Net time request sent today.

[crawler#976]

I e-mailed the following to the owner of the Western Reflector:

Dear Sir,

My name is Mark Longfield, call sign KE7IXX.

I am a member of an internet group, ExpeditionPortal.com, that has many new HAM operators scattered around the world. We are a vehicle dependent expedition community, serving adventurers from North, Central and South America. We would like to meet via IRLP on a directed bi-monthly net. Topics would vary from meeting to meeting, but would be related to the responsible use of vehicles in expedition travel or on specific equipment used for expedition/exploration travel. We'd also like to have the opportunity to have a short rag chew at the end of the net so we can meet folks from around the country/world by voice instead of keyboard. Please check our web site for info at www . Expeditionportal . com

After polling our members we've settled on the following criteria:

A bi-monthly meeting held on the first and third week of the month on Tuesday., Start time for the net would be 19:00 PST (or PDST), and it will last for approximately 60 minutes.

Is there an opportunity for us to have time allotted to our group?

Thanks,

Mark Longfield
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Below is a copy of our proposed net script.

(I deleted the script from this post)

Guess we'll see what comes of it!

Mark

 

[Cabrito]

For some reason I feel like I should be sending something like this to my local repeater that I use for the net. An hour seemed like a long time to take over a repeater.
I wonder what the protocol is.

 

[1leglance]

one thing I would recomend to folks regarding their local repeater/node..
most cost are covered by the private repeater owner or a club..it never hurts to email them and ask about sending a small donation. Even if you don't want to join that club at least you are helping to support the resource you are using.

 

[adventureduo]

For some reason I feel like I should be sending something like this to my local repeater that I use for the net. An hour seemed like a long time to take over a repeater.
I wonder what the protocol is.

I felt the same way last time we did it. I hopped off after about 30 mins cause of that.

 

[Cabrito]

I felt the same way last time we did it. I hopped off after about 30 mins cause of that.

I am lucky because there are a few repeaters in my area that I can access IRLP. During tuesdays net I was connected thru one repeater (actualy Dave activated the IRLP so we shared his connection) - but on my FT8800 dual band I had a second 70cm repeater that I was monitoring on my second band just in case I needed to clear the repeater that we were on. This is a huge benefit of having a dual display on a dual band radio.

 

[crawler#976]

...as mentioned above, either join your local club that sponsors the repeater, or make a donation to the same group. I pay membership dues for the local ham club, the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club, and to the Arizona Repeater Association. That totals to a whopping $40.00 a year - or a whole dime a day to use the local and state wide equipment.

 

[Cabrito]

...as mentioned above, either join your local club that sponsors the repeater, or make a donation to the same group. I pay membership dues for the local ham club, the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club, and to the Arizona Repeater Association. That totals to a whopping $40.00 a year - or a whole dime a day to use the local and state wide equipment.

QSL


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[crawler#976]

no reply yet - I'll give'm another day or two...

 

[crawler#976]

I'm bummin'

I've received no reply from either the Western Reflector or the Sydney Reflector.

Nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada. Not even a message receipt.

Think I'll get in touch with Joe Ruby and see if he has any tips...

 

[crawler#976]

WOO HOO!

Yes you can use IRLP Reflector 9251 for your net.
Kent W7AOR w7aor@narri.org
Nevada Amateur Radio Repeaters, Inc.
http://www.narri.org

 

[Cabrito]

You finally got a respnonse!

Very nice! Short but to the point!