Lou and all:

Well, I can be flexible on the net time. ... 2000Z or 2100Z will work for 
me, whatever others prefer.

Kevin and I were just trying to accommodate folks on the west coast who may 
have conflicts with church.

Again, though, I'm open to anything.

It was so good to hear you again, Lou!  I've missed hearing you on 40 meters 
Sunday evenings.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Cross-country blind ops net thoughts


Tom,

I agree with the 20 meter move although I think i'd prefer 20:00 to 21.  But
I'm pretty flexible with time.  Also, there was quite a lot of QRM on  this
end but that's just 20 for you.  Kevin was pounding in here.  Heard you too
but not as well.  Good luck with the amp.  lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:27 PM
Subject: Cross-country blind ops net thoughts


> Hi, all.
>
> I attempted to post this on the blind hams list yesterday, but somehow, it
> didn't get through.  So, sorry for the belated comments.
>
> I'm going to support Kevin, and suggest that we move our Cross-Country
> Blind
> Ops net to 20 meters if possible, at least for the Winter months.
> Regarding
> frequency, 14.258
> worked very well here on Sunday, with very little QRM on either side, and,
> of course,
> no foreign broadcasts (grin).
>
> The day and start times for the net are an issue, with busy week-end
> schedules, church for many on Sundays, etc., but I'd propose Sundays at
> 2100
> Z, to give our church-going friends on the Pacific coast time to get home
> and settled.
>
> We will, of course, need relays, but I think there are enough of us around
> to accomplish that quite nicely.
>
> I am not sure whether we will be better served by going back to 40 meters
> and an evening schedule later on, but 20 certainly did work well.
>
> I'd like to open this up for discussion throughout the week, and see if we
> can arrive at a workable situation for most by next week-end.
>
> P.S.  Sorry I was not on 40 meters at 0100 Z Sunday evening.  As many of
> you
> know, I spent much of the mid and late afternoon on Sunday, trying to
> resolve my amplifier situation with a local ham, and quite honestly, the
> shack was in no condition to be used at 0100 Z.  The good news is that the
> only thing that was damaged in the amp shipment here were the tubes.
> Everything else looks
> fine, although I'm going to need my local ham friend to make me an
> interface
> cable for the TS480.  Thought I had one, but the pin configuration doesn't
> seem to be quite right.
>
> Will keep everyone posted.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