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HF WAS & DX SSB Nets
by joel Sampson / N5LXI
The WAS (Worked All States) and DX (distance) SSB nets are a great way to make contacts, make new friends and have fun. New check-ins will make a ton of contacts! Check out How to Get Started on HF WAS/DX Nets and other operational guides below. They will help you get started on the nets and HF.
You don't need a lot of gear to work HF nets. A 100 watt transceiver and a dipole will work fine. I use a 132' dipole fed with ladder line and QRO is 100 watts. Some stations only operate mobile and there are also several professional 18-wheel drivers on the nets that give us a lot of great contacts in rare states and state capitals. If you are a CW operator, there are many HF CW nets.
My favorie HF nets are the 3905 Century Club 40-, 75- and 160-meter late nets. I'm on vacation from net control duties, but used to NCS the Monday 40-meter late and Friday 75-meter late nets. Listen for a QSO Fiesta when I guest NCS. Most 160 meter nets do not operate in the Summer.
The 75-meter Extra Geratol Net is fun and less QSL card oriented. It runs in the Winter only. If the band conditions are good I'm likely to be running 5-watts QRP, unless I'm net control.
Original N5LXI HF Operational Guides
Getting started in HF WAS and DX nets
Reporting signals on SSB
Phonetic Alphabet - know your A, B C's
State capitals and call district
QSL Card Dividers
 Free QSL Card Dividers | If you work the nets you will collect a lot of QSL cards you need to organize. I use plastic boxes made for note cards or photographs. I also designed the dividers below to organize my cards. state_dividers.pdf (144k) - Download, print, cut and make QSL Card Dividers. File cards by state, plus Canada and DX. Requires free Adobe Acrobat reader. |
N5LXI awards, nets and memberships
If you work me the HF nets, you might want to know my numbers.
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