Good Evening,
The snow is almost gone. Sun, rain, and higher temperatures have
caused some flooding. The trees have been pruned of branches, tops,
weakly attached needles, and most of the tufts of lichen. Usnea strands
provide deer with a lot of carbohydrates and some protein. The birds
Good Evening,
Signals were as I expected. Weak to better, moderate but slow QSB,
with a medium level of noise. Twenty meters was not as good as forty.
There were few signals on it when I looked earlier in the day. We are
still in a solar storm at the moment which explains the conditions
Good Evening,
The last two weeks here have been dominated by snow of many
different types. The Inuit languages have over twenty words for snow.
I think that is rather sparse. English uses modifiers independent of
the root word snow. It requires a phrase for what can be stated with a
si
Good Evening,
QSB was slow and deep. S2 to S9 for some of you. The forty meter
net had a lot of competition. A few RTTY stations drifted through and a
few tuners. But signals were good enough. I am glad the power remained
on through both nets. It has been on for more than 24 hours. I
Good Evening,
It has been an interesting week. Trees kept collapsing from the
snow load. They take out the power lines causing day long power
outages. Power would come back on, last an hour or so, and go out again
for another twelve hours. Wind is kicking up right now so I may or may
n
Good Evening,
Conditions were so-so to OK. Rapid QSB was on everyone, it chopped
up weaker stations, the stronger ones were better. More than one
operator mentioned I was the only station on the band. I did not hear
anything except check ins on either band. I don't think it was due to
Merry Christmas,
Snow has been falling for the last few days; sometimes heavily. It
is no longer melting each day. The trees look like folded beach
umbrellas. Very few of them have shed any of their load. I expect that
to happen overnight so it could get loud :)
The sun has been act
Good Evening,
Each day the rain melts the snow. Each night the snow returns.
This has continued for about two weeks. Last night the cycling ate my
doublet. It must have broken early because when I saw it this morning
the hanging wire was coated with an inch of snow. The snow loads the
Good Evening,
Rain is melting the latest batch of snow. This year's crop of ferns
is more compressed. The sword fern lose their outer fronds, while the
bracken fern disintegrates. By next fall they should be soil.
The sun has awakened. If I could see the sun I would drag out the
te
Good Evening,
Conditions on both bands were poor to OK. QSB ranged from slow to a
rapid chop but never very deep. On both bands I lost station after
station. I would log you and then you were gone. One these days we
should try alternate calling stations again.
Precipitation was in e
Good Evening,
Snow and rain alternated this week. One day snow line would be
above me, the next 1000 feet below me. Then the county crowned the
gravel roads. It feels like driving on freshly poured concrete with
four flat tires. Due to all the clear cuts there is little left to slow
yo
Good Evening,
Conditions were decent on both bands. QSB varied from moderate to
light, mostly it was rapid. Both of my antennas captured plenty of
noise. Normally they are different - one noisy, the other less so.
Winter may be a little early. Last night I had a hard frost which left
Good Evening,
A warm and wet week has changed into a cold and wet week. There were
a few hours of sun around sunrise, sunset, and when the clouds dropped
into the valleys. The FedEx driver had to chat for a while to enjoy the
sun. It was his first trip up through the clouds.
The sun i
Having just received my K-4, I'm selling my K-3/P-3 combo. Both in mint
condition, one owner, non-smoking environment. K-3 100w S/N #2456 has 2 RXs
- both upgraded with KSYN3A DSP boards. Main RX filters: 1 Khz, 400 Hz, and
200 Hz. Sub RX filters: 1 Khz and 400 Hz. Elecraft weighted tuning knobs on
Good Evening,
Twenty meters had little room left. No frequencies within howling
distance of our usual spot. So I waited for the second net. Forty
meters worked fairly well with some fast flutter. The sun is slowly
growing more active.
On 7047.5 kHz at 0015z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND
WM5F
Good Evening,
There were a few clear nights this week, cold with many stars. The
days have been shades of gray. It is hard to tell the time of day from
the sun. Some rain, ranging from heavy to a mist or dense fog. You can
smell next year's soil decomposing.
The sun has perked up.
