[amsat-bb] Colorado AMSAT net returns...

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Hi!

Last weekend, I saw a tweet that from Jeff K0JSC that AMSAT retweeted, 
saying that there would be a new AMSAT net starting up on Thursdays at
1900 local time (currently 0200 UTC Friday).  I e-mailed Jeff for more 
information about the net, so I could update AMSAT's list of nets at:

http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=2113

I was also hoping to be able to connect into the net.  Jeff explained that 
the net was available on the Rocky Mountain Radio League's 146.940 
MHz repeater near Denver, as well as on his system of repeaters in 
Colorado.  After some back-and-forth e-mails, I was able to find a way
to connect into the Allstar Link system and get to Jeff's repeater system
as the net was starting up last night.  The web site for Jeff's repeater 
system http://www.k0jsc.com/ provides an audio feed from the repeater 
system, for those wanting to listen in on the activity.  

The net control last night was Skyler KD0WHB, a 15-year-old ham.  If
I didn't hear it mentioned on the net, I wouldn't have realized this was 
the first time he had been a net control.  Skyler read satellite-related 
news bulletins, took check-ins, and asked everyone who checked in if
they had ever worked satellites.  There were 10 check-ins to the net, 9
from around Colorado plus me.  

Congratulations to KD0WHB for running a great net, K0JSC and the 
Rocky Mountain Radio League for allowing those repeaters to be used
for the net, and everyone who checked in.  It was great to hear the 
discussion related to satellites. 

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK 
http://www.wd9ewk.net/