Elecraft SSB Net Report 1 April 2012

[daleputnam]

With the following checkins and a KX3 to talk to, then another KX3 arrives, to do a KX3 # 5 to KX3 # 24 production board to production board Q... we had a great net.Thanks to everyone who checked in and those that didn't get listed but were listening, and special Thank you to John, N6JW for acting relay for NCS, with his booming signal. Another thrill was hearing Don, W3FPR  The weather is good, spring is on the way, Palm Sunday was noted and, of course, April Fool's Day, all made entry into the comments, that extended past the end of the formal portion, continuing for another half hour or so. That's when I learn the most, a lot of times.   The following checkins are acknowledged with the band cooperating quite nicely. KB9AVO Paul In KX3 24 K6XX     Bob Ca KX3 05 KPA500WV5I    Dwayne Tx K3 5287 N. K5RPD - JJ Ar K3 6303AE7PM Hans Or K3 6039 K7BRR Bill Az K3 3545WO1E Dick Tx K3 9111N6JW John CaW3FPR Don NC K3 20 W5ETJ Gary Tx K3 3227 KB9WAF Dave WiAE5VV Nick Tx K3-100 6081 W0SZ
  Steve Co K3 176K8DJC Nelson Oh K3 559N1RX Bruce Nh K3 559KM4IK Ian Ga K3 281K0JWC Jim Mn K3 3447W4RKF Jim Al K3 3618KF5NDJ Ruger La W5TTF Charlie Tx K3 4016, P3, PA500K4GCJ Gerry Nc K3 1597 K-LineKI6II Mike Ca K3 4454 K-LineW2RWA Dick Ny K3 2603W6NIA Matt Ca K3 24 P3-12K6VWE Stan Mi K3 650 K-LineN1LQ Dave Ma K3 373W7LRY Larry Co K3 6347KE9GBC Mike Tx K3 5047WN8A Jim Mi K3 3480 AE7AW Tom Wa Ft897WA7AFL Jeff  Ts430NQ7L James MtKK7SS Dave Ft897 (?)KB0YHL Dennis Mn K3 5162W9SDX Greg Fl K3 6128KE4WY Jim N Ky K3 6150AI4W Pat Ky 7600KA9ZAP Art Tn K3 - KPA 500 K-LineWC7S Dale Wy K2-100 6669 K2-10 4360 tried hard to get to #40 checkin, but just couldn't quite do it. Phil will return for Easter Sunday, so plan to pick up an Egg from him.Thank you all for making my fill-in time so enjoyable.  Have a great week,

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Dale - WC7S in Wy    
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[daleputnam]

With the following checkins and a KX3 to talk to, then another KX3 arrives, to do a KX3 # 5 to KX3 # 24 production board to production board Q... we had a great net.
Thanks to everyone who checked in and those that didn't get listed but were listening, and special Thank you to John, N6JW for acting relay for NCS, with his booming signal. Another thrill was hearing Don, W3FPR
  The weather is good, spring is on the way, Palm Sunday was noted and, of course, April Fool's Day, all made entry into the comments, that extended past the end of the formal portion, continuing for another half hour or so. That's when I learn the most, a lot of times.
  The following checkins are acknowledged with the band cooperating quite nicely.
 
KB9AVO Paul In KX3 24
K6XX     Bob Ca KX3 05 KPA500
WV5I    Dwayne Tx K3 5287 N.
K5RPD - JJ Ar K3 6303
AE7PM Hans Or K3 6039
K7BRR Bill Az K3 3545
WO1E Dick Tx K3 9111
N6JW John Ca
W3FPR Don NC K3 20
W5ETJ Gary Tx K3 3227
KB9WAF Dave Wi
AE5VV Nick Tx K3-100 6081
W0SZ Steve Co K3 176
K8DJC Nelson Oh K3 559
N1RX Bruce Nh K3 559
KM4IK Ian Ga K3 281
K0JWC Jim Mn K3 3447
W4RKF Jim Al K3 3618
KF5NDJ Ruger La
W5TTF Charlie Tx K3 4016, P3, PA500
K4GCJ Gerry Nc K3 1597 K-Line
KI6II Mike Ca K3 4454 K-Line
W2RWA Dick Ny K3 2603
W6NIA Matt Ca K3 24 P3-12
K6VWE Stan Mi K3 650 K-Line
N1LQ Dave Ma K3 373
W7LRY Larry Co K3 6347
KE9GBC Mike Tx K3 5047
WN8A Jim Mi K3 3480
AE7AW Tom Wa Ft897
WA7AFL Jeff  Ts430
NQ7L James Mt
KK7SS Dave Ft897 (?)
KB0YHL Dennis Mn K3 5162
W9SDX Greg Fl K3 6128
KE4WY Jim N Ky K3 6150
AI4W Pat Ky 7600
KA9ZAP Art Tn K3 - KPA 500 K-Line
WC7S Dale Wy K2-100 6669 K2-10 4360
 
