looks like as of now, I'll make it in there next week. My amp won't work on
17 meters, but I'll try it with 100 watts if I remember and things don't
change.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Schroeder" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
> Hi Tom and all.
>
> Whenj I checked into the net Tom was as loud as I ever heard him, but I
> couldn't hear Kevin this week. I heard Jerry near you Tom and the three
> district one stations really loud and then someone turned it back to you
> Tom
> and I never heard you again. I listened for a while but heard no one.
> The
> band just went bye bye.
>
> I guess 18160 sounds as good as any. I do pretty well on 17.
>
> 73 Glen
> ka9yiu
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:20 PM
> Subject: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Well, the net was its usual success on 20 meters today, despite some very
>> anoying QRM, and despite the fact that the band started to give out for
>> our
>> East Coast folks toward the end of the hour.
>>
>> Shortly after the net, a couple of us agreed to go up to 17 meters, and
>> see
>> what it was like up there.
>>
>> I never heard Kevin (K7RX), but did hear Betsey (K1EIC), and Gerry
>> (WB6IVF).
>> If anyone else was in there, I did not hear you, so I apologize. Please
>> don't think I was ignoring you (grin).
>>
>> I was able to tune my Ameritron AL811H amplifier on 17 meters, and
>> actually
>> got good signal reports from Gerry and Betsey. However, for some reason,
>> running 500 watts or so on 17 meters creates RFI problems by setting off
>> several smoke detectors, so I probably shouldn't volunteer to be net
>> control
>> for next week-end's net, if we decide to try 17 meters. I certainly can
>> serve as a relay station, though, and will contribute whatever else I can
>> to
>> the net, even if I have to run 100 watts. (Yeah, I know, Kevin, that
>> ground
>> rod will really help! (smile)
>>
>> Given that 18.1575 is the HF backpackers' standard calling frequency, we
>> probably would be best off going to 18.160.
>>
>> How does this all sound as a plan?
>>
>> P.S. Toward the beginning of today's net, Steve (WA1RTB), Howard
>> (WA9TOP),
>> and Steve (KW3A) were louder than I have ever heard them, so 20 meters is
>> definitely my band of choice for any future nets beyond next Sunday, at
>> least for a while.)
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Louisville, CO
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