[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for January 24th & 25th, 2010

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   It has been quite a while since twenty meters has sounded so good.  For the first ten minutes I each call up was followed by a single toner instead of characters.  I could only copy the folks at the end and then only a character or two.  I may need to reinstitute some method of thinning out the group.  Call by region or call area so I can limit the single tone interval.  It was nice to work some DX too.  Honduras was quite strong.
   Forty meters was also good though QRM was a problem.  Toward the end the malicious interference was almost continuous.  But a good number of check ins were worked through it.  Dale normally blasts me out on 40 m but today he turned the power knob to 10 watts with little loss of signal.  The pain level was lower though ;)  I am pretty sure he was the reason AGC was invented!  I had a couple good contacts in Washington which is not normal for me.  Roger lives just behind the mountain I live on while Dean in Kalama is not very far away either.  MUF must be going higher due to the more active sun.  

   On to the lists =>

  On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686    * QNI # 115 *
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008    *** QNI # 330 ***
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
HR9/WQ7R - Ray - Honduras - K3 - 2808
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642    * QNI # 160 *
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0NTA - Dick - CO - KX1 - 281   * QNI # 100 * 
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
N6JW - John - CA - K3 - 936
KG7MZ - Dean - WA - K3 - 3873

  On 7047 kHz at 0000z:
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392     QNI # 55!!!
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K3 - 1208
W6SU - John - CA - K3 - 1303      QNI # 25!!
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398    ** QNI # 275 **
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866  ** QNI # 225 **
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K9DMV - Joe - TX - K2 - 5682      QNI # 55!!!
K7SJ - Roger - WA - K3 - 75     * QNI # 120 *
WB5BKL - Nick - TX - K3 - 231     QNI # 40!!!

   Weather reports from all over were for rain but warmer temperatures.  Seems like the grip of winter has loosened just a bit.  Ken did say there was an ice storm in progress but then mentioned the temperature would drop later.  Hopefully he only gets a little ice and then starts to receive the more normal snowfall.  Where I had been having sun and dry weather today it turned to rain again.  The next storm has come in from the ocean and covered the West Coast.  California is having its reservoirs refilled but in a most abundant fashion.  I am not sure LA enjoys the deluge.  Only an Oregonian would find that normal ;)  
   Until next week I hope all will be well across the continent.  
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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