Elecraft CW Net Report for December 5th, 2005

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    I was amazed at the conditions this evening.  I have not been greeted
by a pileup in a long time.  Bruce was the first to get his call out of
the pack.  But QQS is distinctive.  Next came Curt from Hawaii with his
KX1.  Good luck on landing Gary so far away.  Dick showed up from his
cabin in Colorado with the coldest temperature followed by Gary with a new
dusting of snow in Nova Scotia.  I had not heard from him in a while so I
was impressed with the propagation.  Curt took that to heart and called
him after the net.  I did hear a reply but not sure if it was VE1RGB or
not.  Ray checked in from Virginia with his newly repaired KX1.  Lighter
than normal so maybe not all the bugs have been ironed out yet.  Then a
Pennsylvania station with a new rig from Elecraft.  I am not sure which
one it was but I do believe a KX1 would make sense with the serial number
you mentioned.  If I am wrong please correct me.  Fine signals tonight.  I
had heard 15 and 10 meters were both open during the day but was not
expecting it to hold until after dark.  Now I await dinner and the next
net ;)

On 14050 kHz at 2400z:
W0QQS - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646  QNI #45!!
AH6RE - Curt - HI - KX1 - 464
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900   QNI #60!!  You faded into the mist a bit
later though.
VE1RGB - Gary - NS - K2 - 2519
K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608
K3OOL - Craig - PA - KX1 - 229   Great signal out of your new rig!

Forty meters started off slowly with me practicing my CW (a good thing!).  
Then I heard from Art in California.  There was a little QSB but his
signal was fine into Oregon.  Then Roger showed up from just over the hill
 from me.  We are not quite line of sight but too close to hear each other
very well.  However on 80 meters we can work FB to one another.  Then Ward
showed up and mentioned the same QSB as had Art.  I would expect that
since they are close to the same path from here.  When I got off the air I
found the front lights had come on again.  Seems like forty meters gets
into the motion detector and scares the deer by shining on them.  The
season is over but they are still a little skittish.  The elk are not on
this part of the mountain this year but we expect them back as soon as the
snow melts a little.

On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
KG6HSI - Art - CA - K2 - 2455
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
K6IA - Ward - CA - K2 - 3268

Thank you folks for joining me.  Warms up a damp, snowy Sunday evening.  
Now it's off to work tomorrow morning writing code and designing a little
RF data gathering gadget for an environmental engineer.  One day I am
hoping to convince him to let me build an autonomous submarine for him :)  
But I digress!  If there are any errors in the above lists please correct
me and I'll publish the data.
    Until next week stay warm and stay well,
        Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

P.S.  I did hear a ZL, then another ZL  MH, there was a 1 in there too.  
May I have heard ZL1MH??  If so then twenty meters was open from Nova
Scotia to Hawaii to New Zealand!!  I am impressed.  They tell me it is a
solar minimum but does not seem to effect CW that much at all ;)  Mike?  
Was that you calling??
    KJR
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[Mark, KJ7BS]

It is that blessed gigantic (gi-normus as my son would say) sunspot.  I saw
the solar flux get over 100 the past few days.  Ten meters was open most of
the weekend, too.

Mark Saunders, KJ7BS
Glendale, AZ
Elecraft K2 S/N 539

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[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kevin Rock
P.S.  I did hear a ZL, then another ZL  MH, there was a 1 in there too.  
May I have heard ZL1MH??  If so then twenty meters was open from Nova
Scotia to Hawaii to New Zealand!!  I am impressed.  They tell me it is a
solar minimum but does not seem to effect CW that much at all ;)  Mike?  
Was that you calling??
    KJR
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