Tom,
Thanks for your persistence!!  You and kevin and Jerry and Dave from 
Oregon all sounded good, but sure didn't hear a sound from the east 
or the south.  But I think it will get better as time goes by.
Pat, K9JAU At 04:56 PM 1/24/2010, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
>
>Well, after being gone for two weeks, it's quite clear to me that the
>Cross-Country Blind Ops Net is still very much alive and well.
>
>We had 26 check-ins today, and the net ran almost an hour and a half.
>
>We did loose some folks along the way, due probably to conditions, or to the
>fact that they might have intended only to be short-time check-ins, but I
>guess that goes with the territory.
>
>I am not sure why, but I really had trouble pulling out east coast stations,
>so my apologies to you guys who were trying to check in from out there.
>
>The band does seem to be getting more stable, though, with the longer days.
>
>Will be interesting to see how we all do in February and March.
>
>P.S.  I want to give a special thanks to Junior, (KG4ITD), for being so
>persistent.  We knew you'd make it eventually!
>
>Will see everyone next week!
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Louisville, CO