[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 6th & 7th, 2008

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   The fan is still blowing on my K2/100 and Chamberlain has just signed the Munich agreement.  Momentous things are afoot.  But I will attempt to stay in 2008 instead of 1938 for the moment!  Conditions were very, very good on 40 meters just now.  Tom and I worked many stations and I could hear almost all of each exchange.  The worst for me were WA7BOC and N7CQR both of them had auroral warble to them.  That would mean I am working neither of them via groundwave.  Thus MUF must be higher than 7 MHz and the ionosphere is getting whacked by the sun.  
   I had some very good weather reports except for Ken's from Fargo, North Dakota.  He mentioned wet, heavy snow much like I had last week.  I did get a few folks talking about 65 degree temperatures.  Someday that may occur here!  I hope.  I got a note from Ron, WB3AAL, between the nets while I was cooking my dinner.  He said he was working QRP ARCI when he saw the time.  He cranked his power way up to 5 watts, worked ECN, and then went back to contesting again.  Thanks Ron!  

   On to the lists =>

On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008      ** QNI #265 **
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398      * QNI #160 *
NO8V - John - MI
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471      QNI #50!!!
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K3 - 75      QNI #80!!!
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398
N9SF - Bob - IN - K3 - 332
K4DGW - Dave - VA - K2 - 5982
NN8K - Sonny - WV - K1 - 380

On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
NO8V - John - MI 
W0JFR - John - CO - K2 - 4507
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457      ** QNI #220 **
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553
W6JDB - Jay - OR - K2 - 279
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
KR9F - Neil - WI - ?
K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KT5E - Jay - CO - K3 - 274
N7CQR - Dan - OR - K2 - 1010
K7MW - Rick - WA - K2 - 1653
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
K7KBS - Geoff - MT - K2 - 3211 ??  QNI #5!
KL7V - Sam - AL - K2 - 6143
N9SF - Bob - IN - K3 - 332

   Ah, the Germans are now preparing for Operation Barbarossa but the weather is not conducive to tank warfare.  By the way I am listening to the Teaching Company's tapes of Western History from 1780 - 1990.  That is why things are moving so rapidly.  But I will get back to 2008 now.  We had good nets today.  Hopefully the time change helped.  I know Sam and I were very happy with an early dinner.  It is better than getting a headache while waiting to eat.  The band conditions were very good today.  Good grief they are already at the gates of Kiev!  I hope the bands will remain this good for the future.  I enjoyed the way I could hear everyone.  Ray in North Carolina was easy copy.  But for some reason I was not able to hear K4JPN.  Steve wrote me a note saying he could neither hear us on 20 or 40 meters.  Very odd because I did work Alabama on 40 with easy copy.  Never can tell about propagation.  Now to get my chores done before the coming week.  If there are any errors or fills necessary in the above lists please send them to me.  I'll get the database fixed when I can.  
   Thanks for the enjoyable nets,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Station 5th Class)