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NET SCHEDULE: (REMEMBER THAT SOME DAYS SHOWN MAY BE THE PREVIOUS DAY DUE TO ZULU TIME OFFSET IN YOUR AREA. REFERENCE: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock FOR MORE DETAIL INFORMATION)

TIME:
SAT, 1300-1500 Z (FULL NET)
SAT, 1700-1800 Z PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION
SAT, 1800-1900 Z EURASIA CONNECTION
SAT, 2100-2200 Z AUSTRALIA CONNECTION
SUN, 1500-1600 Z (TRADERS NET)
WED, 1500-1600 Z (TRADERS NET)
FRI, 0100 Z (TNT OPEN FORUM)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

0900 EST 3-4-10

The posting this week will be longer than usual as we have several announcements to make, a number of new staff members to introduce, and some comments on the new cell phone/Echolink buzz that is taking place.

The TNT Open Forum effective this evening has moved its schedule time forward by 30 minutes and will be conducted at 8 PM EST (0100 Z). The subject for tonight purposely drifts away from the typical ham related agenda and will cover the do’s, don’ts and art of deep sea fishing. Our Guest this evening is Mr. George Torres KW4LCB who will share his experiences of over 25 years as a commercial fisherman particularly in the deep sea charter boat arena.

Your Southcars support team has started working on a program to encourage new people to our hobby. This will primarily be focused on the youth of our world, but includes children of all ages. We proudly announce the appointment of Mr. Michael P. Asselta KD0CDQ to chair this new endeavor. Along with this appointment Southcars welcomes Mr. Craig W. Hodsdon N3MUI, Mr. G. Jeremiah Williamson WB9EIU, and Mr. Matt B. Israel as members of our Net Control staff.

There is a buzz being heard from around the world. Recently free software has been released that enables the Apple iPone to communicate throughout the world via the Echolink VOIP network. Testimonials on this subject are shown below.

WRITTEN BY: Mr. William B. Sowers K8WBS

Echolink on the IPhone

With the advent of the cell phone, Ham Radio was pushed further into the background as far as communications were concerned. People were now connecting continuously with voice and text and didn't see the need for the problems of getting a license and the expense of equipment. Only in an emergency situation, where an operator that could generate his own power, was Ham Radio truly called upon. The rest of the time it is just considered a hobby. As always, in a national emergency, Ham Radio will be used because nature, no matter how viscous, cannot keep operators from performing the communication function.

Echolink on the computer has been a big plus for Ham Radio. As of today, Feb 24 2010, there have been over 500,000 downloads of Echolink for computers worldwide. Looking at the station summery as I type, right now there are 4,732 repeaters, links, users, and conference servers connected with the most being in the US at 2,143 but worldwide none the less. Add this to the normal number of operators communicating with their regular equipment at any given time and the numbers become massive.

Now comes the marriage of the IPhone and Echolink. With the power of the IPhone it was bound to happen. (BTW, Echolink is a FREE app both on the computer and IPhone). There are over 100,000 apps written for the IPhone and Echolink is a natural. Now, ANYWHERE you have a cell phone signal, you can connect to any Echolink repeater and communicate just as though you were on your computer at home. I have talked locally (W8MOP) and to my buddies on SCARS in Florida to name a few. That is awesome. I have used it almost every day since I added it to my IPhone. Maybe Echolink on the IPhone will generate an interest in Ham Radio that it needs right now.

It's a very easy setup and the program works perfectly but, as you might expect, there are some restrictions. More info on Echolink can be found at: http://www.echolink.org/faq_iphone.htm
Bill Sowers

www.billybender.com

WRITTEN BY: Mr. Thomas L. Brew K3WS

Special operational note: On February 28, 2010 I (K3WS) used my Apple Iphone running the EchoLink Application (yes there is an App for that) connected to the N3YFO-R Echolink node (#295354) (which is connected to the 145.210 Cambria County Repeater) to check in to our Sunday night ARES RACES Net. I might also mention I was mobile traveling East on Rt. 70 out of Breezewood PA. I received excellent audio reports. I remained connected until I signed off and disconnected about 10 Miles from Fredrick MD. It seems that the Echolink App for Iphone allows a relay function that is not blocked by a firewall. It is a very nice way to use an Iphone like an HT. I plan on trying to work one of my HF remote base rigs from the Iphone in the future.

Tom Brew K3WS

Note: the availability of a complete user list at: http://voipnet.southcars.com/users Detailed Connect Log at: http://voipnet.southcars.com/log.php or update Echolink at: http://www.echolink.org IRLP information may be found at http://www.IRLP.net Send questions and comments to voip@southcars.com IRLP connects for this net are through Reflector 9614 and Echolink connects are through *SCARS* node 96140.

0915 EST 2-26-10

Please note the schedule changes shown above. Eurasia, Pacific, and Australia nets have moved to Saturdays, and the TNT Open Forum has moved 30 minutes earlier than its net time in the past. These changes are immediate, and will be in place for the Saturday operation scheduled for tomorrow.

The first hour of the day tomorrow will be hosted by Roger W4RFJ from PA, the second hour by Dana KB7DZM from KS, the Pacific Coast by Dave KD8HQU form MI, the Eurasia net by Slav UA3QGN from Russia, and the Australian net by John W8RAT from FL.

1200 EST 2-22-10

In order to streamline our net schedules, and further consolidate our NCS operating pool, your Southcars support team will be initiating the following net changes effective this coming Saturday February 27th.

Our previous Monday Eurasia net will be moving to Saturdays at 1 PM EST (1800 Z), the Pacific Coast connection will be moving to Saturday Noon EST (1700 Z), and our Australian net will be moving to Saturday at 4 PM EST (2100 Z)

Please adjust your participation accordingly, and join us as you can for a fun packed Saturday operation. This week’s schedule stands as it has been through Friday when the new schedule will be posted as modified.

Please note that the Orlando Hamcation pictures taken on February 13th are now available for viewing in our Photo Gallery section at www.voip.southcars.com.

1815 EST 2-19-10

Tomorrows net will be headed by Kathy KJ4FGT 1300 to 1400 Z, followed by Terry KK5EJ 1400 to 1500, followed by Gordon KY6V and Craig N3MUI for the 1700 to 1800 Z and finalized by Jack K4JAK and his web cam from 1800 to 1900 Z.

The Orlando FL Hamfest was fun for all, and the group pictures will be posted on both our HF and VOIP websites in the near future.

0730 EST 2-8-10

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT THE PICTURES BEING TAKEN AT THE ORLANDO HAMCATION WILL OCCUR AT 11 AM SATURDAY JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN VENDORS DISPLAY BUILDING. THIS WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND JUST ADJACENT TO THE FOOD CONCESSION.

RICK ND4Z WILL BE HOSTING A WELCOME LOCATION AT THE HAMCATION FOR SOUTHCARS MEMBERS, AND THIS WILL BE HIS 36 FT MOTOR HOME LOCATED ON THE FIRST LINE OF PARKING IN THE TAIL GATE/RV PARKING AREA. A LARGE SOUTHCARS BANNER WILL BE IN DISPLAY, AND THIS COMMAND CENTER WILL BE MONITORING 147.570 SIMPLEX WITH NO PL REQUIRED.

