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Chris,
Only when I'm out in California. Been primarily on RMRL on my short commute in Denver. Haven't done much overlanding/off highway lately otherwise.
Jacoby
Rick, W8KO,
What band and frequency did you use between Southern Calif and Northern Calif when we were at truckhaven?
This was NVIS correct? If so, how did your antenna signal at such a such a high angle? Were you connected to the screwdriver or something else?
Rick do you have a link to the NVIS map? Thanks
Rick Bean wrote: Let's try 7.265 Rick-W8KO Nothing heard, moving to psk31 on 7.070 Nothing on psk either. Looking at my NVIS map, no surprise. The highest usable freq for NVIS is 4Mhz. So the only way someone local would hear me is if they were close enough for a ground wave. For NVIS work over SoCal, we must be able to use 75/80 meters. I have that capability, but I understand that it is a much longer antenna and many won't have room for it. I will try again next Sunday, but this time will broadcast around 3.9Mhz.
Let's try 7.265
Rick-W8KO
Nothing heard, moving to psk31 on 7.070
Nothing on psk either.
Looking at my NVIS map, no surprise. The highest usable freq for NVIS is 4Mhz. So the only way someone local would hear me is if they were close enough for a ground wave.
For NVIS work over SoCal, we must be able to use 75/80 meters. I have that capability, but I understand that it is a much longer antenna and many won't have room for it.
I will try again next Sunday, but this time will broadcast around 3.9Mhz.
okay, so I accomplished step one, passed General test today. Aced it using both flash and pass (flash cards and Ham test online)
Ric, this is what I use http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Images/HF%20Systems/Global%20HF/Ionospheric%20Map/WorldIMap.gif There is also an app for this I have on my phone.
Chris, we used 40 meters at truckhaven. I don't think it was NVIS at approx 400 miles. I regularly talk to the Bay area with any antenna. NVIS is needed much closer. 0-200 or 300 miles.
I will be at the Sierra Op coming up and we can talk more. I think I might come up Thur night or Friday morning. I would like to test out some NVIS there but I don't think Tim will be going. I could bring a base station from home and put up a 80 meter low dipole to experiment communicating with my jeep especially now that you are a general (congrats) and you could operate the base to my mobile. What do you think?
I will be on tonight 7/9 at 7pm, this time on 75/80 meters.
7:00pm 3.880 voice
7:30pm 3.580 psk31
Will keep trying on Sundays at 7pm. I was able to hear all over CA.
Chris Doering wrote: okay, so I accomplished step one, passed General test today. Aced it using both flash and pass (flash cards and Ham test online)
Rick Bean wrote: I will be on tonight 7/9 at 7pm, this time on 75/80 meters. 7:00pm 3.880 voice 7:30pm 3.580 psk31 Rick-W8KO Will keep trying on Sundays at 7pm. I was able to hear all over CA.
I will reply over in the NVIS thread you started. I wanted this thread to only be about the net that we are trying to start.
Let's try again tonight at 7pm. Right around 3.90 voice.
