Good Evening, I am glad I moved the forty meter net to one hour later. It worked out very well. All the way into CT and TX and MN. Much better than just CA and OR. I did get a TX to TX relay though. Probably ground wave to Dave but I was hearing John at 559 so I could copy him along with Dave so there was little to relay except my responses. Poor Dave, K1THP, in Connecticut. He tried checking in during this relay but when I finally was able to call him QSB had taken him away. He will be surprised to find his name on the 40 m list too :) The twenty meter net was much like last week. I seem to have gained some local noise which has not changed much in two weeks. I wonder if they are working on the radio towers above me and that is causing the noise? Other than that there is little equipment close enough to bother me. Unless it is some grounding issue with my well's pump. Doesn't sound like any computer generated trash. Or I could simply blame the sun and be done with it :) If these conditions hold on both bands I will be actively beating the bushes for a more permanent relay station. Maybe that guy in Minnesota could be convinced to call a CQ or two :) But ad hoc relays are always welcome if you had not figured that out yet. Don, W3FPR, wants me to send mountain lions to North Carolina. I wonder what UPS or USPS would think of one crated and shipped? Have to sedate the poor kitty and warn Don about one very annoyed and large cat in a crate. But being an engineer I am sure he would figure out a way to free it without losing more than a couple fingers.
On to the lists => On 14050 kHz at 2200z: K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z: K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113 AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241 W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139 KN5L - John - TX - K3 - 4448 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 The weather reports from around the country were milder than last week. At times my temperature was warmer than theirs; especially when Brian checked in. But then there was poor Jeff melting in Texas with another triple digit high. A record was set in Portland this weekend at 90 degrees. Wouldn't you know it the weekend of the airshow with so many folks outside and we get the hottest temperatures of the year? Hopefully the ECOM folks kept a lot of water flowing and did not have to deal with too many cases of heat stroke. Until next week stay cool, 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) _ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html