Next NMARES Meeting: 2012-05-24

Posted on 2012-05-08 by KF7LTT

Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Timberland Library in Belfair, WA @ 1900 (7:00 P.M.). Everyone is invited!

Japan earthquake

Would WE be ready?

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Coast Guard to Join Armed Forces Crossband Communications Test

Posted on 2012-05-08 by KF7LTT

The US Coast Guard will be joining the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines in the 2012 Armed Forces Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12. In addition to the Coast Guard station, five Army stations, three Air Force stations and six Navy/Marine Corps stations will be on the air to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Armed Forces Day (AFD).

Military-to-amateur crossband operations will take place on the dates and time in UTC on the frequencies listed for each station.

Voice contacts will include operations in single sideband voice (SSB). Some stations, depending on propagation and staffing, may not operate the entire period. Participating military stations will transmit on selected military MARS frequencies and listen for Amateur Radio stations in the amateur bands. The military station operator will announce the specific amateur band frequency being monitored. Duration of each voice contact should be limited to 1-2 minutes. The Secretary of Defense message will be transmitted via digital modes, including RTTY, PACTOR, AMTOR, PSK31, MFSK and MT63 from certain stations.

The following information was not included in the original list of the stations that will be on the air for the test:

Station: NMN (1300 UTC May 12-0030 UTC May 13) USCG CAMSLANT (Communications Area Master Station Atlantic), Chesapeake, Virginia

Frequency Emission Amateur Band

7.5286 MHz USB 40M (USB)

14.427 MHz USB 20M (USB)

18.1961 MHz USB 17M (USB)

QSL card requests should be addressed to Commanding Officer, ATTN:

OS3 Cattell, 4720 Douglas A. Munro Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322-4399.

Schedules and frequencies of participating military stations, including the stations that will be transmitting the message from the Secretary of Defense can be found on the web in PDF format at, http://www.netcom.army.mil/MARS/docs/AMC_Test_2012.pdf.

Instructions on how to copy and submit the message are also included.

NNNN

/EX

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Port Ludlow Amateur Radio Club Annual Swap Meet

Posted on 2012-05-08 by KF7LTT

Dear Fellow Port Ludlow Amateur Radio Club Members:
On Saturday, June 9, 2012, the Port Ludlow Amateur Radio Club will hold its annual Swap Meet, from 8:00 AM until Noon, in the parking lot of the Grace Christian Center in Port Ludlow.  Let’s all mark our calendars now to ensure the largest turnout ever.  We’ll have plent of coffee and doughnuts available.
There is no entry fee, and you’re free to sell from your trunk or tailgate.
Is your shack missing some piece of equipment that you’re looking for?  Join us at the Swap Meet and maybe you’ll find it.  Is there something you’re not using, and may never use?  Bring it along and maybe you’ll be able to sell it (radio and computer equipment only, please).
Arrive by car, boat, or seaplane (be careful if you try that).  Our talk-in frequency will be 146.520 MHz, simplex.  Give us a call is you need a shuttle ride.
73,
Henry King Stanford, W1HKS, President

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May 12 Fox Hunt In Silverdale.

Posted on 2012-04-27 by KF7LTT

Please pass this along to your club.
Thanks & 73,
Paul
W7PV

Subject: May 12th Fox Hunt in Silverdale

The url below gives you all the details.  Please let me know if you’re planning on attending.  http://robin-wood.com/Ham/Fox/may2012_plan.htm
Paul, W7PV

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WHY are you getting these e-mails all of a sudden?

Posted on 2012-04-26 by KF7LTT

Not having a Secretary, and not wanting to send e-mail to people that don’t want to get them; we (your fearless leaders) decided to do away with the e-mail list we’ve been using, and simply subscribe our active members to the NMARES posts from the web site.

You will get an e-mail from NMARES ONLY when a new post is made. Posts are usually Club related but may occasionally cover ham fests and such. No Spam!!!

You can always unsubscribe at this site if you don’t want the clubs posts. It’s up to you.

Stan, KF7LTT, President of NMARES

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