[FADCA] Re: FADCA Keyboard Activity Night

[Bill Sinbine]

At 01:23 PM 2/8/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Bill, N4XEO,
>
>Item for Agenda at Orlando HC meeting.
>
>There are a great deal of technical 
>discussions/emails, etc for the FADCA System 
>technical group.  And that’s great.
>
>However there is nothing, repeat nothing, for 
>the “average FADCA member“ (or user).
>
>Suggestion:
>
>Let’s have a FADCA endorsed “Keyboard Activity Night“.


Hi Carl
That sounds like a great idea for you to bring up 
at the meeting and run with if you would like.
You would have to come up with how to use the 
network to get from one place to another since we 
are so spread out around the state.
There is a lot of information on this around so that isn't a problem.
With the fbb bbs's there is a conference mode that could be used.

>
>Now that Monday Night Football has finished, 
>perhaps this activity could be a substitute.  It 
>would let those members/non-members who have 
>no/little interest in the technical side be able 
>to use their equipment.  It would also be an 
>informal learning time for those who have 
>forgotten or never learned how to “get around” a packet network.
>
>There is no Net Control required.  It is just a 
>time for “keyboarders” to test out new 
>equipment, antennas and packet features.  And 
>get TIMELY HELP for others of a similar interest.
>
>Also the ARES/RACES net is usually finished by 
>then. There are quite a few ops that will 
>already be in their radio shacks and just need 
>to flip a few switches to participate.
>
>Suggested time: At 8:30 p.m. Monday nights.  You 
>pick a frequency as I do not want to select one that will be in conflict.
>
>To promote this activity, if accepted, it should 
>be included into the FADCA web site. Also it 
>should be announced from the various packet 
>sites as an invite ANYONE (members or not) to 
>participate.  Who knows, we may even pick up a few more members this way.


Work on the details and bring it up at the meeting....

>
>73,
>Carl, AA4MI
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73, Bill Sinbine
n4xeo at flbb.net