Tom,

What do you teach?

73's

Howard T. W A 9 Y B W
Springfield, Illinois

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 5:03 AM
Subject: Re: Some notes on attempted cross-country net today


>    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
>>
>>