[HCARC] 10 Meter Net Feedback Requested

[ALoneStarYank at aol.com]

At 7 PM, the best band would be 40 meters until it "grows legs".
This is from my experience in contesting, ARES Nets, County Hunters  Nets, 
adjacent MARS frequencies. If you want to assure that there wouldn't be  
interference from international broadcasters, club members might to use "NVIS  
Designed" antennas. 
Now don't go bananas on me, using this type of antenna, when conditions do  
not support NVIS signals is a good thing as it will maintain reliable short 
 range communications. I've used this antenna for over 30 years in 
emergency  communications work. Being set up in this way, you also won't get static 
crashes  from distant storms. On more than one occasion, when I was doing 
some field  tests using NVIS, I had to take over the "7290" traffic net contro
l  duties because I was the only station who could reach all the  checkins.
 
Besides, everyone should have one (I have designed published a  portable 
NVIS antenna that NAVY MARS used and emergency communications  groups as far 
away as Australia are using)
 
see: _http://sanantoniohams.org/blog/?p=5255_ 
(http://sanantoniohams.org/blog/?p=5255) 
 
73
Bob W2IK
 
 
In a message dated 8/31/2012 11:37:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
galeheise at windstream.net writes:

To  All-

While the 10 meter net has allowed Technician members to  utilize their own 
calls/ portable I’ve felt somewhat disappointed because the  coverage has 
been, and continues to be, quite limited due to poor propagation  on 10 
meters.

Rather than a 10 meter net, I’d be interested in  obtaining feedback from 
members regarding an “HF Net” on another band.   With better local area 
propagation we could include more of our club  members.  KK5IA, N4YPT, AD5UZ, 
K5KS and AC4CA have all attempted to check  into the net, and have done so 
with relays, but copy has been marginal on 10  meters.

If I receive feedback from club members who are  supportive of switching to 
an “HF Net” on another band, I suggest next  Wednesday we run propagation 
tests for 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters.  We  can then discuss the results at 
the club meeting the following evening and see  what level of interest 
there is for an “HF Net”.  If we decide to do this  I may need some help from 
members picking frequencies on 20, 40 and 80 since  10 and 15 usually aren’t 
active at 7 pm but 20, 40 and 80 have a number of  existing nets taking 
place.

I can still meet newly licensed  members at the club station and utilize 
the club call with my  supervision.  It’s been great to see club members such 
as Mike and Alan  step up and participate in conducting the net.

I’d appreciate  your  feedback.

Gale
KM4DR
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