My ISP lost a hard drive on Saturday. I am not sure whether any of my mail from Saturday, Sunday, or Monday has reached its destination. If you already have this report I am sorry for the duplication. I also have no email from anyone between Saturday and just a few hours ago when they replaced their harddrive and got the system back up again. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS
-----Forwarded Message----- >From: Kevin Rock <kevinr...@earthlink.net> >Sent: Aug 16, 2009 10:31 PM >To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >Subject: Elecraft CW Net Report for August 16 & 17th, 2009 > >Good Evening! > What a contrast between the two bands. Twenty was weak and noisy while > forty was very, very strong with a little QSB and summer QRN. My walk after > the second net was not to clear my head of heavy QRN but from the very strong > signals. It was a nice walk on a sunny evening. Last week's rains have > lowered the fire danger to low. The fogs each morning have brought me a lot > of moisture as the fir, hemlock, and cedar mine it directly from the sky. > The large old fir which towers over my house and supports the center of two > doublets was raining heavily over my bedroom and over exactly half the deck. > Simply walking out the front door was enough to curl my hair :) With the > added moisture the forest smells good again. Too dry and it smells scary! > > On to the lists => > > On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z: >W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138 >NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820 >N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008 >N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 >K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 >W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 >AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 >W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 >K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642 * QNI #140 * >NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 517 >KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798 >WB5BKL - Nick - TX - K3 - 231 > > On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z: >NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820 QNI #85!!! >W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 ** QNI #290 ** >AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 ** QNI #240 ** >W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138 >K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642 >W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 * QNI #100 * >N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994 >K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183 >W7AQK - Dave - AZ - K3 - 96 QNI #10! >NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 517 >N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866 > > The sun has really moved in only two weeks. Soon it won't set within > sight of this window. During the last week the deer have started moving at > mid-day. I have seen them on my way home from town three times in only five > days. I had not seen one in months. They are not too concerned with me as I > drive by but that will soon change. The hunters are already sighting in > their guns but the deer need to avoid the bow hunters during the first > season. I have been seeing more elk sign lately as I split wood. I know > they are only a hundred yards from the house but I have not seen one in many > years. Sneaky :) The foxgloves are blooming quite near the top so summer is > almost done. While I was trimming alder from the back 'yard' I had to cut > around the one supporting my antenna. Once I had access to that one I cut > above and below the point at which the line was tied because I could no > longer untie it. The tree had grown completely around the line in one year. > Now the lin e is tied around a hemlock so I should be safer. They don't grow nearly as fast as the weedy alder. > I am happy the noise I have on 80 meters is not present on 40 or 20 meters. > I tried turning off power to the house to see if I could eliminate the noise > but that did not cause it to cease. Next step is to go for a walk with a > transistor radio so I can do some DFing. The power line was just replaced > for the mile from my transformer to the top of the mountain. Yes, it was > 5260 feet of cable and they had to add 20 feet to make the last connection. > The noise was not present before their repairs so I think they may have some > more work to do. One transformer was relocated behind a logging gate so > either that one or the one in front of my house may be the culprit. It will > be easy to separate them with a ferrite rod antenna. > Until next week stay well, > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) > >- ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html