NES HF net?

[timbo]

Hey all,

Has there ever been a time when NES'ers had a scheduled HF net. I've been thinking it might be fun to start one. VHF would be OK if we weren't flung so widely over the New England area. 75 meters on a weekend evening?

 

[Realtor MA]

This subject comes up every so often. I would be in for one. Late in the evening would be the best time for me.

 

[cockpitbob]

Ditto. I'm in.

 

[chaser001]

when I finally get an antenna in the air I'd be in.

 

[Madball13]

I'm down. let's keep call signs and NES names separate. Not a fan of broadcasting my address

 

[cockpitbob]

I'm down. let's keep call signs and NES names separate. Not a fan of broadcasting my address

Good point.

 

[KJB]

Great idea. Lets pick a time/frequency and give it a shot.
Shot? hahaha

 

[cockpitbob]

CW right now anyone? I'm in a wood stove heated Boy Scout cabin in NH with my son's patrol. 80M or 40M? Keep it under 20wpm, or I can slow way down for you. I have a wire in a tree and my QRP rig and conditions seem good.

Edit: QRT. The scouts are turning in.

 

[JDL]

20 or 40 m after 9:00PM pick a day of the week. This would be great. Even if we only got 2 or 3 people to participate my experience is that others will join in once they hear our topic.

 

[Madball13]

20 or 40 m after 9:00PM pick a day of the week. This would be great. Even if we only got 2 or 3 people to participate my experience is that others will join in once they hear our topic.

Welcome to NES

 

[JDL]

headnorth and I will be on 40m 7.187 at 9:00pm tomorrow. Please feel free to join us. Please PM me for my call.

 

[Realtor MA]

Has anyone had any qso's? I will be around on the weekend. Late at night is best for me.

 

[tbk5]

I'll play.

 

[JDL]

Please PM me with your call if you are planning on joining our QSO tonight at 9:00pm on 7.187m.
Also thank you for welcoming me to the forum.

 

[JDL]

I hope you check this before 9:00 7.187 lots of QRM 7.197 is a bit better I will try on 7.187 and then move to 7.197

 

[tbk5]

Anyone want to try tonight?

 

[Radio]

Just saw this, dipole is down, gives me a reason to get it back up.

 

[JDL]

I will try what time and what freq. PM me for my call.
Radio only one reason without an antenna you can't do any QSO or DX your radio is just an expensive door stop

 

[timbo]

It's been crazy at work the past couple of weeks...I hardly even checked NES the whole time. Sounds like you guys are running with it...I am a horrible CW op...barely passed my 13 wpm at the custom house back in the 80s. ..haven't had a cw contact since. I pretend that I'd like to learn it again but there's never enough hours in a day. I may be in the shack tomorrow evening...maybe we could pick a 40/75 freq and go from there.

 

[ghettomedic]

I can't afford an HF rig at the moment, I mostly monitor 2m & 70cm as I can afford a radio for that.

 

[JDL]

I'd like to try this again, however 40m goes long in the afternoon and through the night. We can try this again, does anyone have any suggestions on frequency, maybe 10m. As far as VHF/UHF I don't think I can hit a common repeater and I don't think the operators in the east can hit my local repeater. So I don't think VHF or UHF will work except for small local groups.

 

[timbo]

I think that 75 meters would be best for local New England coverage. 60 meters might work too...maybe tomorrow (Sunday night)? Assuming I don't get hung up tomorrow evening, I could find a free(ish) frequency and call CQ NES net. I'll post a frequency here tomorrow evening...if anyone is interested, PM me and I can send you my call sign...

 

[edin508]

I can't afford an HF rig at the moment, I mostly monitor 2m & 70cm as I can afford a radio for that.

I'm in the same boat.

 

[chaser001]

What if we tried to run this on a repeater with echolink?

 

[timbo]

sorry guys...can't make it tonight...I got called into work this afternoon. I was hoping I'd be home by now but it doesn't look like I'm going to be home until later tonight. (I'm keeping track of the score via internet). I have echolink installed on my shack computer but I haven't had a chance to set it up yet. maybe that might be a way to do it.

 

[tbk5]

I hope you check this before 9:00 7.187 lots of QRM 7.197 is a bit better I will try on 7.187 and then move to 7.197

Anyone want to try this tomorrow night?

 

[cockpitbob]

Yeah, I'll be around.

 

[Realtor MA]

I'm game if I'm around.

 

[tbk5]

8pm on 7.187 ???

Let's use this thread to coordinate the frequency if the time works for you.

 

[cockpitbob]

8:00 tonight works for me.