Reminder that we will be holding our monthly meeting tomorrow 01-16-2021. We will be announcing the election results and will having a presentation on digital modes.
Please check your email for the meeting link.
Thursday night net report.
Hello there. We had a very casual net on both 75 meters and 10 meters with only 4 checkins as follows:
- K0ZR, Jeff
- N4PD, Paul
- KC3PCM, Dan
- W5ODJ, John
It has been a quiet radio week. No takers on the general class portion of the band tonight.
Remember we have a club meeting this Saturday. For more information on that go here.
Hope to see you on the next net on Sunday night.
73,
John
W5ODJ
2M Net Rpt 1-10-2021
The Sunday 2M net was convened at 8:30 PM local time 1-10-2021 on 145.31 77 Hz. Check Ins:
- K2BFY Henry Sterling Net Cntl, Net Mgr
- WB2UNA John Leesburg
- K9CQB Damon Leesburg
- N4PDY Mike Sterling
- KS1G Steve Herndon
- W4PMP Chris Ashburn
- KI4AD Evan Ashburn
- W4PSO Marc Ashburn
- K0ZR Jeff Purcellville
- KC3PIY Dietrich Germantown, MD
- AB3KC Collins Waterford
- K6PS Paul Leesburg
- KO4KFE Nick Ashburn
- W5ODJ John Lovettsville
- W6SJ Dave Sterling
- AC3CW Mark Frederick, MD
Information was requested about the outdoor Dulles Radio Winter Field Day 2 PM local Jan 30 through 2 PM local Jan 31 in Ashburn. Info can be found at www.ki4ad.org. KO4KFE was congratulated for his first On the Air Contact today, as was KC3PIY for his first On the Air Digital Contact today on 145.31. Information was exchanged regarding JPole antennae and propane heat for garage and shed. The net was secured at 9:14. 73 KI4AD
2m Net 2021-01-03
The net was convened at 8:33 PM local on 145.31 77 Hz. Check Ins:
- K9CQB Damon
- N4PDY Mike
- W4PSO Marc
- KI4AD Evan
- K6PS Paul
- KN4HOZ Steve
- W3VAR
- KJ4NXG Bob
- AB3KC Collins (net control)
Welcome Paul K6PS back into the hobby. Paul was active in the club in the early years.
Topics… Lessons learned shared on potential damage to radio equipment when transmitting on 60m band. Announcements… Our next monthly meeting is Saturday morning, January 16th, 2021.
The net was secured at 9pm.
LARG 2M Sun Net Rpt 12-27-2020
The Net was convened 8:30 PM local on 145.31 77 Hz. KI4AD was net control. Check Ins:
- N4PDY Mike Sterling
- AB3KC Collins Waterford
- KM4EGM Luke Leesburg
- K2BFY Henry Sterling
- K3WD Bill Lovettsville
N4PDY discussed his candidacy for LARG Pres. Don’t forget to have your membership dues up to date so you can vote in the next Club meeting. K2BFY discussed 2M calling frequencies and repeater coordination. The Net was secured at 8:49. This is the last 2M net for 2020. 73 & Happy New Year 2021!
220 Net Rpt 12-21-2020
The Net was convened 8 PM local on repeater 224.2 123 Hz. KI4AD was the Net Control Operator.
Check Ins: K4FW Jim Leesburg
The Net was secured at 8:08. Merry Christmas, Best Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year! 73 KI4AD
2M Net Rpt 12-20-2020
The net was convened at 8:30 PM local on 145.31 77 Hz by Marc W4PSO Net Control. Check Ins:
- WB2UNA John Leesburg
- K2BFY Henry Sterling
- K3WD Bill Lovettsville
- AD7FW Roy Leesburg
- W6SJ Dave Sterling
- KN4HOZ Steve Sterling
- KI4AD Evan Ashburn
- K4FW Jim Leesburg
- AB3KC Collins Waterford
- W5ODJ John Lovettsvilee
- N4PDY Mike Sterling
Thanks were given to Henry K2BFY for keeping the net going as Net Manager, and to Marc W4PSO for taking Net Control. The net was secured at 9:10 PM. Best Holiday wishes to all from ki4ad.org!
Thursday SSB Net Dec 17 2020
80m – 3675 KHz on 18DEC 2020 Open 0100Z
Listening 3815 KHz for General class ops to check-in
QNI:
K8SYH Bill
N4PD Paul
K3WD Bill
NC4S Gary
K0ZR Jeff
W5ODJ John
KE4S Dave, Net Control
Closed 0124Z
10m – on 28.405 MHz open 0126Z
K3WD Bill
K0ZR Jeff
W5ODJ John
AD7FW Roy
N4PD Paul
KE4S Dave, NCS
Closed 0138Z
LARG Meeting Reminder **December 19th, 2020**
Good Evening,
Reminder that we will hold a club meeting this month on Saturday December 19th, 2020. We will be finalizing the Ballot for our upcoming club elections as well as having a presentation from Jeff Crawford on “Experimenting, prototyping and building.”
This meeting will be held virtually. Please check your e-mail for the meeting link.
LARG Sunday Night 2-Meter Net Report
The most famous 2 meter net was held at it’s normal time tonight. There were 11 people who could make the time to check in:
No formal traffic was received or transmitted. Some discussion around the upcoming winter weather, the Geminid meteor shower peak tonight, satellite ops trailer, drone assisted antenna installation, working and school from home.
The next net is tomorrow at 8pm on 220mhz. Check out the web site for the latest information on that net.
Everyone have a great week.
73!
John
W5ODJ