Elecraft CW Net Report for March 14th, 2005

[Kevin Rock]

Good evening,
    First off I am sorry about one thing this evening.  On twenty meters I
had not checked the setting of my keyer.  It was still set where I was
running EQP, SOC, and all the other QSO parties going on this weekend.  
They were myriad.  The keyer was set at 23 which means I was probably
sailing along at 25 wpm or more on the first net this evening.  I did not
notice it until after the net was done.  Seemed to be a bit fast but I
forget once in a while.  I hope I did not scare anyone away who was trying
to check in for their first time.  I did slow down my word speed to pace
the check ins as I do regularly.  I will put this on my check list for the
next and subsequent sessions.  I try to send at 20 wpm so folks who run
more slowly are not put off by my CQs.  Once again I apologize.
    Twenty meters was good.  So good that I was hearing some local stations
on it.  N7NLU was great but on 40 meters he was pinning my ear drums.  He
tweaked his 100 watt amp and is testing its potential as well as my
threshold of pain.  But it was impetus for g me to get going on my 80
meter loop.  WA7BOC and I worked each other easily on 80 during EQP so I
vowed to get some rope and get the loop up.  Somewhere after the two
greenhouses get rebuilt though.  We are in the midst of the earliest
spring anyone can remember on this mountain in Oregon.  Spring is almost
six weeks early according to the locals.  Our trilliums finally caught up
with the daffodils.  We started to feed the poor hummingbirds too.  They
are starting to nest!
    An 80 meter net will commence in the Pacific Northwest when I can mount
that loop at the proper elevation.  I want to try a diffent procedure for
this one.  Since we will all be more or less local to one another (ID, WA,
OR, UT, NV, CA) I think a round robin net would work.  NCS calls for check
ins, creates a list, and then each person gets their say in order.  Once
the rotation gets back to the NCS another call is made and the new ones
get put at the end of the list.  Folks leave the net when they are done
but the rotation continues for a few cycles.  It is fun since folks ask
questions of the others around the circle so you need to take notes,
answer questions, then ask a few of your own when it is your turn.  We
could exchange states and serial numbers plus the NCS is not working so
much.  Since 80 meters is regional in nature we could try a number of
these around the continent.  Comments?  Please email me so we can get them
all written in one spot.  I'll post the results after a while and promise
to get some rope for my loop.
    Forty meters was noisy as usual but we worked a few folks around the
country.  Colorado seemed to be in the preferred location.  I got plenty
of check ins from the state and most of them were running QRP.  Some kind
of ducting I guess ;)  We did work N0SS/M from somewhere in Texas on
twenty.  Be careful Tom, folks in that state are a bit different.  I know
I lived in Houston for a while and somehow wound up in El Paso for a
spell.  Keep your eyes open!  Seems like there was a bit of snow and cold
in the North and East but there was also some in Colorado.  I am not sure
if they could handle the 75 degree weather we've been having in WA and OR
:)  I did get a few comments about winter being either too cold or too
long though.  Keep the fires burning in your shanties and keep your stick
on the ice!

On 14050 kHz at 0000z:
AA3WF - Mychael - PA - K2 - 1025
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4650
N0SS/M - Tom - TX - K2? - oo8   I'm guessing here Tom.
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608
W0SZ - Steve - CO - K2 - 88        QNI #10
N0SXX - Gary - CO - trying for a sked with his bud when he stumbles upon
us :)
KD0RC - Len - CO - K2 - 2239
W0QQS - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K2 - 4398   I almost got you tonight.  You are invited
to the 80 m net when it starts, promise!!
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
N4GE - Jerry - TN - K2 - 1054
N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227

On 7045 kHz at 0257z:
N7NLU - Karl - OR - K2 - 4227
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
K7MW - Rick - WA - K2 - 1653
N9IV - Russ - IN - K2 - 4650
N0TK - Dan - CO - K2 - 3652        QNI #5
WA7BOC - Roger - WA - K2 - 755
WA2DKG - Jerry - NY - K2 - 2549
KO0K - Ben - OH - K2 - 3867        QNI #5
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900      QNI #50!!!

As always any errors in the above list will be posted upon receipt of the
correct data.

If I missed you this week I am sorry.  We did try to dig deeper but that
does not always work.  Please try again next week and we will give it
another shot.
    Thank you and 73,
       Kevin.   KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

Who is getting yelled at to come eat some strawberry rhubarb pie ;)
    KJR






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