Village:Amateur Radio

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Description	[[Description::Ham radio at its finest!|]] Ham radio at its finest!
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Website	wiki.emfhams.org
Activities	[[Activities::Demonstrations of Amateur Radio communication and possibly some contesting.|]]Demonstrations of Amateur Radio communication and possibly some contesting.
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Back for our third EMFCamp, the EMFHams Amateur Radio village will hopefully be bringing along a big mast to talk to the world, a special event callsign, some satellite gear, an APRS digipeater/igate and a voice repeater - all of which will be available for demonstration. Come along and see what we do.

Communications

Special Event Callsigns

Amateur Radio Village will be operating a special event station: GB2EMF
NoV Holder is MM0MRU

Local Comms

433.425 NFM / 145.425 NFM (If in use by other Amateurs then please try 145.450 / 433.450)

EMF Hub - an Amateur Radio 'Bridge'

We intend to have an Analogue FM and DMR 'Gateway' on site. These will be bridged together, allowing analogue and DMR users to communicate. The gateways will also be linked to various RF and RoIP based networks, allowing amateurs around the world to connect the onsite gateways and chat with attendees.

The system is already live and accepting connections from the various networks, so attendees can get to know each other and start planning for EMF 2018. Please note, the system is still being tested, so there may be the occasional blip.

For more information see EMF_Hub_-_Amateur_Radio_'Bridge' or visit the EMF Hub Webpage

We are looking for volunteers familiar with web design and programming to create some 'cool stuff'. Get in touch!

Unscheduled Activities

It is RSGB SSB Field Day on the Saturday and Sunday. Even if we don't want to try hard, we should submit any contacts that we make so others can score points.

Scheduled Sessions

It would be really great to have a few scheduled sessions per day - maybe 1 an hour from 12-6, covering different aspects of the hobby and demonstrating the hardware, techniques and possibilities.

We should bring a whiteboard or poster to say when they're happening and what it's on!

Friday

Time	Subject	Lead	Hardware
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00

Saturday

Time	Subject	Lead	Hardware
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00	2m contest near obelisk	Dominic (M0DLX)	/P VHF gear

Sunday

We'll probably try to listen to the GB2RS news at some point during the Sunday, probably one of the morning HF transmissions.

Time	Subject	Lead	Hardware
12:00
13:00	2m contest near obelisk (1-3pm)	Dominic (M0DLX)	/P VHF gear
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00

Gear

Let's coordinate what we're bringing. Stations, Accessories and bits and bobs.

We'll need lots of feeder cable!

V/UHF

Voice

Do we want a dedicated base station doing V/UHF Voice?

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio	Kenwood D710GE	2/70 rig with APRS	Jon (M0NGY)
Antenna
Mast/Antenna Support

Digital Voice

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio	Connect Systems CS-580	UHF DMR Rig I will leave in the tent for demonstrations etc	2E0SIP
Radio	Motorola DM4000	UHF DMR Rig which can be left setup in the tent as well...	M0NGY

Data/Packet

irl from ScotCon was talking about bringing a 44net packet data gateway.

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio
TNC
Interface Cable
PC
Antenna
Mast/Antenna Support

APRS

We are going to have an APRS Digipeater and iGate running on site. If you have anything which can send or receive APRS packets, please bring it, it will be a lonely little digipeater if it has no traffic to pass.

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio	Kenwood TM-251E	Fanless 5/10/50W 2m rig with its own laptop style 12v PSU	Paul M0PLL
TNC	Direwolf
Interface Cable	G4ZLP box	radio in, usb out	Paul M0PLL
PC	a crap old laptop	I'd normally use a Pi, but this lets me run xastir or similar for demonstrations	Paul M0PLL
Antenna	Diamond X-30 clone	A white stick which does 3dBi at 2m	Paul M0PLL
Mast/Antenna Support	the emfhams gazebo and cable ties!	That should be enough height to cover the site, and I haven't got anything taller

HF

Please list below any HF Hardware you are bringing and what you'd like to try and use it for. I (Hibby) have listed out some essentials and left the ones I can't provide blank so we know it's not currently coming. Please fill in the blanks!

