[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 10th & 11th, 2007

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    It appears QRN can be one way as well as QSB.  I was not having a  
problem with QRN on ECN/40 but folks on the other side of the Rockies sure  
complained about it.  The folks west of the Rockies mentioned QSB which is  
what I was experiencing.  The very weakest station on 40 meters was K2HYD  
but I still got snippets from him.  WA7BOC was 229 to me but I got him.   
AB9V said to Tom he was having trouble with me but he was booming in with  
a slight flutter on his signal.
    Our first K3 contact was KI6WX on both nets.  I heard him very well,  
with 8 watts out, on the second net.  Thank you John, the rig sounds just  
as good as it looks!  Funny thing?  It sounds just like all the other  
Elecraft rigs I've worked :)  Guess Wayne and Eric want to keep the  
Elecraft tone distinct from lesser rigs!  Tom worked John on 20 meters but  
I was able to copy some of the contact.  He is just too close to me to  
copy him well on twenty.
    Around ten I was gathering laundry when I looked out the window and saw  
two deer getting up from a nap.  They blend right in with the fir needles  
lying under the trees so I can't see them unless they move.  I went  
outside and they just look at me.  Around noon they were munching the lawn  
and then they napped again.  Still later in the day I went out to get  
something and found three heads popping up to look at me.  One of them had  
about two inches of furry horns.  So, they have a boyfriend!  They seem to  
consider me just part of the scenery so once they figured out what I was  
they all started eating again.

    On to the lists =>

On 14050.50 kHz at 2300z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968   QNI #150!!!!
K1THP - Dave - CT - K2 - 3942 QNI #10!!
AK2B - Tom - NY - K2 - 4482   QNI #30!!
KI6WX - John - CA - K3 - 006    First K3 QNI to ECN!
N7KRT - Jeff - NV - K2 - 5471
W3MC - Mike - MD - K2 - 5568
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798

On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
KI6WX - John - CA - K3 - 006
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
N7KRT - Jeff - NV - K2 - 5471
K1THP - Dave - CT - K2 - 3942
N5SM - Scott - TX - K2 - 5846
K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993  QNI #105!!!!
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KA5OAI - Sam - TX - K2 - 2481

    If there are any errors in the above lists please send me a correction  
in an email.  I'll fix it.  Probably should have mentioned: we just had  
our 4th anniversary!  ECN started on June 7th, 2003 when the K3 was still  
on the drafting board.  Seems like both have matured at similar rates.   
Now if I could just do as well running the nets as they did with their  
design :)  Thank you all for your continuing support and for your  
patience.  Hopefully we can keep this going another four years!

    Until next week stay well,
       73,
          Kevin. KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)