[Elecraft] Finally made first contact with K1

[Kevin Rock]

I reiterate Ms. Stephanie: please join us on the Elecraft CW Net.  We 
don't mind anyone's fist.  If you have ever heard mine you would know!  
Tom, N0SS, is in the middle of the US (near St. Louis, Missouri) and has 
great ears.  If he can hear you he will log you.  Ric VE3XL has checked in 
with his K1 from Ontario many times.  Often he has a very strong signal 
and works me in Oregon.  Other times he is relayed in by the other NCS 
folks across the country.  Your fellow countryman VE1RGB (first check in 
for our humble net) works across the continent from Nova Scotia on a 
semi-regular basis.  Rusty fist?  What better place than a cozy little net 
where we all enjoy another contact.  This net is not about numbers, it is 
not about speed, it is not about me, it is about folks getting on the air 
and having fun meeting one another.  We exchange serial numbers, signal 
reports, and a bit about ourselves.  Nothing special, just folks.  It is a 
great way to recharge before we go off to work on Monday.  Listen along if 
you feel uncomfortable with the exchanges.  Listen along to hear a variety 
of fists, rigs, antennas, and propagation.  If we can hear you we will ask 
your name, state or province (or country in some cases), and then we'll 
get your rig type and serial number.  After that you'll get to chat a 
bit.  Sometimes propagation only allows a short contact or the wall of 
sound coming from all the check ins calling at once prevents a longer 
chat.  But normally, once you get past the name, SPC, rig, and SN you'll 
get to say a sentence or two about the weather, propagation, or your 
family.  It is fun to see who is coolest, who is hottest, who has the best 
propagation, and who has the best kids ;)  Please join us some Sunday.
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS

PS.  We once had a check in via a wire tapped on the dash board so we are 
ready for most anything :)
    KJR



On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 17:55:48 -0500, Stephanie Maks <va3uxb at maksystems.com> 
wrote:

> It's been a month since I got my K1, and I finally overcame my 'key- 
> shyness' and resonded to a CQ.
>
> My morse skills are still pretty bad, but the CQ (on 40 Meters) was  
> slow enough that I was pretty confident.  VE2DPO in Quebec was my  first 
> CW contact in almost 8 years -- and only my second CW contact  ever!   
> Also, the first new entry in my logbook since 2001.   And the  first QRP 
> entry.
>
> I'm just running 2 watts into a 95 foot wire that's dangling between  
> some trees in my backyard, and keying the rig for now with just a  
> little spst momentary switch at the end of some wire because I can't  
> find my real key (last seen before my last move).
>
> I know it's nothing, no big deal.  But it got me excited.
>
> 73 de Stephanie
> va3uxb
> K1 #02132
>