what was this??

[ridgescan]

I searched the wiki and google but I could not find this. I heard at 5:00 PDT (00:UTC) a roll call that lasted about 15 minutes. It was on 14.153.90MHz. I know this is the 40 meter band right? My search only produced results on 14.153MHz.
Did I hear a regular ham rollcall, or was it milcom? Reason I ask is that in my listening experience, I've never heard such a regimented rollcall like this on ham. Likewise I've never heard milcom on the HF yet either. There were stations I couldn't hear answer the host, but I heard one come back from Japan!
Anyone experience this?

 

[zz0468]

That frequency is in the 20 meter ham band. Sounds like you may have heard a net of some sort. There are various nets set up where roll may be called. That's in the Extra class portion of the 20 meter phone band, so it wouldn't be surprising to hear a DX station in there.

 

[nexus]

There are TONS of nets on the HF ham bands especially 20 meters. Who knows what net it was unless you catch the net control actually announcing what the net is for. As zz0468 said, its 20 meters not 40 meters. 40 meters is from 7.000.0 mhz to 7.300.0 mhz for Amateur Radio. 20 meters is from 14.000.0 mhz to 14.350.0 mhz. From 14.000.0 to 14.100.00 is exlusively CW/Digital modes from 14.100.0 to 14.150.0 is voice/cw/digital for non-USA hams, and from 14.150.0 to 14.225.0 are for USA/World hams that are Advanced/Extra class only. And from 14.225.0 to 14.350.0 is for US/World hams that are General class and above.

The YO DX net is on 14.153 mhz at 15:30 UTC daily.

Don't know though. You should sit there and listen again tomorrow around the same time, maybe a little bit earlier and see if you can catch the net control station starting the net and identifiying what net it is.
Just because you tuned in to 14.153.90 does not mean that is their normal frequency. If there is interference from another station, or something else, nets have been known to shift slightly off their routine frequency to avoid the interference. So its very likely 14.153.0 mhz IS their routine frequency but had to move up some to avoid interference.

 

[ridgescan]

Thanks for the replies-I guess the fact that this was an advanced class net explains why they sounded so 'militant' Ill be listening for more stuff.

 

[joen7xxx]

I don't know if "militant" is an accurate description. Some nets tend to be a little more formalized so many stations can communicate in an orderly fashion. To the outsider it may seem somewhat militaristic, but it works. I've been a Net Control Station, NCS) for over 20 years in both Army MARS and amateur frequencies. Don't let the structure turn you off. It is used solely to maintain order on the air, normally for passing traffic or for emergency nets. It definately isn't the more informal rag chew. Have fun monitoring HF!

73

Joe

 

[ridgescan]

Thanks Joe naw not a turnoff at all! It is to me very professional the way that net handled that rollcall! I in my lack of knowledge on these things really thought I might have caught some milcom.
Very kind of you that post-I never get tired of HF...I suspect I'll be getting into TX someday.