There were 16 stations that checked into the 10-meter net this evening (7:30 PM, Thursday, 28.305 MHz). About six of them were in other states (FL, ME, OH).
Of course the noise level is quite pleasant on 10-meters as well.
Join us some Thursday night at 7:30 PM!
Rather than run a formal net, tonight’s session was mostly to check the viability of using 10-meter 28.305 for a RI net. We had 16 folks check in and give singal reports. In general, people were very readable.
At least one Technician who had never made a HF contact joined the fun.
Technicians and anyone with 10-meter gear are invited to join us for a new 10-meter net that will be held on 28.305 MHz every Thursday at 7:30 PM local time.
A simple 10-meter dipole antenna is only 16 feet long (8 feet per side) making it easy to erect.
With solar activity on the upswing, getting on 10-meters is a great way to discover the magic of HF DXing.
NCRC, since last Fall, has been running a HF Net on 3.900 MHz on Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM local time. Conditions have been excellent since the change to Daylight Saving Time, and its been fun hearing the participation increase each week. Tonight, for example, we had 15 stations from RI, NH, MA and CT check in, almost all with excellent armchair signals. Rich, KC1ARO checked in portable from his location in the White Mountains of NH using a 80 meter “Hamstick” on his car.
The other thing that is interesting is it is an opportunity to dust off some of the wonderful tube radios that we all have. It is wonderful to hear a rig like the Drake TR4 or Swan 500 on the air with their sweet sounding audio.
So don’t forget, Wednesday nights, 3.900 MHz at 7:30 PM local time. Hope to hear you soon!
PS: check-ins for May 3 included the following: KC1ARO, K1YBE, N1PSX, K1ECU, W1LY, WA1ABI, KC1HEP, WX1X, WB1CTP, W1DEC, AA1XQ, N1ENG, W1VAK, K1GHC, WB4SON
Several members of NCRC have expressed interest in establishing an 80-meter SSB net. David Cain, W1DEC, did some scouting for us and observed that 3900 KHz is usually clear around 20:00L, and that was the case on Wed Nov 23, when we had our first get together. Members who participated were:
Willy’s signal seemed to hold up the best, with a mostly vertical oriented antenna and a solid KW of output power. It was interesting to hear other stations and their relative strength compared to some of our own local stations — HF propagation is always fun!
Jim Kyle is hearing signals about 40 dB lower than the same time last night, which might support the thought that skywave propagation is not the same as last night.