[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Hopefully a few of you will remember the radio play: Hitchhiker's 
Guide to the Galaxy.  It preceded the book by about a year.  Then on to 
both television and to the movies.  But it began life as a multilayer 
radiophonic tour de force in 1978.  The final episode of the Hexagonal 
Phase of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was broadcast a few days 
ago.  I am not sure how long they will be available for replay.  These 
episodes are not as layered but even Zaphod has moderated a little with 
age (and too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters).  If you are at all 
interested look here: 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k/episodes/player The Vogons are 
quite ready to destroy something so get them while you can.


  Our sun has one tiny speck on it but it has been rather windy 
lately.  Maybe conditions will be better than they were last week.


Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
  7045 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   There were a few waves of static but mostly the signals were clear.  
The ionosphere was moving today there were certainly a wide variety of 
types of QSB.
    Winter still has its hold on those in the Midwest.  Conditions have 
been changing quickly on forty meters.  An hour later, soon. Using my 
left hand?  Not soon.


  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

N0DA - Dan - OR

K4JPN - Steve - GA

NB5Q - Tom - Roswell, NM      Hmmm...


  On 7045 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

AE6JV - Bill - CA

   73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

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Vroomfondel & Majikthise (union reps) were persuaded by Deep Thought 
that they could clean up on the pundit circuit while he, worked on the 
answer to the QUESTION: the question of life, the universe, and 
everything.  Whose answer we all know as 42.


Deep Thought later mentioned the question may have been a little too broad.

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 04/08/2018 02:37 PM, Fred C. Jensen wrote:

Actually, it is five times seven equals 42, and 42 is the answer, not the 
question. Everyone has forgotten the question.

K6DGW

Kevin Cozens <ke...@ve3syb.ca> wrote:

On 2018-04-08 01:29 PM, kevinr wrote:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hexagonal Phase

I'll have to look that up. I haven't heard of the version of HHGTTG.

In addition to the other items mentions, there is also the question "What is
six times nine?".

--
Cheers!

Kevin.

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https://www.patreon.html/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and
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#include   | --Chris Hardwick
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Re: [Elecraft] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hexagonal Phase is currently being 
broadcast directly from the BBC.  Only one episode left to find out what 
happens to Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and her daughter 
Random.  As for Zaphod?  Well, he's just this guy, you know.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k/episodes/guide

The first radio show came out in the late 70s.  Now, xx years later, we 
are on part 6.


   73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 04/08/2018 07:09 AM, Cady, Fred wrote:

Rats, wish I had thought of that!  Maybe the next book . . .



From: kevino z 
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:36 AM
To: Joan
Cc: Cady, Fred; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's HHG vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

Yeah, but my copy didn’t have DON’T PANIC written in large, friendly letters
73 DE KK4YEL

No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of 
electrons were terribly inconvenienced !


On Apr 8, 2018, at 02:27, Joan  wrote:

Fred, I’ve just appended my copy of your book to read: The Hitchhikers’ Guide 
to the Elecraft KX2.

Thank you!
^_^ Joan

FB es 73 =  KE7X de KX2CW  kn   . .

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra, said Piglet.
Shaka, when the walls fell, said Pooh.


On Apr 7, 2018, at 12:05, Cady, Fred  wrote:

What makes the KE7X Elecraft book different than the Elecraft owner’s manuals?
Let’s start by saying the KE7X books do not have any information needed to 
operate the radios that is not in the Elecraft Owner’s manuals.  Owner’s 
manuals are by design succinct and concise descriptions of the controls and 
features of the radio.  Elecraft manuals are very well done but I found during 
my 40+ years as an EE prof that there are various ways that people learn.  Some 
are visual learners and learn by seeing diagrams and images, some can gain 
comprehension just be reading.  Others are more hands-on learners, needing the 
“lab experience” to cement their understanding of the concepts.  I’m a visual 
and hands-on learner.  When I first got my K3 I had trouble understanding how 
the sub receiver worked and what the different antenna switching options were.  
So I drew it out in a diagram and that made it much more clear to me.  If that 
helped me, wouldn’t it help others?  So the idea of a K3 book was born.  (The 
original title was to be “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the K3” but I got talked 
out of that!)
The concept that takes these books beyond the Elecraft manuals is support for 
the visual, reading, and doing learning styles.There are many, many 
diagrams.   In the K3S book there are 131 diagrams, 16 on the sub receiver 
alone.  There are expanded explanations (and diagrams) for all radio operations 
and in-depth explanations of topics such as the various controls for the 
receiver’s AGC.  And to top it all off, most topics have a “lab exercise” that 
you can do sitting at your radio to make sure you understand the concept.
The printed versions of the books all have an index and, of course, the pdf 
versions can be easily searched for what you are looking for.
https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.ke7x.com=02%7C01%7C%7C9f89f0d9820449cbbfc208d59d19deae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636587656789761289=Vm0EbZlIY7l%2BlaYsff7q5hyZ%2BQ1UTYUiOAiME5fDIqk%3D=0
 has more information on all 12 current KE7X Elecraft books with tables of contents and ordering information.


73,

Fred


From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  on behalf 
of Mike Markowski 
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:04 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals

Fred and all,

Can you describe in general how your books differ from Elecraft manuals?
I haven't found Elecaft manuals to be lacking and very much like how
direct and concise they are.  Your books are popular, making me wonder
what you've added?

Tnx es 73!
Mike ab3ap


On 04/07/2018 11:39 AM, Cady, Fred wrote:
Hi Neil

No never did a K2 book.

Sorry the 15% discount at Lulu doesn't apply to pdf files.

The K3S, KX3, and KX2 hard copy books are only available through Elecraft.  
Sorry about that too.

Fred KE7X

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   The wind has been howling all day but the antennas are still up and 
the power is still on.  So I spent the day watching the Masters and 
practicing CW with my left hand.  After the first week or so it felt 
less strange.  The biggest problem I have is to remember how to send 
each character.  Over the years I have forgotten my lookup table.  It is 
much like typing.  I think about what I want to write and my fingers do 
the work.  I have to look at the keyboard to see where keys are but my 
fingers know where to go without me thinking.  Sending code with my 
right hand is like that.  I really need to think about each character 
when I send with my left hand.


   The paddles are wired oppositely from my working set of paddles so 
the thumb and forefinger are doing the same thing with either hand.  It 
is just there is no lookup table in my head telling me how to send.  So 
I have been working my way through the alphabet and sending random 
character groups; today I sent names from the leaderboard.  The first 
week was quite frustrating but I'm getting better, gaining strength and 
dexterity.  Sending too slowly confused me to no end so I set my 
WinKeyer to about 18 wpm or so.  Once I raised the speed sending became 
easier.  Now it is simply trying to remember how each character is 
formed.  In a few months of practice I should be able to get on the air 
with my non-dominant hand.  I am sure everyone will notice.



Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
  7045 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

[kevinr]

I learn subjects more readily if they keep from diving into the 
mathematics on page one.  I don't find the math difficult it just 
distracts me from the broad brush strokes of concepts.  Once I get the 
idea firmly in my head the mathematics helps me dig deeper. But starting 
with the math just means it takes me longer to gain understanding.  
Unless it is a math (or physics) course :)  Show me examples, explain 
the examples, then dig into the equations.


   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 04/07/2018 04:17 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote:

That’s a great book, “The Art of Electronics”. Horowitz and Hill, Harvard and 
Rowland institute for Science. Interesting about the math. I learned the math, 
though, in EE courses and found that to be a plus. Math with an application.
Seemed like I was always taking the math course after I learned the math the 
semester before in an EE course.
Anyway, I bought the book when I was already on the job and it was a great 
source of ideas and understanding.
Chuck
KE9UW

Sent from my iPhone, cjack


On Apr 7, 2018, at 3:35 PM, Mike Markowski  wrote:

Many thanks to everyone who responded!  I have a clearer understanding now.

It reminds me of my own EE student days.  I found learning electronics 
challenging because our texts started with math and the useful properties of 
this or that circuit kind of fell out as a side effect or mini-miracle.  Then I 
discovered the text 'The Art of Electronics' which approached it from a 
different angle and things clicked much more naturally for me.

I like Skip K6DGW's description of the two approaches to Elecraft as 
orthogonal.  So I think I get it.  Thanks, all!

73,
Mike ab3ap


On 04/07/2018 03:05 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:
[...]  I found during my 40+ years as an EE prof that there are
various ways that people learn.Some are visual learners and learn by seeing 
diagrams and images, some can gain comprehension just be reading.Others are 
more hands-on learners, needing the “lab experience” to cement their 
understanding of the concepts.[...]
73,
Fred

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[Elecraft] Ron Polityka

[kevinr]

The Grim Reaper’s scythe has slipped between us most finely. Cutting the 
best from amongst us. It is so very sad, we have lost so many but 
acknowledge only the few :( WB3AAL or to me, “AAL” has gone Silent Key. 
Each time I lose someone it seems to hurt just a little more. Most of 
you I have never seen. I have never been in the same room as you. Why do 
we feel such fellowship? Just little bits of RF we turn on and off. Why 
does that connect us like brothers? The tightest kinship seems to be 
those we can just barely hear. A guy like Ron who could never run his 
rig (K2:SN #1392) above 5 watts. I offered to help with larger batteries 
but he always declined :) Propagation permitting Mr. Ron Polityka was 
always easy copy. Fine signal, better fist. You will be missed :(



VY 73,

    Kevin. KD5ONS




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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   Whew, 40 meters was noisy and copy was difficult.  Even Brian was 
weak today at 559.  The QSB was not helping matters on either band. But 
20 m was much better than 40 m.  It may be time to move the 40 meter net 
back to where it was at 0100z.  I'll wait one more week and try it again 
at z.


  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

KB5RF - Tom - TX


  On 7045 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY

Are the only two I am very sure of.

KB5RF may have called but became ESP quickly.

I don't think the other two were talking to me at all :)  Oh well, 
that's how it goes.  I heard K4TO on the initial call up but not once 
again after that.



Happy Easter to all,

    73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[Elecraft] The new KX19

[kevinr]

Announcing Elecraft’s super secret KX19 with Time Displacement Circuitry 
(patent pending).



