[bars] Net Notes W1HH Net Wednesday Night April 22, 2026

[Tim - K1DC]

I had prepared for the NC duties this week by testing my station earlier 
in the day and leaving the radio on, listening occasionally.  I had a 
few moments of panic when a few minutes before 8 I hit the PTT button 
and the radio immediately shutdown.  A power cycle of the radio and then 
the power supply did not resolve it - a single click on PTT would 
instantly shutdown the radio.  In a desperate attempt I dialed back the 
power to approx. 1/2 the original setting and it was stable.  WHEW!  
Some followup investigation is required.

Apparently I was 12 seconds early starting the net this week.  I will 
endeavor to improve that with my next rotation.

Here are the intrepid operators who participated in this week's net:

*Callsign* 	*Name* 	*Location*
K1DC 	Tim (NC) 	Andover, MA
W1OLU 	Rick (/M) 	N Billerica, MA
W2BPL 	Chris (/P) 	Bedford, MA
W7LSG 	Ken 	Billerica, MA
W1LUS 	Bruce 	Tewksbury, MA
WB1HBU 	Eric 	Lynn, MA
W1LPG 	Brendan 	Bedford, MA
N1ALO 	Peter 	Dracut, MA
KD1TF 	Gary 	Dracut, MA
N1WRN 	Doug 	Reading, MA

Thanks & 73!

Tim/K1DC

On 4/22/2026 14:49, DOUGLAS BRUCE wrote:
> *Welcome to this week’s edition of "NET NOTES" !! *
> * We will be having our BARS weekly net tonight at 08:00 pm EDT or 
> 00:00 UTC
>
>   Show your support!! Please join in the fun … all licensed ham radio 
> operators are most welcome.*
> **
> *  Tim, K1DC, will be your host tonight for the festivities! *
> *WE ARE GOING BACK TO BILLERICA REPEATER!!!! This repeater is part of 
> the Minuteman Repeater Association! As President of the B.A.R.S. Club, 
> I am very happy to be back on the "12" machine going forward! Please 
> join us as we begin a new chapter for our Wednesday night nets going 
> forward! I encourage everyone to join the MMRA! Dues are $25 per year! 
> It's a great organization!
>
>   Here is the repeater info:
>
>   QTH: Billerica
>
>  FREQ: 147.12  MHz*
> *
>  CALL: W1DC
>
>   Offset:  + 0.6 MHz
>
>   Tone:  CTCSS 146.2 Hz
>
>   NOTICE!! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT BY DOING THE NET ONCE EVERY 
> FEW WEEKS!!!!  Please contact Doug, N1WRN, for more info.
>
>   73,
>   Doug*
> *  N1WRN*
> *  Billerica Amateur Radio Society Net Manager*
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