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Band Watch => 6 & 2 Meters => Topic started by: ka9dzr on May 08, 2011, 11:18:26 PM



Title: 2 mtr am net
Post by: ka9dzr on May 08, 2011, 11:18:26 PM
 MY CALL IS KA9DZR   DENNIS QTH IS GEORGETOWN, IL. WE HAVE A 2 MTR AM NET EVERY
 NITE AT 8pm (IL TIME) ON 145.600 VERT. ANT. WE STARTED THE NET IN SEPT 1999 WITH
 (4) STATION. NOW WE HAVE (40) 2 MTR AM STATION AT THIS TIME.WE ARE USING CLEGG,
 HEATHKIT,GONSET,HALLICRAFTS,KNIGHTKIT,ECT.MOST OF THE 2MTR AM STATION ARE LOW
 POWER 4 to 8 WATTS OUTPUT.WITH ANTENNA AT 30 to 40ft.WE HAD SOME STATION CHECK
 IN AS FAR AS 100 MILES APART.MOST STATION ARE ABOUT 10 to 30 MILES APART.SOME
 NITES WE GET ABT 4 to 8 STATION CHECK IN. MOST WE HAD CHECK IN WAS 20 STATION.
 THATS WHY I HAVE THIS 2MTR ANM NET EVERY NITE.IF YOU HAVE THE AM NET ONCE A
 WEEK YOU COULD LOSE INTEREST IN THE AM NET.I HAD ECHOLINK LINK UP TO THE NET
 IT WORK GOOD.I GOT HIT BY LIGHTING A FEW YEARS BACK IT TOOK OUT MOST OF MY RIGS
 ANTENNA. I DONT HAVE ECHOLINK BACK UP AN RUNNING YET.
 MY E-MAIL IS ka9dzr@aol.com YOU CAN LOOK UP MY PIX ON QRZ.COM
 THANKS KA9DZR DENNIS


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