Unchained Preppers
Communications => Radio => Topic started by: JohnyMac on January 30, 2025, 09:25:58 AM
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The next ERIN(2) net will be Tuesday February 25, 2025, starting at 1900 hrs. eastern with the digital ERIN net.
The PACE for the digital net is as follows,
1) At 1900E hrs. digital net (NCS is usually on frequency at 1850E hrs.) will commence.
Primary 7.110 Mhz SB Contestia 4/250, 1000 on the Waterfall
Alternate 3.588 Mhz USB Contestia 4/250, 1000 on the Waterfall
Contingency This email thread
Emergency Signal(1). Do I have your cell phone number?
When the Net Control Station (NCS) calls for check-in's this is the reporting format,
de your call, your call/name/location/W-TFC or No-TFC/ de your call
All traffic (TFC) will be passed via MFSK32. I suggest using the FLmsg ICS-213 or the AmRRON Custom forms.
NCS will convert mode from C-4/250 (Contestia 4/250) to MFSK32 and then instruct check-ins one at a time to pass TFC.
Once TFC is complete, NCS will return mode back to C-4/250 for the wrap up of the QSO.
At 2000E hrs. there will be a voice (phone) net
2) At 2000E hrs. (I am typically on frequency at 1950E hrs.) will commence.
Primary 3.898 Mhz LSB or higher till clear air
Alternate 7.281 Mhz LSB or higher till clean air
Contingency This email thread
Emergency Signal(1). Do I have your cell phone number?
The above SOI will be used at first, if the interwiz is taken down through Executive Order -- Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions. Then we will develop and share a revised SOI.
73 & God Bless,
JohnMac
(1) The Signal App is being used instead of text for emergency's. Go to my post, When The Interwize Goes Dark, for an explanation.
(2) A quick history of ERIN (Eastern, Region, Information, Network). Just after President Trump declared a state of emergency, March 2020, I was asked by NC Scout (Brushbeater.org) to NCS a Covid-19 net, as we were worried that misinformation, intentional or unintentional, was coming out of the main stream media. The net was five days a week, Monday through Friday and it was a voice net (phone).
June of the same year, the net was reduced to three days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. By August it was reduced to one day a week, Tuesday evening's at 2000E Hrs. phone only.
As digital grew in popularity, I introduced a digital net at 1900E Hrs. the same night starting in 2021.
These two nets have been every Tuesday night since January 2021 with only a few interruptions thanks to the NCS volunteers.
The purpose of these nets is to do the following,
> Fellowship, connect hams with other hams,
> Testing of equipment and alternate modes,
> Pass traffic concerning ones AO. Traffic typically consists of,
- Localized weather report if out of the ordinary.
- Fuel availability & prices, petrol/Diesel.
- Civil unrest if any.
- Unusual Military movement if any.
- Other interesting local news.
> Training. To help hams become more confident in TXing & RXing, practice being a NC or ANC station, and
all other that
applies to prepare for a localized or national drama, and
> Serve as a conduit to connect hams who have radio equipment to sell or looking for.
I want to thank all the hams that regularly participate on these nets. I am looking for NCS (Net Control Station) volunteers, in case one day I am hit by a bus. :D
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ON 3.898 MHZ
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I tried again but the noise was 20 over 9. I could hear the voices but couldn't make out what was being said. Sorry.
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Yup, another noisy night. I could easily copy other stations in 4 land, but NCS was marginal. I?ll try again next week.
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TUESDAY ERIN NET RESULTS
DIGITAL 10 WITH 7 PASSING TFC
2, PA & FL
1, NJ, VA, MI, MO, & NC
PHONE 8
4, pa
1, VA, MA, NJ, & FL
Thx to all that participated
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I have to post kudos to Mr. Honeybucket for hanging in there with me on our CW sked. I had to pull my head out of you-know-where so we could pass traffic. I think I need to write "be on the same frequency as the other station" on the inside of my eyelids. :facepalm:
But, conditions on 20 meters were good yesterday morning. Good signal reports both ways.
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Right on Cooter.
Always appreciate your Tuesday ERIN SITREP's. :cheers:
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The team here might be surprised just how reliable hand sent Morse at 5 Watts or less can be. Cooter and I maintain this CW sked weekly and I relay his report on the regular ERIN nets. No computers, no expensive equipment required. Morse HUGELY outperforms voice for sending messages, estimate put it roughly 18dB superior to voice transmissions.
