Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Ad Spaninks (pe1ftv)]

Given the series
1   11   21   1211   111221   312211   13112221

The next number is 1113213211

73, Ad (pe1ftv)

Op ma 27 nov. 2023 03:28 schreef kevin :

> Good Evening,
>
> When it was time to start the twenty meter net I could not find an
> open frequency anywhere close.  It was easier to find room on forty
> meters though there was some QRM toward the end.  A couple reports of
> snow, with even more reporting cold temperatures.  Time to bring in more
> wood to dry.
>
>
>On 7047.5 kHz at 0100z:
>
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
>
> K9FN - Dave - IN
>
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> W8OV - Dave - TX
>
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
>
>
> Until next week 73,
>
> Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
>
>
> -
>
>
>
>
>
> What is the next number in this series?
>
> 1   11   21   1211   111221   312211   13112221
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[DAVID MOORMAN]

I fairly regularly listen for the net but never heard anything until last 
Sunday.  Steve, K4JPN had a nice signal into the Chicago area.

Dave K9SW

> On Sep 24, 2023, at 9:26 PM, kevin  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>Twenty meters had decent signals with some QSB and a few strong storms.  
> Working around the lightning was not too hard. Forty meters was a little 
> weaker with faint thunderstorms.
> 
> 
>   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
> 
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
> 
> K4TO - Dave - KY
> 
> AB9V - Mike - IN
> 
> W8OV - Dave - TX
> 
> WJ7S - John - UT
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K4JPN - Steve - GA
> 
> K4TAX - Bob - TN
> 
> 
>   On 7047 kHz at z:
> 
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
> 
> WJ7S - John - UT
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K4TO - Dave - KY
> 
> 
>73,
> 
>   Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
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> 
> 
> 
> Whoever is not against us is for us.
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Brian Hunt]

Kevin,
You were good on 20 meters with some deep QSB but OK copy. Then we got whacked 
by the sun pretty hard between nets and the story changed on 40 meters. I could 
hear you at first but your signal was below the noise peaks so your CW was 
getting chopped up and nearly uncopyable. 

Hoping for better next week! 

73,
Brian, K0DTJ

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 17:26, kevin  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>Twenty meters was fairly quiet but minimally productive. There was little 
> thunder storm noise on either band.  That should give me a hint.  On forty 
> meters Dwight, WM5F mentioned a solar storm.  When I signed off I came in 
> here to check.  Sure enough that roaring sound drove his normally S9 signal 
> close to the noise.  We are also experiencing D layer absorption.  Good test 
> of propagation :)  https://solarham.net/ gave me a map.
> 
>Birding difficulties between nets: first a male Golden Crowned Kinglet, 
> then an immature female Wilson's Warbler, followed by an immature Yellow 
> Warbler.  Next an immature Golden Crowned Kinglet.  Argh!!  I am being tested.
> 
> 
>   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K6XK - Roy - IA
> 
> 
>   On 7047.5 kHz at z:
> 
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
> 
> 
> Until next week 73,
> 
>Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -
> 
> 
> 
> 
> How to raise e to a matrix power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85OWBJ2ayo
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Morning,

   I appreciate the pleasant propagation report you imagined for me.  
The critters were a nice touch.  No QRN without QSB sounds like living 
in RF paradise.  I am consistently amazed at net activity; only once 
have I called a net to no response. Propagation was terrible on a major 
holiday.


   I have been calling for check ins for nearly 21 years.  The 
experience has been edifying and instructive.  I have lost track of how 
many antennas I have used.  They last only a few years due to heavy snow 
fall or high wind.  From resonant dipoles to doublets to 1/4 wave 
verticals to an inverted Y which works rather well.


   I meet quite a variety of individuals.  Each week I learn a little 
more about each of you.  After twenty years I have a pretty good idea of 
who each of you are and your weekly activities.  I stress giving 
complete signal reports, but I hear many more details about each of your 
lives, or a quick weather report.  Very rarely we talk about our rigs or 
antennas.  I think it is enough to know we are both on the air using CW 
as a mode of communication.


   I doubt I am the only person who dreams in CW :)  While I am not a 
hard core contester I do test my mettle now and then.  In the days 
following I hear faint CW in any rhythmic sound.  The interesting fact 
is: once I 'lock in' to an op's rhythm the code part goes away and I am 
in a conversation with them.  However, if you slow down too much I have 
to pick up a pencil for decoding purposes.


  An interesting aside: many weeks I get more email about my 
announcements and reports than I do actual check ins.  Some of them are 
from folks who are called away for one reason or another, but the lion's 
share is from folks who comment on my writing.  You never can tell what 
will interest a person :)


   Most of all I appreciate the forebearance with which the Elecraft 
crowd has treated me.


Thank you all for your continuing support.

   VY 73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS



On 5/24/23 05:31, Al Lorona wrote:

Kevin's perseverance is astonishing. Week after week, suffering through poor 
conditions. He never seems to catch a break. So here is THE KD5ONS CW NET 
REPORT I HOPE TO READ BEFORE I DIE.

"Signals were fantastic. There was no hint of noise nor QSB. At one point, I laid 
the headphones down and could still copy everyone. We had 91 checkins, including some DX. 
We all reduced our power to 100 mW. A fox nestled at my feet to listen. A bald eagle 
landed on the window sill while I called the net. The birds were even chirping CW. It was 
a night for the ages. See you all next week."


Al  W6LX/4

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

I've tried to check in. I haven't heard anyone. Some day perhaps.

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
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On 24/05/2023 15:31, Al Lorona wrote:

Kevin's perseverance is astonishing. Week after week, suffering through poor 
conditions. He never seems to catch a break. So here is THE KD5ONS CW NET 
REPORT I HOPE TO READ BEFORE I DIE.

"Signals were fantastic. There was no hint of noise nor QSB. At one point, I laid 
the headphones down and could still copy everyone. We had 91 checkins, including some DX. 
We all reduced our power to 100 mW. A fox nestled at my feet to listen. A bald eagle 
landed on the window sill while I called the net. The birds were even chirping CW. It was 
a night for the ages. See you all next week."


Al  W6LX/4
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Al Lorona]

Kevin's perseverance is astonishing. Week after week, suffering through poor 
conditions. He never seems to catch a break. So here is THE KD5ONS CW NET 
REPORT I HOPE TO READ BEFORE I DIE.

"Signals were fantastic. There was no hint of noise nor QSB. At one point, I 
laid the headphones down and could still copy everyone. We had 91 checkins, 
including some DX. We all reduced our power to 100 mW. A fox nestled at my feet 
to listen. A bald eagle landed on the window sill while I called the net. The 
birds were even chirping CW. It was a night for the ages. See you all next 
week."


Al  W6LX/4
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Rick M0LEP]

On Mon 27 Feb Kevin KD5ONS wrote:
> There was another layer of noise, similarly varied.

There was quite a good aurora active at around 2300z, seen over this 
side of the Atlantic at latitudes as low as the south of England. That 
might have added something to the noise...

-- 
73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Brian Maynard]

Thanks for checking me in Kevin. It was my first time on a CW net and I was 
nervous, relying on Text Decode on my K4D, etc. Conditions were as weird as 
they were on the 20M SSB net at 1800 - one way strong - reverse weak. I could 
barely copy you. On 40M I listened around for 10 minutes but the TN QSO party 
dominated and I heard nothing from you. I hope to continue checking in! Thanks 
for running the net.

Brian, K1NW
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Edward Mccann]

Kevin - remind us all where you is.

Ed McCann
Sausalito CA
AG6CX

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 5, 2022, at 7:35 PM, kevin  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>Propagation was marginal, noise was strong, and QSB was moderate.  One day 
> this cycle will improve.  The twenty meter frequency was popular.  I had to 
> move twice before I could start the net.  I thought the lull in solar 
> activity would provide a window of better propagation.  Hope springs eternal 
> :)
> 
>There was some sun today.  Now the mist is back.  The ferns are five feet 
> tall and just starting to open.  Leaves are mostly open and the fir trees are 
> spouting new growth.  The fresh needles should bring the deer back.  I 
> haven't seen one on my land this year.  I did see my first snake of the year 
> soaking up sun.  They like slipping into the greenhouse to eat slugs.
> 
> 
>   On 14051 kHz at 2200z:
> 
> K4TO - Dave - KY
> 
> K6XK - Roy - IA
> 
> NO8V - John - MI
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> 
>   On 7047.5 kHz at z:
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
> 
> 
>Until next week 73,
> 
>   Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> 
> -
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> memory leaks are not your friend
> 
> 
> Could someone please visit   http://bacona.design/bird.html   and report any 
> error messages you get?
> 
> I can't fix what I can't see.
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[John Seboldt]

Nothing heard on either band in Milwaukee, WI. But the SST weekly mini 
contest was hopping at , and worked a few with my KX3 at full-tilt 15W.


John K0JD
Milwaukee

On 4/24/2022 21:27, kevin wrote:

Good Evening,

   Propagation was not good.  There was a steady roar on both bands 
with fast QSB chopping things up.  Signal reports varied from ESP to 
S8, sometimes from the same op.



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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Rick M0LEP]

On Mon 18 Apr kevin wrote:
> Conditions were worse than I had expected.  Weaker signals, higher 
> noise, with moderate QSB.  Everyone on twenty meters mentioned snow, 
> either actively falling or in the forecast.  I have ferns pushing 
> through corn snow with bedraggled daffodils crushed flat to the ground.  
> The hummingbirds are guarding their feeder.  Forty meters had more noise 
> with no signals.  The sun is not being helpful.

The difference an ocean makes... We (at almost 52 degrees North in IO80) 
have had temperatures over 20C in the last few days.

Propagation has been variable, though. I did manage a fair number of 
SOTA chases over the weekend, but there have been a few radio black-outs 
thanks to solar flares in the last few days. There was one reported at 
around 2330Z yesterday, which is presumably the one that wiped out the 
40 metre Net. There's been another reported at 0748Z this morning...

-- 
73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[James Driskell]

Hi Kevin,

I'm not much of a CW guy so you haven't heard me on your net.  But I really 
enjoy your net announcements and recaps.  It's obvious that you are in touch 
with nature.  Your descriptions provide me with a clear view in my mind's eye 
of goings on in your surroundings.  I look forward to your announcements weekly.

  73,

Jim
W7OWI


From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  on 
behalf of kevin 
Sent: Sunday, August 1, 2021 21:43
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

Conditions were as predicted: low noise, weak signals.  What I had
not expected was the depth of the QSB.  S7 or 8 one moment to S2 or
below the next.  Lower noise helped me dig out weaker signals.  Forty
meters was its usual self - changing within a minute.  For some reason
the sun has taken a vacation.

However, there were reports of rain, smoke, and fog.  My brother
told me of the smoke in southern Wisconsin.  I had not been paying
attention to the fires in British Columbia.  The wind shifted a few days
ago, now coming from the southeast.  This has kept the cooler clouds off
shore but aimed the smoke from California and southern Oregon at me.  A
medium orange sun, with scratchy eyes and a sore throat.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


   On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND



Happy August and 73,

   Kevin.   KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dave Sublette]

I heard nothing on 40M. 20M was good and QSB was only 2 S-units or so.;

K4TO

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 12:43 AM  wrote:

> Hello Kevin;
>
> Just saying thanks and I agree the QSB was crazy!!!
>
> I am wondering if you or others have tried to use APF on the Elecraft
> radio to pull out weaker CW signals from the noise.
> I've tried it a few times on my KX3 but wonder if I am setting it up
> correctly.  I'm not sure it would have helped with the QSB as it was today.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone created a YouTube video on using APF to pull out
> weaker CW signals on a KX3?
>
> Thanks!
> Dwight
> WM5F
>
> Snip signal was on and then off again with no signs of fading or
> strengthening.  Just on and off.  We seemed to have found the time when
> 40 meters wakes up then settles down a little.  I'll leave the 40 m net
> time at 0045z for a few weeks and see how the band changes as the sun moves.
>
>
>Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[dwightanderson]

Hello Kevin;

Just saying thanks and I agree the QSB was crazy!!!

I am wondering if you or others have tried to use APF on the Elecraft radio to 
pull out weaker CW signals from the noise.
I've tried it a few times on my KX3 but wonder if I am setting it up correctly. 
 I'm not sure it would have helped with the QSB as it was today.

I'm wondering if anyone created a YouTube video on using APF to pull out weaker 
CW signals on a KX3?

Thanks!
Dwight
WM5F

Snip signal was on and then off again with no signs of fading or 
strengthening.  Just on and off.  We seemed to have found the time when
40 meters wakes up then settles down a little.  I'll leave the 40 m net time at 
0045z for a few weeks and see how the band changes as the sun moves.


   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Bill Frantz]

On 8/2/20 at 1:14 AM, kev...@coho.net (kevinr) wrote:

Weather was cooler, except for inland California and Georgia.  
I can't imagine either place without air conditioning.


I remember teasing a friend from Georgia about air conditioning. 
She finally put her hands on her hips, looked me straight in the 
eye, put on her strongest southern accent, and said, "Honey. It 
is every southern girl's BIRTHRIGHT to have air conditioning." 
We both laughed.


73 Bill AE6JV

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Rick M0LEP]

On Mon 06 Jul kevinr wrote:
> I did hear some ESP code on 20 meters but not well enough to convince 
> me it wasn't just in my head. It happens now and then. Often when I'm 
> working and a squeaky fan is on.

One of these years, perhaps, HF conditions will pick up to the point 
where my KX3 might just enable me to manage a Net check-in from this 
side of the Atlantic. Not yet, though. I have, on one or two occasions 
this year, just about almost managed to hear (maybe) the occasional SOTA 
activator operating from a summit on the eastern side of North America, 
but none yet clearly enough for me to work, though other operators in 
Europe (with better antennas and better Morse than me) have succeeded.

> On the next call I copied M0YK M0YK M0YK.ÂI stared at the paper trying 
> to figure it out.ÂWith code this good why hasn't he upgraded to a G 
> call?