If you want to run a multi-multi single op station simply time jump 
repeatedly into the contest period from any other time during the year 
(or century for that matter). Run stations for two hours and then rest 
in another time. It will keep you fresh for those 500 Q/hr runs. Since 
you will be well rested you can rack up extraordinary scores. The 
standard liquid nitrogen cooling system is able to dissipate the waste 
heat from the 25 Petawatt fusion reactor under normal use. Liquid helium 
cooling systems are available on special order. Antigravity mods let you 
take the KX19 on camping trips, ocean cruises, or even pedestrian 
mobile. The additional 5 Petawatt power source for the antigravity 
modules necessitates the liquid helium cooling module. Call Elecraft 
today for a quote.


/Time displacement of 1957 ionospheric conditions is frowned upon by 
most reputable contesters. Modifying the fusion reactor voids Elecraft’s 
warranty. It may eliminate small sections of the continent too. 
Alterations to the time displacement circuitry also voids the warranty 
and may permanently place the user in another time stream. Each use of 
the KX19 envelops the operator in their own pocket universe to minimize 
the time paradox problem. Avoid having more than two KX19 transceivers 
operating in close proximity. There is a slight danger of forming a 
black hole when there are three running in one room. If you experience a 
gravitational anomaly evacuate immediately and wait for a few hours 
before returning. The micro black hole will have evaporated by then./


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   Imagine you are driving on a gravel road during a cloudy day. You 
come around a corner and see perfectly round spots of wet gravel 
surrounded by dry gravel everywhere else. A few weeks later you drive 
around that same corner on another gray day. This time the gravel is wet 
but there are circular cutouts of dry gravel. Both conditions are not 
uncommon here in the Pacific Northwest. What you saw in the first case 
was caused by the fir trees capturing the water from the clouds and 
dripping it unto their roots. The second case was just after it had 
started raining. The gravel got wet in the normal fashion but the fir 
trees once again captured the water. Only this time they had not 
released it yet. I live either near a temperate rain forest or in it. 
Odd things happen.
   The sun actually has a very tiny spot on it.  First in a long time.  
However, it is not something which is going to rattle the heavens.  The 
ionosphere is getting fed by the solar wind, as always, it's just not 
very windy these days.  But that is no reason not to get on the air.  It 
is not really outdoor weather yet with the snow still on the ground 
melting.  So warm up your rigs and call me.



Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
  7045 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Who's On First?

[kevinr]

The real question is the name of the right fielder?

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/29/2018 05:11 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Bill,

If you have updated the K3 firmware in the last few months, it does 
not make any difference whether the K3 or the computer is turned on 
first.
The K3 now has a SAFE mode that disables DTR and RTS until it receives 
some command like polling for frequency, mode, etc. from your software 
application.


You can go into the K3 CONFIG menu for KEY-PTT and turn it to unsafe 
if you have devices that monitor the RS-232 bus and do not issue any 
commands (SteppIR controllers for one instance).


Look at the firmware release notes for the past 3 months.
BTW, the firmware release notes should be considered an addition to 
your K3/K3S manual.  Do not overlook them.


73,
Don W3FPR


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Re: [Elecraft] Pie rack K-Line

[kevinr]

Room for expansion too.  Very Cool.

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/26/2018 06:36 PM, Mike Markowski wrote:
I found an economical way to go vertical with my Elecraft gear and 
save some desk space.  It's slightly off-beat - which suits me :-) - 
and I'm very happy with both cost and quality.  For any also 
interested in stacking their gear without the expense of rack mounting:


   http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/rack/

73,
Mike ab3ap
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Re: [Elecraft] Resistor and capacitor installation

[kevinr]

If Günter Grass and Thomas Pynchon had worked together the boy in The 
Tin Drum could have been a V2 pilot.


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/26/2018 11:46 AM, a45wg wrote:

So you are all “Rocket Scientists” !!

That explains a lot….

Keep up the V interesting posts


73s

Tim

Du3/M0FGC


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    QSB was everywhere.  ESP one moment S5 the next.  S3 to S7 was 
pretty normal.  And the every present hiss with a few whistlers.  But it 
was nice to hear spring is coming to at least a few of us.  40 meters 
was open to at least Kentucky but that was an ESP contact more often 
than not.  Good thing I knew who it was :)



  On 14050 kHz at 2200:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

W5RG - Bob - FL


  On 7045 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Now to enjoy some of this sun.  It's pretty bright out there with all 
the snow.  When it hit the trees this morning they unloaded all of last 
night's new snow.  Where there was a foot of snow there is now about 
four inches.  At this rate there may be some flooding down below.  The 
birds did appreciate getting fed.  The Steller's Jays were actually 
joining the crowd of Gray Jays. Normally they are pretty skittish but 
hunger has a way of changing one's attitudes.  It did get quite noisy 
with them all after the one open part of my deck.


   See you again next week

 73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

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Good Evening,

There was a knock on my front door.  I looked out the window only to 
find a Washington County Deputy Sheriff in a very dirty uniform.  I 
opened the door and invited him in to wash up but he smiled ruefully and 
refused. So I walked out on the deck and handed him my garden hose.  As 
he washed off some of the mud and clay he started to explain.   He had 
been chasing some miscreant when they came up into our labyrinth of dead 
end roads.  He told me he followed where his GPS told him to go. I could 
not help but chuckle.  GPS can’t tell you where to go, it can only tell 
you where you are.  A compass and an up to date map are far more 
effective tools.


Just by looking at him I could tell which road he had gotten stuck in 
near my house.  The 4WD folks from the area love to go out in groups and 
drive a certain road and get themselves mired up to their axles.  They 
travel in groups so they can pull each other out.   He agreed to the 
location and asked me for help.  My F250 was in use and not available.  
So I called my neighbor.  A third generation native who knows the elk by 
name.  I told him the story, he laughed, and said give him ten minutes.  
I relayed the information to the deputy and we sat on the deck to wait. 
  When my neighbor showed up I asked him to help the deputy find his 
way around our mountain roads.  He was more than willing to help.  The 
deputy came by a few days later in a much cleaner uniform and thanked 
me.  He told me my neighbor took a few hours and showed him which roads 
were passable and which were not.  The moral of the story: don’t trust 
where your GPS tells you to go.


Propagation has been approved by Wayne himself.  Cool.  The solar wind 
does have something to do with it too.  There may be some hiss and some 
odd whistling noises but that is part of the fun.


Please join us tomorrow on:

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  7045 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 #39 in operation!

[kevinr]

It often takes a few years for the industry to catch up to Elecraft's 
vision.


   73,

   KD5ONS


On 03/24/2018 12:49 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:

On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 11:01 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN  wrote:

It occurred to me, even better than a big amp, would be an Elecraft KSS-1— a 
sunspot. Would be a big seller! The more the merrier :-)

Yeah, but knowing Elecraft, it could take up to 11 years to ship!

Sorry, couldn't resist ;)

73,

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Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

[kevinr]

I've tried upside down before but I'll need practice sending normally 
with the "wrong" hand.


   Thank you,

    Kevin.


On 03/18/2018 07:10 PM, Alan wrote:
My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am 
right-handed.  (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his 
bug.)  To this day I can send with either a bug or an electronic keyer 
with either hand.  I think it would be challenging, but certainly 
do-able, to learn to send with the opposing hand later in life.


If you do that, be sure to swap the dot and dash leads on the key 
paddle.  The dits should always be sent with the thumb and the dashes 
with the finger no matter which hand you're using.


An alternative that I sometimes use as a temporary solution is to grab 
the key paddle from the other side, with the hand over they keying 
mechanism.


Alan N1AL


On 03/18/2018 05:50 PM, kevinr wrote:
Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has 
very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my 
right one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my 
non-dominant hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago 
when I had nerve damage in my right arm.  I have gotten marginally 
better since then but hate hurting peoples' ears with my sending.  A 
friend of mine was able to learn to bow her cello left handed and 
went on to Juilliard.  But I don't have anywhere near her skills. Any 
thoughts you may have for my dilemma?

    73,
   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

[kevinr]

Very cool, I had never heard this way of doing things.  I'll try it.

   Kevin. KD5ONS


On 03/18/2018 07:08 PM, William Ravenel wrote:

I’m right handed but decided I’d use a paddle left handed fore ease of taking 
notes. In my case I left the paddle sense alone (dahs on right paddle) to 
facilitate sharing without reversing. Didn’t see how this would be harder and 
it hasn’t been.

Will, AI4VE
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Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

[kevinr]

Hey Fred,
    I know of one guitarist who was pretty good playing backward 
guitar.  He was from Seattle and known as Jimi.  Regular guitar tuning 
but backward because of the the northpaw conspiracy.  While I could just 
barely throw a 90 mph fast ball (four seamer) right handed I could never 
have thrown one left-handed.  However, it has been mentioned I may be 
able to throw 20 wpm CW backwards. Hopefully I'll learn your 
ambidextrous ways and keep ECN going for a few more years.  Yes, 
baseball was my downfall.  Catching and pitching both took their toll; 
but I had mountains of fun breaking those bones :)  And I NEVER had a 
passed ball in my career.

   Thanks & 73,
   Kevin.


On 03/18/2018 06:52 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:

A survey taken here on the list a number of years ago found that:

~25% of hams considered themselves left-handed
~all of them considered themselves to be engineers or retired engineers
~50% of them learned to send right to 1) keep the log, and 2) be able 
to guest op

~0% of northpaws learned to paddle left

I'm a southpaw, I learned to paddle right early, for the above two 
reasons.  We live in a right-handed world ["Tyranny of the Majority"], 
so it's probably easier for us to learn to do things right than it is 
for you to do things left, we do it all the time.  Try a manual can 
opener left-handed. [:-)


You can learn however, I know several who have switched to left. Some 
paddle left with the paddle set to left [dots on thumb] and some do it 
the other way.  I have two paddles, often switch off as I get older 
... and older.


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 3/18/2018 5:56 PM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) wrote:
I have tried once, but it was difficult...  However if you invert the 
paddle it gets a lot better!


One other trick, send the same thing with both hands, it makes it 
easer to send lefty for me.


73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net

On 03/18/2018 05:50 PM, kevinr wrote:
Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has 
very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my 
right one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my 
non-dominant hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years 
ago when I had nerve damage in my right arm.  I have gotten 
marginally better since then but hate hurting peoples' ears with my 
sending.  A friend of mine was able to learn to bow her cello left 
handed and went on to Juilliard.  But I don't have anywhere near her 
skills. Any thoughts you may have for my dilemma?

