[PPRAANet] Going Hiking, Take yourHF rig

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When you are out back packing use the HF back packers Frequency Clock for 
contacts.
The HF pack Frequency Clock is an hourly synchronized operating schedule that 
makes it possible to communicate with another HFpacker at any time of the day 
or night if propagation is good.
The HFpack Logo has numbers around the outside. These are HF frequencies that 
correspond to the minutes of a clock.
See http://www.qsl.net/hfpack/image/hfpack_logoclock.gif
It was originally developed as a way to conserve battery power for portable 
to portable communications by minimizing the calling time. Only a few brief 
calls are needed during the proper ten-minute time windows.

To set up a QSO, simply decide which hour or approximate time of the day is 
convenient for both operators. According to the Frequency Clock, simply call 
a few times at the appropriate time window. By synchronizing time and 
frequency, the probability of a successful contact is increased. If the most 
likely bands for a specific QSO are already known, then it is only necessary 
to call on those bands.

The Freq Clock may also be used on a general basis at any time for random 
HFpack contacts. Especially on weekends, it is possible to make QSOs at 
different distances that would otherwise be unlikely simply by monitoring one 
specific frequency.


=========HFpack Frequency Clock=================
=Minutes Past the Hour====Freq(kHz)=========Mode
=:00======================14342.5=========== USB/CW
=:10=======================3997.5 or 3687.5= LSB/CW
=:20======================28327.5=========== USB/CW
=:30======================18157.5=========== USB/CW
=:40=======================7242.5 or 7087.5= LSB/CW
=:50======================10137.5========= PSK31/CW

From:
Bonnie KQ6XA
HFpack moderator
via w0rw