[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 17th & 18th, 2007

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    Another session of ECN is going into the logs.  20 meters was a little  
weak with QSB plagued contacts.  40 meters was also a bit weak but we had  
the addition of QRN to the signals.  Made for more digging but with  
repeats I was able to work folks.  Then along came Dale.  For some reason  
he decided to run with some power (20-100 watts) because he thought I may  
not hear him.  Hear him I did!  As I scraped myself off the ceiling and  
landed back in my chair I asked for a repeat so I could copy more than the  
J.  Wow, was he loud!  There were some odd effects on his signal but I  
think they were from my abused eardrums becoming detached.  Wayne, the AGC  
is simply not fast enough to deal with someone like Dale.  Please go over  
to his house and turn down his power; permanently!  We could short his  
antenna to ground, that may help too :) .
    During the second net the fireplace decided to throw out more heat.  It  
got to 75 in short order.  Where it had been 61 when I started the 20  
meter net.  My sweatshirt did not feel comfortable at the end of the  
second net.  We are at that part of the year where the temperature can  
swing 20 to 30 degrees in a matter of an hour or so.  Most of Oregon has  
sun except for the mouth of the Columbia River.  Roger knows what I mean  
because he lives in Washington where the sun NEVER shines.  However, folks  
seem to like it there ;)

   On to the lists before someone shoots me =>

On 14050.50 kHz at 2300z:
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767   QNI #25!!!
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553
AK2B - Tom - NY - K1 ????   I am not sure of the rig since copy was not so  
good.
W3MC - Mike - MD - KX1 - 1797
AH6RE - Curt - HI - KX1 - 464   QNI #25!!!
K4BEH - Pat - GA - K2 - 5061
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4650

On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031    Anxiously awaiting his K3 :)
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - KX1 - 1354
KC0VKN - Joe - IA - K2 - 4912
KL7V/5 - Sam - OK - K2 - 6143
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422   QNI #60!!!!
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866    QNI #60!!!!
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345    QNI #30!!!

    I hope you were able to check in through the weak and noisy  
conditions.  If you did not get recognized I will try my best to catch you  
in two weeks.  Yes, two weeks.  Field day is coming next week and there is  
no way to try to squeeze a net into that chaos.  Hopefully I will be the  
cause of a little of that.  I will be working for a few hours away from  
home.  I will take my trusty K2 along so folks can hear what a real radio  
sounds like.  They have been spending their time with a lowly Kenwood  
which would pain my ears.  The Kenwood owner has been swayed however.  At  
Seapac he looked at the K3 lustfully.  Looks like he may join the group of  
folks waiting for shipment of these new rigs.  I will wait until the  
initial rush has ended but not until the reviews start hitting the  
magazines.  Because by then it will be too late.  Hopefully Eric will have  
the inventory well stocked when that happens!  Otherwise we may not see  
the dynamic duo for years to come ;)  They and their elves will be madly  
building K3s for the madding crowd.
    I wish you all a happy Father's day and very good luck in next week's  
pandemonium.  I will be working from a station only a few miles from here  
for part of the day.  When my shift is done I'll come back with my rig and  
paddles in tow so I can work under my own call from a tent overlooking  
their canyon site.  I am pretty sure my 1500 foot elevation gain will make  
a difference.  Depends upon their antenna meister how well they (we) do  
 from the bottom of a canyon.
    See you all in two weeks,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)