Gary:

Boy, we sure could use a Mardi Gras here in cold and snowy west-central 
lower Michigan!!!!!

Have fun down there, and don't do anything I wouldn't do!

That should leave you lots of lattitude, I think!

Regarding the nets the week-end of March 5 and 6, thanks for the "heads up" 
on the DX phone contest.

Certainly, that will create issues for our Sunday afternoon 20-meter 
Cross-country blind ops net, but hopefully, the Saturday 40-meter round 
table can proceed, as long as someone can take it since I'll be out of town 
then.

Will see what happens, and, of course, do what is humanly possible to keep 
our nets going.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Today's round table


Hi Tom,
It's Mardi Gras time here so my weekends will be filled up with parades and
parties so I won't make either net for the next few weekends.
The weekend of March 5th and 6th is the ARRL DX phone contest so the chance
of having any nets will be slim to none.

73, Gary, N5GD


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of tom behler
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 10:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Today's round table

    Steve and all:

For the 40-meter round table, there is no formal preamble.  I just get
things started and go from there.

I should be around next Saturday: the 26th, to do the honors, but will be
unavailable the following Saturday: March 5, because I'll be out of town at
a professional conference.

Will certainly do what I can to keep things afloat when I'm available.

Again, I'm sorry about yesterday, but I just didn't get back from our EOC
work session in time to do the net.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Today's round table


I didn't hear anything, and I didn't think of starting the net myself, since
I hadn't written the preamble down.

But, 7188 area was pretty clear, there was a qso on 7187 but no traffic or
BC stations on 7188.

Let's definitely plan on next Saturday, whoever runs it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: Today's round table


>        Chip:
>
> As I thought might happen, I was delayed getting back home this afternoon
> because of a long work session at our local EOC, during which we were
> programming new radios that were obtained through a Homeland Security
> grant.
>
> I checked 7.188 and 7.185,  and up the band a bit around 4:30 eastern and
> heard nothing that sounded like our round table.
>
> So, I am not sure if there was one.
>
> If there was, hopefully someone on the list will come through with the
> information.
>
> Again, sorry about my absence, although it was something I was afraid
> might
> happen, as I indicated in an e-mail earlier in the week.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chip Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:20 PM
> Subject: Today's round table
>
>
> I've Been listing on 40 around 7.185 and 7.215. Is the round table on a
> different frequency? It may just be too early for me to hear that far.