K5TAL TALARC Digital Voice Net Feb 20, 2020 7pm CDT – 8:00 pm CDT Year 1, Week 33 NCS for this week’s digital voice net was Lee K5CUB operating a Yaesu FTM-100 DR through Wires-X. We are finding this platform an incredible opportunity to tell amateur radio operators about The American Legion, TALARC, SAL and Legion Riders. This week we welcome 5 new check-ins: VE3KZT, W4JER, VE5RS, KJ5DJS and KB3CO. CHECK-INS: 17 K5CUB LEE MS POST 1992, TALARC, Yaesu/WiresX AB5FU HARRY MS NON VET, Yaesu/WiresX
K5TAL TALARC Digital Voice Net
Feb 20, 2020
7pm CDT – 8:00 pm CDT
Year 1, Week 33
NCS for this week’s digital voice net was Lee K5CUB operating a Yaesu FTM-100 DR through Wires-X. We are finding this platform an incredible opportunity to tell amateur radio operators about The American Legion, TALARC, SAL and Legion Riders. This week we welcome 5 new check-ins: VE3KZT, W4JER, VE5RS, KJ5DJS and KB3CO.
CHECK-INS: 17
K5CUB LEE MS POST 1992, TALARC, Yaesu/WiresX
AB5FU HARRY MS NON VET, Yaesu/WiresX
KM4EWZ ROBERT MS POST 1992, TALARC, Yaesu/WiresX
W5JGW JEFF MS AF RET, NON MEMBER, Yaesu/WiresX
WV5Q DON MS POST 1992 TALARC, Yaesu/Wires
KY4KD KEN KY POST 46, TALARC, D-Star, OpenSpot
*VE3KZT JOHN CAN Oshawa Ontario, Non Vet, Yaesu/WiresX
VA3EZN JIM CAN RET RCAF, Branch 290, D-Star
*W4JER JEREMY OH RET AF, Unknown Affiliation
KE0YTP JEFF MO NAT. GUARD, OTR TRUCKER /P IN CHICAGO
*VE5RS RON CAN SASKATOON, No Mil Affiliation, Yaesu/Wiresx
W5SLG ELMER TX RET AF, FMR MEMBER, OPENQUAD ADMIN
AC5UB CURTIS KS NON VET, DMR
*KJ5DJS DENNIS TX RET AF, Unk Post, TALARC, PUFL
*KB3CO CHARLIE PA UNK POST, TALARC
KC5ZLV TINA MS SPOUSE OF K5CUB, Yaesu/WiresX
KB5AGW TERRI MS POST 1992 TALARC, Yaesu/WiresX
* Indicates new check-ins to the digital voice net
This week’s discussion topic was the method and type of radio they were using to get into the OpenQuad system. Comments were made on the FM quality audio from all checked in.
Announcements:
National Commander Oxford will be at Post 1992, Gautier, MS, on 26 Feb and will be on the air for the K5TAL Wed Net on 3.829 at 1830 CST, 0030Z.
Ken KY4KD gave info on the D-Star net on Mar 2 at 0100z on reflector 56C. All nets can be seen, as well as the net reports, by going to www.legion.org/hamradio.
On March 14 K9TAL will conduct the Legions 101st birthday with a special event. All details regarding frequencies, modes and times are available at www.legion.org/hamradio, and at the K9TAL www.qrz.com website.
If you have a digital voice-capable radio D-Star, C4FM, Wires-X or DMR, and would like to join next Thursday’s net, all information can be found at www.openquad.net. NOTE: The C4FM reflector can be found at Quadnet-Array, Room58. D-Star via XRF 757A, and DMR via Talkgroup 31012.
For God and Country
Don WV5Q
K5TAL Post 1992, Gautier-Vancleave, MS
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