K5TAL net report for Sep 16

Year 4, Week 24
Sept. 16, 2020

The K5TAL net on 80 meters was opened at 7 pm (0000z) on 3.862 MHz and had 19 check-ins. Conditions were good, but some irritating static.

WV5Q DON POST 1992, VANCLEAVE, MS, TALARC, PUFL
K3KZU DENNIS POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
K4FT JOHN POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
W5SOF BEN FL DEPT, DIAMONDHEAD, MS, TALARC
KF4FMQ MIKE POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
W4IOD ODIS POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
KY4KD KEN POST 46, DANVILLE, KY, TALARC
W5DFC ERNIE BRANDON, MS, TALARC, PUFL
WA5GYM ANDY RET MARINE, RIDGELAND, MS
KB5PCI JIM POST 119, GULFPORT, MS, TALARC
WF5T RICHARD UNK AFFILIATION, HARRISVILLE, MS
KD9IUB DAVID LEGION MEMBER, MADISON, WI
AJ5P LESTER NON VET, SWL LAUREL, MS
KB5AGW TERRI POST 1992, GAUTIER, MS, TALARC, PUFL

Announcements: National Commander Bill Oxford’s comments from 4 September were read: “In addition to advocating for veterans every day in the halls of Congress, The American Legion is constantly serving communities across America and overseas. In August alone, your American Legion Operation Comfort Warriors program awarded $46,000 in grants to help meet the needs of wounded, injured, or ill military personnel. Additionally, The American Legion awarded $116,771 in national youth scholarships; and $13,100 was awarded in National Emergency Fund grants to assist individual members and posts of The American Legion in the aftermath of natural disasters. Veterans benefits claims specialists from The American Legion had 202 appeals ruled in favor of the veteran. Not bad for one month’s work.

Thursdays at 7 pm 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.

For God and Country
Don Rand WV5Q