Operating

Pete Chamalian, W1RM, writes on the YCCC list:

I am again looking for volunteers who would like to join the K2D team for the annual 13 Colonies Event.  This year we will be using K2D starting on July 1 at 9 AM to July 8 at midnight.  The operation for K2D must take place in Connecticut.

Operators will be using their own station and will be scheduled to operate.  We are looking for participants who are capable CW, phone, RTTY and other digi modes with the ability to operate on any band, 160-6.  The operating can be fast-paced, like a DXpedition at times.

Full details about K2D and sign up as an operator visit: https://sites.google.com/view/k2doperatorpage/home

For more information about the 13 Colonies event, visit: http://www.13colonies.us/

Questions can be addressed to me.

 
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net

From <https://groups.io/g/GBARC/wiki/19292>:

[Sunday] is looking to be sunny and clear around 50F so we will hold our monthly fox hunt starting at 11am.  The fox hunt will cover Redding, Easton, Weston, Monroe, Shelton, Trumbull, and Fairfield.  The start time is 11am and with a hard end time of 2pm.

All members and non-members are invited to attend.  The purpose of the fox hunt is to track down a hidden transmitter called a Fox, and the sponsor who will be nearby. 

Recommended Starting Location:  Trumbull Mall in Trumbull

Fox Frequency:  147.485 MHz Simplex

Fox Power:  5W into a 5/8 wave antenna then into 5w into a 1/4 wave at 11:30, then dropping power to 1W at 12pm

Sponsors:  Shawn – NR1T

Check in on:  441.700 or 146.445 Repeaters by RF or Echolink to node 441700

En-Route Questions:  Contact Shawn by phone or repeater.

From ema.arrl.org:

Eliot Mayer, W1MJ, writes on NEMassFoxHunters and Waltham ARA lists:

Two foxes will be transmitting this weekend (April 9-10) from Greenough Land in Carlisle, MA.  This conservation area is only 15 minutes from the center of Westford and 25 minutes from beautiful downtown Waltham. The parking lot is more-or-less across the street from 811 Maple Street. If you come from Route 3, Maple Street is actually the same street as Treble Cover Road, so it’s a straight shot 2 miles from the highway.  A map of Greenough Land is available here:  https://www.carlislema.gov/DocumentCenter/View/805/Greenough-Land-Trails-Map-PDF

Both foxes will be on the air from Saturday at 9:30 AM until Sunday at 5:00 PM.

Call  / Frequency   / TX Power

K1MJC / 146.565 MHz / 15 mW
W1MJ  / 147.54 MHz  / 5 W

Dave Tipping, NZ1J, writes on the ctfoxhunter list:

We’ll have a live Fox Hunt on Sunday [March 20, 2022] in Wallingford from 9:30 am until 11:00 am.

We’ll be using these three frequencies: 

There will be a 1 watt signal continuously on 146.565MHz.  It will make a short beep every three seconds and will ID in Morse code every minute.

The 10 mW transmitter is on 147.475 MHz and will beep every three seconds and will ID in Morse code every minute.

The 1 mW transmitter is on 146.290MHz and beeps every three seconds.

There is no central starting location.  Other fox hunters can be contacted on the W1NRG repeater 147.360 with PL 162.2.

Though plans sometimes don’t work out, my plan is to be far enough away from my car so that it can’t be used as a means to find me and the transmitters.

Good luck.

Dave NZ1J

Emily Clarke, N1DID, writes on the Greater Bridgeport ARC mailing list on March 13, 2022 at 9:04 AM:

It’s cold and the fox is hungry, so she’s come out of her den and is looking for something to eat.  Remember that we switched to summer time last night, so she starts to transmit at 10 AM DST – that’s Daylight Savings Time.  

The fox has a fur coat so bundle up and remember to check in on the repeaters.  See our Foxhunts page to grab a map and other information.

Cheers, 

Emily N1DID and Rick K2RB

From the WS1SM ham radio blog:

The 12th Annual Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge takes place Saturday, March 26th, from 12PM – 4PM!

The Maine 2 meter FM Simplex Challenge is a ham radio contest primarily designed to give 2 meter operators a chance to compete on an even basis, and have fun doing it.

Saturday, March 26, 2022, and runs for 4 hours, beginning at 12:00 PM local time.

Contacts are limited to FM Simplex on the 2 meter band.

Participants may be entered as either fixed or mobile, (but not as both).

Exchange – Exchange items include your call sign, the name of the city, village, town, or township you are operating from, and your power level. Rovers and mobiles must be within the city limits of whatever city they claim to be operating from. If you are operating from a served agency station, you should also include this with your exchange. Specify which agency you serve, for example, “SKYWARN,” “EOC,” or “Red Cross.” On the log sheets, however, there will only be a place to notate whether or not the station is operating from a served agency.

City or Town – This is simply the name of the city or town you are operating from. If you do not live within the city limits, use the name of the town or municipality to which mail or a package would be addressed.

For mobile entries, use the name of the city or town you are in, or the closest city or town.

Power levels are defined as follows:
• QRP – 5 watts or less
• Medium Power – greater than 5 watts, but less than 100
• High Power – 100 watts or more

Enter as either Fixed (either at home or portable) or Mobile (roving).

Visit http://www.ws1sm.com/2-Meter-Challenge.html for complete rules and details, including Entry Forms and Log Sheets, for the 2022 Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge.

The Overall winner of the 2021 Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge was Dick Bean K1HC, from Westwood, Massachusetts, who made a total of 95 QSOs, in 41 different towns, for a total of 3,895 points. Congratulations on a job well done! K1HC operated as Fixed Medium from his vacation home in Haprswell, Maine, using an Icom IC-9700 into a Diamond X50 at 295′ above sea level, during the contest. Visit http://www.ws1sm.com/2-Meter-Challenge-2021.html to see all the 2021 category winners.

 

Dave Tipping, NZ1J, writes on the ctfoxhunter list:

Instead of our usual ‘live’ Fox Hunt, this weekend we’ll have a Fox Box hidden somewhere in Wallingford.  The box will transmit 1 watt on 146.565MHz for 45 seconds, each time it is activated via a DTMF ‘1’, also on 146.565MHz

The box will be switched on at noon on Saturday and will be switched off at 11am on Sunday.

Upon locating the box, please announce on 146.565 that you have found it.  (Rob has been known to linger in the vicinity of a Fox Box.  Who is to say who might be nearby and watching you and the box at any given time?)

Good Luck,

Dave NZ1J