OK Everyone -

No volunteers came forward to help out with the net this Saturday so I have shut it down until at least Saturday, Feb 17th.

Look folks, lots of you wanted a net. Dave and the advisory board wanted a net. I volunteered to start the net and get it going, which I have done. It is unlikely that I will be available every week.

I, oh, sorry, WE need some help to keep this thing going.

If there is no support other than me, the net will fall back to a "once-a-month" operation until a support group can be established.

We have taken several large steps forward. Please don't let this slide backwards.

Talk to me.........

73, Russ, K7INA

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K7INA Russ Fish

No response so far to my request for some NC help.

So, unless I have some support by Thursday, Feb 15, I will make the eQSL net a monthly operation on the second Saturday of each month.

73, Russ, K7INA

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K7INA Russ Fish

Russ, I'd like to help with the Net. Don't know if I'll be available every w/e, but will give it a try. Sent you a private email last week for preamble for the 10th, but no reply, or I missed it. Please send it to me when you can. I'm kind of limited here using 100w into G5RVjr inverted V in the attic, but will give it a try. Let me know.
73

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

Well Russ, the best laid plans.........you know how that goes. Tried to make the net on the 17th, but something came up and I missed it. Maybe next w/e. Did you get any check ins?
73

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

Hi Andy:
We missed you but those things happen.
Only 6 check-ins this week, but we were able to help K4PPQ get SC - they had to QSY to 40 but it got done, so I feel good about that.
Nets will continue weekly for now. I thought twice about bringing up the subject for discussion. On reflection, we need the exposure, so all you others out there that haven't tried the net yet, see you Saturday, Feb 24, 1800 UTC somewhere around 14.312 MHz.
73, Russ, K7INA
Saturday eQSL NCS

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K7INA Russ Fish

OK Everybody - Here's your chance......

I CANNOT be NC on Saturday March 3rd. I will be in Seattle teaching at the police academy.

One volunteer has come forward from the east coast but I need another from the west coast.

We need to cover the whole US and then some.

Lets not let this slide down hill just because I can't be here every Saturday.

Russ, K7INA

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K7INA Russ Fish

Good to see you here and hope to see you on the air.


Bun, YB0BUW

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YB0BUW BUN KHOI TJHING

Hi Russ, I won't be able to make the net on the 24th, and the 3rd. Hope you get someone to do net control. We need to keep this going and get established as a regular net. It would be good to get some DX stations involved at their locations to spread the eQSL word.
73.

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

Hi All:

As it turns out I will not be available for NC duty on either March 3rd Or March 10th.
These things happen and that is why I need some of you to back me up on keeping this net going.

I will run the net tomorrow, Feb 24th and I will ask for volunteers for the next two Saturdays. If I get no takers, there will not be another net until at least March 17th.

Russ, K7INA

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K7INA Russ Fish

Hi All:

We had a great net today (Saturday, Feb 24). The session lasted over an hour, 25 check-ins, 15 states represented, lots of questions, answers, calls and contacts made.

The highlight, at least to me, was that three new check-ins liked what they heard so much that they registered during the net session and began their careers as eQSL members.

How about that for a success story!

I am still actively seeking someone (or someoneS, plural) to take NC for the next two Saturdays. I will not be able to be NC until Mar 17th due to a combination of professional and personal responsibilities.

We are getting known as a weekly 20 meter SSB net and it would be a shame to go dark for two weeks after a day like today.

73, Russ, K7INA
eQSL Advisory Board
eQSL HF Awards Manager

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K7INA Russ Fish

Sorry Friends, no volunteers for NC Saturday Mar 03 so I have officially cancelled the net. I am still unavailable for Mar 10 but that one is still open for a volunteer.

73, Russ, K7INA

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K7INA Russ Fish

I join with others and say let's do it --might I suggest starting out on phone say 20 meters also set up BPSK31 nets on 20 and 40 for the week ends, I would be happy to run a Sunday afternoon phone net say 14.210. Anybody interested send me an email wd6cwe@carolina.rr.com.

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WD6CWE Doug Graham

Doug, you may want to try the phone net in the General part of the band. The Saturday net is on 14.310 +/- 5khz. BPSK31 sounds good also.
73

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

I will be back to my Florida station next week and will be trying to check into any eQSL nets that are running.

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N1VMC Richard W David

I join with others and say let's do it --might I suggest starting out on phone say 20 meters also set up BPSK31 nets on 20 and 40 for the week ends, I would be happy to run a Sunday afternoon phone net say 14.210. Anybody interested send me an email wd6cwe@carolina.rr.com.

WD6CWE Doug Graham
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Hi Doug do you have a frequency in mind for a BPSK31 net

..... or a time and day

Thx de Richard G7KHV

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de G7KHV Richard

We already have a 20m ssb net on Saturdays 18:00 utc on 14.310 +/- 5khz. It would be good to do it Sundays also, since many Hams may be busy on Saturday. Having the phone net on 14.210 would not allow us General Hams to join.
PSK31 may be fun also (on the general part of the bands as well).
73

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

I find it rather curious that we still have members who don't seem to know that we have had a 20 meter net going every Saturday (with a couple of exceptions) ever since Nov 11, 2006. It has been announced each week here on this forum and on eQSL.cc site news every week. How are there members who don't get the word? What can we do to make it common knowledge?

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73, Rich - W3ZJ

Hi

Perhaps a news letter? not everyone has the time to look at the forum very day, week or even month!

Anyway I know there is a Phone net, are you saying there is a BPSK31 net also

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de G7KHV Richard

Reminder:

20M SSB net Saturday 21 Apr at 1800 UTC somewhere around 14.310 and up.

73, Russ, K7INA
NCS

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K7INA Russ Fish

I understand that the net was going to be last weekend. I tuned in and again this weekend but never heard a thing. Is there going to be another net?

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KB9GKF Donald Carle