[FARC] apr 24 drill

[Rolan O. Clark]

All,

The below the **************** is posted on W3FDK-9, 145.75 mHz, packet by Kirk, KB3ONM.

I am going to try and work all the HF modes and freq but there  won't  be much time to spend on each.  

I will  try and hold a Technet tonight at 9PM on the 14673  pl 141.3  about these modes if anyone is  interested please jump in.

I also  want to talk about  D-RATS message form building program.  Kirk, KB3ONM worked out the details and found out how it worked  and I have been experimenting  with it and I think I now  can build or make custom message forms using D-RATS.  

One nice  thing  about D-RATS, all digital comm via keyboard,  is you don't have to have  a DSTAR radio, you can use it as in internet program to  talk to other D-RATS stations and send   Winlink email, set  up your own ratfelctor and all kinds of neat things. Kirk, KB3ONM has  done a lot of  this and I am sure he would  be glad to help.

If you are like me this is some more confusing stuff to learn HI HI  but  I think D-RATS is a very powerful  program and relatively easy to use ( my opinion, like all programs once you get familiar with them  ) 

Forecast  is for  rain Saturday so maybe time spent  and the radio is a good substitute for the rain.

Thanks to all who set  up and conduct  these drills and radio exercises.

73 de rolan w3fdk  


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Countywide ARES/EmComm digital exercise April 24.

Since there are so many different modes, bands, and frequencies for
digital operation, we wanted to have some sort of plan, so, we've come
up with the following schedule.

09:30   Voice net on 147.06 MHz Repeater (T 123).

09:40   1200 bps packet test 145.75 MHz.  Connect to w3fdk-9
        and read messages, send if desired, only one at a time,
        so be brief. Direct connects on 145.09 MHz unproto v w3fdk-3.

10:00   9600 bps direct connect test on 145.07 MHz & 446.5 MHz.

10:15   Voice net on 147.06 MHz Repeater (T 123) (maintain VHF voice
        during HF test).

10:30   HF PSK31 on 28,120 kHz (+ a little if qrm).

10:45   HF MT-63 on 28,130 kHz (+ a little if qrm).

11:00   HF PSK31 on 7035 kHz (+ a little if qrm).

11:15   HF Olivia on 7040 kHz (+ a little if qrm).

11:30   HF PSK31 on 3580 kHz (+ a little if qrm).

11:45   HF MFSK16 on 3582 kHz (+ a little if qrm).

12:00   Ad-hoc open ideas, whatever comes to mind.

12:15   Gater logs and send winlink messages to section emergency coordinator.

12:30   Official end time close net on 147.06 MHz Repeater.


Not everyone will be able to work every mode on every band, but
hopefully there will be something in here that each of you can do.
Monitor the voice net on 147.06 for real time information updates.  If
there is a band or mode that you can't operate at the scheduled time,
there is no need to go away, use a band/mode that you have available,
and use the voice net to announce your frequency and mode.


73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R