[South Florida DX Association] 30 Meter Multi Mode Weekend September 25th & 26th

[Bill]

30 Meter Multi Mode Weekend

When: September 25th & 26th

Where: 10 MHz - 30 Meter Band (10.100 - 10.150)

Objective: To promote experimenting and using different digital modes on 
unique 30 Meter Band.

Those of you who want to participate using the more common modes of CW, 
BPSK31, RTTY, we welcome that, but those wanting to try other less used 
modes please do so and turn your RSID on to help others know what mode 
you are transmitting (common modes no need for RSID, do use RSID on the 
less common/exotic modes).

A number of digital mode groups will be participating this weekend so if 
you have wanted to try out a new digital mode or make some contacts 
using less common digital modes this weekend might be of interest to 
you.  There are a number of multi-mode digital software programs so this 
is also a chance to get on the 30 Meter Band to try them out.  Most of 
them have RSID/TXID (Reed Solomon Identifier- automatic mode detection 
and tuning).

This event is NOT a contest.no <http://contest.no> set times.no 
<http://times.no> rules.no <http://rules.no> exchanges.no 
<http://exchanges.no> winners other than those that participate with 
casual use of the 30 Meter Band knowing that others with like interests 
will be on this weekend to experiment, ragchew, DX and have some fun 
trying different digital modes!

Where on the 30 Meter Band to find different digital mode activity: 
(Note: these are suggested only and observations of known digital mode 
activity)

10.100 - 10.130 CW
10.1239 - WINLINK-Pactor
10.129 - EMCOMM
10.132 - SSTV-Narrow (MP73-N)
10.134 - 10.138 - FeldHELL
10.136 - CMSK
10.1345 - 10.138 - OLVIA, MFSK
10.1386 - MEPT/WSPR
10.139 - JT65 (WSJT)
10.1405 - PROPNET (BPSK31)
10.139 - 10.141 WSPR (QSO MODE-WSJT)
10.140 - 10.141 BPSK31 QRP
10.140 - 10.142 BPSK31 - DX Region 1,2,3 (or BPSK/QPSK,31,63,125,<125hz)
10.142 - 10.145 RTTY,MFSK,THOR,THROB,DOMINO,OLIVA,CONTESTIA
10.143 - 10.145 ROS (Region 2 -note not legal in USA)
10.144 - FeldHELL (Region 1)
10.142 - 10.144 - ALE-400hz
10.145 - 10.148 - ALE-2khz
10.145 - ARRL SkipNet
10.147 - 10.148 PSKMail/APRS
10.1491 - 10.1495 APRS

Operating hints for the weekend:
- Do use RSID (RXID/TXID) for the less common/exotic modes (i.e. 
Contestia,Olivia,Domino,etc)
- Do CQ with RSID for more than just a few of CQ's, don't expect to have 
someone to reply on a less common used mode the first few CQ's.give it a 
while for others to find you and the mode being used
- Do use good operating habits - clean signal, lowest wattage to 
complete the QSO, QRL in common mode first, if band is busy or crowded 
spread out or use narrower width modes (i.e. if band is busy don't use 
OLIVIA 8/500 in the middle of the 30 Meter PSK 10.141 portion of the 
Band-not good operating habit if the band is busy and you will not make 
many friends)
- Do have fun and compare modes, wattage, antennas, etc with other 
operatorsthat are interested to do the same..most the 30 Meter Digital 
Operators are not Call,599,73 most want a QSO (even DX)
- Do use the other digital ops with more experience most seasoned 
digital ops on 30 Meters are very helpful and will have the patience to 
help if needed.also might use and log on to HamSpots (link below)

Go to the link below for more 
information:http://www.30mdg.net/30%20Meter%20Multi%20Mode%20Weekend.pdf

***Please note we are secondary users of the 30 Meter Band and to use 
good operating procedures

Have fun and hope to see you on the waterfall!


Thanks
Don kb9umt 30MDG#0001
http://www.30MDG.net
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/30MDG/