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Central Mississippi
Amateur Radio Association
...helping promote and provide resources for Mississippi hams...
Welcome to the world of "HAM" radio.
Congratulations, on passing your Amateur Radio license exam.
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://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, pleas call me at 601-845-5592 or 601-850-1358, or contact me by email at k5fv@cmsara.org.
Now that you are a "HAM"
Here a few things that will help you get started.
Frequency
|
Offset
|
Tone
|
Location
|
Call
|
Owner
|
Notes
|
53.470
|
Minus
|
77.00
|
Raymond
|
W5PFC
|
JARC
|
|
145.170
|
Minus
|
None
|
Brandon
|
K5RKN
|
Rankin County EOC
|
D-Star
|
145.390
|
Plus
|
77.00
|
Pelahatchie
|
W5PPB
|
Jeff Corkern
|
|
145.450
|
Plus
|
77.00
|
Sharon
|
W5PPB
|
Jeff Corkern
|
Near Canton
|
146.760
|
Minus
|
None
|
Florence
|
W5PFC
|
JARC
|
|
146.880
|
Minus
|
77.00
|
Madison
|
W5PFC
|
JARC
|
|
146.940
|
Minus
|
100.00
|
Raymond
|
KA5SBK
|
John Wilson
|
Skywarn
|
146.985
|
Minus
|
None
|
Collins
|
N5LRQ
|
James Ready
|
Can link to MS coast
|
147.000
|
Plus
|
100.00
|
No. Jackson
|
W5IQ
|
||
147.270
|
Plus
|
100.00
|
Vicksburg
|
K5ZRO
|
Vicksburg ARC
|
|
147.345
|
Plus
|
100.00
|
Brandon
|
K5RKN
|
Rankin County EOC
|
|
440.000
|
Plus
|
None
|
Clinton
|
W5PFR
|
EchoLink Node:112793
|
|
443.700
|
Plus
|
77.00
|
Ridgeland
|
N5WDG
|
Thomas Gandy
|
|
444.700
|
Plus
|
77.00
|
Jackson
|
W5PFC
|
Johnny K.
|
|
444.775
|
Plus
|
107.2
|
Satartia
|
N5PS
|
Delta ARA
|
|
444.825
|
Plus
|
None
|
Brandon
|
K5RKN
|
Rankin County EOC
|
D-Star
|
444.900
|
Plus
|
100.00
|
Brandon
|
KD5RWF
|
Richard Wilson
|
Here are some local repeaters
Rankin County ARES Net *
|
Thursday
|
8:30 PM
|
147.345 +offset 100hz tone
|
|
Rankin County BS Net *
|
Thursday
|
9:00 PM
|
147.345 +offset 100hz tone
|
|
Metro Jackson ARES Net
|
Sunday
|
8:00 PM
|
444.000 +offset no tone
|
|
Capital Area Emergency Net
|
Sunday
|
8:30 PM
|
146.760 - offset no tone
|
|
JARC Emergency Net
|
Tuesday
|
9:00 AM
|
146.940 - offset 100hz tone
|
|
Amnesia Net
|
|
8:00 AM
|
146.760 - offset no tone
|
Local Nets
*sponsored by CMARA
Magnolia Section Phone Net
|
M-F
|
6:00 AM
|
3.8620 LSB
|
Magnolia Section Phone Net
|
Sa-Sun
|
7:00 AM
|
3.8625 LSB
|
Mississippi Baptist Ham Net
|
Sunday
|
1:30 PM
|
3.8620 LSB
|
State Wide Nets
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