Good Morning,
Here, near Portland, Oregon, we are under a heat advisory. During that
period Kevin was out working on his woodpile. Think of it as a cheap
sauna :) I processed three liters of water and went through four
t-shirts. It was not as hot as they predicted but, then, I did not look
at a thermometer either. I simply worked in the shade when possible and
limited my strenuous activities in the sunny areas.
I did listen on 40 meters a few times this week as I went to bed. My
ATS-3 sits on my nightstand so I can listen to CW as I read. 40 meters
works with my wire vertical very well so I hear a few regular stations.
They like to chat, I like to listen. Thus, I know the band is working
into the Midwest because one of them is from the Chicago area. I don't
know how much power he is running but he has never responded to my 4 watt
signal. Oh well, I'd just as soon listen anyway ;)
Looks like I will be running ECN from a park in Hillsboro one Sunday in
September. I'll need to find an external speaker for the audience since I
like to use headphones to hear down to the noise. I may require more
relay stations and more volunteers to act as NCS since I'll be within a
city with all of its noisy wiring and industrial equipment. Not like here
where the noise floor is S1 at the very worst. Often there is no noise
whatsoever. But, I have lived in the city and know how bad it can get.
Therefore I'll make sure to ask you all to help when the time comes. The
organizer has arranged for a CW interpreter to follow along and explain to
the masses what in the world Kevin is up to :) It should be fun if not a
bit challenging. One more convert will make the effort a success. Even
if I simply inform them of who I am working, from where, and how much
power each of you are using I think I'll get some of the skeptics thinking
about the mode.
Tomorrow I expect temperatures of 95 degrees a few hours before the
first net. The radio shack should top out around 90 degrees or so. I'll
dig out another fan so I can at least have the benefit of evaporative
cooling. The papers will get blown around but I'll find enough paper
weights to assist me in keeping the majority in their places. I hope you
all are well and ready to get on the air. Remember: no speed is too
slow. Simply making the attempt is all we ask. We have fun and try to
make it enjoyable for you to check in with us. If you are shy please
listen along until you gain insight as to how we run the net. It's not
tough, if it were I'd get confused running it! Simple and friendly are
our bywords.
Please join us:
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4pm PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7pm PDT) 7045 kHz
Until tomorrow,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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