[MRCA] Suggestion for Gilbert

Mon Sep 3 07:29:33 EDT 2012

If we have FEARLESS LEADER in the net, surely we need ROCKY and
BULLWINKLE.  And Ray with his Russkie radios is a natural for BORIS

RF

WACKY IRAQI ?
SQUID BAIT  ?
LEATHERNECK ?

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Gene Smar <ersmar at verizon.net> wrote:

> Al:
>
>      OK, I'll bite.  Henceforth I shall be known as "Joplin Blend 6."  It's
> the callsign I was given by Army ROTC Rangers when I ran flightline comms
> in
> CAP in college when our squadron helped PANG land a stick of ten Huey's in
> the athletic fields.  (We even had the local FD and their foam truck on
> site
> just in case.)  The rangers were going to fly out to IGMR and return that
> evening.  Several of us used PRC-25's (it was 1972 so the -77's weren't
> invented yet) to communicate around the flightline; I got to talk to the
> PANG flight leader on a separate push.  Kewl!  H-250's in either hand.
>
>
> Breck:
>
>      He asked me to pop smoke for him, so I called another Joplin Blend
> station who was on the flightline to toss a smoke grenade ROTC gave us.  It
> was GREEN smoke against a GREEN football field.  The helo pilot was not
> amused.
>
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
> P.S.  We use tactical callsigns all the time when we run RACES public
> service events here in Rockville, MD.  "NET this is WATER STOP 1. OVER."
>  We
> just sign our FCC callsigns when we're finished with the exchange.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Klase" <ark at ar88.net>
> To: <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [MRCA] Suggestion for Gilbert
>
>
> > Lou,
> >
> > I think this is an excellent idea.  LET'S DO IT!
> >
> > As Jeep points out, this is perfectly legitimate.  The Amateur Radio
> > Emergency Service (ARES) does this as SOP:
> >
> http://www.ares.kewlwebs.com/Use%20of%20Tactical%20Callsigns%20in%20ARES.pdf
> >
> > The basic requirement is that you use your FCC callsign at the "end of
> > an exchange" or every ten minutes in the Old Buzzard case.
> > Some food for thought here:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callsign#Military_call_signs
> >
> > I think for our purposes, we should each choose a "permanent" "aviator
> > callsign" that we like.  Hell, K4CHE has been Zorro for nearly half a
> > century.  Just the ending of you FCC call sign in phonetics might do the
> > trick,  e.g. "OSCAR DELTA."
> >
> > I'd considered instituting tactical callsigns wen we set up the Moose &
> > Squirrel, but felt like we were breaking enough new ground already.  The
> > segment of the ham community that believes that USB is illegal on 40
> > meters would have been outraged.  Well if they can't take a joke.....
> >
> > I'd welcome some guidance for people who actually did tactical radio in
> > the military.  I was a REMF.
> >
> > If you guys send me your preferred callsigns, I'll prepare a list for
> > Gilbert.
> >
> > 73,
> > FEARLESS LEADER
> >
> >
> > On 9/2/2012 3:21 PM, Lou Ribble wrote:
> >> Al&  Dale&  Others,
> >>
> >>        As an old MRCA member, I have a suggestion to make our field
> >> exercises
> >> a little more authentic and add to the fun aspect of the operation. I
> >> think
> >> we could assign tactical call-signs to the units "On Patrol".
> >> The FCC call signs would of course be used in conjunction with these
> >> tactical call-signs. That way each unit would know where the others are
> >> located. It is possible I have too much time on my hands but I am
> putting
> >> it
> >> out there for comment. What say you guys&  gals?
> >>
> >> Lou-N3OD
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:20:21 -0400
> >> From: "Gene Smar"<ersmar at verizon.net>
> >> Subject: [MRCA] MRCA link on SNJ Section Web Site
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> >> Gents:
> >>
> >>       K2GW was kind enough to arrange to have his Section post a note
> >> about
> >> the MRCA/Red Ball meet at Gilbert.
> >> http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/southern-new-jersey . Keep your ears
> >> open
> >> for "foreign" callsigns during our fieldexes.
> >>
> >>
> >> 73 de
> >> Gene Smar  AD3F
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 11:24:45 -0700
> >> From: mac<w7qho at aol.com>
> >> Subject: [MRCA] MRCG Summer Field Day -- UPDATED
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> >> ALL,
> >>
> >> Updated version of our Aug 11 event see:
> >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7-5ndedc8o
> >>   >
> >>
> >> Dennis D.  W7QHO
> >> Glendale, CA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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