[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    It has been an easy week to stay inside.  Rain, snow, and fog.  Even the hummingbirds look a bit forlorn.  But the fire feels good and there is electricity to run things.    The sun is still inactive.  This helps keep the bands quiet. Sometimes too quiet.  Let's make some no

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Both bands had noise and QRM.  Forty meters had QSB too with RTTY here and there.  Technically it is now spring.  Snow is melting in ND while it is still falling on IN.  The hummingbirds are at my feeder while the daffodils have yet to bloom and tomorrow the snow returns for

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Sunny, chilly weather got me out working on the antenna again.  I added more guy line which let me flatten the angle of the enclosed V.  This will decrease the circularity of the radiation pattern favoring EW over NS.  It may not be noticeable. Drier ground lets me walk throug

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters had a little QSB and some noise with state QSO parties all over.  More QSO parties on forty meters.  After a little searching I found some room.  QSK is wonderful.  It let me copy NO8V and W0CZ simultaneously.  Different sending speeds helped too but my notes do

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A few days ago I noticed a path through the trees which would let one leg of my antenna rise about ten feet.  Once I started it was more work than I had planned.  I had to drop the other antenna just to move the first one.  I was able to walk that leg out at right angles for

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Conditions were fair on both bands.  Some noise on 20 meters, some QSB on 40 meters.  40 meters was not as good as last week but the sun angle is different too.  We may have to keep moving it closer to sunset as the year goes on.  Or the sun could become more active.  Twenty

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    March has come in like a soggy walrus.  The snow is coming down in long slushy streaks like a less lethal version of threads raining down on Pern.  Nonetheless if you get hit by one you're soaked.  It is a good time to stay inside by a warm fire reading. Currently "Space Vikin

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was as I had predicted.  Forty meter's propagation was also foreseen.  QSB helped occasionally but at times it was chopping up weak signals.  I kept trying to parse NB5Q into incorrect calls.  Then a friendly soul relayed NB5Q at higher levels.  Thank you.  Sprin

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I have used one tree to heat my house this heating season from October through February.  It won't last through March.  I cut up a few piles of bark yesterday.  At two inches thick they make good kindling.  After I picked them up the Veerys fluffed up the newly opened area.  T

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was very noisy with deep QSB.  Forty meters was much quieter with less QSB.  z is about two hours before local sunset.  The band seems to work pretty well about then.   On 14050.6 kHz at 2200z: W0CZ - Ken - ND K4JPN - Steve - GA K6XK - Roy - IA   On 70

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)  7047 kHz at z Monday  (4 PM PST Sunday) 73,    Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecr

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

GM, I was on the 20m frequency and listening and heard some traffic at 14050, but it too fast for me to copy. I had to leave to pick up my son from the airport before the 40m session began, so I missed that one. (I need a mobile rig in the 4Runner — on the list.) I started learning Morse a cou

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Yes, there were lots of stations TESTing on 20M. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2020, at 10:35 PM, kevinr wrote: > > Good Evening, > >I tried to find an open frequency on twenty meters. From 14030 to 14070 > was filled with all manner of signals. I copied a lot of call

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I tried to find an open frequency on twenty meters.  From 14030 to 14070 was filled with all manner of signals.  I copied a lot of call signs while scanning the band.  Then on forty meters I waited for KL7LO to finish calling CQ.  I asked if the frequency was in use and got to

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)  7047 kHz at z Monday  (4 PM PST Sunday) 73,    Kevin. KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecr

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was noisy.  A steady roar greeted my sending through the QSK.  Os and 0s were the most peaceful :)  Signals were fairly strong too.  Forty meters was quieter once I found a spot beneath the digital folks.  Topics discussed include the snow moon, post NFL blues,

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    We had a burst of solar wind this week.  That should help the ionosphere.  The auroral oval was strong this morning, it is less so now.  I expect some QSB for tomorrow due to the wind but it shouldn't be deep.    There are a few flowers at lower elevations.  I uncovered some