Heh. Given, for the most part, G* calls were issued first, and M* (and 
2*) calls only came along (for amateurs, at least) when the G* space was 
full, I'm not sure there's ever been a path to upgrade from M to G. 
There are chunks of the G* space that used to be "class B licences" 
(without HF access), but that distinction died with the Morse Test. 
There have been cases where folk have taken over a call from a 
silent-key relative, but they're unusual. For the most part, calls are 
never re-isssued.

Recently the regulator has relaxed (or possibly "confused") conditions a 
bit, and released some calls that were previously marked as "not to be 
isssued" into the pool, but changing your call when you're not also 
upgrading your licence is, at best, tedious. 

At best, these days, the only assumptions you can make are that 
Foundation licence holders will have an M?3*, M?6* or M?7* (where the ? 
is the regional modifier) call, Intermediate licence holders will have a 
2* call, and all the rest will have Full licences of some vintage. Even 
then, there are some short (1- or 2-letter suffix) calls that break the 
pattern.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_the_United_Kingdom and one 
or two other places try to make sense of the whole muddle, but just when 
it seems they've nailed it some other confusion comes along...

-- 
73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Kevin, not sure if that was ’tongue in cheek’, but if that is a he can’t 
upgrade. He’s already gained a short ‘contest’ call.
You can’t just pick another call over here.
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a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. -William
Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965)

> On 6 Jul 2020, at 03:01, kevinr  wrote:
> 
> On the next call I copied M0YK M0YK M0YK.  I stared at the paper trying to 
> figure it out.  With code this good why hasn't he upgraded to a G call? 

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Eric Norris]

Oh cripes, reading that actually made me salivate.

7K4 Eric WD6DBM

On Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 7:28 PM Ed Muns  wrote:

> Actually, the K4 I am currently using is Wayne's SN 2.
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Bill Frantz]

I had the same issues with the SSB nets. (The CW nets come 
during the dinner hour, and today I was at a family picnic dinner.)


On 20M I could hear over half of the stations, some at ESP 
levels, but only Steve, WM6P managed to hear me and relayed my 
checkin. This was running 100W from my K3 to a 2 element wire 
beam. I was hearing Eric, WB9JNZ at 55 to 57, but he couldn't 
hear me. I've always assumed that being in Chicago, he has a 
fairly high local noise floor. I'm out in the country and can 
hear quite well.


40M was a total bust. I could barely hear anyone, and no one 
could hear my 100W to a dipole.


The K3 and the two antennas worked well during Field Day, so I 
put it down to propagation. The question on 20M is why I could 
hear well and others couldn't hear me. It may be worthwhile to 
swap out the 20M antenna for another one and see if that 
improves things.


Of course, on Field Day, I did most of my Qs on CW or digital -- 
two points per Q vs. one after all. And, CW and digital can 
punch through when conditions aren't good enough for SSB.


73 Bill AE6JV

On 7/5/20 at 10:28 PM, e...@w0yk.com (Ed Muns) wrote:

Actually, the K4 I am currently using is Wayne's SN 2.  Mine is 
SN 11 and Wayne swapped with me to investigate something on my 
radio.  Dick's, K6KR probably has a SN between our two radios.  
You were 599 at the beginning, then dropped down to about S7.  
I was running 100 watts.  I couldn't find/hear you on 20m at 
22Z which surprised me.  It should have been an easy path.  
Unfortunately, the marginal propagation these days is driving 
most activity to FT8.

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Ed Muns]

Actually, the K4 I am currently using is Wayne's SN 2.  Mine is SN 11 and Wayne 
swapped with me to investigate something on my radio.  Dick's, K6KR probably 
has a SN between our two radios.  You were 599 at the beginning, then dropped 
down to about S7.  I was running 100 watts.  I couldn't find/hear you on 20m at 
22Z which surprised me.  It should have been an easy path.  Unfortunately, the 
marginal propagation these days is driving most activity to FT8.

73,
Ed W0YK

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: 05 July, 2020 19:02
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

Both bands were weak, with noise and QSB.  But I was moderately 
successful given the conditions.  One strange thing, NO8V was stronger 
than either K6XK or K4TO.  That's just not normal :)  I did hear some 
ESP code on 20 meters but not well enough to convince me it wasn't just 
in my head.  It happens now and then.  Often when I'm working and a 
squeaky fan is on.

I sat down to start the 40 meter net and I listened for a while.  To 
nothing.  Not one sound.  I looked out the window and found the antenna 
still up.  I checked the switches and the antennas were both online.  
There was just no noise at all on 40 meters.  Two weeks ago that meant I 
worked no one.  I called CQ and K6PJV popped up; weakly, but there.  
Dale was spending the day inside where it's cool with his KX3 by his side.

On the next call I copied M0YK M0YK M0YK.  I stared at the paper 
trying to figure it out.  With code this good why hasn't he upgraded to 
a G call?  Then W0YK called again so I could hear the initial dit :)  I 
gave Ed a 329 and he proceeded to tell me he was on K4 number 2.  The 
second K4 to check in to ECN and it's number 2?  The first K4 was when 
K6KR checked in last year.  I don't think I got his SN but I am sure 
#001 is in Wayne's hands.  The K4s sound good guys.

Brian checked in with a weather report much like mine.  He lives 
closer to the ocean but the Pacific has been socked in for the last few 
weeks.  The clouds just comes inland a bit farther up here.  He was 
working on a clean sweep of the 13 colonies contest.  He needed a couple 
more on CW.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4TO - Dave - KY


   On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0YK - Ed - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA


   Writing parallel code is getting easier.  Now to learn how to tune it 
for best performance.  If done well you can achieve teraFLOP 
performance.  If done poorly you can do worse than brute force on a 
CPU.  Maybe another two weeks of study to mount the initial learning curve.

Until next week 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[dwightanderson]

Hi Kevin;

I listen almost every week for the  Elecraft CW net  but have not heard you on 
20 or  40 for a while. 

Yesterday I was shocked to hear you boom in when you sent the QRL.  Then as you 
were calling CQ for the start of the Elecraft net the QSB started to Drop you 
down to an S5 but still a good solid copy.   

The bands are just fun crazy during these times!  

Thank you for the fun during these strange times,  it always lifts my spirit up 
a bit.

Much Regards,
Dwight
WM5f

-Original Message-
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Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 7:44 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening, cut 

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[David Thompson via Elecraft]

GM,

I was on the 20m frequency and listening and heard some traffic at 14050, but 
it too fast for me to copy. I had to leave to pick up my son from the airport 
before the 40m session began, so I missed that one. (I need a mobile rig in the 
4Runner — on the list.)

I started learning Morse a couple months ago and am progressing through the 
first CWOps class. I will begin the second class in April. I want to listen in 
on the Elecraft net and hope to join in the fun as my proficiency develops.

73 de AG7TX

David Thompson, AG7TX
Jack of All Trades
Master of None
dbthomp...@me.com




> On Feb 16, 2020, at 20:22, kevinr  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>I tried to find an open frequency on twenty meters.  From 14030 to 14070 
> was filled with all manner of signals.  I copied a lot of call signs while 
> scanning the band.  Then on forty meters I waited for KL7LO to finish calling 
> CQ.  I asked if the frequency was in use and got to work.  QSB was moderately 
> deep and helpful. Some of you got to S8 while others got over the noise.  
> Winter is holding on with only a few weeks left.  Today I had snow, rain, 
> hail, sun, and fog.  However, the daffodils in front of the house are sprouts 
> three inches tall.  It won't be long before the migration season.
> 
>   On 7047.75 kHz at z:
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> W6JHB - Jim - CA
> 
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
> 
> W8OV - Dave - TX
> 
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
> 
> 
> Until next week 73,
> 
>Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Yes, there were lots of stations TESTing on 20M. 

Bob, K4TAX


Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 16, 2020, at 10:35 PM, kevinr  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
>I tried to find an open frequency on twenty meters.  From 14030 to 14070 
> was filled with all manner of signals.  I copied a lot of call signs while 
> scanning the band.  Then on forty meters I waited for KL7LO to finish calling 
> CQ.  I asked if the frequency was in use and got to work.  QSB was moderately 
> deep and helpful. Some of you got to S8 while others got over the noise.  
> Winter is holding on with only a few weeks left.  Today I had snow, rain, 
> hail, sun, and fog.  However, the daffodils in front of the house are sprouts 
> three inches tall.  It won't be long before the migration season.
> 
>   On 7047.75 kHz at z:
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> W6JHB - Jim - CA
> 
> WM5F - Dwight - ID
> 
> W8OV - Dave - TX
> 
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
> 
> 
> Until next week 73,
> 
>Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[dwightanderson]

Thanks Kevin! 

 I tried to answer.  But the signal was buried pretty deep.   I think we are 
just too close to one another. 

It also seems like the QRM starts up as soon as the net begins, that didn't 
help.  

 I like trying to pull you out of the noise with APF on the KX3.   Pretty cool 
feature for CW.

Again tanks for the try!  I did hear part of it!

Dwight
WM5F

-Original Message-
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Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2020 7:28 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

Twenty meters had a little noise and mild QRN.  I had to move the net after 
a loud CQ started up on net frequency.  Guess they could not hear me.  Forty 
meters lasted longer than normal.  With the extra daylight I was able to work 
into Southern California. After I closed with W8OV I heard someone calling him. 
 I waited and then worked KO6WL at ESP levels.  It took a number of repetitions 
but I got the call one part at a time.  Even without an active sun signals were 
fair.  From now until the time change forty meters should work well for us with 
the longer days.

   On 14050.5 kHz before 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

NO8V - John - MI


   On 14050.75 kHz after 2200z due to QRM:

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


   On 7047.75 kHz at z:

KG7V - Marv - WA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KL7CW - Rick - AK

W8OV - Dave - TX

KO6WL - Howard - CA


I was able to work a few of you before each net which helped.  I did catch an F 
at the end of the first call up on 40 meters.  I tried calling WM5F, Dwight in 
Idaho, but the window had closed.

Happy Ground Hog's Day!

73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[dwightanderson]

Hello Kevin;

Just a note to say thanks to Brian for the relay back to you!

I am looking forward for better band conditions!

Much Regards,
Dwight
WM5F



-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 7:32 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

Twenty meters had very loud QRN.  A steady roar of about S6 with some QSB.  
I have received five emails so far complaining of QRM blocking my signal.  It 
did make sending decent code hard too.  For the last few weeks CQs start up 
when I call the net and continue throughout them.

Forty meters was different.  When I first tuned to 7047.5 kHz I thought 
something was wrong.  Twenty meters had been full of QRN while forty meters was 
dead quiet.  I turned back to twenty meters to check and it was still noisy.  
When I did hear stations it was like I was inside a box of cotton batting.  Our 
Christmas sunspots are only a memory.  The solar wind has slowed and the 
auroral oval is close to the magnetic pole.  If we are not at the bottom of 
this sunspot cycle we have to be very close.  More QRM but I did get a relay 
station to call them and gained another few stations for the list too.  Thanks 
Brian.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

NO8V - John - MI


   On 7047.5 kHz at z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KC1ACL - Steve - NM

WM5F - Dwight - ID


The people I worked on 20 meters all mentioned the word blizzard.  3 
degrees F came up a few times too.  Then we compared our winter experiences :)  
I once went XC skiing in Wisconsin at -65 degrees F.  It was not windy.  It was 
also not very pleasant. Normally skis ride on a layer of water created by the 
pressure of the skis.  Not this night.  My skis were acting like I was on a 
layer of sandpaper.  Within twenty minutes I was back next to the woodstove.

Until next week stay warm folks,

73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[dwightanderson]

Hello Kevin;

Thank you for the managing the Elecraft CW net!I have been listening for 
the past several months but am not able to hear you.
I'm wondering if an Elecraft CW operator that has a good location and antenna 
might volunteer to be a CW relay station with you?
Similar to the Elecraft SSB net.

I think keeping it very simple for example just send their Call, WX, State to 
the relay station after Kevin completes his check-ins. 
Ie for me, after I hear  the Relay Station call, with QSP?  I would send the 
following:   QSP de WM5F  WX Snow ID  
The relay station would pass WM5F Snow ID on to Kevin.Kevin would 
acknowledge with a simple QSL.
 
So is anyone interested to try it this Sunday?  Is there a better way to 
conduct a relay message for a net? 

Much Regards,
Dwight (WM5F)




-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2020 7:13 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

The Elecraft CW Net is a directed net.  There is no need to call CQ to get 
my attention; my location allows me to hear very well.  Just wait for me to 
call for check-ins then send your call or a part of it as a hail sign.  This 
allows me to gather two to three stations and work them in order.  Once I have 
cleared my list I call for more check ins.  I repeat this until I get no 
response three times.  If you call CQ during the net I'm not sure what you 
intend.  Are you trying to get my attention while I am working other operators? 
 Or are you calling your own net?   If you wait for my call up sequence and 
respond when I send your call sign it is much easier to direct the net.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

WS1L - Chuck - MS

KF0QS - Bernard - CO

WU0A - John - CO

KC1ACL - Steven - NM

J?5?EG - ??? - ???   The QRM was too heavy to copy this op even though we tried 
five times.

Good signal though at S5 or better.


   On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND


Twenty meters was loud.  Jupiter was mentioned as a culprit. With all the 
clouds here I have a hard time keeping track of the moon let alone the planets. 
 The QSB was slow but Roy had a fast flutter on top of his signal.  The solar 
flux index has gone up from where it had been stuck for so many months.  From 
69 a few months ago to 74 today.  A bit of solar wind is enough to support 
these bands for another week.  I know a good contest lights up the ionosphere 
too.

Forty meters was less noisy with slow QSB.  Copy was very good. Most of the 
talk was about snow or rain.  A few rare folks actually have sunlight.  Here 
there is about two inches of sloppy snow.  The wind is rising too so I better 
put antenna work on my list.

