US West Ham Radio Weekly NET

[MTN RNR]

Thanks to everyone for participating in the net this evening! Notes to follow below, please excuse any typos.

Next week: 1st Friday of the month - New Hams Net.

Overland Bound Amatuer Radio Net
Date:	8/28/2020	Net Control:	WD6TED	EchoLink: 591550
Topic: Checklist Update: 1 new thing added to your checklist and 1 thing removed
Check In	Call Sign	Name	Loccation	Notes
1	k1ssa	Bill	ROANOKE VA	Using a handheld in a rental house bout to move to new house and looking forwared to seting up base statioin. Been active duty navy for over 20 yrs and looking forward to retiring and setteling down. Closing in 2 wks. and should be setup in about a month. 2nd round just glad to be on the net and stumbled onto the net. Found it interesting and likes tuning back in.
2	KM6GWU	DAN	ORANGE CO.	Got his random wire antenna up and workign with his 7300. Will need to add portable HF equipment - will be new checklist - trips to Mojave Road and Death Valley are a go.
3	KJ7KPP	Colton	SE IDAHO	nothing added to the kit except started taking the handheld plus new Diamond antenna. Looking into portable HF gear.
4	W8ILL	WILL	TAYLOR MI	Nothing added are removed from a list. Working with 3 other amateur stations to get them ready for overlanding. 2 more nets on Saturday 2 & 3 o'clock EDT on the server. Same person wants to put the net on 8:00p Pacific time. It will be a Friday Night tech net every other Friday. Sept 6th will be the 1st one. 2:00 net on Sat is ARRL newsline. 3:00 net is another news line.
5	KB7JWM	SCOTT	BAY AREA CA	Not good at removing things on his list. Trying out the FT-3D. Yeasu 891 perhaps up next to do POTA/SOTA. The adventure planner that Cory made worked really well for him.
6	KI5KFF	RICH	NEW MEXICO AREA	Finally got a camp site. Got the Gazelle tent. Up in 90 secs. 3 or 4 week adventure. Masks have been a mixed bag, and
7	KC3IT	DON	TN	KC3IT - new to the net. So doesn't have a list. Planning on getting a camper. Go out on Blue Ridge Parkway a lot. As far as radios go planning putting DMR in the car. The low bands he has lost interest in them and needs to do something about that. He has 2 Anytone HTs and putting one into the vehicle.
8	KI7RAM	Bill	RENO	Been modifying his checklists mostly same on both lists - facemasks have been added. Took off were specific things: adult beverages
9	KT4OZ	TERRY	COVINGTION, VA	check list is "fluid". makes the list befoe he goes out. He tries to be a minimalist to start with. From sleeping bags and rubbing sticks to make a fire and cooking over the fire. Using self-inflating sleeping pads. No pumps, and they pack up into a small space. Uses the Thermarest Mondo King XXL. The wife and kids Alps air matress. Small and eash camp setup. Loves them both.
10	KJ4PHQ	BRANDON	SALEM VA	Nothing heard on the 1st round.
11	KM6PQS	CALVIN	PLEASANTON, CA	First time joining the net. Been sequested and going through his equipmenet and tools. He did remove a few extra tools (plyers). Thinking about pulling out his CB. Been studying for his general ticket. Next trip is to Death Valley.
12	ZL2RSA	SHAUN	WELLINGTON, NZ	Working on his trailer and getting ready for summer trips. Added a personal tracking beacon. And a few icepacks in the ice chest for 1st aid purposes.
13	KC3PWU	MATT	PHILADELPHA, PA	Nothing heard on the 1st round.
14	AA1PR	MIKE	VERMONT	Put a new autotuner for the truck on the list. Went through 3 before he found that the IG-100 tuner works great. Got the Venture Overland to link in tonight. Haven't gone out camping all summer. TG 31655 Brandmeister.
15	K7XPO	BRIEN	TUSCON	Google Overland Bound trip planner and has a 4 page planning document. As part of it one of the pages is sort of post-mortum of the trip so you can make adjustments and pare down the equipment. K7ZOO Kurt sent him a spreadsheet he used to pare down his backpack for SOTA. 10-point SOTA madness on October 3rd by the way. Under each category on his list he has a conceret piece of equipment, he has the quantity of each item and then the weight then using the spreadsheet and tallies up the total weight. He wants to take the same idea and apply it to the camp setup. They have a lot of stuff in the expedition trailer that needed cleaning out.
16	VK7VWK	RANDALL	HOBART TASMANIA	Haven't been working on much of a list at the moment. But has been working on how things are stored in the van. Particularly for weight distribution.
17	K9CMS	MARK	SALEM VA	Spending the day working on his truck. New dual band J-Pole. Also has a rig for doing WIRES-S.
18	W4OPS	MIKE	MARYVILLE TN	Just wanted to say hi. He added a chain saw to his list. Even the battery operated one are very handy. Hasn't taken anything off the list.
19	WB1GRB	John	Stamford CT	Nothing heard on the 1st round.
20	VK2DY	Robert	Kellyville, NSW, AUS
Summary:	The concluded at 19:43PDT 22:42EDT 02:43z

