[Oremem] SMD BROADCAST

[Virginia Franklin]

DE AAA0OR  NR 15
R 082230Z  APR 05
FM AAA0OR
TO ALL OREGON MEMBERS
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SUBJ: SMD BROADCAST 8-05
1. THE AAA0OR/L NET ON SATURDAY MORNINGS IS
HELD AT 1601Z (0901 PDT LOCAL) ON FREQUENCY KDD.
THE PRIMARY MODE ON THIS NET, EFFECTIVE APR 16,
WILL BECOME MT63.
2. AAM0OR & AAR0FC HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO SHARE
THE NCS/ANCS DUTIES. IF NEITHER OF THESE STATIONS
IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE NET, THEN ANY STATION
WITH MT63 CAPABILITIES SHOULD OPEN . IF NO ONE HAS
OPENED THE NET BY :05  PAST THE HOUR, THEN ANY 
STATION CAN OPEN THE NET IN THE VOICE MODE.
3.THE NCS SHOULD MAKE PERIODIC CALLS FOR CHECK-INS
IN THE VOICE MODE. WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT 
CAN COPY MT63 BUT CAN'T TRANSMIT. REMEMBER, MT63 
REQUIRES NO ADDITIONAL OFFSET.
4. SOME POINTS FOR YOU CHECKING THE FIRST TIME
IN A DIGITAL MODE:
PAUSE AN EXTRA FEW SECONDS BEFORE TRANSMITTING
TO AVOID SOME DOUBLING. WE HAVE BEEN USING A LOT
OF CW ABBREVIATIONS AND Q SIGNALS. WHEN CHECKING IN
"QRU" MEANS NO TRAFFIC; "K" MEANS OVER AND "AR" MEANS
OUT. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS BUT YOU WILL LEARN AS YOU
GO.
5. THIS OUR FIRST TRY WITH THIS MODE, SO BE PATIENT!
BOB/AAA0OR
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