[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, It was a chilly, sunny week. Temperatures barely rose above 70 degrees. The berries are doing just fine. Last week's rain has helped more of them ripen. Another storm is coming so the thimble berries will be plentiful this year. Black raspberries are starting to appear. The sun remains active. There are a number of CMEs due to arrive in the next day or two. They are from an M4 flare on our side of the sun with an X14 flare on the other. When that sunspot groups turns at us our electric grid could be affected. There have been a number of RF black out periods. Hopefully we can avoid those tomorrow. Please join us on (or near): 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7047 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS - What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, The bear berries are getting ripe. That means the grouse will soon be out. The hot weather in the middle of the week excited the spiders into a frenzy of orb spinning. Always around face level. Once you clear a trail you may have twenty minutes before there is a new one. The last of the huckleberries are tart and refreshing. I shake the bush to remove the overripe specimens and store the others in my mouth. Conditions are a bit more noisy due to the gust of solar wind earlier in the week. But as long as it is not really noisy the extra ions help. High temperatures also kept me from bucking that large log. This will help my sending. Using a chainsaw detracts from my fine motor control. It takes a couple days for the buzzing to stop. Please join us on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday) 7047 kHz at z Monday (5 PM PDT Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, Christmas day was white and it remained so for a few days. Then ice and back to rain. Today was surprisingly sunny and the moon is shining brightly. The coyotes are making a lot of noise as the pack moves past. They enjoy the break in the cold and wet but I think the moon is effecting them too. It had been pretty silent during the cold, it is nice to have the birds and beasts back again. The sun has been spotless with flux slowing too. Since the storms aren't creating much lightning the noise should be low. Maybe the quiet conditions will allow us to work the weakened signals. We can test them tomorrow with our last nets of 2017. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS Happy New Year! _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, Another parcel of cloud pushes its way through a gap in the nearby mountains. It slides, tumbles its way down to a low area. Gradually this space fills with low layer of mist. As it fills the fog becomes more dense. I start seeing waves as an aliquot of cloud hits the ‘lake’ forming in the valley. The gap is about two miles away; the wave caused by the tumbling cloud meeting the surface takes about three minutes to get to my location. It is still clear and sunny up here but that is changing. A misty layer is forming around me. When the wave from the last dollop of cold cloud hits my side of the valley the ‘breakers’ get to near my feet. Six minutes per sine wave works out to ~0.0028 Hz. There and back again. The sun is currently blank though the solar wind is still causing aurora. We just missed a CME and are due for another chance on Monday. So we will use the ions given us and see how far that takes us. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2300z Sunday (3 PM PST Sunday) 7045 kHz at 0100z Monday (5 PM PST Sunday) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS _ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, Weather has been quite nice this week unlike the propagation. But the weather is getting worse so maybe propagation will improve. Without the sun calling me outside it would be nice to be able to get on the air reliably. I don't think there is an inverse relationship but one can hope. Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening. 1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call) 2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP relay help) Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT) 7045 kHz Stay warm, Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, The weather has been cool to cold; from snow and hail to lots of rain. But it looks like there will be some sun one day soon. The elk are moving through to higher elevation. When they block the road they don't notice my little truck :) They look in the windows as they flow around me. Their antlers are intimidating. Good thing we don't have bison out here. Propagation has been bad all the way up to poor copy. Not a lot of on air practice but I can use the rig as a CPO while I listen to the ball game. With the Mariners at less than .500 I need something to do. So I send spec sheets with my paddles. There is the game, the code practice, and the spec sheet I've got to read anyway. I could juggle with my free hand :) Please join us tomorrow afternoon and evening. 