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GBARC Net Report October 19, 2022 - Marvin VE3VCG - 2022-10-20
Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Net Report
Wednesday October 19:30 EDT
Net Controller: Marvin VE3VCG (replacing Richard VE3OSR on this date)
Topic: Prior Knowledge of VA3YOS
Notes:
The link between our club repeaters VE3OSR and VE3GBT was not functional on this date. The non-functional link caused Marvin to shift the club network to the repeater VA3YOS. VA3YOS is not a club repeater. William (Bill) Walpole is not a GBARC club member. Marvin, in his capacity as net controller, asked Bill for permission to use the repeater for the club net in advance.
VA3YOS is located at a site east of Owen Sound and has an estimated elevation of 440 meters. This height provides the repeater with an excellent coverage and a large footprint. Moving the 2 meter GBARC net to VA3YOS offered a good opportunity to test it has a backup repeater to the club repeaters and note the coverage area. There were good signal reporters from all 2 meter stations. VA3YOS does not have Echolink service and so there were no Echolink participants during the live net. However John VA3KOT monitored and logged participants on the club repeater VE3OSR and reported those stations to net control. Those stations have been included in this report.
Participants in the 2 meter portion of the GBARC net were asked to discuss their prior knowledge or use of the repeater VE3YOS.
2 Meter Net Log:
VA3EAC Janet Paisley
VE3BQM Bernie Owen Sound
VE3RQY Greg Owen Sound
VE3KOT John Owen Sound
VE3DGY Doug Owen Sound
VE3JMD Jim Port Elgin
VE3PCP Rob Inverhuron
VA3MFO Jim Mount Forrest
VA3TS Tom Shallow Lake
VA3FYB Eric Owen Sound
Participants via VE3OSR
Ko4DXQ Bob Tennessee via Echolink on VE3OSR
VA3MIO Maureen Wiarton – via VE3OSR
80 Meter Net Log
VA3MFO Jim Mount Forrest
VE3BQM Bernie Owen Sound
VE3FJN Colin Hamilton
VE3RQY Rob W Owen Sound