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Today we had 31 stations checking into the net on 7.238. It was a bit rough with the Virginia QSO part?going on, but we made it through with little difficulty.?
The following radio's were used to check in.?
Twins = 10 TR4(x) = 5 TR5 = 1 TR7(x) = 5
73's, Mark, WB0IQK
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On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 02:11 PM, M Gilger wrote:
WB0IQK
I would sure like to participate in a 40m "Drake Net" but I cannot hear anyone on the above net. There doesn't seem to be one (40M) reachable from the West Coast.? There is some sort of a Drake net on 75m but they all seem to be SOCAL based.? Usually pretty weak and noisy in the pacific Northwest. Has anyone considered a late afternoon 40m group/net that might be more accessable to the NW (UT, ID, MT, WA, OR) etc? --
73/Rick
WA6III
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I'm in south central Montana and can only hear the net down in the noise on 40 - unintelligible.
The Collins group has a weekly net on 20 meters that I can easily copy on the high end of 20.
Suggestion: How about a 20 meter Drake Tech Net on 14.238 Mhz (or somewhere close)? Same day, same time or same day, different time?
- Steve? W7SJT "Always look for a positive solution then Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome" - adaptation of the U.S. Marine Corps motto
"There are no rules here!...We're trying to accomplish something!!"
- Thomas Edison
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal.? It is the courage to continue that counts." -?Winston Churchill
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On Monday, March 20, 2023 at 01:01:41 PM MDT, Rick WA6III <myr748@...> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 02:11 PM, M Gilger wrote:
WB0IQK
I would sure like to participate in a 40m "Drake Net" but I cannot hear anyone on the above net. There doesn't seem to be one (40M) reachable from the West Coast.? There is some sort of a Drake net on 75m but they all seem to be SOCAL based.? Usually pretty weak and noisy in the pacific Northwest. Has anyone considered a late afternoon 40m group/net that might be more accessable to the NW (UT, ID, MT, WA, OR) etc? --
73/Rick
WA6III
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We tried a 20 meter net many years ago and it never worked out. Very limited check-ins.? We also had a 75m swap net and had to disband that some years ago due to lack of participation.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK?
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No problem - it was just a suggestion since I would like to be able to check in with my Twins.
I will keep looking for better band conditions in the rising sunspot cycle.
- Steve? W7SJT
"Always look for a positive solution then Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome" - Adaptation of the U.S. Marine Corps motto
"There are no rules here!...We're trying to accomplish something!!"
- Thomas Edison
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal.? It is the courage to continue that counts." -?Winston Churchill
On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 02:15:29 PM MDT, Mark - WB0IQK <mgilger@...> wrote:
We tried a 20 meter net many years ago and it never worked out. Very limited check-ins.? We also had a 75m swap net and had to disband that some years ago due to lack of participation.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK?
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I remember the Drake swap net on 75 meters.?
I was a new ham in the late 80s and always wanted a Drake C line. WZ8O, now W8NS, Don, put out his phone number and said he had one for sale.
I called him up and talked with him for awhile and told him that I wanted it. Two or Three days later, the radio arrived. I'm sure my check had never even reached his house yet.?
I called him up of course, thrilled, and thanking him profusely for getting the radio to me so quickly, and of course trusting me to make it all right.??
What a great history the Drake guys have and have always helped me out a lot. Thanks again for all the education you have passed along to me, as well as good faith.?
73
Mark
W0NCL
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From: Mark - WB0IQK <mgilger@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, Mar 21, 2023 3:15 pm
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] DRAKE TECHNICAL NET UPDATE ( March 19, 2023 )
We tried a 20 meter net many years ago and it never worked out. Very limited check-ins.? We also had a 75m swap net and had to disband that some years ago due to lack of participation.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK?
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Why not get some volunteers to start it up on 20? ?All we need are a few people willing to take turns being NCS. The harder part will be to find the right time and frequency, since there are likely other regular nets around, and to not schedule it at the same time as other interest group nets that are similar. It would take some coordination and the net itself would likely start slowly.?
For precedent, there are Collins and Kenwood nets on 20, I believe. I am of the opinion that there are many more people interested in Drakes than what existed even a few years ago.?
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM, Mark - WB0IQK < mgilger@...> wrote: We tried a 20 meter net many years ago and it never worked out. Very limited check-ins.? We also had a 75m swap net and had to disband that some years ago due to lack of participation.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK?
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There are 3 vintage nets held on 14.292.5 every Sunday.? If someone wanted to start a Drake net how about either 2pm or 6pm eastern? Would have to coordinate with the NCS's of those nets to let them know as they sometimes tend to run over their hour time slot.?
