[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 8th & 9th, 2010

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   Twenty meters was fairly quiet yet it provided strong signals.  Two CT stations both of whom sounded very good.  However, I wonder where everyone else has gone?  Maybe the long spate of unfavorable propagation has forced them into other endeavors.  Maybe a bit of advertising during the week will help regain lost contacts.  
   Forty meters had some QRN but not bad, not like some weeks where my ears rang for half an hour afterward.  Weather reports were mostly pleasant except for the Midwest.  The two CT station both had lower temperatures than I would have expected.  Even reports from California were cooler.  Here it has been very nice.  No need for heat or for air conditioning for a number of weeks.  

   On to the lists =>

  On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K1EV - Bill - CT - K2 - 2152
W6BK - Dave - CA - K2 - 4910

  On 7045.5 kHz at 0000z:
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
 
   I will write a little more during the week to see if I can stir up interest in ECN once again.  The sun is doing its part and hopefully the coming weeks will show further propagation increases.  I will monitor 15, 12, and 10 meters to see how the higher bands are doing and extrapolate that knowledge downward to determine MUF.  It may be time for me to put up a vertical to get a different look on the continent.  Hopefully DX stations will be heard once again too.  I almost asked K1EV to act as NCS as he has done so well in the past.  Next week I shall do so.
   Until then stay well,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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