Would any Elecraft users be interested in getting together for an online chat using HamSphere (www.hamsphere.com)?
Don't scoff. I've heard all the arguments about what is the point of a VOIP simulation of amateur radio. I've made most of them myself. Unfortunately, due to injuring my back while trying to improve my antenna for 80m in order to participate in the real UK Elecraft net, I find myself horizontally polarized, unable to access the shack, bored, and fed up with what I can hear on my bedside table FT-817 and Miracle Whip. I came across this virtual ionosphere and thought that it is a rather clever piece of programming that gives a real feel of radio, unlike QSONet which you may of heard of. Unfortunately, there is hardly any activity on it (perhaps the simulation is really too good) and the developer has even threatened to shut it down, which would be a shame after so much work. There is a precedent for having a VOIP based ham radio net. FlexRadio users apparently have a net on the commercial QSONet service. I would have found that ironic... HamSphere is free, and is written in Java so it runs on Windows, Linux and Mac (I'm using it on Linux at the moment.) I'm open to suggestions as to what would be the best time for a net. For starters I'd suggest 2230 UTC, not too late for Europeans and not too early for those in the US. What evening to try? Saturday? For the sake of a frequency I'll suggest virtual 7.065 +/- QRM, but as the system has a virtual DX cluster we should be easy enough to find. Even if no-one is interested in the idea of a net, if you are intrigued enough to install the HamSphere software and you see me on, I'm probably bored and would appreciate a chat. ----- Julian, G4ILO http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham Directory -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Virtual-Elecraft-Users-Net-anyone--tp726815p726815.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
