[Elecraft] QSP? relaying ECN check-ins.

[Stephen W. Kercel]

David:

If you're interested in improving your CW network skills, your best 
bet would be to participate in an NTS slow net. Although the ECN is 
fairly easy to hit from the east coast on 20 M, until you get your CW 
speed up, you may find it a bit overwhelming.

Your QRZ.com listing says that you are in southern Virginia. I looked 
on the Virginia ARRL Section Web site, and unfortunately Virginia 
only has a fast CW NTS net.

However, the Virginia site does include a link, 
http://home.carolina.rr.com/w4eat/csn.html to the Carolinas Slow Net. 
Since it is listed on the Virginia site, I expect that they welcome 
Virginia checkins. The net runs on 80 M at 8-10 wpm, and is 
specifically geared to educate beginners on CW net operating procedures.

I used to operate from Chester Virginia, and I can tell you that the 
Carolina nets are easy to hit on 80 m from southern Virginia, and the 
Carolina operators are very friendly.

You might want to give that a go. If you do not feel quite ready, you 
might want to e-mail w4eat and seek his advice on participating.

73,

Steve Kercel
AA4AK




At 12:02 PM 8/15/2007, David Wilburn wrote:
>I have been working at improving my CW skills for what seems a very 
>long time.  I have not checked into a CW net, and I would like to 
>check into ECN, but it is admittedly difficult here from the right 
>coast.  I have listened one time and was a bit overwhelmed with 
>trying to copy, understand, and figure out what I needed to do.
>
>I have looked at traffic net protocols, and I understand that 
>practice will improve understanding.  Is it possible to have a 
>script somewhere of what will happen, so us newbies / slowpokes can 
>follow along, and try to figure out when to send out our call?
>
>My plan would be to listen to the 20m net, and then try to stay 
>awake and attempt to check in on the 40m net.  Rig is K2/100 w/80m 
>loop.  So main handicap is the operator.
>
>David Wilburn
>dave.wilburn at verizon.net
>K4DGW
>K2 #5982