1100 EST 2-5-10

NCS schedule for tomorrow February 6th includes: Pete VE2XPL 1300 to 1400 Z, Terry KK5EJ 1400 to 1500 Z, Kathy KJ4FGT 1700 to 1800 Z, and John W8RAT 1800 to 1900 Z.

The Orlando Hamcation will be in full swing between Friday February 12 & Sunday February 14th. ND4Z will have his motor home in the first row of the RV section, will have handouts for those that come by, and will be exhibiting our Southcars banner. Group Southcars pictures will be taken at noon on Saturday, and the exact location of those pictures are not yet known. Information to follow.

0845 EST 1-22-10

NCS schedule for tomorrow January 23rd includes: Kathy KJ4FGT 1300 to 1400 Z, Ron K4RFH 1400 to 1500 Z, Slave UA3QGN 1700 to 1800 Z, and John W8RAT 1800 to 1900 Z.

Although this has been mentioned in the past, it is important that our Southcars records contain an up to date email address for each member. We have found that a percentage of those addresses listed on QRZ are incorrect for whatever the reason. Please take time to check your listing, change if necessary and forward any changes that were made to our inbox at VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

1830 EST 1-19-10

THE TNT OPEN FORUM FOR THIS THURSDAY JANUARY 21ST WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED THIS WEEK. THIS IS DUE TO STAFF PERSONNEL BEING OUT OF TOWN FOR THIS PERIOD.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE THE CHANNEL FOR NORMAL CONVERSATION OR ROUNDTABLE USE. SHOULD THE ROUNDTABLES PRODUCE ANY IDEAS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS PLEASE FORWARD COMMENTS TO VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS THURSDAY AN OPEN OPEN FORUM FOR MEMBERSHIP USE.

1140 EST 1-14-10

January Luncheon - Valdosta, GA

January 16th, 2010 - Valdosta, Georgia

Ole Times Country Buffet Same location as last year.
1193 North St. Augustine Road - Off Exit 18 on Interstate 75.

Tailgate and or eyeball QSO in parking lot until Noon (12 PM EST) - Go Through Buffet Line Individually

Looking forward to meeting as many Southcars members as possible. Hope to see you all there!

1215 EST 1-5-10

REMINDER!!! Tonight January 5th at 9 PM EST (0200 Z) we will be holding a celebration program for our Southcars VOIP organization. This is scheduled to run approximately 1 hour, and precede the Pacific Coast Connection Net which will convene at 10 PM EST (0300 Z).

This celebration marks the close of the second year of operation, starts our third year of operation, and marks the day of our first net which was conducted on Saturday January 5, 2008. Come one, come all.

2000 EST 1-1-10

Happy 2010 to one and all. To start out the New Year with a bang, your Southcars support staff is planning a gala event at 9 PM EST (0200 Z) on Tuesday January 5th (Wednesday for those on the other side of Zulu time). This will be a celebration honoring the Southcars VOIP Net and organization who will have completed its second year of operation and will be starting its onward and upward thrust for the future. Please join us if you can.

The TNT Open Forum will be starting back up this coming January 7th EST or Friday at 0130 Zulu for our friends in other parts of the world. Bring your questions, bring your comments, but mostly bring yourself. Door prizes are being considered by our host Pete VE2XPL from Montreal Canada.

Please make sure that your email is current on QRZ if you choose to receive correspondence from us. If changes are required, please inform us via VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

1700 EST 12-25-09

Happy Holidays from your Southcars VOIP staff. May this season and the New Year become your finest!

The 2010 year has plans galore for the SCARS server activity, and further on January 5th there are plans to have a large celebration honoring the start of our 3rd year as the digital wing of our Southcars family.

1800 EST 12-16-09

Please note that the Australian Net will be tonight at 2000 EST (0100 Z). The TNT Open Forum will be tomorrow at 2030 EST (0130 Z). The open forum for this week will be lead by Pete VE2XPL and will cover categories of interest to Amateur Radio hobbyists.

Please note that Southcars is offering two Santa programs for this coming Thursday the 24th. The HF net on 7.251 MHZ will be running their program from 10 AM to Noon EST (1500 to 1700 Z), and the VOIP program on the SCARS server will be run starting at Noon EST (1700 Z). Live video showing Santa conducting this broadcast from his shack in the North Pole will be available during the HF session by connecting to http://www.k4pzscarssanta.ww.com.

1045 EST 12-11-09

Tomorrow’s Saturday net will be administered by the following NCS personnel: 1300 Z: ROGER W4RFJ. 1400 Z: DANA KB7DZM. 1700 Z: SLAV UA3QGN. 1800 Z: JOHN W8RAT.

We are pleased to welcome aboard the following stations as new incoming NCS personnel. Clint K6LCS from Mira Loma, California. Virgil KJ4DUC from Port St. Lucie, Florida. Chris KB3TNX from Radnor, Pennsylvania. John K4SFD from Alvaton, Kentucky. Matt KC9OID from Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Craig N3MUI from Collingswood, New Jersey. A big welcome to one and all!

1730 EST 12-4-09

Your Southcars support team is in the process of making some changes to our regularly scheduled Traders Net held at 1500 Z on Sundays. We have found the active verbal participation to this net to be limited, yet the stations connected to be more than reasonable. It is felt to gain more active participation the net will be organized to encompass both a ragchew/roundtable atmosphere in addition to the individual listing of items either wanted or those that are being offered for sale or trade. Those items being listed will remain being listed on our HF traders net that occurs on Wednesdays.

This change in net format will become effective this coming Sunday, December 6th.

1215 EST 12-03-09

Please note that the Bowling Green Kentucky ARES net has been canceled for the foreseeable future. This has come to pass by a conflict of work hours for Steve K4WKU who has been administrating the simulcast.

Please welcome Clint K6LCS, Craig N3MUI, and Virgil KJ4DUC to the ranks of our active NCS staff.

Tonight’s TNT Open Forum at 0130 Z is once again planed to be an outstanding extravaganza orchestrated by our one and only Pete VE2XPL. He promises the activity to be fun, informative, and free!

0800 EST 12-2-09

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO SIMULCASTED TRADERS NET TODAY DECEMBER 2, 2009. This action is due to our regular NCS being in transit from South Carolina to Florida, and therefore not available for this net.

1200 EST 11-26-09

Please not that there will be no TNT Open Forum for this evening due to Thanksgiving. Also please remember that the Pacific Coast Connection is now back to its original schedule of 0300 Z.

As our organization grows, so does the need for additional support people. We continue to need help in areas of net control operators, administrative personnel, sysops, and hospitality people. If you feel you could help in some way, please drop us a line at VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM for further information.

To speak for a moment regarding our Hospitality wing, we are looking for people who can act as Southcars Ambassadors of good will. Hospitality types who can take the time to say hello to new people who connect to our SCARS server, make them feel welcome and offer any assistance or information that may be necessary. Again if interested please drop us a line at VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

1800 EST 11-16-09

PLEASE NOTE: THE SOUTHCARS PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION NET HAS MOVED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL TIME. TOMORROW TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17TH, THE NET WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 1900 PST, 2000 MST, 2100 CST, 2200 EST, ALL OF WHICH IS 0300 ZULU.

1215 EST 11-06-09

We would like to devote this article to the recent world wide change of time and how it affects our Southcars VOIP nets.

First it should be understood that Zulu time, UTC time, and GMT time are all one in the same. What this time convention attempts to do is to set one single time around the world that may be used as a reference to pull everyone together and therein formulate a standard for everyone to go by.

