Elecraft CW Net Report for January 15th and 16th, 2006

[Kevin Rock]

Wow folks,
     That was fun!  On forty it appears the well was deeper and more full
than we could manage.  Tom called for a good long time and with the help
of Dave in Kentucky got many, many stations.  We did lose a few folks
though.  I am sorry but some of you did not try more than once.  Sometimes
all I hear is a wall of sound so one or two characters will make all the
difference.  I am more wordy than Tom but I do work may way through the
pileup eventually.  He is a contest expert while I am not.  I am just a
talker :)  Mea culpa.
     I do believe our experiment of moving both nets earlier worked.  Much
better than I had hoped with the inactivity of our system's star.  Until
the season pushes the sun earlier I will keep to this schedule since these
are the best results we've had in quite some time.  If the sun will not
cooperate we'll do what it takes to make the path a little better.  That
being said we do need to avoid the contesters.  This is the reason we
moved to 2400z to begin with.

     However, on to the lists!

On 14050 kHz at 2255z
KL7CW/7 - Rick - AZ - KX1 - 798 with a hunk of wire in a Phoenix park.
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 1787
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W1WCG - Van - CT - K2 - 2634
K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608
K4BEH - Pat - GA - Ten Tec  one of these days... QNI #5
K1EV - Bill - CT - K1 - 2124 (NEW K1)  Looks like Santa was nice to Bill :)
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968   Is this your original K1 or a new one?
AK2B - Tom - NY - KX1 - 685   Not sure if it was this rig or your K2  QNI
#20!
K4GT - Jim - GA - K2 - 2015
NN8K - Sonny - WV - K1 - 380   QNI #5
W1EUY - Dave - MA - K2 - 744   Checked in just as I was to start dinner ;)

On 7045 kHz at 0156z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W5JBV- Mike - FL - ??   Called right at first but never heard from again.
K4TO- Dave - KY - K2 - 4117  Thanks for the relay help Dave!!
WD8JOL - Parker - OH - Hallicrafters HT-32D
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
K1EV - Bill - CT - K1 - 2124   QNI # 60!!
K4BEH - Pat - GA - Ten Tec
AK2B - Tom - NY - KX1 - 685
N7RR - Bruce - WA - ??
W1EUY - Dave - MA - K2 - 744
VE1XL - Gary - NB - ??
KL7V/5 - Sam - OK - K2 - 3158   QNI #35!!
KG4FSN - Juan - FL - ??
NM0P - Antoine - AZ - 897D running 5W
K6DF - Dennis - CA ??      TS-2000 100W
KI4JLJ- Gerald - VA - ??
W1TF- Ty - GA - K1 - 1423

There were 31 check ins tonight.  We have had 34 check ins once and one
other time we had 31 check ins.  However this is a very good showing for
the way the sun has been sleeping lately.  It may be because of the snow
up here but I doubt it ;)  I think it has much to do with the time change
and the dogged determination of one N0SS ;)  He kept going to the well and
found another one to check in.  He mentioned there were others but they
did not wait around to fight through the pileups.  We will get to you if
you try again.  Also, if we heard you and checked you in please relay
anyone else you can hear but we cannot.  It does not take much skill to
run this net, just listen to me :)  If you have a relay simply check in
again with a QSP and relay the information you heard.  There were a few
ESP to me but they may not be that way to everyone around the continent.  
Remember there are all sorts of rigs, antennas, propagation
characteristics, and power levels during any given net.  This is one
reason we do this; all of you get a chance to be NCS if you wish.  Then if
you work another Elecraft rig you can put that serial number in your log
book.  There is a century award awaiting those who gather 100 different
rig numbers.  ECN has 270 of them right now if my records are correct.  
There are some SNs pending from some of the weak check ins where we could
only get a name and a call sign.  But this is part of the fun.

Thank you very much for your participation.  We will keep this going for
as long as we can.  I have fun with it and it appears a few others do
too.  There may be errors in the above information.  If you know the
correct information please send it to me and I'll fix the database and
write an email to announce it.

Until next week stay warm and dry,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Station 5th Class)
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