Elecraft Net Report for May 8-9th, 2005
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Elecraft Net Report for May 8-9th, 2005
 
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Good evening folks,
20 meters was almost like cotton batting in my ears but I worked across the continent. Ray, as always had a great signal. But who should start the net but my old (not really so old) friend Carter. Reminds me, I owe him a note ;) His signal from PA was running hot. But then he had his linear cranked up to 100 watts so the ionosphere did not stand a chance! Thanks for the contact Carter! Worked mostly Northeastern folks except on guy just over the mountain from me running CW mobile. Maybe someday I'll be that skilled. Next came dinner. Sam (the cat) and I ate alone this evening since Ms P is attending a long conference up in Seattle. She drove off this morning with visions of publishing contracts in her head. Hope she finds them! After Sam and I ate our left overs I read some embedded electronics articles and wrote a little code. Then came 40 meters. I QRLed ? and got down to business. I thought I heard someone in there and finally dug out Ric, VE3XL. Turns out he was my only contact on 40. His normally great signal was very weak as it had been on 20 meters. But I was not skunked. I kept up my calling until about 15 after the hour and hung up my paddles. I have had worse nights but not recently. Mr. Hammond had been waylaid. First by stormy weather and then by his kith and kin. Made him cook ribs I hear! Did not even invite me :( I would have driven the 2500 miles or so. But maybe I will work him from my hotel room in La Crosse later this week. Enough dithering, on to the lists. On 14050 kHz at 2300z: N3AO - Carter - PA - K2 - 678 K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608 VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 W1EUY - Dave - MA - K2 - 744 N9IV - Russ - IN - K? - I am not sure, was it the KX1? KM7B/M - Marian - WA - non Elecraft rig. On 7045 kHz at 0200z: VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 Hmmm... something just percolated through the molasses of my brain: it is Mother's Day isn't it? That may explain the paucity of check ins. I have not seen my dear departed mother in 27 years so you must forgive me if I forget these things. But I am sure next week will bring better propagation, more check ins, and maybe something good will come out of my trip to Wisconsin. Hope springs eternal. As always any errors, fills, or corrections to the above list are gladly remedied and annotated. Thank you all for your support. Only a few weeks until the second anniversary net! 73, Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 5/6/2005 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: Elecraft Net Report for May 8-9th, 2005
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Kevin,
I think I heard you around 9:10 PM local time here on 40m. Band conditions were very strange indeed. I had a QSO with a "local" station about a 1 hour drive north of here who was 599 while he was running 100W and he gave me 579 with my 5W. He was amazed with my signal. Suddenly he was barely copiable. Sorry, Kevin, that I didn't even attempt to give you a call when I heard you on 40m. It would have been too painful on both of us! BTW, I think my K2 is about as done as it is going to get. Last weekend I added the DSP filter. This weekend I added the KAT2 but still need to upgrade the firmware from v1.03 to v1.07 (it is on order and I should have it installed by next weekend). Now about all that is left is to solve an RF problem (I think it is coming in on the PTT line) and learn how to better use the DSP filters and just have fun. Next weekend, especially on Saturday, I'll be spending about 10 hours (or more I hope) in the MidAtlantic QSO Party. That will be my second contest with the K2 and a warm-up for Field Day! 72 and hope to work you again next week. Kevin Rock wrote: > Good evening folks, > 20 meters was almost like cotton batting in my ears but I worked > across the continent. Ray, as always had a great signal. But who > should start the net but my old (not really so old) friend Carter. > Reminds me, I owe him a note ;) His signal from PA was running hot. > But then he had his linear cranked up to 100 watts so the ionosphere > did not stand a chance! Thanks for the contact Carter! Worked mostly > Northeastern folks except on guy just over the mountain from me > running CW mobile. Maybe someday I'll be that skilled. > Next came dinner. Sam (the cat) and I ate alone this evening since > Ms P is attending a long conference up in Seattle. She drove off this > morning with visions of publishing contracts in her head. Hope she > finds them! After Sam and I ate our left overs I read some embedded > electronics articles and wrote a little code. Then came 40 meters. I > QRLed ? and got down to business. I thought I heard someone in there > and finally dug out Ric, VE3XL. Turns out he was my only contact on > 40. His normally great signal was very weak as it had been on 20 > meters. But I was not skunked. I kept up my calling until about 15 > after the hour and hung up my paddles. I have had worse nights but > not recently. Mr. Hammond had been waylaid. First by stormy weather > and then by his kith and kin. Made him cook ribs I hear! Did not > even invite me :( I would have driven the 2500 miles or so. But > maybe I will work him from my hotel room in La Crosse later this week. > > Enough dithering, on to the lists. > > On 14050 kHz at 2300z: > N3AO - Carter - PA - K2 - 678 > K2HYD - Ray - VA - KX1 - 608 > VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 > AB9V - Mike - IN - K2 - 3993 > W1EUY - Dave - MA - K2 - 744 > N9IV - Russ - IN - K? - I am not sure, was it the KX1? > KM7B/M - Marian - WA - non Elecraft rig. > > On 7045 kHz at 0200z: > VE3XL - Ric - ON - K1 - 968 > > > Hmmm... something just percolated through the molasses of my brain: it > is Mother's Day isn't it? That may explain the paucity of check ins. > I have not seen my dear departed mother in 27 years so you must > forgive me if I forget these things. But I am sure next week will > bring better propagation, more check ins, and maybe something good > will come out of my trip to Wisconsin. Hope springs eternal. > > As always any errors, fills, or corrections to the above list are > gladly remedied and annotated. > > Thank you all for your support. Only a few weeks until the second > anniversary net! > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class) > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
Re: Elecraft Net Report for May 8-9th, 2005
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Kevin Rock wrote:
> 20 meters was almost like cotton batting in my ears but I worked > across the continent. Ray, as always had a great signal. But who > should start the net but my old (not really so old) friend Carter. > Reminds me, I owe him a note ;) His signal from PA was running hot. > But then he had his linear cranked up to 100 watts so the ionosphere did > not stand a chance! You had a solid signal into my QTH in Jeffersonville (about 8 miles from Carter's in Paoli) when the net opened. But by the time you two finished your exchange, you had pretty much disappeared into a deep QSB as heard from here, about an hour before local sunset. Hope to have my speed up enough to participate soon, this time I was using the CW function of my KAMplus to follow the goings on. 73 de Maggie K3XS editor, The PMRC Blurb http://www.phil-mont.org K2 #1641 -- -----/___. _)Margaret Stephanie Leber CCP, SCJP/"The art of progress / ----/(, /| /| http://voicenet.com/~maggie SCWCD/ is to preserve order/ ---/ / | / | _ _ _ ` _ AOPA 925383/ amid change and to / --/ ) / |/ |_(_(_(_/_(_/__(__(/_ K3XS / preserve change amid/ -/ (_/ ' .-/ .-/ ARRL 39280 /order."-A.N.Whitehead/ /________________(_/_(_/_______AMSAT 32844_/<[hidden email]>/ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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