3pm Eastern = Vintage SSB net
4pm Eastern = Heathkit net
5pm Eastern = Swan net
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK
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The Collins Collectors Association original?20m net is on or about 14.263 at 2000 UTC on Sunday afternoon. It gets cancelled on major contest weekends via the CCA email list.? I can usually get into this one if I try.
The?CCA? has a plethora of other nets on 80m including?an AM net on the 1st Wednesday of each month.? See here:
This one worked well for me when I lived in VE3, but the western one is out of California and doesn't work so well from southern?BC.
The Kenwood Hybrid nets are as follows; Saturday on 7.242 mhz at 3:30 pm EST/EDT. Sunday on 14.316 Mhz at 1800 UTC.
I have checked into the Sunday one on 20m, run by Mark, WB0IQK, with some help from others.? Seems lots of mid-USA and west coasters manage to check in OK, but it helps if you have a beam and 500w+.? I use one of the 30L-1's typically with the Kenwoods and that seems to work. It can get crowded at times on .316 but a regular group gathers for the hour prior to the Sunday net and politely "saves them a spot"!
I rarely ever hear the 40m nets from the east.? A 40m vertical doesn't cut it, and I'm away too much in the winter anyways when it?is a possibility.? Summer is a write-off from BC at that time and distance.
I used to occasionally check into the Drake group out of California - Friday nights I think?? Not really a net....that also does a real-time online video at the same time.? I don't recall the platform they used.? It worked pretty well....but again Fridays tend to be busy days for me into the evening.? I have not checked in for several years now.? Somebody here would likely know more about that one.
I see Mark has just listed the "vintage nets" which are not manufacturer specific.
73 Peter VE7PS
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 5:58?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: Why not get some volunteers to start it up on 20?? All we need are a few people willing to take turns being NCS. The harder part will be to find the right time and frequency, since there are likely other regular nets around, and to not schedule it at the same time as other interest group nets that are similar. It would take some coordination and the net itself would likely start slowly.?
For precedent, there are Collins and Kenwood nets on 20, I believe. I am of the opinion that there are many more people interested in Drakes than what existed even a few years ago.?
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM, Mark - WB0IQK < mgilger@...> wrote: We tried a 20 meter net many years ago and it never worked out. Very limited check-ins.? We also had a 75m swap net and had to disband that some years ago due to lack of participation.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK?
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Mark,
I think you are off by an hour.
The vintage SSB net is 2pm to 3pm ET Heathkit net 3pm to 4pm ET Swan net 4pm to 5pm ET
Don¡¯t forget the Collins net on 14.263 at 4pm ET
Plus your Kenwood net at 2pm ET
73,
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On Mar 22, 2023, at 10:34 AM, Mark - WB0IQK <mgilger@...> wrote:
?There are 3 vintage nets held on 14.292.5 every Sunday.? If someone wanted to start a Drake net how about either 2pm or 6pm eastern? Would have to coordinate with the NCS's of those nets to let them know as they sometimes tend to run over their hour time slot.?
3pm Eastern = Vintage SSB net
4pm Eastern = Heathkit net
5pm Eastern = Swan net
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK
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Collins at 2:00 utc. 14.263
Elkins Wetherill
Senior Vice President / Regional Partner
Verus Partners, LLC
ewetherill@...
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On Mar 22, 2023, at 10:34 AM, Mark - WB0IQK via groups.io <mgilger@...> wrote:
?There are 3 vintage nets held on 14.292.5 every Sunday.? If someone wanted to start a Drake net how about either 2pm or 6pm eastern? Would have to coordinate with the NCS's of those nets to let them know as they sometimes tend to run over their
hour time slot.?
3pm Eastern = Vintage SSB net
4pm Eastern = Heathkit net
5pm Eastern = Swan net
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK
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Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM)
I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
tuner.
--lyndon
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So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends? Let's see if this is worth pursuing. I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
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------- Original Message ------- On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyndon@...> wrote: I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
tuner.
--lyndon
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I'm in Steve, as often as I can mid April thru late Nov. but for occasional travel to ON and AB, or whatever...like most retirees.? Working on a winter remote....but not with Drake radios.
As such, not suitable as net control - sorry.
73 Peter VE7PS
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 10:42?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends?? Let's see if this is worth pursuing.? I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
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On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyndon@...> wrote:
> I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
> doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
> idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
> tuner.
>
> --lyndon
>
>
>
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On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:42?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends?? Let's see if this is worth pursuing.? I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
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On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyndon@...> wrote:
> I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
> doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
> idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
> tuner.
