November 16, 2021

TALARC/K9TAL EchoLink Conference Net Report for Nov. 13, 2021

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Net Control Station operator W9WMJ conducted the monthly K9TAL net on *FMCA-ARC* EchoLink Conference Node on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The net was opened at 1200 ET [1700Z] and closed at 1259 ET [1759Z]. Nine check-ins participated in today’s operations, including the Net Control Station. Contact with the following radio operators was logged: W9WMJ, Marty; Greenwood, IN [Net Control Station]; MD Post 180 [TALARC K9TAL] KB3IIE, Ken; Upper Marlboro, MD; Post 275 [TALARC N3TAL] N6XLS, Doug; Sunnyvale, CA; Post 564 N9NIC, Jeff; Speedway, IN; Post 500

Net Control Station operator W9WMJ conducted the monthly K9TAL net on *FMCA-ARC* EchoLink Conference Node on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The net was opened at 1200 ET [1700Z] and closed at 1259 ET [1759Z]. Nine check-ins participated in today’s operations, including the Net Control Station.

Contact with the following radio operators was logged:
W9WMJ, Marty; Greenwood, IN [Net Control Station]; MD Post 180 [TALARC K9TAL]
KB3IIE, Ken; Upper Marlboro, MD; Post 275 [TALARC N3TAL]
N6XLS, Doug; Sunnyvale, CA; Post 564
N9NIC, Jeff; Speedway, IN; Post 500
NZ9S, Bill; Sheridan, IN; NC Post 47 [TALARC K9TAL]
K5EFS, Eric; Frisco, TX; Post 178
KB6WWF, Carolina; Frisco, TX; Post 178
KB3ZCO, Mike; Hyattsville, MD; Post 275 [TALARC N3TAL]
N3TFS, Edgar; Landover, MD; Post 275 [TALARC N3TAL]

Announcements were read that included:
1) Congratulations to MD Post 275’s N3TAL for conducting a Veterans Day Special Event Station operation on Thursday, Nov. 11. The after-action report indicated that more than 50 QSOs were made. Kudos also went to IL Post 33’s W9TAL for their Veterans Day Special Event on Nov. 5-6 to recognize the 13th Annual Veteran Honor Guard Vigil at the Ottawa [Ill.] War Memorial. 2) It was announced that the 20m TALARC net that has been operating on the second Saturday of each month at 1300 hrs ET has moved to the second Saturday of each month from 1000 hrs to 1200 hrs ET, on 40m at 7.275 MHz.
3) Reminder was offered regarding the availability of remote amateur radio licensing examinations conducted by the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Remote Testing operations conducted six days a week, twice a day. Those on the net were encouraged to Google Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Remote Testing for detailed information.

The TALARC/K9TAL EchoLink Conference Net for November closed at 1259 ET [1759Z].

Submitted by Marty W9WMJ

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