No problem, Kevin.

And, I still wish I could somehow confirm my hypothesis that the noise 
problem this past week-end was worse here in the northern lattitudes.

Now, there's a professorial statement for you.  (smile)

I guess the upcoming start of the teaching year is finally getting to me. 
(smiling again)

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Some notes on attempted cross-country net today


>I want to thank you Tom for kind of taking over.  Noise is still bad here
> but it doesn't seem to be a human generated noise.  Perhaps there really 
> are
> propagation gods and they're ticked at us for some reason.  <GRIN>
>
> Very 73 to all.
>
>
>
> Kevin :)
> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 13:27
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Some notes on attempted cross-country net today
>
> Hi, everyone.
>
> I suspect that Kevin (K7RX) may weigh in on this, but the horrendous
> conditions on 20 meters continued today.
>
> Kevin, who attempted net control, actually sounded reasonably good for me
> here in Michigan, but he had such a noise problem that he couldn't
> consistently copy anyone.
>
> He dispanded the net a few minutes into it, after which time, I just took 
> a
> few calls informally, to say hello if nothing else.
>
> Here's the small list of folks that I think were out there:
>
> k7rx--Kevin in Washington
> wa0vjr--Butch in Kansas
> kg4itd--Junior in Florida
> n9kiw--Chip in Colorado
>
> If I missed anyone, I appologize, but conditions were just not in our 
> favor.
>
> All stations were very up and down due to heavy QSB, which made consistent
> copy impossible, or at least not very likely.
>
> Let's all hope for better conditions next week.  I just have to believe 
> that
>
> things will improve eventually, as we get into the Fall months.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>
>