[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for December 5th, 2005

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    I was amazed at the conditions this evening.  I have not been greeted 
by a pileup in a long time.  Bruce was the first to get his call out of 
the pack.  But QQS is distinctive.  Next came Curt from Hawaii with his 
KX1.  Good luck on landing Gary so far away.  Dick showed up from his 
cabin in Colorado with the coldest temperature followed by Gary with a new 
dusting of snow in Nova Scotia.  I had not heard from him in a while so I 
was impressed with the propagation.  Curt took that to heart and called 
him after the net.  I did hear a reply but not sure if it was VE1RGB or 
not.  Ray checked in from Virginia with his newly repaired KX1.  Lighter 
than normal so maybe not all the bugs have been ironed out yet.  Then a 
Pennsylvania station with a new rig from Elecraft.  I am not sure which 
one it was but I do believe a KX1 would make sense with the serial number 
you mentioned.  If I am wrong please correct me.  Fine signals tonight.  I 
had heard 15 and 10 meters were both open during the day but was not 
expecting it to hold until after dark.  Now I await dinner and the next 
net ;)

On 14050 kHz at 2400z:
W0QQS - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646  QNI #45!!
AH6RE - Curt - HI - KX1 - 464
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900   QNI #60!!  You faded into the mist a bit 
later though.
VE1RGB - Gary - NS - K2 - 2519
K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608
K3OOL - Craig - PA - KX1 - 229   Great signal out of your new rig!

Forty meters started off slowly with me practicing my CW (a good thing!).  
Then I heard from Art in California.  There was a little QSB but his 
signal was fine into Oregon.  Then Roger showed up from just over the hill 
 from me.  We are not quite line of sight but too close to hear each other 
very well.  However on 80 meters we can work FB to one another.  Then Ward 
showed up and mentioned the same QSB as had Art.  I would expect that 
since they are close to the same path from here.  When I got off the air I 
found the front lights had come on again.  Seems like forty meters gets 
into the motion detector and scares the deer by shining on them.  The 
season is over but they are still a little skittish.  The elk are not on 
this part of the mountain this year but we expect them back as soon as the 
snow melts a little.

On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
KG6HSI - Art - CA - K2 - 2455
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
K6IA - Ward - CA - K2 - 3268

Thank you folks for joining me.  Warms up a damp, snowy Sunday evening.  
Now it's off to work tomorrow morning writing code and designing a little 
RF data gathering gadget for an environmental engineer.  One day I am 
hoping to convince him to let me build an autonomous submarine for him :)  
But I digress!  If there are any errors in the above lists please correct 
me and I'll publish the data.
    Until next week stay warm and stay well,
        Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

P.S.  I did hear a ZL, then another ZL  MH, there was a 1 in there too.  
May I have heard ZL1MH??  If so then twenty meters was open from Nova 
Scotia to Hawaii to New Zealand!!  I am impressed.  They tell me it is a 
solar minimum but does not seem to effect CW that much at all ;)  Mike?  
Was that you calling??
    KJR