[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 24th, 2010

[Kevin]

Good Evening,
    It was a stormy day here.  The wind was high enough to cause problems  
with hearing even with my full coverage headphones on.  The nearby trees  
were shedding needles, cones, and a few odd branches as the gusts hit 50  
mph.  Rain was not as heavy as predicted but we were experiencing more  
lightning strikes than I have had in years.  Normally we can go a year  
without a single hit but over the last 24 hours there must have been  
twenty of them.  Luckily most of them stay in the Columbia River valley  
but I still unscrew all of my antennas to keep them from getting zapped  
through inductance.  Before the 40 meter net I was hearing them approach  
so I cancelled it.  Then for a few minutes there were no strikes.  But  
over the time I would have been on the air collecting check ins there were  
quite a few close strikes.  Good thing I had all the antennas off their  
respective rigs.

    The list =>

   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
WB5BKL - Nick - TX - K3 - 231
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
AB2ZT - Palamadi - NJ

    Next week we can celebrate Halloween during the two nets; costumes are  
encouraged :)  Hopefully this weather will pass and not knock down any  
more trees.  I have enough of them down already.  Enough for five years of  
firewood at least!  I don't know if I will be able to harvest all the  
downed alder in time.  The Doug fir and hemlock last much longer than the  
alder.  A year or two on the ground and I may as well let it feed the  
earth.
    I have found evidence of elk very close to the house as I work in the  
woods.  It would be nice to see them occasionally but I expect I will  
start hearing them bugle soon.  The coyotes are enjoying the full moon  
even if it is behind the clouds.  The nearby clearcut has started to  
sprout log trucks.  Each day another ten to twenty loads drive by.  They  
have been kind by not blasting their jake brakes as much as they could.   
Luckily they don't have much elevation change to allow them to gain  
speed.  Most of their noise is caused by them climbing the uphill grade on  
the far side of my property.
    Until next week stay dry,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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