We had our HF Net for November on 11/6 at 8:30 AM PST.
David Ping WB6DP joined me, Kirk Crawford KK6KC in the A3 Shack, and we had Doug McNulty KM4GC in Leesburg VA and Bob Lanahan KK6WYW in Vero Beach FL. Kevin Kirio was in the teams meeting as an observer.
We tried several bands. Here are the results:
14.270 MHz – No Contact
RX/TX
Kirk
Doug
Bob
Kirk
–
5-3
–
Doug
–
–
–
Bob
–
–
–
18.125 MHz
RX/TX
Kirk
Doug
Bob
Kirk
–
5-3
3-4
Doug
–
–
5-9
Bob
2-4
–
–
21.317 MHz
RX/TX
Kirk
Doug
Bob
Kirk
–
5-4
–
Doug
5-7
–
Bob
–
–
24.964 MHz
RX/TX
Kirk
Doug
Bob
Kirk
–
5-8
–
Doug
5-3
–
Bob
–
–
28.640 MHz
RX/TX
Doug
Bob
Doug
–
5-2 to 5-7
Bob
5-2 to 5-7
–
14.288 MHz (Lots of Fading)
So we had workable coast to coast communication on multiple bands. The propagation was rapidly changing during the contacts. See you next month!
The HF Net began at 8:30 AM PDT with Kirk – KK6KC, Tom -K7DF, Doug-KM4GC and Stephanie-KN6RNB. We had time to do 20 Meters and 15 Meters. Here are the results:
On Monday 2/12/24 I went to the EOC Trailer in the south lot of A6 in order to retrieve the bracket for the A3 Antenna Tower. I discovered that the trailer had leaked extensively during the recent storms. The carpet is wet, there is visible drips in the ceiling and some mold. See the below pictures:
Ceiling inside the trailer with drips visible on the support bar.I believe the white spots on the wall are moldState of the roof on Monday. Needs repair.
On Tuesday 2/13/24 KN6OJH and I (KK6KC) were able to install a tarp with bungees that I purchased the night before with club funds. We removed all of the antennas before we put up the tarp. We will have to plan on fixing the roof once the winter is over. But this tarp should hold us till then. See the installed tarp below.