This time convention runs from midnight to midnight starting with the first meridian in Europe and progresses throughout its 24 hour cycle until reaching 0000 (Midnight) or the start of the next day.

For each of us to use this system it is necessary to know how your local time differs from this standard. Each location around the world, unless you live on the first meridian, will differ in either a minus or plus fashion. For one example if we pick New York which operates currently in Eastern Standard Time will find themselves 5 hours behind the standard (-5 Zulu). This means that if it is noon Zulu time it is actually 7 AM in New York according to their local time.

So with this said it is necessary for each of us to first determine what our local time offset is for our location, and then either add or subtract this offset to the current Zulu time, or in the case of our Southcars nets to add or subtract your local offset to the Zulu standard to determine when a net is scheduled to run. One must remember dependent on where you are in the world that some will be in the next day (International Date Line) while others will be in the current or previous day. This is where you need to either add or subtract your local offset from the standard.

Please note that you can find an easy reference to this timing issue at the top of this Breaking News article which reads http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock, this will aid you in determining the proper offset for your local area.

0930 EDT 10-28-09

Quoting our TNT Open Forum manager Pete VE2XPL when asked what are you doing this coming net at 0030 z (Thursday/Friday) he answered, “I will be doing a review of various ham-related books, websites & podcasts that I think are useful & interesting, as well as news & other tidbits, etc...Call it a mosh-posh of ham goodies if you will...” Sounds like fun, come one, come all!

For your early input, this is an announcement that will be read on our net sessions. “A new Southcars Hospitality Department is being formed. Sidewalk barkers, comedians, straight men, Wal-Mart greater types, and most of all people who like to be friendly. Contact Dana KB7DZM for more information at KB7DZM@SBCGLOBAL.NET OR VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

Browse our website while you’re here, let us know what you would like to see added.

1600 EDT 10-15-09

TNT OPEN FORUM TONIGHT!

Tonight Thursday 10-15-09 at 8:30 PM EDT / Friday morning 0030 Z our presentation is entitled “Echolink 101. This presentation is geared for those just beginning, those interested to begin, and some reinforcement issues and short cuts for the experienced user.

Do to the broadness and complexity of this subject, several follow on presentations are being scheduled. After this evening’s introductory session, hubs, routers, modems and firewall issues will be discussed in-depth.

The presenter this evening will be Gordon KY6V our Southcars VOIP Manager who brings to us his long experience in analog and digital communication with specific exposure to Echolink in particular.

For those of you who are Mac users, please refer to WWW.K6LCS.COM for Clint’s tutorial for setting up the echomac program.

0930 EDT 10-8-09

Tonight THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 2009 at 2030 EDT, which is also FRIDAY 0030 Z, the Southcars TNT Open Forum is proud to present Mr. Clint Bradford’s discussion on Amateur Radio Satellite communication and the ease of doing so with nothing more than a handheld radio.

Speakers Background: Clint Bradford, K6LCS, has been a licensed amateur - as well as GMRS licensee KAF3359 - since 1994, and involved with public service communications. He owns an award-winning Web site covering the JFK assassination. Professionally, he was sales manager for ADI/Premier/Pryme, worked for Motorola, and for Ham Radio Outlet. Clint resides in Mira Loma with his wife, Karen, and their pets: Karen's Icelandic horse, Mjollnir, and Clint's donkey, Edward R. Burro.

For those that are interested Mr. Bradford has supplied a .PDF file that may be used to follow along with his presentation this evening. This file may be found at his website http://www.work-sat.com and further noted at the bottom of this home page.

1415 EDT 10-2-09

Pete VE2XPL from Montreal Canada pulled a rabbit out of the hat last night with his TNT Open Forum net on the SCARS server. He enlisted four guest panelists to answer questions that he passed to them out of the blue. Some of the questions asked included, “How were you drawn into the hobby”, “Should CW be a licensing requirement”, “What constitutes proper grounding” etc. The answers from the panel were both interesting and informative, and the questions from the audience were outstanding. Pete plans to make this a normal event each first Thursday of the month.

The TNT presentation for next week will be conducted by the one and only Clint K6LCS who will be discussing amateur radio satellites, and how they can be communicated with by using just a handheld. This will be at 2030 EDT (0030 Z) on the 8th. Clint will be using a .PDF file as he moves through his presentation. This file is accessible at his website http://www.work-sat.com, this may be found at the bottom of Clint’s home page.

An interesting way of displaying server activity and in particular the TNT activity during its net time was supplied by Pete WA3NNA from Newtown Square Pennsylvania.

He has recorded the temperature of his 442.600 repeater which is connected to the SCARS server 24/7. In so doing he has indicated how much warmth the TNT presentations can produce when in full swing. It was noted that his resting temp was around 80 degrees Fahrenheit with no activity and increased to above 130 Fahrenheit with net activity. It was further noted that by following the bottom hour display on his graph that the temperature peaked and remained peaked during the TNT net from 2030 to 2200 EDT and continued with stations discussing the presentation until approximately 11 pm EDT. This display covers the presentation conducted by Tony VK3JED regarding IRLP. We apologize, but due to incompatible formats we are unable to display the graph here. Maybe in future articles.

2100 EDT 9-25-09

We wish a great big thank you to Tony VK3JED for last night’s presentation on the TNT Open Forum. We learned everything that one needs to know about how to get started with IRLP, and what to do with it when you get there. This coming Thursday is being very secretive by our TNT Manger Pete VE2XPL. He is promising a different twist, and fun for all, so I guess all we can do is tune in and see what happens!

Effective immediately Mr. Jack Thornburg K4JAK will become Acting Manager for the Eurasia connection. In this capacity he will be responsible for all facets of this wing of the organization and remain in this position until such time as Robert MM3LVQ is comfortable to return to the position. It is our hopes that even after the return of Robert that Jack will continue in a senior management position and provide his leadership and organizational skills for the benefit of all.

His first duty will be to finalize a NCS working schedule, increase the NCS staff availability, and to enter into some additional promotional efforts to increase the awareness amongst the Eurasian hams that this net exists.

1100 EDT 9-18-09

We are happy to report that we have had two outstanding open forums over the last two weeks, and those of you who missed them, missed a treat. The opening night covered the Southcars story, and last night covered the ins and outs of our *SCARS* server. Next week the subject will be IRLP from the ground up and our guest speaker will be Tony VK3JED a world known expert in the field.

As our Southcars VOIP organization grows it is necessary that our support team grows and stays in pace. We our privileged to announce the appointment of Kathy KJ4FGT and David KD8HQU as co-managers for our new Training Department. In this capacity they will be overseeing the training of new net controls and sysops, along with keeping our old timers fresh and update as procedural changes come to pass. Neither Kathy nor David are new to the scene as they have been and will continue to be the Database Manager, and Pacific Coast Connection Manager respectively. They will also be continuing their duties as Net Control operators.

Please note that an entry entitled “Southcars VOIP Podcasts” has been added to this website. By clicking on this entry podcasts of various Southcars VOIP nets can be accessed.

