Hello Everyone,
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What a great exercise!? Thank you to everyone who participated!!? We had 13 on the list.? We started on 28.355 USB then changed modes to FM, then AM.? Seeing who could hear who in each mode before returning to USB.? The net ended at 8:00.? As net control I started out at 50 watts but quickly changed to 100 watts like most of the other stations.? The power change didn't seem to change much to the other stations ability to receive my signal.? I was also on the wire-Off Center Dipole up a little over 30'.? I'm sure if I was on the beam I would have heard more of the Bozeman stations.? Todd-WA7U had the best station in Bozeman, beam pointed toward my QTH up 50', so he was the relay for the Bozeman stations.? Thank you again to Todd for playing along and helping by relaying the traffic!? During our experiment, I learned how to be net control for a net that was not a 'normal' net.? The challenge was very fun and informative!? Matt-AA7VG had the best Belgrade signal to my QTH.? It was a great exercise in learning how to change modes on your radio.? Some of us had never played with the FM or AM modes on our radios.? Great fun!? I'm not sure if there is interest in doing another net but I would like to try one more time - with our beam up 50'.?
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Gus- thank you for letting us know you were trying to play along.? You were probably hearing Todd-WA7U.? Hopefully you can play again if we try it once more.? I could then beam your direction to try to pick you out of the noise.? I was hearing someone down in the noise but there was no way on the wire that I could pick out who or what was in the noise.
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Carol-? Yes the VX-6 will listen on FM and AM but the antenna you have hooked up to the radio is resonant on 2 meter and 70 cm so not going to hear much on that radio with that antenna.? Now the Eton you should have been able to hear us.? We started out on USB(7:00) then moved to FM, then moved to AM (this would have been about 7:45ish), then moved back to USB.? You may have heard garbled voices, because of the different modes.? IF you would have just kept monitoring, I believe you would have eventually heard clear, copy-able? voices.
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I'm sure there will be much discussion of the 10 Meter Net Experiment at coffee this Saturday @ Cafe M in Belgrade 9-12!? Thank you all who participated!?
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KK7CJV Stacy
Stacy KK7CJV