4th Annual - 4x4 Ham Special Event from Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona

October 20, 2012 9am-5pm MST

Look for us calling CQ around 14.244Mhz and 7.244Mhz although we may move around due to band conditions.  We've had good success on 10m/15m in previous years as well.

Operating from the 80 foot tall discone antenna 15 miles south of Tucson, Arizona.

The Titan Missile Museum is the only publicly accessible Titan II missile site in the nation. There are tours of the underground missile site where visitors can see the 3-ton blast doors, the 8-foot thick silo walls, and an actual Titan II missile in the launch duct. During the tour of the launch control center, they also experience a simulated launch and more!

Discone antennas are a no gain broadband band antenna. The SWR (standing wave ratio) is typically 2:1 over the full range of 6 MHz to 30 MHz. It was built by Collins Radio Company and operational from July 1963 until the site was deactivated in 1982.

For more information on the 4x4 Ham group, please visit our web site at 4x4ham.com. (four x four ham .com)

W7AZO

See the 2011 trip info here: http://www.4x4ham.com/showthread.php?767-Titan-Missile-Museum-October-2011
See the 2010 trip info here: http://www.4x4ham.com/showthread.php?145-Titan-Missile-Museum-October-23-2010

We will be holding our net Friday night this week to avoid Field Day Saturday night.  Same time though.  3:00z

Reminder that the CW Slow Speed Net is this Saturday night. Are you a Technician wanting to learn CW? Technicians have CW Only privileges on our net frequency 7.115 Mhz.

Many of us are departing tomorrow morning and will be on the air sometime in the afternoon/evening.  We will keep updated operating on our web site here.  http://www.4x4ham.com/showthread.php?826-W7AZO-DM31-Special-Event-Operating-Frequencies

There has been some confusion on how I posted the time as AZ doesn't observe DST.  We get enough sun as is and don't need to save any.

The net starts at 3:00am Zulu time Sunday.  20:00 AZ MST (-7 GMT) Saturday evening.

Please join us for the 4x4 Ham - CW Slow Speed Net net this Saturday night.

When: Last Saturday of every month at 8:00pm (MST -7 GMT).

Radio Frequency: 40m - 7.115. If traffic, up 2kHz until clear and establish net there.

Details: The purpose of this net is to allow new CW operators the opportunity to practice their CW skills in a friendly, fun environment while teaching ops how to participate in a directed CW net. It will also give DX stations a chance to participate in a 4x4 Ham net. Code on the net will be sent between 5-12 WPM, with slightly exaggerated spacing between letters and words.

http://www.4x4ham.com/misc.php?do=page&template=NetInfo

FOR: General Announcement

FROM: 4x4 HAM (W7AZO) http://www.4x4ham.com

SUBJ: News Release

Special Event: 4x4 Ham (W7AZO) Grid DM31 Activation

Several hams from 4x4 Ham (W7AZO) will activate grid DM31 from April 30-May 1, 2011. The group will be operating from the campground at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, located approximately 5 miles north of Lukeville, AZ/Sonoyta, Mexico. The location of the campground is DM31OW, and the coordinates are N31.94388 W112.81357.

The 4x4 Hams will operate multiple radios/bands throughout the special event.  Current plans include multi-band HF operations, 2m SSB operations around 144.250MHz, and 6m operations around 50.150MHz for those needing the grid square towards the ARRL's Fred Fish Memorial Award. Additionally, 2m & 6m CW operations are planned in the CW portions of those bands. In addition to the grid square activation activity, the club will also host its
monthly QRS CW Net from the campground on 7.115MHz on May 1 at 0300Z. Operating details and band schedules are in the process of being finalized. To keep up to date on the details of this activation, visit the Forums section of
the 4x4 Ham Club website at www.4x4ham.com.

Link to the event on our calendar -->  http://www.4x4ham.com/showthread.php?629-DM31-grid-HF-Event-Campout-at-Organ-Pipe-National-Monument.

W7AZO 4x4 Ham Special Event from Titan Missile Museum.

From location south of Tucson, Arizona.

October 23, 2010
9:00 MST to 17:00 MST (16:00 to 24:00 zulu)

The 4x4 Ham group will be operationg a special event from the Titan Missile Museum this Satruday using the 80ft. tall discone antenna. 

Look for us calling CQ around 14.216Mhz and 7.216Mhz.  We also plan to operate PSK31 for a couple hours during the day.

Here are some links of interest:
http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/

http://gvarc.us/GVARCFrames/Titan/Discone/Discone.htm

Aerial of location.
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv231/k7azv/4x4Ham/1_TMMAerial.jpg
QSL card sent out from previous trip last fall.
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv231/k7azv/4x4Ham/TMMQSLCard.jpg

Hello,
Please check out the 4x4 Ham group (http://www.4x4ham.com) which originated in the Phoenix area over 2 years ago.  We are planning an Oct. 23 trip to the Titan Missile Museum, so feel free to join us. 

You make some great points in your post and ham radio is an invaluable tool in the 4x4 on the trails.  Once you leave pavement in AZ, cell phones stop working and many times the standard CB or FRS radio does not even provide the coverage needed. 

Virgil K7VZ