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Hi Alexander,

On 2025-11-13 09:17:55, you wrote to me:

 Wv>> BTW: What are "nets" anyway? ;-)

 AG> imagine you lived in alaska (or wherever might be fairly remote), and at
a set
 AG> schedule everyone got on their radio to say hi and prove they're alive..
or
 AG> perhaps to pass along information, etc

 AG> then imagine it got somewhat cumbersome with the number of people
involved, so
 AG> you had a "net control operator" that sort of guided the people checking
in
 AG> along so they didn't just transmit on top of each other

 AG> i'd say that's sufficient to understand the concept. only mostly they just
 AG> throw out their callsign ("check in"), say hi, perhaps answer some sort of
 AG> question. (think: "what's your favorite dinner to make on a cold night?")
and
 AG> then go about their lives.

 AG> i don't check in to those very often because it's BO-RING. much better
talking
 AG> to the people who get on every day or so and actually chat

Thanks for the clarification!

Bye, Wilfred.

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