For about the last 15 years or so Wolfgang Kirsten ran the Patagonian Cruisers' Net from his QTH near Villarica in the 'lakes district' of
Chile.
Every morning at 0900 local time except for a few weeks a year when he went on hols etc. and handed the reigns to someone else he would be there..... working yachts from far out in the Pacific to the Falklands , Uruguay and beyond.
Last year he
sold up and returned to
Germany...
Now 8164 USB is deathly quiet ... very sad.
It would appear that without someone in charge people just can't be motivated to run it themselves on a rotating basis as are many cruising nets.
Its not as if the boats aren't still out there... 6 that I know of are southbound this autumn and I am aware of a northbound yacht every week or so..
I open the net every morning but thus far... nada
It would be rather nice if , somewhere down the track, people could fire it up again.
Ping,
Puerto Eden,
Bound south........