Your Southcars VOIP support team is always open to questions, comments, and or suggestions, so please feel free to communicate with us via our email address VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

0930 EDT 9-10-09

TONIGHT, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 8:30 PM EDT (0030 Z (FRIDAY))

The Southcars Open Forum (TNT) will have its opening session this evening. This will be a regular scheduled event occurring each Thursday. It is the intent of this program to offer topics relating to our hobby. Guest speakers will be presenting the subject of the day who are considered experts in the field being discussed. A period is being set aside for questions and answers from our listeners directly following the initial presentation.

Tonight’s topic is the History of Southcars. This will be presented by four leading Southcars members who for the most part have been around since the organization was first started. Southcars dates back some 40 years, and its original intent, its growing pains, its accomplishments, and its grandeur will be discussed in some detail. The four presenting this evening represent collectively 177 years of ham experience with 95 years of hands on Southcars exposure.

Your Master of Ceremonies will be none other than our one and only Mr. Montreal, Pete VE2XPL.

2215 EDT 9-03-09

We wish to single out Kathy KJ4FGT this week with a great big thank you for the wonderful job that she is doing as Database Manager. Kathy has new members posted sometimes even before they have checked in, and further before the individual NCS has submitted the information.

MM3LVQ with Eurasia, KD8HQU with the Pacific, and VK3FELA along with KJ4LVX on the Australian net are all to be congratulated for a job well done. This last week was smooth, professional, and fun for one and all.

Next week we will be opening our Southcars Open Forum night on Thursday at 2030 EDT (Friday 0030 Z). This first session will cover the history of Southcars from the beginning, now, and everything in-between. There will be an open question and answer period after the presentation.

The Open Forum session for the 17th will cover all what one would like to know about our *SCARS* server, and will be presented by our one and only Mike KB8ZGL. The following session on the 24th will be on IRLP . This will cover the basics in getting started, to the inner kingdom secrets of the mode, and will be presented by our one and only expert in the field, Tony VK3JED.

Come one, come all, mark your calendar, we plan to have fun!

1130 EST 8-28-09

First and foremost, for those interested in listening to the IRLP discussion this evening please realize that this is being conducted at 8 PM CDT which will make it 9 PM EDT or 0100 Z on the *Missouri* server 452514. Second we would like to devote this issue to two somewhat controversial subjects. We are doing this to simply ask each and every one of you to stop for a moment and think about what is being discussed.

There are many of us who are listeners first and talkers second. The SCARS server gets very busy with connected stations during the course of the day. A reasonable amount of these stations have connected to simply listen to the roundtable activity, and desire to remain in this stance as they go about other things in the background. It has been noted that a number of active stations use this connected list, and in so doing call people at random to join the discussion that may not want or cant join the conversation at this point. Most users of this server are polite and respectful, and when called will stop what they are doing to answer the call. This is not considered fair by many of us and suggests that a better approach is to leave a pause in-between transmissions with the understanding that if someone would like to join the QSO this would be the opportunity for that person to do so. When someone is observed freshly connecting to the server does not mean that this person did so in order to talk. To call this station and immediately ask if they would like to join the QSO in progress is not considered appropriate by many of us.

In yet another area of discussion it is felt that there is a time and place for everything. Many of us have strong views and strong convictions, and quite often conversations on controversial matters may get out of hand. Remembering what is said on this server is also being heard around the world, and one could easily at times misconstrue the original intent of a statement and walk away from the conversation with a misunderstanding of its real meaning. It has been recommended that subjects that do not relate to this hobby, and are controversial in nature be conducted independently of this server.

Your comments regarding anything that has been mentioned or said above are more than welcome at voip@southcars.com.

1430 EDT 8-27-09

NET SCHEDULE: (REMEMBER THAT SOME DAYS SHOWN MAY BE THE PREVIOUS DAY DUE TO ZULU TIME OFFSET IN YOUR AREA. REFERENCE: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock FOR MORE DETAIL INFORMATION)

TIME: SAT, 1300-1500 Z (FULL NET)
SAT, 1700-1900 Z (FULL NET)
SUN, 0200 Z (KY ARES NET)
SUN, 1500-1600 Z (TRADERS NET)
MON, 1600-1700 Z (EURASIA CONNECTION)
WED, 0200 TO 0300 Z (PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION)
WED 1400 TO 1500 Z (TRADERS NET)
THRU, 0100 TO 0200 Z (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)
FRI, 0030 Z (OPEN FORUM)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Please be advised that one of our own is making a presentation on IRLP tomorrow evening. This WILL NOT be conducted on the SCARS server, and full information may be found below by the courtesy of NF9L and KB0EPY.

“The subject for this week’s Technology net is IRLP. Being the other very popular VoIP system used by Hams we will be presenting an outline of IRLP from the basics to the more advanced uses. In addition we will touch on comparisons of IRLP and Echolink and the differences between the two systems. We will discuss IRLP reflectors, Echolink conferences and integrated conference servers. Additionally, a few minutes will be spent explaining EcohIRLP and current projects that affect both networks and the cross-connection of both networks. A general question and answer period will be held following the presentation.

Our speaker is a real expert of this subject, Mike Wolthuis KB8ZGL. Mike has undergrad degrees in Telecommunications and General Business Management and a Masters in IT Management from Michigan State University. He is a former President of the Michigan State University Amateur Radio Club and EchoIRLP Integrated conference manager for the following:
*MICHIGAN* EL 96170, IRLP 9617
*SCARS* EL 96140, IRLP 9614
*ALASKA* EL 8248, IRLP 96180

Please join us and add your comments about issues you may have or ask questions to the group concerning IRLP and VoIP in general as used in Ham Radio.

The Technology net is on the Raytown Amateur Radio Club repeater at 8 pm Friday night 145.170(-) no PL tone. You can also connect on Echolink K0GQ-R node 403841. We are expecting great interest in this subject and have the *MISSOURI* conference server node 452514 available for additional Echolink connections.

You can see the presentation on-line on our website:

http://k0gq.com/images/IRLPPresentation.pdf

Jerry NF9L
Michael KB0EPY”

1500 EDT 8-21-09

NET SCHEDULE: (REMEMBER THAT SOME DAYS SHOWN MAY BE THE PREVIOUS DAY DUE TO ZULU TIME OFFSET IN YOUR AREA. REFERENCE: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock FOR MORE DETAIL INFORMATION)

TIME: SAT, 1300-1500 Z (FULL NET)
SAT, 1700-1900 Z (FULL NET)
SUN, 0200 Z (KY ARES NET)
SUN, 1500-1600 Z (TRADERS NET)
MON, 1600-1700 Z (EURASIA CONNECTION) (SCHEDULE TO START AUGUST 24TH)
WED, 0200 TO 0300 Z (PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION)
WED 1400 TO 1500 Z (TRADERS NET)
THUR, 0100 TO 0200 Z (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)
FRI, 0030 Z (OPEN FORUM) SCHEDULED TO START SEPT 11TH

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

We are pleased to announce that preparation plans are complete, and our Southcars Eurasia net is ready for a Grand Opening this coming Monday, August 24, 2009 at 1600 Z. This timing equates to 12 PM EDT, so please come by and say hello to Robert MM3LVQ and his support team.

On September the 11th at 0030 Z (Thur, 2030 EDT) will be the opening of our Southcars Open Forum night. This program is being called “TNT” (Thursday Night Thematic), is chaired by our one and only Pete VE2XPL, and is promised to be an explosive experience. The first announcement flyer on this program is shown below.

