• ARRL Extra Bulletin

    From Daryl Stout@954:895/7 to All on Monday, June 19, 2023 11:26:56

    SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX006
    ARLX006 2023 W1AW and K6KPH Field Day Bulletin Schedule

    ZCZC AX06
    QST de W1AW
    Special Bulletin 6 ARLX006
    From ARRL Headquarters
    Newington CT June 19, 2023
    To all radio amateurs

    SB SPCL ARL ARLX006
    ARLX006 2023 W1AW and K6KPH Field Day Bulletin Schedule

    2023 W1AW and K6KPH Field Day Bulletin Schedule

    W1AW:

    Day Mode Pacific Mountain Central Eastern UTC

    FRIDAY CW 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 0000 (Sat)
    Digital 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 0100
    Phone 6:45 PM 7:45 PM 8:45 PM 9:45 PM 0145
    CW 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM 0300

    SATURDAY CW 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 1400
    Phone 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1500
    CW 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 0000 (Sun)
    Digital 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 0100
    Phone 6:45 PM 7:45 PM 8:45 PM 9:45 PM 0145

    SUNDAY CW 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 1400
    Phone 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1500
    Digital 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1600


    K6KPH:

    SATURDAY CW 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 1430
    CW 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 0030 (Sun)
    Digital 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 0130

    SUNDAY CW 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 1430
    Digital 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 1630


    W1AW will operate on its regularly published frequencies:

    CW frequencies are 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975,
    21.0675, 28.0675, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz.

    Digital frequencies are 3.5975, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095,
    28.095, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz.

    Phone frequencies are 1.855, 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390,
    28.590, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz.

    During Field Day weekend, W1AW will transmit the Field Day bulletin
    using 45.45-baud Baudot, PSK31 in BPSK mode and MFSK16 in this
    order.

    Please note the Field Day bulletin will not be sent out via
    EchoLink.

    Also note, on Friday local, June 23, 2023, the digital version of
    the 2023 Field Day bulletin sent from W1AW at 9 PM EDT (0100 UTC on
    June 24) will be transmitted using BPSK31, Baudot, and MFSK16 in
    this order.

    The regular digital mode lineup of Baudot, BPSK31, and MFSK16 will
    be used during Field Day weekend.

    The Maritime Radio Historical Society's station K6KPH will transmit
    the CW portion of the W1AW Field Day message for the benefit of West
    Coast stations on 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975 and 21.0675 MHz.

    The frequencies for the K6KPH Teleprinter version (RTTY, PSK31 and
    MFSK16) will be 3.5975, 7.095 and 14.095 MHz (in this mode order).

    Any additional transmissions or changes in the schedule will be
    posted on the web at, http://www.arrl.org/Field-Day .
    NNNN
    /EX
    --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7)
  • From Daryl Stout@954:895/7 to All on Monday, July 31, 2023 15:59:32

    SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX008
    ARLX008 Hurricane Watch Net Seeks Bilingual Net Control Operators

    ZCZC AX08
    QST de W1AW
    Special Bulletin 8 ARLX008
    From ARRL Headquarters
    Newington CT July 31, 2023
    To all radio amateurs

    SB SPCL ARL ARLX008
    ARLX008 Hurricane Watch Net Seeks Bilingual Net Control Operators

    The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is looking for new members who are
    willing to train to become Net Control Operators. HWN is especially
    interested in recruiting bilingual operators who are fluent in
    Spanish and English or French/Creole and English. Net Control
    responsibilities can entail hours of duty to ensure all received
    ground-truth weather reports are forwarded directly to the National
    Hurricane Center in Miami.

    The net generally activates whenever a system has achieved hurricane
    status and is within 300 statute miles of a populated landmass. This
    can vary, however, due to the forward speed and intensity of a
    storm, or at the request of the forecasters at the National
    Hurricane Center. Once activated, the HWN continuously operates
    until a storm is no longer a threat to life and property.

    The mission of the net is to disseminate the latest advisories
    issued by the National Hurricane Center, and to obtain real-time,
    ground-level weather conditions and initial damage assessments from
    amateur radio operators in the affected areas. The net then relays
    that information to the National Hurricane Center by way of WX4NHC,
    and when required, the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

    It also functions as a backup communication link for the National
    Hurricane Center, National Weather Service Forecast Offices, the
    Canadian Hurricane Centre, Emergency Operations Centers, emergency
    management agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other vital
    interests that can involve military relief operations. Such
    operations can be involved in the protection of life and property
    before, during, and after a hurricane event.

    HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, says training will be provided and
    each candidate will go through a probationary period with a mentor.
    Graves, an ARRL member, says an applicant's station must be
    reliable. "While having a tower, beam, and/or amplifier is not a
    requirement, your station must allow you to hear and be heard.
    Therefore, directional antennas and amplifiers are preferred," he
    said.

    The net coverage area includes the hurricane-prone areas of eastern
    Canada, the US East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and
    the Caribbean. The net specifically seeks applicants in the
    middle-to-western sections of the US, Canada, Central America, and
    the Caribbean. "As always, the HWN is hoping for a quiet season, yet
    [we are] prepared for the worst," said Graves.

    Those interested in learning more can visit the HWN Net Control
    Information web page at, https://hwn.org/about-us/ncs_info.html .
    NNNN
    /EX
    --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7)