Subj : Other Ham Radio News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 17 2020 12:00 pm

The following is from Steven Reiners, KC9SIO, Net Control for both
the Illinois D-Star Net, and the KB0ZSG International D-Star Net.

1) The Illinois D-Star Net, which meets on Wednesdays, at 10pm
Eastern, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain, and 7pm Pacific Time, is
MOVING from REF 1B to REF 51D, effective with the July 22, 2020
net.

Many hams had been "parking their hotspots" on REF 1, and as a
result, they were getting banned from the reflector. So, after
research, Steven has decided to MOVE the Illinois D-Star Net
from REF 1B to REF 51D -- effective on July 22, 2020.

2) For now, the KB0ZSG International D-Star Net (in memory of
the late Connie Ballantyne, KB0ZSG (SK)), will REMAIN on REF 1C
on Sundays, at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central, 6pm Mountain, and 5pm
Pacific Time. That net lasts several hours, and can get as many
as 150 checkins.

For further information on either of these nets, please contact
Steven Reiners, KC9SIO.

I have updated this item in the file of Selected D-Star, D-Rats,
and Echolink Nets, with links to DMR, CQ100, D-Star HF, and
HamSphere Nets. Right now, the nets are about split between
70 Echolink and 70 D-Star Nets, and some D-Rats Nets thrown in
for good measure...bringing the total to nearly 150 nets in a
given month....with daily, weekly, and monthly nets. If this
isn't enough for the "net hoppers", it never will be.

You can download this list, and other files by going to:

https://www.theweatherwonder.com/elk.htm

There is also an Excel Spreadsheet, for converting your favorite
net times to UTC Time, if that's what you operate in your shack.
You will need Microsoft Office/Excel, LibreOffice, or OpenOffice,
to work with the file.

Two things to note in this regard. First, not every ham radio
operator uses UTC Time, and many of the nets (especially those
originating in the US or its territories) operate on prevailing
local time...and that time does NOT change, no matter the time
of year.

If these nets are NOT in Arizona, Hawaii, or areas that stay on
Standard Time year round, the UTC Time for these nets will CHANGE
with the switches to and from Standard Time, and Daylight Savings
Time.

For the other files in PDF format, an appropriate PDF viewer
is required to view/print the files.

If you note any errors in the net listing (new times, or the
nets have shut down), or would like to add a net to the listing
(it needs to be D-Star, D-Rats, or Echolink...links are provided
to DMR, CQ100, D-Star HF, and Christian Related Nets), please email
me at either wx4qz@arrl.net or wx4qz@winlink.org

For more details on the nets I run, look for the file that notes
"Nets Where WX4QZ is Net Control".

Daryl Stout, WX4QZ
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