University of Mississippi

Amateur Radio Club

W5UMS

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University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club W5UMS

P.O. Box 276

University, MS 38677

 

Email W5UMS (AT) W5UMS dot ORG

 

Just change the (AT) and dot to the appropriate symbol

 

Newk’s Lunch Get Together

Thursday November 20th

11:30

Newk’s on University Ave

Next Meeting

 

Monday December 1, 2008

6pm

Baptist Memorial Hospital

Conference Room next to the Cafeteria

Local Nets

 

Sunday nights at 7:30pm local time on the W5LAF 2 Meter Repeater  147.33+ PL 107.2

 

Following the regular weekly net we will have the Oxford-Lafayette County ARES SKYWARN net. This net will be used for ARES announcements and training purposes.

 

 

Simplex Net

146.52

8pm Thursdays

 

Membership

 

Club membership is open to all licensed amateur radio operators.

Regular dues $20 per year

Students $10 per year

 

Affiliation and Club Callsigns

 

The University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club W5UMS is an affiliated member club of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) - and is assigned the FCC club callsign W5UMS with W5JMO the license trustee.

 

The Oxford-Lafayette County ARES is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club and is assigned the FCC club callsign W5LAF with K5DSG the license trustee.

The University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club Inc. is register with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office as a nonprofit organization.

Amateur Radio License Exam

 

November 10, 2008

6pm

Coulter Hall

What to bring;

Photocopies of license and CSCE

Photo ID

$14

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Repeaters

 

W5LAF 147.33 PL 107.2

W5LAF 444.350 PL 107.2

WB5VYH 145.47 PL 107.2

W5UMS-1 APRS I-Gate 144.39

 

 

Read up on the Ladder Tower and Logbook of the World on the articles page

 

 

Join W5UMS each weekend on the HHH net 7.235 MHz

Amateur Radio Scholarships

On Line Repeater Guide

Check out the Ham Nation Night Crew Message Board

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To join the W5UMS UMARC email list send an email to w5ums (at)w5ums (dot) org with the word subscribe in the subject

Amateur Radio Frequency Chart from ARRL

Read up on BPL (Broadband over Power Line)