[Elecraft] ELECRAFT NET: Next Test!

[Kevin Rock]

I put up a new antenna over the weekend and had fun listening on 17, 20, 30, and 40 meters yesterday during the early afternoon (PST).  17 meters had very little 
activity on CW but was packed with phone.  20 meters had a lot of activity on CW but just a little on phone (did hear some folks in Europe though).  30 meters had a 
little activity on CW but since the antenna is a G5RV I don't expect to get much distance on this band.  40 meters had a little activity on CW and phone but I was 
listening during the daylight when 40 meters is mostly local (within a 1000 miles or so) so I didn't expect much activity.  Just had a great contact into OK (from Oregon) 
on 20 meters at 14052 kHz.  Only a little noise and the signals were a bit light but the copy was quite acceptable.  All this with a G5RV at 45 feet with the main lobes 
oriented east-west.  I am not sure if I would have made the contact with OK today with voice but CW worked well.  I received a 519 and gave a 449.  He uses a Force 
12 Yagi-Uda so he's got some gain on me.  The motorboat noise did wipe out a few dits here and there so I needed context to make sense of the copy.
    Kevin.   KD5ONS


5/20/2003 9:37:07 AM, "Stephen King" <frstephenk@stfrancishigh.org> wrote:

>Well, it looks like our "test" on Sunday was more succesful than I
>originally thought!  Conditions on 17m were great again yesterday
>afternoon....
>
>Why don't we try it again next week.  Sunday, 25 May 2003 @ 2000z on 18132.
>
>We need a QRO station to volunteer to serve as "Net Control" (Not to fear
>... this is very informal!) and perhaps a few other QRO stations to serve as
>relays.
>
>Perhaps we could also try 20m at 2030z to compare ....  Any suggestions for
>a frequency?  Last week I scanned the upper ("Lunatic fringe") of 20m and it
>was relatively open (and dead for that matter -- 17m seemed much more
>active).  Any suggestions for a 20m frequency to try?
>
>Peace & 73
>Stephen
>W3SMK
>K2 #2644