Comms were pretty fair this morning but were fading fast for some east coast stations.

      ZUT Net Checkins 11/12/09

      W6NVN - George. Said R GM FRED ES ZUT NET FB SIGS HR TEMP STILL REACHES MID 80S
      OVERCAST BUT NO RAIN QRU 73 ES 88 U ES MARTHA

      K7DCG - Dennis. Said GM FRED STILL IN RAMONA - WX OVST ES COOLER THRU WEEKEND -
      QRU ES ZUT 73 SU

      W8BHJ - Ralph. Said GM FRED/ALL WL FB FALL DAY ERE TEMP 46 SUNNY IM TIRED BEEN
      CHASING XYL NO LUCK CATCHING HER NO SNEAKERS JUST BARE FEET - (told him he had
      to set a trap then pounce) TKS FRED CU NEXT WEEK - SEE U

      AD5MH - Dave. Said GM FRED AND RITE HAND SALUTE TO ALL VETS OUT THERE GUD JOB -
      HR TEMP 63F CLR QDT QRU NW CU NEXT WEEK 73/88 U 3

      K4WIP - Roger. Said R GM/GA FRED AND ZUT NET - NICE SIG TODAY QSA599 BUT STILL
      HAVE HIGH PWR LINE NOISE - WX OVCST TEMP 60 DEGS NICE TO HAVE COOLER WX FOR A
      CHANGE HI - NW QRU B EST 73/ZUT

      N3GN - Ken. Said R GM FRED ES TNX ES WX HR HAS BEEN RAIN FER LAST DAY AND HALF ES
      TEMP ABT 50 ES ANYWAY ALL IS WELL HR ZUT/73

      N4SAM - Sam. Said GM FRED ES ZUT GANG SUNNY ES ABT 60 HR SO VY NICE DAY - STILL
      WORKING ON LEAVES HR HI - 73/88 U ES MARTHA CU N EXT WEEK (asked if he got a deer
      yet) SAW TWO DOES THIS MORNING IN FIELD BY THE HOUSE BUT THEY WERE IN HIGH GEAR
      HI CU 73 (asked if he heard Jim/KL7IBT) ZUG.

      AG4HR - Rajah. Said GM/GA FRED AND ALL HR HAD A RAINY VETS DAY AND STILL RAINING
      WITH TEMP 55 WINDS 25 AND UP ZUT/73 ALL  NIL

      W2EUU - Bob. Said GM FRED AND GM/GA TO ALL SHIPMATES - HAPPY VETS DAY TO ALL -
      WX HERE IS NICE BUT COOL ABT 45 DGS SO HW - 73 ZUT

      K4NMA - Dave. Said GM FRED ES ZUT GANG ZKE ZUT QSA3 QSB TEMP 60 DEGS CLOUDY HAVE
      GUD WEEKEND ALL NW 73/88

      N0DLO - Andy. Said GM FRED UR QSA3 WID QSB WX GUD WID 56 DEGS NOW EXCEPT FOR
      LEAF RAKING ITS A GUD TIME OF THE YEAR QRU 73 ES ZUT

      K7DCG - Dennis. Dennis came up on 7mcs for a sig check.

      WA7TFZ - George on 7mcs. Said GM FRED BIG SIG TODAY UR ABT 10 OVER - ALSO AABT
      S3 ON 14 - SO WE GETTING COOLER TODAY AND SUPPOSED TO GET SNOW BY FRIDAY - CANT
      HARDLY WAIT HI - SO WHATS GG ON .IN PA (said snow was getting lower on the
      mountains) OK WL OUR FIRST SKI AREA OPENED TDHIS WEEKEND SO SNOW LEVEL GETTING
      DOWN - SO IM QRU FRED AND WILL SEE U NEXT WEEK 73 ZUT (asked if his kids coming
      for turkey day) JUST ONE THIS TIME - HE LIVES ABT 30 MILES UP THE ROAD - THE GUYS
      OVER THERE WILL GET TOGETHER THIS YEAR

      K1CG - George on 14mcs. Said GM FRED GOT QRM5 FROM DATA XMSN - OK FRED HOPE
      ALL IS SWELL AAT UR END -(told him Marthas birthday tomorrow) OK FB YOU DOING
      GUD TO REMEBERE HER BIRTHDAY - HOPE YOU BOTH ENJOY DAY - YES VY IMPORTANT - WAS
      QRL WID MY YL WHO WAS ON PHONE FROM IRELAND - (said you got another Irishman in
      your life) HES GOT MANY OF THEM - SRI OB FOR NOT GETTING EARLIER BUT WILL TRY
      NEXT WEEK - ZUT - (asked how he was doing getting Ric on the air) NO - WILL
      HAVE TO GIVE HIM A CALL ON PHONE - DONT HOLD UR BREATH - OK TKS FOR BEING THERE
      73 CU NEXT WEEK 73 ZUT

      That's it for this week - pretty good crowd - it's a pleasure doing this without
      the freakin contests.

      FC/K7ZUT/ZUT 702