[TMRA] Simplex Day Nov 28

[Steve Bellner]

*Simplex Day November 28, 2020*

*Who Heard Who?*

November 28, 2020 from *4 pm to 6 pm*

This is a drill!!!If this was an actual emergency… would the repeater 
still work?

The intention of this Simplex Day drill is to test how our communication 
works on simplex. During an emergency you cannot always rely on the 
repeaters.

There are two parts to communication. Talking is important but listening 
can be just as important. This drill is open to all Ham Operators.

Find out how well you actually do under simplex conditions. Find out who 
you can hear!

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*RULES:*

*Frequencies are:*147.480, 147.450 146.460, 146.580

*Start:*Check-in to the net on the *TMRA* 147.270 repeater and *receive 
your designator*. (Tactical Call). You will use the *designator* 
throughout the drill. Designators shall be ham phonetics ALPHA, BRAVO, 
CHARLIE, etc. *(Be sure to properly identify using your ham call sign.)*

*Tune: *Go to a designated simplex frequency and start calling. CQ 
Simplex Day CQ Simplex Day. “This is w8abc calling. My designator is (F 
“FOXTROT”).

*Object:*To collect as many letters of the alphabet as you can and log 
them as HEARD or CONTACT. Call out using your designator and try to 
contact the stations you can hear.

*Listen**for stations:* Collect and log their Designator. If you cannot 
contact them, log them as HEARD. If you can talk to them, log them as 
CONTACT

*CONTACT *stations should exchange designators and signal strengths. “My 
designator is TANGO you are *(FQ)…F*ull *Q*uieting*(LC)…L*oud and 
*C*lear (*WR)…W*eak but *R*eadable *(OFW)…O*nly a*F*ew *W*ords. 
**_Include the exchange in the log._

*HEARD *stations should be logged and include the signal strength 
emitted from the “HEARD” station.

*Example of log:*

*AC contact WR / LC*

*(Station heard=AC) (Contact or Heard) (My exchange to AC=WR) (AC’s 
exchange to me=LC)*

*T heard WR*

*B contact FQ / LC*

*Q heard OFW*

*AG contact WR / WR*

*HINT: Open your squelch to hear weak signals*

*HELP: Use the TMRA repeater to coordinate frequencies with stations.*

Please direct your questions to:

W8TER at ARRL.NET <mailto:W8TER at ARRL.NET> e-mail

419-367-1200 VOICE only

419-350-3372 TEXT only

Send your log results to W8TER at ARRL.NET <mailto:W8TER at ARRL.NET>.

The results will be published in the TMRA newsletter.

Problems are only ever problems if we do not have strategies to deal 
with them effectively.

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