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Posted: 4/14/2022 10:02:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: seek2]
[#1]
I'm in as long as it doesn't conflict with my work stuff coming up at the end of the month, which
I doubt it will. I'm pretty sure just sending a message out on the guard frequencies on Olivia will work fine, JS8 not needed. When we did Piccolo's drill a few years ago that worked more than fine (Hawaii to Maine coverage in 15 minutes.) IIRC we ended up using both 40 and 20M for that. Especially if everyone who hears it relays, 40M would probably even work in the daytime with relays, right now 20M daytime is like shooting fish in a barrel. To make things a little more realistic I suggest that one of the committed participants be chosen at random to be the NC, or at least initiate the test. We're pretty good with substitute NCs when I'm away but I think the ideal for an emergency net is to not have anything too centralized and be able to spontaneously organize a net without needing anyone specific coordinating it. Off grid power is a great test as well since it probably forces non-QRO operation (though for me personally it might be interesting to run the whole house off grid and stay QRO, but I do have a decent standby battery and moving from 150-200W to 40W if I'm battery is probably a more realistic test for something real happening, as I doubt I'd run my generator 24/7 if we lost grid power for real.) Either pick a two or three day window with a random time and random station to kick it off, or just designate a net night with no NC specified and battery power required? |
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Posted: 4/14/2022 11:14:24 PM EDT
[#2]
I don't see a problem with it being at the normal time. It's already a known schedule, and knowing when and where to listen is one of the major hurdles for Emcomm.
@arfcom used to work pretty well and the relay capabilities are great. I find decoding to be poor through and it drops blocks even with good SNR's. It needs a way to automatically resend missing blocks vs skipping it and losing entire words. FT8 will keep sending its block until the correct reply is returned where JS8 just deletes information that is not 100% right. You can see it nearly completely decode a block in the monitor window and then turn to . . . I'd participate from my mobile, I've done that before. I've also been ncs from a balcony at the beach before. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:26:08 AM EDT
[#3]
Going to need a volunteer NC this week, not even sure if I'll be at the QTH during
net time due to a forest fire in the area -- in any case I'll be otherwise occupied. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 1:42:24 PM EDT
[#4]
I can NC tonight. If we do 20m, I will probably need relays for VA and il.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 6:53:19 PM EDT
[#5]
@GreenDragon
I'll probably need a relay if the net is on 20M, usually we 're too close. 73, Rob |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:23:23 PM EDT
[#6]
Could always do the net on 20m then switch to 40 afterward, I don't think I can hear you on 20 either.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:30:48 PM EDT
[#7]
@Nmbmxer
Sounds good here. 73, Rob |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:32:22 PM EDT
[#8]
30 minute notice out.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:34:45 PM EDT
[#9]
Eh, no copy here, that's expected for the band. 40M or a relay would do.
73, Rob |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:42:06 PM EDT
[#10]
I have 50% copy on Greendragon and 100% on Rob.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:42:55 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By robmkivseries70: Eh, no copy here, that's expected for the band. 40M or a relay would do. 73, Rob I copied you 100%, no copy on NMBMXER |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:44:20 PM EDT
[#12]
Will send out at 2345 on 20m. Then, I'll send out at 2350 on 7120. Let's see what it looks like.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:53:05 PM EDT
[#13]
20m is squirrely for me tonight. No copy on NMBMXER but copy Rob. Then I copy NMBMXER but not Rob. Leaning towards 7120. Thoughts?
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Posted: 4/20/2022 7:55:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GreenDragon]
[#14]
Let's change to 7120. Can someone post this freq change big and colored?
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Posted: 4/20/2022 8:01:30 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GreenDragon: Let's change to 7120. Can someone post this freq change big and colored? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/20/2022 8:12:24 PM EDT
[#16]
I heard everything on 20M but nothing on 7120 in Tx.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 8:18:56 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wka: I heard everything on 20M but nothing on 7120 in Tx. Opposite here in NE IL. I was getting ready to pack it in when the band change was called. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/20/2022 8:36:52 PM EDT
[#18]
works better when the radio is set up correctly. 20M and 40M both worked fine into Tx.
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Posted: 4/20/2022 8:50:09 PM EDT
[#19]
Good net tonight. 7 checkins plus NC.
Glad we were all able to make the last minute switch to 40m. 20m wasn't working well for me at all. |
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Posted: 4/20/2022 10:46:23 PM EDT
[#20]
You did a good job tonight, was a good net.
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Posted: 4/27/2022 3:55:29 PM EDT
[#21]
I should be around to NC this evening.
I will do the countdown on 40M and then switch to 20M after 2330Z. If 20M doesn't work based on signal reports we'll fall back to 40M. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 7:02:41 PM EDT
[#22]
First reminder out on 40M at 2300Z.
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Posted: 4/27/2022 7:18:16 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seek2: First reminder out on 40M at 2300Z. 2300Z reminder weak here but 100%. 2315 reminder was totally ghost print 70% copy. Listened on both dipole and vertical antennas. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 7:27:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: seek2]
[#24]
I'll be doing 20M immediately after the 2330Z warning, so we'll see how 20 is.
