Subj : Kits
To : PETER COGGON
From : Richard Webb
Date : Thu May 24 2007 02:31 pm
Hi Peter,
PETER COGGON wrote in a message to RICHARD WEBB:
RW> NO prob there. I seem to recall hearing about a system cnib had where
RW> members could dial the telephone and operate the hf station as well as
RW> control it via phone line and touch tones.
PC> Yes...Right on. I think the system still works for the CNIB
PC> people and there was a ham "Rudy" who really used to get on there
PC> and run it on 3755 most mornings.
I'd never heard it on the air but a fellow I used to correspond with via email
and in the fidonet blindness echoes used it quite a bit.
RW> DUring the fall and winter months I hang out on the geratol net 3668
RW> khz. I get up early enough I'll have to look on 3753 for you.
PC> Geratol net eh? 3668 okay will keep that in mind too for the
PC> fall and winter. I need Geratol these days! Is that morning?
That starts at 0100 utc. IT's a worked all states net with a twist. THe
callsigns you work for it have to be those that can only be held by a U.S.
extra. THey have some fun endorsements that don't require all the qsl card
exchanges. I think they've a worked all canada as well.
FOr more info check out www.qsl.net/geratol/
RW> IF you get on 20 meters I'm a regular net control for the nets that
RW> meet there. Even when I'm not ncs I'm often monitoring, so give a call
RW> on 14.3 and we'll move off and chew the rag.
PC> Ok on 14.3 will take a listen and sign in....I take it this is
PC> morning? I used to listen to 14.332 and the YL net tune-up but
PC> folks I know on packet with YL@WW just seem to be on the packet. But
PC> I will be there during my morning..yawns...and wake up exercise.
THat net on 14.3 goes all day long, and I"m usually lurking around.
PC> I know you are with ARES, and I wonder if during your experience
PC> if you happen to hear this CERT or REACT stuff on FRS ch1. We were
PC> supposed to have a drill in our area with REACT and FRS on ch1 ...
PC> but I heard nothing. Oh well I guess there isn't the interest as in
PC> other areas. My friend and I and another CB operator here in this
PC> place run a net like that for halloween patrols, We use Ham
PC> 2meters < 2 licenced hams> < FRS ops on CH1> and our CB friend on
PC> ch 1 and ch 9 to try keep things safe, after a few years of
PC> Halloween nastys... I think it paid off, and now I know there is a
PC> plan for our region but we don't seem to hear from them, which is
PC> strange.?
I haven't seen anything like that going on around here, but it sounds like a
good program. WE should probably take this conversation to netmail since it's
strayed a bit from technical facets of the hobby.
73 de nf5b
Richard
... Braille: support true literacy for the blind.
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+
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