    73,
   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

[kevinr]

Yes SIR, I really want to get to Carnegie Hall :)

   VY 73 all ya-all

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/18/2018 06:45 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Kevin,

Set the paddle menu to PDL Rev, and practice, practice, practice.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/18/2018 8:50 PM, kevinr wrote:
Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has 
very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my 
right one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my 
non-dominant hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago 
when I had nerve damage in my right arm.  I have gotten marginally 
better since then but hate hurting peoples' ears with my sending.  A 
friend of mine was able to learn to bow her cello left handed and 
went on to Juilliard.  But I don't have anywhere near her skills. Any 
thoughts you may have for my dilemma?




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[Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

[kevinr]

Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has 
very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my right 
one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my non-dominant 
hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago when I had 
nerve damage in my right arm.  I have gotten marginally better since 
then but hate hurting peoples' ears with my sending.  A friend of mine 
was able to learn to bow her cello left handed and went on to 
Juilliard.  But I don't have anywhere near her skills.  Any thoughts you 
may have for my dilemma?

   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Sorry to those of you who heard the end of the forty meter net.  My 
hand was no longer paying attention to me.  Too much typing for the last 
two months has made it cramp up on me.  I can still type, albeit slowly, 
but CW got near impossible for the last minute or two.  Unfortunately my 
time at the keyboard will not slow until around the end of April when 
this project is complete so please bear with me while I pain you with 
poor CW.  I really should not have broken so many bones in my right 
wrist, hand, and fingers when I was in my teens, thirties, forties, and 
fifties.


   QSB was high on both bands but worse on 20 meters.  I was able to 
check into the Virginia QSO Party before the first net with a single 
call so conditions to the east were good.  I had to repeat my number (NR 
1) because I am sure he did not believe me :)  Then there is the 
persistent problem of state.  Folks want me to be in OK not OR.  That is 
my own fault since I like my call sign earned while I lived in New Mexico.



On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


On 7044.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Once again my apologies for poor sending.  When all the typing is 
complete my fist may improve.


73,

 Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

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Good Evening,

   After the first loggers had cleared a path through the northern 
Coast Range they left open areas between the climax cedar and hemlock 
forests. Homesteaders filled these areas spending years clearing out the 
stumps and snags. Once a field was cleared they plowed it and tried 
growing crops. They raised dairy cattle and a few sheep. Grass hay was 
cut for fodder and fruit trees planted around the perimeter. Almost all 
of these homesteads are now gone, buried by the second and third growth 
of trees. Each year another one is knocked down by the logging companies 
to prevent liability claims. Where there used to be small communities of 
settlers there are now only stories.


   The village of Bacona, only two miles from me, now consists of one 
house with a few outbuildings. The only evidence of the homes which once 
stood in my area are the daffodils blooming in seemingly random 
locations. The crop which thrives in these conditions is trees just like 
it was when we arrived. However, Douglas Fir has replaced the climax 
forest species with a faster growing, succession tree.


  Propagation has been enhanced by a new supply of ions.  The solar 
wind has kicked up this week with lots of aurora around the world.  I'm 
too far from the magnetic north pole to see any but the most intense. 
When I lived in Wisconsin they were much more common.  There have been a 
few clear nights recently but only a little star gazing.



Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
  7045 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] 2D Fasteners

[kevinr]

The same principle has been used in woodworking for quite a long time.  
My father learned it from his grandfather for cabinet making.  I am 
currently watching the British '70s television series Connections.  
Re-inventing things over the centuries is quite common.  The problem 
which needs to be solved pushes the imagination of the builder into 
crafting similar answers.


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/16/2018 03:37 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

Wes,

If you are referring to the aluminum angle stock, I used that back in 
1960 when constructing a amplifier.  I did not think I "invented" it, 
and at that time I did not have a drill press, just a hand drill and a 
tap, so the holes were not precisely spaced. It worked well, and 
complied with the TVI problem of that time (put everything in a 
shielded box).


73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/16/2018 4:28 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Johnny come lately:  I invented them in nineteen seventy something.  
And mine really are 3D :-)


http://sadxa.org/n7ws/K7CVT_Amp_Input_Compartment.jpg

Overall views here: http://sadxa.org/n7ws.html

Wes  N7WS ex K7CVT


On 3/16/2018 12:36 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
But they *do* allow you to join two enclosure planes while also 
supporting a PCB or other hardware. That was the intent of the 
design. (I invented these in 1998 :)


Wayne
N6KR





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Re: [Elecraft] News Letters

[kevinr]

I use Thunderbird as my email application.  The normal Elecraft list 
mail goes into its own folder while any ECN mail goes into another.  The 
Elecraft Newsletter wound up in my inbox instead. Look in your 
unfiltered email location, I think you'll find it there.


    73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/16/2018 12:53 PM, Ralph S. Turk wrote:

Where does one find the News Letters?


Ralph, W7HSG
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Re: [Elecraft] 2D Fasteners

[kevinr]

They are only able to connect one plane to another plane.  They cannot 
connect three planes at one time.  Making a 2D connection is what they do.


   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/16/2018 11:47 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:

I've never understood why a three-dimensional object is called "2D".

On 3/16/2018 11:41 AM, EricJ wrote:
I bet they're proprietary to Elecraft, but I don't know that for 
sure. Easy to make if you have a drill press, hacksaw and 4-40 drill 
and tap. Hard to make without. If you make them, observe and measure 
very carefully. The holes are not centered on the block. They're 
offset ~1 mm from centerline. I forget exact dimensions. Be exact.


Eric KE6US


On 3/16/2018 11:12 AM, G4GNX wrote:
Does anyone know where I can buy a small quantity of the 2D 
Fasteners that hold Elecraft cases together? These are the aluminum 
blocks with 2 threaded holes on one pair of sides and 1 threaded 
hole in the other pair of sides.


Is there an alternative name for them? I tried Google and came up 
with nothing.


73,

Alan. G4GNX


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    It is amazing how good a walk on a sunny day feels; especially 
after you've had three weeks of snow storms and grey. Another few days 
like this and even the snow drifts will be gone.


   While QSB on twenty meters was not too bad it was very deep, but 
slow, on forty meters.  I gave one report of 529 to 589.  On both nets I 
had to search to find an opening between the WQP folks.



   On 14048.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4TO - John - KY

W0CZ - Ken - ND


   On 7044.5 kHz at z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

AE6JV - Bill - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


K4TO & WM5F were both slightly above ESP.  When the QSB hit you guys you 
were gone.  But ten seconds later you were back again.


   Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Correction

[kevinr]

With snow on the ground it is difficult to remember Daylight Savings 
Time begins today.


But as always the local times remain the same except for those of you 
who don't switch to DST.



14050 kHz at 2200z (3 PM PDT)

 7045 kHz at z (5 PM PDT)


73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
  The snow has finally stopped falling.  Hopefully that will be the 
last I see of it 'til December.  The daffodils are pushing through the 
crusty snow; they are ready.  After talking to a neighbor I found out 
why there has been so much logging in our area.  Saw log prices have 
jumped to $1100 per thousand board feet.  How much are those new 
Elecraft amps going for? :)


Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Old Keyers (was: FT 8)

[kevinr]

The first electronics books I studied came from my dad's WWII foot 
locker.  He was a radioman on B17s, did a stint as a Marine Corps DI, 
then went to radar school in Ogden, Utah.  After that he went back to 
the Pacific Theater and was a radar/radioman for the rest of the war in 
B24s.  Each page of the radar manuals was marked with SECRET.  I thought 
it was kind of cool to be working with secrets even if they were 15 
years old at the time.  The stack of ARC-5s was useful for my studies.  
But since they were in such pristine condition I never could bring 
myself to cut a wire or do any soldering in them.  They were works of art.


    73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/06/2018 01:02 PM, Dave Sublette wrote:

When I was a teenager, 61 years ago, I saw a U.S. Navy manual with a photo
of a Mon-Key.  It was a WWII era manual.  At the top and botomof the pare
was printed "Confidential".  Evidently the keyer was important enough to
warrant being classified hardware.

I had a teen buddy who had one and we used it to work SS in 1958.

73,

Dave, K4TO

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Chuck Guenther  wrote:


I used a HA-1 keyer during the early 1960's.  However, it was not the
first successful commercial electronic keyer!

It was my third keyer.  My first keyer was the "Mon Key," which did not
have self-completing code elements, and my second was a Eldico, which was
self-completing.  Both these earlier keyers had built in paddles.

73,  Chuck  NI0C


On 3/03/2018, Kent Trimble wrote:

I did a Show-N-Tell with our club’s CW class last Saturday using my
46-year old Hallicrafters T.O. Keyer so they could operate the first
successful commercial electronic keyer, and to underscore how viable
vintage tube gear still can be."

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Re: [Elecraft] [OT] The Ultimate List of Hobbies for Men

[kevinr]

You have done all of those at once?!

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/04/2018 07:58 PM, Charlie T wrote:

I think I maybe did 2 or possibly 3 of those listed.

However, Bunge jumping, Sky Diving and Alligator Wrestling were curiously
absent.

73, Charlie k3ICH


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

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Good Evening,

    I got a work out today.  Lots of signals from all over but QSB was 
making it harder than normal.  One second at S7 and then to S1 or 
worse.  But I was able to drag quite a few of you out. Florida on 40 
meters while Connecticut came in on both 20 and 40 meters.  No Alaska 
though whereas last week I got two of them and on both bands.  As the 
sun comes back the bands change quickly. It is always a good sign when I 
call CQ and am answered by one steady tone.  I don't get any call signs 
but I know there are a bunch of you to thin out :)



On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

AB9V - Mike - IN

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4TO - Dave - KY

AC5P - Mike - OK

K1SW - Dick - CT

K4JPN - Steve - GA

N8VN - John - OH


On 7045 kHz at 0100z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K1SW - Dick - CT

AE6JV - Bill - CA

K1AY - Chris - FL


73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] [OT] The Ultimate List of Hobbies for Men

[kevinr]

I am surprised at how few of these I have not done.  However, they don't 
list XC skiing to which I was addicted for many years. Great way to get 
outside when the weather is below zero.  Skiing uphill can be fun but 
the best is skiing to work and back.


