Hi all, Is there a specific weekend of the month that would be best for people? I know that the JS8Call guys do the first Saturday of every month, for example.
Thanks, -Mooneer K6AQ On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 6:47 PM Michael Lizzio <ml2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Count me in! > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 11:54 Walter Holmes K5WH <walt...@k5wh.net> wrote: > >> That is some great stats you have captured there Mooneer. >> >> >> >> I guess the tricky part of once per month, is trying to find the lesser >> number of collisions with contests, to find the right weekend each month. >> >> >> >> I for one, vote YES for the every month Activity Day event. Sounds like a >> great idea. >> >> >> >> >> >> Walter/K5WH >> >> >> >> *From:* m...@ham-radio-tech-notes.groups.io < >> m...@ham-radio-tech-notes.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Mooneer Salem >> *Sent:* Monday, November 7, 2022 10:59 AM >> *To:* m...@ham-radio-tech-notes.groups.io >> *Cc:* freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net; >> ham-radio-tech-no...@groups.io; digitalvo...@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* Re: [Freetel-codec2] [Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes] [Announcement] >> FreeDV Activity Day - November 5-6, 2022 >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> These stats are preliminary but it looks like there were approximately >> 350 unique contacts that PSK Reporter was able to pick up over the entire >> weekend (split ~50/50 across both days). Most activity was on 20 meters but >> there was activity picked up on 15, 17, 40, 80 and surprisingly 4 meters. >> Overall a pretty successful weekend for sure, especially considering that >> there were likely more that did not have reporting enabled in the FreeDV >> application. >> >> >> >> Anyway, what do you guys think about making it a once a month thing >> instead of just once a quarter? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -Mooneer K6AQ >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 7:31 AM James C Miller <cameo...@frontiernet.net> >> wrote: >> >> Thank you Walt >> It was sure fun >> 73 DE Jim KB2RSK >> >> >> >> On November 7, 2022, at 9:47 AM, walt...@k5wh.net wrote: >> >> UPDATE: >> >> >> >> I just wanted to say that we had a great deal of fun this weekend with >> the FreeDV Activity Day. >> >> >> >> We had stations from several countries that were making contacts in their >> respective areas, and even a couple made it over to the states here as well. >> >> >> >> There were more than a dozen NEW stations that were trying FreeDV for the >> first time. >> >> >> >> I was bouncing between 20m, 40m, and 17m, having all three of those >> operating at the same time with multiple instances of FreeDV running was a >> big advantage, and that sure helped to make it a great success for me. >> >> >> >> I hope we can continue to drive up the participation like that on a >> weekly basis. >> >> >> >> Thanks to everyone that was active this weekend. >> >> >> >> All the best, and looking forward to the next event in the future. >> >> >> >> Walter/K5WH >> >> >> >> *From:* Mooneer Salem <moon...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Friday, November 4, 2022 7:12 PM >> *To:* m...@ham-radio-tech-notes.groups.io >> *Cc:* ham-radio-tech-no...@groups.io; digitalvo...@googlegroups.com; >> freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net >> *Subject:* Re: [Freetel-codec2] [Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes] [Announcement] >> FreeDV Activity Day - November 5-6, 2022 >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> There are now less than 7 hours until Activity Day weekend starts. Good >> luck! Please post any last minute questions here if you have them :) >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -Mooneer K6AQ >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 11:13 PM Mooneer Salem via groups.io <mooneer= >> gmail....@groups.io> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> Just a reminder that Activity Day weekend is only a week away! If you >> haven't already, download the latest release of FreeDV and make sure >> everything is working properly. Please post here if you have any setup >> issues prior to next weekend and we'll help you get situated :) >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -Mooneer K6AQ >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 12:18 AM Mooneer Salem <moon...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> We'll be doing another FreeDV Activity Day on the weekend of November >> 5-6, 2022! This event will bring together people interested in HF digital >> voice on the air for conversation and fun. Contacts usingthe official >> application <https://freedv.org/>as well as the SM1000 handheld >> microphone are welcome. >> >> >> >> (Note: this is different than previous Activity Days in that you have the >> entire weekend, not just a 24 hour period. This may continue for future >> Activity Days based on how the upcoming one goes.) >> >> >> >> *Event time:* 12AM Pacific time (0700Z) on November 5 to 11:59PM (0759Z) >> on November 6 (49 hours). *Note: Daylight Saving Time ends in the US >> during Activity Day weekend.* >> >> >> >> *Suggested frequencies*: >> >> 80 meters: 3.625, 3.643 or 3.693 MHz >> >> 40 meters: 7.177 MHz >> >> 20 meters: 14.236 MHz >> >> 17 meters: 18.118 MHz >> >> 15 meters: 21.313 MHz >> >> 12 meters: 24.933 MHz >> >> 10 meters: 28.330 or 28.720 MHz >> >> >> >> (Note that LSB/DIGL is used below 10MHz as per current convention for >> voice modes, USB/DIGU otherwise.) >> >> >> >> As this isn't a contest, there's no pressure to make contacts or send >> logs, but you can always confirm QSOs via the usual means if you'd like >> (LoTW, eQSL, QRZ, etc.) Enabling PSK Reporter in the FreeDV application and >> joining theQSO Finder <http://qso.freedv.org/>are recommended, however, >> so others can see that you're on the air and hearing them (for instance, >> here'sthe current map of listeners >> <https://pskreporter.info/pskmap?preset&callsign=ZZZZZ&mode=FREEDV&timerange=3600&mapCenter=31.442130629514438,9.52291666666666,1.9517274414542571>). >> :D >> >> >> >> Feel free to spread this far and wide among your local ham friends and >> groups! :) Let me know if you have any questions about the event and >> definitely post here if you have issues getting the application working >> prior to the event. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -Mooneer K6AQ >> >> _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#1919) > <https://Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes.groups.io/g/main/message/1919> | Reply To > Group > <m...@ham-radio-tech-notes.groups.io?subject=Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BFreetel-codec2%5D%20%5BHam-Radio-Tech-Notes%5D%20%5BAnnouncement%5D%20FreeDV%20Activity%20Day%20-%20November%205-6%2C%202022> > | Reply To Sender > <ml2...@gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BFreetel-codec2%5D%20%5BHam-Radio-Tech-Notes%5D%20%5BAnnouncement%5D%20FreeDV%20Activity%20Day%20-%20November%205-6%2C%202022> > | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/94867413/244332> | New Topic > <https://Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes.groups.io/g/main/post> > ------------------------------ > Group Email Addresses > Post: ham-radio-tech-no...@groups.io > Subscribe: ham-radio-tech-notes+subscr...@groups.io > Unsubscribe: ham-radio-tech-notes+unsubscr...@groups.io > Group Owner: ham-radio-tech-notes+ow...@groups.io > Help: ham-radio-tech-notes+h...@groups.io > ------------------------------ > Your Subscription > <https://Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes.groups.io/g/main/editsub/244332> | Contact > Group Owner <main+ow...@ham-radio-tech-notes.groups.io> | Unsubscribe > <https://Ham-Radio-Tech-Notes.groups.io/g/main/leave/10803805/244332/1329251242/xyzzy> > [moon...@gmail.com] > _._,_._,_ > >
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