Elecraft CW Net Announcement

Good Morning,
     After an unseasonably warm week it is back to normal again:rain,
fog, and cool.  Currently it is booming outside so all the antennas are
unplugged.  Two thunderstorms in less than two weeks is very unusual.  
Propagation has been decent though.

    All of the talk about net procedures is very good.  It would be nice
to have an NCS on either side of the country.  At one point we did have
three net controls who worked stations by call area. That was when
propagation was much better than it is now. Unfortunately Tom has left
us and propagation has gone with him. I may need to rewrite the net
procedure list I wrote a few years back and post it.

    The Elecraft net previous to mine lasted only a year.  I tried a
number of times to check in but never was able to be heard. Even with
the 100 watt amplifier my K2 could not make it to the net control
station in Louisiana.  Within a month of those attempts I started the CW
net in June of 2002.  Over the years I have been skunked only once.  
Some weeks it has been tough going but I always get some participation.

    Now that there are many more Elecraft rigs around, including those
with external amplifiers, the voice net has been revived and is doing
well.  Please try your hand at CW folks, it is a lot of fun.

    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 well,
           Kevin.  KD5ONS

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Actually this should read : Please join us this afternoon and evening.
     KJR.


On 9/15/2013 10:53 AM, kevinr wrote:

> Good Morning,
>     After an unseasonably warm week it is back to normal again:rain,
> fog, and cool.  Currently it is booming outside so all the antennas
> are unplugged.  Two thunderstorms in less than two weeks is very
> unusual.  Propagation has been decent though.
>
>    All of the talk about net procedures is very good.  It would be
> nice to have an NCS on either side of the country.  At one point we
> did have three net controls who worked stations by call area. That was
> when propagation was much better than it is now. Unfortunately Tom has
> left us and propagation has gone with him. I may need to rewrite the
> net procedure list I wrote a few years back and post it.
>
>    The Elecraft net previous to mine lasted only a year.  I tried a
> number of times to check in but never was able to be heard. Even with
> the 100 watt amplifier my K2 could not make it to the net control
> station in Louisiana.  Within a month of those attempts I started the
> CW net in June of 2002.  Over the years I have been skunked only
> once.  Some weeks it has been tough going but I always get some
> participation.
>
>    Now that there are many more Elecraft rigs around, including those
> with external amplifiers, the voice net has been revived and is doing
> well.  Please try your hand at CW folks, it is a lot of fun.
>
>    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 well,
>           Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
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[Leroy]

Is this net on? I don't hear a thing, on the beam or 160mtr
loop................Leroy AB7CE

-----Original Message-----
From: kevinr
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 11:53 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement
    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 well,
           Kevin.  KD5ONS


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[Dave, W8OV]

Yes, it was on 20m at 2200 Z, but there was some deep QSB at my location
in Texas.

If you reside in 7-land, you may have better luck on:  Monday 0100z
(Sunday 6 PM PDT)  7045 kHz.

Dave W8OV

On 9/15/2013 5:23 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
> Is this net on? I don't hear a thing, on the beam or 160mtr
> loop................Leroy AB7CE

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On 9/15/2013 3:23 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
> Is this net on? I don't hear a thing, on the beam or 160mtr
> loop................Leroy AB7CE

Yes, it is.  I can't hear Kevin on 20m, he's in N OR and I'm in N CA,
but I occasionally hear him on 40m.  I doubt you'll hear him on 20,
maybe 40 ... depending on prop.  The ECN really needs an alternate NCS
in the middle of the country, we had Tom, N0SS, but he passed away.  No
takers yet

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org


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