Subj : Re: My Thursday Nets
To   : Ed Vance
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Aug 08 2020 17:28:00

Ed,

 EV> WHAT????????????

 EV> Why No CW Nets on Your List?

 EV> Why No AM or SSB Nets on Your List?

  First, I don't have the means to do those modes. I could set up
an HF remote link with a fellow member of the Quarter Century 
Wireless Association, but I have other things besides ham radio,
the BBS, and square dancing, that take up my time...health and
finances for openers.

  Second, if someone else wants to prepare a file with the info,
and send me the link for it, that's fine. I've noticed many of
the nets overlap each other in day and time as it is. I don't
like the idea of nets being "Hi, Bye, And QSY" for these hams,
who "Net Control...Please Copy [Callsign], [Name], [Location],
Short Time, No Traffic"...and not 2 minutes later, they are doing
THE SAME THING on another net. It's as if they think there's a
prize, bonus, award, certificate, for seeing how many nets one 
can check into in a day, an evening, or both. To me, those are
in the hobby for their ego.

  It has gotten to be such a mad rush on the nets, that I'm 
only on the air for nets where I'm primary or backup net control.
If I don't feel like checking into the other ones, I don't...and
I don't lose any sleep over it.

 EV> P.S. The ODR Phonetics are "Old Dirty Rat" AKA a big LID.

 EV>      This message shows that I'm living up to My Name, doesn't it.  .

  You said that...I didn't.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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