[ILHam] North Shore Linked Repeater Net Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

[MFGardner at aol.com]

The North Shore Radio Club will link its repeaters Thursday, May 4, for the 
8:00 p.m. CDT net. Check in on the two meter repeater (147.345 MHz, +600 KHz, 
PL 107.2 Hz) or the 440 repeater (442.075 +5MHz, PL 100.0 Hz). 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. This week's RAIN Report is "Politics Outside Ham 
Radio."  Just as in real life when you put a handful of folks in the same 
room--or on the same frequency--there are bound to be disagreements, especially 
when it comes to politics. On the other hand, place a ham in that same 
scenario  with a mission and political maxi to match, and you get positive political 
change. One such ham is Bill Hudzik, W2UDT, Northern New Jersey Section Manager 
for the ARRL, American Radio Relay League. 

Amateur Radio Newsline reports the B-P-L fight continues in Virginia, the FCC 
looks at several more repeater problems and the Morse code can be fun.

All licensed amateurs are welcome to check in. Check-ins are taken by net 
control Dave, N3BXY, 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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