, 0.0 ); 
               // center at i=0

        for(int i=0; i            N = vecMinusVec( (m1head +k*leng*ring +j*ring +i)->X, C 
);          // create vector
            N = scale( N, (r0+k*Req) + 25.0 * cos((psi + 5*j+3*k) * 
RAD) );  // scale vector
            (m1head +k*leng*ring +j*ring +i)->X = vecPlusVec( N, C 
);            // place vector in space

            }
        }
    }

    if( (psi += 11.7) > 360.0 ) psi -= 360.0;        // increment and 
guard radial motion

    }



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands had low noise with moderate to deep QSB.  Cold weather 
arrived early from Georgia to Michigan to Oregon.  I had to break the 
ice on the birds' water basin this morning.  They were skidding across 
the surface when they hopped off of the landing branch.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

K6QX - Warren - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


Until next week

   73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS



-





Here are some well animated videos on electro-magnetic theory. The first 
one is fairly simple.  The others are progressively more complex.  He 
uses light in his examples but the theory is valid at all frequencies.


https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/barber-pole-1

https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/barber-pole-2

https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/light-quantum-mechanics

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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was pretty good.  Some slow, mild QSB with a little 
noise.  Forty meters was OK too with a little storm noise. The KH1 was 
mentioned but a KX1 checked in from a backyard. Hmm... :)  There is room 
for a barbecue, picnic, or roasted chili net.  N0SS used to send 
recipes.  A BBQ net could send taste testers out with KH1s to report 
in.  Wayne: we're going to need a KH1 case which is impervious to sauce 
and cole slaw.



  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AC5P - Mike - OK

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

WM5F - Dwight - ID


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID



Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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If you don't know where you are going, any path will take you there.

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[kevin]

Good Evening,

Twenty meters was strong this afternoon.  S7 to S9 signals with low 
QSB.  Forty meters was not as strong with a little more noise.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

WM5F - Dwight - ID


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters worked well today.  Low to moderate, slow QSB. Forty 
meters had deeper QSB and a storm.



  On 14049.5 to 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

W7LXN - Myron - AZ

AB9V - Mike - IN

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX

K6DGW - Skip - NV

WM5F - Dwight - ID

N6OVP - David - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



-




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessel_function

Small loop antenna theory lets me skip the J1(x) or J0(x) Bessel 
functions.  The radius of the loop must be less than the wavelength 
divided by 6 PI.  This covers all the loop antennas portable operators 
use.  Small loop antenna theory gives both the electric field and the 
magnetic field equations.  Now to map those equations to a mesh of 
shaded faces.





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were fair to good.  One thunderstorm on twenty meters, 
with a weaker one on forty.  QSB was slow and not very deep.  Signals 
were clear and easy to copy.



  On 14049.75 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

AC5P - Mike - OK

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K4TO - Dave - KY

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-tower-of-conjectures-that-rests-upon-a-needle-20230912/


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[DAVID MOORMAN]

I fairly regularly listen for the net but never heard anything until last 
Sunday.  Steve, K4JPN had a nice signal into the Chicago area.

Dave K9SW

> On Sep 24, 2023, at 9:26 PM, kevin  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>Twenty meters had decent signals with some QSB and a few strong storms.  
> Working around the lightning was not too hard. Forty meters was a little 
> weaker with faint thunderstorms.
> 
> 
>   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
> 
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
> 
> K4TO - Dave - KY
> 
> AB9V - Mike - IN
> 
> W8OV - Dave - TX
> 
> WJ7S - John - UT
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K4JPN - Steve - GA
> 
> K4TAX - Bob - TN
> 
> 
>   On 7047 kHz at z:
> 
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
> 
> WJ7S - John - UT
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K4TO - Dave - KY
> 
> 
>73,
> 
>   Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Whoever is not against us is for us.
> 
> 
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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had decent signals with some QSB and a few strong 
storms.  Working around the lightning was not too hard. Forty meters was 
a little weaker with faint thunderstorms.



  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

AB9V - Mike - IN

W8OV - Dave - TX

WJ7S - John - UT

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K4TAX - Bob - TN


  On 7047 kHz at z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WJ7S - John - UT

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY


   73,

      Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were good on 40 meters but great on 20.  Strong signals 
with low noise makes life easy.  Very little QSB too.  I think that CME 
missed.  Between nets I went outside for a while. Lots of birds were 
moving because of the squirrels bombing them with cones.  Off in the 
distance there was a pack of coyotes yipping, one elk squealing, and a 
pileated woodpecker announcing his territory.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX

K4JPN - Steve - GA

WJ7S - John - UT


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W7JRD - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   My "new" antenna worked very well.  More noise, which was expected, 
and more contacts, which was gratifying.  I built the dipole from 
recycled antennas.  Most of my antennas fail at the feed point due to 
limbs bending under heavy snow loads.  Others fail due to limbs flying 
in the wind.  In any case I build up a stock of 1/4 wavelength wires for 
20 and 40 meters.  In the last year I built a 1/4 vertical with 20 1/4 
wavelength radials, an inverted Y for 40 meters, as well as the most 
recent 20 meter dipole.  I have a few more lengths of wire plus the 
fixings for a 40 meter resonant flat topped dipole.



  On 14050.5 kHz 2200z:

K4TO - Dave - KY

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

WJ7S - John - UT

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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They may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never 
understanding



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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were marginal on both bands.  Moderate to deep QSB on 
twenty meters with less QSB and more storm noise on forty meters.



  On 14050.5 at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY

WJ7S - John - UT


  On 7047.88 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-




Here is a link to some cylindrical, elastic mesh work: 
http://bacona.design/video.html Now I am adding the tools to build 
animated antenna radiation patterns.  I translated the electric and 
magnetic field equations into computer code a long time ago.  In another 
week I should have those radiation patterns running.






Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all;
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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were so so.  Moderate, slow QSB with a steady hiss.  On 
twenty meters the signals were all down a bit, but my reach was better.  
Forty meters was noisier with deeper QSB.


   I rewrote some antenna modelling code I created a long time ago.  
Unwrapping the dipole algorithm was not too difficult.  Then I got to 
the 1/4 wave vertical algorithm.  The electric field equation has an 
exponential raised to an imaginary power.  Euler's identity unwraps that 
into real and an imaginary parts.  Normally you ignore the imaginary 
part.  The resulting function creates its own problems by generating 
some unreal lobes.  I'm trying to figure out how space can have a volume 
with less than no electric field.  Hence the guards on my output.  
However, this code creates the electric field pattern of a 1/4 wave 
dipole antenna which matches standard antenna modeling images.


  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



-





// vertical.c
// K. J. Rock
// August 27, 2023

//  g++ -o vert vertical.c

#include 
#include 

#define ETA  376.991118308        // characteristic impedance of 
free space

#define RAD 0.017453293                    // radian to degree
#define PI  3.1415926535             // cherry, of course
#define TWOPI  6.28318530718            // Katzenjammer feast

struct pt                                  // 4 space vector
    {
    float w, x, y, z;
    }  arc[20], vert[1300];                // buffers for template and 
pattern


int main( void )
    {
    int i=0;                                   // template index
    float f = 100;                      // frequency in MHz
    float lambda = 300 / f;               // wavelength in meters
    float l = lambda / 4;   // length of antenna in meters
    float k = TWOPI / lambda;  // save some space
    float h = 1.0;                          // height of antenna in 
wavelengths
    float I0 = 2;                    // maximum current in 
amperes
    float r = 1000;                // distance from antenna 
to observer in meters

    float dTheta = 5.0;                     // azimuth step size
    float dPhi = 5.0;                     // elevation step size
    float scale = 1.0;                    // fudge factor for 
display purposes
    float radius;                            // E(θ,φ)  in 
Volt/meter  or Newton/Coulomb


   // create one set of points in the X,Y plane at θ = 0
    for (float phi=0; phi<90; phi += dPhi)        // elevation NOT azimuth
  {
  radius = scale * cos(k * r)
   * (k * l * ETA * I0 * cos(phi * RAD) * cos(h * k * 
sin(phi * RAD)))

   / (TWOPI * r);

     // store X,Y in arc[] of struct pt
  if (radius > 0)               // remove negative lobes
  {
 printf("%7.4f ", radius );         // E(θ,φ)   where θ = 0
 arc[i].x = radius*cos(phi*RAD);  // store phi, radius in X,Y 
coordinates

 arc[i].y = radius*sin(phi*RAD);
 arc[i++].z = 0.0;                // at Z = 0
 }

  radius = scale * sin(k * r)
          * (k * l * ETA * I0 * cos(phi * RAD) * cos(h * k * 
sin(phi * RAD)))

          / (TWOPI * r);

    if (radius > 0)                   // remove negative lobes
 {
 printf("%7.4f ", radius );            // E(θ,φ) where θ = 0
        arc[i].x = radius*cos(phi*RAD);  // store radius in X,Y 
coordinates with Z = 0

 arc[i].y = radius*sin(phi*RAD);
 arc[i++].z = 0.0;               // count vertices 
per slice

 }
  }
   printf("\n%3d points in the template\n", i);

// sweep the X,Y arc[] template around the Y axis
// vert[] is indexed serially, there are no delimiters between slices
      int m = 0;                                // count vertices
   for (int j=0; jthe top (0 to 90 degrees)

  {
  for (float theta=0; theta<360; theta += dTheta)
 {
 vert[m].x = arc[j].x * cos(theta*RAD);
 vert[m].y = arc[j].y;
 vert[m++].z = arc[j].x * sin(theta*RAD);
 }
  }
    printf("%4d vertices in radiation pattern\n", m);     // vertex count
    return m;
    }


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had moderate QSB with noise like ocean surf. Forty 
meters had a little more noise and stronger signals.  Smoke was heavy 
during the first net.  I watched it swirl through the trees as I sent 
and coughed.  Some had  dissipated by the second net but my eyes stung.  
Colors are off due to the red sun light.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was open but filled with contesters.  I was unable to 
find an open spot to run the net there.  On forty meters there was 
room.  There was also QRN from storms and moderate to deep QSB.  I am 
grateful for my alarms; the heat was making me sleepy.  The temperature 
jumped to near 100 degrees.  It has since cooled to 96F.  Under the 
canopy of the forest it is not too bad. In the open it is hot.



  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



-





Calvin:  You know, I don't think math is a science, I think it's a religion.
Hobbes:  A religion?
Calvin:  Yeah.  All these equations are like miracles.  You take two 
numbers and when you add them, they magically become one NEW number!  No 
one can say how it happens.  You either believe it or you don't.


H psi = E psi




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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands were better than last week.  There was at least one storm 
on twenty meters with a few louder ones on forty.  More QSB on forty 
meters but neither band was too bad.  Mild weather reports with two 
incidents of rain in the Midwest.  Both Ken and Roy mentioned 
substantial rainfall.  Now they are on lawn duty for the rest of the month.


   I got little sleep this week.  A curious rodent loves the night 
life, part of which is awakening me.  About the size of a red squirrel; 
shaped like a kangaroo rat.  I thought it was an Oregon Tree Vole but 
they are smaller than my visitor.  I have a mouse trap and a rat trap 
both baited and set, so far he has eluded them.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K9JB - Jerry - NV


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA



Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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"If only it were all so simple!  If only there were evil people 
somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only 
to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them."