>
> --lyndon
>
>
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Looking forward to the net! Wayne Smith
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On Mar 22, 2023, at 1:48 PM, Bill Leonard N0CU <billincolo73@...> wrote:
? On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:42?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends?? Let's see if this is worth pursuing.? I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
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------- Original Message -------
On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyndon@...> wrote:
> I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
> doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
> idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
> tuner.
>
> --lyndon
>
>
>
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I¡¯ll give it a?try¡.!
Hank WM1V? ex-WN2HOS
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:42?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends?? Let's see if this is worth pursuing.? I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
------- Original Message -------
On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyndon@...> wrote:
> I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
> doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
> idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
> tuner.
>
> --lyndon
>
>
>
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I would be game to have a 20 meter net meet...Especially since 20 has been on fire.
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 3:42 PM, Henry Dorkin <Hdorkinmd@...> wrote:
I¡¯ll give it a?try¡.!
Hank WM1V? ex-WN2HOS
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 11:42?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends?? Let's see if this is worth pursuing.? I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
------- Original Message -------
On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) <lyndon@...> wrote:
> I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony
> doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better
> idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the
> tuner.
>
> --lyndon
>
>
>
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The Drake West Coast Net meets every Thursday evening (except for Thanksgiving) at 7:00PM PDT on 3895 KHz...I am the NCS...We have regular check-ins from Northern and Southern CA, AZ, NV, and WA states...
Everyone is welcome, so please join us if you can...Propagation of late has been excellent...
73's de Charles, KW6G (formerly - WB6IYM)
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 9:19?AM VE7PS < ve7ps@...> wrote: The Collins Collectors Association original?20m net is on or about 14.263 at 2000 UTC on Sunday afternoon. It gets cancelled on major contest weekends via the CCA email list.? I can usually get into this one if I try.
The?CCA? has a plethora of other nets on 80m including?an AM net on the 1st Wednesday of each month.? See here:
This one worked well for me when I lived in VE3, but the western one is out of California and doesn't work so well from southern?BC.
The Kenwood Hybrid nets are as follows; Saturday on 7.242 mhz at 3:30 pm EST/EDT. Sunday on 14.316 Mhz at 1800 UTC.
I have checked into the Sunday one on 20m, run by Mark, WB0IQK, with some help from others.? Seems lots of mid-USA and west coasters manage to check in OK, but it helps if you have a beam and 500w+.? I use one of the 30L-1's typically with the Kenwoods and that seems to work. It can get crowded at times on .316 but a regular group gathers for the hour prior to the Sunday net and politely "saves them a spot"!
I rarely ever hear the 40m nets from the east.? A 40m vertical doesn't cut it, and I'm away too much in the winter anyways when it?is a possibility.? Summer is a write-off from BC at that time and distance.
I used to occasionally check into the Drake group out of California - Friday nights I think?? Not really a net....that also does a real-time online video at the same time.? I don't recall the platform they used.? It worked pretty well....but again Fridays tend to be busy days for me into the evening.? I have not checked in for several years now.? Somebody here would likely know more about that one.
I see Mark has just listed the "vintage nets" which are not manufacturer specific.
73 Peter VE7PS
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 5:58?AM Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via <w1es= [email protected]> wrote: Why not get some volunteers to start it up on 20?? All we need are a few people willing to take turns being NCS. The harder part will be to find the right time and frequency, since there are likely other regular nets around, and to not schedule it at the same time as other interest group nets that are similar. It would take some coordination and the net itself would likely start slowly.?
For precedent, there are Collins and Kenwood nets on 20, I believe. I am of the opinion that there are many more people interested in Drakes than what existed even a few years ago.?
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Sent from Proton Mail for iOS
On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM, Mark - WB0IQK < mgilger@...> wrote: We tried a 20 meter net many years ago and it never worked out. Very limited check-ins.? We also had a 75m swap net and had to disband that some years ago due to lack of participation.?
73's,
Mark, WB0IQK?
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I will give it a try.
- Steve? W7SJT
"Always look for a positive solution then Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome" - Adaptation of the U.S. Marine Corps motto
"There are no rules here!...We're trying to accomplish something!!"
- Thomas Edison
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal.? It is the courage to continue that counts." -?Winston Churchill
?
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 11:42:30 AM MDT, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via groups.io <w1es@...> wrote:
So, out of the gang here, how many of you would probably check-in to a 20m net on the weekends?? Let's see if this is worth pursuing.? I can certainly help out here, as I'm definitely on 20 with a decent signal (I can pick an L7 or a 30L-1).
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
------- Original Message ------- On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 at 1:15 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) < lyndon@...> wrote: > I would be game to try 20m, although I don't know if my 2nd-floor-balcony > doublet will put out any sort of signal on that band. I'll have a better > idea later this week when I finish stringing it up and wire it in to the > tuner. > > --lyndon > > >
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