[CALV-AUXCOMM] Plans for a 10M Portable Test in May and SET this Fall

[David Weaver]

You can count me in
Dave W3PQS

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[mailto:calv-ares-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Shawn Donley
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 11:02 AM
To: ARES Reflector
Subject: [CALV-AUXCOMM] Plans for a 10M Portable Test in May and SET this
Fall

All,


At our meeting this week, we decided to again focus on testing more 10M
simplex within the county.   We have done this in the past from our home
QTH's.  I'll post the results of that test on our AUXCOMM web site.  The
next step is looking at portable operations.


On May 15th (a Wednesday) we are going to test 10M simplex while operating
portable within the county.   Some stations will be operating fixed base
(e.g. Drum Point).


I'd like to get a list of stations that are willing to go portable on May
15th.  This of course means between now and then you will have to put
together your portable 10M SSB station including some simple antenna like a
dipole and some means of supporting the antenna.  I'd like the portable
stations to run in the 50 watt to 100 watt range.  Power source is up to you
but I would not count on commercial power.


Prior to May 15th, I'll determine the locations for the portable stations
and send out a deployment schedule.  Plan to leave your home QTH at 0900.
Communications will be SSB simplex on 28.350 MHz +/- QRM.   The objective of
the test will just be to document simplex coverage from the various
locations and fixed base stations.


PLEASE RSVP with your willingness to play on May 15th, and if that will be
portable (needed most of all) or fixed base from your QTH.


Looking ahead to the Simulated Emergency Test this fall, one suggestion for
a scenario is locating a simulated dementia patient who has wondered off
after a severe weather event but has an RF tracker on their person.   This
essentially would be a coordinated group fox hunt.  Once again, we may
leverage 10M simplex to simulate loss of infrastructure.   To add an
additional layer of capability, we may (between now and then) attempt to all
get FLDIGI up and running with our 10M fixed and portable gear.  Probably
will use the MT63 mode which has robust forward error correction and can be
monitored by all stations on frequency.   More to come.


Shawn

N3AE

Calvert EC






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