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by GaryWheeler

ARES – EOC station at Lethbridge Regional Hospital

April 18, 2012 in ARES, HAM Radio

The station is set up as follows:

FT-897D HF/VHF/UHF radio
¼ Wave VHF/UHF Antenna
HF Dipole Antenna (NVIS Configuration) fed by LDG Auto-Tuner for 80-10m coverage.
Full Documentation for the above

Radio has been programmed for 146.88 (-.6) VE6CAM, 147.15 (+.6), and 7.055 (40m ARES Net ) and the auto-tuner has been pre-programmed and set for auto-tune on all HF bands.

There is also an standby TS-140s HF radio available as a back-up to the FT-897D. There is no back-up for VHF/UHF.

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Alberta Wide ARES Coordinated Frequencies

January 25, 2012 in ARES, CANWARN, HAM Radio

145.695 100.0hz CTCSS
ARES VHF Simplex
147.015/147.615 100.0hz CTCSS
Portable ARES VHF Repeater

446.125 100.0hz CTCSS
ARES UHF Simplex
442.275/447.275 100.0hz CTCSS
Portable ARES UHF Repeater

442.300/447.300 100.0hz CTCSS
Secondary ARES UHF Repeater/Link
443.600/448.600 Portable S&R UHF Repeater
IRLP Reflector #9302

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HAM Modes – Some Great links to other modes of operation

November 6, 2011 in HAM Radio

More Info On:
PACTOR
http://www.scs-ptc.com/news/p4dragon-dr-7800/scs-is-setting-the-new-standard

WINMOR
http://www.winlink.org/

 A Very cool intro to D-STAR and ARES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8dUJp0rc0g

Echolink
http://echolink.org/

APRS – Automatic Packet reporting System
http://www.aprs.org/

IRLP – Internet Radio Linking Project
http://irlp.net/

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HAM Radio and Weather Article In Lethbridge Living Magazine

November 4, 2011 in CANWARN, HAM Radio

Here’s the article published by Lethbridge Living Magazine in their January – February 2011 edition.  Thanks to Eric Low, James Baron of Baron Photography and the staff at Lethbridge Living Magazine!

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