[Wswss] The 75mtr. VHF/UHF Weak Signal Net:

[Ralph at Marcy Bergman]

On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 19:47:56 -0800 "Rod Adkins"
<adkins92rod at earthlink.net> writes:
> Hi Lance & all on reflectors
> 
> Since Ralph & I have been running this net, we have tried to stay 
> on
> 3925KHz as this has historically been used by WSWSS
> This worked OK in summer condx, but is clearly NOT going to work in 
> winter
> condx
> 
> Both this week & last, 3920 has been clear from 4:30pm - 5:00pm
> I'm reluctant to move too far in freq as some people's antennas need 
> major
> retuning (including mine <g>)
> 
> We were forced to move from a start time of 5pm to 4:30pm as we were 
> losing
> propagation at abt 5:10pm.... (band going long)
> We do stay on freq until 5pm for a uaranteed 30min net - longer if 
> condx &
> traffic warrant
> 
> The net is very informal, & Ralph and I enjoy hearing what folks are 
> up to,
> exchanging info abt nets, condx, etc
> We get check-ins from people active in vhf/uhf/microwaves/EME
> 
> All are welcome!
> 
> Rod Adkins WI6M nr San Diego
> 17917 Lyons Valley Road
> Jamul, CA 91935
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Lance Collister <w7gj at q.com>
> > To: Ralph @ Marcy Bergman <k6tsk at juno.com>
> > Cc: <wswss at mailman.qth.net>; <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
> > Date: 12/7/2008 6:39:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Wswss] The 75mtr. VHF/UHF Weak Signal Net:
> >
> > Ralph @ Marcy Bergman wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >  
> > > 
> > > The Sunday southwest 75mtr. VHF/UHF 
> > > weak signal net on 3,925khz +/- QRM
> > > At 4:30 to 5:00pm PST.
> > > The net has be changed again to 4:30pm PST due to
> > > back east QRM
> > >  
> > > 73 Ralph K6TSK DM03XT and Rod WI6M DM12
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> > > 
> > Hello Rod,
> >
> > I heard you and tried to check in tonight, but there was a W5 net 
> on the
> Gulf 
> > Coast that also started on 3925 at the same time :-(  Almost all 
> of their
> stations 
> > were stronger here than the West Coast stations.  That is probably 
> due to
> the fact 
> > that my 75m dipole is aimed to the SE, and W6 is off the end of my 
> dipole.
> >
> > I noticed that there were no traffic nets and no QRM at all on 
> 3825...are
> there 
> > still any WSWSS stations checking in on 3925 who cannot operate 
> down on
> 3825? I 
> > sure hope to be able to at least be able to check in again one of 
> these
> days, but 
> > I no longer have an HF amp here (had to steal the transformer for 
> a 6m
> amp - HI!).
> >
> > VY 73, Lance
> >
> > -- 
> > Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, 
> ZF2OC/ZF8)
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> > Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
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> >
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