[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 24th & 25th, 2008

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   Forty meters was once again interesting.  Signals were anywhere from S0 to S9 but QRN went from S5 to S7.  I walked outside after the second net and could barely hear the rain falling around me.  I saw the cat making noises but did not hear him.  Kind of like the day after a rock concert when you sat right up front ;)  But, that being said, the second net was most productive and lasted for over an hour.  I just totalled my two lists: 38 contacts tonight with one from Ireland!  The bands seem to work even without sunspots; but we did get a blast from the sun not very long ago which created a few aurora.  That helps propagation for a while.  

   By the way I did find a source for right angle, single row header sockets.  The folks at Norcal aimed me at Samtec.  I await their catalog.  Thank you for all the responses I received to my request for information.

On to the lists =>

   On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z:
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866           * QNI #140 *
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798           * QNI #135 *
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
AK2B - Tom - NY - K3 - 109
NS7P - Phil - OR - K2 - 4635
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
EI6IZ - Brendan - Ireland - K3 - 39
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K3 - 75             QNI #90!!!!
W6SU/7 - John - K2 - 228
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398

   On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
K4DGW - Dave - VA - K2 - 5982
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183             
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
KT5E - Jay - CO - K3 - 274
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
WA3ZBJ - Don - PA - ?
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994
N5SM - Scott - TX - K2 - 6417
K7JX - Steve - K3 - ?
W4SEC - Pete - FL - K2 - 5813
KC7OTG - Brett - OR - K1 - 2474           QNI #5!
W0SZ - Steve - CO - K3 - 176
K2HYD - Ray - NC - KX1 - 608
N7AF - Dave - AZ - K2 - 4795              QNI #20!!
N9NE - Todd - WI - K2 - 1429
K6BBQ - Rem - CA - K3 - 581
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398             * QNI #185 *
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
KL7AI - Mike - AK 

   As always if there are any errors in the above lists please send me the corrections via email.  Looks like my roof repairs are holding up through the downpour.  Rain is to continue for the next couple days.  Then I can fix the last few holes and maybe, just maybe, get a chance to finish the roof.  Sure would be nice if we had an official dry season this year!  The picnic for the air show volunteers was today in Hillsboro.  I hope they did not get too wet.  I was unable to attend because they seem to plan these things without giving a thought to ECN.  Hmmph!  However, schaden freude is not in my nature.  A couple years ago I did take my gear to one of their picnics and found an inverted V worked better then my doublet.  So I learned something from that temporary lashup and have been working ECN from a V ever since.  Maybe one day I'll dig a big hole, fill it with rebar, and hoist up a tower.  On said tower would be a 20 meter beam and a 40 meter quad.  By that point the sunspot cycle would be on the upswing and I'd be able to work the world.  Ah, dreams :)
   Until next week stay well,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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