The K5TAL Wednesday Night American Legion Net was called into session at 1830 CST (0030 Z) by NCS KA5DON. Band conditions were fair to good throughout the net. Announcements from the February Net were read, covering the Legion club newsletter and where and how to get the president’s messages and archives. Also briefed was the Legion Birthday special event on March 10.
The K5TAL Wednesday Night American Legion Net was called into session at 1830 CST (0030 Z) by NCS KA5DON. Band conditions were fair to good throughout the net. Announcements from the February Net were read, covering the Legion club newsletter and where and how to get the president’s messages and archives. Also briefed was the Legion Birthday special event on March 10.
The last area of discussion was about net listings and where to view them on legion.org/hamradio with the listing of the 20m net, 40m net, Echolink net and D-Star net. There were 14 check-ins for the 80m net, and 4 from the 2 meter net.
KA5DON DON Post 1992 Gautier, MS/TALARC MEMBER
KB5AGW TERRI Post 1992 Gautier, MS/TALARC MEMBER
K5CUB LEE Post 1992 Gautier, MS/TALARC MEMBER
AG5CC CHARLIE Post 1992 Gautier, MS/TALARC MEMBER
WA5GYM ANDY Non Vet/Jackson, MS
KE8GKY LARRY Post 170/TALARC member, Clarksville, TX (Snow Bird from OH)
KB4TC TONY Post 46/Post Commander/TALARC MEMBER
KB5PCI JIM Post 119/TALARC MEMBER/Gulfport, MS
W5TUT ED Post 24/TALARC MEMBER/Hattiesburg, MS
WD4NG DAN Post 193/TALARC MEMBER/Chopin, SC
AF5AQ RICHARDr NON MEMBER/Vancleave, MS
AF5DP Marilyn RET COAST GUARD/NON MEMBER/Vancleave, MS
W5GLA, Jerry, TALARC Member Port Gibson, MS
K9EYZ, Lawrence, Non Vet, Vancleave, MS (Veterinary Ophthalmogist note call sign)
KE8AVT, Harold, Post Commander, Post 24, Waterford, MI
W9WMJ, Marty, President, TALARC, Greenville, IN
KG5KSA, Mike, Non Vet, Ocean Springs, MS
K5BQJ, Nick, Veteran, Non Member, Vancleave, MS
My appreciation to all those who assisted with relays; that is the only way a wide-area regional net can be held. Keep watching, we will very soon be accepting check-ins by D-Star, DMR and C4FM. You will have to be listening either to your radio, or by one of the WebSDR radios listed on WebSDR.org. One of the best I have found for 80M is the N4DKD station in Birmingham, Ala. (http://n4dkd.auscomm.com:8901).
On Feb. 21, National Commander Denise Rohan will be at Post 1992 in Gautier, and Lee will try to get her on the air via telephone/audio coupling to our net. Wish us luck....
AFTER NET NOTE: Dan, WD4NG, asked about the possibility of starting a digital net, perhaps using Olivia 8/500 as it is very robust and is not bothered much by QRM/QRN I will research possibility with HQ and report back.
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Don
KA5DON
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