Chip Kroh<p>Good morning Y'll! A pleasant start to the week; cooler temperatures, no significant rain forecasts, and nothing overly exciting from the weekend.</p><p>I spent Saturday installing one of my <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> projects in its permanent location. As a <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Packet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Packet</span></a> node and BBS, it has linked itself by radio to a majority of the nearby sites, helping to expand the network in all directions in the state.</p><p>Sunday I spent in a local state park, testing the new BBS.... and found that I need to get the antennas on the site a little higher. At least the HF side of things wasn't bad; I picked up about 10-12 new contacts. The sunshade project (sunshade materials off the back of the vehicle) helped keep the sun and heat off of me while I operated the radios. Not a bad weekend at all. </p><p>Nice weather is expected all this week throughout the Commonwealth. We have an active <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> alert today for the counties north of I-80. I expect that to be prevalent all week as the weather is pushing from the northwest, bringing smoke from the Canadian wildland fires. </p><p>Folks, have a great day, stay safe, stay hydrated, keep the chaos and mayhem within permissible limits, and LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! </p><p>Semper Gumby!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@Jennifer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Jennifer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@firefly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>firefly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@amyedge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>amyedge</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@BakerRL75" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BakerRL75</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vmst.io/@czarbucks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>czarbucks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cunnin.me/@technodad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>technodad</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@AE4WX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AE4WX</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@DismalManorGang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DismalManorGang</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@bud_t" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bud_t</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@ingalls" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ingalls</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@mappingsupport" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mappingsupport</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/@KJ7OFH" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KJ7OFH</span></a></span></p>