[30m] 10.137 Net is suspended, seeking input on reinstatement

[KT4WO - Trip]

I work on Sat... thats the ONLY reason i have not check in...
I love 30 meters... so.. sunday afternoon or a weekday eve would be fine for
me...
Jason- Dont Give Up!!! it can take years to get a Net going STRONG

Trip-KT4WO
EM85FH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Hsu, AA0II" <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>
To: "30Meters" <30m at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:40 PM
Subject: [30m] 10.137 Net is suspended, seeking input on reinstatement


> I hereby suspend the 10.137 Net, effective immediately.  There aren't
> enough check-ins to sustain the net in the original incarnation.
>
> I plan to reinstate the net this fall, and I am seeking your input.
> Several of you have objected to the Saturday morning time.  I wanted to
> take advantage of the morning propagation, but I can't argue with such a
> strong consensus.  Sunday morning is a no-go for any net other than an
> atheist or agnostic net.  Sunday evening is a no-go because of local
> nets.
>
> What would be a better time?  Several of you suggested weekday evenings.
> Some weekday evenings aren't convenient for me, so I'm ruling those out.
> (There is softball on Mondays during the summer, volleyball on
> Wednesdays during the winter, and my amateur radio club meeting on the
> second Thursday of the month.)
>
> How convenient are Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening, and Sunday
> afternoon?
>
> Would any of you prefer that I step aside so you can take over as the
> 10.137 Net manager?  I want the net to be reinstated, whether or not I'm
> in charge of it.
>
> Also, have any of you ever started a net before?  Are any of you
> familiar of the origin of a net?  What does it take to keep people
> coming back?  Back in January, I started a 6m/2m/70cm SSB net locally.
> The net peaked in the first week and then declined over the next few
> weeks.  After only a few weeks, people stopped checking in.  I thought
> that my 30m net would take off because check-ins wouldn't be limited to
> the local area, but this hasn't been the case.
>
> Jason Hsu, AA0II
>
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