Hi Tom and all.
Whenj I checked into the net Tom was as loud as I ever heard him, but I
couldn't hear Kevin this week. I heard Jerry near you Tom and the three
district one stations really loud and then someone turned it back to you Tom
and I never heard you again. I listened for a while but heard no one. The
band just went bye bye.
I guess 18160 sounds as good as any. I do pretty well on 17.
73 Glen
ka9yiu
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From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:20 PM
Subject: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
> Hi, all.
>
> Well, the net was its usual success on 20 meters today, despite some very
> anoying QRM, and despite the fact that the band started to give out for
> our
> East Coast folks toward the end of the hour.
>
> Shortly after the net, a couple of us agreed to go up to 17 meters, and
> see
> what it was like up there.
>
> I never heard Kevin (K7RX), but did hear Betsey (K1EIC), and Gerry
> (WB6IVF).
> If anyone else was in there, I did not hear you, so I apologize. Please
> don't think I was ignoring you (grin).
>
> I was able to tune my Ameritron AL811H amplifier on 17 meters, and
> actually
> got good signal reports from Gerry and Betsey. However, for some reason,
> running 500 watts or so on 17 meters creates RFI problems by setting off
> several smoke detectors, so I probably shouldn't volunteer to be net
> control
> for next week-end's net, if we decide to try 17 meters. I certainly can
> serve as a relay station, though, and will contribute whatever else I can
> to
> the net, even if I have to run 100 watts. (Yeah, I know, Kevin, that
> ground
> rod will really help! (smile)
>
> Given that 18.1575 is the HF backpackers' standard calling frequency, we
> probably would be best off going to 18.160.
>
> How does this all sound as a plan?
>
> P.S. Toward the beginning of today's net, Steve (WA1RTB), Howard
> (WA9TOP),
> and Steve (KW3A) were louder than I have ever heard them, so 20 meters is
> definitely my band of choice for any future nets beyond next Sunday, at
> least for a while.)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Louisville, CO
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