[Ccarc] FW: [Inares] Fw: [73simplex] June Is National Amateur Radio Simplex Month (Frederick, MD)

[Tom Murray]

Thought I would pass this along.....

Tom KB9WSL

To: inares at yahoogroups.com
From: ka9jwx at yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 23:22:47 -0700
Subject: [Inares] Fw: [73simplex] June Is National Amateur Radio Simplex Month (Frederick, MD)



















    
            



BPL BAD!!! KILL BPL!!! KILL BPL!!!

73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul



--- On Wed, 5/14/08, Joseph M. Durnal <joseph.durnal at gmail.com> wrote:



> From: Joseph M. Durnal <joseph.durnal at gmail.com>

> Subject: [73simplex] June Is National Amateur Radio Simplex Month (Frederick, MD)

> To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>

> Cc: "MADXRA" <madxra at madxra.org>, "FredCo EmComm Team" <emcomm at madxra.org>, 73simplex at yahoogroups.com

> Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 9:14 PM

> During the month of June, look for me on 146.52 MHz.  I

> monitor 146.52

> a lot anyway, but in the month of June, I'm going to

> deliberatly try

> and avoid repeaters, just for the challenge.  Anyone care

> to join me?

> I may even play around with 446.000.

> 

> On June 2 & 30 (1st & 5th Monday), Frederick County

> ARES will call a

> simplex net on 146.58 MHz following the regular ARES net on

> the 147.06

> repeater which starts at 7:30PM EDT (simplex net should

> start around 8

> or so), we'll find out who can talk to who if the

> repeater is down.

> This net is open to all, and we are looking forward to your

> check ins.

> 

> On Wednesday nights at 8:30pm look for the Eastern

> Panhandle (WVa)

> Simplex net on 147.54 MHz - a little tough to reach from in

> town

> Frederick, but with a little elevation and 50 watts,

> someone over

> there will hear you.

> 

> An interesting twist on simplex - give a listen to 144.39

> (the APRS

> frequency) with PL 100 encode/decode - when you hear a

> strong packet

> burst, that means someone is in range and listening on

> 144.39 with

> PL100 - give a call like "This is NE3R calling any

> APRS Voice Alert

> Station" and if they have the volume up, they should

> hear you.  Once

> contact is made, you'll want to switch to another

> frequency.

> 

> Don't forget the June VHF contest (13th - 15th) - there

> isn't a lot of

> FM activity - but I always find a few.  Since 146.52 is off

> limits to

> the contest, give a listen on some other common 2 meter and

> 70 cm

> simplex frequencies, and send some CQ's.

> 

> **************************

> National Simplex Month is sponsored by The Simplex

> Preservation

> Society. To participate, all you have to do is practice

> direct

> communications during the month of June. No repeaters, no

> IRLP, no

> Echolink, no satellites, etc. Antenna to antenna

> communications only.

> 

> I know it will be a challenge for some not to jump in the

> car and

> announce "WW5XYZ monitoring", but give it a try.

> Switch over to

> 146.520 Mhz simplex and give a shout. Arrange with your

> buddies to

> meet there during June. The first thing many regular

> repeater users

> will find out is that their stations aren't up to the

> task of

> communicating reliably via simplex, and that some

> improvements will

> need to be made. Better to make them now, before the

> repeater is taken

> out by a storm.

> 

> If you like the idea of Amateur Radio Operators practicing

> direct

> communications for a month, then spread the word.

> 

> **************************

> 

> 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R

> 

> ------------------------------------

> 

> Hosted by The Simplex Preservation Society - An Amateur

> Radio Direct Communications Association.

> www.73sps.comYahoo! Groups Links

> 

> 

> 




      

    
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