[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

Maybe I'll invest 15 minutes of sleep time at 0030z tomorrow morning 
(0330 local). Who knows? I've never been able to hear the net, but maybe 
this time...

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 02/08/2020 5:39, kevinr wrote:
> Good Evening,
> 
>      I spent the last few days listening on twenty and forty meters. The 
> North American QSO Party is a good way to test my new antenna.  I have 
> found the forty meter band picks up around 0030z.  The QSB flattens and 
> the signals are easier to dig out. There is a noticeable difference in 
> noise level between the inverted-V and the vertical.  After 0000z I was 
> able to copy MT, IL, MN, ID, KY, NY, NJ, NM, CT, SD, CO, FL, OR, AZ, OK, 
> TX, KS, LA, NV, UT, CA, and wherever VK5MAV is located this week. 
> Hopefully I can do as well tomorrow :)
> 
>    I will start the second net at 0030z since there was such a 
> noticeable difference in propagation after 0015.  I will switch between 
> the inverted-V and the vertical often.  As the days shorten I'll move 
> the forty meter net back to 0000z.  Until then I will see how we do at 
> 0030z instead.
> 
>     More berries are getting ripe.  I'm looking for a good spot for 
> blackberries.  Maybe in the clear cut to the north.  Salmon berries were 
> not too good this year.  Neither were the thimbleberries.  The wild 
> straw berries were good though.  The fire danger is high right now 
> because we have not had rain in over a week.  Looks like we may get some 
> fog tomorrow night.  That will help the blackberries.
> 
>     There are two sunspots and the SFU is up to 72.  But the auroral 
> oval is rather weak.  There was little QSB on anyone I heard on 20 or 40 
> meters over the last few days.  Some was present as 40 woke up but then 
> it disappeared.  Not much band noise either.  It did not sound like 
> there were any thunderstorms.
> 
> Please join us on (or near):
> 
> 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)
>    7047 kHz at 0030z Monday (5:30 PM PDT Sunday)
> 
>     73,
>        Kevin. KD5ONS
>