Mark the "Play on PropNET" Weekend on Your Calendar
Play on PropNET is a two-day, worldwide event designed to promote PSK31 and
propagation study on the 30 meter band. This event, scheduled for 0000 UTC
October 6 -2359 October 7, will be on 10.1395 MHz. Simply download PropNetPSK,
a free PropNET software program, configure it for your station and activate for
the weekend.
PropNetPSK software will place the PSK stream at +1500 Hz (10.1410 MHz true).
In normal operation, the software will cause your station to automatically ID
at regular intervals (several times per hour) throughout the weekend. If your
licensing authority requires that an operator be present whenever transmitting,
switch to "Lurker" mode when you are away. This will allow your station to
monitor and report anything that is heard, even if it isn't transmitting
PropNET uses the Internet as a reporting tool. Participants who are connected
to the Internet (even using intermittent dial-up connections) will have their
reports sent to a mapping system that will graphically display everything that
is "caught" (a PropNET term for received).
Transmitting stations will have their call signs shown on the map. Receive-only
stations (Lurkers) will display using their 6-cipher grid-locator rather than
call sign. Don't worry if you don't have an Internet connection at your
station, as others will hear your transmission and report it to the Internet.
As an added benefit, all stations that report activity will have their activity
added to an animated GIF file at the end of each UTC day. All worldwide
activity will be captured to that animation and will be able to be played back
at a later time.
All amateur and SWL stations worldwide are encouraged to participate for this
first event of its kind. Thanks to the 30 Meter Digital Group for suggesting
this activity and to the PropNET community of experimenters for supporting it.
-- Ev Tupis, W2EV
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