OK, now I'm going to get serious about doing this.
Being an avowed Chameleon enthusiast, I've taken my V1 and used it in some pretty nasty conditions ranging from 5+ feet of snow in Utah, 100+ degree temperatures in Arizona, pouring rains of Tasmania and elsewehere on the Australian mainland. Without fail, the Chameleon V1 has rivaled anything else I have used or seen in use. The evidence of which has been shown in a few Youtube videos I posted on the previous forum. Hopefully Carl can get those migrated over here.
Now, surely I haven't been the only Chameleon user who has logged awesome contacts like Zimbabwe while in a blizzard at Bear Lake in northern Utah. Or done 15,000 mile long-path DX contacts to eastern europe QRP (5 watts) to Japan on emergency power while sitting in my car in a park in Adelaide, South Australia.
Point be made, the Chameleon has proven it's ability to work the world without impediment. And I think that we can raise the profile of the sleek and stealth Chameleon products by showcasing it on a weekly DX net. We could go more frequently as popularity dictates. At this point I am leaning towards the following:
Weekly Net: Friday at 22:00 UTC (Fridays 14:00 MDT, 18:00) (08:00 Sydney) Primary Freq. 14.228, Secondary 18.115, Tertiary 21.278.
Any thoughts?
Why Not. I'm game
I am on that frquency now (14.228) , pretty much monitor it at all times with my 2nd HYBRID.
Give a shout... you never know.
kc7zwg
Just a reminder of the innagural Chameleon DX tomorrow at 2200 UTC. I'm looking forward to logging as many contacts as we can with other Chameleon users. I will act as "Net Control." But if for some reason nobody hears me, then I need somebody else to be prepared to jump in and take charge.
When you check in, please provide the the following:
Call sign
Name
QTH
Which Chameleon antenna(s) you're using.
Confirmed.
(Does anybody else's keystrokes lag when you your typing data in the comment box?)
both rigs fired up now..lol
FT-897D on 14.228 HYBRID/30ft Wire Horizontal
IC-7000 on 18.115 HYBRID/V1/MIL Vertical
Was on 14.228, could see my S-meter moving, but nothing heard . Tried the other freq with no luck either
P.S. Yes getting very slow key strokes while typing this out!!
I was on 18.115 when you guys called it...
worked WA9BLP (Ray) and Maritime XF1/N7PSS (Terry)
Anybody up for giving it another try this weekend?
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