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
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