Survey Results

• "Are you affiliated with any Emergency Communications organization?"
  Asked during July 25, 2004 earthquake drill.
  MARS = 2
  ARES = 6
  None = 10
• "Do you have 220 MHz or 440 MHz equipment?"
  Asked during October 13, 2004 weekly net.
  220 only = 0
  440 only = 4
  Both 220 and 440 = 6
  Neither = 2

  Also asked during July 25, 2007 weekly net.
  220 only = 0
  440 only = 10
  Both 220 and 440 = 5
  Neither = 3

  "Do you have any 220 MHz equipment?"
  Asked during June 22, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 9

• "What kind of transceiver are you using, and is it on backup power?"
  Asked during May 18, 2005 weekly net.
  Base station (main power grid) = 6
  Base station (auxiliary power) = 1
  Portable, battery powered = 2
• "Do you have a mobile transceiver mounted in your vehicle?"
  Asked during June 8, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 16
  No = 2
• "Do you have an amateur radio antenna on the roof of your house or in its attic?"
  Asked during June 15, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 7
• "Did you participate in Field Day 2005?"
  Asked during June 29, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 2
• "Are there local laws or covenants restricting you from putting up an antenna?"
  Asked during July 6, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 5
  No, but the proximity of the airport restricts height = 1
  No, but community restricts height = 1
• "Have you taken any of the ARECC (Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Courses)?"
  Asked during July 13, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 10
  

  Asked again during January 31, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 9
  Currently taking course = 1

• "If you have a handheld transceiver, do you have an antenna other than the original 'rubber duckie' to use on it?"
  Asked during July 27, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 1
  
• "Do you have more than one battery for your handheld transceiver?"
  Asked during August 3, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 2

  Also asked during December 21, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 2

• "Have you taken local SKYWARN training?"
  Asked during August 10, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 3
  

  "Are you SKYWARN trained?"
  Asked during July 28, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 1
  

• "Do you have an emergency light source other than a handheld flashlight or an open flame device that will give you illumination for at least 4 hours?"
  Asked during August 17, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 6
• "Do you work any digital modes?"
  Asked during August 31, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  CW only = 1
  No = 6

  "Do you now or have you ever worked a digital mode on any amateur radio band?"
  Asked during the November 7, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 3
  

  "Do you have digital packet capabilities?"
  Asked during the February 6, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 7
  Not sure = 1
  

  "Do you have digital amateur radio capabilities of any kind?"
  Asked during the May 21, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 0
  

  "Do you have the equipment to run digital modes such as PSK31, packet, or Winlink?"
  Asked during the April 15, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 1
  

  "Have you ever transmitted or received using any digital mode?"
  Asked during the March 2, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 5
  

• "Do you work the HF bands?"
  Asked during September 7, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 7
• "Have you ever used a 70 cm UHF repeater in the St. Louis area?"
  Asked during September 14, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 4
• "Have you taken any online FEMA courses?"
  Asked during September 28, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 13

  Asked again during October 24, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 6

  Asked again during August 26, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 6

  Asked again during Septmber 8, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 6

• "Do you operate any packet radio modes?"
  Asked during October 5, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 13
• "Have you ever drawn up a 'power budget' for an emergency situation? That is, have you ever calculated how much emergency power you have available and how long it would last?"
  Asked during October 12, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 11
• "How long have you held your amateur radio license?"
  Asked during October 19, 2005 weekly net.
  2 weeks, 5 months, 10 months, 3 years, 5 years, 5 years, 10 years, 12 years, 13 years, 28 years, 45 years, 46 years, and 50 years
• "Have you constructed or performed maintenance on an outdoor antenna within the last month?"
  Asked during November 2, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 3
• "Have you ever passed a formal NTS message?"
  Asked during November 9, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 17
• "Are any other members of your immediate family licensed amateur radio operators?"
  Asked during November 16, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 10

  "Are any other members of your immediate household amateur radio operators?"
  Asked during March 16, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 13

• "When operating 2 meter mobile, do you use a 'fixed' antenna or a 'mag mount' antenna?"
  Asked during December 7, 2005 weekly net.
  Fixed = 6
  Mag mount = 10
• "Do you own more than one transceiver capable of operating on 2 meters?"
  Asked during December 14, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 0
• "Are you a member of a CERT team?"
  Asked during December 28, 2005 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 9
• "Have you ever participated in a formal simulated emergency?"
  Asked during January 5, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 12
• "Are you a member of the American Radio Relay League?"
  Asked during January 11, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 3

  Also asked during November 14, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 2

• "Do you have 6 meter FM equipment capable of at least 20 watts of output power?"
  Asked during January 25, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 12

  Asked again during March 7, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 1
  

• "Have you ever operated on an amateur band above the 70 centimeter (440 MHz) band?"
  Asked during February 8, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 16

  Asked again during February 14, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 11
  

• "Do you belong to a local ham organization other than ARES?"
  Asked during February 15, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 21
  No = 3
• "Do you regularly check WWV or any other NIST time station?"
  Asked during March 8, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 2
• "Do you have a home weather station?"
  Asked during March 15, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 7
• "Do you have a radio to pick up the National Weather Service broadcasts?"
  Asked during March 15, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 0
• "Do you listen to the ham bands or public service bands on a scanner (other than your ham radio transceiver)?"
  Asked during April 5, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 4
• "Do you have, or have you started assembling a 'go bag'?"
  Asked during April 12, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 2
• "Have you taken any of the ARRL online courses other than the emergency communications courses?"
  Asked during April 19, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 13
• "Do you have a lightning arrestor mechanism on the feedline to your external antenna?"
  Asked during May 3, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 12
• "Do you currently hold a valid GMRS license?"
  Asked during May 17, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 10

  Also asked during February 24, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 9

• "Have you ever built an amateur radio antenna?"
  Asked during May 24, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 4
• "Do you build your own sections of coaxial cable?"
  Asked during May 31, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 2
• "Have you ever participated in an amateur radio event that gave you experience similar to a simulated emergency?"
  Asked during June 7, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 3
• "Do you use a computer to help you with your amateur radio hobby? Looking up stuff or purchasing stuff on the Internet does not count."
  Asked during June 14, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 4
• "Do you plan to participate in any of the Field Day exercises this weekend?"
  Asked during June 21, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 2

