[ARES-SE] Relay Station for the Area Wide Net

[gfletcher5 at att.net]

I need a station that will volunteer to be a relay station during the wide
area net.  A relay station is one that listens for weak stations that are
not heard by the net control operator.  The relay station calls net control
to tell the net control operator of the call sign of the station trying to
call in.  The relay station is probably a station that has an outside
antenna and more power available than an HT can deliver.  If you can be a
relay station for the upcoming wide area net then please let me know.

 

Thanks.

 

--George Fletcher, AD5CQ

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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:19 PM
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Subject: [ARES-SE] Area Wide Net

 

There will be an area wide (all district 14 and district 1) net on Sunday,
August 31, at 7:00 pm.  The repeater will be 145.17 (-)(PL 123.0).  The
backup repeater will be 145.19 (-)(PL123.0).

 

I would like very much to have a strong showing from the southeast Harris
county unit.  All of Harris county ARES groups will be participating.  Also
invited to participate will be ARES hams from district 1.

 

This is an opportunity to get experience operating in a large net.  This net
will also give the ARES leadership a better understanding of how well this
repeater can serve Harris county in the event of an emergency.  Since this
is a wide area net there may be stations that can not quite make the
repeater.  We will have relay stations that will attempt to relay those
stations that do not make the repeater.  So please be patient during the net
as there will be a lot of stations calling.

 

The plan for the net is to have each quadrant (unit) of the county call in
at separate time.  Northwest will go first followed by Northeast, Southeast
and finally Southwest.  During the call for each unit, stations will be
asked to checkin based on the last letter in their call sign.  The order
will be as follows:

 

Stations with call sign suffix beginning with Alpha through India


Stations with call sign suffix beginning with Juliet through Romeo

Stations with call sign suffix beginning with Sierra through Zulu

 

Please mark this time\date on your calendar and lets have a great
participation from the southeast unit.

 

Thanks.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

--George Fletcher, AD5CQ

 

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