A Field Day challenge with a difference.... since Field Day is about preparedness.
I will be operational during Field Day using FLARQ and a FLARQ beacon, in raw form it will look something like A<<< FLARQ Beacon >>> de K3UK 00uK3UK:72 CQ Field day de K3UK in Western NY. D3FE What I would like to achieve is 1 . An actual connect via FLARQ 2. Exchange of a message via FLARQ (either you send me one, or I send one to you) This achieves a goal of Field Day in that it will help operators gain more experience in using a mode that has error correcting methods, facilitates brief message exchanges, and avoids unattended operations. For simplicity, I will mostly use MFSK16 (it will stand out from the mass of PSK31 signals) but could switch to other modes when/if needed. I will try to be around 3583, 7073, 14073 USB and will post my actual QRG on the K3UK Sked Page http://www.obriensweb.com/sked in the digitalradio area. I may try various times, I will not be operational the whole Field Day, just a few hours. When actually operational... I will be on 3583 (or as close as I can get) 00 to 15 minutes past the hour 7073 16-30 past the hour and 14073 40 to 55 past the hour. I'll be glad to pass the formal Field Day exchange even though I am not actually going to be in a "contest" mode. If you feel like doing the same , set up your FLARQ station and beacon (in attended mode) To FLARQ, download the latest free copy of Fldigi at http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html Andy K3UK
