[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 4th & 5th, 2007

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>From: Kevin Rock <kevinrock at earthlink.net>
>Date: 2007/02/04 Sun PM 10:07:06 CST
>To: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for February 4th & 5th, 2007

>Good Evening,
>    Twenty was a bit noisy with QSB.  Forty was weak with QSB.  Take your  
>pick :)  However, some of the new procedure worked.  Hail signs made it  
>easy to copy folks first time (if the QSB did not eat you up first).  But  
>calling by the numbers needs a little revision.  I think I will name the  
>five areas instead.  How about 1, 2, 3 as NE; 4 as SE; 8, 9 as Lakes  
>(Great Lakes); 0, 5 as Central; and 6, 7 as West.  The numbers did not  
>seem to translate well.  But it did break the pileup a little at first.  I  
>did have a few relays and a number of folks listening along.  Thank you.   
>Now for better propagation so the procedures are necessary :)
>    It was nice to hear KA6LAF, Jeff Kinzli.  You may have followed his  
>build on the Reflector.  Well, I happened to be his first (and second)  
>contact this evening with his brand spanking new rig!  Woo Hoo!  K2 number  
>5945 is alive and well propagating signals from Santa Cruz to a mountain  
>north of Buxton, Oregon.  There was QSB, everyone seemed to have their  
>share on 40, but I copied his fine fist as well as my feeble brain could  
>handle.  I should not carry so much wood, eat so much dinner, and then  
>expect to stay coherent during the second net!  But, the baked chicken and  
>rice pilaf with a green salad and side dishes was quite good ;)  Makes me  
>sleepy though.
>    Minnesota seems stuck in a deep freeze.  I did not hear from W0CZ so I  
>cannot compare his temperature with that of Bruce.  I had temperatures in  
>the lower 50s as I was working this morning.  By noon the bugs were  
>hatching out and during the second net there were some female carpenter  
>ants flying around my head and landing on the paddles.  They were  
>distracting.  Hopefully they will not hole up in the opening caused by the  
>flying hemlock tree.  Willie,KH6NO/W7, was back tonight on both 20 and 40  
>meters.  He was very strong to me on 40 meters but ESP or less on 20.
>
>    On to the lists =>
>
>On 14050 kHz at 2256z:
>N5BZ - BZ - LA - K2 - 5884
>W1SDJ - John - CT - ?
>W3MC - Mike - MD - K2 - 5568
>K300L - Craig - PA - K2 - 4790
>K5WA - Bob - TX - K2 - 5117
>AA4NN - Joe - SC - K2 - 3751
>N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
>K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608   ESP to me.  I only knew it was you through  
>Tom's QSP.
>KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593
>K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398
>NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217
>W6SU - John - CA - ?
>W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
>NK8Q - Mark - PA - K2 - 4786
>K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
>N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
>
>On 7045 kHz at 0154z:
>KA6LAF - Jeff - CA - K2 - 5945
>KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593
>K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
>N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008       QNI #185!!!!
>NK6A - Don - CA - K2 - 1217
>KA6LAF - Jeff - CA - K2 - 5945
>WD4LST - Pete - FL - K2 - 1258   QNI #5!
>NL7QT - Don - AK - ?
>
>    I was not hearing very well tonight due to an unusual QRN problem.  I  
>normally can hear pretty well.  Hopefully this week I can get my K2 on the  
>bench for a few upgrades.  One of them is the audio modification.  That  
>may help provide more gain so I can dig a little deeper.  I know I missed  
>a few this evening who were well below the noise.  Once I get my trees  
>trimmed and cleared I will teach my nephew how to raise antennas.  Then I  
>can get one higher and get up a few optional antennas to use to change my  
>takeoff angle and coverage areas.
>    I know I will sleep well tonight.  This morning was the first time in  
>two weeks I did not have my alarm set for 6 AM.  I slept until a meowing  
>sound woke me up instead of the alarm ringing.  When Sam is hungry he is  
>not shy about letting the world know of his problem!  Being old and deaf  
>does not help me sleep.  He is nice to have around though; keeps me active  
>and out of bed ;)
>    There may be errors in the above list.  Please send me fills and  
>corrections.  If you have any ideas what to name the various parts of the  
>continent please send those along too.  NE and SE are rather boring  
>compared to Lakes, Central, and West.  We could name them for  
>characteristic foods :)
>    Until next week stay well and stay warm,
>       73,
>          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
>
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