[Fists] Re: Slow-speed Nets? Elmers needed.

[ATanner283@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/8/2004 5:19:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
w1eof@hamnutz.com writes:

> >BTW.....Yes we sure need more nets that no one checks into. By 
> >all means lets 
> >start up some more slow speed nets, emphasis on S    L    O    
> >W    W    
> > W. These nets usually don't live long, and NCS ops get bored. 
> >Then no one 
> >will step up and take over when the op wants a break. 
> 
> What we need Al is experienced hams willing to slow down and participate
> in these slow-speed nets. Yes, even when it seems like it's for no purpose.
> 
> Each of the slow-speed nets need our support, even when it's not obvious
> that we are making a difference. It's a chicken-and-egg thing: For what
> would a prospective traffic handler check into a net to learn and gain
> experience if there is no one to learn from?
> 
> The slow-speed nets are not the end-all to getting people interested in
> CW. But they can be a valuable tool and they provide the needed support.
> 
> 
> I refuse to be negative and pessimistic about this situation. In the 
> history of ham radio there have been numerous times when some hams
> thought it was all over. Ham radio survived. Different? Yes. Better?
> Well like everywhere else in life, yes/no. Some things are markedly 
> better and some are worse. Most are the same. Life goes on.
> 
> I urge every memeber of FISTS to do one small thing to help bring
> someone into the world of CW. Believe it or not, there *ARE* people 
> out there that have the desire and are seeking help. They need elmers.
> They need long-term friends who are hams.
> 
> And of course #1: Activity. Get on the air. Have a nice long ragchew
> on 80m. Tune on up to the old Novice section and call CW. There is a 
> special sense of satisfaction gained by helping some new ham or new
> CW op gain just a bit more experience and confidence. Offer to setup
> a sked with them. They should already feel comfortable with you. It
> might a foreign idea to them that they could form a long-term 
> friendship with a fellow ham on CW. Open another door.
> 
> Oh... When you send them a QSL, include a short low-key letter 
> explaining why you joined FISTS and a copy of the application.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mark W1EOF
> 


When is your net starting?? What freq??? What day of the week?? I am ready. I 
have been NCS for one FISTS net or another since the beginning. If you really 
want to put up, take over the Century net on Sunday. It has gone without an 
NCS since the four of us that kept it going gave it up a couple of years ago. 
Talk is cheap. You have the job...........Al/W8FAX 2192   EH


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