[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   I am feeling very relaxed.  Maybe it is exhaustion :)  Today was the first non-snow day for quite some time.  I enjoyed the sunshine by cutting, hauling, and stacking wood.  I do have some splitting to do but I don't think I can stand up that long!  I feel muscles which have not spoken to me in ages.  I think we will have long discussions for the next few days.  Hopefully my fingers will allow me to run the net tomorrow.  You will be able to tell their condition I am sure!
   Propagation was under fire all week.  Seems the sun was actively zapping the ionosphere but this may have ceased for the moment.  Normally CMEs which hit the earth reinvigorate the ionosphere to the point where conditions are better for a time.  During the solar doldrums we have had these were the only times of moderately improved propagation.  The solar stream hits and there is a lot of noise.  Once the ions have equilibrated somewhat the reflectivity of the Heaviside layer improves.  Now is a good time to test this hypothesis.

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 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0000z (Sunday 5 PM PDT)  7045 kHz
 
   Stay well,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS
 
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