Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for January 1st and 2nd, 2006
Kevin was 579, Tom was 339, Fred KD6GW was 599+ with his K2/100. I got to the 40M net late thinking it was on 7050 and by the time I heard Tom N0SS he was closing down the net. For the record I was using the K1 #2146 to check into the 20M net last night. Wonder if Fred heard me in CA? It seems like the propagation favored the greater distance to the west for me. But at list I got my QNI in! 73 de Tom K2TA - Original Message - From: Kevin Rock [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 12:26 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for January 1st and 2nd, 2006 Good Evening and Happy New Year to you all, Sorry folks but I had to be reminded it was a holiday today. I had been very busy all day on chores, working on lists, invitations, and planning for a memorial service. I have not announced this to anyone other than those who have asked but I had a personal tragedy on the 10th of December. My wife of ten and a half years passed away. This net is good therapy for me so it will continue. She very much enjoyed working around my two skeds on Sunday evening always making a very nice meal for us to eat after the first one was over. She enjoyed hearing the news from all the folks we had worked. Pat had an amateur license but was more interested in public service than any other aspect of the service. She and I had worked for ARES and RACES for a few years. She had been trained as an EMT and a dispatcher while working for the local county's 911 center. Between us we taught a number of ECOM classes for the local ARES/RACES group. We had a lot of fun making the classes effective and the training meaniful for our area. Carter Craigie, N3AO, and his lovely wife Kay, N3KN, whom we had met while staffing the Elecraft booth at the SeaPac hamfest a few years ago, helped us on more than one occasion. I would like to post a photo of KD5PZO but the rules of this Reflector do not allow it. If you'd like you could send me a note and I'll return it with an enigmatic photo of my very good friend. It looks like someone is going to be told something but I am not sure if it would have been good or not ;) She was most charming and I will miss her very, very much. On the first net there was some QSB but we had fun. I chatted with Tom a bit before the net and then reminded myself to slow down. When I called CQ the first time VE1RGB and K4TO sent simultaneously. But Gary lost to Dave due to the shortness of K4TO :) The same thing happens to me but there is no way I will change my call ;) I like it and the way it sounds on CW so in a contest I'll just have to take my lumps! Dave was medium to weak but that's OK. Gary boomed in from NS very well. So well in fact that Tom had him call CQ once or twice. Tom, K2TA, had a good signal to me but as all the rest there was some QSB to contend with. Fred, K6DGW, checked in from CA and has he had predicted his signal was light. However, my bud Karl, N7NLU near the West Hills of Portland was fair copy. I never can predict how he'll come in but then he may have been hiking in the rain with his K1 :) AK7A, Jason in Washington was not even ESP to me. At this point Tom had Gary call the net and he landed KT5E, Jay in Colorado. Jay had a very fast, warbling QSB on his signal but still not too hard to follow. Then we heard from Ric, VE3XL in Ontario. It was good to hear him again. I hope he has his Elecraft rig back in shape! On to the lists. At 2400z on 14050.50 kHz: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - oo8 K4TO - Dave - KY - K2 - 4117 VE1RGB - Gary - NS - K2 - 2519 K2TA - Tom - NY - K2 - 1117 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 QNI #45! AK7A - Jason - WA - K1 - 2024 KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 ?? QNI #80!! The second net began when I heard Tom tune in. We chatted a bit and then I started my QRL routine. Dave called with a much better signal than he'd had on 20 meters. Tom gathered in our lost sheep Ric who must be busy since we've not heard much from him since just after he lost his K1 :( I hope it is better now Ric. Randy called from Idaho with a large amount of slow QSB. A note about Jay further down this account. Mark called but I thought I was missing a letter between K and 8 but I had totally missed the N the first few times. He had the same slow, deep QSB as everyone East of me. Tom was quite good before the net but as Jay mentioned signals went down within ten minutes of starting. Lastly Rick showed up running his KX1 with a respectable signal. Some QSB: he went from S1 to S6 but 80% copy is good enough to find out he enjoyed Christmas :) At 0256z on 7045 kHz: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - oo8 K4TO - Dave - KY - K2 - 4117 QNI #5 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 ?? K7TQ - Randy - ID - K2 - 213 KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037 NK8Q - Mark - PA - K2 - 4786 QNI #5
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for January 1st and 2nd, 2006