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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had moderate QSB with one distant storm.  On forty 
meters there were more, closer storms.  Static crashes wiped out letters 
now and then.  40 had less QSB with weaker signals. It felt good to 
listen to silence after the net.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

AB9V - Mike - IN

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands supported contacts.  Twenty meters had a persistent hiss 
while forty meters had one distant thunderstorm.  Roy mentioned no rain 
for an extended period.  That explains the absence of thunderstorms; I 
was probably hearing dry lightning on 40.  Here the forest gets damp 
about one day a week when the fog rolls in and sticks.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W7LXN - Myron - AZ


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



-





The Buddha resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital 
computer, or the gears of a cycle transmission, as he does at the top of 
a mountain, or in the petals of a flower.




Cool analog computer link: 
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w



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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   QSB was slow on both bands.  Fairly deep too: S1 to S7 or S2 to S6.  
There were a few thunderstorms, none of them very loud. Copy was mostly 
good.  It was fun digging into the noise.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AB9V - Mike - IN

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS








-





Crossing the lawn that morning, Douglas Spaulding broke a spider web 
with his face. A single invisible line on the air touched his brow and 
snapped without a sound. So, with the subtlest of incidents, he knew 
that this day was going to be different. It would be different also, 
because, as his father explained, driving Douglas and his ten-year-old 
brother Tom out of town toward the country, there were some days 
compounded completely of odor, nothing but the world blowing in one 
nostril and out the other. And some days, he went on, were days of 
hearing every trump and trill of the universe. Some days were good for 
tasting and some for touching. And some days were good for all the 
senses at once. This day now, he nodded, smelled as if a great and 
nameless orchard had grown up overnight beyond the hills to fill the 
entire visible land with its warm freshness. The air felt like rain, but 
there were no clouds. Momentarily, a stranger might laugh off in the 
woods, but there was silence.





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   QSB was prevalent on both bands.  I gave one signal report of S2 to 
S9 and another of ESP to S7.  There was static on 20 meters, with more 
than one thunderstorm on 40 meters.  However, I was able to dig out a 
few on each band.  Weather was milder except for Idaho, where it was 
hot.  Here, morning fog was heavy enough to condense so I heard rain on 
the roof.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




-






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[Brian Hunt]

Kevin,
You were good on 20 meters with some deep QSB but OK copy. Then we got whacked 
by the sun pretty hard between nets and the story changed on 40 meters. I could 
hear you at first but your signal was below the noise peaks so your CW was 
getting chopped up and nearly uncopyable. 

Hoping for better next week! 

73,
Brian, K0DTJ

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 17:26, kevin  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>Twenty meters was fairly quiet but minimally productive. There was little 
> thunder storm noise on either band.  That should give me a hint.  On forty 
> meters Dwight, WM5F mentioned a solar storm.  When I signed off I came in 
> here to check.  Sure enough that roaring sound drove his normally S9 signal 
> close to the noise.  We are also experiencing D layer absorption.  Good test 
> of propagation :)  https://solarham.net/ gave me a map.
> 
>Birding difficulties between nets: first a male Golden Crowned Kinglet, 
> then an immature female Wilson's Warbler, followed by an immature Yellow 
> Warbler.  Next an immature Golden Crowned Kinglet.  Argh!!  I am being tested.
> 
> 
>   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K6XK - Roy - IA
> 
> 
>   On 7047.5 kHz at z:
> 
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
> 
> 
> Until next week 73,
> 
>Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
> 
> 
> 
> 
> How to raise e to a matrix power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85OWBJ2ayo
> 
> https://www.3blue1brown.com/
> 
> https://www.quantamagazine.org/flow-proof-helps-mathematicians-find-stability-in-chaos-20230615/
> 
> Write an Eulerian fluid simulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKAVRgIrUOU
> 
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was fairly quiet but minimally productive. There was 
little thunder storm noise on either band.  That should give me a hint.  
On forty meters Dwight, WM5F mentioned a solar storm.  When I signed off 
I came in here to check.  Sure enough that roaring sound drove his 
normally S9 signal close to the noise.  We are also experiencing D layer 
absorption.  Good test of propagation :)  https://solarham.net/ gave me 
a map.


   Birding difficulties between nets: first a male Golden Crowned 
Kinglet, then an immature female Wilson's Warbler, followed by an 
immature Yellow Warbler.  Next an immature Golden Crowned Kinglet.  
Argh!!  I am being tested.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





-




How to raise e to a matrix power: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85OWBJ2ayo


https://www.3blue1brown.com/

https://www.quantamagazine.org/flow-proof-helps-mathematicians-find-stability-in-chaos-20230615/

Write an Eulerian fluid simulator: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKAVRgIrUOU



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had slow, medium QSB.  The band was quiet which is 
never a good sign.  Very few storms on either 20 or 40.  Forty meters 
had a little QSB with more noise.


   Next week is Field Day so there will be no net.  In two weeks we 
will try this again.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

N08V - John - MI

AB9V - Mike - IN

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had low to medium noise with some QSB; slow on most, 
fast on others.  There seemed to be one thunderstorm to the southeast.  
On forty meters there were more storms.  Sometimes the crashing 
obliterated parts of words.  Mostly it added pointy shaped dits now and 
then.  There was more QSB too.  A fast flutter on most, against the 
background of static.  After the net I went for a short walk to listen 
to the trees.  The main topics were: yard work, taking a walk, and the 
desire for more rain.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

N7TB - Terry - OR

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS









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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had moderate QSB with fair to weak signals. Forty 
meters was weak except to Moscow, ID :)  Topics ranged from yard work, 
to wind, then smoke due to wildfires.  There was a thunderstorm between 
me and the Southeast on twenty meters.  On forty the storms were in the 
background.  Signals had an odd tone there though.  It was like the 
effect you get during auroras. Kind of like sound under water.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

NS4V - David - NC

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin. KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were good on twenty meters.  So good that the band was 
filled with eager contesters.  I searched for an open spot but couldn't 
find one wide enough.  Then I scanned the bands.  Forty was dead while 
twenty, fifteen, and ten were open.  Later, on forty meters, I was able 
to call CQ ECN.  The band was open with moderate QSB and OK signals.



