MJR Net

[Nipple Twister]

Ok, hmmm....

.....what two meter repeater would be usable from Lucerne Valley which is also into the LA/OC areas?

[Nipple Twister]

What about this one?

147.120 POS p/l 91.5 WA6EFW (open)

I can hit this from Huntington Beach.....

[Roger]

147.120 POS p/l 91.5 WA6EFW (open)

I can hit this from Huntington Beach.....

John,
Hmmm... This is interesting, I have it as a different PL and I can access it. We can give it a try Monday night between 5:00 & 5:45. I never hear anyone on it. I think you have my cell number, so if you try to reach me on this repeater and I don't answer, give me a call on my cell.

As far as establishing a MJR net. I support it but, you really can't plan it on me being able to access a repeater that the majority of the MJR hams can hit. I'm just too far on the fringe. It's not fair to the rest of the guys & gals. That's sort of an unintended [COLOR=black]consequence[/COLOR] of living rural.

[Russ Chung]

147.120 POS p/l 91.5 WA6EFW (open)

I can hit this from Huntington Beach.....

John,

There are two repeaters using 147.120
1) WA6EFW is located in Victorville. It uses PL 91.5
2) WA6NRB is located on Verdugo Mountain near Glendale. It uses no PL tone.

Since the Glendale repeater uses no PL tone, it will respond regardless of the PL tone setting. I wonder that's the one you are reaching from Huntington Beach.

[Nipple Twister]

I understand your point ....

...about trying to accommodating you but you have more then earned it for us to as least make the attempt, maybe we can develop a kinda "round robbin" as to who runs net control that way it develops a more well tested network and a great learning expereance for us all and our recently ticketed hams.

I hear what your saying Russ, I have heard it "ID" itself and it said :shout:"WA6EFW Victorville". Not to say the Glendale machine didn't ID and I just missed it.

Great thoughts fellows......

[Nipple Twister]

Hmmm, funny thing....

.....just tried to hit either machine and nothing.........

[Russ Chung]

OAUSA Net

Instead of setting up a new net, we should join the Outdoor Adventure USA net. They discuss topics that are of interest to the offroad community. It meets on the Keller Peak repeater each Thursday night at 7:30 pm Pacific time and with Echolink, there are hams that connect to it from all over the state and sometimes from out-of-state, too.

http://www.oausa.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=1355

[OU812]

Instead of setting up a new net, we should join the Outdoor Adventure USA net. They discuss topics that are of interest to the offroad community. It meets on the Keller Peak repeater each Thursday night at 7:30 pm Pacific time and with Echolink, there are hams that connect to it from all over the state and sometimes from out-of-state, too.

http://www.oausa.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=1355

Not a bad idea. I check in when there is a interesting topic. I'm on right now actually monitoring right now despite my lack of interest in "Cowboy Action Shooting". Next weeks topic is "Best Off-Road Mods".

[Nipple Twister]

Ok yeah.........

.....sounds like a great idea! I checked in with them last night as well and as much of a firearms nut that I am Cowboy Action Shooting is not really my thing either but it was interesting none the less. I do some bench loading for a couple of guys that shoot that, real light loads.
Anyway, they do a roll call to start things off and then ask for any skipped, missed, or guests and then go into the topic of discussion. For now we can check in and announce somehow if your a MJRer. As things go we can find a way to have MJR messeges/topics of discussions.
:shout:So, should we announce next week to be the first official MJR check-in net??????????:dunno:

[OU812]

Maybe before planning out own net topics we should head over to OAUSA and let them know that a group of us MJR'ers are going to be checking in. They have a thread just for net topic suggestions. And even as big as MJR is I imagine that and average night for us on their net would be 4-5 checkins. Every night is not really a winner but they do a good job. A few weeks ago that had a guest speaker who was an expert on GPS technologies. He had some amazing insight on the future of GPS.

[Nipple Twister]

Just use as a tester....

....especially for those newly ticketed MJRer's I was suggesting just checking in during the OAUSA net along with a quick tag that we are MJR Jeepers. Listen in and see how many check in, and go from there. I do not wanna impose on the OAUSA net in any way.

