Took the cyclocross bike for a ride on Kent trail - only 16.7 miles - after finishing a design. Cool today, about 61 degrees when I started, nice for riding. Going to try and get my fat body back in riding shape so maky by form will come back and can doi the Iceman this fall. Better get in the trails soon. 2:30 checked into the OMISS net, conditions not good today so I didn't make any calls, net control was strong how ever.

13 April 2003 Tower went up day, thanks to Ray, N8LRF for doing the tower climbing and Phil, N8ITY for all his help and advise (not to mention pushing me to get a tower and beam). Except for not having the bolts for the top section, it went up in about an hour and a half. No complients from the neighbors yet. 27 April 2003 Ray, up the tower again, and Phil help me install the Mosley TA-33 jr, on the tower this morning. Only hitch was that the mast clamp was a bit tight (ok a lot) for the 1 1/4 pipe used for the mast. I need to get the pine trimed back a little as the reflector clips about 6 inchs of one branch. The bands are dead so can't tell if it works good or not. 28 April 2003 Listened to the Southern cross net today (14.226.5) hear better than the wire or the vertical. Took nephew Jordan to Cannonsburg for the mountain bike race - sunny and warm. I should have used sunscreen (bad, bad man). 29 April 2003 Worked today (for a change) so just played "lurker" on a couple of nets on 20 meters. May have time tomorrow to tranmitt, I hope.