Dec 1st KYW

[Kentucky Winlink Net]

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WE ARE GOING TO TRY USING A 40M FREQUENCY THIS WEEK.  THIS WEEK PLEASE USE HIGHLIGHTED FREQUENCY BELOW

***PLEASE NOTE FREQUENCY CHANGE FOR P2P. THIS BRINGS US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH FCC 47 CFR 97.221, WHILE PRESERVING OUR ABILITY TO KEEP THE BANDWIDTH AT 2300***
The above statement is based on my understanding of the rule and the FAQs from winlink.org found here in question 580 https://winlink.org/sites/default/files/download/wl2k_faq_9.pdf

Kentucky Winlink Net

When: December 1st 2022 00:00LT EST (05:00 UTC/ZULU) to 23:59LT EST (12/2 04:59 UTC/ZULU)

Session Type: VARA P2P, RMS or local node of your choice

P2P Frequency: Center Frequency **7101.5** KHz USB, Dial Frequency **7100** KHz USB

Information Requested: All requested info should be submitted on a Winlink Check In form.

Winlink Check In form fields should be filled out as follows:

Date/Time: Date and time of report

Status: NET

Band: HF Amateur if sending on HF, VHF if sending on a 2-meter frequency, UHF is sending on 70 centimeter frequency

Mode: Select mode you are sending. If using VARA pick either HF or FM depending on the band used. If sending Ardop select that. If sending via packet select packet.

Send To: AF4Y

Call Signs of Initial On-Site Operators: Leave Blank or your call

Sender: Your Callsign

Location: Your QTH, if EOC or Hospital please note

Decimal GPS Coordinates: Easily looked up using your address via https://www.itilog.com/

MGRS: Will auto populate once you put in GPS info

Grid: Will auto populate once you put in GPS info

Comments: Please answer the following questions. Last one is Trivia thought we could have some fun with our practice. Feel free to lookup the answers if you want, we are not keeping score and you may learn something new.

1) What store invented Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer in 1939 as a promotion gimmick?

[Glenn Foley]

Looks like there is another winlink net going on frequency. Steady signals.

Glenn

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[Al Van Dyke]

Tried PTP twice, the connection was so slow I sent via RMS then tried PTP again. Third time was a charm. Guess I should just be more patient.

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[Kentucky Winlink Net Manager]

So far I have gotten 10 messages in on 40m, anyone have any snap feedback to provide? 

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[H. Jeff Lewallen]

I tried several times last night and this morning. Never made a connection. I ended up sending it RMS.