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[Kevin Rock]

Howdy All,
    I just got done watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  Wow, it
still is a good flick!  Before that I split and stacked over a rick of
wood.  Currently the house is almost too warm ;)  Luckily it is cooler
back here at 61 degrees.  Sam, the cat, has decided he no longer wants to
be next to the fire so he is sitting with his face against the front
window sleeping like a brick.  I had gotten tired of the 50 degree
temperatures lately so I did something about it since I had the time;
though now I am a bit logy.
    The skies have cleared and the snow is almost gone.  The weather report
states sun for the next two days but I am never sure which weather zone
they're describing.  Three of them converge within a mile or so of our
house.  Tualatin Valley,  Columbia Valley, and the Pacific Coastal zones
each effect me.  Columbia River Valley least of all since it is one
mountain range to my north.  However the mountains on which I live
demarcate the edges of each of the other two zones.  Mostly I depend on my
weather rock.  If it's wet it must be raining :) etc...  It's an official
one too.  Pat and I picked it out just off the large slough on my
grandfather's homestead in Central North Dakota.  It may have been a stone
around a council fire for one of the Northern Plains tribes.  I do know it
comes from Canada so it holds information from the far North.

    Visit our web site: http://ecn.visionseer.com  The site has a few
scripts of net procedures if you are not familiar with how nets are
structured.  Dan has given us a spot on one of his servers for the net's
archives.  Thank you Dan.

    On Monday and Wednesday evening, 0300z, a friend of mine in Oklahoma
and I tried a sked on 40 meters.  At first it was weak but then got fairly
good for about twenty minutes then it proceeded to decay.  I am not sure
if this will hold for tomorrow evening but it is a hint of things to
come.  Hopefully 20 meters will be open so we can hear from Nova Scotia to
Puerto Rico to Arizona to Alaska and maybe even Hawaii.  It has been known
to happen.

     Please join us:
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 3pm PST) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 6pm PST)  7045 kHz

Until tomorrow,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS
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[k6dgw]

Kevin Rock wrote:
> Before that I split and stacked over a rick of wood.

I know what a cord is (128 ft^3).  Whatsa "rick?"

CU at 2300Z

SFI=72, A=2, K=17, Kp=4 ... who knows, it might work today.

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
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[David F. Reed]

Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a cord
is also sometimes called a fireplace cord, stove cord, rick, or rank.
Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.

Fred Jensen wrote:

> Kevin Rock wrote:
>
>> Before that I split and stacked over a rick of wood.
>
>
> I know what a cord is (128 ft^3).  Whatsa "rick?"

73 de Dave, W5SV
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[David F. Reed]

That made a lot of sense didn't it?

David F. Reed wrote:

>
> Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
> rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a
> cord is also

 replace first occurrence of "cord" with "rick", giving:

Well, a rick  is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a cord
is also sometimes called a fireplace cord, stove cord, rick, or rank.
Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.

>
> Fred Jensen wrote:
>
>> Kevin Rock wrote:
>>
>>> Before that I split and stacked over a rick of wood.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know what a cord is (128 ft^3).  Whatsa "rick?"
>
>
> 73 de Dave, W5SV

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[Ron D'Eau Claire-2]

Dave, W5SV, wrote:

Well... Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.

-------------------

So we have a "rickup" on the DX signals, do we?

Ron AC7AC

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[Kevin Rock]

Howdy,
    In this neck of the woods a rick is another name for a face cord.  A
face cord is 4 x 8 x the size you cut for your stove.  Three face cords to
a cord nominally but some folks have two face cords to a cord because they
cut their wood a bit longer.  Still comes out to 4 x 4 x 8 for a full cord
in the end.
     Kevin.  KD5ONS  (with stiff fingers from splitting wood, warm though :)


On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:29:19 -0600, David F. Reed <[hidden email]>
wrote:

>
> Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
> rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a cord
> is also sometimes called a fireplace cord, stove cord, rick, or rank.
> Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.
>
> Fred Jensen wrote:
>
>> Kevin Rock wrote:
>>
>>> Before that I split and stacked over a rick of wood.
>>
>>
>> I know what a cord is (128 ft^3).  Whatsa "rick?"
>
> 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[Kevin Shaw]

Us city slickers just run down to the supermarket and buy a case of the fake
logs. :)

Kevin
N8IQ

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kevin Rock
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:01 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] cord vs. rick

Howdy,
    In this neck of the woods a rick is another name for a face cord.  A
face cord is 4 x 8 x the size you cut for your stove.  Three face cords to
a cord nominally but some folks have two face cords to a cord because they
cut their wood a bit longer.  Still comes out to 4 x 4 x 8 for a full cord
in the end.
     Kevin.  KD5ONS  (with stiff fingers from splitting wood, warm though :)


On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:29:19 -0600, David F. Reed <[hidden email]>
wrote:

>
> Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
> rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a cord
> is also sometimes called a fireplace cord, stove cord, rick, or rank.
> Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.
>
> Fred Jensen wrote:
>
>> Kevin Rock wrote:
>>
>>> Before that I split and stacked over a rick of wood.
>>
>>
>> I know what a cord is (128 ft^3).  Whatsa "rick?"
>
> 73 de Dave, W5SV
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

You 'city slickers' are missing out on half the 'fun'.
They say that firewood warms you twice, although I will admit that the extra
warming is no fun here in North Carolina in the summertime.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Us city slickers just run down to the supermarket and buy a case
> of the fake
> logs. :)
>
>

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[Kevin Rock]

Twice??  Hmmm... I think your count is awry ;)

First you cut it.  Sit down and cool off.
Then you split it.  Sit down and cool off.
Then you transport it to the wood shed.  In my case this is via
wheelbarrow.  Sit down and cool off.
Now you get to carry it into the house.  In this case you are trying to
get warm so no cool down period ;)
Then you burn it.
There is also the part where you clean the chimney and carry out the
ashes.  I think I will leave that out of the equation.