   Until next week stay warm 73,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[John Stengrevics]

Cycle 25 sunspots have been appearing with increasing regularity:  
https://www.youtube.com/user/SpWxfx 

John
WA1EAZ

> On Jan 7, 2020, at 1:11 PM, Fred Jensen  wrote:
> 
> There have been a small handful of high latitude, Cycle 25 polarity spots 
> show up.  Most haven't lasted long enough to get #'s assigned but it's a good 
> sign.  All you ever want to know about the sun can be found at solarham.com
> 
> 73,
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
> On 1/6/2020 9:16 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote:
>> Not according the space weather gal!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/6/2020 5:15 PM, Bill Johnson wrote:
>>> I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet. The observers haven't noted the 
>>> tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles don't run a 
>>> calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle is one of lowest 
>>> in recorded history, possible we won't see the change from now until 2021.  
>>> Once the expected polarization happens then that should be the beginning.  
>>> But at least we have experienced a couple.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Bill
>>> K9YEQ
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Fred Jensen]

There have been a small handful of high latitude, Cycle 25 polarity 
spots show up.  Most haven't lasted long enough to get #'s assigned but 
it's a good sign.  All you ever want to know about the sun can be found 
at solarham.com


73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 1/6/2020 9:16 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote:

Not according the space weather gal!





On 1/6/2020 5:15 PM, Bill Johnson wrote:
I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet. The observers haven't noted 
the tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles 
don't run a calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle 
is one of lowest in recorded history, possible we won't see the 
change from now until 2021.  Once the expected polarization happens 
then that should be the beginning.  But at least we have experienced 
a couple.


73,
Bill
K9YEQ


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

I've gotten to where I distrust YOUTUBE content more and more. As Will 
Rodgers said;  "it not what people know that concerns me, it is what 
they know that isn't correct that gives me concerns".


73

Bob, K4TAX



On 1/6/2020 11:16 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote:

Not according the space weather gal!





On 1/6/2020 5:15 PM, Bill Johnson wrote:
I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet. The observers haven't noted 
the tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles 
don't run a calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle 
is one of lowest in recorded history, possible we won't see the 
change from now until 2021.  Once the expected polarization happens 
then that should be the beginning.  But at least we have experienced 
a couple.


73,
Bill
K9YEQ

https://wrj-tech.com/

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net 
 On Behalf Of kevinr

Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

     I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, 
windy sound.  Just a little QSB, on 40 meters it would be worse. The 
sun has thrown something at the earth.  Enough of it to cause 
impressive aurora.  One tiny sunspot can't be this strong; unless 
those of cycle 25 are special.  I say we need more of them so we can 
test this hypothesis.



    On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0JFJ - Nick - AZ

KC1ACL - Steven - NM


    On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KC1ACL - Steven - NM

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0JFJ - Nick - AZ


     Weather reports were of a mild new year.  Even Oregon has had 
moments of sunshine.  If this keeps up I'll need to go hiking.  Or 
maybe it's time to work on antennas.  It is muddy enough.  If the 
rainy days continue I'll get some work done.  If not I'll be too busy 
working outside to get anything done :)



Until next week stay warm and stay well 73,

      Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Keith N6JPA]

Not according the space weather gal!





On 1/6/2020 5:15 PM, Bill Johnson wrote:

I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet.  The observers haven't noted the 
tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles don't run a 
calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle is one of lowest in 
recorded history, possible we won't see the change from now until 2021.  Once 
the expected polarization happens then that should be the beginning.  But at 
least we have experienced a couple.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

https://wrj-tech.com/

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

     I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, windy 
sound.  Just a little QSB, on 40 meters it would be worse. The sun has thrown 
something at the earth.  Enough of it to cause impressive aurora.  One tiny 
sunspot can't be this strong; unless those of cycle 25 are special.  I say we 
need more of them so we can test this hypothesis.


    On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0JFJ - Nick - AZ

KC1ACL - Steven - NM


    On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KC1ACL - Steven - NM

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0JFJ - Nick - AZ


     Weather reports were of a mild new year.  Even Oregon has had moments of 
sunshine.  If this keeps up I'll need to go hiking.  Or maybe it's time to work 
on antennas.  It is muddy enough.  If the rainy days continue I'll get some 
work done.  If not I'll be too busy working outside to get anything done :)


Until next week stay warm and stay well 73,

      Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[David Poole N4XRO]

I believe the article you’re referring to is here:
https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1=24=12=2019 



> On Jan 6, 2020, at 8:39 PM, Clay Autery  wrote:
> 
> ACTUALLY, I just read an article yesterday... don't remember where, that said 
> exactly that that they are noticing the poll reversal beginning, or 
> beginning to begin  something like that...  
> 
> __
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> (318) 518-1389
> 
> On 01/06/20 19:15, Bill Johnson wrote:
>> I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet.  The observers haven't noted the 
>> tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles don't run a 
>> calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle is one of lowest in 
>> recorded history, possible we won't see the change from now until 2021.  
>> Once the expected polarization happens then that should be the beginning.  
>> But at least we have experienced a couple.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Bill
>> K9YEQ
>> 
>> https://wrj-tech.com/
>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Clay Autery]

ACTUALLY, I just read an article yesterday... don't remember where, that 
said exactly that that they are noticing the poll reversal 
beginning, or beginning to begin  something like that...  


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On 01/06/20 19:15, Bill Johnson wrote:

I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet.  The observers haven't noted the 
tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles don't run a 
calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle is one of lowest in 
recorded history, possible we won't see the change from now until 2021.  Once 
the expected polarization happens then that should be the beginning.  But at 
least we have experienced a couple.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

https://wrj-tech.com/


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Tox]

Found link:
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/12/25/reversed-polarity-sunspots-appear-on-the-sun/

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 5:15 PM Bill Johnson  wrote:

> I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet.  The observers haven't noted the
> tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles don't run a
> calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle is one of lowest
> in recorded history, possible we won't see the change from now until 2021.
> Once the expected polarization happens then that should be the beginning.
> But at least we have experienced a couple.
>
> 73,
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>
> https://wrj-tech.com/
>
> -Original Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net 
> On Behalf Of kevinr
> Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector 
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report
>
> Good Evening,
>
> I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, windy
> sound.  Just a little QSB, on 40 meters it would be worse. The sun has
> thrown something at the earth.  Enough of it to cause impressive aurora.
> One tiny sunspot can't be this strong; unless those of cycle 25 are
> special.  I say we need more of them so we can test this hypothesis.
>
>
>On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
>
> K6XK - Roy - IA
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> K4JPN - Steve - GA
>
> K0JFJ - Nick - AZ
>
> KC1ACL - Steven - NM
>
>
>On 7047.5 kHz at z:
>
> KC1ACL - Steven - NM
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
>
> K0JFJ - Nick - AZ
>
>
> Weather reports were of a mild new year.  Even Oregon has had moments
> of sunshine.  If this keeps up I'll need to go hiking.  Or maybe it's time
> to work on antennas.  It is muddy enough.  If the rainy days continue I'll
> get some work done.  If not I'll be too busy working outside to get
> anything done :)
>
>
> Until next week stay warm and stay well 73,
>
>  Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Bill Johnson]

I don't think sun spot cycle is here yet.  The observers haven't noted the 
tell-tale sign of the spots reversing polarization.  The cycles don't run a 
calendar from what I have learned and because this cycle is one of lowest in 
recorded history, possible we won't see the change from now until 2021.  Once 
the expected polarization happens then that should be the beginning.  But at 
least we have experienced a couple.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

https://wrj-tech.com/

-Original Message-
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Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector 
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

    I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, windy sound. 
 Just a little QSB, on 40 meters it would be worse. The sun has thrown 
something at the earth.  Enough of it to cause impressive aurora.  One tiny 
sunspot can't be this strong; unless those of cycle 25 are special.  I say we 
need more of them so we can test this hypothesis.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K0JFJ - Nick - AZ

KC1ACL - Steven - NM


   On 7047.5 kHz at z:

KC1ACL - Steven - NM

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0JFJ - Nick - AZ


    Weather reports were of a mild new year.  Even Oregon has had moments of 
sunshine.  If this keeps up I'll need to go hiking.  Or maybe it's time to work 
on antennas.  It is muddy enough.  If the rainy days continue I'll get some 
work done.  If not I'll be too busy working outside to get anything done :)


Until next week stay warm and stay well 73,

     Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Keith N6JPA]

You must have all been on Christmas cheer to operate her.


On 12/22/2019 6:39 PM, kevinr wrote:
On 17050.5 kHz at 2200z: 

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[jrquark via Elecraft]

Or, perhaps, Beethoven… Schindler?

James Forsman. K7BIE

https://jrquark.smugmug.com/HamRadio



On Nov 24, 2019, at 11:41 PM, kevinr  wrote:

Good Evening,

   I could not find an open space to run the twenty meter net. The forty meter 
net started when the CQWW contest faded away. There was QSB on everyone I 
worked.  Those farther east had slow waves.  KG7V is just across the Columbia 
River from me (and a little up the coast) had a fast flutter from S2 to S5.  
K1SW was able to check in again with his KX2 running 12 watts.  S0 to S3 but 
with repeats I got more information.  W0CZ had a strong signal but could not 
hear me.  His S5 to S7 signal was easy copy.


  On 7047.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

KG7V - Marv - WA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K1SW - Dick - CT


   I lost the use of my keyboard a little earlier today.  After two keyboard 
changes and a few reboots I determined the hardware was most likely not the 
culprit.  As I was switching keyboards I held down a key and a few characters 
appeared.  Very slowly.  So I queried the Ubuntu site and found 'slow keys'.  I 
dove into the settings and turned it off.  Seems you can turn on this feature 
if you hold the shift key down too long.  You learn something new each day.  
But for a while it was like Bach's "Rage Over the Lost Penny".


   Until next week stay well,

   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[John Oppenheimer]

Hi Kevin, A fun experiment. You were S3 at peaks with S3 urban noise.
All I could pull out was your pattern. Sending my call to match your
pattern. Ken, W0CZ, was only copy-able signal with 579 at peaks.

Station on this end, K2 at 15W with Ground Plane 19 foot vertical.

John KN5L

On 9/29/19 11:45 PM, kevinr wrote:
> Forty meters was better.  The weakest signal was from John, KN5L.  
> On peaks he was hitting S3 but in the troughs of QSB he was gone.
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

You are welcome Dwight.  I have a lot of fun running it each week.  It 
has been a constant in my life for many years and makes each Sunday better.


I have had help though.  N0SS, Tom Hammond (SK), was instrumental in its 
format.  Many others have sent critiques and suggestions over the 
years.  If only there was a knob on my K3 to improve conditions :(  But, 
with time, even the sun will come around again.


Thank you Dwight and to everyone who has ever checked in to ECN.

   73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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On 9/1/19 7:57 PM, dwightander...@roadrunner.com wrote:

Hello Kevin;

I am amazed how you were able to copy 5 calls after the CQ.

You make the net extremely fun and I'd like to encourage others to join in.
It has helped me with my CW skills.
   
Just saying thank you for what you do!


Much Regards,
Dwight
WM5F

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Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:34 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

 My ears are still ringing and it has been over an hour since I got done 
with the second net.  At the end I was trying to invent calls out of the noise. 
 A solar stream is hitting the earth right now causing lots of noise and QSB.  
A few signals were ESP to S6. Luckily the ESP portions were short.  Most 
signals were fairly good copy given the fading and pervasive roar.  On forty 
meters K4TO got chopped up quite rudely.  It took a few repeats to make sure I 
had him.


On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KL7CW - Rick - AK

K4TO - Dave - KY


On 7047 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

AE6JV - Jim - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY


Until next week stay well,

  73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[dwightanderson]

Hello Kevin;

I am amazed how you were able to copy 5 calls after the CQ. 

You make the net extremely fun and I'd like to encourage others to join in. 
It has helped me with my CW skills. 
  
Just saying thank you for what you do!

Much Regards,
Dwight
WM5F

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Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:34 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

My ears are still ringing and it has been over an hour since I got done 
with the second net.  At the end I was trying to invent calls out of the noise. 
 A solar stream is hitting the earth right now causing lots of noise and QSB.  
A few signals were ESP to S6. Luckily the ESP portions were short.  Most 
signals were fairly good copy given the fading and pervasive roar.  On forty 
meters K4TO got chopped up quite rudely.  It took a few repeats to make sure I 
had him.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KL7CW - Rick - AK

K4TO - Dave - KY


   On 7047 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

AE6JV - Jim - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY


Until next week stay well,

 73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report (OT now)

[kevinr]

Hi Knut,

   No, I found the lyrics applicable to my life; the aria has been 
running through my head for the last two days.  I have been very busy on 
a project with lots of long sleepless nights. Eighteen months so far and 
at least one more to go.  But when this is done life will dawn and I 
will win.  I did skip over the Princess's part of the aria


  By the way, the snow is almost gone.  After a few days of bright sun 
and high 60 degrees that water is now in the Willamette.  The pileated 
woodpeckers are back making a racket but few other birds are taking 
advantage of the newly exposed soil.  I expect to see the deer and 
grouse return as the undergrowth springs to life.


   73,

  Kevin.  KD5ONS

-

On 3/21/19 12:56 PM, ab2tc wrote:

Hi Kevin,

I always read the CW Net report with great interest. I think of it as the
"Oregon weather report" But WOW, this is the first time I have seen any
message sign off with the lyrics to one of Puccini's most famous tenor
arias. Is there is a connection to the subject line here or is this perhaps
the whim of your Email client? Often they sign off with some famous quote by
famous people like Einstein or Churchill, etc.

AB2TC - Knut



kev...@coho.net wrote

Good Afternoon,

    Things got very busy for me so this moldered in my files for a few
days.  However, Sunday's propagation was not special nor good.  Very
weak signals, deepish QSB, and a steady, windy sound. Even on forty
meters the normal crowd was thinned.  Hopefully the sun will be more
cooperative over the next year as it prepares for cycle 25.