Voice

Does this need to be a separate station from the HF Data station? Shall we schedule timeshare between the two?

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio	IC-706mkI	HF+2m voice rig	Dominic (M0DLX)
Radio	FT857	HF Voice Rig	Jon (M0NGY)
ATU	LDG Z-11Pro II	Antenna matcher	Dominic (M0DLX)
Antenna	BuddiPole w/Mast BuddiStick	Allows RF to be propogated	Jon (M0NGY)
Mast/Antenna Support	10m? Aluminium Mast	Putting stuff on	Jon (M0NGY) / Dominic (M0DLX)

Data/Packet

Target Modes: FT8, RTTY, PSK63... Hellschreiber?

Target Bands: 20m, 30m, 40m

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio	Yaesu 450D	can also bring PSU	Mat M0XPX
Modem/Interface	Digimaster Pro 3	to link computer and radio	Mat M0XPX
'Shack PC'	Dell Something-or-other	Hibby can bring a shack PC/screen/keys/mouse with FLDigi, WSJT-X and other requests. It will be running Debian hamradio blend as I help make it	Hibby
ATU	MFJ 949E	ATU for 2x antennas	Hibby
Antenna	Sotabeams Triband Antenna	Antenna for 20, 30, 40m	Hibby
Mast/Support	Sotabeams 7m Pole	Support for triband	Hibby

Power

How are we going to get power from the Datenklo to our camp? Jon (M0NGY) will bring a 30m extension reel and as many 4/6 ways as can be shovelled into the car.

How are we going to distribute those electrons to our hardware to be converted to photons? M0NGY says: Most/all of my kit has PowerPole connectors. I will be bringing my PowerPole crimp tool, so if anyone wants to convert their equipment, I suggest buying some PP connectors ahead of time!

Network

We should have have wired ethernet in the gazebo. There are going to be enough desktops and SIP phones etc which don't do wifi to make it worthwhile.

Paul M0PLL almost certainly has a spare switch lying around, does anyone have a long reel of cat5e and a bucket of patch leads? EMFCamp NOC is cool with up to 10 MACs per port without special arrangements.

SatCom

Are we going to have Satellite communications on site? [We're next door to the AMSAT tent who will be doing it bigger and better than we can. --plett]

Hardware	Description	Purpose	Owner
Radio
Antenna
Mast/Antenna Support

Bringing your own hotspot or gateway

Since the last EMF Camp, digital and analogue hotspot usage has exploded. We're expecting there will be several on site, so we must coordinate on Frequencies and Colour Codes to ensure we don't interfere with each other, or even worse, create a network loop.

If you plan on bringing a hotspot, please add your name and or call sign to the table below so we can coordinate closer to the time.

Name	Callsign	Device	Intended Modes	Access Control Support
Marrold	2E0SIP	Libre ZUMspot	DMR	Yes
Alistair	M6UWM	Libre ZUMspot	DMR	Yes
Tim	MM0TKE	ZUMspot clone	DMR	Yes
MatStace	M0XPX	MMDVM_HS_Hat (The German One)	DMR/POCSAG	Yes

Simplex

DMR

The established convention in the UK is to use the following frequencies with Colour Code 1, Slot 2 and Talk Group 9 for "general" communications, however it's still possible to make calls to other groups and also private calls.

Channel	Frequency	Notes
DH1	438.5875
DH2	438.6000
DH3	438.6125	Calling Channel
DH4	438.6250
DH5	438.6375
DH6	438.6500

I propose we maintain a list of users and DMR IDs and produce an EMF Code Plug closer to the time. This will enable users to private calls on site:

Name	Call Sign	DMR ID
Marrold	2E0SIP	2343265
Paul	M0TZO	2342395
Paul (plett)	M0PLL	2352237
Jon	M0NGY	2352198 2352256
Dominic	M0DLX	2352238
Alistair	M6UWM	2354423
Michael (mich181189)	M0ISR	2345434
Tim	MM0TKE	2354061
MatStace	M0XPX	2345383
Tim H	M0TUG	2354436