We are very pleased to announce the launch of

Southcars T.N.T: Thursday Night Thematic OPEN-FORUM

On Thursday, September 10th, 2009 EDT

And every THURSDAY
2030 EDT (0030 Z Friday)
on the *SCARS* conference server – Echolink 96140, IRLP 9614

This week’s topic: The story of SOUTHCARS, from then ‘til now

Invited presenters: Gordon KY6V, RICK ND4Z, BILL WD5KAE, RON WA4HWN

We are a public service open forum whose aim is to share our collective knowledge with any & all who have an insatiable curiosity for all things.

We are a group of dynamic amateur radio enthusiasts who invite you to gather with us every Thursday night at 2030 EDT (0030 Z Friday) on the *SCARS* conference server (Echolink 96140, IRLP 9614). Here, a different topic will be presented each week on any subject of interest to you. A discussion period will follow, where you will be invited to inquire about and give us your thoughts on the topic at hand. Approximate duration of this open-forum: 60-90 mins.

We promise to entertain, to inform, & to have fun!

Details can be found on our website at: WWW.VOIP.SOUTHCARS.COM

WE NEED YOUR INPUT!

Send us your suggestions for topics of discussion on this open-forum. Any & all topics of interest will be considered for discussion.

Also, if you have a skill or topic of interest you want to share with us, we invite you to host your own topic on our Southcars T.N.T. open-forum.

Please contact us at: VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM

1530 EDT 8-11-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

TIME: SAT, 1300-1500 Z (FULL NET)
SAT, 1700-1900 Z (FULL NET)
SAT/SUN, 0200 Z (KY ARES NET)
SUN, 1500-1600 Z (TRADERS NET)
MON, 1600-1700 Z (EURASIA CONNECTION) (SCHEDULE TO START AUGUST 24TH)
TUE/WED, 0200 TO 0300 Z (PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION)
WED 1400 TO 1500 Z (TRADERS NET)
WED/THRU, 0100 TO 0200 Z (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)
THUR, 0030 Z (OPEN FORUM)(THIS NET STARTS SEPT 11TH)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Tonight will be the second airing of our Southcars Pacific Coast Net. This is scheduled for 1900 PDT, 2200 EDT or 0200 Z. The first net last week was lively and fun, and we hope all that can check in will do so.

The Australian Net will be in vogue tomorrow, and the Eurasia Net is in full preparation stages for its opening on the 24th.

Our Southcars Open Forum is now officially scheduled to start on Thursday, September 11, 2009 at 2030 EDT, 0030 Z, and follow with new subjects of interested every Thursday thereafter.

Please take particular note to the schedule preceding this article for a full display of the Southcars activities. Also please keep in mind that the *SCARS* server is available for your use 24 hours a day, and seven days a week. The server is active with many round tables and one on one QSO’s throughout the day, evening and early morning hours, and this appears to be the place that the elite like to meet and greet.

1115 EST 8-4-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

TIME: SAT, 1300-1500 Z (FULL NET)
SAT, 1700-1900 Z (FULL NET)
SAT/SUN, 0200 Z (KY ARES NET)
SUN, 1500-1600 Z (TRADERS NET)
MON, 1600-1700 Z (EURASIA CONNECTION) (SCHEDULE TO START AUGUST 24TH)
TUE/WED, 0200 TO 0300 Z (PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION) (THIS NET WILL START ON AUGUST 4TH 2009)
WED 1400 TO 1500 Z (TRADERS NET)

WED/THRU, 0100 TO 0200 Z (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

REMINDER!

TONIGHT AT 1900 PDT OR 2200 EDT (ALL BEING 0200 Z) THE OPENING SESSION OF OUR SOUTHCARS PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION NET WILL BEGIN. THIS NET WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH OUR *SCARS* SERVER WITH ECHOLINK ACCESS AT NODE NUMBER 96140, OR IRLP NODE 9614.

This net has been initiated to provide a more comfortable time for participation by our friends in the western portion of the United States and for those in close proximity thereof. We are expecting a large group this evening, and are hoping that everyone available to do so will join us.

Please also remember that Southcars supports an AUSTRALIA CONNECTION NET which operates at 0100 Z which dependent on your location could be tomorrow or Thursday.

Please stay attentive to this Breaking News segment of our website for information pertaining to new programs that will be starting soon.

1315 EDT 7-29-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

TIME: SAT, 1300-1500 UTC (FULL NET)
SAT, 1700-1900 UTC (FULL NET)
SAT/SUN, 0200 UTC (KY ARES NET)
SUN, 1500-1600 UTC (TRADERS NET)
MON, 1600-1700 UTC (EURASIA CONNECTION) (SCHEDULE TO START AUGUST 24TH)
TUE/WED, 0200 TO 0300 UTC (PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION) (THIS NET WILL START ON AUGUST 4TH 2009)
WED 1400 TO 1500 UTC (TRADERS NET)

WED/THRU, 0100 TO 0200 UTC (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

REMINDER!

Tonight at 9 pm EDT, 11 AM Australian time (0100 UTC) will be the second net for the Southcars Australian Connection. Last week’s opening was a resounding success, and we expect this second net to be equal to or better than the first.

This Australian net at 0100 UTC will be opening by recognizing our female amateurs worldwide, and their very presence will allow them to check in first and prior to us second class citizens referred to as the male population. Yes that’s correct, Ladies first!

David KD8HQU our Southcars Pacific Coast Connection manager has indicated that he is ready to start the first net on next Tuesday at 1900 PDT (0200 UTC) August 4th. He has accomplished an email mailing to over 500 amateurs which included 9 states and two Canadian provinces in behalf of this startup. Come one, come all!

We are proud to announce that Mr. Robert Todd MM3LVQ from Paisley Scotland has accepted the managerial position for the Southcars Eurasia Connection net that will have its opening at 1600 UTC on Monday August 24, 2009.

Plans and particulars are being worked out by Pete VE2XPL for our Southcars Open Forum night scheduled to start in early September.

1445 EDT 7-24-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

TIME: SAT AM, 0900-1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC) (FULL NET)
SAT PM, 1300-1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC) (FULL NET)
SAT PM, 2200 EDT (0200 UTC) (KY ARES NET)
SUN AM, 1100-1200 EDT (1500 TO 1600 UTC) (TRADERS NET)
TUE PM, 1900 TO 2000 PDT (0200 TO 0300 UTC (PACIFIC COAST CONNECTION) (THIS NET WILL START ON AUGUST 4TH 2009)
WED AM, 1000-1100 EDT (1400 TO 1500 UTC) (TRADERS NET)
THRU AM, 1100 TO 1200 AUSTRALIAN TIME (0100 TO 0200 UTC) (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

With great pride we wish to thank our Australian Connection team for a spectacular opening session. This net which is designed to service the Oceania, South Korea, and Japan areas produced an overwhelming participation. New Zealand, Australia, and Japan were represented with other stations around the world. Our special thanks to John VK3FELA, Stacy KJ4LVX, and Heather KJ4LVZ for putting on a grand Broadway show.

Your Southcars VOIP Support Team is currently involved in last minute planning for the upcoming West Coast net on August 4th. In doing so we have fine tuned several aspects. The name of the net has been changed to the “Southcars Pacific Coast Net” in hopes that this more clearly identifies that this net covers from the bottom of California through the top of Alaska and all points in-between.

