[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The warm, sunny weather has caused quite a few flowers to bloom.  There are now four types of berries ripe for the picking: salmon berries are almost done, huckleberries seem to be around forever, black berries which last about a month, and thimble berries which are around

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    On twenty meters the band favored those calling in my direction.  QSB was not too deep and the band was fairly quiet so copy was OK.  On forty meters the QSB was deeper and the storm noise was louder.  But I was able to work from the wilds of Moscow to the beaches of Southern

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It was a very pleasant day; sunny and mild.  The spiders are much smaller than they will be later in the season.  I had already raided the backyard and there were no more ripe black berries left.  I was on a quest for more.  So I walked in areas of my land I had not traveled

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening, Conditions bordered on OK kind of.  Low noise but 4 S unit QSB, sometimes deeper.  I know at one point I was copying every other character of W0CZ north woods report.  But we have been working each other so long that is more than enough.  I did want to ask him about the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     We are on the edge of the dry season; true summer may be starting.  There were some summer like days this week with temperatures in the eighties.  Each morning there was a little less fog.  The fire danger sign in Manning should be posted by now.  They take it down during

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Both 20m & 40m seemed fair.  Deep QSB on both but the noise level was not too high so I could copy fairly deeply into the valleys.  Temperatures were higher for almost everyone except Ken who was camping in Northern Minnesota.  Rain kept it chilly for him as he was running

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     My field day was relaxed and fun.  No huge numbers just a few hours on the air mostly listening.  Finding the very loud signals who weren't answering the majority of the folks trying to contact them.  I concluded they were running very high power with extremely poor

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Yes, the bands were more quiet and in both of the ways I had suspected they would be.  QSB was mild but present with an S2 variance at the greatest.  Twenty meters was more quiet so I was able to reach past the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers.  However, spanning the Red

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The variety of shades of green around the mountain is astounding this week.  All the trees have their new growth of needles, many species of berry bushes are blooming or forming berries, the ferns are almost done unrolling, and the leaves of the undergrowth have all formed. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     While twenty meters had QSB and weak signals forty meters had QSB, less weak signals, and QRN from a storm.  Woo Hoo :)  I do miss those days when twenty meters would reach all the way across the US but I'm patient.  One day those conditions will return.    It appears

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The sun actually has a spot on it, unfortunately it poses no threat for strong solar flares.  Or so says the report on SpaceWeather.com.  Oh well, solar minimum cannot be that far off (a year?)  The tails always seem much longer than the waxing portion of the cycle.    The

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    QSB was the order of the day.  I gave reports of S0 to S7 or S0 to S5.  There were some atmospheric quirks too.  Odd sounding whistles and some buzzing.  I was told of lots of lightning east of the Mississippi but I heard none of it.  I was expecting more storm noise on 40

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    We are between spates of solar wind says SpaceWeather.com. That means our QRN will be from storms and atmospherics; maybe some hash from Jupiter too.  There is a VHF contest so the higher frequencies will get a blast of ions.  Hopefully that will help twenty and forty meters.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I am not used to rooting for a winning team but now the Mariners have gotten themselves into first place.  I guess I'll just have to deal with it.  I am gradually building up the number of 1500 watt amp operators I've worked.  The amps really help when the QSB is the way it

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Another cool, gray week.  No rain but the temperature barely rose above 60.  The sun had a little activity.  A few small spots which are now passing over the limb.  Flux is a little higher than during the winter but not much.  Daylight is lasting much longer, sunset today was

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Kevin, Having spent "quality time" in the Manzano Mountains area surrounded by very secure fencing, cameras, sensors, armed guards, etc., I can tell you there are no nukes there today and there were no aliens (from outer space) in those facilities. If I told you anything else, I would have to

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I was able to listen around on twenty meters during the WPX event.  I was not able to find an open frequency.  So I listened to many very loud stations getting all sorts of people replying to their CQs but they never heard them at all.  I must have found a dozen stations like

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    One activity I mixed with radio was XC skiing in the Manzanos, a mountain range south and east of Albuquerque where they store nukes and supposedly some aliens on levels far beneath.  Pat and I would take a break from school and drive south from Tijeras  to some park land

