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Radio / Re: April 2024 ERIN SOI
« Last post by pkveazey on March 27, 2024, 07:13:18 PM »
Is the phone alternate 3.989 a typo? We've been using 3.898 on phone. 3.989 only leaves us 11Khz headroom before we run out of band. Just asking for a friend. :what:
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General Discussion / Re: Quick JohnyMac Update
« Last post by JohnyMac on March 27, 2024, 05:19:40 PM »
Thank you gents  :thumbsUp:  :cheers:

Jackalope, 69 this past February  :dancingBanana: Thx for volunteering to be NCS when we move back to 40-meters. April 2nd will be the first night.  :dance:

All good. All part of the learning process.


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General Discussion / Re: Quick JohnyMac Update
« Last post by grizz on March 27, 2024, 04:29:16 PM »
Sorry to hear all that, prayer are with you and the mrs...
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General Discussion / Re: Quick JohnyMac Update
« Last post by Felix on March 27, 2024, 03:47:58 PM »
JMac, you are too young to be fooling round with this nonsense - I reckon that with focus and return to activity, you'll be right as rain in no time.
And many thanks for your good service here.
But.   Don't make me come over there to nurse you!
(one thing you _might_ try is intermittent fasting, with a healthy dram of moonshine midday.   No.   I'm not joking here.    Some of the "old ways" have been very mistakenly put aside in favor of "modern" poison)
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General Discussion / Re: Quick JohnyMac Update
« Last post by Jackalope on March 27, 2024, 03:20:26 PM »
    It's good to hear that you're on the mend, Johny!  Like most folks, I try to limit my visits to hospitals.  I've noticed I get very little rest in hospitals, which makes it more difficult to recuperate.

     I offer my services as NCS, when the net is on 40 meters.  75 meters is hit or miss, and I'm way too south to be an effective NCS on 75 meters.  I'm looking forward to the seasonal transition to 40 meters.

     Hey, Johny, did you turn 68 or 69?  I thought you are just a few months older than me. Happy belated birthday!
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General Discussion / Re: Quick JohnyMac Update
« Last post by Nemo on March 27, 2024, 02:43:56 PM »
FiL had gout.  Best cure for him (in his mind anyway)  was vinegar.  He did a couple tablespoons every morning of basic apple cider stuff and claimed it works.

Had some stomach issues but it was not related at all. By his beliefs.  But his gout was only a minor problem.

So, give that the credibility you deem proper.

Nemo
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Radio / Re: October 2023 ERIN Net SOI
« Last post by JohnyMac on March 27, 2024, 01:35:28 PM »
ERIN Digital & Phone net Tuesday April 2, 2024; go Here for Current SOI
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Radio / April 2024 ERIN SOI
« Last post by JohnyMac on March 27, 2024, 01:28:35 PM »
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO CHANGES TO DIGITAL FREQUENCY THIS MONTH. WE WILL GO TO 40-METERS FOR PHONE THIS MONTH.

The next ERIN(2) net will be Tuesday April 2, 2024, starting at 1900 hrs. eastern with the digital ERIN net. The PACE for that net is as follows,

1) At 1900E hrs. digital net (NCS is usually on frequency at 1850E hrs.) will commence.
Primary         3.588 USB Contestia 4/250, 1000 on the Waterfall
Alternate       7.110Mhz 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.

2) At 2000E hrs. (I am typically on frequency at 1950E hrs.) will commence.

Primary         7.192 Mhz LSB or higher till clear air (New as May 2023)
Alternate       3.989 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
      post, 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.

     As digital grew in popularity, I introduced a digital net at 1900E Hrs. the same night.

     These two nets have been every Tuesday night since January 2021 with only a few interruptions due to
     electrical storms in my AO.

     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 volunteers, in case one day I am hit by a bus. 
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Radio / Re: March 2024 ERIN SOI
« Last post by JohnyMac on March 27, 2024, 01:27:11 PM »
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO CHANGES TO PHONE FREQUENCY THIS MONTH. WE WILL GO TO 40-METERS IN APRIL.

The next ERIN(2) net will be Tuesday April 22024, starting at 1900 hrs. eastern with the digital ERIN net. The PACE for that net is as follows,

1) At 1900E hrs. digital net (NCS is usually on frequency at 1850E hrs.) will commence.
Primary         3.588 USB Contestia 4/250, 1000 on the Waterfall
Alternate       7.110Mhz 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.

2) At 2000E hrs. (I am typically on frequency at 1950E hrs.) will commence.

Primary         7.192 Mhz LSB or higher till clear air (New as May 2023)
Alternate       3.989 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

      post, 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.

     As digital grew in popularity, I introduced a digital net at 1900E Hrs. the same night.

     These two nets have been every Tuesday night since January 2021 with only a few interruptions due to
     electrical storms in my AO.

     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 volunteers, in case one day I am hit by a bus. 
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General Discussion / Quick JohnyMac Update
« Last post by JohnyMac on March 27, 2024, 12:13:56 PM »
Bottom-line first...March 2024 has not been good for me, specifically my health.

The month started out with red eye (Conjunctivitis) in both eyes. After a week of drops it went away and then came back for an encore showing.  :facepalm:

Then my heart rate wouldn't come down from 141 beats per minute so I ended up in an ICU for two nights and three days two weekends ago. I would not recommend the local hospital resort & spa program. Home and stable with a bunch of new meds. Hopefully, we can eliminate the meds before the SHTF.

Then my blood sugar was hovering around 250 post leaving the resort & spa and hovered around 400 during my luxurious stay. Okay, got that under control now.

Well starting yesterday, an old illness returned...Gout.

Yes old Ben Franklin and I suffer from the disease of decadence. My downfall is asparagus this time of year because I like asparagus and it is cheap at $.99 a pound. Well apparently my asparagus consumption was just too much for my body to pass monosodium urate crystals. So they ended up in my right foot and ankle.

Consequently, it has been hit or miss me visiting UP of late.

Jackalope was aware of my ailments and has been keeping an eye on UP in my absence. Thank you Jackalope!  :thumbsUp: :cheers:

Our local MAG has been keeping an eye on MrsMac and I during the month of March during my troubles. It is good to have friends. "A sweet friendship refreshes the soul" Proverbs 27:9

This stretch of ill health, has really brought to the forefront of making sure there is several layers of backup for UP. It has also highlighted the importance of backup for the ERIN nets, both digital & phone. OBH does jump in when needed to do the digital ERIN net, however, I have no backup for him nor do I have anybody that can fill in for the phone net.

Next month (April) the phone net will be going back to 40meters so hopefully more people can participate and I can get/have a few folks who can fill in as NCS. Similarly, a ham or two that could take digital so it doesn't always fall into OBH's lap. If interested for either NCS role, just drop me a PM and we will go from there.

In closing, I just turned 69 and my health is quickly returning. Looking forward to being part of all your lives today and way into the future.

73 & God Bless
JohnyMac
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