[InHam] New time for the IN/KY 2M SSB Net, 00:30z!

[Dan Evans]

Greeting group,


I look forward to hearing everyone this Thursday evening, 4/9/2009, 
8:30pm local, 00:30z, on 144.250 USB for the 2m SSB net.

Band conditions have been pretty good for the last few days, so I'm 
hoping for a good turn out.

I spent a couple of hours Monday evening playing in the 2m Spring 
Sprint.  I didn't make a lot of contacts, but it was good to hear some 
old friends.  The spring sprints always get me motivated to get ready 
for the June VHF QSO Party!  Next week, the 222 MHz Sprint will be from 
7 PM until 11 PM local time on Tuesday, April 14, 2009.

http://groups.google.com/group/springsprints/web/2009-announcement-rules

I would also like to announce we have come to a pretty good agreement.  
Most of the 2m SSB net participants would like to move the time a little 
later for the summer / day light savings time, hours.  I think a good 
compromise time for this will be 8:30pm local time, or 00:30z.  So 
starting with the _*4 / 9 / 2009*_ net, the new time will be 8:30pm 
local, 00:30z.   This is Thursday evening 8:30pm local time, which is 
the same as Friday morning, 00:30 Universal Time.  /*Please help me pass 
the word around about the time change.

*/Also, there has been a lot of interest in starting a new 6 meter net, 
and a 2 meter FM simplex net!  I plan to get these started, however, I 
really need to make some station improvements before I try to kick these 
off.  Currently my little 3 element yagi for 6 meters is only 20 feet 
off the ground, and my only 2 meter FM antenna is a 4 element yagi at 28 
feet.  I'm planning to add twenty more feet of tower this spring, and a 
good 2 meter vertical, which should be a huge improvement.  As soon as I 
can make these changes I'll try to kick off the new nets.

Now, if we can just get the auto industry back on it's feet so I can 
afford to buy concrete....

73
Dan
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