Upcoming Event: XARC 2 Meter Net - Thu, 04/02/2020 8:00pm-9:00pm
#cal-reminder
Reminder: XARC 2 Meter Net
When:
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 8:00pm to 9:00pm,
(GMT-04:00) America/New York
Where:W2XRX Repeater 145.29 Mhz
View Event
Organizer: XARC
k2as@...
Description: The XARC 2 Meter net is every Thursday at 8PM (except meeting nights - 2nd Thursday of month).? 145.29 Mhz W2XRX repeater.
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Re: FW: [MonroeCountyEmcomm] Looking ahead to Field Days
Tim,
Thanks.? We'll have to see where we are as the end of June
approaches, but it certainly looks like FD2020 will be
"different".
73
Bob
PS.? I'm copying in XRX Radio Club members for their information.
On 3/31/2020 11:59 AM, Tim Brown wrote:
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FYI
Timothy Brown,
WB2PAY
RaRa Education Coordinator
cell: 585 750 2087
email: education@...
email: tjbrown@...
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Looking ahead to Field Day 2020 ( a longer post)
Here’s some information I copied from the WPA ARRL FB page.?
Thanks for this info!
Creativity during Field Days will be important this year!?
Your Thoughts? ?
- KD2BDZ?
Field Day 2020 — A Time to Adapt
03/27/2020
Many individuals and groups organizing events for Field Day
2020 have been contacting ARRL for guidance on how to adapt
their planned activities in this unprecedented time of social
distancing and uncertainty.
“Due to the unique situation presented this year, this can be
an opportunity for you, your club, and/or group to try something
new,” ARRL Contest Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, said. “Field Day
isn’t about doing things the same way year after year. Use this
year to develop and employ a new approach that is in line with
the current circumstances.”
Social distancing and state and local requirements very
likely will impact just how — and even whether — you are able to
participate in Field Day this year. ARRL continues monitoring
the coronavirus situation, paying close attention to information
and guidance offered by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). If social distancing means that Class A with a
30-member team set up in a city park won’t work this year, then
it’s time for a Plan B. Part of the Field Day concept has always
been adapting your operation to the situation at hand. At its
heart, Field Day is an emergency communication demonstration.
Field Day rules are flexible enough to allow individuals and
groups to adjust their participation and strategies in a way
that still addresses their needs while being fun. Some
possibilities:
Encourage club members to operate from their home stations on
emergency power (Class E).
Use the club’s repeater as a means for individual
participants to keep in touch during the event.
Family members interested in operating Field Day and unable
to participate as part of a larger group may want to consider
setting up a portable station in the backyard with a temporary
antenna.
One big impact this year will be a decline in public
visibility and any interaction with the visitors. Prudence may
dictate dispensing with the ham radio PR table to attract
passersby, should you set up in a more public location. It’s
okay not to score all the bonus points you may have attempted in
the past. Local and served agency officials may be unwilling to
visit, which is understandable under the circumstances. Do be
sure to reach out to them as part of your preparations and
remind them that you look forward to continuing your working
relationship with them in the future.
The impact will differ from place to place, so ARRL
recommends that all amateur radio clubs participating in Field
Day stay in regular contact with local or state public health
officials for their advice and guidance on hosting Field Day
activities.
Demonstrating an understanding of the health crisis we all
face and your willingness to adapt will show that you and your
club or group are good working partners with local or served
agencies.
“With any emergency preparedness exercise, it’s not about
adapting the situation to your operation, it’s about adapting
your operation to the situation that presents itself,” Bourque
said. “Try something different. Learn something new about how
you prepare. It may be a challenge, and you may have to ask
yourself if you’re up to the challenge. We hope to hear you on
the air over the June 27 – 28 weekend.” — Thanks to Paul
Bourque, N1SFE, and Dan Henderson, N1ND
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Upcoming Event: XARC 2 Meter Net - Thu, 03/26/2020 8:00pm-9:00pm
#cal-reminder
Reminder: XARC 2 Meter Net
When:
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 8:00pm to 9:00pm,
(GMT-04:00) America/New York
Where:W2XRX Repeater 145.29 Mhz
View Event
Organizer: XARC
k2as@...
