[HCARC] Annoiuncing the APRIL FMT...

[W4wj at aol.com]

Hello all...
 
Later on this year I will be doing a presentation on the April
FMT (Frequency Measuring Test) at one of the monthly meetings.
 
I would like to throw down an opportunity for your results in
the FMT to be included in my presentation.
 
With the assistance of AC4CA, we will document the actual
FMT and the measurements being taken with the results
being compared to the official numbers when they become
available.
 
Here is the FMT schedule.  The times are UTC/GMT/Z  which
is +5 hours ahead of CDT.      (April 2017 QST,  pg. 97)
 
FMT starts at 0000 UTC, Thursday April 6th... which is
Wednesday evening, April 5th,  here in the Hill Country.
 
20 meters near 14121KHz,  beaming East
W6OQI   0000 UTC  Call up for 3 minutes
W6OQI   0003 UTC  Key down 2 minutes
W6OQI   0005 UTC  End 1st 20 meter run
 
20 meters near 14121KHz,  beaming East
W6OQI   0130 UTC Call up 3 minutes
W6OQI   0133 UTC Key down 2 minutes
W6OQI   0135 UTC End of 20 meter run
 
40 meters near 7064KHz
K5CM    0215 UTC Call up 3 minutes
K5CM    0218 UTC Key down 2 minutes
K5CM    0220 UTC Turn freq over to W8RKO
W8RKO 0221 UTC Call up 3 minutes
W8RKO 0224 UTC Key down 2 minutes
W8RKO 0226 UTC End of 40 meter run
 
80 meters near 3598KHz
K5CM    0240 UTC Call up 3 minutes
K5CM    0243 UTC Key down 2 minutes
K5CM    0245 UTC Turn freq over to W8RKO
W8RKO 0246 UTC Call up for 3 minutes
W8RKO 0249 UTC Key down for 2 minutes
W8RKO 0251 UTC END FMT
 
For suggestions on techniques for participating
in the FMT...  Search "ARRL FMT"
 
If you do "submit" a measurement/s for the presentation,
please include some information about your equipment
and any method that you used.
 
TNX!!
 
 
73
Don
W4WJ