Mike (W3MFB) takes the chair on the W3GMS 146.985 Thursday Roundtable and pitches a practical idea: revive scheduled on-air “skeds” on bands like 6m/10m (and beyond), with everyone first meeting on the repeater and using 985 as the coordination/backchannel in case stations can’t hear each other direct. The group weighs the best day to run it (Tuesday/Wednesday get the most love), how often makes sense (monthly vs quarterly), and why it should stay separate from the Monday Workbench. Operators compare station capabilities and antenna plans for spring, discuss keeping it technician-friendly (10m/6m), and share quick notes from Winter Field Day and local simplex activity—ending with a welcome to a new check-in and some classic 985 off-script side chatter.
