[MRCA] MRCA Digest, Vol 125, Issue 15
Bob DeVarney W1ICW
w1icw at myfairpoint.net
Thu Sep 11 11:08:15 EDT 2014
Would love to check in with my RS-6 from home if possible...
Bob W1ICW
On 9/10/2014 10:10 PM, mrca-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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> 1. Re: Clandestine CW Radio Ops at MRCA Meet (Al Klase)
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> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:10:25 -0400
> From: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>
> To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [MRCA] Clandestine CW Radio Ops at MRCA Meet
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> OK you guys,
>
> Dust off your radios, and practice Morse a little. I think even I can
> manage this.
>
>
>
> I believe I have the RS-6 working. If not there is an RS-1. Let me
> know if you want to practice on 3570, and I'll try not to be too much of
> a LID.
>
> Regards,
> Al
>
> Al Klase ? N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>
> On 9/10/2014 10:14 AM, Radio Station KW1I wrote:
>> Clandestine CW Radio Ops Saturday Sept. 20, 1:30 pm
>>
>> This event is an opportunity to act as a clandestine radio CW operator
>> with only a minimum of Morse Code experience. You will only have to
>> recognize your own call sign and only a few extra letters. You will
>> have to send a short message in a specific format which you can
>> practice beforehand. Code speed will be slow.
>>
>> Check in at the Base Station in the Howell building to receive an
>> assigned operating location and be added to the agent call up list
>> before you leave for your clandestine deployment. You will have
>> approx. 30 minutes to travel and set up your station. Your antenna,
>> power source and radio equipment must be independent of any vehicle or
>> structure. AC powered rigs are OK if you can find AC power at your
>> assigned location (not likely) or if you bring generator or inverter
>> equipment. You will listen at the assigned time on 3570 kHz for Base,
>> W3PWW, to call up agent stations. The call up will be the letters
>> ?MRCA? repeated for a few minutes so agent stations can find the
>> frequency and zero beat if necessary. At some point ?MRCA? will be
>> followed by a call to a specific agent station from the Base Station
>> check in list. When called you will answer and transmit a request for
>> signal report; ?HW CPY?. When base acknowledges your signal it will
>> send a request to transmit your report; ?SND RPRT?. The agent will
>> send a report in a specified format including signal report, radio in
>> use, antenna in use and status for successful agent operations; repeat
>> either ready, ?READY?, for activation with the local clandestine
>> forces, or not ready, ?NOT READY? based on suitability of the
>> location, equipment factors or proximity of opposing forces, etc.
>> It's up to you whether you think you are ready. If, as you are
>> operating neighborhood dogs are barking at you, and a bunch of kids on
>> bicycles are watching you, and you are being bitten by a cloud of
>> mosquitos, you should send ?NOT READY?. Base will acknowledge receipt
>> of your report with a ?QSL? or ask for a repeat ?PSE RPT? if not
>> received correctly. When one agent's report is acknowledged Base
>> will call up the next station on the list. If an agent cannot check
>> in when called, Base will recall you at the end of the list. Since
>> everyone's transmissions will be very similar even a code beginner
>> should be able to pick up bits and pieces from other clandestine agent
>> station contacts with Base.
>>
>> As a courtesy to code beginners, those that are experienced should
>> stay within the message formats and the slow CW speed until all agents
>> have passed their traffic. Base will send CW at the same speed as the
>> agent sends.
>>
>> Format of a base / agent contact:
>>
>> Base: M R C A M R C A M R C A M R C A M R C A M R C A
>>
>> Base: K A 1 X X X K A 1 X X X D E W 3 P W W K
>>
>> Agent: W 3 P W W DE K A 1 X X X H W C P Y B K
>>
>> Base: B K C P Y O K - S N D R P R T B K
>>
>> Agent: B K U R S I G OK - R I G G R C 9 - ANT V
>> E R T - S T A T U S R E A D Y B K
>>
>> Base: Q S L T U or B K P S E R P T B K
>>
>> Note: ?BK? means ?Break? or ?Back to You? , ?TU? means ?Thank You?.
>> ? - ? is the dash character; ?dah dit dit dit dah?
>>
>>
>> Check out your equipment before deployment!
>>
>>
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