1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call) 2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP relay help) Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz Monday 0100z (Sunday 6 PM PDT) 7045 kHz Stay warm, Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, Weather was fantastic today, it got all the way to 60 degrees! I took out the chainsaw and created huge mounds of saw dust and a great deal of sweat. Next I took off my shirt and am prominently shown on numerous satellite images of the Pacific Northwest. That bright white spec in Oregon is ME! However, this weather could not last; this is Oregon you know ;) So I have a pile of cut wood in the forest getting wet. Luckily a nice amount of it found its way home with me. Now I am slightly pink and the woodstove is happy. Its orange maw can suck down more fodder as I dream of repairing its caulking. Propagation remains very nice. Except for the 80 meter Fox hunts life was good. Moving them into the daylight hours did not help. But the 40 meter hunt was unaffected by the time change. Tomorrow evening ECN/40 should be fairly productive now that EQP will not exhaust everyone :) Going a full day without sleep is not good for folks (except those who are very young). I think nap times should be worked into these contest thingies, it would definitely help us all who are of a certain age. Maybe milk and cookie breaks too :) Please join us tomorrow evening. 1) Hail signs (first letter or two of the suffix of your call) 2) NCS help (as well as QSP/QNP relay help) Sunday 2200z (Sunday 3 PM PDT) 14050 kHz Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4 PM PDT) 7045 kHz Stay warm, Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Announcement Errata
I've never sent one of these before. I made a mistake; or rather a misdirection ;) /* East Coast (1, 2, 3, 4 plus anything from across the Atlantic Ocean) East of the Mississippi (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9) East of the Rockies (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, and 0) West of the Rockies (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, 0, 6, 7, and anything from across the Pacific) Anywhere from then on. I need to find good names for each of these. East, Miss, Plains, West, All ? */ Looks like I could pare this down a might! Since West (from my perspective mind you) includes everyone I think I should simply call: East, Miss, Plains, and All. Occam's Razor, simpler means fewer mistakes. Since I am prone to error I'll go with simple. I like writing my code that way too! I reread my note and all of a sudden realized I'd found a simpler way. From Tom's perspective East and West are very different. From my view East and more East have little difference ;) Und so: East (1, 2, 3, 4 plus anything from across the Atlantic Ocean) Miss (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9) Plains (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, and 0) (East of the Rockies is pretty flat; I've been to Kansas!!!) All (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, 0, 6, 7, and anything from across the Pacific) After the first go around any and all are welcome. Not saying you're unwelcome right off but to be neighborly let's allow the folks I can't hear too well first shot. Calling order and naming schemata: East, Miss, Plains, All. Since the Mississippi River does not cut through our fair neighbor to the north, please follow the number conventions of your provinces. VE3 will be in Miss and VE4, VE5, VE6 and VE8 will be in Plains. VY0, VE2, VO2, and the Maritime provinces will be in the East group. VE7 and VY1 will be in All. Whew! What a trek it's been. Hopefully I'll not confuse myself too much. I am simply trying to cut down on the single tone which hits my headphones. Sounds nice but is unproductive. Mantra: East, Miss, Plains, All. Until tomorrow all you folks stay well, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ 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] Elecraft CW Announcement Errata
How odd the first few word cut off. Here it is again = I've never sent one of these before. I made a mistake; or rather a misdirection ;) /* East Coast (1, 2, 3, 4 plus anything from across the Atlantic Ocean) East of the Mississippi (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9) East of the Rockies (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, and 0) West of the Rockies (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, 0, 6, 7, and anything from across the Pacific) Anywhere from then on. I need to find good names for each of these. East, Miss, Plains, West, All ? */ Looks like I could pare this down a might! Since West (from my perspective mind you) includes everyone I think I should simply call: East, Miss, Plains, and All. Occam's Razor, simpler means fewer mistakes. Since I am prone to error I'll go with simple. I like writing my code that way too! I reread my note and all of a sudden realized I'd found a simpler way. From Tom's perspective East and West are very different. From my view East and more East have little difference ;) Und so: East (1, 2, 3, 4 plus anything from across the Atlantic Ocean) Miss (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9) Plains (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, and 0) (East of the Rockies is pretty flat; I've been to Kansas!!!) All (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 5, 0, 6, 7, and anything from across the Pacific) After the first go around any and all are welcome. Not saying you're unwelcome right off but to be neighborly let's allow the folks I can't hear too well first shot. Calling order and naming schemata: East, Miss, Plains, All. Since the Mississippi River does not cut through our fair neighbor to the north, please follow the number conventions of your provinces. VE3 will be in Miss and VE4, VE5, VE6 and VE8 will be in Plains. VY0, VE2, VO2, and the Maritime provinces will be in the East group. VE7 and VY1 will be in All. Whew! What a trek it's been. Hopefully I'll not confuse myself too much. I am simply trying to cut down on the single tone which hits my headphones. Sounds nice but is unproductive. Mantra: East, Miss, Plains, All. Until tomorrow all you folks stay well, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ 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] Elecraft CW Announcement
