Unchained Preppers

Communications => Radio => Topic started by: JohnyMac on July 12, 2019, 07:05:38 PM

Title: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 12, 2019, 07:05:38 PM

PACE for Sunday July 14th will be at 1300 hrs. eastern on 40-meters. The bands are all over the place hence the earlier net. 40-meters will be our best choice on Sunday. Pls drop me a PM or respond on this thread if you are going to try to make it.

P= 7.184. Mhz
A= 3.962 Mhz
C= Unchainedpreppers on this thread
E= Text. If I do not have your number drop a dime and give it to me.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Jackalope on July 12, 2019, 07:23:37 PM

    Be there or be square!  I plan on participating.  CQ UP!

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 12, 2019, 07:57:47 PM

LOL! Thx Jackalope.  :cheers:

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: bennington.camper on July 12, 2019, 08:30:11 PM

I am putting it on my calendar and hope to be tuning around.
Hope the bands are favorable...

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: TumblingDog on July 13, 2019, 08:48:07 AM

I'm looking forward to it.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Tom Paine on July 13, 2019, 05:03:49 PM

  I am in Central FL but will tune in and see if I can make contact.  How do you ID the net? 

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: bennington.camper on July 14, 2019, 01:10:41 AM

Wait, drop a dime? Is that gangster talk?

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 14, 2019, 12:23:27 PM

LOL. Yeahhhh. I gotz my heater in my pant waist if you don't like it  :lmfao:

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 14, 2019, 12:40:54 PM

At 1245 hrs eastern, I will be on 7.184. Mhz and taking early check in's.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Tom Paine on July 14, 2019, 12:57:51 PM

 :-calling no response   hear faint signal can't pull it out

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Jackalope on July 14, 2019, 01:01:29 PM

I'm hearing the 4 stations, but not hearing Johny at all.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 14, 2019, 01:13:34 PM

Great please call the other stations.
WV8XXX
AB3XX
KN4XXX

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 14, 2019, 01:45:12 PM

Here is a quick AAR for today's net:

We had five folks check in. The best two stations were south of the MD line. One was in the Philly area, one in the Wilkes Barre area, and one was in NE NY state. These three I could not hear as they spent most of the time in the noise.  :(

I do believe that the NE NY station could hear all of the stations but me - LOL...

Do not hesitate writing up a short AAR.

Thanks for playing.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Jackalope on July 14, 2019, 01:51:04 PM

   I gave a few calls, no luck.  I've dropped down to 3.962.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: JohnyMac on July 14, 2019, 02:00:47 PM

I went to 3.962 and I heard ya' at a 5/7,5/8 but then you dropped out. I hope all is OK.  :o

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Jackalope on July 14, 2019, 02:19:46 PM

   Yeah, you were coming in great, and suddenly there was nothing.  Very strange band conditions, I guess we should expect it at the bottom of the solar cycle.

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: TumblingDog on July 14, 2019, 02:25:07 PM

I was glad to be able to successfully test my newly built NVIS 40 & 80 meter antenna!  I am pleased at its operation.  I could hear KB4XXX pretty good.  I heard KC1XXX among the noise and most important, I could copy his traffic.  I consider it a successful 2 way conversation and that is what I was looking for.  Looking forward to more.

WV8XXX

Title: Re: PACE for Sunday July 14, 2019
Post by: Nemo on July 14, 2019, 08:42:38 PM

Quote from: bennington.camper on July 14, 2019, 01:10:41 AM

Wait, drop a dime? Is that gangster talk?

Dayum, you must be a kid.  Remember when pay phones (you remember those don't ya?) were out on street corners in the glass boxes with folding doors?  Not just from being told about them right?  Way Way back when it cost a dime to make a local call? 

Back then "dropping a dime" meant to rat someone out with an anonymous call to the cops/parents/principle about something that person did. 

Dayum, send me your address and I'll send you a nice dry towel.

Nemo