KB3JQQ-L>I am tonight's BTN net control - join us at 1830 on 145.33
KB3CS>I have no idea why HP1LUC connected to me (my node). and when that happens the list of folks on the conference vanishes.
KB3JQQ-L>turn off conferencing
KB3CS>Connections -> Conferencing .. yes?
KA2JAI-R>May have participants who connect that way.
KB3JQQ-L>uncheck the box up top
KC3DSO>MDC Montly WInlink Check In NET, 2nd Tues Each Month. For instructions visit: https://qsl.net/mdcasec/
KB3CS>yes, I gathered the check box is the thing. just wanted confirmation that's what you meant (not finding anything else similar)
KB3JQQ-L>why can't they connect to 6154 instead?
KB3CS>I don't know. it was a random HP1LUC minutes ago and someone else last night during the MDC conference
KA2JAI-R>They can go either way. Does it matter?
KB3CS>"just lucky I guess"
KB3CS>I'm curious: where does "6154" appear? iirc it's a node number. but i do not see it when i "show info"
KB3JQQ-L>shows when you mouseover
KB3CS>o i c   pointer hover   k got it
KB3CS>I cannot use "find" to find the name for a node number. what use is it, then?
WB3GXW>YES OAM SURE
WB3GXW>node is 6154 *WASH_DC*
WB3GXW>have 32 connections for this net
KB3CS>yes. and i find node number only by mouse pointer hover.  if i were given the node number .. then .. you cannot enter it into the "Find" box. at least it will do no good to do that. it will not find "
KB3SWS>Good afternoon.
WB3GXW>now at 37 connections
KB3MXM>FIELD DAY
WB3GXW>now 39 connections
WB3GXW>time out
KB3JQQ-L>www.arrl.org/field-day
KB3JQQ-L>www.n3fjp.com
WB3GXW>time out
WB3GXW>wb3gxw-R time out
KB3MXM>oops
KB3JQQ-L>page updated - check same place
WB3GXW>peak users 40
WB3GXW>only 60 more connections permitted
KB3MXM>wow
KB3JQQ-L>in 2008 I made contact with W1AW on 20 meters, in the extra portion...
WB3GXW>Amateur Radio News on this server *WASH_DC at 8PM EDT this evening
KB3JQQ-L>do you play all of them on Sundays?
KB3JQQ-L>or is TWIAR too long?
WB3GXW>SUNDAY at 7:00PM is just This Week in Amateur Radio
KA2JAI-R>Hat ordered today
W3SMD-L>GXW -s TWIAR still taking 60+ mins?
KC3GDV>If we do an education event over Zoom with multi stations can each station get bonus points?
KB3JQQ-L>haven't heard from KZ3AB in a while
WB3GXW>yes on time for TWIAR 60 plus
KB3CS>anyone else hearing audio sounding like picket-fencing?
WI3N>KZ3AB is sheltering at home. Doing ok. Saw him at a distance a week ago.
WB3GXW>time out
KB3JQQ-L>throught it was my internet
N3TJO>timing out on RF repeaters
KB3CS>choppy audio sounding almost exactly like good ol' picket-fencing. it wasn't the first time this conference
W3SMD-L>packet loss
KB3CS>(I've noted it on audio from MXM)
KB3CS>our club is putting off Field Day plans.. in the hope of not still being under lockdown for now
WB3GXW>sounds good here
KB3CS>it was brief. I report again if it happens once more.
WB2U>Marty will you be using aprs
KC3GDV>SYC - Wanted to let you know that the BSA  has approved the Radio Merit Badge to be done over ZOOM.  KC3GDV Eric
WB3GXW>kb3cs QSL
N3TJO>will clubs be combining individual stats for a club score the way that PVRC does with contesting?
KB3JQQ-L>field day has a circle radius of stations - about 1000 feet
KB3CS>looks to me Class C, D, and E are possible under lockdown. is that so?    pi*r^2
K3HMX>About nine, if you say three in each direction (add their three feet and get six feet separation)
W2OK>113 ft2
W2LNX>actually it is more like 100 square feet
KB3JQQ-L>6 * 6 = 36
K3HMX>Yeah, I can't do math...
WI3N>Laurel ARC station is at Laurel EOC. We have remote access. Probably will do FD from there. Invite politicians via city's GoToMeeting (they don't allow Zoom.
WB2U>great idea
N3ESR>113.1 SqFt to be exact
WB2U>gota as well
KB3CS>remote rig, in other words, instead of "on location"
WI3N>Mike, set up ANAR with remote.
KB3CS>roger  D != D
KB3CS>E can work any class
KB3JQQ-L>D can't talk to D
KB3CS>nothing said about class exclusions for Class C
N3QYJ>KB3MXM, Please send me a copy of today's agenda notes @ bonilla.eliud@gmail.com N3QYJ
KB3JQQ-L>battery power can work anybody
KB3CS>emergency power from one's own driveway .. acceptable Class E?
KB3MXM>you cut off john
KB3CS>hot audio, too
KB3MXM>you cut off john - anybody wanting to use the other   . . .
KB3JQQ-L>*WASH_DC* and WB3GXW-L are available for use
KA2JAI-R>A little distorted audio John
KB3MXM>N3QYJ - will send you the agenda TU
KB3JQQ-L>these are archived on kb3jqq.com under Sectionwide Echolink Nets
KB3JQQ-L>arrrl-mdc.net
KB3JQQ-L>baltimoretraffic.net for BTN info
W3SMD-L>good job marty
W3SMD-L>you sounded good on 223.90
N6FAK>great Job Marty! 73
KB3MXM>TU N6FAK
W3SMD-L>73 marty and john
WB3GXW>73
W2LNX>good discussion -- this have given me some ideas backyard Field Day -- 73