[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 11th & 12th, 2009

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   The nets went well this evening.  Decent propagation but 20 meters did seem a little long.  40 meters had its normal QRN but the check in count was good.  The weather reports were chilly everywhere except in Georgia and Alabama but that is to be expected too.  What was not expected was the cool report from Pete in Southern California.  There were two operators mentioning snow so I guess winter is coming a few months early.  It is almost cold here but that's OK, I grew up in the Midwest were cool weather was normal and below zero was another average winter.  There were times when we prayed for snow because it meant it would have to warm up.  A month of 40 below zero for the high does get a little tiring.  However, the snow at those temperatures is so nice for skiing :)

   On to the lists =>

  On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K3 - 657    ** QNI # 205 **
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
WB5BKL - Nick - TX - K3 - 231
KS4L - Randy - AL - K2 - 337
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
K4BEH - Pat - GA - K2 - 5061
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N7HTS - Gary - WY - K2 - 6113

  On 7045 kHz at 0100Z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W6SU - John - CA - K3 - 1303
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K3 - 657
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75     * QNI # 110 *
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866  ** QNI # 210 **
KB3FBR - Joe - PA
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
W6ODJ - Oliver - CA - K3 - 1741

   My lifetime enjoyment of radio continued this week with the discovery of a station which actually broadcasts baseball games!  I find watching a game a little boring after having grown up listening to them.  The announcers are very engaged attempting to describe the action for those of us who are not in the stadium.  Between the nets I got to listen to the Twins - Yankees game and now the Phillies - Rockies game.  I think the last time I listened to a game was in the mid '70s.  Now if only we could get radio shows back on the air!  The Shadow, The Green Hornet, Tales from the Crypt, etc.  I used to listen to KAAY out of Little Rock when the propagation was good.  Radio has been exciting to me since I first heard it on the little red Emerson radio in the kitchen.  You could smell the tubes and see them if mom didn't catch you playing with the back.  Hearing it warm up was fun too :)  I do so miss tubes.  These solid state rigs are nice but they do not keep your hands warm.  My brothers Lafayette rig kept me warm many winter nights while I was listening to the world in the back room away from the fire.  
   Until next week stay warm and stay well,
      73,
         Kevin. KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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