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Posted: 3/19/2020 12:46:45 AM EDT
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update (11/29/22): Propagation has been decent. We have been able to continue the nets on 40 meters only. Due to winter propagation, we may have to do the net on 80 meters. Look for posts before the net starts to verify band and frequency selected for the net. ARFCOM (American Radio Friendship Community net), weekly SSB Phone net. Each Tuesday, at 8:00 PM Eastern. 7.213 Mhz primary frequency, plus/minus QRM 7.285 Mhz secondary frequency, plus/minus QRM. Most of the time we and up on this frequency, 7.285 Mhz. Exact frequency will be posted (on the last page) before each net starts. --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- FYI. For 80m nets only (when 40m propagation is poor): Due to the frequent 80m band congestion and multiple "rag chew" nets, it's not practical to use Arfcom frequencies on the 80m band. Net Control Station will find an open frequency and post it here. We'll try to keep it near 3.861 Mhz, +/- QRM (usually +10, -10 Khz but not always) We'll keep it within the "General Class" portion of the band. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everyone is encouraged to participate. Feel free to give us your situation report. For the newbies: This net is held on shortwave amateur radio frequencies. You need a General, Advanced or Extra class, amateur radio license and all appropriate radio equipment to participate. Want to become a ham? Read here first. Feel free to ask any questions or post your suggestions. 73! 
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Posted: 2/13/2024 10:46:06 PM EDT
[#1]
Heard everyone really well tonight. If UPS does their job I should be able to add another 3db+ to my signal next week. (Before anyone says anything,, I know I don't need to run power to get into the net, 100 watts does it easily, but running power seems to keep the frequency owners at bay.)
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Posted: 2/13/2024 10:55:21 PM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FlatlandBusa: Heard everyone really well tonight. If UPS does their job I should be able to add another 3db+ to my signal next week. (Before anyone says anything,, I know I don't need to run power to get into the net, 100 watts does it easily, but running power seems to keep the frequency owners at bay.) You and Cory have great audio that is easy to understand. You speak slow enough for me to get 99.5% of your transmissions. You are understandable at 100w but depending on propagation, you can peg the meter with power. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 12:53:29 PM EDT
[#3]
Apparently, I STILL haven't sorted out my antenna issues. I'm kinda getting tired of trying to run wires through trees in the dark lol
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Posted: 2/14/2024 2:19:07 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: Apparently, I STILL haven't sorted out my antenna issues. I'm kinda getting tired of trying to run wires through trees in the dark lol What happened? |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 3:19:55 PM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: What happened? Zero Five vertical 43' My remote tuner LDG- RT-100 went TU. Only other antenna I have currently is a 2+ year old Chameleon Emcomm II. About the size of a beer can. Has a wing nut for long wire to transmit on the top and a pl259 on the bottom, with another wingnut for a counterpoise. Drop dead simple for the most part. I should have just ran the wire in the tree in the daylight. But, I thought it might feed the 43' vertical if I just remove the transformer at the bottom of the vertical and feed it from the long wire of the Emcomm. It would tune remarkably well...on the receive. Transmit, SWR less than 1.5:1 on 10/20/40 meters using the internal tuner on my 7300. . But VERY poor transmit. I could hardly make myself out on a shortwave receiver in the shack. Radiating antenna less than 150 feet away and can't make out what I was saying. I have a new remote tuner coming. I'm gonna try to get the emcomm up in the air tonight. See if pskreporter can make me out. I'm not going to try to just throw the wire over a tree this time. I figure I can feed it on the ground outside my shack. Tie about 30' of paracord on the end of the 60' radiator and tie it to the top of the 43' vertical as a sloper antenna. 20' should be enough isolation from the vertical. Unfortunately, on my whole 10 acres, the tallest structure is the 43' zero five vertical. The second tallest is a 25' pecan tree next to my house. Hence why I went with the vertical. I'm still working on my radial system. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 3:31:41 PM EDT
[#6]
I wish I knew enough to offer you advice, but will leave that to the more experienced folks.
