Well…. not really on the air but on “virtual” amateur radio with the CQ-100 transceiver. At the November meeting I suggested we try to get a Chapter 73 net going again, this time on “virtual radio” Years ago we had a weekly net going on 75 metres. Several attempts have been made to re-establish the net but band conditions & other factors resulted in it’s demise. Using this new method developed by VE3EFC Doug in Thunder Bay allows any one with a computer to “play” amateur radio. Of the VoIP systems I’ve seen it the one most like real radio & works from anywhere in the world that has internet access either dial up or high speed. There are no firewall issues that restrict the use of some other modes. Go to www.qsonet.com to learn all about it & download the program. It is free for 90 days & then costs 32.00 USD per year. You will need to send Doug a copy of your licence before he will authorize you to download the program. Just scan your licence & attach it to an e-mail. Properly licensed amateurs usually received the OK within hours.
You will need a computer, desk top or
lap top with at least Windows 2000, XP or Vista. Doug tells me there are
some issues & it will not play with Window 95 or 98.
Let’s try for Thursday, Dec 4th at
11:00 AM local time on 3773 kHz.
If you have any comments or suggestions let me
know.
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