[Wswss] Tuesday evening 1296 activity (plus 902)

[Jim Klitzing]

The following stations were heard and logged into the Northern California
net:

K6QXY  - CM88, Santa Rosa
WA6UAP - CM97, San Jose
W6GYD  - CM87, San Jose
KD6IRE - CM97, San Jose
WA6KLK - CM89, Willits
WZ6X   - CM88, American Canyon
WA6QAK - CM98, Pollack Pines
W6IZU  - CM98, El Dorado
KC6SEH - CM98, Broderick
K6NC   - CM98, Wilton
K6TSK  - DM03, Anaheim
W6QIW  - DM04, Santa Barbara

Local weather was cooler today following an extended heat spell...the
marine layer finally moved in. This produced different conditions; WA6KLK
was S9+30, and bouncing off of the Bay area hills. Len was actually down
only about 6db off of the mountains to the South (he is NW of me here).
W6IZU also enjoyed the same propagation boost, at S9+25. KD6IRE found
about 2 deg elevation on his antenna array improved signals to the North.

The coastal path was terrible, but Ralph and Steve both made it through
OK. This happened right about sunset, so that may have been a factor (the
band tanks for about an hour around that time).

902 was actually better tonight than 1296, at least to Santa Barbara.

73, Jim