04/22/2023 | Budgeting for ham radio equipment. Any tips or tricks on finding deals on ham gear? | Ragchew |
04/15/2023 | Do you leave your radios on all the time? | Ragchew |
04/08/2023 | Rigs. What rig are you coming into the net with? What rigs do you have for base, mobile, and portable operations? Do you do any Digital Voice modes while traveling? Any favorite rigs and why? | Ragchew |
04/01/2023 | Every band has its own characteristics. If you could only use VHF/UHF + 1 band for the next year, what band would you choose and why? | Ragchew |
03/25/2023 | Do you do any HF Contesting, Special Events, POTA or other activity? Are there any Digital Mode contests or special events you are aware? | Ragchew |
03/18/2023 | Shortwave radio. Do you do any shortwave listening? And what do you hear? | Using and setting up NetLogger as Net Control. |
03/11/2023 | Do you follow any hams on YouTube or other online sources for ham news or reviews? If so, what hams do you follow? | Review Chirp image for 3 radios (Baofeng GT-5R, TYT TH-UV88, and Radioddity GA-510) I’ll be bringing up to Kopernik for this month's meeting. |
03/04/2023 | If an ARRL member, what features do you like? On line magazines, newsletter, propagation reports, technical resources, etc. | Ragchew |
02/25/2023 | What projects is everyone working on? Ham radio related or other hobbies. | Setting up a new hotspot with @Eric Benjamin (KD4EEB). |
02/18/2023 | Is CB Radio dead? And do you have a good story to tell when CB was in it's heyday? | ime permitting, we'll start trying to make a code plug for the TYT MD-UV390. Part 2 |
02/11/2023 | Calling all gamers! Do you do any gaming? Maybe a previous gamer? What platform(s) (PC/Playstation/Xbox/Switch/Mobile)? And what genres do you like (FPS/RPG/Sports/Simulator/RTS/etc)? | Time permitting, we'll start trying to make a code plug for the TYT MD-UV390. |
02/04/2023 | Do you use SDR radio? If so what dongle, software and antenna do you use? What do you listen to? | Frank (W2FJH) will discuss a simple way to record DMR nets with just a PC. |
01/28/2023 | GMRS. Do you have a GMRS license along with your ham radio license? Practical applications for GMRS especially for non-hams (family/friends). Camping, Boating, Hunting, etc. Could we utilize GMRS for special events monitoring to recruit more volunteers? | Frank (W2FJH) will discuss a simple way to record DMR nets with just a PC. (Postponed) |
01/21/2023 | 6 Meter. How active is it? Is it worth getting a mobile antenna with 6 meter? | No tech topic this week. |
01/14/2023 | Simplex. Do you use or monitor simplex frequencies? If so, do you use it for voice, digital voice, or any other applications? And how this relates to emergency preparedness if local repeaters go down? | No tech topic this week. |
01/07/2023 | Happy 2023 Everyone! This week's net we'll be talking your holiday traditions and how your holidays went. | No tech topic this week. |
12/31/2022 | Roundtable Net | |
12/24/2022 | Roundtable Net | |
12/17/2022 | The next 2 nets fall on the eves of Christmas and New Years. For these nets, should we cancel? Or should we temporarily break the format and hold an informal round robin net for those that can stop by quickly to wish others a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year? 2nd Question: I have been recording the last few nets and have been posted them on Seven3. Does anyone find the recordings helpful? | Jerry, a friend of @Mick Pyzoha , will be stopping by for help getting on Wires-X on an Yaesu FTM-400 so that he can join the net in the future. |
12/10/2022 | Canceled Net | |
12/03/2022 | What are your thoughts about the move to P25 for Broome County Emergency Services? | No tech topic this week. |
11/26/2022 | How was your Thanksgiving? | No tech topic this week. |
11/19/2022 | (Continued) Holding onto New Hams. How do we get newly licensed hams on-the-air and interested in ham radio? | No tech topic this week. |
11/12/2022 | Holding onto New Hams. How do we get newly licensed hams on-the-air and interested in ham radio? | No tech topic this week. |
11/05/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
10/29/2022 | Portable Power Stations: Have you tried one? What was your experience? How was the solar panels compared to the stated wattage? | No tech topic this week. |
10/22/2022 | When mobile travelling across states any suggestions for making contacts using DMR mobile? | No tech topic this week. |
10/15/2022 | Your thoughts on the platform change from a DMR net to a Digital Voice net as we discuss many other topics not solely DMR related? Such as Wires-X, YSF, AllStar, DroidStar (Multi-DV), EchoLink, etc. The name change may attract more hams to join in on the discussion who may bring more ideas and avenues to explore. | Live Debugging for KB2DJW (@Dan Williams ) who is having difficulties getting his radio talking to his hotspot. See files attached if you'd like to follow along or would like to debug yourself. |
10/08/2022 | Have you tried any other DMR networks outside of Brandmeister (TGIF/DMR+)? If so, what do you like about those networks or what nets do you tune into? Have you tried DMR2YSF? | Ragchew/Ideas for net topics |
10/01/2022 | No Net Topic | Overview of seven3.net (continued). |
09/24/2022 | What fall radio projects do you have planned? | Overview of seven3.net. Setting up your profile and picture, customizing your email summaries and notifications (if your getting too much email or feel like your missing things), creating posts and spaces, and customizing your privacy settings. |
09/17/2022 | Canceled Net | |
09/10/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
09/03/2022 | Labor Day Plans | Brandmeister API v2. What to do and why you'd want to use the API on Pi-Star. https://news.brandmeister.network/major-code-upgrade-on-august-19th/ Thank you to @Mick Pyzoha (N3OJP) for bringing up this topic. |