  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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meets resistance.”





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[kevin]

Good Morning,

   I appreciate the pleasant propagation report you imagined for me.  
The critters were a nice touch.  No QRN without QSB sounds like living 
in RF paradise.  I am consistently amazed at net activity; only once 
have I called a net to no response. Propagation was terrible on a major 
holiday.


   I have been calling for check ins for nearly 21 years.  The 
experience has been edifying and instructive.  I have lost track of how 
many antennas I have used.  They last only a few years due to heavy snow 
fall or high wind.  From resonant dipoles to doublets to 1/4 wave 
verticals to an inverted Y which works rather well.


   I meet quite a variety of individuals.  Each week I learn a little 
more about each of you.  After twenty years I have a pretty good idea of 
who each of you are and your weekly activities.  I stress giving 
complete signal reports, but I hear many more details about each of your 
lives, or a quick weather report.  Very rarely we talk about our rigs or 
antennas.  I think it is enough to know we are both on the air using CW 
as a mode of communication.


   I doubt I am the only person who dreams in CW :)  While I am not a 
hard core contester I do test my mettle now and then.  In the days 
following I hear faint CW in any rhythmic sound.  The interesting fact 
is: once I 'lock in' to an op's rhythm the code part goes away and I am 
in a conversation with them.  However, if you slow down too much I have 
to pick up a pencil for decoding purposes.


  An interesting aside: many weeks I get more email about my 
announcements and reports than I do actual check ins.  Some of them are 
from folks who are called away for one reason or another, but the lion's 
share is from folks who comment on my writing.  You never can tell what 
will interest a person :)


   Most of all I appreciate the forebearance with which the Elecraft 
crowd has treated me.


Thank you all for your continuing support.

   VY 73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS



On 5/24/23 05:31, Al Lorona wrote:

Kevin's perseverance is astonishing. Week after week, suffering through poor 
conditions. He never seems to catch a break. So here is THE KD5ONS CW NET 
REPORT I HOPE TO READ BEFORE I DIE.

"Signals were fantastic. There was no hint of noise nor QSB. At one point, I laid 
the headphones down and could still copy everyone. We had 91 checkins, including some DX. 
We all reduced our power to 100 mW. A fox nestled at my feet to listen. A bald eagle 
landed on the window sill while I called the net. The birds were even chirping CW. It was 
a night for the ages. See you all next week."


Al  W6LX/4

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[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

I've tried to check in. I haven't heard anyone. Some day perhaps.

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 24/05/2023 15:31, Al Lorona wrote:

Kevin's perseverance is astonishing. Week after week, suffering through poor 
conditions. He never seems to catch a break. So here is THE KD5ONS CW NET 
REPORT I HOPE TO READ BEFORE I DIE.

"Signals were fantastic. There was no hint of noise nor QSB. At one point, I laid 
the headphones down and could still copy everyone. We had 91 checkins, including some DX. 
We all reduced our power to 100 mW. A fox nestled at my feet to listen. A bald eagle 
landed on the window sill while I called the net. The birds were even chirping CW. It was 
a night for the ages. See you all next week."


Al  W6LX/4
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[Al Lorona]

Kevin's perseverance is astonishing. Week after week, suffering through poor 
conditions. He never seems to catch a break. So here is THE KD5ONS CW NET 
REPORT I HOPE TO READ BEFORE I DIE.

"Signals were fantastic. There was no hint of noise nor QSB. At one point, I 
laid the headphones down and could still copy everyone. We had 91 checkins, 
including some DX. We all reduced our power to 100 mW. A fox nestled at my feet 
to listen. A bald eagle landed on the window sill while I called the net. The 
birds were even chirping CW. It was a night for the ages. See you all next 
week."


Al  W6LX/4
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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   I know I lost at least one of you on 20 meters; the band just went 
away on me.  Forty meters was also challenging. Thunderstorms caused 
loud QRN crashes.  QSB was lower than it had been on 20 meters.  There 
it varied from moderate and slow to light and fast.  I think the 
lightning crashes of static were the most difficult to ignore.  Walking 
outside afterward was soothing.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

N7TB - Terry - OR

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

 Kevin.  KD5ONS





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https://www.quantamagazine.org/memories-help-brains-recognize-new-events-worth-remembering-20230517/



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were not good on either band.  QSB was moderate, signals 
were weak, and the noise levels were high.  Between that, and the 
holiday, I got about as many emails as I did check ins :) While it is 
growing drier here in the Northwest Roy said his vertical was performing 
better over a deluge soaked ground.  I may have to water my antenna 
before it dies of thirst.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W7JRD - Jim - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KG7V - Marv - WA



   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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Here is a link to a video of a very good description of how to use one 
of Feynman's integration techniques.  I wish my calculus professors had 
been so clear and enthusiastic.  This guy makes it fun to keep all the 
parts in your head as he speaks.  I plan to watch a few more of these to 
exercise dormant memories.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fSvflBb_3Y

https://www.youtube.com/@maths_505



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were challenging.  It was work digging out the next check 
in.  Moderate to deep QSB on both bands.  Weak signals became ESP and 
below.  The sun is not being helpful.  But it can't take all the blame.  
There were thunderstorms crashing in the background.  Here it is partly 
sunny partly rainy without the static.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W7JRD - Jim - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA




  Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS







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hpen = (HPEN) GetStockObject( NULL_PEN );    // Durer sketches Claude Raines




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had moderate QSB with some hissing noise.  Forty 
meters was fairly local with less QSB.  Weather has gone back to normal: 
50 degrees with rain.  Too much sun has me up before dawn ready to cut 
brush by first light :)  I sleep well if I don't move.  I need a few 
days to lessen my body's reluctance to keep moving.