We are proud to announce that Mr. David H. Ware KD8HQU has accepted the position of Manager for the Southcars Pacific Coast Net. David comes to us with a strong background in management and communication, and will hold the responsibility to initiate, man, and market this wing of Southcars.

Plans are moving forward for the establishment of our European Connection and the creation of an open forum night. These details will be published as they become available.

1845 EDT 7-20-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY, TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAYS, AND THURSDAY.

TIME: SAT AM, 0900-1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC) (FULL NET)
SAT PM, 1300-1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC) (FULL NET)
SAT PM, 2200 EDT (0200 UTC) (KY ARES NET)
SUN AM, 1100-1200 EDT (1500 TO 1600 UTC) (TRADERS NET)
TUE PM, 0700-0800 AKDT (0300 TO 0400 UTC (ALASKA CONNECTION) (THIS NET WILL START ON AUGUST 4TH 2009)
WED AM, 1000-1100 EDT (1400 TO 1500 UTC) (TRADERS NET)
THUR AM, 1100 TO 1200 AUSTRALIAN TIME (0100 TO 0200 UTC) (AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

THE NEW FUN IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! This coming Thursday down under in Australia at 11 AM their local time (0100 to 0200 UTC) will be the start of the new SOUTHCARS AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION NET. This net will be hosted by John VK3FELA, Stacy KJ4LVX, and Heather KJ4LVZ. For comparison this equates to 9 PM or 0100 UTC on Wednesday for those on Eastern Daylight Time. Come one, come all!

The SOUTHCARS ALASKA CONNECTION NET is scheduled to start on August 4th, and will be run at 1900 AKDT (0300 to 0400 UTC). This net will be hosted by TJ KB8JXX and James KC7VUN.

The Southcars open forum night will be starting in September and a Southcars European Connection Net in the near future.

2045 EDT 7-16-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Your Southcars support team is marching ahead with gusto relative to the new regional sessions, and the open forum activity. A mass mailing to all registered echolink users in the Oceania area, and South Korea has been accomplished. It is suspected that Japan (high volume) will be mailed yet this week.

John VK3FELA along with Stacy KJ4LVX has established 11 AM Australian time on Thursday (9 PM EDT Wednesday) for the Australian connection net. We anticipate that the first net will start sometime within the next 2 to 3 weeks. TJ KB8JXX from Anchorage along with his right arm James KC7VUN have been contacted about running the Alaska connection portion, and both at this time appear most favorable. The European section has yet to be opened for discussion.

Pete VE2XPL our program manager for the open forum sessions is marching along in fine fiddle. He will be out of pocket between July 17th and Aug 1st while on vacation with his family. He has established a program schedule of 12 topics which fills the need for a 3 month period. Guest speakers in some cases have been noted, and arrangements for their willingness and availability are yet to be worked out. The first net is tentatively scheduled to occur during the first week in September.

1815 EDT 7-9-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

This coming Saturday your net controls will be from Pennsylvania, and Florida in the morning, and Kentucky, and Florida in the afternoon.

Your VOIP support team has been spending a considerable amount of time lately on two major programs that will be introduced to the net. First we are creating and staffing regional sections around the world who, when said and done, will be running one hour nets during the week. Although the times and days are not yet finalized and example would include: Tuesdays at 8 PM hosted by the Alaska connection, Wednesday at 8 PM hosted by the Australian connection, and Thursdays at 6 PM hosted by the European connection. All times mentioned in this example are local times in those specific areas.

The rationale behind this move is to open net proceedings during the times that are most convenient for those participating. One can quickly understand that when we run a Saturday net at 9 AM EDT from the east coast of the United States, that it is 11 PM in Australia. Further a 2 PM EDT net would be 4 AM in Australia and so it goes around the world.

In addition Southcars VOIP will be introducing a once a week, one hour open forum starting in early September. This open forum will be subject specific, and advanced notification of the subject matter will be posted. The session will be open for questions and comments from the participants, and will be narrated by an expert on the subject being covered. Pete VE2XPL from Montreal Canada will be program manager in charge, and the subject matter that he will be picking from will be technical and non technical and include a broad range of interest to the ham community.

1915 EDT 7-2-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

TIME: SAT AM, 0900-1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC)
SAT PM, 1300-1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC)
SAT PM, 2200 EDT (0200 UTC)
SUN AM, 1100-1200 EDT (1500 TO 1600 UTC)
WED AM, 1000-1100 EDT (1400 TO 1500 UTC)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

We wish to welcome two new net controls to the southcars service who will be making their presence known this coming Saturday. This will be Stacy KJ4LVX from Louisa, Kentucky, and John VK3FELA from Richmond Victoria Australia. David KD8HQU from Davison Michigan will be starting the first hour this coming Saturday, and Kathy KJ4FGT a school teacher who travels between Florida and Michigan has joined the Southcars Support Team in the Administrative and clerical arena. Currently this brings your administrative support team to 27 people strong or 2.7% of the membership.

Please keep your attention on this Breaking News page as often as possible over the next several weeks. Notices will be published as news worthy information becomes available in support of a expansion plan for increasing the Southcars VOIP coverage and membership, making net times more comfortable for worldwide participation, and bringing the net closer to a local level of interest.

1600 EDT 6-26-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Tomorrows net will be conducted in the normal fashion. We will be in the midst of this year’s Field Day activity in both their preparedness and actual operational stages. With this in mind the following operational structure will be placed in action by your acting NCS.

The NCS, when practical to do so, will give every attempt to pull a field day station out of sequence, and give them the opportunity to check in and move on for other contacts. The field day station when checking in during a normal listing conducted by the NCS should give not only the suffix of their call, but further should append “Field Day” to the end of their suffix.

The NCS will ask the following information from the field day contact: Call being used by the club or organization, call of the operator establishing the contact, and an email address that can be used to forward net information to the field day administrators. It should be understood that this net will not be turning the operation over to the field day site to acquire additional contacts. The net log will be emailed to you to be used in any fashion you find necessary.

May the weather hold, may the RF flow in abundance, and may everyone have fun!

0930 EDT 6-19-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

The Traders net this last Wednesday went fairly well. The 40 meter band although not at its best was usable in most instances. The need of a simulcast remote station will be with again next week the 24th, but with the return of Rick ND4Z on July 1st, things should be back to normal.

We would like to welcome two new NCS members to our staff. Dave KD8HQU from Davidson Michigan, and Mike KI4JRT from Pembroke Pines Florida. Dave will be heard running a portion of the net tomorrow between 9 and 10 EDT, and Mike will be heard running the 10 to 11 EDT session.

It has occurred to your Southcars Support Team that we would be more than willing to make time for the club stations participating in field day on the 27th to join us and obtain additional contacts from our membership. In order to keep the net running smoothly we would appreciate working out the details with those interested before the 27th. If any of you are interested please communicate with us by directing email to: VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

1330 EDT 6-16-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Please take note that tomorrows Southcars Traders Net simulcast may or may not take place at 10 AM EDT (0200 UTC). This is based on one known and one unknown set of circumstances.

First our regular scheduled NCS is out of pocket for the next two weeks, which precludes any direct transmission from the NCS’s location. This means that if the net is to be simulcast it will be done from a remote location, and in so doing some of the stations that are being heard by the acting NCS may not be heard by the remote relaying station due to band propagation.

Second band condition may be such that the remote relay station for the simulcast may have difficulty in hearing the active NCS, and if this is the case it would be to the best interest of the net to forgo the rebroadcast.

