[HCARC] 10 Meter Net Feedback Requested

ALoneStarYank at aol.com ALoneStarYank at aol.com
Fri Aug 31 15:51:25 EDT 2012


Virgil,
 
I am no longer a NAVY MARS member. MY call(s) were NNN0KSI and NNN0GBY2 (In 
 charge of Ecom for The South Texas area) Yes, they still are going well. 
Work  loads precluded me from being active. 
 
You may want to check:
 
http://sanantoniohams.org/blog/?p=26
 
Thanks for the kudos on my QST article in Sept issue.
73
Bob W2IK
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/31/2012 2:04:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
vbiersch at gmail.com writes:

Is Navy  Mars still going strong?

I ask because I used to be active in the  midland/odessa area under NNN0YGY 
and once I find work, I've been thinking  about getting active again.

Thanks,

Virgil
N5IVV

By  the way, liked the article in QST

-----Original Message----- 
From:  ALoneStarYank at aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:55 PM
To:  galeheise at windstream.net ; HCARC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HCARC] 10  Meter Net Feedback Requested

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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