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By Jeffery Walter KE5FGA
Date and TimeMonday, April 20, 2026 |
As of this time - 2000 hours (local), the band has gone to junk. Signal to noise has evaporated. I am just south of the NCS QTH and, even though he is amplified, I can barely make his signal out above the noise. And not really clear enough to be readable.
I will give this about another 10 minutes and then call it a day. I did send in a Winlink message which should have succeeded. Better than LSB voice is doing, that’s for sure.
73 de KA7SSR
Jim Vineyard Dist. 12
I’m not hearing it here in Harris County at W5RRR.
NCS was 5-9+ prior to calling for N Texas. As soon as he called N Tx I could not really make out what he was saying.
K4GLC. District 1
My apologies, everyone. The band dropped on us.
However, we salvaged what we could.
We had a backup NCS, AF5DT, with Phil and the relays KG5CKR and W5RRR.
We managed to get a few check-ins and move forward.
I have forwarded the Excel Sheet to Jeff.
Never give up and keep on keeping on.
Thank you, all.
Although I was running 700 watts and could have flipped a switch and run a KW, I was unable to hear.
After a while, I could not even hear the backup NCS.
Special thanks to Phil AF5DT for acting as my backup NCS and to all the relays and you guys for being forbearing and tolerant.
Perhaps next week, when it is District 12’s turn, I will not have storms all over Texas.
Although we need the rain.
73 de Don, W5JX
The band just dropped out. I couldn’t hear anything by the end of the Net. Did you get the Winlink check ins?
Yes, and Excel Spreadsheet sent to Jeff.
Thank you.
Don, W5JX
No problem. Normally, we have Netlogger, and I keep my own spreadsheet. Unfortunately, I couldn’t hear most of the stations.
We salvaged the Net by using the alternate NCS AF5DT, Phil, and the Relay stations.
The backup NCS picked it up, and we got a few check-ins.
The whole State was under a weather condition.
I had a cell move in with lightning and hard rain. I believe the unofficial rain total was 3.36 inches last night.
Thank you for your assistance.
73 de Don, W5JX