[LEARC] Net?

[Steven KA9MOT]

Hello Sam,
There is still some interest in this area. Most of those are active in the
club and they work very hard to promote amateur radio in Macomb and
McDonough County. It is just that there is a slump in the region as a whole
and yes, I believe it can be turned around.

73,
Steve KA9MOT

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:01 PM, sam w <americanhomeguard at gmail.com> wrote:

> ______________________________________
> Next Meeting:
> 7:00 pm Tuesday,
> September 11, 2012
> 1224 Maple Avenue
> Macomb, IL 61455
>
> Steve I understand what you mean peoplr do tbat with my opinions as well. I
> would come to the meetings and have in the past however they fall on the
> same night as the macomb masonic lodge meeting which I have to attend as an
> officer. If there are some who are disinterested then lets round up and get
> active those that are interested. Unless of course it is beyond the point
> of no return. So anyway anyone on this reflector want to get active? I
> monitor the repeaters evey day.
>
> 73 Samuel
>
> On Aug 20, 2012 4:03 AM, "Steven KA9MOT" <ka9mot at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ______________________________________
> Next Meeting:
> 7:00 pm Tuesday,
> September 11, 2012
> 1224 Maple Avenue
> Macomb, IL 61455
>
> Hello Sam,
>
> Not anymore unfortunately. There is a very disinterested group of hams in
> Western, IL anymore and a couple of very good repeaters that
> are underutilized in Macomb unless the weather gets bad or the Martians
> invade. This seems to be the case for all of Western IL, from the Quad
> Cities to Quincy and east to Peoria. Peoria still has weekly NETS, and I
> think Carthage has one as well. Monmouth, Galesburg and Macomb have
> discontinued the NETS for a lack of participants.  Quincy seems to have
> allot of activity and they may have some NETS, but I have no way of knowing
> what or when they are.
>
> This is why I sold all my VHF/UHF gear and went exclusively HF. There is no
> reason to have the gear if there is no one to talk to.
>
> There are a few of us who meet regularly on Saturday nights for coffee and
> an eyeball QSO that has always been open to all hams, but only a few bother
> to show up. LEARC meets on the same schedule that they have always had, and
> a good bunch of folks gather. I'm not a member but enjoy setting in on the
> meetings. There is much to learn and everybody seems to be glad to see you.
> Join me sometime.
>
> It is a sad day for new hams in this area, as many have never been on the
> air but wait patiently for Martians or some other calamity so they can
> assist in Emergency Communications.
>
> I hope this doesn't sound mean spirited (often, things I say and write are
> taken that way), it is the truth as I see it.
>
> 73,
> Steve KA9MOT
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 9:39 PM, sam w <americanhomeguard at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > ______________________________________
> > Next Meeting:
> > 7:00 pm Tuesday,
> > September 11, 2012
> > 1224 Maple Avenue
> > Macomb, IL 61455
>
> >
> > Is there still a 2m net on sundays?
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