[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for April 28th & 29th, 2013

[kevinr]

Good evening,
    Conditions on yesterday's nets were poor.  Twenty meters had very 
deep QSB.  NO8V was S5 one second, S1 the next, and ESP a beat later.  I 
could get about one word in three so copying the call signs was it.  
W0CZ who is normally strong to me was very weak on twenty meters and 
only marginally better on 40 meters where he could barely copy me.  On 
forty I heard a call and the next second they were gone.  I checked to 
see if my antenna was still up between nets.  I have been doing that a 
lot lately.  Aren't we supposed to be near a solar peak?  I was having 
better propagation when there were no sunspots.

    On to the lists =>

   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

   On 7045 kHz at 0100z:
NO8V - John - MI - K3 - 820
K0DTJ - Brian - CA - K3 - 4113
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457

    I stepped out my front door a moment ago only to freeze.  A doe and 
her yearling fawn were both looking at me.  I looked at them and they 
finally relaxed.  Only then did I see the other yearling with her.  That 
one had not moved a muscle so I did not see her.  I watched them for a 
few minutes until it got too cold to keep holding the door open.  One of 
these days I am going to open the door and see a herd of elk standing 
there.  It has been a few years.
    73,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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