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                                                   NET PROTOCOL

 

  PREAMBLE:

   

    Good evening, this is [your name] W1MWV [your location, optional] Net control for the White Mt. Amateur Radio Club weekly net. The purpose of this net is to promote Amateur Radio, provide information about the White Mt. Amateur Radio Club and promote camaraderie among members and visitors. Please listen to net control and do not transmit unless requested. [Directed net]. The only exception to this is EMERGENCY traffic.

 

CHECK –INS:

 

   All are welcome to check into this net.

  

First I will welcome mobile and short time stations, when checking in please give CALL SIGN, NAME, and LOCATION. [Acknowledge stations that check in].  

 

At this time I will welcome all check-ins, when checking in please give CALL SIGN, NAME and LOCATION. [Acknowledge stations that check in.]

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

   Remind all of the monthly meeting of the White Mt. Amateur Radio Club @ 06:30 pm  in the HAM room at the Conway Public Library [ early birds @ 06:00 ]   [ANNOUNCE DATE FOR UPCOMING MTG. ]

 

   Remind everyone of the URL of the web site WWW. W1MWV. COM [club info and updates]

 

   Check with all club officers to see if there is any news to broadcast [pres, v/p, treas, sec, publicity, rptr engineer, net manager.]

 

IN FORMALS:

 

   Handle informal.

 

CLOSING:

 

   Invite all back next Fri. @ 07:00 pm on this rptr for another WMARC net. 

 

  Any other business to come before the net b-fore I close.

 

  Thanks to all stations that checked into the net. Thanks to the rptr owners and techs that keep this rptr operating.

 

   This is [your name] W1MWV [location, optional] securing the White Mt. Amateur Radio Club weekly net and returning the rptr. Back to normal use.  73s 

 

 

 

Ask for check-ins often during the net, give mobiles instant access...

ID often..

Announce the time out timer at 120seconds...

100 Hz. Tone on rptr... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W1MWV -- Jul 16, 2008 07:50 ET

This year the White Mountain Amateur Radio Club, W1MWV, returned to the Mud Bowl Stadium in North Conway, NH. We setup with three transmitters and a GOTA station. Up on the ridge was the 80/20 SSB station and the 40/15 SSB station as well as GOTA. Down on the field was the CW station. This separated the antennas pretty well to reduce the usual inter-station interference.

Three antennas were wire, 160m Windom for CW, inverted vee for 80/20 SSB and a dipole for 40/15 SSB. The GOTA station used an R5 vertical. Using slingshot and fishing line the antennas were hung without too much difficulty. The tennis ball slingshot worked pretty well.

Screen houses and canopies provided the shelter and, with a little help, weathered the Sunday morning downpour that kept us off the air for about an hour. Tables and chairs were provided by the park.

We managed to keep the three stations manned with operators almost the entire 24 hours we operated and that really helped the score. By Sunday afternoon, the overnight operators were really tired.

Food was outstanding with Luke KB1IIR doing the chef duties.

Everyone had a great time and we're looking forward to next year.

73 de W1MWV White Mountain Amateur Radio Club -- K1ESE

 

Vincent KB1PTH and John KB1NYC work the 80/20 SSB station

Greg KB1EZJ seems pretty happy to be at the 40/15 SSB setup

Luke KB1IIR was Super Chef serving four meals including a chicken, steak, pasta dinner with salad and dessert courses

Steve KB1LXZ readies the GOTA digital station while John K1ESE and new ham Jim discuss strategy

Sunday morning chow line

Greg KB1EZJ and Luke KB1IIR demonstrate quick and easy coax connector installation

Dale KB0VCC takes a break from CW to log his daughter's GOTA QSOs

Marc KB1OOO logs CW QSO 500 while working Hawaii

Jim W1KJ works 15 SSB while Greg KB1EZJ logs

Luke KB1IIR and Dave N1CCB hold down the sign while Marc KB1OOO climbs out of the Mud Bowl

Did we mention the great food?

Antenna raising KB1PTH, KB1NYC, K1ESE - It went that way

Anybody find where it landed?