Not hearing anything either. I am in eastern Fort Bend County near Mchard and Ft. Bend Tollway.
Dwayne KB5YTA On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM Michael Amos via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > Well, I cant hear a thing on either frequency. I MAY have heard something > that could be talking down in the mud but nothing at all that could be > copied. Got the squelch turned down and all I hear is static. Wanted to > participate from this county. Oh well. > > > > Mike > > KG4NDS > > Colorado County -Eagle Lake > > > > *From:* BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *terry leatherland > via BVARC > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 5, 2025 6:49 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> > *Cc:* terry leatherland <k5...@yahoo.com> > *Subject:* [BVARC] Fw: Region 4 District 16-Houston RACES Airborne Mobile > Exercise Reminder!! Tomorrow at 6 PM! > > > > This may have gone around, but anyone with 440 communications tomorrow > evening should try to contact the airplane circling for the airborne > repeater test. I will not be able to make it myself. See below > > Good luck. > > > > Terry Leatherland, K5PGF > > 281-455-8090 > > Sugar Land, Tx > > > > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > > *From:* Laura McDonald <bonnieclydera...@yahoo.com> > > *To:* bonnieclydera...@yahoo.com <bonnieclydera...@yahoo.com> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 05:42:56 PM CST > > *Subject:* Region 4 District 16-Houston RACES Airborne Mobile Exercise > Reminder!! Tomorrow at 6 PM! > > > > **SECOND ATTEMPT** > > > > *REGION 4, DISTRICT 16-HOUSTON* > > *AIRBORNE MOBILE EXERCISE* > > *FEBRUARY 6, 2025* > > *600 PM (1800) – 700PM (1900) LOCAL* > > Join us on 02-06-25, 6-7pm for an Airborne Mobile Exercise. There will be > a crossband repeater radio set up in a Cessna 172 to conduct the Net. > Russ, NR5US, will be piloting the ship. He will have alternate comms with > NCS during this exercise. > > This exercise will be based on an event that “takes out” all standard > forms of communications. Therefore, critical information and request for > assistance CAN be communicated through the airborne mobile. This is a test > to see how effective comms will be. *Operators will only need to > identify with their call and county.* > > If you elect to participate from your area – > > 1. NCS will be activated at 530pm local. NCS will broadcast on the New > Waverly 2- meter repeater at 147.18 +offset, with a 136.5 tone. > > 2. Participants should have their UHF rigs set for SIMPLEX 434.450 and a > 131.8 tone. > > 3. NCS will announce that this is an exercise using an airborne mobile > crossband repeat radio. > > 4. NCS, call sign W5SAM, will start at 600pm and ask for county check-ins > in order from - > > a. Chambers > > b. Galveston > > c. Brazoria > > d. Matagorda > > e. Harris > > f. Austin > > g. Colorado > > h. Wharton > > i. Ft. Bend > > j. Liberty > > k. Waller > > l. Montgomery > > m. Walker > > 5. The Net, with an announcement, will conclude at 700pm local. > > 6. Your after-action thoughts, to include what you think was good, bad, > and needs improvement should be directed to your respective DRO via a > winlink message. For those “wearing a different hat”, please send AAR to > W5SAM@ winlink.org. > > 7. Operators are to be thanked for their participation. > > 8. *****THE WEATHER IS PREDICTED FAVORABLE AT THIS TIME. A NO GO > DECISION PENDING WEATHER OR OTHER PROHIBITIVE SITUATION TO LAUNCH/PROCEED > WITH EXERCISE WILL BE POSTED ASAP!!!***** > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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