  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

AB9V - Mike - IN

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

KG7V - Marv - WA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were not good on either band.  Mild to moderate QSB was 
prevalent.  I got reports of high QRN but I was not hearing it.  I 
scanned forty meters before the net.  I found three very faint signals.  
The noise level was slightly higher.  Dwight confirmed a solar storm 
when he checked in.  I'm glad I was able to work as many as I did.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NS4V - David - NC

AB9V - Mike - IN

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K7TXA - Jim - ID

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W7JRD - James - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


  Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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X = X0 + Fpressure/mass *dt*dt position of rear of projectile
Fp = F0 * (V0/V1)^1.4   adiabatic system with ideal gas law
V0 = PI*D/2*D/2*X0
V1 = PI*D/2*D/2*(X0+X)
Fp = F0 * (X0/(X0+X))^1.4       pressure against walls of cylinder 
and projectile

X = X0 + F0 * (X0/(X0+X))^1.4 / mass *dt*dt





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Neither band was very strong but both had QSB.  Low noise and weak 
signals did not work well.  However, I gathered a few QNI and found next 
week will have a wedding and family visits.  So next Sunday's turnout 
will be affected :)  That's OK there are more weeks in the year.  I did 
not hear any lightning.


   The sun almost came out, there are patches of blue sky all around.  
Ash from the volcano on Kamchatka is sweeping south through Washington.  
That should cause a redder sunset when the sun drops below the cloud layer.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   There was moderate QSB on everyone, on both bands.  Noise was low 
but signals were not strong.  Many reports of sun with mild 
temperatures.  Here spring starts with rain and fog.  It is much like 
winter, only the gray part of the day is longer than the black part.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Neither band was very good.  Twenty had some noise, a little QSB, 
and some storms in the Southeast.  Forty meters had a little more QSB, 
more noise, with a little better signals.  Some parts of the US are 
experiencing a snow free spring.  Others are not.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W7JRD - JR - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS





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World's first video of 56 transition controls for a triple inverted 
pendulum. - YouTube 


https://www.quantamagazine.org/mass-and-angular-momentum-left-ambiguous-by-einstein-get-defined-20220713/

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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had moderate QSB with light noise.  Forty meters was 
noisy with deep QSB.  At first it was noisy, but as the net progressed 
it lessened.  California is getting ready for the next series of 
storms.  Some moved through here yesterday and this morning with more 
tomorrow.  More snow, good thing I brought in more wood.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W4CBS - Don - FL

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

KG7V - Marv - WA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters had stronger signals than forty meters.  It also had 
deeper QSB.  Some fast flutter on a few of you.  Spring is almost here.  
Another foot of snow and the ground can start warming.  A number of bark 
inspector bird species showed up when the snow was deep.  Creepers, 
nuthatches, and small woodpeckers. Time for me to clean the hummingbird 
feeders and set them in place.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

WJ7S - John - UT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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   Sometimes I fall asleep between nets.  I wrote a remedy for that: a 
timer application I use often.  It began like a 3 minute egg timer.  But 
only one time setting seemed a little lame, so I made it for nine times 
with nine separate alarms.  If I hook my laptop up to my Bluetooth 
speakers a few of the alarm tones can alert me even outside the house.  
I first wrote the alarms as a sequence of tones in A of various 
octaves.  55 Hz made the house shake.  Since then beep() was deprecated 
so I replaced the tones with wave files.


   If you would like to use it go here: 
http://bacona.design/video.html   Click on Timer.zip





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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were not good on either band.  Twenty meters had weak 
signals with moderate QSB.  Forty meters had worse signals with similar 
QSB.



  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K4TO - Dave - KY

NS4V - David - NC

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K4TO - Dave - KY


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was better than forty.  But neither was first rate.  
QSB was deeper and more prevalent on forty meters.  Twenty was a bit 
more noisy.  However, it is still fun to hear the news. Two J-38s, a 
bug, and a variety of paddles.  Good code practice at varied speeds.


   I also heard I was not the only one held in the grips of winter.  
When you can't see out of your own driveway it's hard to see others' 
problems.  Hopefully the season will catch up with the calendar and this 
snow can clear a salmon stream.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

WJ7S - John - UT

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX

W0CZ - Ken - ND


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS





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“I do not see a delegation for the Four-Footed. I see no seat for the 
Eagles. We forget, and we consider ourselves superior. But we are, after 
all, a mere part of Creation. And we must consider to understand where 
we are. And we stand somewhere between the mountain and the Ant. 
Somewhere and only there as part and parcel of the Creation.”





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[Rick M0LEP]

On Mon 27 Feb Kevin KD5ONS wrote:
> There was another layer of noise, similarly varied.

There was quite a good aurora active at around 2300z, seen over this 
side of the Atlantic at latitudes as low as the south of England. That 
might have added something to the noise...

-- 
73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)

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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were unsettled on both bands but comms were successful.  
QSB as a fast flutter, laid on top of slow QSB. There was another layer 
of noise, similarly varied.  During the first net it wasn't snowing 
here.  Then more started falling.  The same storm was bringing rain to 
the coast.  Both types of precipitation were causing static snaps.  
Atmospheric noise on top made copy interesting on weaker signals :)  The 
sun is providing many ions.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

NS4V - David - NC

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

AB9V - Mike - IN

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K7TXA - Jim - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can 
become great.





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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were much better than I had expected.  The sun really 
charged up the ionosphere, lots of contest activity on twenty meters.  
On forty meters there was a little more QSB and the band changed during 
the net.  At the end I was hearing something that reminded me of 
singing.  I thought Radio China was about to come on the air :)  But 
Brian told me it was FT4 which I confirmed a little later.  I think the 
lead in to Radio China was the best fit my mind could achieve.  I spent 
way too much time listening to shortwave radio when I was young.



