I had mentioned this on the ARES net, but as a reminder this weekly net and YouTube session will begin tonight. I encourage anyone who is interested to join in.
The original invitation follows:
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Hello;
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This is an invitation for Vermont and regional amateurs to get some weekly practice setting up and using "FLDigi" to send and receive text and files over the radio.
Text and standard formatted messages are useful for emergency communications, plus, the ability to use FLDigi opens up scores of interesting digital modes.
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The net will occur weekly at?7pm Eastern, Wednesday evenings on 80m 3.570Mhz using THOR22.
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Simultaneously, there will be a Zoom meeting:??
Meeting ID?880 8990 7163
Our focus?initially will be to establish keyboard to keyboard communications, using the basic FLDigi application.
We will use the Zoom meeting to help folks get their set-ups working.
The net will use 3.570 Mhz and THOR22 to start with, because it is part of our?"Communications Down Scenario & Self-Activation"?procedure, see page 8 of the?Vermont RACES-ARES Comms Plan.??For a current copy of the plan, it can be found on our??webpage "Files" section:?
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Over time, as we learn our way through this, we will explore other components of the FLDigi software suite, such as FLmsg, as well as other modes available in FLDigi.
We can also explore other software packages as well, such as "AndFlmsg", for Android/smartphone depending on participant interest.
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Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions regarding this net.
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Thanks;
- John Colt
NV1Y
