05.28.12 All Souls
NBEMS Demonstration
What: NBEMS Demonstration
When: June 3, 1000 to 1200 (Sunday)
Where: Lost Hills Station Station, Assembly Room, 27050 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills
NBEMS is a suite of software that you can use with a computer and a transciever to transmit and receive digital messages, with no other hardware. This can be invaluable during an emergency when lengthy messages must be passed without errors. It also has a degree of privacy when compared to voice messages. Read more about NBEMS here: http://www.arrl.org/nbems
For the demo, please bring a laptop with NBEMS software loaded, and either the laptop’s built-in microphone or an external microphone. We will be using a mode called MT-63 2000, with the audio signal centered at 2000Hz for the demo.
Here’s a demo on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWZ2vKWSilE
We will explain the advantages of this digital mode, go through the basic configuration steps, and demonstrate transmission and reception of messages, including an ICS-213 message.
Download the three components of NBEMS (fldigi, flwrap and flmsg) here: http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html
These programs are free, and there are versions for Windows, Macs and Unix platforms.
You can follow the demo using a laptop with a microphone and NBEMS software.
After this demo, we will schedule an NBEMS Workshop where everyone will have an opportunity to send and receive messages using a 2m handheld, their laptop, and NBEMS software.
Questions? Contact Norm@Goodkin.net K6YXH K-75
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Norm@Goodkin.net
818 613-2257 cell
818 222-7893 office
05.19.12 Golden Guardian (EOB)
Guinness World Record Event
Ceasing Ops. In The 1.2 GHz Band
Priority: 05/14/2012, 0846
To: All Members
From: Robert Nicholson, Staff 50
In compliance with an FCC order, DCS will be shutting down operations in the 1.2 ghz (23cm) bands at all county Sheriff’s stations and facilities.
DCO’s must insure that this mandate is carried out at all of their respective stations.
This order to cease operation was issued by the Commission due to interference being caused to the newly operable FAA radio-navigation system operating in the Los Angeles basin.
This frequency spectrum is shared with the Federal Government assigned as primary users. Amateur operations are on a secondary basis and contingent with no interference being generated to the primary user. As such, to assure compliance with part 97.303(b) of the rules, DCS will cease operation in this band.
Interference to radio-navigation service is a serious matter that can affect life and safety and as such the Department as well as DCS take this matter very seriously. Your help and compliance with this matter is needed and appreciated.
Further notes on this matter can be found in the editorial section of the June issue of QST.
05.12.12 EOB Ops. Final Tune Up
05.07.12 Simplex Drill NWK Style
