Re: MACS

#2479

Well with bad bands generally and a lack of new NCS'es,it is hard to do any net and even harder giving up the time it takes to listen to white noise and no signals!? Day after day-?

On Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 11:51:35 AM EDT, Pete Hardin <hardinpc@...> wrote:

At 11 am, I began asking for a net control for the MACS. No response ? heard. Several times I called for K8DLW. Nothing?

Note: reception on OSSBN was sketchy as well.

At 11:03 I called for K8ED, ND8W, K8DLW, WD8USA, and KD8GYI. Silence. Ai.11:05 I shut down.?

Pete

KD8GYI?

MACS

#2478

At 11 am, I began asking for a net control for the MACS. No response ? heard. Several times I called for K8DLW. Nothing?

Note: reception on OSSBN was sketchy as well.

At 11:03 I called for K8ED, ND8W, K8DLW, WD8USA, and KD8GYI. Silence. Ai.11:05 I shut down.?

Pete

KD8GYI?

Re: Nothing heard

#2477

开云体育

I thought that would happen!

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On Oct 10, 2024, at 7:15?PM, Joseph Bell via groups.io <wd8usa@...> wrote:

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I called the net too! Since Thursdays are my night for NCS- I also heard NOTHING!

JB
On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 07:12:57 PM EDT, ND8W <nd8w@...> wrote:
Called MITN tonight – Heard nobody except faint distant stations.
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Marc
ND8W

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08
Serial Number: 45
Issue Time: 2024 Oct 10 2258 UTC
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ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8, 9-
NOAA Scale: G4 - Severe
HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out.
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Re: Nothing heard

#2476

Roger,Roger!

On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 07:52:13 PM EDT, Dave <davewilliamson457@...> wrote:

Just Mark and myself on at 1100

K8DLW

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On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 7:12?PM ND8W via <ND8W=[email protected]> wrote:

Called MITN tonight – Heard nobody except faint distant stations.

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Marc
ND8W

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08

Serial Number: 45

Issue Time: 2024 Oct 10 2258 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8, 9-

NOAA Scale: G4 - Severe

HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out.

?

Re: Nothing heard

#2475

Just Mark and myself on at 1100

K8DLW

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On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 7:12?PM ND8W via <ND8W=[email protected]> wrote:

Called MITN tonight – Heard nobody except faint distant stations.

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Marc
ND8W

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08

Serial Number: 45

Issue Time: 2024 Oct 10 2258 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8, 9-

NOAA Scale: G4 - Severe

HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out.

?

Re: Nothing heard

#2474

I called the net too! Since Thursdays are my night for NCS- I also heard NOTHING!

JB

On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 07:12:57 PM EDT, ND8W <nd8w@...> wrote:

Called MITN tonight – Heard nobody except faint distant stations.

?

Marc
ND8W

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08

Serial Number: 45

Issue Time: 2024 Oct 10 2258 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8, 9-

NOAA Scale: G4 - Severe

HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out.

?

Nothing heard

#2473

开云体育

Called MITN tonight – Heard nobody except faint distant stations.

?

Marc
ND8W

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08

Serial Number: 45

Issue Time: 2024 Oct 10 2258 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8, 9-

NOAA Scale: G4 - Severe

HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out.

?

Fw: [R5AUXC] Request to suspend Winlink exercises on HF during hurricane season

#2472

Forwarded message from the Auxcomm coordinator- RE Winlink usage-

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From: Max Schneider via groups.io <max.a.schneider@...>

To: FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Committee <[email protected]>; AUXCOMM Work Group <[email protected]>

Cc: Steve Waterman, WL2K <winlink@...>; Karl Arriola <karl.arriola@...>

Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 03:04:03 PM EDT

Subject: [R5AUXC] Request to suspend Winlink exercises on HF during hurricane season

Please distribute widely.

Please be advised that we need to give due consideration to limited bandwidth available on the HF amateur bands, we need to minimize our usage of Winlink in that part of the spectrum during hurricane season. Winlink traffic can be sent via VHF, UHF, or Telnet without as much concern of congestion. This applies to when the storms reach landfall, and especially during the recovery effort which follows.

As we’ve seen with Helene, auxiliary communications and amateur radio have played a role in the aftermath of Helene. Milton is promising to bring more devastation across Florida in the next few days.?

Thank you for your assistance and support.

Max Schneider
Michigan AUXCOMM Coordinator
Michigan Section Emergency Coordinator
FEMA Region V RECCWG AUXCOMM,?Chair
ke8don@...
989-859-4288

www.mi-arpsc.org

Net. Closed

#2471

WD8USA closed the net at 11:13.

NOTE: NC's needed for the next 2 weeks to cover Mike.

MACS on 7232

#2470

KD8GYI

KC8WH

#2469

If anyone wants to send Mike a card, address below:

Mike Hayward

The Willows

Rm 310A

410 Fair Lane

Tiffin Oh? 44883

Pete

KD8GYI?

MACS Tue. 10-08 7.232

#2468

...for now. No responses to my inquiries.

WB8TQZ

Re: MACS

#2467

Well 7235 is now quiet

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On Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 10:47 AM Pete Hardin via <hardinpc=[email protected]> wrote:

Qso on 7234 - go figure. 36.5 open?

Pete

MACS

#2466

Qso on 7234 - go figure. 36.5 open?

Pete

MACS

#2465

KD8GYI here. Started looking for a NC at 11:01 on 7232, but interfered with the emergency net.

Moved to 7235. Heard Dave, K8DLW LC. We both called K8ED, no response?

I called for K8ED, ND8W, WD8USA and K8PGW. Nothing. Dave knew I was there but not readable.

I shut down at 11:09.

Pete

MACS Sun. 10-06 7.232

#2464

...unless NC pipes up again

WB8TQZ

WB8TQZ out of town and off air

#2463

I'll be out of town from early on Wednesday 10-09 until the evening of Wednesday 10-23 and will be unavailable for the following:

10-12 Sat. MACS NCS

10-13 Sun. MACS NCS, 8RNE/L NCS and EAN Liaison

10-14 Mon. GLETN NCS

10-15 Tue. MACS NCS, 8RNE/L NCS and EAN Liaison, MITN NCS, GLETN NCS

10-19 Sat. MACS NCS

10-20 Sun. MACS NCS, 8RNE/L NCS and EAN Liaison

10-21 Mon. GLETN NCS

10-22 Tue. MACS NCS, 8RNE/L NCS and EAN Liaison, MITN NCS, GLETN NCS

Anyone with any MACS/MITN Net Reports can send them by any convenient means or hold them until my return.

Mike WB8TQZ

MACS NOW 7.232

#2462

Empty Message

MACS Sat. 10-05 7.238

#2461

WB8TQZ

MACS/MITN Statistics for August and September

#2460

After making them up, I forgot to send the August stats out so you get 2 for 1 this month.

Numbers are down. No surprise to anyone who's been trying to operate on 75 and 40. It does tend to discourage one after a while and I have to thank and congratulate those who keep on trying. Some days it's nice to know the SWR/PWR meter isn't lying.

Mike WB8TQZ