[ARC5] Test

[Jim Falls]

We're having another dreaded Beautiful Winter - occasional fog, but relatively warm and sunny. Going to be an ugly summer for the fish and firefighters unless The Deluge begins soon. We are in the grips of the Triple-R: Ridiculously Resilient Ridge. It's a hi pressure cell that deflects our weather east. That's why y'all getting the Double Whammy. Getting your winter plus ours. 

I've had decent luck on 40 out west just before dusk and after dawn. 80 is good for about 1 hour, then MUF drops into the Broadcast Band most nights by 2030.  160 appears to be inactive most nights. Occasional SSB, faint CW. no nibbles when I call CQ. 

Debugged my WRL 680-A for the NRR. no contacts, but felt good getting it running after a year on the shelf. 

Cheers!
Jim K6FWT
CBLA #37

> On Feb 19, 2015, at 08:09, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 19 Feb 2015 at 11:00, Phillip Carpenter wrote:
>> 
>> Looks like I am getting out on the list.
> 
> Yes. No sweat.
> 
>> Not sure why all the silence on the Forum unless it's the weather has everyone
>> preoccupied.
> 
> Well, most of us have many other things to deal with than radio.
> 
>> Here in East Tennessee we have about 3/8" of ice and 1" snow on top in the
>> valley. Mountains are much worse. Record lows of -3 F. Current temperature is 10
>> F.
> 
> Yes. You folks are getting clobbered there. Here in Idaho, it is almost like 
> spring.
> 
>> Let's hear from all the Forum members the conditions where your located. Has
>> anyone been on the air and how is propagation with snow as a ground reflector?
> 
> No. That wouldn't help much....and blowing snow can create a lot of "snow 
> static". We haven't had that problem here this year.
> 
>> How are conditions in Michigan, Idaho, Texas, etc.?
> 
> Band conditions are very bad, in addition to the constant 20dB over S-9 
> noise level on 80.
> 
>> Regards to all and I hope all are safe and warm!
> 
> Doing OK. I have a really bad cold right now. I've been completely miserable 
> for the past couple of days.
> 
> vy 73,
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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