The 9 A.M. Talk Net
25 YEARS AND GOING STRONG!
The 9 A.M. Talk Net started during the 1980's when Arv, WA6UUT, and friends met at 1000 to help new hams. The tradition continues! We now start at 0900 Pacific Time and go until whenever... 1030... 1130 (even to 1330 once or twice). The N6NFI repeater (145.23 MHz, 100 PL) is located in the hills above Stanford University, and can be reached from all over the SF Bay Area and surrounding highpoints.
We meet Monday through Friday, even on holidays. Pink, K7ILA (formerly KG6ILA), begins the week as Monday net control. Peter, K6WEB, takes Tuesday. It's the Michael, KI6QNZ, and Ray, W6RAR, Show on Wednesday. Steve, KG6EVZ, is Thursday net control, and Kristen, K6WX, wraps the week up on Friday.
The net begins with EARLY Check-ins, people that cannot stay for the majority of the net. After an hour or so, net control starts the REGULAR portion by calling a short list of hams who've participated daily for a long time, then invites additional check-ins. Everyone who checks into the regular part of the net will be called again (as time permits) in chronological order for Round 1 and Round 2. Please let the repeater drop (beep) between check-ins or the 90-second time-out-timer ("alligator") will get you. A 3-second pause is ideal so new and remote listeners get a chance to make it in.
Thanks to Andy, KR6DD, and John, WD7F in Tucson (www.wd7f.com), for helping Pink, K7ILA, setup remotely via EchoLink (www.echolink.org) for net control. Other hams also check-in remotely, further extending our Talk Net family across the United States and beyond. Everyone is welcome!
We are always on the lookout for people to step-up to the plate as net control. It is wonderful communication practice and a lot of fun. If you are interested, take a look at our Net Script and contact Pink, K7ILA, and Kristen, K6WX, via email at their call signs at arrl.net.
Past net controls include Arv, WA6UUT, Howard, W6HOC (formerly KE6PWH), Jim, KF6WOR, Al, KD6EFV, Kitty, WB8TDA, Ed, KG6KKP, Bob, WA2CFN, Doña, KI6DAR, Gordon, KI6DSD, and Peter, K6WEB (back again on Tuesdays). Pink, K7ILA, and Kristen, K6WX, joined the net control team in 2002 and currently manage the net.
NET SCRIPT: Download the latest Net Script and see how the net is conducted.
TALK NET eLIST: Keep informed of current happenings, ask a question, follow-up on things talked about on the net. Sign-up for the Talk Net eList.
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The 9 A.M. Talk Net started during the 1980's when Arv, WA6UUT, and friends met at 1000 to help new hams. The tradition continues! We now start at 0900 Pacific Time and go until whenever... 1030... 1130 (even to 1330 once or twice). The N6NFI repeater (145.23 MHz, 100 PL) is located in the hills above Stanford University, and can be reached from all over the SF Bay Area and surrounding highpoints.
We meet Monday through Friday, even on holidays. Pink, K7ILA (formerly KG6ILA), begins the week as Monday net control. Peter, K6WEB, takes Tuesday. It's the Michael, KI6QNZ, and Ray, W6RAR, Show on Wednesday. Steve, KG6EVZ, is Thursday net control, and Kristen, K6WX, wraps the week up on Friday.
The net begins with EARLY Check-ins, people that cannot stay for the majority of the net. After an hour or so, net control starts the REGULAR portion by calling a short list of hams who've participated daily for a long time, then invites additional check-ins. Everyone who checks into the regular part of the net will be called again (as time permits) in chronological order for Round 1 and Round 2. Please let the repeater drop (beep) between check-ins or the 90-second time-out-timer ("alligator") will get you. A 3-second pause is ideal so new and remote listeners get a chance to make it in.
Thanks to Andy, KR6DD, and John, WD7F in Tucson (www.wd7f.com), for helping Pink, K7ILA, setup remotely via EchoLink (www.echolink.org) for net control. Other hams also check-in remotely, further extending our Talk Net family across the United States and beyond. Everyone is welcome!
We are always on the lookout for people to step-up to the plate as net control. It is wonderful communication practice and a lot of fun. If you are interested, take a look at our Net Script and contact Pink, K7ILA, and Kristen, K6WX, via email at their call signs at arrl.net.
Past net controls include Arv, WA6UUT, Howard, W6HOC (formerly KE6PWH), Jim, KF6WOR, Al, KD6EFV, Kitty, WB8TDA, Ed, KG6KKP, Bob, WA2CFN, Doña, KI6DAR, Gordon, KI6DSD, and Peter, K6WEB (back again on Tuesdays). Pink, K7ILA, and Kristen, K6WX, joined the net control team in 2002 and currently manage the net.
NET SCRIPT: Download the latest Net Script and see how the net is conducted.
TALK NET eLIST: Keep informed of current happenings, ask a question, follow-up on things talked about on the net. Sign-up for the Talk Net eList.
MEMORIAL DAY, 25 May 2009
Thanks to all who gave their life in service to preserve our Freedom! Read how
Memorial Day started in 1868. Wear a red poppy, and at 1500 hours, join other
Americans and reflect in a moment of silence for the freedom we have to be grateful for.
AM-TECH DAY ON JUNE 6: Come to Amateur Radio Technology Day on Saturday, June 6th, from 0900-2100 at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park. Dave, K6WA, needs setup and cleanup help. Contact him on N6NFI to volunteer.
MONTHLY ELECTRONICS FLEA MARKET: The second saturday of each month, from March through October, come to the Electronics Flea Market at De Anza College in Cupertino.
TUBES & TUBE TESTERS: The flea markets are a great source for tubes and tube testers. Here are a few retailers where you can also find and test tubes.
AM-TECH DAY ON JUNE 6: Come to Amateur Radio Technology Day on Saturday, June 6th, from 0900-2100 at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park. Dave, K6WA, needs setup and cleanup help. Contact him on N6NFI to volunteer.
MONTHLY ELECTRONICS FLEA MARKET: The second saturday of each month, from March through October, come to the Electronics Flea Market at De Anza College in Cupertino.
TUBES & TUBE TESTERS: The flea markets are a great source for tubes and tube testers. Here are a few retailers where you can also find and test tubes.
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The 9 A.M. Talk Net meets on ham radio
weekdays at 0900 PT in the San Francisco Bay
Area on
N6NFI
(145.230 MHz, 100Hz PL).
We are not affiliated with any club, do not have a set topic, and especially encourage new hams to check in and ask questions.
We are not affiliated with any club, do not have a set topic, and especially encourage new hams to check in and ask questions.
NET CONTROL SCHEDULE:
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- Monday: Pink, K7ILA
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- Tuesday: Peter, K6WEB
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- Thursday: Steve, KG6EVZ
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- Friday: Kristen, K6WX