I'm going to try to join all of you on the 40 meter net. 20 meters would be better I believe, but my KAT2 isn't finished yet. I'm antenna-challenged at the moment. I'll be using a temporary 40 meter dipole I have strung around my den. If successful, this will be my first QSO with my new K2 (S/N 5240).
I'm real rusty with my CW skills. Much more than Ms. Stephanie I'm sure, so be gentle. Hope to see all of you on 40. Kevin N8IQ/4 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Rock Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:36 PM To: Stephanie Maks; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Finally made first contact with K1 I reiterate Ms. Stephanie: please join us on the Elecraft CW Net. We don't mind anyone's fist. If you have ever heard mine you would know! Tom, N0SS, is in the middle of the US (near St. Louis, Missouri) and has great ears. If he can hear you he will log you. Ric VE3XL has checked in with his K1 from Ontario many times. Often he has a very strong signal and works me in Oregon. Other times he is relayed in by the other NCS folks across the country. Your fellow countryman VE1RGB (first check in for our humble net) works across the continent from Nova Scotia on a semi-regular basis. Rusty fist? What better place than a cozy little net where we all enjoy another contact. This net is not about numbers, it is not about speed, it is not about me, it is about folks getting on the air and having fun meeting one another. We exchange serial numbers, signal reports, and a bit about ourselves. Nothing special, just folks. It is a great way to recharge before we go off to work on Monday. Listen along if you feel uncomfortable with the exchanges. Listen along to hear a variety of fists, rigs, antennas, and propagation. If we can hear you we will ask your name, state or province (or country in some cases), and then we'll get your rig type and serial number. After that you'll get to chat a bit. Sometimes propagation only allows a short contact or the wall of sound coming from all the check ins calling at once prevents a longer chat. But normally, once you get past the name, SPC, rig, and SN you'll get to say a sentence or two about the weather, propagation, or your family. It is fun to see who is coolest, who is hottest, who has the best propagation, and who has the best kids ;) Please join us some Sunday. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS PS. We once had a check in via a wire tapped on the dash board so we are ready for most anything :) KJR On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 17:55:48 -0500, Stephanie Maks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's been a month since I got my K1, and I finally overcame my 'key- > shyness' and resonded to a CQ. > > My morse skills are still pretty bad, but the CQ (on 40 Meters) was > slow enough that I was pretty confident. VE2DPO in Quebec was my first > CW contact in almost 8 years -- and only my second CW contact ever! > Also, the first new entry in my logbook since 2001. And the first QRP > entry. > > I'm just running 2 watts into a 95 foot wire that's dangling between > some trees in my backyard, and keying the rig for now with just a > little spst momentary switch at the end of some wire because I can't > find my real key (last seen before my last move). > > I know it's nothing, no big deal. But it got me excited. > > 73 de Stephanie > va3uxb > K1 #02132 > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
