[HCARC] IRC Chat

[Bill Tynan]

Yes, Harvey, but it's not real time. I have no need for real time chats 
except those like ON4KST for 6 meters or EME skeds etc.

Just got the new M2 SS amp going at 1 KW.

73,

Bill, W3XO/5

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From: "Harvey N. Vordenbaum" <tower2 at stx.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 7:32 AM
To: "'John Luttrell'" <darksky.astro at gmail.com>; <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [HCARC] IRC Chat

> I guess the Reflector here is the closest thing we have to Chat.
> Topics do come up from time to time that raise a lot of activity.
> K5hv
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of John Luttrell
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 1:29 PM
> To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [HCARC] IRC Chat
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Since I do not yet have my Ticket and also since I just like to explore
> options and tinker, I wanted to know if there was a kerrhams IRC channel?
>
> IRC for those of you whom do not know is "Internet Relay Chat" in it's
> simplest form can be used for text chatting or correspondence and allows
> multiple people to be in a "channel" so to speak to chat or leave running,
> on your computer connected to of course, the internet.
>
> It can run on any OS and even without a window manager, I.E. what you see 
> in
> Windows, vs. a command line interface you can have using Linux. So it uses
> hardly any resources or bandwidth and is quite easy to even operate on an
> old pc 386 system running a base Linux install (or windows 3.1 if you 
> still
> have a copy! hehe).
>
> I felt this would open up communications within the club and also allow
> those who need to get help because thier rig(s) may be down or as an 
> "Elmer"
> outreach place!
>
> For people such as myself once again who do not yet have a ticket, this
> provides a great way to communicate with the rest of the members or any
> participants to chat about anything or Ham Radio.
>
> It also can provide a great way to do community outreach in that if 
> Kerrhams
> has an IRC channel, once again people can come by and ask questions or
> interact and find out generally anything about Ham Radio or our region's
> efforts in how Hams help the public in a realtime conversation (if people
> are active in the channel).
>
> Files can be shared, and private communications can also be initiated.
>
> Overall I cannot see how this could be a bad thing.
>
> Finally, the kerrhams.org can have a chat room with a login right off the
> website, which once again provides a means of communication or a network 
> for
> many people.
>
> I can get with other guys whom are interested and help setup a "net" of
> sorts, choosing an IRC server that is safe and secure. (I have an IRC 
> Server
> I can use from friends from my Computer Security Days). Elsewise, 
> Undernet,
> Freenode, servers such as those would be just fine.
>
> Please reply either here or in private, The more ways to communicate the
> better.
>
> 73,
>
> John Luttrell
> Harper, TX
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>
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