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good evening,     Twenty meters had little noise while forty meters had a storm in the distance.  But I was able to find people on both bands. Lots of medium speed QSB too.  S2 to S7 was not an uncommon signal report.  A few S0 lower range reports too.  Indiana had the hottest weather but my

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good evening,    A cool week with some dense mist.  The ferns are getting taller but far from completely unrolled.  The bracken fern is over six feet tall while the sword fern is just getting started.  Where the bracken fern dies back with the first few frosts the sword fern only dies in the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     For some odd reason I had the high temperature of the day at 87 degrees.  The bands were still weak but the noise was less than last week.  I know I do not have the most biting flies but I may be in the top three.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI AB9V - Mike

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     There are a few tiny spots on the sun.  The solar wind has steadied since last week but there are still aurora present. Hopefully the noise is less than last week and propagation better. Please join us tomorrow on: 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)   7045 kHz at

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Could hear you when you started on 40m, but as you have reported, fading was prevalent. I'll keep trying. 73, de VE5UO On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 6:45 PM, kevinr wrote: > Good Evening, > > Conditions were less than poor. Everyone said I was weak when I > thought it was them

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Conditions were less than poor.  Everyone said I was weak when I thought it was them :)   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: K6XK - Roy - IA NO8V - John - MI   On 7045 kHz at z: K6PJV - Dale - CA    The biggest problem was noise covering up the bands but QSB on 40 meters

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     More birds are arriving and you can keep the windows open part of the day.  Spring has arrived and may just stay for a while.    Solar activity is low but one sunspot tried to grow.  However, it is decaying as I write.  There is a hole in the corona through which a stream

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     QSB was deep today.  I was giving reports of S1 to S7. Luckily the noise level was not too high on my end.  Some parts of the US are actually warm and sunny while others have yet to see spring.  Hopefully May will end our wait for warm weather and gardening.  I have to use a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     A tiny sunspot is fading and moving over the limb of the sun. SFU is at 69 but it did get as high as 76 during the week.  That is the highest I have seen in months.  Some solar wind has fed us ions so let's take advantage of them.  Hopefully the bands won't be too noisy

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Conditions on both twenty and forty meters were noisy with some QSB present.  There seemed to be lots of signals but only a few of them could hear me.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI W0CZ - Ken - ND K6XK - Roy - IA KL7CW - Rick - AK   On 7045 kHz at z:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    It has not snowed in three days.  The sun has actually appeared three days running.  I hate to jinx it but spring may be here.  The weekly forecast has even more sun on the schedule.  I just survived another winter.    The sun has been a little active this week.  Some solar

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Both bands had deep QSB.  I gave one report from S1 to S8. Weaker signals got buried at times.  W8OV called at 559 and I never heard him again.  Mostly both bands were filled with a roaring sound and periodic buzzing.   On 14050 kHz at 2200z: AB9V - Mike - IN K6XK - Roy

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Hopefully a few of you will remember the radio play: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  It preceded the book by about a year.  Then on to both television and to the movies.  But it began life as a multilayer radiophonic tour de force in 1978.  The final episode of the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    There were a few waves of static but mostly the signals were clear.  The ionosphere was moving today there were certainly a wide variety of types of QSB.     Winter still has its hold on those in the Midwest.  Conditions have been changing quickly on forty meters.  An hour

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The wind has been howling all day but the antennas are still up and the power is still on.  So I spent the day watching the Masters and practicing CW with my left hand.  After the first week or so it felt less strange.  The biggest problem I have is to remember how to send

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Whew, 40 meters was noisy and copy was difficult.  Even Brian was weak today at 559.  The QSB was not helping matters on either band. But 20 m was much better than 40 m.  It may be time to move the 40 meter net back to where it was at 0100z.  I'll wait one more week and try it

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Imagine you are driving on a gravel road during a cloudy day. You come around a corner and see perfectly round spots of wet gravel surrounded by dry gravel everywhere else. A few weeks later you drive around that same corner on another gray day. This time the gravel is wet

