[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   Luckily I have phone service back again.  I lost power on Wedneday which takes the phone service down with it about twelve hours later.  For some reason I picked up the phone while I was watching the sunset and I got a dial tone!!!!  The first thing I did was call the power company.  Seems like power has been restored to the substation but since the power outage occurred (it was a break in the main line from Bonneville Dam to the Timber substation) another tree fell lower down the mountain and broke the lines where they are above ground.  So the phone service has power but not Kevin.  Oh well, looks like I am on the list but may not get power back for a few more days.
   I am still snowed in too so I am going a little stir crazy.  My F250 made it about 100 feet off the edge of the property before it climbed a large, but hidden, snow drift and then it promptly sank.  I walked out there today and found the truck is up to its hoodline in snow.  I called the county but they have no plans for plowing the road.  It is not a priority to them to plow roads this year.  Go figure :)  But, the temperature has gone up and the rains have started.  This is clearing the snow and I may get out by Monday night.  Scruffy Kevin will get to the store and scare the locals :)
   But, propagation has been good on emergency power.  Oh, I did lose one antenna entirely and the other has a tree limb wrapped in it pulling it much lower than normal.  It seems to be working so we will try the nets tomorrow.  I am moving both of them an hour earlier in an attempt to gain a few more check ins.  It would be nice to hear you all out there and hear what your weather is like.  Hopefully you all have power and are warm.  Without electricity my house is colder than normal.  The fans move the air around and even out the heat.  Now the room with the stove is warm and I am not.  My fingers are stiff.  You will most likely notice that tomorrow during the nets.  This room is very far from the stove.  Oh well, hopefully I will get power back next week and will get out on the roads again to scare the natives :)

Please join us tomorrow evening.
 
1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP <relay> help)
 
Sunday 2300z (Sunday 3 PM PST) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 6 PM PST)  7045 kHz
 
   Stay warm,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS