MIRA Amateur Radio Basic Course

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MIRA Amateur Radio Basic Course

• Chapter 12 Routine Operation of a Amateur
  Station
• HC1200.ppt

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12.1 Preamble

• - Review of Ch 11 Establishing a station
• - Now you have the station in place we look at
  operating protocols the rules, formal and
  informal, we use to communicate

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12.2 Q-Codes - Abreviations used to speed
communications across language barriers. -
Intended for CW or digital operation - Discuss
codes listed p 12-3 thru 12-5 QRO QRP QSB
QRS QRQ QRM QRN QSY QRL QRV QRX
QRZ QSO QSP QRU QRT QSK QSL QTH QTC

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12.3 The Phonetic Alphabet - Used in phone
messages to clarify letters within a word -
Should not be used in CW QSO A lpha, B ravo,
C harlie, D elta, E cho, F oxtrot, G olf,
H otel, I ndia, J uliette, K ilo, L ima, M
ike, N ovember, O scar, P apa, Q uebec, R
omeo, S ierra, T ango, U niform, V ictor,
W hiskey, X -ray, Y ankee, Z ulu,
- p. 12-6
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12.4 Channelized VHF / UHF Operation -
For convenience frequencies are 'channelized' at
VHF/UHF See MIRA webpage for local Repeater
Frequencies - Repeaters are 'split'
frequency /- 600khz - Simplex operation -
Agreed protocols p 12-8 - Bells and Whistles,
Autopatch, IRLP, Echolink, VI Backbone
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12.5 CW Operation - Requires Basic 5 WPM
endorsement - Tends to be at the bottom of the
HF bands - Up to 13 db better signal than SSB -
Operating protocols p 12-12 to 11-18 -
Abbreviations much used
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12.6 Phone Operation in the HF Bands - Similar
to CW discussed above - Usually SSB but may be
AM - Stay in the informally agreed subbands - p
12-18
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12.7 Operating Digital Modes Packet, AMTOR RTTY
PSK31 - Transfer of typewritten communications
using a combination of radio and
computer technology - Demonstrate the sound and
location of each mode
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12.8 Logging - No longer legally required but
many do as logging will confirm operation if an
interference problem arises Date/Time Band Call
Mode RST RST QSL Remarks --------- ----
------- ---- --- --- --- ------- 020804 0615
20 VK4EKA cw 559 559 Doug
Qsld 030719 0400 40 W5KID cw 569 349
y jim NM
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12.9 UTC / GMT and Time Zones - A universally
agreed time so that we can get together worldwide
without ambiguity. - BC is 8 or 9 (dst) hours
behind London time WWV time and propagation on
2.5, 5, 10, 15 MHZ - Many hams have clock set
to CUT in shack
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12.10 Maps - Useful for directing HF Beams -
Easily computer generated - Add direction to
your Country prefix list
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12.11 Nets - 'Party Line' like groups of hams
meeting at a particular time and frequency to
discuss a topic - Local Nets - MIRA
Net 145.370- Sun - 0900 - Checkins central
Vancouver Island topic - ORCA Net
147.280 Wed - 2000 - Checkins central
Vancouver Island topics - BCARA Net
3.729 Daily - 1800 - Checkins BC wide
traffic - BCEN Net 3.652 Daily -
1900 - Checkins, formal CW traffic
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12.12 Communications in Time of Emergency -
Though not formally required, a tradition of
providing emergency communicationhas arisen that
supplements conventional governmental services -
MAYDAY or SOS for life threatening emergency
situations - PAN PAN can be used for property
threatening situations - Local procedures
outlined on MIRA website http//www.mira-orca.ca
/ecm00.htm
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Chapter 12 ROUTINE OPERATION OF AN AMATEUR
STATION 12.1 Preamble 12.2 Q-Codes 12.3 The
Phonetic Alphabet 12.4 Channelized VHF / UHF
Operation 12.5 CW Operation 12.6 Phone
Operation in the HF Bands 12.7 Operating Digital
Modes Packet, AMTOR RTTY PSK31 12.8 Logging
12.9 UTC / GMT and Time Zones 12.10 Maps 12.11
Nets 12.12 Communications in Time of Emergency
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