Description: The XARC 2 Meter net is every Thursday at 8PM (except meeting nights - 2nd Thursday of month).? 145.29 Mhz W2XRX repeater.
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Re: Upgraded 2 Meter Repeater
XRX repeater is S9+++ in Pittsford with a vertical dipole in my
(walkout) basement window!
?????? ...Ned, W2NED
On 3/21/2020 3:04 PM, Brian Donovan
wrote:
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This morning Harry W2HRY and myself swapped out the 2 meter
machine with the new Yaesu DR2X.?? All settings are pretty much
the same.
It appears the amplifier we had been using was not working, so
we set the new machine to high power (near 50 watts), which it
can safely handle.
It does have voice announcement capability, but we need to get a
second RX antenna up first.
Soon - Switching to DCS
(Digital Coded Squelch)
???We occasionally have had issues
with the squelch hanging open with some interference/noise.??
It has happened during a couple of our 2 meter nets, which
is more than a little annoying and often will cause the
time-out-timer to trip.?? DCS is supposed to be superior to
PL or CTCSS and
theoretically??should eliminate??that issue.?? Unfortunately it will
probably require you to get into your radios menu system and
manual.?? But it will be worth it.
I DON'T PLAN ON
SWITCHING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
ISSUES THE TIMELINE COULD BE MOVED UP.
I will send out
another note whenever the change to DCS happens.
-- Brian
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Re: foxhunt opportunity tonight
Jon,
I was listening last week on the input and did not hear it from my location in West Walworth but? will give a listen again tonight.
I hope the signal is not mobile!
steve ka1cnf
On Sunday, March 22, 2020, 03:27:07 PM EDT, Jon Dickason via Groups.Io <jondickason@...> wrote:
foxhunters, and wannabe hunters,
the ROC city net is on tonight at 7:30 pm on 145.11. They've been hearing something interfering with them on the repeater input of 144.51. They've tried to track it down to near Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester between Lake and Dewey, but also have heard it south of Rochester. Please listen tonight and try to get a bearing and/or signal strength. Coordinate on 145.29 so we don't tip off the jammer. Thanks for your help.
Jon N2JAC text 5852040413
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foxhunt opportunity tonight
foxhunters, and wannabe hunters,
the ROC city net is on tonight at 7:30 pm on 145.11. They've been hearing something interfering with them on the repeater input of 144.51. They've tried to track it down to near Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester between Lake and Dewey, but also have heard it south of Rochester. Please listen tonight and try to get a bearing and/or signal strength. Coordinate on 145.29 so we don't tip off the jammer. Thanks for your help.
Jon N2JAC text 5852040413
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Upgraded 2 Meter Repeater
This morning Harry W2HRY and myself swapped out the 2 meter machine with the new Yaesu DR2X.? All settings are pretty much the same.
It appears the amplifier we had been using was not working, so we set the new machine to high power (near 50 watts), which it can safely handle.
It does have voice announcement capability, but we need to get a second RX antenna up first.
Soon - Switching to DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)
?We occasionally have had issues with the squelch hanging
open with some interference/noise.? It has happened during a couple of our 2 meter nets, which is more than a little annoying and often will cause the time-out-timer to trip.? DCS is supposed to be superior to PL or CTCSS and
theoretically?should eliminate?that issue.? Unfortunately it will probably require you to get into your radios menu system and manual.? But it will be worth it.
I DON'T PLAN ON SWITCHING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES THE TIMELINE COULD BE MOVED UP.
I will send out another note whenever the change to DCS happens.
