This week’s instructions are attached to the posting at gaares.groups.io in pdf format and also located in the Files section of gaares.groups.io. FORMATTING IS BETTER THERE AND IN THE PDF.
NET MANAGER’S COMMENTS ON TRAINING:
The experience level of those participating weekly in the GAARES-P2P Net has come a long way since the initial Trials for this net started nearly 11 months ago. Just look at this past week’s performance line by line! With your help and dedication, the Trials turned into an official net in September. I am so very proud of all of you for taking on the training challenges each week since then. The Net has really matured.
That said, I find that I need to step back some on the Net’s training effort. Simply put, I just cannot continue this pace, spending 20++ hours each week developing and executing new training. K5MEG and I both need more time to participate in other aspects of ham radio that we enjoy and have not been able to do this past few months, as well as so many other things in our lives. In addition, my duties on the Steering Committee and head of Training and Exercise Development at EDM – Emcomm Direct Messaging, have taken a significant hit these past few months. I need more time to devote to those duties.
Rest assured, I am fully committed to this Net. However, new training scenarios will be cut down to one or sometimes two times a month. The net will continue to operate weekly with subject line check-in or simple form check-in. Written Training Sections will follow suit. Net Summaries most weeks will be much less detailed. Now for this week:
| TASKS FOR THIS WEEK: Phase Evaluation: This is your opportunity to demonstrate your P2P proficiencyCheck-in with simple “Subject Line” Check-in with minimal instructions. You know how to do this!Remember the entire subject line info is now in ALLCAPS,NOSPACESThis week, rather than a “Question of the Week”, I would like you to each respond to THREE survey questions to help guide me forwardPlease, no Grid Square location source in message headerCheck-in on either or both bands |
OVERVIEW OF THIS WEEK: Previously, we used a modified version of the Winlink Position Report for check-in. Today, you will gain familiarity with the real purpose of the Winlink Position Report, learn howcChecChe to send it, get an ACK, and forward that ACK to Net Control. In addition, you will learn how to generate a map of stations sending Position Reports.
| SURVEY QUESTIONS FOR THIS WEEK: 1. Do you want to see the “Fun Question-of-the-Week” continued? YES or NO 2. Do you want to see “Training Sections” and “Check-ins” cover new areas? YES or NO 3. Do you want to see weekly mapping continued or only on primary weeks? WEEK or PRI |
SUNDAY, APR 13 CHECK-IN INSTRUCTIONS:
- Prepare a check-in message using the short subject-line only check-in format we have used most of the time for months.
- Msg Subject: CALL,FNAME,COUNTY,BANDM,A1,A2,A3 (A=survey answers)
- Send this message via P2P per the schedule below, using either or both bands.
| SCHEDULE FOR SUN APR 13 TIME: SESSION: CENTER FRQ: DIAL FREQ: BANDWIDTH 0800-1000 EDT 80m 3584.5 kHz 3583.0 500 Hz 1005-1400 EDT 40m 7083.5 kHz 7082.0 500 Hz Net Control Station (NCS) WG4PTP Your Net Control operator today is Kory W4RZ and Murdock W4JNR is the alternate. Check-in messages must be addressed to: GAARES-P2P CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ALL GAARES P2P OPS, INCLUDING THIS NET: Contingency Frequencies: To be used for each band if the primary frequency is unusable due to continuous QRM such as RTTY contests, RMS station use, or intentional interference. 80m-BKUP: Center Freq 3570.0 kHz (Dial Freq 3568.5) 40m-BKUP: Center Freq 7070.0 kHz (Dial Freq 7068.5) Contingency When Unable to Send Messages to a Tactical Address:For all operations (nets, exercises, or actual events), if the tactical address is not enabled / not working, address the message to the callsign of the station you are connecting to, normally WG4PTP. Follow the instructions below to check-in to the Net today. |
TRAINING SECTION: To return within two to three weeks
73!
David Blubaugh – ND1J
GAARES-P2P Net Manager