tried hard to get to #40 checkin, but just couldn't quite do it. Phil will return for Easter Sunday, so plan to pick up
an Egg from him.
Thank you all for making my fill-in time so enjoyable.
 
Have a great week,
 


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Dale - WC7S in Wy
         
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[rlindzen]

Slight confusion.  But the KX3 sounded great.

Dick WO1I MA K3#911

At 11:13 AM 4/2/2012, Dale Putnam wrote:

>With the following checkins and a KX3 to talk to, then another KX3
>arrives, to do a KX3 # 5 to KX3 # 24 production board to production
>board Q... we had a great net.
>Thanks to everyone who checked in and those that didn't get listed
>but were listening, and special Thank you to John, N6JW for acting
>relay for NCS, with his booming signal. Another thrill was hearing Don, W3FPR
>   The weather is good, spring is on the way, Palm Sunday was noted
> and, of course, April Fool's Day, all made entry into the comments,
> that extended past the end of the formal portion, continuing for
> another half hour or so. That's when I learn the most, a lot of times.
>   The following checkins are acknowledged with the band cooperating
> quite nicely.
>
>KB9AVO Paul In KX3 24
>K6XX     Bob Ca KX3 05 KPA500
>WV5I    Dwayne Tx K3 5287 N.
>K5RPD - JJ Ar K3 6303
>AE7PM Hans Or K3 6039
>K7BRR Bill Az K3 3545
>WO1E Dick Tx K3 9111
>N6JW John Ca
>W3FPR Don NC K3 20
>W5ETJ Gary Tx K3 3227
>KB9WAF Dave Wi
>AE5VV Nick Tx K3-100 6081
>W0SZ Steve Co K3 176
>K8DJC Nelson Oh K3 559
>N1RX Bruce Nh K3 559
>KM4IK Ian Ga K3 281
>K0JWC Jim Mn K3 3447
>W4RKF Jim Al K3 3618
>KF5NDJ Ruger La
>W5TTF Charlie Tx K3 4016, P3, PA500
>K4GCJ Gerry Nc K3 1597 K-Line
>KI6II Mike Ca K3 4454 K-Line
>W2RWA Dick Ny K3 2603
>W6NIA Matt Ca K3 24 P3-12
>K6VWE Stan Mi K3 650 K-Line
>N1LQ Dave Ma K3 373
>W7LRY Larry Co K3 6347
>KE9GBC Mike Tx K3 5047
>WN8A Jim Mi K3 3480
>AE7AW Tom Wa Ft897
>WA7AFL Jeff  Ts430
>NQ7L James Mt
>KK7SS Dave Ft897 (?)
>KB0YHL Dennis Mn K3 5162
>W9SDX Greg Fl K3 6128
>KE4WY Jim N Ky K3 6150
>AI4W Pat Ky 7600
>KA9ZAP Art Tn K3 - KPA 500 K-Line
>WC7S Dale Wy K2-100 6669 K2-10 4360
>
>tried hard to get to #40 checkin, but just couldn't quite do it.
>Phil will return for Easter Sunday, so plan to pick up
>an Egg from him.
>Thank you all for making my fill-in time so enjoyable.
>
>Have a great week,
>
>
>
>--...   ...--
>
>Dale - WC7S in Wy
>
>
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[daleputnam]

