[Wswss] Tuesday evening 1296 activity (and some 902)

[Jim Klitzing]

These stations were heard and logged here in Northern Cal:

K6QXY  - CM88, Santa Rosa
WA6KLK - CM89, Willits
WZ6X   - CM88, American Canyon
WA6DNR - CM87, San Anselmo
WA6UAP - CM97, San Jose
KD6IRE - CM97, San Jose
KD6VS  - CM97, San Jose
W6QIW  - DM04, Santa Barbara
K6TSK  - DM03, Anaheim
KC6SEH - CM98, Broderick
WA6QAK - CM98, Pollack Pines
W6IZU  - CM98, Diamond Springs

I did lose my signal references a bit, due to some station changes over
the weekend; I went to a 48-element array on 1296, and a 36-element array
on 902; also switched the radio over to the IC-910H. That said, it looked
like local conditions were OK, and the longer paths to DM03 and 04 were
fair-to-good. Weather here was breezy and cool.

We had another new station join us tonight, WA6DNR in San Anselmo. Alan, a
satellite enthusiast, was running a TS-2000X to a 6ft dish, and was about
s5 here in Fremont. Welcome...

Chuck (KD6VS) made an antenna change (to a 12-ft Yagi), and reports
hearing both Ralph and Steve a bit better than last week.

Steve was as strong as S6 tonight on 902, so it looks like the antenna
change on this end was helpful; last night Bill (AE6EQ) was also
considerably stronger up here.

Until next week, Jim