Elecraft SSB Net Report, Sunday, April 14, 2012

[N6JW]

Here is a rather belated report of the Elecraft SSB Net from this last Sunday.  

Conditions seemed reasonably good, and we had at least 46 stations check in
to the net.  Thanks to Steve (W0SZ), Jim (K5LAD) and others for help with
relaying, and thanks to all those who checked in.  

I had been away the previous two weeks and had no intention of taking the
net.  But when it became apparent after 18:00z that Dale (WC7S), the designated
net control station for the day, was not going to be able to make it (see Dale's post
from later Sunday afternoon) we tried to keep it going as best we could.

I didn't even have a pen handy to write with, so logged stations in the comment
section of the first station to check in, in my antiquated DOS logging program.
You will find the list of stations, in order of check in, below.  Please let me know
if anything is garbled or otherwise needs correction.  I will be very amazed if
there are not several errors, as I had to retype the information three times--
from the logging program to an iPad, and then to my Macbook Pro for forwarding
to the reflector.  Unfortunately, typing and retyping this stuff greatly increases the
chance for mistakes.

Thanks and 73,

John, N6JW

Elecraft SSB Net, April 14, 2012  on 14.303.5
18:00Z to about 18:40Z

WO6I Dick        MA K3 #911
N4LA Todd      NC K3 #5331
WV5I Dwayne   TX K3 #5287
W2RWA Dick      NY K3 #2603
W0SZ Steve      CO K3 #176
KE5VDT Roger      TX K3 #6054  K-Line
NT5Q Don      TX K3 #4179
WB8RAE Bill      NY K3 #2389
W8OV Dave       TX K3 #3139
KD3FG Jon      MD K3 #5036
WB9JNZ Eric      IL K3 #4017
KF5VM Kermit     TX K3 #2739
W0CZ Ken      ND K3 #457
K5RPD JJ      AR K3 #6303
K4RKS Jim      AL K3 #3618
K5LAD Jim      OK K3 #1068
K8DJC Nelson     OH K3 #560
NZ0T Bill      KS K3 #1502
W7LKG Rick      WA K3 #4497
KD5PNT Andy      TX FT950
N0FM Frank       CO Swan 500
K1ZW Larry       NC K3 #5185
AB9V Mike      IN K3 #398
AA3CS Chuck      MD K3 #4072
VE7ZDZ Paul      ON FT897
N7EDK Ed      AZ K2 #6576
AC7SB Peter       WA K2 #3016
K6XX Bob      CA KX3 #5
K6EQ Roger      CA K3 #4629
N6WN Dan      OR FT897  [KX3 #??]
NA6Z Don      CA K3 #5495
KA5VEL Don      TX FT890
N8MSA Mike      MI K3 #604
KM4VX Ron      NC K3 #3857
K7BRR Phil      AZ K3 #5545
KB8ENE Art      OH K3 #4319
W5RN Rick      TX K3 #2428
N1JM John      AZ K3 #5986  K-Line
K5SHT Dick      TX ?  [KX1 & KX3 #?? ]
KD0NEO Wayne     MO K3 #5070
K4GCJ Gary      NC K3 #1597  K-Line
WB4OOA Ron      NC K3 #6175  K-Line
WN8A Jim      MI K3 #3480
KB3FBR Joe      PA K2 #6178
W5CCT Tom      LA TS830
N6JW John      CA K3 #936  K-Line

[N6JW]

Elecrafters:

As I feared there were several errors in the report of last week's Elecraft SSB Net.
Thanks to Art, Matt and especially Jim for the corrections.

First of all, last Sunday was April 15, not April 14!

Art is WB8ENE not "KB8ENE".  Matt W6NIA, checked in from Upland, CA on KX3 #6.
He was relayed by a W5, and should have appeared near the bottom of the
check-in list.  I believe "K4RKS" should have been Jim - W4RKS (a regular).  "VE7ZDZ"
should have been VA3ZBZ.  "W5RN" should have been W5NR.

Jim, K5LAD, reports that there was also a K5EHS running a Ten-Tec rig but he didn't
get a name or QTH.  After K5EHS he had a VE7NEX - Ron in BC with no rig info.  And
following them there may have been a WB5??? - Larry in LA, also with no rig info.
Also after AC7SB, he copied N7BJH but didn't have any other info on him.  Just before
K4GCJ he wrote down a KD4NEA - Richard but no other info.  Finally, there might have
been a KN6 call who was trying to get in.

If this is right, we might have actually had more than 50 stations trying to check in!
With band conditions rather good, perhaps we will have another good net later today
with Phil back as net control.

Thanks,

73

John, N6JW