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Smoky Mountains
Amateur Radio Team - N4GSM

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Board of Directors
Calling Frequencies
Club History
Club Officers
Committees
CW Aids
Emergency
Coordinator

Fund Raisers
Past Presidents
Q Signals
Simplex Frequencies
SMART Net

Special Event Photos

Welcome to SMART Country
The Smoky Mountains Amateur Radio Team
meets at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each
month at the Graham County Public Library
in Robbinsville, North Carolina.

Serving Greater Graham County
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Weekly SMART Net


"CQ, CQ, CQ this is the Smoky Mountains Amateur Radio Team ...."

The SMART Net is conducted every Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m. on the N4GSM repeater on a frequency of 145.110MHz with a negative offset.  The repeater is located between Robbinsville and Bryson City, North Carolina, on Wauchecha Bald Lookout.

All amateur radio operators are invited to join the SMART Net whenever they are in the vicinity. The N4GSM is an open repeater.

While in SMART country you may also access the K4AIH repeater.   This is an open repeater operating on a frequency of 147.045MHz with a negative offset and a subaudible tone of 151.4.  It is located between Andrews and Robbinsville, North Carolina, on Joanna Bald Lookout.

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SMART Officers for 2000-2001

President Tom Livingston, W4FMF
Vice-President Jhon Ward, N4USN
Secretary Gary Pressley, KD4TPO
Treasurer Allen Garver, K2PTQ

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SMART Board of Directors

Richard Campbell,
KU4HA
Tom Livingston, W4FMF Allen Garver,
K2PTQ
Joey Ward,
ND4NWV

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SMART Standing Committees

Training and Education Gary Pressley, KD4TPO
Technical Support Richard Campbell, KU4HA
Repeater Building Allen Garver, K4PTQ
Emergency Preparedness Jhon Ward, N4USN
Web Site Maintenance Tom Livingston, W4FMF

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SMART Past Presidents

No. Past President Term of Office
1   1990-1991
2   1991-1992
3   1992-1993
4   1993-1994
5   1994-1995
6 Allen Garver, KE4TPO 1995-1996
7 Allen Garver, KE4TPQ 1996-1997
8 Tom Livingston, KF4NIG 1997-1998
9 Tom Livingston, KF4NIG 1998-1999
10 Jhon Ward, N4USA 1999-2000
11 Jhon Ward N4USN/Tom Livingston W4FMF 2000-2001
12 Tom Livingston, W4FMF 2001-2002

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Amateur Radio "Q" Signals
"Q" Signals are an amateur radio shorthand method to ask or confirm information in the briefest possible way.  Used both in phone and CW, Q signals are a question when followed by a question mark and an answer or confirmation when used without a question mark.  This is an alphabetical  list of 65 Q signals commonly in use by contemporary ham operators.

