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Band shifted and lost everyone
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I'm on 7.213 and hear:
WB0ALT - Weak KB?SDF - strong to weak, lots of fading The band dropped both of them at 00:57 I have no idea how things will go for a net on 40m. |
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I made contact with at least one of you! Couldn't copy the screen name, but it was a good copy while it lasted.
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Originally Posted By Ohio_Sharkman: I made contact with at least one of you! Couldn't copy the screen name, but it was a good copy while it lasted. View Quote That was me, It was like a light switch, you dropped off and then I heard about 8 stations start calling from 7/5/8 land. Heard the Gulf Coast station again then boom, NADA. Got to love HF. |
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Im unplugged, got a storm coming in
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I made a contact with one station who said my audio was low but still a contact is a contact. I was reading the mail with the Ohio station.
So tomorrow would you like to try another Freq? Maybe we can get something going here. Let's talk about this. 73 |
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Anyone want to try another spot on 40?
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There are hundreds of reasons to own a gun but it’s mostly the reasons I can't think of that make me glad to have them.
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I was going to say me...but I'm not sure we'd have much luck.
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At this point in time, are you of the opinion that nothing that's come out about Andy or his wife should be looked into in regards to conflict of interest, or, regarding his wife, quid pro quo shenanigans?
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Originally Posted By stanprophet09: That was me, It was like a light switch, you dropped off and then I heard about 8 stations start calling from 7/5/8 land. Heard the Gulf Coast station again then boom, NADA. Got to love HF. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By stanprophet09: Originally Posted By Ohio_Sharkman: I made contact with at least one of you! Couldn't copy the screen name, but it was a good copy while it lasted. That was me, It was like a light switch, you dropped off and then I heard about 8 stations start calling from 7/5/8 land. Heard the Gulf Coast station again then boom, NADA. Got to love HF. Very good contact at first, then nothing. I talked to another station after you, but not sure he was an Arfcommer. |
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If its broke. I can fix it. If it doesn't exist. I can make it. If its metal.
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Still hearing a lot of strong signals.
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If its broke. I can fix it. If it doesn't exist. I can make it. If its metal.
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I'll try 7.213 for a few minutes
Heard something-something IVE in Wisconsin and an other guy in Acme, Michigan. Nobody heard me.... |
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This is what we needed. Someone to step up and be net control. As a fairly new general I didn't want to over step.
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Maniac has responded with a scornful remark
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At this point in time, are you of the opinion that nothing that's come out about Andy or his wife should be looked into in regards to conflict of interest, or, regarding his wife, quid pro quo shenanigans?
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I gotta say you can really understand the value of improved antennas in these nets. Its soooo much easier to listen to a strong station. As a guy running a station with several major compromises (sub optimal antenna in a low location with only 100w) I know that my signal might sometimes 'fatigue' the ears of those guys trying to hear me. Its a nice motivator to improve the antenna when its possible.
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There are hundreds of reasons to own a gun but it’s mostly the reasons I can't think of that make me glad to have them.
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@aa777888-2 nice audio, you're just over my noise level TS-590 Hustler 6BTV vertical. |
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There are hundreds of reasons to own a gun but it’s mostly the reasons I can't think of that make me glad to have them.
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I tried to check in but as soon as I un-keyed the mic I stopped hearing anything. NC was S9 until I transmitted.
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Thank you @aa777888-2 for a great net! My first SSB net!
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Originally Posted By Apple123: I made a contact with one station who said my audio was low but still a contact is a contact. I was reading the mail with the Ohio station. So tomorrow would you like to try another Freq? Maybe we can get something going here. Let's talk about this. 73 View Quote I think that was me. I told a contact that their signal was strong but audio was low. Then the band took a dump and I couldn’t make contact anymore. |
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Originally Posted By LTCetme: I gotta say you can really understand the value of improved antennas in these nets. Its soooo much easier to listen to a strong station. As a guy running a station with several major compromises (sub optimal antenna in a low location with only 100w) I know that my signal might sometimes 'fatigue' the ears of those guys trying to hear me. Its a nice motivator to improve the antenna when its possible. View Quote Agreed. I was surprised how bad my EFHW performed tonight, maybe that's why I don't spend much time on 40m? Long term I would love to install a 75' crank up, tilt over tower with a giant Step-IR antenna on top but I want to see if I stick with the hobby. So in the mean time will study less expensive alternatives. |
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"What have you given us Mr. Franklin?" "A Republic, if you can keep it."
