Oh, I agree for on the road Tri State TG 31360 is ideal. 73
On Mon, 2019-02-25 at 17:09 -0500, Thomas Sundstrom wrote: > OK Dan. FWIW, I was thinking of 31360 TriState for those driving in > from the mid-Atlantic states. Point taken for 441 in the hotel. > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 1:06 PM Daniel L. Srebnick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Last year we used 146.55 MHz FM and it worked out nicely. I made > > quite a few contacts there. > > As far as DMR...you could program in 441.000 MHz, TG 99, TS 1 CC1 > > and use simplex since you're all in the same place! That is one of > > the recommended DMR simplex frequencies. > > http://www.va3xpr.net/dmr-simplex-frequencies/ > > Tom, while I know that TG 31360 is the best for you because you > > already have it programmed in, I'm not sure that all the folks who > > use Tri State during their daily commutes would be too interested > > in SWL Fest chat about Pancho and purple paper for 3 days typing up > > "their" TG. But that is just my opinion. > > I've setup a D-Star callsign routing group which Festers are free > > to use. It is live now and it is called SWLFEST. If you are > > bringing your Zumspot/Jumbospot etc it can already do callsign > > routing. Replace the CQCQCQ that is usually in the UR Call field > > with "SWLFEST" and it will just work. To terminate use > > "SWLFESTT". I'll leave it up through the end of next week, but > > maybe it will stick around if I see it getting some use. For more > > on Smart Routing Groups see > > http://www.k2dls.net/blog/2019/02/19/adventures-in-callsign-routing/ > > . > > We will not be able to join the Fest this year because of a > > conflict with other interesting plans. But here's wishing for a > > good gathering of the radio active from me and Tina. > > 73 > > On Thu, 2019-02-21 at 21:11 -0500, Thomas Sundstrom wrote: > > > The recent discussion on choosing a fest comm frequency--2m or > > > 70cm--was confusing. Frankly, I don't recall seeing a consensus. > > > Please advise. <grin> > > > The wide-area N3KZ 70cm analog network is off the air, perhaps > > > for good. There has been ongoing nonsense--deliberate > > > interference caused by troublemakers--and the management pressed > > > the red kill button. > > > > > > The PARA W3PHL network is probably the next largest linked analog > > > network. Look at http://para.buxcom.net and/or > > > https://www.repeaterbook.com for information. > > > > > > For those on DMR, probably the Brandmeister talkgroup (TG) > > > TriState 31360 -- > > > https://wiki.brandmeister.network/index.php/TalkGroup/31360 --is > > > the most convenient for festees to use. The TrIState TG is on a > > > host of DMR repeaters. See http://www.wr3irs.com and > > > http://www.n2jti.net for repeaters, color codes and time slots. > > > The Philadelphia 440.650 repeater in Roxborough (near City Line > > > Ave and I-76) should easily provide coverage at the hotel. > > > > > > If you are using a hotspot and a VZW Jetpack (or equivalent) in > > > the car or in a go-bag, then simply add 31360 to your codeplug. > > > > > > 73 de Tom W2XQ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________Swlfest mailing > > > [email protected] > > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > > > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > > > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit > > > the URL shown above. > > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > http://www.swlfest.com > > > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Swlfest mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the > > URL shown above. > > > > > > > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > > > > > > http://www.swlfest.com > > > > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > > _______________________________________________Swlfest mailing > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]? > subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. > For more information on the Fest, visit: > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com >
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