[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Announcement

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

I know it would take a few more net control volunteers, but the Collins 
Collectors Association net on 14.263, Sundays at 2000Z usually has at least 
two net controls located at (more-or-less) opposite ends of the country. 
They start with buy/sell/swap and then take check-ins by call area, starting 
with 1,2,3,4.  Then 8, 9, 0, 7, 6.  This attempts to follow the general 
propagation on 20 M and they stress that you check-in from the area your are 
transmitting from rather than your call.  Mobiles, DX, and QRP stations are 
given priority and are specifically listened for every few minutes,  taken 
anytime, anywhere.

Admittedly, I just heard about the Elecraft net, so I don't know how long it 
runs, or whether this format would be practical.

The CCA net is one of the oldest running "Equipment Specific" nets and if on 
a non-Super-Bowl or obnoxious contest weekend,  can run over 4 hours. This 
puts us at 8PM EDST, so propagation must be taken into account.

I have, on many occasions, checked in with my KX3 barefoot and gotten great 
signal reports not to mention some incredulous comments about signal 
strength.   As you might expect, most 100 watt and up ops can't believe you 
can actually make contacts running 10 watts.  (You don't have to be running 
Collins, just have an interest in it.)  I might add that I do NOT have any 
spectacular antenna either, just a little Cush-Craft LPDA at 55 feet.

As a slightly off topic comment, I didn't have any luck trying to check in a 
couple weeks ago with the KX3 and a 6 foot diameter Mag-Loop, but conditions 
were not good either....(sour grapes).

73, Charlie k3ICH