[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for March 19th and 20th, 2006

[Kevin Rock]

Whew!  40 meters was tough this evening and I am bushed.  It started by 
trying to find an open spot amoungst all the RTTY stations.  I wound up on 
7044.23 kHz.  Unfortunately this was also the spot where at the Flying 
Pigs preferred to wallow.  I was getting blasted by them during the whole 
hour.  That made copying you all very difficult.  I am not sure why 
though.  They were supposed to be QRP but sounded very loud.  After the 
forty meter net was done I was suddenly very tired.  This is unsurprising 
to me since I had split, carried, and stacked quite a bit of wood both 
yesterday and today.  I will sleep well tonight if the aches and pains 
don't awaken me.  I thought of taking an aspirin or two before dinner but 
did not know whether that would help my hands in time for the second net.  
Must be getting old :)

However, twenty meters was fun.  There are a few spots in the US which 
seem preferred by my antenna.  My first hop on twenty must land somewhere 
between Fargo, North Dakota and Saint Paul, Minnesota since I hear W0CZ 
and N0BK very well.  IA, OK, TX, and MO are about the same distance.  I do 
catch CO and then KY, IN, and GA easily.  K6DGW had to be relayed through 
Missouri but I did hear Fred.  He sounded like he was in Europe and I was 
working him across the pole.  I thought that was very odd until I looked 
on Solar Weather.  We are currently in a solar wind stream causing a few 
auroras as far south as Wisconsin.  Even Tom was sounding a bit out of the 
ordinary this evening.

On 14051 kHz at 2259z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422   How do I keep confusing JPN with BEH?
W0YG - Chas - K2 - CO - 5366
KT5E - Jay - CO - KX1 - 969
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993  QNI #45!!
K4TO - Dave - KY - K2 - 4117
K4BEH - Pat - GA - Tentec    Your K2 will get on the air soon.
N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
NE5DL - David - TX - K2 - 2887    QNI #35!!
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398
KB0FB - Carl - IA - K1 - 2126   QNI #10!
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866

On 7044.23 kHz at 0200z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
ND0V - Greg - CO - K?? - ??  Which one of your K1, K2, KX1 did you use?
N5ZC - Rich - TX - non-Elecraft rig
VE7BQO - Allen - BC - K2 - 2911
N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227
NX8S - Ted - MI - ? - ?
N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
WA5ZNU - Leigh - CA - K2 - 3121
N9SF - Bob - IN - K2 - 5308
K4TO - Dave - KY - Orion
K3ESE - LLoyd - MD - missed the comment due to high QRM.  KX1?
N0EVH - John - MO - ? - ?
W1TF - Ty - GA - K1 - 1423

Four new folks checked in this evening from Texas, British Columbia, 
Indiana, and Missouri.  Welcome!  I was able to get two of them to provide 
information but the band did not allow me to get this from the other two.  
Maybe next time.

As ever, if there are any errors please email me with the proper 
information and I will fix it.

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