I read a few articles the last few days in QST and several e-newsletters I have the privilege to receive due to the “EC job”. So this time I will take a break from our usual storm season discussions and look at the bigger picture. Continue reading
Can’t you hear Gomer Pyle saying that? …if your old enough, that is.
Well, Well, Well, didn’t the gremlins give us a little surprise on the March 9th ARES training net? Continue reading
I checked into the Grayson County ham club’s information net on Sunday, March 2nd, just as I normally do. I don’t have a station built in my house yet, so I used my HT in my upstairs office. When I was called upon to talk about what’s been going on over the past week, I hit the PTT button and spoke like I usually do. When I finished, someone responded that they heard a few words, then a carrier signal but not my voice. I moved closer to the window and tried again, but the second time the report was even worse – no carrier. Within seconds I received both a text message from Wade KF5AUD and a phone call from Rick K5ECX confirming what they did (or rather didn’t) hear. Wade suggested switching to the secondary repeater and testing again. I moved around to other parts of the house, and he was eventually able to hear me but the audio was weak. Continue reading