Shadetree Mechanic
Delaware Base Station 808
Wow, how many wheels does that thing have? Hauling that super heavy stuff is where the money is at I'm sure.
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11 meter is very quiet?
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Tractor has 10, jeep n dollies have 48. We are 131' long, 12' wide, 15'-7" high and 235,000 lbs with this particular combination. It's a pita reading a Tx permit, and they really don't know their own bridge heights. I run a high pole at 16'-1" under many bridges marked 15'-9" and clear by 3"-4". I'm in that black Ram and the truck driver follows me, and for the final 5 hours or so from Junction to Houston we get a police escort where we go the wrong way on small town streets and don't stop for too many stop signs or signals. Fuel is $1.50+ cheaper in Tx, so I always bring 100 gallons back to Ca with me.
Conditions are so good tonight with the band scope lighting up, up and down the band. It's like 1972 tonight....
I am in and out of Houston a lot, I run up to the Midland-Odessa area quite often. How often do you run in Texas? Do you shoot skip will you run escort? Do you have a separate radio that you use just for the job at hand?
Had the same conditions here. Would be real quiet other than my locals then suddenly a wave of skip would slam us.
Some slight conditions here on AM and SSB. Couldn’t make one contact. 
Same here down south of The Alamo. Down at my mom's, maybe I will have luck when I get back home.
I made a couple of good contacts on sideband to the New Orleans area yesterday and a couple on 28 AM to Georgia.
I made a couple of good contacts on sideband to the New Orleans area yesterday and a couple on 28 AM to Georgia.
It was pretty live in N Ca on 27.285 for a few hours. Talked to Ga/Al/Tn and heard Ky/Va/Carolinas. Not sure where Ricochet is at, but he was over the top of everyone when he keyed. Six-pack was making a fine trip as well.
Shadetree Mechanic
Delaware Base Station 808
Doing brakes on my wife's Ford explorer in the garage, monitoring ch 38 lsb. Texas Ranger 797, d104m6b with the resistor clipped, and kl203 with Star duster at 23 ft. Had 909 Bahamas come in over the chatter. I called back to him and had a nice qso before he dropped out. Feels good to get back out in the garage working on stuff. Hopefully the overtime will slow down after the first of the year.
AmericanEagle575
Supporting Sr. Member WDX-1863
On Saturday Morning, the conditions held long enough for me able to make a contact in Panama, Florida for approx 2-3 mins,other then that, up here in Central Pennsylvania Skip has been hit or miss!!!!!!!
I call this "hopeful radio ear" that all us old timers have. We WANT there to be someone there, damnit!!
I'm almost positive Ricochet is in Georgia. Many times, he is blasting us up here in Central NY.
Today was the 3rd day in a row that I heard him around different parts of N Ca.
Past couple weeks I been hearing 163 in New Mexico in mid day "Cleaner in Meaner" in Western Penna. Hearing him again today, the noon time Channel 19 CB Radio Shop show at lunch time. Good SW to NE skip.
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