    On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

K4JPN - Steve - GA


    On 7046.5 kHz at z:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA


Until next week 73,

      Kevin.  KD5ONS


Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o Principessa,
nella tua fredda stanza,
guardi le stelle
che tremano d'amore, e di speranza!

Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me;
il nome mio nessun saprà!
No, No! Sulla tua bocca
lo dirò quando la luce splenderà!

...

Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerò!
Vincerò! Vincerò!

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report (OT now)

[Dave Sublette]

Not only that. but I have played the music to Nessun dorma!

73,

Dave, K4TO

On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 3:56 PM ab2tc  wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
>
> I always read the CW Net report with great interest. I think of it as the
> "Oregon weather report" But WOW, this is the first time I have seen any
> message sign off with the lyrics to one of Puccini's most famous tenor
> arias. Is there is a connection to the subject line here or is this perhaps
> the whim of your Email client? Often they sign off with some famous quote
> by
> famous people like Einstein or Churchill, etc.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
>
> kev...@coho.net wrote
> > Good Afternoon,
> >
> >Things got very busy for me so this moldered in my files for a few
> > days.  However, Sunday's propagation was not special nor good.  Very
> > weak signals, deepish QSB, and a steady, windy sound. Even on forty
> > meters the normal crowd was thinned.  Hopefully the sun will be more
> > cooperative over the next year as it prepares for cycle 25.
> >
> >
> >On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:
> >
> > K6XK - Roy - IA
> >
> > K4JPN - Steve - GA
> >
> >
> >On 7046.5 kHz at z:
> >
> > K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> >
> > K6XK - Roy - IA
> >
> > W6JHB - Jim - CA
> >
> > K6PJV - Dale - CA
> >
> >
> > Until next week 73,
> >
> >  Kevin.  KD5ONS
> >
> >
> > Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
> > Tu pure, o Principessa,
> > nella tua fredda stanza,
> > guardi le stelle
> > che tremano d'amore, e di speranza!
> >
> > Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me;
> > il nome mio nessun saprà!
> > No, No! Sulla tua bocca
> > lo dirò quando la luce splenderà!
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Dilegua, o notte!
> > Tramontate, stelle!
> > Tramontate, stelle!
> > All'alba vincerò!
> > Vincerò! Vincerò!
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report (OT now)

[ab2tc]

Hi Kevin,

I always read the CW Net report with great interest. I think of it as the
"Oregon weather report" But WOW, this is the first time I have seen any
message sign off with the lyrics to one of Puccini's most famous tenor
arias. Is there is a connection to the subject line here or is this perhaps
the whim of your Email client? Often they sign off with some famous quote by
famous people like Einstein or Churchill, etc.

AB2TC - Knut



kev...@coho.net wrote
> Good Afternoon,
> 
>    Things got very busy for me so this moldered in my files for a few 
> days.  However, Sunday's propagation was not special nor good.  Very 
> weak signals, deepish QSB, and a steady, windy sound. Even on forty 
> meters the normal crowd was thinned.  Hopefully the sun will be more 
> cooperative over the next year as it prepares for cycle 25.
> 
> 
>    On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:
> 
> K6XK - Roy - IA
> 
> K4JPN - Steve - GA
> 
> 
>    On 7046.5 kHz at z:
> 
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
> 
> K6XK - Roy - IA
> 
> W6JHB - Jim - CA
> 
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
> 
> 
> Until next week 73,
> 
>      Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
> Tu pure, o Principessa,
> nella tua fredda stanza,
> guardi le stelle
> che tremano d'amore, e di speranza!
> 
> Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me;
> il nome mio nessun saprà!
> No, No! Sulla tua bocca
> lo dirò quando la luce splenderà!
> 
> ...
> 
> Dilegua, o notte!
> Tramontate, stelle!
> Tramontate, stelle!
> All'alba vincerò!
> Vincerò! Vincerò!
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dave Sublette]

Hi Kevin,

There is a good reason I was on the 160M vertical on 20.  It was the
antenna I could hear you best on.  :-)  Right now, my rotating tower with
the 40M Moxons is pointed at 164 and I won't turn it because I have a
trolley cable attached at 125 feet, getting ready to install a four element
OWA yagi.  The weather has to cooperate.  On 40, I was using the Moxons,
even though they were 180 degrees from you. 18 dB down is still a good
signal  :-)

Always good to hear you..  I will try to make it as often as possible.  But
I will be traveling for the next two Sundays and won't be on the net.

73,

Dave, K4TO

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 9:44 PM kevinr  wrote:

> Good Evening,
>
>  Both bands were quiet and weak.  Forty meters had deep QSB on
> everyone.  Reports of S4 to S9 happened.  I gave one of S1 to S8. Good
> thing the bands were quiet because the QSB made life interesting.  Forty
> meters was even more fun.  I don't think I had the chance to call CQ
> before I had worked everyone.  As you'll see in the report forty meters
> was reaching out both east and south but I got one person just over the
> mountain from me.
>
> A birthday, church work, antenna tuning, fog, trips, and football
> were a few topics.  For some reason Dave was on a 160 meter antenna when
> we were on 20 meters.  It worked well but seemed an unobvious choice.
> Ken mentioned cold but thought it worse to his east.
>
>
>On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
>
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
>
> K4TO - Dave - KY
>
> K6XK - Roy - IA
>
> K4JPN - Steve - GA
>
>
>On 7047 kHz at z:
>
> W0CZ - Ken - ND
>
> KG7V - Marv - WA
>
> K4TO - Dave - KY
>
> K6XK - Roy - IA
>
> W6JHB - Jim - CA
>
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
>
> K0DTJ - Brian - CA
>
> W7LXN - Myron - AZ
>
>
> Only 15 days left in 2018, this year flew by.  But I've been very
> busy and enjoyed it a great deal.  Wayne asked me about running the nets
> for so many years and I told him it was habit. It is more than that
> though.  It has made my Sundays a lot more fun for many years.  I've met
> a great number of fine folks from all over.  I don't think I could stop
> running them.  So, yes, they are a habit, but a good one :)
>
> Until next week,
>
>73,
>
>   Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Brian Hunt]

Hi Kevin,
I listened for you on 20m but heard, maybe an ESP dit or two. Roy had a big 
signal here, S9+ when I moved the beam around to him. Heard a few of the other 
check-ins too. Wayne was about S5 and watery with refraction over the hill. 

A dinner party took me away for the 5 o'clock session. 

That's all the news from HMB. See you next week. 

73,
Brian, K0DTJ

> On Sep 23, 2018, at 18:06, kevinr  wrote:
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
> The onset of fall seems to have helped propagation

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dwight Anderson]

Hello Kevin;

You make this net such great fun!
Just saying thanks!

Dwight
WM5F

-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  On 
Behalf Of kevinr
Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 6:16 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

Twenty meters was quiet and weak with moderate QSB.  Forty meters was such 
that none of the people I called could hear any of the others. At times I was 
trying to work three signals at once. But even though the order may be off we 
got it done.  Except for dragging in WG7??  Forty meters was noisy from a 
number of sources, QSB was higher, and the band was weak except to WM5F and 
W6JHB.  However, when forty meters gets to this stage the next few nets are 
usually better.

Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed the transition into fall.  
Grass is turning brown.  The sun is setting noticeably earlier, the 
hummingbirds are thinning out, the salmon berries are almost gone, and the 
foxgloves have gotten the the very last blossom.  It's time to start gathering 
wood before the winter rains make the tracks too muddy.

Hopefully they'll find a way to put out all the fires we have out west.  I 
read this article earlier today proposing a concussive means of separating 
flame from fuel. 
https://warontherocks.com/2018/08/shocking-wildfires-into-submission-a-proposal/
Whatever helps them gain control of these firestorms is OK with me; even if it 
is loud.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

W0CZ - Ken - ND


   On 7045 kHz at z:

WM5F - Dwight - ID

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

W6JHB - Jim - CA

N6KR - Wayne - CA

WG7(X?) pieced together from a number of folks but no response on call.


73,

Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dave Scarfe]

Could hear you when you started on 40m, but as you have reported, fading
was prevalent.

I'll keep trying.

73, de VE5UO

On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 6:45 PM, kevinr  wrote:

> Good Evening,
>
> Conditions were less than poor.  Everyone said I was weak when I
> thought it was them :)
>
>
>   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
>
> K6XK - Roy - IA
>
> NO8V - John - MI
>
>
>   On 7045 kHz at z:
>
> K6PJV - Dale - CA
>
>
>The biggest problem was noise covering up the bands but QSB on 40
> meters was deep.  One moment Dale would be S2 and the next at S5 to S7.  On
> twenty meters S5 was the best I heard anyone; S2 seemed to be the peak most
> of the time.  There was a steady hiss of solar breeze which made life
> difficult.  One of these days the sun will be helpful again.
>
>Until then 73,
>
>   Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[James Bennett]

Kevin, you were right at the noise floor here so I didnt even bother trying. 
Ken W0CZ was S9 down here in Folsom. Maybe next week...

Jim / W6JHB

> On Nov 12, 2017, at 5:49 PM, kevinr  wrote:
> 
> 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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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[marvwheeler]

Kevin:

I have listened for several weeks and today was the first time that I could 
hear your transmission on either 20 or 40 meters. I am sure it is not your 
problem since I am using a vertical and have a very high local noise level. 
Yes, I live about 0.25 miles from the Pacific and elevation here is 6 feet.

I hope to improve the signal on 40 meters this week> I am going to be putting a 
terminated folded dipole with 90 feet of wire on each leg fed through a 9:1 
balun and terminated with a 450 ohm noninductive resistor. I should be able to 
get the center up about 45 to 50 feet. If nothing else I hope it will improve 
the my noise where I can copy weaker signals. I sure hope so.

Thanks for your patience and hope to check it again.

73
Marv
K3S, KPA 500, Kat 500, P3
KX3, KXPA100 with KXAT100


-Original Message-
From: kev...@coho.net [mailto:kev...@coho.net] 
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 7:39 PM
To: marvwhee...@nwlink.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Hi Marv,

 I was copying you between S3 and S7.  From what I could find on a map you 
live at or near sea level.  I live at 2000 feet which seems to be out problem.  
The mountain I live on blocks a direct path between us so our only path is 
straight up and down.  I was just outside thinking about how to make an antenna 
which would be better for those folks who live in Washington & Oregon.  I have 
a doublet at 80 feet with one lobe pointing into Alaska and the other into the 
southeast.

 Thanks for the persistence.

  Kevin.


On 10/29/2017 6:20 PM, marvwhee...@nwlink.com wrote:
> By asking for relays I was able to check in on the Elecraft Nets on both 20 
> and 40 meters today. I was unable to hear Kevin on 20 meters but could tell 
> he was transmitting on 40 but his signal was at my noise lever (which is 
> high}. Kevin must have a quite location because he was able to copy me 
> running a 100 watts from my K3S. Thanks Kevin.
>
>

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Brian Hunt]

Happy to relay you in, Marv. Yeah, you're a little close for both bands. I have 
the same problem on 20m. Most of the time Kevin is ESP here in northern CA on 
20m. 

Yep Kevin has good ears. Sometimes he is plagued be QRN but even then usually 
pulls us through. 

Welcome to the net. 

73,
Brian, K0DTJ

> On Oct 29, 2017, at 18:20,   
> wrote:
> 
> By asking for relays I was able to check in on the Elecraft Nets on both 20 
> and 40 meters today. I was unable to hear Kevin on 20 meters but could tell 
> he was transmitting on 40 but his signal was at my noise lever (which is 
> high}. Kevin must have a quite location because he was able to copy me 
> running a 100 watts from my K3S. Thanks Kevin.
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[marvwheeler]

By asking for relays I was able to check in on the Elecraft Nets on both 20 and 
40 meters today. I was unable to hear Kevin on 20 meters but could tell he was 
transmitting on 40 but his signal was at my noise lever (which is high}. Kevin 
must have a quite location because he was able to copy me running a 100 watts 
from my K3S. Thanks Kevin.


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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kev...@coho.net
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 6:04 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

 QSB, on everyone and everything: QSB.  But the bands were both quiet 
enough to work down to near S0 so I only lost a few letters here and there.

Subjects: origin of the word blizzard (from someone who lives them), Veerys and 
their work, overwork of faithful radio amateurs during ECOM events, raking 
leaves, cutting wood, first frost in Texas, K2s vs KX2s, and visiting.

On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

N8OV (?) - Ned - MI

KN1CBR - Ted - CO

K6XK - Roy - IA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4TO - Dave - KY

KG7V - Marv - WA

W8OV - Dave - TX


On 7045.5 kHz at z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

KG7V - Marv - WA

KN5L - John - TX

WM5F - Dwight - ID

W7ARG - Geo - ID

W8OV - Dave - TX


Until next week 73,

 Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Fred Jensen]

20 was not open at all to N. NV, except for all the stations not in N. 
OR and vicinity.  Heard lots of check-ins, never heard NCS. Otherwise 
occupied for the 40 ... which may have worked.


73,

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

On 10/8/2017 5:38 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote:

Good Evening,

   Twenty meters was not as open as last week.



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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report errata

[kev...@coho.net]

Between K0DTJ & K6XK there should be a line with

K4JPN - Steve - GA

Whoops.

   Kevin.


On 9/3/2017 5:25 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote:
Twenty meters was more open than it has been in months.  I had strong 
signals from all over and weak signals from even more places.  The 
band was moving quickly though.  I'd start off hearing an S7 station 
only to close with an S2 signal.  QSB was on all reports to me but 
only on a few from my end.  It ranged from a fast flutter to a slow 
ocean wave.  Noise came in a variety of types too.  Whistlers, to 
walls of moving static, to a steady hiss followed by the crackle of 
storms.


  On 14049.5 kHz:

NO8V - John - MI

WOCZ - Ken - ND

AB9V - Mike - IN

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6XK - Roy - IA

AC5P - Mike - OK


  On 7045 kHz:

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID

The smoke is steady, the heat is too, send rain, please.