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     QSB was everywhere.  ESP one moment S5 the next.  S3 to S7 was pretty normal.  And the every present hiss with a few whistlers.  But it was nice to hear spring is coming to at least a few of us.  40 meters was open to at least Kentucky but that was an ESP contact more often

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Indeed.  Westbound out of Reno NV, the CA state line isn't very far.  Just before it is the Gold Ranch Casino, a last chance just in case you haven't paid all the NV taxes on out-of-staters.  It is where they close I-80 WB when the snow gets too heavy for the plows.  Many in-vehicle GPS

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, There was a knock on my front door.  I looked out the window only to find a Washington County Deputy Sheriff in a very dirty uniform.  I opened the door and invited him in to wash up but he smiled ruefully and refused. So I walked out on the deck and handed him my garden hose. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Sorry to those of you who heard the end of the forty meter net.  My hand was no longer paying attention to me.  Too much typing for the last two months has made it cramp up on me.  I can still type, albeit slowly, but CW got near impossible for the last minute or two. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    After the first loggers had cleared a path through the northern Coast Range they left open areas between the climax cedar and hemlock forests. Homesteaders filled these areas spending years clearing out the stumps and snags. Once a field was cleared they plowed it and tried

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     It is amazing how good a walk on a sunny day feels; especially after you've had three weeks of snow storms and grey. Another few days like this and even the snow drifts will be gone.    While QSB on twenty meters was not too bad it was very deep, but slow, on forty meters. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Correction

With snow on the ground it is difficult to remember Daylight Savings Time begins today. But as always the local times remain the same except for those of you who don't switch to DST. 14050 kHz at 2200z (3 PM PDT)  7045 kHz at z (5 PM PDT) 73,     Kevin.  KD5ONS

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   The snow has finally stopped falling.  Hopefully that will be the last I see of it 'til December.  The daffodils are pushing through the crusty snow; they are ready.  After talking to a neighbor I found out why there has been so much logging in our area.  Saw log prices have

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     I got a work out today.  Lots of signals from all over but QSB was making it harder than normal.  One second at S7 and then to S1 or worse.  But I was able to drag quite a few of you out. Florida on 40 meters while Connecticut came in on both 20 and 40 meters.  No Alaska

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I actually saw sun today.  It has been a while.  The snow has been coming down every day for the last two weeks so a break was nice.  The days are also lasting longer and with that propagation has been getting better.  With all the cold days it feels good to get warm.  Cold

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     QSB was deep on both bands, rapid at times too.  It was pretty chilly in my shack today so my fingers would not work right.  I am thinking of mounting a 5Y3 on the side of my K3.  The glow would be comforting and it would allow me to warm my fingers when not sending.  The

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The solar wind is helping propagation on the lower bands.  40 meters was open to the East Coast, SW, SE, and up into Canada last week.  The reverse beacon net heard me all over the place.  Fast QSB was a problem with a little noise.  Hopefully all the snow I have received

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Forty meters was OK this evening.  Fast QSB, noise, but decent signals.  After last week's unseasonably warm weather it's gone the other way with snow, ice, rain & wind.  The wind is kicking up so I may lose power and antennas.  However, the snow is pretty dry it may just

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    The world DX contest is filling the bands and will do so until z February 19th.  The first net won't have room to run but the second one will.  From the sounds of things the ionosphere has been perked up by the recent impact of a CME and the ongoing solar wind.    Last

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    On 14049.5 kHz at 2300z: NO8V - John - MI W0CZ - Ken - ND K4JPN - Steve - GA K6XK - Roy - IA KL7CW - Rick - AK    On 7045 kHz at 0100z: K6PJV - Dale - CA KG7V - Marv - WA  -- Thanks for the relay Dale K0DTJ - Brian - CA K1SM - Bill - MA   -- this one was ESP so K&1

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    “What’s that?!”, my visual cortex rapidly scanned its card catalog seeking a best fit solution.  Another part of my brain was trying to decide flight or fight while further processing power was devoted to wondering why there was a bush where none had been before.  Then the

