RENO QRP SLOW SPEED CW NET
1100 AM 7.045 MHZ
NEXT NET SESSION WILL BE ON
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The NET for December
Dec 26 11:00 AM 7.045 MHZ
Ed/WD7Y
AT 11:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz
IF FREQUENCY IS IN USE SEARCH SOMEWHERE NEAR 7.045 MHZ
NET CONTROLLER NOW USES 10 WATTS
If frequency in use search somewhere near 7.045
NET CONTROLLER NOW OPERATES AT 10 WATTS
THE FOLLOWING SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN YOU REPORT
NAME RST LOCATION RIG POWER ANTENNA
Feel Free to Add Other Info If You Like
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IN BUT CAN’T STAY
SEND I/O AFTER YOUR CALL
CHECK IN AND JOIN YOUR FRIENDS ON THE AIR
Ed/WD7Y
NET CONTROLLER NOW OPERATES AT 10 WATTS
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IN BUT CAN’T STAY SEND
IO (In /Out) AFTER YOUR CALL
CQ CQ CQ QR P NET DE W7FST PSE QNI K
QNS (A7XXX WB7XXX)
CQ CQ CQ QRP NET DE W7FST PSE QNI K
QNS (W7XXX WB7XXX K7XXX WA7XXX)
TNX ALL QNI TO RENO SLOW SPEED QND NET QNN ED/WD7Y
(QTH HIDDEN VALLEY PARK RENO NV RIG KX3 AT 10 WATTS
ANT EFHW)
ALL QNI WILL BE CALLED IN THIS ORDER
QNS (W7XXX WB7XXX K7XXX WA7XXX)
(W7XXX) DE W7FST KN (FIRST QNI)
(W7XXX) NAME VAN RST 599 ETC ………………BK
BK TNX VAN UR 599……… NOW TO
(WA7XXX DE W7FST KN (LAST QNI)
(WA7XXX) NAME BOB RST 559……………..BK
BK TNX BOB
NOW FOR LAST CALL
CQ CQ CQ QRP NET DE W7FST PSE QNI K
ANY LAST COMMENTS ? K
TNX ALL QNI FOR YOUR COMMENTS 73/72
QND IS NOW CLOSED DE W7FST ..
CHECK IN AND JOIN YOUR FRIENDS ON THE AIR AND HAVE FUN
Hope to hear you all again. 73/72 Ed/WD7Y
2023 Annual qrp report
RENO QRP SLOW SPEED NET 2023 ANNUAL REORT
The first Reno QRP Slow Speed CW began on June 4, 2018, after the devastating hurricane That hit Puerto Rico years ago. The island was hit so hard that all communications were down, and needed resources were at a standstill.
The Reno QRP Group felt that the grid could go down here just as easily. The members looked to SOTA as an example, they had light weight equipment, and could have a station up and running in a matter of minutes. This led to the beginning of the slow speed CW NET. The NET had three objectives.
1.Get OP’s on the air using CW.
2.Install confidence in OP’s that were rusty or never operated CW, the NET would be a safe place to begin.
3.Encourage OP’s to operate in the field using low power, by doing this a person could provide emergency communication if the grid was down. Also they may find it a lot of fun setting up a station and operating in the field.
When weather conditions are favorable, I operate at Hidden Valley Park about 400 feet above the valley floor where the noise level is S2.5. Out of 25 NET sessions I had to operate at home one time because of the weather.
When I operate in the field at Hidden Valley Park, my set up is the EFHW inverted “L” using two masts with the KX3 at 10 watts. The EFHW inverted “L” wire is 66 ft long and fed using a 46:1 transformer at the bottom of the main mast a 30 ft fiberglass extension pole is tied to a road marker. The other mast is a 26 ft painter pole tied on a signpost raising the far end of the wire.
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NEXT NET SESSION WILL BE ON
Dec 26 11:00 AM 7.045 MHZ
RENO QRP GROUP SLOW SPEED CW QRP NET REPORT
Hi all;
The log of our last slow speed NET on December 12, 2024, is attached.
The NET was held from Hidden Valley Reno, I don’t like operating up there if the wind is strong. At set up things were OK as far as the weather was concerned. Just before NET time the winds came up very strong, So I lowered the 30 ft mast to about 15 ft.
The NET started on time at 11:00 am on 7.045 MHZ.
The noise level was S4 SFI 161 A index 6 K index 1 Xray C1.1
There were 6 QNI today Roy W7HJL, Craig AE7I, Mike WA6ARA I/O, Derek W7DLZ, Phil AB7WE, and at last call Rob KA6JLT.
First up was Roy from Walla Walla, WA using his K3 at ten watts into his vertical. Roy was solid copy at RST 579. Roy reported the weather was cold a temp of 28 degrees F and was covered with fog.
Next was Craig he was weaker than usual at only 559 he was using his new K4D. I had to ask him what his power was, I thought I missed what he said.
He came back to me and said his power was only one 1.0 watt. I was surprised at that. He reported the weather overcast with a temp of 42 F.
Next was Derek his RST was 599+10 over from his home in Lemmon Valley just north of Reno. Derek uses the Yaesu FT DX10 at ten watts into his doublet. He reported that Craig RST was only 539. He reported that the weather was cloudy with a temp of 42 F. Last of all he went on to say congratulations to Craig for his SOTA award Mountain Goat, he achieved it on his first year in activations. I was very happy to hear this it isn’t easy getting to the top of mountains covered with snow.
Next Phil reported in at 579 solid copy from his home using his IC 7300 at ten watts, his antenna is a end fed inverted L up only 20 feet. Phil also reported the weather was partly cloudy and calm the temp was 42 F.
Last at call Rob reported in using his IC 761 at ten unto his indoor antenna random wire. Rob also reported the weather was 44 F and he could copy all QNI.
The NET was closed at 11:45 AM.
The next NET will be December 26, starting at 11:00 AM.
AT 11:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz