[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 27-28,2005

[Kevin Rock]

Wow, great turn out folks to set a NEW RECORD.  33 checks total for both 
nets!  We also had four NCS folks running the net: N0SS, Tom; W0NTA, Dick; 
K1EV, Bill; plus yours truly.  Made for a lot of interesting signal 
passing.  I tried to get Rick and Bert hooked up again.  I could hear both 
of them and so could Tom.  I know they did not quite make contact during 
the net but I know they would try afterward.  I hope they got it done so 
Bert can claim WAS.

We did not get any new states tonight but there were a number of new 
faces.  Seven of them to be exact.  Conditions were interesting because I 
could hear the East Coast rather well while they were just hopping over 
Tom in Missouri.  Then I got a fill on a serial number from Dick for Tim 
in Michigan.  Ric's K1 was booming into Oregon at S8 levels while Rick's 
KX1 was doing very, very well with S5 to S7 levels.  Both Tom and Bill, 
K1EV were at painful levels for me so I need to get a faster finger on the 
RF gain!

40 meters was noisy but we still had quite a turnout there.  Twelve folks 
and four of them new to the net.  The best one was a Tuna Tin 2 from 
Virgina.  Tom caught the particulars but I got about half copy on Bob's 
mighty 150 mW!  If the noise had been lower copy would have been fine.  It 
was not his rig but the QRN.  Great job guys.

On 14050 kHz at 2355z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
N4SO - Ken - AL - K2 - 3394
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
WA2SI - Bert - NY - K1 - 1337
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900  QRP
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4652
K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398
N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
N1EA - David - MA - Icom 756
W7WEL - Bill - ID - K2 - 4001
W1TF - Ty - GA - K1 - 1423
VE1RGB - Gary - NS - K2 - 2519
K8NWD - Tim - MI - K2 - 076
W0QQS - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
K1EV - Bill - CT - K2 - 2152
N6VOH - Barry - CA - Icom 703
WB4MED - John - FL - Icom 718
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755

On 7046 kHz at 0300z:
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4652
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
W7WEL - Bill - ID - K2 - 4001
N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227
N7VS - Steve - OR - ?   Sorry, we should have gotten your information :(
W9JOP/4 - Bob - VA - Tuna tin 2 at 150 mW  I had ~50% copy on you!!
K5GUS - Dan - TX - K2 - 4426
K8NWD - Tim - MI - K2 - 076
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
W9OPV? - ? - ? - ?   Very weak signal as the noise came up strongly.  
Sorry :(

At the end of the second net N7VS called back but copy was pretty poor.  I 
thought he was in Washington so I tuned my NS G5RV and tried again.  No 
better.  Now I find he is in Portland!  Well now I know the problem.  I 
should have been using the two cans and a string method!  Can't wait to 
get some rope and hoist that large loop into the fir trees.  Then I'll 
start the very belated 80 meter Elecraft Net.  Then I can work poor Fred 
down in California without a 2000 mile relay :)  But soon he will be in 
Tucson sipping cold drinks and sending CW with his KX1 (new rig??  what 
SN?) from poolside.  Can't wait to harass him while he basks in Arizona 
sunshine and the infamy of his wee rig :)  I can reach AZ Fred!!
The Elecraft Net was fun as always.  But without the help of the three NCS 
folks (Tom, Dick, and Bill) it would not have been as easy.  Thank you 
very much guys!

Any errors in the above lists will be remedied both on the Reflector and 
in my database as quickly as I receive the errata.

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


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