After six years of downtime the old Skanti SSB radio is
back to working. A last-minute effort that included swapping some components
with other old radios has got Interlude and Kurt KG6HFA back on the air with
the strongest signal in the cruising fleet. We are now back to giving daily
positions/conditions on the Pacific
Seafarers Net at 0300 UTC. The Skanti is a military/commercial
shipping/marine grade HF radio that has been discontinued and no equal
produced. They have a cult following by many amateur radio enthusiasts who have
a discussion group to share
information on how to keep them working. The X-class solar activity over last
weekend reminded us that our Starlink satellite internet is very vulnerable and
could go down during these storms. GPS satellites are also at risk so we still
have a couple sextants, tables and some digital watches aboard. The
Skanti radio will help keep us in contact and keep accurate time with WWV
broadcasting from Colorado.

The sun is peeking thru occasionally and with the wind
lessening, we may put up the Code
Zero.

Our noon position today is:

32d52.9m N

127d15.9m W

24 hr noon to noon:

169 nm