KC9BQA

8am  Thur.

Last night, WB9LYH reported tough band conditions.  Despite this, Mark had 14 check-ins and a near-miss.  Check-ins were:  N9JBW, K9ILU and K9CCL EN61;  N9EM EN53;  N9YK EN71;  WB8LNG EM79;  WB0SWQ, W9BBP and WA9BNZ EN40;  N9RXM, NG9K and KC9OVD EN41;  WD9DCW EN52 and WB0YWW EN22.
The near-miss was KC8UDV out in EN90, east-central OH.  KC8UDV got WB9LYH’s attention via the ON4KST.com real-time ham chat room.  ‘UDV heard a little bit of Mark’s voice in the noise, but Mark didn’t hear any of ‘UDV’s CW.   With better band conditions, they will make the contact one of these nights.

The 144.240 net is called every Wed. at 8pm central/9pm eastern.  WB9LYH in EN54cl, central WI (near WI Rapids) is net control.  Mark has a big signal and gets out easily 300-400+ miles (to other stations with horizontally-polarized gain antennas and a clear horizon)  Scroll down to recent net reporst here at kc9bqa.com if you need more details.

WB9LYH expects to be on the air for the next several Wednesdays.  If I ever learn of a conflict ahead of time, I announce it here at kc9bqa.com.

7:15am Friday

Net control WB9LYH reported good signals to the south on Wed. night, with few stations on to the east.    The 14 check-ins were:  K9ILU, KD9BGY, N9JBW and K9CCL EN61;  WB8LNG EM79;  WD9DCW EN52;  WB9YZU EN53;  N9RXM, NG9K and KC9OVD EN41;  WB0SWQ, WA9BNZ and W9BBP EN40; and WB0YWW EN22.
The EN61, EN41 and EN40 check-ins have been consistently great — really appreciate the activity from Chicagoland and the Quad Cities and west-central IL.  Appreciate all our check-ins, everywhere.

As mentioned numerous times before, the 144.240 net is called every Wed. at 8pm central/9pm eastern.  WB9LYH in EN54cl, central WI (near WI Rapids) is net control.  Mark has a big signal and gets out easily 300-400+ miles (to other stations with horizontally-polarized gain antennas and a clear horizon)  Scroll down to any other recent net report here at kc9bqa.com for more details.

Far as I know, WB9LYH’s schedule is clear and Mark expects to be on the air for the next several Wednesdays.  If I ever learn of a conflict ahead of time, I announce it here at kc9bqa.com.

5:30am Friday

WB9LYH says that Wed. was a very quiet night.  There were 8 check-ins to the 144.240 net:  K9ILU, N9JBW and K9CCL EN61;  N9FEB EM69;  KC9OVD EN41 and WB0SWQ and WA9BNZ EN40.  Net control WB9LYH says there was also a station he copied at the end as WD9DC (W?) in EN53.  Mark couldn’t verify the last letter, the signal was very weak.  EDIT — 2/12/16  Sounds like this was WD9DCW in EN52.  Basing this on ‘DCW checking in again on 2/10/16.

WB9LYH expects to call the 144.240 net every Wed. going out several weeks.  If anything ever pops up, and there’s a switch, I mention it here at kc9bqa.com.

The 144.240 net is called every Wed. at 8pm central/9pm eastern by WB9LYH.  Mark is located in EN54cl, central WI, near WI Rapids.  Eastern time zone is always targeted first.  Antenna pattern from central WI is NE to start, then E, SE, S, SW, W, NW and N over the next 45-60 minutes or so.
All licensed amateurs are welcome.  The net is informal and the goal is to increase activity on 2m SSB.  We always appreciate you spreading the word.
Please also remember that WB9LYH has a pair of long yagis and 500 watts from a ridgetop QTH.  Mark gets out a long, long ways and he enjoys pushing the propagation limits.  You can help make the net more exciting by letting those stations 400, 500 miles or more from EN54 know that we’re out there on Wed. nights, looking for them.

I just checked the chat archives at www.on4kst.com (the real-time ham chat that 1000’s of hams worldwide enjoy, check it out for yourself — instructions to register are here:  http://kc9bqa.com/?p=1072 ) and I see no evidence that K8TQK’s 144.252 net was called on Monday night.  Bob needs rotor repairs and it’s winter — ’nuff said.   When I see/hear that the 144.252 net is up again, I will post it here at kc9bqa.com.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR INFO ABOUT OTHER ACTIVE NETS…
Scroll down this main page to a post dated Jan. 3, 2016.

7:30am Monday

WB9LYH’s net report from last Wed. night said that conditions were good to the south, and there were few stations in other directions.  The 9 check-ins were:  KD9BGY, N9JBW and K9CCL EN61;  W9BBP and WA9BNZ EN40;  KC9OVD and N9RXM EN41;  KC9CLM EN52 and WB9TFH EN53.
Net control WB9LYH also said that he expects to be on most Wed. nites in February.  As always, if a last-minute change comes up, we try to post about it here at kc9bqa.com.

The 144.240 net is called every Wed. at 8pm central/9pm eastern by WB9LYH.  Mark is located in EN54cl, central WI, near WI Rapids.  Eastern time zone is always targeted first.  Antenna pattern from central WI is NE to start, then E, SE, S, SW, W, NW and N over the next 45-60 minutes or so.
All licensed amateurs are welcome.  The net is informal and the goal is to increase activity on 2m SSB.  We always appreciate you spreading the word.
Please also remember that WB9LYH has a pair of long yagis and 500 watts from a ridgetop QTH.  Mark gets out a long, long ways and he enjoys pushing the propagation limits.  You can help make the net more exciting by letting those stations 400, 500 miles or more from EN54 know that we’re out there on Wed. nights, looking for them.

I believe K8TQK’s rotor hasn’t been repaired yet.  When it is, the 144.252 net on Monday nights at 8:30pm eastern will resume.  In fact, since tonight is Monday, look toward Ohio tonight and listen if there’s activity.