K5TAL Net Report for 3/12/2020

K5TAL TALARC Digital Voice Net
Mar 12, 2020
7pm CDT – 8:00 pm CDT
Year 1, Week 36

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 welcomed 1 new check-in.

CHECK-INS: 16

K5CUB LEE MS POST 1992, TALARC, Yaesu/WiresX

AB5FU HARRY MS NON VET, Yaesu/WiresX

KM4EWZ ROBERT MS POST 1992, TALARC, Yaesu/WiresX

KB7KZ A.J AZ RET AF, TALARC

W5JGW JEFF MS RET AF, NON MEMBER

VA3EZN JIM CAN RET RCAF, MEMBER RCC BRANCH 280

WV5Q DON MS POST 1992 TALARC, Yaesu/Wires

KY4KD KEN KY POST 46, TALARC, D-Star, OpenSpot

KD0HYA DAN KY POST 46, TALARC

KC6UQT CRAIG CA RET AF, TALARC

KE0YTP JEFF MO NON AL, 8 YRS ARMY NG

KE0YJJ RICK MN RET USN

W5SLG ELMER TX RET AF, FMR MEMBER, OPENQUAD ADMIN

*KC3MSC BILL DE NON AL, USN

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 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: On March 14 K9TAL will conduct the Legion’s 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. All nets can be seen, as well as the net reports, by going to www.legion.org/hamradio.

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, Room 45058. 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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