[NLRS] 144.240 net report -- long -- very busy net

[Todd Sprinkmann]

  Well!  

   That was quite the busy radio night.  What fun.  :)

   Great job for everyone sticking with me as I tried 
to sort out thru a bunch of light signals from far away.  
I hate missing folks, but sometimes it happens.

    Here's who I got for sure:
    K0TPP  Larry EM48          S1 (when I peak up on him)
    N0PB  Phil   EM39             S7 
    N0URW Dan EN41           S3-5
    N0IRS  JD  EM29              S1-2 (again, when peaked up)
    WB0NQD Richard EM29   S0 but Q5
    KC0PTM  Bruce EM29      S0 but Q5
    KC0CFB  Billy  EM29        S0 but Q5
    KC0HLN Jerry  EN32        S1-3
    W0FAY  Bill  EN42            S7 and loud
    W9RPM  John EN43          S7, QSB
    WV9S  Adam  EN43          S0, about 50-70% copy
    W0GHZ  Gary  EN34         S7 with a kilowatt, hello Gary.  
    K9WKW Oscar EN43       S0-1 but Q5
    W9UUM  Jim  EN43          S1
    K0SIX  Vince  EN35          S0, then faded, 
by the way, great new call Vince.  :)
    KA9WRL  Bill  EN63         10 over S9 -- local.  
    Also think I got an AB9FT, who was 1 kc low.  I'm 
not an HF guy, so I haven't worked split, but I think I got 
AB9FT correct.  He came in while I was tied up with 
La Crosse and I see now he's Sheboygan, which is in
my backyard.  Can anyone confirm if they heard his call?  
I was in a confused phase at that time, hihi.  

     Anyway, it was great being so busy.  I hope you 
guys had a ball after I had to QSY for the Badger net.  

     For the Twin Cities and EN37 guys, I was behind 
schedule, but when I am, that's really a good thing 
because it's an active net.  I did look long and hard 
in your directions.  Never heard anyone north of EN35.  

     For the EM29 guys, I want to know if you're all 
clustered on the highest hill or just what?!  Sheesh, 
winter-time, and I work 4 guys about 450 miles away?  
Yes, you were light, but still...   Congrats to all of you.  
I think you're actually all located in Des Moines and 
you're just messing with me.  

     For the EN43 group, great turnout!  W9RPM has 
really made things happen out there.  If I missed anyone, 
hopefully next time.  Keep it up and you might want your 
own net.  

     I'm learning from some of you that my rotor seems 
to have adjusted itself about 10-20 degrees from what 
I'm used to.   I made notes of where folks are and I'll 
try to adjust.    

     Hope a bunch of you worked each other after I 
QSY'ed to the 144.250 Badger net at 8:30pm.  I 
had 15 check-ins to that Badger net, so that was 
active, as well.   

     73, thanks for the fun,
     Todd  KC9BQA   EN63ao    40 N of Milwaukee