Hey All, If you are interested in ultrasound reception for hunting down power line noise and/or listening to BATS and BUGs of all kinds, I"ve stopped producing the kit - ran out of PCBs - so have

Yep the 4SQRP net is a CW net. I would have a tough time doing side band,,,,, I do not own a mic. hi hi cul de Paul N0NBD Sent from Outlook

Would be interested to know if you were all using CW. I wonder if anyone was on LSB? I was looking out for phone signals, all I could hear was an extremely loud foreign fishermen on LSB, probably

Hello Paul and the group. I missed the 7:30 roll call! I got on shortly after that and called Qrl And CQ. I ended up talking to DARRYL KK5IB AND W3NP. We enjoyed solid QSO exchanges! So 40 is still

I'm retired too! I use contest days to test my receivers. I find 40M best between 6PM and 10PM local time. 80M is no good here anytime. At least anytime I listen. It used to be good for local

I too am retired and usually can scare up a SKCC contact or two at 7-8 am CDT and again at 9-10 pm. I have to share the airtime with my son that is a digital operator. He turns in at 9 so I have an

I believe the band is fit to be used. Watch it explode on Field Day. The ops just are'nt getting on. But my rhythm is off too. I like to get on from 1 to 4 pm while others are working. I'm

I'm listening on 7.122 and only hearing a couple of high speed CW ops Mark KA8ONW

I called for a while and heard: AA5AB K4EQ WA9PWP I called each one several times and no returns. I have a S9 plus noise level here and it is hard on the ears even with a TIGHT Elecraft filter...

Thanks Johnny de Pul Sent from Outlook

That's why we put the 200 foot crankup tower near the telescope. We knew we would get lightning strikes. That mountain top was a scary place during a thunder storm. And all the power wiring on the

I've always heard the opposite, encourage lightning to flow elsewhere, since lightning jumps through miles of air an excellent insulator there is not much you can go to stop it except to make

I always tell people NOT to provide a path for lightning to flow. Your posting supports that, thank you Bob. Ron wb1hga BTW: I won’t be on tonight as I hoped. I run a Sent from Mail

In the 1980's I worked at the University of Arizona in Tucson. I worked on telescopes on Kitt Peak and Mt. Lemmon. Lightning was a major problem. If you Google Kitt Peak (KPNO) you can see photos of

I will have a listen for you Paul. I just happen to have a SKCC T number as well! 72 Johnny AC0BQ -- Check out the 4SQRP website at 4sqrp.com

Hi Paul ! I wish I could get on the 40m net tonight, but I took a direct hit in a lightning storm a few nights ago. It burned up my unun, coax, and blew the coax out of its PL259 on back of the

Thanks Wayne for the time statement. I will try again at 0100 and 0130 if nothing is heard at 0030. I have been getting some SKCC contacts at 9-10 CDT but earlier has just been noise here. I will give

Hi all, That would be 00:30z. Thanks Paul, much appreciated, Wayne - NQ0RP -- QRP - EFFICIENCY AND SKILL, NOT POWER. I'm British by birth but American by CHOICE! Jesus came to pay a debt He

Hi Paul, What time Zulu is the sched. tonight John vo1jcc. Sent from my iPad

Hello All, Wayne will not be able to call the 40 meter net tonight. I will give it a go for him. My old note stuck up here says 730 local. Is that correct? If not please let me know. If there any