[amsat-bb] Re: Keeping up with technology

[jmfranke]

That is not "keeping up with technology," it is keeping up with fads.

John  WA4WDL

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From: "Bruce" <kk5do at arrl.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 7:44 PM
To: "amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keeping up with technology

> In trying to keep up with technology, the Houston AMSAT Net will now take 
> check ins by Tweeting using the hash tag #houamsatnet      0200 UTC during 
> the winters on Wednesdays (8PM Central Time)
>
> Be one of the first on your block to check in electronically. Of course, 
> you can still use one of these:
> IRC, APRS, EchoLink, Telephone, E-mail or voice on the repeater directly.
>
> I would use Facebook but I have a thing against giving out all that 
> information publicly. My Facebook account has been active for a long, long 
> time and I have no friends. Not a one. In fact, once every year or two I 
> check to see if it is still there.  I think I have broken the Facebook 
> record for the longest running account without a friend. Too easy for bad 
> things to happen with Facebook.
>
> 73...bruce
>
> -- 
>
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
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