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

Mon Feb 28 06:43:34 EST 2005

Kevin, I heard nothing on 20 meters here at Glen Burnie, MD last evening... 
Possibly I would heard some who check in if I had listened longer.
Paul Gates
Elecraft K1 #231
kd3jf at hotmail.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Rock" <kevinrock at earthlink.net>
To: "Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:08 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 27-28,2005

> 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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