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Posted: 2/14/2024 4:14:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: Zero Five vertical 43' My remote tuner LDG- RT-100 went TU. Only other antenna I have currently is a 2+ year old Chameleon Emcomm II. About the size of a beer can. Has a wing nut for long wire to transmit on the top and a pl259 on the bottom, with another wingnut for a counterpoise. Drop dead simple for the most part. I should have just ran the wire in the tree in the daylight. But, I thought it might feed the 43' vertical if I just remove the transformer at the bottom of the vertical and feed it from the long wire of the Emcomm. It would tune remarkably well...on the receive. Transmit, SWR less than 1.5:1 on 10/20/40 meters using the internal tuner on my 7300. . But VERY poor transmit. I could hardly make myself out on a shortwave receiver in the shack. Radiating antenna less than 150 feet away and can't make out what I was saying. I have a new remote tuner coming. I'm gonna try to get the emcomm up in the air tonight. See if pskreporter can make me out. I'm not going to try to just throw the wire over a tree this time. I figure I can feed it on the ground outside my shack. Tie about 30' of paracord on the end of the 60' radiator and tie it to the top of the 43' vertical as a sloper antenna. 20' should be enough isolation from the vertical. Unfortunately, on my whole 10 acres, the tallest structure is the 43' zero five vertical. The second tallest is a 25' pecan tree next to my house. Hence why I went with the vertical. I'm still working on my radial system. A sloper should work fine. You don't have to have the transformer up in the air very far, 5' is enough. An efhw was my only antenna and it is still configured as a sloper. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 6:32:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Shootindave]
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: Zero Five vertical 43' My remote tuner LDG- RT-100 went TU. Only other antenna I have currently is a 2+ year old Chameleon Emcomm II. About the size of a beer can. Has a wing nut for long wire to transmit on the top and a pl259 on the bottom, with another wingnut for a counterpoise. Drop dead simple for the most part. I should have just ran the wire in the tree in the daylight. But, I thought it might feed the 43' vertical if I just remove the transformer at the bottom of the vertical and feed it from the long wire of the Emcomm. It would tune remarkably well...on the receive. Transmit, SWR less than 1.5:1 on 10/20/40 meters using the internal tuner on my 7300. . But VERY poor transmit. I could hardly make myself out on a shortwave receiver in the shack. Radiating antenna less than 150 feet away and can't make out what I was saying. I have a new remote tuner coming. I'm gonna try to get the emcomm up in the air tonight. See if pskreporter can make me out. I'm not going to try to just throw the wire over a tree this time. I figure I can feed it on the ground outside my shack. Tie about 30' of paracord on the end of the 60' radiator and tie it to the top of the 43' vertical as a sloper antenna. 20' should be enough isolation from the vertical. Unfortunately, on my whole 10 acres, the tallest structure is the 43' zero five vertical. The second tallest is a 25' pecan tree next to my house. Hence why I went with the vertical. I'm still working on my radial system. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: Originally Posted By Emoto: What happened? Zero Five vertical 43' My remote tuner LDG- RT-100 went TU. Only other antenna I have currently is a 2+ year old Chameleon Emcomm II. About the size of a beer can. Has a wing nut for long wire to transmit on the top and a pl259 on the bottom, with another wingnut for a counterpoise. Drop dead simple for the most part. I should have just ran the wire in the tree in the daylight. But, I thought it might feed the 43' vertical if I just remove the transformer at the bottom of the vertical and feed it from the long wire of the Emcomm. It would tune remarkably well...on the receive. Transmit, SWR less than 1.5:1 on 10/20/40 meters using the internal tuner on my 7300. . But VERY poor transmit. I could hardly make myself out on a shortwave receiver in the shack. Radiating antenna less than 150 feet away and can't make out what I was saying. I have a new remote tuner coming. I'm gonna try to get the emcomm up in the air tonight. See if pskreporter can make me out. I'm not going to try to just throw the wire over a tree this time. I figure I can feed it on the ground outside my shack. Tie about 30' of paracord on the end of the 60' radiator and tie it to the top of the 43' vertical as a sloper antenna. 20' should be enough isolation from the vertical. Unfortunately, on my whole 10 acres, the tallest structure is the 43' zero five vertical. The second tallest is a 25' pecan tree next to my house. Hence why I went with the vertical. I'm still working on my radial system. Maybe the 7300 tuned it in emergency mode and reduced your power to nothing. I have checked into the net numerous times portable with a coil loaded 17' whip, short whip Tarheel and a short endfed random wire lower than 25' in a V. Anything is better than nothing. |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 5:19:10 PM EDT
[#9]
Tonight I am hoping to try out a couple of portable vertical antennas. One is a home made one featuring pex tubing and fittings, the other is a Gabil GRA-7350TC. Going to try them out with 20w and the G90 tonight. They are compromise antennas, and I hope you all can hear me.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 5:24:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Redneck_in_Texas]
[#10]
Hope to make a few contacts tonight. It'll have to be on a sloper. After removing ~ 10' from my 100' coax run due to leaving the coax outside in the weather unconnected and uncovered for almost 2 years. moisture was wicked up close to 5 feet from either end and corroded the braid. Cut until I found shiny copper and remade the ends with amphenol's. Loss is now .6db or less on all bands. At least according to MFJ 259b.
