Hell'o and thanks for your interest in the European Feld Hell Net!. This net is here to give hams operating out of Europe more opportunities to make QSO's in Hell Schreiber .
When: Every Saturday at 10:00/10AM ZULU TIME = 11:00 Amsterdam winter time / 12:00 Amsterdam summer time. 📅
You are welcome to start making QSOs. Default mode: FSK Hell-105/FM-Hell-105 or original FeldHell. Set transceiver to frequency listed below and waterfall +1500Hz. If the frequency is in use by other modes, move to a portion of free spectrum. We can make frequency exceptions! Check https://hamspots.net/hell/ and see all frequencies. Note that this net is on ZULU time, so when DST changes (winter/summer time) the net remains at 10:00Z.
When I am on-air you can see my station frequency in the live viewer below.
- 7.045 MHz USB even weeks = 40m
- 10.144 MHz USB odd weeks = 30m
Hamspots, check-ins, socialize
There are no check-ins and there is no coordinating station. Whatever coordination we have is done on Hamspots. Hams not on Hamspots can use the live viewer below to find me. I will post a message on https://hamspots.net/hell/ around the start time of the net including the frequency of the day. Socialize and chat in Hell or stick with a basic QSO!
Questions? Find my email on QRZ.com. You can see QSO screenshots from our net in the Hell QSO Gallery! For my other ham radio activities see pc1k.nl.
Live Hell Station Viewer, open in new window.
Hellschreiber discussion group
You can join FeldHellClub@groups.io to find other nets and to discuss all matters relating to Hellschreiber.
Software
I recommend fldigi. Set the correct mode via the menu Op Mode->Hell->FSK Hell-105. CAT control is available via flrig.
| Software | OS | CAT | Log |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fldigi | Linux, Mac, Windows | yes | yes |
| MultiPSK | Windows | yes | yes |
| IZ8BLY Hellschreiber | Windows | no | no |
| Hellschreiber by mrgnpza | Android, grant microphone access permissions before use! | ||
Hell frequencies
If you are using software such as Fldigi, you can set your transceiver to the frequency (1). And click the waterfall at 1500 (2). This will make you work on the actual frequency (3). If you are using different software or a hardware Feld Hell machine you should refer to the actual frequency (3).
| Band | Transceiver (1) | Waterfall (2) | Actual frequency (3) | CEPT lic. | WARC band | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80m | 3.5905 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 3592.000 kHz USB | F | ||
| 60m | 5.354 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 5355.500 kHz USB | F | Max. 15W EIRP | |
| 🌐 40m | 7.045 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 7046.500 kHz USB | F,N | Saturday EU Net even weeks starts here | |
| 40m | 7.096 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 7097.500 kHz USB | F,N | QRM fallback | |
| 🌐 30m | 10.144 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 10145.500 kHz USB | F | ⭐ | Saturday EU Net odd weeks starts here |
| 20m | 14.071 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 14072.500 kHz USB | F,N | QRM fallback | |
| 20m | 14.088 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 14089.500 kHz USB | F,N | Preferred | |
| 17m | 18.105 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 18106.500 kHz USB | F | ⭐ | |
| 15m | 21.087 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 21088.500 kHz USB | F | ||
| 12m | 24.924 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 24925.500 kHz USB | F | ⭐ | Possible WSPR operations |
| 10m | 28.080 MHz USB | 1500 Hz | 28081.500 kHz USB | F,N |
Why these frequencies?
(a) Compliance with IARU band plans for all regions. (b) Use 'narrow band mode' sections of the spectrum when possible. (c) Avoid built-in frequencies for CW, PSK31 in Fldigi and built-in frequencies for all modes in WSJT-X. (d) Align with the frequencies used by the Feld Hell Club. In addition it has been verified against the law in The Netherlands.
Read why you should not transmit Feld Hell or FSK Hell in portions of the bands allocated for CW.
- Feld Hell Club frequencies
- Non Stop Systems frequencies
- IARU Band Plan region 1
- IARU Band Plan region 2
- IARU Band Plan region 3
- Hellschreiber bandwidth
- Dutch law
- PA0KDF on Bandwidth of Feld Hell Signal
- NonStop Systems on Bandwidth of Feld Hell Signal
If you are interested in customizing Fldigi with custom Hell Fonts, include the Hell operating frequencies and more, take a look at: PC1K Fldigi customization.
See you in Hell, 73 de PC1K!