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 03/04/2018 02:06 PM, Al Lorona wrote:

I found it mildly gratifying that our hobby is listed at #2 of these 75:


https://www.artofmanliness.com/2016/01/25/the-ultimate-list-of-hobbies-for-men-75-ideas-for-your-free-time/
Certainly, climbing a tower, sticking your hands into the HV compartment of an 
amplifier, or emergency communication under adverse conditions would require a 
modicum of manliness.

(Begging the pardon of the ladies among us.)


Al  W6LX
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   I actually saw sun today.  It has been a while.  The snow has been 
coming down every day for the last two weeks so a break was nice.  The 
days are also lasting longer and with that propagation has been getting 
better.  With all the cold days it feels good to get warm.  Cold fingers 
don't type very well nor do they work paddles with accuracy no matter 
the speed.  Often it is easier to run faster because when I slow down my 
fingers get stuck.  Maybe new hands would be the answer.  Fingers that 
haven't been broken time and time again would really help :)


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73,
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    QSB was deep on both bands, rapid at times too.  It was pretty 
chilly in my shack today so my fingers would not work right.  I am 
thinking of mounting a 5Y3 on the side of my K3.  The glow would be 
comforting and it would allow me to warm my fingers when not sending.  
The heater may draw more current but it's all for a good cause.



On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KL7CW - Rick - AK

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

W4CDS - Jim - MI    very weak getting eaten by QSB

KL7IDA - Bill - AK


On 7045 kHz at 0100z:

NO8V - John - MI

K4TO - John - KY

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

KL7CW - Rick - AK

V31FA - Alan - Belize

AE6JV - Bill - CA


73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   The solar wind is helping propagation on the lower bands.  40 meters 
was open to the East Coast, SW, SE, and up into Canada last week.  The 
reverse beacon net heard me all over the place.  Fast QSB was a problem 
with a little noise.  Hopefully all the snow I have received over the 
last week has cleaned things up.  Only this morning the trees were fully 
loaded.  Then the sun came out and literally tons of snow fell.  Now 
that the trees are almost bare the snowfall has returned.  It is going 
to keep snowing for another week then probably go back to spring again.  
Without a plan PNW winters will drive you crazy.


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73,
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Forty meters was OK this evening.  Fast QSB, noise, but decent 
signals.  After last week's unseasonably warm weather it's gone the 
other way with snow, ice, rain & wind.  The wind is kicking up so I may 
lose power and antennas.  However, the snow is pretty dry it may just 
blow off.



On 7045 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

K1SM - Bill - MA

W8OV - Dave - TX

W0CZ - Ken - ND


73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   The world DX contest is filling the bands and will do so until z 
February 19th.  The first net won't have room to run but the second one 
will.  From the sounds of things the ionosphere has been perked up by 
the recent impact of a CME and the ongoing solar wind.


   Last week's doe has been joined by another.  They are on a 
defoliation project leaving bare bramble stems in their wake. Hopefully 
they will stick with that steady diet and ignore the rhododendron leaves.



Please join us tomorrow on:

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73,
Kevin. KD5ONS


A donut and a coffee cup are topologically equivalent, what is the 
universe trying to tell us?


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA

KL7CW - Rick - AK


   On 7045 kHz at 0100z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

KG7V - Marv - WA  -- Thanks for the relay Dale

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K1SM - Bill - MA   -- this one was ESP so K&1 are pretty sure as is the 
S after that I have little confidence.


W0CZ - Ken - ND

AE6JV - Bill - CA


73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   “What’s that?!”, my visual cortex rapidly scanned its card catalog 
seeking a best fit solution.  Another part of my brain was trying to 
decide flight or fight while further processing power was devoted to 
wondering why there was a bush where none had been before.  Then the 
bush’s tail flicked and a black tailed deer resolved the confusion.  In 
her winter coloration she was popping in and out of focus with the 
background.  Since I had made no sound she kept munching the leaves of 
the low lying bramble.   Brambles are a nasty vine covered with fine 
spines which always trip me if I am not walking like there is a foot of 
snow on the ground.   If you aren’t wearing leather gloves those spines 
sink into your skin and irritate for a week.   She was efficiently 
nipping the leaves off from along its length without noticing them.  I 
would not have put my snout nearly as close to the spiny stem.  She ate 
only a few feet from me for about fifteen minutes while I sat at my 
computer reading the morning news.


   The sun is active.  There are a few rapidly growing spots and the 
solar flux has risen to 78.   There may be propagation available for us 
to use.   Woo hoo! It has been a while.  Now to test this hypothesis.


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73,
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Re: [Elecraft] How many K2's sold

[kevinr]

Enjoy it Neil; like your first beignet at Cafe Du Monde :)

   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 02/06/2018 04:45 PM, Neil Zampella wrote:
I'm working on K2 s/n 7788 right now.  Just started putting capacitors 
on the Control Board, taking my time :)


Neil Z, KN3ILZ


On 1/30/2018 2:46 PM, Robert G Strickland wrote:

As the subject says, how many K2's have been sold to date?

...robert


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    It's early February and the Pennsylvania rodent says winter will 
last a little longer.  But here I actually saw sun, for twenty minutes 
at least.  Then the mountain ran into a cloud.  It pays to have a plan 
when it comes to the PNW's rainy season.  A stack of text books, a stack 
of movies, a little fiction, and enough AA batteries to get on the air.  
I also have a stack of blank paper which calls out to me.  With a little 
planning the gloomy season passes quickly.  In fact it is almost time to 
clean out the hummingbird feeders and get ready for their arrival.


   Propagation remains spotty while the sun mostly isn't.  Some aurora 
so solar wind is keeping us fed.  Hopefully well enough to work out East 
on twenty meters and more locally on 40.  Remember I usually show up on 
frequency (or nearby) about ten minutes before the hour.  If there is 
danger of fading just send your call to get my attention.  There is 
nothing keeping me from logging stations early.


Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
  7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

73,
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[Elecraft] Fwd: Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Seems this epistle did not get out.

   Kevin.



 Forwarded Message 
Subject:Elecraft CW Net Announcement
Date:   Sat, 3 Feb 2018 21:57:54 -0800
From:   kevinr <kev...@coho.net>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net



Good Evening,

    It's early February and the Pennsylvania rodent says winter will
last a little longer.  But here I actually saw sun, for twenty minutes
at least.  Then the mountain ran into a cloud.  It pays to have a plan
when it comes to the PNW's rainy season.  A stack of text books, a stack
of movies, a little fiction, and enough AA batteries to get on the air.
I also have a stack of blank paper which calls out to me.  With a little
planning the gloomy season passes quickly.  In fact it is almost time to
clean out the hummingbird feeders and get ready for their arrival.

   Propagation remains spotty while the sun mostly isn't.  Some aurora
so solar wind is keeping us fed.  Hopefully well enough to work out East
on twenty meters and more locally on 40.  Remember I usually show up on
frequency (or nearby) about ten minutes before the hour.  If there is
danger of fading just send your call to get my attention.  There is
nothing keeping me from logging stations early.

Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
  7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement for the third time

[kevinr]

Good _Evening, _ Morning,

    It's early February and the Pennsylvania rodent says winter will 
last a little longer.  But here I actually saw sun, for twenty minutes 
at least.  Then the mountain ran into a cloud.  It pays to have a plan 
when it comes to the PNW's rainy season.  A stack of text books, a stack 
of movies, a little fiction, and enough AA batteries to get on the air.  
I also have a stack of blank paper which calls out to me.  With a little 
planning the gloomy season passes quickly.  In fact it is almost time to 
clean out the hummingbird feeders and get ready for their arrival.


   Propagation remains spotty while the sun mostly isn't.  Some aurora 
so solar wind is keeping us fed.  Hopefully well enough to work out East 
on twenty meters and more locally on 40.  Remember I usually show up on 
frequency (or nearby) about ten minutes before the hour.  If there is 
danger of fading just send your call to get my attention.  There is 
nothing keeping me from logging stations early.


Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
  7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Test

[kevinr]

Is there an echo in here?

    Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Errata

[kevinr]

Instead of checking in K6PJV I should have copied AE6JV.

So on forty meters it should read:

AE6JV - Bill - CA


Sorry Bill,

    Kevin.

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[Elecraft] Mail system outage

[kevinr]

I expect you'll see three Elecraft CW Net announcements this week.  The 
first one is in limbo as is the second.  The third finally got through 
intact.  I have no idea what happened to announcements 1 & 2.  They'll 
probably show up in a day or two.


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   It is always surprising where my signal can reach.  But QSB was 
alternately boosting and diminishing signals.  Some overall hiss but 
mostly quiet with a few whistlers passing through the frequency.



On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


On 7045 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX

KL7CW - Rick - AK


For those of you aching to learn about logging and all its gadgets go here:

http://www.vannattabros.com

It has all sorts of topics and photos and is about this area.  A lot of 
broken terrain logging techniques were developed in my neighborhood.  
The narrow gauge tracks are still visible in some locations.  There was 
a cedar mill only a mile from my house with a dance hall (etc.) next to 
it.  The nearby town - Bacona no longer exists but leaves its name on 
roads.  Where there had been many homesteaded houses there are only a 
few left standing. Farming does not work up here unless you are cropping 
stands of Doug Fir.


   73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    The rainy season coincides with the logging season. Since it is so 
wet fire danger is near zero. Skidding logs during the dry season can 
start fires just from the friction between logs. During the wet there is 
little need for the fire watch crew to stand guard for a week after a 
clearcut has been graded and transported to the mill. Normally the 
loggers cut stands in full sections so the Coast Range is a checkerboard 
on a mile square grid. On my way to town this week I passed through four 
active sites before I got to my mailbox in Buxton.


   When you meet a logger in town they are easy to recognize. The 
thousand yard stare is a tipoff, they are dead tired from on the job 
since 4 AM. Their attire is obvious too: suspenders, no belts - ever; 
they’re wearing slippers; and the cuffs of their jeans have been ripped 
off with both seams cut upward an inch or two. The slippers are because 
they normally wear corks which would shred any flooring or the cab of 
their truck. Suspenders and ripped seams are due to the nature of their 
work. Most non-fatal injuries are from being crushed by logs so the 
ripped seams and suspenders allow rapid access to their limbs.


   Mostly they make great neighbors except for being awakened by large 
timber hitting the earth or when they drop stumps into very large steel 
containers. Luckily the sound only carries about five miles or so and 
you get used to the whumping sounds over the years. Each time they open 
a new block the view of the terrain opens up too. I can now see the top 
of my mountain from a number of angles.


