Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

    Twenty meters had very loud QRN.  A steady roar of about S6 with
some QSB.  I have received five emails so far complaining of QRM
blocking my signal.  It did make sending decent code hard too.  For the
last few weeks CQs start up when I call the net and continue throughout
them.

    Forty meters was different.  When I first tuned to 7047.5 kHz I
thought something was wrong.  Twenty meters had been full of QRN while
forty meters was dead quiet.  I turned back to twenty meters to check
and it was still noisy.  When I did hear stations it was like I was
inside a box of cotton batting.  Our Christmas sunspots are only a
memory.  The solar wind has slowed and the auroral oval is close to the
magnetic pole.  If we are not at the bottom of this sunspot cycle we
have to be very close.  More QRM but I did get a relay station to call
them and gained another few stations for the list too.  Thanks Brian.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

NO8V - John - MI


   On 7047.5 kHz at 0000z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KC1ACL - Steve - NM

WM5F - Dwight - ID


    The people I worked on 20 meters all mentioned the word blizzard.  3
degrees F came up a few times too.  Then we compared our winter
experiences :)  I once went XC skiing in Wisconsin at -65 degrees F.  It
was not windy.  It was also not very pleasant. Normally skis ride on a
layer of water created by the pressure of the skis.  Not this night.  My
skis were acting like I was on a layer of sandpaper.  Within twenty
minutes I was back next to the woodstove.

    Until next week stay warm folks,

        73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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[Dwight Anderson]

Hello Kevin;

Just a note to say thanks to Brian for the relay back to you!

I am looking forward for better band conditions!

Much Regards,
Dwight
WM5F



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 7:32 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

Good Evening,

    Twenty meters had very loud QRN.  A steady roar of about S6 with some QSB.  I have received five emails so far complaining of QRM blocking my signal.  It did make sending decent code hard too.  For the last few weeks CQs start up when I call the net and continue throughout them.

    Forty meters was different.  When I first tuned to 7047.5 kHz I thought something was wrong.  Twenty meters had been full of QRN while forty meters was dead quiet.  I turned back to twenty meters to check and it was still noisy.  When I did hear stations it was like I was inside a box of cotton batting.  Our Christmas sunspots are only a memory.  The solar wind has slowed and the auroral oval is close to the magnetic pole.  If we are not at the bottom of this sunspot cycle we have to be very close.  More QRM but I did get a relay station to call them and gained another few stations for the list too.  Thanks Brian.


   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K6XK - Roy - IA

NO8V - John - MI


   On 7047.5 kHz at 0000z:

W0CZ - Ken - ND

K0DTJ - Brian - CA

KC1ACL - Steve - NM

WM5F - Dwight - ID


    The people I worked on 20 meters all mentioned the word blizzard.  3 degrees F came up a few times too.  Then we compared our winter experiences :)  I once went XC skiing in Wisconsin at -65 degrees F.  It was not windy.  It was also not very pleasant. Normally skis ride on a layer of water created by the pressure of the skis.  Not this night.  My skis were acting like I was on a layer of sandpaper.  Within twenty minutes I was back next to the woodstove.

    Until next week stay warm folks,

        73,  Kevin.  KD5ONS

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