[Milsurplus] FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: DAYTON HAMVENTION SATURDAY NETS, Saturday 21 May

[Mark]

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* PLEASE NOTE: The times are slightly different than in the past
* to give participants who check into more than one net a little more
* time to switch radios.
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The Dayton Hamvention is only about a month away so it's time 
for the Fun Nets/Eyeball QSOs announcement.  Here's the schedule 
for Saturday 21 May:

12:00 Noon local: AM Military Radio Net.  Frequency will be 3885 kHz 
AM.  Open to all radios that can hit 3885 AM but the focus is on military 
types of any vintage.  The radio Joe uses is always the best-kept secret 
in the known Universe because even he doesn't know what it is until Monday 
or Tuesday night of Dayton week!  But you can bet it will be unusual. After 
all check-ins are taken, meet back at Joe's space 3415 for pictures and the 
usual swapping-of-lies and hob-nobbing.  Net Control: Joe WA4VAG.

1:15 local: HFpack Eyeball QSO. Frequency will be 18157.5 kHz USB. 
Open to all radios that can hit that freek, but the focus here will 
be on pedestrian mobile (/PM) setups of all varieties.  After all 
check-ins are taken, meet up near the Hara Arena awning just 
outside the southwest gate.  Every year I ask everybody not to bunch 
up there and and de-sense each other until after the net closes, but it 
doesn't do any good so I won't mention it.  :)  Net out-of-Control: Mark KI0PF.

2:30 local: Cold War Net.  Frequency will be 51.0 Mhz FM.  Open to all 
radios that will hit that freek and mode, but the focus is always on 
military FM sets of all types from the Cold War period from the 
conclusion of WW2 to when the Soviet Union split up.  Wideband, narrow-band, 
K9WT will hear you.  After the net, meet up at Joe's space 3415 for pix and 
a wrap-up.  Net Control: John K9WT.

We're hoping the extra 15 minutes between the nets will give 
participants more time to switch radios and move around.  The HFpack 
net freek is +/- QRM.  In recent years we haven't run into QRM but with 
the higher bands finally picking up the DX might just be rolling in. 
3885 should not be a problem at that time during the day, and 51.0 
won't be unless the sporadic-E is cranking.  In that case the entire 
6m band will be lit up and the 51.0 intercom freek will become verrrrrrry 
interschtink...

See you there!

~*~

I'll have copies of my book "Mil Spec Radio Gear Volume 2" there.  Let 
me know if (OFF-GROUP) you would like me to reserve a copy for you in advance.  Price 
will be a flat $25, since I'll be picking up the postage.

--Mark Francis
  KI0PF