Gary,

Great job with no time to prepare.

73,  John  KC2QJB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: 40 meter net nogo at least for now


> 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
>>>
>>
>