 

[Boppa's Travels]

Thanks to everyone for participating in the net this evening! Notes to follow below, please excuse any typos.

Next week: 1st Friday of the month - New Hams Net.

Overland Bound Amatuer Radio Net
Date:	8/28/2020	Net Control:	WD6TED	EchoLink: 591550
Topic: Checklist Update: 1 new thing added to your checklist and 1 thing removed
Check In	Call Sign	Name	Loccation	Notes
1	k1ssa	Bill	ROANOKE VA	Using a handheld in a rental house bout to move to new house and looking forwared to seting up base statioin. Been active duty navy for over 20 yrs and looking forward to retiring and setteling down. Closing in 2 wks. and should be setup in about a month. 2nd round just glad to be on the net and stumbled onto the net. Found it interesting and likes tuning back in.
2	KM6GWU	DAN	ORANGE CO.	Got his random wire antenna up and workign with his 7300. Will need to add portable HF equipment - will be new checklist - trips to Mojave Road and Death Valley are a go.
3	KJ7KPP	Colton	SE IDAHO	nothing added to the kit except started taking the handheld plus new Diamond antenna. Looking into portable HF gear.
4	W8ILL	WILL	TAYLOR MI	Nothing added are removed from a list. Working with 3 other amateur stations to get them ready for overlanding. 2 more nets on Saturday 2 & 3 o'clock EDT on the server. Same person wants to put the net on 8:00p Pacific time. It will be a Friday Night tech net every other Friday. Sept 6th will be the 1st one. 2:00 net on Sat is ARRL newsline. 3:00 net is another news line.
5	KB7JWM	SCOTT	BAY AREA CA	Not good at removing things on his list. Trying out the FT-3D. Yeasu 891 perhaps up next to do POTA/SOTA. The adventure planner that Cory made worked really well for him.
6	KI5KFF	RICH	NEW MEXICO AREA	Finally got a camp site. Got the Gazelle tent. Up in 90 secs. 3 or 4 week adventure. Masks have been a mixed bag, and
7	KC3IT	DON	TN	KC3IT - new to the net. So doesn't have a list. Planning on getting a camper. Go out on Blue Ridge Parkway a lot. As far as radios go planning putting DMR in the car. The low bands he has lost interest in them and needs to do something about that. He has 2 Anytone HTs and putting one into the vehicle.
8	KI7RAM	Bill	RENO	Been modifying his checklists mostly same on both lists - facemasks have been added. Took off were specific things: adult beverages
9	KT4OZ	TERRY	COVINGTION, VA	check list is "fluid". makes the list befoe he goes out. He tries to be a minimalist to start with. From sleeping bags and rubbing sticks to make a fire and cooking over the fire. Using self-inflating sleeping pads. No pumps, and they pack up into a small space. Uses the Thermarest Mondo King XXL. The wife and kids Alps air matress. Small and eash camp setup. Loves them both.
10	KJ4PHQ	BRANDON	SALEM VA	Nothing heard on the 1st round.
11	KM6PQS	CALVIN	PLEASANTON, CA	First time joining the net. Been sequested and going through his equipmenet and tools. He did remove a few extra tools (plyers). Thinking about pulling out his CB. Been studying for his general ticket. Next trip is to Death Valley.
