THE WEEKLY NSN NET:
The "Net Sonder Naam" Net meets every Thursday evenings at 7.30PM SAST and typically runs around hour and a half in length depending on how large the net is and how many topics there are for discussion. This Net is not a Club activity!! It is constituted by interested radio amateurs in South Africa and even Worldwide.
ABOUT THE NET:
The preferred languages will be English and Afrikaans. You use the language of your preference. The net provides a forum for participants to discuss amateur radio topics, ask amateur radio related questions, and to receive advice, information, and guidance from the pool of knowledge and experience of the net participants. The net is open to all amateurs worldwide and we encourage your participation. We hope you have a little time on Thursday evenings to report in and say hello.
ORDER OF THE NET:
The following is the order of segments of the NSN - Net : Rapport in, Welcoming, Apologies, Announcements, Radio amateurs new to the Net, Weekly topic, "Rondomtalie"/Round Robin, Swap & Shop listings, Date and time of next NSN - Net and Closure.
WEEKLY TOPIC:
Every week we choose a topic question and ask it to each participant.
If you have an amateur radio related topic or survey question that you'd
like the net participants to discuss, we'd love to get your suggestions
and input. Please email your topic suggestions by clicking HERE. If you
prefer that your name/call not be used when we pose your topic to the net,
please state so in your email and we'd be glad to respect your privacy.
This weeks topic:
"Do we need to change the amateur radio local weekly news bulletin format ?"
"Is dit nodig dat die formaat van amateur radio weeklikse nuus bulletins verander"
Ever since I became a radio amateur the format of the weekly news bulletins around the country has mainly stayed the same. I wondered if the current format dating from the 50's is still relevant today. If you look at other bulletins around the world, they are modern, interesting and contains several voice clips from "news reporters" around the specific country. In South Africa we mainly listen to one or two voices, reading the bulletin from paper. Is this still acceptably and the best way to bring news to listeners and promoting amateur radio to the youth and the public?
The question: Should we move the NSN-Net to a new time-slot and day due to the fact that the Internet is very erratic on a Thursday evening. Many stations experience connectivity problems on a Thursday evening. What about a Sunday afternoon at 16h00 SAST? Any suggestions?
SWAP AND SHOP:
The purpose of the "Swap-Shop Portion" of the NSN - Net is to list amateur radio related items for sale/trade/want. The NSN - Net assumes no responsibility or liability for any transactions, items sold or purchased. Everyone is welcome to email items for sale/swap by clicking HERE.
FEEDBACK NSN NET:
Every week I will post feedback on what happened on the NSN Net. The posting will be available on the GRHub Network Blog and Amateur Radio 101 Telegram Group. I will only provide a short overview. If you would like to know more then I suggest you join the weekly Net.
JOINING THE NET:
You can access the Net as follow:
FINALLY:
Please feel free to join us this Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 19h30 SAST. We are all looking forward to your company and inputs in this regard. Please also tell your amateur radio friends about the Net. Get rid of that daily stress and enjoy a good hour or two in the company of amateur radio friends.
Hope to hear you on the NSN Net!!
