and I sure want to hear that microphone of yours. :)

Curt

W B 6 H E F, (the mic nuisance)

At 06:14 AM 10/24/2011, you wrote:
>     Wow, what a great net, Lloyd and all.
>
>This week-end, I missed both the 40-meter and 20-meter nets because of my
>ongoing antenna project.  The project consists of putting up an 80-meter
>sloper and a 160-meter sloper in place of my now-defunct Carolina Windom 160
>Compact.
>
>The antennas are up, but need tweaking.  The nice thing is that the guy who
>makes them lives about an hour away, and I think he may come over here to
>help with the tweaking.
>
>So, stand by for more details as the situation unfolds here.
>
>One of these week-ends, I'll actually be able to participate in both nets
>again, which I'm looking very much forward to.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:43 PM
>Subject: 20-Meter Net, October 23
>
>
> > We had another good net today.  Skip was even shorter than in recent
> > weeks.
> > For the first time, I worked two Ohio stations, as well as all the way to
> > the West Coast.  Next weekend is the CQ Worldwide DX phone contest, so I
> > wouldn't advise trying to run the net on 40 or 20.  Thank you to those who
> > helped relay, and to those who had to wait quite a while for their turn.
> > Check-ins today were:
> > W3IUU
> > WA0VJR
> > WB9SLM
> > KA9YIU
> > WB9R
> > WB6HEF, Curt, Fessenden, ND
> > KG4ITD
> > W8QIY
> > W9DIK
> > WD5CMZ
> > K7RX
> > KD8PC
> > WA0KZB
> > K7UC
> > WD8PIC, Bob, Toledo, OH
> > KB5YC, Jesse, Cleveland, TX
> > KD0HOY, Ron, Independence, MO
> > KC0ZJW, Alan, Clinton, IA
> > KW3A
> > WA9TOP
> > KC9LTV
> > N1ARN, Arnold, Sheldon Springs, VT
> > W0DWR, Kansas City (for signal report)
> > W6PR, Paul, San Diego, CA
> >
> > Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
> > Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> > Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
> >
> >