Just missed it!

[RatsoW8]

I've had my classic (old) Icom 271A 2 meter base set up for a while and can never catch a band opening to do a little 2m ssb. So I get home today at the usual time a little after 1730L, feed the walk the dogs, grill the chicken for dinner which I eat sitting at the table on the patio outside. The weather here is absolutly perfect right now.

The XYL has been home from work since about 1400 and had the TV on watching Mr Ed on what I think is the local over the air dtv station. About 30 minutes ago I hear the TV station she's watching ID as WBAY in Green Bay WI. I grabbed the remote like a crazy person and start running through the channels and see my tv is dominated by WI tv stations!!! Ahhhhh 2 meter band opening! She said those wierd stations have been on our tv since she got home!

Of course I run downstairs and fire up 144.200 ssb just as a station(call sign unknown) fades away while calling CQ. The band went dead, right there..just my luck. Run back upstairs and all gone, no more Green Bay tv. I had a talk with the complicated one about issuing band opening alerts to the ham in the house. LOL

 

[w9cll]

Got to get them when they come.

 

[N0NB]

Murphy at his level best.

Maybe set up a baby monitor next to the rig so you can walk around with an HT tuned to its TX frequency?

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Been there done that far too many times. Most times I was heading home from work listening to far off FM broadcast stations and arrive home to my 6m station just in time to hear he band drop out.

 

[RatsoW8]

And then..at about 1030pm I'm beat so I shut off the radios and computer and decide to hit the rack. The TV is on in the bedroom and WBAY is back on and crystal clear. Of course.

 

[gamegetter]

I hate it when that happens..