[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report

[Dave New, N8SBE]

Karl,

We usually do have a pre-net call up, sometimes as much as 15 minutes 
early, and several of the stations last night were running 'barefoot' 
(100W), some into EFHW wire antennas, so please don't despair.  Since I 
was having antenna issues last night, I ended up running barefoot 
myself, and most stations could still hear me. I'm using an inverted Vee 
configuration of a ZS6BKW dipole which is fed with window line and coax, 
and tuned at the far end by the tuner in my K3s (or KAT500 when running 
the KPA500).

We also have a couple or more stations that are looking out for stations 
to relay into the net, one of which is in northern GA, so he should be 
able to hear you.

Please give us another try next Sunday, and we'll try extra hard to 
listen up for weak signals.  The band was pretty quiet last night, and 
if that keeps up, we should be successful.

See you next week,

-- Dave, N8SBE

On 2023-02-06 09:45, Karl W Hubbard wrote:

> Hi Dave,
> I finally rigged up a Buckmaster 7 band OCF dipole to replace the 
> inadequate 80m low band coil vertical hoping that I could make a QSO. 
> The problem is my KX3, KPA100 and PX3 at 100W get steamrolled by all 
> these KPA500s and 1500s out there. I can receive but get lost in the 
> pileup and don't know if my sigal is even strong enough.  Is there any 
> way you could reserve a brief  "quiet period" call out where only those 
> running portable and/or 100W or less could try to call in before 
> opening up the net  to the big guns? Maybe 5 minutes before 9:00 for 
> example? The best I can hope for is to see if you could at least 
> receive my call sign, as obvioulsy I could not sustain any QSO anyway 
> and I think there would be very few call-ins in this "category"
> 
> 73's
> Karl AF5LQ (costal NC)