[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for Numvember 20th, 2006

[Kevin Rock]

Wow, who pulled the plug on propagation?  On twenty meters things were  
going well and then all of a sudden it got very tough.  On forty this held  
for the entire net.  I ran for twenty minutes each net but did not do very  
well.  On twenty I got a lot of partial calls and then nothing upon my  
query.

Partials on twenty meters: ...BS and K1... and ...D.  I think those are  
KJ7BS, K1EV, and K2HYD but I could not get a response.  It is like the  
band simply shut off in the space of a few characters.  AB9V, Mike, is  
normally strong.  Tonight, on both bands, he was just above the noise.   
The signals I simply could not pick out were there but not even a letter  
to be copied.  The noise was quite low though.  Normally this is not a  
good thing.  It is almost like the bands were absorbing the signals  
including the QRN.  How odd!

Ric and Rick were the two best signals.  Ric was running 100 watts but  
KL7CW uses his KX1 each time he checks in.  I was told by folks east of me  
there was QSB on my signal.  I had some on VE6ITA but he was my best  
station on forty meters.  Between working AB9V and John there was a gap of  
about five minutes.  After I got Rick I kept calling for another ten  
minutes.

On 14050 kHz at 0000z:
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
VE3XL - Ric - ON - Ten Tec
AL7N - Ed - AK - non-Elecraft rig

On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993   QNI #80!!!
VE6ITA - John - AB - K2 - 5384
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798

If you called and I did not answer I am sorry.  I simply could not dig out  
many weak signals.  If you are on the partial list I'd like to get an  
email from you describing my signal.  At the end of the twenty meter net I  
was starting to wonder if my rig was working.  I checked the needles on  
the tuner and they were bouncing merrily along.  I then switched to  
another rig for the last minute just to see if I could work anyone else.   
No luck.

However, there is always next week :)  What did Orphan Annie sing?  "The  
sun will come out tomorrow.  Bet your bottom dollar ..."  Good thing  
you're not here or you'd be suffering through my singing :)  When life  
gives you lemons set up a lemonade stand.  I think I'll go work on my  
notes for another gadget.  If I can't work folks on the air I can always  
build another circuit!

Thanks for trying folks.  I'll be here next week.  Same Bat time, same Bat  
frequency.
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)