Welcome to the Southwest Mississippi Amateur Radio Club homepage. Providing an online source of information to Amateur Radio interests and general public needs. We participate in the statewide SKYWARN network which is based from the National Weather Service in Jackson, MS and Slidell, LA.  The SMARC also participates in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services. In this, we help provide emergency assistance to local authorities, hospitals, and relay general traffic. The SMARC also participates in Field Day, bike races, festivals, emergency tests, and  where ever the public desires our assistance.

Next meeting will be September 11 in McComb at the Pike County Library, 7 p.m. Program: "Easy ways to put up antennas"

 

Click here for Live pictures of Downtown Brookhaven where the Ole Brook Festival and Special Event is being held.

Ole Brook Festival pictures by Jay Perkins.  For more pictures, click here.

For information about the history of Brookhaven, click here!

Foster-Smith Log Cabin

Next Special Event, September 20, 2008- Brookhaven 150th (1858 -2008) Anniversary at Ole Brook Festival ...Please join us in front of the old City Hall

Sept 20, 2008 -- 1400Z-2100Z, Brookhaven, MS. Southwest Mississippi ARC, W5WQ, Ole Brook Festival, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the City of Brookhaven.  14.270 7.270. QSL. Homer Richardson, 1545 Friendship Lane NW, Brookhaven, MS 39601. w5wq.net

 

 

Upcoming Southwest MS ARC Events:

SWMS ARC Picnic will be held on November 1, 2 p.m. at WB5ASP's - put it on your calendar.

2008 Field Day in Brookhaven, MS

Here is the report submitted to ARRL for the 2008 Field Day.  We had a total of 2452 points.  Not bad for a storm and some tired operators.  Thanks to all for making it a great event!

Call Used: W5WQ     GOTA Station Call: (none)     ARRL/RAC Section: MS     Class: 1A

Participants: 19     Club/Group Name: Southwest Mississippi ARC

Power Source(s): Battery, Solar

Power Multiplier: 2X

Bonus Points:

  100% Emergency power                                100

  Media Publicity                                                 100

  Set-up in Public Place                                      100

  Information Booth                                           100

  NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC                      100

  W1AW Field Day Message                              100

  Natural power QSOs completed                    100

  Site Visit by invited elected official              100

  Site Visit by invited served agency official  100

  Submitted via the Web                                      50

  Educational activity                                        100

Total Bonus Points                                          1,050

 

Score Summary:

                  CW  Digital  Phone  Total

Total QSOs   6      0     689

Total Points 1    2      0     689    701   Claimed Score = 1,402

Submitted by:

Homer L. Richardson, WB5ASP

1545 Friendship Lane NW

Brookhaven, MS 39601

E-mail: richardsonhomer@bellsouth.net

Comments:

Documentation will be e-mailed

Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:

               CW          Digital      Phone

            QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)

      160m                                      

       80m                                                     88    150

       40m    1    150                                   97    150

       20m    5    150                                 404    150

       15m                                                     57    150

       10m                                                     43    150

        6m                                      

        2m                                      

      1.25                                      

     Other                                      

 Satellite                                       

      GOTA                                      

     TOTAL    6            0                              689

 

The site  for the 2007 Field Day on June 23 & 24 was at the Ethel Vance Park in Liberty, MS.  Here are a few pictures from the Event.  Thanks to all that pitched in to make another successful W5WQ Field Day.  Results in the December issue of QST.... Great job.

2007 FD Results for W5WQ - Total 488 QSO's with 400 bonus points for 1380 total

Walthall County Dairy Festival -- Event was held June 7  -- 1400 - 2000Z at 14.270 and 7.270 in Tylertown, MS.... We worked about 130 QSO's in 31 states & Provinces and one DX from Chile.  We are sending out QSL Cards as they are received.  A copy of the QSL being is sent is shown Below.  Thanks everyone for making the event a Success!

QSL Card:  W5WQ, Homer Richardson, 1545 Friendship Lane NW, Brookhaven, MS 39601

Jun 7, 1400Z-2000Z, Tylertown, MS. Southwest Mississippi ARC, W5WQ, Celebration of Dairy Industry in Walthall County.  14.270 7.270. QSL. Homer Richardson, 1545 Friendship Lane NW, Brookhaven, MS 39601. w5wq.net

Bob - k5dwi & Steve - KD5WYM  George- n5vyw Jeffery - N5ZNT

 

Crunch time-- how are we going to handle the pileup!Pressure is off--- time to relax!

Pictures from previous years ...Please join us in celebrating the Dairy Industry in June 2009

New hardline installed on water tower in Brookhaven.  That is Jeffrey on "top" of things!

Please note: 146.85/25 on the air in Brookhaven while repairs are being made.  Test it out and let us know what kind of range and signal improvement you hear!

SWMS ARC 2007 Picnic and Brookhaven Testing Session

 points.

How are you hearing the W5WQ repeater??  Let Jeffery, N5ZNT know of your experience and let him know of any ideas you have to make it better for our area.   

New Repeater, W5WQ, in Brookhaven, MS.  146.85/146.25 - 103.5 tone.  Antenna is atop the Industrial Park Water Tank. 

Installed on November 20, 2006.  New hardline was installed on January 5, 2008 and new antenna installed on February 9, 2008.  Try it when in the Brookhaven Area.  Picture shows the repeater setup and ready for the world. Let us know how it sounds and what distances you were able to reach it.  Thanks to the cooperation with the City of Brookhaven, we have a repeater that should help fill the gap around northern Lincoln County area.

Mississippi-Louisiana Club / ARES Net: Thursday nights, or whenever needed,  at 1930 hrs CST on the -146.850MHz repeater, CTCSS 103.5Hz. is deactivated during net time. The net is not called on the 2nd Thursday of every month due to club meeting.

 



Mississippi - Louisiana SKYWARN Linking Net: Last Sunday of the month, or whenever needed, at 2030 hrs CST on the -146.850MHz repeater, CTCSS 103.5Hz is deactivated during net time. Information on check-ins is directed to the Jackson -146.940 repeater during the 2045 hr statewide linking net. There is no need to check into the Jackson linking net if you already checked  into the -146.850 net.

 

Miscellaneous

Get ready for a new era in amateur radio.  The FCC has made a ruling that code will not be required for any license level.  If you have any questions about becoming a licensed amateur radio operator, please give a call at 601-532-6528 or come to our monthly meeting and meet some of the hams in the southwest Mississippi area.

If you have any questions about this website, please contact Homer, WB5ASP at richardsonhomer@bellsouth.net

 

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Southwest Mississippi ARC / W5WQ
1545 Friendship Ln NW, Brookhaven, MS 39601 

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