But the flesh IS weak, tonight!
I would like to operate a bit more tonight; but I am almost falling asleep behind the key. Due to the heat in the house last night, it was very uncomfortable trying to fall asleep. My pillow felt like a big sponge all night long; and I finally ended up drifting off around 3:00 AM. Of course, that was only to wake up for work about 3 hours later.
I will have to be satisfied with one contact on 20 Meters, having worked Serge RN3DN whose QTH is near Moscow. He had a very pleasant fist and a nice 589 signal into New Jersey and I received a 569 in return. I would love to tune around and work a few more; but it's not a good thing when your head snaps as you fall into that grey area between being awake and falling asleep.
The KX3 continues to amaze me. So many features jammed into a radio that is really only just a little bit bigger than some of the 2M handhelds that were around when I first started my Ham career 24 years ago.
Thank the Lord, the air conditioner repairmen came today and were able to make repairs without the need for a new compressor. It reached 98F (37C) here in Central New Jersey today - not quite high as they expected. With the combined high humidity, it was quite oppressive. But right now, it's a relatively cool 78F (25C) in the house which is much, much better than what I had to deal with last night. I should be able to garner a good night's sleep tonight.
Tomorrow is expected to be very hot and humid again; but not quite as warm as today. Heavy and possibly some severe thunderstorms are expected late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, which will break the back of this heatwave. High temperatures over the weekend are expected around 85F (29C).
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
Blistering heat here in Charleston also with a high of 95 F yesterday. Tremendous thunderstorm in the evening too. Glad you were able to work Moscow, that's always a good one!
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