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

cool feature for CW. Again tanks for the try! I did hear part of it! Dwight WM5F -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2020 7:28 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Good Evening, T

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters had a little noise and mild QRN.  I had to move the net after a loud CQ started up on net frequency.  Guess they could not hear me.  Forty meters lasted longer than normal.  With the extra daylight I was able to work into Southern California. After I closed with

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Our latest sunspot is passing over the limb of the sun. Hopefully it will soon be replaced by more of them.  We are moving out of a minor stream of solar wind.  Maybe that means 20 meters will be more quiet.  The days have gotten noticeably longer which is effecting the forty

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,   It was early one July day in Wisconsin, the sun would be up soon.  Pack mule Kevin was carrying Dad's target rifle of the day on one shoulder, the rifle he was tuning on the other, forty pounds of .30 cal ammunition in one hand and the target scopes in the other.  I was sinkin

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I took advantage of the current break in the rain to hike along the less muddy areas of my newly thinned forest.  Lots of firewood for me to collect and a lot more sky.  When I got to a lower area on the NW corner I heard running water.  The intermittent stream was flowing.  A

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Good Evening, Twenty meters had very loud QRN. A steady roar of about S6 with some QSB. I have received five emails so far complaining of QRM blocking my signal. It did make sending decent code hard too. For the last few weeks CQs start

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters had very loud QRN.  A steady roar of about S6 with some QSB.  I have received five emails so far complaining of QRM blocking my signal.  It did make sending decent code hard too.  For the last few weeks CQs start up when I call the net and continue throughout th

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Afternoon, Let's take a peek into the misty past; when the K1 was young while the KPA100 was taking its own time to reach the market.  The Elecraft CW Net began on June 6, 2002.  I picked the date to honor my then recently departed uncle who was a paratrooper that day. It began w

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Hello Kevin; Thank you for the managing the Elecraft CW net!I have been listening for the past several months but am not able to hear you. I'm wondering if an Elecraft CW operator that has a good location and antenna might volunteer to be a CW relay station with you? Similar to the Ele

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    The Elecraft CW Net is a directed net.  There is no need to call CQ to get my attention; my location allows me to hear very well.  Just wait for me to call for check-ins then send your call or a part of it as a hail sign.  This allows me to gather two to three stations and

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    It has been a very wet week.  Today it varies between constant rain and when the sound level drops I know it's snowing.  Today I am right at snow line but by midweek it will drop a few hundred feet.    According to https://spaceweather.com 2020 has had only one spotless day.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Cycle 25 sunspots have been appearing with increasing regularity: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpWxfx John WA1EAZ > On Jan 7, 2020, at 1:11 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > > There have been a small handful of high latitude, Cycle 25 polarity spots > show up. M

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

There have been a small handful of high latitude, Cycle 25 polarity spots show up.  Most haven't lasted long enough to get #'s assigned but it's a good sign.  All you ever want to know about the sun can be found at solarham.com 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 1/6/202

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Good Evening,      I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, windy so

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

3, Bill K9YEQ https://wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of kevinr Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Good Evening,    I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled wi

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

I believe the article you’re referring to is here: https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=24&month=12&year=2019 > On Jan 6, 2020, at 8:39 PM, Clay Autery wrote: > > ACTUALLY, I just read an article yesterday... do

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

ACTUALLY, I just read an article yesterday... don't remember where, that said exactly that that they are noticing the poll reversal beginning, or beginning to begin  something like that...  __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 01/06/20 19:15, Bill Johnson wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

e experienced a couple. > > 73, > Bill > K9YEQ > > https://wrj-tech.com/ > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > On Behalf Of kevinr > Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 9:57 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] Elec

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

y 5, 2020 9:57 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Good Evening,    I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, windy sound.  Just a little QSB, on 40 meters it would be worse. The sun has thrown something at the earth.  Enough of it to cause imp

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I turned on the rig and found 20 meters filled with a roaring, windy sound.  Just a little QSB, on 40 meters it would be worse. The sun has thrown something at the earth.  Enough of it to cause impressive aurora.  One tiny sunspot can't be this strong; unless those of cycle 25

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The sun broke through the clouds for a few minutes this week. However, the sunspots it's been hosting lately are too small for me to see.  Have to time the breaks in the clouds and walls of rain better.  On Christmas day we got a few new sunspots to break the long dry spell. 