Good Evening,
A few months ago I cleaned out my weight room and added a
workbench. I use it to rebuild my computers. I moved one of the
servers in too. That keeps the room and the weights warm. I no longer
have to wear gloves to lift in the winter. Now, to get the other two
servers in
Good Evening,
It has been a chilly week. Rain slacked off occasionally, there
were a few minutes of sun. I heard a persistent sound yesterday. Then
it made sense, they are harvesting Christmas trees with a helicopter.
With the price of trees, it is cost effective to move them to the
lo
Didn't see an answer to the question.
I can confirm that my K3 with USB upgrade does output the CW side tone
audio. This was confirmed by Launching Logger32 and looking at the audio
in the MMTTY RX waterfall display.
A simple test that probably took less time than launching an email.
Regards
Good Evening,
Conditions were so so on twenty meters, better on forty. QSB was
mild all around with some storm noise. Winter is here. Gloom season in
the Pacific Northwest, a sodden California, with reports of snow in the
Upper Midwest. Even Georgia reported a frosty 55 F. Propagation
Good Evening,
Cool rain changed to warm rain, then torrential rain. The trees are
green, as is the moss. The ferns are either golden, bronze, or faded
brown. The mushrooms are getting eaten by a variety of rodents. The
wind has caused the fir trees to shed skeins of lichen which the dee
The No. Calif. Contest Club once gave a "Worked All Contests" award to
Hank, W6SX, who really does "work 'em all." He posts scores from the
really obscure ones. I have yet to work all Delaware counties [1] in
one DEQP. Worked all Elecraft Nets seems reasonable
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Spark
These times should play well with the SSB nets which are:
1800z 14303.5
1900z 7180
0200z 3775
The 80M net details are in flux because the net before us on the
frequency observes daylight savings time. Either we will be on
an hour later, or we will find a new frequency at 0100z. (Watch
th
Good Evening,
With three days of data I have found forty meters wakes up a little
before 2200z. It improves steadily for the next few hours. I copied
stations from VE2, VE4, W6, K1, N2, A8, KF9, WA0, KB3, K4, W6, and K7
lands. Then, right at local sunset, the QSB appeared. A little warb
Good Evening,
We are in the rainy season, there is no doubt about that. A few
minutes of snow, even with the snow level at 5000 feet. Perfect weather
for a large expanse of mushrooms. The birds have fluffed everything up
for the detrivores. The mycelial mats now have a great substrate fo
I worked through the nets in my memory and I did not feel right. I was
certain I had worked Roy in Iowa but didn't remember typing his name. I
was right, I had made a mistake. Mea culpa.
On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND
NO8V - John - MI
=> K6XK - Roy - IA <=
K0DTJ - Brian - CA
KB
Good Evening,
Conditions were not too bad. I had expected a CME of more vigor.
This one rattled the ionosphere but did not leave much behind. Neither
I, nor my brother in Wisconsin, saw any aurora. Clear skies with no
moon, if they had been there ... However, every signal I copied had
s
Good Evening,
Friday the week long foggy cocoon broke open. Shadows started to
form, then the birds came out. They favored a finely seeded bush
outside my window. The normal flock of Oregon juncos was preceded by
another, smaller bird. Mostly too quick to follow she paused in a beam
of
Good Evening,
Conditions were better than they have been in some time. Quiet on
twenty with a few storms active on forty. QSB was low to moderate. I
did not hear any digital activity. The sun is slowly waking up.
On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND
NO8V - John - MI
AB9V - Mik
Good Evening,
Another foggy, wet, chilly day. Perfect to watch 'The Thin Man Goes
Home'. Somewhere around reel three the power glitched for about twenty
seconds. This takes down two switches, the router, the satellite
connection, the servers, plus the computer in front of me. Normally I
Good Evening,
Conditions were not good. Twenty meters was noisy and weak. Earlier
in the day the band was much better. I was hearing contesters from all
along the East coast. It was as if a CME had struck but there was no
warning on SpaceWeather.com. Hmm ... QSB was both slow and fast.
