[NLRS] K0CQ JAN VHF

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

No contacts made. heard KA0PQW once but couldn't get him to hear me. 
Heard another station in the evening so weak that I couldn't be sure of 
the call sign.

The 6m dipole through tuners didn't need retuning, but I didn't detect 
any 6m signals other than trash from stuff around the house. No ham 
signals, and no beacons heard here.

The 2m and 432 beams that are stuck pointed east had a high SWR on 
transmit and didn't on 2m hear trash signals from my digital TV power 
supply. I did hear those signals on my dual band vertical but no ham 
signals except during the mid evening Story County Repeater net that I 
started. Snow and ice seemed to have messed up the temporary repeater 
there as well as other station antennas. I didn't try for 2m FM direct 
signals this time. Hope things will be better for the June contest.

73 Jerry, K0CQ EN32FH

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