    73,

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dwight Anderson]

Wow,  makes me want one!!! 

The QSB and noise was running S7, pretty extreme, but the signal broke
through and sounded very clean here in ID.

Much Regards
Dwight
WM5F

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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick Dievendorff
Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 5:47 PM
To: Brian Hunt <huntin...@coastside.net>
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

It was a KPA1500 engineering prototype.

73 de Dick, K6KR

> On Aug 6, 2017, at 17:41, Brian Hunt <huntin...@coastside.net> wrote:
> 
> That 1500 watts sure sounded sweet!  
> 
> 73,
> Brian, K0DTJ
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Dick Dievendorff]

It was a KPA1500 engineering prototype.

73 de Dick, K6KR

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> That 1500 watts sure sounded sweet!  
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Brian Hunt]

That 1500 watts sure sounded sweet!  

73,
Brian, K0DTJ
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March 27/28, 2016

[kev...@coho.net]

That did not format as I had intended.

This should be easier to read:
showing spots for DX call -- KD5ONS
search spot by callsign

de dx freq cq/dx snr  speed time
NO1D KD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ12 dB21 wpm0117z 28 Mar
AK7V KD5ONS 7045.1CW CQ14 dB21 wpm0117z 28 Mar
KO7SSKD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ15 dB21 wpm0116z 28 Mar
N7TR KD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ24 dB21 wpm0112z 28 Mar
WA7LNW   KD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ17 dB21 wpm0112z 28 Mar
NC7J KD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ24 dB21 wpm0111z 28 Mar
VE6AOKD5ONS 7045.1CW CQ20 dB21 wpm0111z 28 Mar
AK7V KD5ONS 7045.1CW CQ13 dB21 wpm0100z 28 Mar
N7TR KD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ22 dB21 wpm0100z 28 Mar
NC7J KD5ONS 7045.0CW CQ19 dB21 wpm0100z 28 Mar
VE6AOKD5ONS 7045.1CW CQ14 dB21 wpm0100z 28 Mar
W4KKNKD5ONS14049.5CW CQ10 dB21 wpm2211z 27 Mar
W2AXRKD5ONS14049.6CW CQ 9 dB21 wpm2211z 27 Mar
KO7SSKD5ONS14049.5CW CQ19 dB21 wpm2211z 27 Mar
KM3T KD5ONS14049.5CW CQ12 dB21 wpm2210z 27 Mar
WB6BEE   KD5ONS14049.5CW CQ25 dB21 wpm2207z 27 Mar
AC0C KD5ONS14049.5CW CQ 4 dB21 wpm2206z 27 Mar
VE3/N2WQ KD5ONS14049.6CW CQ19 dB21 wpm2206z 27 Mar
W8WWVKD5ONS14049.6CW CQ28 dB21 wpm2205z 27 Mar
W8WTSKD5ONS14049.5CW CQ12 dB21 wpm2204z 27 Mar
K8ND KD5ONS14049.5CW CQ28 dB18 wpm2202z 27 Mar
KO7SSKD5ONS14049.5CW CQ12 dB21 wpm2200z 27 Mar


On 3/27/2016 6:43 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote:

Good Evening,
I was able to raise a decent antenna this week and ran both Sunday 
nets.


I worked:

W0CZ - Ken - ND
K4JPN - Steve - GA

On the twenty meter net at 14049.5 kHz.

And:

NO8V - John - MI
K0DTJ - Brian - CA
K6PJV - Dale - CA
W0CZ - Ken - ND
W6JHB - Jim - CA

The forty meter net was run on 7045 kHz.

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 28th 29th, 2013

[EricJ]

From So Cal, around the same time as the net (1935-2300z), I worked an 
OX3, ON4, YV5, DG0, IK4, and an OZ1. All with 100% copy exchanging about 
the same amount of information.  Could have worked 20-30 W/A/N/Ks or the 
same number of JA's instead. All on a K2 (sn 567) on JT65A running 5 
watts (and a TH7DXX at 60'). Maybe the net should move to JT65A-HF. (HI)


Eric
KE6US

On 4/29/2013 9:04 PM, kevinr wrote:

Good evening,
   Conditions on yesterday's nets were poor.  Twenty meters had very 
deep QSB.  NO8V was S5 one second, S1 the next, and ESP a beat later.  
I could get about one word in three so copying the call signs was it.  
W0CZ who is normally strong to me was very weak on twenty meters and 
only marginally better on 40 meters where he could barely copy me.  On 
forty I heard a call and the next second they were gone.  I checked to 
see if my antenna was still up between nets.  I have been doing that a 
lot lately. Aren't we supposed to be near a solar peak?  I was having 
better propagation when there were no sunspots.


   On to the lists =

  On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

  On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

   I stepped out my front door a moment ago only to freeze.  A doe and 
her yearling fawn were both looking at me.  I looked at them and they 
finally relaxed.  Only then did I see the other yearling with her.  
That one had not moved a muscle so I did not see her. I watched them 
for a few minutes until it got too cold to keep holding the door 
open.  One of these days I am going to open the door and see a herd of 
elk standing there.  It has been a few years.

   73,
 Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 10th, 11th 18th, 2013

[n5xl]

Kevin,

I can confirm that you copied 3422 correctly...I happen to own it! :)
Invoice date January 28, 2013.

73
Dave
N5XL
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 10th, 11th 18th, 2013

[Jim Lowman]

Believe it.  I've seen mention of serial numbers in the 3600-range lately.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 2/23/2013 5:29 PM, kevinr wrote:

Good Evening,
   I had time to fill the database and create a few reports.  I am 
unsure of the SN on the KX3 of N5XL though.  I don't think there have 
been this many KX3s sold as of yet but I am sure I will be severely 
chastised for doubting :(  I truly hope I copied Dave's serial number 
correctly.  It could be that the years are passing too rapidly.

   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 10th, 11th 18th, 2013

[kevinr]

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
Kevin.


On 2/23/2013 7:43 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
Believe it.  I've seen mention of serial numbers in the 3600-range 
lately.


73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 2/23/2013 5:29 PM, kevinr wrote:

Good Evening,
   I had time to fill the database and create a few reports.  I am 
unsure of the SN on the KX3 of N5XL though.  I don't think there have 
been this many KX3s sold as of yet but I am sure I will be severely 
chastised for doubting :(  I truly hope I copied Dave's serial number 
correctly.  It could be that the years are passing too rapidly.

   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for November 4th, 2012

[Fred Jensen]

On 11/4/2012 7:43 PM, kevinr wrote:

 My first frost is due on Thursday with the first
 snow showers on Friday.  The transition from summer to winter is
 different out here.  It is better to think of two seasons and be
 satisfied with the dry and the rainy.

My good friend Mike, KD9KC, in El Paso tells me they have two seasons: 
Summer and Christmas.  After nearly 4 years in SE Asia, I'm addicted to 
the tropics, although I have photos of us in field jackets around Dec. 
Temps might have been 65 ... at night.

Was in SS, on 80 when you were on 40.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

[Al Lorona]

Kevin,

When I was a kid walking with my grampa on a beautifully sunny day between the 
rows of cornstalks in his backyard, often he'd turn to me and say, in Spanish, 
It's gonna rain. I would ask him how he knew that, and he would point to his 
knees. His joints apparently could tell him that things weren't quite right.

Before my Dad died last year, he had told me, Something is wrong with these 
sunspots. They aren't normal, and darned if he doesn't seem to have been 
right. 
Maybe it was his joints, but these sunspots just don't seem to have the oomph 
that they should. There are plenty of sunspots visible right now, but they 
can't 
kick up the solar flux to save their lives. In fact, the sunspot number has 
been 
nearly equal to the solar flux, which is highly unusual.

Al   W6LX




From: Kevin Rock kev...@coho.net

According to SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not  
improving propagation.  
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

[Dave Sergeant]

On 10 Jul 2011 at 20:11, Kevin Rock wrote:

 According to  
 SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not 
 improving propagation.  During the last few months I keep checking to
 see  if my antenna has fallen down.

Depends on what you class as 'many spots'. Most of them are minute 
specks and hardly visible to the eye. I use http://www.solarham.com/ 
which seems to give more accessible information than spaceweather.

Note that the current sunspot number of 67 does NOT mean there are 67 
spots. There are at present 27 spots in 4 groups - 4x10 + 27 = 67 - 
with most of them in one sprawling group 1247. The K index is shown as 
3, which is not good, and the solar wind speed is increasing, another 
bad sign.

I did have some fun in the IARU contest over the weekend, but not that 
much in the way of DX worked. Yes, there are times when I look outside 
to see if the antenna is still up...

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

[Gary D Krause]

I've noticed the same thing.  It's as if something is absorbing our signals. 
 Things are happening!!!

Gary, N7HTS


On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:11:07 -0700
  Kevin Rock kev...@coho.net wrote:
 Good Evening,
What in the world has happened to propagation lately?  On twenty meters  
 before the net I scanned the band and found a number of folks on the air.   
 But when I called the net I heard nothing for the entire time.  First  
 skunk for me in nine years.  I guess it had to happen sometime but why did  
 it not occur during the depth of the solar cycle?  According to  
 SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not  
 improving propagation.  During the last few months I keep checking to see  
 if my antenna has fallen down.
 Luckily forty meters was not as bad.  It is still limited to the West  
 Coast but at least I could hear a few folks.  Only the first two on the  
 following list however.  The next two were relayed to me by Dale.  I heard  
 just a peep from Phil but nothing at all from Don.  Guess San Diego is out  
 of my range!  I wonder where my twenty meter signal was landing?  It sure  
 seems to have missed North America.
 
On to the lists =
 
   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
 No stations heard.
 
   On 7045.5 kHz at z:
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569
 NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826
 AE6II - Don - CA
 
   I can only hope twenty meters improves over the week.  I know the  
 weather is going back to wet and chilly again.  For the next week the  
 highs will be in the 50s.  I am glad I still have wood left for the  
 stove!  We had a few days of warm weather and sun.  That was nice.  74  
 degrees one day felt hot.  I am glad the thimbleberries were in full bloom  
 for the warm days.  The bees have been very active with them right outside  
 my radio shack window.  Hopefully a lot of berries will be set since these  
 are my favorites.  Year by year my patch of them grows larger.  It won't  
 be long before I get to compete with the deer to eat them :)
Until next week stay well,
   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

[Merv Schweigert]

Its been kept a secret for a few years now but is bound to come to light,
its been found that during a weekend with high activity, such as a contest
all the K3s that are on the air suck the RF from the bands,
Everyone using the K3 is searching for every stray smidgen of RF out
there and as we all know if a K3 is tuned to a signal it extracts a
certain amount of energy from that signal,  thus when there are many
K3s active and tuned to these weak signals there is almost no RF
left to extract for others.
Thats why you hear the comments my K3 hears signals others do not
etc.  They can be called RF suckers in one sense, the more k3s active there
are the worse the propagation or conditions will become.
You may have noticed in the past few years since the introduction of the
K3 that conditions have not improved and in fact seem to be getting
worse,  perhaps in correlation to the number of K3s in use?
Elecraft is working at fever pace to try and come up with some solution
to this problem,  and firmware is in testing stages for the K3 to transmit
a very low level signal back on the air to replace the RF that it has
sucked out.  So standby when you hear conditions improving you know
that the test have been successful and E will shine again with new and
futuristic developments in the hobby.
So far it does not appear there are any lawsuits over the removal of so
much RF from the spectrum,  but it is suspect they may be forthcoming
by other radio manufacturers who are undated by calls their radios are
not receiving as well.
The retransmit module will be a small daughter board that will fit in the
K3 with no problem and will be minimal charge.  Those not installing the
new update will be subject to being called signal hogs and signal suckers
and if found participating in contests will be disqualified.
73 and good DXing Merv K9FD/KH6

 I've noticed the same thing.  It's as if something is absorbing our signals.
   Things are happening!!!

 Gary, N7HTS


 On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:11:07 -0700
Kevin Rockkev...@coho.net  wrote:

 Good Evening,
 What in the world has happened to propagation lately?  On twenty meters
 before the net I scanned the band and found a number of folks on the air.
 But when I called the net I heard nothing for the entire time.  First
 skunk for me in nine years.  I guess it had to happen sometime but why did
 it not occur during the depth of the solar cycle?  According to
 SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not
 improving propagation.  During the last few months I keep checking to see
 if my antenna has fallen down.
  Luckily forty meters was not as bad.  It is still limited to the West
 Coast but at least I could hear a few folks.  Only the first two on the
 following list however.  The next two were relayed to me by Dale.  I heard
 just a peep from Phil but nothing at all from Don.  Guess San Diego is out
 of my range!  I wonder where my twenty meter signal was landing?  It sure
 seems to have missed North America.

 On to the lists =

On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
 No stations heard.

On 7045.5 kHz at z:
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569
 NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826
 AE6II - Don - CA

I can only hope twenty meters improves over the week.  I know the
 weather is going back to wet and chilly again.  For the next week the
 highs will be in the 50s.  I am glad I still have wood left for the
 stove!  We had a few days of warm weather and sun.  That was nice.  74
 degrees one day felt hot.  I am glad the thimbleberries were in full bloom
 for the warm days.  The bees have been very active with them right outside
 my radio shack window.  Hopefully a lot of berries will be set since these
 are my favorites.  Year by year my patch of them grows larger.  It won't
 be long before I get to compete with the deer to eat them :)
 Until next week stay well,
73,
   Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

[Gary Gregory]

I can report as a FT for the 'new' RF TX board (KTXRF3) that in a recent
contest we were told we were the only station that could be heard on the
bands. It appears to be working well and maybe a tweak or two to the FW is
all that is required prior to production.

