The simplex test event will be held on Thursday 9/10/20 following the usual Thursday W1SYE net. Mike Cullen K1NPT has created a form to record results. Would be nice if folks could use it to report what they heard, not not mandatory.
The event will utilize the W1SYE repeater to coordinate the drill, and users should program their gear to use the repeater output (145.450 MHz) as a SIMPLEX CHANNEL. This is called “Talk Around” and is a good place to meetup with folks if the repeater is not working. The process will be as follows:
- Net Control Station (NCS Ted W1GRI) will poll the known list of call signs and then ask for any others who want to participate in the drill.
- Ted will announce the stations in the order they will be called. Please be sure you have / make a list of these stations.
- Each station will be called in that order and asked to switch to simplex and broadcast for about 30 seconds (to allow receiving stations to move around if needed). Be sure to give your call sign repeatedly, maybe like “This is W1ABC, sleepy in Newport calling simplex on 145.450 for the Newport County Radio Club simplex test” repeating that two or three times.
- Simplex station will then switch back to the repeater and announce they have finished the simplex broadcast.
- Once the list has been completed NCS will ask for any stations wishing to repeat their simplex broadcast, maybe with a different radio or antenna.
- The list of repeats will be processed as above.
As each station broadcasts please note their callsign, and how well you heard them as follows:
- FQ: Full Quieting
- WR: Weak, Readable
- HU: Heard, Unreadable
- NH: Not Heard
Finally, net control will poll each station asking for their observations for each station and any comments.
Hope we can have some fun!
Ted W12GRI
