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 <[email protected]>
>Sent: Aug 16, 2009 10:31 PM
>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>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)
>
>-
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