[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for August 7th & 8th, 2011

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    Two decent nets today.  Twenty meters was fairly open and I could hear  
most folks really well.  One guy from the Northwest Territories was  
booming in while only running 10 watts, VE8RT.  Two were ESP but I dug  
them out: K0DTJ and WB3AAL.  Ron was much worse than Brian but I got his  
call twice and a few other words.  Other than that it was just a slight  
tone under the noise level.
    Forty meters was noisier than it normally is on 40 but I got N0TA in  
Colorado well enough to copy most of what he sent.  That has not happened  
in quite a while.  Lately 40 meters has been an Oregon California only  
band for me.  Maybe as we slide to the late part of summer it will grow  
stronger.  I have noticed lately the sun is rising later.  I awaken in the  
grey of dawn instead of to the sun peaking over the mountain.  It is also  
setting earlier.
    Weather has been monotonous lately.  Pretty much the same high  
temperatures each day and the same lows at night.  Not quite 70 and right  
around 50.  For once I did not have the coldest daytime temperature.   
Brian came in with a 53 and foggy report.  Even the folks in Canada have  
been warmer than it is here.

    On to the lists =>

   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
N5URL - Bob - OK
WB3AAL - Ron - PA - K2 - 1392
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
VE8RT - Ron - NT - K2 - 7176

   On 7045 kHz at 0000z:
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994

    A couple friends of mine stopped by this morning and commented on my  
wood pile.  So I took them for a walk.  I showed them the wind damage and  
all the trees yet to be cut.  We ate a lot of berries along the way and  
kicked up a couple of deer.  The deer only flushed a little way because it  
was around noon.  They wanted to sleep so as we walked along we kicked  
them up again.  I think they may be a little grumpy at me for awakening  
them :)  It was a nice hike on a mild day.  Then they left to scout a few  
other places on the mountain.  They mentioned an elk wallow they had found  
last year and wanted to see if it was still in use.  I guess elk roll in  
the mud to cut down on fly bites.
    Until next week stay well,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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