However, I am now ~2 feet short of the feed point of the vertical. I am now limited to the 130' sloper wire I have in the trees to try to get out. Until I can convince the wife that I just HAVE to order another 200' of davis rf bury flex to make antenna runs with. I'm attempting to build a multiband doublet with some ladder line I have laying around. It'll have to be inverted v with center about 35' in the air, but hopefully I can get that up this weekend. Weather permitting. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2024 7:15:31 PM EDT
[#11]
What’s the noise like tonight? As bad as this afternoon?
We on 40 tonight? |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 7:26:51 PM EDT
[#12]
I'll be on my IC-7200 in my go-box (in my avatar pic), battery power, and using my Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop in the backyard. We'll see how that goes.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 7:27:22 PM EDT
[#13]
S7 currently at the house, which is about as good as it gets at home.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 7:31:37 PM EDT
[#14]
Turned on my radio in the house, and horrible interference on every band. Thinking ah crap, radio is giving up the smoke. Said screw it, and put it on battery power, and the noise has gone away. My regulated power supply has something going on causing the noise. Guess I will look into that, and see if I can find the issue.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 7:32:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DarkLordVader]
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Posted: 2/20/2024 7:46:27 PM EDT
[#16]
Must be nice out everywhere.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:01:41 PM EDT
[#17]
Do we have a freq yet?
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:02:23 PM EDT
[#18]
7286
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:02:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By weaponeer1911: Do we have a freq yet? |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:03:30 PM EDT
[#20]
7286
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:18:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: piccolo]
[#21]
as of now7286
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:21:41 PM EDT
[#22]
im monitoring. Awful lot of noise. still daylight here for another 30 minutes or so.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:27:08 PM EDT
[#23]
If the net run til 1850 CST I'll make it. Stuck at work.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:27:09 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FlatlandBusa: Heard everyone really well tonight. If UPS does their job I should be able to add another 3db+ to my signal next week. (Before anyone says anything,, I know I don't need to run power to get into the net, 100 watts does it easily, but running power seems to keep the frequency owners at bay.) |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:29:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SteelonSteel]
[#25]
as heard in NNY early check ins with a damn Russian jammer that popped up around 1900 eastern time.
Chris IL 58 s9 John NC Bruce TX on battery 35 to 47 s5, went down to a murmur on your turn, good job working out of your go box, things that need to be done once in a while. David MO 59 s8 Travis VA 59 REO IN 59 s9+ Gerard PA 3-4 up to 5-9 s9 Bob IL 59 s9 Charlie MI 47 Jeff WI 47 1927 hours and the jammer stopped! I was close to changing to in and out. Hence my early signal reports. Gale WI 59 s8 Jason OH 59 Eric NC 59 John NE 59 s9 Dennis 3-3 but an AM radio station popped up right in your check in Tom TN 59 s8 |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:29:29 PM EDT
[#26]
It works. It really works. Helped when i swap to lsb lol
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:30:00 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: im monitoring. Awful lot of noise. still daylight here for another 30 minutes or so. I'm copying you up in Central Texas. Not too strong but full copy. |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:41:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Redneck_in_Texas]
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By weaponeer1911: I'm copying you up in Central Texas. Not too strong but full copy. I appreciate that. I'm almost exstatic. I finally got a signal out.  What does my audio sound like? Still setting up my 7300 |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:43:56 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: I appreciate that. I'm almost exstatic. I finally got a signal out. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: Originally Posted By weaponeer1911: I'm copying you up in Central Texas. Not too strong but full copy. I appreciate that. I'm almost exstatic. I finally got a signal out. 58 in Missouri with a S7 noise floor. So just making the trip with my current conditions. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:44:04 PM EDT
[#30]
Just tuned in… band is good tonight
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TN, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2024 8:58:28 PM EDT
[#31]
And then it turned completely crazy. Noise floor is like 10 over now. Band scope is almost white
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Posted: 2/20/2024 9:06:15 PM EDT
[#32]
As heard in WI S4-S5 noise
Chris IL 59 Gerard PA 58 Jason OH 59 Eric NC 55 Bob IL 59 Tom NY 57 John NC 57 Bruce TX 44 Dave MO 59 Reo IN 59 Jeff WI 57 Bill NC 56 Patric TX 56 Me John NE 59+ Dennis IN 56 Tom TN 58 William MI 58 |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 9:08:21 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taliv: And then it turned completely crazy. Noise floor is like 10 over now. Band scope is almost white tell me about it. Was just setting up wfview on my mac hooked to the 7300 so my old eyes can see the waterfall. I was just fixing to power down and its like someone hit a switch. |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 9:37:57 PM EDT
[#34]
Great net tonight. More checkins than normal, some new voices, some people that haven't been here for awhile.
