Communications

Cell phone users:

(7/14/2016) Conference Call from your peak (Teams with cell phones call this number below... Brad Rupp - AC7BR will be monitoring and relaying to HAMs & multiple peaks can coordinate together):

Call in number:  712-775-7085

Access code: 915255#

FRS (Family Radio Service) & GMRS radios:  Channel 7 (main - 462.7125 Mhz.) or 1 (backup - 462.5625 Mhz.) - NO subchannels or tones! You need to hear anyone that is out there that may be calling you!

HAM or Amateur Radio Communication:

Suggested Wasatch Front northern UT "Intermountain Intertie" system frequency (excluding Logan UT area):

147.120  +600  100Hz ctcss

for other areas see  utahvhfs.org/snowlink.html

Utah & Idaho On Target 2016 Band Plan and Operating Protocol

Saturday, 16 July 2016 - Operation On Target schedule...

10:30 - 10:59 Check in on the 147.120 repeater (or any repeater on the system) as you arrive at your peak.

11:00 - 11:10 Welcome and training item from Rick Donkin

11:10 Begin making contacts by listening for ham chatter between the peaks.  If you hear a ham on a peak that you want to contact, call them briefly on the repeater frequency and then break off to one of the simplex frequencies listed below to handle your peak to peak contact.  Come back to the repeater when you want to make contact with another peak.

13:00 On Target ends. You may remain on your peak and make unofficial contacts.

13:00 - 14:00 We are planning on having someone monitoring the repeater system for emergency traffic.

Band Plan -

      + When breaking away from the repeater to contact another peak, use one of the following secondary simplex frequencies (please note that almost all simplex frequencies are not coordinated):

For more information about using simplex frequencies please refer to the information in this link from the Utah VHF Society (http://utahvhfs.org/simpfreq1.html).

We will also be using the On Target Conference call #  712-775-7085, Access code: 915255 to try and link those teams with only cell phones with those that have HAMs during the event

Technical Items

.The following is listed simply for general information and for those interested:

This is the FCC's 2 meter band plan as listed in the 2009/2010 ARRL Repeater Guide.

Notes:

1) Due to differences in regional coordination plans, the simplex frequencies listed may be repeater inputs/outputs as well.  Local band coordinators can give more details.

2) Different states have differences in channel spacing.  Utah is using 20 kHz spacing.  Other states are using 15, 20, 30, or 60 kHz spacing.