[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for January 3rd & 4th, 2010

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   Twenty meters was not kind today.  I did get a little relay help from Tom and then he acted as NCS for a bit.  Neither of us could hear very well.  Luckily forty meters was much better.  The weather reports (except for one 77 degree temperature) was chilly, to cold, to quite cold.  Below zero across North Dakota and Minnesota with the teens across the next tier of states all the way to the Atlantic.  Colorado had warmer temperatures and then there was Rick in Alaska with a balmy 16 degrees.  It is all in one's perspective :)  I used to think anything between 10 above and 20 below was just right but I guess I am getting soft living out west.  I don't get to ski though so life is not as good :(  
   
   On to the lists => 

  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183    * QNI # 160 * 
AD6GI - Chuck - CA - K3 - 355
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866   ** QNI # 220 **
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K3 - 1208

  On 7045.32 kHz at 0000z:
N7CQR - Dan - OR - K2 - 1010
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W6SU - John - CA - K3 - 1303
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K9DMV - Joe - IL - K2 - 5628
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
W6JXH - Ron - CA 
KD5ZLB - Edwin - LA - K3 - 3147
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798

   Our first nets of the new year went pretty well although there was quite a bit of QRN and QSB on twenty meters and QSB, QRN, and QRM on 40 meters.  The odd frequency chosen on the second net was due to the RTTY folks lower and a faster CW op a bit higher.  I was right in between them and it worked OK.  The teletype folks never came up to where I was working but I did get quite a few folks on top of me sending odd dits and dahs.  On twenty meters there was one op who sent a zillion dits as he tuned and then a few Vs until he finally decided to listen to the frequency.  Guess once he got tuned up he could hear it was in use.  
   From what I have read it looks like the next three weeks will be very cold throughout the eastern two-thirds of the US.  It has something to do with the cooling cycles of both oceans.  However, that cooling does not apply out here.  Maybe I won't have to use much wood this week although the damp, chilly temperatures seem much colder than they really are.  When I hear 25 below zero I know it is much drier there and the cold does not effect folks as much as this wet cold does here.  Although when the wind blows that frigid air does cut to the bone.  I still miss it.
   Until next week stay well and stay warm,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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