Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net options

2017-01-16 Thread Kenneth Christiansen
Hi Brian Sorry for the alligator operation. I usually do not call with the 500 watts but turn it on during a QSO if needed. My noise was low last night for being in my location but it is never low compared to camping. I thought I might have heard something but could not see it on the P3 or

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net options

2017-01-15 Thread kev...@coho.net
Thanks guys! I appreciate the help. Once I get the upper guy line out of its mini-glacier I'll drop the broken end. The guy on the center tree should be unfrozen by then too. I am used to fixing antennas in the rain; snow just makes it take a little longer. (Apologies to the Sea Bees :)

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net options

2017-01-15 Thread Brian Hunt
I gave a listen at 0200z on 40 meters and heard Ken, W0CZ, calling CQ ECN. I called him a few times but he wasn't hearing me. Thanks, Ken for taking the helm. Sorry I couldn't reach up there to the frozen north. Kevin- Good luck on your antenna repair. 73, Brian, K0DTJ

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net options

2017-01-15 Thread Kenneth Christiansen
Hi Kevin and the group I tried to call the ECN tonight. At 23:00 on 14.050 and again on at 02:00 on 7.045. I did not hear any answers although I do have a high noise background living in the City. My P3 said -110 on 20 and -105 on 40. I was running 500 watts from my K line to my Hy-Tower

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net options

2017-01-14 Thread kev...@coho.net
Good Evening, A winter storm came on shore sometime last Sunday. By Monday night there was another 20" on snow on the ground. It was also bending many of my trees almost to the ground. That night a number of trees exploded under the weight; twenty foot sections of their trunks turning