I wasn't around on August 22, and my beam was pointed northeast on August
29.  I got it back to the west yesterday by waiting for the wind to blow in
the right direction.  My indicator system still works correctly.  I still
have a five-and-a-half-element beam, which should be fixed in a few more
weeks.  I'll also be using the Idiom Press Rotor-EZ control board in my
control box, providing for automatic braking, automatic seek to a pointed-to
direction, and RS232 control.  KW3A says he owns one of these without the
RS232.  This should be fun.

So I made a couple of tentative calls yesterday, but was not persistent.
There isn't much sporadic E skip at this season, so the skip distance at
that time is at least 900 miles; neither of you would have heard me.

If I have my Bible study group material prepared well enough, I can try
calling the net next Sunday.  But we will need relays in other parts of the
country if we want to continue this.  I don't expect to hear Michigan until
December, or if we try 40 or 75 meters.

Junior, I heard you check into a Florida net on 75 meters one night last
week.  Your signal wasn't very strong, but at least I could hear you.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, a happy Yaesu user in Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of tom behler
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 4:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Cross-Country Blind Ops Net Yesterday?
> 
>     Hi, all.
> 
> Was there a blind ops HF net yesterday afternoon?
> 
> I listened on 14.258 at 2000 Z from a Michigan camp ground using my TS480
> and screw-driver antenna on the motor home, and heard nothing, so I assume
> there wasn't.
> 
> Just curious.
> 
> Hopefully, I'll get some sort of HF antenna up here at the Michigan QTH
> within a week or two, so will be able to lend a hand again soon.
> 
> And, for the benefit of Kevin (K7RX), I have installed the all-important
> ground rod!!!!!!  Did it with the help of a friend, who assisted me in
> further connecting the HF ground system to one of the grounds for the
> house
> electrical system.
> 
> So, hopefully, no major RFI problems once I get up and running here.
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