WICEN Vic: HF Net

[Paul VK3DPW]

Hi Tim,

I think that as an Amateur Radio based organisation, we should be 
careful about relying on EMail or Internet.
Especially with the Emergency Services community's  reliance on internet 
based comms. - and their vulnerabilities....

HF Radio must continue to be our primary means of communication.

My 2c worth.

Paul.


On 13/07/2017 2:18 PM, Timothy Mc Bain VK3MIT wrote:
> I'm still in Queensland.....
>
> Surely all information now is also distributed via email, as well as 
> some info being available on the website calendar?
>
> I think it is either a general reliance on the email list so don't 
> worry about the net, or just no ones interested and it gets 
> prioritised out of existence by other, more important things like 
> "neighbors " on tv or similar.
>
> Tim.
> VK3MIT
>
>
> Sent from my iThing.
>
> On 13 Jul 2017, at 14:08, Paul VK3DPW <wicen at dromanadrivein.com.au 
> <mailto:wicen at dromanadrivein.com.au>> wrote:
>
>> Hi John & All,
>>
>> I think the no show last Net was an anomaly, but having said that, 
>> the attendances at the nets are quite poor considering the number of 
>> members, and the fact that the Net is a demonstration of readiness.
>>
>> The logins for the Nets are usually the same each week - with some 
>> that are regular but not every time, and others that are not members 
>> and drop in to say hi whilst traveling.
>> Thats all good, but surely we have a larger number of operators that 
>> can spend 15 Min most weeks to be part of the Net?
>>
>> I assume that there are those that just listen (member & non Member), 
>> and dropping the Net would deprive them of information?
>> Another point is that those that run the net, and participate each 
>> week, find it VERY hard to stay enthused. We used to do some message 
>> handling practice and other activities.
>> Try to make it more interesting......
>>
>> Anyhow, My excuse is that its School Holidays, and busy at work at 
>> night - gotto wait till I have nights off during the School Term.
>>
>> Food for thought.
>>
>> Paul Whitaker.
>> VK3DPW
>> Central Southern Metro region CoOrdinator.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/07/2017 8:56 PM, John and Bronwyn Morrissey wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi everyone
>>>
>>> There was NO WICEN HF net tonight.  I was on frequency (3600) from 
>>> just prior to 2030 hrs and checked the frequency was clear, then 
>>> (when no Net Control station appeared) took over as NCS and called 
>>> for check-ins several times.  No check-ins were heard. Band noise 
>>> conditions were reasonable but propagation was probably poor (as in 
>>> recent weeks), but in the past I have always been able to hear 
>>> someone was there even though copy may have been too poor to resolve 
>>> the words. But nothing heard tonight.
>>>
>>> I gave up at 2040.
>>>
>>> Did anyone call in and I didn’t hear them?  I hope so, as otherwise, 
>>> the WICEN HF net has sunk to a new low of no NCS (except for a 
>>> ring-in) and no participants.
>>>
>>> Is it time to draw a line under the HF net?  Is it only a “warm 
>>> shack” activity?  Your comments invited.
>>>
>>> Net traffic – NONE.
>>>
>>> Rostered net control next week – Me.
>>>
>>> I hope to catch up with you then.
>>>
>>> Cheers, John VK3ZRX
>>>
>>>
>>>
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