[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    Wow, it is already Saturday evening.  Sometimes I wish I could get  
through my to do list before it expands.  However, I thought up more to do  
than I could do in a month so I can't possibly get it all done in a few  
days away from work :)  Such is life.  The weather has been pleasant; the  
rains have slowed down to the morning mists from the ocean and the  
temperatures are in the high 60s to low 70s.  I am not sure what it is  
like in the valley but I don't think it is much hotter than here.
    Soon we have our local airshow where I get to use a microphone for a  
day.  Now to remember my callsign in voice :)  I'll write it down so I can  
read it; I think that is the best way.  I don't say it very often so I  
sometimes forget how.  The local NCS on the VHF nets get a kick out of me  
stumbling over my callsign.  There are a couple who know who it is from  
the pause!  One of them told me to just say it in Morse and he'd write it  
down.
    The fox hunt was work this Thursday evening.  The western op was easy  
but the one out east took nearly an hour to work.  Twenty meters was not  
carrying his signal very well at first but gradually it got better so by  
0220z I was able to hear him plainly.  It took a few repetitions to get  
the exchange complete though.  Tomorrow I hope the bands are better than  
they were then.
    Relay help will be most welcome since Tom is off basking in the  
tropics.  He is likely having far too much fun to get on the air!  Anyone  
with a strong signal may get roped into calling a few CQs tomorrow.  Don't  
be shy, it is not difficult.

  Tomorrow:

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP <relay> help)

    Please join us:

Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

    73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS