GAARES-P2P NET RESULTS & MAPPING FOR SUN 22-DEC-2024
A copy of this document in pdf format is attached to the posting at gaares.groups.io for your convenience and future reference.
Thanks to Russell, AB4QQ for serving as the NCS today.
Callsigns checking in today: 28 (plus AB4QQ)
Check-in msgs – 80m: 17
Check-in msgs – 40m: 23
Total Check-in msgs: 40
ALL messages were correctly addressed to the tactical callsign GAARES-P2P. Participants were invited to check-in this week by sending a Winlink Check-in Form (once per callsign) instead of the short message check-in. We received 14 check-in messages using this form.
FUN QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
In Winlink Express, can you draft and post a message to a station while you are currently connected to that station?
A. No, you cannot draft a message while connected.
B. You can draft a message while connected but you cannot post it to the outbox.
C. Yes, you can draft and post a message while connected but it will not be sent.
D. Yes, you can draft and post a P2P message while connected and it will be sent.
Answer C is correct. Explanation:
Answer A Incorrect: You can definitely draft a message to the station you are currently connected to. This was easy to test today as you sent your check-in message to WG4PTP
Answer B Incorrect: You can also post it while currently connected to that station. Again, easy to test.
Answer C: (Correct Answer) – The message will not be sent during the current session. There is a trivial, extremely rare exception: if you post the message immediately after the connection, within a second or two, before the version and message handshaking occurs, it will send. For all practical purposes, it won’t be sent.
Answer D Incorrect: No, it will not be sent. In order to send it, you will need to disconnect and reconnect to the station.
Quiz Results:
Answers reported in check-in messages today are below. If you sent more than one check-in msg, we counted your answer only once. If you gave different answers, we took the answer in your final message.
A 3 (11%)
B 2 (7%)
C 12 (45 %)
D 10 (37%)
No answer 1
Total 28 callsigns
GAARES-P2P NET MAP LINKS for 2024-12-22
80m Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1bFwz9iKqSq0bp3xkxddvbpaWaSp7o68&usp=sharing
40m Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1z8vvgTijH25b9SO8EVnYeHmtZViR8Ts&usp=sharing
NEXT WEEK’S NET IS CANCELLED FOR HOLIDAYS
GAARES-P2P NET is taking next week OFF. We wish you Happy Holidays and enjoy your time with family and friends. Get that new rig you received for Christmas configured and all ready to go for Vara P2P operations after New Years!
MANY THANKS to our Net Control Station Operators for their fine work this past few months, including the testing, transition, and finally the official phase of the GAARES-P2P Net:
Kory – W4RZ
Murdock – W4JNR
Ricky – NG4DX
Russell – AB4QQ
We also thank all of you, our dedicated participants, who check in each week with the Net. Your interest in this mode has been gratifying. Hopefully, each of you can talk up P2P with friends and get them involved in the Net this next year.
The GAARES-P2P Net will resume operations on Sunday, Jan 5, 2025.
73-
David – ND1J
GAARES-P2P Net Manager