Good Evening,
Yesterday began sunny, then the temperature dropped and a layer of
clouds formed below me. They created a dense ground fog when they
rose. Later I saw a swirl in the mist as a head popped out. A doe was
feeding, then scanning the surroundings. Her head would drop into the
Good Evening,
Conditions were as I had expected. Moderate QSB with some flutter
on both bands. I turned my rig on around 9 AM PDT. I scanned twenty
and found a station calling CQ in the PAQP. I scanned a little more and
found other PAQP stations. Most of them were easy copy. So I left
Good Evening,
The snow level is still one thousand feet above me. The first frost
arrived early this week. Chilly, wet, and foggy. I spent the week
reviewing the fundamental theorem of programming: "Computers only do
what you tell them to do, not what you want them to do." You would
th
Good Evening,
Twenty meters had moderate to deep QSB with some noise. Forty meters
had less QSB with more noise. Conditions did not vary as much as I had
expected. However, the time change is coming, which coincides with dusk
hitting Oregon during the second net.
On 14050.5 kHz at 22
Good Evening,
It has been cool and wet. Today was the first sunny day all week. I
walked out on to my deck and startled a deer snoozing under it. She
burst out of the ferns and bounced like a pogo stick to the east. A few
minutes later I looked out of a window and saw her eating some bus
Good Evening,
Conditions were OK. Twenty meters has been working since at least 9
AM. I turned on my radio, scanned around, and found a strong signal
near 14017 kHz. 9A2AJ was calling CQ with a little fading. I am not
used to hearing European stations.
The sun is moderately active
Good Evening,
I normally hear Pileated woodpeckers, not see them; they are loud.
That loud call had me looking almost straight up at a rapidly flying
woodpecker. I saw the oddly shaped wings and the elbow patches, but not
the distinctive red head. I had never truly seen the odd shape of
Good Evening,
Twenty meters was fairly quiet with light QSB. Forty meters had
some fast flutter with a thunderstorm in the distance. Signals were not
as strong as last week. Low noise levels helped.
Both bands had a lot of activity. There were multiple contests.
You could work more
Good Evening,
It was a chilly week. Mostly sunny with one night near freezing.
Fall weather in mid-September. I better collect more wood. Today deer
are walking around eating the fallen moss. A lot of it was ripped from
the trees in last night's storm. There is no runoff after two inc
Good Evening,
Both bands supported stronger signals than last week. Some
thunderstorm noise with mild to medium QSB. Around 1000z I scanned
twenty meters for signals. A few lower down but most were around 14050
kHz. Then above 14070 there were many types of digital contacts.
On 140
Good Evening,
Some days were smoky and warm, the next would be cool and clear. I
checked an HR diagram to find the sun's color temperature. G2 on smoke
free days, M5 on the others. More plants are losing leaves. Most of
the berries are done, but the black raspberries are plentiful. Tas
Good Evening,
Conditions were poor on both bands. Forty meters had a few storms with
medium to deep QSB. I am gradually learning how to control the single
lever paddle. If I can maintain a decent rhythm my mind doesn't switch
to thinking about mechanics. If I think word after word they f
Good Evening,
It has been a cool and thankfully smoke free week. The alder trees
are starting to lose their leaves. Black berries are plentiful,
huckleberries are few, with ever more bear berries. The latter are
bringing more grouse. I actually saw a bear eating them once. I
thought I
Kevin,
Thanks for the reminder, that is one of my favorite Entwistle songs!!
Howie / WA4PSC
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Good Evening,
Conditions were OK to some areas. QSB was not as deep as I had
expected with some flutter. Neither twenty or forty meters had much
noise. I did not hear any storms either. However, there were fine
weather reports from most places. Only Dale had high heat along with
smoke
Good Evening,
Bear berries have been ripening for the last two weeks. I was
expecting a few grouse. Being ready does not prepare you for when they
flush. I have never understood why they flee, I can't see them until
they move. Later in the week I was greeted by a few Steller's Jays.
N
Good Evening,
Cross-training is good. I'm am learning to use a single lever
paddle. However, when I make a mistake with it I get tense, which
causes more mistakes. I tend to miss the dit side when my thumb
stiffens up. Then I remembered my breathing exercises. They calm me
down, take
Good Evening,
The weather vane switched directions, winds from the ocean instead of
from the smoke filled valleys. Cooler, with clouds most mornings.
Temperatures have moderated to the mid 60s.
Earlier today I saw a tan patch on the far side of my land. It
resolved into a black tailed
Good Evening,
A story should place the reader inside the scene early. Leverage a
common knowledge base by alluding to images in movies or literature.
