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

[roy wildermuth]

Sounds great. But Perhaps it might be nice to include those using the
PRC-74. It only goes up to 12Mhz

Roy W

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Mark <pal350 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ***********************************************************************
> * 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.
> ***********************************************************************
>
> 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
>
>
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