[NLRS] 19 check-ins to 144.240 net -- new high water mark

[Todd Sprinkmann]

    Conditions were the best I've heard in at least 6-7 weeks, 
and the turnout reflected it.  

    We heard from:
    W9HQ and KC9JTL (father/son)  EN43    S5 peaks
     W9RPM  EN43    S9
    W0FAY  EN42      S9
     N0IRS  EM29       S2
     N9LOH  EN53      S1   with vertical.
     K0NY  EN44        S9
     KB9RYI  EN42     S0 with vertical, about 60% copy
     KC9CSQ EN42     S1
     KB9KTD EN43     S3
     W9UUM  EN43     S5
     W0GHZ   EN34     S2
      W9PBB  EN54      S3  sounded good with log periodic
      KS9E      EN54      S1  lots of QSB with vertical at 100 miles 
      KB0CIM  EN37     S3 
      K0AWU  EN37      S1
      WD9BGA  EN53    S1 (beam way off to his side)
      K9KHW   EN63     local, 20 over
      WB9LYH  EN54    20 over, great proof the band was up.  

      I sure hope you guys didn't just all disappear once I was 
done.  It's important you enjoy the activity that was stirred up.  
It should also be easier for most of you to work each other, 
than it is to work me way over toward Milwaukee.  I mean, 
yes, we need to keep 144.240 free while I'm looking around 
for check-ins, but you can feel free to QSY once I'm done 
looking in your direction.   

      Can always use http://www.dxworld.com/144prop.html 
to read the net announcements ahead of time and to report 
actual QSO's.  
      Also should use http://dxworld.com/vhfqso.html  to keep 
up with what I'm hearing, or to ask others to look your way 
on perhaps a different frequency as we transition to ragchewing.  
Also can use that to "raise your hand" and be noticed, if you 
don't think I've looked your way or I've not heard you.  

      Those aren't perfect, and if I'm really busy, I probably 
won't update them that well, but they are a way for you net 
guys to coordinate anything you want to do.  

      Thanks for our best net ever.  In the dead of winter, no less.  
      73,
      Todd  KC9BQA