12	ZL2RSA	SHAUN	WELLINGTON, NZ	Working on his trailer and getting ready for summer trips. Added a personal tracking beacon. And a few icepacks in the ice chest for 1st aid purposes.
13	KC3PWU	MATT	PHILADELPHA, PA	Nothing heard on the 1st round.
14	AA1PR	MIKE	VERMONT	Put a new autotuner for the truck on the list. Went through 3 before he found that the IG-100 tuner works great. Got the Venture Overland to link in tonight. Haven't gone out camping all summer. TG 31655 Brandmeister.
15	K7XPO	BRIEN	TUSCON	Google Overland Bound trip planner and has a 4 page planning document. As part of it one of the pages is sort of post-mortum of the trip so you can make adjustments and pare down the equipment. K7ZOO Kurt sent him a spreadsheet he used to pare down his backpack for SOTA. 10-point SOTA madness on October 3rd by the way. Under each category on his list he has a conceret piece of equipment, he has the quantity of each item and then the weight then using the spreadsheet and tallies up the total weight. He wants to take the same idea and apply it to the camp setup. They have a lot of stuff in the expedition trailer that needed cleaning out.
16	VK7VWK	RANDALL	HOBART TASMANIA	Haven't been working on much of a list at the moment. But has been working on how things are stored in the van. Particularly for weight distribution.
17	K9CMS	MARK	SALEM VA	Spending the day working on his truck. New dual band J-Pole. Also has a rig for doing WIRES-S.
18	W4OPS	MIKE	MARYVILLE TN	Just wanted to say hi. He added a chain saw to his list. Even the battery operated one are very handy. Hasn't taken anything off the list.
19	WB1GRB	John	Stamford CT	Nothing heard on the 1st round.
20	VK2DY	Robert	Kellyville, NSW, AUS
Summary:	The concluded at 19:43PDT 22:42EDT 02:43z

Thanks for running the net

 

[12poundtest]

Great turnout for the net. Thank you Ted for running things!

 

[MTN RNR]

Great turnout for the net. Thank you Ted for running things!

Thanks for setting me up with a great topic Ed!

 

[12poundtest]

Hello Everyone,
I'll be your net control this week for the Overland Bound amateur radio net. Our topic this week is "New Ham Q&A" which we host the first Friday of each month. This is your opportunity to bring up any ham radio questions or topics. For example; how do I connect multiple Windows applications to my radio simultaneously?

Who: All licensed Amateur Radio operators are welcome to check-in.
Day: Friday (U.S.)
Time : 17:30 hours PT/2030 hours ET (00:30 UTC)
Where : Echolink Node 591550 (USA-GNG) known also as Grits N Gravy, DMR TG 1137550 and Allstar 41130

Anyone can listen only here www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/29437/web

We are looking for additional net controllers to help on Friday evenings. If you are interested please reach out to one of the net control operators here in the forum and we'll get you set up.

Hope to hear you on the net tomorrow. Thanks!

73!
Ed - N7PHY

 

[12poundtest]

We had a great net tonight. Thank you everyone who could make it.
Below are my notes. Feel free to send comments, questions, corrections, etc.

