>From: Kevin Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/02/04 Sun PM 10:07:06 CST >To: Elecraft <[email protected]> >Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 4th & 5th, 2007
>Good Evening, > Twenty was a bit noisy with QSB. Forty was weak with QSB. Take your >pick :) However, some of the new procedure worked. Hail signs made it >easy to copy folks first time (if the QSB did not eat you up first). But >calling by the numbers needs a little revision. I think I will name the >five areas instead. How about 1, 2, 3 as NE; 4 as SE; 8, 9 as Lakes >(Great Lakes); 0, 5 as Central; and 6, 7 as West. The numbers did not >seem to translate well. But it did break the pileup a little at first. I >did have a few relays and a number of folks listening along. Thank you. >Now for better propagation so the procedures are necessary :) > It was nice to hear KA6LAF, Jeff Kinzli. You may have followed his >build on the Reflector. Well, I happened to be his first (and second) >contact this evening with his brand spanking new rig! Woo Hoo! K2 number >5945 is alive and well propagating signals from Santa Cruz to a mountain >north of Buxton, Oregon. There was QSB, everyone seemed to have their >share on 40, but I copied his fine fist as well as my feeble brain could >handle. I should not carry so much wood, eat so much dinner, and then >expect to stay coherent during the second net! But, the baked chicken and >rice pilaf with a green salad and side dishes was quite good ;) Makes me >sleepy though. > Minnesota seems stuck in a deep freeze. I did not hear from W0CZ so I >cannot compare his temperature with that of Bruce. I had temperatures in >the lower 50s as I was working this morning. By noon the bugs were >hatching out and during the second net there were some female carpenter >ants flying around my head and landing on the paddles. They were >distracting. Hopefully they will not hole up in the opening caused by the >flying hemlock tree. Willie,KH6NO/W7, was back tonight on both 20 and 40 >meters. He was very strong to me on 40 meters but ESP or less on 20. > > On to the lists => > >On 14050 kHz at 2256z: >N5BZ - BZ - LA - K2 - 5884 >W1SDJ - John - CT - ? >W3MC - Mike - MD - K2 - 5568 >K300L - Craig - PA - K2 - 4790 >K5WA - Bob - TX - K2 - 5117 >AA4NN - Joe - SC - K2 - 3751 >N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 >K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608 ESP to me. I only knew it was you through >Tom's QSP. >KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593 >K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 >NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217 >W6SU - John - CA - ? >W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 >NK8Q - Mark - PA - K2 - 4786 >K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 >N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646 > >On 7045 kHz at 0154z: >KA6LAF - Jeff - CA - K2 - 5945 >KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593 >K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422 >N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008 QNI #185!!!! >NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217 >KA6LAF - Jeff - CA - K2 - 5945 >WD4LST - Pete - FL - K2 - 1258 QNI #5! >NL7QT - Don - AK - ? > > I was not hearing very well tonight due to an unusual QRN problem. I >normally can hear pretty well. Hopefully this week I can get my K2 on the >bench for a few upgrades. One of them is the audio modification. That >may help provide more gain so I can dig a little deeper. I know I missed >a few this evening who were well below the noise. Once I get my trees >trimmed and cleared I will teach my nephew how to raise antennas. Then I >can get one higher and get up a few optional antennas to use to change my >takeoff angle and coverage areas. > I know I will sleep well tonight. This morning was the first time in >two weeks I did not have my alarm set for 6 AM. I slept until a meowing >sound woke me up instead of the alarm ringing. When Sam is hungry he is >not shy about letting the world know of his problem! Being old and deaf >does not help me sleep. He is nice to have around though; keeps me active >and out of bed ;) > There may be errors in the above list. Please send me fills and >corrections. If you have any ideas what to name the various parts of the >continent please send those along too. NE and SE are rather boring >compared to Lakes, Central, and West. We could name them for >characteristic foods :) > Until next week stay well and stay warm, > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) > >_______________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Post to: [email protected] >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
