Virtual Elecraft Users Net anyone?

[Julian, G4ILO]

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.

[Jim Brown-10]

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:32:56 -0700 (PDT), Julian, G4ILO wrote:

>I find myself horizontally
>polarized, unable to access the shack, bored,

Sorry to hear of your polarization. For boredom, have you considered
reading?  I recently finished a very interesting bio of Einstein,
and a fun piece of fiction by Frank Deford about American baseball
that you don't need to know the rules of the game to appreciate. I'm
currently reading bios of Harry Truman and Hoagy Carmichael.

73,

Jim K9YC



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[Julian, G4ILO]

Jim Brown-10 wrote

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:32:56 -0700 (PDT), Julian, G4ILO wrote:

>I find myself horizontally
>polarized, unable to access the shack, bored,

Sorry to hear of your polarization. For boredom, have you considered
reading?

Yes. CQ and QST coincidentally arrived yesterday. But the eyes get tired reading that small print. Computer is easier. But the eyes need a rest.

I tried CW practise, but a pinched sciatic nerve does not aid concentration.

[TR K2 #838]

Julian,

Do you have an address where I might email to you ?

I am: http://www.radions.net/spamfltr.htm

TR, WB6TMY

At 12:32 PM 8/15/2008 -0700, you wrote:

>Would any Elecraft users be interested in getting together for an online chat
>using HamSphere (www.hamsphere.com)?
>

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[M0XDF]

I would, but it's Wintel and I'm Mac and haven't yet installed my VM
--  
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him. -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642)

On 15 Aug 2008, at 20:32, Julian, G4ILO wrote:

>
> Would any Elecraft users be interested in getting together for an  
> online chat
> using HamSphere (www.hamsphere.com)?

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David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote

I would, but it's Wintel and I'm Mac and haven't yet installed my VM

It's Java, David. There's a .tar.gz containing a .jar file. I ran it on Linux using "java -jar hamsphere.jar". I think that would work on any platform, as long as you have installed Java.

[W6ODJ]

Julian,

I had a laminectomy once, after a couple of years of agony.  I  
sympathise with you being consigned to bed with disk damage.  Hope  
rest cures you.  The good news is that it usually does, although it  
seems to take forever when you are the one forced to stay horizontal.

Do you know how to FORM a net on Hamsphere?  If you do, I'd be willing  
to join a bunch of people to chat with you about Elecraft radios.

Oliver  W6ODJ


On 15 Aug 2008, at 12:32 PM, Julian, G4ILO wrote:

>
> 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
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[Julian, G4ILO]

O. Johns wrote

Do you know how to FORM a net on Hamsphere?  If you do, I'd be willing  
to join a bunch of people to chat with you about Elecraft radios.

You just turn up on a prearranged "frequency" and time, and chat. However, so far you are the only person to have expressed an interest in this method of linking Elecraft users.

I received a suggestion that more people might be already equipped and willing to participate in an Elecraft net on EchoLink. From what I can understand, EchoLink can only be used for one-to-one contacts. For a net, one "one" would need to be a "conference" node, this would require someone to set up a server for it so it's not something we can just go ahead and do.

[Dan Romanchik KB6NU]

Anyone can set up a conference on their node and allow multiple  
connections to the node. All one has to do is to check a box in the  
appropriate dialogue box.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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On Aug 17, 2008, at 6:29 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote:

> O. Johns wrote:
>>
>> Do you know how to FORM a net on Hamsphere?  If you do, I'd be  
>> willing
>> to join a bunch of people to chat with you about Elecraft radios.
>>
> You just turn up on a prearranged "frequency" and time, and chat.  
> However,
> so far you are the only person to have expressed an interest in this  
> method
> of linking Elecraft users.
>
> I received a suggestion that more people might be already equipped and
> willing to participate in an Elecraft net on EchoLink. From what I can
> understand, EchoLink can only be used for one-to-one contacts. For a  
> net,
> one "one" would need to be a "conference" node, this would require  
> someone
> to set up a server for it so it's not something we can just go ahead  
> and do.
>
> -----
> Julian, G4ILO
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