2025 Log for Yankee 6 Meter SSB Net

2025 Log Yankee 6 Meter Single Sideband Net 50.272 MHz, USB  at 9:30 am local time Sunday mornings.

NET CONTROL: KB1VXY Hopkinton, MA. Multiple stations in Eastern MA that can pick up your signal also. Operating since the 1960s. Open to all hams including technician class operators. 

Pre-check-ins to South East toward Cape Cod, about 9:20 am 

List based on recent check-ins, then a follow up call up. On the check-in round, you can make a comment and let me know you will be in and out, otherwise I assume you will stick around for the comment round.   Signal reports from Hopkinton, MA by KB1VXY on 2 element moxon aimed south east at 9:20, then northeast at 9:30. 

YANKEE SSB NET ROSTER FOR 01/19/25

START:       9:30 am  CLOSE 10:00 am  

Calling the Yankee SSB Net on 50.272 MHz

Signal reports from NCS: KB1VXY, John, Hopkinton, MA,  FN42fe

Check-ins by radio or relay:11

Southeast and south: 9:20 am-nothing heard

Northeast: 9:30 am   

57 i/o David, WB1CMG, Michelle KA1WJD,  Mont Vernon, NH 

57  KB1GMX    Allison, Framingham, MA 

54  KC2TV   Tony, Mont Vernon, NH   

59  WB4EJR  Jim,  and KC1KGS  Barbara  Natick,  MA 

58  AF1R    Leandra,  Needham,  MA  

59++  W1ZB    Jerry, Andover, MA 

55   N1AVP   Morris  Arlington, MA  new dipole, better signal

57   i/o K1KZP   Ed,  Wilmington, MA 

58    K1TW    Tom, Bedford, MA 

NOTES: 

1.  NCS for 01/26/24: KB1VXY, John in Hopkinton, MA   FN42fe

2.  2/15/25 Algonguin Flea Market in Marleborough: https://www.qsl.net/n1em/2025flyer.pdf and attached

3.  Charles P. Iwuc, RIP, age 100, father of John, KB1VXY

YANKEE SSB NET ROSTER FOR 01/12/25

START:       9:30 am  CLOSE 9:55 am  

Check-ins by radio or relay:16

NCS: KB1VXY, John, Jopkinton, MA

Southeast and south: 9:20 am-nothing heard

  K1DAT Ken  Sagamore beach, MA, he was listening

Northeast: 9:30 am   

56  David, WB1CMG, Michelle KA1WJD,  Mont Vernon, NH 

59  KB1GMX    Allison, Framingham, MA 

59  N1TQ    Tom, Douglas, MA 

59  WB4EJR  Jim,  and KC1KGS  Barbara  Natick,  MA 

58  AF1R    Leandra,  Needham,  MA  

59 ++  W1ZB    Jerry, Andover, MA 

58   K1KZP   Ed,  Wilmington, MA 

56  K1TW    Tom, Bedford, MA 

22 i/o  N1AVP   Morris  Arlington, MA  

57  N1WEN   Bill, Natick, MA  

59 i/o  KA1VN George, Mendon, MA 

55  K1ROY   Roy,  Woburn, MA 

55 i/o N1RND Dave Medford, MA

57 KB1OTQ Don in Weston, MA

NOTES: 

1.  NCS for 01/19/24: KB1VXY, John in Hopkinton, MA   FN42fe

2.  1/18/25:  Whitman Winterfest 2025 Flea Market, 9 am to 1 pm,  K of C hall, Whitman, MA   www.wa1npo.org

3.  2/15/25 Algonguin Flea Market in Marleborough: https://www.qsl.net/n1em/2025flyer.pdf and attached

4.  January VHF contest next weekend

YANKEE SSB NET ROSTER FOR 01/05/25
START:       9:30 am  CLOSE 9:58 am  
Signal reports from NCS: KB1VXY, John, Hopkinton, MA,  FN42fe
Check-ins by radio or relay: 19 including K1DAT and K1WT
Southeast and south: 9:20 am
54 KC1KZB  Mike, East Weymouth, MA 
11   K1DAT Ken  Sagamore beach, MA, heard by KC1KZB
?? K1WT  Wally Dennisport, MA, heard by KC1KZB  
Northeast: 9:30 am   
44  David, WB1CMG, Michelle KA1WJD,  Mont Vernon, NH 
59  KB1GMX    Allison, Framingham, MA 
59  WB4EJR  Jim,  and KC1KGS  Barbara  Natick,  MA 
57  AF1R    Leandra,  Needham,  MA  
59+  W1ZB    Jerry, Andover, MA 
57 i/o  K1KZP   Ed,  Wilmington, MA 
58 i/o  K1TW    Tom, Bedford, MA 
11  N1AVP   Morris  Arlington, MA  
55  N1WEN   Bill, Natick, MA  
57  KC1LEA  Dan, Maynard  MA mobile 
56  K1ROY   Roy,  Woburn, MA 
44  KJ1A Pete South Bristol ME
57   W1HAI Joe Natick, MA  
58  W3DRE Dave North Situate, RI
NOTES: 
1. NCS for 01/12/24: KB1VXY, John in Hopkinton, MA   FN42fe
2. 1/18/25:  Whitman Winterfest 2025 Flea Market, 9 am to 1 pm,  K of C hall, Whitman, MA   www.wa1npo.org
3.  2/15/25 Algonguin Flea Market in Marleborough: https://www.qsl.net/n1em/2025flyer.pdf and attached
4.  Welcome back to W3DRE.  Will operate a POTA station at Pulaski State Park RI ct border, POTA Jan 18, 2025, 9 am to noon
5.  Intermittent problem both on TX and RX at KB1VXY, suspect connections at antenna where there was a BMC quick disconnect, changed to direct connection and problem seemed to go away.