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Category Archives: Bands & Modes
Bands & Modes 3-7-23
Our First Tuesday of the month 10 meter Eagle Net, Bands and Modes this week 15M 21.370 Mhz USB Digital Only after hours this week Second Wednesday of the month C4FM Ch1 144.950 This is the digital frequency we generally use … Continue reading
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Bands and Modes 2-28,29-23
For tonight’s Eagle Net QSY we’ll start off, as always on 10M, 28.360USB. Then, when were all ready we go to 17M 18.125 Mhz USB. 15 & 20 meters has been our best bet for local SSB. Let’s see how … Continue reading
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Bands and Modes 2-21-23 & 2-22-23
Tonight for our B&M, Eagle Net QSY, we go to 10M FM 29.635mhz. Remember, we always start on 10 meters at 28.360mhz USB. Once the assembled group is ready to QSY that’s when we’ll move to 29.635mhz FM. This usually … Continue reading
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Digital Calling Frequency Info
Channel Frequency Admit Criteria (DMR only) 1 (VHF) 145.790 MHz Free or Always 2 (VHF) 145.510 MHz Free or Always 1 (UHF) 441.000 MHz Free or Always 2 (UHF) 446.500 MHz Free or Always 3 (UHF) 446.075 MHz Free or Always … Continue reading
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Bands and Modes 2-14,15-23
Tonight our Eagle Net QSY will be 20 Meters 14.265Mhz. Correction: Next week is week 3 10M FM not week 4 wildcard. The following week is week 4. That will be 17 meters per membership decision. Remember, no Digital Only … Continue reading
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Bands & Modes 2-7&8-23 15M & YSF 59073
This week’s bands and modes exercises are 15M & YSF 59073 Eagle Net QSY Tonight it’s 15 Meters 21.370 Mhz Digital Only After Hours YSY 59073 Hemet Hangout Post Eagle Net:15 Meters worked well for everyone. Super clear audio and … Continue reading
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Bands & Modes 1-31-23
It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! That means our Eagle Net QSY will be 60 meters. Tomorrow’s Digital Only after hours will be YSF Hemet Hangout, 59073.
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Digital Only After Hours 1-25-23
Bands & Modes Digital only net after hours now has a schedule Fourth Wednesday of the month 70cm 439.000Mhz FM DCS 026 (not digital)The purpose of this net is to experiment with 70cm simplex and practice DCS programming on your … Continue reading
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17M Bands & Modes
Our new trial schedule is week 3 Wildcard. We will go to 17 Meters for the first time.18.142 Mhz USB. That will be after at least 20 min of normal 10M Eagle Net. 10M 28.360 Mhz @ 19:00 then when … Continue reading
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Eagle Net 1-17-23 6M FM
Today for Bands and Modes we’ll be trying 6 meters. After the usual 10M eagle net activity we’ll move to 6 Meters FM 52.515mhz. From there maybe 6M C4FM or SSB. I’m really intrigued by the 6 Meter Band. It’s … Continue reading
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Bands & Modes Digital 1-4-23
After our normal Digital Only Net we’ll QSY to ysf 59073 Hemet Hang Out
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Bands & Modes 1-3-23
Eagle Net Bands & Modes is 40M 7.212 LSB and will be at the usual time 20:30 hrs. 10 meters wasn’t too bad tonight.40 meters worked better overall but we did loose Ken K6CED. Charlie joined in and could be … Continue reading
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Bands & Modes 12-21-22
Digital only net B&M exercise Tonight we experiment with the GM mode on this repeater.
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Bands & Modes 12-20-22
Tonight at 20:30 hours we went to 20M 14.625 USB. 20 meters performed well tonight. No distant QSO’s but everyone agreed that we all heard each other much better. Now, I think 15 meters was better, but not a lot … Continue reading
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Bands & Modes 15 Meters 12-13-22
Steve was just listening (Couldn’t tune) Charlie and Larry sounded great. Ken wasn’t audible. Maybe the best of all the SSB tests we have done.Problem is not as many hams have 15M capability. See compatibility survey. 12,15 & 17 often … Continue reading
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75 meters 12-6-22
Tonight’s Band & Modes is 75 meters 3.884Mhz LSB At around 20:35 we went to 75 meters. Generally was better for everyone but me, KN6RBP. Karen could hear Charlie a little but Charlie couldn’t make out Karen at all. Same … Continue reading
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