-- Brian
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Upcoming Event: XARC 2 Meter Net - Thu, 03/19/2020 8:00pm-9:00pm
#cal-reminder
Reminder: XARC 2 Meter Net
When:
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 8:00pm to 9:00pm,
(GMT-04:00) America/New York
Where:W2XRX Repeater 145.29 Mhz
View Event
Organizer: XARC
k2as@...
Description: The XARC 2 Meter net is every Thursday at 8PM (except meeting nights - 2nd Thursday of month).? 145.29 Mhz W2XRX repeater.
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Re: March XARC Newsletter
Have you?considered doing the meeting/presentation online? I could even done hybrid where a presentation is shown on the internet and then we ask questions or discuss on the repeater.
Dave N2OA
On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 5:55 PM Brian Donovan < k2as@...> wrote:
de K2AS
So I missed sending out a newsletter in February, which is OK since there wasn't a whole lot of news.
But I want to thank Harry KF2TV for his fine presentation on the Nano Vector Network Analyzer in February.? He built on his January show-and-tell and came up with a detailed overview of these devices.? He even did some live demos of it in action.
The March meeting was not quite as lively, as only six ventured out facing down the covid-19 and the toilet paper hoarders.? We had a somewhat shorter, but nice meeting nonetheless.
Obviously, the April meeting is not likely to happen.? We will wait a week or two, but I don't see this easing quickly.? In the mean-time, our weekly net meets at 8PM on Thursday evenings on the 145.29 repeater.? Check-in and stay in touch.
Of course Dayton has now been cancelled, and that was scheduled for mid-May.
As for other upcoming meetings, time will tell.? We had hoped to have a presentation on longwave, Dusty KF2CF has been in contact with the presenter, but has not been able to pin down a date yet.? Current events will make it worse.
I was going to throw something together on FT8 for March, but again the timing couldn't have been worse.? Though we have covered it's predecessor JT65 a few years ago, FT8 has gained a tremendous amount of fans.? So many that probably a large number of our
active members are regular users.? But I think there is still value in having it as a topic.
Fox Hunt
As of last Thursday, it was scheduled for May 2.? Drumlins ARC, and SIARC were going to be involved.? Again, stay tuned if it needs to be postponed.
Field Day
Still on?schedule.? ARES will be helping out again.? Still
at Webster Rec.
E-Mail List
The old Yahoogroups email list has been shutdown.? So that's that.?? Here is info on the new one:
Group Email Addresses
Club Treasury
There have been no significant changes to the treasury in the past month.? Details are in the Members section of the website.
I have received the DR2X from Yaesu.? I will likely get it swapped out with the old machine in the next two weeks.? You won't notice much difference, but initially I will have some voice announcements about nets and meetings/events in FM analog mode.
Sunday evenings at 8PM the repeater is usually linked up for the Southern Tier Fusion Net.? Digital only.? If you have a fusion radio, check-in and say hi.
Club History Moment
Paul, N2PB during our Fox Hunt from 1997.
April
Tentatively?scheduled
for? April 9.? Stay tuned.
New Members
I don't believe we have had any new members in the past two months.
73,
K2AS
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Re: March XARC Newsletter
Thanks for the update, I've been secluding myself the past 2-3 months prepping for my professional engineering licensure test, only to be notified that it has been cancelled due to COVID-precautions. You can expect to hear my voice on the VHF net again. Pete Fournia W2SKY is also working with me on my covert HF apartment antenna and just peer-pressured me into my first CW (and HF) QSO, so you might catch me on HF too! Can't wait for the fox hunt. See you all at the end if this craziness, and hope to hear you all in the meantime.?
73, Austin K2OYZ
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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Thanks for the detailed update, Brian! ?I had to miss the last meeting so I appreciate the news. Hope everyone makes it through with their health and sanity until we meet live again. ? On Mar 18, 2020, at 5:55 PM, Brian Donovan <k2as@...> wrote:
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de K2AS
So I missed sending out a newsletter in February, which is OK since there wasn't a whole lot of news.
