[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Bill Frantz]

Kevin is absolutely correct. With wire antennas running QRP in 
the IARU contest, I logged:

    4 QSOs on 160M
    7 QSOs on  80M
   11 QSOs on  40M
   37 QSOs on  20M
    2 QSOs on  15M

These scores aren't going to win any contest, but they do show 
the bands are open and I certainly had fun. I will note that one 
of the 15M contacts was with ZW0HQ. Other bands included 
contacts with Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, and Ontario, so it wasn't 
just local stations.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 7/10/16 at 10:32 AM, kevinr at coho.net wrote:

>Good Morning,
>
>After a week of rain there may be sun on the horizon; if the 
>forecasters are correct maybe Wednesday.  Propagation has been 
>rather chilly with SFU around 80 and no sunspots.  Well today 
>the SFU has risen to 92 and the sun has at least four numbered 
>spots so things may be getting better for now.  The sunspot 
>minimum is coming with all the doom and gloom sayers wailing on 
>the street corners.  However, with a good CW rig solar minimum 
>is not a problem.  The low bands have been getting better while 
>the upper bands fade.  6 meter E openings are popping up now 
>and then so enjoy a little CW activity there.  Solar minimum 
>does not mean you need to pack your rig away in the attic and 
>wait for better conditions.  If you can't make a contact then 
>work at the bench building a rig or practice sending the phone 
>book to keep your CW skills facile.  If you take your rig out 
>into the forest and the propagation fades at least you are 
>still in the forest - enjoy it.
>
>Please join us on:
>
>14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
>7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (6 PM PDT Sunday)
>
>73,
>Kevin.  KD5ONS

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