Please join us tomorrow on:

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  7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

http://www.mendorailhistory.org/1_logging/log_boots.htm

http://www.hoffmanboots.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=9000

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Never foreshadow a power outage!  This one lasted from well before 
dawn until a few minutes ago.  The high winds overnight blew trees into 
the feeder lines from Bonneville Dam.  Required outage supplies: Coleman 
gas, large package of AA batteries, a Mini Mag-light in my pocket all 
day long.  Oh, and firewood. Instead of starting with magazines I went 
straight to the tensor book and worked problems.  The stillness and 
gloom lends itself to study.  Once my eyes started crossing I switched 
to writing software the old fashioned way - on paper.  Now I get to 
edit, compile, and run them.  Those routines should be faster now.


  Sorry I could not run either net but I don't have sufficient 
alternative power to run the radios at more than a few watts. Hopefully 
the weather will be less inclement next week and the ionosphere fully 
recharged.


73,

 Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    It has been a very good day to sit by the fire and read.  The best 
time to catch up on my reading is when the power goes out; there is 
nothing else to do :)  A few days reading by kerosene lantern is enough 
to get caught up on month's of books and magazines.  When those are done 
I get out the math books and work on tensors.  Maybe one day they'll 
come naturally.


   The days are a few minutes longer but the sun is no more active.  
Solar winds have kept the ionosphere from collapsing but only just.  I 
expect my signal will land near the East Coast.  I have been hearing a 
lot of 1 calls very well over the last month. For five to ten minutes 
they have good signals and then the QSB eats them then another signal 
pops out of the mist.


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  7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Whew!

    Not all that noisy on either band but deep QSB made life 
interesting.  One moment I give a 539 and they come back with a 229.  
Hmmm... I need to work on my antennas :(  Once the loggers come in next 
Spring and take out a few large, dead trees I can rearrange my 
antennas.  Until then they will remain in place if weather allows.


  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

W8SDG - Marc - MI

AB9V - Mike - IN


   On 7044.50 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W8OV - Dave - TX


   Except for those folks from California the rest of us are due for a 
week of inclement weather.  Sorry, I should rephrase that: we're all in 
for some heavy weather over the next week.  So, a plan - stick next to 
your wood stove, keep the batteries charged, and stay on the air.  There 
are fish out there!


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Good Evening,

    It was a beautiful day to take a hike. Sunny, 50 degrees, with 
spiders building webs in hope of catching the early insects. The bracken 
fern has died back to where the contours of the ground are exposed 
allowing me to find footing with little danger. Normally they range from 
3 feet to 7 feet in height hiding any deadfalls and burrows. I was able 
to break a trail to a nearby intermittent stream. Before the forest had 
been clearcut the stream to my south flowed year round. Now it is 
seasonal until well below my elevation. As the forest regrows it becomes 
steady at ever higher elevations. Great place to build a blind to 
monitor the elk who bed nearby. With the fern die off they are walking 
new trails which I follow. Elk are tall enough to find paths where I 
don’t have to duck; our local Black-tailed deer are much shorter. Often 
their trails coincide but when a branch intervenes the elk walk around 
while the deer duck beneath it. I am lazy, I follow the elk path.


   The sun has sent us some ions, the aurora are active over Hudson 
Bay. Once this storm settles down we may have improved propagation. One 
can never tell. But radio is like fishing: if you don’t make a few casts 
you’ll never catch a fish and if you don’t catch a fish at least you 
were out fishing – can’t beat that.


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73,
Kevin. KD5ONS

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Good Evening,

   I got a very strange look from a Gray Jay on Friday.  I was getting 
ready to do the dishes so gave them bits of this and that for a treat.  
A little popcorn, some oatmeal, a little rice, a heel of bread, and some 
beans.  The beans were what gained me the look.  I had made them with 
three fresh, sliced jalapeños. There is just no accounting for tastes :)


   Twenty meters was long again.  As I was looking for an open 
frequency I heard W1AET very well from Georgia.  There was also a lot of 
noise on it.  Forty meters only had a few "whistlers" pass through but 
was fairly quiet in comparison.



   On 17049.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

AB9V - Mike - IN

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


   On 7044.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K7TV - Erik - AZ


   From all the weather reports I received it appears the cold snap is 
moving out of the Midwest and South.  Folks in the Northeast are still 
rather chilly.  Makes this a good time of year to sit next to the fire 
in front of your Elecraft rig working a new one.


   Until next week 73,

   Kevin. KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Very off topic, but trying to get info...

[kevinr]

Our local sheriff is a pretty nice guy but this is not the way I would 
set out to meet him :)


    Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 01/07/2018 04:54 PM, Charlie T wrote:

If the tree is in your yard, remove the device and saw it open.
However, if the tree is NOT in your yard, remove the device and saw it open.

Eventually somebody will come looking for it, possibly accompanied by the local 
sheriff.

73, Charlie k3ICH




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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kevinr
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Very off topic, but trying to get info...

It looks like a geocache.  Keep an eye on it and you may see folks wandering 
around with their GPS gadgets in hand looking for it.

 Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 01/07/2018 02:15 PM, tomb18 wrote:

Negative, no lenses or antennas...


Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
 Original message From: Terry <tmyers1...@sbcglobal.net> Date: 
2018-01-07  5:07 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 
Very off topic, but trying to get info...
It looks very much like a surveillance camera.  I just wonder what
they are looking for?

Terry, KQ5U

On 1/7/2018 3:13 PM, Bob Stevens wrote:

I go with some sort of a hunt. Looks like a piece of painted ceramic

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 7, 2018, at 2:55 PM, John Harper <johna...@gmail.com> wrote:

Looks like a knuten valve to me, possibly out of a brimborian. No
idea why someone would put such rare object in a tree...

John AE5X
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Re: [Elecraft] Very off topic, but trying to get info...

[kevinr]

It looks like a geocache.  Keep an eye on it and you may see folks 
wandering around with their GPS gadgets in hand looking for it.


   Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 01/07/2018 02:15 PM, tomb18 wrote:

Negative, no lenses or antennas...


Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
 Original message From: Terry  Date: 
2018-01-07  5:07 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 
Very off topic, but trying to get info...
It looks very much like a surveillance camera.  I just wonder what they
are looking for?

Terry, KQ5U

On 1/7/2018 3:13 PM, Bob Stevens wrote:

I go with some sort of a hunt. Looks like a piece of painted ceramic

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 7, 2018, at 2:55 PM, John Harper  wrote:

Looks like a knuten valve to me, possibly out of a brimborian. No idea why
someone would put such rare object in a tree...

John AE5X
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[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Weather has returned to normal: foggy, rainy, and mild.  I remember 
the cold of Wisconsin winters and am not missing it. Hopefully the folks 
out east will get a reprieve from the icebox soon.  Plumbers will be 
making a lot of money as they repair the numerous broken pipes.


   The sun may not be blank but it is not very active.  With an SFU of 
69 propagation won't be very good.  As long as I am not skunked the nets 
will be OK.  There is a solar stream due on Monday, maybe that will perk 
things up a bit.


Please join us tomorrow on:

   14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
    7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

    73,
    Kevin. KD5ONS

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    A stead hiss, not quite a roar, plagued both nets.  QSB gave a 
light flutter.  Then there were those screeching, frequency drifting 
interruptions.  I dream of seeing the "inner" surface of the ionosphere 
in real time so I could correlate sound to the bending radio waves.  The 
whistlers and screechers are those I'd study more closely.


   Weather reports of daytime temperatures in the Midwest were not 
warm.  Far from it in fact - each reporter made sure I knew the figure 
was less than zero.  My brother, from SW Wisconsin, has been grumbling 
lately of the sub zero weather.  Hopefully it won't last long.  Stay 
warm guys!



   On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


   On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Happy New Year!

    Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Christmas day was white and it remained so for a few days.  Then ice 
and back to rain.  Today was surprisingly sunny and the moon is shining 
brightly.  The coyotes are making a lot of noise as the pack moves 
past.  They enjoy the break in the cold and wet but I think the moon is 
effecting them too.  It had been pretty silent during the cold, it is 
nice to have the birds and beasts back again.


   The sun has been spotless with flux slowing too.  Since the storms 
aren't creating much lightning the noise should be low. Maybe the quiet 
conditions will allow us to work the weakened signals.  We can test them 
tomorrow with our last nets of 2017.


Please join us tomorrow on:

   14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
    7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

    73,
    Kevin. KD5ONS

Happy New Year!

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Christmas Break

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Since the day before Christmas is filled with many activities I 
think we should take a break for a week.  I wish you all a safe and 
merry Christmas.


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[kevinr]

Whew!  Both bands were rather noisy.  Waves of scratchy QRN moved 
through the frequencies.  QSB was medium to deep, but slow.  When I 
checked 14050 kHz before the first net I heard K1ECU calling CQ very 
clearly.  If I would have had the time I would have replied. I moved up 
to 14050.5 kHz to hold a space when three stations popped up each 
calling CQ.  So I moved down to 14049.5 kHz and found a free spot.


On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND


As I was tuning in on forty meters I found lots of activity.  One op on 
7045 kHz so I moved up.



On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:

W8OV - Dave - TX   clear and loud after so long an absence

K0DTJ - Brian - CA   calling for rain clouds to travel southward with 
his KX2


WG7V - Marv - WA  strong signal once again

K6PJV - Dale - CA  gave me a weak RST - I do believe the bands are long 
tonight


W0CZ - Ken - ND   off until next year

AE6JV - Bill - CA   noise was trying to cover you but it did not


Until next week

   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Good Evening,

   A foggy, rainy, quiet day; very nice to spend time next to a warm 
fire reading.  The sun may be out of sight but not out of mind: SFU 72 
and sun spot number at 0.  The way things are going we'll have had 100 
spotless days before January 1st.  We're at 97 days with only 14 days 
left in the year.  Odds are good.  That being said you never know what 
may happen that's why we get on the air.


Please join us tomorrow on:

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    7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

    73,
    Kevin. KD5ONS

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Good Evening,

    Conditions were poor to abysmal.  Slow QSB with moving bands of 
screeching QRN.  Both stations from the Midwest were good one moment and 
down two S units the next.  But it sounds like the worst weather missed 
those of you who could hear me.  Dry conditions for everyone due to a 
sunny week.  While this is helpful to me it's not to those in tinder dry 
California.  The forecasters say rain for later this week; hopefully 
that will cover the entire West Coast.  Even a cessation in the high 
winds would help.



