Pilgrim Amateur Wireless Association
2 Meter Simplex New Adventure
Staying Connected With Amateur Radio
Subject – PAWA Tag Team Spring Thunder 2 Meter Simplex Event
Goal – To Keep 2 Meters Active, An Event Designed To Promote Simplex Capabilities
When – Saturday, May 31st, 2025 / Rain Date Sunday June 1st
Time – 1:00pm
To Start – 146.775mhz NA1R West Bridgewater Repeater (For Check In’s) Along With Details
Contacts – FM Simplex on the 2-meter band.
Frequency – 147.480mhz / For A Back Up – 146.535mhz
As we know — line of sight is usually about 5 to 7 to 10 miles and then the curvature of the earth begins to limit your ability to transmit to another person by simplex / But depending on radios / Antennas / Power used let’s see what we can do to start out the spring
One More Thing, Lol – As a rule height is might, but as we have found that is not always the case
Exchange – Exchange items include your call sign, the name Location you are operating from, and your power level.
City or Town – Name of the city or town you are operating from
Location – For this event let’s try an unusual place of your choice
How – Your Ham Shack / Mobile / H/T – Everyone Is Welcome, No Worries
Antennas – Your Choice
To Log Your Contacts – Paper / Pencils / Pens
• QRP – 5 watts or less
• Medium Power
• High Power
• Medium Power
• High Power
Note For This Event
Lets all have our h/ts on stand by on NA1R Repeater if possible, so we can monitor and so we will know when we have returned back
To the repeater and for messages if needed
Note – For KC1BEK – After making contacts and returning back to 775mhz would you be net control until we all get back there – Thank you
To Wrap up This Contacts Event – We will all return back to – 146.775mhz NA1R West Bridgewater Repeater – To Exchange
Notes
Thank you, Team PAWA
Talk to you soon
Mike, N1NTM / KB1WCK, Joe
Pilgrim Amateur Wireless Association