[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 17th & 18th, 2011

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    Twenty meters was very nice today.  Twelve checkins over a period of  
about 40 minutes.  Much nicer than last week's skunk :)  Most of the  
signals were quite strong while a few of the eastern stations had some  
QSB.  Some of the southern stations had fast and slow QSB which made life  
a little interesting.  But hearing folks is much nicer than calling CQ  
while reading a magazine!
    Weather reports for the most part were much warmer.  Only Brian down in  
California came close to my 55 degrees.  I just went for a short walk and  
there was a warm breeze off the coast.  Not warm enough to put out the  
fire but it is better than the rain and 45 degree nights I have had  
lately.  Last night I had a mosquito flying around the keyboard but it was  
not very aggressive so it is warm enough for them.

    On to the lists =>

   On 14049.5 kHz at 2200z:
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
N0TA - John - CO - K3 - 994
N3SW - Scott - PA
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
W8OV - Dave - CA - K3 - 3139
N7KRT - Jeff - TX - K2 - 5471
KB3FBR - Joe - PA - K2 - 6178
AE6IC - Fred - CA - K3 - 2241

   On 7045.5 kHz at 0000z:
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
NS7P - Phil - OR - K3 - 1826

    Thank you for the fun nets.  I enjoyed hearing from you all.  It was  
very nice to hear improvement in twenty meters.  Forty meters was about  
the same as last week since it would not get over the Rockies as it has  
many times in the past.  But with the days beginning to shorten I expect  
it will get back to better propagation at net time soon.  It is noticeably  
moving southward at each sunset.  The flowers have also changed to the  
orange and purple hues of mid-summer.  While I was out walking just now I  
heard a mourning dove.  His call was not what I had grown accustomed to  
when I grew up in Wisconsin.  Not enough beats on the end.  I wonder how  
much variation there is in bird calls over their normal range?
    Until next week stay well,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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