  Asked again during June 13, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 4
  

  Asked again during June 20, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 1
  Not sure = 4
  

• "Have you ever met the ARRL Missouri Section Manager, Dale Bagley, K0KY?"
  Asked during June 28, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 9
• "Have you placed Anderson Powerpoles on all of your amateur radio equipment?"
  Asked during July 5, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 9

  Asked again during February 20, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 5

  "Do you use Anderson Powerpoles on your amateur radio equipment?"
  Asked during December 12, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 3

• "Do you have a portable emergency field station?"
  Asked during July 12, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 8
• "Do you have problems in your neighborhood with radio intereference on the ham bands?"
  Asked during July 26, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 10
• "Do you regularly operate on the 70 cm band?"
  Asked during August 2, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 13
• "Have you ever used Morse code on the air?"
  Asked during August 9, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 10

  "Have you ever transmitted using Morse code?"
  Asked during October 13, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5

• "Have you ever heard a broadcast from the American Radio Relay League's station W1AW?"
  Asked during August 23, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 12
• "Do you fast-charge your hand held radio batteries or do you slow-charge them?"
  Asked during August 30, 2006 weekly net.
  Fast = 0
  Slow = 16
  Both = 3
  
N/A = 1
• "Have you ever interacted with an Official Observer, either as a complainant or as the recipient of a complaint?"
  Asked during September 6, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 9
  
• "Do you take amateur radio equipment with you when you go on vacation?"
  Asked during September 13, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 2
  
• "Have you ever been the net controller for a directed net?"
  Asked during September 20, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever heard a distress call on the amateur radio bands? If so, were you able to handle it?"
  Asked during September 27, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes, and I was able to handle it = 7
  Yes, but I was not able to handle it = 4
  No = 9
  
• "Have you ever checked into an ARES net other than the St. Louis County ARES net?"
  Asked during October 4, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 2
  
• "Was there ever a person whom you considered to be your amateur radio 'elmer' (mentor)?"
  Asked during October 11, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 4
  
• "Do you have portable or mobile 70 cm (440 MHz) equipment?"
  Asked during October 18, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 2
  
• "If you had to, could you explain what 'time-valued traffic' means?"
  Asked during October 25, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 6
  (Answer: Formal numbered traffic that has a specific date &/or time for delivery)
• "Can you hear me (the net control operator) on this repeater's input frequency?"
  Asked during November 2, 2006 weekly net. Net control operator was in Florissant.
  Yes = 8
  No = 6

  Asked during December 26, 2007 weekly net. Net control operator was in Florissant and had a higher mast.
  Yes = 7
  No = 1
  Cannot monitor input frequency = 2

  Asked during November 8, 2006 weekly net. Net control operator was in Creve Coeur.
  Yes = 12
  No = 8

  Asked during November 15, 2006 weekly net. Net control operator was in south St. Louis County, at Highway 21 and Interstate 270.
  Yes = 16
  No = 3

  Asked during November 22, 2006 weekly net. Net control operator was in Maryland Heights.
  Yes = 14
  No = 4

  Asked during January 2, 2008 weekly net. Net control operator was in Maryland Heights.
  Yes = 8
  No = 0
  Cannot monitor input frequency = 1

  Asked during November 29, 2006 weekly net. Net control operator was in Ellisville.
  Yes = 8
  No = 8

• "Have you ever contacted anyone in another country via the amateur radio bands?"
  Asked during December 6, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 1
  Yes, but only using IRLP = 4
• "Do you usually check in to more than one net during the week?"
  Asked during December 13, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 2
• "Do you have a set of earphones (not ear buds or plugs) that you use for amateur radio?"
  Asked during December 20, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 4
• "Have you purchased any new amateur radio equipment within the last 30 days?"
  Asked during December 27, 2006 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 12
• "Other than between Missouri and Illinois, have you ever made interstate contact on 2 meters?"
  Asked during January 3, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 8
• "Have you ever assembled any amateur radio equipment from a kit?"
  Asked during January 24, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 9
• "Have you ever used anything unusual as an antenna?"
  Asked during February 21, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 9
  
• "Do you have a NOAA weather radio that is programmed to automatically alert you in case of severe weather"
  Asked during February 28, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 3
  
• "Do you own a FRS (Family Radio Service) radios?"
  Asked during March 14, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever used a telephone patch on an amateur radio repeater?"
  Asked during March 21, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 9
  
• "Have you ever used amateur radio to report a traffic accident or other emergency?"
  Asked during March 28, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 7
  
• "Do you regulary use your amateur radio equipment to monitor non-amateur bands?"
  Asked during April 4, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 2
  
• "Do you plan to attend Field Day this year?"
  Asked during April 11, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 0
  Unknown = 1
• "Have you ever used IRLP? IRLP stands for Internet Radio Linking Project."
  Asked during April 18, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 2
  Unknown = 1
• "Have you ever used a VOX microphone?"
  Asked during April 25, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 3
  
• "Do you have a 'shack'? That is, is some part of your residence used only for amateur radio activity?"
  Asked during May 2, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 4
  
• "Do you use N-type connectors on any of your coaxial cables?"
  Asked during May 16, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever visited the W1AW station in Newington, Connecticutt, or any other amateur radio station at a museum or public exhibit?"
  Asked during May 23, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 14
  
• "Have you ever participated in an on-air amateur radio contest?"
  Asked during May 30, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 7
  
• "Do you combine amateur radio with another activity or hobby, such as scouting, hiking, boating, hunting, or non-amateur-radio clubs or volunteer groups?"
  Asked during June 6, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever successfully encouraged someone else to get into the amateur radio hobby?"
  Asked during June 27, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 7
  
• "Do you know if your community is going to participate in the August 7, 2007 'National Night Out'?"
  Asked during July 11, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes, it will = 7
  No, it will not = 0
  I do not know = 3
  
• "Do you use external power amplifiers on any of your amateur radio transceivers?"
  Asked during July 18, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 2
  
• "During an average week, how many days are you on the amateur radio bands?"
  Asked during August 1, 2007 weekly net.
  0 days a week = 0
  1 day a week = 1
  2 days a week = 1
  3 days a week = 0
  4 days a week = 3
  5 days a week = 0
  6 days a week = 0
  7 days a week = 4
  
