[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Reports for March 4th & 5th, 2012

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
     Thanks to Dale, WC7S, and Brian, K0DTJ, the nets were run very 
well. It was fun to sit and listen.  Plus I found out what it is like to 
get the net control's attention :)  As I have found dropping my hail 
sign at the lull works best.
     Dale started the twenty meter net and then passed it to Brian.  
Conditions were not too bad but I cannot yet compare because of my sky 
burner antenna.  Tomorrow I will try getting the Northern leg around a 
few trees so I can raise it to 70 feet.
     Brian ran the forty meter net and was very loud to me.  Again this 
it because of my lowered antenna.  Normally he is right on the edge of 
copyability on twenty meters but good on forty.  Today he was good on 
twenty but great on forty.  Once again I took notes and listened to how 
he ran things.  One day I may learn how to do it :)

Thank you both for a very good time.  Thank you Dale for volunteering 
first and working with the others to pull in a few more.  Thank you 
Brian for running the net and letting me hear a few different 
perspectives on the country.  It is fun to test propagation and see how 
the others are doing.

For some reason Ken, W0CZ, was weaker than normal but I expect that is 
because my antenna is not high enough for him.  I did not hear from any 
others in the Midwest so I will work on it tomorrow and be ready for the 
nets by next Sunday.

On to the lists =>

20 meter net check-ins

WC7S - Dale - 579 - NCS
K0DTJ - Brian
W8OV - Dave - 569
K6PJV - Dale - 339
K6MGO - Bill - not heard here
KD5ONS - Kevin - 589
K4JPN - Steve - 559
W0CZ - Ken - 589
N0TA - John - 589

40 meter check-ins

K0DTJ - Brian - NCS
K6PJV - Dale - 599
WC7S - Dale - 569
W8OV - Dave - 559
N0TA - John - 569
KD5ONS - Kevin - 599
W0CZ - Ken - 569

Thanks for the help guys.  I think I will ask again soon so we can get 
more net control operators.

Until next week,
     73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS