RE: YB400----tuning

Posted By: elpolvo
Date: 11/9/06 1:15a.m.

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In Response To: YB400----tuning (Bill "Freewind")

Bill- this list is about three years old... probably still good... if there are changes maybe someone will tell us. SSB Nets In The Sea of Cortez 1) Picante Net 6516 khz, at 6:15 MST 2) Amigo Net 8122 khz, 7:00 MST 3) Sonrisa Net 3968 khz, 7:30 MST 4) Chubasco Net 7294 khz, 8:30/9 & 19:00 MST 5) Baja Net 7238 khz, 8:45 or 9:00 MST 6) Manana Net 14340 khz, 10:00 MST Here's what Johnny of S/V STORK wrote about them: ?Excellent weather reports are given every day by Don ("Summer Passage") on the Amigo net (8122 mhz, 7:00 MST [San Carlos local]), Jim and Rick on the Sonrisa net (3968 mhz, 7:30 MST), and Tom on the Chubasco net (7294 mhz, 8:30 MST). Don also gives an early report on Picante net (not sure about the freq - maybe 6516?, at 6:15 MST), but propagation is not good for that one during the long nights around winter solstice. However, it might be better by the time you get there. You need to have a SSB capable receiver, such as the Grundig "Yachtboy", or Sony equivalent. Don't be discouraged if you can't hear anything in San Carlos marina; nobody can. In San Carlos, Fred ("Sojourn") will give a recap of the ham weather on VHF ch 72 at around 8:45, and will announce it first on VHF ch 16 -- listen up for him. These are all distillations of a huge amount of Internet data, and are specific to coastal Mexico and the Sea of Cortez. These guys really know what they're doing, Latitude 38 notwithstanding. We just got back from a 2 month trip to LaPaz and back, from San Carlos, and listened to them every day, religiously, and have for many other trips. I forgot to mention that Don ("Summer Passage") also gives his forecast on the Baja net (7238 mhz LSB)at 8:45 or 9:00 a.m. This is another ham net with pretty good propagation. Johhny S/V STORK -dusty