• "Was your first amateur radio a 2 meter handheld transceiver?"
  Asked during August 8, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 4
  
• "Do you take a handheld radio or use your amateur radio at work?"
  Asked during August 15, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 0
  
• "Have you ever assembled an electronic kit?"
  Asked during August 22, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 5
  
• "Do you have a 'Go Kit' ready?"
  Asked during August 29, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 7
  
• "If you heard a Morse code message on the radio, if it were slow enough, could you understand it?"
  Asked during the September 5, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 6
  
• "Do you own a shortwave receiver (below 30 MHz)? An HF transceiver does not count."
  Asked during the September 12, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 5
  
• "Is your VHF base antenna more than 25 feet above the ground?"
  Asked during the September 26, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 6
  
• "Do you plan to attend the St. Louis County ARES Field Station Demo and SET on October 13, 2007?"
  Asked during the October 3, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 7
  
• "Have you ever connected your base or mobile transceiver to a battery? Your vehicle battery does not count."
  Asked during the October 10, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever been on the roof of your house for any activity related to amateur radio?"
  Asked during the October 17, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 4
  
• "Do you have the ability to recharge your station emergency batteries by means other than household or main power?"
  Asked during the October 31, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever connected a base or mobile amateur radio transceiver to a generator? The alternator in your vehicle does not count."
  Asked during the November 21, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 5
  
• "Have you ever used a directional antenna on any of your amateur radio gear?"
  Asked during the November 28, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 4
  
• "Has your amateur radio equipment ever interferred with any appliance in your home?"
  Asked during the December 5, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5
  
• "Do you have an amateur radio license plate on your vehicle?"
  Asked during the December 19, 2007 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 7
  Asked again during the October 24, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 11
  
• "Has any of your amateur radio equipment ever suffered storm damage? This includes your antenna systems."
  Asked during the January 10, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 12
  
• "Do you plan to attend Winterfest on January 26, 2008?"
  Asked during the January 16, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 2
  
• "Do you have an 'atomic clock' or other electronic device synchronized to time station WWVB in your shack?"
  Asked during the January 23, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 5
  
• "Have you ever taken advantage of unusual weather conditions to make a long distance radio contact?"
  Asked during the January 30, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 11
  
• "Do you have insurance specifically for your amateur radio equipment?"
  Asked during the February 13, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 10
  
• "What is the brand name on the transceiver you are using right now?"
  Asked during the February 27, 2008 weekly net.
  Alinco = 1
  Icom = 4
  Kenwood = 2
  Yaesu = 8
  
• "Do you have one of the St. Louis County ARES^® 'When All Else Fails .. Amateur Radio' buttons?"
  Asked during the March 5, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 2
  
• "Has anyone ever sent you a QSL card?"
  Asked during the March 12, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 2
  
• "Does your amateur radio station have a true earth ground?"
  Asked during the March 19, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 7
  
• "Will you participate in the ARES exercise this weekend?"
  Asked during the March 26, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 1
  Don't know = 2
  
• "Have you ever travelled out-of-state to attend a hamfest? Going just across the river in the St. Louis metropolitan area does not count."
  Asked during the April 2, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 6
  
• "Do you hold a current FCC license other than your amateur radio license?"
  Asked during the April 23, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever had someone you did not know recognize you as an amateur radio operator or ask if you were an amateur radio operator because of some item you were wearing or carrying? This should have been in a public place other than an amateur radio event."
  Asked during the April 30, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 2
  
• "We are in Missouri ARES District C. Do you know who the District Emergency Coordinator is? Do NOT give me the name, as that will invalidate the question for everyone else. Just say 'yes' or 'no'."
  Asked during the May 7, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 12
  
• "Is most of your amateur radio activity with a base station, a mobile transceiver, or a handheld transceiver?"
  Asked during the May 14, 2008 weekly net.
  Base = 9
  Base/Mobile equally = 1
  Mobile = 1
  Handheld = 0
  
• "How many hamfests do you normally attend in a year?"
  Asked during the May 28, 2008 weekly net.
  no hamfests = 0
  1 hamfest = 2
  2 hamfests = 2
  3 hamfests = 3
  4 hamfests = 2
  
• "Do you have an amateur radio log book of any kind?"
  Asked during the June 4, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 1
  
• "Do you regularly listen to propagation beacons?"
  Asked during the June 11, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 12
  
• "Has any electrical or electronic appliance in your home ever interferred with your amateur radio equipment?"
  Asked during the June 18, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 7
  
• "Have you ever used a wire antenna, as oppsed to a rigid metal antenna?"
  Asked during the June 25, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 4
  
• "Do you have a clock that is set to Universal Coordinated Time?"
  Asked during the July 2, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 2
  
• "Have you ever made contact with someone on a boat or ship using amateur radio equipment? It can be any kind of watercraft, but it cannot have been docked or on land."
  Asked during the July 9, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 8
  
• "Do you have a fire extinguisher in your shack, or within close enough reach to get to quickly for an emergency?"
  Asked during the July 16, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 2
  
• "Do you hold any kind of ARRL volunteer position, such as Volunteer Examiner, Official Observer, Certified Instructor, Official Emergency Station, and so forth? If so, what position do you hold?"
  Asked during the July 23, 2008 weekly net.
  No = 7
  Yes = 10 (breakdown follows, several people held multiple positions)
  Assistant Emergency Coordinator = 1
  Certified Examiner = 2
  Certified Instructor = 5
  Certified Mentor = 1
  Emergency Coordinator = 1
  Technical Specialist = 1
  Official Relay Station = 1
  Volunteer Examiner = 7
• "Do you subscribe to any amateur radio publication other than QST?"
  Asked during the July 30, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 9
  
• "Have you ever been on a mountain and used a hand held transceiver to make a contact over twenty miles away?"
  Asked during the August 6, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 9
  
• "While you are home, do you normally leave an amateur radio transceiver switched on even when you are not actively engaged in on-air activities?"
  Asked during the August 13, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 16
  
• "Do you have an amateur radio related decal or bumper sticker on your vehicle?"
  Asked during the August 20, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 8
  
• "Do you have a working Morse key?"
  Asked during the August 27, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever participated in an earthquake drill? If so, did you participate as an amateur radio operator?"
  Asked during the September 3, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes, Yes = 3
  Yes, No = 2
  No = 7
  
