SIMPLEX NET SATURDAY 9-19-26 9:00 A.M. - ANALOG AND C4FM

We will conduct an informal simplex net Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 A.M. in the Lee County and surrounding area. This is not a directed net, so there will not be a Net Control station and no roll call. We will announce that the net is about to start by briefly using the 147.150 repeater, then at 9:00 A.M. Central Time we will begin calling out on 146.420 MHz to see who we can communicate with by 2-meter simplex.

NOTE THE TESTING OF C4FM MODE
For those with Yaesu radios having C4FM capability, we also would like to test simplex digital mode using C4FM during the net. (test both analog and digital if possible). It is likely that the digital method could achieve communication over a greater distance than analog. If you haven’t used the C4FM mode, review its use prior to Saturday morning to be certain you are ready. While setup may differ from radio to radio, in general it involves the following:

Make sure your radio is set to 146.420 MHz just as with analog.
Make sure your radio is set to digital mode by setting it to DN (Digital Narrow - which is preferred), or to VW (Voice Wide) and not to FM. This is usually done by pressing the MODE button to toggle through the options.
Ensure that your radio is not restricting traffic with a DG-ID (Digital Group ID) set or with any PL tones set. Set both the TX DG-ID and the RX DG-ID to 00.

For the simplex net, remember to turn your squelch completely off and your power and volume up. Make notes of your contacts then enter your results into the “W4LEE SIMPLEX NEIGHBORS” application upon completion of the net.

Link to “W4LEE SIMPLEX NEIGHBORS” application: https://www.wv4f.com/simplex/

Link to Quick Start Guide for Using the “W4LEE SIMPLEX NEIGHBORS” application:

https://hamsites-688928000278-us-east-2-an.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/DOCUMENTATION+FOR+W4LEE+SIMPLEX+NEIGHBORS+08-11-2026.pdf

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO LOCAL REPEATER SITE!

Richard - WB4BYQ, has offered to take a group out to one of our local repeater sites some time in October for educational purposes. Many have not been inside a repeater location to see the setup and the equipment, so there is a lot to be learned and its very interesting stuff! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, please participate in the questionnaire or poll at THIS LINK to let us know what time and day of the week would work best for you.

Here is the Link again: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Lbcrh1c4T/

ALABAMA SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST ("SET") 2026 - INFO

Information describing the 2026 Simulated Emergency Test or "SET" is now on hand. Thanks to Mike Watkins - WX4AL (SET Coordinator, AL Section Assistant Section EC) we are making this information available now to all amateur radio operators on our mailing list whether members of the Club or not. We need your help to make this the most successful instance of participation in the SET that has ever occurred by the amateurs of our area. This is a high bar since this area has done quite well in the past. We have some big shoes to step into.

The information can be accessed at the link here: https://hamsites-688928000278-us-east-2-an.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2026+SET+DOCUMENTATION.pdf

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