If you’re visiting the Hamcation fairgrounds between the 13th and 15th of February and you’re bringing along an APRS-enabled device, tune it to 147.585, using a path of TEMP1-1. That will get you into the digipeater being set up by the Daytona Beach Amateur Radio Association, enabling you to connect with others at Hamcation, sending and receiving messages.

The Dayton group is sponsoring the digipeater activity and calling it APRS Day Out, allowing radio operators to practice the kind of networking skills that would come in handy during events like Hamcation - or during a crisis.

Once you’re connected, your first message should, of course, be “CQ,” to let everyone know you’ve arrived on the network.

See more details about APRS Day Out by following the link in the text version of this week’s newscast at arnewsline.org