• "How do you normally get information about ARES activities? This net? The ARES Web site? Email messages? From a friend?"
  Asked during the September 10, 2008 weekly net. Some participants gave multiple answers.
  Web site = 8
  Email = 10
  Radio net = 6
  Meetings = 1
  Friends = 0
  
• "Have you ever experimented with solar, wind, or water power?"
  Asked during the September 17, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 1
  
• "Have you ever sent an amateur radio back to the manufacturer for repairs?"
  Asked during the September 24, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 9
  
• "Without looking it up, do you know the grid square of your home?"
  Asked during the October 1, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 3
  
• "Do you have a radio mounted in a go-box or go-kit ready for quick deployment? Would you be interested in having a radio mounted in a water resistant box for rapid deployment at the next ARES meeting?"
  Asked during the October 8, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes, Yes = 2
  Yes, No = 3
  No, Yes = 7
  No, No = 3
  
• "Do you have a working transceiver made by a company that is no longer in business? If so, do you regularly use it?"
  Asked during the October 15, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes, Yes = 0
  Yes, No = 1
  No = 10
  
• "Do you have a radio ready to go to be used in the field or anywhere other than your home?"
  Asked during the October 22, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 2
  
• "Do you have an organized collection of fuses for your amateur radio equipment?"
  Asked during the October 29, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever sold anything at a hamfest?"
  Asked during the November 5, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 11
  
• "Do you have more than one mobile or base transceiver?"
  Asked during the November 12, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever had a 2-way contact made from a vehicle other than one driven on roads or highways? This would be an Amateur Radio contact. Vehicles may be trains, watercraft, ATVs, bicycles, aircraft, etcetera."
  Asked during the November 19, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever originated, handled, or received any formal message traffic with a holiday greeting?"
  Asked during the November 26, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 21
  
• "Do you have a Winter emergency kit in your car?"
  Asked during the December 3, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 11
  
• "Do you use a linear amplifier?"
  Asked during the December 10, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 13
  
• "Do you still have your first amateur radio transceiver?"
  Asked during the December 17, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 16
  No = 3
  
• "Will you be participating in Straight Key Night on December 31st - January 1st?"
  Asked during the December 24, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 5
  
• "Are you a member of an ARES group?"
  Asked during the December 31, 2008 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 7
  
• "On which band do you spend most of your on-air time?"
  Asked during the January 7, 2009 weekly net.
  2m = 12
  20m = 3
  40m = 3
  75m/80m = 2
  
• "Does most of your on-air activity take place during daytime hours or during the night?"
  Asked during the January 14, 2009 weekly net.
  Day = 2
  Night = 8
  Both = 4
  
• "How many different amateur radio call signs have you held?"
  Asked during the January 21, 2009 weekly net.
  1 call = 13
  2 calls = 5
  3 calls = 6
  4 calls = 1
  
• "Do you regularly check solar activity reports?"
  Asked during the January 28, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 11
  
• "Do you currently have backup power sources for your radios at your home?"
  Asked during the February 4, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 5
  

  "Do you have backup power of some sort for your radio if your home power is out?"
  Asked during the May 18, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 3
  

  "Do you have a backup power source for your radio if your normal source of power goes out?"
  Asked during the August 29, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 2
  

• "Have you ever tried slow-scan television modes?"
  Asked during the February 11, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 8
  
• "Have you listened to the new 60 meter amateur radio band?"
  Asked during the February 18, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 14
  
• "How many amateur radio or scanner antennas do you have on your vehicle?"
  Asked during the February 25, 2009 weekly net.
  none = 5
  1 = 14
  2 = 4
  3 = 2
  4 = 1
  
• "Do you use feed line other than coaxial cable, such as twin lead or ladder line?"
  Asked during the March 4, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 9
  
• "Have you ever installed connectors on a coaxial cable?"
  Asked during the March 11, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever used a glass-mount antenna?"
  Asked during the March 18, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 14
  
• "Have you ever manually tuned an antenna?"
  Asked during the March 25, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 16
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever used a BALUN?"
  Asked during the April 1, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever used APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System)?"
  Asked during the April 8, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever used Winlink?"
  Asked during the April 22, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 12
  
• "Have you ever written software for an amateur radio application?"
  Asked during the April 29, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 14
  
• "If you have a ham antenna on your vehicle, has it ever collided with anything?"
  Asked during the May 6, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 5
  
• "Have you ever made a weather report to any SKYWARN net or directly to the National Weather Services?"
  Asked during the May 13, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 2
  
• "Have you ever been to the Dayton Hamvention?"
  Asked during the May 20, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 13
  
• "Do you have any Citizens Band equipment?"
  Asked during the May 27, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 7
  
• "Do you know who the following people are (yes or no for each)?"
  Asked during the June 3, 2009 weekly net.
  Hiram Percy Maxim
  Yes = 14
  No = 2
  Gordon West
  Yes = 15
  No = 1
  Riley Hollingsworth
  Yes = 16
  No = 0
  
• "Have you ever tried to open and modify a transceiver?"
  Asked during the June 10, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever participated in an antenna party? (An antenna party is a gathering to help a fellow ham raise masts and antennas, usually at his or her home.)"
  Asked during the June 17, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 3
  
• "Has any of your amateur radio electronic equipment ever been damaged by rain, flood, or other moisture?"
  Asked during the June 24, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 9
  
• "How many amateur radio hand-held radios do you have?"
  Asked during the July 1, 2009 weekly net.
  None = 0
  One = 4
  Two = 6
  Three = 2
  Four = 0
  Five = 1
  
• "Have you ever operated a transmitter/receiver pair? These were matched units that were in use before the two functions were combined into a single unit called a transceiver."
  Asked during the July 8, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 14
  
• "Which type of amateur radio equipment do you usually purchase, new or used?"
  Asked during the July 15, 2009 weekly net.
  New = 10
  Used = 1
  Both = 2
  
• "Have you ever set up your own repeater, either temporarily or permanently?"
  Asked during the July 22, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 10
  
• "Do you regularly use a hand-held transceiver as your mobile radio?"
  Asked during the July 29, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 11
  
• "Do you know Morse code?"
  Asked during the August 5, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 5
  
