Good Evening,
Conditions were different from last week. More noise and less QSB
on both bands. Summer storms were quite active. Some of you were
behind walls of static, while others had the noise behind them. Signals
were strong, in the S5 to S9 range. Contacts were along a northern path
on twenty meters. The time change for the forty meter net helped, the
band seemed wake up around 0030z.
On twenty meters I had the highest temperature. On forty meters I
had the coolest until Ken showed up. Even now (at 9:30 PM PDT) its in
the seventies. And sticky. Lightning was in many reports. Great way
to start a fire in the dry conditions.
Activities ranged from power outage enforced reading, to Zoom dinner
dates, to antenna repair, to house repair, and wood collecting. There
was talk of normal returning but who remembers what that was? Guess
we'll see how the world works as we go along. The Mariners are in the
cellar, which feels normal :)
On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND
K6XK - Roy - IA
NO8V - John - MI
On 7047.5 kHz at 0045z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA
K6PJV - Dale - CA
W6JHB - Jim - CA
W0CZ - Ken - ND
Propagation is changing. Maybe by winter we will see a higher flux
index. It has been stuck near 70 for a very long time. The fox glove
blossoms are almost all gone. Time for the wood pile to grow. For
relaxation I can build another doublet. New wire for winter will be
nice. I'm expecting more snow than usual. Must be pessimism :)
Until next week stay well and 73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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Sometimes it’s good to just sit back and watch the universe unfolding.
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