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<p>Hi Tim,</p>
<p>I think that as an Amateur Radio based organisation, we should be
careful about relying on EMail or Internet.<br>
Especially with the Emergency Services community's reliance on
internet based comms. - and their vulnerabilities....<br>
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<p>HF Radio must continue to be our primary means of communication.</p>
<p>My 2c worth.</p>
<p>Paul.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/07/2017 2:18 PM, Timothy Mc Bain
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<div>I'm still in Queensland.....</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">Surely all information now is also
distributed via email, as well as some info being available on
the website calendar?</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">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.</div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">Tim.</div>
<div id="AppleMailSignature">VK3MIT</div>
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On 13 Jul 2017, at 14:08, Paul VK3DPW <<a
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<p>Hi John & All,</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.<br>
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?</p>
<p>I assume that there are those that just listen (member
& non Member), and dropping the Net would deprive them
of information?<br>
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.<br>
Try to make it more interesting......<br>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Food for thought.</p>
<p>Paul Whitaker.<br>
VK3DPW<br>
Central Southern Metro region CoOrdinator.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/07/2017 8:56 PM, John and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
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everyone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">I gave
up at 2040. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Is it
time to draw a line under the HF net? Is it only a
“warm shack” activity? Your comments invited. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Net
traffic – NONE. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Rostered
net control next week – Me. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">I hope
to catch up with you then. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Cheers,
John VK3ZRX<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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