• "Without looking it up, do you know what level amateur radio license the late Walter Cronkite held (yes or no)?"
  Asked during the August 12, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 11
  (Answer: Novice)
• "Have you ever used plumbing or building girders as a receiving antenna?"
  Asked during the August 19, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 14
  
• "Other than possibly a radio emergency power supply, do you have sufficient emergency supplies to maintain you and your family for at least 72 hours?"
  Asked during the September 3, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 0
  
• "Have you ever had a successful exchange on the 160 meter band?"
  Asked during the September 9, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 12
  
• "Other than the ionosphere, have you ever deliberately bounced your signal off of something in order to improve your propagation?"
  Asked during the September 23, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever used your radio skills in an emergency away from your home?"
  Asked during the September 30, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 8
  
• "Have you ever used a repeater autopatch to make a telephone call?"
  Asked during the October 7, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 8
  
• "Do you actively use bands other than VHF?"
  Asked during the October 14, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 4
  
• "Do you often use a pie plate or barbeque grill or other metal object not normally associated with antennas as a ground plane? Vehicle bodies do not count."
  Asked during the October 21, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 12
  
• "Do you have any D-STAR equipment?"
  Asked during the October 28, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 11
  
• "Besides amateur radio, do you use CB radio?"
  Asked during the November 4, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5
  
• "Have you ever received a formal message for someone other than yourself and passed it on?"
  Asked during the November 11, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 7
  
• "Most transceivers now have LCD displays. Of the various different background colors that have been used, which do you prefer?"
  Asked during the November 18, 2009 weekly net.
  (Note: Some people had more than one choice.)
  Amber = 9
  Blue = 1
  Bluish-green = 1
  Green = 4
  Light-green = 1
  Orange = 7
  White = 1
  
• "Do you have equipment that you can operate from your vehicle, even if temporarily?"
  Asked during the November 25, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 0
  
• "Have you had CPR training? If so, is your certification current?"
  Asked during the December 2, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes/Yes = 3
  Yes/No = 5
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever inherited the equipment of a deceased amateur radio operator? This would include an informal gift from the deceased operator's family."
  Asked during the December 9, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 10
  
• "Have you ever gotten onto a repeater and called for the control operator?"
  Asked during the December 16, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 8
  
• "Do you have an alkaline battery adaptor for your hand held transceiver in case your rechargeable battery fails?"
  Asked during the December 23, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever competed in any ARRL on-air contest?"
  Asked during the December 30, 2009 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 6
  
• "Have you had to make any special amateur radio preparations for the expected snowstorm this evening?"
  Asked during the January 6, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 15
  
• "Has your mobile operating increased or decreased in the past year?"
  Asked during the January 13, 2010 weekly net.
  Increased = 7
  Decreased = 6
  Stayed the same = 5
  
• "Have you ever checked in to a 'special event' station? If so, did you receive a QSL card from it?"
  Asked during the January 20, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes/Yes = 13
  Yes/No = 0
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever held an amateur radio license, let it lapse, and then later gotten a new one?
  Asked during the January 27, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever transmitted using Echolink, IRLP, or some other form of radio over the Internet programming?"
  Asked during the February 3, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 1
  
• "Did you take a class to help prepare you for your first amateur radio license exam?"
  Asked during the February 10, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 10
  
• "Are you set up to work 70 cm in preparation for our UHF exercise two weeks from now?"
  Asked during the February 17, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 4
  
• "In your opinion, should there be a special level of amateur radio license that has Morse code as a requirement?"
  Asked during the March 3, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 11
  
• "There are currently three levels of amateur radio licenses. In the past there have been as many as six. Do you think that there should be more than three, exactly three, or fewer than three levels of licenses?"
  Asked during the March 10, 2010 weekly net.
  The current three are sufficient = 17
  One more for CW = 1
  There should be six = 1
  
• "On average, would you say that you spend more of your radio time on the VHF/UHF bands, the HF bands, or do you split your time equally between them?"
  Asked during the March 17, 2010 weekly net.
  VHF/UHF = 4
  HF = 1
  Split equally = 5
  
• "Do you have any way to recharge batteries other than the main power grid or your vehicle? (Yes or No only)"
  Asked during the March 24, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 7
  
• "If you want or need to, can you listen to amateur radio while at work? Being retired counts as a 'yes'."
  Asked during the April 7, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 0
  
• Note: There was an unannounced drill in the middle of the net in which we switched to the backup repeater.
  "Did you have this repeater already plugged into your transceiver's memory?"
  Asked during the April 14, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 4
  
• "Who manufactured the amateur radio antenna that you use the most? (Diamond, Comet, MFJ, Radio Shack, etc)"
  Asked during the April 21, 2010 weekly net.
  Bencher = 1
  Comet = 4
  Diamond = 2
  home brew = 3
  Hustler = 2
  Jetstream = 2
  Laird = 1
  MFJ = 1
  Tram = 1
  
• "What is the brand name of your favorite amateur radio transceiver?"
  Asked during the April 29, 2010 weekly net.
  Alinco = 1
  Flex = 1
  Icom = 3
  Kenwood = 2
  Yaesu = 4
  
• "Have you ever monitored the International Space Station? This can have been on any band."
  Asked during the May 5, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 10
  
• "Have you ever wished you knew someone to answer a question about amateur radio that knew more about it than you did?"
  Asked during the May 12, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 6
  
• "Were you pleased with your experience at Dayton?"
  Asked during the May 19, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 0
  N/A = 11
  
• "Have you ever worked single side-band? It can have been on any amateur radio band."
  Asked during the June 2, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever been to the Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio?"
  Asked during the June 9, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever participated in Field Day activities by actually being outside as opposed to operating indoors?"
  Asked during the June 16, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 2
  
• "Have you been a new ham's 'first contact' within the last twelve months?"
  Asked during the June 23, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 10
  
• "Did you participate in Field Day activities this year?"
  Asked during the June 30, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 2
  

  Asked again during the July 14, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5
  

• "Within the last twelve months, have you started looking into some aspect of amateur radio that you had not previously explored?
  Asked during the July 7, 2010 weekly net.
  Everyone answered "Yes". Here are the new fields they are exploring:
  - Auto-tuner
  - CQ100 (3 people)
  - CW
  - Digital modes in general
  - Additional digital modes beyond what operator was already using
  - Echolink
  - High-Speed Multi-Media
  - Portable antennas for field/emergency use (2 people)
  - PSK31 (2 people)
  - Small footprint hex antenna
  - Stealth random wire antenna
  
