Good Evening,
Radio is fun on a foggy, chilly day. I got to see the eclipse
vicariously via many viewpoints. One photo in my inbox already; maybe
there will be some more. The comment about seeing many, many crescents
under the trees was my favorite since I had seen it before in a near
total eclipse. I wish I could have afforded to travel the few hundred
miles it would have taken to see totality.
Conditions were decent. Not fantastic but good enough to have fun
and bring together a geographically diverse group. I had reports of QSB
on me from many places but I only had it on you folks from the Midwest
and the South. QRN was mild on 40 when we started but it grew steadily
until the end of the net. I kept turning my RF gain back to keep it at
a dull roar; just enough to dig out the weaker stations. There were
some nearby stations I could not filter out except with the filter
between my ears.
On to the lists =>
On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
WA5BDU - Nick - AR - K3 - 1195
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569
WS5K - Stan - NM - K3 - 4797
On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
W6JDB - Jay - OR - K3 - 1288
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
NY6G - Stan - CA - Kenwood
Thanks for all the fun over the years. It looks like the ninth
anniversary is coming up in a couple weeks. I'll need to check since it
may be the tenth anniversary. Time flies! I'll dig into my boxes of
files and see what year this all started. I don't think the Reflector's
archives date back to that time. Propagation has changed over the years
as have net procedures. Tom, N0SS, left a strong stamp on how this all
works. I surely miss his relay help. Another look at the continent
would assist those stations wishing to check in but who I cannot hear.
Any ideas?
Until next week stay well,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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