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Net Report 15-NOV-2021

Stations Checked In: 18

Duration: 47 minutes

Net Newcomers: KE8TET

Callsign	Name
N8TJ	Tom
KE8FJW	Brad
KE8GRY	Eric P
KC0MYP	Dana F
WA6WV	Sergio
N8YUI	Randy
KE8TET	DORIAN
WA3TUU	Rick
KE5XD	DAVID M
KE8GRY	Eric P
KD8VJD	Allan G
KD8GTX	Michael F
WB8QJZ	STAN
N4ALK	Allan L
WQ8A	James
N8NIF	Dick
WA8RSA	David
N8RMA	Dustin A

DMR 101 for 2021 Intro to DMR for Ham Radio

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Net Report 8-NOV-2021

Stations Checked In: 16

Duration: 40 minutes

Net Newcomers: KE4UYD

Callsign	Name
KE8FJW	Brad
KE8QLA	Nevin J
KC0MYP	Dana F
N4ALK	Allan L
KE4UYD	MICHAEL E
KD8VJD	Allan G
N8TJ	Tom
WB8QJZ	STAN
N8NIF	Dick
N8RMA	Dustin A
W8EO	Ed
WA3TUU	Rick
KD8GTX	Michael F
WB8HS	Bruce
N6WY	David J
N8YUI	Randy

Best DMR Handheld Ham Radio for 2021 | Top 10 DMR HT Radios

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Net Report 1-NOV-2021

Stations Checked In: 20

Duration: 45 minutes

Net Newcomers:

Callsign	Name
N8NIF	Dick
KC0MYP	Dana F
WB8HS	Bruce
N6WY	David J
WA6WV	Sergio
WA3TUU	Rick
WB8QJZ	STANLEY F
KD8GTX	Michael F
N9WYD	DOUGLAS M
N8YUI	Randy
W8EO	Ed
N4ALK	Allan L
KD8VJD	Allan G
N8TJ	THOMAS E
W8MAT	Matthew
WQ8A	James
N8TSP	Anthony K
WA8RSA	David
KD8KBH	Dennis W
N8RMA	Dustin A

Announcements:

• SATERN Net, Wednesday @ 8PM
• DMR BrandMeister TG 31269
• Cross-mode with YSF
• Don McLain (KB8RAD) became a silent key on 21-OCT-2021
• Don was very active in the Central Michigan / Lansing area

There was a couple of announcements for eyeball QSO's, but I missed the details - keep letting us know on the net!

Brandmeister Worldwide “TAC” talkgroups

Three new TAC talkgroups have been added to the Brandmeister talkgroups list:

901	WorldWide TAC 1
902	WorldWide TAC 2
903	WorldWide TAC 3

They have been created to allow finishing long QSOs started on the 91~95 worldwide talkgroups, while allowing new calls to take place on the wide-audience groups.

What is a TAC talkgroup?

TAC stands for TACtical. They are designed to off-load large audience talkgroups.

When a QSO starts on a talkgroup that is known for being static on a very large number of repeaters (and often used as a call channel), and the participants feel that the conversation will be longer than a couple of minutes, they decide to move to a TAC in order to free the original talkgroup so other calls can take place.

What’s special about these talkgroups?

Just like the USA TAC talkgroups 310~319, these three new worldwide TACs cannot be made static on repeaters and hotspots. They are designed to be strictly dynamic, which increases their chances of stay available after a QSO is over.

How to use a Worldwide TAC talkgroup?

If you have started a QSO on talkgroup 91 for example, and you’d like to talk for a long time without monopolizing this very large audience talkgroup, check the talkgroups 901, 902, and 903 for activity (this can easily be done using the dashboard’s lastheard, or your radio), and ask your party to QSY to one free TAC talkgroup. You can then continue your QSO for as long as you’d like. Other hams who wish to participate to this QSO can follow you, while new calls can take place on 91.

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