June is National Amateur Radio Simplex Month

As you have noticed by the title, June is National Amateur Radio Simplex Month, sponsored by the Simplex Preservation Society. I've begun to monitor the simplex frequencies of both 146.520 and 446.000 MHz lately, and I would hope other hams do the same. It's especially a good idea to do so whenever you're on the road, even if there are a lot of repeaters along your route. Believe it or not, there are quite a few hams that at least monitor 146.520 MHz. I've actually had some great conversations with a few hams over the years traveling up and down Interstate 35 in the past, and now with the new mobile station going I plan to have more of them. At home I do monitor the repeaters, but on the road I now monitor 146.520.

How about you?

WR1TX