[LARC-CQ] CW

[Mike Shreve]

John,

I think we had a couple goals in mind for this: The first, as you've said, was to get more people interested in CW from among the VHF/UHF guys. Many have expressed such an interest. The other was to enable or enhance emergency communication between the various nearby counties and throughout Polk county using CW as a backup for the 2M simplex when and if one or more repeaters became inoperable. We have demonstrated that simplex communication, even within the county, is spotty at best. With enough operators and enough relays, we could get the job done, but we're always looking for ways to improve.

So... this is where we are currently. I would be very interested in the MCW/FM even if it can only accomplish the first part of our expressed goal and it doesn't pan out for EmComm. If a simple to build kit can get more people on the air on CW, then I am on board 100%. I had envisioned a regularly scheduled "traffic training net" where the Net Control Station would take check-ins, pass any traffic that might come along. Simple in and out using standard net procedures to teach the basic principals of a CW traffic net. I have long encouraged anyone interested to tune into the Carolina Slow Net (CSN) every night at 2000 local at 3.571 or the Georgia CW Training Net (GTN) - every night at 2100 local on 3.549. These are nets especially geared towards slow speed net operations and welcome any ham who wants to check in. Not everyone has 80M capability and, so far, I have not heard a single person from around here check in. (FYI - I'm on both, every night, and NCS on Friday night for GTN and Sunday night for CSN.) Join us if you're interested.

From everything I'm reading, the ability to use HF for nearby communication has everything to do with antenna configuration, so that's where I'm focusing my attention at present. 73

Mike, N6MRS

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On Monday, September 20th, 2021 at 18:52, J Leahy via CQ <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:

> Bill/Mike,
>
> I’m a little fuzzy on the details of the previous emails on the reflector from whenever it was, but it seemed that that was the desired method (MCW/Fm) so I had sort of offered to gather up the parts and schematics to make a device that should work on just about any rig.
>
> I have been able to work Bill Johnson on 40m with just 5w from my QTH and that should work for many of us but I guess that the intention was to get the 2m folks involved with CW, and since most do not have rigs capable of SSB or CW on 2m the only other good way is MCW.
>
> Perhaps it was just a couple of guys/gals thinking out loud. My FT-818 may make it to Lakeland, I do get beyond I-4 on Simplex FM so CW might go further ? My thoughts was to do something that most if not all could participate in if given the opportunity.
>
> John
> KK4ITX
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> On Sep 20, 2021, at 18:00, William Paul via CQ <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:
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>> Closer reading discloses that you are interested in MCW. My old FT-847 will transmit CW as will Mike’s 817(?)
>> Still interested?
>> Oh yeah, and I only have 40m paired ham sticks.
>> 73
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Sep 20, 2021, at 17:13, J Leahy via CQ <cq at lists.lakelandarc.org> wrote:
>>
>>> A month or two ago there was some interest in having a local CW gathering on RF, has anything been happening towards that endeavor or was is just a flash in the pan ?
>>>
>>> There was talk of HF and VHF/FM also. I have some of the required parts for an FM rig but will have to see what the Interest is before I go further.
>>>
>>> If you folks have started something or are still interested in doing so please email me at my CALL at ARRL.NET.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> John
>>> KK4ITX
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