Good Evening,
After a snowy, cold day it was nice to hear you all on the air. Now that it is officially sunspot cycle 24 things will only get better. Hopefully my skills will improve as the conditions get better so I can handle the "wall of sound" each week when I call CQ. Today it was a little spread out so I was able to work folks in groups of twos and threes.
It appears I should start the second net as soon as the first is over because forty is closing earlier. But, the sun is also coming back so this may cease to occur in the not too distant future. There were a few tough signals but mostly they were fine. Now that my K2 has been upgraded to the latest revision it hears better.
Early this week I did reseat the main processor which seems to have quenched the keyer problem. The main chip was the only one which had 'walked' out of its socket but I pressed each socketed chip anyway. Only the main chip moved as I pressed; the others had become annealed over the years. During my last few stints of operation there have been no untoward jumps in keyer speed. Good!
The lists =>
On 14055.50 kHz at 2300z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
W0JFR - John - CO - K2 - 4507 QNI #15!!
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
K7TQ - Randy - ID - K2 - 213 QNI #15!!
N7KRT - Jeff - NV - K2 - 5471
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037 QNI #80!!!!
On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
N7KRT - Jeff - NV - K2 - 5471 QNI #40!!!
K4DXU - Bill - TN - K2 - 5540
K4DGW - Dave - VA - K2 - 5982
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KE4RVT - Dwayne - GA - K2 - 2678
NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217
Hopefully the weather will improve for those of us most effected. Some of you were having great days; especially AB9V in sultry Indiana. It's hard to believe it is that warm in the Midwest! I did get a few winter temperature readings from W0CZ and KL7CW though. My sister just wrote me a note with a reported windspeed in southern Oregon of 153 mph. I am very glad the wind was not that rapid here. Only in the low 70s from what I've heard. I would rather my trees stay rooted and vertical!
Until next week stay warm and healthy,
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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