Feedback: " THE NSN NET #2" – Thursday 17 February 2022 19h30 SAST

 

This weeks feedback is in English.

Firstly a big thank you to the following radio amateurs that reported into the Net last night.  We had a ball of a time!!  As  stated before, those that participated in the Net ensure the continuation of the Net.  The Net  is not a one person en-devour but belongs to every radio amateur that participate.  However it does not belong to listeners as they do not contribute to the Net in any way.  I therefor ask listeners to report in by just telling us that you will be listening or to actively participate.  Just a reminder the net is not a club affiliated net and is open to all radio amateurs.

The following radio amateurs, repeaters and links were logged:

1.  Marco ZS1NEU
2.  Thys ZS1TBP
3.  Majorke ZS5V
4.  Danie ZS1DJB
5.  Curtis ZS6CMO
6.  Lem ZS1LEM
7.  Theunis ZS2EC 
8.  Johan ZS1I
9.  Janre ZS6SI
10.  Mario DL1AUG
11.  Hendrik ZS6HJH
12.  Pietermaritzburg Repeater ZS5PMB-R
13.  Jacobsbaai Link ZS1FC-L

Apologies:

Graham ZS4EGD

Announcements:  

We need a name for the Net.  A name that represents all who participate in the Net. If you have any suggestions please forward them to me via EMAIL no later than next Wednesday before 10h00.  The following name suggestions have so far been received:

• Jacobsbaai Technical Net - Richard ZS1RTC
• NSG = Net Sonder Grense - Curtis ZS6CMO
• ONET = Open Net - Curtis ZS6CMO
• NFA = Net For All - Curtis ZS6CMO
• Nasionale Net Sonder Grense - Marco ZS1NEU
• All Purpose Net - Marco ZS1NEU
  

Thank you so much for those who already submitted suggestions in this regard.  As stated last night Thys ZS1TBP will decide on a name after we received all the suggestions.  After all it was Thys who came up with the suggestion to establish the Net. 

Weekly Topic Question:

To get the ball rolling last night I posed the following question;  "Tell us about your favorite/best HF Amateur Radio Transceiver you had or still have and why it is/was your favorite radio?"

This question lead to some interesting comments from all the participants.  Unfortunately I cannot provide full detail about the comments.  I would suggest you join the Net in future to find out more about the weekly topic question being discussed.  

Questions and Answers:

In next weeks Net we will start a Q&A session where you can ask amateur radio related questions and hopefully someone on the Net probably has an answer for you.  If you would like to submit a question to the Net, please EMAIL you question.  If you prefer that your name/call not be used when we ask your question, please state so in your email and we will respect your privacy.

Swap and Swop:

We will also start listing amateur radio related items for sale/trade/want in next weeks Net.  So get your goodies ready that you would like to swop/trade/want.

"Round Robin/Rondomtalie":

Once again the Round Robin was found to be a favorite amongst radio amateurs.  The following radio amateurs participated in the "Round Robin":

• Marko ZS1NEU - Antennas, DX, Antenna -Inverted V, DX Atlas, Link Radios, Enjoy Activity etc.
• Thys ZS1TBP - Organizing B-Karoo Bulletin, Promote Amateur Radio, Encourage youngsters to become radio amateurs.  ISS SSTV, What's App Group preparing candidates for the RAE etc.
• Majorke ZS5V - Becoming a radio amateur, Marine Merchant, ZS5S (SK) motivation, Echolink, Maritime Mobile Net,  HF Radio etc.
• Danie ZS1DJB - Building and repairing equipment, Test equipment, RF Sensors, Testing and repairing radios, play around in the Shack, Metal Lathing, Now and then on HF  etc.
• Curtis ZS6CMO - Enjoy repairing radios and equipment,   Building Kits and Antennas,  AllStar, MMDVM, Digital Radios,  Digital Repeater etc.
• Lem ZS1LEM - HF/Repeaters, Enjoy talking on VHF, Enjoy listening to Bulletins, Competitions, Participated in PEARS VHF Contest with a team, Monitor Frequencies, Load-shedding my favorite, no noise on the bands etc.
• Theunis ZS2EC - HF Radio, Digital Modes, DX, Satellites, Contests, SSTV Pictures, FT 8,  Antennas etc.
• Johan ZS1I - I do the following: https://grhubnetwork.blogspot.com/ and  http://www.sarl.org.za/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17401&whichpage=1 and Amateur Radio 101 Telegram Group.

There you have it.  A short summary of events that took place last night during the NSN - Net.  Once again a wide variety of amateur radio activities, something for everybody.  Can you provide more activities?  Please join us.  Your presence will be most welcome.  We need you expertise!!

If there is any questions you can contact me via email by clicking HERE.

All that remains is the next date for  "The NSN Net" gathering which will take place on Thursday, 24 February 2022 @ 19h30 on the GRHub Network.  Please diarize the date and time as to ensure that you can join us for another interesting Net.  A big thank you to those that reported in last night and also to the keepers of ZS5PMB-R and the ZS1FC-L who made their stations available for use by others to access the Network.  Highly appreciated!!

73

Johan ZS1I

Mossel Bay