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Field Day 2005 Rules
9. Miscellaneous: 9.3. Remember that the national simplex FM calling frequency of 146.52 MHz should not be used for making Field Day contacts. http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2...s-fd-2005.html Ace - WH2T "TOM" wrote in message ... I thought I might share a couple of observations I've made regarding the Amateur Service; the situation in other locations may differ. Based upon my adventures last year in Florida when we got pounded by three hurricanes I was interested in finding out the utility of my Ham two meter transceiver by taking advantage of Field Day (simulated emergency test) in June. I raised a collinear with an advertised gain of 7 dB to thirty feet and powered my transceiver with a deep cycle battery. Operating on the 'National Simplex Calling Frequency' 146.52 MHz with 75 watts output power I attempted to find out how many stations I could contact and the extent of my operating range during the test. From my numerous calls I was able to contact NO ONE! Not one person responded to my Field Day calls throughout the day and I heard NO ONE calling Field Day! Not one Ham could I find operating Field Day on the two meter National Simplex Calling Frequency! |
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