AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS NET
FRUPAC
("Fleet Radio Unit Pacific")
CALLING ALL FRUPAC DE K0RAR
FRUPAC members are strongly encouraged to Join the FRUPAC Group Forum. The FRUPAC Group Forum provides many enhancements when compared to the REFLECTOR. For details regarding this change and instructions on "How to create a Yahoo ID" and what you must do to Join the FRUPAC Group please read the information loctaed on Our Yahoo! Groups web page.
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NoticesNo FRUPAC (members) 168 164 144 122 34 8 4
The NCVA supports the FRUPAC amateur radio operators net. The prime objective of this group is to utilize ham radio to locate former shipmates and provide all with an organized and convenient means of establishing and maintaining contact with each other from the comfort of their respective homes. This is done by scheduling a variety of radio nets that meet regularly on the amateur bands and EchoLink.
Initiated in 1973, the continually expanding roster now has 451 former shipmates with currently valid ham calls. Included are 2 of the original 20G pioneer D.C. operator's school graduates organized as "On-The-Roof" Gang (OTRG).
From the beginning, it was apparent that an identifiable title was needed for the expanding group and nets. The acronym "FRUPAC" (Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific) was selected to commemorate that most successful WWII organization and its supporting personnel; also it was considered the most meaningful term that could best be related to by the greatest number of Naval Cryptologic veterans.
For further information contact the FRUPAC Secretary: Mike Heenan - W7MH .
2009 FRUPAC REPORT
(Filed: 26 July 2009)Welcome to the 2009 edition of the FRUPAC report. As the saying goes, some things change and some things stay the same. Staying the same is the number of members in FRUPAC. We have been holding steady even as the NCVA numbers have dwindled. Also staying the same are our net schedules. We have tried very diligently to preserve our long time skeds on all bands. The low sun spot cycle, QRM, QRN, and a deterioration of courteous ham practices have been very frustrating! The 40 meter phone net at 0230 utc on 7.238MHz has really been a work horse as of late. If you haven't checked in lately, try it and you'll be surprised.
What has changed? We no longer are distributing a commercially printed FRUPAC roster. The cost was too high for a run of 100 copies or less. My poll of members a year or so ago, resulted in 40 request! All the information may be downloaded from this web site if you have an NCVA PPD account (requries NCVA membership), or from the files section of the FRUPAC's Yahoo!group. The directory contains names, call signs, etc.
If any of you have a great story to tell, send it to the Cryptolog, or to me and I shall forward it to the editor. In the last couple of years, we have had wonderful stories on W6KQK (sk) and KB3AO (sk).
I will be at the Portland and Philly reunion, so if anyone wishes a topic to be placed on the FRUPAC meeting agenda, please contact me!
73 de W7MH
Mike Heenan
FRUPAC Secretary
NCVA BoD
Last Modified: Thursday, 25-Mar-2010 10:10:52 EDT