With the following checkins and a KX3 to talk to, then another KX3 arrives, to do a KX3 # 5 to KX3 # 24 production board to production board Q... we had a great net.
Thanks to everyone who checked in and those that didn't get listed but were listening, and special Thank you to John, N6JW for acting relay for NCS, with his booming signal. Another thrill was hearing Don, W3FPR
  The weather is good, spring is on the way, Palm Sunday was noted and, of course, April Fool's Day, all made entry into the comments, that extended past the end of the formal portion, continuing for another half hour or so. That's when I learn the most, a lot of times.
  The following checkins are acknowledged with the band cooperating quite nicely.
 
KB9AVO Paul In KX3 24
K6XX     Bob Ca KX3 05 KPA500
WV5I    Dwayne Tx K3 5287 N.
K5RPD - JJ Ar K3 6303
AE7PM Hans Or K3 6039
K7BRR Bill Az K3 3545
WO1E Dick Tx K3 9111
N6JW John Ca
W3FPR Don NC K3 20
W5ETJ Gary Tx K3 3227
KB9WAF Dave Wi
AE5VV Nick Tx K3-100 6081
W0SZ Steve Co K3 176
K8DJC Nelson Oh K3 559
N1RX Bruce Nh K3 559
KM4IK Ian Ga K3 281
K0JWC Jim Mn K3 3447
W4RKF Jim Al K3 3618
KF5NDJ Ruger La
W5TTF Charlie Tx K3 4016, P3, PA500
K4GCJ Gerry Nc K3 1597 K-Line
KI6II Mike Ca K3 4454 K-Line
W2RWA Dick Ny K3 2603
W6NIA Matt Ca K3 24 P3-12
K6VWE Stan Mi K3 650 K-Line
N1LQ Dave Ma K3 373
W7LRY Larry Co K3 6347
KE9GBC Mike Tx K3 5047
WN8A Jim Mi K3 3480
AE7AW Tom Wa Ft897
WA7AFL Jeff  Ts430
NQ7L James Mt
KK7SS Dave Ft897 (?)
KB0YHL Dennis Mn K3 5162
W9SDX Greg Fl K3 6128
KE4WY Jim N Ky K3 6150
AI4W Pat Ky 7600
KA9ZAP Art Tn K3 - KPA 500 K-Line
WC7S Dale Wy K2-100 6669 K2-10 4360
 
tried hard to get to #40 checkin, but just couldn't quite do it. Phil will return for Easter Sunday, so plan to pick up
an Egg from him.
Thank you all for making my fill-in time so enjoyable.
 
Have a great week,
 


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Dale - WC7S in Wy
             
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[k5rpd]

I checked into the Elecraft SSB net on Sunday 04/01/2012. Signals were good to me this time from net control, WC7S.  A few minutes into it I thought- I should record this and post it up for all to hear! So I starting recording and it starts out with N6JW assisting net control.

Highlights: 
KB9AVO, Paul at about 5:15 on the time scale checking in with his new KX3 (#24)
W7LRY, Larry at about 10:20 with K3 #6347- this was his first QSO with the rig!
KB9AVO, Paul makes contact with K6XX, Robert at about 27:30- a KX3 to KX3 contact.
Paul on his #24 rig and Robert on his #5 rig, both new production units!

FWIW- I was recording from the Line out of the back of my K3 into the Line In of my desktop computer, a Windows7 machine using the basic Sound Recorder.  The K3 was set to use the basic 5 pole 2.7k filter with a NR setting of 5-1. Listening with simple wire antennas- one broadside to the northeast (an 88ft doublet fed with ladderline and an MFJ986 tuner) and the other broadside to the northwest (an OCF 80m dipole, LMR400 fed, using the internal KAT3 ATU). I did swap between the antennas several times to get the best signal levels for the different stations. Please forgive my noise levels!
The .wav file was about 35mb so I converted it to an .mp3 to conserve space and make it easier to download. There is about 30 minutes of audio. Enjoy!

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwN5O7-av56NZFVTeWVSRG9Rdmk0NzBhQ2NWaEkxQQ