[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening and Happy New Year!
   Oregon has lived up to its weather reputation this week, "If you don't like the weather wait five minutes!"  The weather forecasters have no hope of getting it correct.  There are so many weather zones it is difficult to predict what is going on in each of them with any accuracy.  One of the predictions was for "Wintry Mix".  Well, wintry mix was what I received.  Snow, rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and then back to rain and snow falling together; all in the space of half an hour!  Today the sun came out for a few minutes and, as normal, it felt and looked very odd!  
   Propagation this week was not great.  Weak signals and multiple modes of QSB made copy difficult.  I tried both fox hunts but only heard a few hounds and never once heard a fox.  Oh well, that is why they call it a hunt ;)  I also attempted to check in to the MARS nets a few times but never once could hear the NECOS.  I did hear a couple folks checking in but they could not hear me for a relay.  I did walk outside a couple times during the week to ascertain whether my antennas were still up.  Yes, they were, but the propagation was just no good.  However, Space Weather is predicting continuing solar activity.  That is good because this is the time of the year for sitting at the rig and working contacts.  Maybe even a contest or two.  

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 2300z (Sunday 3 PM PST) 14050 kHz
Monday 0000z (Sunday 4 PM PST)  7045 kHz

   Stay warm,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS

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