Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   The last few days have been very, very nice.  The temperature rose to 65 degrees yesterday and there has been full sun.  The only way I know it is January is to view the sun angle.  Very strange for this time of year.  I am using this time to get ready for what I know must come: the return of winter.  So I have been splitting more wood and bringing it into the house.  It is much easier work when there isn't five feet of snow or torrential rains.  The extended forecast tells me this weather will continue until at least until Wednesday with gradually cooling temperatures.  It is a very nice change from what came before so I will enjoy every minute of it.
   Propagation on twenty meter was not very good early in the week but has been getting better.  One sked fell through because neither of us could hear even a dit of the other's signal!  That was a first for the many years we've been working together.  The next day we were able to work for a few minutes but it was rough copy.  The next day we were able to work the full hour and the next day was easy copy again.  Hopefully tomorrow's net will be the same but I did read of a solar wind stream due to hit tomorrow so we never can tell what will happen.  Depending upon when it hits we may get blanked out or get great reception.  Cross your fingers, this is radio ;)

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 2300z (Sunday 3 PM PST) 14050 kHz

   Stay warm,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Phil and Christina]

Let's give the SSB net a go today at 1800Z on 14.316MHz.

Phil, NS7P
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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 2/1/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 2/8/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 2/15/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  
Tear yourself away from the amusing K5D pileups to join us.  See you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 2/22/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.
Join us if you need a break from the DX contest or for any other reason.
See you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 3/1/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net would normally meet tomorrow (Sunday, 3/1/09) at
1800Z.
We start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  However, the band is filled wall
to wall with the DX contest.  We can try to give it a go if folks are
interested, but I fear that it will be an exercise in frustration.  Any
feedback - should we try it?  Thank you.

73,

Phil, NS7P


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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net would normally meet today (Sunday, 3/8/09) at
1800Z. However, the band is filled with the DX contest. Let's skip this week
and avoid the frustration of trying to copy each other through the QRM.  See
you next week at the usual time and place.  Thank you.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 3/15/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  Your
rigs will still be warm from the EQP, so join us on the net.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 3/22/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net meets on Sundays at 1800Z.  We start at 14.316
MHz and can usually stay there.  The regular net control, Phil/NS7P, will
not be able to make it this Sunday.  So, we need someone to volunteer as the
net control this week.  It isn't hard.  I know a number of you have good
antennas and amplifiers.  Maybe even two properly placed stations with
relays where needed.  Who wants to step up?  I will see you next week.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 4/5/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 4/12/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[WE0H]

That carrier on 14.31800mc is nuts loud in Minnesota. I tried to check
in but only one station heard me and repeated my callsign. Even the DSP
won't wipe that screaming carrier out.

--
Mike
WE0H
K2 #6698
SKCC #5446



Phil and Christina wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
> The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 4/12/09) at 1800Z.
> We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
> western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
> relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
> you there.
>
> 73,
>
> Phil, NS7P

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[Jim Wiley-2]

Mike et al -


It might be good to check to see if you aren't doing it to yourself.  
14.318 divided by 4 is 3.579 MHz, the "color burst" frequency used by
millions of consumer devices as a reference frequency, and not just TV
sets.  I have heard carriers on or around that frequency with strengths
up to and including "S9" for literally years.  Harmonics from poorly
designed or shielded oscillators in TV sets, computers, clocks, DVD
players, VCRs, microwave ovens,  game players, fax machines, printers,
telephones, toys, medical devices, and many more items have polluted
this frequency for at least 20 years.  Just now I checked and can hear
at least  5 separate  "sources"  in a casual  check of the frequency -
and those are just the "loud ones" from a random beam heading.  I am
sure there are dozens more underneath the louder ones. .


The sources are so ubiquitous that it is virtually impossible to escape
them no matter where you live.   The signals that you are hearing are
probably not the same ones that another ham in the next state is
hearing, but there are so many of them that it is unlikely anyone can
escape them.


