[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

kevinr kevinr at coho.net
Sat Feb 6 23:04:32 EST 2021


Good Evening,

     Late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning I was awakened by a 
loud noise.  Then another.  It was a Barred Owl, right outside my 
window.  He kept it up for about thirty minutes, until he moved off and 
I fell back asleep.  They are regular visitors, as are Saw Whet owls.  
Spotted owls are a less frequent, but once you associate them with their 
call, you hear them a few times a year.  Sitting at a radio digging for 
stations on shortwave was good practice for birding.

    The sun has no sunspots showing but there is activity from the 
backside.  A CME blasted off sideways.  In two weeks we may be treated 
to more sunspots.  The auroral oval is bright so the ionosphere is 
charged.  I expect more noise than recently with faster QSB.

    There is a little snow left from the last storm but more coming 
tomorrow.  I slipped down the mountain for supplies early in the week 
and I'm ready for the next storm.  Snow level will drop to 1500 feet, 
about 500 feet below me.  If the power stays on I can stay busy.  If it 
goes out I can read the magazines piling up.  As long as it does not 
drop below zero I'm fine.  If it does it just means I'll be working more 
on wood than on the computer :)


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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The Walrus and the Carpenter
    Were walking close at hand:
They wept like anything to see
    Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
    They said, "it/would/be grand!"

"If seven maids with seven mops
    Swept it for half a year,
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
    "That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
    And shed a bitter tear.


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