RV HF Nets
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carson
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Joel,
I know what you mean. I have searched many times without success.
Seems like most of them are on 75 or 40 meter, hence relatively local. I am not so sure whether they are very regular, as RV's have a knack for travelling around in many time zones, making it difficult to stay with one particular net.
Have met a number of hams on the road, most trying on schedule to make contact with their buddies at the home qth area.
Maybe someone else can enlighten us a bit more.
73
carson F0L
VE7WCX/W4
I know what you mean. I have searched many times without success.
Seems like most of them are on 75 or 40 meter, hence relatively local. I am not so sure whether they are very regular, as RV's have a knack for travelling around in many time zones, making it difficult to stay with one particular net.
Have met a number of hams on the road, most trying on schedule to make contact with their buddies at the home qth area.
Maybe someone else can enlighten us a bit more.
73
carson F0L
VE7WCX/W4
Tom
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I believe we have several hams here, including Steve and Phil. Let's hope they jump into the discussion.
John From Detroit
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Depends on where you are at.. FMCA pre-net is often "hosted" out of the Dallas Tx area, I was able to get in well from Pender NE but can not hear it from Detroit (20 mtrs IIRC) Never heard any of the others but alas, don't spend enough time in the shack lessen I"m having problems of a different nature. When I'm near Michigan I often check into the Wolverine SSB net (Pre-net runs from around 6pm to about 7pm local time) on 80 mtrs
www.arrl.org has listings of all the nets.
Mostly though I hang out on 40/ or 20 PSK 14.070 or 7.070 USB Digital. It is amazing what you can do with 10-40 watts on PSK31.. More punch than a full gallon on ssb.
www.arrl.org has listings of all the nets.
Mostly though I hang out on 40/ or 20 PSK 14.070 or 7.070 USB Digital. It is amazing what you can do with 10-40 watts on PSK31.. More punch than a full gallon on ssb.
Phil
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Tom said:
I had a chance meeting with Steve in Jackson at the hamfest a few days ago but, I'm not going to jump into anything.
I hang out on 7272 around noon MDT but we don't talk about RVs.
Phil
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Try 7230 Khz from 1100z to 1300z, however propagation could be a problem on 40 at that time. It's the RV Service Net (east). THey also have a sked on 14.307.5 Mhz at 1600z, might have better propagation on 20m from your location.
Regards,
Deen
KC4ZD, Palmdale, FL
Regards,
Deen
KC4ZD, Palmdale, FL
John From Detroit
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I will have to check out some of those nets... I blew the time conversion today on 7272
If you check into the wolverine SSB net (I've managed to check in from all over michigan and from Pender Nebraska but not from farther west) www.wssbn.com IIRC, at 6-7pm Eastern for the pre-net I'm usualy there. Not an RV net but we love to chew the rag during the pre-net There are several other nets including the Great Lakes Traffic net just a bit later in the evening.
If you check into the wolverine SSB net (I've managed to check in from all over michigan and from Pender Nebraska but not from farther west) www.wssbn.com IIRC, at 6-7pm Eastern for the pre-net I'm usualy there. Not an RV net but we love to chew the rag during the pre-net There are several other nets including the Great Lakes Traffic net just a bit later in the evening.
Phil
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joelmyer said:
3 pm EDT is 1 pm MDT so close enough. The Beehive net starts at 12:30 and we chat before and after the net depending on band conditions.
Phil
p.s. There is more than one Steve on this forum with a ham license.
Phil
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joelmyer said:
Didn't hear anything east of Colorado today.
Phil
John From Detroit
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I did not hear you guys here in Detroit either... Lost of noise though, What time is that Rag Chewer's net on 7272 in the morning. I may have to program it in to the radio and make a habit of it.
When I went to check into the Wolverine net (3935 starting offically at 7 but pre-net at around six pm Eastern) I gout ther around 5:30 and at first could barley hear Tim in Cincinnati However by 5:45 pm he was loud and clear.
About 20 checkins tonight.
Wolverine net is not an RV net, but I have hit it from Pender, Nebraska. And we have had check-ins from New York (though NY is not really all that far away,, Just across a lake and down a river a bit)
When I went to check into the Wolverine net (3935 starting offically at 7 but pre-net at around six pm Eastern) I gout ther around 5:30 and at first could barley hear Tim in Cincinnati However by 5:45 pm he was loud and clear.
About 20 checkins tonight.
Wolverine net is not an RV net, but I have hit it from Pender, Nebraska. And we have had check-ins from New York (though NY is not really all that far away,, Just across a lake and down a river a bit)
John From Detroit
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Great Joel.. WHAT FREQUENCY
By the way.. side effect of this thread is I hit enter 7.272 enter on my TS-2000 and worked N2Y, a Special Event station New york state fair station. Kind of fun.
By the way.. side effect of this thread is I hit enter 7.272 enter on my TS-2000 and worked N2Y, a Special Event station New york state fair station. Kind of fun.
carson
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RV Radio Network at 7.00pm Eastern time daily on 7.235mhz. A good Sam affiliate.
There are a few websites listed.
carson
There are a few websites listed.
carson
Dave R
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Why don't you start the RV Forum net Joel and I will check in when we get back home.
Dave
Dave
John From Detroit
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Being as we are all computer users how about making it a PSK net
Phil
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John In Detroit said:
A better idea is to have a computer forum so all of us can communicate without using a radio at all.
On second thought, that's what Tom has done for us already.
DonTom
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"A better idea is to have a computer forum so all of us can communicate without using a radio at all."
I like that idea!
Well before the computer days I was very active on radio. Mostly HF CW by far. But I enjoy these forums better, as it's a lot easier to find common interests outside of radio and electronics. I get enough radio and electronics at work, being a radio systems technician for all of my working life.
73, Don, AA6GA
I like that idea!
Well before the computer days I was very active on radio. Mostly HF CW by far. But I enjoy these forums better, as it's a lot easier to find common interests outside of radio and electronics. I get enough radio and electronics at work, being a radio systems technician for all of my working life.
73, Don, AA6GA