[sarah]

I'm in the database and can finally play. May need some help beforehand with a test transmission

[FishPOET]

Instead of setting up a new net, we should join the Outdoor Adventure USA net. They discuss topics that are of interest to the offroad community. It meets on the Keller Peak repeater each Thursday night at 7:30 pm Pacific time and with Echolink, there are hams that connect to it from all over the state and sometimes from out-of-state, too.

http://www.oausa.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=1355

I heard Russ check in last night.

I joined the OAUSA forum and I have checked in the last 4 weeks.

I like the fact that I am getting a chance to learn how to use my radio.

I don't like the way they do check in. It takes over 1/2 hour. There must be a better way?

2 of the 4 weeks the guest speakers did not check in and the subject got changed.

The net on trailer camping was good.

One week the net topic was changed from outdoor cooking to favorite local trails. During check in many of the people admitted they don't venture outdoors, they don't camp, they don't have an offroad vehicle, etc. Why are they checking into an outdoor adventure net? Do they score brownie points in the ham community?

Last week the info on offroad lights was AWESOME.

This week the net subject was suppose to be outdoor medicine & first aid kits. The topic got changed to how to recognize pot farms & drug labs while offroading. I turned the radio off 10 minutes after the topic changed (40 minutes after the start of the net). The net moderator's radio was very scratchy, the subject was way out in left field and IMO the moderator's knowledge of the subject was weak and not well presented.



If we can figure out how to run an MJR net count me in.

[Materdaddy]

I heard Russ check in last night.

I joined the OAUSA forum and I have checked in the last 4 weeks.

I was going to listen in, but forgot and lost track of time. The wifey was feeling better, so we went on a walk. Turned it on late, just in time to hear that their guest speaker wasn't going to make it and they'd be changing the topic.

I don't like the way they do check in. It takes over 1/2 hour. There must be a better way?

Me neither. Not sure if there's a better way... maybe Sarah knows of a better way from her ham club's SAR presentation this week?

2 of the 4 weeks the guest speakers did not check in and the subject got changed.

Wow, I have only listened to a couple, yesterday being the first where the subject was changed due to an absentee.

The net on trailer camping was good.

One week the net topic was changed from outdoor cooking to favorite local trails. During check in many of the people admitted they don't venture outdoors, they don't camp, they don't have an offroad vehicle, etc. Why are they checking into an outdoor adventure net? Do they score brownie points in the ham community?

Ha, yeah, I listened to "vehicle essentials" a few weeks back, and most of the people who chimed in talked about having a 'first aid kit' and a 'flashlight'... seriously? Why check in and talk for 5 minutes if you're just going to agree with everybody else and say the same 2 items everybody has. I should have chimed in to talk for 5 minutes about how I always carry some form of spare tire in my vehicles even if it's thinner than the regular tire!

I get the feeling a lot of the ham community are people who just want to talk. I listen mostly, and rarely talk.

Last week the info on offroad lights was AWESOME.

Agreed. I listened to that net, and there was somebody who was VERY knowledgeable about lighting technology and was articulate, informed, and interesting to listen to. (Some of the other people, not very interesting to listen to).

This week the net subject was suppose to be outdoor medicine & first aid kits. The topic got changed to how to recognize pot farms & drug labs while offroading. I turned the radio off 10 minutes after the topic changed (40 minutes after the start of the net). The net moderator's radio was very scratchy, the subject was way out in left field and IMO the moderator's knowledge of the subject was weak and not well presented.

I turned it off (reception on the HT in the house isn't that great) as soon as I heard the topic was changing.

If we can figure out how to run an MJR net count me in.

I'm in too! Not as net controller, but I'd actually check in to an MJR net!

[Roger]

A couple of thoughts,

A good way to check in is just to give you call sign & name, no one really cares about the temperature or weather at your house unless thre's a big storm going on! Or If you are sick or not

A good net controller will keep things moving. It takes time to be a good net controller.

Yes, lot of hams are lonely, disabled, or isolated and this is an important means of communication for them. Patience is definately needed.

As much As I would love to be in an MJR net, I'm too far on the fringe to access a repeater that the majority of you guys in the ie, la and oc can talk on. I would encourage you guys to really pursue this. It is the best way to learn good communication skills on the radio. Take turns being net control.

"Elmer" (as Sarah calls me)