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Posted: 2/20/2024 9:39:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Redneck_in_Texas: tell me about it. Was just setting up wfview on my mac hooked to the 7300 so my old eyes can see the waterfall. I was just fixing to power down and its like someone hit a switch. I came in late but heard you just as it was getting bad. Caught about 80% of your transmission from the TN/NC border |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 9:49:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Shootindave]
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam: As heard in WI S4-S5 noise Chris IL 59 Gerard PA 58 Jason OH 59 Eric NC 55 Bob IL 59 Tom NY 57 John NC 57 Bruce TX 44 Dave MO 59 Reo IN 59 Jeff WI 57 Bill NC 56 Patric TX 56 Me John NE 59+ Dennis IN 56 Tom TN 58 William MI 58 Your first antenna(s) were very light here in Missouri. Maybe if I was portable with half as much background noise I would have picked you up. I could tell it was your voice though. |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 10:50:47 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taliv: I came in late but heard you just as it was getting bad. Caught about 80% of your transmission from the TN/NC border Audio sound ok? Hard to tell what I sound like. I'm still fiddling with mic gain and compression. |
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Posted: 2/21/2024 12:05:46 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shootindave: Your first antenna(s) were very light here in Missouri. Maybe if I was portable with half as much background noise I would have picked you up. I could tell it was your voice though. Tonight was probably not the night to try them. When it stays light later, I will try them again in a better location. |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 4:29:29 PM EDT
[#39]
Since last week, I have
A)Changed call for vanity AI8L assigned 2/22/24 B)Cut the end fed long wire by about 15' to try to get it to tune on 80 meters. 130-135' random wire just wouldn't tune well on 80. 120-125' doesn't either. Still seems to work well on 40 meters. C)Put up a ladder line fed inverted v with center support at about 28-30'. Chameleon URT1 remote tuner on a 2" water pipe underneath it. Tunes beautifully on 6-80 meters. Even tunes on 160 reasonably well. I have made contacts on this antenna in the last couple of days on 10 20 40 80. I haven't managed to make any headway on 160, but even though the swr tunes down to 2:1 or less over the 160 meter band, I think it's just too low to the ground to get out very far. I'll hopefully be on the net tonight. Really see how this dipole / doublet works. 73 Patrick |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 7:00:37 PM EDT
[#40]
Looking like S7 noise for me tonight.
 https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=38.1864;x=-89.6375;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0; |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 7:09:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FlatlandBusa]
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam: Looking like S7 noise for me tonight. https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=38.1864;x=-89.6375;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0; I'll be running legal limit, so you should hear me, if it's early enough I'll likely hear you and can relay. Edit: the lightning crashes are going to make a lier out of me, S9+10 crashes are going to make it tough tonight. Edit 2.0: HF is surprising, I'm hearing everyone reasonably well despite the static crashes. |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 7:15:42 PM EDT
[#42]
SB 7285
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Posted: 2/27/2024 7:36:32 PM EDT
[#43]
7285 has a lot of bleedover. Maybe it will go away.
waiting this one out. Bleedover from someone working 3 down on AM. |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 7:43:16 PM EDT
[#44]
High winds here in NW Missouri. But 40M was great about an hour ago portable. Got a guy in southern MO and then all the way to NM and SC with good signal reports. Did not hear crashes from storms yet
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Posted: 2/27/2024 8:21:12 PM EDT
[#45]
Can barely make anyone out. Still early here in Texas.
s7 noise also, so... |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 8:32:55 PM EDT
[#46]
When are we doing the 15m portion of the net?
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Posted: 2/27/2024 8:34:30 PM EDT
[#47]
ill be in and out if i dont respond. Noisy
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Posted: 2/27/2024 8:36:44 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tyrex13: When are we doing the 15m portion of the net? Bad noise on the bands with storms across the midwest. I will give other bands a try though. |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 8:42:08 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tyrex13: When are we doing the 15m portion of the net? Did you receive the card I sent your way? |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 8:42:54 PM EDT
[#50]
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