Hope to catch you next Friday!
Ed - N7PHY

Overland Bound Amateur Radio Net
Date:	9/4/2020	Net Control:	N7PHY	EchoLink: 591550
Topic: New HAM Q&A
Check In	Call Sign	Name	Loccation	Notes
1	K7XPO	Brien	AZ	Nothing really new in ham radio. Getting ready to get on air on HF in near future. For SOTA - WA7 (AZ) event coming up next month. October, will announce in future net. Theme is to have as many summits on air in AZ (10 pt) for summit to summit.
	KN6GWU	Dan	CA	Gen test scheduled for late oct and possibly in SEP if pandemic breaks. All parts for go box have arrived. Beginning to assemble. Info regarding tech net?
	KN6KOC	Aaron	CA	New to hobby. 1st time on net. Getting HT setup. Gen exam scheduled for next Saturday. Fortunate to live in n. CA. Going to west lake tahoo in BLM land. New truck have not taken out much. Have HT and antenna setup.
	W8ILL	Will	MI	ARRL has approved opening up portion of HF bands to tech class - see ARRL. (New Technician HF Privileges Defined: ARRL board accepts final recommendations of the Band Planning Committee) Tech net tonight on the GnG node: White Mtn Repeater Assoc. (Larry) asked if GnG would like to host tech net. 11:00 pm eastern. First time on GnG tonight.
	KB7JWM	Scott	CA	Have ham group at work (NASA) with weekly check in. New hand held been interesting to figure out what works best. Thinking base or HT or beam ant? Also looking at Elk antenna for field radio.
	KI5KFF	Rich	NM	Been busy running trails and collecting resources for OB map. Installed radio but been busy. Not much more time in NM. Heading back to TX soon.
	AA1PR	Mike	VT	Playing HF mobile. Picked up new radio couple weeks ago. Covers 6 - 40 mtr bands.
	KT4OZ	Terry	VA	Working on pulled pork BBQ. Using authentic grandmothers vinager sauce and running smoker. Hitting trail tomorrow. Day trip then eating bbq. Running APRS most of the day tomorrow. Can track along on aprs.fi
	KD2SOC	Jordon	NY	A lot going on in ham radio. Picked up IC7200 which motivated to upgrade license. Test scheduled end September. Working on Go Box.
	WD6TED	Ted	CA	Connected by DMR but monitoring chat through pc. Testing setup to allow multiple apps hit rig. Interested in SOTA event in AZ.
	VK7VWK	Randall	Hobart Tasmania	Getting ready for future trips. Minding kids this weekend, projects. Camping several weekends coming up.
	NB9D	Neil	ME	Making progress on ham setup at camp. Several contacts on 80 through 20 m. Had a wonderful week talking to many stations. One station was biomed tech working front lines. Saw an informative video on ob youtube video.
	N7PHY	Ed	WA	Working on portable station for upcoming WA state QSO party (Salmon Run). Testing two new (to me) apps which are making life much easier for me. The first is called 'Screen Duet' which allows an iPad or android tablet act as a second monitor to my windows laptop. The second app recommended by W7BR is VSPE virtual com port application. That creates a virt comp port mirrored to the radio com port allowing multiple apps (logger, rig control, pan adapter, etc. ) to have simultaneous access to the radio.
	W7BR	Brent	WA	Playing with new tower. Removed scorpion antenna to improve base. Tested today. Also doing salmon run (qso party). Wrap done on earth cruiser. Built a delta loop based on on4un book. Vertical polarization. Taking to packwood cabin.
	VK2DY	Robert	Sidney Australia	Great weather in Australia. Is Fathers Day weekend in Australia/NZ. Would like to get into FT8, spring project. Also, new repeater on ISS so interested in that.

 

[aaronefsmith]

Ed - thanks for running the net this eve - hopefully my first of many.

Aaron - KN6KOC

 

[BuddyWill]

Am studying for my HAM. Hope I can fast track my studies + test and get on with you guys.

