[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

    The small sunspot of last week has crossed over the limb of the 
sun.  Some auroral activity so there are ions out there. Without the 
storms of summer it should be pretty quiet.  My noise floor is normally 
low, somewhere below S1.  No nearby neighbors, no electric fences, and 
underground power lines.  My only possible interference is from the 
antenna farm about 1/2 a mile away.  An aircraft beacon, with various 
amateur, state police, forestry, and fire repeaters.  The antenna which 
sends me Internet is the one to the east.  There may be an FM broadcast 
band repeater too, I'm not sure.  Oh and a cellular telephone repeater.  
All of them live above 20 meters.  I don't think there is a beacon for 
mariners, I am not that close to the ocean but the Columbia River is not 
that far to my north or east.  However, I've never heard any 
interference from any of those antennas on the frequencies I use.

    The mild weather has the buds swelling and a few sprouts popping 
up.  We had two inches of snow Monday morning but the temperatures have 
risen into the low fifties.  I am waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)
  7047 kHz at 0000z Monday  (4 PM PST Sunday)

73,

    Kevin. KD5ONS

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