[Elecraft] Elecraft SSB Net Report - 24 January 2016

[Edward R Cole]

Just a sidenote that I was amazed to the length of the net.  I 
usually wait till near end of check-ins to have less QRM when I 
try.  Almost an hour on Sunday!  I could hear Eric, WB9JNC at times 
but there was fading from the mid-West to Alaska.  N6JW relayed my 
check-in, thanks John - always strong signal during net.  CA to Tx 
seems the ideal skip zone for the Net time.  Finally getting sunrise 
by time of the net which is probably helping.

This was first time for my to use my new KXPA-100 and ran 100w thru 
Drake MN-2000 tuner to my Hygain TH3mk4 3-element yagi at 50-foot.  I 
got the amp without ATU so only took a little over an hour to 
assemble.  I was surprised to find it was set for full output with 
only 3w drive from my K3/10.  Haven't set up he KX3 with it as yet.

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Earthquake News: 7.1 Richter quake hit 80mi SW of us at 1:30am AKST 
(10:30utc) and threw stuff off shelves (broke a couple items) and we 
lost power (ran emerg gen until 6am when I woke up).  Four homes 12mi 
south of us has gas breaks and burned down - one exploded.  Many 
businesses and schools have major cleanup of shelves being knocked 
down or items thrown on floor.  Strongest quake in Cook Inlet since 
the 1964 Alaska Earthquake (9.2).

The Kenai Peninsula sits on the edge of the Pacific Plate where it 
subducts the Continental Plate and we are on the famous "Ring of 
Fire" for volcanic activity with four active volcanos within 
100mi.  Having another non-winter with warm temps and almost no snow!

73, Ed - KL7UW
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