[Elecraft] Elecraft 80M SSB Net Report

[Karl W Hubbard]

 Rats! I worked all day having set up my Buckmaster 7 Band OCF today after having taken two weeks to construct my tennis ball antenna launcher. The Buckmaster how  is sub optimal  because I had to connect 2  50' coaxes and while the apex of the V is high enough and the ends of both arms were easily elevated more than 10 feet, and the   end points with downward slopes of the max 20 degrees,   the arms had to be angled 70 degrees horizontally and thus not linear  and so probably it is compromised some what, but it really is the best I could do with my lot. Haven't tried an end fed. At least I won't have to put and take down my Buddipole Vertcial, plus I enjoy the multibands 10-80. My SWR was 1.3 at 80 m, which was actually one of  the best, and certainly no problem for my KPAX100 ATU.
Anyway, I   could certainly hear those usurpers who were on 3.784. (Italian?) but the proof is in the ability to TX.
My suggestion would be from now on to list a minimum of three frequencies, i.e., two defaults.
BTW, my FCC license is up for renewal next month. I looked into it and tried changing my address from Natchez MS to here in the coast of NC. Is the site working? Is there a fee? I couldn't figure it out. Government. Agency. What do you expect? 
73's KarlAF5LQ.  




    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 10:20:22 PM EST, Dave New, N8SBE <n8sbe at densbe.com> wrote:  
 
 3784 kHz, 9PM ET Sunday (0200Z Monday).

Thanks to the following check ins (w):

  Call    State Radio/Amp      Name
1 K8NU    OH    FTdx101d      Carl (w)
2 WB9JNZ  IL    FTdx101d      Eric (w)
3 N8SBE    MI    K3s            Dave (w),(op)

Good conditions on 80M tonight.  However, there was a conversation on 
3784 this evening, so we were able to move down to 3781 kHz.  Your net 
control was having antenna(?) issues again this evening, and ended up 
having to run 100W barefoot, which worked out OK since there is very 
little QRN on 80M in the winter.

Sorry if we missed you this evening, with the last minute frequency 
change and all.

Hope to see you next week, and tell your friends!

73,

-- Dave, N8SBE
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