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NETS FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2025, THE Atlantic ZONE 2 METER AND CHECKS INS ON FREQUENCIES ABOVE 144 MHZ WILL START AT 8:00 PM EDT.
TODAYS INFORMATION
CHECKED OR UPDATED OCTOBER 30, 2025
THE ATLANTIC ZONE 2 METER NETS OPERATE ON 144.205 MHZ ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS, WEDNESDAY ON 144.215 MHZ. THE 1/4 METER ON 222.105, ( THE 222.105 NET IS NOT IN OPERATION AS 0F THE CURRENT DATE DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE. ) AND THE 70 CM ON 432.105 MHZ. ( THE 1 1/4 METER AND 70 CM NETS USE THE 2 METER NET AS THE MAIN NET. THE MONDAY EVENING SSB NET WILL BE ON SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY EVENING STARTING AT 09:10 PM EDT ON 144.205 MHZ, WEDNESDAY EVENING STARTING AT 08:00 PM EDT ON 144.215 MHZ AND THE FRIDAY EVENING NET STARTING AT 08:00 PM EDT ON 144.205.
THE MULTIBAND NET ON THURSDAY MORNINGS WILL BE BACK STARTING AT 07:00 AM ON JANUARY 01. A MULTIBAND NET ON THURSDAY MORNINGS AT 7:00 AM EST, 11:00 UTC WILL BE CALLED. THE NET IS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT 144, 222, AND 432 MHZ COMBO NETS. THE FREQUENCY IN USE IS 144.215 WITH LIMITED ANTENNAS AND POWER AT ABOUT 150 WATTS.
THE ATLANTIC ZONE 10 METER SSB WILL BE CALLED ON SATURDAY EVENING 11/06/2025 AT 8:00 PM EST OR 01:00 UTC ON 28.485 MHZ
THE ATLANTIC ZONE 6 METER SSB NET WILL BE ON SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY EVENING 11/21/2025 AT 8:00 PM EST ON 50.220 MHZ. THE RF OUTPUT WILL ABOUT 100 WATTS WHILE THE AMPLIFIER IS OUT OPERATION.
NOTE: NEW UPDATED NET, CONTEST, EVENT, INSTALLATIONS, REPAIRS AND STATION INFORMATION IN DEDICATED AREAS BELOW.
JOHN WB4IXU
CHECKED OR UPDATED ON 07/26/2025
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TOWER 5 IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY LATE FALL TO THE WINTER OF 2025. THE ANTENNA’S WILL BE A STACKED PAIR OF M2 18XXX 2 METER AND A SINGLE M2 5 ELEMENT 6 METER WITH POSSIBLE 432 ARRAY BETWEEN THE 18XXX ANTENNAS.
NEXT SECTION WAS CHECKED OR UPDATED: 07/26/2025
THE CHANGES TO THE SECONDARY ( UPSTAIRS ) STATION HAVE BEEN DELAYED WITH EXPECTED COMPLETION BY THE END OF 2025 OR EARLIER. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL TRANSVERTERS AND AMPLIFIERS. THERE WILL BE BACKUP EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATION ON 28, 50, 144, 432 MHZ IF THERE IS PRIMARY EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
THERE WILL BE A 144, 222, 432, 902 AND 1296 MHZ ANTENNAS OPERATIOONAL ON A NONE TOWER MOUNT BY LATE FALL OF 2025.
NEXT SECTION WAS CHECKED OR UPDATED: 07/26/2025
NOTE: THERE ARE MANY CHANGES IN THE INFORMATION LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES.
INFO # 1 MODIFICATIONS AND REPAIRS ARE STILL UNDERWAY. PROJECTS ARE STILL ABOUT 80 % COMPLETE WITH UPDATES, MODS, AND OTHER CHANGES TO UPSTAIRS REMOTE STATION. WORK CONTINUES IN THE DOWNSTAIRS MAIN STATION AS OF 06/30/2025 , WORK ON THE 28, 50, 144, 222, 432, 902, 1296, 2300, 3456, MHZ PLUS THE 5 AND 10 GHZ IS UNDERWAY.
THANKS JOHN WB4IXU
NOTE AND UPDATE FOR 07/07/2025
MY STATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULES ON FRIDAY EVENINGS AFTER 09:00 PM EDT/01:00 UTC. I WILL BE ON AND ACTIVE CALLING RANDOM CQ’S ON SEVERAL BANDS WHEN NOT ACTIVE WITH A SCHEDULE, NETS, OR PERSONAL ACTIVITIES. THE STATION WILL BE ACTIVE EARLY MORNINGS (11:00 TO 14:00 UTC ), EVENINGS FROM ABOUT 01:00 UTC TO ABOUT 03:00 UTC. I WILL HAVE 6, 2, 1 1/4 METER, 70 CM, 33 CM, AND 23 CM OPERATIONAL BY LATE 2024 TO THE MIDDLE OF 2025. THE 2.3, 3.4, 5, AND 10 GHz WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY SUMMER OF 2025, MAYBE EARLIER. THE 2.3 WILL HAVE 10 WATTS, THE 3.4 GHZ WILL HAVE 2 WATTS FEEDING TO LOOP YAGI ANTENNA’S. THE 5 AND 10 GIG AT 2 WATTS WITH 24 INCH DISH, WORKING ON A LARGER DISH WITH HOPES OF BEING USABLE BY THE MIDDLE OF 2025.
**** NOTE # 1: ACTIVE CALLING CQ DAILY AS TIME PERMITS BETWEEN ( 11:00 UTC 07:00 AM EDT) AND ( 03:00 UTC 12:00 PM EDT ) ON +/- 10 TO 20 KHZ 0F CENTER FREQUENCYS ON BAND AND ACTIVITY. CURRENT ( SSB )FREQUENCIES ARE 1.900 +/- 20 KHZ, 3.960 +/- 20 KHZ, 21.290 +/- 15 KHZ DEPENDING ON HOW CROWDED THE BAND, 28.420 +/- 15 KHZ, 50.135 +/- 15 KHZ, 144.215 +/- 15 KHZ, 222.115 +/- 15 KHZ, 432.115 +/- 15 KHZ, 903.115 +/- 15 KHZ, 1296.115 MHZ +/- 15 KHZ. ( EVENING TIME UPDATES WILL BE LISTED LATER ALONG WITH CW AND DIGITAL FREQUENCIES. ) (HOPE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE BY THE END OF 2025 OR EARLIER IF POSSIBLE)
THERE SHOULD BE ANALOG AND DIGITAL ON PART OF THE SYSTEMS. THE DIGITAL IS NOW OPERATIONAL FOR 10, 6, 2, METER,70 CM, BANDS. POSSIBLE DIGITAL LATER ON THE 1 1/4 MHZ BAND. THERE WILL BE POSSIBLE USE OF DIGITAL MODES LATER ON .9, 1.2, 2.3, AND 3.4, 5 AND 10 GHZ.
THANKS JOHN
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