They are part of the reason for that FCC warning about "Operation this
device may cause interference to nearby radio ant TV receivers ....."  
(I am paraphrasing here) that you see on so many consumer electronics
devices.


One reason your DSP may be having trouble eliminating the carriers is
that there are usually several on slightly differing frequencies.  The
crystals aren't all that accurate in some devices, and by the time we
get to the 4th harmonic, differences of a few tens of Hertz to several
hundred Hertz are common.  Most of these oscillators are not in some
type of circuit that is phase locked to a master source, as  is the case
for some TV broadcasts.  Most of them are "free running"  in the sense
that all they have to be is "close enough" to perform the task at hand.,


- Jim, KL7CC



Mike-WE0H wrote:
> That carrier on 14.31800mc is nuts loud in Minnesota. I tried to check
> in but only one station heard me and repeated my callsign. Even the DSP
> won't wipe that screaming carrier out.
>
>  
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[WE0H]

Hi Jim,

That makes sense. I was thinking a bit and realized most computer
motherboards have a 14.318mc oscillator in them. Then as you said the
color burst freq x4 and that makes a huge mess out of that freq and near
by. 20m was up & down and the solar conditions are terrible this weekend
compounding the problem of having only 15w to work with. At least one
person heard me and repeated my callsign so I hope I got checked in...hi
hi...

--
Mike
WE0H
K2 #6698
SKCC #5446



Jim W wrote:

>
> Mike et al -
>
>
> It might be good to check to see if you aren't doing it to yourself.  
> 14.318 divided by 4 is 3.579 MHz, the "color burst" frequency used by
> millions of consumer devices as a reference frequency, and not just TV
> sets.  I have heard carriers on or around that frequency with
> strengths up to and including "S9" for literally years.  Harmonics
> from poorly designed or shielded oscillators in TV sets, computers,
> clocks, DVD players, VCRs, microwave ovens,  game players, fax
> machines, printers, telephones, toys, medical devices, and many more
> items have polluted this frequency for at least 20 years.  Just now I
> checked and can hear at least  5 separate  "sources"  in a casual  
> check of the frequency - and those are just the "loud ones" from a
> random beam heading.  I am sure there are dozens more underneath the
> louder ones. .
>
>
> The sources are so ubiquitous that it is virtually impossible to
> escape them no matter where you live.   The signals that you are
> hearing are probably not the same ones that another ham in the next
> state is hearing, but there are so many of them that it is unlikely
> anyone can escape them.
>
> They are part of the reason for that FCC warning about "Operation this
> device may cause interference to nearby radio ant TV receivers ....."  
> (I am paraphrasing here) that you see on so many consumer electronics
> devices.
>
>
> One reason your DSP may be having trouble eliminating the carriers is
> that there are usually several on slightly differing frequencies.  The
> crystals aren't all that accurate in some devices, and by the time we
> get to the 4th harmonic, differences of a few tens of Hertz to several
> hundred Hertz are common.  Most of these oscillators are not in some
> type of circuit that is phase locked to a master source, as  is the
> case for some TV broadcasts.  Most of them are "free running"  in the
> sense that all they have to be is "close enough" to perform the task
> at hand.,
>
>
> - Jim, KL7CC
>
>
>
> Mike-WE0H wrote:
>> That carrier on 14.31800mc is nuts loud in Minnesota. I tried to
>> check in but only one station heard me and repeated my callsign. Even
>> the DSP won't wipe that screaming carrier out.

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 4/19/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 4/26/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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[Phil and Christina]

Hi gang,

The weekly Elecraft SSB net will meet tomorrow (Sunday, 5/3/09) at 1800Z.
We will start at 14.316 MHz, and QSY if needed.  The net control is in
western Oregon, but we will need a good east coast or midwest station to
relay a few west coast signals that may be too close to net control.  See
you there.

73,

Phil, NS7P

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