GRATIOT COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO NET
Weekly, Wednesday Evenings at 1900 hrs (7:00 pm)
145.370 Repeater
Net Control Log for Net 2026-04-01
Good evening and welcome to the weekly GCARA (Gratiot County Amateur Radio Association) Net. All amateur Radio operators are welcome to attend. This is a directed net so please direct all traffic through the net control station, Mike, N5QYQ who will be serving as your net control operator this evening. Emergency or Priority traffic will take precedence. At this time, is there any station with Emergency or priority traffic, please call now. Please give your call sign phonetically, slowly,so I can make sure I get them correctly. Nothing heard, we will now proceed with regular check-in’s for this evening’s net. We’ll start with any Mobile check-ins. Are there any mobile check-in’s? Please call now. Now we’ll go to fixed station check-in’s. Fixed stations please call now.
Note: After all stations have checked in, proceed to the Trivia question(s).
TRIVIA QUESTION:
Trivia question number 1: You have five resistors in series. 20 ohm, 500 ohm, 2,000 ohm, 50,000 ohm and a 1,500 ohm. What is the total resistance? Answer: 54,020 ohms. Is it:
A) 2.4 Meg ohms
B) 20,575 k ohms
C) 54,020 k ohms
D) None of the above
We’ll begin with our first check in:
Note: After first round, announce the right answer to trivia question and then announce the BONUS question. Use the same check-in order. At this time, pause and ask if there are any additional check-ins to the net at this time.
BONUS QUESTION:
Trivia Question 2: If an amateur radio is installed aboard a ship or aircraft, what condition must be met before the station is operated? Approval is required. It must be approved by which of the following before operation:
A) The Chief Warrant officer
B) The Master of the ship or pilot in command of the aircraft
C) The Chief Engineer
D) None of the above
Note: After all have taken a guess, provide the correct answer then move to Announcements.
Total Check-Ins for the net: 7
Total Echo-Link Check-Ins: 4
N5QYQ – Mike (Net Control)
KF8FKN – Luke
WD8JRI – Kelly (GCARA Historian)
KD8IXV – Jason
KD8DAX – Zach (GCARA President)
Non Echo-Link Check – Ins: 3
WD8KMW – Dick
KF8DOI – Roger
KD8ZEQ – Jim
Announcements:
Zach:
• Regular meeting on the third Tuesday of every month at the Gratiot County EOC (April 23) at 7pm. Location: 1375 S County Farm Rd, Ithaca, MI 48847. Link: Emergency Management | Gratiot County, MI
• Club breakfast the last Saturday of the month (April 25th) at J.J. Ruby’s restaurant, Location: 2862 N State Rd, Ithaca, MI 48847 Link: https://www.facebook.com/jjrubys2002/
Jason:
• Cedar Lake repeater update: Negotiations for antenna space with Sherriff’s department were successful and antenna installation is a go! Goal is to have repeater on air mid April or Mid May. The repeater frequency is 147.270 with a +600 offset and a PL of 123 Hz.
Dick:
• Still looking for a set of cans for the Cedar Lake repeater, so if anyone knows of the availability of any, let Zach, Jason, or him know. The Yeasu Vertex repeater Dick purchased and loaning to the club is being set to the Ithaca Repeaterfrequency and should be ready for pick-up next week.
Michigan Hamfests coming up:
• Allegan County Amateur Radio Club, April 11, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, Salem Twp Hall, 3003 142 Ave Talk-In 147.24 (PL 94.8hz) https://www.ac8rc.org Admission $5.00 Flea Market and Handicap access
• Centerville – St. Joseph County Michigan ARC, April 18, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon, St. Joseph County Fairgrounds 316 East Charlotte St. Talk-In: 145.31 (PL 123 Hz)fuseboxr@hotmail.com Admission: $5.00 Dealers and vendors, Flea Market, Tailgating, VE exam sessions.
• Marshall – Southern Michigan ARS, May 2, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm, Calhoun County Fairground, 720 Fair Street, Talk-In: 146.66 (PL 94.8 hz), https://www.w8df.comAdmission $5.00 Dealers and vendors, Flea Market, Tailgating, Refreshments, VE exam sessions.
• Cadillac – Wexaukee ARC, May 2, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon – Mackinac Trail Middle school, 8401 Mackinac Trail, Talk-In: 146.98 Contact: https://www.wexaukeearc.orgAdmission: $5.00 Dealers and vendors, Flea Market, Tailgating, Refreshments, VE exam sessions, Field checking of QSL cards.