[HoustonHam] Fw: Texas Star Party Operations

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

I was asked to forward this to get the word out.

73,
Brian

TO: HAMS EVERYWHERE
RE: TEXAS STAR PARTY (TSP) OPERATIONS

Mobile Operations

Amateur Radio Operators are invited to communicate with TSP Ham Radio Staff 
and other Hams traveling to and from the 2007 TSP.  TSP staff will be 
traveling Friday May 11th and Sunday May 20th.  Other Hams will likely be 
traveling other days near these.  This will be informal operations among TSP 
staff amateurs.  All hams traveling to attend TSP as well as all other Hams 
are invited to participate.  While traveling, TSP Staff will be operating HF 
and VHF.

HF mobile operating frequencies and (informal) schedule is:
7.215 (alt 7.218, 7.221, 7.224) - On the hour
14.215 (alt 14.218, 14.221 and 14.224)  -10 Minutes after the hour
Listen for TSP Staff: W5TSP, K5GH, WB4GHY, K5WUL, K5NCH, N5EG, KD5ABM, W5CWO 
and others.

Vhf operations will primarily be through:
1)      The West Texas Connection (WTC) (see 
http://www.westtexasconnection.net/)
2)      The Southwest Lynx System 
(http://hamradio.htmlplanet.com/custom2.html ).
3)      Big Bend ARC (BBARC) 
System(http://www.bigbendarc.com/REPEATERS/Repeater_Index.html )
          (!! PLEASE read and observe operating guidelines for these linked 
systems !! )


W5TSP Special Events Station

Amateurs around the world are invited to monitor for Special Events Station, 
W5TSP.  Special Events operations will commence Tuesday May 15th and run 
through Friday May 18th.  An Astronomically themed QSL card will be sent to 
those that send an SASE to W5TSP  (address is on QRZ.com)

W5TSP will operate near the following frequencies:
40m 7.250
20m 14.250
17m 18.150
15m 21.350