With regret, and after consultation with the SARA Executive Committee, I am cancelling our traditional Field Day 2020 event. While I had hoped to not make a decision this far in advance of the event, several factors are driving us to cancel now. We will not likely have any updated health rule information until the
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In lieu of the Ohio ARES conference – which has been cancelled – Ohio ARES is putting on a series of preparedness nets. Ohio ARES leaders will be conducting a drill that would be applied during this emergency, during a blizzard, or any other widespread situation where communications have failed! Here’s the plan for the
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Introduction With the addition of a transcoding feature of Megalink’s XLX330 Reflector, it’s important to understand what this feature does and why it’s interesting and exciting to the users. This article will explain what transcoding is and how to use it. Basics of Digital Voice Unlike analog voice (FM, SSB, AM), digital voice is not
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Using the Megalink Transcoding Reflector on all three radio types – D-STAR, DMR, and YSF – is straightforward and operates just like the native connection type on each radio. If you haven’t yet read What are Transcoding Reflectors, consider giving it a 5 minute read to help understand how things are working in the background.
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On Friday, February 7th, 2020 at 8:00pm, Jason McCormick N8EI will be running a digital messages net on the W8WKY repeater 147.390 MHz. The mode will be MT63-2K. MT63-2K is offered in the Fldigi package. Parameters of the net will be as follows: Frequency: 147.390+ PL114.8 (W8WKY SARA 2m repeater)Mode: MT63-2K Long with a 1500
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