[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Afternoon,

    It got hot this week.  As the temperature rose to the mid 90s the 
humidity dropped from its summer normal of ~ 50% down to 20%. At the 
same time the wind rose from 5 mph to 25 mph.  I had never seen the fire 
danger sign increase by two steps in one day until this week.  Luckily 
the weather has turned for the Labor Day weekend.  A slow rain started 
an hour ago so the forest is a little safer.  The wind has also lessened 
in intensity, now all those folks going to the beach can have open 
fires.  But for Smokey the Bear's sake please be careful.

    I got busy so this report is late.  The same rain which has lowered 
the fire danger has also forced me inside so I can write. With all the 
list discussion of antennas I will relate my tale of moving the same 
antenna from one tree to the next.  Previously the enclosed angle of the 
V was less than 150 degrees.  I was able to raise the center by a few 
feet and each end by about twenty feet. Now the interior angle is about 
165 to 170 degrees.  Since propagation has been changing very slowly 
lately I can assume with some confidence that my flatter antenna 
radiates more strongly to the NE and SW.  Before, with the lower angled 
V, I had a more circular radiation pattern.  Now it is more consistent 
with that of a dipole.  On 40 meters this difference was less 
pronounced. But, then, the antenna is not 1 wavelength above the ground 
at that frequency.  I expect the wet trees from the current rain will 
change things for this weekend's nets.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

NO8V - John - MI

K6XK - Roy - IA

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K4TO - Dave - KY

AB9V - Mike - IN


   On 7047.5 kHz at 0000z:

K6PJV - Dale - CA

K4TO - Dave - KY


    See you all on Sunday,

        Kevin.  KD5ONS


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