TALARC EchoLink Conference Net Report for Sept. 12, 2020 Net Control Station W9MNA conducted the monthly net on *FMCA-ARC* EchoLink Conference Node 522547 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The net was opened at 1200 ET [1700Z] and closed at 1300 ET [1800Z]. There were 7 check-ins, including Net Control. Contact with the following radio operators was logged: WA3DVO, Everett; Palmer Park, MD; Post 275 K8DHH, John; Taylor, MI N6XLS, Doug; Sunnyvale, CA; Post 380 NØVE, Terry, Brighton, CO. N7JKR, Jon, Rosedale, MD KB3IIE, Ken, Upper Marlboro, MD W4CEC, Chris, Raleigh, NC
TALARC EchoLink Conference Net Report for Sept. 12, 2020
Net Control Station W9MNA conducted the monthly net on *FMCA-ARC* EchoLink Conference Node 522547 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. The net was opened at 1200 ET [1700Z] and closed at 1300 ET [1800Z]. There were 7 check-ins, including Net Control.
Contact with the following radio operators was logged:
WA3DVO, Everett; Palmer Park, MD; Post 275
K8DHH, John; Taylor, MI
N6XLS, Doug; Sunnyvale, CA; Post 380
NØVE, Terry, Brighton, CO.
N7JKR, Jon, Rosedale, MD
KB3IIE, Ken, Upper Marlboro, MD
W4CEC, Chris, Raleigh, NC
Announcements were made regarding the following subjects:
• FCC Proposes to Institute Amateur Radio Application Fees
• National Commander’s Updates
Discussion on the net was encouraged in regard to the following:
• Net Control, Mike, W9MNA, was unable to hear or acknowledge participants for the first 15 minutes of the net. Everett, WA3DVO, took over Net Control while Mike rebooted his computer. Mike took over Net Control at approximately 1220ET.
• Chris, W4CEC, reported working with the local Boy Scouts of America group on helping them get their Radio Operations Badge. He also mentioned the ham radio classes and testing he and his radio club members have conducted and continue to conduct.
• Everett, WA3DVO, informed EchoLink net participants that the TALARC, 1300ET, 20 meter HF Net frequency was going to move from 14.275 to 14.277 due to the traffic on the 14,275 frequency.
Note: A special thank-you goes out to Everett, WA3DVO, for taking Net Control while Mike, W9MNA, was re-establishing connection to the net.
The TALARC EchoLink Net for September closed at 1300 ET [1800Z].
Submitted by Mike, W9MNA
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