Signal Meaning
QRA What is the name of your station? The name of my station is ___.
QRB How far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
QRD Where are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound ___ from ___.
QRG Will you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.
QRH Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
QRI How is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission is ___ (1-Good, 2-Variable, 3-Bad.)
QRJ Are you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is too weak.
QRK What is the intelligibility of my signals? The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-Bad, 2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
QRL Are you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere
QRM Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___ (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severely, 5-Extremely.)
QRN Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.)
QRO Shall I increase power? Increase power.
QRP Shall I decrease power? Decrease power.
QRQ Shall I send faster? Send faster (___ WPM.)
QRR Are you ready for automatic operation? I am ready for automatic operation. Send at ___ WPM.
QRS Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly (___ WPM.)
QRT Shall I stop sending? Stop sending.
QRU Have you anything for me? I have nothing for you.
QRV Are you ready? I am ready.
QRW Shall I inform ___ that you are calling? Please inform ___ that I am calling.
QRX When will you call me again? I will call you again at ___ hours.
QRY What is my turn? Your turn is numbered ___.
QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by ___.
QSA What is the strength of my signals? The strength of your signals is ___ (1-Scarcely perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
QSB Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
QSD Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
QSG Shall I send ___ messages at a time? Send ___ messages at a time.
QSJ What is the charge to be collected per word to ___ including your international telegraph charge? The charge to be collected per word is ___ including my international telegraph charge.
QSK Can you hear me between you signals and if so can I break in on your transmission? I can hear you between my signals, break in on my transmission.
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
QSM Shall I repeat the last message which I sent you? Repeat the last message.
QSN Did you hear me on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz.
QSO Can you communicate with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate with ___ direct (or by relay through ___.)
QSP Will you relay to ___? I will relay to ___.
QSQ Have you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?) I have a doctor on board (or ___ is on board.)
QSU Shall I send or reply on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSV Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSW Will you send on this frequency? I am going to send on this frequency.
QSY Shall I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
QSZ Shall I send each word or group more than once? Send each word or group twice (or ___ times.)
QTA Shall I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___.
QTB Do you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree with your counting of words. I will repeat the first letter or digit of each word or group.
QTC How many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages for you.
QTE What is my true bearing from you? Your true bearing from me is ___ degrees.
QTG Will you send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by your call sign? I am going to send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by my call sign.
QTH What is your location? My location is ___.
QTI What is your true track? My true track is ___ degrees.
QTJ What is your speed? My speed is ___ km/h.
QTL What is your true heading? My true heading is ___ degrees.
QTN At what time did you depart from ___? I departed from ___ at ___ hours.
QTO Have you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port).
QTP Are you going to enter dock (or port)? I am going to enter dock (or port.)
QTQ Can you communicate with my station by means of the International Code of Signals? I am going to communicate with your station by means of the International Code of Signals.
QTR What is the correct time? The time is ___.
QTS Will you send your call sign for ___ minutes so that your frequency can be measured? I will send my call sign for ___ minutes so that my frequency may be measured.
QTU What are the hours during which your station is open? My station is open from ___ hours to ___ hours.
QTV Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? Stand guard for me on the frequency of ___ kHz.
QTX Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? I will keep my station open for further communication with you.
QUA Have you news of ___? I have news of ___.
QUB Can you give me information concerning visibility, height of clouds, direction and velocity of ground wind at ___? Here is the information you requested...
QUC What is the number of the last message you received from me? The number of the last message I received from you is ___.
QUD Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___? I have received the urgency signal sent by ___.
QUF Have you received the distress signal sent by ___? I have received the distress signal sent by ___.
QUG Will you be forced to land? I am forced to land immediately.
QUH Will you give me the present barometric pressure? The present barometric pressure is ___ (units).

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VHF Calling Frequencies
Calling frequencies channels are used for an initial contact with another station.   It is courteous procedure to go to another frequency after initial contact.

Calling Frequencies
10M FM 29.600 MHz
6M SSB 50.125 MHz
6M AM 50.400 MHz
6M FM 52.525 MHz
2M CW 144.100 MHz
2M SSB 144.200 MHz
2M FM 146.520 MHz
1.25M CAW/SSB 222.100 MHz
1.25M FM 223.500 MHz
70cm SSB 432.100 MHz
70cm FM 446.000 MHz
33cm CAW/SSB 903.100 MHz
33cm FM 906.500 MHz
23cm FM 1294.500 MHz
23cm CAW/SSB 1296.100 MHz
13cm CAW/SSB 2304.100 MHz

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VHF Simplex Frequencies
Good manners in the ham radio community suggest using a simplex frequency instead of a repeater frequency.  This should be done whenever the conditions permit simplex usage.  The following are some of the commonly used simplex frequencies used on the 6, 2 and 1.25 meter bands.

Band

Frequencies

6 Meter

52.020
52.040
52.540
53.000

53.020
53.520
53.900

2 Meter

146.400
146.415
146.430
146.445
146.460
146.475
146.490
146.505
146.535
146.550
146.565
146.580
146.595

147.405
147.420
147.435
147.450
147.465
147.480
147.495
147.510
147.525
147.540
147.555
147.570
147.585

1.25 Meter

223.420
223.440
223.460
223.480
223.520
223.540
223.560
223.580
223.600
223.620
223.640

223.660
223.680
223.700
223.720
223.740
223.760
223.780
223.800
223.820
223.840

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SMART History

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Emergency Coordinator

Currently under construction

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Fund Raisers

Heritage Festival Fourth of July Jail-A-Thon
White Elephant Sales

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