[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevinr]

Good Evening,

   Both bands had summer storm noise and QSB.  Signals were strong 
though and easy to copy.  The biggest problem was separating the calls 
out from one long howl.  I think I copied "howl TX9V" at one point which 
works out to K4TO, K6XK, and AB9V respectively.  Then I worked AK back 
to back with GA.  I like my new antenna.  Ken said he was on a vertical 
which could hear me better.  The doublet picked up a lot more noise and 
less signal so I used it very little.

    On forty meters KC1ACL checked at least four times, each of them 
QRP.  QSB went from ESP to S7 on some of you.  Normally QSB acts like a 
sine wave.  But today some of you had QSB which acted like a square 
wave.  Your signal was on and then off again with no signs of fading or 
strengthening.  Just on and off.  We seemed to have found the time when 
40 meters wakes up then settles down a little.  I'll leave the 40 m net 
time at 0045z for a few weeks and see how the band changes as the sun 
moves.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

KL7CW - Rick - AK

K4JPN - Steve - GA


   On 7047.5 kHz at 0045z:

KC1ACL - Steven - NM

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

WM5F - Dwight - ID


   Today the wind was pruning the fir trees.  The branches kept hitting 
the roof while I was on the air during the 20 meter net. The new 
vertical fits behind a large fir tree to my west.  It was out of the 
wind.  It should be protected from the flying branches.  But if it 
breaks it will be easy to fix.

   Until next week 73,

       Kevin.  KD5ONS


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NICK

I headed down the hall in the opposite direction, toward the fire 
escape. I hadn't a moment to lose...

LT. BRADSHAW

Hey, Danger! Where's the fire?

NICK

In your eyes, Lieutenant Bradshaw.