Gary

On 12 July 2011 01:46, Merv Schweigert k...@flex.com wrote:

 Its been kept a secret for a few years now but is bound to come to light,
 its been found that during a weekend with high activity, such as a contest
 all the K3s that are on the air suck the RF from the bands,
 Everyone using the K3 is searching for every stray smidgen of RF out
 there and as we all know if a K3 is tuned to a signal it extracts a
 certain amount of energy from that signal,  thus when there are many
 K3s active and tuned to these weak signals there is almost no RF
 left to extract for others.
 Thats why you hear the comments my K3 hears signals others do not
 etc.  They can be called RF suckers in one sense, the more k3s active there
 are the worse the propagation or conditions will become.
 You may have noticed in the past few years since the introduction of the
 K3 that conditions have not improved and in fact seem to be getting
 worse,  perhaps in correlation to the number of K3s in use?
 Elecraft is working at fever pace to try and come up with some solution
 to this problem,  and firmware is in testing stages for the K3 to transmit
 a very low level signal back on the air to replace the RF that it has
 sucked out.  So standby when you hear conditions improving you know
 that the test have been successful and E will shine again with new and
 futuristic developments in the hobby.
 So far it does not appear there are any lawsuits over the removal of so
 much RF from the spectrum,  but it is suspect they may be forthcoming
 by other radio manufacturers who are undated by calls their radios are
 not receiving as well.
 The retransmit module will be a small daughter board that will fit in the
 K3 with no problem and will be minimal charge.  Those not installing the
 new update will be subject to being called signal hogs and signal suckers
 and if found participating in contests will be disqualified.
 73 and good DXing Merv K9FD/KH6

  I've noticed the same thing.  It's as if something is absorbing our
 signals.
Things are happening!!!
 
  Gary, N7HTS
 
 
  On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:11:07 -0700
 Kevin Rockkev...@coho.net  wrote:
 
  Good Evening,
  What in the world has happened to propagation lately?  On twenty
 meters
  before the net I scanned the band and found a number of folks on the
 air.
  But when I called the net I heard nothing for the entire time.  First
  skunk for me in nine years.  I guess it had to happen sometime but why
 did
  it not occur during the depth of the solar cycle?  According to
  SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not
  improving propagation.  During the last few months I keep checking to
 see
  if my antenna has fallen down.
   Luckily forty meters was not as bad.  It is still limited to the
 West
  Coast but at least I could hear a few folks.  Only the first two on the
  following list however.  The next two were relayed to me by Dale.  I
 heard
  just a peep from Phil but nothing at all from Don.  Guess San Diego is
 out
  of my range!  I wonder where my twenty meter signal was landing?  It
 sure
  seems to have missed North America.
 
  On to the lists =
 
 On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
  No stations heard.
 
 On 7045.5 kHz at z:
  K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
  NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569
  NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826
  AE6II - Don - CA
 
 I can only hope twenty meters improves over the week.  I know the
  weather is going back to wet and chilly again.  For the next week the
  highs will be in the 50s.  I am glad I still have wood left for the
  stove!  We had a few days of warm weather and sun.  That was nice.  74
  degrees one day felt hot.  I am glad the thimbleberries were in full
 bloom
  for the warm days.  The bees have been very active with them right
 outside
  my radio shack window.  Hopefully a lot of berries will be set since
 these
  are my favorites.  Year by year my patch of them grows larger.  It won't
  be long before I get to compete with the deer to eat them :)
  Until next week stay well,
 73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th 11th, 2011

[Mark Stennett]

I heard no traffic on 40 this time. Propagation to TX was not working.

On 07/10/2011 10:11 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:
 Good Evening,
  What in the world has happened to propagation lately?  On twenty meters
 before the net I scanned the band and found a number of folks on the air.
 But when I called the net I heard nothing for the entire time.  First
 skunk for me in nine years.  I guess it had to happen sometime but why did
 it not occur during the depth of the solar cycle?  According to
 SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not
 improving propagation.  During the last few months I keep checking to see
 if my antenna has fallen down.
   Luckily forty meters was not as bad.  It is still limited to the West
 Coast but at least I could hear a few folks.  Only the first two on the
 following list however.  The next two were relayed to me by Dale.  I heard
 just a peep from Phil but nothing at all from Don.  Guess San Diego is out
 of my range!  I wonder where my twenty meter signal was landing?  It sure
 seems to have missed North America.

  On to the lists =

 On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
 No stations heard.

 On 7045.5 kHz at z:
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569
 NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826
 AE6II - Don - CA

 I can only hope twenty meters improves over the week.  I know the
 weather is going back to wet and chilly again.  For the next week the
 highs will be in the 50s.  I am glad I still have wood left for the
 stove!  We had a few days of warm weather and sun.  That was nice.  74
 degrees one day felt hot.  I am glad the thimbleberries were in full bloom
 for the warm days.  The bees have been very active with them right outside
 my radio shack window.  Hopefully a lot of berries will be set since these
 are my favorites.  Year by year my patch of them grows larger.  It won't
 be long before I get to compete with the deer to eat them :)
  Until next week stay well,
 73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 19 20, 2011

[David Shoaf]

Bummer on Saturday for me.  Have tried for the past 2 weeks to check in - the
band is really bad for me both weeks.  I can hear folks down in the noise
but no answers when I call.  Will keep trying, of course.

Cheers and 73s,

David/KG6IRW 

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 19 20, 2011

[Fred Jensen]

On 6/20/2011 1:31 PM, David Shoaf wrote:
 Bummer on Saturday for me.  Have tried for the past 2 weeks to check in - the
 band is really bad for me both weeks.  I can hear folks down in the noise
 but no answers when I call.  Will keep trying, of course.

You mean Sun?  Kevin calls the 20m net at 2200Z on 14050 +/- and the 40m 
net at 2400Z on Sundays [or Z Monday if you don't believe in 2400 
being a real time :-)] on 7045  There are a lot of weak signals around 
14050, it's sort of a QRP watering hole.  Plus, condx have been in the 
tank for over a week now.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March 13th 14th, 2011

[Fred Jensen]

On 3/13/2011 7:01 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:

 Good Evening,
  While the first net was plagued with QRM the second had poor
 propagation and QRN to contend with.

Thanks to the K3 APF, you were readable on 20 ... maybe 419 most of the 
time, you hit S9 on one short burst, big QSB which I would expect this 
time of the year.  I got interrupted just as I was about to call you, 
and missed Last Call.  40 was strong.  It goes long here as the sun 
sets but thanks to the time change, that's later now.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 20th 21st, 2011

[Fred Jensen]

On 2/20/2011 7:41 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:

 Good Evening,
  There was a little contest activity nearby when the first net started
 but it was not a problem.  Conditions were good with very little noise.
 Just a little flutter on a few stations.  The second net was a little
 noiser with rather more QSB.

NIL on 20.  The band has been really long with the high SFI's [105 right 
now].  We'll need to wait for the Es season for me to hear you.  Busy 
for the 40m session.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 6th 7th, 2011

[Fred Jensen]

On 2/6/2011 7:54 PM, Kevin Rock wrote:

 Good Evening,
  My grey day turned blustery and then rainy a short time ago.  After the
 second net I was in a big hurry to get something to eat so rushed off.

It was 72F [22.22C ... see, we here in the Colonies and even out on the 
western frontier can do metric], and this really cool football game was 
on the TV from Arlington TX.  I can't hear you on 20 this time of year 
and no one steps up to QSP on 20 or 40, and you're up and down on 40 
too, it's pretty long by Z these days.

So, bottom line, I didn't try.  I don't think there's a football game 
next week, we'll see.  Spartan Sprint is on Monday, 0200Z-0400Z, Made 
For Elecraft.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 13th 14th, 2009

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

What is a K4?
73 de M0XDF
--  
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a  
man's
foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
-Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist and writer (1825-1995)

On 14 Dec 2009, at 02:25, Kevin Rock wrote:
   On to the lists =
 On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:
 KD5PZO - Pat - OR - K4 - 001
 On 7044.5 kHz at z:
 KD5PZO - Pat - OR - K4 - 001

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 13th 14th, 2009

[Fred Jensen]

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
 What is a K4?

Possibly a K1 driving a K3?

 73 de M0XDF
 -- The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a 
 man's
 foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
 -Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist and writer (1825-1995)

Impressive -- around 170 years old when he finally died!  There is no 
way my body will last that long even if my mind does, which is clearly 
not likely given its state today.

73,

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA USA

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 30th, 2009

[Radio Amateur N5GE]

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:52:33 -0400 (EDT), Kevin Rock
kevinr...@earthlink.net wrote:

Good Evening,
   Wynton Marsalis is playing in the background as the sun moves behind the 
 fir trees.  The temperature is quite pleasant with a light breeze.  It is 
 soothing.  I am glad, soothing is good after getting booted off the air.  I 
 am unsure how to proceed at this point.  The operator who kicked me off the 
 air seemed adamant about me not announcing the net.  I thought about moving 
 frequency but he could do the same just as easily and continue his harangue.  
 Oh well, maybe he won't be on next week and life will go back to normal.
On my walk after the aborted 40 meter net I found the new tower poking 
 well above the trees.  It is going to be much taller than the other two 
 towers currently in use on top of this mountain.  However, if I want to get a 
 cellular phone I would have great coverage :)  It is only 500 yards away as 
 the crow flies or 1 mile if I drive.  They have been working very long days 
 but the mountain has been covered with clouds the last few days so I could 
 not see their progress.  Looks like they will be hanging the antennas soon. 
Propagation on 20 meters was very good into Michigan and Indiana but not 
 so good into other locales.  I don't know about 40 meters because the QRM did 
 not sign nor was I able to hear anyone else during the few moments I was 
 allowed to use the frequency.  

   The list =

   On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686QNI #95
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
KC7OTG - Brett - OR - K3 - 1116
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W7AQK - Dave - AZ - K3 - 96
NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217 QNI #60!!!
AD6GI - Chuck - CA - K3 - 355
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798

   There was no 40 meter net because I was informed on the air to stop 
 announcing it.  I went QRT shortly afterward.  Since I did not want to get 
 into an argument I thought it better to simply shutdown and go for a walk.  
 Hopefully, next week my nemesis will be elsewhere and I can continue as I 
 have been doing since 2002.  One of the legs of the amateur radio service is 
 goodwill.  Maybe he will remember that or at least leave us alone.  
Until next week stay well,
73,
Kevin.  KD5ONS   (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
[snip]

Kevin,

Don't give up the ship simply because you've been fired upon.

73,

Tom, N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 23rd 24th, 2009

[Rick Dettinger]

 Maybe our rigs won't be working all that long after all.  A dim  
 memory tells me diffusion rates in silicon are on the order of tens  
 of years.  Maybe if we store our rigs in large Dewars filled with  
 liquid helium they will last a little longer :) Kevin.   
 KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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73,

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 3rd 4th, 2009

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I could copy Tom on 20, but couldn't break the pileup trying to check in.
He might have answered my AC, but there were so many tail enders on top
of his replies that I couldn't tell. He was about QSA4. From here it sounded
more like a single-frequency DX pileup than a net, Hi! 

The phone rang after about a dozen tries. From the short list of check ins,
it sounds like he didn't hear a lot of stations, but that's 20 meters at
times...

Wasn't able to get on for the 40 meter net.

Ron AC7AC


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March 22nd 23rd, 2009

[Mike-WE0H]

What operating system are you running on that computer? hi hi...

Mike
WE0H
K2 6698
Linux user of course...hi hi


Kevin R wrote:
 Good Morning,
Sorry about the late report but just as I was going to send it out last 
 night it went away.  I do not know how or why, it simply disappeared in front 
 of my eyes; strange.  snipped...
   
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 28th 29th, 2008 - OT

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Could someone enlighten me as to what a 'grader' is please?
--  
A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.

-Elsa Schiaparelli, fashion designer (1890-1973)

On 4 Jan 2009, at 03:52, Kevin Rock wrote:
Then, after Charlie the grader guy helped me out with his trusty  
grader Margaret Ann

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 28th 29th, 2008 - OT

[Peter Connors, F5VNB]

David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:


Could someone enlighten me as to what a 'grader' is please?


Googling it gave me a selection of photographs. Wonderful thing, this 
internet ;-)


73, Pete F5VNB


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 28th 29th, 2008 - OT

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

DOH!
I didn't think such a generic word would produce a result - thanks

For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight  
hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.

-Doug Larson

On 4 Jan 2009, at 12:33, Peter Connors, F5VNB wrote:


David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:

Could someone enlighten me as to what a 'grader' is please?


Googling it gave me a selection of photographs. Wonderful thing,  
this internet ;-)


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 22nd, 2008

[Fred Jensen]

Kevin Rock wrote:

Good evening, Happily there were a few folks I could hear.  One for
each net to be exact.


I was there for both nets ... exactly nothing heard from 14045 to 14055 
and 7040 to 7050.PropFire reported SFI=67 A=1 K=0 SSN=0.  There were 
signals down around 14025 but not many and not loud.  Very weak QSO [one 
side only] on 7050.


Packed it in about 30 min after net time.

Happy Holidays to all,

73,

Fred K6DGW
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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 22nd, 2008

[Phil and Christina]

Hi Kevin,

Remember that today was the solstice.  The days will get longer now, keeping 
20M open longer.  When you first started to call at Z, you were readable, 
but you dropped as the net time progressed.  I copied you 339 deteriorating to 
229 fairly quickly.  I may have been stronger because I had the quad pointed 
north at you and drove the K3 into an SB-200 at about 500W out.  I was busy at 
0300Z so that I couldn't try 40M.  Let's see how it goes.  Keep up the good 
work.

73,

Phil, NS7P



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Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 22nd, 2008


Good evening,
   Happily there were a few folks I could hear.  One for each net to be exact.  
It got to the point where I checked the antenna a few times after I had already 
checked if it had survived the storms.  Yes, it is still there and there is not 
much ice on it either.  I also programmed the CQ message into the rig so I 
could read while the radio was calling.  This has never happened to me before.  
I don't know what the bands are doing because I could hear people on both of 
them before I started the net.  Is everyone off doing things?  I may be the 
only one home alone on a Sunday night.  But some of you write that you only 
read my announcements and reports :)  I am sure Eric would say something if we 
did not have an Elecraft net associated with my weekly epistles so something 
needs to change.  Should we eliminate one of the bands?  Move the times?  Or 
should we get someone else to run them?  Any input would be of interest.  
 
