Elecraft CW Net Report for May 27th & 28th, 2007

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
    Another fun couple of nets.  Twenty meters was pretty good but the last  
minute switch in frequency to avoid the very active contest may have  
thrown many of you off the trail.  Sorry but there was no way to get on  
the air anywhere near 14050 kHz since it was wall to wall operators.  I  
tried to get above the RTTY and packet frequencies while avoiding the  
beacon frequency too.  It took a while to get my first nibble so I  
recorded my CQ ECN string for further use.  While I was running in beacon  
mode I got a bite but missed the call because I was too busy trying to  
figure out how to make it quit calling!  I think I finally remembered to  
push a button.  I know a paddle stroke would do the same thing but in the  
heat of the moment all that knowledge went out the window.  If I only  
understood what I know I'd be dangerous ;)  Still not sure if the paddle  
stroke is transmitted or not.
    The forty meter net was far more productive and lasted for nearly an  
hour.  The Midwest had its normal thunderstorms but luckily they were not  
near Tom so he could call CQ for a while.  Good Grief!  As I was working  
through the database I noticed the date.  Next week will be the fourth  
anniversary of the first net!  My how time flies!  I'll be at SeaPac (our  
version of a local hamfest) in Seaside, Oregon on Saturday, June 2nd.  
I'll get to talk with Ron as he explains the K3 to us all.  Lisa will be  
there to take orders so I hope she brings plenty of forms :)  Karl, NM7N,  
is going to pick me up so we can dig under folks' tables and see what  
goodies we can find.  If I find some wire, tubes, sockets, some pc board,  
and maybe some variable capacitors I'd be satisfied.  Since there is no  
sales tax in Oregon folks from Washington and California stop in to buy  
rigs from the vendors.  As far as I can tell there is no discounting but  
it is fun to see folks and look at parts.  Plus we get to see (and drool  
on) a K3.
   On to the lists =>

On 14120 kHz at 2300z:
AC7AC - Ron - OR - ? not sure which rig since we chatted about SeaPac
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - KX1 - 1354   QNI #5!!

On 7045 kHz at 0200z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - K2 - 5138
N0SS - Tom - MO - K2 - 008
N9IV - Russ - IN - KX1 - 742
K7TQ - Randy - ID - K2 - 213
W0RSR - Mike - CO - K2 - 5767
W3MC - Mike - MD - KX1 - 1797  With a new rig in running order.
K1THP - Dave - CT - K2 - 3942
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K2 - 1031     QNI #170!!!!
WU7F - Mark - UT - K2 - 2965  is on the air!!
VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968
KA5OAI - Sam - TX - ?
N5SM - Scott - TX - K2 - 5846   QNI #5!!
WB5BKL - Cranz - TX - ?
WI6O - John - CA - K1 - 922
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K2 - 5345
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
KT5E - Jay - CO - K2 - 5037

    Thanks for joining us this evening and I hope you had a good time.  I  
know there were a couple who we simply could not drag out of the QRN.  
Please try again next week because the bands will be different.  I'll be  
back from the 'fest with money left over(?).  Tomorrow I am going to build  
another small kit just to keep my soldering iron happy.  While at OzarkCon  
we all got one of KD1JV's keyer kits.  That will fit nicely into the  
MMR-40 which is nearing completion.  The FCC-1 I just built will be a good  
bit of test equipment as I continue building things over the next few  
years.  Hopefully I can get the FCC-2 working just as well so I can inject  
signals in the circuits and look at the results with my oscilloscope.  One  
day I may just learn electronics :)
    Until next week stay well,
       73,
          Kevin.  KD5ONS   (Net Control 5th Class)

P.S. By the way: SeaPac is where I met Carter, N3AO, a number of years ago  
with his lovely wife Kay, N3KN.  Get well quick Carter!!
    KJR

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