Hello All,

Thanks to Kevin WA6FAF we are now running dual repeaters on AO-51, as per the schedule below. The 145.880/435.150 repeater is for QRP operations only --unless-- you are contacting a Scout station during the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) this weekend.

The early part of this week is a GREAT time for new and/or inexperienced operators with simple/portable gear to make some contacts on the QRP repeater! Some hams are reluctant to attempt contacts because of the normally fast pace on 435.300, so here is a chance for folks to make some contacts they might otherwise not even attempt...

Encourage people to make use of this mode--both for QRP and for JOTA!!!

Operators on the East coast can expect some early morning interruptions on 435.150 while we download telemetry.

AO-51 Schedule

October 10 (late UTC)

FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM (no PL tone) Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM

QRP (Oct. 10-15) and JOTA (Oct. 16-17) Only FM Repeater, V/U Please give way to JOTA stations or QSO’s with JOTA stations Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM (no PL tone) Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM

73,