Good Evening, The weather broke into Summer here in Oregon late last week. This Monday the temperature rose to 102 degrees Fahrenheit! It has moderated somewhat and daily highs have steadied to the mid-80s. Luckily our humidity is quite moderate here (~40%) so even the 102 degree temperature was not that bad. I had cracked the windows on my truck but the first few miles were fingertip driving only. The steering wheel was toasty. The Field Day hiatus was fun. I hope you all were comfortable and safe working through the pileups. I only fought off the hardiest of mosquitos since they don't have enough water to cycle through the egg to pupae to adult stages very easily. I keep water out for the deer, elk, Sam the cat, and the birds. However, I tip over each container when I see those nymphs wiggling around. I grew up in Wisconsin and donated gallons of blood to their many generations. I do not wish to repeat the cycle here! I managed to work a number of folks on both 20 and 40 meters last week and have been told the bands are holding nicely until the nighttime hours. Hopefully the solar stream we are experiencing will not cause too much noise and we'll be able to hear from coast to coast to coast. If you have the time, and the inclination, listen along or give us a holler. Please join us: Sunday 2300z (Sunday 4pm PDT) 14050 kHz Monday 0200z (Sunday 7pm PDT) 7045 kHz Until tomorrow, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ 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] Elecraft CW Announcement
Howdy Folks, I hope you all are having fun in the EQP. I have been on a few times during the day and have worked a number of you. Sorry if my rig started to chirp but I did not get the battery charger in gear in time. The fire is going well. Sam is quite happy in his box next to the stove and the next few loads of wood are drying nicely. Tomorrow those chunks can warm me as I bring in a few more loads to dry. Friday I got myself snowed in and the power did not go out. What a treat! I did get on the air a few times and worked a couple of folks but mostly I just listened to the sound of CW. It is soothing as I work on my papers. I dug out and got down to town for some supplies so I will weather this storm. Oddly enough the daffodils down in Banks are blooming like crazy. They don't know what Pat's daffodils are going through only a few miles away but 2000 feet higher. We have at least ten inches left out of the 18 inches of snow we got starting Thursday night. I did get a chance to experience winter driving once again. My nephew and I went to see Roger Penrose talk about tensor analysis, conformal mapping, and how it relates to Cosmology. It was good to hear the talk and good to talk with my nephew. He has got a good head on his shoulders. We talked about losing Pat and he was quite helpful and understanding. I hope he can come up this summer and help on the house and property work. After he dropped me off at my truck the snow got very heavy with very large flakes. I drove while watching the fog line since it was very difficult to see straight ahead. I stopped in North Plains to eat an ice cream sundae. Pat and I used to stop there after errands. It was a good way to get my blood sugar up and wait on the storm a bit. The flakes got smaller so I started for home again. The drive to Buxton was better. I could see the tracks of the vehicles which had preceeded me. I hoped none of them had driven off the road because I could no longer see any of the road markings. Third gear and 30 miles an hour was fine. I got to Buxton and while getting my mail a friend drove up and told me the road report for the next eight miles to my house. I got off the paved road and was relieved to have the gravel under me. I drove upward as the snow got deeper but only lost traction once. Second gear held all the way. The worst part was when I went through the transition from Tualatin Valley weather to Pacific Ocean weather. The snow got much deeper fast. Luckily it was unusual for Oregon with very dry snow. I drove through it pretty easily. The EQP is great fun. I worked a few strings and then searched around and worked some others. It is interesting to meet you all in another venue :) I know a lot of you from working with you on ECN but the party is a different way to meet. I did start with Ken, W0CZ. That was nice. We chatted a bit. I was his second contact and he was my first. Quite fitting since he was my second contact when I started ECN! I also ran into Wayne a couple times. That was nice. I've yet to hear Eric but I know he is out there somewhere. Maybe tomorrow morning I'll find one or both of them. I tried a few calls on 15 meters but no luck. 20 was good, but 40 was better. 80 is currently a bit noisy but I worked a few there then back to 40. I think I will take a break and solder a bit. Can't spend all my time on the radio :) Please join us: Sunday 2300z (Sunday 3pm PST) 14050 kHz Monday 0200z (Sunday 6pm PST) 7045 kHz Visit our web site: http://ecn.visionseer.com/ for further details. Thank you for the web space Dan. Until tomorrow, Kevin. KD5ONS ___ 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