But I want to thank Harry KF2TV for his fine presentation on the Nano Vector Network Analyzer in February.? He built on his January show-and-tell and came up with a detailed overview of these devices.? He even did some live demos of it in action.
The March meeting was not quite as lively, as only six ventured out facing down the covid-19 and the toilet paper hoarders.? We had a somewhat shorter, but nice meeting nonetheless.
Obviously, the April meeting is not likely to happen.? We will wait a week or two, but I don't see this easing quickly.? In the mean-time, our weekly net meets at 8PM on Thursday evenings on the 145.29 repeater.? Check-in and stay in touch.
Of course Dayton has now been cancelled, and that was scheduled for mid-May.
As for other upcoming meetings, time will tell.? We had hoped to have a presentation on longwave, Dusty KF2CF has been in contact with the presenter, but has not been able to pin down a date yet.? Current events will make it worse.
I was going to throw something together on FT8 for March, but again the timing couldn't have been worse.? Though we have covered it's predecessor JT65 a few years ago, FT8 has gained a tremendous amount of fans.? So many that probably a large number of our
active members are regular users.? But I think there is still value in having it as a topic.
?Fox Hunt
As of last Thursday, it was scheduled for May 2.? Drumlins ARC, and SIARC were going to be involved.? Again, stay tuned if it needs to be postponed.
Field Day
?Still on?schedule.? ARES will be helping out again.? Still
at Webster Rec.
E-Mail List
The old Yahoogroups email list has been shutdown.? So that's that.?? Here is info on the new one:
Group Email Addresses
Club Treasury
There have been no significant changes to the treasury in the past month.? Details are in the Members section of the website.
I have received the DR2X from Yaesu.? I will likely get it swapped out with the old machine in the next two weeks.? You won't notice much difference, but initially I will have some voice announcements about nets and meetings/events in FM analog mode.
Sunday evenings at 8PM the repeater is usually linked up for the Southern Tier Fusion Net.? Digital only.? If you have a fusion radio, check-in and say hi.
?Club History Moment
?Paul, N2PB during our Fox Hunt from 1997.
April
?Tentatively?scheduled
for? April 9.? Stay tuned.
New Members
?I don't believe we have had any new members in the past two months.
73,
K2AS
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Re: March XARC Newsletter
Thanks for the detailed update, Brian! ?I had to miss the last meeting so I appreciate the news. Hope everyone makes it through with their health and sanity until we meet live again. ?
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Show quoted text
On Mar 18, 2020, at 5:55 PM, Brian Donovan <k2as@...> wrote:
?
de K2AS
So I missed sending out a newsletter in February, which is OK since there wasn't a whole lot of news.
But I want to thank Harry KF2TV for his fine presentation on the Nano Vector Network Analyzer in February.? He built on his January show-and-tell and came up with a detailed overview of these devices.? He even did some live demos of it in action.
The March meeting was not quite as lively, as only six ventured out facing down the covid-19 and the toilet paper hoarders.? We had a somewhat shorter, but nice meeting nonetheless.
Obviously, the April meeting is not likely to happen.? We will wait a week or two, but I don't see this easing quickly.? In the mean-time, our weekly net meets at 8PM on Thursday evenings on the 145.29 repeater.? Check-in and stay in touch.
Of course Dayton has now been cancelled, and that was scheduled for mid-May.
As for other upcoming meetings, time will tell.? We had hoped to have a presentation on longwave, Dusty KF2CF has been in contact with the presenter, but has not been able to pin down a date yet.? Current events will make it worse.
I was going to throw something together on FT8 for March, but again the timing couldn't have been worse.? Though we have covered it's predecessor JT65 a few years ago, FT8 has gained a tremendous amount of fans.? So many that probably a large number of our
active members are regular users.? But I think there is still value in having it as a topic.
?Fox Hunt
As of last Thursday, it was scheduled for May 2.? Drumlins ARC, and SIARC were going to be involved.? Again, stay tuned if it needs to be postponed.
