[Elecraft] 30m Elecraft Net

Fri May 16 17:07:00 2003

Hey, this is a great idea.  That way all of the Eastern European stations get to start and the Japanese could finish the net 12 to 14 hours later.  This could be the 
longest continuous net on the air!  

So far we have two frequencies offered up : 10.123 and 10.112.  Do we have any other suggestions?  

We could start this weekend if there's enough interest.  All it takes is a couple of stations and a network would start to accrete.
   Kevin.   KD5ONS.

5/16/2003 1:48:44 PM, Daniel Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:

>I was on 30m on Wed evening, and heard quite a bit of activity surrounding one
>DX station, in addition to several other stations. I worked one station near
>Dayton who was running 5W to a gutter (I was running 5W to a Buddipole in OKC).
>I also heard a strong 4X station.
>
>We could decide on one evening each week for a 30m net that traveled westward
>from timezone to timezone (7-8 o'clock local time: 2300z - 0300z). How about
>10112 kHz +/- 1 kHz? 
>
>It would be ideal if there was an operator from each time zone who would
>volunteer his 100W station with full size antenna to hold the frequency for one
>hour and collect check-ins and enable operators to make contact with other
>stations to collect serial numbers for CC and WAS.
>
>OR ... we could just all agree to meet each Friday night from 0000-0400z (with
>or without an NCS) on 10112 +/- 1.
>
>Now here's another idea - we could run a net, and give each check in 5 minutes
>to make as many contacts as he could muster - calling on one frequency, and
>having everyone else respond up 1 kHz. In fact - the only stations operating on
>the calling frequency are NCS and the 'lucky' station. It would give everyone a
>chance to feel like a DX station as they try to pull out weak and crowded
>signals. No aid given - exchange RST, State/Province/Country, and Elecraft
>serial number.
>
>
>-----
>
>As for me, weather permitting, I will be on 30m (either 10.108+/-, or
>10.112+/-) from 7-8 (0000-0100z) this evening from Stars and Stripes Park in
>Oklahoma City.
>
>72/73,
>Daniel/AA0NI
>
>--- Kevin Rock <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Agreed, I have had only one successful QSO on 30 meters this year.  The band
>> seems quite dead most of the time.  If we don't use this band we could lose
>> it, as 
>> the saying goes :)  I think we would have plenty of space for an Elecraft net
>> here.  1000 mile and closer propagation of 30 meters looks good this week so
>> why don't 
>> we try it?
>>    Kevin.   KD5ONS
>
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