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement for the third time

Participation may be a little thin ... SB starts at 1530 PST. I haven't heard you on 20, even remote from W7RN with a very large coefficient of aerial aluminum, in months. Usually rounding up dinner by 1700. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 2/4/2018 11:58 AM, kevinr

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It's early February and the Pennsylvania rodent says winter will last a little longer.  But here I actually saw sun, for twenty minutes at least.  Then the mountain ran into a cloud.  It pays to have a plan when it comes to the PNW's rainy season.  A stack of text books, a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement for the third time

Good _Evening, _ Morning,     It's early February and the Pennsylvania rodent says winter will last a little longer.  But here I actually saw sun, for twenty minutes at least.  Then the mountain ran into a cloud.  It pays to have a plan when it comes to the PNW's rainy season.  A stack of

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Errata

Instead of checking in K6PJV I should have copied AE6JV. So on forty meters it should read: AE6JV - Bill - CA Sorry Bill,     Kevin. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     I received weather reports from Alaska to Alabama and from Michigan to California.  The coldest was 0 F in North Dakota but Rick did mention below zero for his morning low.  The folks in California are basking in their early spring.  Here there are tiny bugs in the air so

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    It is always surprising where my signal can reach.  But QSB was alternately boosting and diminishing signals.  Some overall hiss but mostly quiet with a few whistlers passing through the frequency. On 14050 kHz at 2300z: W0CZ - Ken - ND K6XK - Roy - IA K4JPN - Steve - GA

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     The rainy season coincides with the logging season. Since it is so wet fire danger is near zero. Skidding logs during the dry season can start fires just from the friction between logs. During the wet there is little need for the fire watch crew to stand guard for a week

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Never foreshadow a power outage!  This one lasted from well before dawn until a few minutes ago.  The high winds overnight blew trees into the feeder lines from Bonneville Dam.  Required outage supplies: Coleman gas, large package of AA batteries, a Mini Mag-light in my

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It has been a very good day to sit by the fire and read.  The best time to catch up on my reading is when the power goes out; there is nothing else to do :)  A few days reading by kerosene lantern is enough to get caught up on month's of books and magazines.  When those are

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Whew!     Not all that noisy on either band but deep QSB made life interesting.  One moment I give a 539 and they come back with a 229.  Hmmm... I need to work on my antennas :(  Once the loggers come in next Spring and take out a few large, dead trees I can rearrange my antennas.  Until

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It was a beautiful day to take a hike. Sunny, 50 degrees, with spiders building webs in hope of catching the early insects. The bracken fern has died back to where the contours of the ground are exposed allowing me to find footing with little danger. Normally they range from

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    I got a very strange look from a Gray Jay on Friday.  I was getting ready to do the dishes so gave them bits of this and that for a treat.  A little popcorn, some oatmeal, a little rice, a heel of bread, and some beans.  The beans were what gained me the look.  I had made

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Make that a SSB net, hi Sent from my iPad On Jan 7, 2018, at 6:37 AM, Bob Stevens wrote: Is there a sub net also? Thanks, Bob K9ING K line owner Sent from my iPad On Jan 6, 2018, at 10:45 PM, kevinr wrote: Good Evening, Weather has

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Is there a sub net also? Thanks, Bob K9ING K line owner Sent from my iPad On Jan 6, 2018, at 10:45 PM, kevinr wrote: Good Evening, Weather has returned to normal: foggy, rainy, and mild. I remember the cold of Wisconsin winters and am not missing it. Hopefully the folks

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Weather has returned to normal: foggy, rainy, and mild.  I remember the cold of Wisconsin winters and am not missing it. Hopefully the folks out east will get a reprieve from the icebox soon.  Plumbers will be making a lot of money as they repair the numerous broken pipes.  

