Good Evening,
It is barely today but I have a few minutes to get this off before
tomorrow :) Once again my nephew showed up to assist me in my chores.
However, I have learned; I now let him do the heavy lifting while I act in
my supervisory capacity ;) He took home a truckload full of wood and I
now have fewer alder in the backyard. They were starting to attack my
antennas. Alder grows so fast it is tough to keep in check. But it does
make good firewood if left to grow for a few years.
I have listened on twenty meters for a few days and then on forty
meters each evening this week before bed. I've not heard the jammer but I
have heard a number of stations on the air. I think we will have a good
time tomorrow. I'll be running from home this week but may take my rig
out to a park again. It was fun to show it to folks and to hear the good
signal reports from different parts of the country.
I am hoping my nephew will help me erect a few antennas. I'd like to
have two matched doublets at right angles to one another only a toss of a
switch apart. I'd also like to get up a large (two wavelength on 160
meters) loop as high as we can get it. Lastly I'd like to mount the
vertical dipole given to me earlier this summer. Then during the nets I
can change direction and take off angles at will allowing contacts in
various locations. But there is nothing like a temporary antenna in a
transient location with lots of folks watching to gain interest for the CW
mode and to hear how well the Elecraft rigs perform.
If you have a chance why don't you get on your radio tomorrow and see
if you can hear us. Better yet call me when I send CQ ECN DE KD5ONS QNI ?
K so I can put you in the weekly report. It only takes a few minutes to
find us, work us, and then listen to a few other folks check in. If you
cannot hear us on the two frequencies listed below please move either up
or down a little. I never can tell who may happen to be on the air when
net time rolls around.
Please join us:
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4pm PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7pm PDT) 7045 kHz
Until tomorrow,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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