We had another great net tonight, with several newcomers! The main topics of interest were Alan Du Brul's HF antenna, and the Nixa ARC's new 3-repeater VHF / UHF linked repeater system to cover Southwest Missouri. The following 9 folks were on the net tonight, with Gary Doucy, N0IRN, acting as Net Control:
Dick, KC0FDF - Wheatland
Alan, K0AWD - Springfield
Bill, KC0TCF - Bois d' Arc
David, WB0QIR - Springfield
James, KB0NHX - Lees Summit
Patrick, AC0SR - QRP - Springfield
Tom, N0CSA - Marshfield
Peter, KD0AA - Nixa
Gary, N0IRN - Springfield
Next week, Randy Jordan, KC0UKB, will be the acting net control station. We invite everyone to check into the net & enjoy the company!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
6-Meter Net - Monday, 1-9-2012
We had a great net this evening. Thanks to the following 10 check-ins tonight -
KC0FDF - Dick - Wheatland
K0AWD - Alan - Springfield
N0IRN - Gary - Battlefield
KC0WSE - Robert - Republic
KC0TQD - James - Springfield
KC0TCF - Bill - Bois d' Arc
W0KRB - Ken - Springfield
KD0KNL - Louis - Marshfield
K0RIC - Rick - Richland
KB0NHX - James - Lees Summit
James, KB0NHX, was the NCS for this evening's net. Everyone raved about how awesome the OMAR hamfest was this past weekend, how they enjoyed seeing folks and what a great turnout they had.
The main topic of discussion for the net were backup power for our ham shacks. Seems like most like the battery backup variety, some with trickle charging, some with solar. One problem that was brought up was the inability to find a good inverter to use for AC / DC conversion. James pointed folks to check out http://www.analyticsystems.com/ for their pure sine wave inverters. They are commercially made for commercial RF tower sites, and he has had good luck with his that has been in use for several years.
Several of the check-ins were using new radios, and took the the time to figure out how to program them before the net as well. We also heard about Gary, N0IRN, and Robert, KC0WSE's, emergency HF and VHF-UHF go-kits for emergency ops, bike rides, etc.
We also heard a funny story from Dick in Wheatland about why such a small town has two water towers - one for hot water and one for cold water! What's funny is someone was listening to him on the scanner, and went to the El Dorado Springs ham group meeting and asked why El Dorado couldn't get the same setup! You never know who's listening!
Announced on the net was that the Nixa ARC will be participating with the Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club in the "Winter Field Day" on Saturday, January 28, 2012 starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Red Cross building in Springfield, the location SMARC normally holds their summer ARRL Field Day. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. There will be a station set up in the building, and SMARC is bringing out their tower trailer for the event. There will be no log submitted, we just hope folks will come out and enjoy the event and have a fun afternoon playing radio. We plan on continuing the event until interest subsides. Snacks and food are welcome, so if you're coming out, bring your favorite snack food, etc.
Next week Gary Doucey, N0IRN, is the net control for the Monday Night 6-meter net. We encourage you all to check in and say hello, and bring your discussion topics to the net, seeking answers!
73 till next time!
KC0FDF - Dick - Wheatland
K0AWD - Alan - Springfield
N0IRN - Gary - Battlefield
KC0WSE - Robert - Republic
KC0TQD - James - Springfield
KC0TCF - Bill - Bois d' Arc
W0KRB - Ken - Springfield
KD0KNL - Louis - Marshfield
K0RIC - Rick - Richland
KB0NHX - James - Lees Summit
James, KB0NHX, was the NCS for this evening's net. Everyone raved about how awesome the OMAR hamfest was this past weekend, how they enjoyed seeing folks and what a great turnout they had.
The main topic of discussion for the net were backup power for our ham shacks. Seems like most like the battery backup variety, some with trickle charging, some with solar. One problem that was brought up was the inability to find a good inverter to use for AC / DC conversion. James pointed folks to check out http://www.analyticsystems.com/ for their pure sine wave inverters. They are commercially made for commercial RF tower sites, and he has had good luck with his that has been in use for several years.
Several of the check-ins were using new radios, and took the the time to figure out how to program them before the net as well. We also heard about Gary, N0IRN, and Robert, KC0WSE's, emergency HF and VHF-UHF go-kits for emergency ops, bike rides, etc.
We also heard a funny story from Dick in Wheatland about why such a small town has two water towers - one for hot water and one for cold water! What's funny is someone was listening to him on the scanner, and went to the El Dorado Springs ham group meeting and asked why El Dorado couldn't get the same setup! You never know who's listening!
Announced on the net was that the Nixa ARC will be participating with the Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club in the "Winter Field Day" on Saturday, January 28, 2012 starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Red Cross building in Springfield, the location SMARC normally holds their summer ARRL Field Day. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. There will be a station set up in the building, and SMARC is bringing out their tower trailer for the event. There will be no log submitted, we just hope folks will come out and enjoy the event and have a fun afternoon playing radio. We plan on continuing the event until interest subsides. Snacks and food are welcome, so if you're coming out, bring your favorite snack food, etc.
Next week Gary Doucey, N0IRN, is the net control for the Monday Night 6-meter net. We encourage you all to check in and say hello, and bring your discussion topics to the net, seeking answers!
73 till next time!
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