ARES simplex coverage test

1. Setup

Net control callsign

Net control location (grid, lat,lon, or click map)

Tactical simplex frequencies tested (MHz)

Edit this list to match the ARES tactical simplex plan. Nothing is pre-filled except 146.520, the national simplex calling frequency.

2. Log a station

Callsign

Name (optional)

QTH (grid square, "lat,lon", or city/address then Find)

No location yet.

Equipment

Antenna / notes

Member agrees to appear on the shared map (callsign + grid only)

Member agrees to use their APRS position (kept on this computer only)

Results per frequency

Saving an existing callsign updates it. "They hear NCS" = what the station reports. "NCS hears them" = what you copy.

3. Stations logged

Call	Grid	mi	Results

4. Export

5. Shared map: opted-in members

Only members who say yes are added (tick the box when logging them). The list holds callsign, grid square and date only. Export it, then have it published so every member's map shows who opted in.

Call	Grid	Agreed

6. APRS positions (opted-in, private)

For members who agree: net control's computer looks up their APRS position (rounded to the grid they chose, or exact if they allowed that) and the page shows it, or fills it in when you log them. Positions are never published and are not kept after you close the page. Run aprs_snapshot.py, then load the file it writes.

Call	APRS	Grid	Status

Data courtesy of aprs.fi.

Show frequency Round pins to 6-char grid Lines to NCS Range rings Members not yet logged Opted-in members (shared map) APRS snapshot two-way readableweak / one-way / partialnot heardnot tested

The map library could not be loaded (internet needed the first time). Logging and exports still work; reload this page when online to see the map.