[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 8th & 9th, 2007

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    Interesting conditions this evening.  Twenty meters was very poor while  
forty worked quite well.  I called a number of times on twenty thinking I  
may get my first skunk when along came Mike.  Signals were nowhere near  
what they normally run.  Ken is normally quite strong to me but tonight on  
twenty meters he had QSB with a weaker signal.  Mike in Colorado is  
normally very strong too but tonight he was just making the trip.  I got a  
few notes between the nets wondering where I had been.
    Next came the forty meter net and I was getting and giving great  
reports.  K6DGW and I had a great contact.  This is very unusual; lately  
we've needed a relay to make the short hop between us.  Tonight he was  
LOUD!  I was switching between my horizontal G5RV and the one I just  
raised which is in an inverted V configuration.  The V was doing quite  
well.
    Tomorrow I am back to work for another solid week.  This is good; I  
enjoy the activity.  I'll get to design some more circuitry and software  
to run the system.  But, it means I had better get ready for bed :)

The lists =>

On 14050.50 kHz at 2300z:
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031     QNI #160
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767

On 7045.50 kHz at 0200z:
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968     QNI #140
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
K4DXU - Bill - TN - K2 - 5540   QNI #5
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
K0JEM - Joel - KS - K1 - 1400   QNI #15
K4GT - Jim - GA - K2 - 2015
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
WB8RTJ - Jim - OH - K2 - 5886
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398
WA4MQW - Bob - NC - KX1 - 1466  QNI #5
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608
K6PJV - Dale - CA - KX1 - 1472

    I hope you had fun this Easter evening because I did.  The challenge is  
part of the enjoyment.  I get nervous thinking I'll not hear anyone when  
along comes the first contact.  Then we get to chat a little and see who  
else we can hear.  I know some of you listen to the whole net while others  
only to parts.  Something must be going right because it has been running  
for quite a spell.  Thank you!
    73 and Happy Easter,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)