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     A stead hiss, not quite a roar, plagued both nets.  QSB gave a light flutter.  Then there were those screeching, frequency drifting interruptions.  I dream of seeing the "inner" surface of the ionosphere in real time so I could correlate sound to the bending radio waves. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Christmas Break

Good Evening,    Since the day before Christmas is filled with many activities I think we should take a break for a week.  I wish you all a safe and merry Christmas.    73,   Kevin.  KD5ONS __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Whew!  Both bands were rather noisy.  Waves of scratchy QRN moved through the frequencies.  QSB was medium to deep, but slow.  When I checked 14050 kHz before the first net I heard K1ECU calling CQ very clearly.  If I would have had the time I would have replied. I moved up to 14050.5 kHz to

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A foggy, rainy, quiet day; very nice to spend time next to a warm fire reading.  The sun may be out of sight but not out of mind: SFU 72 and sun spot number at 0.  The way things are going we'll have had 100 spotless days before January 1st.  We're at 97 days with only 14

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Conditions were poor to abysmal.  Slow QSB with moving bands of screeching QRN.  Both stations from the Midwest were good one moment and down two S units the next.  But it sounds like the worst weather missed those of you who could hear me.  Dry conditions for everyone due

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A dusting of snow started this sunny week.  Each night into the upper 20s, each day up into the 40s.  Great week to collect wood and bring it home.  I have enough to get me through the end of the year now to get another two month's worth in before the rains return.  Since I

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Conditions were not good.  Double plus ungood in fact.  But I was skunked on neither band.  That counts as a win :)  I was pushed off the initial net frequency in each case. On 14050.5 kHz at 2300z: W0CZ - Ken - ND N5NF - Watt - TX On 7045.5 kHz at 0100z: K0DTJ -

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    It seems like the CQWW contest used up the propagation. However, I was able to land a few check ins on this Thanksgiving weekend.  Lots of noise with a medium speed flutter from QSB. On 7046 kHz at 0100z: K0DTJ - Brian - CA WM5F - Dwight - ID We talked a little about

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    I hope you are all having a great Thanksgiving weekend.  Soon it will be back to work; but before that comes our way you can try the Elecraft CW Net.  The sun, even though it is quiescent, is still throwing ions our way, enough to allow propagation.    ECN is a directed net. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     The forty meter net just ended.  Conditions were a little noisy with various types of QSB.  From Alaska there was a flutter, from North Dakota there was none, and from California there was a slow, rolling wave (must be the surfer effect :).  Twenty meters had QSB too but

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     High humidity days are very common in the Pacific Northwest during the rainy season. You need to work slowly so you don’t overheat when the humidity is at or near 100%. When I walked through the fog I cut a path, leaving eddies in my wake. After slowly moving a few bucked

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Kevin, you were right at the noise floor here so I didnt even bother trying. Ken W0CZ was S9 down here in Folsom. Maybe next week... Jim / W6JHB > On Nov 12, 2017, at 5:49 PM, kevinr wrote: > > Good Evening, > > Conditions on twenty meters were long; on forty meters not

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     Conditions on twenty meters were long; on forty meters not so much.  Waves of noise now and then with plenty of QSB.  The sun is still buffeting the ionosphere. On 14050 kHz at 2300z: NO8V - John - MI  in and out of the noise W0CZ - Ken - ND  running his factory rebuilt

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,     It is definitely the rainy season; only a few times has the rain actually stopped.  No gulley washers, just steady, soaking rain.  The smell of the forest changes a great deal from the dry summer spice to the musky, wet scents of decay.  If anything the steady rain of fir

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Cancellation

Hi Folks,     I have been very busy this week.  Building a new computer and gathering wood before the first snowfall.  So, I missed two facts: Daylight Savings Time changed last night & there is this massive ARRL Sweepstakes event.  Instead of competing with the sweepstakes I'll split more

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    Walking through a temperate rain forest varies from following the game trails to breaking new ground.  When you step off the trails you can sink a foot or more into the pile of decomposing needles.  If you dig into that mass you’ll find a wide variety of fungi busy changing

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

day, October 29, 2017 7:39 PM To: marvwhee...@nwlink.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report Hi Marv, I was copying you between S3 and S7. From what I could find on a map you live at or near sea level. I live at 2000 feet which seems to be out problem. The mountain I l

