Subj : Re: Other Ham Radio News
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jan 25 2022 13:49:00

Sean,

 SD> The Tennessee Phone Net is notorious for that.  There's a section at
 SD> the beginning for "short timers" going to other nets and it takes 15
 SD> minutes just to get through that!  I haven't checked into that net for
 SD> a while as there's a few net controllers who insisted there was
 SD> something wrong with my radio and it turns out they just are appliance
 SD> operators...

  Years ago, it was so easy to set up and program your rig. Now, if you
don't have the programming software and cables, you'll never set it up.

  As noted, there are so many who think it's the mortal sin, of missing a
net. I've always felt that if I don't feel like checking into a net, I'm
not going to lose sleep over it.

  There's always a net somewhere...just like the country song with Alan
Jackson and Jimmy Buffet, "It's 5:00 somewhere".

  I don't spend every waking moment with my hobbies...ham radio, square
dancing, or the BBS. In the last few days, I'd play the games, and I
skipped the QWK Mail. With being doped up from medication fighting this
head and chest cold, I'm just doing QWK Mail today...the games will have
to wait. After I do the Arklatex D-Star Net tonight, I'll take my NyQuil,
and go inspect the insides of my eyelids.

Daryl, WX4QZ

.... If I got the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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