Through economy of words you let the reader fill in the details from
their imagination. Seurat really did paint intricate outdoor scenes
u
Ernest Hemingway, eat your heart out.
On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 12:14 AM kevin wrote:
>
> Good Evening,
>
> It was a hot, smoky week. The inactive sun stays orange all day.
> The smoke is like fog in the trees without the moisture. Last night I
> woke up because it was getting hard to breath.
Good Evening,
It was a hot, smoky week. The inactive sun stays orange all day.
The smoke is like fog in the trees without the moisture. Last night I
woke up because it was getting hard to breath. The smoke had become
thick at my elevation. Fire danger has risen to extreme but there are
Good Evening,
Conditions were as expected with noise, summer storms, and QSB. My
new paddles and I are still getting acquainted. The problem came from
my thinking about how to send instead of what to send. Once I interrupt
the input buffer my timing gets offset. Normally I fill my intern
Good Evening,
The sun was orange all week, dark red at sunrise. Smoke is causing
the trees to lose leaves. After I started dinner yesterday I walked
onto the porch. The red huckleberries are easy to spot in this new
color scheme. I was interrupted by a snort to my right. The wind was
. I look forward to your announcements weekly.
73,
Jim
W7OWI
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Sent: Sunday, August 1, 2021 21:43
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report
Good Evening,
Conditio
Good Evening,
Conditions were as predicted: low noise, weak signals. What I had
not expected was the depth of the QSB. S7 or 8 one moment to S2 or
below the next. Lower noise helped me dig out weaker signals. Forty
meters was its usual self - changing within a minute. For some reason
Good Evening,
This week began with another bird mystery. Outside of the two
migration seasons the species mix remains stable. Hearing a new call in
the middle of summer is unusual. It sounded like a rusty pump. I
started dredging through my Midwestern sound memories. Those mimic birds
Good Evening,
Conditions were less noisy this week. Twenty meters seemed almost
quiet. However, as the forty meter net progressed the noise increased.
There was a storm somewhere in the distance; lightning static covered up
a few characters. QSB was light too. A little deeper on forty.
Good Evening,
The huckleberries are getting eaten by the chickadees so I have to
hustle. Thimble berries are showing the effects of the heat wave during
their flowering phase. Few fruit are ripe in this dry weather. The
black raspberries are doing great though. I saw a chipmunk on a bran
Good Evening,
Conditions were a little better on twenty meters. That is not
saying things were good. Weak signals in summer noise is not optimum.
On forty meters conditions were less good. More noise, some QSB, and
weaker signals. Both WM5F and K6PJV were down from normal. Lightning
Good Evening,
It began to feel like autumn this week. Grasses are drying out and
turning brown. I saw a family group of elk at the end of Buxton Lookout
Road. Their backs and sides were a close match to the grass they were
in. They watched me then started to cross the road. I turned ar
Good Evening,
Conditions were a bit better on forty meters. There was deeper QSB
but signals were stronger. I was surprised at how cool the temperatures
were around the country. Then I got to Dale who said 105 F was cooler
than the days preceding. Hopefully his A/C keeps working.
T
Good Evening,
A cool, moist week, every morning foggy with sun by 10 AM. It
dropped into the 40s last night. Feels chilly after 110 degrees. The
bugs are growing well. They find me tasty. Wild strawberries are
starting to fade with a bumper crop of salmon berries. Black berries
are ju
Good Evening,
Conditions were poor to OK on both bands. QSB was slow and
moderately deep. Summer storms were quite evident on 40 meters.
Hopefully someone is getting rain, not heat lightning. Hot and dry in
most places. Here there is heavy dew from the morning fog. It may be
enough to
Good Evening,
The week began with very hot weather. It peaked on Tuesday at 110
degrees. Luckily no one started a fire. I coped by eating jalapenos
and drinking a lot of water. Then it slacked off. Two days later the
clouds came back with morning fog. It did get to 82 today but it fel
Good Evening,
Conditions were not so good. Some QSB with a side order of QRN. I
received a number of emails though. Fathers were being feted. Twenty
meters was good to the east and south. Forty meters was good to the
west. Temperatures are creeping up with some wind. I was awakened b
Good Evening,
The weather changed a few days ago. The cool, wet days became
sunny and mild. That is due to change again. Sun with high
temperatures and wind. I'm glad the forest is so wet because it will
take a few more days for it to dry out. Luckily this blast of heat will
end by F
Good Evening,
Today was at or near 100% humidity, which drains my reactions and my
brain. Low blood sugar added extra dits, or whole words. Occasionally
my mind would start spelling something else entirely. Soon we will
switch to the dry season like those farther south so I get a reprieve.