ETA: calling for 20M reports now. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2022 7:33:38 PM EDT
[#25]
Solid copy on both here in Denver.
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Posted: 4/27/2022 7:39:05 PM EDT
[#26]
20M clearly wins tonight. Sticking with 20M for the rest of the warnings.
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VA, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:04:53 PM EDT
[#27]
Absolutely nothing heard here in VA, both bands.
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:24:56 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By USMC2671: Absolutely nothing heard here in VA, both bands. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:25:47 PM EDT
[#29]
I can hear Weaponeer, ZSG and UAA 100%. I cannot hear NC on 20m.
I did hear NC on 40m at the 30 minute warning. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:27:13 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KB7DX: I can hear Weaponeer, ZSG and UAA 100%. I cannot hear NC on 20m. I did hear NC on 40m at the 30 minute warning. You're probably too close for 20M, and there's some really big mountains between us at my new QTH that would make groundwave unlikely. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:33:00 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seek2: You're probably too close for 20M, and there's some really big mountains between us at my new QTH that would make groundwave unlikely. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By seek2: Originally Posted By KB7DX: I can hear Weaponeer, ZSG and UAA 100%. I cannot hear NC on 20m. I did hear NC on 40m at the 30 minute warning. You're probably too close for 20M, and there's some really big mountains between us at my new QTH that would make groundwave unlikely. Yup. I wasn't surprised to hear you on 40 though. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:38:39 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KB7DX: Yup. I wasn't surprised to hear you on 40 though. Nice to know we still have a path even though I'm around 70 miles further way. Just checked and our path is just shy of 100 miles by air. |
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Posted: 4/27/2022 8:39:35 PM EDT
[#33]
Nice net. Conditions on 20M continue to be good, but they were noticeably worse after the net
started than during the pre-net testing on 20M. I counted five stations + NC tonight. |
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Posted: 5/4/2022 1:31:17 AM EDT
[#34]
Need a volunteer this week due to work obligations. If all goes well I should be able to do next week.
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Posted: 5/4/2022 6:42:12 AM EDT
[#35]
I can do it, unless someone else wants it.
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Posted: 5/4/2022 11:06:55 AM EDT
[#36]
I'm unlikely to make the net tonight or I would volunteer. Hoping I can't make it toward the end but I don't know...
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Posted: 5/4/2022 5:35:49 PM EDT
[#37]
I haven't had great success with 20m on this net. I wa thinking of sticking with 7120 unless there are any objections
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Posted: 5/4/2022 6:12:50 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GreenDragon: I haven't had great success with 20m on this net. I wa thinking of sticking with 7120 unless there are any objections I'm tuned up on 7.120, I think 20M would be too long. 73, Rob |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2022 6:51:34 PM EDT
[#39]
7120 is good.
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Posted: 5/4/2022 7:25:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GreenDragon]
[#40]
45 min warning went out on
7120 |
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Posted: 5/4/2022 8:51:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: weaponeer1911]
[#41]
Tnx fer running the net, GreenDragon. I have to say that I think we have a pretty good bunch of disciplined operators on this net that can check in, do our thing, follow the protocol, and get things done without a lot of extraneous coordination on the website. That's pretty good in my book!
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Posted: 5/4/2022 8:53:02 PM EDT
[#42]
Good net. 5 checkins, plus NC, plus a relay checkin for a total of 7. We had an I/O checkin that doubled with another, so we lost him, no idea who it was.
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Posted: 5/4/2022 9:00:42 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GreenDragon: Good net. 5 checkins, plus NC, plus a relay checkin for a total of 7. We had an I/O checkin that doubled with another, so we lost him, no idea who it was. Might have been ZSG but not for sure. I get a few junk characters at the end of the xmission before the squelch activates. No worries, I'd rather be later on the list and have time to edit my message. I think I'll start putting my net traffic in a memory field, no idea what happened, when I sent the QRU message the whole thing disappeared. 73, Rob |
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Posted: 5/4/2022 9:11:36 PM EDT
[#44]
I probably doubled with someone, I was I/O and operating my station from my phone from the dinner table at my in-laws house. I don't have any audio over VNC to my phone which is annoying, I turn the squelch off but in person you can still hear tones even if nothing is decoding.
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Posted: 5/11/2022 12:37:35 PM EDT
[#45]
I should be around to NC tonight. I'll do the countdown on 40M and check for reports on 20M after 2330Z as usual,
then choose from there, leaning towards 20M at the moment but it depends on prop. |
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Posted: 5/11/2022 7:23:22 PM EDT
[#46]
Warnings received, but pretty weak here on 40m. Hope 20m is better.
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Posted: 5/11/2022 7:25:37 PM EDT
[#47]
2300Z and 2315Z reminders out on 7120.
Picking up testing at least one station. |
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Posted: 5/11/2022 7:40:56 PM EDT
[#48]
Have a total of one report so far on 20M, but 20M is way better than 40M.
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Posted: 5/11/2022 7:58:51 PM EDT
[#49]
Definitely sticking with 20M 14067.5 tonight. Respectable copy on most.
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Posted: 5/11/2022 7:59:21 PM EDT
[#50]
QSYed to 20M 73, Rob
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