[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] ARC Net Control News You Can Use...

[Bryan Pettigrew]

CQ All-

As we rapidly approach February, it's another slow month getting volunteers
for NCS spots for DSTAR Wednesday and 2m Thursday.  Here's what we've got
so far.

DSTAR Wednesday
7th- OPEN or N8IK
14th- OPEN or N8IK
21st- WA6MPR
28th- OPEN or N8IK
6 March- OPEN or N8IK

2m Thursday
1st- KC3AOO
8th- OPEN
15th- OPEN
22nd- OPEN
29th- OPEN
7 March- OPEN

So plenty of openings for 2m and DSTAR nets throughout February.   Shoot me
a note if you're interested in taking a NCS slot.

And don't forget that I'm still looking for members to join the Net Control
Committee... so far N8IK and KC3AOO have volunteered to join this effort.
If you're interested in getting more nets scheduled on our other repeaters,
this is the committee to join to make it happen!

Cheers and 73,
Bryan  WD4ADF

Bryan A. Pettigrew (Grew)
WD4ADF
(C) 619-278-8067
(p) bryan.a.pettigrew at gmail.com
Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-pettigrew-mba-9b39739


On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 11:16 AM Bryan Pettigrew <
bryan.a.pettigrew at gmail.com> wrote:

> CQ All-
>
> So we're getting to that time of the month again to start soliciting for
> volunteers to act as net control operations for the 2m and DSTAR Nets for
> the next several weeks.   Looking for volunteers for the following dates:
>
> 2m: February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th and 7 March
> DSTAR (for N8IK):  7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and 6 March
>
> NET CONTROLLER TRAINING-  As a reminder, the net controller training is a
> GO!  We will use the week of 5 February for the training week.   I'll use
> the procedure we've done in past NCS training sessions.  There will be an
> online classroom session on Monday evening around 1900 and a practice net
> (instructor run) around 2000, so please leave the 2m repeater clear for
> about 30 minutes to conduct the practice net.  On Saturday 10 February in
> the afternoon there will be the student run practice nets.   Since we have
> four students, the total time to run those nets is anywhere from an hour to
> 90 minutes, I'll ask for the repeater to be clear of general amateur use
> starting about 1300.
>
> If there are any "stragglers" interested in attending the training or any
> "elmers" willing to help out with traffic on Saturday, please let me know
> soonest.
>
> NET CONTROL COMMITTEE- If you were at the club meeting this month,
> hopefully you noticed that the new club President has elevated some of the
> club functions from a "point of contact" to a committee function.   So I'm
> looking for interested club members to join the Net Control Committee for
> this year.  There's been a lot of talk recently about utilizing our other
> repeaters outside of 2m and DSTAR for net activity, and if that's the case,
> I'm probably going to ask for people to volunteer as "band captains" to
> help plan for alternate nets on the other frequencies.  Also, it would be
> great to have a variety of ideas on how we run our nets, should we have
> other types of net offerings the club should have during the week.  (ARES,
> Swap Meet Nets, New Hams Nets, etc).    Please send me an email if you'd
> like to volunteer for the committee!
>
> 73 and we'll see you down the log!
>
> ~Bryan/WD4ADF
>
> Bryan A. Pettigrew (Grew)
> WD4ADF
> (C) 619-278-8067
> (p) bryan.a.pettigrew at gmail.com
> Find me on LinkedIn:
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-pettigrew-mba-9b39739
>