[ILHam] Dual Band net Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

[MFGardner at aol.com]

The North Shore Radio Club will link its repeaters February 23 for the 8:00 
p.m. CST net. Check in on the two meter repeater (147.345 MHz, +600 Hz, PL 
107.2 Hz) or the 440 repeater (442.075 +5MHz, PL 100.0 Hz). The 440 repeater has 
the greater range. However, please check 2-meters if you don't hear us on UHF. 
It's suggested that the operator pause for about a second after keying the 
microphone to allow the linkage to pick up the request to transmit, especially on 
the 440 band.

In addition to local traffic, and John Wass with the local hamfest and 
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) news, this week's net will include the RAIN 
Report and Amateur Radio Newsline. The RAIN Report is "The Story Behind Suit Sat" 
Part Two. This week we'll actually hear several audio snippets from Suit Sat's 
VHF HT. What kind of 2-meter handheld is being used? And what information is 
it transmitting? We hear those answers this week as RAIN Founder/Producer, Hap 
Holly, KC9RP, continues his interview with Steve Bible, N7HPR, the designer of 
the Suit Sat controller, Applications Engineer with Micro Chip Technology, 
and long-time Vice President of TAPR, the Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corp.

Amateur Radio Newsline reports on good words to congress about ham radio, 
dropping Morse seems to be on the back-burner at the FCC, the 3Y0X DXpedition 
gets up to full speed and "Ham Radio is Public Service" is announced as the Theme 
of Hamvention 2006.

All licensed amateurs are welcome to check in. Check-ins are taken by net
control Mark, WA9IVH, at the beginning of the net, between RAIN and Newsline, 
and after Newsline.

73,
Marilyn Tschannen Gardner, W9LUO
North Shore Radio Club

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