On 14049.50 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA


On 7045.50 kHz at 0100z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KG7V - Marv - WA


73,

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Good Evening,

   A dusting of snow started this sunny week.  Each night into the 
upper 20s, each day up into the 40s.  Great week to collect wood and 
bring it home.  I have enough to get me through the end of the year now 
to get another two month's worth in before the rains return.  Since I am 
only cutting out dead trees it burns pretty hot.  Hopefully January will 
be as mild as December has been.  The way it is I can heat the room by 
just driving the graphics card a little harder.  CUDA is fun!


   The sun is blank.  SFU is below 70.  I may need to start fishing for 
new times to get better results.  We shall see.



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    73,
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Good Evening,

    Conditions were not good.  Double plus ungood in fact.  But I was 
skunked on neither band.  That counts as a win :)  I was pushed off the 
initial net frequency in each case.



On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

N5NF - Watt - TX


On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


At one point on twenty meters I was chasing an ESP K1J? station but QSB 
was deep.  Deep on both bands.  On twenty there was a slow up and down 
signal overlain by a fast flutter.  Forty meters had only the slow QSB 
but plenty of noise did not help.


Maybe the sun will arise from its slumber and hit us with a decent CME 
late in the week.


   73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Good Evening,

   Another parcel of cloud pushes its way through a gap in the nearby 
mountains. It slides, tumbles its way down to a low area. Gradually this 
space fills with low layer of mist. As it fills the fog becomes more 
dense. I start seeing waves as an aliquot of cloud hits the ‘lake’ 
forming in the valley. The gap is about two miles away; the wave caused 
by the tumbling cloud meeting the surface takes about three minutes to 
get to my location. It is still clear and sunny up here but that is 
changing. A misty layer is forming around me. When the wave from the 
last dollop of cold cloud hits my side of the valley the ‘breakers’ get 
to near my feet. Six minutes per sine wave works out to ~0.0028 
Hz.  There and back again.


    The sun is currently blank though the solar wind is still causing 
aurora. We just missed a CME and are due for another chance on Monday. 
So we will use the ions given us and see how far that takes us.



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    73,
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[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   It seems like the CQWW contest used up the propagation. However, I 
was able to land a few check ins on this Thanksgiving weekend.  Lots of 
noise with a medium speed flutter from QSB.



On 7046 kHz at 0100z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


We talked a little about the new low bands and getting set up to use 
them.  Upgrading my K3 is on the calendar for late in 2018. Currently I 
am upgrading a few of my computers and the network so my money is spoken 
for.  When the next dry season rolls around it is time for more antenna 
work.  But until then I'm sure my trusty K3 will keep working well.  If 
not the K2 is always there to fill any gaps.


Now it is time to get back to work and exercise off any added calories 
this holiday gave us.


Until next week 73,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   I hope you are all having a great Thanksgiving weekend.  Soon it 
will be back to work; but before that comes our way you can try the 
Elecraft CW Net.  The sun, even though it is quiescent, is still 
throwing ions our way, enough to allow propagation.
   ECN is a directed net.  If you use 'hail signs' during call up it is 
easier for me to collect more operators.  Since the paths don't change 
much from week to week I can usually figure out who you are.  If not I 
will call to check.  Even if you can not hear me I may still be able to 
hear you very strongly.  Any limit to QRM is appreciated.
   Due to CQWW the twenty meter net is canceled.  The forty meter net 
will start right after the contest ends.  Wait for the call and I'll 
check you in one by one.


Please join us tomorrow on:

    7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

    73,
    Kevin. KD5ONS

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Good Evening,

    The forty meter net just ended.  Conditions were a little noisy 
with various types of QSB.  From Alaska there was a flutter, from North 
Dakota there was none, and from California there was a slow, rolling 
wave (must be the surfer effect :).  Twenty meters had QSB too but 
fantastic signals from mostly the Eastern US. Ken, working from the Red 
River Valley, was the only westerner. While I did get one report of 13 
degrees the rest were pretty seasonal.



   On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


  On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA  TNX for the QSP work

K6PJV - Dale - CA

KN5L - John - TX

KG7V - Marv - WA

KL7CW - Rick - AK

   Until next week : Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

73,

 Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    High humidity days are very common in the Pacific Northwest during 
the rainy season. You need to work slowly so you don’t overheat when the 
humidity is at or near 100%. When I walked through the fog I cut a path, 
leaving eddies in my wake. After slowly moving a few bucked trees up to 
where I could drive my truck the forest became very quiet. I looked up 
and saw blue sky straight overhead. The area became brighter quickly. 
Then I noticed the fog changing. At first it looked like tiny, hanging 
rain drops stationary all around me. Then they grew to where they were 
too heavy to hang. In a moment it rained hard and all the fog was gone; 
it was a sunny day. From the silence and brightening to the final deluge 
took just a few seconds. Dense fog to a clear, sunny day in what seemed 
to be the blink of an eye.


    The sun has a few tiny spots and the flux rate is slightly higher 
than last week.  A solar storm is due tomorrow or the next day.  If our 
timing is off there may just be a steady, loud hissing noise and no CW.  
If our timing is right propagation may be better than it has been in a 
while.  It all depends.


Please join us tomorrow on:

   14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
    7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

    73,
    Kevin. KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    Conditions on twenty meters were long; on forty meters not so 
much.  Waves of noise now and then with plenty of QSB.  The sun is still 
buffeting the ionosphere.



On 14050 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI  in and out of the noise

W0CZ - Ken - ND  running his factory rebuilt K3S

K6XK - Roy - IA   reporting frosty weather

K4JPN - Steve - GA  with overcast and 50 degrees (cold?)


On 7045 kHz at 0100z:

KG7V - Marv - WA   booming signal but cannot hear me at all

W0CZ - Ken - ND   one inch of new snow  (Winter?  Now?)

K0DTJ - Brian - CA   sunny skies and relatively warm


Enjoy your week,

    Kevin.  KD5ONS  (next to a toasty fire)

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    It is definitely the rainy season; only a few times has the rain 
actually stopped.  No gulley washers, just steady, soaking rain.  The 
smell of the forest changes a great deal from the dry summer spice to 
the musky, wet scents of decay.  If anything the steady rain of fir 
needles has increased.


   The sun is having its season too.  Ten days now without a spot.  But 
there have been strikes of solar wind.  SFU is in the 60s so I expect 
conditions to be weaker but quieter.


   Notice the time change.  Local time stays the same (at least in 
those parts of the world who participate in Daylight Savings Time).


Please join us tomorrow on:

   14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday)
    7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday)

    73,
    Kevin. KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   Propagation has been good most of the week.  The sun has been 
active.  Spaceweather.com has some interesting facts about the week's 
solar activity.  Multiple active sunspots with more M and X class flares 
probable.  Ten meters and lower have been fun to monitor.  Lots of DX.  
But there are CMEs possible which may interfere with comms.  So either 
propagation will be good or non-existent, who can tell?


   Please join us tomorrow.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   A very sunny week made it easy to collect wood.  Now to get it all 
home before the ground is too wet for my loaded truck to move.  The 
forecast is for at least another week of sun so I will have a great work 
out by the time it starts raining. Looks like I'll fill my F-250 over a 
dozen times.  If there is any left next June I'll know I had enough.


   Propagation was decent to good this week.  I am reading reports of 
openings on 10 and 12 meters too.  If that holds for one more day I'll 
be kept busy with check ins tomorrow.  The sun is also setting earlier 
so many of you will be in dark during the forty meter net.  That 
normally means I'll hear a sweep across the country while I work check 
ins.  If we can work from East to West Coast it will help.


   Please join us tomorrow.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   A busy and chilly week has seen me tossing a lot of wood down hill.  
Much easier than in the other direction.  Propagation has been good too.


   Please join us tomorrow.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS
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Re: [Elecraft] End fed antenna - length and SWR

[kevinr]

Hi Dave,
If you want to check in with anyone in Oregon you may want to 
change the orientation of your antenna.  You are at right angles to the 
main land or Asia with that wire the way it is now.  There just aren't a 
lot of folks north and south of you.  Accept geography and try another 
direction :)

   73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 10/8/2013 6:40 PM, Esquer Dave wrote:

Hi folks,

Newbie HF Dave here again with an end fed antenna design question.

I have an EARCH (Emergency Amateur Radio Club, Hawaii) end fed 6-40 meter 
multiband HF antenna. Part of the design is the 9:1 UNUN (unbalanced to 
unbalanced) toroid matching transformer. I have replaced the 30' wire with 66.5 
feet of 18AWG Wireman silky 532. My end fed is in a horizontal (slight slope) 
orientation, east-west. The antenna is about 50' above the ground (I have a 3 
story house and pine trees close by).

I do not have an external antenna analyzer, yet.

Using the ATU in my KX-3, I have the UNTUNED SRW values below. With the KX-3 
ATU, the KX-3 DOES tune all of these bands with no problem.

Question: Should I do anything to improve QRP performance, shorten/lengthen the 
wire, or should I just go with the flow, hang loose and not worry and just 
enjoy my rig?

REMEMBER, newbie Dave, be gentle. I've been tracking the long wire discussions 
on the list, there is lots of fervor.

[My key = frequency/SWR]

80m
3.50/2.0
3.752.9
4.0/3.7

40m
7.0/6.9
7.15/6.9
7.3/6.9

20m
14.070/2.9
14.2/2.8
14.35/2.7

15m
21.0/2.8
21.45/3.0

10m
28.0/2.2
29.0/1.8
29.7/2.5

6m
50.0/3.0
52.0/2.3
54.0/3.7

Thanks in advance,
Dave

More static, more of the time …

Dave Esquer, K6WDE
dave.esq...@gmail.com
http://www.daveesquer.com


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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   After last week's wind and rain today is very nice.  Back to short 
sleeve weather for a while.  The elk are moving through and so are the 
hunters.  As I watch out the window it is interesting to see deer only 
minutes after a truck passes.  When I am out splitting wood I find deep, 
hard trails where they cross the property.
   Propagation was much improved yesterday from the solar blast. 
Hopefully that will continue.  I was off the air for a while because of 
the storm last week.  At the end of the forty meter net I was driven off 
the air by QRN.  This is fairly normal for 40 meters at that time of 
day.  But I could not hear the sidetone in my earphones due to the high 
winds.  For once in Oregon the rain was going sideways and upward.  
Seals got tested and did pretty well.  I am glad the bottoms of the 
trees did not move.


