Tom,
I agree with the 20 meter move although I think i'd prefer 20:00 to 21. But
I'm pretty flexible with time. Also, there was quite a lot of QRM on this
end but that's just 20 for you. Kevin was pounding in here. Heard you too
but not as well. Good luck with the amp. lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:27 PM
Subject: Cross-country blind ops net thoughts
> Hi, all.
>
> I attempted to post this on the blind hams list yesterday, but somehow, it
> didn't get through. So, sorry for the belated comments.
>
> I'm going to support Kevin, and suggest that we move our Cross-Country
> Blind
> Ops net to 20 meters if possible, at least for the Winter months.
> Regarding
> frequency, 14.258
> worked very well here on Sunday, with very little QRM on either side, and,
> of course,
> no foreign broadcasts (grin).
>
> The day and start times for the net are an issue, with busy week-end
> schedules, church for many on Sundays, etc., but I'd propose Sundays at
> 2100
> Z, to give our church-going friends on the Pacific coast time to get home
> and settled.
>
> We will, of course, need relays, but I think there are enough of us around
> to accomplish that quite nicely.
>
> I am not sure whether we will be better served by going back to 40 meters
> and an evening schedule later on, but 20 certainly did work well.
>
> I'd like to open this up for discussion throughout the week, and see if we
> can arrive at a workable situation for most by next week-end.
>
> P.S. Sorry I was not on 40 meters at 0100 Z Sunday evening. As many of
> you
> know, I spent much of the mid and late afternoon on Sunday, trying to
> resolve my amplifier situation with a local ham, and quite honestly, the
> shack was in no condition to be used at 0100 Z. The good news is that the
> only thing that was damaged in the amp shipment here were the tubes.
> Everything else looks
> fine, although I'm going to need my local ham friend to make me an
> interface
> cable for the TS480. Thought I had one, but the pin configuration doesn't
> seem to be quite right.
>
> Will keep everyone posted.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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