We had a very interesting and informative discussion last night about whether social media is killing amateur radio on the air activity!! If you missed the Net than you missed a wide variety of view points relating to this question. More on this later,.
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:
- Chris ZS1FC
- Jannie ZS1JFK
- Thys ZS1TBP
- Quinten ZS6SSB
- Majorke ZS5V
- Johan ZS1I
- ZS1FC-L West Coast Link
- Johan ZS1ZYL
- Reg ZS1ADC
- Bertus ZS2BCM
- Lem ZS1LEM
- Chris ZR6CDA
- Theunis ZS2EC
- Deon ZS1ZL
- ZS5PMB-R Pietermaritzburg Repeater
- ZS3KBY-R Kimberley Repeater
- ZS2BCM-L Jefferys Bay
- Michael ZS2MHN
WELCOME TO THE NSN-NET:
A hearty welcome to all the new participants that logged in last night. They were:
- Johan ZS1ZYL
- Chris ZR6CDA
- Deon ZS1ZL
APOLOGIES:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- New page added to the GRHub Network Blog called "SPACE EXPLORATION". This page can be visited by clicking HERE. It contains the calendar for upcoming space missions of which some will be audio streamed via Echolink, Connect to ZS1I-R "Space Exploration" to listen to live audio. Today the 8 April 2022 we will be streaming the Axiom Space launch AX-1. The first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Four crewmembers will fly to the space station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and will remain in orbit for eight days. The mission will lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. EDT (15:17 GMT, 15:17 UTC, 17:17 SAST).
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:
"Is Social Media killing amateur radio on-the-air activity?"
"Is Sosiale Media besig om amateur radio aktiwiteite op die lug dood te maak"
This
question lead to some interesting comments from all the participants. Up to now this question seamed to be the most popular.
Unfortunately I cannot provide full details about the comments and suggestions. I would like to encourage you to join the Net in future to find out more about the weekly topic question being discussed.
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.Once again the Round Robin was found to be a favorite amongst radio amateurs.
Question 1: What can we do to improve the NSN - Net? We will be looking at ways on how to improve the NSN - Net in future. Suggestions will be most welcome. Please forward suggestions via email by clicking HERE.
Question 2: What did you do in amateur radio this past week?
Chris ZS1FC, Jannie ZS1JFK and Thys ZS1TBP participated in the "Round Robin". Unfortunately I cannot provide full detail about the comments. I would suggest you join the Net in future to find out more.
TIME CONSTRAINTS:
Due to time constraints we were not able to look into the following topics:
- Weekly Tips/Hints and Kinks
- Question and Answers
- Swop Shop
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, 14 April 2022 @ 19h30 on the ZS-Link 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.. Highly appreciated!!
73