• "Do you use APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System)?"
  Asked during the July 21, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 8
  
• "Do you periodically do amateur radio related 'roof work' for someone else? This would include club-owned equipment."
  Asked during the August 4, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 8
  
• "Do you participate in other VHF or HF nets, and if so how many?"
  Asked during the August 18, 2010 weekly net.
  No other nets = 1
  1 other net = 1
  2 other nets = 2
  3 other nets = 3
  4 other nets = 2
  5 other nets = 3
  6 other nets = 1
  10 other nets = 2
  12 other nets = 1
  13 other nets = 1
  
• "Is amateur radio your primary hobby?"
  Asked during the August 25, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 7
  
• "Have you ever tried to help someone solve an amateur radio technical problem? This would include grounding, antenna systems and so forth. It does not matter whether or not you succeeded."
  Asked during the September 1, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 2
  
• "Have you ever taken a family member or non-ham friend to a hamfest?"
  Asked during the September 15, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever worked a foreign station where the other operator did not speak English?"
  Asked during the September 22, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 5
  
• "Do you operate digital modes just for fun?"
  Asked during the September 29, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 7
  
• "Have you ever used FRS (Family Radio Service) radios?"
  Asked during the October 6, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 4
  
• "Do you own and operate any automatic equipment, such as an APRS station, a beacon, or a repeater?"
  Asked during the October 20, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 18
  
• "What aspect of amateur radio do you enjoy the most (CW, DX, ragchewing, restoring old radios, emergency communications, collecting QSL card, meeting people on the air, satellites, etc)?"
  Asked during the October 27, 2010 weekly net.
  Contesting = 1
  Digital phone = 1
  DX = 3
  Emergency communications = 6
  Learning new things = 3
  Ragchewing = 1
  
• "Do you regularly operate using more than 50 watts of power?"
  Asked during the November 3, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 7
  
• "Have you ever worked any amateur radio satellites?"
  Asked during the November 10, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 10
  
• "Have you read at least one-half of the owner's manual for the transceiver that you are using right now?"
  Asked during the November 17, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 2
  
• "Have you ever used a SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) meter?"
  Asked during the November 24, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 2
  
• "We all know about HD television, but have you tuned in to any of the local HD radio stations?"
  Asked during the December 8, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 13
  
• "Have you ever worked, in any capacity, at a broadcast radio or television station?"
  Asked during the December 15, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 13
  
• "Do you have a commercial General Radiotelephone Operator License, or GROL?"
  Asked during the December 22, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 7
  
• "Do you own a dummy load?"
  Asked during the December 29, 2010 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 9
  
• "Were you able to benefit from the SKYWARN activity during the recent severe storms that passed through the area?"
  Asked during the January 5, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 7
  
• "Do you plan to try something new in amateur radio in 2011?"
  Asked during the January 12, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 2
  
• "Do you use an external speaker rather than your transceiver's built-in speaker?"
  Asked during the January 19, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 7
  Occassionally = 1
  
• "On the 2 meter band, do you most often work simplex or use a repeater?"
  Asked during the January 26, 2011 weekly net.
  Repeater = 18
  Simplex = 1
  
• "Have you ever introduced someone to amateur radio or acted as an elmer?"
  Asked during the February 2, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 4
  
• "Do you write your radio logs by hand on type them on a computer?"
  Asked during the February 9, 2011 weekly net.
  Handwritten = 5
  Computer = 4
  Both = 8
  
• "Where do you make your major amateur radio purchases, say over $100? At a store? At a hamfest? By catalog? Through the Internet?"
  Asked during the February 16, 2011 weekly net. Many participants gave more than one response.
  Dayton Hamvention = 1
  Hamfests = 9
  Internet = 11
  Store = 1
  no preference / cheapest source = 5
  
• "Do you keep a copy of the manual near your transceiver? If not, how about an abbreviated instruction set, or 'cheat sheet'?"
  Asked during the February 23, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 19
  No = 2
  
• "Do you have persistent interference problems from other radio services?"
  Asked during the March 9, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 17
  No = 2
  
• "Do you use the 'scan' feature on your transceiver?"
  Asked during the March 23, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 6
  
• "Do you plan to either attend the Dayton Hamvention or participate in Field Day this year?"
  Asked during the March 30, 2011 weekly net.
  Dayton = 4
  Field Day = 11
  neither = 2
  
• "Are you affiliated with an emergency communications group such as ARES, RACES, MARS, etcetera?"
  Asked during a March 30, 2011 special UHF linked repeater exercise.
  Yes = 10
  No = 1
  
• "Have you ever configured your transceiver to act as a cross-band repeater?"
  Asked during the April 6, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 13
  
• "Do run any amateur radio related software under either Linux or UNIX?"
  Asked during April 13, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 10
  
• "Do you use GPS in your amateur radio activities?"
  Asked during April 20, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 8
  
• "Do you typically respond to a CQ or 'monitoring' call? (Yes or No)"
  Asked during the April 27, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 2
  "Sometimes" = 2
  
• "Have you ever soldered electronic components?"
  Asked during the May 4, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 2
  
• "Of the various once-a-year amateur radio events that take place, in which one are you most likely to participate?"
  Asked during the May 12, 2011 weekly net.
  ARES exercises = 2
  Dayton Hamvention = 2
  Emergency communications exercises in general = 1
  Field Day = 5
  SLSRC "Emcomm Day" = 1
  Winterfest = 1
  Depends on schedule = 2
  
• "Do you own a portable generator?"
  Asked during the May 25, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 12
  
• "If you are ill or are going through a rough time, do you avoid using your radio, or does operating your radio make you feel better?"
  Asked during the June 1, 2011 weekly net.
  I avoid the radio = 3
  Operating the radio makes me feel better = 10
  
• "Do you have any kind of amateur radio directional antenna? Omnidirectional and NVIS antennas do not count."
  Asked during the June 8, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 8
  
• "Without looking it up, do you know when your FCC license expires?"
  Asked during the June 15, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 7
  
• "Have you ever recruited anyone into ARES?"
  Asked during the June 22, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 7
  
• "Do you have some way to recharge your radio's battery other than from a wall outlet?
  Asked during the June 29, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 14
  No = 2
  
