BAND73 Midnight Outpost – The Digital Frontier

LEVELLAND, TEXAS STATION

BAND73 MIDNIGHT OUTPOST

DIGITAL TRANSCONTINENTAL LINE • TRUSTEE KC5TAF

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Laying digital lines across the wide-open country. We ain’t dropping physical iron track—we’re linking backyard repeaters, MMDVM hotspots, and stations together into a unified digital footprint. Step up to the ledge and drive your stake.

WANTED

FOR THE CHRISTMAS KICKOFF

ANYTONE AT-D578UV III PRO

Premier 50W DMR/Analog Mobile Transceiver

TELEGRAPH LINE LOCKDOWN IN:

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NO PURCHASE REQUIRED. Sweepstakes entry lanes lock down tight on December 19th. Drawing held live on-air December 20th during the Midnight Telegraph Net.

Active Operations

Our network serves ham radio operators expanding territory grids across Texas and neighboring territories. Get details on active repeaters, join the sweepstakes, and view the live telemetry data streaming directly from our core Levelland Hub server.

How to Drive Stakes & Earn Fuel

Drive a Stake (Node): Earn 5 free raffle entries.
Spike Driver (Mentor): Help neighbors and earn 3 bonus entries.
Booster Fuel Contribution: Each $5 fuels the project and scores 1 entry.

Transcontinental Track Monitor

Interactive layout mapping active digital stakes

MAP LEDGER

Levelland Hub (KC5TAF)

Active Stake (Node)

Selected Station

*Click any blue or gold stake on the map monitor to pull up the telegraph telemetry data.

Telegraph Telemetry

Active Station Profile

STATION NAME: Levelland Hub

CALLSIGN ID: KC5TAF

COORDINATES / BASE: Levelland, TX

EQUIPMENT SET: Primary Server & Gateway Central

STATUS: Online & Active

Want to appear on the Trail Map?

Deploy your digital node, jump over to the **Drive a Stake** page, log your station, and automatically stake your coordinates!

BAND73: Outpost K9s

Stalwart mascots and keepers of the virtual transcontinental line

THE OUTPOST SCOUT

Ewok

Trail Pathfinder

Possesses a sharp ear for faint transmissions and scopes out the trail ahead for ideal repeater heights.

STATIONED: LEVELLAND CENTRAL

THE HUB DEPUTY

Diamond

Server Guardian

Stands watch directly in front of the main server hub rack to ensure 99.9% transcontinental uptime.

STATIONED: SERVER CORE VAULT

THE WIRE OPERATOR

Patches

Packet Interpreter

Deciphers high-speed digital packet transmissions, tracking signal logs and keeping tables orderly.

STATIONED: LEVELLAND STATION

THE CONDUCTOR

Chewbacca

Steam Stoker

Keeps the virtual boiler room hot, optimizing performance and bandwidth routing through digital channels.

STATIONED: MAIN REPEATER TOWER

THE RECON LOOKOUT

Faithful

Watchtower Lookout

Scans the horizon and looks out from the topmost tower platform, standing ready to sound Skywarn storm alerts.

STATIONED: HIGH HILL LOOKOUT

Drive a Stake or Fuel the Line

Complete tasks to claim sweepstakes entries and earn stubs

Register Node

Option A: Drive a Stake

WORTH 5 ENTRIES

STATION CALLSIGN (REQUIRED):

STATION BASE NAME:

STATION LOCATION (TOWN, STATE):

TRANSCEIVER & NODE TYPE:

MAP PLACEMENT X (200-800):

MAP PLACEMENT Y (150-450):

SPIKE DRIVER BONUS: Acted as a mentor helping a neighbor get connected (+3 bonus entries).

Fuel the Line

Option B: Booster Fuel Contribution

1 ENTRY PER $5

CONTRIBUTOR CALLSIGN (REQUIRED):

CONTRIBUTED FUEL AMOUNT ($USD):

CALCULATED ENTRIES:

5 ENTRIES

PAYMENT STIPULATION:

100% of all fuel funds pass straight into purchasing equipment prizes for active milestone drawings.

The Sovereign Ledger

Live open-source database listing trail logs & prize entries

Total Stakes

Total Entry Tickets

Booster Fuel Logs

Active States

CALLSIGN ID	STATION TYPE	GRID BASE	LEDGER TYPE	LOCKED-IN ENTRIES
KC5TAF	Primary Server Gateway	Levelland, TX	Steward	Host

Sovereign Charter Stewardship Tiers

The Homesteader

$35 / Year

Access standard station listings, register your node coordinates in the transcontinental index, and claim primary club voting rights.

The Conductor

$10 / Month

Receive premium callsign highlighting on the Live Trail Map and instant priority access to live digital data/telemetry streams.

The Iron Investor

$250 Lifetime Contribution

Permanent sovereign status. Listed in our bronze foundational plaque mounted directly at our main Levelland Hub Server Rack.

ANYTONE AT-D578UV III PRO

Active Operations

How to Drive Stakes & Earn Fuel

BAND73 Midnight Outpost

Skywarn Routing

The Town Square

The Telegraph Line

Transcontinental Telegraph Stream

Telegraph Telemetry

Ewok

Diamond

Patches

Chewbacca

Faithful

Register Node

Fuel the Line

Your Stamped Ticket Stubs

The Homesteader

The Conductor

The Iron Investor

ANYTONE AT-D578UV III PRO

Active Operations

How to Drive Stakes & Earn Fuel

The Telegraph Manifest

BAND73 Midnight Outpost

Skywarn Routing

The Town Square

The Telegraph Line

Transcontinental Telegraph Stream

Transcontinental Track Monitor

Telegraph Telemetry

BAND73: Outpost K9s

Ewok

Diamond

Patches

Chewbacca

Faithful

Drive a Stake or Fuel the Line

Register Node

Fuel the Line

Your Stamped Ticket Stubs

The Sovereign Ledger

Sovereign Charter Stewardship Tiers

The Homesteader

The Conductor

The Iron Investor

SOVEREIGN TRADING POST