[MRCG] MRCG CW Directed Net #1 tonite 3985 KC

[Tim]

Dave said:  Tim, The TCS sounded good here from what I could hear anyway
:-) Kinda odd how our path is always so poor I've heard other San Ramon
stations in the past without issue. Would like to do somemore test maybe on
3550 or 7050 at different times of the day to get a feel for what time
maybe be best. Will try tonight starting at 1900 local on 3550, and 7050
listening to myself on KFS SDR Rx. Unfortunately I don't think KFS listens
down to 7050 I sure do miss KPH.
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Hi Dave - Your Inverted Vee and my Inverted L will have very good NVIS
propagation between us and out to a few hundred miles - IF the critical
freq is above where we are operating.  It was barely 4 mc last night at
2100, dropping fast ("the band is going long").  I think we are right at
the edge of groundwave between us but I rarely run more than 10 watts or so
with the mil radios...So that doesn't help!  I think Tom is right - using
80/75 meters this time of year will probably have to start earlier...

I have the station alarm set for 1900 and will be monitoring 3550 then.
KFS SDR does go down into the 40 meter CW band so that will be useful for
regional prop tests...Currently monitoring 7050 today as usual.

Also, note that there is a daily LSB traffic net from Arizona on 3986
starting at 7 PM PDST and often running into 3985 AM Saturday net..They
were pretty strong last night but were gone by the time we hit the freq.
Fun with ions !!
Tim
N6CC

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 6:29 AM Dave Kirk via MRCG <mrcg at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

>  Tim, The TCS sounded good here from what I could hear anyway :-) Kinda
> odd how our path is always so poor I've heard other San Ramon stations in
> the past without issue. Would like to do somemore test maybe on 3550 or
> 7050 at different times of the day to get a feel for what time maybe be
> best. Will try tonight starting at 1900 local on 3550, and 7050 listening
> to myself on KFS SDR Rx. Unfortunately I don't think KFS listens down to
> 7050 I sure do miss KPH.
>
> 73, DaveW6MQI    On Friday, September 25, 2020, 09:43:58 PM PDT, Tim <
> timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Good job Dave as NCS!  The band was very long, signals were weak at 0400Z
> but I copied your ART-13 about 95% and NI6Q about 50% as my local noise
> level was about S-7, lots of atmospherics...The Marconi sounded great Brian
> - absent noise, was very solid here..Did not copy Andy or anyone else
> however.
> I was running my TCS into an Inverted L tuned for 3550 so the SWR was about
> 10:1 on 3985.  I also think one of the 1625's was not operating as I could
> only load to about 70 ma.  Maybe radiating  5 watts?  Did not see any RF
> antenna current...Gotta pull maintenance on the TX.
> Good job with the planning and execution!  Let's do it again last Fridays
> of the month at 9PM local times..
> 73, Tim
> N6CC
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