Author Topic: Sunday April 14, 2019 ERIN/Unchainedpreppers Net (Read 1633 times)

JohnyMac · « **on:** March 31, 2019, 03:44:24 PM »

Mark your calendar for the April Erin/UP net. Looking ahead at the propagation predictor, it looks like...

Sunday 0700 Eastern
75/80-meters

Sunday 1800 Eastern
40-meters

Sunday 2200 Eastern
75/80-meters

would be the best times/frequency's.

Thoughts? Sundays are a tough one due to it being a relatively family oriented day. Would another day of the week be better?

patriotman · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2019, 03:51:34 PM »

I am good with any of them, but I probably have a more free schedule than most.

Jackalope · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2019, 04:01:22 PM »

Sundays work well for me. I'll plan on participating on the 14th.

JohnyMac · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2019, 03:24:21 PM »

As you can see by the screen shot of propagation for this coming Sunday, 40-metrrs looks like the band we will be on for the ERIN/Unchainedpreppers net this coming Sunday (April 14, 2019). The best seems to be 1800 hrs but since it is Palm Sunday and lets shoot for 1900 hrs. eastern 2300 hrs Zulu (UTC). This time will be after most folks have Sunday dinner.

https://screenshots.firefox.com/p4vE3fnFu5COM55V/www.sws.bom.gov.au

There will be quite a few European DX contests happening this coming weekend so hopefully they will be done by the time we are on air. There is also the Rookie Roundup contest put on by the ARRL for the same day running from 1800 to 2359 hrs. ZULU (1400 to 2000 hrs eastern). So the frequency scheduled to use will probably not be the frequency we end up with. Being the optimist that I am, this will be good training for all. :-D

HF Radio SSB Receiver
P= 7.287.00 Mhz 7287.0 Khz
A= 7.227.00 Mhz 7227.0 Khz
C= This Subject line here on UP
E= Text...I need your cell phone number if you haven't sent it to me as yet.

As usual, I will be on the frequency at least 15-minutes early. If you are there early go ahead and send out a few CQ ERIN/UP calls. You do not need to wait for me. This also tends to hold a frequency early and check for spray over from other nearby frequency's. We can then adjust appropriately and send out messages ahead of the NET to all playing.

Please invite other like minded friends. Last, please drop me an email, PM, or text letting me know if you are planning on attending the net.

73 & God Bless folks,
JohnyMac KC1FWU

Jackalope · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2019, 09:04:15 PM »

I'll be there. No alternate frequency on 75 meters?

JohnyMac · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2019, 10:20:16 AM »

Great Jackalope!

Pick one on 75/80 too.

Thx

Jackalope · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2019, 03:44:02 PM »

3.957 MHz

JohnyMac · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2019, 08:44:51 AM »

ROGER that Jackalope!

3.957 as a Alternate in the PACE.

bennington.camper · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2019, 06:13:21 PM »

Hoping for better conditions tonight.
Been playing around with my SignaLink and trying to get it to work with Digipan...Seems to decode PSK via speaker, but cannot get it to use the SignaLink for decoding...
Just bought an oscilloscope to help with troubleshooting. It came in the mail today. I'll also be using it with my Arduino experimentations, someday... It should replace my monster tektronics one!

Jackalope · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2019, 06:36:55 PM »

Listening on 7.287 MHz.

JohnyMac · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2019, 06:46:55 PM »

I gitz my ears on. There is some splatter from a GA station doing a GA. QSO. Stand by.

Hiker1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2019, 06:49:34 PM »

Listening from NC. I am only a technician so just listening

JohnyMac · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2019, 06:57:32 PM »

Roger that Brother.

JohnyMac · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:09:09 PM »

Not hearing anybody so I will close this down at 1915 hrs.

bennington.camper · « **Reply #14 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:09:17 PM »

JohnyMac - I can almost make out your call, but it is too low in the noise here for a conversation.

Jackalope · « **Reply #15 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:13:04 PM »

Same here, he's right at the noise level, and with the splatter from just below, it wouldn't work.

Jackalope · « **Reply #16 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:13:57 PM »

Try 75 meters?

bennington.camper · « **Reply #17 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:14:47 PM »

Listening on 3.957...
30 over noise here
de KA2DTH

JohnyMac · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:18:01 PM »

moving to 3.957 mhz

Jackalope · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:18:43 PM »

I'm hearing a net on 3.958....how about 3.962?

JohnyMac · « **Reply #20 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:26:33 PM »

I am on 3.962.

JohnyMac · « **Reply #21 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:29:57 PM »

Talking on 3.962 Mhz with KA2DRE. Check in

bennington.camper · « **Reply #22 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:33:23 PM »

Listening on 3.962
I hear KC1FWU and KA2DRE in a ragchew, but can't get a word in edgewise...

JohnyMac · « **Reply #23 on:** April 14, 2019, 07:34:32 PM »

GREAT BC. Chatting with Harry KA2DRE

JohnyMac · « **Reply #24 on:** April 14, 2019, 08:09:06 PM »

Great chat folks!

After working our way through the PACE we ended up on 3.962 Mhz. The only folks I could QSO with was folks from Unchainedpreppers.

I know there was some serious weather going through south of the MD-line and as we ended the net I could progressively hear thunder crashed on the frequency we were working.

I would be interested in a short brief on tonight's net whether you TX'd or just RX'd.

73!

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Author Topic: Sunday April 14, 2019 ERIN/Unchainedpreppers Net (Read 1633 times)