  On 14050.25 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

AD8Q - Cal - ID


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake.
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork and blindworm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.





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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   There was some QSB on both bands.  Mostly it was weak and slow.  But 
on forty, just around sunset, it became a fast flutter.  There was some 
noise but it did not get in the way. Weather reports were of sunny, mild 
days.  There was a warning about Tuesday.  Looks like ice storms for the 
upper Mid-West. Those are never pleasant.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

N7TB - Terry - OR

KG7V - Marv - WA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS











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Now somewhere in the black mining Hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
Hit young Rocky in the eye
Rocky didn't like that
He said, "I'm gonna get that boy"
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon
And Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's Bible



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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Both bands had less noise.  There was a little QSB on twenty meters 
but more on forty.  Forty meters had some odd noises sweeping through.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

KG7V - Marv - WA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX


    Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS









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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Noise was low on both bands.  QSB was slow and mild.  The 
temperature reports were not mild.  Winter has come back to most of the 
country.  The forty meter net began shortly before sunset. Propagation 
changed within a few minutes.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

N7TB - Terry - OR

W8OV - Dave - TX

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


  Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS





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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   I announced the net early, as usual, but got no response.  Next, no 
one replied to my call up.  Then I saw no needles bouncing on my tuner 
nor the red, blinking LED for transmit.  Gears started turning in my 
head, I started pushing buttons :)  Then a dim, misty memory popped up 
and I tried VOX.  It had not been changed in years.  Once I reset it the 
LED worked, and I worked the first contact.


   Conditions were about the same as last week.  There was a fast, 
fluttering QSB on everyone with some QRN.  Signals were OK.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

NS4V - David - NC

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K7EA  - Bill  - UT


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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PEBCAK



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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Propagation was fairly good.  QSB was both fast and slow while QRN 
was low.  No thunderstorm noise is nice.  Weather reports were mild for 
mid January.  Only a little snow.


  I saw a doe browsing her way through between nets.  She was soaked 
and did not look happy.  Wind storms have ripped lichen from the trees 
so she was harvesting her fill.  It must have high food value because 
they will clear an area of it before they eat anything else.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

NS4V - David - NC

AB9V - Mike - IN

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS















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Ye who love the haunts of Nature,
Love the sunshine of the meadow,
Love the shadow of the forest,
Love the wind among the branches,
And the rain-shower and the snow-storm,
And the rushing of great rivers
Through their palisades of pine-trees,
And the thunder in the mountains,
Whose innumerable echoes
Flap like eagles in their eyries;--
Listen to these wild traditions,
To this Song of Hiawatha!


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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Propagation was OK on both bands.  40 meters had fast QSB but noise 
was low.  Weather is milder almost everywhere except out west.  The 
winds are still blowing here, and it is pretty wet.



  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

NS4V - David - NC


  On 7047.75 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Both bands had rapid QSB.  Signals ranged from S3 to S9, within a 
character in some cases.  It caused some chirping effects at times.  
Weak signals got wiped out, but I did log a call sign out of them.  
Weather reports were warmer across the board, though the sun was shining 
in few places.  Here it is foggy enough to affect my Internet 
connection.  It takes a minute or two for an email to be sent.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NS4V - David - NC

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.75 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


   The sun will remain active all week with a few flares tossed in our 
direction.  The forty meter net should be a little better with a 
slightly longer day.  See you next week to test both bands.


   Until then 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS








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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school 
class is running the country.






I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.


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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Both bands were fairly quiet with adequate signals.  QSB was rapid 
but not too deep.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

WI6O - John - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


   See you in 2023,

  Kevin. KD5ONS




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The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.




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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were OK.  Noise was present but signals cut through it 
well.  QSB ranged from an S unit warble to a stronger picket fence 
effect.  Luckily the latter mode was not prevalent.  Winter is taking 
hold.  Lots of cold temperatures, some snow and clouds. Mostly talk 
about indoor activities.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

K4TO - Dave - KY

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K4JPN - Steve - GA

AB9V - Mike - IN

NS4V - David - NC

W8OV - Dave - TX

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX

K4TO - Dave - KY

K7TXA - Jim - ID


  Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS



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Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun,
Something, perhaps, about the lack of sound—
And that was why it whispered and did not speak.
It was no dream of the gift of idle hours,
Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf:
Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak
To the earnest love that laid the swale in rows,
Not without feeble-pointed spikes of flowers
(Pale orchises), and scared a bright green snake.
The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.
My long scythe whispered and left the hay to make.



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[kevin via Elecraft]

Good Evening,

   Propagation was better than I had expected.  On twenty meters QSB 
was only present on the eastern-most stations.  On forty meters there 
was more QSB on most everyone.  Noise was low so it was easier to copy 
weak signals.  When there are collisions I depend on a letter or two to 
identify each of you.  Then I noticed how many of your calls end in a 
V.  At one point I was trying to separate a group of you.  That reminded 
me of identifying flycatchers - 
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/least-flycatcher  Roy's X is 
distinctive, cutting through multiple signals.  Ten meters was mentioned 
at least three times.  I need to monitor the band while I am working.  
Maybe a nearby SDR station would give me some hints.



  On 14051.7 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AB9V - Mike - IN

NS4V - David - NC

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX

K6PJV - Dale - CA

AB9V - Mike - IN

AE6JV - Bill - NH


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more 
important than any other.








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[kevin]

Good Evening,

    Conditions were OK on both bands.  QSB varied from rapid to slow, 
but it was never too deep.  Not much noise either, some storm crackles 
on 40 m.



    ❄️    ❄️    ❄️


  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NS4V - David - NC

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AB9V - Mike - IN

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


    ❄️


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


    ❄️





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And now there came both mist and snow,
And it grew wondrous cold:
And ice, mast-high, came floating by,
As green as emerald.

And through the drifts the snowy clifts
Did send a dismal sheen:
Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken—
The ice was all between.

