[WIham] 2m SSB Long-Range Nets ON Wed. Night

[Thomas Ruhlmann]

Todd,

Hope you don't mind that I am including in the newsletter for Dec. - it's a very informative write up.

Thanks, Tom Ruhlmann

--- On Tue, 11/30/10, Todd Sprinkmann <sprinkies at excel.net> wrote:

> From: Todd Sprinkmann <sprinkies at excel.net>
> Subject: [WIham] 2m SSB Long-Range Nets ON Wed. Night
> To: "Wisconsin Ham Radio" <wiham at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 9:43 PM
>        
>     There is activity on the less-used portions
> of 2m down from 
> 144.150-144.260.   Down here, it's USB mode
> and/or CW.   
> Guys typically use higher gain yagis with horizontal
> polarization.   
> Contacts can be made in the 100-300 mile range every day, 
> with decent antennas and horizons.   Leave a
> rig on the call 
> freq. of 144.200 and see if you hear
> activity.   If you care to, 
> put out a few CQ's of your own.   Please
> remember to not hog 
> the call freq.   It's good practice to take
> longer contacts off the 
> call freq. so others can use it.   
> 
>      At other times, you have organized
> nets like we've been 
> doing.  These are great ways to bring the band to life
> every 
> week, regardless of band openings or the occasional VHF 
> contests.   
> 
>      KA0KYZ is in Southeast Minnesota,
> grid square EN33.   
> Terry is on 144.230, starting at 6:45pm central time,
> looking east 
> and then going clockwise.   
> 
>     I'll be on 144.240 from 40 miles north of
> Milwaukee, grid 
> square EN63, starting at 7pm looking north at first, and
> then 
> going clockwise.       
> 
>     K8TQK is on 144.250 from Southern Ohio, grid
> square EM89, 
> starting at 7:30pm.   Bob looks to his W and
> NW about 8-8:15pm, 
> most likely.
> 
>      We've had very high numbers of
> check-ins lately.   See the 
> net reports at kc9bqa.com if you're
> interested.   Also remember 
> that even if a net doesn't interest you, there are many
> QSO's to 
> be made on 144.220 and lower, because lots of guys QSY and
> 
> do their own looking around.   
>      Join in and enjoy a busy 2m
> band.  
> 
>       73,
>       Todd   KC9BQA 
>   EN63ao    40 N of Milwaukee
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> 
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