Good Evening,
It was a chilly, wet week. Rain was slow, mostly continuous. The
trees love it, there is new growth showing on all of them. The diffused
lighting had me guessing about a hummingbird's species. My first guess
was immature female Anna's Hummingbird. I don't have much experienc
Good Evening,
Conditions were mostly poor. A little QSB with steady noise. But
the antenna work helped. Some stations were ESP on one antenna while S6
to S9 on the other. I need to order more coax so I can have more
choices. Two antennas cut for band frequencies and two others cut so
m
. None, so far, from South or Southeastern Asia. I did
forget to mention both Australia and New Zealand. I missed Antarctica
but logged him via relay.
I started the Elecraft CW Net on June 6th, 2002. Many people have
checked in over the years. The format of the directed net was designed
North Carolina,
Connecticut, New York and many points west.
The forecast is for sunny, dry weather most of the week. I will
cut, build, and hang a new antenna by the weekend. If all goes well I
will replace the second antenna too. Then I can celebrate the 19th
anniversary of the Elecra
s yet.
The sun was active earlier in the weak but less so today. By the way:
next Sunday, June 6, the Elecraft CW Net will be 19 years old.
Sometime in 1957 my brother put headphones on my head so I could
hear his new shortwave receiver. He found he could keep me out of his
hair for
Good Evening,
I was met by a wall of noise, filled with waves of even louder
noise. I think there may have been QSB but it was too hard to tell. My
ears are still ringing. Both bands had limited check ins. Roy
mentioned we were in the midst of a storm. SpaceWeather.com has a video
of a
Good Evening,
It was a cool, wet week. This slowed the biting flies quite a bit.
I was able to go out hiking without getting eaten too badly. Wind
helped too. If anything it is more green than last week. The ferns are
unrolling, adding their hue to the mix. The hemlock are adding new
Good Evening,
Conditions approached poor from worse. However, I was able to work a
few of you, especially on 20 meters. Forty meters seemed barren. RBN
did report my signal in Central Canada. Thankfully, propagation reports
mirror my own. One of these days propagation has to improve, it
Good Evening,
Less rain and more sun have the forest growing swiftly. It smells
very good. The biting flies have been very friendly, I wonder what they
eat when I'm not around? The hummingbirds have been very active.
Eating some of the insect population and draining the feeders. One of
Many thans to all, and a special thanks to KN5L for the oscilloscope
traces
I will insert a debouncer before the key input of my K3S.
I have some MAC bugs with the mechanical debouncers, but on the Mac 1937
with debouncer seem to persist a bounces problems, and with the Mecograph
the problem s
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I rarely use it any more, because I'm lazy. The keyer is easier. Also,
my bug fist isn't what it used to be. But I do want it to sound clean
when I do.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
CWops #5
Formerly K2VCO
https://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 10/05/2021 3:02, Jim Brown wrote:
On 5/9/2021 12:14 P
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Good Evening,
Conditions were poor today. Lots of QSB which both helped and
hindered. Rain was the common subject. Folks were getting some but
more would be helpful. NW Oregon had three days of red flag warnings in
April. Dale mentioned smoke in Central California. What will July bring
On 5/9/2021 12:14 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
I use a reed relay with a capacitor across the coil with my bug. The K3
is not the only modern radio that keys poorly with a bug.
A cousin who had used it in the Navy gave me his bug when I was a new
ham, and when you and I were working on th
Just conditions. Hearing other calling for WES around therw with
copiable signals, so not totally dead.
On 5/9/2021 5:33 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft wrote:
Ooops - fat fingered it - my call is K7TXA.
On May 9, 2021, at 4:30 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft
wrote:
John - surprisingly, I’m
Ooops - fat fingered it - my call is K7TXA.