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Happy to relay you in, Marv. Yeah, you're a little close for both bands. I have the same problem on 20m. Most of the time Kevin is ESP here in northern CA on 20m. Yep Kevin has good ears. Sometimes he is plagued be QRN but even then usually pulls us through. Welcome to the net. 73, Brian,

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

running a 100 watts from my K3S. Thanks Kevin. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kev...@coho.net Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 6:04 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     QSB, on everyone and everything: QSB.  But the bands were both quiet enough to work down to near S0 so I only lost a few letters here and there. Subjects: origin of the word blizzard (from someone who lives them), Veerys and their work, overwork of faithful radio amateurs

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    A very mild, dry week brought color changes to my elevation.  Lots of ferns turned gold and red with many other plants yellowing too.  I've done my best to modify the elk trails by clearing out dead trees.  They had better be patient because it will take another week to buck

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening On 14050 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI W0CZ - Ken - ND K6XK - Roy - IA K4JPN - Steve - GA K0DTJ - Brian - CA K4TO - Dave - KY On 7045 kHz at z: W0CZ - Ken - ND K6PJV - Dale - CA K0DTJ - Brian - CA WM5F - Dwight - ID Subjects: collecting leaves on windy days, rain,

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,    When I first moved to the Pacific Northwest I had to learn the subtle difference between showers and rain.  Rain can start on Monday and keep going for the entire week, or more.  Showers admit the possibility of cessation.  The probability of seeing the sun during a rain

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   After a cold, wet week the sun is out for the weekend.  High of 60 today.  Too bad there are not more leafy trees up here because in the valleys they are reaching peak color.  I do have a few vine maple but the colder air is settling much lower down the mountain so they have

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

20 was not open at all to N. NV, except for all the stations not in N. OR and vicinity.  Heard lots of check-ins, never heard NCS. Otherwise occupied for the 40 ... which may have worked. 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 10/8/2017 5:38 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,    Twenty meters was not as open as last week. On 14050.65 kHz at 2200z:  (WES contesters were packed like fish in a tin.) W0CZ - Ken - ND K4JPN - Steve - GA K4TO - Dave - KY While forty meters was much better than last week. On 7045.5 kHz at z: K0DTJ - Brian - CA

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   A mostly dry week let me cut a lot of firewood.  Falling trees on a hill makes it tricky to read how they will fall. But the laws of physics can be bent.  A come along helps a lot.  Moving all the wood is a great way to get a little exercise.  I am sleeping well. The sun is

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,     40 meters was not as strong as 20 meters today.  But on 20 meters the band was open to all over the US and up into Canada. Today was the first time I have worked the Yukon Territory. Whitehorse was easy copy from Oregon. On 14050 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI W6HV -

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening,   After a wet rainy week the sun came out.  We are gradually working our way into the rainy season :)  The forest is green except for the odd deciduous tree; they are turning gold and red.  When the sun pops out the foggy view is pleasant.    Our sun has repopulated itself with

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, After a week of rain the sun has returned.  Only now the sky is blue and the smoke is gone.  What a summer of fires. Luckily the rain was heavy enough to allow a lot of fire fighters to go home. Tomorrow the nets may be farther from the noted frequencies due to the ongoing

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Evening, The weather has turned.  It may be the start of the rainy season tomorrow.  At least the forecast has no breaks in the showers for the 'known' future.  The sun has gone back to a more quiet state; at least until that big sunspot rolls around again. Please join us tomorrow on:  

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good evening,   The sun has been pretty active this week.  Repeated solar flares have raised the solar flux to 129 and higher.  The auroral oval has calmed to where it's not radiating much noise.  A few days back it was very loud here.  Propagation should be favorable tomorrow.   Some much

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report errata

Between K0DTJ & K6XK there should be a line with K4JPN - Steve - GA Whoops.    Kevin. On 9/3/2017 5:25 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote: Twenty meters was more open than it has been in months.  I had strong signals from all over and weak signals from even more places.  The band was moving

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Twenty meters was more open than it has been in months.  I had strong signals from all over and weak signals from even more places.  The band was moving quickly though.  I'd start off hearing an S7 station only to close with an S2 signal.  QSB was on all reports to me but only on a few from my

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