Good Evening,
Sam and I have had a very pleasant day. The weather has turned quite
pleasant and the prediction of rain has been called off for Labor Day. I
drove into town but found the temperature was too warm for my liking.
Luckily I was back home in only a few hours. Had a nice walk this morning
but it was interrupted when I heard voices. No, real ones :) It appears
to be some sort of hunting season and I was right in the middle of it.
What clued me in was the beep of the FRS radios they were using. If
they'd have been using headsets who knows when I'd have noticed.
I was swamped with work this week so only got on the air once and found
4 MHz very noisy at 7 PM local time. Got myself checked in to a very weak
NECOS located in Washington. Listened to the proceedings and signed off.
Other than that the only radio I have heard has been the local classical
station which is now playing the overture to Lohengrin. This note is
being written early so I can concentrate on interfacing a few gadgets. An
LCD to a uC and a computer to a radio. There may be enough time to get
both done this evening before bedtime.
Hopefully I will get started on cutting firewood tomorrow but have not
lit the chainsaw in a few months. It may need some cleaning and
adjustments. Then, I will need some adjustments after I use it for an
hour! I'll start with one tank of gas so I can still move by net time.
During the coming week I hope to improve my stamina while the stack of
wood grows. It may take a few minutes for the buzzing to go out of my
hands when I start sending so listen for the stuttering key. My hand
tends to lock in the open position after I've used the chainsaw so it
takes a bit of coaxing to get it to close again. However, there is some
Ben Gay if necessary :)
Tomorrow:
1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP <relay> help)
Please join us:
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT) 7045 kHz
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
ecn.visionseer.com
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