Probably a harmless net , such as ECARS, meeting now seven days a week, on 7.255, might seem almost an oasis of friendly. However, how any mind not fossilized could par take of this net day after day, week after week and yes, year after year, escapes me. Because only two possibilities come to mind, your computer signs you in and out or you honestly have passed away and this is a net for souls trapped between earth and the here after.
The net originally had a good idea as it reason for being, that is the linking up of mobile stations up and down the east coast. Yes, Caroline that was the founding fathers idea, and I was willing to accept that until in 2007, I briefly went mobile myself.
Trying to check in repeated times was not heard by net control, who by own admission had an S9 plus noise level, and having no fixed station willing to relay, I could have drowned waiting for ECARS to even acknowledge me as an emergency mobile.
That said, ECARS also has an almost Stalin era number issuing for fee man in Florida. He will for a annual fee give you a number and a net card. That means you could become a card carrying memeber of that elite group, the East Coast Amateur Radio Service. Sort of mind boggling isn't it.
The net originally had a good idea as it reason for being, that is the linking up of mobile stations up and down the east coast. Yes, Caroline that was the founding fathers idea, and I was willing to accept that until in 2007, I briefly went mobile myself.
Trying to check in repeated times was not heard by net control, who by own admission had an S9 plus noise level, and having no fixed station willing to relay, I could have drowned waiting for ECARS to even acknowledge me as an emergency mobile.
No comments:
Post a Comment