DE NNN0FHA 117
R 210300Z NOV 2011
FM NNN0ASE TWO OR
TO NNN0ALL PACIFIC AREA
INFO NNN0ASA VA
NNN0ASE OR
NNN0ASE ONE WA
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SUBJ: PACIFIC AREA ECOM BCST 15/11
1. PA1E NET SHARES SUPPORT.
  ON OCTOBER 8 AND 9, SHARES REGION TEN HELD A TWO DAY SHORT NOTICE
  EXERCISE IN SUPPORT OF THE BERING SEA SUPERSTORM THAT HIT ALASKA.
  WE DECIDED THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD EXERCISE FOR THE PACAREA ECOM
  NET TO SEE WHAT PARTICIPATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON A WEEK DAY AT
  SHORT NOTICE.  BY THE END OF THE SECONDS DAY, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 22
  STATIONS PARTICIPATING FROM 8 STATES.  DURING THE TWO DAYS, SIX
  OLIVIA MESSAGES WERE RECEIVED ON THE PA1E NET AND RELAYED TO THE
  SHARES REGION TEN NET.

  SINCE THE EXERCISE, WE HAVE BEEN TESTING WITH ALASKA NEARLY DAILY
  UTILIZING THE FLARQ CLIENT OF FLDIGI SENDING TEST ARQ MESSAGES WITH
  NEAR 100% SUCCESS.  IF YOU USE FLDIGI, FLARQ IS INCLUDED IN THE
  INSTALL, IT ONLY NEEDS YOUR CALLSIGN CONFIGURED.  FLDIDI IS THE
  TRANSFER ENGINE.  WE FOUND THE PREFERRED MODES TO ALASKA TO BE:
  THOR16, THOR22 AND PSK-125R.  THAT EQUATES TO A SPEED RANGE OF 60
  TO 110 WORDS PER MINUTE.  IF INTERESTED IN TESTING, CONTACT ME AT:
  NNN0FHA(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG.
2. MARS DAY OUT THIS LAST OCTOBER WAS REPRESENTED BY MEMBERS FROM AK,
  OR, WA CA, CO, NV AND UT.  THE MARS SERVICE BREAKDOWN WAS:
  NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS - 70%
  AIR FORCE MARS         - 29%
  ARMY MARS              -  1%

  IF YOU HAVN'T SENT ME YOUR PARTICIPATION POINT TOTAL, OR DIDN'T
  RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE, SEND AN EMAIL TO NNN0FHA(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG
3. THE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR MARS DAY OUT 2012 IS:
    APR 14  1700Z  TO  2300Z
    JUL 14  1700Z  TO  JUL 15 1700Z (24 HOURS)
    OCT 13  1700Z  TO  2300Z
4. MARS DAY OUT ON JOHNSTON ATOLL WITH AFA9SM.
  SOMETIME AFTER JAN 25, AFA9SM WHO IS ANCHORED IN HAWAII UNTIL ABOUT
  JAN 15, WILL TRAVEL TO JOHNSTON ATOLL TO OPERATE AN AMATEUR RADIO
  EVENT STATION FOR TEN DAYS.  ON ONE OF THE DAYS SHE WILL OPERATE
  FOR MARS CONTACTS ON AIR FORCE MARS FREQUENCY DESIGNATOR TVH.  THE
  ACTUAL DAY AND TIME OF OPERATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL WE ARE
  CLOSER TO THE END OF JANUARY.  I WILL SEND A MESSAGE WHEN I GET THE
  DETAILS FROM AIR FORCE MARS REGION NINE.  JOHNSTON ISLAND IS AN
  UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, ADMINISTERED BY THE
  UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
  INTERIOR, ABOUT 800 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF HAWAII.  A MARS STATION
  WAS OPERATED THERE UNTIL THE MID-1980'S.
5. PACIFIC AREA PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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