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Train Mobile!
NEWS FLASH: On Saturday April 2, 2011 ARKAN will again go train mobile on board the Arkansas Missouri Railroad. On board will be an operating HF station as well as an APRS beacon. The callsign will be W5T and the APRS beacon will be W5T-9.

Click for the Arkansas Missouri Railroad Excursion Train info.

QSL info: An SASE at least #10 (business size) envelope because the QSL cards are of a larger size. Send to ARKANHAMS, P O Box 9701, Fayetteville, AR 72703.
Troop Train 2010

    Saturday, May 29th, on board the Arkansas Missouri Railroad Memorial Day Troop Train, ARKAN ran a mobile HF station.  The rig was an Icom 718 with a single 20 meter ham stick antenna fastened to the outside end of a restored 1927 passenger car.  An APRS unit was also used, but antenna problems prevented it from operating properly.

  The station was set up inside of the tiny conductor's closet and was operated by Scott KD5KZJ and Mark N5OTD.  John N5TEM was on hand to assist.

    APRS unit

20 M ham stick

Our ICOM 718 in the conductor's cabin.  Home for the next several hours

John (N5TEM) listens to the pile up

 

Mark (N5OTD) tries to pull out a callsign