Sorry. I never checked this again.
On a happier note, my antenna survived.
Mine didn't but I'm repairing it now,

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Sorry. I never checked this again.
On a happier note, my antenna survived.
Mine didn't but I'm repairing it now,![]()
Yikes. Get the crap scared out of you and the stuffing nocked out of your wallet all with one broken cable. And there goes all your spare time too. Good luck with the repairs, and I can't wait to hear your reports on the Steppir. Those are supposed to be the outstanding antennas.Good luck getting it repaired. I posted earlier that all my antennas made it through the storm. They did. So I get home today about 5:30 and decide to crank up my tower. I had it nested during the storm. Just as I get it fully extended I hear a pop and the tower starts making its way back to the nested position in a big hurry. I ran because I didn't really know what to expect. I suspected the tower was going to bend into a pile of junk metal. Luckily the tower seems ok. Except of course for the cable which needs to be replaced. Im building a new steppir and I had planned to replace the cable when I install that in a week or so. Oops! Turns out the antennas can handle a hurricane a lot better than they can a sudden stop. I need parts![]()
Yikes. Get the crap scared out of you and the stuffing nocked out of your wallet all with one broken cable. And there goes all your spare time too. Good luck with the repairs, and I can't wait to hear your reports on the Steppir. Those are supposed to be the outstanding antennas.
We keep trying to get everyone at their shacks at the same time, but it rarely happens. We don't have anything regular on HF or VHF. We should get better at it as the colder weather keeps us inside.OK, I'll bite. What's the NES net? Talk of stringing wires makes even me think it's HF. Mode, Freq & Sked?
73 John KK1X
I'm upping my level of prepping. Things are getting weird. My house got approached by dozens of zombies last night. I didn't have to kill any though. For some reason they wanted candy instead of brains. What a relief.
Mine didn't but I'm repairing it now,![]()
We keep trying to get everyone at their shacks at the same time, but it rarely happens. We don't have anything regular on HF or VHF. We should get better at it as the colder weather keeps us inside.
For prepping for SHTF communications, I want to play some kind of game on 2M simplex where someone starts a message and we see how many of us we can get it to. If half the state is without power and comm it would be good to have a simplex frequency, a standard check-in time and some idea of who we can hit and who can help hop-scotch a message far enough away to where the phones work. ...
Good thought. The rules don't allow that kind of band mixing, but when the SHTF the rules go out the window.What you need is someone to patch in a CB and an FRS into the 2M, so you can reach a MUCH broader audience. Those of you who know a lot about this stuff and have the equipment could probably pull it off. Imagine someone talking into an FRS walkie-talkie in Pittsfield, having it go through a HAM, and then back to another FRS or a CB up in Salem? That would be SO cool.
I know this was last year but I say we get it going. I agree with Cockpitbob with getting Ecomms going.
Got 2 tin cans and some string. What else do I need?![]()
Just make sure your string is set up for 20 meters. Then you should be good.
Just make sure your string is set up for 20 meters. Then you should be good.
That would be about 103 feet long![]()
I gotta get my General so I can play. I'm stuck on the Tech bands right now.
It's worth it! But be prepared to spend $$
Yeah. 2m radios are readily available for $2-300. HF starts at like 6 grand![]()
You can get a good mobile rig for around 800 and a good Base station for about 1400
However, none of this has to do with NES Net. Let's pick a day, time, and freq.
However, none of this has to do with NES Net. Let's pick a day, time, and freq.