This is a QST is for any Troy hams on this sub and others who might be interested in the hobby:
The Troy Amateur Radio Association (TARA) has a weekly social net every Thursday. The net is open to ALL amateurs - not just TARA members.
The TARA Social Net is a "directed-informal" net which means there will be a net control station and regular check-ins BUT the participants decide what they want to talk about as long as it's friendly and follows proper operator etiquette. Discussion will be round-robin in the order of check-in. If you're new to the hobby or nets, don't sweat anything - you can check "in and out" and just listen. The net is here for camaraderie and enjoyment of the hobby.
In addition to portable and mobile stations, new (1 year or so) and younger (college-aged or so) hams also get priority check-in (there's nothing special other than you get to talk first - which might be helpful if you have questions). If you're new to the hobby, this could be a good opportunity to gain some communal knowledge.
There are usually 3 go-arounds and 2 shared questions you can choose (or not) to answer. The first is a general question ("What's you favorite radio?"). The second is a randomly chosen question from the Technician, General, or Amateur Extra licensing question pools. We get to see what we think we know and what we really know.
The net is held on Thursdays at 8pm on the N2TY linked repeater system (145.17 MHz and/or 447.075 MHz) located in Troy, NY. Visit N2TY.org for PL tone, offset, and Echolink connection information.
No radio but licensed? You can use EchoLink to log in...from anywhere (we've had check ins from South Korea and England for example)!