Cut + Split + Haul + Burn = 4 warming experiences minimum.

Take care city slickers and country folk alike, Spring is swift upon us.
    73,
        Kevin.  KD5ONS


On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:26:54 -0500, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> You 'city slickers' are missing out on half the 'fun'.
> They say that firewood warms you twice, although I will admit that the
> extra
> warming is no fun here in North Carolina in the summertime.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> Us city slickers just run down to the supermarket and buy a case
>> of the fake
>> logs. :)

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[Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/KC8NHF]

Kevin Rock wrote:
> Howdy,
>    In this neck of the woods a rick is another name for a face cord.  
> A face cord is 4 x 8 x the size you cut for your stove.

My stove runs on gas!



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[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy-2]

Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
spiders. What does 'warm' mean?

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:26 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] cord vs. rick


> You 'city slickers' are missing out on half the 'fun'.
> They say that firewood warms you twice, although I will admit that the
> extra
> warming is no fun here in North Carolina in the summertime.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>



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[N2EY]

In a message dated 3/20/06 3:53:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
> spiders. What does 'warm' mean?
>
http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htm

73 de Jim, N2EY
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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

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From: "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <[hidden email]>


> Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
> spiders. What does 'warm' mean?
>

Warm means two sheepdogs.

http://www.showdogs.dk/images/Faviteas%20Cali.jpg

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[Thom LaCosta]

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Kevin Rock wrote:

>
> Cut + Split + Haul + Burn = 4 warming experiences minimum.
>
> Take care city slickers and country folk alike, Spring is swift upon us.

Of course there is the "being gentrified" area

Walk dog to find contruction sites-dog sees rats, chases
come home and cool down
Walk to shopping center and "aquire" shopping cart
Come home and cool down
Walk to Construction site and load cart - bring wood home - park cart in yard
Come home and cool down
Carry wood into house
Cool Off

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[Thom LaCosta]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:

> Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
> spiders. What does 'warm' mean?

Look at your own good fortune, you have livestock within easy distance.
Perhaps you have divulged one of the secret ingredients of Haggis?

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[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy-2]

You think? Our spiders have short legs on one side and long on the other -
makes it easier to run around mountains :)

Who started this?   Sorry Eric.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD


On Monday, March 20, 2006 12:02 PM, Thom R. LaCosta wrote:

> Look at your own good fortune, you have livestock within easy distance.
> Perhaps you have divulged one of the secret ingredients of Haggis?
>
> 73,Thom-k3hrn



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[W2AGN]

Kevin Rock wrote:

> Twice??  Hmmm... I think your count is awry ;)
>
> First you cut it.  Sit down and cool off.
> Then you split it.  Sit down and cool off.
> Then you transport it to the wood shed.  In my case this is via
> wheelbarrow.  Sit down and cool off.
> Now you get to carry it into the house.  In this case you are trying
> to get warm so no cool down period ;)
> Then you burn it.
> There is also the part where you clean the chimney and carry out the
> ashes.  I think I will leave that out of the equation.
>
> Cut + Split + Haul + Burn = 4 warming experiences minimum.
>
> Take care city slickers and country folk alike, Spring is swift upon us.
>    73,
>        Kevin.  KD5ONS
>

I have been wondering how come the "OT POLICE" haven't pounced on this
thread yet, then I realized, it was leading up to the Elecraft
announcement of a new, wood powered transceiver. One piece of split Oak
will give 5W out for 6 hours. I understand the official announcement
will be April 1st.

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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

----- Original Message -----
From: "W2AGN" <[hidden email]>

> I have been wondering how come the "OT POLICE" haven't pounced on this
> thread yet, then I realized, it was leading up to the Elecraft
> announcement of a new, wood powered transceiver. One piece of split Oak
> will give 5W out for 6 hours. I understand the official announcement
> will be April 1st.
>


I am sure we would all pine for a radio like that.

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[Thom LaCosta]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "W2AGN" <[hidden email]>
>
>> I have been wondering how come the "OT POLICE" haven't pounced on this
>> thread yet, then I realized, it was leading up to the Elecraft announcement
>> of a new, wood powered transceiver. One piece of split Oak will give 5W out
>> for 6 hours. I understand the official announcement will be April 1st.
>>
>
>
> I am sure we would all pine for a radio like that.

ANd this liast, of course, is where one could get the answers to any knotty
questions about the above.

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[Thom LaCosta]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:

> You think? Our spiders have short legs on one side and long on the other -
> makes it easier to run around mountains :)

Hmmm, another Elecraft secret out of the cave(bag)...the ELMountaineer...

>
> Who started this?   Sorry Eric.

When great minds go astray.

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