Good Evening,
Sunny, chilly weather got me out working on the antenna again. I
added more guy line which let me flatten the angle of the enclosed V.
This will decrease the circularity of the radiation pattern favoring EW
over NS. It may not be noticeable. Drier ground lets me walk through
the recent thinning without slipping around. It will take a year or
more for the undergrowth to fill in. Many fewer branches allow much
longer sight lines. I need to build a few more antennas.
It may be solar minimum but the ionosphere is still getting stirred
up. And there is a comet waking up. C/2019 Y4 should brighten until May
31st when it may or may not break up around the sun. However, before
that happens two asteroids are closing on the Earth's location in
space. They may or may not break up too. May you live in interesting
times indeed.
If your gray cells need perking up I recommend a few minutes at
https://lichess.org/ Following their moves is like listening to high
speed CW.
Please join us on (or near):
14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
7047 kHz at 0000z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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