[PPRAANet] Thursday Night Net

[Jeff Ryan]

All:

Just to be clear, the list below came from California (Sacramento Valley) by
way of Hawaii and is not a widespread agreed to usage of 2 meters with
respect to identifiers ("Bravo") or usage ("Red Cross", "Skywarn", etc).  

Here in Colorado, the 2 meter frequency use plan promulgated by the Colorado
Council of Amateur Clubs (which is derived from the ARRL band plan with
Colorado's channel spacing applied) makes no attempt to assign channel
designators.  Additionally, there are a couple of available simplex
frequencies missing from the California list-- and, of course, the last
frequency listed is not a 2 meter frequency at all.

Insofar as 'usage' goes: in the Pikes Peak region, Skywarn operations can
usually be found on the 146.97 repeater; El Paso County SAR can be found
anywhere the mission requirements dictate-- and I don't know what "Truckers"
means. 

Please see either the CCARC's web page:

http://www.ccarc.net/images/CCARC_FUP_144MHz_revB.pdf

or Bob Witte, K0NR's wonderful article on the subject of 2 meter frequencies
at:

http://www.k0nr.com/rwitte/2m_frequencies.html

Pikes Peak ARES used 146.55 and 146.58 for years anytime a simplex tactical
operation was warranted. This 'informal' use gradually developed to a more
formal, written agreement BETWEEN emergency services groups so they 1) could
avoid bumping into each other during concurrent separate events or 2) could
work together during joint events.  Currently, both the El Paso County
Emergency Radio Plan and the Colorado (ARES) Radio Plan (COPLAN) list the
following for El Paso County RACES:

146.580 Primary Simplex   (shared w/ Pikes Peak ARES)
146.490 Secondary Simplex (shared w/ Pikes Peak ARES)
146.550 Third Tactical    (shared w/ Pikes Peak ARES)

And the following for Pikes Peak (District 14) ARES:

146.580 Simplex, Tactical (shared w/ El Paso County RACES) 
146.475 Simplex 2, Public Service Events 
147.480 Simplex 3, Tactical 
147.510 Simplex 4, Teller 
146.490 Simplex 5 (shared w/ El Paso County RACES)
146.550 Simplex 6 (shared w/ El Paso County RACES)
144.220 USB 
  
There are several 'rag chew' informal groups that hang out on a 2M simplex
frequency in the Springs--- several of us used to use 147.48 (then we
switched to 147.42)  Of course, The PPRAA simplex next was indeed held on
146.58 for quite some time.

And, to the point of Sharon's original question:  Yes, it would be in bad
form to hold a net on 146.52

73,

Jeff, K0RM


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In a message dated 2/6/2008 2:54:45 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
amxlady at att.net writes:
I thought 146.520 was the calling frequency and that  once you made contact 
with your party the gentleman's agreement was that you  move to an alternate

simplex frequency to continue your QSO.  If I remember  correctly, the PPRAA
net 
used to be on 146.580.  Is there another net which  might be using the 
frequency in the absence of the PPRAA  net?

Thanks,
73, de KC0PBR
Sharon



Hi Sharon,
    You are correct on all accounts. A lot of areas use  the 146.520 as a 
local simplex frequency so that it is used and so that someone  traveling
can 
find someone on the frequency.The only ones that I know of that  use 146.580
is 
the El Paso County RACES when and as needed. Her is a list of  frequencies
and 
their uses that I found on the Internet: 
 
2 METER SIMPLEX CHANNELS
 
146.415 ALFA
 
146.430 BRAVO
 
146.445 CHARLIE
 
146.460 DELTA
 
146.475 ECHO
 
146.490 FOXTROT
 
146.505 GOLF
 
146.520 HOTEL (National Calling)
 
146.535 INDIA
 
146.550 JULIET (ARES)
 
146.565 KILO
 
146.580 LIMA
 
146.595 MIKE
 
147.420 NOVEMBER (American Red Cross)
 
147.435 OSCAR
 
147.450 PAPA (NWS / SKYWARN)
 
147.465 QUEBEC
 
147.480 ROMEO
 
147.495 SIERRA
 
147.510 TANGO
 
147.525 UNIFORM (Truckers)
 
147.540 VICTOR
 
147.555 WHISKEY
 
147.570 XRAY (SAR)
 
147.585 YANKEE
 
446.000 ZULU (National UHF Calling Frequency)



TNX & 73,
Dave N0EOP