[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,
    The weather has been very pleasant this last week.  After a long 
winter of snow and rain the last ten days of sun and 70 degree weather 
was very nice.  But we're going back to normal for the next few weeks: 
50s and rain.  I knew it was too soon, almost six weeks too soon.  I'll 
need to heat the house again next week which means I'll need wood.  
Splitting wood at 70 degrees is not fun.  It does keep the black flies 
happy though.  The loggers had to adjust their schedule because of the 
increasing dryness.  The first trucks past my house were at 3 AM but I 
am sure the loggers were on the hills before that.

    Propagation has been up and down.  I keep my rig tuned to 50.125 but 
haven't heard anything.  I did get someone on 50.150 quite strong using 
SSB then they were gone.  With the thunderstorms all over the continent 
the noise is growing.  On forty meters it is growing stronger but not as 
bad as I have heard before.  What I am noticing is the changing zones 
which I can work.  AZ last week for the first time in a long time while 
I am losing the southeast.

    Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening.

1) Hail signs  (first letter or two of the suffix of your call)
2) NCS help  (as well as QSP/QNP <relay> help)

Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz
Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz

        Stay warm,
           Kevin.  KD5ONS

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