The ice was here, the ice was there,
The ice was all around:
It cracked and growled, and roared and howled,
Like noises in a swound!

At length did cross an Albatross,
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.

It ate the food it ne'er had eat,
And round and round it flew.
The ice did split with a thunder-fit;
The helmsman steered us through!

And a good south wind sprung up behind;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo!

In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud,
It perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white,
Glimmered the white Moon-shine.'

'God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus!—
Why look'st thou so?'—With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were not as good as last week.  There was a fast QSB 
warble on a few stations on both bands.  Noise was moderate while copy 
was OK.


   Fog has been moving through while the temperature drops.  My 
wireless connection to the Internet is blocked when it is most dense.  I 
need to find an open window to send this.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

VE4AKF - Anthony - MB

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

NS4V - David - NC

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS






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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart 
like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain 
unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, 
friends, love, everything.





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Propagation was better.  The noise level was higher, QSB was lower, 
and signals were stronger.  The forty meter net worked a wide swath of 
the country.  Winter is taking hold in many areas. Cold but not much 
snow unless you're out east.  They have plenty.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K4TO - Dave - KY

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W7RIP - Roger - MT


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX

AB9V - Mike - IN

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS





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I thought thionite was supposed to be addictive; I found the Classic Dr 
Who channel.  I am doomed :)






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Good Evening,

   Both bands had low levels of static.  QSB was present but not 
strong.  I did not hear any thunderstorms.  I did hear reports of frost, 
ice, and snow.  Winter seems early this year but Thanksgiving is only a 
few weeks off.  Squash and pumpkins should be ready for harvest soon.



  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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Good Evening,

   Conditions were better than last week.  There was some rapid QSB on 
everyone.  I scanned twenty meters before the first net. There was one 
DX pileup with a few casual contacts but not much more.


   It is rainy and cool along the coast.  Fall colors are fading in the 
Midwest but the drought remains.  Here it is wet enough to allow major 
burning but I have not seen any puddles.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

NS4V - David - NC

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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0 = I1 + I2 + ... + In





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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Propagation was poor on both twenty and forty meters. Thunderstorm 
static crashes covered any weaker signals.  Those I did work had 
moderate levels of QSB.  What a change from last week.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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But Goethe tells us in his greatest poem that Faust lost the liberty of 
his soul when he said to the passing moment: "Stay, thou art so fair." 
And our liberty, too, is endangered if we pause for the passing moment, 
if we rest on our achievements, if we resist the pace of progress. For 
time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And 
those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the 
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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were better than they have been in a long while. Both 
bands had fast, fluttering QSB but there was less noise. Forty meter 
signals had me turning down the gain.  The steady hiss was absent, 
making copy easier.  Splitting wood made sending harder;  I need to 
swing left handed.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

N7TB - Terry - OR

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


    Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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double f = 100; // frequency in MHz
double h = 1;            // height of antenna in lambda
double I0 = 2;   // maximum current in amperes
double r = 100; // distance from antenna to observer in meters
double size = 50;  // used for scaling

lambda = 300 / f;  // wavelength in meters
l = lambda / 2;  // length of antenna
k = PI*2 / lambda; // to save some space
phi = 0;     // for first iteration

To model the horizontal dipole radiation pattern at height h:

Create an arc by stepping theta from 0 to PI
using radius = size * ( ETA * k * I0 * l * sin(k*r)
                * sqrt( 1-sin(theta-PI/2) * sin(theta-PI/2) * 
sin(phi) * sin(phi) )

                * sin(k * h * cos(theta-PI/2))) / (PI*2*r);

then sweep the arc by stepping phi from 0 to PI*2



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Good Evening,

   Both twenty and forty meters had noise with moderate QSB.  WES 
contesters were active on twenty meters so I moved down 1 kHz.  I was S3 
to S5 to those who found me.  On forty meters there were few other 
signals when I chose a frequency.  Similar to last week, propagation 
favored closer stations.



  On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND


  Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS







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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands were full of noise of various kinds.  A little QSB too, 
just enough to alter tone.  Twenty meters was weaker than last week 
while forty meters was good for more local operators. There was a radio 
black out today.  I'm not sure of the time because I heard the CA QSO 
party going strong, with some DX, earlier in the day.


   Fire danger fell after the rain showers.  The air smells better 
too.  Hopefully some of the fires were affected.  I moved some wood two 
weeks ago.  Yesterday I found a new elk trail through the same area.  
They are spying on me.



  On 14050.0 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

NO8V - John - MI


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

    Conditions were so so on both bands.  Noise was down, QSB was 
moderate, and signals were medium too.  Forty meter was not as strong as 
I had expected.  Fire danger is high in Oregon, less so in California.  
They had some rain last week.  The smoke came back this morning when the 
wind changed direction.  Rain would be nice, fog will do.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Neither band was quiet.  Some thunderstorm noise but there was some 
interesting noise coming from elsewhere.  Near the end of the first net 
a wall of noise hit, making copy difficult.  The second net had mixed 
propagation; I could hear them but they could not hear me which didn't 
help me hear the ones who were hearing me.


   Autumn is coming, some leaves are changing, plus there are elk 
hunters everywhere.  Normally I see one to two vehicles pass by in a 
week.  Today folks were traveling in convoys, packed like they were 
staying for a month.  There are not many elk up here this year due to 
all the clearcuts and the dry weather.



  On 14051 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

NS4V - David - NC

W7LXN - Myron - AZ

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   I run these two nets because they are fun.  I enjoying hearing about 
whatever subject comes up.  Weather and signal reports are good.  
Hearing about a new puppy is great.  Occasionally we chat about 
antennas.  Today a wet ground under a vertical improved operation.  That 
is rarely a problem in this part of Oregon; currently it is.  Maybe I 
should water the ground plane of my antenna.  In any case, after I am 
done running the nets I carry a good feeling into the next week.  Thank 
you.


   Both bands were noisy from thunderstorms working their way across 
the country.  The wet antenna is in Iowa where they are breaking the 
drought.  Michigan was getting hammered so I received an email report 
instead to avoid the lighting.  Indiana had an opening between storms.  
Two of us reported smokey skies plus one more with haze.  The wildfires 
have a long reach.  Right now the air smells a little better; it no 
longer has a taste.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



-





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who dream only by night.






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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Brian Maynard]

Thanks for checking me in Kevin. It was my first time on a CW net and I was 
nervous, relying on Text Decode on my K4D, etc. Conditions were as weird as 
they were on the 20M SSB net at 1800 - one way strong - reverse weak. I could 
barely copy you. On 40M I listened around for 10 minutes but the TN QSO party 
dominated and I heard nothing from you. I hope to continue checking in! Thanks 
for running the net.

Brian, K1NW
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Good conditions were not to be found.  Both twenty and forty meters 
had moderate to high noise levels with all manner of QSB. The strongest 
signal on twenty was from RI.  Forty meters is changing noticeably from 
week to week.  The strongest signal there was from ID, my next door 
neighbor :)  We had to move the forty meter net.  They could hear none 
of us.  Hopefully I did not miss you in the noise.  Summer storms and 
space noise hit S4 at times. Since I don't really have any local noise 
this is high for me.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken  - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K1NW - Brian - RI


  On 7047.5 and 7047.64 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K7TXA - Jim - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


Cool weather is returning with clouds coming in from the Pacific.  
Hopefully that will bring some much needed moisture.  It would be nice 
if a band of it would sweep east for the next week. It is too dry.



Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Propagation was not good.  QSB helped and hindered.  Twenty meters 
had more QSB while forty meters had more noise - thunderstorms and a 
steady hissing.  Digging was rewarded.  I gave more than one ESP to S3 
signal report.  As the sun angle changes forty meters will get longer again.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

NS4V - David - NC

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS





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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Both bands had low noise which is not a good sign.  Normally that 
means weak signals, which was the case today.  Twenty meters was hard 
but forty meters was worse.  Nevertheless, it was good hearing you all.  
Not many conversations, just signal and weather reports, along with one 
moving story :)


   I wasn't sure if there would be anyone at all on either band. When I 
checked them an hour before each net I heard very few signals.  Twenty 
meters had a few DXers way down low and one SKCC CQer higher up the 
band.  Forty meters had a few storms with some traffic being handled 
midway up the band.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

AB9V - Mike - IN

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   I think I added noise, or QRN, to every signal report.  It started 
moderately loud, increasing steadily throughout both nets.  My ears were 
ringing after I was done with the second net. Forty meters was working 
well close in, as well as in the first hop.  MUF (NVIS) was 7.2 MHz so 
Idaho and Washington were quite strong.  Twenty meters worked across the 
Midwest into the Southeast.  Even though there was more noise, the 
signals were strong enough.  QSB worked to my advantage pulling in more 
from the SE.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NS4V - David - NC

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K7TXA - Jim - ID

KG7V - Marv - WA


Until next week 73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS



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It was a quiet morning, the town covered over with darkness and at ease 
in bed.
Summer gathered in the weather, the wind had the proper touch, the 
breathing of the
world was long and warm and slow. You had only to rise, lean from your 
window, and
know that this indeed was the first real time of freedom and living, 
this was the first

morning of summer.



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were poor to weak.  QSB on both bands with some storm 
noise on 40 meters.


The day started cool and clear.  As I was making breakfast I saw 
movement.  It was the tail end of a herd of elk passing through. The 
bull's antlers were large and still in velvet.  Then a large bird 
whumped onto the roof, from there to the water basin on the deck.  I had 
not realized how large Band-tailed pigeons are; just a little smaller 
than a crow.  They normally live in the crowns of the fir trees a 
hundred feet above me.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W7LXN - Myron - AZ

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was better than last week though it had some QSB and a 
few storms.  Forty meters had faster QSB with more local storms.  The 
less energetic sun gave us a chance.


   The hot spell peaked a few hours ago.  The forecast is for cooler 
days in the 80s.  Fire danger is high except near the ocean.  Morning 
fog keeps lower elevation areas moist and the air cleaner.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AB9V - Mike - IN


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

KG7V - Marv - WA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS




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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   I woke up to rain hitting the roof.  Then I looked out the window 
and found dense fog.  It was fog rain condensing from the trees.  The 
sun came out and it got hot (85F).  Then I heard reports from MI, IA, 
CA, and TX.  Texas beat California by a few degrees.  However, the 
lowest reading was also in California where Brian was still in the fog.  
I remember how Midwest corn would curl up tight in August when there was 
no rain in sight. Hopefully, there is a break in their drought soon.


   I have not seen the Rufous Hummingbirds since the Anna's moved in.  
I will keep a watch for them.  The propagation was as predicted.  QSB on 
most everyone from a medium rate to a fast flutter.  But signals were 
strong enough to read on the peaks. Losing a verb is easier to repair 
than losing a noun.  You know what got done but not to whom.  Context 
normally provides a clue.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K4TO - Dave - KY

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


   Until next week 73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[kevin]

Good Evening,

   Conditions were not very good.  Noise on both bands.  Forty meters 
had summer storms with some QRM.  I may need to move that net down a 
little.  I am also tempted to move it later for a few months.


  Weather reports ranged from hot and muggy, to hot and dry, to just 
plain hot.  A few of us are getting coastal breezes but even Idaho is 
warming up.


   It felt odd to wake up after dawn.  Since it is getting drier the 
loggers start their work earlier.  Some arrive around 3 AM while work is 
well underway by 4 AM.  The heavy equipment makes the house shake.



  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


  On 7047.6 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



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