May 15, 2020

Year 4, Week 5
Apr 22, 2020

The K5TAL net on 80 meters was opened at 7 p.m. (0000z)on 3.862 MHz and had 22 check-ins. Conditions were difficult due to strong QRM and QRN.

WV5Q DON POST 1992, GAUTIER, MS, TALARC, PUFL
KB5AGW TERRI POST 1992, GAUTIER, MS, TALARC, PUFL
W5JGW JEFF RET AF, BILOXI, MS
W4IOD ODIS POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
WA5GYM ANDY RET MARINE, RIDGELAND, MS
K4FNX MATT POST 24, HATTIESBURG, MS TALARC, PUFL
* KF5BA BOBBY UNK AFFILIATION, LONG BEACH, MS
K5CUB LEE POST 1992, GAUTIER, MS, TALARC
*KD4CHW JIM UNK AFFILIATION, STOCKBRIDGE, GA
KY4KD KEN POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
K3KZU DENNIS POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
KU4KD JOEL POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
*AC5RW RICHARD AF, NOT AFFILIATED, VANCLEAVE, MS
KB5PCI JIM POST 113, GULFPORT, MS, TALARC
W5DFC ERNIE POST 68, BRANDON, MS, TALARC, PUFL
KJ4ND PETER POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
N4CBS LARRY UNK AFFILIATION, BREWTON, AL
W8LAT LARRY POST 115, THREE RIVERS, MI, TALARC via EchoLink
KF4FMQ MIKE POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALAR
KY4TC TONY POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
K4FT JOHN POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
AJ5P LESTER NON VET, SWL

* INDICATES FIRST-TIME CHECK-IN

Announcements: From Net Announcements, American Legion National Commander Bill Oxford’s comments on Memorial Day. Topic of discussion for all net members was what they or their post was doing for Buddy Checks.

Thursdays at 7 p.m. CST, K5TAL hosts an all-digital net via a service called Quadnet Array (www.openquad.net). This service allows any form of digital voice to be routed so DMR users can hear D-Star and C4FM Fusion, D-Star can hear everyone, as can C4FM users. It also allows DV Dongle users to communicate likewise. The net is listed on the www.openquad.net website. You can listen to the HF 80 meter by going to www.n4dkd.com and enter the frequency and LSB. If you have an Apple device, there is a box to the right to enable audio for IOS.

Location for all net times was discussed and direction to www.legion.org/hamradio was provided.

For God and Country
Don Rand WV5Q
President K5TAL