[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for June 21st & 22nd, 2009

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   The bands were a little strange this evening.  Twenty meters was much noiser than forty meters.  Since I do not have much time between nets to prepare and eat dinner I could not go outside for a quiet break.  Luckily when I got on forty meters the band was simply weak and not loud.  By the way, happy beginning of summer.  A few of you mentioned temperatures which reflect this fact but not here.  Today it was in the low fifties with rain.  Inside the house it is almost 60 degrees.  I am not going to spend much time out here in the main living area but rather go back into the computer room and enjoy a warmer climate!  I am designing a printed circuit board and let the computer stay on while I worked both nets, made and ate dinner, and now writing the report.  Once this is done I am going back to Eagle and keep banging away.  I downloaded the evaluation version and am very impressed with its capabilities.  Very easy to learn and very comprehensive.  Much simpler and thorough than the DipTrace application I purchased.  Eagle is very intuitive and allows one to recover simply from any mistakes made while learning.  Creating new packages was simple.
   On to the lists =>

  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W6ZH - Pete - CA - KX1 - 384
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686       QNI #85!!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
AD6GI - Charles - CA - K3 - 355
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628

  On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - Wilderness Sierra
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457      ** QNI #280 **
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820

   Since twenty was loud and forty was weak I know there are folks I missed.  I am sorry.  Next week there will be no nets because of Field Day.  Enjoy yourself in which ever venue you may find yourself.  I hope the weather is considerate to us all.  I know the bands will be better simply from all the folks sending radiowaves out and bouncing off the ionosphere.  Seems to charge it up almost as well as the sun does from the outside ;)  Plus we know the bands are not 'dead' because we hear so many folks on them.  I hope to hear you next week.  I may not be using my callsign but I will acknowledge all of you I meet none the less.  
   Until two weeks from now stay well,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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