[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   For those of you who have not wilted in the heat nor gone to Dayton there will be a couple nets tomorrow.  Today it only got to 91 here but in the valley it was much warmer.  The breeze has kicked up so it feels better but the fire danger is skyrocketing.  My poor daffodils were drooping so I gave them some water and all of the other plants in the yard and on the deck.  It felt good to spray myself too!  Two weeks ago it was snowing now it is the depths of summer.  The forecast mentions a respite in my future.  Rains and decreasing temperatures.  Only another day or two of this and it will get back to 'normal'.  
   On a better note: twenty meters was fairly quiet and capable of maintaining a few hour long contacts this week.  Forty was also good for me.  I tried 30 and 80 and they too elicited a few nice chat sessions.  Even though the bands are not great, by any means, they are good enough; that is all that counts.  Looked at SpaceWeather a few minutes ago and saw there are a few sunspots.  No danger of any storms but it is nice to see something on the recently blank sun.  Maybe there will be more activity soon.  I know there will be a few contests in the future which will liven up the ionosphere.  Maybe if we make enough noise the ionosphere will be activated from our RF.  Never can tell; seems like during a major contest the bands get a little better.  Not proposing a hypothesis, mind you, just back of the envelope thinking. 

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 4 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0200z (Sunday 7 PM PDT)  7045 kHz
 
   Stay cool,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS

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