[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 19th & 20th, 2008

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   It was pleasant to have two good bands this evening.  Neither of them was very noisy and copy was pretty good.  QRN was low and QSB was almost totally absent.  It does sound like autumn is well underway across the northern tier of states except for Alaska.  They seem to be a season ahead of us already with snow and colder temperatures.  I have been told the almanac predicts a colder winter than normal.  I'll just keep banging away on my woodpile.  I plan to have an 'emergency' stack right next to the front door for when the snow gets really deep.  Pushing a wheelbarrow through the snow and slush gets to be work so I will plan to lazy by preparing.  Ant or grasshopper?
   There were some very weak callers on twenty meters but when I tried to dig them out they disappeared.  I did get a BK on 40 meters but never could get a response when I called.  Oh well, I guess next week we can try once again.  Dale mentioned going fishing today.  His son caught his first fish.  Sounds like a fun time for them both.  He tried to trade me a cow for firewood though.  I think I would rather give him the firewood to keep the cow!  I had plenty of time tending to both ends of cows in Wisconsin.  And plenty of time in the middle too!  When the power went out we got to milk them by hand.  Nothing like going to school after having milked twenty cows by hand.  My fingers were numb and my arms were worn out.  Luckily they rigged the tractor to run the compressor to feed the lines to run the milkers so we did not get to do that again.  But it does make a good story to tell.

On to the lists =>

   On 1405.5 kHz at 2300z:
W3TMZ - Jack - FL - K3 - 1169
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820        QNI #50!!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K7TV - Erik - AZ - K3 - 1837
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866    * QNI #155 *
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642   (SN 704?)
W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994

   On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W1TF - Ty - GA - K3 - 696
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994       QNI #60!!!
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
W1TF - Ty - GA - K3 - 696
NY6G - Stan - CA - Knwd
W4SEC - Pete - FL - K2 - 5813
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K3 - 75

   If there are any errors please email me with the corrections.  Thank you for all the fun times over the years.  5287 QNI from 588 individuals.  No, I cannot remember all your names; that is why I write them down ;)  But the usual suspects do pop in and out of my memory on a random basis.  Might have something to do with age related dementia.  Or maybe I had too good of a time cutting wood this morning ;)  Endorphins do have a way of calming one down and soothing the aches and pains.  All this physical activity is doing wonders for me.  However, I will need new pants because these are not fitting as well.  Or I could rig them for suspenders and not worry about it.  
   Until next week stay well,
      73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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