Notification will be made at 10 AM EDT on the Scars server as to whether we will be in a go or no go posture.

Note: the availability of a complete user list at: http://voipnet.southcars.com/users/ Detailed Connect Log at: http://voipnet.southcars.com/log.php or update Echolink at: www.echolink.org IRLP information may be found at www.IRLP.net Send questions and comments to voip@southcars.com IRLP connects for this net are through Reflector 9614 and Echolink connects are through *SCARS* node 96140.

1800 EDT 6-12-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Your net will be chaired tomorrow by Canada and Louisiana in the morning, and Kentucky and Florida in the afternoon. Eilat Israel in the form of 4Z5PI will be chairing the Traders Net on Sunday.

Starting this Saturday and continuing on each Saturday at 10 PM EDT (0200 UTC) an ARES Net from Bowling Green Kentucky will be aired on the *SCARS* Server. This net is conducted in keeping with emergency preparedness procedures and practices and normally lasts 30 to 45 minutes. Their preamble is reprinted here for your information and has been edited by the Southcars Support Team only for the purpose of helping the understanding of those who will be listening and participating from around the world.

PREAMBLE

CQ CQ CQ for the Kentucky Fourth Dist A.R.E.S. Net.

for _(CURRENT DATE)______________________________________

Your Net control for this session is

My name is _(NAME AND CALL OF THE PRESIDING NCS)________________

This is a DIRECTED NET; all stations will transmit ONLY at the direction of net control. The purpose of this Net is to promote emergency preparedness, all A.R.E.S. members, and any licensed amateur radio operator interested in emergency work are cordially invited and requested to check in.

First, we'll stand by for any emergency, priority, or time valued traffic. Any stations with this kind of traffic please call. ______________________________________________

We will now take any A.R.E.S. members wishing to check in at this time.

Now we will take Mobile check-ins. Now are there any short time stations?

We will now take general (or regular) checks-ins, with or without traffic.(If there is traffic, declare the NET formal and pass the traffic). Then declare the NET informal and take comments.

After all comments, ask again for more check-ins, comments or anything to be brought before the NET.

Declare the NET formal and give your Net report to the NET Manager. Close the Net.

Before closing, remember this NET meets every night at 9:00 PM CDT (0200 UTC). (Saturday evening only for SCARS participation) I want to thank each station for checking in as well as the scanner listeners for listening. Your participation is appreciated. Good NET, the Fourth District A.R.E.S. NET is now closed and the frequency turned back to normal use.

Good Night all and I am clear___(CALL SIGN FOR SIGN OFF) _________.

2030 EDT 6-5-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

TIME: SAT AM, 0900-1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC)
SAT PM, 1300-1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC)
SUN AM, 1100-1200 EDT (1500 TO 1600 UTC)
WED AM, 1000-1100 EDT (1400 TO 1500 UTC)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Tomorrows net will be chaired by stations in North Carolina and Kansas during the morning sessions along with Russia and Israel in the afternoon. The Southcars Traders nets on Sundays have had excellent connectivity participation. However it should be noted that only minimal levels of actual participation have been noted on the behalf of the users. This is to say that in most cases it has been the reading of email submittals and or carryover listings from previous HF trader’s nets. It is the hope of your VOIP support team that the pendulum will swing in the near future where more stations will be actively listing their wants, needs, and items for sale. The intent of this net is to form active participation from our members, and not let it be a one-sided broadcast of items available or needed.

Announcements that will be read on the net tomorrow follow:

1-POSITIONS ARE OPEN IN A NUMBER OF AREAS TO HELP SUPPORT THE HF AND VOIP NETS. THESE INCLUDE NET CONTROL POSITIONS, SYSOP POSITIONS, CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, PLEASE DROP US A LINE AT VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.

2-THE NEW SOUTHCARS VOIP TRADERS NET FOR TRADING, BUYING AND OR SELLING AMATEUR RELATED EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES MEETS EVERY SUNDAY AT 1100 EDT (1500 ZULU) ON THIS SERVER.

3-THIS SERVER IS NOW OPERATING WITH A 4 MINUTE TIME OUT TIMER. IT IS THE HOPE OF YOUR SUPPORT TEAM THAT THOSE PARTICIPATING WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY.

2015 EDT 5-29-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS,

TIME: SAT AM, 0900-1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC)
SAT PM, 1300-1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC)
SUN AM, 1100-1200 EDT (1500 TO 1600 UTC)
WED AM, 1000-1100 EDT (1400 TO 1500 UTC)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Our main Saturday net will be tomorrow, come one, and come all! Remember Sunday at 1100 AM EST (1500 UTC) will be our new Southcars VOIP Traders Net. Please also remember that the *SCARS* server is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for those wishing to rag chew during off net hours. As this article is being written, EA3AVG Jaume just outside Barcelona Catalunya is calling CQ, just a bit earlier 6K0ODV from Sole Korea with DS2OHQ was chatting with Ravi 9Y4SRR in Trinidad, and all of this with about 15 to 20 stateside stations connected and in attendance.

Please refer to the article below dated 5-26-09 referring to the 4 minute timer that is now in use on the server.

2130 EDT 5-26-09

NET SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, SUNDAY & WEDNESDAYS.

TIME: SAT AM, 0900-1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC)
SAT PM, 1300-1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC)
SUN AM, 1100-1200 EDT (1500 TO 1600 UTC)
WED AM, 1000-1100 EDT (1400 TO 1500 UTC)

CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Our next scheduled net will be the Traders Net at 10 AM (1400 UTC) tomorrow. The first opening of our Sunday two-way Traders Net took place last Sunday. Participation was good with 25 connected stations, and an undetermined group of RF participants. We are in hopes that next Sunday there will be more verbal participation, as this last Sunday turned out to be more of a listening session on the part of the users.

Your *SCARS* server has made a change in its control function, and it is the hope of your Southcars VOIP Support Team that others will follow suit. We have enabled a 4 minute mute window that will place any station into a muted state if they approach and or exceed the 4 minute timer. The way this will work is if a station reaches this magic 4 minute window during their transmission the server will automatically place that station in mute, and will keep that station in that state until the station un-keys. Once that station un-keys he or she is free to make an additional transmission providing that the channel is not already occupied by someone. It should be further noted that when a station is muted by the server, that another station on the network can immediately make a transmission and the network will continue even if the original person never un-keys.

So attempting to put this in perspective, if all of us set our timers to 4 minutes, we should all be operating in sync or some facsimile thereof.

1300 EDT 5-20-09

NEXT NET 0900 TO 1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC) & 1300 TO 1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC) SATURDAY MAY 23, 2009. CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

At 11 AM EDT (1500 UTC) this coming Sunday on the *SCARS* server, Southcars will be running a VOIP Traders Net with full two-way communication for all participating. This will be identical in form to that conducted on each Wednesday on HF and simulcasted on the server. The difference with this Sunday session is that it will only be covering VOIP and its associated RF users, and will have no HF involvement.

This session on Sunday the 24th is being considered a Beta Test. Although we do not envision any technical issues, we will be interested in determining participation levels, whether this hour is comfortable for those concerned, and whether this net should be scheduled as a regular Sunday event in the future.

