[MRCA] Moose $ Squirrel is 7 Years Old

[Robert Nickels]

On 11/11/2017 1:59 PM, Al Klase wrote:
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> You guys in other regions may wish to emulate our efforts.

I think you'll be hearing about such an effort in the midwest before 
long, so your description of net operations is appreciated by those of 
us who can't hear it.  If anyone might be willing to record the net 
audio some day,  it would be fun to hear.  Or maybe I can find a web 
radio in your area.

One question that I'll admit has become a pet peeve is the JT-65 digital 
activity on channel 3.   Maybe some users of that mode practice the ham 
tradition of listening before transmitting, but not all do even though 
they can see voice traffic on their waterfall displays.   Some online 
discussions have become contentious, and none of us want to stir that 
pot unnecessarily, but we really would like to use channel 3 for the 
reason you stated, it being the only one some radios that tune in 1 Khz 
steps are capable of.     I'd appreciate any thoughts on peaceful 
coexistence, especially if we conducted net operations during a time of 
day when propagation would favor the longer distances we'd want to try 
to cover here in the less densely populated part of the country.

This concern may become moot once the new 60 meter regulations are 
announced, since from what I've heard, 5357 will be in the center of a 
new "VFO band", in which case we could have a choice of other even-KHz 
frequencies (although with potential for more QRM).

73, Bob W9RAN