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Re: MACS

 

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

 

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

 

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I thought that would happen!


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 ¨C 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.

?


Re: Nothing heard

 

Roger,Roger!

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


Just Mark and myself on at 1100

K8DLW

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

Called MITN tonight ¨C 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.

?


Re: Nothing heard

 

Just Mark and myself on at 1100

K8DLW

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

Called MITN tonight ¨C 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.

?


Re: Nothing heard

 

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 ¨C 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

 

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Called MITN tonight ¨C 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

 

Forwarded message from the Auxcomm coordinator- RE Winlink usage-

----- Forwarded Message -----

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

 

WD8USA closed the net at 11:13.

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


MACS on 7232

 

KD8GYI


KC8WH

 

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

 

...for now. No responses to my inquiries.
WB8TQZ


Re: MACS

 

Well 7235 is now quiet


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

 

Qso on 7234 - go figure. 36.5 open?

Pete


MACS

 

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

 

...unless NC pipes up again
WB8TQZ


WB8TQZ out of town and off air

 

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

 

Empty Message


MACS Sat. 10-05 7.238

 

WB8TQZ


MACS/MITN Statistics for August and September

 

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