[Elecraft] Re: 40 M net

[Dan Presley]

At 20:53 -0800 1/18/04, Kevin Rock wrote:
>Hey Dan,
>    Thanks for your input.  I think I will move down as you say.  I 
>had a tuner on top of
>me a few times so I just called CQ until he got done.  If I move a 
>bit he may not follow. 
>After any call for QNI QTC ? K just throw your oar in the water. 
>Tell us what's up and
>we'll thank you and get your QSP (relay).  I asked Tom (N0SS) a 
>couple of times for
>QSP ?  and he caught the person who was too light for me.  I know 
>there were lots of
>fish out there (the bait is the good kind :) But my fishing 
>technique was a bit off.  I had
>run ECN at 2300z and then two traffic nets before I got to ECN/2.  Somehow or
>another Ms Patricia got dinner into me and I was QRV for ECN.  But I 
>started fading
>after a while.  I think we may just break ECN/2 up into a couple of 
>regional nets to
>make it easier for all concerned and then relay stuff at the end. 
>Please post your
>comments to the Elecraft mailer too.  I asked both Wayne and Eric 
>and this is great
>stuff for their grist mill.  One of these days I may not be able to 
>run ECN and I want to
>make it a habit so some one will continue it when I am off some 
>where or if I can no
>longer run it.  We did try 40 meters in July and August for a bit 
>but it got too difficult
>for me to run it back to back with 20 meters.  The break in the 
>middle helps but I've
>taken on two CW traffic nets these days.  Maybe I need to pass the mantle to
>another?
>
>So, 7045 or so for next week correct?
>    73,
>         Kevin.   Net op without a clue :)
>
>1/18/2004 8:07:01 PM, Dan Presley <dpresley1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>Hi Kevin-nice going on the 40M net, even though copy was rough at
>>times. I had a nasty heterodyne right on the freq which made it tough
>>at times. Hopefully you got me ok; at the start you were a good 57 or
>>58, but faded down later. You might try down the band a bit more say
>>around 7045 or '042 as it's usually quieter, plus you might pick up a
>>bunch of the qrp gang, and a lot of them are Elecrafters as well. I
>>was also trying to relay a check in from KIoMZ, who was slightly off
>>frequency. I'm not sure what the proper procedure to notify you ( or
>>relay net control) that I would have a relay to pass on.  Anyway,
>>glad you're trying this, and I think it will be fun on 40. Talk to
>>you soon.
>  >--

Hey Kevin-you did a great job considering you did 4 nets in one day!I 
think the regional idea is great, and I can't volunteer to do it all 
of the time but I will take it say, once a month or something along 
those lines. Maybe we can get a few others to do the same so that 
you'd only have to do it once a month. Anyone else interested?
-- 
Dan Presley-N7CQR-Portland, Or QRP-L #502
n7cqr@arrl.net