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Well, that was interesting. I jumped in on the frequency, 7213KHz, at about 2105EDT, expecting Gyprat to be net control, because he's got a boss station, and wound up being ad hoc net control
It was my honor and privilege to pick up the baton, and everyone exhibited exemplary behavior and patience as I rotated around the station list several times. Seriously, everyone did really, really great In no particular order, checking in were: LTCetme, Ohio_Sharkman, cjk, SmilingBandit, NW7US and Derek45. We also had three other random non-arfcom stations. I am running 500W into a 40M half square antenna up about 65ft, up here in the "upper right corner" of the country. Pretty much nobody could hear anyone but me, but I could hear everyone just fine, even though they were spread all over from Wisconsin to the Atlantic. We only had one station running QRO. Everyone else was 100W, and everyone except me was running a low (=<30ft) antenna). It was an object lesson in that life starts at 50ft and that there is no substitute for cubic watts 73, everyone, fine job! |
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Public apology for using member's first name. IM sent. Safe trips all, Dave |
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Originally Posted By aa777888-2: Well, that was interesting. I jumped in on the frequency, 7213KHz, at about 2105EDT, expecting Gyprat to be net control, because he's got a boss station, and wound up being ad hoc net control It was my honor and privilege to pick up the baton, and everyone exhibited exemplary behavior and patience as I rotated around the station list several times. Seriously, everyone did really, really great In no particular order, checking in were: LTCetme, Ohio_Sharkman, cjk, SmilingBandit, NW7US and Derek45. We also had three other random non-arfcom stations. I am running 500W into a 40M half square antenna up about 65ft, up here in the "upper right corner" of the country. Pretty much nobody could hear anyone but me, but I could hear everyone just fine, even though they were spread all over from Wisconsin to the Atlantic. We only had one station running QRO. Everyone else was 100W, and everyone except me was running a low (=<30ft) antenna). It was an object lesson in that life starts at 50ft and that there is no substitute for cubic watts 73, everyone, fine job! View Quote Thank you for picking this up but, unless I missed something, we were talking about trying the first net on Saturday night. I have it marked for 9:00 PM on Saturday (tonight). Today is Saturday, right??? Maybe the virus is getting into my brain (or what's left of it).... I was planning to read all replies and either make a final announcement or possibly post a different time if most people objected the proposed time. So.... If today is Saturday...... Do you guys want to try again? Maybe adjust the time a bit to catch both 20 and 40 meter propagation. |
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9pm eastern tonight works fine for me, I'll be there.
Thanks for getting this going. |
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Not beer. Drahthaar
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Originally Posted By Gyprat: Thank you for picking this up but, unless I missed something, we were talking about trying the first net on Saturday night. I have it marked for 9:00 PM on Saturday (tonight). Today is Saturday, right??? Maybe the virus is getting into my brain (or what's left of it).... I was planning to read all replies and either make a final announcement or possibly post a different time if most people objected the proposed time. So.... If today is Saturday...... Do you guys want to try again? Maybe adjust the time a bit to catch both 20 and 40 meter propagation. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Gyprat: Originally Posted By aa777888-2: Well, that was interesting. I jumped in on the frequency, 7213KHz, at about 2105EDT, expecting Gyprat to be net control, because he's got a boss station, and wound up being ad hoc net control It was my honor and privilege to pick up the baton, and everyone exhibited exemplary behavior and patience as I rotated around the station list several times. Seriously, everyone did really, really great In no particular order, checking in were: LTCetme, Ohio_Sharkman, cjk, SmilingBandit, NW7US and Derek45. We also had three other random non-arfcom stations. I am running 500W into a 40M half square antenna up about 65ft, up here in the "upper right corner" of the country. Pretty much nobody could hear anyone but me, but I could hear everyone just fine, even though they were spread all over from Wisconsin to the Atlantic. We only had one station running QRO. Everyone else was 100W, and everyone except me was running a low (=<30ft) antenna). It was an object lesson in that life starts at 50ft and that there is no substitute for cubic watts 73, everyone, fine job! Thank you for picking this up but, unless I missed something, we were talking about trying the first net on Saturday night. I have it marked for 9:00 PM on Saturday (tonight). Today is Saturday, right??? Maybe the virus is getting into my brain (or what's left of it).... I was planning to read all replies and either make a final announcement or possibly post a different time if most people objected the proposed time. So.... If today is Saturday...... Do you guys want to try again? Maybe adjust the time a bit to catch both 20 and 40 meter propagation. I was confused too. I just happened to check this thread while people were trying to make contact. Earlier would help propagation on 40 meters. When it went away yesterday evening it went away all at once. I’ll try again. I’ll check this thread when I get home from work and see what the plans are. |
