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MARCH SIMPLEX EXERCISE AFTER ACTION REPORT (AAR)

Please review the After Action Report (AAR) from today’s net.

DATE: Saturday 6-March-2021

TIME: 11.00 am

Starting Frequency: 145.29- PL110.9 repeater

DURATION: 45 min planned, 90 min actual

FREQUENCIES USED:

VHF SIMPLEX:
FM 146.55 and SSB 144.200
DMR 145.790 CC-1 TS1- TG-99

UHF SIMPLEX:
FM 446.000
DMR 441.000 CC-1 TS1- TG-99

NET REPORT

  • Fourteen (24) stations checked in
  • Stations from Boynton Beach to Ft Lauderdale checked in
  • Assigned 6 ANC’s and made calls for additional stations
  • Most stations had good readable of NCS
  • Several stations had weak readable of NCS
  • A few station had no copy of NCS
  • Performed many signal checks
  • Several stations relayed other stations with no copy of NCS
  • Several stations assumed simplex NCS when communications failed
  • Stations returned to 145.29 for comments and feedback
  • Use of beam with south heading had best results
  • Some Stations operated on 144.200 SSB
  • Net concluded at 12.25 am 90 min in total

Participating Stations

K4BH
K4KDS
K8KDS ANC
KB1MPI
KB4F
KE4IDW ANC
KF4EZT
KG4IVQ
KG4VIQ ANC1
KM4RYN
KO4AEP
KO4AET
KO4DJG ANC1
KO4VIQ
KOAEP
KOIDW
N1QFH
N2ELG ANC2
N4ANO
W6BXQ EL96
WA2NTW
WA3OPX
WA4NTW SEC
WB2SNN

Repeater and Simplex Activity

CHECKED IN STATIONS BY ROSTER ORDER
BEGAN ON 145.29 REPEATER
N1QFH NCS
N2ELG
KE4IDW ANC
KG4VIQ
K4BH
K8KDS
KO4DJG
KM4RYN
WA2NTW
WA3OPX
KF4EZT
KB1MPI
KO4AEP
KB4F
N4ANO

QSY 146.550
N2ELG
KG4VIQ
KB4F
KO4AEP
KO4DJG ANC1
KOIDW
KO4VIQ
K4KDS
KO4AET
K8KDS
WA2NTW
N1QFH

QSY DMR 441.000 AND 146.79
K4BH
N2ELG
N1QFH

QSY 146.550
N2ELG
K4BH S9

QSY 145.290
KE4IDW ANC
KG4IVQ
KE4IDW ANC1
WA4NTW SEC

QSY 146.790
N2ELG
KG4VIQ S9

QSY 446.000
KO4DJG
K8KDS ANC
N2ELG ANC2
KOAEP
KG4VIQ ANC1
K4BH
KO4DJG

SSB 144.200
KE4IDW
N2ELG
WB2SNN
K4BH
W6BXQ EL96
N1QFH

CLOSED NET AT 1225

STATIONS AAR

KO4DJG – Provide heads up to stations of roles and expectations

K4BH – Provide NTS approved pro-words and use during net

FEEDBACK FROM VOLC0M NET

START AT 10AM
GOOD FILL INS AS ANC
ID SHORT COMING
AMT HEIGHT, GAIN
LEARNING
55 LOST COM NCS GO BACK TO 29 NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO
NCS RELAY GOOD
DO MORE RELAY
AAR QSO GOOD ON ANT, HT
COMPLIE DMR INFO
ANT SETUP INSIDE TO MONITOR
RPTR ENNOUNCE STATION ID
SAY STATOIN SLOWLY, PHONETICALLY