   Please join us tomorrow.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS


Elecraft CW Net Report for September 22nd, 23rd, 29th,  30th, 2013

September 22nd, 2013

  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
N6MY - Ray - AZ - KX3 - 4624
W6SJ - Randy - CA - K2 - 4784
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178

September 23rd, 2013
  On 7045.5 kHz at 0100Z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
KN5L - John - TX - KX3 - 1658

September 29th, 2013
  On 14050 kHz at  2200z:
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KN5L - John - TX - KX3 - 1658
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994

September 30th, 2013
  On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Afternoon,
I need to get this out before I lose my Internet access. Tonight I 
am to receive approximately 10 inches of rain with winds up to 80 mph.  
Currently my connection is terrible; I only expect it to get worse.  I 
should lose power tonight when the broken trees fall through the power 
lines.  The battery bank is fully charged so I will be able to run the 
nets tomorrow if the antennas and house are still here.


   Please join us this afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Morning,
   The weather has limited my Internet access over the past day. Heavy 
rain and clouds between me and the tower makes it tough for the packets 
to pass forth and back.  Even during the heavy weather the elk hunters 
are hopeful.  Last night during a lull in the storm I was out to get 
wood when I startled a bull elk.  He was not amused, he tried to 
intimidate me by stomping his hooves accompanied by loud snorting.  They 
don't like surprises.


   Please join us this afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft Net Reports

[kevinr]

Here are some of the recent CW net results.
   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

September 1, 2013
  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N6MY - Ray - AZ - KX3 - 4624
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392

September 2, 2013
  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922

September 8, 2013
  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N6MY - Ray - AZ - KX3 - 4624
K5KV - Ben - TX - KX3 - 4624
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941

September 9, 2013
  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139

September 15, 2013
  On 14050 kHz 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W6GLP - Gerald - CA
KN5L - John - TX - KX3 - 4448
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N6MY - Ray - AZ - KX3 - 4624
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941

September 16, 2013
  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W6??? - Jim - CA - K3 - 4359
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Morning,
After an unseasonably warm week it is back to normal again:rain, 
fog, and cool.  Currently it is booming outside so all the antennas are 
unplugged.  Two thunderstorms in less than two weeks is very unusual.  
Propagation has been decent though.


   All of the talk about net procedures is very good.  It would be nice 
to have an NCS on either side of the country.  At one point we did have 
three net controls who worked stations by call area. That was when 
propagation was much better than it is now. Unfortunately Tom has left 
us and propagation has gone with him. I may need to rewrite the net 
procedure list I wrote a few years back and post it.


   The Elecraft net previous to mine lasted only a year.  I tried a 
number of times to check in but never was able to be heard. Even with 
the 100 watt amplifier my K2 could not make it to the net control 
station in Louisiana.  Within a month of those attempts I started the CW 
net in June of 2002.  Over the years I have been skunked only once.  
Some weeks it has been tough going but I always get some participation.


   Now that there are many more Elecraft rigs around, including those 
with external amplifiers, the voice net has been revived and is doing 
well.  Please try your hand at CW folks, it is a lot of fun.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Actually this should read : Please join us this afternoon and evening.
KJR.


On 9/15/2013 10:53 AM, kevinr wrote:

Good Morning,
After an unseasonably warm week it is back to normal again:rain, 
fog, and cool.  Currently it is booming outside so all the antennas 
are unplugged.  Two thunderstorms in less than two weeks is very 
unusual.  Propagation has been decent though.


   All of the talk about net procedures is very good.  It would be 
nice to have an NCS on either side of the country.  At one point we 
did have three net controls who worked stations by call area. That was 
when propagation was much better than it is now. Unfortunately Tom has 
left us and propagation has gone with him. I may need to rewrite the 
net procedure list I wrote a few years back and post it.


   The Elecraft net previous to mine lasted only a year.  I tried a 
number of times to check in but never was able to be heard. Even with 
the 100 watt amplifier my K2 could not make it to the net control 
station in Louisiana.  Within a month of those attempts I started the 
CW net in June of 2002.  Over the years I have been skunked only 
once.  Some weeks it has been tough going but I always get some 
participation.


   Now that there are many more Elecraft rigs around, including those 
with external amplifiers, the voice net has been revived and is doing 
well.  Please try your hand at CW folks, it is a lot of fun.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   The sun is setting much earlier now.  All those extra hours of light 
during the summer let me get outside after dinner.  That is no longer 
true.  I did step out onto the deck during dusk and had a doe watch me.  
The red of the setting sun and her coat had much the same hue; it was 
only her shape which made her show up.  Once her shape resolved I said 
hello and she wandered off.
   Propagation has been decent to good this week.  There was some 
fading but the signals were so loud they were easy to copy through the 
dips.  Thunderstorms were present too; with an unusual one passing over 
my house.  I heard the rumbles and unhooked antennas.  But as usual the 
cloud to ground lightning was limited to the Columbia River valley north 
of me though there was cloud to cloud activity near me.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   A chilly wet week began the rainy season.  Quite early this year but 
the forecast is for little sun and more rain.  Luckily it doesn't get 
too wet to work outside and the cool temperatures are good for cutting 
wood.  Great exercise once your body becomes acclimated to the abuse.  I 
should be able to move my fingers much better tomorrow.
   Propagation over the week had a lot of QSB just like last Sunday.  
The sun angle is changing rapidly as are the hours of daylight.  Last 
week's nets had propagation moving quickly.  One minute a certain area 
was very strong and the next second they were gone.  Power levels meant 
little.  If the conditions were right at that moment it worked.  
Otherwise there was just noise.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Report for August 26th  27th, 2013

  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K1EV - Bill - CT - ?
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W7RIP - Rip - MT - K3
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181

  On 7045 kHz 0100z:
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   During this week summer changed to fall.  Nights were crisper and 
the smell of the forest has changed.  Luckily it has been a fairly moist 
year with all of the fog.  Very, very little rain but when the fog rolls 
in the trees rain on themselves.  Fire danger has not gotten very high 
this summer; hopefully it will continue so until the rainy season begins.


   Propagation was decent to good this week on my skeds into Alaska.  
Some flutter but the sun has been shooting at us again. According to 
Space Weather another CME is due to hit.  Aurora alerts for tonight so 
those of you closer to the magnetic pole may get a treat.  I may have 
seen aurora here in Oregon but nothing like what I have seen in 
Wisconsin.  Half the sky red with long streamers shooting from north to 
south horizons faster than I can write it.  I once watched as the 
initial burst changed into a more stable display of drifting curtains.  
Over the space of two hours I saw all the standard features along with 
more colors than the normal light green.  Blue and red were common that 
night.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Reports for -

August 11, 2013

  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181

August 12, 2013

  On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139

August 18, 2013

  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
K7RNO - Arno - UT

August 19, 2013

  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John  - CO - K3 - 994

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[kevinr]

Good Evening,
Propagation was rather good this week with the normal summer QRN 
and some QSB.  Weather was pleasant, if cool.  Our normal dry season had 
a few very light showers.  Luckily the fog the stormy weather brings 
provides enough moisture to keep the forests from burning. Fall is 
coming.  The trees' new growth of spring has changed into old growth and 
the foxgloves are all but done blooming.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   It has been a very nice week with mild temperatures and mostly sunny 
days.  Currently the thunder is booming though I've not seen any 
lightning.  This is very rare for the PNW.  When I first started hearing 
rumbles I was thinking military jets.  But when the sky got a charcoal 
grey my Midwestern weather genes kicked in and I started unhooking all 
of my antennas.  I do have to fight the urge to close all the windows 
since the rain rarely falls up here :)  In Wisconsin there was no 
telling where all of the rain was going; you were going to get wet no 
matter what you did.


   Propagation was good most of the week and hopefully tomorrow's 
forecast thunderstorms will be displaced from me either in time or 
distance so I can run the net without losing my eardrums.  I have run 
the net while the rain was falling so hard I could not hear through my 
headphones. When the roof creaks from snow load it is not so bad.  If I 
hear thunder while I am on the air I will go SK quickly.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Report for August 4th  5th, 2013

  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - KX3 - 4275
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139

  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Morning,
After a chilly week the temperatures are climbing back into the 
upper 60s again.  It feels good not having to heat the house. Summer 
should be a time where I can work on my garden rather than carry wood.  
It was nice to receive some precipitation though since fire danger was 
rising.  Hopefully we will get more rain between now and October.


   Propagation was great yesterday on 20 meters.  Even with the sun as 
calm as it is now there are still ions flitting about.  I scanned 15 and 
18 meters yesterday and found they were both open. I was hearing well 
across the ocean into Asia.  Lots of JAs and some Russian stations.  
Other, weaker stations, popped up now and then too.  I keep trying 10 
meters but have yet to hear anyone up there.  I am not sure at which 
time of day this band opens.  My listening efforts have all been during 
mid-day from 11 AM to around 2 PM.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Report for

July 21st, 2013
  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - KX3 - 4275
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170

July 22nd, 2013
  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6MGO - Bill - CA - K3 - 5181
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
AF6JA - Al - CA
W7RIP - Rip - MT

July 28th, 2013
  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
WU0L - Mark - SD

July 29th, 2013
  On  7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

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Re: [Elecraft] Test

[kevinr]

59X
  KD5ONS

On 7/26/2013 7:57 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
I got caught up on a few old net reports and got out to enjoy the 
sun.  It has cooled such that each morning in am in heavy fog so the 
trees mine it and rain.  Today was a little different because it rained 
not only under the trees but all over.  It is good to get the moisture 
so the fire danger does not grow any worse.  Logging has stopped for the 
dry season so it  is very quiet up here.  Soon the elk will be bugling.  
Between them and the coyotes I could record a nice background track.  
The veeries will add their mixed rising and falling notes and I could 
catch the nighthawks in a series of their noisy power dives.


Propagation was alright until the latest CME.  Yesterday I heard a 
lot of noise and little else.  Another influx of ions is due this 
weekend so conditions may be poor tomorrow.  But you never can tell.  
One week forty meters is tough while the next it is much nicer.  If the 
ion storm is done soon conditions tomorrow may be very good indeed.  If 
we don't get on the air we will never know.


