It was nice to hear everyone tonight.  Strange propagation...  Most everyone
had a nice signal into MS.  I was unprepared to call the net so I don't have
any numbers but there was a lot of check-ins.  Most all were north or
northeast of me.  We had several ask about the net and said they new someone
who was blind or visually impaired and would tell them about the net.  They
told us to keep up the good work.  So the word is getting out about our
group and our numbers will probably start to pick up.       

73, Gary, N5GD

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf of Steve Forst
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 40 meter net nogo at least for now

You should have stuck around a few more minutes.    About half past the hour

Gary N5GD and I started chatting and  then he started calling for check-ins.

He took check-ins for just over an hour and I couldn't hear  any of them 
with the exception of  Junior KG4ITD in Florida.    Strange propagation 
tonight.

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: 40 meter net nogo at least for now


> Hi All
> Could not hear anyone tonight so gave it up after 20 minutes of hearing
> nobody.
> 73, Albert, W A 7 F X B / 4
> Greenville NC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: 40 meter net nogo at least for now
>
>
>>    Lou:
>>
>> It was really rough going, especially with the QRM.
>>
>> Gary (N5GD) seems to be doing much better from Mississippi, but I just
>> couldn't reasonably do it from here, given conditions and QRM.
>>
>> Maybe I'll check out 80 meter CW myself a little later.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: 40 meter net nogo at least for now
>>
>>
>> I listened but couldn't hear anyone I knew so went down to 80 cw and had 
>> a
>> nightcap, if you will, before calling it a night.  Maybe next week.  Lou
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:37 PM
>> Subject: 40 meter net nogo at least for now
>>
>>
>>> Hey, all.
>>>
>>> It looks like the formal 40 meter cross-country blind ops net will not
>>> work
>>> tonight.
>>>
>>> For about the first 15 minutes after the top of the hour, Both Kevin and
>>> I,
>>> and probably some others, were really being clobbered by QRM about 1.5
>>> KHZ
>>> above our frequency, so it was basically impossible to continue.
>>>
>>> The QRM is gone now, but I think many folks have given up for the night.
>>>
>>> Nevertheless, Gary (N5GD) is on frequency taking check-ins for anyone 
>>> who
>>> is
>>> interested.
>>>
>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>