Those items listed on the Wednesday net will again be mentioned on the Sunday net, and those new items obtained on the Sunday net will be mentioned again on the following Wednesday net providing full publication for all concerned. Further those desiring to make a listing or indicate a want may do so before the net by addressing the information to ND4Z@YAHOO.COM.

2030 EDT 5-15-09

NEXT NET 0900 TO 1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC) & 1300 TO 1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC) SATURDAY MAY 16, 2009. CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

The Southcars VOIP Website is under redesign and will be available to you shortly. In doing so the site will hopefully now supply for you easier access and availability to the contents. This breaking news page will be found dead center and at the top of the home page, which is the page you first come to when connecting to www.voip.southcars.com. In addition we are doing away with the black background found on this article page to do away with some of the problems are members have been having. Those in particular amongst us who use a internet mailing server have had problems displaying these articles in full color registration due partly to the fact that they do not use an internal mail program and rely on there supplier and internet browser to handle the registration and color coordination.

Three announcements will be made at the start of the net tomorrow which are:

1-NCS PERSONNEL ARE NEEDED ON BOTH THE HF AND VOIP NETS. PLEASE DROP US A LINE AT VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM IF INTERESTED. WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A FULL INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR FOR THIS NET; WE CURRENTLY HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW NCS’S ABOARD FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, AND ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN ADDING TO THIS LIST.

2-WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN ADDING TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE VOIP SUPPORT TEAM PERSONNEL IN AREAS OF LONG RANGE PLANNING, CLERICAL SUPPORT, MEDIA SUPPORT, AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. IF YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, PLEASE DROP US A LINE AT VOIP@SOUTHCARS.COM.

3-Picnic in Hiawassee Georgia:

On Saturday May 23 (Memorial Day Week End) beginning at 8 AM till with the picnic around 12:30 to 1 PM. A portable HF station will be in operation and depending on band conditions may operate most of the day. The picnic will be held at the same place as in the past, the Upper Pavilion at the Hiawassee, GA, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. Please come with a picnic item to be shared with the group and a donation box will be available to off set expenses. We want to thank Jerry N5ICT (Ice Cold Tea) for heading up this effort. Anybody wishing to help out in the set up and organizing of the picnic to please E-mail Jerry at n5ict@aol.com or call Jerry’s cell at 239-770-8798. We also need NCS operators to volunteer to run the net from the picnic as well. The station will be provided. Please plan on attending!!

1900 EDT 5-12-09

NEXT NET 0900 TO 1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC) & 1300 TO 1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC) SATURDAY MAY 16, 2009. CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

…………..SPECIAL NOTICE…………..THE SOUTHCARS TRADERS NET SIMULCAST HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TOMORROW WEDNESDAY THE 13TH. THIS ACTION HAS BEEN PROMPTED BY TEMPORARY DEPLOYMENT OF OUR ACTIVE NCS AND THE LACK OF ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SIMULCAST AT THIS LOCATION.

Note: the availability of a complete user list at http://voipnet.southcars.com/users/ Detailed Connect Log at: http://voipnet.southcars.com/log.php or update Echolink at: www.echolink.org IRLP information may be found at www.IRLP.net ----- Send questions and comments to voip@southcars.com IRLP connects for this net are through Reflector 9614 and Echolink connects are through *SCARS* node 96140.

2030 EDT 5-08-09

NEXT NET 0900 TO 1100 EDT (1300-1500 UTC) & 1300 TO 1500 EDT (1700-1900 UTC) SATURDAY MAY 9, 2009. CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

The *SCARS* server has been seeing quite a bit of use this past week during periods of none net operation. Many stations are staying connected day and night and some interesting conversations may be heard from stations all over the world.

We would particularly like to welcome Ravi 9Y4SRR member E0704 and his ham friends from Trinidad who have been giving us all an enjoyable island exposure.

The Net for tomorrow morning will be hosted by W4FHC in North Carolina for the first hour, followed by VE2XPL in Canada. Your afternoon session during the first hour will be hosted by UA3QGN from Russia, and the following hour by KB8JXX from Anchorage Alaska.

The Traders Net will be conducted remotely from Kathleen Florida this coming Wednesday by ND4Z. There are some technical issues yet to be worked out as Rick will only be in this location for one week. Updates will be posted on these issues as information becomes available.

Article 1800 EST 5-1-09

NEXT NET 0900 TO 1100 EST (1300-1500 UTC) & 1300 TO 1500 EST (1700-1900 UTC) SATURDAY MAY 2, 2009. CONNECT TO THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

Your VOIP support team feels that several items of concern and interest should be discussed. First with the growing popularity of the SCARS server both during net operation and normal rag chew sessions several important facts should be mentioned.

With the high percentage of Links and Repeaters participating their Time out Timers (TOT) should be considered. A normal 2 to 3 second pause between transmissions would help this situation. Additionally a 5 minute timer is active on the server which will mute a station who is transmitting at or beyond this interval.

We respectfully ask any station that is connecting to the server who in doing so brings along with them a local repeater or link to please take measures to mute any local announcements, courtesy beeps, ID’s and squelch tail activity. We believe that this request speaks for itself.

For those who have not yet received the word, please be advised that Southcars is now offering a simulcast of the Wednesday 10 AM EST (1400 UTC) Traders Net conducted on 7.251 MHz on the SCARS server for our echolink and IRLP members and quests world wide.

Article 2030 EST 4-28-09

NEXT NET 0900 TO 1100 EST (1300-1500 UTC) & 1300 TO 1500 EST (1700-1900 UTC) SATURDAY MAY 2, 2009. CONNECT TO *SCARS* TOMORROW APR 29TH FOR THE FIRST SOUTHCARS TRADERS NET ON THE *SCARS* SERVER. (USE ECHOLINK 96140 OR IRLP 9614)

The southcars traders net which has been running for many years on 7.251 MHz will now be simulcast each Wednesday morning at 1000 EST (1400 UTC) on our new server *SCARS*. The opening preamble is being posted here for general information.

Good Morning, this is the Southcars, South Coast Amateur Radio Service, Traders Net. This net meets every Wednesday morning at 10 AM for the purpose of trading, selling or buying amateur related equipment and accessories. This net follows the guidelines and procedures sit forth by Southcars and FCC Part 97 rules and regulations regarding a non commercial involvement.

It should be noted that this net in addition to direct contact and monitoring on 7.251 MHz is also simulcast to the world at large through the Southcars server known as *SCARS*. This simulcast to those on Echolink, IRLP, VHF, and UHF RF should realize that this is a one way broadcast. This is again in keeping with the FCC rules and regulations, and it should be understood that the active NCS will not be monitoring for any transmissions initiated by those on the receiving side of this simulcast.

All stations are more than welcome to submit your needs, wants, or items to be sold via email to ND4Z@YAHOO.COM prior to the net. These email submittals will be included either during the current net or at the earliest next net session.

Your Net Control for this session is _______ I’m located in ______ and we will now start with those on frequency with items of need or sale. Please realize that this is not a social net, we do not take check-ins as we do for the normal Southcars sessions and your cooperation to this fact would be appreciated.

Note: the availability of a complete user list at http://voipnet.southcars.com/users/ Detailed Connect Log at: http://voipnet.southcars.com/log.phpor update Echolink at: www.echolink.org IRLP information may be found at www.IRLP.net ----- Send questions and comments to voip@southcars.com IRLP connects for this net are through Reflector 9614 and Echolink connects are through *SCARS* node 96140.

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