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 12/31/2019 2:58:52 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer Why not ask the author of CWSkimmer, Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA what his plans are? I would think he would be a central character in making CWSkimmer compatible with the K4. Wayne, N6KR, has already sa

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer vs. i/q

A great analogy is from Keysight. In the lab I work in, scopes and RTSAs stream i/q. Keysight software named Vector Signal Analysis takes the i/q and can sometimes provide more capability in signal analysis than the stand alone gear itself. Tektronix does similar. Raw, binary i/q is all you

Re: [Elecraft] CW

FWIW, I'd rather hear two signals willing to ragchew at 20 wpm than one contester at 40 wpm ;) Happy New Year to all! John K7FD > On Dec 31, 2019, at 12:17 PM, Frederick Dwight wrote: > > N6IET has some good insights. For sure some methods of learning code are > more efficient than others.

[Elecraft] CW

N6IET has some good insights. For sure some methods of learning code are more efficient than others. For example, sending letters at a high speed, but leaving more space, or not memorizing the letters from a chart. HOWEVER many of us did everything wrong and still progressed to high speeds in

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

Why not ask the author of CWSkimmer, Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA what his plans are?  I would think he would be a central character in making CWSkimmer compatible with the K4.  Wayne, N6KR, has already said that K4 baseband I/Q signals would be provided over the ethernet which is all, I believe, t

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

Amen Bob, I totally agree. With an API to the K4 and the I/Q output over the LAN, applications that are much better at what they do, can interface and get access to everything they need in the K4. I can't imagine community support or Elecraft support starting with the question: What hodgepodge of

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

Thoughts on this.    I would expect the K4 to be a high performance product in both the on air performance and the communications interface performance.   I would not expect it to have any embedded applications as there are just to dang many;  CW ones, Digital, ones, Logging ones, and etc.   Ev

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

sage -- From: "Rich" To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 12/31/2019 9:28:20 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer The RTTY skimmer would be nice, also! HNY Rich K3RWN On 12/30/2019 23:50 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: This is very much in the plan. Wayne On Dec 30, 2019, at 4:07 PM, E.H.

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

OK, I am most likely late to the discussion... Yes, it would be nice to have all the software under the hood. But, I know I am going to need a computer for Fldigi, wsjt-x, and js8call. So I might as well add skimmer there (if I want it) too. I don't use skimmer now.  I like contests but I want

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

The RTTY skimmer would be nice, also! HNY Rich K3RWN On 12/30/2019 23:50 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: This is very much in the plan. Wayne On Dec 30, 2019, at 4:07 PM, E.H. Russell wrote: As a developer very familiar with connecting SDR radios with CW Skimmer, the best hope for a connectio

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

Hey, first things first.  Windows 10's market share among non-computer-scientists answers this question for me. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 12/

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

I would hope that any such app would be ported to Linux and macOS as well, and notnecessarily require Windows 10. 73, Brandy, N1HO On Monday, December 30, 2019, 11:52:01 PM EST, Wayne Burdick wrote: This is very much in the plan. Wayne > On Dec 30, 2019, at 4:07 PM, E.H. Russell

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

This is very much in the plan. Wayne > On Dec 30, 2019, at 4:07 PM, E.H. Russell wrote: > > As a developer very familiar with connecting SDR radios with CW Skimmer, the > best hope for a connection with the K4 is to stream the K4 IQ data to a PC > running Windows, and have a 3rd party app ne

