I was going to change bands from 40m to 75/80m for October but the propagation predictor still shows 40m to be the band we should be using for the month.
The next ERIN
(2) net will be Tuesday October 31, 2023, 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 7.110 Mhz USB 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.
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 3.909 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.
