[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for May 15th & 16th, 2011

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    The two nets were plagued with QRM.  Mostly tuners with one tester.  I  
sometimes wonder about people.  Twenty meters was clear and I was able to  
land two stations in Connecticut.  One of them was Bill, K1EV.  I asked  
him to call the net and he got Dave, W8OV, who had just awoken.  Must have  
been busy contesting this weekend :)
    Forty meters had its normal loud noise level but I was able to work a  
few stations.  I need to determine when 40 opens up because 0000z is not  
the best time for it.  I am happy I got a relay station on twenty meters  
so maybe I'll cease operations on forty until autumn and concentrate on  
twenty meters with until then.

    On to the lists =>

   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
K1THP - Dave - CT - K3 - 686
NK6A - Don - CA - K3 - 4569
K1EV - Bill - CT - K2 - 2152
W8OV - Dave - TX - K3 - 3139

   On 7045 kHz at 0000z:
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
NY6G - Stan - CA

    Weather reports were of impending spring.  Wonder when it will truly  
come to the entire continent?  It was very rainy here today but I was told  
of thunder and lightning in California.  That is something I rarely see  
because our rainstorms are mostly slow and steady downpours often lasting  
for days on end without a break.  What is so strange is the humidity  
rarely gets very high in Oregon.  Compared to what I grew up with the 75  
to 80% peaks are nothing.  But after a summer in Houston where I  
experienced 100% humidity even the Midwest seems mild!
    Until next week stay well,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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