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

to the K4 API. I'm hoping to be able to develop such an app. Thanks, 73 Ed w2rf -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 11:39 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: 30 December 2019 16:39 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer The K4 has sufficient internal horsepower to run advanced software applications; that's one major r

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

The K4 has sufficient internal horsepower to run advanced software applications; that's one major reason we included a general-purpose processor. However, all third party applications will require modification to run in the K4 environment, and they'll be vetting by our staff before being made av

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was loud.  Filled both with noise and signals. However, some of the noise was S6 while the signals were at S7. Ken reported blizzard conditions with 15" of wet snow.  Hopefully his roof will last until the winds die down.  Forty meters was less noisy but the ban

Re: [Elecraft] CW skimmer

Morgan, The K4 (any version) will not run software apps like Skimmer, you will need to run that on your shack computer. While the K4 does contain a processor and a version of an operating system, it is used for dedicated K4 functions. I would compare it to my fileserver box which runs on a Li

[Elecraft] CW skimmer

Is one able to run CW skimmer on a K4. If so what model is best suited for this the K4 or K4d? Or should i use an RSP2 with out board computer dedicated to doing skimmer with the skimmer software? __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mail

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    It was good to see the sun again after a week of fog and rain.  It's back to fog and rain but a few hours of sun was enough.  I was surprised no one mentioned our solar Christmas present.  Two sunspots of the new cycle.  They are both gone now but they broke a month long strea

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

You must have all been on Christmas cheer to operate her. On 12/22/2019 6:39 PM, kevinr wrote: On 17050.5 kHz at 2200z: __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Santa will have to search for snow in most parts of the country.  I could get some by Wednesday but it won't last long. Even Ken in Fargo, ND reports mild winter winter weather.  Steve, in Georgia, is having weather much like mine: mild, gray, and very wet.  The river in the s

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Eighty meters has a number of folks running with straight keys and bugs.  A few interesting sounding rigs out there too.  Whoops and squeaks and chirps.  Those ops can warm their fingers over glowing tubes.    Today was the first dry day all week, relatively speaking. The riv

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I found that my antenna work has not been done in vain.  I was surprised at the cutoff between antennas though.  ND, MI, & IN were stronger on my lower antenna while IA and GA were much better on the higher one.  I will adjust the second antenna and see how that works next we

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The loggers are done, I need to set my alarm clock again. Once the torrential rains of winter have flattened out the ruts it will be fun to hike the forest again.  I expect by mid-summer some of the undergrowth will have come back.  I was startled by a grouse this morning so s

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net errata and antenna changes

Good Afternoon,    Today was a good day to work on antennas.  Steady rain, dense fog, and light winds.  When I first raised this antenna I had few choices for where each leg could go.  After the recent thinning my options are much greater.  So I moved the leg which was at 300 degrees to point

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    On Friday I had a little time to check out the new landscape and re-place the antennas.  One leg of my primary antenna moved in direction but not elevation.  The other antenna had been broken during the logging operation but I did not have time to solder it.  About six feet of

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   It will have taken the loggers a little less than a month to thin my twenty acres.  The cutting and skidding is over, only the loading and trucking remains.  I am starting to see more elk sign all around the house.  Once the slash settles into the soil there will be many more

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    As I expected QSB was slow and moderate while the bands were quiet.  Forty meters was quite productive.  When I first called CQ I heard a howl for a few seconds and then a few letters at the tail end.  So I worked them and called again.  And again.  And again.  The second net

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Depending on the timing there may be an accumulation of ice or snow tonight.  The power lines are buried for the last few miles but my antennas are exposed.  The new location has a younger tree holding the middle while the legs are mostly in the clear.  Both ends use hanging

