TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
Congratulations to all who participated in our first official RME net! I personally thank each one of you for joining in the conversation. In the end, our attendance roster looked like this:
NM0AB---Dempsey (TurboMinivan) as net control
W7DMW---Dave (moab_cj5)
KI7TWF---Davy (mesha)
KI7BUY---Jared (iceaxe)
K7RLN---Ralph (not an RME member)
W6NDR---Nate (nnnnnate) also made an indirect appearance via text messaging; he was not able to program his radio in advance and thus he could not transmit to the repeater, but he was able to listen in. From a post above, it seems KJ7DCP---Lane (lhracing) also wanted to participate but was too far away for his handheld radio's signal to reach the repeater. One great thing about amateur radio is how we are always experimenting, always testing.
I consider this net very successful, for a few reasons. Most importantly, everybody got some practice keying up, identifying themselves, etc. Also, we did have a few doubles so we gained experience on how to react when that happens. It was also kinda like a relay with Nate coming in via text messaging; this wasn't exactly a radio relay, but it's close enough and I'll take it. I also want to make a special mention of Jared; he was using a Baofeng handheld radio--with its stock rubber antenna--from his home in Sandy, 18.5 miles from the repeater. Despite being across the valley, his signal was coming through pretty well and we were able to hear and understand him just fine. I was impressed.
I like that we had an impromptu guest, Ralph. He was just scanning around on his radio, heard our net in progress, so he stayed on frequency to keep listening and ended up checking in at the end. This was a great illustration of the friendliness of most radio operators, and also a reminder that these frequencies are public and someone else may be listening at any time.
In order to try to accommodate DAA, I suggested to the group that next week we meet at 8:30pm rather than 9:00. This was unanimously agreed upon, and thus I plan to start at 8:30pm next week. To all would-be participants, please make a note of it.
Thanks again, guys.
NM0AB---Dempsey (TurboMinivan) as net control
W7DMW---Dave (moab_cj5)
KI7TWF---Davy (mesha)
KI7BUY---Jared (iceaxe)
K7RLN---Ralph (not an RME member)
W6NDR---Nate (nnnnnate) also made an indirect appearance via text messaging; he was not able to program his radio in advance and thus he could not transmit to the repeater, but he was able to listen in. From a post above, it seems KJ7DCP---Lane (lhracing) also wanted to participate but was too far away for his handheld radio's signal to reach the repeater. One great thing about amateur radio is how we are always experimenting, always testing.
I consider this net very successful, for a few reasons. Most importantly, everybody got some practice keying up, identifying themselves, etc. Also, we did have a few doubles so we gained experience on how to react when that happens. It was also kinda like a relay with Nate coming in via text messaging; this wasn't exactly a radio relay, but it's close enough and I'll take it. I also want to make a special mention of Jared; he was using a Baofeng handheld radio--with its stock rubber antenna--from his home in Sandy, 18.5 miles from the repeater. Despite being across the valley, his signal was coming through pretty well and we were able to hear and understand him just fine. I was impressed.
I like that we had an impromptu guest, Ralph. He was just scanning around on his radio, heard our net in progress, so he stayed on frequency to keep listening and ended up checking in at the end. This was a great illustration of the friendliness of most radio operators, and also a reminder that these frequencies are public and someone else may be listening at any time.
In order to try to accommodate DAA, I suggested to the group that next week we meet at 8:30pm rather than 9:00. This was unanimously agreed upon, and thus I plan to start at 8:30pm next week. To all would-be participants, please make a note of it.
Thanks again, guys.
