February 2025 HF Net Report

The HF Net for the AEA Amateur Radio Club started at 8:30 AM PST on Wednesday February 5. Operators were Kirk Crawford KK6KC at the A3 Shack in El Segundo CA, and Al Carlson NA1N at his home QTH in Laytonsville MD. Jeff Light also attended as an observer.

Results

Band (M)Frequency (MHz)KK6KC ReportNA1N Report
1224.9615-33-4
1521.2802-33-3
1718.1161-32-3
2014.2751-31-3
407.262

Al is using a fan dipole and his 10M band element was broken. I suspect we would have had even better communication there than on 12M.

Readability

Signal Strength

  1. Unreadable
  2. Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
  3. Readable with considerable difficulty
  4. Readable with practically no difficulty
  5. Perfectly readable
  1. Faint signals, barely perceptible
  2. Very weak signals
  3. Weak signals
  4. Fair signals
  5. Fairly good signals
  6. Good signals
  7. Moderately strong signals
  8. Strong signals
  9. Extremely strong signals