[pskmail] Re: Global Simulated Emergency Test ? May 2008
- From: roger g6ckr <radio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:05:27 +0100
I should be taking part but from home.
I will try and send one message at least via pskmail most likely via
your server Per.
I'm waiting on upgrading a PC to the soon to be released version of
Ubuntu and then loading the new updated pskmail assuming the timing
works out. but it is supposed to be 8.04 not 8.05 ;-
73 Roger G6CKR
On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 15:29 +0200, Pär Crusefalk wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I just noticed this exercise:
> "Saturday May 3rd 2008 18.00 - 22.00 UTC
> IARU Region 1 invites the HQ-Stations of all IARU member societies and
> stations of Emergency Communications Groups to participate in a Global
> Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 at 18.00 ? 22.00 UTC.
> The operation will take place on and near the emergency
> Centre-of-Activity (CoA) frequencies on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres
> (+-QRM ).
> The objectives of the test are;
> 1/ increase the common interest in emergency communications.
> 2/ test how usable the CoA frequencies are across ITU regions.
> 3/ create practices for international emergency communication and
> 4/ practice the relaying of messages by voice and data modes.
> Please keep in mind that this is not a contest, it is an emergency
> communications exercise !"
>
> More info is available here:
> http://www.iaru-r1.org/GlobalsetMay08Rules.pdf
>
> Pskmail gets a special mention:
> "Data stations should send the same message format as voice but
> 'structured' modes such as Winlink, ALE, PSKmail should send their
> messages directly to globalset-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxx , other data modes
> should attempt to relay the messages twice before sending them to
> globalset-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for analysis."
>
> Perhaps this is a great opportunity to pack that backpack and head out
> somewhere to run some pskmail? I intend to do so anyway, anyone else?
>
> 73 de Per, sm0rwo
>
>
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