There will be a fantastic opportunity for V/UHF equipped hams to
participate in a contest called the Repeater Roundabout during the
Veteran’s Day weekend. When I was sharing the information about
Volunteers On The Air or VOTA earlier this year, I had inquiries about
opportunities for V/UHF equipped hams. Those asking have a valid
question about ways for our fellow hams to be engaged in the hobby who
have V/UHF radios.
On page 86 of the July 2023 QST there is an informative article in the
Club Station column “Developing a Repeater-Based Contest” that lays the
groundwork for the Repeater Roundabout concept. This is a page and a
half article that’s well worth your time in reading.
Information about the Repeater Roundabout can be found the Puget Sound
Repeater Group’s website:
“Repeater Roundabout November 11-12
Posted on September 22, 2023 by Rich
The Repeater Roundabout is a weekend-long event held on many of our
local repeaters. The goal is to meet new people and work repeaters you
might not usually key up. Light up the airwaves and make some noise on
the great repeaters in the Puget Sound area!
The Repeater Roundabout will begin on November 11th, 2023 at 00:00, and
end on November 12th, 2023 at 23:59, Pacific time.
Anyone with a ham radio license can participate ! You don’t even have
to be local; stations may participate over Echolink or Allstar if they
are available.
For more details, check out the Repeater Roundabout web page , or one of
two information and Q&A sessions about the Repeater Roundabout are
scheduled:
on Thursday September 28th at 7pm (Zoom link)
on Saturday October 14th at 10am (Zoom link)
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There is some valuable information at this website about participation
in the Repeater Roundabout
http://www.repeaterroundabout.com/
“Joining the Repeater Roundabout
To get started, check out the Rules page.
Then, check out the list of 74 participating repeaters from across 32
radio groups that you’ll play on during the contest. You can also view
the map to see where the repeaters are located.
We provide files to program your radios with Chirp and other software.
Visit the logging page to log your contacts and submit your logs for
scoring.
Join our Discord chat server to chat with other participants, arrange
skeds, and get help.”
I appreciate the Puget Sound Repeater Group coordinating this awesome
event and allowing me to share this information with the ARRL membership
of the Western Washington Section. Participate as much as you can and
have a good time.
ARRL Western Washington Section
Section Manager: Monte L Simpson, W7FF
w7ff@arrl.org