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Or, perhaps, Beethoven… Schindler? James Forsman. K7BIE https://jrquark.smugmug.com/HamRadio On Nov 24, 2019, at 11:41 PM, kevinr wrote: Good Evening, I could not find an open space to run the twenty meter net. The forty meter net started when the CQWW contest faded away. There was QSB

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I could not find an open space to run the twenty meter net. The forty meter net started when the CQWW contest faded away. There was QSB on everyone I worked.  Those farther east had slow waves.  KG7V is just across the Columbia River from me (and a little up the coast) had a f

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The loggers have moved off to the west.  The beeping is deadened by the distance and by the dense fog.  I am also getting used to the floor vibrating.  Many truck loads of wood have driven off to Mist.  Some of the trees have not really grown in twenty years; it was hard to co

[Elecraft] CW Sidetone recording.

I used the K3 recorder a lot when chasing a DX station in a pileup. I like to try and capture a recording of a succesful QSO. Is there a way to record my transmitted CW sidetone on the K3 recorder? Frank VO1HP __ Elecraft mailing list Ho

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Sorry about spamming the Reflector earlier today.  I found the link to the Barko harvester was getting blocked by my ISP not Elecraft's.  I guess advertising forestry equipment built in Wisconsin doesn't sit well with an ISP in Oregon :)  Tomorrow the beeping recommences at 7:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement part three

   There was another short lived sunspot from cycle 25 this week. That's two in less than a month.  I sense a trend.  Maybe this spring we'll see a flowering of new spots. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)  7047 kHz at z Monday  (4 PM PST Sunday) 7

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement part two

   A note on our Elecraft CW Net exchange.  Since it is a directed net I call for check ins then work each in order.  I send a signal report and pass control to the operator.  They send me a signal report and whatever it is they want to talk about and then pass control back to me.  Weather

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement part one

Good Evening,    Loggers moved in early Monday.  Today I am hearing the beeping like after a CW contest.  Each time the harvester moves forward or backward there are a series of blasts from the air-horn.  The logger told me it is fed directly from the hydraulic cooling system's air pumps.  Luc

Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Elecraft CW Net Announcement

It came into my inbox last night, so it did get posted. John, KC7DRI From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of kevinr Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 10:59 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Elecraft CW Net Announcement This

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement test SIX

he is cutting is unmarketable he bucks it up for firewood.  There is no way I will ever be able to use it all.    A note on our Elecraft CW Net exchange.  Since it is a directed net I call for check ins then work each in order.  I send a signal report and pass control to the operator.  They send

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement 4th attempt

he is cutting is unmarketable he bucks it up for firewood.  There is no way I will ever be able to use it all.    A note on our Elecraft CW Net exchange.  Since it is a directed net I call for check ins then work each in order.  I send a signal report and pass control to the operator.  They send

[Elecraft] Fwd: Elecraft CW Net Announcement

This message never got posted on the Elecraft reflector.  I sent it last night but it never showed up.    Kevin.  KD5ONS Forwarded Message Subject:Elecraft CW Net Announcement Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 20:28:53 -0800 From: kevinr To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

he is cutting is unmarketable he bucks it up for firewood.  There is no way I will ever be able to use it all.    A note on our Elecraft CW Net exchange.  Since it is a directed net I call for check ins then work each in order.  I send a signal report and pass control to the operator.  They se

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    QSB needs to have a metric associated with it.  Today it was slow and covered about 4 S units.  On some ops it was as deep but there was less variation.  The fluctuations were never fast enough to cut up characters so copy was easy enough.  On twenty meters reports were S6 at

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   It was cool and sunny this week, perfect for splitting wood and marking the last property line.  Now it is foggy, wet, and cool. All that firewood makes a cozy fire.  The loggers have moved in some heavy equipment with more due on Monday.  For the next month I won't need to se

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,   QSB was more intense this week.  S1 to S7 reports were common. There were also many contesters passing through.  I was able to find open frequencies though and held them, more or less, for each net.  Mostly mild weather with one report of snow.  From what I have read the fires

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Remember the time change this week.  Both nets will start an hour earlier if you use your local time as a reference.  But if you use UTC to reckon time there is no change.  I tried this last year and it better fit the propagation than did the previous method where the local ti

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    QSB was very slow and not very deep; a little faster on forty meters.  Both bands were quiet, so quiet it wasn't easy to find anyone.    The smoke and fires are creating lots of problems in California.  Hopefully the recent cold front will reach them and slow the winds.  

