October 2021 ERIN Net SOI

[cooter]

I was the station that tried to check in at around 2005 hrs.  I heard ncs at about 37 to 47.  I need to see about getting my antenna higher.
Mike

[JohnyMac]

lol brother!

Hey, fly me down to your AO and I will help 

No, no wait till January 

73 Brother

[pkveazey]

The band was weird. I heard some stations very strong across the band and others were very weak. Not much middle ground tonight. I did check in and chatted with Johnny Mac at 3.9700.

[JohnyMac]

Great Digital net with eight folks checking in while phone was poor. We had three check-ins.

The overall reports circled around some minor outs and prices in folks grocery stores. Petrol took a major jump across the board. I do not think there is any states checking in that had petrol under $2.99 a gallon. In my neck of the woods, petrol jumped two times within the past 7-days. It is now at $3.59 a gallon for 87-octain. I have not looked at diesel lately but it was $3.99 a gallon the last time I checked.

Thanks for playing.

[Nemo]

I was able to fill up both vehicles yesterday at $2.29/gal.  Of course this was with a 90cent off a gallon card through Kroger for purchase points.  Great to go when they have a 4x credit on gift cards.

Headache of it all is I am out of points, cash, and that stuff for the rest of the month.

Nemo

[Jackalope]

  I was able to copy the digital net 100%.  On the phone net, all I could hear was an occasional few syllables from the NCS.  I copied Cooter 100%, so it was definitely poor propagation to the South.  Regional nets may work better, until the propagation stabilizes.

    Gas here is at $3.19/gal.  Sometimes electric vehicles make sense, if you can produce the necessary electricity yourself.

[JohnyMac]

I totally and encourage regional nets. Then post a summary here.

Thoughts? Maybe start them in November. This wouldn't mean you couldn't join the other net if propagation was good.

[JohnyMac]

THERE IS A NET GOING ON AT 3.972 AT THE MOMENT. IF IT IS STILL GOING ON AT 1950 HRS EASTERN, 3.969 MHZ IS CLEAR HERE AT THE MOMENT.

[pkveazey]

I monitored the digital net tonight. I copied the W4XW station 100% also. I'm all tuned up for the Phone net at 8 pm but there is a group on 3.972 so I tuned down to 3.968 Mhz. I'll listen around that area for the Phone net.

[JohnyMac]

i have just tuned up on 3.969.

see ya' all there. 

[Sir John Honeybucket]

---- now, where did I put my mike-row-fown?

SJH

Ps.  JM, thanks for your audio report tonight.  I am SO rarely on voice, prefering Morse and occasionally digital.

[JohnyMac]

Thank you Sir John!

[pkveazey]

It was a good phone net tonight. The 3 station at the end had a smoking hot signal down here in southeast Virgina.

[JohnyMac]

Quick over view of the digital and phone ERIN nets tonight.

There was eight folks on digital of which 2 were relays. There were six folks on the phone net.

Covid in all reports were non existing from Fl (relay) north to upstate NY.

Petrol prices ranged from $3.10 (FL) on up to $3.59 (NE PA) a gallon. Empty shelves continue but not at a serious level as yet. Price in the grocery str are noticeably higher. In my AO, less and less pet food on the shelves. Paper products are not out but plenty of empty shelves. No roasting chickens in my local grocery stores for the past 2 1/2 weeks. When I was down in the Philly area 2-weeks ago, there were NO paper products in a big box grocery str.

One station reported a shooting at the local Dollar store.

Weather seems to be a bit warmer along the eastern seaboard north of the MD line however, with that report, the first snow of the season is reported to hit next week in my AO.

If I missed anything please update my report.

73 & God Bless