 

[MTN RNR]

Am studying for my HAM. Hope I can fast track my studies + test and get on with you guys.

I hope you can join in soon too Will!

-Ted

 

[MTN RNR]

Overland Bound Friday Night Weekly Ham Net for 9/11/20 (yes it's 9/11 day)

When: 8:30p EDT, 5:30p PDT, 00:30z (the next day).

Where : Echolink Node 591550 (USA-GNG) known also as Grits N Gravy, DMR TG 1137550 and Allstar 41130

Anyone can listen only here www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/29437/web

Topic: Smoke & Fire - Any special precautions or planning for wildfire season? How to info about a wildfire when one is near (non-usa folks bring some info on this if you can).

Net Control: Ted WD6TED

Given how 2020 started with wildfires in Australia and the western states in the US are aflame, seems like a good topic to cover. As always any other questions you might have a welcome.

See you all then!

 

[MTN RNR]

Thanks everyone who joined in the net today. Here are the notes (not well edited) from the net.

Next week's topic will be 1st aid and 1st aid kits. See you then!

t
Date:	9/11/2020	Net Control:	WD6TED	EchoLink: 591550
Topic:				Smoke & Fire planning for a wildfire season
Check In	Call Sign	Name	Loccation	Notes
1	N7BMH	Brian	Mcall ID	1st time on the net and got things working at the end to participate.
2	km6GWU	Dan	Foutain Valley CA	In Orange County no active fires - just lots of smoke. Carries 2 Fire Exturnguishers Has the standard ABC and one that is meant for electrical fires that don't leave residue.
3	KI5BEE/VE3	Calvin	Toronto, CA	Learned that he is carrying a fire exturingher that is not quite rated correctly. Got a biomass stove and is using a fire pan Got the idea from river trips. Using more alchol and methyl hydrates - burns clean. Fire pan leaves no trace of the fire.
4	K7IEX	TYLER	AZ	Been awhile since he's been on. He's been camping every weekend for the last 2 months. He's been out with people who have propane fire pits. Also they leave no trace. Heard about one at sportsman warehouse for a little under $100. Will last about 5 nights on a 20 lb tank. He agrees with Brien on having stickers to say fire extinguisher and also for 1st Aid.
5	KG5EYW	ALAN	TX	Nothing Heard
6	N7PHY	ED	EDMUNDS WA	Going to West Marine and get a marine fire extinguisher for the truck. Confirmed his marine fire extinguisher is B & C.
7	K7XPO	BRIEN	TUSCON, AZ	Marine fire extinguisher - the white ones - ensure you get a B & C rated fire extinguisher. B is for flammable liquids and C for electrical fires. Used to have a campfire every time they went out. Then there was a fire ban a few years ago. This allowed for great star viewing and the kids didn't mess around with the fire. It turned out to be a better camping experience. They do carry a propane fire pit. It's easy to use. Also don't get your clothes smelly with smoke. Carry an extinguisher in both the trailer and the jeep. Get fire extinguisher inside stickers so someone knows where to find the extinguisher. Lastly, if you are driving around if there is dry brush do not drive off the trail! Guy on YouTube burned up his jeep buy pulling off the trail. There also D & E fire extinguishers for things like magnesium and nuclear material. He saw something at Overland Expo that was like a stick or a ball you could throw into the fire.
8	VK7VWK	RANDALL	HOBART TAZ	They have a government AM station for keeping up on fire locations and what is developing. Don't go into fire areas if you don't need to. The station has good coverage. They have different rating system in AUS but they do have something similiar. The standard extinguisher is the powder type. They are very messy.
9	NB9D	NEIL	PARIS ME	In first summer they moved off grid they had a lot of slash and light fuels and that was there biggest concern. They decided to burn all the brush about this time of year. They got visited by the fire chief and warned them about having 2 5 gal buckets of water and some hand tools.
10	N8MXG	Ron	Mi	Had a fire in the microwave and put it out with baking soda.
11	KM6VLP	Greg	Standish CA	Turn your fire extinguisher upside down and tap it with a hammer to mix things up. the extinguishrs wont work because of the packed material. You will feel it.
12	W8ILL	Will	Taylor Mi	Good to have a box of salt and baking soda for grease fires.
13	wd6ted			Radioreference.com to find frequencies for local Forest Service and Fire agencies amongst other things as well.
Summary:	Net closed at 0154z 9/12/2020