• "Do you have a copy of the ARRL repeater guide?"
  Asked during the July 6, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 2
  
• "Do you have a copy of the ARRL Amateur Radio Operator's Handbook?"
  Asked during the July 13, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 2
  
• "Do you routinely have conversations with other hams during the morning or evening rush hour?"
  Asked during the July 20, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 6
  
• "Do you have the same call sign now that you had when you were first licensed as an amateur radio operator?"
  Asked during the July 27, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 12
  
• "Do you use the ARRL's Logbook of the World?"
  Asked during the August 3, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 11
  
• "What part of the ARRL Web site are you most likely to visit?"
  Asked during the August 17, 2011 weekly net.
  Features = 1
  "The Amateur Amateur" = 1
  Public Service = 1
  Archive searches = 1
  Don't use ARRL Web site = 2
  
• "Have you ever received a QSL card for a contact that you did not make?"
  Asked during the August 24, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 11
  
• "Do your ham radio activities primarily take place at your home or away from your home?"
  Asked during the August 31, 2011 weekly net.
  Home = 13
  Away = 3
  
• "Do you know what the acronym 'NBEMS' means?" (Answer: Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System)
  Asked during the September 7, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 8
  

  Asked again during the February 13, 2013 net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 2
  

• "Do you belong to any amateur radio related Yahoo groups?"
  Asked during the September 14, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 3
  
• "Do you turn on your amateur radio almost every day?"
  Asked during the September 21, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 3
  
• "Have you ever participated in a net from a location other than your home?"
  Asked during the September 28, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 5
  
• "When operating in your shack, do you generally use headphones?"
  Asked during the October 5, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 5
  About 50-50 = 1
  
• "Have you ever had a transceiver overheat?"
  Asked during the October 12, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 12
  
• "Do you use an Android or Smartphone to work Echolink?"
  Asked during the October 19, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 7
  
• "Do you regularly just listen to the shortwave bands? This could be anything below 30 MHz, not just amateur radio."
  Asked during the October 26, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 4
  
• "Do you have any CDs or DVDs containing amateur radio courses, seminars, or presentations?"
  Asked during the November 9, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5
  
• "Do you have an amateur radio transceiver made somewhere other than Japan?"
  Asked during the November 16, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 10
  
• "Do you have and use more than one VHF antenna at your location?"
  Asked during the November 23, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever had to change a transceiver's fuse? This could be inside the unit or on the power cable."
  Asked during the November 30, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 10
  
• "Do you use programming software to organize the frequencies or memory channels of any of your radios?"
  Asked during the December 7, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 8
  
• "Are you planning anything special for the Christmas Holidays?"
  Asked during the December 14, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 4
  
• "Do you have an HF station, and if so can you reach Kansas City? "
  Asked during the December 21, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 6
  
• "Did you receive any amateur radio related items for Christmas?"
  Asked during the December 28, 2011 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 8
  
• "Has any of your amateur radio equipment ever been stolen?"
  Asked during the January 4, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 17
  
• "Do you plan to attend this year's SLSRC sponsored hamfest in Collinsviolle?"
  Asked during the January 11, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 2
  
• "Other than license classes, have you ever taken any amateur radio related courses?"
  Asked during the January 18, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever used, or do you plan to use during 2012 D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio)?"
  Asked during the January 25, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever tried to connect to your amateur radio to your computer using a soundcard interface?"
  Asked during the February 1, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 5
  
• "Do you have any ARES apparel?"
  Asked during the February 8, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 4
  No = 10
  
• "Have you ever won a prize at a hamfest?"
  Asked during the February 15, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 7
  
• "Do you have at least one radio that is programmed with your favorite frequencies and the associated tones?"
  Asked during the February 22, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 0
  
• "Are you comfortable programming your radio?"
  Asked during the February 29, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 15
  No = 2
  
• "Do you regularly use the amateur UHF (440 MHz) band?"
  Asked during the March 7, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 8
  
• "Have you ever owned an amateur radio or shortwave receiver that had vacuum tubes in it?"
  Asked during the March 14, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever bought or sold amateur radio equipment through a consumer-to-consumer Internet site such as eBay? eHam and similar sites would qualify."
  Asked during the March 21, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 0
  No = 9
  
• "Is most of your operating done through a vertical antenna or a horizontal antenna?"
  Asked during the March 28, 2012 weekly net.
  Horizontal = 5
  Vertical = 11
  
• "Which VEC (Volunteer Examiner Coordinator) gave you your first license exam? ARRL, W5YI, other, or was it the FCC?"
  Asked during the April 4, 2012 weekly net.
  ARRL = 5
  W5YI = 1
  other = 0
  FCC = 2
  don't remember = 2
  
• "Is your PRIMARY transceiver monoband, dual-band, or multi-band?"
  Asked during the April 11, 2012 weekly net.
  mono = 2
  dual = 3
  multi = 8
  
• "Have you been able to connect to the ShowMe Intertie linked UHF repeater system?"
  Asked during the April 18, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 2
  
• "Have you ever sold anything at a hamfest?"
  Asked during the April 25, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 11
  
• "On VHF, do you do more repeater or simplex operations?"
  Asked during the May 2, 2012 weekly net.
  Repeater = 10
  Simplex = 2
  
• "Do you have a first aid kit in your vehicle or your go-bag?"
  Asked during the May 9, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 5
  
• "Have you thought about trying APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System)?"
  Asked during the May 16, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 4
  
• "Do you disconnect your amateur radio equipment during storms?"
  Asked during the May 23, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5
  
• "What are your plans for Field Day?"
  Asked during the May 30, 2012 weekly net.
  No plans or not participating = 3
  Working at or visiting St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club site = 4
  Working at or visiting ARES table at SLSRC site = 2
  Working at Boeing Amateur Radio Society site = 1
  Visiting Northwest Amateur Radio Club site = 1
  Working at Canadian club site = 1
  
• "Do you have mobile station capabilities in addition to fixed station capabilities?"
  Asked during the June 6, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 16
  No = 0
  
• "If a disaster were declared right now, would you be able to deploy to handle emergency communications somewhere within St. Louis County?"
  Asked during the June 21, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 16
  No = 0
  
• "Do you REGULARLY use the amateur 6 meter (50 MHz) band?"
  Asked during the June 27, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 11
  