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, The time change is next week, November 3rd.  I'd just as soon they left it in either one place or the other and never changed it again.  This time of year it's difficult to tell if it's day or night anyway :)  However, there was a little sun this week.  The blue sky was visible

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Both bands were fairly quiet with little QSB.  It was nice to hear about sunshine when I was sitting in dense fog.  By the way I checked my stereo and found I had heard the CW signal when I was listening to 910 AM.  910 and 1817 kHz are related.  Now to check K7RAT's propagati

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I was listening to the ALCS game 6 on 750 AM.  It was loud but I kept hearing tones.  I thought I was imagining CW from the noise.  It wasn't repeated often enough to catch more than a character or two once or twice an inning.  Then in the 4th I got K7??T.  I put that into ht

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Conditions are holding at less than desirable.  QSB was less which normally means the sun is quiet.  The lack of signal strength enhanced that assessment.  Twenty meters was shorter this week.  Normally California is too close.  But Texas and Nevada on forty meters was a good

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A cool week let me process more wood.  Four truck loads and I am only half done.  The woodpeckers enjoy when I peel off the outer layer of bark.  They find all sorts of tasty things to eat. A hungry gray jay found its way into the house and tried all of the windows to get back

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The cool weather has brought the mushrooms to life.  I hiked to the SE corner of my land and found many species ripening.  One area was carpeted with chanterelle mushrooms.  They were easy to spot now that the ferns are down; a bright gold against the brown background.  I need

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Hi Kevin, A fun experiment. You were S3 at peaks with S3 urban noise. All I could pull out was your pattern. Sending my call to match your pattern. Ken, W0CZ, was only copy-able signal with 579 at peaks. Station on this end, K2 at 15W with Ground Plane 19 foot vertical. John KN5L On 9/29/19 11:4

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was more surprising than last week.  My first call got no response.  But the second one brought Roy, K6XK.  I called for more but again no response.  I should have known it would be tough.  I started the net on 14050 but had someone ask if the frequency was in us

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The seasons are progressing rapidly.  Only a few days into autumn with frost a day away.  Even though I have a few grasshopper tendencies mostly I'm an ant.  Multiple piles of wood just need to get to the house.  When the frost knocks down most of the ferns I can find them.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,   I had to move from the announced frequencies slightly to accommodate all of the contesters on both 20 and 40 meters.  Both bands had a lot of noise but the signals were clear.  Only a few stations were effected by QSB.  The sun angle is changing rapidly as summer departs and au

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   The summer has passed quickly; tomorrow will be the last nets of the season.  Conditions have been improving slightly over the last month.  A stream of solar wind is due on the 23rd, the first day of autumn.  That will help conditions for the rest of the week.    It has been

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Both nets had strong signals with limited QSB.  Some space noise with a little from thunder storms.  Brian checked in to the forty meter net with his KX2 at 10 watts on an AXE antenna.  He was very loud, occasionally I had to turn him down.  I enjoy hearing how all of you are

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Autumn began this week.  Leaves started falling, animals changed behavior, and the spiders got very busy.  The bow hunters are also out in force.  Won't be long before the snow starts blowing.  Next week I plan to move a lot more of the large tree onto a wood pile next to the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Conditions were different from last week.  The noise was less and the QSB was almost gone.  All the signals I copied were pretty easy to copy.  The problem was those were the only stations I could hear at all.  There was a hint of a sunspot this week but that was not enough to

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