 

[MTN RNR]

I told Dan KM6GWU that I would e-mail him the presentation that was given at the San Diego community net a couple weeks ago by a guy who works for the Forest Service in a fire lookout tower here in San Diego. It's somewhat California / Southern California centric, but still has some great websites for find info regarding fires out of the So. Cal area. Dan doesn't have his e-mail listed on QRZ, so I'm posting it here.

-Ted

 

[MTN RNR]

Friday Night Overland Bound Ham Radio Net 9/18/20

When: 8:30p EDT, 5:30p PDT, 00:30z (the next day).

Where : Echolink Node 591550 (USA-GNG) known also as Grits N Gravy, DMR TG 1137550 and Allstar 41130

Anyone can listen only here www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/29437/web

Topic: First Aid and what should be in your 1st aid kit

Net Control: Ted WD6TED

After having a discussion on wildfires and fire safety last week, let's carry the topic on to 1st aid kits. What do you have in yours? What do we think should be in ours?

See you all then!

-Ted WD6TED

 

[12poundtest]

Friday Night Overland Bound Ham Radio Net 02 OCT 2020

When: 8:30p EDT, 5:30p PDT, 00:30z (the next day).

Where : Echolink Node 591550 (USA-GNG) known also as Grits N Gravy, DMR TG 1137550 and Allstar 41130

Anyone can listen only here www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/29437/web

Topic: New HAM Q&A

Net Control: Ed N7PHY

The first Friday of each month we host the new HAM question and answer net. Feel free to ask any radio question and let the net take a swing at providing an answer. This is also a great time to inspire the rest of us by telling us what you've been working on in HAM radio (or would like to do).

Hope to hear everybody this Friday!
73 - Ed N7PHY

 

[12poundtest]

We had a great net last night. Thank you everyone who joined!

I'll keep the notes short this time. Had interesting radio related discussions around APRS, repeaters, mobile setups, and so much more. I hope everyone can join us next Friday. Any topic ideas?

73! - Ed N7PHY

Check-in Stations:
KM6GWU
W4BKR
K6JGA
KN6KOC
W8ILL
KT4OZ
AA1PR
K7XPO
K9CMS
NB9D
VA3LJH
KI5BEE/VE3
N8MXG
KM4PJN
N7BMH
KC9ZVZ
VK7VWK

 

[aaronefsmith]

As always thank you Ed for hosting and net control! Now going to mess around with APRS today!

 

[Backroad Explorer]

Thanks Ed, Great Net
Now all I need is a good Mic for My computer.
Any suggestions anyone

Brian
N7BMH
OB 25613

 

[ru108]

Thanks Ed, Great Net
Now all I need is a good Mic for My computer.
Any suggestions anyone

Brian
N7BMH
OB 25613

Gaming headsets usually work pretty well. I use a Corsair that I picked up from Best Buy a couple of years ago. IIRC, it cost right around $55 or so before tax. I also use it with the panadapter and Airspy on my HF rig. As soon as I figure out how to make an adapter to add a PTT button (its VOX only right now), I plan to box up the desk mic and use the headset exclusively for both EchoLink on the computer and to key the radio.

 

[Backroad Explorer]

Thanks Shane!

Brian

 

[AJ Nealey]

Hey folks!

I'm interested in the joining the net and scanned through the thread. Any way to connect D-Star on an ICOM to this net?

Thanks in advance!
AJ
KC3NGX