Elecraft CW Net Report for March 5th and 6th, 2005

[Kevin Rock]

Wheew!  What a lot of folks.  More than once I was met with an
impenetrable wall of sound.  I got the first character of the quickest off
the mark and then caught the folks who sent again.  Between the two nets
we did pretty good.  In fact we set a new record of 38 total!  Not too bad
considering the sun has not been too active lately.  Good thing I don't
use those propagation prediction programs to tell me when to get on the
air ;)

I started slowly due to splitting wood for an hour or so before the net.  
I also had three bandaids which were not helping me feel the paddles one
bit.  When I passed the net to Tom I took them off but my thumb and
forefinger started bleeding again.  Working outside in the cold has never
been my hands' favorite activity.  I think they are trying to tell me
something.  However, after dinner I felt better and they stopped bugging
me so much.  The second net was also well attended.  QSB was present as
well as QRM and a bit of QRN.  Nothing major.  Unfortunately we did lose
NX8S before we could get more than a name and a state.  Michigan is in one
of my dead zones and Tom could not hear Ted very well either.  At first I
could copy a letter here and there but at the end I could barely tell Ted
was there.  Sorry, maybe next week will be better.

On to the lists.

On 14050 kHz at 2257z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W1TF - Ty - GA - K1 - 1423   With a new antenna ;)  Works well Ty!
K6DGW/7 - Fred - AZ - KX1 - 897
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031
W0YG - Chas - CO - K2 - 5366
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
N0BK - Bruce - MN - K2 - 3646
KS4L - Randy - AL - K2 - 337
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K2 - 3900
VE1RGB - Gary - NS - K2 - 2519
WB1HGA - Ron - MA - K2 - 2135
KP4GL - Carlos - PR - K2 - 4736
K6DGW/7 - Fred - AZ - KX1 - 897
WU7R - Ci - MT - K2 - 4615 ??
AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866   QNI #5
NE5DL - Dave - TX - KX1 - 1229
KB0FB - Carl - IA - K1 - 2126
K0JEM - Joel - KS - K1 - 1400
K4TO - Dave - KY - Ten Tec
K3WW - Chas - PA - K2 - 566

On 7045 kHz at 0258z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
W1TF - Ty - GA - K1 - 1423
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031   QNI #105!!
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
W0NTA - Dick - CO - K1 - 446
W3MC - Mike - MD - K2 - 4932
VE3XL - Ric - ON - Ten Tec    Spring is coming soon!   QNI #90!!
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KV6K - Brian - CA - KX1 - 1270
AH6RE - Curt - HI - KX1 - 464
W1OH - Jeff - MA - KX1 - 1317
KH6NO/W7 - Willie - NV - K2 - 1593
NX8S - Ted - MI - too weak to get the info
K3OOL - Craig - PA - K2 - 4790
KL7V/5 - Sam - OK - K2 - 3158

If there are any errors or fills required please send me the data and I
will try to get it posted.  My life is ever more hectic but I hope to find
some time this week to get everything up to date.  Maybe when the end of
the heating season rolls around I will get some more time.  I doubt it; I
will most likely be working on the house, the greenhouse, and on some
antenna projects.  A few of the locals are going to drag me out on a few
QRP camping/hiking trips too.  Then there is Field Day and SeaPac
Hamfest.  Though I may be able to squeeze in a few moments if I forget
about sleeping :)

Thank you for your support.  It is most pleasureable to work so many folks
in such a short time.  Keeps me on my toes so to speak.  Hopefully some of
those folks we tested yesterday at the VE session will get on the air and
work with their new code skills.  I hope they use HF early and often so
they find out how much fun we are having.  I am sure I told them but it
does not really sink in until you've done it yourself.
    Until next week,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS  (Net Control Operator 5th Class)
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