ARLA/CLUSTER: ARRL 2008 Frequency Measuring Test Set; November 13 at 0245 UTC

[João Gonçalves Costa]

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The frequencies are 3597.5 and 7095 kHz.
ARRL 2008 Frequency Measuring Test Set

The 2008 ARRL Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) will take place Wednesday evening, November 12 at 9:45 PM EST, or Thursday morning, November 13 at 0245 UTC.

It will replace the W1AW phone bulletin scheduled at this time.

W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, recommends that those planning to participate listen to W1AW's transmissions prior to the event to determine which band - or bands - will be best for measurement purposes.

The FMT will start with a general QST call from W1AW at exactly 0245 UTC, transmitted simultaneously on two amateur frequencies. The frequencies are 3597.5 and 7095 kHz. All identification and instructions will be transmitted in CW.

The test will begin with an identification of the band on which the tones are to be transmitted (NOW 80 METERS). The tones to be used will be between 500 Hz and 2 kHz. The two tones will be transmitted in an alternating sequence of 10 seconds of each tone. Each tone will be transmitted three times for a total of 1 minute of continuous transmission on each band.

W1AW will then ID and identify the next band (QST DE W1AW 40 METERS) and the tone sequence will be repeated on the next band. The test will last for a period of approximately 15 minutes total and will end with a series of Vs followed by station identification. W1AW will identify before, during and after the transmissions.

West Coast participants have their own signal to check again this year, courtesy of Mike Fahmie, WA6ZTY.

Your report should be submitted via the FMT Report form on the W1AW FMT Web site. Along with your call sign and e-mail address, enter your most accurate measurement on each band and indicate whether you measured the W1AW or WA6ZTY signal (or both). There will be a window to list your equipment, describe the method you used to make the measurements and enter any Soapbox comments.

W1AW will post on the FMT web site the transmitted frequencies following the test. This will allow participants to quickly determine the accuracy of their equipment and methods.

An article, "Frequency Measuring Test 2008," by Ward Silver, N0AX, in the November 2008 QST on page 61 and also available on the ARRL Web site at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/fmt/08W1AWfmt.pdf, details the 2008 FMT.

Additional information about the FMT - including a list of reference articles and updates to test schedules - is on the W1AW Frequency Measuring Test Web page, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/fmt.
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