RENO QRP SLOW SPEED CW NET
NEXT NET SESSION WILL BE ON
AT 10:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz
next net 1 August 2024
AT 10:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz
IF FREQUENCY IS IN USE SEARCH SOMEWHERE NEAR 7.045 MHZ
NET CONTROLLER NOW USES 10 WATTS
- Only one day for July
- Ed
AT 10:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz
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
AT 11:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz
Thanks Ed/WD7Y
If frequency in use search somewhere near that frequency
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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RENO QRP GROUP SLOW SPEED CW QRP NET REPORT
Hi all;
The log of our last slow speed NET on July 18, 2024, is attached.
The NET was held from Hidden Valley Park in Reno, NV.
The weather was sunny calm and warm.
The NET started on time at 10:00 am on 7.045.5 MHZ.
There was a QSO on one of them was using 450 watts, so CQ was called on 7.045.5 MHZ. The noise level was S& when I was setting up, but it settled down to S3 at NET Time. SFI 224 A index 5 K index C3.4.
There were only 2 QNI today Phil AB7WE, and Roy W7HJL. I also know that there were two other OP’s out there to QNI Bob KA6NSN who was in the field at Bucks Summit, CA., and Joe KM6HJP at home in Doyle, CA. Sorry we didn’t connect.
First up was Phil at home using a different antenna than usual. He was using a (NVIS) Near Vertical Incidence Skywave Dipole. His signal was down to 569 last session, using his inverted “L” he was 589.
Next was Roy from Walla Walla, WA. his RST only 449 today conditions not too good on 40 today. Along with a high powered QSO going on. Roy did give a good report giving his WX along station info.
The NET was closed at 10:27.
The next NET will be August 1, 2024, starting at 10:00 AM THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO GET IN THE FIELD.
Hope to hear you all again. 73/72 Ed/WD7Y
One pick of Bob’s of Bob and Krystal in their rig in the field Bucks Summit, CA
In the meantime, check out the Reno QRP WEB Page.