Tim Tuck wrote: > FYI... > > This just appeared on the MoonNet list and I thought that if any of you > have decent setups on 1296 you might like to try and hear something > coming back off Oscar 1 :) > > I'm certainly going to try! > regards > > Tim > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Gentlemen > In order to supplement the EoA activity on the following days there > will be a 'Net - check in' > fun event conducted at the times indicated below. This week Friday > Saturday and Sunday. > > The main mode will be SSB but anybody on CW is also encouraged to join. > There will be many very loud stations (big goo) which should be > readable on modest antennae. > > The frequency chosen is 1296.025 .. your transmit frequency > > I (VK3UM) will run the OC > EU "skeds" and Joe or Jay (K1RQG K5JL) > will run the NA > OC > The EU > NA may be run by PI9CAM or HB9MOON .. someone will do it for sure. > > There will be a heap of special calls in use as well. > W1M = K1RQG > W5J = K5JL > K5J = K5SO > N0O = N0OY > W1O = K2DH > K0C = K0YW > so save the totally predictable debate of 'is that a new initial' > ? until later !!! > Its going to be hard enough to understand the accents without > changing call signs as well !! > > NA = NORTH AMERICA > OC = OCEANIA > EU = EUROPE > > NA > OC STARTING JUNE 26 AT 0100Z > OC > EU STARTING JUNE 26 AT 0930Z > EU > NA STARTING JUNE 26 AT 1900Z > > NA > OC STARTING JUNE 27 AT 0130Z > OC > EU STARTING JUNE 27 AT 1100Z > EU > NA STARTING JUNE 27 AT 2000Z > > NA > OC STARTING JUNE 28 AT 0200Z > OC > EU STARTING JUNE 28 AT 1200Z > EU > NA STARTING JUNE 28 AT 2030Z > > Come on or just listen. It is intended as a fun activity to support > EoA . There will be many > big guns on and you could be very surprised at what you will hear. > > 73 de Doug VK3UM > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > regards > > Tim > > > > This is very interesting. I will be set up on L band for field day and hope to be able make contact with other folks. I will be listening in on the EoA also. Local ham KL7UW is working towards getting his dish ready for the event.
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