Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club (Pack Rats) - Related

This page is a repository for various Pack Rat-related projects and articles.

W3CCX/B:
Link to W3CCX/B frequencies as measured at W3SZ (all GPS-locked after 6-15-2015):
Microsoft Excel [.xls] file of W3CCX Beacon frequencies and signal strengths at W3SZ

PackRatFinder:
Generic version of PackRatFinder Description / Instructions
PackRatFinder Article December, 2016 CheeseBits

Pack Rats Members Chat Room:
Pack Rats Members Slack Chat Room iPhone
Pack Rats Members Slack Chat Room Windows PC

Assistance:
Assistance article December, 2016 CheeseBits

Recent Pack Rats Conference Presentations by W3SZ:

Aircraft Scatter for the Microwave Enthusiast (9/2013)
Aircraft Scatter Update (2023)
Tropospheric Scatter (Troposcatter) Propagation for VHF, UHF, and Microwave Frequencies (9/2014)
Computerizing the Collins Method of Determining Troposcatter Path Loss (9/2014)
Slides from 2015 Talk Open HPSDR for VHF, UHF, Microwaves
Updated text (2/2016) from 2015 Talk Open HPSDR for VHF, UHF, Microwaves
Station Automation Symposium from 2017 Mid-Atlantic VHF Conference

2018 Pack Rats Mid-Atlantic VHF and Up Conference N1MM Symposium Talks
N1MM for Beginners Introduction and Installation
N1MM for Beginners Configuration
N1MM for Beginners Setting Up For a VHF Contest
The Cookbooks are shortened forms of the N1MM Beginners files, with much of the expository material removed:
N1MM for Beginners Installation Cookbook
N1MM for Beginners Configuration Cookbook
N1MM for Beginners VHF Contest Setup Cookbook