Hi!

Last weekend, I saw a tweet that from Jeff K0JSC that AMSAT retweeted, saying that there would be a new AMSAT net starting up on Thursdays at 1900 local time (currently 0200 UTC Friday). I e-mailed Jeff for more information about the net, so I could update AMSAT's list of nets at:

http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=2113

I was also hoping to be able to connect into the net. Jeff explained that the net was available on the Rocky Mountain Radio League's 146.940 MHz repeater near Denver, as well as on his system of repeaters in Colorado. After some back-and-forth e-mails, I was able to find a way to connect into the Allstar Link system and get to Jeff's repeater system as the net was starting up last night. The web site for Jeff's repeater system http://www.k0jsc.com/ provides an audio feed from the repeater system, for those wanting to listen in on the activity.

The net control last night was Skyler KD0WHB, a 15-year-old ham. If I didn't hear it mentioned on the net, I wouldn't have realized this was the first time he had been a net control. Skyler read satellite-related news bulletins, took check-ins, and asked everyone who checked in if they had ever worked satellites. There were 10 check-ins to the net, 9 from around Colorado plus me.

Congratulations to KD0WHB for running a great net, K0JSC and the Rocky Mountain Radio League for allowing those repeaters to be used for the net, and everyone who checked in. It was great to hear the discussion related to satellites.

73!

Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/