KC9BQA

      Here’s early word that our 144.240 and 144.250 nets from WI will be *ON* tomorrow night — Wed.    WB9LYH is on 144.240 from 0100-0230Z, with a big station that gets out 400+ miles from EN54cl, middle of WI.   He starts out looking east into MI, and then swings slowly clockwise.    He averages 20-25 check-ins, from across a wide area.   Both WB9LYH and I feel strongly about having the net create RF ripples that spread out like circles on a pond.   

     If you don’t enjoy nets, that’s fine — feel free to try working net check-ins who slide down and look around for their own activity from 144.230 on down.   Best way to keep track of the net in real-time is to join and use this free, real-time chat.   It’s at www.on4kst.com and 7 simple steps to get signed up are at this post:  http://kc9bqa.com/?p=1072   Give it a try (free, no obligation) and see it for yourself.    You can also use this chat yourself to coordinate contacts with other stations.  

       I’m on 144.250 at 0230Z from EN63ao, or 40 N of Milwaukee.    I usually have some SE WI/NE ILL regulars, and after I gab with them for a while, I swing clockwise and call CQ a full 360.   I’m usually done about 0330-0345Z.   By far, the busier net is with 144.240 and WB9LYH from 0100-0230Z.

      Those Hepburn Tropo Forecast maps show slight enhancement across a huge area of the central USA tomorrow night.   Here’s hoping we enjoy an active net, and that when you’re done looking for the net, you will turn in other directions and call CQ yourself.   If several dozen do this on Wednesdays, we’ll end up creating a “can’t miss” night to play radio.

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