Good Evening and Happy New Year to you all, Sorry folks but I had to be reminded it was a holiday today. I had been very busy all day on chores, working on lists, invitations, and planning for a memorial service. I have not announced this to anyone other than those who have asked but I had a personal tragedy on the 10th of December. My wife of ten and a half years passed away. This net is good therapy for me so it will continue. She very much enjoyed working around my two skeds on Sunday evening always making a very nice meal for us to eat after the first one was over. She enjoyed hearing the news from all the folks we had worked. Pat had an amateur license but was more interested in public service than any other aspect of the service. She and I had worked for ARES and RACES for a few years. She had been trained as an EMT and a dispatcher while working for the local county's 911 center. Between us we taught a number of ECOM classes for the local ARES/RACES group. We had a lot of fun making the classes effective and the training meaniful for our area. Carter Craigie, N3AO, and his lovely wife Kay, N3KN, whom we had met while staffing the Elecraft booth at the SeaPac hamfest a few years ago, helped us on more than one occasion. I would like to post a photo of KD5PZO but the rules of this Reflector do not allow it. If you'd like you could send me a note and I'll return it with an enigmatic photo of my very good friend. It looks like someone is going to be told something but I am not sure if it would have been good or not ;) She was most charming and I will miss her very, very much. On the first net there was some QSB but we had fun. I chatted with Tom a bit before the net and then reminded myself to slow down. When I called CQ the first time VE1RGB and K4TO sent simultaneously. But Gary lost to Dave due to the shortness of K4TO :) The same thing happens to me but there is no way I will change my call ;) I like it and the way it sounds on CW so in a contest I'll just have to take my lumps! Dave was medium to weak but that's OK. Gary boomed in from NS very well. So well in fact that Tom had him call CQ once or twice. Tom, K2TA, had a good signal to me but as all the rest there was some QSB to contend with. Fred, K6DGW, checked in from CA and has he had predicted his signal was light. However, my bud Karl, N7NLU near the West Hills of Portland was fair copy. I never can predict how he'll come in but then he may have been hiking in the rain with his K1 :) AK7A, Jason in Washington was not even ESP to me. At this point Tom had Gary call the net and he landed KT5E, Jay in Colorado. Jay had a very fast, warbling QSB on his signal but still not too hard to follow. Then we heard from Ric, VE3XL in Ontario. It was good to hear him again. I hope he has his Elecraft rig back in shape! On to the lists. At 2400z on 14050.50 kHz: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - oo8 K4TO - Dave - KY - K2 - 4117 VE1RGB - Gary - NS - K2 - 2519 K2TA - Tom - NY - K2 - 1117 K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398 N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227 QNI #45! AK7A - Jason - WA - K1 - 2024 KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 ?? QNI #80!! The second net began when I heard Tom tune in. We chatted a bit and then I started my QRL routine. Dave called with a much better signal than he'd had on 20 meters. Tom gathered in our lost sheep Ric who must be busy since we've not heard much from him since just after he lost his K1 :( I hope it is better now Ric. Randy called from Idaho with a large amount of slow QSB. A note about Jay further down this account. Mark called but I thought I was missing a letter between K and 8 but I had totally missed the N the first few times. He had the same slow, deep QSB as everyone East of me. Tom was quite good before the net but as Jay mentioned signals went down within ten minutes of starting. Lastly Rick showed up running his KX1 with a respectable signal. Some QSB: he went from S1 to S6 but 80% copy is good enough to find out he enjoyed Christmas :) At 0256z on 7045 kHz: N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - oo8 K4TO - Dave - KY - K2 - 4117 QNI #5 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 ?? K7TQ - Randy - ID - K2 - 213 KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037 NK8Q - Mark - PA - K2 - 4786 QNI #5 KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798 I am still awaiting Tom since I sent him off on a mission and did not hear him call back. QSB was INTERESTing to say the least. The difference between 20 and 40 meters was pronounced, most especially on KT5E's signal. On 20 I could make him out through the rapid flutter but on 40 it was a very slow surf. He was easy copy but could not hear me. Much like talking to my deaf aunt :) She is very nice and has great stories but my part of the conversation is pretty much left to nodding and smiling! Tom may have gained further QNI on 40 meters but we'll list those later. I still have further chores to do and am