08/27/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
08/20/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
08/13/2022 | What Hamfests have you attended so far this summer? And do you plan to attend any future hamfests this year? | No tech topic this week. |
08/06/2022 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
07/30/2022 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
07/23/2022 | Do you use the Brandmeister site? What features and or functions do you use? Do you have and questions about using the features of Brandmeister? | No tech topic this week. |
07/16/2022 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
07/09/2022 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
07/02/2022 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
06/25/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
06/18/2022 | Field Day! Are you participating? What are your plans? Personal or Club activation? | No tech topic this week. |
06/11/2022 | Trivia! | No tech topic this week. |
06/04/2022 | What TG or Nets do you find interesting, educational or public service that you follow? This may be a daily, weekly or a TG you may want to follow. | No tech topic this week. |
05/28/2022 | Where do you see ham radio 10 years from now? | Basics of the Linux Terminal Part 2 |
05/21/2022 | Cord Cutters are roughly 20% of households as of 2020 and were expected to be 55.1% as of 2022. Are you a cord cutter? Have you considered cutting the cord? And if so, what streaming services do you use? | Basics of the Linux Terminal Part 1 |
05/14/2022 | What antennas have you made for any bands, VHF, UHF or HF or other. What worked and what did not work? | No tech topic this week. |
05/07/2022 | How did you get started in Amateur Radio? and / or How did you first find out about Amateur Radio? Pick either question or answer both of them. | No tech topic this week. |
04/30/2022 | Have you done any computer programming before? If so, what language? If not, is there any languages you were interested in learning? | Supermon and Allstar nodes with Ken (KC9QV) Part 2 |
04/23/2022 | If you had a power outage this week were you able to access DMR? | No tech topic this week. |
04/16/2022 | What projects or Spring activities are you looking forward to since we are finally getting some nicer weather? | No tech topic this week. |
04/09/2022 | How are you accessing the net? What radio do you use and how do you like it? | Supermon and Allstar nodes with Ken (KC9QV) Part 1 |
04/02/2022 | How are you accessing the net? What radio do you use and how do you like it? | No tech topic this week. |
03/26/2022 | What hamfests do you like? | No tech topic this week. |
03/19/2022 | WiFi range extenders: What works? What does not? | No tech topic this week. |
03/12/2022 | Cell Phone Signal Boosters for home or vehicle: Have you tried them? What are your thoughts? And are they worth it? | No tech topic this week. |
03/05/2022 | What (ham radio) clubs or organizations do you belong to? | Questions on seven3.net |
02/26/2022 | Discuss any radio projects you have going on. | No tech topic this week. |
02/20/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
02/12/2022 | If it was possible, What is one thing you would tell yourself 10 years ago? | No tech topic this week. |
02/05/2022 | Stories: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Share a good story about your life. | No tech topic this week. |
01/29/2022 | Returning from previous net question: What do you want to talk about? Are there any net topic or tech net topics you’d like for upcoming nets? | DMRGateway Part 3 |
01/22/2022 | Outside of Ham Radio, what other hobbies do you enjoy? | DMRGateway Part 2 |
01/15/2022 | When things go wrong… Ham Radio Problems – What was a frustrating problem you had in Ham radio? How did you debug the problem? and What ended up being the solution? | DMRGateway Part 1 |
01/08/2022 | Net Topics - What do you want to talk about? | No tech topic this week. |
01/01/2022 | No Net Topic | No tech topic this week. |
12/25/2021 | Net Canceled | |
12/18/2021 | Holiday Traditions | No tech topic this week. |
12/11/2021 | Christmas Ham Radio Wishlist – Any radios or ham radio gear on your wishful for this Christmas season? What features/capabilities are you looking forward to using with the new equipment? | No tech topic this week. |
12/04/2021 | Ham radio tools. Antenna tuners, SWR meters, etc. What ham tools are essential to you and that you would recommend to new hams? | What is DMRGateway? And how do I use it? |
11/27/2021 | Net recommendations – What other nets (Digital or Analog) do you listen to and enjoy? | (postponed) What is DMRGateway? And how do I use it? |
11/20/2021 | Turkey Day! What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? And what is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? | (postponed) What is DMRGateway? And how do I use it? |
11/13/2021 | Ham Awards. What awards have you earned? What was the most memorable? And are you chasing any awards now? | No tech topic this week. |
11/06/2021 | What software is a must-have for you? Or what software do you recommend to other hams? | Postponed from last week do to time. – New Hotspot setup (Unboxing to making QSOes) |
10/30/2021 | What drew you into amateur radio initially and what areas of amateur radio do you find the most interesting now? | Topic postponed to later net due to time. Original Topic: New Hotspot setup (Unboxing to making QSOes) |
10/23/2021 | What was your biggest difficulty or pitfall getting started with DMR? | How to setup your hotspot to identify in CW. |
10/16/2021 | What mode(s) do you enjoy working? AM, FM, CW, SSB, PK8, DMR, C4FM, etc. | No specific tech discussion this week. |
10/09/2021 | What is your favorite radio (Digital or Analog) and why? | How to flash an SD Card with Pi-Star |