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Originally Posted By Gyprat: Thank you for picking this up but, unless I missed something, we were talking about trying the first net on Saturday night. I have it marked for 9:00 PM on Saturday (tonight). Today is Saturday, right??? Maybe the virus is getting into my brain (or what's left of it).... I was planning to read all replies and either make a final announcement or possibly post a different time if most people objected the proposed time. So.... If today is Saturday...... Do you guys want to try again? Maybe adjust the time a bit to catch both 20 and 40 meter propagation. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Gyprat: Originally Posted By aa777888-2: Well, that was interesting. I jumped in on the frequency, 7213KHz, at about 2105EDT, expecting Gyprat to be net control, because he's got a boss station, and wound up being ad hoc net control It was my honor and privilege to pick up the baton, and everyone exhibited exemplary behavior and patience as I rotated around the station list several times. Seriously, everyone did really, really great In no particular order, checking in were: LTCetme, Ohio_Sharkman, cjk, SmilingBandit, NW7US and Derek45. We also had three other random non-arfcom stations. I am running 500W into a 40M half square antenna up about 65ft, up here in the "upper right corner" of the country. Pretty much nobody could hear anyone but me, but I could hear everyone just fine, even though they were spread all over from Wisconsin to the Atlantic. We only had one station running QRO. Everyone else was 100W, and everyone except me was running a low (=<30ft) antenna). It was an object lesson in that life starts at 50ft and that there is no substitute for cubic watts 73, everyone, fine job! Thank you for picking this up but, unless I missed something, we were talking about trying the first net on Saturday night. I have it marked for 9:00 PM on Saturday (tonight). Today is Saturday, right??? Maybe the virus is getting into my brain (or what's left of it).... I was planning to read all replies and either make a final announcement or possibly post a different time if most people objected the proposed time. So.... If today is Saturday...... Do you guys want to try again? Maybe adjust the time a bit to catch both 20 and 40 meter propagation. I do really like the idea of an unofficial weekly net too. We can leave a particular day for the official net then just pop in and out the rest of the week. I know that I won't be able to make every Saturday so knowing other guys might be listening would encourage me to jump in other days. |
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Originally Posted By Ohio_Sharkman: I was confused too. I just happened to check this thread while people were trying to make contact. Earlier would help propagation on 40 meters. When it went away yesterday evening it went away all at once. I'll try again. I'll check this thread when I get home from work and see what the plans are. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Gyprat: Thank you for picking this up but, unless I missed something, we were talking about trying the first net on Saturday night. I have it marked for 9:00 PM on Saturday (tonight). Today is Saturday, right??? Maybe the virus is getting into my brain (or what's left of it).... I was planning to read all replies and either make a final announcement or possibly post a different time if most people objected the proposed time. So.... If today is Saturday...... Do you guys want to try again? Maybe adjust the time a bit to catch both 20 and 40 meter propagation. View Quote It was more of an impromptu thing really. I popped over and it was really neat so I stuck around. I'm totally down with trying again though. Regrettably it's looking like you need a pretty nice antenna/station to hear me. The little guys (like myself) have a hard time hearing each other. I'm down for 20m and 40m too. |
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There are hundreds of reasons to own a gun but it’s mostly the reasons I can't think of that make me glad to have them.
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It seems I jumped the gun
Reading is fun-duh-mental, and I must not have read the thread carefully enough. I just saw "2100 on 7213" and jumped on. But much fun was had |
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I'd like to give it a try, but not sure I can make the east coast with 100W and a 72' end fed wire at 25'. 0100Z is normally into my evening reading time, but I'll give a listen tonight and see who I can hear. Maybe I can get relayed in by someone if nothing else.
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Maniac has responded with a scornful remark
NE, USA
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At this point in time, are you of the opinion that nothing that's come out about Andy or his wife should be looked into in regards to conflict of interest, or, regarding his wife, quid pro quo shenanigans?
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I'll try to make contact at 2100. I just missed the action last night, at 2210 there was a station in NH calling CQ.
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Today's the day.
Time is 2100 What's the frequency? I missed that 73 Thanks, John |
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I'll try and listen but my antenna is almost on the ground.
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I hope using the call sign suffix is OK.
cjk, you were BOOMING in S jersey. 5/9- armchair copy. I did hear other stations out in the noise level. Nothing enough to get a call sign though. I'm seeing just how compromised my setup is. NO treeson my property, and mostly 100x100 lots here. All I have is about 120-140' of galvanized fence wire up about 20-25', in an L shape with an SGC 239 tuner in the middle. |
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What freq are yall on? might can make a quick contact.
