Re: Our first walkie-talkie net
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Hi Dennis--
I'm concerned about the "reach" of the walkie-talkies in COLONY.? During the last drill I tried to join, I could only hear you, and no one else, and even your signal was intermittent and sometimes scratchy, and you apparently could not hear several of my calls.? I was working from my front yard at first, and then I walked up Winged Foot and along Greenbrier towards the 2nd tee, to try to get more of a line-of-sight towards Eagle Trace.
Since this was the first time I tried out the WTs, I am concerned there could be something wrong with my units, which I bought maybe a couple of years ago, and never had occasion to use.? Another explanation could be that the distances we're trying to cover, in this the Coastside's largest neighborhood, are simply too great for the WTs' capabilities, and/or our hilly topography (also unique in HMB) make it hard for us to communicate.
Anyway, I would appreciate it if we could run the 7:30 net on Monday for a full half hour, to give me time to try different locations, and I'd appreciate some feedback from you and/or others of the COLONY team members on how they experienced the last drill. ?
Best, ? -Paul
On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 1:48 PM Dennis Tiu < kn6ipe@...> wrote: Hi everyone,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend of fog a sun.? You should have figured out your radios by now.? If not, email me ASAP so we can get you up and running.? We will have our first radio net this Monday at 7:30PM sharp.? It will be a more structured meeting and you can expect our nets to follow the same format from here on out.? After check-ins, we can open up the net for anything you want to talk about.? I expect to be done in 15 minutes or less.? Please review the Welcome doc in Folders regarding radio etiquette.? I hope to hear from all of you then.
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Dennis Tiu
KN6IPE
OCEAN Administrator
-- Paul Grigorieff
2101 Winged Foot Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA 650-727-7759
"By the sea, and virus-free."
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