   On to the lists =

   On 14050 kHz at z:
NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826

   On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K3 - 657

   Both of these stations were 599 to me but both gave me a 339 in return.  It 
is very strange that I can hear an Oregon station so strongly on 20 meters.  
Pete is normally pretty strong to me on 40 meters so this is not unusual.  I 
wonder what sort of odd propagation is occurring tonight.  I hope it fixes 
itself before the Tuesday and Thursday night Fox hunts though.  I would like to 
get at least one of the four foxes.  
   The weather has calmed down.  I got a little freezing rain, then a little 
sleet, and then snow for the rest of the day.  Currently there is no snow 
falling but that is due to change.  Luckily the winds are very mild.  Last 
night they were gusting so there are bits of fir tree all over the snow.  My 
stairs are mostly buried.  The top of the snow is over the third step so I must 
tread lightly and count steps on my way down.  Fortunately, if I fall the snow 
will bouy me up.  
   Until next week have a very Merry Christmas and stay warm, dry, and well,
  73,
 Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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Re: RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 1st, 2008

[Fred Jensen]

Phil and Christina wrote:

Hi Kevin,

The last few times I have checked in were with the K3 at 100 Watts.
When I point my quad north I usually can tell that you are in there,
but can't always copy much.

73,

Phil NS7P


Sunday, I couldn't hear Kevin at Z on 20.  By 0005Z, he was S-6 and 
I QNI'd.  Isn't cool how we can nounify and verbify Q signals?  By 
0010Z, he was gone.  On 40, I thought I heard Kevin, so I called him, 
and I thought I heard the suffix of my call.  Apparently I made it, but 
Kevin was ESP.  I apologize if I stepped on someone.  I REALLY want some 
sunspots for Christmas!


73,

Fred K6DGW
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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 1st, 2008

[Phil and Christina]

Hi Kevin,

The last few times I have checked in were with the K3 at 100 Watts.  When I 
point my quad north I usually can tell that you are in there, but can't always 
copy much.

73,

Phil
NS7P

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Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 1st, 2008


Good Evening,
   The bands were not being helpful tonight.  On twenty meters I was able to 
gain a few checkins but they were mostly 'local' (OR, AK, and CA).  UA0IT is 
probably not local :)  [In fact Andy is local, he lives in Magadan.]  I'll find 
out when I can use the Internet again.  Right now I have no telephone, it has 
been out since around noon.  The last few days it has been intermittent at best 
but mostly down.  Verizon has been promising to replace the equipment further 
down the mountain for over a year but they are still employing a temporary, 
used, replacement trailer.  The latest news is they will put a cell tower in on 
the top of the mountain (about 500 yards away).  Maybe I will get better 
service from that.  I have never used a cell phone but hope there may be a way 
to improve my Internet connection from its current 24 kB/second to something a 
little faster and more reliable.  One can only hope.  Pat and I grew used to 
our convenient DSL hookup when we lived in Albuquerque.  I did most of my grad 
work at home because my equipment was better and the Internet connection was 
faster than what I had in the ECE department.  My CS  grad work had a separate 
account and was the fastest on campus.  But, then, they were hooked to the 
fastest parallel computer in the world (at least a few times a year).  
   However, the forty meter net was better and Tom was able to hear me and help 
me.  QSB was rampant so I could not dig a few out which he was able to work.  
While Tom was NCS I kept hearing CQs on frequency from another three stations.  
One in Alaska and the other two were in 4 land.  They would fade out and Tom 
would come back.  While I was listening prior to the first net twenty meters 
sounded very good with all the contesters banging away.  I did not hear the QSB 
but, then, there exchanges are much shorter than ours.  My first QNI was 
obviously taking part in said contest because he likes these activities (WS7L). 
 He also happens to be a K3 owner and a fellow VE person.  I was surprised to 
be able to work NS7P directly.  Normally he is out of my ground wave and much 
too close for skip.  Tonight I could hear him on both bands fairly well but a 
little better on twenty. 
   Once again KL7CW, Rick in Palmer, Alaska had the best signal.  Seems odd 
that an Alaskan station running QRP power levels would hit Oregon so well but 
there seems to be some sort of duct which assists his signal.  There are other 
AK stations I hear regularly which are quite strong.  Propagation still seems 
like magic to me; I can never quite tell what is going to happen until I start 
calling.  

   On to the lists =

   On 14050 kHz at z:
WS7L - Carl - OR - K3 - 486   QNI #5!
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
UA0IT - Andy - Magadan - RU
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826

   On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008 ** QNI #290 **
W3TMZ - Jack - FL - K3 - 1169
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
W4SEC - Pete - FL - K2 - 5813
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K3 - 657
NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826  QNI #10!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994
WB5BKL - Nick - TX - K3 - 231
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K3 - 1208
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W1BPJ - Terry - CO - K1 - 1800
KL7IDA - Bill - AK 

   I hope there are no errors in the above lists but memory fades with time and 
I may have missed a relay during the 'interesting' propagation we were having 
last night ;)  If there are any corrections or fills necessary please email 
them to me.  We are due for a solar stream on the 3rd which after its initial 
interference should perk things up a little.  But propagation is an odd thing; 
one can never foretell its effects.  I am sorry for the delay in getting this 
report posted but between phone problems and working and chores it did get 
pushed back a little.  
   Until next week stay warm and stay well,
  73,
 Kevin.  KD5ONS   (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 26th 27th, 2008

[Adam Koczarski]

What time does this net meet?

Adam
ka7ark

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 Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 26th  27th,
 2008
 
 
On 14050.5 kHz at 2255z:
 
On 7044.5 kHz at 0200z:


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 26th 27th, 2008

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

as it says 22:55 UTC (zulu) and 02:00 UTZ
--
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
-Moliere, actor and playwright (1622-1673)

On 27 Oct 2008, at 18:10, Adam Koczarski wrote:


What time does this net meet?

Adam
ka7ark


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2008


  On 14050.5 kHz at 2255z:

  On 7044.5 kHz at 0200z:


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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 31st September 1st, 2008

[Fred Jensen]

Kevin Rock wrote:


During the twenty meter net there was some
sort of contest going on but I never found which one.  I looked at
the contest calendar: www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php
but it was not listed.  Luckily the QRM was not too bad.  


FWIW, couldn't find the 20m net yesterday.  A couple of very weak 
signals between 048 and 052 ... never heard Kevin, never heard anyone 
checking in.  Plenty of signals down the band so I think the beam is OK. 
 Sometimes RF propagation is just plain magic.


73,

Fred K6DGW
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Re: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 10th 12th, 2008

[Fred Jensen]

Kevin wrote:

   Now a question to you all, check ins and prospective check ins alike: how 
fast should we run the net?  A few years ago Tom and I agreed to have me limit 
my speed to 20 wpm while he varied his speed both up and down.  Lately Tom has 
been recuperating while I run the nets by myself.  I have been maintaining a 
steady 20 wpm character rate since about two years ago.  When necessary I add 
space between each character to slow down.  Since I enjoy meeting new operators 
all the time I do not wish to scare anyone off by running too fast.  However, 
when we use 'hail signs' it is difficult to determine a preferred sending speed 
of the check in operator.  Please feel free to break me and send QRS if you're 
not copying me very well.  I will add spaces as necessary.  However I can't 
slow down too much without making a ton of errors.  My fingers get all tangled 
up and I just plain lose it :(  It appears some discussion is in order.  A 
little discussion may be on topic for the Elecraf
t Reflector but if it gets to be too much just send me the comments and I will endure the flames :)  Eric has been known to let a lively discussion last a few days before he asks it to end.  A few days worth may be enough to decide what we are to do for the future.  Thank you for any input you wish to send.  Any errors in the above lists are attributable to me.  Please send me the corrections and I will fix the mess I've made.   Now to get to my other computer and work on it until Sunday evening is done.  Thank you very much for the interest and for your input.  

   Until next week stay well,


I'm a bit amazed at ECN.  There isn't any real traffic as in an NTS 
net [don't know if they're even around anymore], just a bunch of 
stations checking in, often with a wx report.  Yet I find myself 
reserving 2300Z on Sundays to check in and listen through the net as 
often as I can.


During the day, I'll work a few QRS [and often QRP] stations around 
14040.  A number of them are running Elecraft rigs, the K1 probably 
being the most common followed by K2's.  These would all be candidate 
QNI's to ECN, but the current code speed is probably out of their 
league, at least until they have the chance to practice more.


FWIW, I'd take a clue from ARRL.  They run bulletins at 18 WPM.  Run ECN 
at 18 WPM character speed, and maybe 12-15 WPM net sending speed so QRS 
ops can at least pick enough out to know what is going on.  QRS to or 
close to the speed of the caller, much like Tom does.  Making ECN more 
inviting for slower new folks seems like a win-win to me.  More 
participation, good practice for those working on their code speed.  My 
code speed is well above 15 WPM, but I would have no problem at all at 
12 - 15 WPM if it would encourage more Elecrafters to QNI ECN.


Maybe one-character hail signs aren't such a good idea.  I'm guilty of 
that.  Makes it hard for Kevin to really gauge the caller's speed. 
Maybe at least two characters, or your suffix?


Now, let's see how I did in the verbification/nounification department:

QRS: Adjective
QRP: Adjective
QNI's: Noun
QRS: Adjective
QRS: Verb
QNI: Verb

3 parts of speech, one Q signal!  Not too shabby I think!

73,

Fred K6DGW
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 10th 12th, 2008

[Brett Howard]

YAY!!!

I'll have to start checking back in I'd all but given up on ECN but
now that Tom is back I can start checking in again.  :)

As far as speed goes Tom usually pops up and down to follow people being
one of the slower people on the net I find that very nice and it works
quite well for me...  

I'm also perfectly fine with 20WPM char speed with 10 to 13 WPM
spacing..

On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 23:28 -0400, Kevin Rock wrote:
 Good Evening,
It was a wonderful evening.  Our first net had a very welcome vistor: Tom 
 Hammond, N0SS came by and worked a few stations for me.  Thank you Tom and 
 welcome back.  It was nice to hear you again.  I forgot to thank Scott, N0AR, 
 who last week relayed in Ray, K2HYD for us.  Thank you Scott!  I also want to 
 thank you all for the many signal and weather reports.  It is nice to know 
 that some of you are having a regular summer.  Folks just don't believe me 
 when I tell them the temperature here.  But this week it is supposed to break 
 80 degrees a couple of times.  I will be on my roof putting in patches of 
 plywood.  Given enough dry weather I will have a new roof covering on before 
 too long.  Ice and snow shield and lots of tar.  I expect to go through a 
 couple pairs of jeans and say goodbye to these boots.  But Sam and I will be 
 dry this winter!  
Propagation was not too bad but not great either.  I had a message from 
 Georgia which says K4JPN has been trying for the last three weeks with 
 nothing heard.  Sorry Steve.  I did work Florida each of the last two weeks 
 but not Georgia.  Propagation is a mystery to me.  QRN was present on 20 
 meters but quite loud on 40 meters as it has been for the last few months.  
 QRN was easily S6 the entire net with peaks up to S8.  I was copying down to 
 about S2 but it was not easy.  Luckily we have these Elecraft rigs which 
 somehow can perform magic on RF.  Thanks guys!  
  
On to the lists =
 
 On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
 WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392 QNI #40!!!
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008 ** QNI 270 **
 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 * QNI 180 *
 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 43
 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
 K2VCO - Vic - CA - K3 - 007   QNI #10!!
 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
 AK2B - Tom - NY - K3 - 109QNI #50!!!
 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
 AL7N - Ed - AK
 W0SZ - Steve - CO - K3 - 176  QNI #25!!
 
 On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 QNI #75!!!
 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
 W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994  QNI #50!!!
 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686 
 K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21   
 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
 N5SM - Scott - TX - K2 - 6417 QNI #20!!
 N7AF - Dave - AZ - K2 - 4795
 W0SZ - Steve - CO - K3 - 176
 
Now a question to you all, check ins and prospective check ins alike: how 
 fast should we run the net?  A few years ago Tom and I agreed to have me 
 limit my speed to 20 wpm while he varied his speed both up and down.  Lately 
 Tom has been recuperating while I run the nets by myself.  I have been 
 maintaining a steady 20 wpm character rate since about two years ago.  When 
 necessary I add space between each character to slow down.  Since I enjoy 
 meeting new operators all the time I do not wish to scare anyone off by 
 running too fast.  However, when we use 'hail signs' it is difficult to 
 determine a preferred sending speed of the check in operator.  Please feel 
 free to break me and send QRS if you're not copying me very well.  I will add 
 spaces as necessary.  However I can't slow down too much without making a ton 
 of errors.  My fingers get all tangled up and I just plain lose it :(  It 
 appears some discussion is in order.  A little discussion may be on topic for 
 the Elecraft Reflector but if it gets to be too much just send me the 
 comments and I will endure the flames :)  Eric has been known to let a lively 
 discussion last a few days before he asks it to end.  A few days worth may be 
 enough to decide what we are to do for the future.  Thank you for any input 
 you wish to send.  Any errors in the above lists are attributable to me.  
 Please send me the corrections and I will fix the mess I've made.   Now to 
 get to my other computer and work on it until Sunday evening is done.  Thank 
 you very much for the interest and for your input.  
Until next week stay well,
   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 10th 12th, 2008

[Dave Van Wallaghen]

Hi Kevin,

As we've discussed before, I am a QRS operator trying to (very slowly)
increase my speed. I'm pretty comfortable at the 10-13wpm range. I would
have no problem with 20wpm characters as long as the word spacing was around
13wpm. 