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I've often had voice contacts which at best were merely 'detectable, and had them switch to Morse/CW to continue the contact and it was then easy copy. There is more, but consider carefully how valuable the ability to send and receive Morse by hand would be in an emergency. There are nationwide traffic nets that deliver radiograms each day, messages having been put into the system by hand sent Morse. Post apoc, that would be very handy for health and welfare messages and more.
73 de Sir John Honeybucket
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ON 3.898 MHZ
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Good ERIN nets tonight.
Digital 13 check-ins
7 stations passing of TFC
3- PA
2- Va, & FL
1- NJ, MI, NY, TX, NC, & AL
Phone
3- PA
1- VA, NJ, MA, & TN
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Very good ERIN digital net tonight. Sigs from New York to Texas, all good copy here in Virginia.
73 de Sir John Honeybucket
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I was able to decode everything for the digital net, and listen in on the voice net here in NC. I could barely hear the guy from TN you were calling. Makes me happy to be able to participate via listening while studying to upgrade to general.
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Right on Kevlar! :cheers:
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Uh Oh.... I just saw something on the internet that indicated the Solar Maximum is supposed to come early. Damn!! I thought it was already here. Participating in the ERIN NET has been next to impossible for the past month. I hope I can get in tonight at 8 PM.
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Was able to listen in on the digital net, I'm able to read most traffic passed, but only 2 decoded properly in FLMSG. Probably a layer8 issue on my end. Also for whatever reason, FLDigi did not switch modes automatically either time. It worked last week, so not sure what changed on my end. Still a lot of learning to do on my end, I need to get off my as* and knock out the general test.
On a side note I'm curious how you guys are able to identify which digital mode you are RXing. As an example, if I tune to a frequency and can see digital traffic on the waterfall, and hear it through my speaker how would I then know which mode is being transmitted. I've tried just manually adjusting the OpMode in FLdigi, but haven't had any luck guessing like that. Maybe I'll make a dedicated post for this since its slightly off topic for this thread.
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ON 3.898 MHZ TONIGHT LOW NOISE LEVEL. LETS HOPE
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NETS TONIGHT...
Digital 9 check-ins 8 SITREPS PASSED
3- PA
2- VA & FL
1- NJ & NC
PHONE 6 CHECK-INS
2- PA
1- NJ, VA, NY, & TN
THANK YOU for participating
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Was able to listen in on the digital net, I'm able to read most traffic passed, but only 2 decoded properly in FLMSG. Probably a layer8 issue on my end. Also for whatever reason, FLDigi did not switch modes automatically either time. It worked last week, so not sure what changed on my end. Still a lot of learning to do on my end, I need to get off my as* and knock out the general test.
On a side note I'm curious how you guys are able to identify which digital mode you are RXing. As an example, if I tune to a frequency and can see digital traffic on the waterfall, and hear it through my speaker how would I then know which mode is being transmitted. I've tried just manually adjusting the OpMode in FLdigi, but haven't had any luck guessing like that. Maybe I'll make a dedicated post for this since its slightly off topic for this thread.
Hear digital modes at http://www.w1hkj.com/modes/ (http://www.w1hkj.com/modes/)
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Well, I had to do a Check in / Check out on the phone net. Tooooooo much pain from the dental work today. :facepalm: I'll just listen. :popcorn:
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Sounds much better on 7.193
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Thank you KEVLAR.
So in March we will move back to 40-meters.
By the way Kevlar, If i remember correctly you are working towards your General. when you have a free minute (Morning) and free time, we can chat on 10-meters if you want to try. Just PM me. :cheers:
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Good Digital & Phone net tonight
DIGITAL 11 check-ins
10 pieces of TFC passed
5 - PA
2 - VA & FL
1 - NJ & NY
PHONE
8 Check-ins
4 - PA
2 - VA
1 - FL, TN
Thanks to all that participated.
March SOI, Phone we will be
switching to 40-meters.
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I was able to copy NCS maybe 30% of the time. Regarding going switching to 40 meters, TGIF, Thank God It?s Forty!
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Thank you KEVLAR.
So in March we will move back to 40-meters.
By the way Kevlar, If i remember correctly you are working towards your General. when you have a free minute (Morning) and free time, we can chat on 10-meters if you want to try. Just PM me. :cheers:
I will take you up on that. I actually just made my first few voice contacts on 10 meter yesterday. Thanks so much!