WICEN Bushfire HF Nets on Echolink
Hi all, just a note to let everyone know that the WICEN (roughly our
equivalent to ARES) HF net, which is part of their disaster relief
effort for the recent fires her, is now being broadcast on Echolink and IRLP.
To access the feed, connect to *VKEMCOMM* (270177) on Echolink or
reflector 9508 on IRLP. There are two main nets, which is when the
bulk of activity occurs. These nets are at
Morning – 1000 local time (2300 UTC)
Evening – 2130 local time (1030 UTC)
Nets typically last 20-30 minutes, with some related traffic after
the main net closes. Everyone is welcome to listen in. Currently,
there is no provision for transmitting on HF. It is technically
feasible, and requires only some minor additions to the system, but
this has not been requested at this stage. The feed is using some
experimental technology I’ve been working on over the past few years,
for linking HF or VHF SSB to IRLP/Echolink style networks. There
will be the occasional issue with unusual QRM, but the system seems
to be coping with sometimes difficult conditions very well.
For more information, here’s a few links:
http://vic.wicen.
http://www.arrl.
on the fires
http://www.wia.
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
Hi all, just a note to let everyone know that the WICEN (roughly our
equivalent to ARES) HF net, which is part of their disaster relief
effort for the recent fires her, is now being broadcast on Echolink and IRLP.
To access the feed, connect to *VKEMCOMM* (270177) on Echolink or
reflector 9508 on IRLP. There are two main nets, which is when the
bulk of activity occurs. These nets are at
Morning – 1000 local time (2300 UTC)
Evening – 2130 local time (1030 UTC)
Nets typically last 20-30 minutes, with some related traffic after
the main net closes. Everyone is welcome to listen in. Currently,
there is no provision for transmitting on HF. It is technically
feasible, and requires only some minor additions to the system, but
this has not been requested at this stage. The feed is using some
experimental technology I’ve been working on over the past few years,
for linking HF or VHF SSB to IRLP/Echolink style networks. There
will be the occasional issue with unusual QRM, but the system seems
to be coping with sometimes difficult conditions very well.
For more information, here’s a few links:
http://vic.wicen.
http://www.arrl.
on the fires
http://www.wia.
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL