[MRCG] Fwd: [MMRCG] Time change and Posted Net Notices

[Jim Falls]

I like the idea of “picking up the baton” from MMRCG. Great way to increase our base, like the move to include the Mil Vehicle enthusiasts several years ago. More people know who we are and what we do. 

Cheers!
Jim K6FWT

> On Mar 12, 2019, at 17:32, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> West Coasties:  A heads up from our cousins...
> FYI  Tim
> N6CC
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> From: Dennis KB0SFP via Groups.Io <spike.dennis=yahoo.com at groups.io>
> Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 4:28 PM
> Subject: [MMRCG] Time change and Posted Net Notices
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> The nightly 40 meter net has always been at 02:00z(currently 22:00
> eastern). Nothing has changed.
> 
> The Wednesday night Rolling 75 meter net has been posted with an East Coast
> start time of 03:00z. It was thought when the net was first organized that
> the 03:00z time would not be affected by the time change as it was assumed
> that 75 meter propagation would have subsided by then. Not so.
> 
> If it is intended to pass along the net ending on the West Coast at
> 20:00Pacific, then the 03:00z East Coast start time must be adjusted to
> 22:00Eastern.
> 
> 75 meter Rolling net scheduled should be adjusted as follows:
> East Coast start time 22:00 local.
> Midwest hand off, 21:30 local.
> West Coast, 20:00 local.
> 
> With the really crummy propagation we have been experiencing the following
> nightly net procedure has been in effect:
> 02:00z, 7296usb call for checkins.
> 02:05z, if 7296 is not viable we shift to 3996usb.
> 02:10z, if 3996 is a no-go, or when propagation drops out, we shift to
> 1996usb.
> Check all three frequencies before you give up for the night.
> 
> 40 meter propagation has been very long, or often not at all. 75 meters has
> also been a bit long with most paths over 500 miles, but it has still been
> quite useful. 160 meters has been good, shame on us for having not utilized
> it more this season.
> 
> Dennis Starks
> Military-Radio-Guy
> KBØSFP
> HFpack/Milpack/MMRCG
> Monitor all: 3996usb, 5357usb, 7296usb, 14342.5usb, 18157.5usb, 29.4fm,
> 51.0fm
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