Impromptu Unchainedpreppers Net Saturday March 24, 2018 2000 hrs. EDT

[JohnyMac]

Had a quick email exchange with NCScout this morning and he was wondering if we were going to do a net this coming Saturday night. He is teaching a RTO class in the land of the Yankee - Deep in the land of the Yankeeze I might add. 

So I thought it would be fun to try and connect up with him. I will put a SOI together for Saturday night. If you can make it GREAT! If not no worries however I will be there.

Looking at propagation Saturday night at 2000 hrs (000 hrs. Mar 25 Zulu) 80-meters is still the best frequency.

SOI:

The purpose of this net is to enjoy the fellow-ship of like minded hams covering NE, Mid & Southern Atlantic regions and to test our equipment. Below are dates, times and a P.A.C.E.

Time:            Saturday March 24, 2018, 2000 Hrs. EDT (0000Hrs. Zulu Sunday March 25, 2018)

Primary:         3.863Mhz
Alternate:      3.863 Mhz + .003 Mhz till we have clear air (3.866, 3.869, 3.871, et cetera
Contingency:  7.263Mhz + .003Mhz till we have clear air (7.266, 7.269, et cetera)
Emergency:    1.960 Mhz + .003Mhz till we have clear air

Call Signs:      Use your existing FCC call sign. I will call CQ using Unchained along with my call
                      sign - KC1***

Comments:    This will start out as a directed net then become a round robin net. Some topics other
                     than the usual, e.g. signal strength, wattage being used, et cetera - Are:
                     > Digital communications,
                     > CW, and/or
                     > Planned home brew antennas in the foreseeable future                   

I hope that ya'll can attend.

By the way, anybody can start a net and invite the members or friends of the members by announcing it here on UP. Just use the standard SOI format.
73....

PS: If you are planning on attending (Not locked in) please let the group know on this subject thread.

[bennington.camper]

Had a quick email exchange with NCScout this morning and he was wondering if we were going to do a net this coming Saturday night. He is teaching a RTO class in the land of the Yankee - Deep in the land of the Yankeeze I might add. 

So I thought it would be fun to try and connect up with him. I will put a SOI together for Saturday night. If you can make it GREAT! If not no worries however I will be there.

Looking at propagation Saturday night at 2000 hrs (000 hrs. Mar 25 Zulu) 80-meters is still the best frequency.

SOI:

The purpose of this net is to enjoy the fellow-ship of like minded hams covering NE, Mid & Southern Atlantic regions and to test our equipment. Below are dates, times and a P.A.C.E.

Time:            Saturday March 24, 2018, 2000 Hrs. EDT (0000Hrs. Zulu Sunday March 25, 2018)

Primary:         3.863Mhz
Alternate:      3.863 Mhz + .003 Mhz till we have clear air (3.866, 3.869, 3.871, et cetera
Contingency:  7.263Mhz + .003Mhz till we have clear air (7.266, 7.269, et cetera)
Emergency:    1.960 Mhz + .003Mhz till we have clear air

Call Signs:      Use your existing FCC call sign. I will call CQ using Unchained along with my call
                      sign - KC1***

Comments:    This will start out as a directed net then become a round robin net. Some topics other
                     than the usual, e.g. signal strength, wattage being used, et cetera - Are:
                     > Digital communications,
                     > CW, and/or
                     > Planned home brew antennas in the foreseeable future                   

I hope that ya'll can attend.

By the way, anybody can start a net and invite the members or friends of the members by announcing it here on UP. Just use the standard SOI format.
73....

PS: If you are planning on attending (Not locked in) please let the group know on this subject thread.

Putting it on my calendar.
Questions I'd like to discuss:
Antenna systems.
What kind of antenna are you talking on
Homebrew or store bought
How high is it
Is it directional meaning if wire, what is the orientation? North-South, etc

'73
de KA2*&%

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[cooter]

I will plan to be there (already printed out the SOI). 
Don't think there's anything else going on.
KN4FFK

[Jackalope]

I'll plan on participating.

[Dorton]

I’ll try to make it.

[JohnyMac]

Great folks! Talk with ya' tonight.

Jackalope, will you be my wing man?

[Jackalope]

Affirmative, I'll be there!

[JohnyMac]

I am on freq a bit early and I will start to call CQ for the unchained net

[bennington.camper]

WArming up the rigs!!!

[Jackalope]

   It was a good net, propagation wasn't too bad.

[pkveazey]

I would have participated but the wife and I were out having supper while it was going on. Maybe next time.

[JohnyMac]

No worries PK. Saturday night is MrsMac and my date night too. She was none to happy when I said, "Oh I have a net tonight at 2000 hrs. LOL.  She got over herself quickly though.

I want to thank BC, Cooter, and Jackalope for coming out to support our Brother to the south of us, NCScout. He was facilitating a class and he was hoping we would be on the air to demonstrate to his students. He heard us loud and clear but was not able to make the 120 or so mile journey to my antenna though.

NCScout and I traded texts later while MrsMac and I watched Darkest Hour. He was using an Icom 703 radio and a end fed antenna. So 10 watts on an end fed antenna just thrown in a tree, is not optimal for sure. I am sure if he had a dipole up he would of made the leap up to the redoubt without a problem. See, the right antenna can do remarkable things.

On another note, I am going to start a QRP (817) vs. HP (857/706) radio subject line later today.
73

[cooter]

I was able to log on, but conditions were rough.  I heard JohnnyMac 2-4 to 3-5 with either antenna. 
We could have maintained a contact and passed some info, but I didn't want to tie things up to do so.
I will have to try to come up with something better.
Still, it was fun.
Mike