• "Did you participate in Field Day this year by actually going into the field?"
  Asked during the July 4, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 1
  
• "Have you had experience with, or desire experience with digital communications?"
  Asked during the July 11, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 13
  No = 0
  
• "Do you usually get on the air during holidays?"
  Asked during the July 18, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 2
  
• "Do you have an HF station, and if so can you reach Jefferson City?"
  Asked during the July 26, 2012 weekly net.
  I have HF and I can reach Jefferson City = 9
  I have HF but I cannot reach Jefferson City = 2
  I have HF but do not know if I can reach Jefferson City = 4
  I do not have HF = 5
  
• "Have you ever deployed as a radio opeator in a disaster situation?"
  Asked during the August 1, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 6
  
• "Are you using an external speaker right now?"
  Asked during the August 8, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 9
  
• "Have you ever participated in extracuricular radio activities (such a bike rides)?"
  Asked during the August 13, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 2
  
• "On average, how many hamfests do you attend in a year?"
  Asked during the August 22, 2012 weekly net.
  1 = 4
  2 = 4
  3 = 3
  4 = 2
  5 = 1
  
• "Have you ever tried to use the structure of a building as an antenna?"
  Asked during the September 5, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 2
  No = 12
  
• "Have you ever talked about amateur radio to a group of non-hams? This could have been either a formal presentation or an informal discussion, but it should have been to a group of at least three people."
  Asked during the September 12, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 8
  
• "Have you ever transmitted using Morse code?"
  Asked during the September 19, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 5
  
• "Would you say that most of your on-air activity is from a base station, a mobile station, or a portable station?"
  Asked during the September 26, 2012 weekly net.
  Base = 16
  Mobile = 0
  Portable = 0
  
• "Will you be participating in the S.E.T. scheduled for October 13, 2012?"
  Asked during the October 3, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 11

  Asked again during the October 10, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 7
  

• "Is there an emergency light source, such as a flashlight, within your reach right now?"
  Asked during the October 17, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 0
  
• "Have you participated in a hurricane weather net in the past few days?"
  Asked during the October 31, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 10
  
• "Do you own a Morse code key?"
  Asked during the November 7, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 4
  
• "Have you ever built a home-made noise filter?"
  Asked during the November 21, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 6
  
• "How many exercises or tests do you think St. Louis County ARES should conduct each year?"
  Asked during the November 28, 2012 weekly net.
  1 = 1
  2 = 1
  4 = 14
  6 = 1
  
• "Do you own a monoband transceiver?"
  Asked during the December 5, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 12
  No = 4
  
• "Do you have a copy of the recently published ARRL public service handbook?"
  Asked during the December 12, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 13
  
• "Is amateur radio your primary hobby?"
  Asked during the December 19, 2012 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 4
  
• "Do you find that this repeater is satisfactory for your location or is there a closer one that may work better for you?"
  Asked during the December 26, 2012 weekly net.
  Works fine = 9
  Another works better = 1
  
• "Will you be attending Winterfest on January 26, 2013?"
  Asked during the January 2, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 11
  No = 2
  Don't know = 2
  
• "Do you use an amateur radio other than your own on a regular basis, say once a month or more? This could be a club radio, a relative's radio, a friend's radio, etcetera."
  Asked during the January 9, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 9
  
• "Do you know what the acronym SATERN stands for?"
  Asked during the January 16, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 2
  (Answer: Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
  
• "Do you prefer the term 'amateur radio' or 'ham radio'? Or do you have no preference?"
  Asked during the January 23, 2013 weekly net.
  Amateur radio = 11
  Ham radio = 0
  No preference = 9
  (Answer: Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network)
  
• "Do you send and receive QSL cards? If so, are they physical cards or electronic cards?"
  Asked during the January 30, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes, physical = 1
  Yes, electronic = 0
  Yes, both = 7
  No = 3
  
• "Do you plan to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut tomorrow?"
  Asked during the February 6, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 5
  
• "Do you have a home weather station? If so, are you part of the Citizen Weather Observer Program, WeatherBug, or other weather reporting group?"
  Asked during the February 20, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes/Yes = 0
  Yes/No = 6
  No = 11
  
• "Have you ever been inside of an emergency operations center?"
  Asked during the February 27, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 3
  
• "Do you have an HF station, and if so can you reach Springfield, Missouri?"
  Asked during the March 3, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes, and Yes = 6
  Yes, but No = 3
  No = 5
  
• "Would you try the 1.25 meter band (220 MHz) if more transceiver models were available?"
  Asked during the March 14, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 3
  No = 7
  
• "Have you taken an emergency communications course, or do you feel that you are qualified to perform emergency communications services?"
  Asked during the March 20, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 1
  
• "Do you receive and read the ARRL ARES E-letter?"
  Asked during the March 27, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 10
  No = 6
  
• "Have you ever interacted with the W5YI group? This would include purchases made from them or taking an exam from the W5YI-VEC."
  Asked during the April 3, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 7
  No = 6
  
• "Are you thinking about changing your call sign?"
  Asked during the April 10, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 1
  No = 11
  
• "Do you know the current repeater frequency for SKYWARN?"
  Answer: It recently changed from 146.940 to 147.360.
  Asked during the April 17, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 18
  No = 3
  
• "Do you own a dummy load?"
  Asked during the April 24, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 10
  
• "Do you monitor a tone-alert weather radio?"
  Asked during the May 8, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 6
  
• "What do you typically do with equipment you aren't going to use anymore? Store it? Throw it away? Sell it? Give it away?"
  Asked during the May 15, 2013 weekly net.
  (Some participants gave more than one answer.)
  Sell it = 2
  Give it away = 3
  Store it = 4
  Too new an operator to have unused equipment = 1
  
• "Do you own an ohmmeter?"
  Asked during the May 22, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 8
  No = 5
  
• "Did you participate as an emergency communicator during any of the recent weather-related disasters, either locally or regionally?"
  Asked during the May 29, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 6
  No = 8
  
• "Do you have a substantial safety plane in case of a tornado?"
  Asked during the June 5, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 5
  No = 6
  Unsure = 1
  
• "Have you participated in any of the St. Louis County ARES exercises?"
  Asked during the June 12, 2013 weekly net.
  Yes = 9
  No = 0
  

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