AMATEUR RADIO EVENT Projected event dates |
Planning has started on the next amateur radio active event. The dates list above is a projected date as the new logging system is still in the process of being developed.
The universal sign up functions have been written and currently in Beta Testing. Projected date for the new contact logging features is slotted for Feb 10th.
If this deadline can be met then the event will start on the projected date as planned. Should unforeseen issues arise in developing the logging system, then the start date will be adjusted. Either way people will be updated as needed.
We are putting the guidelines up here for review and solicit the input from the ham community. These should be considered "proposed" guidelines at this time. NOTE: If you have a suggetion, comment or other feedback please e-mail info@centralillinoishams.org . Since this page may be cross posted in the various amateur radio Facebook pages. Suggestions for changes made in those venues are not to be considered an official form of communication. We can't see every post, thread or reply in every group.
PROPOSED EVENT INFORMATION:
- WHO MAY PARTICIPATE:
- ALL licensed amateur radio operators within the state of Illinois.
- Any licensed amateur radio operator residing in any of the adjacent states.
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- MIssouri
- Iowa
- DID I MISS ANY BORDERING STATES?
- Amateur radio operators wishing to participate can register for the event at any time before or during the event.
- WHERE WILL PARTICIPATION TAKE PLACE?
- Contacts will be made on amateur radio repeaters
- Repeaters must be in the pre-designated list (**Do we include out of state repeaters that Illinois residents can reach?**)
- Need this answered as soon as possible so the logging system can be designed to accomadate out of state repeaters
- Link to "Add Repeater" form to be developed soonest
- Repeaters must be in list prior to the start of the event.
- Will become an adminstrative headache to allow repeaters to be submitted after the event.
- This may inhibit participation to a certain degree, but need to balance the time required on the back-end to manage the data.
- All contacts must be initiated through repeaters via RF (No HotSpots or other direct-connect Internet devices).
- All modes (Fusion, WIRES-X, DMR, D-Star may be used (See note above)
- ?? comments/suggestions??
- LOGGING CONTACTS:
- Registrants can make contact with any amateur radio operator regardless of registraion status with the event
- Contacts made with a non-registered participant will equate to 1 point
- Contacts made with registered participants will equate to 2 points
- ** May add a "confirmed contact" feature which would make the contact worth 5 points if the QSO is confirmed by the other person.
- (time dependent for coding)
- ?? comments/suggestions??