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Congratulations, on passing your Amateur Radio license exam.


Welcome to the world of "HAM" radio.

Amateur radio is a great hobby with many facets: emergency communications and other public service, experimentation, contesting, SSTV, Digital communication, satellite communication, and just chatting in your area or around the world.

One organization that many hams join is the ARRL. While it is not mandatory there are many benefits. You are in the Mississippi Section, Delta Division of the American Radio Relay League, (ARRL); they are largest organization of hams in the U.S.  ARRL services to members include QST magazine, bulletins of amateur radio news from around the world, license examination coordination, an incoming/outgoing QSL bureau, contest, award programs, continuing education opportunities, and equipment insurance.  Information about the various services can be found on the ARRL web site (http://www.arrl.org) and on the Mississippi Section web page (http://www.arrl.org/sections/MS.html)

I hope you will find the Amateur Radio Service a great experience and that you will enhance your pleasure in the hobby by becoming a member of the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association.  Our group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Rankin County EOC building at 601 Marquette RD, Brandon.  More information about C.M.A.R.A. can be found by going to our web site http://www.cmsara.org.  Please feel free to contact me and feel free to come by and join our meetings. If you have any questions, please contact me by email at wm5a@att.net.

'73 Mike Flanagan, Acting President, CMSARA
AEC Rankin County ARES


NET
DAY
TIME
FREQUENCY
TONE
OFFSET
NOTES
Rankin County ARES Net
Thursday
20:30
147.345
100Hz
Plus
sponsored by CMARA
Metro Jackson ARES Net
Monday
20:00
146.760
77Hz
Negative
also on 444.000 no tone   443.700 77Hz tone
Scott County ARES Net
Monday
19:00
145.390
77Hz
Plus

JARC Emergency Net
Tuesday
21:00
146.940
100Hz
Plus

Amnesia Net
Daily
08:00
146.760
77Hz
Negative

Mississippi Section Phone Net
Daily
17:30
3.8620
NA
NA
time adjusted seasonaly
Magnolia Section Net
Daily
06:00
3.8630
NA
NA
time adjusted seasonaly
MS Baptist HAMS
Sunday
13:30
3.8620
NA
NA








LOCAL NETS
HERE ARE SOME OF THE LOCAL REPEATERS
FREQUENCY
OFFSET
TONE
LOCATION
CALL SIGN
OWNER
NOTES
53.470
MINUS
77Hz
RAYMOND
W5PFC
JARC
6 METER
145.170
MINUS
NONE
BRANDON
K5RKN
RANKIN COUNTY
D-STAR
145.390
MIUS
77Hz
PELAHATCHIE
W5PPB
JEFF CORKERN
I-20 CORRIDOR
145.450
MINUS
77Hz
SHARON
W5PPB
JEFF CORKERN
ECHOLINK NODE
146.760
MINUS
77Hz
FLORENCE
W5PFC
JARC

146.880
MINUS
77Hz
MADISON
W5PFC
JARC

146.940
MINUS
100Hz
RAYMOND
KA5SBK
JOHN WILSON

146.225
MINUS
77Hz
YAZOO CITY

YCARC

146.985
MINUS
NONE
COLLINS
N5LRQ
JAMES REASY
LINKABLE TO GULF COAST
147.000
PLUS
100Hz
JACKSON
W5IQ

ST. DOMINIC'S HOSPITAL
147.270
PLUS
100Hz
VICKSBURG
K5ZRO
VICKSBURG ARC

147.345
PLUS
100Hz
BRANDON
K5RKN
RANKIN COUTY
RANKIN COUNTY ARES NET
440.000
PLUS
NONE
CLINTON
W5PFR
JOHNNYKAZE
ECHOLINK NODE# 112793
443.700
PLUS
77Hz
RIDGELAND
N5WDG
THOMAS GANDY

444.700
PLUS
77Hz
JACKSON
W5PFC


444.825
PLUS
NONE
BRANDON
K5RKN
RANKIN COUNTY
D-STAR
444.900
PLUS
100Hz
BRANDON
KD5RWF
RICHARD WILSON















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