[SDham] Fw: SD LINK SYSTEM

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:26:21 -0600

Monday  09-22-2003

Hey Todd:

Howcum this (old) message of mine got resent to all of the below,
none of whom I know?  Is there something going on that I missed?

Thanks de John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Rittel" <[email protected]>
To: "sdham" <[email protected]>; "SturgisBrownHighSchool" <[email protected]>;
"toddswesternsdscanninginfo" <[email protected]>; "Jason Layton" <[email protected]>;
"TheHeatherKantClub" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Todd Rittel" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:26 PM
Subject: [SDham] Fw: SD LINK SYSTEM

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Burch" <[email protected]>
> To: "Toby (h) Wagner" <[email protected]>; "Norb Sichterman"
> <[email protected]>; "Todd Rittel" <[email protected]>; "Frank Shaw"
> <[email protected]>; "Don Sanders" <[email protected]>; "Dan
> Richmond" <[email protected]>; "Charles Palmer" <[email protected]>;
> "David R Jeffries" <[email protected]>; "Jerry Hawley" <[email protected]>;
> "Jerome F. Harvey" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 7:31 AM
> Subject: FW: SD LINK SYSTEM
>
>
> > Saturday morning  06-07
> > Rapid City
> >
> > Hi Group:  FYI to all -
> >
> > (I like the above title of this message!)
> >
> > Remember at the last NHRC meeting when we were discussing the
> > door key situation on the shack which houses the state link
> > equipment up on Terry Peak?  And then I went into a rant about
> > my thoughts regarding the need for some IDENTIFIED contact(s)
> > regarding the on-going need for maintenance of the link system?
> >
> > Well, I have been in correspondence with the author of the message
> > partially shown below about check-ins to the evening HF SD WX
> > net when band conditions don't allow would-be participants to
> > check in on the air, or your antenna falls out of the tree.
> >
> > We had been talking about interest, especially in west river,
> > of folks being able to check in to the evening net via the link,
> > and that I had heard that the link was in trouble right now in
> > at least two different places.  I wonder how many years it will
> > take to get this valuable resource repaired?
> >
> > I'd like to actually help with fixing the link's various problems
> > instead of just getting on the air to complain, but it's frustrating
> > as hell when you don't even know who to contact to offer your services.
> >
> > I thought that his message was interesting and illuminating and
> > I thought I'd share part of it with you.
> >
> > No need to respond unless you know of some way to contact whoever
> > is responsible for the link.  I sure don't.
> >
> > 73 de John
> > ..
> >
> >
> > > The link is for sure broke. It will not get back to the guys
> > > west of Murdo. It has been this way most of the time since
> > > it was installed. I have no idea who to get in touch with
> > > to report the trouble.
> > >
> > > We do hear everyone out there in the hills when they use it.
> > > It is also broken at Humbolt. We can hear the people in Sioux
> > > Falls and south to Yankton, but they cannot hear us. It is
> > > definitely a disappointment to have such a good system and
> > > it not work. The money that FEMA put into it was considerable
> > > and like I said it is a shame to have it set there not really
> > > working.
> >
> >
> >
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