> On May 9, 2021, at 4:30 PM, James Bennett via Elecraft
> wrote:
>
> John - surprisingly, I’m glad to hear that! I just moved into a third floor
> apartment and have been struggling to get a stealth antenna put up so I can
> check into the nets. To
John - surprisingly, I’m glad to hear that! I just moved into a third floor
apartment and have been struggling to get a stealth antenna put up so I can
check into the nets. Today I cobbled together my new Buddistick vertical on the
balcony railing, got the battery charged up in my IC-705 and tun
Nothing in WI near 14050 from 2200-2220. Listening at 7047 in a few hpurs.
John K0JD, Milwaukee
On 5/8/2021 9:32 PM, kevinr wrote:
Good Evening,
Another chilly, wet week. Spring progresses slowly up here. The
rain has made it very green. Moss really does grow on the north sides
of trees
Straight key is one thing. The dit contacts of bugs can be somewhat
sketchy/scratchy. There's very little pressure pushing the contacts together
when they first make. It's a common problem on many rigs with many bugs. One
fix that's been around forever (predates 555 timers and transistors) i
I use a reed relay with a capacitor across the coil with my bug. The K3
is not the only modern radio that keys poorly with a bug.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
CWops #5
Formerly K2VCO
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On 09/05/2021 20:38, IK4EWX wrote:
Dear friends, Elecraft K3S owners, now I am s
On 5/9/2021 10:38 AM, IK4EWX wrote:
now I am sure that the K3S is a CW
transceiver suitable only for the use of paddles with its internal keyer or
external pc keying.
Not true. The K3 can easily be used with a straight key, plugged into
the KEY jack.
73, Jim K9YC
Hi Ian,
All Bugs have some amount of contact bounce. K3 does not have debounce
circuitry. I use a debounce device between Bug and rig. Several can be
found on the internet.
I made one: https://www.kn5l.net/debounce555/
John KN5L
On 5/9/21 12:38 PM, IK4EWX wrote:
> Dear friends, Elecraft K3S own
Dear friends, Elecraft K3S owners, now I am sure that the K3S is a CW
transceiver suitable only for the use of paddles with its internal keyer or
external pc keying.
I had already noticed with the Begali Intrepid bug that the K3S introduced
extra points that were not my manipulation errors.
Today,
Good Evening,
Another chilly, wet week. Spring progresses slowly up here. The
rain has made it very green. Moss really does grow on the north sides
of trees in Oregon. It grows on most of the rest of the tree too. But
circular objects only have two sides: in and out. Propagation remain
Good Evening,
Both bands were weak and unstable, here one minute, gone the next.
However, QSB improved signals enough to copy some of what you were
sending. I was switching from one antenna to the other. I could hear
better on one and you could hear better on the other. Roy remarked on
Good Evening,
It was a week of rapid growth. Ferns are now three feet tall and
leaves are filling the empty spaces in the trees. Bird species keep
changing. I heard a Mourning Dove the other morning. They are not
regulars here, must have been moving through. The gray jays are very
spr
Good Evening,
Conditions were not good. QSB was moderate while noise was weak.
Forty meters was stronger than twenty with more QSB. I thought the CME
would cause more hiss but I did not hear it. Weather reports were all
over the place. Four sites with rain, two with snow, a few sunny.
Good Evening,
It was a good week. Sunny and chilly, now wet and foggy. On
Wednesday I was out pruning when I saw a largish, white raptor ridge
soaring past. The next opening gave me more markings. An elbow patch
underneath the wing and little color. It seemed familiar, accipter of
Ore
Good Evening,
Both bands were weak and unproductive. QSB was deeper on 20 than on
40 meters. Noise was higher this week. The web cams at the
Geldingadalir volcano now have increased resolution and the sound is
working. The sub-woofers are moving the house as the lava flies. I
hope the
Good Evening,
The new fire station near Manning had a sign which read, "Warning,
sunshine ahead." After a long, gray winter the sunbreaks have become
continuous. Yesterday the daffodils started to open around 10 AM. By
noon they were fully open. This is after five weeks of growth. The
Good Evening,
Both bands had more QSB than I had expected. There was more noise
on 40 meters compared to 20. There were only a few reports of snow.
Mostly sunny and warm was a common theme. It was not very wet this
winter, I hope the dry season does not bring too many fires. Two years
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