Elecraft CW Net Report for December 9th & 10th, 2007

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   ECOM operations ceased as of 0000 PST today.  The infrastructure of the coast from Lincoln City to Astoria is allowing folks to take care of themselves and communicate via their normal means.  Washington is still a mess but I was not involved with their ECOM efforts so I am not familiar with all that occurred up there.  I can only describe the part of the elephant I felt.
   Tonight the twenty meter net went very well.  However, who pulled the plug on forty?  After I worked W6ZH there was a long lull until I worked a local station.  I shut down at 0330z after working a few more.  I was not expecting propagation to be so poor after last week's session.
   From the notes I am getting from N0SS he is having some lousy weather.  Hopefully he will not lose his beam.  The dipole is half down from ice but the rest may go tomorrow.  He said worse is on the way.  As long as he doesn't have that tower crashing down it won't be TOO bad.  
   Ten minutes into the forty meter net I was tempted to see if my antennas were still up!  Weather here is 20 degrees with light snow and no wind.  More light snow is on the way but then later in the week it will rain.  I may be in Tom's shoes by late in the week.  However, I don't have all that expensive aluminum to replace.

   The lists =>

On 14050 kHz at 2300z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553    QNI #80!!!!
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
W0JFR - John - CO - K2 - 4507
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993   QNI #130!!!!
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
K1THP - Dave - CT - K2 - 3942
W1BPJ - Terry - CO - K1 - 1800
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037
NO8V - John - MI - ?
W0SZW - Keith - IA - ?
W7KPL - Jerry - AZ - ?
KJ7BS - Mark - AZ - K2 - 539
KD5PZO - Pat - OR - K4 - 001

On 7045 kHz at 0300z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K1 - 553
AA7YW - Dick - WA - FT-890
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KD5PZO - Pat - OR - K4 - 001

   The A to B mods on my rig made a large difference in its ease of operation.  I had a lot more gain than I was used to over the years.  Most of the first net was run with the gain at 11 o'clock.  I did move it once but then lowered it once again.  I opened the filters from 500 Hz to 1800 Hz near the end of the first net and found two stations nearby.  I could hear nothing from them while I was on net frequency.  The audio filter sounds different though.  I am not sure what was changed in it by the A to B mods.  Maybe you all can tell me.
  Tomorrow I am off for a hike in the woods.  The local logging companies will provide a fir tree for me.  I decided I don't want a domestic tree this year.  I'll cut a wild (well, hybrid Doug fir) instead.  They have more character: kind of like Charlie Brown's tree :)  I think it will look nice on the dining room table once I am done with it.  Besides hiking a few miles with a domestic tree is a lot of work!  
   Until next week stay warm and dry,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)



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