[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] ARC SHORTS FIELD DAY

[Rick Bunn]

All,

                Field Day is JUNE 28th.  We will start setup at 10AM and
start operations at 2 PM.  We will be 4A and use the club's radios and
Trailer.  

                If you are going to be at Field Day for any length of time,
I encourage you to tell Jack, K5OTZ that you plan to attend and make your
$10 food donation at when you arrive.

                I have attached two maps one shows how to get to the site
and one satellite image.  If you come from Van Dorn then you will see the
entrance on the RIGHT just after you go under the Metro overpass.  If you
come from the east it's easy to miss the gate so slow down and the entrance
across from the animal shelter just pass the water park.  Please park in the
parking lot.  You may bring your gear up to the site, but we must be careful
of the grass.  We have the pavilion and the area between the ball fields.
We may have to be careful of antenna placement if kids are playing ball.

                The goal is for everyone to get some operating time during
the 24 hours.  Our test is to see how well we can operate in field
conditions.  We will use the N3FJP software which is simpler then WIN-EQF.
Jack will have a laptop set up to give a short class on the software.  

                We should have sufficient power with the generators we have.
There is power for laptops and lights, but no lights in the pavilion.  

                Steve will be the food chair and he will need some help at
meal times.  If you have a pickup,  I could use a few folks to help take the
coolers, water, antennas from my QTH to the site.  If you can help, drop by
my QTH about 9AM.  

                The goal is to not have one person operate each station but
for all to get some time on each band.  

                If you plan to operate CW or digital modes you need to bring
your key or digital interface.  The radios we have are the Kenwood TS-450S
that Tom KJ4FUU will oversee on 10/15 meters,  Rich KA4GFY will oversee the
75 meter station using the Ten-Tec Jupiter,  Harry, N4CWP has the Yeasu
FT-920 on 20 meters and Ian will have 40 meters using his IC-706MkIIG ( The
club's IC-746 needs some work).  A backup radio will be available.  Antennas
so far are a Cushcraft World Ranger 3 band dipole for 10/15, Harry will have
his water pipe vertical and a rotatable dipole for 20,  Rich will have an
1/8th wave vertical on 75 and Ian will have a 40 meter vertical.

                PLEASE come out and support this effort.

                In addition we expect to be asked to support a shelter drill
with the City in the morning.

 

73 Rick

N4ASX

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