Final Reminder: NSN - Net #15 will take place today Sunday afternoon, 22 May 2022 10 minutes after the Bo Karoo Amateur Radio Klub bulletin.

 

The next NSN - Net will take place today on the 22 May 2022 ten minutes after the Bo Karoo Amateur Radio Klub bulletin.

ORDER OF THE NET: 

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: 

Amateur Radio Contests ....... what do you love, hate about amateur radio contests?

Amateur Radio Kompetisies ......... Waarvan hou jy of haat jy tov amateur radio kompetisies?

This weeks question might be seen as controversial but it is far from it.

Please take a minute to read through the following statements by some radio amateurs:

• Nothing good comes from amateur radio contests!
• Contests are for people who enjoy wasting their time!
• Contests cause QRM across the bands!
• Contesters can be inconsiderate to other band users!
• Contest contacts are pointless and fake exchanges!
• Contests do not contribute to experimenting, research and development!
• Contests are on every weekend!  (To many contests.)
  
• Amateur radio has become an annoying contest hobby!
  

Join us on the NSN Net were we will look at the above "statements" and also hear the contesters perspective of the good or bad of contesting.  What is very important is that we hear your opinion, suggestions and ideas in this regard.

"LIPPE KLAP TYD /  LIP SLAP TIME":  (Time Permitting)

The question:  What did you do in amateur radio this week? / Wat het jy die afgelope week in Amateur Radio gedoen? 

Tell us about your ventures in amateur radio this past week.

JOINING THE NET: 

You can access the Net as follow:

Echolink - Connect to ZS1I-L, ZS1FC-L, ZS3KBY-R, ZS6WDL-R or ZS5PMB-R  Please note if the last 4 stations is not connected to ZS1I-L then you need to connect to ZS1I-L for the NSN Net.

AllStar - Connect to node 49355 ZS1I or 28052 ZS5PMB-R

VHF - 145.550 Mhz Simplex in the Mossel Bay area.  Remember the 88.5 khz CTCSS tone

Any other Echolink, AllStar repeater or link station that is connected to either ZS1I-L.

Use of your cellphone by installing Echolink on your phone

By means of a Network Radio example Enrico TM8 etc.

FINALLY:

Please feel free to join us this Sunday afternoon,  22 May 2022 at around 15h30 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!!