I know this type of cw drives some people crazy, so I wouldn't want ECN to
change just for someone like me. I will get my speed up someday. But if it
was not a big deal to the rest of the group, I would be more inclined to
jump in. In fact, I can see this as real good practice for me to send at a
20wpm character speed and get used to hearing code at this speed.

I've listened in a couple of times and can pick up bits and pieces when
conditions are decent. But at this point, I don't think I could keep up.

Thanks for asking for input - here is my 0.02c.

73,
Dave W8FGU

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:elecraft-
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 Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:28 PM
 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
 Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 10th  12th, 2008
 
 Good Evening,
It was a wonderful evening.  Our first net had a very welcome vistor:
 Tom Hammond, N0SS came by and worked a few stations for me.  Thank you Tom
 and welcome back.  It was nice to hear you again.  I forgot to thank
 Scott, N0AR, who last week relayed in Ray, K2HYD for us.  Thank you Scott!
 I also want to thank you all for the many signal and weather reports.  It
 is nice to know that some of you are having a regular summer.  Folks just
 don't believe me when I tell them the temperature here.  But this week it
 is supposed to break 80 degrees a couple of times.  I will be on my roof
 putting in patches of plywood.  Given enough dry weather I will have a new
 roof covering on before too long.  Ice and snow shield and lots of tar.  I
 expect to go through a couple pairs of jeans and say goodbye to these
 boots.  But Sam and I will be dry this winter!
Propagation was not too bad but not great either.  I had a message from
 Georgia which says K4JPN has been trying for the last three weeks with
 nothing heard.  Sorry Steve.  I did work Florida each of the last two
 weeks but not Georgia.  Propagation is a mystery to me.  QRN was present
 on 20 meters but quite loud on 40 meters as it has been for the last few
 months.  QRN was easily S6 the entire net with peaks up to S8.  I was
 copying down to about S2 but it was not easy.  Luckily we have these
 Elecraft rigs which somehow can perform magic on RF.  Thanks guys!
 
On to the lists =
 
 On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
 WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392 QNI #40!!!
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008 ** QNI 270 **
 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398 * QNI 180 *
 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 43
 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
 K2VCO - Vic - CA - K3 - 007   QNI #10!!
 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
 AK2B - Tom - NY - K3 - 109QNI #50!!!
 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
 AL7N - Ed - AK
 W0SZ - Steve - CO - K3 - 176  QNI #25!!
 
 On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767 QNI #75!!!
 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
 W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994  QNI #50!!!
 AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
 K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
 K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
 N5SM - Scott - TX - K2 - 6417 QNI #20!!
 N7AF - Dave - AZ - K2 - 4795
 W0SZ - Steve - CO - K3 - 176
 
Now a question to you all, check ins and prospective check ins alike:
 how fast should we run the net?  A few years ago Tom and I agreed to have
 me limit my speed to 20 wpm while he varied his speed both up and down.
 Lately Tom has been recuperating while I run the nets by myself.  I have
 been maintaining a steady 20 wpm character rate since about two years ago.
 When necessary I add space between each character to slow down.  Since I
 enjoy meeting new operators all the time I do not wish to scare anyone off
 by running too fast.  However, when we use 'hail signs' it is difficult to
 determine a preferred sending speed of the check in operator.  Please feel
 free to break me and send QRS if you're not copying me very well.  I will
 add spaces as necessary.  However I can't slow down too much without
 making a ton of errors.  My fingers get all tangled up and I just plain
 lose it :(  It appears some discussion is in order.  A little discussion
 may be on topic for the Elecraft Reflector but if it gets to be too much
 just send me the comments and I will endure the flames :)  Eric has been
 known to let a lively discussion last a few days before he asks it to end.
 A few days worth may be enough to decide what we are to do for the future.
 Thank you for any input you wish to send.  Any errors in the above lists
 are attributable to me.  Please send me the corrections and I will fix the
 mess I've 

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 27th 28th, 2008

[Brett Howard]

Tried and tried and tried...  No relays...  Oh well guess I'll have to
wait till Tom gets his K3 back.

On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 23:25 -0400, Kevin Rock wrote:
 Good Evening,
Wow, that was noisy!  My ears are still ringing after my walk.  Tomorrow's 
 chainsaw work will seem pleasant in comparison.  Trying to find the weak 
 signals on 40 meters was not easy.  It did not help that I kept hearing dits 
 and dahs in the noise.  I did hear a few requests for my rain to move further 
 south.  Seems like the weather in California is above 80 degrees.  I have 
 only seen the temperature that high a couple times this year.  This week it 
 is still raining every morning with sun coming out around noon.  I will have 
 enough wood ready for two years soon if this weather keeps up.  The 
 prediction is for mid to low 70s until Thursday.  This is probably why the 
 QRN is so high.  Luckily during the Flight of the Bumblebees it was not so 
 bad.  I tried all of the bands but only 20 and 40 meters gained me any 
 contacts.  Still learning N1MM which is much nicer than paper logging.  Much 
 nicer than any other logging program I have ever used too!  The approximately 
 400 pages of documentation is too much to work through so I take it a little 
 at a time.  
 
On to the lists =
 
 On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K3 - 657
 K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
 KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798   * QNI #130 *
 WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
 K7GIM - Dave - AZ
 KS7D - Mike - FL - K3 - 118
 W6JD - Doug - CA - K3 - 23
 
 On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
 WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
 W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457 ** QNI #235 **
 N1AL - Al - CA - K3 847   QNI #5!
 W6ZH - Pete - CA - K3 - 657 * QNI #130 *
 K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
 K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
 N7AF - Dave - AZ - K2 - 4795
 KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 768
 N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
 
Hopefully the above lists are correct.  If not please send the changes to 
 me via email.  As the second net was progressing the noise increased 
 proportionately.  I am going to continue to take advantage of the very mild 
 weather to do a little hiking.  I will also pack all the material for the 
 roof up there now so I don't have to do so when the temperatures are in the 
 80s.  I expect it will get warmer when the dry season gets underway but that 
 has yet to happen.  Fireweed just started blooming if that gives you any idea 
 of the season up here.  Lots of errands to run this week so I had better get 
 my home chores done tonight.  Thus saying I am off (more than you'll ever 
 know :)  
Have a good week and stay well,
   73,
  Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
 
 
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 13th 14th, 2008

[John Clare]

Hello Dick et al. On noting your K3 Serial Number, and wishing to understand 
the radio and the company much better, I am puzzled by Serial Number 
chronology. My K3 rolled off the production line approx 21 days ago and its 
Serial Number is 1054, yet I am seeing numbers out there that are in the 
1100's and 1200's. My K3 is a 100w factory assembled version with auto tuner 
and transverter interface. Are there seperate serial no. blocks for 10w, kit 
form etcetera., does any one know? John Clare VK1CJ.
- Original Message - 
From: Dick Housden, W0NTA [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:34 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 13th  14th, 2008



Hi Kevin,

Good to hear you on ECN. One change, my K3 is #1208 not 1207. It sure 
seems like a very nice radio. I took it to the cabin over the weekend and 
got in some nice QSOs. Had to come home early so we could attend my grand 
daughter's sixth birthday party Sunday afternoon. So. I missed the 20 
meter net. I can only run about 40 to 50 watts from here on 40 meters 
since I knock out a couple of GFIs if I run 100 watts.


Hope to remember next week's net.

73, Dick, W0NTA
Greeley, CO
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 13th 14th, 2008

[Dick Housden, W0NTA]

Hi John,

I am not sure how Elecraft is issuing serial numbers. I thought I read
somewhere that there could be differences in the sequence of kits versus
assembled units, but I cannot find anything on that. Maybe I was dreaming,
again.

Maybe someone else can enlighten us.

73, Dick, W0NTA
Greeley, CO



John Clare wrote:
 
 Hello Dick et al. On noting your K3 Serial Number, and wishing to
 understand 
 the radio and the company much better, I am puzzled by Serial Number 
 chronology. My K3 rolled off the production line approx 21 days ago and
 its 
 Serial Number is 1054, yet I am seeing numbers out there that are in the 
 1100's and 1200's. My K3 is a 100w factory assembled version with auto
 tuner 
 and transverter interface. Are there seperate serial no. blocks for 10w,
 kit 
 form etcetera., does any one know? John Clare VK1CJ.
 
 

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 13th 14th, 2008

[David King]

On July 3rd, Eric had posted the following reference serial numbers in a 
message titled KRX-3:


We are shipping in two parallel groups: kit and built K3s. Since -F
built K3s are built to order, and because the kit and built versions are
built on different production lines, the s/n sequences will not be
exactly in sequence between the two groups getting KRX3s.
---

There are a lot more KRX3's backlogged for the kit version than for the
-F built version, since the initial orders strongly favored kits. We are
working through both of these groups in parallel (with different
production people) and as a result the -F serial numbers will appear to
jump forward faster than the kit versions.

David King
KE7EKA

John Clare wrote:
Hello Dick et al. On noting your K3 Serial Number, and wishing to 
understand the radio and the company much better, I am puzzled by 
Serial Number chronology. My K3 rolled off the production line approx 
21 days ago and its Serial Number is 1054, yet I am seeing numbers out 
there that are in the 1100's and 1200's. My K3 is a 100w factory 
assembled version with auto tuner and transverter interface. Are there 
seperate serial no. blocks for 10w, kit form etcetera., does any one 
know? John Clare VK1CJ.

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To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:34 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 13th  14th, 2008



Hi Kevin,

Good to hear you on ECN. One change, my K3 is #1208 not 1207. It sure 
seems like a very nice radio. I took it to the cabin over the weekend 
and got in some nice QSOs. Had to come home early so we could attend 
my grand daughter's sixth birthday party Sunday afternoon. So. I 
missed the 20 meter net. I can only run about 40 to 50 watts from 
here on 40 meters since I knock out a couple of GFIs if I run 100 watts.


Hope to remember next week's net.

73, Dick, W0NTA
Greeley, CO
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 13th 14th, 2008

[Dick Housden, W0NTA]

Thanks David. I knew I saw something about serial numbers somewhere. I just
used the wrong search parameters when I went looking.

73, Dick, W0NTA
Greeley, CO


David King-11 wrote:
 
 On July 3rd, Eric had posted the following reference serial numbers in a 
 message titled KRX-3:
 
 We are shipping in two parallel groups: kit and built K3s. Since -F
 built K3s are built to order, and because the kit and built versions are
 built on different production lines, the s/n sequences will not be
 exactly in sequence between the two groups getting KRX3s.
 ---
 
 There are a lot more KRX3's backlogged for the kit version than for the
 -F built version, since the initial orders strongly favored kits. We are
 working through both of these groups in parallel (with different
 production people) and as a result the -F serial numbers will appear to
 jump forward faster than the kit versions.
 
 David King
 KE7EKA
 

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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 8th 9th, 2008

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Perhaps it's that the propagation numbers are, at the very best, general
indicators and mean absolutely nothing about the propagation at any given
time or place? 

That's been the experience of those who explore conditions since the
Heaviside layer was discovered.

Clearly, you had some effective short skip going. That's not a bit unusual
over a 600 mile hop like you had. Short skip on 20 is much more prevalent
in the summer time when ionization levels are substantially higher, thanks
to the earlier sunrise. And such skip often has a lot of scattering
effect. 

You didn't mention your precise antenna, but many beams have significant
side lobes. Not nearly as strong as the main lobe, but plenty strong enough
for just such contacts. 

Ron AC7AC



-Original Message-

OK, I'd like an explanation why Kevin was 599 here today on 20m, and 
very loud the last few weeks, and before, I almost never actually heard 
him and depended on Tom for a QNI.  This afternoon, Kevin was pushing 
S9+ with my beam at 070 towards Tom, Kevin is sort of due north of me,
maybe 600 - 650 miles.

SFI=65 [about as low as it can get]; A=8; K=2.  What is going on?

73,

Fred K6DGW
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- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 13th 14th, 2008

[Fred Jensen]

Kevin Rock wrote:

Good Evening, Twenty meters was not conducive to radiotelegraphy
today.  Total of three check ins.


Indeed it wasn't, and when I figured that out [and that Tom hadn't 
checked in] I turned the KW on just to be ready to get a QNB if I heard 
anyone.  The only station I heard was PJ2/AB9V at 579.  Shoulda called 
him when I had the chance :-(  SFI is back down to 69 right now.  Maybe 
next weekend, there's supposed to be a SS group on the backside now 
although I don't know if it will make it around by then.


73,

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RE: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March

[KM5Q]

Kevin,





It's FINE to be elitist -- just include ALL the elite  =^)

Your message gave me the idea to log S/Ns from EC rigs worked on the  
SSB net. Some people will do ANYTHING for another certificate, and  
we'll do ANYTHING to get more check-ins.


Windy
KM5Q

... We still need SD and DE for an Elecraft to Elecraft Worked All  
States.  It really doesn't count for WAS unless it is pure :)  Not  
being an elitist, I am simply making it a bit more difficult ;)

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for January 13th 14th, 2008

[Kevin Rock]

I gauge the conditions by the signal reports I receive from all the stations I 
work.  It is not guess work.  It is solid fact from what is occuring on the 
air.  I use the same radio and the same antenna to glean these results.  
Conditions were better for the two nets today than they have been in some time. 
 The sun threw a coronal mass ejection at us which caused aurorae.  This makes 
the ionosphere better for propagation.  Simple physics nothing magical.
   Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Kevin Rock wrote:
 
I read the sun was acting up and between nets read about aurora in
 Scandinavia.  Thus our conditions seem to have improved through the action
 of the sun.  Now that we are starting upward again that will occur more
 frequently.  I am glad of that since working through the very bottom of
 the cycle was getting tiring!  
 

Last week's sunspot from the next cycle does indeed show the start of the
next cycle, but you won't see any real improvement until 2010 at the
earliest, maybe later. That was a single spot, later ones were still from
the last cycle. The sunspot number at the moment is zero, conditions
basically flat, yesterday's disturbance not caused by spots at all. Any
feeling that you had good conditions was just in the mind...

73 Dave G3YMC

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