Field Day
?Still on?schedule.? ARES will be helping out again.? Still
at Webster Rec.
E-Mail List
The old Yahoogroups email list has been shutdown.? So that's that.?? Here is info on the new one:
Group Email Addresses
Club Treasury
There have been no significant changes to the treasury in the past month.? Details are in the Members section of the website.
I have received the DR2X from Yaesu.? I will likely get it swapped out with the old machine in the next two weeks.? You won't notice much difference, but initially I will have some voice announcements about nets and meetings/events in FM analog mode.
Sunday evenings at 8PM the repeater is usually linked up for the Southern Tier Fusion Net.? Digital only.? If you have a fusion radio, check-in and say hi.
?Club History Moment
?Paul, N2PB during our Fox Hunt from 1997.
April
?Tentatively?scheduled
for? April 9.? Stay tuned.
New Members
?I don't believe we have had any new members in the past two months.
73,
K2AS
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de K2AS
So I missed sending out a newsletter in February, which is OK since there wasn't a whole lot of news.
But I want to thank Harry KF2TV for his fine presentation on the Nano Vector Network Analyzer in February.? He built on his January show-and-tell and came up with a detailed overview of these devices.? He even did some live demos of it in action.
The March meeting was not quite as lively, as only six ventured out facing down the covid-19 and the toilet paper hoarders.? We had a somewhat shorter, but nice meeting nonetheless.
Obviously, the April meeting is not likely to happen.? We will wait a week or two, but I don't see this easing quickly.? In the mean-time, our weekly net meets at 8PM on Thursday evenings on the 145.29 repeater.? Check-in and stay in touch.
Of course Dayton has now been cancelled, and that was scheduled for mid-May.
As for other upcoming meetings, time will tell.? We had hoped to have a presentation on longwave, Dusty KF2CF has been in contact with the presenter, but has not been able to pin down a date yet.? Current events will make it worse.
I was going to throw something together on FT8 for March, but again the timing couldn't have been worse.? Though we have covered it's predecessor JT65 a few years ago, FT8 has gained a tremendous amount of fans.? So many that probably a large number of our
active members are regular users.? But I think there is still value in having it as a topic.
?Fox Hunt
As of last Thursday, it was scheduled for May 2.? Drumlins ARC, and SIARC were going to be involved.? Again, stay tuned if it needs to be postponed.
Field Day
?Still on?schedule.? ARES will be helping out again.? Still
at Webster Rec.
E-Mail List
The old Yahoogroups email list has been shutdown.? So that's that.?? Here is info on the new one:
Group Email Addresses
Club Treasury
There have been no significant changes to the treasury in the past month.? Details are in the Members section of the website.
I have received the DR2X from Yaesu.? I will likely get it swapped out with the old machine in the next two weeks.? You won't notice much difference, but initially I will have some voice announcements about nets and meetings/events in FM analog mode.
Sunday evenings at 8PM the repeater is usually linked up for the Southern Tier Fusion Net.? Digital only.? If you have a fusion radio, check-in and say hi.
?Club History Moment
?Paul, N2PB during our Fox Hunt from 1997.
April
?Tentatively?scheduled
for? April 9.? Stay tuned.
New Members
?I don't believe we have had any new members in the past two months.
73,
K2AS
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Article on learning CW I mentioned at meeting
Attached is the article from CQ magazine that I mentioned last night at the meeting.
steve/ka1cnf
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I haven't had a chance to discuss this with the club board, but I'm trying to put something together for the meeting Thursday -?
A couple of things on tomorrow's meeting:
- For this months special topic, I wanted to discuss FT8.? Being quite busy at work and home, I looked for some useful presentations and found one I hope to be perfect as a starting point.? So the
special topic will be FT8 where I hope to have a virtual special guest.? Then maybe members who use FT8 can discuss their experiences with it.
