[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[kevin]

Good Evening,

    Conditions were so-so to OK.  Rapid QSB was on everyone, it chopped 
up weaker stations, the stronger ones were better.  More than one 
operator mentioned I was the only station on the band.  I did not hear 
anything except check ins on either band.  I don't think it was due to 
lack of focus.  However, an hour with a chainsaw followed by working 
with cold hands did affect my sending.  It took a word or too for my 
fingers to lubricate.

    During the second check in on the second net I watched a large tree 
bend over and then fall over.  It rotated around its root ball like it 
was a ball socket.  It fell in one of my antenna paths.  If the antenna 
had not already been broken it would have fallen today.  I was also 
taking each second as it came because the power kept blinking.  If there 
is any wind tonight there will be a power outage.  For some reason this 
layer of snow is not sloughing off of the trees.  Power lines don't like 
it either.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z:

NO8V - John - MI

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K4JPN - Steve - GA

K6XK - Roy - IA

AB9V - Mike - IN

W8OV - Dave - TX


   On 7047.5 kHz at 0030z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6DGW - Skip - NV

KG7V - Marv - WA

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

K6PJV - Dale - CA

AE6JV - Bill - NH



    Until next week 73,

       Kevin.  KD5ONS


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