October 12, 2017

Net Control Station K9TAL conducted the monthly net on Crossroads EchoLink Conference Node 9735 on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. The net was opened at 2100 ET [0100Z] and closed at 2143 ET [0143]. There were 8 total check-ins, including Net Control.

Contact with the following radio operators was logged:
AF6TT, Leon, CA
N6XLS, Doug; Sunnyvale, CA
KG7NTV, Charlie, OR
K7DEG, Doug, WA state
N7YUR, Jim, OR
KB2CT, Fred, Las Vegas, NV
KD6SWL, Larry, CA
W9MNA, TALARC Net Control, Mike, IN

Announcements were made regarding the following subjects:
• Special Event Station Veterans Day
• Boy Scout Jamboree - JOTA
• D-Star Net volunteer
Discussion on the net was encouraged regarding the following:
• Net Control asked AF6TT, Leon, from California about the fires in Southern California and how they were affecting his community.
• Net Control opened the net to discussion about the impact of Southern California fires on other TALARC members living in the region.
• Charlie, KG7NTV, discussed his participation in setting up emergency communications during fires in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

The TALARC EchoLink/IRLP Net for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 closed at 2143 ET [0143 Z].

Submitted by Mike, W9MNA