- ?To enable the previous bullet, does anyone have a good small audio setup or powered speakers we could use for taking PC audio? and amplifying?? I have some small PC powered speakers, but quality
is not great.? If you have something that might work to put out decent audio in our meeting room, let me know.
-- Brian
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New: No Radio Lunch for a bit -- let Flu subside...
Greetings,
Let's not meet for the radio lunch for the next month or so, and let the threat of the Flu subside. I am thinking our next lunch could be late April or early May.
Regards,
Ned
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Re: ARRL DX Contest (Phone)
nice work,?
It's nice to see that verticals work, _/) ? _/) ? ? ? _/) ?_/) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Wright62 Grand View Dr. Fairport NY 14450
3 Santa Maria Court Port St. Lucie FL 34952 585 771-0509 (cell text ok)
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 12:00 AM Brian Donovan < k2as@...> wrote:
I was able to spend a few hours this weekend operating in the ARRL Phone DX Contest.? I had contacts on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters.? Just did search and pounce and picked up 85 QSOs, with 66 multipliers, and a little over 17K score.? This was the first time using
an amplifier, and even at only 600 watts PEP, it made a big difference.? Plus a more modern radio with a Heil headset / footswitch helped as well.? I might have picked up a new country or two.? My modest vertical antenna was good enough, at least to work a
bunch of high power, professional contest stations with massive towers and antennas!
I did work ZM1A in New Zealand on 40 meters around 1 AM Sunday morning.?
I did submit under XRX ARC if anyone else is going to submit a log.
Anyone operate at all during the contest?
-- Brian
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I was able to spend a few hours this weekend operating in the ARRL Phone DX Contest.? I had contacts on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters.? Just did search and pounce and picked up 85 QSOs, with 66 multipliers, and a little over 17K score.? This was the first time using
an amplifier, and even at only 600 watts PEP, it made a big difference.? Plus a more modern radio with a Heil headset / footswitch helped as well.? I might have picked up a new country or two.? My modest vertical antenna was good enough, at least to work a
bunch of high power, professional contest stations with massive towers and antennas!
I did work ZM1A in New Zealand on 40 meters around 1 AM Sunday morning.?
I did submit under XRX ARC if anyone else is going to submit a log.
Anyone operate at all during the contest?
-- Brian
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Upcoming Event: XARC 2 Meter Net - Thu, 03/05/2020 8:00pm-9:00pm
#cal-reminder
Reminder: XARC 2 Meter Net
When:
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 8:00pm to 9:00pm,
(GMT-05:00) America/New York
Where:W2XRX Repeater 145.29 Mhz
View Event
Organizer: XARC
k2as@...
Description: The XARC 2 Meter net is every Thursday at 8PM (except meeting nights - 2nd Thursday of month).? 145.29 Mhz W2XRX repeater.
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New: Radio Lunch Location -- Durf's in Fairport -- Thursday 3/5/2020
Greetings,
This week we will continue to meet at Durf's Family
Restaurant in Fairport. This location promises to
have good food, lower prices and smaller crowds.
We are getting 4-8 folks each week -- some of whom we have not
seen in quite a while, plus some new faces!
Plan to arrive a bit early so as to get a table for six or more
in the back of the restaurant.
Details:
Date:? 5 March 2020
Time:? about noon
Location:
Durf's Family Restaurant
150 N. Main St. #4
Fairport, NY? 14450
Restaurant is set back on the east side of 250 (N Main) and south
of Whitney Rd.
See you
there!
Regards,
Ned, W2NED
585 734-1984
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Japan Stations on 20 Meter FT8
A few people at last weeks meeting mentioned never working anything beyond the west coast going west.? The last few days, quite a few Japanese stations have been on FT8 between 5 and 6:30 PM local time.? I was able to work quite a few with my vertical.
I don't know if they are workable in other modes, but hopefully it will keep up.? Give it a listen if you haven't recently.
-- Brian
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Jon Dickason
KD2REU Don