We have one who checks in to the ARES net for one club I belong to, but 
checks in and out. He wants more than anything to participate but can't 
because if he's transmitting on 2 meters more than 15 seconds he sets off 
the fire alarm. He's in a condo and everyone in the club good with that 
stuff has offered to go in and take a look at it for him, the building 
manager has let them, what the heck it's free maintenance, but they all come 
out after looking at it saying they've never seen anything like it and it 
will need a complete rip out and reinstall and the building manager is not 
up for that though it's actually doubtful it would do it's job if a fire 
ever started. Anyway, I don't know how many are in a boat like that, going 
out side doesn't work he'd have to go mobile down the street and being in a 
wheel chair, it's not worth all the trouble. I was doing that for a little 
while because I needed to go out on the porch to check in to some nets on a 
hand held but now I have an antenna up for 2 meters at least so if I want to 
get on there and a couple other nets I can with out freezing. I used to keep 
it short on the cold nights.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: nets


> At least it gives the net controller a count of how many are listening at
> the time.
> Harvey
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:30 AM
> Subject: nets
>
>
>> Hi;
>> You may run into many nets that are fun.  Our radio club unfortunately
>> has a net on Monday evening with about 20 check ins and about 15 of the
>> 20 check in with "no comment" meaning they have nothing to say worth
>> saying and are just checking in for the sake of checking in.  I have had
>> a ticket for longer than I should admit but I still don't see the point.
>>  If there is some point someone can enlighten me.
>>
>> -- 
>> richard