Please remember to zero beat the NCS.  It is tough trying to find you 
when you are deep in the skirts of my filters or well off to the side.  
I have used RIT to try to improve each caller's signal but chasing all 
over the place is not easy while I am logging too.


Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Reports for

June 30th, 2013
  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W6/G0GUF - John
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
W7RIP - Rip - MT
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941

July 7th, 2013
  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
NZ0T - Bill - KS - K3 - 1502
W0CZ - Ken - ND - KX3 - 4275
KZ1X - Steve - K3 - ?

July 8th, 2013
  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W0CZ - Ken - ND - KX3 - 4275

July 14th, 2013
  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941

July 15th, 2013
  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W6SU - John - CA - KX3 - 1837

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   A fine week in the Pacific Northwest.  The dry season is here with 
no rain in sight.  Just the morning fog dropping its normal amount of 
moisture.  The hummingbirds have been very active catching insects 
between the fir branches.  I am also seeing elk sign every time I go for 
a hike.  I never see the sneaky beasts but they are all around me.


   Propagation has been fairly good the times I have tried it. The sun 
has been adding its daily dose of ions with no really big blasts.  I 
have heard some static from it but not enough to limit communications.  
The QSB it causes is more of an impediment.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] 2nd hand prices

[kevinr]

Obviously the K3 works much better after it has been broken in. Mine 
should be worth a premium price for its lengthy run in.

   73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 7/9/2013 2:25 PM, Trevor Dunne wrote:

Hi All

I'm looking for advice, as the stock market is not the place to be these days 
is investing in K3's the new way to make your fortune.

Over here in europe I am susprised at the second hand market for K3's the seem 
to go for more second hand than when the were bought new.

Forget gold and oil, K3's is where the smart money is these days.


Thanks
Trevor
EI2GLB
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   After a long, hot week it is cooling back to normal.  Feels good not 
baking in the sun.  Propagation was better for the times I was on twenty 
meters but I have yet to find any activity on six meters.  It is always 
fun when six is open.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] OT - anyone have experience with effects of metalroofs on antenna performace?

[kevinr]

I was just reviewing my copy of Balanis and remembered the grueling 
effort of the class.  I took it in grad school with a crazy Greek 
professor who worked with Balanis.  He wound up being my thesis advisor :)

   Kevin.  KD5ONS



On 7/5/2013 1:54 PM, george fritkin wrote:

I remember the toughest class was antenna theory.  As an undergrad EE student, I 
believed that this class would kill my plan to be an EE.  I got a 25 (out of 100)!  
No bragging, it was the highest grade.  They graded on a curve. My prof was a world 
renown antenna expert.  He liked to @#* with us. So if anyone figures out this 
antenna stuff email me
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

[kevinr]

I truly believe there is a cartographic rule stating that any feature of 
interest must be placed on the corner of the map :)

   73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 7/3/2013 5:53 PM, mcduf...@ag0n.net wrote:

How true, Ken.  I'll toss one out to you.  Last year, I started digging into 10
digit grid squares.  My shack is in a different square than my antenna, and
other antennas are in even different squares.  ;o)

Gary - DN81fv37ab
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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   Last week it was rainy and chilly.  This week has turned out very 
different.  Humid, even for here, and temperatures in the 80s.  That 
means the folks who don't live on a mountain are cooking.  In the 
morning the humidity is often at 99%.  When it is chilly it's not so 
bad; except when you have to work in it.  At 80 degrees it gets tiring.  
I have seen many UFOs in the last two days, though the sweat on my 
glasses made them hard to distinguish.


   Propagation was decent to so-so during the week.  Hopefully the heat 
won't play havoc on the bands tomorrow.  I know the Midwest will have 
thunderstorms galore which will block much of the forty meter net.  The 
twenty meter net may work well for us.  During field day I tried it at 
all times of the day and was able to make a contact.  I had never used 
it at night before.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Report for June 16th  17th, 2013

  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0AR - Scott - MN - KX3 - 3941
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392

  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net

[kevinr]

Good Evening and Happy Longest (or Shortest) day of the year.

In North America we have a radiosport holiday starting tomorrow (or 
today in some aspects).  So there will be both no room for the net and 
no net control.  He will be off working contacts from various 
locations.  Where ever there is a tree and a dry spot to sit can be a 
choice.  One wire up, one wire down.  It will be fun.  Logging will be 
quite old fashioned: 3x5 cards with a golf pencil :) Needless to say I 
am not out  to win any awards but I will get to test a number of spots 
for antennas.


Please have a fun and safe Field Day.  ECN will recommence on the 
following week when we have all had a good rest and rebuilt our stations.


VY 73,
   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2m beam orientation

[kevinr]

Traditionally it is vertical polarization for FM and horizontal for SSB 
and CW.


Kevin.  KD5ONS



On 6/20/2013 5:46 PM, Harlan wrote:

I have my ten element 2m antenna vertically polarized mainly for repeater op. 
Was wondering how other ops place their 2m beams.

Harlan
NC3C

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[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
   After a chilly, wet week the sun has come out and the temperature 
rose to 62 degrees.  It is nice to be warm again. Gardening is tough 
when your seeds won't germinate.  The doe I saw last weekend may have 
been the mother of the fawn I saw yesterday.  She was trying to be 
invisible until I glanced down and saw her ears quivering.


   Propagation was better this week.  On the days I was able to get on 
the air I could hear and be heard.  What more can you ask? I did hear a 
sound I'd never heard before; at least not outside of a science fiction 
movie.  It sounded like someone was playing a theremin in the 
background.  It was loud in Alaska as well as in Oregon so it was not 
local.  Maybe there were spaceships flying overhead.


   Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP relay help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

   Stay well,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Elecraft CW Net Reports for June 2nd  3rd, 2013

  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
KN5L - John - TX - KX3 - 1658
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
NU0S - Scotty - NE - K1 - 3206
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
AC5P - Mike - OK - K3 - 2170

  On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183

Elecraft CW Net Reports for June 9th  10th, 2013

  On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N8OV - John _ MI - K3 - 820
NE6O - James - CA

  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922

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Re: [Elecraft] the net

[kevinr]

I agree with Phil - propagation has not been helpful lately.  The second 
problem we have had is the loss of N0SS in the middle of the country.  
Tom would call for check ins after I had run through a few stronger 
stations.  Then, if possible, he would pass net control to the East 
Coast.  My reach on twenty meters, like Phil's, starts in Wyoming and 
thence to Michigan.  Colorado is on again off again as is Texas.  
However, ECN is very close to WAS lacking only Delaware. Check ins from 
as far as Hungary, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia are in the 
log.  Japan and Russia are also in there.  Even though we are somewhere 
in the middle of this solar cycle propagation does not mirror this.


Once again: I would dearly love to have an alternate net control in the 
Midwest and one on the East Coast.  I, too, need a look back at my area 
on the West Coast to glean all the check ins from those areas too close 
to me.  I have worked a few local stations via ground wave.  But when 
you don't have a straight shot at me the signal must bounce off the not 
always reliable ionosphere.  I can get folks south and east of San 
Francisco but only when the propagation is correct.  I can also work 
into Texas on both twenty and forty meters.  Florida occasionally with 
Georgia slightly more often.  Since I can only work those I hear I am 
stuck with certain patterns of contacts reflected in my years of reports.


We really miss Tom Hammond, N0SS.  I know no one can replace him but I 
am sure he would like someone to try.  The skill level required is not 
very high.  There is a speed limit on the net control, set by Tom (of 
course), of 21 wpm.  Folks reply at their comfortable speed and I try to 
adjust.  I am sure there is someone in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, 
Missouri, Arkansas, or Louisiana who could help. You will get the very 
same pay as Tom; once you prove yourself of course :)  And there will be 
a lot of very happy people who are able to check in with their Elecraft 
(or other) rigs.  While we do exchange weather reports we try to give 
accurate signal reports with readings of strength, variability, and 
noise level.  If you want to talk about camping, birding, hiking, 
canoeing, etc.  please do so. Just because they call me net control does 
not mean I have control over much of anything :)   The position is very 
casual so if you feel like trying please do.  If you want to start 
regional nets please do that too.  The main thing is to enjoy yourselves.


73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS  Net Control Operator 5th Class

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On 6/10/2013 6:42 PM, Phil Shepard wrote:

Well, I can't speak much about propagation with the CW nets; but I can talk 
about the SSB net on Sunday at 1800z.  I am net control from western Oregon, 
about 100 miles south of Kevin.  From my QTH, it is hard to work on 20 meters 
from northern California up through Washington.  Southern California and Alaska 
is fine.  I see the same thing in SOTA hamming.  It is just too close for 20m 
(I have the same problem with Idaho).  I seem to do fine on 20m from the Rocky 
Mountains east to the Atlantic.  New England generally is good.  Sometimes my 
signal back east is not as strong as on other times.  I use the K3/KPA500 to a 
2 el cubical quad at 75'.  When I don't hear a station well enough, John, N6JW 
in Riverside, CA usually can get them.  We typically use one or two stations 
back east who seem strong to me (often Jim, W4RKS, in AL) to look for west 
coast or other stations that John or I can't get as well.

If you are outside of that 500 mile circle from the net control, you should 
usually get through.  If it is always hard to get heard, take a look at your 
antenna or terrain - or? The K2/3/X3 receivers are great for pulling in the 
weak ones!  Keep in mind that we are not in the best of propagation times.

73,
Phil, NS7P

On Jun 10, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Joseph Carter j...@case.edu wrote


I listen almost every week and can only get in (or hear it) about once every 
4-6 weeks.
Joe w9jc

On Jun 10, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Dave Moorman wrote:


That's been my experience here in west suburban Chicago, Richard.

Every couple of weeks I listen for the CW nets.  On a few occasions I’ve been 
able to hear the NCS signal in the noise but not well enough for any kind of 
sustained copy.   It's also rare that I can copy the stations checking one. 
Every now and then, one of them is a little ways above the noise but not by 
much.

Maybe there could be a Western Elecraft net and an Eastern or Midwestern 
Elecraft net.

Dave K9SW


On Jun 9, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Richard Neese kb3...@gmail.com wrote:


I have been listening and not hearing a thing.
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