[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 2nd, 2005

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    The band was not conducive to many contacts this evening.  Ron, AC7AC, 
and Russ, N9IV, were the only two I was able to hear.  I was running at 
14050.25 kHz but the 0 sunspot number may have hurt my propagation.  That 
and the fact it was raining fairly heavily up here.  I had to retune my 
antenna at least four times during the shortened net.  I did work between 
my two antennas however, in hopes of reaching some folks in WA, BC, NV, or 
CA.  Ron was strong, running his KX1 from Forest Grove.  Not surprising 
since he is about ten air miles away almost line of sight from me.  If the 
trees were all cut I could see FG from the top of my house.  The antenna 
can surely see him.  Russ popped up out of the noise and was readable for 
about two sentences or so then was gone.  I kept calling to no avail.  I 
closed the net and chatted with Ron until dinner.  He was off work today 
since his loaner laptop was not happy.  But it was nice to chat with him 
for a while.

Thus, the list:

At 2300z on 14050.25 kHz:
AC7AC - Ron - OR - KX1 - 004
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4650

Thanks you two.  The weather and the propagation were both poor.  Luckily 
our wood stove made the house cozy and warm.  The deer hunters are 
lamenting their condition while they slog through the very soggy woods.  
The snow is gone but it has been replaced by a day filled with rain.  It 
was near freezing this morning but it did get warmer.  Ron is about 2000 
feet lower than I so was at a balmy 50 degrees or so.  Up here we worked 
on inside chores until net time.

I am sorry if you tried to check in and were not heard.  It simply was not 
to be this evening.  Next week the sun may activate the ionosphere and we 
can hear a large group of you once again.  Thank you for all who listened 
but were not heard.  Next week we try again and see how it goes.  I cannot 
wait until the sunspot cycle turns in the other direction once again.  
Until then I'll keep banging away and see who I get.

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