Fwd: HF Testing plan (for Bull Run Run on Saturday)

[Tom Azlin N4ZPT]

Did anyone copy us on HF? We had one check in of an ODEN station from 
about 50 miles out who spotted us offset to avoid a morning sideband net.

thanks and 73, tom n4zpt

On 4/8/2011 8:20 AM, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Paul W4RI suggested that I send this out to you all. those of you that
> are within range might be interested in helping by giving us signal
> reports that include your station antenna description. Several of us are
> taking advantage of radio support to the 50 mile Bull Run Run to test
> some HF comms. I sent out this plan to K3MT and out on one of the
> section HF nets as well.
>
> If you have a chance to listen in, particularly on the ODEN/A phone
> frequencies and can later send me signal reports that would be much
> appreciated. Might be an occassional NCS request for check ins from
> stations off of the course. NCS will be K7BC or KI4D. I will be at the
> "Do Loop" early, perhaps operating by 0730 for some early testing from
> the start/finish to the most distant location on the course. NCS will
> likely be up dawn to dusk. The VHTRC web site has a page on this race.
>
> 73, tom n4zpt
>
> -------- plan sent to volunteers at the BRR50 --------------
>
> Goal is to conduct a first informal test using HF NVIS. The 25 mile
> long course might be long enough to do this, might be close enough we
> are in ground wave coverage.
>
> Will be using SSB Lower Side band, Olivia 4/500, and EasyPal on 40m and
> 80m. Basic participation is just 40 meters SSB. If you can switch
> to 80m then you can follow down there for an SSB check. If you have a
> sound card program capable of Olivia then you can step over to the data
> segment when we test here. If you have EasyPal then while we are in the
> phone segment we can test sending images. Might not do too many of
> these cycles as this is time available by the "off duty" NCS operator at
> the time.
>
> For Olivia 4/500 you can use MixW, the flidgi suite, HRD/DM780, or
> MultiPSK for the ODEN/D check. The other software is EasyPal for images.
>
> Basic plan is to home at the ODEN/A 40 meter frequency of 7240 kHz LSB
> in between other tests. NCS is expecting to guard this frequency on a
> time available basis while not checking other band or mode. If all you
> can do is come with 40 SSB and one antenna this will let you participate
> in the basic test.
>
> All freqs may shift based on other QSOs or nets in progress. But be near
> ODEN/A and ODEN/D frequencies.
>
> Testing cycle would be to
>
> 1. check signals on 7240 kHz / LSB,
>
> 2. Switch to EasyPal and test
>
> 3. drop to 3947 kHz / LSB for a signal check,
>
> 4. Switch to EasyPal and test
>
> 5. switch to 3578.5 kHz USB/1300HZ/Oliva 4-500 for signal quality check,
>
> 6. then come back up to ODEN/D 7050 kHz USB/1300HZ/Oliva 4-500 for
> signal quality check,
>
> 7. then return to 7240 kHz / LSB for a while.
>
> Items #2 and #4 may be skipped. Testing on 40 LSB many start as early as
> 0730 AM depending on rain.
>
> We may set up and use EasyPal on the secondary operations net frequency
> of 53.040 MHz. No image versus data band segments there.
>
> Summary
> Secondary Net Frequency – 53.040 Simplex
> HF Test Frequencies – 3947 kHz / LSB
> 7240 kHz / LSB
> 3578.5 kHz / USB
> 7050 kHz / USB
>
> Modes: LSB, Olivia 4/500 and EasyPal.
>
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