[BARC-List] Barcnet notes 10/14/2002

[Peter Grace]

Barcnet  10/14/2002 on 145.23 - Pl 88.5

Checkins -

WX1G Dave Watertown
N1NHZ Arthur Cambridge
KA1RDZ Dan Everett
N1OIL Paul Milton
N1DHW  Frank Cambridge
KA1LN Leo W Roxbury
KB1EKN Mark Hingham
KB1CVH/NCS  Peter Somerville

N1OIL w/announcement -
would like to make a correction - the 43 repeater is on the air.
145.43 Belmont 67.0 pl offset -  Barc SPARC said it's off the air.

WX1G - Dave - can't raise 43 but can't check pl on radio.
Head of Charles Regatta coming up. Do they still need hams ?
He'll be there.

N1NHZ - question to N1OIL - where did the announcement re 43 appear ?
Don't see it in SPARC.
N1OIL replied: Front page - repeater news - left column.
N1NHZ Comment - all rested up from 1/2 marathon. Looking forward to JOTA
this Saturday. Get in touch w/ KB1EKN for further details re:
BARC's participation in this annual / international JOTA event.

KA1RDZ - doing homework and SWL. Hi.

N1OIL - doesn't have present SPARC in front of him so can't provide
further detail re: 43.

N1DHW - 145.43 was down for a while when SPARC was written.
If it's back up now that's great.
Only replies re: Youth net was from Boston Club.
Information sought for what night/time best suit youthful operators
to conduct a net ? MMRA offering to link repeaters for net.
KA1PON will act as mentor. They have 2 trained youth operators.
contact - ka1pon@arrl.net
- what night best suit youth and parents?
ages up to late teens. Youth is High School and below.

KA1LN  - Thanks for being net control. Great idea to start
up youth net. Any effort a good one. Hello to everyone.

KB1EKN - looking forward to JOTA event. Museum Board of Directors
meeting
very excited. As part of Saturday, at 2pm - there will be 20-30 college
professors touring the museum. They are excited about the history of the
fire
service and introduction to ham radio - It's a win / win for Fire
Service, Boy Scouts
and Amateur Radio.  Old Colony Council  www.oldcolonycouncil.com has a
posting about this
JOTA event.
Setup is Friday afternoon. On air on Saturday.

N1DHW > KB1EKN - re: JOTA  arraignments for Boston repeater. They will
be
on 23 for QSOs. or 175 - only exception would be emergency traffic.

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Post net, KB1CVH was unable to bring up the Belmont 43 repeater.
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End of Net.
73 de KB1CVH/NCS
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