LYRA defines young radio amateurs as anyone under the age of 22. However, this net is open to all hams, whether 8 or 88 years old.

LYRA defines young radio amateurs as anyone under the age of 22. However, this net is open to all hams, whether 8 or 88 years old. There are several 15-year-old hams who regularly check in, along with 11 year olds, and even one 9-year-old ham, along with old hams of 17 and 19 and 20. QTH locations range from Richmond to Crozet, Stuarts Draft to Keezletown. Tune in and see what the younger generation is up to. Problems with Autopatch? The 145.130 repeater provides autopatch service to the local telephone area of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, by subscription. On a recent occasion, background noise (on the called-partys end of the phone connection) interfered with proper operation of the VOX circuitry. This may have been an isolated incident but if it recurs, the VOX sensitivity might need adjusting. What do you think?