July 2022 ERIN NET SOI

[Jackalope]

I had a good copy on everyone this evening, the signals weren't strong, but my local noise level was low, which helped immensely. 

[pkveazey]

It took me a few minutes to find the net but I could hear everyone just fine even though I had a somewhat high noise level. It was constant so I calmed it down with my Noise Reduction feature.

[JohnyMac]

All and all a good net last evening - Both digital and phone.

I heard everyone but one station about 30-miles to the west of me. Later he told me that he heard everyone but the KC2 station about 30-miles east of me.

The band was not kind to folks close to me last night although just above the noise I could hear the KC2 station 30-miles east of me.

Jackalope, you were great last night at a 5/5 earlier then a 5/7 when you applied a bit of extra juice to your TX. I would love to buy a linear amp that puts out a max of lets say 500 watts however, we can't afford that right now.

I do not say this enough...Thank you all for participating in these nets, both digital & phone. They benefit all of us in practicing and tweaking our ham skills. The way things look, we may need to use them sooner than later.

73 & God Bless

[Sir John Honeybucket]

Am parked on digital freq.  Good traffic pass from Cooter using his QRP CW and dipole.


See You On The Radio !

Sir John Honeybucket

[pkveazey]

Crap.... I wanted to get on the Phone net at 8PM tonight but there is a huge storm hitting right now and the weather map shows it continuing until 8:30 PM. I've got all the antennas disconnected and the radios turned off. I guess I'll be missing the nets tonight. Sorry folks.

[JohnyMac]

i DID NOT HEAR ANYONE ON DIGITAL.
I A ON 7.285 MHZ NOW FOR THE PHONE BUT A LOT OF CRASHES SOUTH OF ME.
WE WILL TRY TO HOLD THE ERIN PHONE NET O 7.285 MHZ.

[Sir John Honeybucket]

GOOD SIGNALS ON THE VOICE ERIN NET TONIGHT. 

de  SJH

[JohnyMac]

 

[Jackalope]

    Yup, solid copy on everyone tonight.   

[Todd]

I did have a scare last night after the net, when they tell you to wait at least 30 seconds after shutting the radio down to restart it, they ain't kidding! Wasn't paying attention, hit the button too fast, and I had just a black screen. 

Luckily, re-flashing the firmware (very quick process) completely brings it back, although you lose all your settings. Going to carry a spare SD card in the case with the latest firmware on it so I don't get stuck out in the woods with a blinky brick.

I had the same problem with my X-6100 the other day. The radio had been sitting unused for maybe three weeks, and it wouldn't boot. Just the X6100 splash screen, a blinking Linux cursor then nothing.

As per FeedingFreedom, I simply reflashed the firmware and everything is now fine. I have also added a microSD card to my X6100 kit in case it happens again while I'm in the field.

I'd like to know how/why it happens so I can avoid it if possible.

[pkveazey]

Uh Oh..... It would seem that those radios have a problem similar to the TYT 9000's. I have a big stack of perfectly good 2 meter, 220, and 440, TYT 9000's that completely lose their minds if the power goes off while the radio is turned on. I wiped out 3 radios in the house when the power flickered off and right back on. I can't find any Firmware to reset them. I have one TYT radio left that still works and I'm very careful to turn it off when I get out of the SUV and then turn it back on when I get back in.