Greetings all!

I received an interesting opportunity for anyone capable and interested
in helping NYS DEC. This was aimed at Warren County, however I thought
hams in the Northern District surrounding counties could also assist,
particularly Saratoga and Washington counties:

We were recently contacted by a representative of NYS DEC, Fish and
Wildlife Division requesting the assistance of the amateur radio
community. The DEC will be releasing approximately 20 bats with
transmitters attached and hope to track them to their summer roosting
locations. They are scheduled to be released on April 22 at Hague, NY.
The frequencies for these transmitters will be in the 150-151MHz range
and are included below. They will emit about 35 pulses per minute. The
idea is to set up your radio to scan the frequencies (by entering each
one, or scanning from 150-151MHz in 1KHz steps). Should you get a “hit”,
note the frequency and cross it to the serial number of the transmitter.
Note the date and time and report it to me.

This sounds like a fun exercise and we will be helping the DEC as well.
If you think you will be participating, let me know. I’d like to report
back to the DEC representative with an approximate head county.

Thanks and ’73

Mark KD2RJP

Serial # Frequency
276481 150.052
276482 150.075
276483 150.109
276484 150.172
276485 150.192
276486 150.272
276487 150.290
276488 150.351
276489 150.391
276490 150.429
276491 150.449
276492 150.513
276493 150.549
276494 150.571
276495 150.592
276496 150.670
276497 150.690
276498 150.751
276499 150.794
276500 150.829
276501 150.850
276502 150.875
276503 150.916
276504 150.951
276505 150.990

Update:
The release date has been moved to April 22.
One thing I didn’t mention in the original emai l: the transmitters
will work for about 2 weeks. So please scan when and where you are able
to within the 2 week period. Also, many radios do not have the ability
to tune in 1 KHz steps so your radio may not be able to monitor all the
transmitters. Scanners may work. Regardless, do the best you can. If
you are planning to participate and haven’t already notified me,
please let me know so I can notify DEC how many stations will
participate. Finally, here is the data sheet sent by DEC to help log
any “hits” you might get. If you get any “hits”, please send
info to me no later than the following day.

Update:
The bats will tentatively be released around 2015 hrs. tomorrow April
22. IMPORTANT: the transmitters will be using CW, not FM as previously
thought. (This is completely my fault as I assumed 2m band to be FM)
Anyway, please change your mode to CW. I’m hopeful that we will get
some “hits”, especially from the folks to the South. Ashley Meyer,
the DEC representative, has agreed to do a debrief/presentation on
Monday, May 5 at 1915 hrs. I will be sending out a Zoom link a few days
prior.

Thank you all for your interest in this project.

‘73
Mark KD2RJP

All the DEC is looking for is your location when a signal is heard; and
the serial number of the transmitter. Send any reports to Mark at
kd2rjp(at)arrl.net

Vry 73 de
John
K2QY