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Yea can we designate a net control for tonight. I will be on.
If we designate a net control in the center of the country and a couple of relay stations east and west we should be able to make a complete checkin of stations. |
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Originally Posted By stanprophet09:If we designate a net control in the center of the country and a couple of relay stations east and west we should be able to make a complete checkin of stations. View Quote For example, last night, even though my station was nowhere near the center of the stations that checked in, I was still the only one they could hear. Almost no one could hear anybody else. I was the only one on the frequency with an antenna up higher than 50ft. There were two of us running 500W (both of us on Elecraft KPA500's ), but the other gentleman had a low antenna and still could not hear anyone else. The good news is the Gyprat has a rocking station with a rocking antenna: a high end rig, 1000W and a big 40M Yagi on a 75ft tower. In the past he's proven to be able to be heard far and wide! |
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Originally Posted By aa777888-2: It's not always about location. That helps, of course, but more often it is about the antenna and the rest of the station. For example, last night, even though my station was nowhere near the center of the stations that checked in, I was still the only one they could hear. Almost no one could hear anybody else. I was the only one on the frequency with an antenna up higher than 50ft. There were two of us running 500W (both of us on Elecraft KPA500's ), but the other gentleman had a low antenna and still could not hear anyone else. The good news is the Gyprat has a rocking station with a rocking antenna: a high end rig, 1000W and a big 40M Yagi on a 75ft tower. In the past he's proven to be able to be heard far and wide! View Quote Yep I am aware, was hearing a bunch of stations util the propagation shifted. Im running a 102ft doublet at around 55 feet and about 600w. Having some big stations around that can relay makes things better, that is all. |
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I'm monitoring 7.213 while doing some basement organization. If anyone wants to test I'll answer any CQ ARFCOM I can hear. Full disclosure I had trouble last night getting to the smaller guys.
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There are hundreds of reasons to own a gun but it’s mostly the reasons I can't think of that make me glad to have them.
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Originally Posted By aa777888-2: It's not always about location. That helps, of course, but more often it is about the antenna and the rest of the station. For example, last night, even though my station was nowhere near the center of the stations that checked in, I was still the only one they could hear. Almost no one could hear anybody else. I was the only one on the frequency with an antenna up higher than 50ft. There were two of us running 500W (both of us on Elecraft KPA500's ), but the other gentleman had a low antenna and still could not hear anyone else. The good news is the Gyprat has a rocking station with a rocking antenna: a high end rig, 1000W and a big 40M Yagi on a 75ft tower. In the past he's proven to be able to be heard far and wide! View Quote Nothing is wrong with impromptu nets. I was just questioning my sanity, trying to figure out if I slept too much and missed the net. You know, when you wake up, it's dark outside and you are trying to figure out if it's early morning or late night. The rig is not high end, not anymore but it gets the job done. You just had to rub it in, didn't you? I may just use my Kenwood TS-520 for the net. The antenna does a great job but it's directional with low radiation angle. Good for DX-ing but it's not the best choice for semi-local nets. I've taken down my 40m die-pole. It'll be replaced with a horizontal "Delta-Loop" Guys, I'll try my best to hear everyone but we'll definitely need relay stations. |
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Do you still have the FTDX3000? Top of the line for a superhet rig.
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How about we just use Eastern US time reference for this net to keep it simple. Just offset it to your local time.
How about we try this: Today, Saturday 03/21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 meter NET @ 7:00 PM ET Primary frequency: 14.261 Mhz. Alternate frequency: 14.283 Mhz. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 meter NET @ 8:00 PM ET Primary frequency: 7.213 Mhz Alternate frequency: 7.285 Mhz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We switch to 80 meters if 40m propagation is poor. I'll post all frequency and time updates in this thread. Internet is still working. Hopefully we won't need to depend on it once we find out what time and frequencies work best for this net. This is not my net. It's our net. Feel free to volunteer as a net control station for as many nets as you want. Just let me know ahead of time. Also feel free to voice your ideas or to critique something I'm doing wrong. This is how we learn and improve our operator skills. Say - "Break" at any time if you need to get in for an important announcement or to pass an urgent message. New guys. Don't be afraid to make any mistakes. No one will judge you. This is how we practice. Just do your best and most importantly, have fun! Arfcom EMCOMM Frequencies List. |
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I will be there
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Count me in.
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If its broke. I can fix it. If it doesn't exist. I can make it. If its metal.
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