Originally Posted By GreenDragon:
Anybody else hearing voices on 7114?

Originally Posted By GreenDragon:
Anybody else hearing voices on 7114?

Originally Posted By Nmbmxer:
My daughter (9yo) has taken over my callsign for our clubs 2m net and now she's eying the Olivia net. Loves to read and write. She likes to compose her message before the net vs having to think on her feet about what's she's saying, even on the voice net she jots down notes in her journal.

Originally Posted By seek2:
I should be able to NC tonight. Note that next week, 11/17, I won't be able so we'll need a volunteer for that.

Also for December/January I won't have much use of my right arm due to rotator cuff surgery, so we'll
probably need an extended NC volunteer or a rotation, I don't think I'll be able to keep up with the net
with just my non-dominant hand.

Originally Posted By Nmbmxer:
IIRC the zulu time stayed the same and it moved up an hour (since NCS isn't doesn't have DST), but I personally would prefer to keep it at 2000est so when I'm net controlling I can send net warnings. I can't be in the shack prior to 1900 and sometimes that's a stretch. I don't know if there are other opinions since the net crosses several time zones.

Originally Posted By GreenDragon:


My only concern would be how 40m will be an hour later than what we've been doing.

Originally Posted By Mach:


It has advantages and disadvantages. I like it and use it almost exclusively.

Disadvantages:

you are on the ground and wind and movement are everything. So is noise. It takes more discipline that being in a tree.
You really can not move unless the deer's head is behind something at least at bow ranges for me in the thickets which is inside 30 yards
I have had deer come in behind me a lot, direction is everything unlike in a tree. you really need to study the terrain and sign and figure out which way they will come in, and even then they come in from behind.

Then you need all that to come together. It is definately more challenging than being in a tree.

Advantages:

you don't need a tree
you can scout and be set up in 60 seconds having never set foot in that area before
you can preset spots by cutting shooting lanes if you want, but if you arent in thick underbrush, you don't have to
You can move locations a lot based on the sign changing during the season with little noise and setup
You can pattern other hunters based on where their stands are, believe it or not I have seen stands create choke points as the deer move to avoid them
You can hunt during the bow season in the area where a gun hunter has a stand
You can hunt areas during the week by other people's stands
On public ground you leave nothing to be stolen or cut down
Nobody will know you were there
You can hunt places that are slightly questionable like behind houses ( at least with a bow )
you can hunt in the middle of a field.
Inside of 10 yards they may notice something is not quite right, but they won't know what it is. outside of about 10 yards they will not see you if you don't move
Were you put it matters. If you break up a downed tree by setting up in front of it, a 12 point monster will notice ( personal experience )
You need a seat that you can just barely shoot over the blind. You don't want to have to stand up. you have to shoot sitting down and with a bow may take some practice.

The biggest advantage is flexibility and changing location but you pay for it with the disadvantages. Deer come in and they see or wind you when if you had been in a tree they would not know you were there.

I like it, but i have lost deer opportunities because I was not in a tree. But when i have connected it has been very satisfying because you are on the ground with them and it is an extra challenge.

Hope this helps. Any questions just ask

Originally Posted By bubbahana:
I copied Nmbmxer quiet well.  Everything else was broken.  No idea how I got out.

Originally Posted By Nmbmxer:
I've seen everyone, except Mach, really strongly on the N. Utah Web SDR. I could decode every one, except Mach, on my VA station.